When the shutter door was slowly pulled up again, the sun that was already slanting to the west immediately dyed the cement floor red. However, even the warm orange glow did not add any color to the woman who just walked out from behind the shutter door.
After Lin Sanjiu walked out of the second round of "Haunted House Dare", she looked as if something had sucked all the blood out of her body. She was ghastly pale from head to toe, almost the same color as her skeletal wings. Lin Sanjiu had to stare at her for half a minute to confirm that she was still a living person.
Aker, who was smoking at the entrance, jumped up when he heard the shutter door creak. He turned around and stared at Lin Sanjiu in shock, "How did you end up like this?"
When Lin Sanjiu raised her eyes, she startled him even more. Even though the color of her pupils was faint, it was as if they had been diluted to the point where only the whites of her eyes were left. After some time, Lin Sanjiu's body gradually regained its liveliness, and the color of her eyes slowly returned to her normal color.
Sighing, she walked to the female ticket seller and collected her 12 Stamina Points. Then, she sat down beside Aker.
It was an accident that she met Aker at the end of the previous round. After Lin Sanjiu asked him, she found out that he had only arrived half an hour later than her and had just finished his first round. To prevent the same thing that happened to Geran and Livia, both of them agreed to enter "Haunted House Dare" at different times. When one of them came out, the other would enter. However, Aker came out in less than two hours. Lin Sanjiu didn't know whether it was because the difficulty was relatively low or because he was quite skilled. After that, he came out in less than two hours. After that, he sat there, smoking and waiting for Lin Sanjiu.
"Don't mention it," Lin Sanjiu couldn't help shuddering a little when she thought about the second round. She was reluctant to talk about it, "Compared to the second round, the first round was like a candy house."
Aker nodded his head in understanding. The young man was wrapped in a long robe as usual. Only his hand holding a cigarette could be seen. "After all, this is a pocket dimension prepared for Growth-types … Sigh."
"In the past, I only knew that my stamina would increase slowly." At this point, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help lowering her head to look at herself. "After entering this pocket dimension, I realized that as long as it's something that I can name, it will be impossible. Regardless of whether I was conscious of it or not, it will hone itself. Although this is probably a good thing, if I am not prepared, I will die very quickly. "
She wasn't exaggerating at all. Initially, Lin Sanjiu thought that the first round was hard enough to deal with, but when she entered the second round, she realized that she had to go through a lot of trouble. Only then did she realize that she had underestimated this pocket dimension. Whether it was observational skills, instantaneous memory, analytical skills, or even courage, she would not be able to make it through. She was already at her wits' end in this round. She did not even know how she managed to get out. She was afraid that she would have no choice but to use her [Consciousness Mimicry] in the next round.
"Before the third round, you have to take a good rest." Aker pinched his cigarette and extinguished it. It flew far away and landed on the ground. "… I was so focused on the project that I forgot to tell you something."
Lin Sanjiu looked at him suspiciously. Then, she smiled, "If you want to talk about your plan, I'm afraid I can't help you even if I wanted to. When Livia and I went out to check on the situation, Santa Claus gave me — "
"I know," Aker interrupted her and smiled at her. His cheekbones rose instantly, making his face look even longer. "Zagger told me everything he saw … As for what he didn't see, I can make up for it with a few guesses."
"Yes … I am useless to your plan now."
"Ahem, Miss Lin, your way of talking is really too blunt." Aker retracted his hand into his robe and it instantly slid down. "We have a common interest now. Of course, we should cooperate more … I don't think you are someone who likes to beat around the bush. Let me put it this way. Since the plan has changed, I am here to ask for your help. "
Lin Sanjiu frowned. "What kind of help?"
"Progressor Alliance might be threatened by Puppeteer, but I am still the person in charge of Red Nautilus. However, I am still the person in charge of Red Nautilus. I have already sent all the people that I can mobilize to carry out the mission in this amusement park pocket dimension, "Aker sounded as if he was trying to convince her. Aker sounded as if he was trying to convince her. "Although I believe that our plan will succeed, I still need your help to be more confident. This is to trap Puppeteer at a certain place. We have to make him stay there for at least two hours. "
Before Lin Sanjiu gave him a definite answer, Aker obviously didn't want to reveal any more details. He raised his head and looked at Lin Sanjiu, waiting anxiously for her reply.
"Why don't you use your people to trap him?" Lin Sanjiu asked. "What are you going to do after you trap him?"
"None of our people can do that," Aker smiled bitterly and reminded her, "Have you forgotten? Almost all of our people are already under his influence. If Puppeteer is unhappy, we will all become puppets … If we lose our lives, what's the point of planning? "
"As for the next step, I already have a plan. Even though you don't have the Santa hat anymore, we can still carry out our dog-eat-dog plan … "Aker glanced at Lin Sanjiu from under his slightly messy curly hair." I have already sent a few Growth-types from our alliance out. They should be loitering around the few entrances of the amusement park now … As long as Santa Claus doesn't give up, he will need another Progressor to enter the amusement park. I think I will soon receive a paper crane telling me that someone got the Santa hat. I won't lie to you. This is a little dangerous for you, but I believe that with your skills, you will definitely be able to escape in time. "
Seeing that Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything, Aker got a little anxious. He leaned closer to her and said, "To tell you the truth, the other reason why we are looking for you is because of the grudge between you and Puppeteer. It's perfectly reasonable for you to find trouble with him. That way, he won't get suspicious. Sigh, I also understand that this matter will only bring you trouble and no benefits … How about this, once we successfully escape from the Starry Carnival Amusement Park, if you need the Progressor Alliance's help in the future, just let me know! After all, even though we are small, we still have resources like a base and consular officers … Besides, we can discuss how to split the loot we get from the pocket dimension. "
Lin Sanjiu looked at him.
From the Santa Claus incident, it seemed like … Although this man was very calculative, it was a good thing that he put all his calculations on the table and told you plainly. It was a little like a business deal.
There was only one thing that Aker didn't say. However, both of them were well aware of it.
Once Puppeteer and Santa Claus were eliminated from the Starry Carnival Amusement Park, the people who had the highest chance of getting the Ultimate Gift Bag would be the people from Progressor Alliance. Other than the fact that he was eager to get rid of Puppeteer, the Ultimate Gift Bag was another reason why Aker made such a plan …
Looking at it from another angle, even without this incident, Lin Sanjiu still wanted to find Puppeteer. Lin Sanjiu also wanted to look for Puppeteer. After all, he was responsible for the whereabouts of Reno and Rena. Moreover, if she could successfully rescue Rena and Rena, Aker would take care of the two kids in the Alliance.
"If I agree," Lin Sanjiu asked, enunciating each word, "What do I need to do?"
The eyes of the tall and skinny young man, who was wrapped in a robe like Dracula, lit up.
"We have Puppeteer's exact location. We will know every meter he moves," Aker smiled confidently, "Besides, there is strength in numbers. Most of the time in the park, we were spread out, so we knew pretty much every path — so once I got the message, I would be able to find out what was going on. After confirming that Santa Claus has placed a Santa hat magnet on our people, I will plan a route for you to approach Puppeteer in the shortest time possible. For the sake of your own safety, don't enter the attraction with him. Try to stall him from the outside. "
"If you can stall him for two hours, that would be the best. If you can't, you need at least an hour. At the same time, the people from the Alliance will use the shortest route to get close to you. When you leave, we will use the Santa Claus hat to summon Santa Claus. As for the rest, it will be up to them. "
Other than spending more time with Puppeteer than she had hoped, Lin Sanjiu didn't find anything wrong with this plan.
After all, compared to Santa Claus and Puppeteer, she wasn't much of a target.
"Where is Puppeteer now?" Lin Sanjiu asked even though she already knew the answer. Lin Sanjiu didn't know how they knew Puppeteer's exact location … Not all the workers in the amusement park knew the coordinates of the players. Even if there were people like the fat boss, they could only give a rough idea.
"Pumpkin Route, we have just completed the fifth attraction," Aker answered straightforwardly. Aker answered without hesitation. He even added some information that Lin Sanjiu did not know. "The difficulty of the rides on Pumpkin Route is quite high, so there are only a few of them. If Puppeteer does not change his destination, he will reach the end after two more rides."
Lin Sanjiu nodded. Aker's words confirmed her conjecture. If Aker really wanted to escape, there was no need for him to stop Puppeteer from reaching the finish line. She did not have to stop Puppeteer from reaching the finish line to carry out her plan. However, she was too lazy to care about these messy schemes.
"Alright," since she had already made up her mind, she didn't want to drag the matter any further. "If we can split the final gift, I want 30%. If we can't split it, you can compensate me in other ways. "
"Since we are talking about cooperation, we should act like it."
"No problem!" Aker agreed and stretched out a hand from his robe with a smile on his face. Lin Sanjiu shook his hand and felt the coldness of his fingers.
"It's a deal then. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation, Miss Lin." Aker stood up as he spoke. "Since we have settled everything, let's finish this haunted house as soon as possible. Speaking of which, almost all the attractions in Swan Route are tricky. I don't know why you chose this route."
"How do you know so much about the attractions on the route?" Lin Sanjiu asked curiously.
"Ahem, there are only 12 routes in Starry Carnival Amusement Park. We, Progressor Alliance, have more than 12 people. Before we entered the amusement park, we decided on a way to communicate with each other. Almost all the situations we encounter on the route will be summarized and sent to me … Together with the information that everyone else has gathered, that's about it. " Aker laughed self-deprecatingly, "I can't believe that a small organization like ours would have to resort to human wave tactics."
Lin Sanjiu suddenly couldn't help thinking about the siblings.
"If those two kids are with me, this place would be more like an" amusement park "…"
Just as Lin Sanjiu had expected, the third round of "Haunted House Dare" was a rare nightmare. Even though she had experienced so much and seen Kisaragi Station, she almost had a nervous breakdown when she was halfway through the third round of the haunted house. In fact, if Mrs. Manas had not asked her to activate her [Consciousness Mimicry] in time, Lin Sanjiu would have been stuck in the haunted house for a long time.
In the third round, when Lin Sanjiu mimicked Nvywa, the thing that saved her was not her opponent's intelligence but Nvywa's terrifying willpower. Before she used her [Consciousness Mimicry], Lin Sanjiu had always thought that no one in this world could truly be unaffected by emotions. However, in the face of Nvywa's steel-like willpower, all the emotions she had accumulated in the past vanished like smoke. Lin Sanjiu was left with absolute calmness and rationality.
When she came out of "Haunted House Dare" once again, Lin Sanjiu felt as if she had been in another world for a long time.
"You're finally out," Aker had been waiting outside for quite some time. "It seems like you have a high difficulty."
Lin Sanjiu felt exhausted all over. She wanted to smile politely, but even her facial muscles didn't listen to her.
"Don't you need to rest for a while?" Aker looked at her for a while and frowned. Then, he stretched out a hand from his robe. There was a small paper crane lying on his rough knuckles. "Just now, when you were still in there, I received news … A Growth-type compatriot was just released by Santa Claus. He has already obtained the Santa hat magnet — our plan can begin." (To be continued)
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