Card Room

Chapter 522, a new beginning

Xiao Lou and his party chose Moon City when they returned to the city this time. At the beginning, Lao Mo rented a small three-story villa in the suburbs of Moon City as a team base. Before challenging the Double King Secret Room, Xiao Lou wanted to calm down and rest here, recharge his batteries, and be fully prepared. .

It was night in Moon City at this time. After entering the villa, Lu Jiuchuan looked around the environment inside the house and couldn't help but praise, "Your living environment is quite high-end and the decoration is very exquisite."

Xiao Lou glanced at Lao Mo and said, "The decoration of this house was designed by Lao Mo himself."

Lu Jiuchuan gave a thumbs up, "No wonder he's so professional."

Lao Mo chuckled and said, "I just did it casually. In fact, this house was rented by the team I joined for the first time. At that time, I didn't know how long I would stay in the card world, so I wanted to tidy up the place. , I didn’t expect that.”

Thinking of his teammates who were eliminated in Zhou Chang's secret room, Lao Mo's smile gradually faded.

Tang Ci came over and said, "Your teammate encountered the hunter in the rotating maze."

Lao Mo nodded, "Yes, I am the only one who survived."

Lao Mo also carefully mentioned this to Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang when he joined the team. He was able to escape Zhou Chang's death that time because of his excellent perception of space. The path of the rotating maze was constantly changing. He moved around in the maze to avoid the pursuit of hunters, and found the exit at the last moment to save his life.

But his teammates were all killed that week.

Tang Ci took out his computer, called up a row of data, and said to Xiao Lou, "In the rotating maze, the elimination rate of Zhou Chang's secret room was around 80. For all the challengers who were forcibly pulled into the secret room without staggering the time, only 20 were finally eliminated." Survived.”

Such an elimination rate is indeed terrifying. Except for challengers who happen to be in other secret rooms at the time and can avoid the weekly tasks, the rest will be forcibly dragged into the weekly secret rooms. There are definitely not a few people like Lao Mo who have lost teammates. It is hard to imagine what kind of perseverance Lao Mo relied on to persevere when the people around him suddenly disappeared and he was the only one left.

Lu Jiuchuan was deeply touched by this. He walked to Lao Mo, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed, "It's not easy for you either. I heard that you have a daughter who is still in high school this year."

Lao Mo nodded, "If my daughter hadn't been taken care of, I wouldn't have persisted until now." He turned back to look at Xiao Lou, "I'm lucky, I met Professor Xiao and Team Yu, joined the new team, and actually Can pass all the way to secret room K."

"Old Mo, you have also helped us a lot. Without you, we would have been unable to find our way through the maze several times." Xiao Lou said warmly, "We will definitely go back, and your daughter will definitely be waiting for you in the real world. "

When this topic is mentioned, everyone's eyes can't help but turn red. Each of them has a reason to go back, and there is no reason to give up. Those hunters in the secret room make everyone feel chilly in their hearts when they think about it.

Yu Hanjiang frowned and whispered, "About the hunters, we must try to find as many clues as possible. This is our last chance." He walked up to Tang Ci, looked at the computer screen and asked, "Mr. Tang, we can only find out What about the three brothers? Do they have any other teammates who are still alive?"

Tang Ci shook his head, "No. According to the information, the three of them formed a team and came to Moon City after clearing 4 of Spades. However, these three people were so unlucky that they arrived at Moon City on Friday. Before I was ready, I was forcibly pulled into the maze secret room at midnight on Saturday."

Ye Qi couldn't help complaining, "Then they are so unlucky, right? Their cards don't seem to be used in the maze secret room."

Lao Mo personally experienced that rotating maze and agreed, "The maze was completely closed, and their cards were really useless. Kites couldn't fly, tornadoes couldn't damage the maze environment, and the only usable crystal ball could Because the card owner didn’t react quickly enough and couldn’t activate the skill.”

Liu Qiao said, "In other words, as soon as they left the novice village, they were dragged into a difficult weekly dungeon. Without preparation, they were unlucky enough to encounter a hunter. As a result, they were killed and their cards fell into the trap. into the hands of hunters."

Tang Ci said, "This is indeed the most reasonable speculation."

He glanced at Lu Jiuchuan and lowered his voice, "What's even more frightening is that there are countless people who were eliminated in the novice stage like the three brothers. In addition to Zhou Chang's elimination rate of 80 in the secret room, there are also many spades and clubs. There are also Hunters in the secret room. Assuming that the cards of the killed challengers will fall into the hands of the Hunters, then, the strength of the Hunters"

Lu Jiuchuan said solemnly, "It will far exceed our expectations."

The cards on the eliminated challengers are probably not particularly strong, otherwise they would not be easy to kill. However, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. As long as a challenger has one card, they can kill ten, a hundred, or one. Thousands of them

The Hunter organization has absolutely a huge amount of cards, but it’s not yet clear how they distribute the cards. Whoever picks up the head will get it, or they will distribute high-strength cards based on combat merit.

Tang Ci looked serious, "What's even weirder is that, except for these three brothers, the other cards you mentioned, such as Dark Alley, Poison-Quenching Silver Needle, Red Oil-paper Umbrella, Illusion Copy, etc., cannot be found in the database. , I can’t determine the origin of these cards.”

Xiao Lou guessed, "Could it be that some lone challengers kept their cards secret and fell into the hands of hunters after their death? Or, after hunters completed their designated tasks, like us, they could also draw treasure chest"

Tang Ci stared at the screen thoughtfully, "Both are possible. Assume that there are three types of people in this card world: challengers, hunters, and innocent aborigines.

Formed into a group, our challenger's task is to travel through different secret room spaces to solve puzzles, and the hunter's task is to kill us. The indigenous people are like NCs in the game, playing a role in promoting the plot. Ye Qi, who often plays online games, immediately nodded in agreement and said, "In this way, most of the doubts can be explained. The indigenous people are NCs, which will affect the plot direction of some copies; we challengers and hunters are opposing players. , the tasks are different. We clear the dungeon and draw treasure chests to get rewards, hunters kill us and collect equipment, or complete tasks and draw treasure chests to get rewards.”

Liu Qiao couldn't help but said, "Wouldn't this be very unfair to us? Not only do we have to deal with difficult NCs, but we also have to deal with hunters who want our lives at any time. And the hunters only need to stare at us and kill us." "

Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "Perhaps the hunters also have special tasks. For example, in a certain secret room, several people must be killed to pass the level. In the Q secret room, the clones deliberately led us to the mermaid just to destroy us. The royal palace?”

Xiao Lou lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said, "What Han Jiang said makes sense. When Brother Ninth was undercover in the Hunter Organization, he kept accepting tasks and traveled to different worlds to hunt foreigners. Maybe Brother Ninth was not exposed to them at the time. The missions received by the top hunters are relatively simple."

Lu Jiuchuan said, "It seems that during the stampede at the concert, the singing queen Luo Yan received a difficult hunting mission. She killed thousands of people in one concert."

Recalling the hellish concert scene at that time, the deafening screams around him seemed to be still in his ears. Xiao Lou couldn't help but turn pale and said, "For them, killing is a common occurrence. They have long been numb. I guess in their In his eyes, human life is like a piece of grass, and killing thousands of people is like trampling to death a swarm of ants."

About to face such a terrifying organization, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Ye Qi asked, "Have you really decided to go to the Secret Room of the Two Kings? You might not be able to return this time and die there."

Xiao Lou looked at his teammates gently, "You can also choose the ultimate reward package and stay in the card world. If someone doesn't want to take risks, they can get the rewards from the Double Kings now and quit the team. I respect everyone's choice." "

The room suddenly fell silent. Although everyone was struggling in their hearts, no one wanted to give up at this time.

Yu Hanjiang glanced at his teammates one by one and said calmly, "Since no one has given up, let's give it our all. Let's have a good rest tonight and recuperate our energy. In the remaining three days, we will practice our cards carefully until we are perfect, and even Forming a conditioned reflex life-saving response when attacked.”

Lu Jiuchuan said, "Han Jiang and I are responsible for this. During the three-day special training, we will teach you some contingency strategies for duels based on the cards in your hands. While ensuring that you rest, you should not be too nervous." Relax."

Xiao Lou suddenly looked at Yu Hanjiang and said, "By the way, should we agree on a secret code?"

Yu Hanjiang was stunned for "secret code"

He quickly understood what Xiao Lou meant and said, "Are you worried that another clone will appear?"

Xiao Lou said, "After all, the clones in the Q secret room caused us to almost die in the interstellar world. We have to guard against this. Moreover, in addition to the clones, the hunters may also have cards in their hands that can copy the appearance, like Brother Jiu's Mask, Liu Qiao's twin, can't they both copy the character's image?"

It is said that it is impossible to guard against domestic thieves, but they are not afraid of predators coming in the open. They are afraid that someone will impersonate Xiao Lou, Yu Hanjiang and other familiar teammates, and suddenly stab them in the back when they are not prepared.

Xiao Lou's concerns really need to be taken seriously.

Yu Hanjiang made a quick decision, "Let's do this. From now on, each of us will say a few words to our teammates and whisper into their ears to avoid being monitored."

Xiao Lou reminded, "It's best if this paragraph has nothing to do with the card world, and has little to do with your experience in the real world. The more natural the conversation, the better. For example, what did you eat today, the weather is not bad today, etc." , a daily conversation that is not likely to arouse suspicion, but the answer must be special and it is not easy to get it right by chance.”

Yu Hanjiang added, "After entering the Double King Pass, I don't know whether we will be together or separated. Assuming we are separated at the beginning, when you meet any teammate, you must first ask the other party for the password. If the password is wrong, be sure to pay attention to the other party's password." Possibly a hunter in disguise.”

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This is almost like a spy drama. Next time you meet in a secret room, you should chat for a while before you can determine whether the other party is a friendly or enemy force.

Everyone began to rack their brains to think about this "secret code". Yu Hanjiang suddenly leaned into Xiao Lou's ear and whispered, "Does Professor Xiao have a girlfriend? I have a colleague who is very beautiful. Do you want to introduce me to you?"

Xiao Lou thought for a while, then leaned into Yu Hanjiang's ear and replied, "No, I already have someone I like, and I'm planning to visit his parents in two days."

The corner of Yu Hanjiang's mouth raised slightly. When he saw his teammates checking the codes in pairs, he moved his lips forward, kissed Xiao Lou's ear gently, and whispered, "My parents will definitely like you very much."

Xiao Lou's ears turned red and he said, "Can you be more serious about the code?"

Yu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows, "Do you think anyone can guess the correct answer to this secret code between us?"

Xiao Lou thought about it. It was indeed difficult to face each other word for word. This was also a little secret between them.

Half an hour later, his teammates had checked the secret codes. Xiao Lou listened to what the other ten people said to him and took note of them carefully. Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Lou suggested that everyone go to bed first and wake up the next day to receive special training from Lu Jiuchuan and Yu Hanjiang.

In the next three days, except for Tang Ci who has been checking information related to hunters, everyone else has to practice their reaction skills with Lu Jiuchuan and Yu Hanjiang every day, such as being attacked by someone from behind.

How to protect yourself during a sneak attack; how to determine the opponent's position through footsteps and breathing sounds, etc.

Although this knowledge cannot be fully mastered in the short term, it is better than nothing, and maybe it can be of some help at critical moments.

Three days passed quickly, and on the last day, Xiao Lou personally cooked a sumptuous dinner for everyone.

Professor Xiao's cooking skills have always been widely praised, but this meal made everyone feel uncomfortable after eating it. Lu Jiuchuan opened a bottle of red wine boldly, filled twelve glasses, stood up and said, "Don't be so embarrassed, we should Happy"

Tang Ci was startled, and his pale face softened slightly, and he said, "Actually, for all of us, we have died once in the real world. Being able to live again in the card world is already a blessing from God."

Xiao Lou also stood up and said, "Besides, I have met so many of your friends in this world."

Ye Qi smiled and said, "Yes, I think it's not a loss no matter how you calculate it. I have lived again and can pass the level with so many friends until now. I am already very content. If I hadn't met everyone, maybe I would be in the 5 of Spades." , 5 of hearts will be eliminated.”

Long Sen scratched his head and said, "Me and Wanyue are the same, thanks to everyone. I'm stupid and not very good at talking. Otherwise, if I could really return to the real world, when Wanyue and I get married, all of our air tickets and accommodation will be in full." Bao, invite everyone to have a cup of wedding wine."

Qu Wanyue's eyes turned slightly red, she raised her glass and said, "It's not a waste of my life to meet you all in this world."

Gui Yuanzhang said, "As an old man, I have long been indifferent to life and death. I don't have much concern in the real world, but I admire your courage. Since you have determined your goal, you will go to the end."

Lao Mo joked, "When you go back and buy a house and decorate it, you can come to me. I will design it for you personally and guarantee your satisfaction."

Shao Qingge said with a smile, "Come to me for investment and financial management, and I will help you make money."

Liu Qiao had always been calm, but her eyes were a little red at this time. She looked at everyone and said, "I hope to save my sister after returning to reality, graduate successfully, and become a good doctor. Thank you everyone for taking care of me during this time." "

Chu Huaying didn't say much and said calmly, "Don't be too pessimistic. At worst, you will die again. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Yu Hanjiang finally raised his glass and said, "Everyone drinks this, for everyone's meeting, and for the last secret room. If we can return to the real world, we will still be friends for life. If we can't leave alive,"

He paused, his eyes calm and firm, but when he looked at Xiao Lou, there was a hint of tenderness, "This life is not in vain."

Xiao Lou met him and smiled, and everyone drank up the red wine in their glasses.

The clock pointed. Xiao Lou opened his personal space and saw the familiar wall of cards, as well as the last card with the big and small kings appearing alternately, the only card without the "cleared" mark.

He reached out and gently pulled out the last card from the wall of cards.