Not long after they left the interrogation room, Feng Bujue came across a fork in the road.
It was a crossroad. There was no sign, and there was no visible hint.
Be it left, right, or front, all they saw was the same corridor.
If this was a normal difficulty scenario, Feng Bujue would have tried to persuade Igor to split up with him to increase the search radius and efficiency.
However, this was a nightmare scenario, and Brother Jue had seen the strength of the monsters in this scenario.
In all fairness, with his current physical condition, he might not be able to survive even if he was under Igor's protection, let alone acting alone.
Furthermore, with Igor's extreme fear of the supernatural, he might not agree to split up with Brother Jue.
Therefore, Feng Bujue pointed ahead and signaled for Igor to continue leading the way.
Just like that, the two walked for a while, and along the way … they passed four rooms.
The metal doors of these four rooms were all closed, and there was no sign on the door. Even though Brother Jue could have stopped picking the lock at any time, he did not do so. Based on his previous experience in the statue room, he believed that he should see something related to the main storyline before he made the decision.
"This is strange …" After the four rooms were behind them, Feng Bujue could not help but wonder, "Just how big is this scenario? After walking such a long distance … there are no clues, puzzles, or monsters. So far, all the corridors and rooms … are unmarked. Could it be that everyone who works in this underground lab has the map of the entire base imprinted in their mind? "
Indeed, this didn't seem normal …
Although "no signs" could play a role in confusing the enemy when there was an invasion, it was a bit ridiculous to make the scenery of the corridor so similar.
Other than Feng Bujue, who could draw the map in his mind and identify the different locations based on the texture on the walls, for most normal people … this place was a maze. Basically, if you walked to a crossroad, closed your eyes, and turned around several times before opening them again, you would not be able to tell where you came from.
With such a layout, not only would the intruders be troubled, even the daily work of the people inside would be affected. This was undoubtedly illogical.
"Eh? Brother Feng, you should change your blood packs. "Igor's reminder pulled Feng Bujue back from his thoughts.
"Hmm? Oh … "Feng Bujue looked up. Indeed, the third bag of blood was almost finished.
Thus, the two of them stopped in their tracks and prepared to exchange for the fourth and final pack of blood.
"Igor, there's something I want to ask you," Feng Bujue said as he prepared to insert the needle.
"What's the matter?" Igor asked.
"When you were sent into this base, was it like this?" Feng Bujue asked. "Also, do you remember the route that led out of this base? Or do you know where I can find a map or something? "
Igor shook his head. "I don't know... I was carried in with my head covered." He said thoughtfully, "My last memory of the outside world … was being carried into a car by several warriors (soldiers). As soon as I got into the car, my head was covered. When the hood was taken off... I was already lying in this base. "
The answer was not that surprising. Feng Bujue was just asking with the intention of giving it a try.
"Understood …" When Brother Jue answered, he had finished swapping the blood bags. "Alright, let's keep moving …" He raised his eyes to look down the corridor. "After all, if we keep moving forward, even if we can't find the exit, we'll eventually find the end …"
Before he could finish his sentence, the scene that appeared in front of him made him swallow the last word back down his throat.
At this moment, Feng Bujue saw a humanoid creature that looked like a mummy... walking towards them from dozens of meters away.
"Hahahaha …" The monster also saw Brother Jue at the first moment and gave a strange, dry laugh.
When the laughter came, Igor turned his head and was immediately shocked. "Ah! Demon... Demon... "
He was so scared that he stuttered and could not even speak a complete sentence.
"Don't panic, it can't see you." Feng Bujue was calm as usual. He quickly said to Igor, "Anyway, it must be coming for me. When it gets closer, try to chop off its head."
In fact, Brother Jue did not know if the decapitation method would work. However, based on his years of fighting with various demons and ghosts, the success rate of this method was relatively high.
Thud, thud, thud, thud... thud, thud, thud, thud...
The monster first took a few steps, then gradually sped up and started running at full speed.
From the sound of its footsteps, it was obvious that it was wearing shoes. Looking at its upper body, there were still some remnants of torn clothes. Therefore, it was definitely not the "Barefoot Bro" that Brother Jue and the rest had encountered before. However, the two looked to be the same species.
"Hee... Hahahaha..." In the process of rushing towards Feng Bujue, the monster laughed almost maniacally. Its laughter was extremely creepy. Coupled with its terrifying appearance, even under the light, it looked extremely frightening.
Ten meters, seven meters, three meters...
The monster's speed was faster than that of ordinary people. Just by looking at it, Feng Bujue knew that it was unlikely that he would be able to dodge the attack.
But... he still kept his cool.
It was not until the monster was within two meters that Brother Jue roared, "Igor!"
This roar made Igor, who was in a state of shock and sluggishness, come back to his senses instantly. After a reaction time of 0.01 seconds, Igor instinctively and without hesitation, acted according to Feng Bujue's previous instructions!
Whoosh —
His rough arms and sharp chopping knife brought about a whirlwind.
Consistent with Feng Bujue's speculation, the monster could not "see" Igor. Therefore, when the knife came, it was too late for it to dodge.
Ka —
Igor raised his hand and chopped down. The physical fitness of this VNO-9 enhanced human was not inferior to that of the monster.
Wherever the blade passed, the skin split open, the flesh split open, the bones shattered, and the tendons snapped.
The monster's head was chopped off, but not a drop of blood flowed out. It felt like a piece of meat taken out of a freezer.
"Ah —" After its head was separated from its body, it let out a shrill scream.
This sound definitely did not come from its throat. Even its throat was severed, so it was impossible for it to make such a loud noise. If he was not mistaken, it should be some kind of "spirit" that was using the dead's mouth to make a sound.
"What the hell are you screaming for?!" The next second, Feng Bujue raised one hand and grabbed the head that had flown in front of him due to inertia. Then, with a voice that was louder than the monster's, he roared at the monster's face.
At that moment, even the monster was stunned. It did not expect Lin Huang to catch its head, nor did it expect that Lin Huang would dare to talk to it after catching its head. What was even more unexpected was that the kid in front of it had such a rude attitude.
"Speak!" Feng Bujue lifted the monster's head and stared at it. "What are you?"
"Hehehehe …" The monster did not answer. It only looked at Brother Jue with a mocking gaze and let out a creepy laugh.
Faced with such a response, Feng Bujue was silent for two seconds. Then, he said in a cold tone, "I'll give you one more chance. Put away your perverted laughter and answer my question properly. Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences."
"Hehehe …" However, the monster put on a fearless attitude and laughed even more arrogantly. "Hehehe … Hahahahaha! Hahaha … "
Pfft —
Its laughter was interrupted by a muffled sound.
That was the sound of Feng Bujue grabbing its head and smashing its face against the wall.
"Ugh —" After being smashed, the monster let out a muffled groan. Then, it seemed like it finally wanted to say something. "You … How dare you …"
Pfft —
But Feng Bujue did not seem like he wanted it to say anything.
"Huh? What did you say? "
Puff puff puff — —
"Your perverted laughter is too loud. I can't hear you."
Puff — —
Brother Jue said similar words in a lazy tone while smashing the monster's face against the wall again and again.
The monster was already skin and bones. After being smashed like this, the skin on its face was almost gone and the bridge of its nose was broken.
"Ugh … Bro … Brother Feng …" Igor was stunned for a while before he said, "You … You can't make it speak, right?"
"Oh?" Brother Jue heard this and put on a look of realization. He lifted the head in front of him again and looked at the monster's smashed face. "Is that so?"
The monster's mouth was crooked. It said fiercely, "Little … Boy … You … You …"
Puff — —
Before it could finish, Brother Jue smashed it against the wall again. "When you call me that, you should be more respectful."
After that, he immediately put the head back in front of him.
However, the monster still had a backbone. "Don't think … I'll submit to you …"
Poof! Poof! Poof!
"I can play like this all day," Feng Bujue said and hit the monster five or six more times.
This time, when he brought the monster's head back in front of him, the monster's face was almost unrecognizable.
"Brother, if you have any questions, I will tell you everything I know …" It seemed that the monster's backbone and integrity had been shattered.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue nodded with satisfaction and said, "First, tell me what you are."
"I … We … are you …" the monster replied. [We are the madness hidden in your body. We are always eager to break free from the cage of reason. We are the darkness that you hide in bed every night. When you hide in the safe haven that we can't set foot in, we hibernate in silence and weakness …]
This was a special voice. When the dialogue was played, Feng Bujue entered a state that was like watching a CG movie.
When the whole sentence was finished, the scenery in front of Brother Jue suddenly changed. In the blink of an eye, he was in … his own mind palace.
Memories swam in the air like a halo. Thoughts shrouded this vast space like fog.
At this moment, time stopped.
Six silhouettes gathered in one place.
Five of them stood in a circle. In the circle … was a birdcage-like cage more than two meters tall. And in the cage, there was a sixth person.
"Although I don't know why I came in at this time, since I'm here, I might as well ask …" the first Feng Bujue said.
"You heard what that guy said earlier, right?" the second Feng Bujue said. "I feel like … you've seen me before."
"Before this, I thought there were only five people here. It was not until I started to interact with Thriller Paradise and gained the ability to enter the 'mind palace' that I realized … there is a sixth person," the third Feng Bujue said.
"Before this, I believed … that cage was the seal placed on me by Woody." The fourth Feng Bujue looked at the cage and said, "And you are the fear that sealed me."
"That was until I heard what you said earlier." The fifth Feng Bujue said, "It made me realize that perhaps … that cage … has been there since the beginning."
After the five of them finished talking, they were silent for a few seconds. Then …
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
"Who … are you?"
Almost at the same second, they looked at the cage and used five slightly different tones to ask the same question.
"Ha …" Moments later, the man in the cage sneered. "Why are you questioning yourself?"
He used a question to answer their question.
"We are the same person." Two seconds later, the man in the cage said, "From the beginning, there are no secrets between us. Because … all the answers are inside this palace. "
At this point, he reached his hand into his shirt pocket and took out a key.
Seeing this, the five people outside the cage subconsciously reached their hands into their pockets.
At that moment, each of the Feng Bujue realized … that there was a key in their pocket.
"This cage has indeed been here since the beginning," the man in the cage said. "Because … we want it to exist."
"Because you are unwilling to come out?" the first Feng Bujue asked.
The man in the cage replied, "But, I have indeed come out."
"I know," the second Feng Bujue said, "That day when we covered up the scene for Xiao Tan, you came out."
"That day when we first came into contact with Gambling Emperor's Pavilion, you came out," the third Feng Bujue said.
"During the battle for the cloak, you came out," the fourth Feng Bujue said.
"And …" the fifth Feng Bujue continued, "The day when Ruo Yu left … you also came out."
"Because … from the beginning to the end, I can appear at any time according to my own will." The man in the cage continued their words and said, "Ordinary people will try their best to never come out of the cage." At this point, he spread his hands and smiled evilly. "But we are not ordinary people. We … are Feng Bujue."
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