The thunder roared.
The entire castle shook slightly.
The dim candlelight printed mottled yellow shadows on the walls. The black tower announced the rules of the game.
17 players stood around the long table.
No one said a word. After a long time,
A white woman opened her mouth. "There are only 12 chairs.
But there are 17 of us. "
Yes,
There were 17 small dolls in the centre of the table.
The black tower also said,
There were 16 players and a black tower monster in the castle. However, there were only 12 chairs.
Andrei said, "There are names on the chairs. The black tower has divided us into groups."
Everyone immediately walked up to him.
They looked at the chairs.
In the dim candlelight, the backs of the quaint chairs were engraved with sharp weapons. Everyone's name was in English and the black tower was very humane in helping players hide their identities. Tang Mo looked around and his eyes narrowed when he saw the name on the last chair.
The only black woman sneered. "Is it necessary to use English names?
Anyway, they'll all be exposed. Who knows each other? "
He saw that there were four chairs among the 12.
It wasn't just one person's name engraved on it. Three chairs were engraved with two people's names and one chair had three names engraved in English.
Fu Wenduo, Tang Mo … and Bai Ruoyao.
The baby-faced youth blinked with surprise. "Wow,
Tang Tang,
Major Fu,
I'm actually in the same group as you. "
Tang Mo's heart sank and he looked at the chair next to him. 'Mu Huixue, Andrei' was written on it. There were also two chairs belonging to two foreign men and a foreign man and woman.
It was obvious that the black tower had revealed the information that these nine people knew each other to all players.
In fact, it was easy to understand. There were 17 players in this game. The seventh rule of the game stated, "In the last minute of each day, everyone has the right to vote for an object that they think is a monster. The object voted for will be restricted and all abilities and props can't be used. "
If there were 17 people and everyone had an equal right to vote, then Tang Mo, Mu Huixue and the others knew each other. Once they cooperated, they would directly vote for other players, which would be unfair to the other players. Thus, the black tower took this measure and directly teamed them up to forcibly reduce their votes.
The other players sized up the owners of the four chairs. The nine of them looked calm. They didn't seem embarrassed or nervous at all.
Boom!
Another deafening thunder struck down. At this moment, all the candles in the castle shook. The candlelight flickered and Tang Mo glanced around vigilantly. Suddenly, the strange sound of gears turning was heard. Everyone grabbed their weapons and looked towards the source of the sound.
At the center of the long table, one of the seventeen small dolls seemed to have its gears turned as it moved forward on the table with a click-click-click-clack. All the players stared coldly at the little puppet, which swayed and slid while speaking in a strange, ethereal voice, "Stephen Tesla looked at me and pulled out his dagger."
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet suddenly stopped and aimed at a blonde foreigner. The foreigner's expression changed and he put the dagger back into his sleeve.
Suddenly, there was a clicking sound in the room. Everyone raised their heads and looked behind the little puppet. They saw the second small puppet move forward and stop in front of the black woman. "Lena Jokel looked at me and was so angry that she wanted to kill me."
At this time, how could the players not understand what was going on?
One after another, small puppets swayed in front of each player and shouted the name of each player. It was impossible to disguise one's name or exchange it with a teammate. The seventeen puppets said everyone's name and almost exposed the nationality of some people.
However, the same nationality didn't necessarily mean that they knew each other. Tang Mo was surprised to see a small puppet run to a foreign woman and shout, "Xia Li."
This was a Chinese player?
The blonde foreign woman whose name was called glanced coldly at Tang Mo's group and didn't say anything.
Once all the puppets were in place, they paused for a second and then sang a nursery rhyme in unison.
"Seventeen small puppets encountered a big flood. They were washed away by the water and couldn't be saved. There are sixteen left. "
"Sixteen small puppets, everyone was on guard against each other. The fire burned them into charcoal and there were fifteen left. "
… …
"A small puppet was scared to death for seven days. No one cared about them and they were scared to death. There was no one left. "
"Lalala, lalala …"
"Shh, Noah is here! Noah is here! "
"Noah ate the small puppets and the puppets died."
The strange song stopped and the small puppet in front of Tang Mo suddenly opened its mouth. "There are only 12 guests at Noah's dinner table."
Fu Wenduo's small puppet said, "There is a white ticket in front of the chair. Sit on the chair and write your name."
Lian Yuzheng's small puppet said, "Each guest can vote once and no one is allowed to vote more."
The old foreign man's puppet said, "There are 12 chairs and 12 tickets. No one is allowed to vote more."
"The voting results are confidential and everyone doesn't know."
"Hey, there is a red ticket. What is that?"
The group immediately looked at the table. Once the small puppet finished speaking, 12 white tickets appeared on the table and 12 red tickets appeared.
Andrei's small puppet said, "I know, I know. That is grabbing six, that is grabbing six. "
"The white tickets are endless and there is only one red ticket."
"There is only one ticket per person, only one ticket."
"The white ticket is cast every day and the red ticket is cast once. Who do you think is the bad monster? "
Suddenly, the voice of the 11th small puppet became sharp. "Write him, write him! Write him and you will win, write him and you will win! "
"What if it is wrong? What if it is wrong? "
The thirteenth puppet let out a strange laugh.
The 14th small puppet said in an innocent voice, "If it is wrong, you can't grab six. If you can't grab six, there is no clue."
The 15th small puppet ran two laps around the red and white tickets.
The 16th small puppet said, "Write his name and note that he is your teammate."
The 17th small puppet sang excitedly, "Grab six, grab six!"
The last 'grab six' was like the sound of nails scratching against glass. It was sharp and harsh, causing the players to frown. After saying all this, the puppets stopped talking. Like soldiers in uniform, they turned around in unison and ran back to the center of the long table. Then, they stood at attention and stared at each player with their strange wooden eyes.
On the other side, there was a buzzing sound and the huge clock on the wall of the castle rumbled. Its second hand moved at six times the speed of a normal second hand, passing one minute every 10 seconds.
Bright sunlight came from the window and Andrei happened to be standing by the window. He looked outside and said, "There is no sun but it is obvious that it is daytime."
The 17 people looked at each other in turn. It wasn't known who pulled out the chair first and sat down. Soon, one by one, the players sat in their chairs. The players assigned to the same chair chose one person to sit on.
Andrei let Mu Huixue sit down while Bai Ruoyao looked at the chair and grinned. At this moment, Tang Mo said lightly, "You sit."
Bai Ruoyao turned his head. "Tang Tang, did I hear wrong? You want me to sit?"
Tang Mo nodded. "You sit."
The players sitting in this chair obviously had the right to vote. Bai Ruoyao never thought about grabbing this voting right from the hands of Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The black tower's game exposed the fact that players knew each other and led to another thing. Only one player in the same chair had the right to vote.
No matter how well the players discussed it before voting, only the person sitting in the chair could vote. For example, Tang Mo, Fu Wenduo and Bai Ruoyao discussed voting for Mu Huixue this time. Bai Ruoyao promised in advance. In the end, he voted for Tang Mo and Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo couldn't stop him.
He originally thought it wouldn't be his turn but now he actually took the initiative to send himself to the door. Bai Ruoyao suddenly had a rebellious thought. "Tang Tang, it is embarrassing for me to sit. You sit."
Fu Wenduo lowered his eyes. "Sit or not."
Bai Ruoyao, "…"
Bai Ruoyao thought about his chances of winning against these two people. Then he shrugged and sat down with a smile.
It was a good thing if he didn't sit.
Once Bai Ruoyao took his seat, all 12 chairs were occupied.
A middle-aged man looked at everyone and whispered, "The black tower said that the monster is very good at camouflage. I think that even if we ask a lot of things, such as things that only humans know, the monster will definitely be able to say it."
No one refuted him.
The middle-aged man said, "Now, I want to say one thing first. Of the 17 players here, almost all of their names had been globally announced by the black tower in the past six months. I know who you are. In fact, you also know who I am. "
A mocking laugh was heard. "Of course I know. The Russian area has been forced to attack the tower."
The middle-aged man's face sank and he slapped the table. The long table shook violently and a deep handprint was imprinted on the table. The white man who mocked him wasn't nervous at all. He looked at the handprint and smiled. "Brute force. Is that why it is so slow to clear the fifth floor?"
"Okay, don't quarrel. I don't think anyone wants to cooperate at all. "
The group turned to look at the black woman sitting in the chair. She said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense. This is only the first day and night. It is obviously unrealistic to catch the monster at this time. With the grab the sixth mode, it is impossible for us to cooperate. It is unrealistic for everyone to form a team and attack the sixth floor together because no one knows where the monster is. Then there is one thing I hope everyone can do. "
"What is it?"
The black woman looked at Tang Mo. "Everyone must say what they said during the day at this table for everyone to hear."
Some players frowned with displeasure while most players showed a natural expression.
Bai Ruoyao smiled meaningfully. "The monster must be among these 17 people. It is difficult to catch it but we can't let others catch it first. At night, we have to enter the room and can't come out. During the day, as long as the 17 people act together, at least everyone's words and deeds will be transparent. There won't be any private behavior of finding clues? Wow, how unconfident are you in your own strength? Hehe, do you think that as long as you separate, others will be able to find clues that you can't? "
The black woman's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"
Bai Ruoyao was ready to provoke again when Fu Wenduo held the back of the chair. "We agree with this proposal."
Bai Ruoyao's lips twitched and he stopped talking.
"I also agree."
"I agree."
Of the 17 players, 15 people agreed.
There were two people who disagreed. The black woman asked, "You don't agree because one of you is a black tower monster?"
The two men glared at the black woman and sneered, "Trash." Then they said, "Agreed."
Two hours passed quickly. During these two hours, everyone gathered around the long table and observed the players around them. On the first day, everyone spoke very little and never revealed any secrets. In this silent gaze, they firmly remembered the other people's information in their hearts. Once the two hours of daylight passed, there was only one minute left.
"Ding dong! On the first day of voting, please write down the name of the player you want to vote for on the white ballot. "
The old man opened his mouth for the first time. "I propose that everyone write their own name. No one can find the monster on the first day. There is no point in writing someone else's name. "
The rest of the players looked at the old man with a thoughtful expression. The old man looked indifferent and bowed his head to write a name. He seemed to really write his own name and then put the white ballot upside down on the table.
Everyone started writing their names together.
Tang Mo looked down and saw that Bai Ruoyao had written a name on the white paper.
'George Ansoni.'
This was the name of the old man.
After writing their names, everyone pulled out their chairs and returned to the second floor.
Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo walked at the back of the crowd. Once all 17 people walked up the stairs, Tang Mo looked back at the long table. The twelve white tickets were placed upside down on the table. Under the flickering candlelight, the seventeen little puppets stood quietly in the middle of the table. Tang Mo suddenly saw a small puppet move slightly. His heart tightened and he looked again.
There was no movement.
Night fell and the 12 groups of players entered their own rooms.
Tang Mo, Fu Wenduo and Bai Ruoyao entered the room with their names written on it. There were three beds inside.
Behind the door of the room was written, "Please find your own bed."
Tang Mo walked to his bed and saw the words, "Please lie down, pull up the quilt and sleep quietly." He turned to look at Fu Wenduo and they nodded gently.
Bai Ruoyao's exaggerated voice was heard as he complained, "How can there be three beds? Shouldn't we sleep together?"
He said this but Bai Ruoyao's body obediently climbed onto the bed and pulled up the quilt in accordance with the black tower's requirements.
Tang Mo entered the quilt and found that he wasn't forced to sleep by the black tower. Once they entered the room, there was dead silence outside. The three of them couldn't hear a trace of sound, as if something was isolating the sound.
Tang Mo said, "The black tower said that three players can leave the room every night. When they leave the room, even players in the same room can't find them." Tang Mo didn't doubt the rules of the black tower's game. He even guessed that the black tower wouldn't let players in the same room communicate with players who were qualified to go out. He said, "So tonight, among the three of us, perhaps one of us has the right to leave the room."
Being qualified didn't mean you had to leave. But …
"This is the only chance to contact other players alone." Fu Wenduo said.
Bai Ruoyao smiled. "It may also be a chance to contact monsters alone."
Tang Mo said, "If one of us is qualified to go out, tell the other two during the day and we will discuss countermeasures together."
Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were teammates and naturally wouldn't hide it from each other. He said this to Bai Ruoyao.
Bai Ruoyao didn't seem to hear it and smiled. "I will sing a song for you. I haven't slept in the same room for a long time. I didn't expect to sleep with Tang Tang and Major Fu. I am really lucky. Hey, Tang Tang, what do you like to listen to? "
Tang Mo ignored him.
Bai Ruoyao asked again, "Major Fu, what do you like to listen to?"
The two of them ignored him and Bai Ruoyao wasn't discouraged. He said to himself, "Then I will sing."
An out of tune tune was suddenly heard in the room.
Tang Mo turned his head with a blank expression and looked in Fu Wenduo's direction. Fu Wenduo also quietly looked at him.
In the room, Bai Ruoyao's harsh singing voice kept echoing while Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo looked at each other. After a long time, Tang Mo's calm voice was heard. "Okay, there is no need to sing. We are sure it is you, not a monster." Such an ugly voice and such an attitude, who else could it be if it wasn't Bai Ruoyao?
Bai Ruoyao's singing stopped abruptly. A moment later, he said with a grievance, "Tang Tang, do you think of me like this?" The baby-faced youth didn't seem convinced and sang a second song. "I am clearly singing a lullaby for you."
Tang Mo sneered.
At this point, Tang Mo had a clear identity of the three people.
He, Bai Ruoyao and Fu Wenduo.
None of the three people were monsters in disguise.
There were some words that didn't need to be said. When he saw Fu Wenduo, he knew that this person was Victor and not a monster. He believed that the same was true for Fu Wenduo.
Two hours passed quickly and it was a sleepless night.
The sun shone into the room through the window and the three people pulled off the quilt as quickly as possible. The moment Tang Mo opened the door, Mu Huixue and Andrei happened to pass by. Their expressions changed and they hurried away.
Tang Mo's heart sank and he also walked out. As he walked, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Mu Huixue stopped and looked at him and Fu Wenduo. She also looked at Bai Ruoyao who was walking slowly at the back. She was about to open her mouth to explain but it was closed again. She directly raised her hand and pointed forward. Tang Mo looked in the direction of her finger and froze the moment he saw the other person.
He saw that at the corner of the stairs on the second floor, a black woman was lying down against the handrail, her eyes wide as she stared in front of her.
Her clothes were soaked, as if she had drowned. Her skin was pale and there was some white fungus foam in her mouth and nose. Under her body, the light wooden floor was dyed dark by the water. The old man who lived in the room closest to the stairs was the first to find the body. He crouched down, checked it and turned to look at the other 15 players.
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