Chapter 49: Desperate Situation?

Chapter 49: A Desperate Situation?

The rule of closing eyes ineffective?

After the amusement park changed to S-level, did the rules of the rides change?

Everyone looked at Hebo's corpse and the head in Huomo's arms, their expressions extremely grim.

As the roller coaster stopped, the six Spirit Realm Walkers simultaneously received a notification tone:

[Next round start time: 00:04:40]

"The next round starts in five minutes..." said Qitian Dasheng, sitting in the last row, looking at Hebo's headless corpse ahead. His face was tense:

"If the rule of closing eyes is invalid, then when the next round starts, one of us will die again. We need to quickly find the rules. Have you noticed anything?"

Huomo's expression still held traces of terror. He threw the head out of the car and shouted irritably, turning his head:

"With eyes closed the whole time, who could discover the rules?"

Kuiweirenfu frowned deeply:

"If the rule of closing eyes has changed, then we need to rediscover the rules, or people will still die in the next two rounds."

Xishi bit her fiery red lips. "From the moment we decided to ride the roller coaster, I was paying attention along the way, but I didn't find any valuable clues or information."

Without clues or information, it means we can't make targeted plans, and can only use the dumbest method—trial and error.

But the cost of trial and error...

Qitian Dasheng's face turned ugly:

"An S-level Spirit Realm, how could it give clear and definite clearance information? If it were that simple, would it still be called S-level?"

Xie Lingxi thought for a moment and also expressed her opinion:

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. We were misled by the old strategy guide and missed an opportunity to find the rules."

Her eyes were brimming with tears, pitiful, as if extremely guilty.

Qitian Dasheng quickly said:

"It's okay, it's okay, saying this now is useless. No information doesn't mean no solutions. While we still have time, let's discuss..."

He paused and continued:

"If the rule of closing eyes has changed, then there are only two possibilities. One, the roller coaster rule has become one death per round, and Hebo is proof. Two, by closing our eyes, we missed the chance to observe."

Xishi's eyes lit up slightly, as if seeing him in a new light: "So we can't close our eyes next time."

Zhang Yuanqing listened to his companions' discussion, his thoughts drifting away...

"First, rule out supernatural elements. Although my active skills are sealed, as a Night Wanderer, my perception of spirits is still present. If it were a spirit in the amusement park causing trouble, I couldn't be completely unaware."

"From the current view, the roller coaster still has three rounds. Since this hasn't changed, why did the rule of closing eyes change? Perhaps, the killer isn't the rule..."

Zhang Yuanqing's heart trembled as he thought of a possibility.

Could it be the work of an evil person hidden in the team? Has the villain started killing? But how did he (or she) do it?

At this moment, "Kuiweirenfu" looked at Huomo and suddenly asked:

"When Hebo died, why didn't you speak up to warn us, only telling us after the car stopped?"

Huomo raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean!"

The middle-aged man still had a simple and honest look, saying calmly: "I'm just curious."

Huomo glared at him and shouted: "Of course I felt it, that head landed in my arms. But did I dare to speak? Did I dare to open my eyes? What if I opened my mouth to warn, and the next dead person was me?"

Kuiweirenfu said no more.

Zhang Yuanqing asked: "When did he die, or rather, when did the head fall into your arms?"

Huomo didn't hesitate: "When hitting the second slope."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately looked at Xishi: "You were right next to him. Did you notice anything unusual?"

Xishi shook her head. "I, I have acrophobia. I was very scared and didn't notice the movements around me..."

Zhang Yuanqing frowned deeply.

From the seating arrangement, the most likely killers are Xishi, Huomo, and Kuiweirenfu.

Qitian Dasheng, who was separated by one seat, can basically be ruled out. With his phase of extraordinary physical attributes, it's unlikely he could unbuckle his seatbelt, get over Huomo and Kuiweirenfu in the front row, and kill Hebo in the second row.

Not to mention being easily detected by those two, just the kinetic energy of the roller coaster would throw him out.

Thinking this, he turned his gaze to the slender girl. With her height and arm length, if she wanted to turn around and kill, she would have to undo her seatbelt.

So her possibility is also unlikely.

Next is to verify whether Huomo lied, confirm if Hebo really died at that time... Before the second round starts, Zhang Yuanqing closes his eyes and visualizes his father's outline in his mind.

If Hebo didn't die when the roller coaster was speeding, then the time the killer killed must be during the initial slow climb, when the roller coaster's kinetic energy is weak.

And since I can collect sounds, I can directly pinpoint the killer.

As his father's facial outline gradually becomes clear, Zhang Yuanqing's heart "thumps" once, his mind boiling, and the images replay frame by frame from the moment they entered the Spirit Realm.

He chewed on these images while waiting patiently.

Finally, they got on the car. When the two-seater roller coaster slowly started, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't see any images because he had closed his eyes at that moment.

But sounds don't disappear; he captured the heartbeats and breaths of seven people.

Next, there was Xishi's short scream, the roller coaster dived straight, rushing towards the second high slope with a roaring sound. At that moment, one heartbeat from the back row disappeared...

"Ah, what's wrong with you..."

Xie Lingxi exclaimed in shock, looking at her companion bleeding from the nose.

The other members also stopped arguing and looked over.

"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand, wiping his nosebleed, enduring the sharp pain in his brain, and smiled: "I've had a habit of nosebleeds since I was young, especially when I see pretty girls."

Xie Lingxi felt a bit shy upon hearing this.

Xishi and Huomo cast skeptical glances, the middle-aged man Kuiweirenfu just swept his eyes over him, and Qitian Dasheng in the last row took the opportunity to glance a few times at Xie Lingxi's face and Xishi's chest.

Zhang Yuanqing maintained a calm expression, but inside he was already cursing.

The circumstances of Hebo's death proved that the evil person has a special method of killing!

"Taking someone's head silently without any sound, that's a bit terrifying... We must find a way to stop him. With one person killed per round, after three rounds, only four people will be left in the team. And we still have at least one more entertainment project. How can we play like this?!"

If it really comes to this, it's almost a certain death situation.

If the killer isn't the evil person but the roller coaster's rule, the outcome is still the same.

The more Zhang Yuanqing thought about it, the more anxious he became, and his forehead was almost sweating coldly.

Everyone is suspect, including Xie Lingxi beside me and Qitian Dasheng in the last row... Zhang Yuanqing's gaze swept over the crowd.

Xie Lingxi frowning in thought, Xishi with an uneasy expression, the silent middle-aged man, Qitian Dasheng with hidden panic in his eyes, and Huomo grumbling.

For a moment, he felt that these people were all acting, all with ulterior motives.

The crisis in this dungeon is not just the entertainment facilities, but also the internal conflicts among the Spirit Realm Walkers... Yuanshi Tianzun cursed in his heart.

At the same time, a doubt once again flashed through his mind: why was it He Bo who died?

Was the evildoer killing randomly, or was there another reason?

Suppose I am the werewolf, and I have one chance to kill randomly, who would I kill? As soon as he thought this, an answer came to Zhang Yuanqing's mind.

Kill the smartest one in the team!

"Then, the next to die would be me..." Zhang Yuanqing's scalp prickled.

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