One, two, three, four … Four people, no more, no less. They were all the original bodies.
Lin Sanjiu finally reached the last step.
She let out a long sigh and slid down the wall of the elevator. She sat on the floor and watched the elevator doors close. The uneven doors on both sides of the elevator slowly closed, reducing the bloody scene outside into a narrow gap until it could no longer be seen.
For a moment, the elevator was silent except for the low hum of the moving machinery. Since Bohemia and the ex-guard did not dare to speak, Puppeteer certainly would not initiate a conversation. Lin Sanjiu thought for a while, and the more she thought about it, the stranger she felt.
"When I was alone in the stairway, one of your light fish swam back. When I rushed back to the lobby, it swam back. If it wasn't for it, I wouldn't have been able to find you guys so quickly, "Lin Sanjiu asked Bohemia," What happened to that fish? "
Bohemia was stunned when she heard Lin Sanjiu's question. She glanced at the ex-guard subconsciously. The latter shrunk his shoulders and smiled sheepishly.
"I didn't expect you to be so useful," Bohemia praised the ex-guard before she answered Lin Sanjiu. Then, she turned to Lin Sanjiu, "At that time, I noticed that the stairway's railing had reached its end, and I felt that the stairway was about to reach its end. He told me that he hoped I could release a Light Fish and have it swim around the back of the stairs … I asked him why. He said that if someone was following us, they might think that they had been discovered and stop to check the situation. It was a way to scare off potential threats. Oh, by the way, you didn't say anything at that time. I was a little puzzled because you always had something to say. "
"Who is the one who always has something to say between the two of them?"
Lin Sanjiu glanced at Bohemia, but the latter did not seem to notice her gaze and continued, "I didn't expect that the kid's suggestion would actually help you. Do you know, I wasn't very willing at that time because I — Oh, do you remember I said that my fish can't be used indefinitely? Before we reached the lobby, the light stored in two of the fish had been used up, and there were only two fish left. Wouldn't it be even darker if we lost one more fish? "
"Only two fish left?" Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and suddenly understood. "In other words, from the staircase to the lobby, the light is getting dimmer and dimmer?"
She seemed to understand where the skinny man got the idea from. She had to admit that even though the man was on the verge of insanity, his brain worked really fast. Just by acting according to circumstances and improvising on the spot, he almost made them all fall into his trap. She looked at Puppeteer and sighed. "Did you feel like everything went black the moment you stepped into the hall?"
Two seconds later, Puppeteer replied, "Okay."
Both Bohemia and the former guard had a look of realization on their faces, but neither of them dared to say "Oh!"
Lin Sanjiu rubbed her temples. She could already picture the scene clearly in her mind. Without her, the two of them would not even dare to breathe in front of Puppeteer. When they saw the light in the hall, they would not even think of chatting with Puppeteer, "Oh, finally there's light here." Even if you beat them to death, they would not think of chatting with Puppeteer.
As they walked, the light fishes got dimmer and dimmer. When they entered the lobby, it was completely dark. Lin Sanjiu found it hard to believe that the problem lay in her eyes. To be honest, even if the lobby was pitch-black, it wouldn't be unreasonable. On second thought, Puppeteer's amiable question, "Have you used up all your light fishes?", was even weirder.
Lin Sanjiu wondered what the skinny man would do next if she made a mistake.
"Didn't you think of taking out the light at that time?" Lin Sanjiu raised her head and asked.
This time, Puppeteer's sarcasm was sharp. "You're amazing. I can't believe you thought of turning on the light when there's no light. How long did you think before you had this epiphany? "
Lin Sanjiu choked on her words. When she couldn't find the words to refute him, he suddenly laughed. "Holding the light has always been a puppet's job. Since you're so wise and insightful, I'll ask this woman to hold the light for me next time. "
The look on Bohemia's face was as if her heart had been hollowed out.
"If holding the light has always been a puppet's job, then the light should be on the puppet's body. No wonder he didn't take out any lighting tools when the light fishes were getting dimmer and dimmer." Lin Sanjiu stood up and pulled Bohemia behind her. She shook her head and said, "That won't do."
Puppeteer's irritation at that moment was so intense that it could almost engulf them. Fortunately, he quickly turned his head away, as if he was afraid that his eyes would bleed if he looked at her for too long.
When the elevator slowly went up, there was not even a single number on the screen. There was only an upward arrow that kept refreshing. After enduring the silence for a while, Lin Sanjiu tried to lighten the mood. She said, "Speaking of which, I don't understand why I didn't feel anyone open the door. Could it be that he was already in the stairwell?"
"Impossible," Bohemia stood behind Lin Sanjiu for a while. She seemed to have regained some of her courage. "I'm walking at the front, and I'm always afraid that there might be something hiding in the dark. So, I've been very careful."
The man was so skinny that it made Lin Sanjiu's heart flutter. If he pressed his back against the wall and covered his body with his Illusion Mask, he would have to walk past Puppeteer. When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, she felt that she had hit a dead end again. Even if his ability was undetectable, the skinny man couldn't walk past Puppeteer without being noticed. It was one thing to hide in the corner of the elevator without moving, but it was another thing to brush past him.
"Magus said you're stupid," Puppeteer, who had been staring at the arrow, suddenly said without turning his head.
"Oh … Huh?"
"You realized it too late," Puppeteer said, as if he was talking to Magus in his mind, "If you dry her up, she'll be able to say a whole book of stupid things."
Lin Sanjiu could almost finish the conversation automatically. She swallowed her anger and asked, "What did Magus say?"
"She said you're stupid."
"No! What else did she say? "
Puppeteer, who had his back facing her, did not say another word.
Lin Sanjiu didn't believe that she couldn't figure it out herself.
Since it was impossible for her to rely on Puppeteer to pass the message to her, Lin Sanjiu replayed the whole process of forming the thread of higher consciousness. Everything was simple and straightforward. Every time she went up the stairs, she would reduce the width of the 'thread' and increase its length. When the current thread of higher consciousness could not be extended any further, she would add a second thread of higher consciousness. She had always been cautious. Even after Bohemia found the body and the whole team stopped, she still did not forget to pull the line.
"Ah!" Lin Sanjiu screamed as her mind lit up.
"The toilet is open," Puppeteer commented.
Ignoring him, Lin Sanjiu slapped her forehead and sighed at Bohemia, "So that's how it is!"
"Why?" Bohemia was not interested, "So it's because of you, right?"
"When I squeezed to the front of the team, I lengthened my higher consciousness accordingly. When I finished checking the corpse and returned to the back of the team, I didn't reduce the length of my higher consciousness. For example, if this is a loop of rope that I released as I walked, it would be too long now … "
"I get it," Bohemia waved her hand and interrupted her, "I know more about higher consciousness than you do. You don't have to make an analogy!"
Lin Sanjiu finally figured it out, but before she could finish her sentence, she felt a little unsatisfied.
The "rope" of Willpower that was supposed to be holding the door tightly would loosen up after the increase in length and the owner had returned a certain distance. Since the distance between the three of them had increased, the length of the pendant was at least ten meters. At this moment, if the door of the staircase was pushed open a crack, she would not feel any vibration from her Higher Consciousness. She was itching to explain, but when she looked around, she realized that the only person who could listen to her, the former guard, was staring at his pendant. It seemed like he was equally uninterested in her theory.
"Magus said," Puppeteer said slowly, "The sensitivity of your higher consciousness is as dull as a hemp rope."
"Well, she used her higher consciousness like a brick," Bohemia said. Lin Sanjiu had no idea whether she was agreeing or explaining, "When the hardness increases, the sensitivity decreases."
Lin Sanjiu only heard half of the discussion about her higher consciousness absentmindedly. The other half was blown away like a gust of wind. She found herself glancing at the former guard again and again. Ever since Wei Xing had reminded her, she had been paying attention to him a lot. However, he had always been honest and had not done anything he shouldn't have. He had even helped them a few times.
However, at this moment, she suddenly felt what Wei Xing felt. There was something wrong with this person's mental state.
With a "ding", the elevator stopped.
The former guard looked up. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face. "Finally, we can go out!"
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