The third victim's situation was not the same as the first two. He was a little more bad-tempered. He did not say anything, nor did he care about the riddle. Instead, he rushed at the Sphinx with a fruit knife. As a result, the Sphinx dexterously dodged his attack and left three scratches on his face with its claws.
Just like how it dealt with the unlucky guy who answered the wrong question, this time, when its life was threatened, it used the same method to punish him. It didn't take the opportunity to take the life of the third victim. At the same time, it disappeared after the attack was completed.
That was the Sphinx's riddle incident that had been uploaded to the forum recently.
It was said that a similar situation had happened to non-players as well. However, most of the victims' statements were treated as urban legends, and they were even labeled as idiots by the enthusiastic members of the group.
Like the second victim, the scratches on their bodies were also identified as caused by ordinary dogs. They could only blame it on their bad luck and spend money to get themselves vaccinated with rabies.
…
Zhang Heng had a rough understanding of the current situation, and he knew why Shen Xixi was looking for him.
After the battle with Arc of Light, although the union was basically disbanded, Shen Xixi did not stop what she had been doing. Although the riddle incident wasn't too serious, it did disrupt the lives of ordinary people. Shen Xixi definitely wanted to solve this problem.
However, without the union's support, she was probably a little short on manpower. It was easy to understand why she wanted to find a racer. Judging from the information collected, the Sphinx was moving very fast.
It was almost impossible for an ordinary person to catch up with it on foot.
For now, the risk of this incident wasn't high. As a racer, he didn't even need to participate in the frontline battle. So, Zhang Heng did not refuse to help.
He turned off the computer and went to the Carving Time Cafe in the food alley.
This place was a little similar to the predecessors of those popular internet cafes. A lot of effort had been put into the renovation, and every corner was quite artistic. At its peak, it had opened many branches. However, with the increase of similar cafes, including the impact of new retail coffee, various costs had increased, and it was getting harder and harder to sustain. Now, it was in dire straits, and there was even a wave of shop closures some time ago.
There weren't many people in the shop, and as soon as Zhang Heng walked in, he saw Li Bai sitting at the table in the middle, drinking a glass of juice. When he saw Zhang Heng, he immediately stood up and greeted him enthusiastically.
Zhang Heng pointed at his hair. "Why did you dye it red?"
"I've been watching Slam Dunk recently. Sakuragi Hanamichi's hair is red. Rabbit said that I'm as stupid as Sakuragi, so I decided to imitate him and dye my hair red. What do you think? I look handsome, don't I?" Li Bai stroked his own hair happily.
"How should I put it … It's quite retro." Li Bai's red hair reminded Zhang Heng of the Zangai family, which was popular all over the country when he was young.
After a brief greeting, Li Bai led Zhang Heng into a cubicle.
As soon as the door opened, the room was filled with smoke. Other than Shen Xixi and Rabbit, there were five other people, three men and two women. Two of them were heavy smokers, ignoring the ban on smoking in public places. They made the cubicle look like a fairyland, and there were at least a dozen cigarettes in the ashtray in front of them.
One of the men with a flattop haircut looked up at Zhang Heng. "You sure are arrogant. You made us wait for so long."
Without waiting for Zhang Heng to answer, he turned to Shen Xixi and said impatiently, "Okay, everyone is here. Let's start."
Shen Xixi looked at Zhang Heng apologetically.
Zhang Heng, on the other hand, didn't care. He found a stool and sat down.
Li Bai closed the door, and Shen Xixi said sternly, "Everyone should have learned about the general situation on the Internet. The thing we are going to deal with this time is probably the Sphinx from Greek mythology. Everyone knows the story of the Sphinx. Oedipus answered its riddle, causing it to jump off a cliff and commit suicide. However, this trick has now been proven ineffective. The Sphinx's riddle is not difficult to guess, but even if we solve the riddle, it will just leave."
Shen Xixi paused, looked around, and continued, "But the good news is that this Sphinx is not as strong as the myths and legends say. It can lock down a city by itself. Its size should be close to an adult Caucasian dog, and its combat power is about the same. Its main attack method is scratching. Since it has the body of a lion, its limbs are very strong, and it has wings. So far, no witnesses have seen it flying. However, to be cautious, we will assume that its wings can be used."
After Shen Xixi finished speaking, she turned on the projector and projected a city map on the wall.
"I marked the locations where the three victims were attacked, and I also interviewed ordinary people who have posted on the Internet before. We can map out its range of activities."
Shen Xixi circled a few red circles on the map, and finally connected them with a straight line. It was a triangular area, located outside the Fourth Ring Road.
"This place is not small." A woman wearing a choker around her neck stubbed out her cigarette and said.
"Yes, this is why I want to cooperate with you," Shen Xixi said. "Based on my previous strength analysis, the operation plan this time is tentatively to attack by force. When the time comes, we will have to split up and maintain a one-minute distance between each other and at least one teammate. That thing has always picked on people who are alone. If someone is targeted by it, contact the others immediately. After that, delay for a minute, and wait for the other teammates to arrive. Remember, no matter how stupid the puzzle is, don't give the correct answer. Otherwise, it will disappear immediately."
"Because we are still not clear about the target's weakness, we have prepared a variety of weapons for tonight's operation, including but not limited to stun guns, tranquilizer guns, gasoline, water guns, fishing nets, two crossbows, and sabers. You can also bring whatever weapons you have. As for clothes, although the weather has begun to heat up, I strongly recommend that you choose clothes that can cover your whole body. If you can't find any, you can come to me for canvas work clothes."
"Don't be so long-winded. We don't need others to teach us how to fight." The man with the crew cut was indeed impatient.
"Simon." Shen Xixi looked at Zhang Heng again, "You stay in the car and keep moving. If everything goes well, you don't have to do anything tonight. If that thing escapes our encirclement, you will have to chase it down. But don't be too nervous. So far, it's not very destructive. If it really escapes, we will just have to take action again."
Zhang Heng nodded to show that he understood.
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