readsfreenovel Chapter 99 Dual-person route
Chapter 99 Dual-person route
Guan Cha wasn't really scared, of course. After all, he had meticulously planned this escape room activity. If he were truly timid, why would he have planned it all this way?
He just likes to stir things up.
From the very beginning, he keenly sensed that the relationship between Ying Xiangyang and Bai Li seemed unusual.
After all, the subtle yet extremely special atmosphere between the two was too obvious; it would be difficult for him not to notice.
He had already started making plans at that time.
At the dinner table, he deliberately acted very enthusiastically, taking good care of Bai Li, offering her food, and subtly moving closer to her, speaking to her in a low voice to make their relationship seem even closer.
as predicted.
At first, Ying Xiangyang only frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
As Guan Cha and Bai Li interacted more and more frequently, Ying Xiangyang's face gradually darkened, and his expression became increasingly agitated.
Guan Cha took in all of this, and a surge of excitement welled up inside her, like someone who had discovered a secret.
Isn't that hilarious?
It should be noted that Ying Xiangyang was a well-known e-sports god at school, but he had long maintained a proud and aloof attitude of not getting close to women.
Guan Cha witnessed firsthand how this insurmountable peak began to crack under his "efforts," eventually breaking apart.
The aloof male god has turned into a complete jealous husband.
He personally orchestrated all of this, which gave him a great sense of accomplishment.
Besides that, Guan Cha also had a little selfish motive in her heart.
Bai Li was someone he had gone to great lengths to personally invite to participate in this event.
In his view, there was a special connection between him and Bai Li, as if the threads of fate had tied them together.
At least, before Ying Xiangyang arrived, the people in the club had already assumed that he and Bai Li were acquainted.
But everything changed after Ying Xiangyang arrived. Bai Li's attention was completely diverted to Ying Xiangyang, as if there was some deeper bond between them.
It's hard to describe the feeling of having your home raided.
It's like in the game PUBG, you finally made it to the final circle, and you're about to win, when suddenly a smurf jumps out of the bushes and steals the chicken.
Ying Xiangyang seemed to enjoy the fruits of his labor, and he was able to use this opportunity to get closer to Bai Li.
And I seem to have become a neglected outsider.
So, after being "provoked" by Ying Xiangyang, he deliberately went around to the other side of Bai Li, pretended to be a weak and innocent girl, and said in a somewhat weak tone, "Junior Sister Li Li, I'm scared too."
With just one sentence, Ying Xiangyang was blown up, and the already murky water was stirred up even more.
Guan Cha's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.
Sorry, he's best at causing minor trouble for others.
At the same time, Bai Li was also taken aback by Guan Cha's sudden mushy address and asked with a puzzled look, "Are you alright?"
What the heck is "Pearl Junior"? He's never called me that before.
Because the two met at a coffee shop, where she was a customer and he was a staff member, the difference in their status naturally created a sense of distance between them.
Although playing games together in the past few days has gradually dissipated the sense of distance and brought us closer as friends, the intimate nickname "Lili Junior Sister" is clearly inappropriate.
Guan Cha knew what it meant to stop when you've said something. He only wanted to create a sense of crisis for Ying Xiangyang, and there was no need to leave a bad impression on Bai Li. So he smiled and explained, "Just kidding, just easing the tension."
Bai Li was at a loss for words and didn't know how to react for a moment.
One or two of them are acting strangely today.
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The staff led them into one of the secret rooms.
After separating from the main group, the atmosphere instantly changed, and coupled with the sudden change in the surrounding environment, an invisible sense of tension quietly enveloped everyone.
They were now in a narrow corridor.
The dim, yellow light flickered on the mottled walls, the damp ground exuded a putrid smell, and a faint, low humming sound came from somewhere, as if something unknown was lurking in the darkness.
It's that eerie atmosphere unique to the Kryptonian and Dream Core factions.
The staff member raised his hand, pointed to the distorted and bizarre patterns on the wall, and said seriously:
"Everyone, our exploration team has confirmed that this is the starting level of the back room. Only by finding the corresponding mechanism and solving the puzzle can we proceed to the next level."
"These strange symbols on the wall are the key clues to solving the puzzle and moving on to the next step. I'm handing them over to you to decipher."
Upon hearing this, everyone began to carefully observe the symbols on the wall.
Before entering the secret room, all their personal belongings had been handed over to the relevant staff for safekeeping, so now, faced with a wall full of strange symbols and without a mobile phone to search online, they could only rely on their brains to decipher them.
The honey badger looked at the symbols on the wall, scratched his head, and complained, "What is this? It looks like alien script. Who can understand it?"
These symbols resemble a long-lost ancient script, with the turns and connections between the strokes concealing hidden meanings. Some look like winding, crawling worms, others like twisted, entwined vines, and still others like mysterious totems.
At this moment, the honey badger was scratching its head, looking completely bewildered, at a set of symbols on the wall that resembled a bird spreading its wings: "What does this mean? Does it mean we have to find something that can fly?"
One of the girls in the team looked at a string of spiral symbols on the wall, her face full of doubt: "There seems to be no pattern to these symbols at all, this is so difficult!"
Some people had already given up thinking and directly asked Guan Cha, "Guan Cha, aren't you an event planner? Have you played here before? Were these escape rooms this difficult before?"
Guan Cha Tan shrugged: "It's a pity, I didn't play this level last time."
Bai Li's gaze swept quickly across one wall after another.
Perhaps due to the increased [IQ], Bai Li discovered that her memory is now quite impressive, especially her ability to easily memorize massive amounts of information in a short period of time.
For example, when she held the last singing competition, she only glanced at the program schedule once and memorized the names and order of hundreds of contestants.
So, while everyone else was still struggling with the scattered symbols, Bai Li had already completely imprinted all the symbols in her mind.
She discovered that these symbols, seemingly random, actually formed a hidden chain of clues on different walls in a specific order.
The ultimate direction is...
Ying Xiangyang's gaze shifted back and forth between the symbols on the wall and Bai Li's focused profile.
Cracking?
It can't be broken at all.
With his wife right beside him, how could he possibly think about solving the problem?
Let whoever wants to break it break it.
Ying Xiangyang followed Bai Li closely, never leaving her side.
—A well-behaved dog doesn't need a leash; following its owner is its basic skill.
At the same time, guarding one's own treasure is instinct.
Guan Cha's pretentious, tea-talking act almost made him vomit; it was disgusting.
But it also successfully instilled in him a great sense of crisis.
It would be best if the breaking was slow, so that he and Bai Li could stay here a little longer.
But his hopes were destined to be dashed.
The problem was solved very quickly; Bai Li found the mechanism the clues pointed to in almost no time.
When they noticed Bai Li's movements, the staff waiting on the side were shocked and quickly whispered to the control room through their headsets: "This is Team 4. The players are about to crack the code. Get the matchmaker ready."
The levels here test players' observation and memory skills, requiring them to cooperate tacitly to record the symbols on different walls. Eventually, they will discover that these symbols actually follow a pattern.
Generally, players will spend more than ten minutes observing, and with communication and problem-solving, the process of this level will conservatively take half an hour.
He had previously encountered many players who were too slow to solve the puzzles and needed hints from them to pass the level.
How could anyone be like Bai Li, who found the pattern after just a few glances and directly located the key to breaking the level—a protrusion on a certain wall.
It didn't even take a minute from start to finish.
Bai Li reached out and gently pressed down, the protrusion sinking slightly, followed by a soft creaking sound coming from inside the wall.
Attracted by the sound, everyone gathered around.
A crack slowly appeared on the originally smooth wall, revealing a small button inside.
The crowd gathered around her, their faces filled with amazement.
"Wow, Bai Li, you're amazing! You even managed to spot that."
"So well hidden? How were they discovered?"
"Is this the button to unlock and complete the level? Let me press it and see."
Everyone thought that Bai Li had found the mechanism by chance, but little did they know that Ying Xiangyang, who had been following Bai Li, knew clearly that this was not luck.
The bump is not obvious and is perfectly hidden in the dim light.
If the pattern between the symbols hadn't been found, it would have been impossible to discover this protrusion.
Bai Li found it by solving the mystery herself.
As expected of her.
Ying Xiangyang didn't find it strange at all that Bai Li could find someone; Bai Li was simply outstanding.
Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Bai Li pressed the button.
Suddenly, a cloud of green smoke billowed from the ceiling, followed by a piercing alarm.
A staff member shouted through the fog, "Oh no! The protection mechanism has been triggered! Everyone, get into different passages!"
Chaos erupted immediately. Amidst the smoke and panic, Bai Li felt herself being pushed by an inexplicable force.
The sudden feeling of falling and centrifugal force caused her heart to stop for a moment, but the [crisis warning] did not sound an alarm in advance, which meant there was no danger.
She immediately relaxed her body, and as she slid down a ramp, she finally landed on a soft mat.
Safe landing.
The soft touch made her body bounce back a couple of times.
When Bai Li opened her eyes, she realized that what was underneath her was not a mat, but a waterbed of moderate size.
He wasn't the only one who landed in the room; a white-haired man also slid down the slope right after him.
The white-haired creature was much heavier than himself, and the waterbed beneath him was hit hard again, causing it to tremble and shake.
Her body, carrying the white pear, also undulated.
The door to the passage slammed shut not far away, completely isolating them from the outside world.
Why was Ying Xiangyang the one who fell?
Why a waterbed, of all things?
A private room with a waterbed, for a man and a woman.
This is a terrible combination.
……
Unlike the awkward situation of the two people at this moment, the professional matchmaker gave an "OK" sign to the camera, ran back to the control room, and kept her merits hidden.
"Damn, that scared me to death! This group is moving so fast, I almost missed them."
"Fortunately, it was still quite easy to push them away. They were stuck together the whole time, so I just used two powerful thrusts to send them into the bridal chamber."
"Why did they become so quiet after we entered the room?"
"Did the two of them have a fight? Give them a heads-up."
……
On the other side, in a silent room.
Shirari has recovered from the shock of being on the waterbed.
There was so much information today.
But life goes on, so I should get out of this room as soon as possible...
Bai Li ignored Ying Xiangyang, who was still savoring the memory, and quickly looked around.
At the other end of the room was a stone door with a huge heart-shaped pattern carved on it.
We should go out through this door.
Just then, a synthesized mechanical voice rang out in the passage: "Two life forms have been detected in Cupid's room. Cupid's mission has been unlocked. Mission requirements: The two kiss for ten seconds to activate the stone door mechanism."
Bai Li and Ying Xiangyang froze instantly.
White Pear: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bai Li, who had just managed to compose herself, was stunned again.
No, falling onto a waterbed is ridiculous enough, why do they have to kiss?
Why are there these kinds of tasks in escape rooms?
Ying Xiangyang's face instantly turned bright red.
He dreamed of seeing Bai Li in person, of holding her hand, of hugging her...
He wouldn't even dare to dream of more, more secretive, or more outrageous ideas.
He was already very content to be able to meet Bai Li in person today, to know that Bai Li was from the same university as him, and that Bai Li was willing to play escape room games with him.
But suddenly going to kiss or something, isn't that moving too fast?
Ying Xiangyang felt his heart pounding wildly. How could he be so attracted to someone?
He glanced at Bai Li and noticed that she was frowning.
He looked very troubled...
He quickly realized that Bai Li probably didn't want to.
Ying Xiangyang chuckled self-deprecatingly, looked away, and his wildly beating heart calmed down a little.
Right.
What good is it if I like white pears so much?
Bai Li has never explicitly expressed her feelings for him. The two have never established a relationship.
It's always been wishful thinking on my part.
Ying Xiangyang sighed and suggested, feigning indifference, "How about we look for other solutions?"
Bai Li frowned, staring at the stone gate in front of her with a large heart carved on it.
She was thinking.
The room was utterly bare, containing only a door, a waterbed, and a celestial sound emanating from somewhere; there were no other clues.
They were just deliberately pushed into a room.
Why push two people exactly?
The answer to clearing the level is obvious: complete the task given by Tianyin.
Upon hearing Ying Xiangyang's suggestion, Bai Li shook her head, looked at Ying Xiangyang seriously, and replied, "There is no other way."
The two stood there, looking at each other, the air seeming to freeze.
Perhaps feeling that the two of them were dawdling too much, the mechanical voice rang out again relentlessly: "Please complete the task within 1 minute, otherwise it will be considered a failure. Countdown begins: 60, 59, 58..."
Damn, it's a time-limited task?!
Should you kiss or not within one minute?
Ying Xiangyang glanced at Bai Li's lips briefly before looking away.
Bai Li's lips were small, plump, and pink, even prettier than in my dream.
Just one glance, and my heart started beating again, heavy as a drumstick.