West of the Crystal Maze, Ocean Gazing Reef.
There was a long and narrow beach here. At the junction of the beach and the sea, there were many black reefs. The most eye-catching reef was about five meters tall. It was in the shape of a human skull and stood "facing" the sea.
This skull-shaped reef was the "Ocean Gazing Reef", which was how this place got its name.
Outside the Crystal Maze, one could see the "real sky". Therefore, the people at the Ocean Gazing Reef could see the red sun setting in the west.
Creak, creak, creak —
The sound of a metal shaft turning was heard again. This announced that a small tricycle was approaching.
"Long time no see …" Billy quickly stopped the car beside the big reef and said.
On the Gazing Sea Reef, a lonely figure was standing alone, admiring the afterglow of the setting sun.
He did not turn his head. He only replied calmly, "What a rare guest … Are you here to save your brother?"
"I already saved him," Billy said. He raised his small arm and pointed in the direction he came from. "Look, he's waiting for me over there."
The man on the reef turned his head and glanced at Billy who was a few hundred meters away.
"Ha … What's that beside him? Dumplings wrapped in leaves? "The man asked with a chuckle.
"Yes, and the filling is the flesh of a silkworm mother," Billy replied.
"Whatever …" The man shrugged and replied in an indifferent tone. He then said, "Tell me why you're here."
"Sigh … New clothes are not as good as new, and old friends are not as good as old friends …" Billy said sadly, "I'm just here to visit an old friend. Do I really need a reason?" He paused for a moment before continuing, "Xing Shi, we studied under the same teacher after all, so we can be considered as fellow disciples … Why do you have to …"
"Don't give me that." Torture Master angrily interrupted Billy. He turned around and glared at Billy.
"Seeing you makes me angry …" Torture Master said coldly, "I'll always remember what 'that old man' said before he chased me away … 'You're just a sadist, and Billy is the artist. You can only bring pain to others, but he can bring salvation to others' … Hmph … This is a great insult. "
As he spoke, he lifted his leg and took a light step forward. He jumped off the Sea Gazing Reef and stood in front of the tricycle.
Up close, the appearance of this Xing Clan god was almost the same as a human. He was about 1.9 meters tall and had a medium build. His skin was fair, and his long gray hair was draped over his shoulders. He had a very serious face, a wide forehead, cold eyes, a bulbous nose, thick lips, and a wide chin … He even had two curly Mexican mustaches.
"How could that old man have known …" Punisher continued, "Years later, I would become one of the gods of the multiverse, the most capable assistant of the Master of Time, the chief designer of the Devil's Maw Island, and you … are just a piece of trash that fell into chaos, a fugitive. Even before you became a fugitive, you were nothing more than a juror in the Court of Truth. "He sneered." Hmph … What a great irony. "
"I … I'm just here to see you …" Billy said. "You don't have to say that …"
"Ha!" Punisher cut him off. "Is that so … I really didn't know that you and I were in a relationship where we could visit each other …" He stroked his beard and looked down at Billy. "Even though we came from the same master, you and I have never been on the same side, right? Even an idiot like your younger brother can see that. "
"Watch your words." Billy's tone suddenly turned cold.
"Ah … I'm sorry." Punisher bent down and put his face close to Billy's. "Your brother is not an idiot, he's a big idiot …"
"We haven't seen each other for more than a hundred years, and you've gotten better at making people hate you …" Billy said in a low voice. His eyes glowed with a strange light, and it seemed like he wanted to kill.
However, he held himself back.
"Hmph … Never mind." Suddenly, Billy retracted his murderous intent and said calmly, "After all, you don't have much time left …"
"Huh?" Punisher straightened up and asked with a confused expression, "What did you say?"
"Haha …" Billy laughed. "You'll find out soon enough …" As he said that, he turned the tricycle around and rode toward Bill.
"What the hell …" Punisher mumbled to himself. Then, he shouted at Billy, "Did you come here just to tell me this nonsense? What is this? What do you mean by this? "
Billy still did not answer his question. He continued without turning his head. "Whether you appreciate it or not … Since we're from the same master, I'll give you two more pieces of advice … First, don't believe what you see on the surface. Second, don't underestimate the guy who's better at making people hate him than you …"
…
On the other hand, it was back to the players.
After leaving the resting spot, Brother Jue and the others walked at a leisurely pace for another hour.
During this time, the light on the surrounding crystals became dimmer and dimmer. Finally … they stopped shining. The "reflection" of the Devil Chomp Island above their heads also turned pitch-black.
Of course, this was not a big deal. For Brother Jue, who always prepared for the worst, this was to be expected.
But the problem was … after the sky turned dark, something even stranger happened …
At some point in time, an eye had appeared in the pitch-black sky.
Yes, it was one eye, not a pair …
It was a giant white eye. Its eye sockets and sclera seemed to be burning with white flames, and its pupil was an amber vertical line.
All the creatures in the Crystal Maze (including the players), no matter when, where, and from what angle they looked at the sky, they would feel like this eye was staring at them …
When they first discovered this thing, the four players were on guard for a while, afraid that the sky would shoot down something like a laser … But after a few minutes of observation, they realized that the eye did not do anything strange. Perhaps it was just a method used by the system to create pressure …
"I say … this place is a bit too quiet …" Brony, who walked in the middle of the group, said.
"Actually, it's just as quiet during the day." Hong Hu, who was responsible for covering the back, added, "But when there's enough light, people tend to rely more on their sight, so you didn't notice."
"Speaking of sight …" Atobe, who was at the front, added, "Do you think … the eye in the sky could be the Gaze of Disbelief?" (Feng Bujue had gotten the names of all four guards from Fu Ling and had told his teammates about them.)
"Not necessarily." Brother Jue, who walked at the front, turned his head back half-jokingly. "Perhaps that is Sauron with cataracts (Sauron, a fictional character in Tolkien's novel. Brother Jue was referring to the Spirit Sauron in the third age. He often appeared in the form of an eye), or perhaps … it is just a backdrop that looks like an eyeball."
"What are you doing? You've used up most of the jokes from Journey to the West already. Are you going to use the Lord of the Rings joke?" Atobe narrowed his eyes. "You're ready to make more jokes about Frodo and Sam, aren't you?"
"I'm just trying to lighten the mood with a joke." Feng Bujue said. "We've been looking around aimlessly for an hour already, and there's still no progress. Combined with this kind of oppressive atmosphere, it's easy to lose focus."
"You're the one who's going to make us lose focus …" Atobe added.
"Ha …" Feng Bujue scoffed and turned back to look at his teammates. "Haven't you guys been rambling before I said anything?" He paused as if to give them time to think. "Perhaps you haven't realized … the environment has already started to influence you. Since the surroundings completely darkened, the longest silence that you've had only lasted for three minutes. Think about it … Every three minutes, you'll be unable to stop yourself from saying something meaningless to ease the tension. That's because … if you continue to be silent, the darkness and silence will start to disturb your thoughts and increase the fear in your heart. "
"Based on what you've said … you're telling me you're not affected by darkness and silence?" Atobe asked.
"About that … hehehe …" Feng Bujue used the hehehe technique to evade this question.
"Alright, I understand what you mean." Hong Hu cut in. "To put it simply … staying silent will cause your mind to wander, and talking too much will distract you. And a proper conversation … can maintain a good mental state. "
"That's right." Feng Bujue nodded. "So, every two minutes, we'd better …"
Suddenly, his words came to an abrupt halt, and so did his footsteps.
"Hey." Brother Jue's tone suddenly changed. He had obviously seen something. "There … seems to be something in front of us …"
Hearing that, his teammates all took a few steps forward.
Everyone looked in the direction of the light of the [Composite Anti-Gravity Catapult] and saw … a black shadow swaying in the wind.
The shadow floated in the air, and there was a rope around its neck. Due to the distance, the players could only see the silhouette of a person, but they had no idea what it looked like up close. However … they knew that based on the usual behavior of this game, if they got too close, they would trigger a scare event.
"He probably didn't hang himself …" Brony lowered his voice and muttered softly.
"How do you know?" Atobe whispered back.
"There's no stool next to his feet," Brother Ma replied.
"It's normal that there's no stool." Feng Bujue scratched his head. "His feet are two meters above the ground. Did he hang himself from a lifeguard's lookout chair? Also … Look at the rope around his neck. The other end of the rope is directly tied to the crystal at the top instead of going around the crystal to tie a knot … So, according to my conjecture, there are two possibilities. The first is suicide. The process is … he climbed up the crystal, tied one end of the rope around his neck, and tied the other end to the crystal before jumping down from there. The second is homicide … Then there are many ways to do it … "
"You'd better stop before going too far!" Ambitionist lowered his voice and cut off their nonsense. "Is this the time to be playing games of deduction? What do you mean by homicide? The method and method have nothing to do with each other! This is obviously some kind of event that can be triggered! You'd better be serious! "
"Hmm, you have a point." Feng Bujue's expression turned serious as he nodded. "How about this … I'll go sweep the mines to get a feel of the situation. You guys wait for me here."
"Hmm … I'm surprised that you're volunteering to face such a scary scenario?" Atobe asked.
"Ha, what's so scary about that?" Feng Bujue chuckled lightly. "It's just a hanging body. How scary can it be?"
"Good, you've got guts!" Flying Pegasus turned around and patted Brother Jue on his shoulder.
"Oh? You said 'guts', didn't you? "Feng Bujue turned around and used a wicked gaze to look at Brother Ma.
"Yes, just pretend I didn't say anything …" Flying Pegasus could smell the conspiracy in the air.
But Brother Jue would not let him go so easily …
Feng Bujue placed his hand on Flying Pegasus' shoulder and pushed him several steps forward. "Good! As a hero with more guts than me, I believe you can't hold yourself back anymore! Why don't you … grab a random weapon and charge forward, and we'll cover you from behind. "
"That sounds familiar … By the way, why am I the first to … ah …" Before Brother Ma could finish, he was pushed forward.
He had no idea why, but after a few sentences that did not seem out of place, he had become the pathfinder …
Fufu … Fufu …
The hanging body was still swaying in the air, and it made some noise. It sounded like the wind blowing through clothes, or perhaps it was the sound of a taut rope.
The closer he got to the dead body, the louder the sound became.
After about twenty steps, Flying Pegasus could no longer hear the breathing and whispering of his teammates. He could only hear the strange noises coming from the dead body and his own breathing …
"Phew … It's fine, it's just a dead body." Flying Pegasus slowed down, and he mumbled to himself, "I've seen at least eighty dead bodies in Thriller Paradise, and I've seen this kind of hanging dead body scene at least a hundred times in the movies … What's the big deal?" His words sounded more like self-consolation. "As a hero, how can I retreat here?"
After another twenty steps, Brother Ma was already less than five meters away from his target.
Although the corpse's face was covered by hair and could not be seen clearly, during the process of approaching, the Heavenly Steed held the flashlight high and let the light shine on the corpse's head. This was because Brother Ma had a strange feeling that … once he moved the light away, the dead body would sneak a glance at him.
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