"This … Could it be that you're overthinking it, Master?" Louisa felt like he was listening to a fairy tale. "You didn't say that everyone has to walk at a constant speed to the lake. It's normal for the pace to change halfway. It's just like how someone might speed up because they're worried about their ranking. That's reasonable too."
"Yes, but as you said, the later the game, the more likely it is to speed up. Slowing down doesn't make sense, and he slowed down not long after the third person wrote down the answer … Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that it's just a coincidence." The fox-masked man poked the crystal ball with his finger. "Personally, I'm more inclined to the former. When he discovered my magic array, his reaction was a bit strange. Based on the level he showed at the beginning, even if he couldn't break the mystic lock, he shouldn't have fallen into it so quickly. Those fairies obviously saw something from him, so they gave him such a precious ancient fairy coin."
Louisa frowned. "If this guy can really move freely in the magic circle, then he'll have an advantage in the next few games. What should we do? Should we change our original plan?" The man in the fox mask shook his head.
The fox-masked man shook his head. "There's no need for that. The reason why I organized this game was not to pick out the most powerful guy. I just wanted to have some fun and test out the background of this group of people. That's for the best. Hehe, a lot of times, a person has to make more mistakes to cover up his previous mistake. For example, this guy. He knows that we are watching him, so he has been trying his best to keep a low profile. However, the appearance of the fairies in the first round of the game messed up his plan. The fairies gave him the Ancient Fairy's Asylum, and he knew that this precious gift would definitely make me pay attention to him. So, in the second round of the game, he could only act as ordinary as possible. He deliberately chose to be the fifth person to reach the lake, which further exposed the secret that he was not enchanted by the magic circle. Haha, I have a hunch that when the game ends, I will almost know this guy's true identity."
About twenty minutes later, the eight people who won the first round all arrived at the lake and wrote down their numbers on a piece of paper.
When the last person put down his pen, Lake Witch Ellista's voice sounded again. "Very good. All of you have made your choice. Now, we're going to enter the most exciting part. Are you ready to face your destiny? Haha, now please step forward and open the drawer you have chosen. "
Jenny was the first to go to the cabinet. She looked very timid, like a frightened deer. Everyone could see her anxiety and uneasiness on her face. The girl reached out to open the drawer several times, but eventually retracted her hand.
The masked man snorted coldly and said impatiently, "Are you done yet? What's the point of pretending? Everyone's time is precious. Can't you just hurry up? Can't you see that there are so many people behind you?"
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose." Jenny sounded like she was about to cry. She closed her eyes and pulled open her drawer, but there was nothing scary inside, only a small piece of paper. Jenny carefully took it out, and on the back of the paper were the words "ticket" written crookedly.
Is that even possible?! Everyone was speechless. Did the masked man have to be so straightforward? If the ticket was really a ticket, then could the magic trap and the cursed doll be just a small piece of paper with the corresponding name written on it? Hmm, with the wicked taste of the owner of the magic circle, it did not seem impossible.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and get on the boat with your ticket, "Masked Man No. 1 urged. Masked Man No. 1 urged. He was the second to go up. He opened drawer number 12 and took out his ticket. He even deliberately showed it off in front of the others. He then glanced at Jenny, who was still standing there in a daze. The latter seemed to be in disbelief that she had gotten the ticket.
"Oh, I see." Jenny seemed to have woken up from a dream and followed Masked Man No. 1 to the boat on the shore.
Masked Man No. 2 was the third to go up. His expression was somewhat unnatural, because he knew that drawer number 4 not only contained the ticket but also the cursed doll. In fact, he was not the only one. The others were also curious about the function of the cursed doll. So, when he walked up to the cabinet, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Masked Man No. 2 was actually quite nervous, but he knew that if he stuck his head out, he would be in danger. Instead of scaring himself, he might as well be happy. So, he didn't dawdle like Jenny and opened his drawer without hesitation.
In the drawer, apart from the piece of paper with the ticket on it, there was also a palm-sized doll.
The doll was not very good-looking, but surprisingly, it was a little cute.
Masked Man No. 2 hesitated for a moment, but finally picked up the doll. He looked at it twice and did not seem to find anything special about it.
So, this was the extent of the Cursed Doll that everyone wanted to avoid? Well, the lake witch did not say how scary the cursed doll was. Everyone just guessed that it was dangerous based on its name, but now it seemed like it was not that big of a deal.
Masked Man No. 2 let out a sigh of relief. His heart, which had been hanging in the air for a long time, was finally at ease. However, he did not know why his surroundings had suddenly fallen into an eerie silence. After he took out the ticket and the doll, it should have been Jessica's turn to open her drawer. However, she stopped abruptly and stood not far away, looking at him with a complicated expression.
A bad feeling rose in Masked Man No. 2's heart. He followed the female officer's gaze and looked down. What he saw next made him break down instantly. He saw two soft lumps on his chest that were both familiar and strange at the same time.
What the hell is this?! The masked man had always been known for his mental fortitude among his peers in the family, but at this moment, he was completely dumbfounded. In fact, when Lake Witch Ellista warned everyone about the dangers of this game, he was already mentally prepared. He could accept being injured or even killed, but he could not accept the two lumps that suddenly appeared in front of his chest.
How could there be such a vicious curse in this world?!
At this moment, a seven-foot-tall man burst into tears in front of so many people. The other masked man who chose the second drawer was also ashen-faced at this moment.
"Tsk tsk, teacher, has anyone ever told you that you are a devil?"
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