Chapter 75 The new referee

had something to say. Shu Mo never thought that this terrifying monster would cry directly in front of him, and he was crying so hard that he looked like he was going to faint from crying.

The corners of Shu Mo's eyes twitched. The contestants in the room nearby seemed to hear the crying. Someone poked half of his head out of the room - really only half of his head. Then he put his head next to the door frame and looked around. Seeing that the

situation was not going well, Shu Mo quickly pulled the spider aside and said to it: "Stop crying."

It was difficult for the monster to cry so pitifully, so Shu Mo reached out and touched the head on the back of it and helped it. After wiping his tears, the monster cried, and occasionally opened his eyes to look at him. While sobbing, he said: "I'm just hungry, I just want to eat a few people..."

"I spent a lot of money to buy the invitation. Letter." Spider said. He thought he could come in to eat at the buffet, but instead of eating, he was beaten.

Shu Mo said: "It was because you were lying at the door of my room with evil intentions that I beat you."

The spider glanced at him and suddenly stopped crying. After a while, it said solemnly: "But, then It's my room..."

Shu Mo: "Cough."

"I smell the scent of strangers in it..." The spider's arms dug on the ground, digging several gaps in the wall, and blood flowed from its arms. It flowed out of the body and soaked the carpet: "Ah, since the last tenant won the competition and went to meet the Lord of Absurdity, I have never smelled such a sweet smell."

"Wait a minute." Shu Mo suddenly frowned, He looked at the monster in front of him and realized something was wrong: "Meet the Lord of Absurdity?"

"Someone has already won the game?" Shu Mo was shocked, but since the game already has a winner, why is the selection of the queen still going on?

The spider looked at him, rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled sweetly: "I'm hungry, and my memory is not good. If you can let me eat the tenants in the room, then I will tell you what I know." I'll tell you all the secrets."

Such is the nature of this kind of thing. It is cunning and cannibalistic at the same time. If it weren't for the aura on Shu Mo's body that made it afraid, the spider's first reaction when seeing Shu Mo was actually subconscious. Wanting to bite him, Shu Mo looked at it. Facing such a ferocious and terrifying monster, he showed no trace of fear. The gray-haired young man stretched out his hand and motioned for the spider to come over. He had something better for it.

The monster then approached him happily. The brain occupied by appetite captured the sweet smell of the person in front of him. It almost salivated and wanted to swallow Shu Mo in one gulp. The ferocious spider made of countless arms and remains pressed against the corridor. Deep in the depths, even the shadow cast by the outline made people shiver. Just when it was about to extend its fangs, the next second, Shu Mo raised his hand, and with several crisp slaps, Shu Mo slapped him. It was on the head behind the spider, which was obviously its weak point. The young man stopped talking, took a step back, and asked the other party to eat two of its favorite big-eared melon seeds.

"How dare you-" Spider wanted to go crazy for a moment, but after meeting the sight behind the mask, the monster stiffened again and did not dare to move.

"Have you eaten enough?" Shu Mo put the cane in his hand on the ground and said lightly: "If it's not enough, I can give you a few more 'big meals'."

The giant spider looked at him angrily, and was extremely furious. It tore the waiter passing by the roadside into pieces. After the other person's body was torn apart by it, it reunited in the distance. After the spider vented its anger, it squatted in front of Shu Mo and continued: "Okay, actually There were indeed several winners in previous competitions, but after they went to meet the Lord of Absurdity, they never appeared again. "

Never again?" Shu Mo chewed on this sentence. I vaguely guessed something in my heart: "Since they have disappeared, why do you continue to participate in the selection of the queen?"

"As long as those who get the invitation letter can enter the Theater of Absurdity, and those who participate in the selection in the Grand Theater Contestants will receive preferential treatment."

Spider looked at him with a strange look: "And what if the winner is gone? Being the winner does not necessarily mean you can become the queen. I am just here to hunt, from the Grand Theater. The prey is several times more powerful than the outside world. "

Shu Mo understood. The spider in front of him came here to fish in troubled waters. Rather, many monsters had the same idea as it. For them, they were cut into pieces. Minced Meat may just need a period of time to recuperate, but if you are hungry, you will really die.

The only people who will really die in these death selections are essentially civilians captured and assimilated by O-17-FG, as well as uninvited outsiders. Spiders are different, they are the original species here. residents.

Here, if you want not to be assimilated by 'O-17-FG' and become one of the monsters here, you can only seek hope in death games. But at the same time, the monsters in O-17-FG The contestants are also regarded as hunting objects, turning the Theater of the Absurd into a slaughterhouse, while all the winners who successfully win the competition are missing.

In order to ensure the accuracy of the news, Shu Mo searched for several staff members and knocked on the rooms of several contestants. Those contestants who were dressing up or preparing for hunting in the room faced his uninvited arrival. , his eyes were sharp and crazy at first, wanting to get angry, and then he quickly and completely calmed down from the furious state after seeing Shu Mo, and even his eyes became clearer.

Most people didn't know the situation of the winner, let alone the others; the answers from several staff members seemed a bit vague, but they all roughly expressed the same meaning: they really didn't know where the winner of the game went, but Without exception, those people disappeared, and the selection of the queen continued.

Under such circumstances, Shu Mo finally vaguely realized what Sibus was doing:

He wanted Shu Mo to become his queen, so what should he do if the winner of the queen selection was not Shu Mo? What should be done to ensure that only Shu Mo can become his queen?

Answer: Then just kill everyone except Shu Mo. This is the control variable method.

Shu Mo stopped. This ridiculous idea came to his mind. But after thinking for a while, the gray-haired young man suddenly realized that what he was thinking seemed to be true. Although this idea was a bit devilish, when it comes to greed, Even though the other party has changed his skin now, Sibbs is still the same Sibbs, and his way of dealing with problems is always so...simple and crude.

In the gorgeous palace made of gold, Sibusi sat on the throne on the high platform with his eyes closed. At his feet was a sickle with blood flowing down. The blood flowing from the smooth surface Blood stains penetrated the steps bit by bit, meandering continuously on the pure white steps, falling layer by layer.

Shu Mo... Shu Mo suddenly realized something very serious, that is, it seemed that just secretly helping the captain become the queen would not allow him to get the crown, because what would happen in that case would be : The captain finally became the winner after defeating the generals - the captain went to see Sibus - the captain passed away at the speed of light, and the pink-haired woman and the mechanical man cried in silence.

He had to find a way, and given the current situation, it seemed to be a problem for the captain to successfully become the winner.

Shu Mo himself blends into the competition team to assist the captain or participates in the competition himself, or is he looking for other monsters? This sounds even more unreliable.

As soon as the cane in Shu Mo's hand stopped, he turned around and was about to go back to ask other people's opinions. At this moment, the elevator at the end of the corridor opened, and a group of monsters that looked inconsistent with the auras of other contestants came from inside. When they walked out, they were all wearing uniform clothes, with the same badge on their chests. They had no face, and only wore a mask on their face, with four expressions of joy, anger, sorrow and joy carved on it. Whenever their emotions fluctuated slightly, When the time comes, the masks on their faces will also change accordingly.

These monsters are holding suitcases one by one in their hands, and their footsteps are very consistent when they walk. When they walk by, both the contestants and the staff are obviously polite and flattering. In the eyes of the people around them, During the conversation, Shu Mo realized that these big monsters in front of him did not seem to be contestants, but referees of death matches.

referee?

Shu Mo stood at the end of the corridor and watched the monsters walking past him. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and followed them directly into another elevator. It said "Guests Stop" above it. The elevator opened, and the monsters walked in neatly. Just as they were about to press the door-closing button, they heard Shu Mo outside the door raise his face and say to them: "Give me."

These faceless men in suits were three meters tall. No matter how tall they are, their hands are covered with pure white gloves. They look intimidating and at the same time give people a strange sense of beauty. The masks on the faces of these monsters originally showed solemn and indifferent expressions, but after Shu Mo approached, they turned their faces and lowered their heads, looking at the person in front of them who seemed to be only half their body height. After a moment of silence, the expressions on his face suddenly turned into a concrete expression:

"?"

The referee standing in front hesitated for a moment, then made way for Shu Mo and let him walk in. In the elevator.

"Thank you."

Shu Mo thanked him politely. He walked into the space vacated by the referees and stood right in the center in front of all the monsters. He didn't look like an uninvited outsider. He was so... For a moment, he was even more like the most special and noble referee protected by these referees at the center.

The elevator made a dull sound, pulling the things inside it slowly upward like a living thing. The spacious space was so quiet that it was eerie. The monsters around were silent, and even the light was gradually becoming dim and cold. , if other people entered here, they would probably be frightened by this atmosphere and have a nervous breakdown. However, Shu Mo arranged his clothes and stood there calmly.

As time went by, the expressions on the faces of the referees around him changed from "?" at the beginning to "" now. It seemed that everything was garbled. The sound of the elevator stopping came, and he stood guard in front of the door. The usher stood in front and saluted the judges: "Dear judges, the show is about to begin. Please go backstage and wait for the contestants to arrive."

"When will the show start?" came a low, cello-like voice. , the referees all raised their heads and looked at the source of the sound in front of them. After the expressions on their faces kept changing, they finally settled on the expression of "happy". They lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Of course it will start in three hours. Sir referee, you..."

midway through the greeter's words, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He raised his face and saw Shu Mo in front of him. At that moment, the greeter The guest's words seemed to be stuck: "This, this guest, if you want to participate in the selection of the queen, you should go to the stage in front and wait for the competition to start."

It spoke a little stumblingly, and it was so frightened that it barely managed The legs that were gathered together were spread out like hair. It was really difficult to understand the current situation. Shu Mo took the cane in his hand and asked, "Is it still too late to sign up now?"

"Yes, there is time. Sir, if it’s you, I’ll be there at any time.”

The greeter is also a person who has seen the world. His good professionalism allowed him to finish this sentence. The moment the words came out, he was stunned. He secretly sighed at his own reaction power, but at the next moment, Shu Mo nodded and said, "I'm not here to sign up for the queen's selection."

"I'm here to apply for this competition... Referee."

As soon as his words came out, the referees behind the gray-haired young man looked at each other. In the end, the expressions on their faces became distorted and turned into a mess.

"This, this..."

The receptionist stammered for a long time. In the end, because he didn't know how to deal with it, the prototype appeared in front of Shu Mo and turned into a monster made of hair. The staff behind him hurriedly When they arrived, they thought there was an intruder at first, but when they saw Shu Mo being protected by a referee, and then watching the scene of those faceless men in suits violently beating the greeters, the work The officer's feet crooked and he almost fell down.

In Schu Mo's words, what he is doing now is:

what's the point of being a player.

Being a referee is the only way for a captain to become a queen.

Captain, you are determined to be the winner.

The captain, who was holding his breath in the room with the lights off and squatting in the corner with the pink-haired woman and the mechanical man, suddenly yawned.

Outside the house, the monster stared at the cat's eyes for a long time. His eyes were bloodshot and he didn't see clearly whether there was anyone in the room. He was stunned for a moment, and then rushed back quickly: "Is there someone in there? Is there anyone in there!" The

pink-haired woman was quilted . They were startled, their faces almost turned red. Several people gathered together and whispered. The mechanical man said: "I can't stand it anymore. How about we rush out and fight it."

"Calm down." Captain. The voice was very calm: "It can't get in. We just need to turn off the lights and wait. This is already the fifth batch this hour. As long as we don't open the door, they won't be able to open the door from the outside.

" After being tortured for so long, even the mechanical man who is most afraid of ghosts feels like he is desensitized. Each of those monsters is more cunning and cunning than the last. One of them can even imitate the voice of the tenants in the room to lure them out. Who knows what the mechanical man felt when he heard himself saying from outside: Captain, open the door quickly, the person in the room is not me. If he really wanted to say it, the mechanical man was so frightened that he almost jumped up and stabbed himself. Okay. Confirm whether he himself is a ghost.

That scene shocked the other two people, and they agreed not to pay attention to them even if they heard something. At this moment, there was a sudden scratching sound at the door, followed by two inexplicable bangs similar to something. There was a metal-like sound, and several people in the room were stunned, wondering if the monster was going to do something new this time?

Then, they heard something knocking on the door twice, followed by a deep male voice: "It's me, open the door."

"Shu Mo is back?" The captain was about to get up, but the mechanical man quickly grabbed him. He: "Don't go, what if he is fake?"

"What fake?" The people outside the house seemed to hear their voices, and the door was knocked twice more. The people outside the house said, "Open the door, really. It's me."

"Don't go. If it's really Shu Mo, then he should be able to open the door and come in by himself!" The pink-haired woman also said. Several people murmured to each other, and the person outside the door said in confusion. : "What the hell are you doing?"

It sounded like it was really Shu Mo. The robot man and the captain hesitated for a while, but finally chose to open the door. Of course, they were also ready to fight. The captain held the knife in his hand and stared at the door with his black eyes. The shadow was different from all the monsters before. It seemed extremely normal. His hand was on the door handle, and the cold touch gave him a sense of clarity. The next second, the captain just thought When he was about to open the door, there was a soft sound of the door. As soon as the captain opened the door to a crack, he suddenly looked sharply and saw that the shadows in the crack of the door below suddenly turned into several squirming figures.

"Hehe..."

A faint smell of blood came along with the laughter, and the captain screamed. He quickly closed the door, but the protective shield seemed to have failed the moment he took the initiative to open the door. , which means that the people in the house actively chose to break through the defense, and tentacles slowly stretched out, and then wrapped around the door frame.

"Thank you... open the door for me..."

The deep voice slowly changed and became more distorted. At the last moment, it completely transformed into the roar of a monster. The captain drew out his gun without hesitation. The two people behind them were also preparing to draw their weapons. They were just about to face a fierce battle when they saw a monster appearing behind the slowly opening door that made them sick.

The ferocious thing looked at the prey in the house with turbid eyes, and saliva even flowed from the corners of its mouth. Just as it was about to take a step closer to the house, the sound of the cane breaking was heard, and the monster turned its face, with angry emotions just appearing in its eyes. It suddenly became clear.

"...Get out."

The next second, the monster took two steps back and howled after being beaten. It turned around and ran away without caring about the people in the room. It crawled away in a panic. Shu Mo's figure holding a cane appeared at the door. , he looked at the monster escaping hastily, and just as he was about to enter the room, he saw the captain raising the weapon in his hand towards him.

Shu Mo: "If you point that thing at me, I will be very scared."

Robot Man: "You look like a monster."

Pink-haired Woman: "Don't try to lie to us again!"

Shu Mo looked at them, Then he walked in and pressed the switch in the room. The black-haired young man turned around and closed the door. He took off the mask on his face and looked at the captain and said, "Didn't I say, no matter what happens, don't open the door?

" His words made the nervous people stiffen. After a moment, the mechanical man slowly let go of his hand and then said: "Oh my God, I feel like I'm going to be scared to death."

Shu Mo: "...Is it so scary? "The black-haired young man looked at him suspiciously and said, "You are not employees of the Life Factory. You should have seen a lot of pollutants, right?"

"Do you not know much about yourself, or do you overestimate us? "The pink-haired woman covered her face and continued: "Even if we are employees of the Life Factory, it does not mean that we will be exposed to pollutants every day! What's more, I have only seen two such terrifying monsters in my life. Last time, if the captain hadn't saved me, my grave would have been two meters high."

"Really?" Shu Mo narrowed his eyes. There seemed to be some deviation in his understanding of the Life Factory. Or maybe it was. Maybe it's his perception of himself. It's not quite right in the first place. After all, even the bishop of the Inquisition will not sit idle and sneak into the most dangerous area of ​​the Theater of the Absurd to ask the other party to give him a referee. of work.

The most outrageous thing is: he actually got the referee's qualification certificate. Shu Mo put down his hand, and the others spotted a brooch on his chest with keen eyes. The black-haired young man lowered his head and followed their gazes to look at the brooch, and then smiled meaningfully: "You guys go on, just You know what this thing is used for."

"Captain," he said without further explanation, but looked at the captain on the side: "It's time for you to show up."

"Really... do you want to do this?"

The captain looked at him . Some people hesitate to speak.

"Huh? You regretted it?"

"No, not really." The man paused for a moment. He was not afraid of danger, nor did he regret it, but because... standing among a group of contestants, competing with others to become someone else. The matter of being a man's queen was beyond the captain's understanding.

"Don't worry, I will guarantee that you will be the final winner!"

"Really?" The captain's eyes looked a little confused. This serious and indifferent Life Factory S-class mercenary has never come to the absurd drama. After entering the field, the somewhat cold and arrogant aura was broken bit by bit due to the refresh of the world view. The once wolf-like captain had dissipated with the wind, and his eyes became clearer, as if he was It tells about the baptism and polishing of him by the years.

"Really." Shu Mo turned his eyes to the mechanical man and pink-haired woman on the side, and asked, "It's time for you to contribute."

Several people stood together, waiting for Shu Mo's arrangements for them. Shu Mo looked around on the dressing table. The captain didn't find the props he wanted. In other words, even if he had chosen them, he would wait for Shu Mo to come back before listening to his arrangements. These props were all stained with a little bit of dirt. If there is only one item of bad luck and backlash effects, the invitation letter can also help the contestants to be immune to it, but what if they want to get more items?

Then they need to withstand the backlash of misfortune above the props. This backlash is not superimposed one by one, but will directly double. Even the most powerful contestants cannot withstand the bad luck brought by several props. This is also The trap set by the Theater of the Absurd is also greed for props.

The captain could only be immune to the influence of one prop, but after rummaging around, Shu Mo chose another prop. He looked at the thing in his hand, then looked at the captain, thinking, as an employee of the Life Factory, the captain Bing, if there is another bad luck prop, it should be bearable, right?

After the captain was glanced at by him, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, sweat on his forehead, and his body trembled. That look was so scary. Even the captain, when he looked at Shu Mo who was smiling at him with the prop of misfortune in his hand, You will also feel an indescribable pressure.

"Don't worry." Shu Mo hung a pin on his cuff. This prop would help him avoid death, but he chose not to take out the other thing for the time being.

"Believe me, you will definitely be the final winner."

The captain wiped his sweat and said, "As long as we can complete the mission, I can do all these things."

"Okay." Shu Mo patted his shoulder: " Very energetic!"

The mechanical man removed several decorations in the room and made several remote communicators, which is his specialty; while the pink-haired woman on the side was applying makeup to the captain and tidying up his appearance. After Shu Mo put on the headphones, he put on the mask again and transformed into a gray-haired nobleman. He opened the door, turned around and said to the captain: "Pay attention to safety. As long as you two don't leave the room and open the door, there will be no one." I can hurt you, captain, if you hold the invitation and don't talk to other contestants, nothing will happen."

"What about you?"

The captain said, "Aren't you going

to participate?" "Me? "Hearing this, the captain nodded. He thought Shu Mo had other arrangements. How could he know that Shu Mo's participation was not the same as his participation.

After the gray-haired young man took one last look at them, he walked out of the room. The black-haired young man passed by the contestants preparing to go to the stage and walked straight to the big elevator. Then he pressed the button and came to the backstage to welcome the guests. When the officer saw it was him, he invited him to go to the room to rest first. When the captain left the room and lined up in the queue, Shu Mo sat on a seat that was extremely large for him and was watching the waiter bring him a cup of tea, and then a small golden device flew to him. on the shoulder, tapping his shoulder.

Next to him were the referees who were sitting together, waiting for the dance to start. The faceless people were wearing masks. After seeing Shu Mo, the expressions on their faces were no longer the question marks at the beginning, but expressed one after another. Joyful face.

The captain looked around in the crowd, but did not find Shu Mo. Instead, he saw Punia among them. The blond young man held a knife in his hand and kept beating his heart. Before going on stage, the bishop handed him the knife and hung a prop in the room on his body. He did not need to worry about his safety: or so the bishop said.

"I will control your body through this thing in the background."

"The knife in your hand is a special prop made by the trial house. It will give you a higher score in the eyes of the referee."

The bishop's Her voice sounded awkward, as if she had no emotions but still tried to sound comforting. After a while, she seemed to be a little annoyed and returned to her indifferent look: "Complete your mission, now It's an order from the Tribunal."

Punia subconsciously looked at Mammon for comfort, but the other party didn't look at him. Instead, he lowered his head and played with his hair. When he turned around, he saw the expressionless face of the bishop. Face: "He has other tasks, Punia, you just need to complete yours."

"But... I'm scared..."

The bishop gave him a confused look, not understanding what he was saying at all. What. In the end, Gary stood up and handed him a brooch: "This misfortune prop can protect your safety, but the price is..."

Before he could finish his words, Punia stretched out his hand and half-snatched it. The thing in his hand: "Thank you, Lord Gary."

The smile on the blond man's face was still gentle, and he swallowed the half of the words he didn't say: "I wish you good luck."

"I, I will try my best. "Do it."

Punia took a deep breath. After the bishop glanced at him, his eyes became more suspicious. In her opinion, with so many people helping him and with the blessing of such props, Punia If Ya can't become a winner, then he is really a waste.

In other words, Punia was a waste in her eyes, but the requirement of the trial court was to protect Punia and recover his body after his death, so the bishop looked at Punia straightly for a few times. , just thinking, if he fails, how will she recycle his body?

No, it's better not to fail.

The Bishop took a deep breath.

The performance was about to begin, and bursts of cheers rang out on the grand stage. The curtain slowly opened, and a group of spectators suddenly appeared out of thin air in the auditoriums on both sides. They sat in the auditorium and looked at what was about to happen below, looking forward to it. The players on the stage were either torn apart by death traps, or they won in them and became the winners.

No matter what kind of drama it is, it will arouse their interest and keep the audience lingering. The most important thing is that the referee on the high platform will score the contestants after their performance and eliminate the losers. This is the most important thing for them. A picture to relish.

Of course, what they didn't expect was that this performance was destined to be completely different from all previous performances.

[Welcome to the Theater of Absurdity, all contestants, the great Lord of Absurdity, Sibus, will find his favorite queen during the performance, and the queen can share everything in the Theater of Absurdity with him. 】

Backstage, the captain looked around anxiously, but never found Shu Mo. He was even a little worried, did something go wrong with Shu Mo?

The captain frowned, lowered his head, and said into the earphone: "Shu Mo, Shu Mo, can you hear me? Where are you?"

"Zi...ZiZi...Stop making noise..."

"What is this... Signal...Zi...Look up..."

The signal on the other side seemed not to be very good. The captain frowned and raised his face. His eyes subconsciously looked towards the audience, but it was difficult to find Shu Mo among the monsters. The man's eyes searched, and then he raised his face and suddenly stopped moving.

[Now, let us welcome the distinguished judges who are here for all the players! 】

With the warm sound of the broadcast, the audience slowly raised their heads, preparing to welcome the faceless referee. But when they looked up, they suddenly discovered something was wrong, because they discovered that the slowly rising figure on the high platform The chair... seems to have an extra seat?

[Here, we are very honored to inform all the audiences and contestants of the Theater of the Absurd that this time there is a newly recruited distinguished character in the faceless referee team. He will become the new referee and bring everyone New surprise! 】

The sound on the radio even seemed a little excited, but the sound on the scene suddenly became quiet at this moment. Everyone stared blankly at the scene in front of them, among a group of countless people wearing suits and sitting on huge golden seats. Among the people in front of them, a chair that looked a lot smaller slowly rose up, and on that chair, which was higher than the other seats, sat a person holding a cane and a mask, with his hands folded to support him. A gray-haired aristocrat with a chin.

Even if you can't see his face, you can still see a pair of faintly shining green eyes from under the mask. He raised his body, with a dignified temperament, like an old noble who just stepped down from the scroll, and like a nobleman. A tower pillar with a distinguished status that makes people look up to; he has a temperament all over his body, fair complexion, the clothes on his chest are slightly open, and a huge gem in the center emits brilliant light. Even if his face cannot be seen, the youth's His temperament is like a ball of flame radiating heat, firmly attracting the attention of others.

On his chest, he wears a brooch symbolizing the referee.

"Shu... Mo?" The captain's voice was hoarse, and he heard laughter coming from the earphones. The next second, the audience looked at the sudden appearance of the new referee, and suddenly burst into unprecedented cheers and screams.