Chapter 062 Horror Mashup (17)
Xie Chi was silent for a few seconds: "So the game rules say that the scope of hide-and-seek is 'the area where the glass maze is located as a whole'. This area also includes the mirror world where the strong ghost is, right?"
According to the rules of the game, the mirror world is also included in the scope of hide-and-seek.
The area within the hide-and-seek range refers to the area occupied by the glass maze. The mirror is also within the area occupied by the glass maze. The mirror world simply has additional volume in the mirror that belongs to the glass maze.
Two ghosts are playing hide-and-seek with him, he is in the real world, one ghost is in the real world, and one ghost is in the mirror, which does not violate the rules of the game.
The doubt about the scope of hide-and-seek further proves that the ghost is in the mirror, otherwise the APP would tell him directly that the scope of hide-and-seek is the "glass maze" instead of "the area where the entire glass maze is located." This is not the first time he has encountered APP's word games. Adhering to the principle of being concise and not redundant, APP does not deceive or mislead the actors, but it will play word games. Of course, word games are also based on the premise of rigorous information.
Just like in the first copy, the APP said "You cannot attack a pregnant female boss", but the boss is not pregnant, so this restriction does not exist.
This time it was specifically stated that the scope of the hide-and-seek game is the area where the entire glass maze is located, which means that in addition to the entire glass maze, there must be other places.
Just like "the doll only brings one ghost". It doesn't say whether the doll brings a ghost or not, but it deliberately says that the doll only brings one ghost, which actually implies that there may be other ghosts in the short film. If there is really only one ghost, wouldn't the APP directly tell him that there is only one ghost in the short film? Why does it go to the trouble of emphasizing that the doll only brings one ghost? Isn't that equivalent to saying that there are other ghosts?
For word games like this, the more stereotyped the actors are, the easier it is to be fooled. However, if you change your thinking slightly, you will find that the word games in the APP will expose some key information while achieving the purpose of hiding information. This is inevitable. After all, contradictions are eternal. The other side of hiding is exposure. The more deliberate the hiding, the easier it will be to be exposed.
Xie Xinglan suddenly said: "The strong ghost is in the mirror. The strong ghost is the mirror image of the weak ghost."
Xie Chi just figured this out.
This is the only explanation why they have not discovered the existence of powerful ghosts after being here for so long.
A strong ghost is the mirror image of a weak ghost.
Whether it is forward or reverse reasoning, there is only one possibility - they are playing hide-and-seek with two ghosts, one in the real world and one in the mirror world. The strong ghost in the mirror world is the mirror image of the weak ghost in the real world.
The strong ghost hides in the countless mirror images of the weak ghost. That is its safest hiding place. Those who have just come in would never think that among the countless mirror images of the weak ghost, there is one mirror image that does not belong to the weak ghost.
In addition to the above hints, there are other subtle hints for this conclusion - for example, the name of the owner of the live broadcast room is "Sayaka, the younger sister of Sadako". There are two names in this name, and "Sadako" is a well-known ghost, as if they were afraid that he didn't know. This has already implicitly hinted that they are playing hide-and-seek with two ghosts.
In addition, the boss's name contains the word "sister", and in real life, sisters look relatively similar. This may be a hint that strong ghosts and weak ghosts look alike, implying that strong ghosts are the mirror image of weak ghosts.
While Xie Chi was thinking quickly, Xie Xinglan said coldly: "Then I will smash all the glass."
Since the strong ghost is in the mirror world, he just needs to smash all the glass. The strong ghost will lose its host and naturally cannot pose a threat to them.
He had already clenched his fist and was about to punch and shatter the glass in the next second. Suddenly, a terrible thought flashed through Xie Chi's mind, and he immediately stopped him: "No!"
Xie Xinglan just about withdrew his hand, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Xie Chi's heart was beating fast: "Brother, the clue is 'too clever to be smart', have you ever thought about the ending of breaking the glass?"
Xie Xinglan's face darkened: "The mirror world is connected to the real world?"
"No." Xie Chi shook his head. "The mirror world is equivalent to a parallel world. Strong ghosts live in that world, and there is no intersection with our world. In the parallel world, in the same time and space, there is only one me. This is the order. So even if the glass is broken, it will not come to the real world, and of course it will not die. It still lives in that world. The mirror is just a medium for us to spy on it and it to spy on us. It's like you cover your ears with your hands and can't hear the sound, but the sound still exists objectively. We can't kill it by destroying the medium."
Xie Xinglan looked unhappy.
"A ghost can disguise himself as a weak ghost in the real world , travel through the mirror, and kill people in the real world. This is his special ability as a ghost. However, while he has this ability, he is inevitably restricted by rules. Have you ever thought about why he doesn't just run out of the mirror and kill us? Isn't this the most convenient way? It will solve the problem once and for all."
Xie Chi laughed: "Because it can't."
"Everything has its own order. Even if it travels through the mirror, it is very likely that only part of its limbs travel through it. It certainly cannot come out of the mirror as a whole, because that would destroy the order and separate it from the world it belongs to. If only part of its limbs travel between two time and space, it still belongs to the time and space it is in, and it does not violate the order, but it cannot come to this world completely."
“The mirror is its invincible medium, but also a medium that limits its activities, which is also a contradiction.”
"I guess it killed the fat man by stretching out some of its limbs to drag him in. But if she couldn't reach the fat man even after stretching her limbs to the limit, she wouldn't be able to kill him."
"As for why you didn't break the glass--"
Xie Chi asked: "Brother, how many panes of glass are there in the glass maze?"
Xie Xinglan said without hesitation: "1477."
Xie Chi laughed: "It's broken into pieces. How many sides are there?"
Xie Xinglan felt a chill in his heart and his face darkened.
Now there are 1477 mirrors. If they are smashed, there will be countless of them. No matter how small the glass fragments are, they are the medium of the strong ghosts. Even if the glass fragments are so small that they can only be seen under a microscope, it cannot change the nature of the mirror.
If the mirror is the medium of the powerful ghost, it now only has 1477 media. According to Xie Chi, he just needs to find a way to hide in a distance where the powerful ghost's limbs cannot reach him. Once the glass is broken, he is doomed to die without a burial place, because the glass shards all over the ground are the medium of the powerful ghost.
The more media there are, the smaller the space for them to survive. This is also a contradiction.
Xie Chi said: "We don't have anything that can cover the mirror and change its medium properties, so we have no choice but to do it. We can't destroy the mirror, otherwise it will be too clever for our own good. This is the clue."
Xie Chi now seemed to understand a little bit what the clue "too clever by half" was implying - all decisions made with stereotyped thinking could be wrong. They might seem smart at first glance, but in fact they were stupid. However, as long as he paused for a moment and thought carefully, he would find a way out and see the light.
Xie Chi looked at the weak ghost kneeling on the ground in the mirror, not quite understanding the meaning of her action.
"Brother, we heard screams. The fat man should have been killed by the strong ghost and his body was dragged into the mirror. The question now is, why did the fat man die, but the weak ghost knelt down in silence? Her hair covered her face, so I couldn't see her face, and I didn't know her expression. I couldn't directly understand her emotions, but her actions always made me feel deeply... regretful. Yes, that's the word. Regret. To put it more deeply, it's a huge sense of powerlessness caused by missing something."
Xie Xinglan frowned, "I also think there is a problem. If the weak ghost and the strong ghost are simply in a competitive relationship, then if the strong ghost steals the weak ghost's prey, the weak ghost should be angry instead of kneeling in silence."
Xie Chi said: "Kneeling on the ground even makes me feel that she actually doesn't want Fatty to die."
Xie Xinglan said: "Let's put this question aside for now. I have always had a question. Xiaochi, you called this kneeling ghost a weak ghost. I think it is not appropriate. You can change the name."
"What?"
Xie Xinglan spoke clearly: "People."
Xie Chi was startled and suddenly came to his senses.
Xie Xinglan said: "From my perspective, she has not yet revealed any abilities as a ghost. She can't teleport, walk through walls, see through things, or go up to the sky or into the ground. She can be deceived by her own vision. The fat man was clearly very close, but she easily missed him. She even made footsteps when chasing people. Just like you said, she actually has the emotion of 'regret' like humans. She is almost no different from humans."
"Xiao Chi, she should be familiar with the maze map, but as I said just now, if I know the map well, I can guarantee that my running speed is more than twice hers. She is just a normal woman's chasing speed. She is a completely normal woman."
Xie Chi understood what he meant: "You mean, she is indeed a ghost brought by the doll, because we also saw the scene where the doll turned into her, but other than the fact that she was brought by the doll, she doesn't have any ghost characteristics and is no different from a human, right?"
"Yes." Xie Xinglan said truthfully: "She is too weak, too weak to look like a ghost."
Xie Chi suddenly had an extremely crude idea in his mind, and said: "Brother, she... seems to be a person with a 'ghost identity'."
"Hmm?" Xie Xinglan's heart tightened.
Xie Chi used extremely cautious words: "She is like a 'person' with a 'ghost identity' who 'plays' a ghost in our game of hide-and-seek. In fact, if we jump out of this game, if there is no strong ghost in the mirror, the game between us and the weak ghost is no different from most hide-and-seek games in the real world. Several people play the roles of the sought, and one person plays the ghost. Their strengths are equal or not far apart, and none of them have any special abilities. They will make noises. It's just that our game location is in a glass maze."
Xie Xinglan hummed, frowning.
Ghost identity...
Xie Chi felt that he was just a little bit away from catching a glimpse of something very important.
The mirror showed that the weak ghost had stood up, and she began a new round of pursuit.
Because Xie Xinglan was chasing the female ghost, he was not far away from the weak ghost. Now the footsteps of the weak ghost were getting closer, again and again.
Xie Xinglan said: "She won't pose a threat to me anymore."
"I know." Xie Chi said.
Their biggest danger now is the strong ghost in the mirror. Even if they have predicted the abilities and limitations of the strong ghost, it still cannot change the fact that it poses a great threat. The weak ghost can no longer pose a threat to them.
The footsteps of the weak ghost were getting louder and louder. Xie Xinglan knew the map of the maze very well and said, "She is still one fork away from us. Should we stay away from her?"
For the first time, Xie Chi hesitated on this question. Should he follow the rules and stay away from weak ghosts?
According to the rules, when they clap their hands to curb the strong ghosts, the weak ghosts will hear the sound and chase after them, causing trouble for them. Of course, they should be as far away from the weak ghosts as possible, so that it will reduce the difficulty of escape. After all, dealing with a strong ghost is already very stressful, and they have to be distracted to take care of the weak ghosts who may chase them at any time. This is too disadvantageous for them.
But for some reason, he felt vaguely uneasy, and a bad premonition gradually grew.
"We shouldn't be too far away from her, but we shouldn't be too close to her either." Xie Chi could only choose a conservative answer in the end.
Before any new clues emerge, he cannot make any extreme decisions, which may make the outcome irreversible.
"Okay." Xie Xinglan didn't say much. He didn't even move from where he was. He just deliberately adjusted his standing angle so that his reflection in the mirror looked very far away from here.
The weak ghost was successfully deceived and passed them at the opposite fork in the road. Xie Xinglan was almost under her nose, but she walked straight past him.
This was Xie Chi's first close encounter with a weak ghost.
The weak ghost's skin was very white, but not ghost-like pale. She was indeed wearing a white dress, but there was no blood on the dress. Her long black hair covered her face, but it was not wet. She really looked too much like a human, the only thing that was not like a human was... the scissors in her hand.
The entire body of the scissors was red, a dazzling red that looked like blood, and the blade was shining silver and extremely sharp, like a murder weapon that had been stained with the blood of many people. It reminded people of the spindle in the story of Sleeping Beauty that made her fall into a deep sleep. It seemed that anyone who touched that evil spindle would be forever trapped in a vicious curse, unable to escape or break free, and would be lost in a nightmare.
Just like the mirror maze itself, the weak ghost searches in it day after day. Even though he is a ghost and is familiar with the map, he still cannot find his prey. He still gets lost, going around in circles endlessly.
It seems that hide-and-seek is also a horrible nightmare for the weak ghost chasing its prey.
The footsteps of the weak ghost gradually faded away. Xie Xinglan hid the footsteps and moved closer to the direction she left, keeping a distance between them.
"Brother, give me some more time." Xie Chi felt that he was only one step away from something, but it was difficult to break through for the time being. Ghosts generally don't kill people in a intensive manner. The death of the fat man bought them a short period of safety, but once the safety time is over, they will be greeted by more violent attacks from powerful ghosts.
"Okay." Xie Xinglan didn't say much.
Realizing that the powerful ghost might reach out from the mirror to grab him or bite him at any time, Xie Xinglan stared intently at the image of the female ghost in each mirror. As long as there was any discrepancy between the imaging rules, he would react immediately.
Every path in the glass maze was extremely narrow, as if it was deliberately designed this way. Xie Xinglan stretched out his arm to measure it. The aisle was only slightly wider than his arm. This length was not enough to attract their attention, but thinking back on it now, it was terrifying.
This length will undoubtedly make it easier for a strong ghost to reach out from the mirror and grab people.
Behind Xie Xinglan, the image was quietly expanding.
A chill ran down his spine, and Xie Xinglan turned around immediately and saw the powerful ghost in the mirror!
The strong ghost slowly raised his head, and the long black hair covering his face fell down, revealing a hideous and distorted face!
There were still traces of tears on Qiang Gui's face, and he stretched out his pale hand towards Xie Xinglan.
In the narrow corridor, Xie Xinglan had almost no escape.
Just as it was about to reach Xie Xinglan, Xie Xinglan dodged by turning sideways.
The next second, a ghost hand suddenly stretched out from the mirror beside him. Xie Xinglan knew the consequences of being caught, so he retreated quickly, and his back was forced to stick to the mirror behind him.
The ghost hand in front of him grabbed nothing, and Xie Xinglan felt a bone-chilling chill behind him.
Ghosts are everywhere. As long as there is glass or mirrors, if one of them misses, it will immediately replace it with another piece of glass to grab him. It can penetrate any hole and there is nowhere to hide. Xie Xinglan can only dodge dangerously again and again.
Xie Xinglan ran forward, quickly shuttling through the green light and shadow. An arm stretched out in the air blocked his way. The five fingers moved rapidly like spider legs. Xie Xinglan almost bumped into it. He braked suddenly and ran in the opposite direction.
Suddenly, a head popped out from the bottom of the mirror, blood-red lips opened, and a mouthful of white fangs appeared, as if it was going to bite Xie Xinglan's ankle in the next second.
It seemed to have lost its patience and was about to stretch out most of its body from the mirror to bite Xie Xinglan and drag him into the mirror. It crawled towards Xie Xinglan at a rapid speed.
There was a dead end behind him, and Xie Xinglan reacted extremely quickly. He jumped over the ghost's body that was blocking his way.
He was so timid that he even tried to control his strength so that any movement he made would not break the glass.
[Damn, this is too hard! What the hell is this?! It’s so narrow!! You can’t even break the glass!]
After persisting for a minute, Xie Xinglan finally clapped his hands for the first time.
The ghost immediately shrank back into the mirror.
Ten seconds, only ten seconds.
Xie Chi's mind flashed.
Clapping attracts weak ghosts, while clapping immobilizes strong ghosts. Here are two pairs of antonyms.
Containment corresponds to promotion, weakness corresponds to strength.
From the beginning to now, the short film is filled with countless contradictions and countless antonyms.
The mirror image corresponds to reality.
The hidden counterparts of the word game are exposed.
The invincibility of the medium corresponds to the limitations of the medium.
The destruction of the mirror corresponds to the rebirth of a strong ghost.
Evil Ghost Corresponds...
Xie Chi was shocked.
The evil ghosts in the mirror world correspond to the good ghosts in the real world!
That weak crying ghost is most likely good!
Opposite rules!
Hide and seek, catch and hide are antonyms!
The game of hide-and-seek in the mirror world is the ghost catching the prey. If the rules are the opposite, then the correct order in the real world is...
Xie Chi suffered a cardiac arrest.
The correct rule in the real world is... the prey catches the weak.
This is also hide-and-seek! Hide-and-seek, who is catching and who is hiding?
The rules of the game of hide-and-seek refer to the strong ghosts in the mirror world catching them, but the opposite rules of the real world are also hidden in it - they catch the weak ghosts!
...It just so happens that the weak ghost is most likely good. Just now, the strong ghost revealed its true face, with tears on its face, which means that the weak ghost cried before! Why did the weak ghost cry? It is most likely good! She most likely wanted to save the fat man, but the fat man was killed by the strong ghost first!
…It just happens that clapping attracts weak ghosts, and what it attracts is vitality.
The owner of the live broadcast room did not answer him. He thought it would mean death if he was caught by a ghost.
But the clue is... being too clever may backfire.
The rules of the game never told him that he would die if caught by a weak ghost.
It is very likely that... Life force was clearly floating in front of them time and time again, but their intelligence pushed it away time and time again.
"Brother, go catch the weakling!" Xie Chi yelled.
In a flash, Xie Xinglan also reacted and ran towards the direction where the weak ghost was.
Fortunately, they were not far away, and fortunately they still had two chances to take pictures.
Xie Chi was thinking about something else.
The weak ghost has a pair of scissors as a deadly weapon in his hand.
If the rules were reversed, then the weapon that caused the death would correspond to...
A way to save people from danger.
