Welcome to the Nightmare Live

Chapter 56

A dim red light enveloped the silent, narrow corridor.

Countless criss-crossing corridors have been completely twisted into a completely different appearance from memory, forming an intricate map that is extremely suitable for sneak attacks and street fighting.

The sound of a fierce confrontation between the anchors could be heard vaguely in the distance.

The cluttered footsteps, the strange noises when the props are used, the lingering sound when the talent is activated, and the ghosts laughing in the battle from time to time.

Various sounds were mixed together and echoed in the dark and narrow space, making one's scalp tingle.

Su Cheng heard his heart beating wildly, the blood all over his body rushing hard in his ears, making a humming noise.

Wen Jianyan was right.

As the difficulty of the dungeon increases, it can be clearly seen that this Nightmare Live Room is promoting the "competition" between the hosts, both overtly and covertly.

Or - "fighting".

Whether it is the existence of the item [Guiding Hand], or the copy mechanism, it is catalyzing the occurrence of this melee.

And they also have the Soul Locking Altar in their hands. Even if they don't take the initiative to participate in this melee, they will sooner or later become the prey of other anchor teams under the premise of the existence of the hand of guidance.

Being proactive is the best way.

The scene before separating from Wen Jianyan flashed in front of his eyes from time to time.

Under the dark red light, the young man squinted a pair of amber eyes and stared at him intently. There was a slight smile on his lips, and a clear and magnificent shimmer jumped in his eyes, and his eyes were deep. There was a familiar luster that Su Cheng held back from trembling, with an almost childish sense of danger:

"Let's stir up the water a little more, and they won't remember to hunt us down."

Obviously, he did it.

In Wen Jianyan's words, Su Cheng is a "scam novice who can't lie and act". Although there is still a lot of room for development with good tuning/teaching, it is best to start with simple tasks now.

Although Su Cheng had no opinion on this division of labor, he always felt that something was strange...

How to say it like he will change from a novice to a veteran in the future?

When watching Wen Jianyan earnestly teaching Su Cheng's words, Su Cheng's live broadcast room was full of heartache:

"It's over, the anchor is really broken!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Our first dungeon is so innocent and cute, so he was brought into a crooked way by this liar!"

"Those who are close to the vermillion are red and those who are close to the ink are black!"

It is for this strange-sounding reason that Wen Jianyan's task for Su Cheng is not too complicated.

Su Cheng carried the copper coins and the real soul lock altar, which was the one that was put in the biscuit box. In this way, the existence of these two props could cover each other.

After all, although the [Hand of Guidance] can point out the location of the hidden item, it cannot tell the user what the hidden item is, nor its specific grade.

More importantly, it also has a mechanism that gives people a lot of room to play.

A low-level guiding hand can only point out the location of an item when the anchor is approaching an ordinary-level hidden item.

The middle-level guiding hand can be actively activated by the host, pointing out difficulties and the location of hidden items below the difficulty level. As for which grade item will lead the host to the final, it is based on the principle of proximity— That is, whichever is near, refers to whichever.

Therefore, the guiding hand used by the anchors must be intermediate.

Wen Jianyan had already implanted the concept of "copper coins" as difficult hidden objects into Chen Mo and Wang Hanyu's minds before, so after Su Cheng appeared, they would subconsciously think that the guiding finger was pointing at them. It was the copper coins on his body, and he would not have thought that what he was carrying was actually the Soul Locking Altar.

"What if two anchors from the same team purchased different grades of Guiding Hands?" Su Cheng asked a little uneasily, "Wouldn't that be the case?"

If the two guiding hands are pointing in the same direction, then the hidden object must be of ordinary level. If the fingers are separated, then one is ordinary and the other is difficult.

Wen Jianyan shook her head: "they are reluctant."

"The Hand of Guidance is limited to purchase within a single copy, and each streamer can only purchase it once. If you buy the intermediate level, you cannot buy the low level. The hand of guidance is the principle of proximity. If the hidden objects in front of you are really ordinary, the guidance The activation principle of the hand is also the principle of proximity, so this team not only wastes an item, but also wastes the opportunity to exchange for the hand of intermediate guidance on the exchange for the hand of low-level guidance."

Su Cheng suddenly said, "I understand?"

"What about you?" Su Cheng asked.

"I?"

Wen Jianyan narrowed her eyes and gave a short laugh.

He lightly weighed the pitch-black black pottery jar full of cookie crumbs in his hand, and the dark red beads on his wrist flickered briefly under his long sleeves.

He said lightly, almost excitedly:

"Of course it's a fire."

Since there are only five items in the dungeon, the Soul Locking Altar itself has already occupied three places, so the grades of the three Soul Locking Altars should also be different, but there are a few common ones, and a few difficult ones. Not a single one is legendary... No one can say for sure.

If you want to complete the difficult side quest, you must gather all the three soul lock altars. In the case of multiple teams participating in the snatch battle, this difficulty is too great.

That is to say, even if they grab the common-level jar, the difficult side quests cannot be completed without gathering the other two.

The Soul Locking altar they grabbed was of a difficult quality or higher, and the situation was different. It could be taken out of the dungeon and become a prop. Therefore, even if three jars were not collected, they would not return empty-handed.

Wen Jianyan has a difficult-level hidden item given to him by his mother-in-law, so as long as he skillfully uses the blind spots and blind spots of vision, he can disguise the empty jar in his hand as a difficult-level soul lock altar.

At that time, the value of this chip will more than double.

Su Cheng: "..."

He took a deep breath and said slowly with doubts: "You...Aren't you worried that you will offend more guilds?"

Wen Jianyan shrugged heartlessly: "Have you forgotten? In the eyes of the people on your side, I'm a man of dark fire now."

The corner of Su Cheng's mouth twitched: "But you are not afraid of dark fire..."

"Don't worry." Wen Jianyan said with a smile: "Anyway, An Huo has a grudge against me, and it doesn't matter if you have more. The debt is too much."

Su Cheng: "..."

Although I know what you said is false, but I don't know why I can't refute it.

*

Before deciding to act, Wen Jianyan purchased several stealth robes, and with the help of his guiding hand, he touched the details of the other teams on the map.

At least three teams.

One of the teams included their former teammates, Wang Hanyu and Chen Mo.

Whether they have a soul altar in their hands or not has nothing to do with Wen Jianyan's plan. As long as Su Cheng tells them the so-called "facts", it will be enough to attract the hatred of their team.

The other two teams need careful consideration.

Wen Jianyan used the guiding hand to choose a team that did not have a soul lock altar to contact.

Only in this way can he create enough information gap to convince the other party of the information he provides next.

"You mean."

The captain frowned, with a solemn look on his face: "That team has already gathered two soul lock altars?"

"That's right."

The young man lowered his eyes slightly.

Although his voice was still extremely calm, there was a bit of cold forbearance between his words: "I came in with my guild, but you see, my team is now only me."

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes, and the dark red light jumped in his eyes: "I know, I am alone now, with my current strength, there is basically no possibility of winning this competition, so instead of mixing Go down, it's better to leave here as soon as possible, life is the most important thing."

He smiled, but the black pottery jar in his palm reflected a cold and eerie luster under the light:

"I still know the truth that every husband is innocent and guilty, so, I can give you this soul lock altar in my hand... If you are willing to exchange the mirror of Wen Po."

There was dead silence in the depths of the corridor.

The anchors stood opposite each other and looked at each other silently. The atmosphere seemed to be condensed. Beneath the seemingly calm appearance, it was full of weighing and scrutiny, and an invisible crisis was brewing in the air.

"Of course, you can also choose to kill me and take away the Soul Locking Altar."

Wen Jianyan's tail was slightly long, with a smile on her lips, and her eyes were calm and unwavering, like a deep pool: "However, I didn't dare to come here without doing anything... So, you guys are sure Do you want me to entangle me at a time like this and let the other two eyeing teams take advantage of the opportunity?"

Several team members glanced at each other vaguely.

It's not that they haven't considered this option.

However, if the fact is what the other party said just now, and still escaped and survived even when the team was completely destroyed, it means that the talent of the anchor is either related to this, or very difficult to deal with.

And he actually dared to appear in front of them so blatantly, it is very likely that he also has some cards that they don't know.

No matter which option it is, it is very likely to lead to unpredictable situations. The other party may not only successfully escape with the Soul Locking Altar again, but even in the process, the other two teams may be surprised by their positions, thus being caught by both sides. pinch.

The three of them now check and balance each other, and no matter which side acts rashly, it may become the target of siege.

Plus……

There are actually more than one mirror in their team.

After all, their current team is made up of two teams, each of which went to meet with Wen Po and got a mirror from the other party's hands.

"Of course, if you don't need it, I think there should be another team willing to trade with me."

The young man raised his eyes:

"I just want to live, I don't want to conflict with you, and... I can give you any information you want about the team that is in conflict with us."

He sneered: "Although what I want most is to leave, it is enough to cheat them before leaving."

*

"Buzz."

The phone in my pocket vibrated three times, then stopped.

Su Cheng knew that this was a signal from Wen Jianyan to him.

He took a deep breath, calmed down, then walked up and down, and tugged at Wang Hanyu's sleeve: "Brother, can I tell you something?"

Wang Hanyu turned his head and saw the yellow paper coins flashing in the palm of his hand.

He was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of greed flashed across his eyes.

"What's the matter, you say?"

Wang Hanyu asked kindly.

within 1304.

Wen Jianyan was reclining against the wall, silently waiting, motionless, like a silhouette immersed in darkness, almost blending with the surrounding shadows.

Soon, a rush of footsteps approached.

Su Cheng's pale face appeared at the door, his breathing was a little disordered, and the look in his eyes was frightened.

"Is it going well?"

Wen Jianyan asked.

Su Cheng took a steady breath and said intermittently, "It's okay, it's okay."

"The paper and copper coins have been given out?"

Su Cheng nodded: "Well, like you said, I gave the copper money to one of the anchors you talked to before, hoping to hide behind."

If he doesn't give out the "props" at hand, he will always be watched by other anchors.

After handing over the paper and copper coins as a guise, Su Chengcheng took the initiative to hand over all his use value, and the attention on him would quickly decrease and shift to Wang Hanyu who got the props.

Soon, after leading the team to the agreed location by falsely claiming to know Wen Jianyan's whereabouts, another team appeared from the front based on Wen Jianyan's intelligence.

The two sides met, and a melee began almost immediately.

Su Cheng put on his hiding robe and quickly left from the back.

Su Cheng never imagined that one day he would do such a two-faced thing with different hearts. His heart was beating nervously and his palms were sweating the whole time. Even after seeing Wen Jianyan, he was still a little frightened.

Wen Jianyan patted Su Cheng on the shoulder, not stingy with her own appreciation and praise:

"Yes, there is a future."

Su Cheng: "..."

I'm sorry, I don't want to have this future, thank you.

He took a deep breath and asked, "What's next?"

Wen Jianyan took out the mirror from his pocket, which was dyed with a light layer of incense ash. He smiled, raised his eyebrows, and shook the mirror in his palm:

"Try first if you can go back."

The Eight Trigrams Mirror in the Soul Locker Altar is the same as Wen Po's Gossip Mirror, but, perhaps because Po Wen has dealt with it, it is much easier to use this gossip mirror than entering the monster's mirror, you only need a person with enough inspiration. People can just recite the incantation, but to enter the monster's mirror, they must borrow the monster's spiritual body.

Su Cheng nodded and took a deep breath: "Okay."

Wen Jianyan was the first to try.

He put his palms on the surface of the mirror, and slowly repeated in a low voice the mantra taught to them by the woman.

"Well, it seems that my inspiration is not strong enough."

Wen Jianyan sighed and turned to look at Su Cheng: "Come on, try it."

After all, Su Cheng has a talent for precognition, and his inspiration should be higher than him. If he can't...then Wen Jianyan can only bite the bullet and think of other ways.

Su Cheng also imitated Wen Jianyan and pressed his hand on the mirror.

The familiar system notification sound rang in my ears:

【Ding! Congrats to the anchor for getting the hidden item (normal) in the dungeon! 】

【Collection degree 2/5】

Immediately afterwards, Su Cheng was a little unskilled, repeating the strange spell in a low voice intermittently. Before he could finish reciting it for the third time, he felt an earth-shattering sensation and dragged him into the mirror. .

Su Cheng staggered slightly under his feet and appeared to have fallen.

Soon, he raised his head and found that they had now returned to the surface world. The light in the corridor was dim, but it was no longer ominous and dark red like the inner world.

"We're back!"

Su Chengqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart and turned to look at Wen Jianyan.

Wen Jianyan lowered her head and stared thoughtfully at the gossip mirror in her hand.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm just curious." Wen Jianyan frowned slightly: "Why are there so many of them?"

Su Cheng was a little dazed: "What do you mean?"

Wen Jianyan's brows furrowed even tighter: "This mirror is an ordinary hidden item, right?"

Su Cheng nodded.

When touching the mirror, the sound of the system sounded in the ear, there should be no mistake.

but……

Su Cheng was stunned, and immediately responded: "You mean..."

"That's right." Wen Jianyan raised her eyes to look at Su Cheng, and said slowly: "If you want to enter the inner world, you have to pass through the gossip mirror of Wen Po, that is to say, now, those anchors who are still in the inner world. We have a mirror for every two to three people, and even if it is conservatively estimated, there are more than ten mirrors."

In fact, Wen Jianyan noticed this when he was investigating the map and other anchor teams, but he never dared to come to a conclusion.

After all, the system made it clear that there were only five hidden objects in the entire dungeon.

After reaching a deal with that team and getting the gossip mirror, Wen Jianyan was completely sure that his guess was right.

The gossip mirror is their way out of the inner world, and it is also a way of retreat.

If they only had this mirror in their hands, they would not agree so readily even if they were tempted by a hard-level hidden object.

But...it's definitely one of those hidden objects.

After all, the system doesn't lie about this sort of thing.

By analogy, all gossip mirrors should be ordinary hidden objects... but this makes no sense.

Wen Jianyan frowned, and looked at the gossip mirror in her hand repeatedly, trying to find any clues from it.

Suddenly, he was slightly startled, and took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

The light of the flashlight was brought close to the mirror, illuminating its surface as bright as new, and even the subtle nicks were clearly visible.

"Did you find anything?"

Su Cheng asked.

Wen Jianyan didn't answer, just handed the phone to Su Cheng: "Take it, take a picture for me."

Although Su Cheng didn't know the reason, he still held up his mobile phone obediently and helped him illuminate the gossip mirror in his hand.

The surface of this gossip mirror is sunken.

According to traditional feng shui metaphors, the convex Bagua mirror is a tool to ward off evil spirits, while the sunken Bagua mirror means "introduction and borrowing". If used improperly, it will also lead to evil and disaster.

The pattern on this gossip mirror is nothing unusual. In the middle is Yin Yang Taiji, surrounded by the heavenly stems and earthly branches, innate gossip, and Heluo nine stars.

but……

Wen Jianyan rubbed the icy brass surface with her fingertips, and slowly, little by little, felt the unevenness on it.

Under the extremely common pattern, some complex lines are engraved with inscriptions, just like scratches left after being used for too long.

These lines shuttle between the heavenly stems and the earth, and are vaguely linked to each other, just like...

In the next second, Wen Jianyan's pupils suddenly tightened.

He subconsciously held his breath, and by the gleam of the flashlight in Su Cheng's hand, he began to grope on the mirror surface, silently counting the numbers in his heart——

One, two, three...

...

Thirteen.

Thirteen in total.

It is the number that exactly matches the floor.

In other words, the inscriptions engraved on the gossip mirror are actually the complete map of the inner world!

At that moment, Wen Jianyan felt a strong tremor slowly climb up his back, and the guesses that emerged in his heart made him uncontrollably shiver and his hair stood on end.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Cheng: "In the team you went to, do they have a soul lock in their hands?"

Su Cheng was taken aback by Wen Jianyan's sudden serious expression:

"……no, what happened?"

After getting the answer, Wen Jianyan's expression became more solemn.

In the world, there are three teams besides them.

If Su Cheng's team didn't get any jars, then... the third team should have two jars in their hands.

But this difficulty is too great.

After finding the jar, the monsters in the jar will be triggered, and nearby anchors will be pulled into the mirror world. Even if they can leave alive, they will be teleported to other locations on the map.

Therefore, although the two anchors who acted with Su Cheng activated the jar in 1304, it was Wen Jianyan who finally got the jar.

If Wen Jianyan didn't have the bracelet given by his mother-in-law, he would also be unable to return to 1304.

In other words, the person who activates the jar and the person who gets the jar must not be the same group.

In the team that Wen Jianyan contacted, no one had activated the jar.

That is to say, there are two jars in the last team. Not only do the fisherman profit and get the jar in 1306, but also activate the third jar, and finally get it.

In such a short period of time, is it possible?

possible.

But the chances are extremely low.

unless……

In the whole map, there is actually no third jar.

Wen Jianyan slowly raised her head and looked at Su Cheng: "What is the note in the hand of the paper man in 1304?"

He didn't need the other person to answer, he just answered by himself:

"Let that mad woman go to hell. Right?"

"...Yes." Su Cheng nodded.

"We always thought that the crazy woman Zhou Xiuqing was referring to was his wife, but, think about it from another angle... what if this crazy woman was referring to his mother?"

Wen Jianyan's face was a little pale, but her eyes were extremely bright. Su Cheng couldn't help feeling a chill down his spine when the other party stared at him with such a gaze.

"If my guess is true, then Zhou Xiuqing's wish has not been fulfilled."

"The way the Soul Locker is made actually boils down to two words: desire and slaughter.

Two months ago, in the 1306 annihilation case, the baby was refined into the soul lock altar.

A month later, in the 1304 annihilation case, although everyone died, their desires were not satisfied, so no new jars were created.

Push it back a month and it's today. "

Wen Jianyan jumped up and suddenly approached Su Cheng, startling him.

He held the gossip mirror in his hand, his fingertips were slightly white due to the force, and he handed the mirror to Su Cheng.

"In every soul-locking altar, there is a mirror like this. The mirror is the channel connecting the inner and outer worlds, and the monster is sealed in the mirror, right?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Wen Jianyan said word by word: "There are only two soul lock jars from the beginning to the end, and the third jar did not exist from the beginning."

- It failed to make in 1304.

Therefore, Po Wen still needs a massacre to make a new jar.

The young man took a deep breath slowly, and in a restrained, calm tone, spit out a frightening guess:

"And those of us who are tricked into the mirror and start killing each other out of desire will be made into a third jar."

Therefore, none of the gossip mirrors in their hands are [hidden objects].

What was really judged to be a hidden object was the Soul Locking Altar connected by these mirrors.

The author has something to say: ... This debt really cannot be increased any more! The child must pay more debts tonight, woo woo woo

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