Chapter 226: Transforming Community Experience (Thirty-Five)
"If I remember correctly, those who couldn't beat us in every exam always ended up cursing us like this." Guo Guo said quietly.
"...Everything I said is true!" Awan gritted her teeth. "Aren't you a psychic? Come on, let's see if I'm lying to you!"
Meeting her gaze, Tang Xinjue knew that the other party was not lying.
When the defense line deep in the other party's mind loosened, some intermittent whispers emerged in the mental inspection:
[Deep within the haze of nightmares... No one can truly escape... The bad student's curse has taken effect, the predetermined death has occurred... Tang Xin Jue, countdown...]
The following whispers were cut off by a sharp noise. Awan's pupils contracted and she was really vomiting blood.
Tang Xin Jue's spying brought her unimaginable backlash, and he actually began to wipe out her vital signs!
"It seems that this is indeed very important information."
Tang Xin Jue rubbed his brows and said, "But strictly speaking, I'm not the one who has a grudge against you, so the decision of whether to let you go is not in my hands."
She turned to Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi thought for a moment and said, "50 points plus two items."
Tang Xin Jue: "Deal."
Awan: “…”
The revenge for her roommate's murder was settled so easily? This good student's dormitory relationships... why do they seem even more shabby than her own?
Before she could react, Bai Zhi had already extended his hand. A white light fell into the girl's bloodshot eyes, and the excruciating pain in her limbs instantly dissipated. Awan rolled her eyes twice in a daze, confirming that the transaction had indeed taken effect.
She escaped death again!
In her ecstasy, Awan did not forget to carefully use the contract item. After confirming that neither 606 nor Bai Zhi would attack her again, she carefully spoke out the secret related to Tang Xin Jue:
"You'd better recall, before the game came, no, before the first nightmare appeared, did anything strange happen?"
Before the first nightmare?
Tang Xinjue frowned.
It is quite difficult to accurately recall memories from three years ago in a short period of time.
Even if she thought about it more carefully, from the moment the nightmare appeared, her life was like being suddenly injected with a tube of thick black ink. From then on, the focus of her memory was completely shifted, and her previous peaceful life gradually faded and blurred.
As soon as Awan finished speaking, Guo Guo immediately asked, "Why do you want to recall this? What will happen in the next instance?"
A Wan snorted coldly: "It's because I know now that I can't say it. If I could say it, I wouldn't know it anymore, do you understand?"
Guo Guo: ...Who can translate it for her in human language?
But in short, although Tang Xin Jue cannot directly use his mental power to dig out Awan's memory, he can judge whether the other party is lying.
——At least so far, everything she said is true.
Thinking of the possible consequences if her "leak" was discovered, Awan swallowed hard and continued to "spoiler": "I can't tell you exactly what will happen in the next copy. I can only say that they will not let you go... If you want to survive, my words above are a hint-"
It was unknown what keywords were triggered, but Awan's voice suddenly stopped, and then her face turned pale instantly. It was obvious that she was once again affected by some kind of rule.
Bai Zhi took action: "This time it will be put on your account."
Having barely managed to cling to life again, Awan angrily gave the "medical expenses": "I only have these last two items left. I've said everything I can say. We're even in this dungeon. The next time we meet, it's all based on our own abilities..."
"Classmate Tang! Classmate Zheng, classmate Zhang, classmate Guo!"
Suddenly, an excited voice came from far away. When several people turned around at the same time, they saw a boy as fat as an inflated balloon waving his hands vigorously at the end of their empty road, and then running towards them.
Several people watched the "balloon" approaching in confusion, but only Tang Xinjue didn't look surprised.
"Zhou Ao."
606 The other three: "Zhou Ao???"
In their recent memories, Zhou Ao was still a very tall and thin boy, like a telephone pole. He could not be said to be exactly the same as the huge "balloon" in front of them, but it could be said that they had nothing to do with each other.
Dragging his fat body, Zhou Ao was already breathless after walking all the way. He took out his ID card to prove himself:
"Yes, it's me! I heard you were at the casino, and I was worried you didn't have enough money, so I followed you down."
He chuckled and patted his belly: "I've finally turned from a farmer into a landlord. I don't have to worry about being broke anymore!"
Tang Xin Jue frowned slightly: "Where did you get so much meat?"
Zhou Ao was not a VIP visitor, so to enter the amusement park, he had to pay an entrance fee of at least 198 kilograms. Adding to his current weight, which looked like he weighed at least 400 kilograms, it meant he had gained 400 to 500 kilograms in such a short period of time!
The boy was evasive and didn't answer directly. He looked around and saw the other two people, and immediately became excited: "You found other classmates! Hey, I don't think I know you. I see, are you from the last batch that came in?"
The other party nodded: "Hello, my name is Bai Zhi."
Zhou Ao rubbed his hands together and said, "Just right, just right. I've already found the location of the dungeon exit. Once the designated time is up, you can leave directly. Don't worry about being detained here!"
His excited eyes swept over another person, and he found that the girl with her head down had her hands and feet tied up, her long black curly hair covering her face, and when he looked closely, she could feel a slight tremor.
A sense of familiarity suddenly came over Zhou Ao, and his expression changed slightly: "Wait a minute, this is..."
"No need for introductions." Tang Xinjue smiled and said, "You should all know each other."
Zhou Ao opened his eyes wide, slowly leaned over, and then spoke in disbelief: "A-Awan? Are you really still alive??!"
After being called by name, Awan finally raised her head and uttered through gritted teeth, "You're actually... still alive."
When Awan saw Zhou Ao again, she was even more shocked than he was.
She was sure that everyone was dead, how could it be that—the girl suddenly turned her head and stared at the other person.
...Tang Xin Jue!
From Zhou Ao to Bai Zhi, it must have been Tang Xinjue's repeated intervention that caused things to deviate far from the development trajectory she had designed.
Why couldn't the other party come to this instance a little later, or even not come at all? Why did she have the bad luck to meet him? Why—
Zhou Ao's voice interrupted her train of thought: "Great! I never thought I would see my living companions again..."
As he spoke, his voice became a little choked up. He wiped his eyes and said, "After separating from you, I kept looking. I found Lao Zhang and Li Ke, but they couldn't hold on either. I thought we were all wiped out. Fortunately, you are here. At least you can still get out."
Awan remained silent for a moment. Zhou Ao gradually calmed down. He looked up and saw the other person's complicated expression. He was slightly stunned, then he realized belatedly that he had recalled all his initial speculations.
"By the way, Awan, how did you survive? I remember you were already—"
It's been blown to pieces.
As if he had noticed something, Zhou Ao's eyes gradually widened and he looked at the group of people in front of him anxiously.
Tang Xin Jue spoke:
"Next, you may hear some truths that are difficult to accept. If you don't want to hear them, you can choose to give up."
Zhou Ao's expression changed several times, his lips trembled, and he finally said:
"No, I want to listen."
Even if he dies, he wants to die knowingly!
…
But when Tang Xin Jue really controlled Awan to tell the truth, Zhou Ao was still struck by lightning and almost collapsed.
"Your claim of covering our escape was a lie, and your claim of telling us how to was also a lie. Did you kill Lao Wang, Sister Han... Xiao Yu and the others?"
And he knew nothing about it!
The control disappeared, and Awan immediately defended herself, "I wanted everyone to get out alive from the beginning! My roommate is here too. Would I kill my own roommate? But you saw how difficult this dungeon is . It's impossible to pass it without finding a new way. And even if I didn't do anything, you wouldn't have survived given your situation!"
But later, even her roommates fell into the trap, and the secret was at greater risk of being exposed, so she had nothing to hesitate about.
Even if Zhou Ao noticed something was wrong, he would forget it immediately. He clutched his head and collapsed for a moment. He pulled a red pill from his pocket and crushed it, causing Awan to spit out blood.
The skill she used on Zhou Ao was also broken.
Holding onto a last glimmer of hope, she curled her lips and said coldly, "Are you going to fight me to the death? Don't forget, you've found the exit now and can leave at any time. As long as you make it through the level alive, you'll have a chance to revive your roommate later. But on the contrary, if you die here, you won't have any chance at all."
"—Are you willing to take this risk just for a moment of revenge?"
Awan wanted to find a trace of hesitation and self-doubt on Zhou Ao's face, but she only saw a self-deprecating .
Zhou Ao smiled and said, "No, I can't get out anymore."
He opened the bright red account book, which clearly recorded a huge transaction. The other party in the transaction was named with just three characters: "Grandma Wang."
"When I couldn't hold on any longer, Granny Wang found me. She told me I had a pair of unborn eyes, and that in exchange for them, I could get enough wealth to cover my debts and know the location of any point."
As he laughed, two dark tears flowed from Zhou Ao's narrowed eyes.
But without his eyes, he was completely "stuck" here and no longer had the ability to leave.
Hearing this, Awan's expression suddenly changed. She moved her feet and tried to retreat: "What do you mean? What do you want to do?"
"I mean, you should pay the price and die for what you did."
Zhou Ao spoke each word with emphasis.
"Maybe I can't kill you, but I won't let you leave. From now on, you'll be stuck in this dungeon forever, just like me."
The last bit of color on Awan's face disappeared.
She turned to Tang Xin Jue: "We made a deal, we had a contract! You promised..."
"Yes, I promised."
Tang Xin Jue interrupted her: "Neither 606 nor Bai Zhi attacked you, right? Don't worry, we will abide by the contract until we leave the dungeon."
But as everyone knows, a contract can only stipulate the behavior of the signer. As for Zhou Ao, who was not alive in Awan's eyes, he was naturally not subject to the scope of the contract.
Awan opened her mouth, neither breathing in nor out, and it took a long time for her to squeeze out the following words:
"You knew Zhou Ao was coming...you did it on purpose."
That's why Bai Zhi agreed to let her go so easily, because as a person with psychic powers, Tang Xinjue could tell everyone the information without her knowing.
"Our feud in this instance has ended. Of course, we will never have the chance to meet again."
Bai Zhi calmly sentenced her to death, then retracted his healing ability and turned away.
"No, Tang Xin Jue, I still have value, Tang Xin Jue..."
Awan struggled to rush forward, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"This is the Transformation Community, a famous tourist attraction in the university town. Countless tourists enjoy it here and never want to leave." Tang Xinjue softly recited the advertising slogan: "Congratulations, have fun."
