Chapter 419: Alien Land (Part 3)
There are four doors, and each door can only accommodate two players, which means that the eight players need to be divided into four teams and enter separately.
The current groups are:
Yan Zhen, Liu Xingquan Team
Bai Lianlian, Song Jiarui team
Fan Yingjie, Terminator Squad
Nerigabawa Master and Servant Team
Two teams have already chosen their own gates of destiny. There are four players left in the hall.
"Diamonds, hearts, spades, clubs." Yan Zhen said, "Have you seen Alice in Borderland?"
Liu Xingquan replied: "I know, it's a very famous comic about a battle of wits, but I never had the time to catch up."
"Alice in Borderland is also a real-life dungeon game like this." Yan Zhen said, "It also has poker patterns, and the four patterns have different meanings. I remember that the red heart represents the level of playing with people's hearts, and the other three patterns represent intelligence, physical strength, and teamwork respectively. Do you think the meaning of the patterns here will be the same as Alice in Borderland?"
"I have no idea."
Yan Zhen scratched his hair, "Damn it, I only remember that the red heart represents psychological warfare, I forgot the corresponding symbols of the other three!"
Liu Xingquan said expressionlessly: "It doesn't matter whether you remember it or not."
"Um?"
"Because Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui have already chosen." He raised his head slightly, "We only have one door left."
“…”
Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui were already standing in front of the plum blossom gate. After hesitating for a few seconds, the two girls looked at each other encouragingly and walked in hand in hand.
It was pitch dark inside the door, and the girls' figures soon disappeared into the darkness.
The only choice left for Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan now is Spade Gate.
There is no choice but to move forward.
Yan Zhen nodded to Liu Xingquan, and the two of them walked towards the Spade Gate.
The door of destiny was opened.
In the mysterious underground maze, the adventure to save the queen and the kingdom officially begins before the eyes of the young men.
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The air was humid, and the firelight on the stone walls on both sides illuminated the dim road ahead.
A secret room appeared in front of Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan, with a dark staircase leading to the underground. There were two wooden boxes in front of the staircase entrance.
These two wooden boxes are placed at the entrance, blocking the way. It seems that in order to prevent novices from missing the treasure chest, this is obviously a silent reminder to open it and get the props before moving forward.
"This should be the real novice gift package." Yan Zhen walked forward and opened the first wooden box.
The first wooden box contained a wooden sword, a stone axe and a briefcase with a pen and a piece of white paper inside. There was nothing else.
Yan Zhen opened the second box.
With a crisp "ding dong" sound, the lid of the wooden box popped up automatically. However, there was no equipment or props that Yan Zhen was expecting inside. There was only a small spider the size of a fist sitting upright in the box. It was the spider NP C that had just been tested by the novice.
It blinked its big round eyes and waved its slender legs towards Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan, "Hello, two brave warriors."
Yan Zhen asked, "Why are you in the box?"
"The first box is the basic item given to you by the Queen. Each team of heroes has the same item. The second box is the item given by the good god. It is a special gift given to the four teams of heroes behind the four doors of destiny."
"..." Yan Zhen asked, "You mean, you are our God's gift? Are you a combat pet? The kind that can fight for us?"
Spider-Man answered confidently, "No, I can't fight."
"What's your use then?"
"Let me explain first. The gifts given by the good gods to the heroes are different." Spider-Man said, "The other three teams of heroes all received props from the second box, but your team has no props."
Yan Zhen: “What——”
Liu Xingquan said: "I'm not surprised at all. Yan Zhen, you are such a loser."
Yan Zhen ignored Liu Xingquan's personal attack and rolled his eyes. "No, before we came in, the system told us that the game is fair to every hero. Isn't it unfair that our team doesn't have a divine item?"
"The good god is fair. I am just a substitute for the prop." said Spider-Man.
"What's your use then?"
"The gift that the good god has given you two is called 'investigation'."
"investigation?"
"Yes, I will investigate each level of the maze on your behalf. I will mark two rooms with clear information for you. There may be weapons and props, food and medicine, dangerous traps, or monsters. I will mark all this specific information for you. But I will only mark two at random. This is the gift God has given to your team."
"I see. Our skill is reconnaissance. When you enter each level of the maze, you will find out two pieces of information for us." Yan Zhen said, "Can you tell me what the maze below looks like?"
Spider-Man said, "You will soon enter the maze and experience it for yourself. You don't need my explanation."
"Hmm." Yan Zhen's eyes rolled again, "What about the other three teams? What props did they get?"
The little spider put its legs together and answered cutely, "This is the secret of each team."
Yan Zhen pointed at the little spider and said loudly: "The gift given to us by the good god is investigation. Knowing the intelligence information of our competitors is also necessary investigative work. You are violating the will of God!"
Spider said, "The investigative abilities the good gods have given us have their limits."
"You said that there would be two rooms marked on each floor for us, right?"
"Yes."
Yan Zhen smiled and said, "So what now?"
Liu Xingquan suddenly realized what was going on. He turned to look at Yan Zhen with a look of admiration.
“…”
Yan Zhen pointed in the direction . His meaning was self-evident. There were four entrances to the underground maze in this hall, and the God-given objects were also among them. "The information on the first floor indicating two unknown rooms is within the scope of your rules. So now - you should fulfill the duties given to you by the good god."
After he finished speaking, Yan Zhen's eyes flashed with a sharp light, which was totally inconsistent with his smiling and amiable face. During the time I was with him, he would occasionally talk to me in this manner. At such times, I would understand that he had caught the flaw in your words and was just waiting for you to act according to his wishes.
"..." Spider-Man's big eyes flickered a few times. "That's right, it doesn't violate the rules of the game. Well, you're very smart . Then I'll satisfy your request."
"bring it on."
The little spider raised one of its thin legs and pointed it at the air. Four patterns of diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs appeared in the air.
It stretched out its limbs and dragged Spade out. "Then, choose two rooms at random."
The two light spots flashed continuously on the remaining three patterns in turn.
There were two ding-dong sounds, and the two patterns of plum blossoms and squares sparkled.
The little spider looked at the two patterns and said, "Hmm, hmm, I see, the brave men have received the gift from God."
"Behind the Plum Blossom Gate, Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui were granted the most advantageous life props. If they can use them properly, they will become the most difficult team to deal with among the four teams."
"Behind that cube door, Terminator and Fan Yingjie have obtained powerful weapons. If they can use them properly, they will become the most powerful team among the four teams."
"The most difficult and the most powerful means they are stronger than us, right?" Yan Zhen said, "Nieshasha and his fierce male servants are not as strong as these two teams, right?"
Spider-Man didn't respond, "It's no use trying to get answers from me."
"You did this on purpose! You deliberately didn't tell us the information about Nie-sha-sha and his servant team."
"Two random teams, this is God's will."
"Tsk." Yan Zhen said nonchalantly, "Besides the fact that these two teams are very difficult to deal with and very strong, is there any other information?"
"If you encounter Bai Lianlian and Song Jiarui's team, it would be a very bad choice to clash with them. As for the Terminator and Fan Yingjie's team, they will try every means to kick you out of the game. These two teams are extremely strong opponents. I just hope you don't run into them."
"Wait, you mean the mazes are interconnected? Will our four teams meet in the maze?" Yan Zhen's expression became serious. "Will there be battles between players?"
"It's not the kind of battle you think it is." Spider-Man said, "Under the watchful eyes of the good god, no one's life will be in danger. But from the moment you enter the maze, the other three teams are all enemies, so you must be aware of this."
This little spider only told part of the truth, I thought to myself from the top of the game dome. The rules of the game are only half-hidden. This is intentional on the part of the spider. The information hiding of the master and servant of Nerigabawa is also within its calculation. But no matter what, the ability to obtain information first is actually a very good start compared to other powerful props. Yan Zhen should also be very clear about this. Even if I can't communicate with him, I always have confidence in this boy.
Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan looked at each other.
"Finally, here is the last piece of information from the investigation of the God-given Skill. The Good God said that the two heroes should pay attention to the wall patterns in the maze room."
"Brave men, please set off. Her Majesty the Queen is looking forward to your triumphant return, and the suffering people are waiting for your antidote."
After that, the little spider fell into complete silence. Yan Zhen picked it up and shook it, and asked it a few more questions. But it just curled up its legs quietly, just like a real spider.
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After walking down the stairs, a translucent timer icon appeared in the upper left corner of Yan Zhen and Liu Xingquan's retina at the same time. It was a round clock, and unlike the clocks on Earth, it had only one pointer, which was currently at the starting point "0".
Directly in front of us is an old door with a big number "1" written on it.
Behind the door was a square room, about five meters in size, with a door on each of the four walls. The room was empty.
"Does this mean that we should choose a door to open?" Yan Zhen asked Liu Xingquan, "Which door do you think we should choose?"
"I don't know. I have no idea."
Yan Zhen took out the little spider from his pocket. The little spider crawled down his palm and disappeared in a flash.
"Where are the two pieces of information you promised me?"
Liu Xingquan said: "I guess we will see it only when we get there."
"So, which door?"
Liu Xingquan glanced around, pointed to the door on the right and said, "Go this way."
"What is the basis?"
"intuition."
"Shit." Yan Zhen pushed the door open. In front of them was another identical room, empty, with four doors in four directions.
"You have to choose again?"
Liu Xingquan said: "It's your turn this time."
"All right."
Yan Zhen looked around and didn't find anything noteworthy, so he pushed open a door. This time it was still an identical room, but this time there was a small spider hanging on one of the doors. The small spider shook its limbs and pasted a pattern of a bottle of water on the door.
After sticking it on, the little spider slid down the spider silk and disappeared in a flash.
Liu Xingquan said: "Could this be the information it mentioned about marking the room?"
"It has a bottle pattern on it," Yan Zhen said, "it should be referring to medicine. Let's go in and take a look."
Yan Zhen pushed open the door of this room. Unlike other empty rooms, there was indeed a bottle of water in the middle of the room. Yan Zhen picked up the bottle, and a line of notes popped up in Yan Zhen's retina:
[Mineral water is available everywhere and can be used to quench thirst. Even a mentally retarded person knows how to use it.]
[Note: This mineral water cannot be used for detoxification. ]
"..." Yan Zhen threw the mineral water into the luggage compartment, "Which door is next?"
Liu Xingquan took out the paper and pen from the basic beginner's pack he had just received and began to write and draw on the paper. "Wait, I want to record our itinerary. We have walked through three rooms. Each room is five meters in size. Is this a nine-square maze?"
"When you put it that way, it reminds me of the live-action version of Alice in Borderland. That copy was a nine-square maze, but there were only two doors, the door of life and the door of death. If you choose the wrong one, you will die."
"Yan Zhen, I've been wanting to say this since a while ago." Liu Xingquan lowered his head and drew squares on the paper, "Have you only seen Death Row?"
"Because these elements remind me of this drama! If you say so, the Alien Killing Array is also very similar. It is also a maze made up of squares, and if you go to the wrong door, you will die." Yan Zhen said to himself, "But I don't think this game will be so bizarre ."
"You're so sure."
"Because Mr. Air said that this game has been reviewed by StarCraft." Yan Zhen whispered, "At least it won't be disgusting right from the start."
Liu Xingquan pointed to the grid on the paper and said, "Look, with the grid of this room as the starting point, we have been moving straight to the right. If it were a nine-square grid, the door on the right side of this room would be a dead end. Should we continue to move to the right?"
Yan Zhen stood up and said, "My intuition tells me that we can continue to move forward and continue to the right."
Liu Xingquan took off one of his shoes and said, "When you open the door later, I'll throw a shoe in and take a look."
"witty."
When they pushed the door open again, it was not a dead end. In front of them was another identical square room.
Like the previous two ordinary rooms, the room was empty.
The little spider was hanging on one of the doors, except this time it had a bloody skull on it.
