Chapter 211: Transforming Community Experience (Twenty)
Tang Xinjue originally thought that in this copy, his emotions would not fluctuate any more.
But the moment she saw Guo Guo's eyes being gouged out, a cold murderous intent suddenly rushed into her heart, and she finally understood the reason for Zheng Wanqing's anger.
The chain reaction triggered by Mr. Bu might have been an unintentional mistake, but the illusion trap that Guo Guo encountered was not the chaotic malice in the food court at all... but a ghost with a clear goal and was well prepared!
Zheng Wanqing gritted her teeth and wiped the blood off her face: "I remember the direction she was taken, but the streets here move and change position by themselves."
Her intuition told her that it was the food stalls that were causing the trouble. So she could only constantly destroy the corners of these stalls along the way to ensure that it would not cause any loss of money but also lose the confusing effect.
With the convergence of Tang Xin Jue, this difficulty finally disappeared. Without further ado, the two continued to follow the shortcut method given by Mr. Bu and soon saw another figure.
Ten steps away, Zhang You also turned his head sharply and discovered the two people.
"I need to confirm your identities."
Zhang You did not rush over immediately, but stood there and spoke calmly.
No one raised any objections, and Tang Xinjue released his mental power without saying a word, pulling Zhang You into the 606 mind chat group.
Feeling the familiar power, Zhang You's serious expression relaxed slightly. She also pulled out her magic account book, but what she showed was not the skill card embedded inside, but the densely written words on the paper:
"On September 11th, the dormitory's food expenses were... 15% of which was lost. The reason for the loss was: Tang Xinjue forced himself to make spicy chicken feet with yogurt, and the ingredients were discarded after being rejected..."
Tang Xin Jue: "...No need to search again, I can confirm your identity."
Zhang You nodded briefly, but continued, "But your proof is not enough."
Zheng Wanqing was a little incredulous: "Isn't my proof enough?"
Could her metal arm be faked?
Suddenly, she realized something: "Could it be that you also saw it..."
Zhang You's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued the second half of the sentence: "That illusion that took Guo Guo away, yes, you also saw it?"
In that illusion, there were "three" identical people. Not only did they perfectly conceal their ghostly aura, but their voices, appearances, and movements were almost indistinguishable from those of real people.
Even she couldn't guarantee that if she were in Guo Guo's position, she would be able to tell the difference between reality and illusion.
Now is not the time to explain in detail. Tang Xinjue pulled out the toilet plunger and knocked the plastic-feeling handle against the stall counter. A crisp sound of metal clashing was heard, and the mist condensed on the stall quickly dispersed, and the air around him became solemn.
The toilet plunger also seemed to dislike these exquisite-looking foods, and it spit out a stream of clear water in dissatisfaction. Wherever the water splashed, black spots spread even on the meat on the plate.
At this point, Zhang You nodded deeply, letting down his guard, a trace of fatigue on his face. "Have you found Guo Guo's location?"
Tang Xin Jue felt the empty corner in the spiritual connection: "Not yet, but I think she should be not far away."
The desires in people's hearts are endless, but the memory area of the entertainment field is limited.
Since they came here, they have measured the longest food street with their footsteps, and they rely mainly on constantly changing the internal structure to give people the illusion that there is no end.
Once this illusion was broken, most of the obstacles attached to it also collapsed. The further the three of them walked, the clearer and more normal the air became.
In the APP status bar, only Guo Guo's health bar continued to drop, as if he was experiencing a fierce and long struggle, gradually approaching the red danger zone.
Zheng Wanqing suddenly said, "I think I heard Guo Guo's voice!"
She quickly pointed in a direction, ready to enter the battle in the next second.
But when Tang Xinjue looked in the direction he saw nothing, and no sound came into his ears.
Zhang You was the same. She frowned and asked in confirmation, "What did you hear?"
"A cry for help, still calling our names..." Zheng Wanqing answered subconsciously, and then realized that the possibility of it being true was not high.
Unless she and Guo Guo have some special connection, it is impossible for her to detect the other party's existence faster than Tang Xinjue.
Zhang You was not surprised. In fact, the number of times she had been deceived by ghost illusions in all the previous copies was not as many as the ones that appeared in the past five minutes.
This is also why she has to be vigilant and verify repeatedly with Tang Xinjue and the other person she meets.
"Don't be too anxious. The more anxious you are, the easier it is to lose your mind." Zhang You took out a skill card and slammed it into the air. The anxious and chaotic feeling in the minds of the three people immediately dissipated a lot, and their thinking became calmer.
Tang Xinjue looked ahead and could vaguely see the exit of the narrow street, but their last roommate was still nowhere to be seen.
"My mental power still can't detect Guoguo's location. Perhaps at this point, our five senses alone are no longer effective."
She woke up her phone screen again and said, "When manpower is insufficient, we can only rely on the power of [technology]."
Ever since they climbed down the manhole and entered the casino, their cell phone signal had plummeted. It plummeted to rock bottom after they separated at the food court, and naturally, calls from inside the dormitory were impossible.
But it is not static.
"Now that the three of us have reunited, the signal between us has recovered to the point where we can get through, which means it's closely related to distance."
Tang Xin Jue used the most basic method, holding up the mobile phone high up, and then gradually moving it close to the ground. He could see that the signal bar slowly advanced from low to high.
"If the signal is correct, Guoguo's position should be lower than ours."
Zheng Wanqing's first reaction was to overturn the table: "She's hidden under the table?"
Tang Xinjue placed the phone flat on the ground.
At the same time, the signal below [Contact Guo Guo] also reached its highest point along the way.
"No, lower than that."
Three minutes later, they stopped between two stalls, pushed aside the dense weeds, and a round manhole cover appeared in front of the three of them.
The moment the manhole cover was opened, the dial button lit up.
The process of waiting for the connection was very long. The three decided to let Zhang You wait outside the well, while Tang Xinjue and Zheng Wanqing went into the well first and climbed down along the dark corridor to look for traces of Guo Guo.
After diving about ten meters, I heard a ding sound from the other end of the phone, indicating the call was connected.
"Heart Sutra..." Guo Guo's weak voice came out intermittently, as if he was barely maintaining his consciousness: "No, don't come over, you guys leave first, this is a trap..."
Before he could finish his words, the line was suddenly cut off. Guo Guo's desperate words and exclamations also stopped abruptly on the other end.
But at the same moment, Tang Xinjue's mental power also transcended the thin signal to capture the other party and took the other party's consciousness into his arms.
"It's okay, we found you."
They had long guessed that the scene of Guo Guo being attacked by the illusion might also be a bait left by the attacker for the three of them.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Zhang You and Zheng Wanqing saw this scene at the same time in such a confusing food street?
No matter who the ghost behind this is, its or their purpose is very clear, which is to attract all 606s and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Guo Guo's consciousness awakened in the mental link, confirming their guess.
"They used a terrifying illusion to control me, and then seemed to have taken something from my body. I can no longer use any of my abilities or props... Now I'm tied up in a very small room..."
Because she was too weak, Guo Guo's thoughts were still a little confused. She struggled to find the right words: "It's about the place where Harry Potter lived when he was a child. Do you remember it..."
Tang Xin Jue: "The storage room under the stairs?"
"Yes, right here. There are a lot of spiders above my head, crawling everywhere. No, wait, these are not spiders...someone is coming!"
Instantly, an extreme sense of fear was transmitted to Tang and Zheng through the mental connection, and they were terrified. Zheng Wanqing was about to attack the well wall directly, but was stopped by Tang Xinjue:
"Guo Guo isn't afraid psychologically; this is probably a physiological reaction. The ghost is suppressing her abilities."
Guo Guo's current state must be similar to the state they were in before the game came into being, when they were still ordinary college students. Even if they were mentally prepared, facing the ghosts in the university town under those circumstances, anyone would be forced to feel the terrifying pressure of life instincts due to the huge difference in species.
As they continued to move downward, the connection between them and Guo Guo's consciousness became clearer and clearer, guiding them from afar.
After a moment, Guo Guo's voice resounded in his sea of consciousness, but it sounded even weaker:
"Great, great ! This time I finally know what they were doing."
It turned out that ever since she was kidnapped, her memory had become intermittent. She would lose her memory every time she had direct contact with ghosts. She didn't know what the ghosts had done, and she had no way to relay it to Tang Xinjue and the others.
But this time, her tone was full of relief: "Because this time, they took both of my arms."
Even if her memory was completely lost, it was impossible for her not to realize what had happened when she saw her arm disappear into thin air.
"Although I don't know what they're going to do with it, I'm likely going to eat it. By the way, Jue Shen, can you locate the position of my limbs so that I can avoid their movement path... Xin Jue? Wan Qing?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the mental communication. When Tang Xinjue spoke again, his calmness was almost eerie: "It's okay, I just let Wanqing calm down."
"...Then, Jueshen, do you want to calm down too? I'm actually fine. Other than feeling lighter, I don't feel any pain at all..."
Guo Guo shuddered at the murderous intent in the other person's voice. For some reason, the feeling Tang Xin Jue gave her at this moment suddenly overlapped with the moment when the ghost attacked, and even accidentally triggered a trace of her memory:
"Ah! Wait, I remember now. The one who took my arm was a two-meter-tall man, no, a male ghost. It had very long legs, but on its head was an old man's head, and it had no arms!!"
"Thanks, I think I saw it too."
Supporting herself against the walls on either side, Tang Xinjue landed silently. Behind a translucent glass door in front of her, a deformed figure matching Guo Guo's description stood before her, its cloudy, dim eyes staring straight at her.
