Lin Sanjiu knew that the way she spoke to Puppeteer was different.
In her eyes, Puppeteer always looked cold and gloomy. The only liveliness in his body came from the glitter at the corner of his eyes. How could he look like a living person? Whenever he closed his eyes and lied down, that place would turn into a graveyard.
However, the words formed by a human voice seemed to carry some liveliness. Lin Sanjiu had a feeling that as long as she talked enough, she would be able to rub some color into his pale, even greenish skin. Of course, the person who got rubbed would not be happy about it.
The problem was, why did he lose his temper regardless of the situation?
Lin Sanjiu did not know which one she should scold first. Puppeteer or the pocket dimension?
She had a good reason to be unhappy with Puppeteer. Was the pocket dimension the time to fool around? What if she ended up in the arms of the doll "Lin Sanjiu"? Yes, she would not be replaced by the doll for a short period of time, but he could not always be so generous with her life.
However, compared to the Pocket Dimension, Puppeteer's attack was nothing. The moment Lin Sanjiu was sent flying, the doll's house turned dark again.
She had lost her sight. Even though she had curled up in mid-air and regained her center of gravity, she still hit the coffee table like a fish. The pocket dimension had cut off all means of detection. When she was about to hit the ground, she tripped over a footstool on the ground.
However, the most important problem was that Lin Sanjiu realized even before she landed on the ground. All the pocket dimension did was turn off the lights once. Even if the pocket dimension didn't do anything else, the identity of both of them would be in doubt once again.
The door to the kitchen faced the coffee table in the living room. The sofa had been kicked far away. Lin Sanjiu got up from the coffee table and searched around. She found her long stick nearby. She was sent back to the living room again. In the dark, she did not know whether the two dolls were around. She only felt a little relieved when she found her stick.
When Lin Sanjiu finally swept the stick and walked to the kitchen, the lights came back on.
This time, both dolls were gone.
The intention of the Doll's House was too obvious. It was to make them suspect each other. However, this could not be used as proof that the other party was a real person.
"Do you really not want to switch to another mode?"
Just as Lin Sanjiu was thinking about the doll house, the boy spoke. "More than half of the time has passed. Any one of you can change the mode from 'Live and Die together' to 'Fight to the death' right away, okay?"
So that was how it was …
When he needed the dolls to prove his identity the most, the two dolls acted as if they had never existed. This was probably because, under the constant pressure of not knowing whether his companions were alive or not, and time was still ticking away, it was inevitable that he could not hold it in any longer and decided to change the mode.
The Instance Dungeon did not know that the people who entered this time were different.
From another perspective, this might be a piece of good news. In the 'Fight to the Death' mode, the dungeon would only yield one doll. However, the Doll's House was still so eager for them to choose the 'Fight to the Death' mode. Perhaps it was because if they chose 'Fight to the Death' mode, there was a high chance that they would be able to leave the dungeon together.
While Lin Sanjiu was thinking about how she could prove her identity, she pushed open the double doors of the kitchen.
"Oh, is that you?"
Puppeteer, who was still standing behind the kitchen island, looked like a narrow black abyss under the white light. He sneered and repeated what she had said just now. "After all, the lights went out just now. It's possible that Lin Sanjiu's doll teleported back, right?"
If Lin Sanjiu didn't know that it was impossible, she would have suspected that Puppeteer had made a deal with the Instance Dungeon to torture her. "Don't raise your hand again," she said hurriedly. "Think about it. Can dolls talk?"
Actually, the Puppeteer in front of her might not be the real Lin Sanjiu, but she felt that it was better not to say anything.
"Did the Instance Dungeon tell you that dolls can't talk?" Puppeteer's eyes glinted. "You and the Instance Dungeon are like flies that have graduated from the toilet. Could it be that he was trying to mislead you by not talking? "
"If this is a doll, his mouth is quite similar to the owner's."
"Don't throw a tantrum. We have already spent more than half the time," Lin Sanjiu was a little anxious. "Even if you're strong, you can't be careless. Haven't you heard of capsizing a boat in a ditch?"
"That's not all. I'm looking at a ditch."
Lin Sanjiu decided not to argue with him. The key to dealing with Puppeteer was to say what you wanted to say and pretend that you didn't hear what he said.
"To prove my identity, I'll take out a card," Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and suggested, "You can take out an item too. Give me one that I know. Isn't that enough?"
Puppeteer rolled his eyes slightly, but he didn't say anything. It was a tacit agreement.
At this moment, the pocket dimension boy couldn't hold it in any longer. He suddenly made a low sound as if he was squeezed out of his throat. Then, he quickly covered his mouth.
'What does he mean?'
Lin Sanjiu felt goosebumps all over her body. Both of them looked at each other.
"Take something," Puppeteer frowned and raised his hand.
The moment Lin Sanjiu's card floated out from his palm, her vision turned black. She could only see Puppeteer's fingers on the chain on his other hand.
"You're so shameless," Lin Sanjiu cursed under her breath, "But you can still stay in the dark until the end of the pocket dimension? You have to turn on the light eventually. Isn't it the same if we wait for the light to come on? "
Puppeteer snorted coldly, but the pocket dimension boy didn't make a sound.
Lin Sanjiu groped her way to the wall and leaned her back against it again. She swung the staff around her.
Even though she didn't know whether Puppeteer was the real Puppeteer or not, she felt a lot more at ease. Now that she had calmed down, her mind became more active. From time to time, she would sweep above her head to prevent the doll from crawling down from the ceiling.
Even if the doll came out of the dark, it would still be sent flying. All she needed to do was to wait patiently for the light to come on so that she could confirm Puppeteer's identity. No matter how much the Puppeteer in front of her sounded like the real Puppeteer, she wouldn't act until she saw the rabbit.
Suddenly, the light came on.
Lin Sanjiu's eyes were blurred by the blinding light, but she still saw a familiar gray cloth in Puppeteer's hand. Her heart finally calmed down and she smiled at him. She felt that this was the first time she had smiled since she entered the Great Palace of Confusion. "It's you," Lin Sanjiu murmured.
"Most people wouldn't be able to open their mouths like that," she added in her mind.
Puppeteer's face was cold, and he refused to look at her. It was as if the sound from the kitchen was just crickets chirping.
Lin Sanjiu wanted to use her staff to wipe his face again.
"Don't come near me," Puppeteer shot her a glance and warned, "Don't touch me until the very last moment. And it's best if you don't talk. "
Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and retorted, "But we still need to walk to the wall in the living room. If the light turns dark a few more times —" She quickly changed her question from "What if you get replaced?" to "What if I get replaced?". "What if I get replaced?"
A hint of annoyance flashed across Puppeteer's face.
"Are you using that stick to pretend to be a cripple?" He raised his chin at Lin Sanjiu and said, "Each of us can take one side and walk with it."
"Are you sure you don't want to change modes? We only have two minutes left, "the pocket boy interrupted. The dungeon boy interrupted abruptly. "When you go out hand in hand, if you pull a doll along with you, both of you will be left behind. You can't be completely sure that the doll is a real person, right? As long as we change modes, we can save our own lives … "
As Puppeteer listened, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
Lin Sanjiu was very familiar with his personality and habits. She didn't need to look down to know that his fingers were trembling slightly. She quickly passed the stick to him and said, "Don't be angry. Let's go. I think that with the remaining time we have, we should do our best to explore the interior of the instance dungeon and look for those two dolls. "
The pocket boy's words could be because they had found each other, so he was in a hurry to patch things up. It could also be because the doll she found was a doll and he purposely said that to make her lower her guard.
If Lin Sanjiu continued thinking in this direction, there would be more layers to the puzzle. She felt that it was time for her to take action.
*
Lin Sanjiu's voice was like a piece of sandpaper. Every word she said was like a layer of sandpaper being rubbed away on his skin.
"It's really you." This was the effect of a sewer suddenly opening its lid and greeting him as if they were old friends, "Have you eaten today?"
To be honest, Puppeteer was a little disappointed when he saw the card in Lin Sanjiu's hand. Was it really her? What if it was a doll?
"Let's wait for the light to come on. Isn't it the same?" Those few sentences were so long that it wasn't his skin that was being rubbed away, but his nerve endings. When the light came on, he almost heaved a sigh of relief. At least he didn't have to listen to her rambling anymore.
It would have been fine if she was just talking, but he couldn't stand that pair of amber eyes. The brighter they were, the more he wanted to gouge those eyes out and stain them with his blood so that they would never fall on him again.
Puppeteer knew very well why he couldn't stand Lin Sanjiu.
When the two of them walked out, the light in the doll house went off again. In the dark, he held the wooden stick in his hand and followed behind her quietly. They walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.
When the light came on, he could only see Lin Sanjiu's back. She was holding the wooden stick in her hand. When the light went off, it was even worse. No one could see him.
Their vision was constantly affected, and their detection methods were gone. The pocket dimension was huge, and they didn't have much time left. It wasn't realistic for them to explore every inch of the place. The two of them tried their best to look around the living room. They even found a dining room and a bedroom that they hadn't seen before. The bedroom that Puppeteer was placed in could only be considered as a secondary bedroom compared to the other bedroom.
Everything was empty. It was as if his other self had disappeared the moment he met Lin Sanjiu.
There was a large empty space behind the sofa in the living room. As the house was too big, they couldn't fit all the furniture in. After they returned to the entrance, Lin Sanjiu circled around the empty space and continued to lead him forward with the wooden stick.
Since they couldn't see the other 'Lin Sanjiu' doll, they couldn't be sure that the one in front of them was the real Lin Sanjiu.
Puppeteer thought of a few ways to confirm his suspicions, but in the end, he didn't make a move. The chances of the doll being the real Lin Sanjiu were higher than the chances of it not being the real Lin Sanjiu.
"The pocket dimension will end in less than a minute," the Pocket Boy said. "How are you so sure that the one beside you is the real Lin Sanjiu?"
It was hard to tell what the Pocket Boy's intention was from his tone. The Pocket Boy and Puppeteer had already seen the doll before they entered the pocket dimension, so it wasn't difficult for them to drive a wedge between the two of them.
However, the only thing the Pocket Boy had done so far was to let the doll approach them again and again. If the 'approach' was just a trick on the surface, was there something else hidden in the Pocket Boy?
When they stood in front of the living room's wall, Puppeteer looked around and realized that the lights had gone off.
Did he miss something?
Lin Sanjiu suddenly became quiet and did not ask for any physical contact with him. Was this the reason why he felt that something was wrong?
"Ten," the Pocket Boy began to count down in the dark. There was neither joy nor disappointment in his voice.
"Wait, wait a minute," Lin Sanjiu, who was not far from him, suddenly said with a trembling voice. The Pocket Boy turned a deaf ear to her and continued to count down. As the Pocket Boy counted down, Lin Sanjiu's voice seemed to be filled with despair, panic, and sobs. It was soft and urgent.
"I, I want to change to 'Fight to the Death' mode."
Puppeteer suddenly understood.
"I didn't expect this chapter to be so long after I finally solved the storyline problem. It took me a day to finish writing a chapter that was supposed to take two days, and I only released it after four o 'clock in the afternoon. "You guys are probably asleep, right?"
* Puppeteer's popularity has skyrocketed recently. In the past, there were dozens of comments every day, but now, there were hundreds of comments every day. Basically, there were only two kinds of comments: "Boohoo" and "Hahahaha". If someone who didn't know better saw this, they would think that he was in a large mental hospital (no).
* Speaking of which, after Milady released the chapter, I received a private message from a passionate player. He said that my setting was wrong (In fact, the author wouldn't simply change the setting of such a big project). He even advised me to learn more about Western society … I struggled for a while on which side to defend first, so I deleted the message.
(End of this chapter)
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