living in the world of reincarnation

Chapter 3 One More

The few people walked for a while, and when they came to the gate of the ancient castle, Mu Lan realized that the ancient castle was so dilapidated. The stone walls were full of cracks and covered with green vines; Extending to the wooden door; the strong man pushed hard, and the door opened with a creak, and the empty hall was seen. Through the light from outside, the inside was even more dilapidated. The ground was in a mess, with many damaged wooden furniture and crystal chandeliers. The wreckage shattered to the ground.

Slowly walking into the castle, until the last person disappeared into the darkness, Mu Lan felt like a lamb being sent into the mouth of the devil, looking so small and hesitant.

Snapped!The man in the hoodie flicked on the lighter in his hand, and the faint flame flickered. This point of light did not help the entire dark hall at all, but only illuminated a small area in front of him.

"It's so dark!" The female student's voice was cautious, and it was still abrupt in the dark and silent environment. Her voice changed in the oppressive environment, hoarse and strange, and even she herself was frightened by her own voice. Clutching the corner of the male student's clothes tightly, he looked around in fear, as if afraid of something coming out of the darkness.

"What's there to be afraid of!" The strong man seemed to be disgusted with timid people. He glanced at the two students with disdain, but he forgot that he was also sticking close to the large army and did not dare to disperse.

"My lighter won't last long." The man in the hoodie changed his hand to hold the lighter as he spoke, as if he had been scalded by the overheated metal body.

"Find lighting facilities quickly." The young man said, "Since it's a castle, there must be fireplaces or lamps."

With the help of the faint light of the fire, several people groped in the hall to find a fireplace, picked up some wooden furniture debris and filled it in to light the fire. The orange flames warmed people's hearts. Finally, there was light, and Mu Lan felt relieved a lot. .

With the firelight, Mu Lan was able to observe the interior of the castle. The area here is surprisingly large, and the hall on the first floor can even be used as a basketball court.

The interior of the castle is complicated and luxurious. The left and right rows of tall stone pillars full of sculptures are inserted into the dome. The seven-sided castle dome is filled with colorful oil paintings. The stairs lead to the second floor. The corridor is in the shape of a zigzag and is very neat. You can see many doors and windows in the corridor, but you can’t see clearly when you go up. You should need daylight or more light sources to see the whole picture.

"It's not like our time!" The young man pointed to a place, "Look, those chandeliers and kerosene lamps on the walls, don't you use electric lights here? And this building structure looks like the Gothic style of the Western Middle Ages." Architecture, but the structure inside is different, it's not a style of architecture as I know it."

Mu Lan also nodded in her heart when she heard the words. Electricity should have been popularized by now. Even remote mountainous areas can pull a wire, but this place uses kerosene lamps, and there is no modern furnishings inside. An ancient castle.

"You don't care whether people have electricity or not!" The strong man began to explore farther away, but his voice was still loud and rough. "Not everyone likes modernity. The old buildings over my house are all protected. Destruction is allowed, maybe this is just the castle owner's pleasure."

"It doesn't matter what era it is." The woman in pajamas shrank her shoulders uncomfortably, and she felt warmer when she got closer to the fireplace. She said slowly, "It's still too dark here, I'm a little scared, can you light up this place?" ?”

"En." The young man nodded, and everyone thought her suggestion was good. They made some simple torches with tablecloths and wooden sticks, and after a long time of busy work, they lit all the oil lamps and candlesticks.

The whole hall was brightly lit, and Mu Lan looked at the strange environment, feeling unreal. She is a sophomore in a Huaxia university, and now she is in a luxurious ancient castle, participating in a mysterious reincarnation with a few strangers. During the world mission, she felt that the ordinary life she used to live was getting farther and farther away from her.

After finishing their work, several people found a suitable place to rest without debris. The male student wiped off his sweat and asked, "Now, what should we do?"

"If we want to live here for three days, we will definitely need food and water." The young man said, then he remembered something and said with a smile: "By the way, let's get to know each other first. We will inevitably have to cooperate with each other in these three days." , my name is Lu Tianming, and I'm a reporter by profession."

Lu Tianming was very frank. He was right. I don’t know what dangers there might be. Several people from the same world and the same culture are teammates with the same interests. Collective action in a team will bring people a greater sense of security.

"My name is Wang Qiang, and I'm a fitness trainer." The strong man also introduced himself, "You can just call me Brother Qiang, this place is scary, but don't worry, you are really lucky to meet me!" He gripped He clenched his fists, and the biceps on his arms swelled up, showing his own strength to everyone with a complacent expression, "No matter who the person or force who kidnapped us is, if he dares to show his face, he will never leave us alone." A chance to beg for mercy!"

Mu Lan only finds it interesting that the strong man Wang Qiang has been using his presence to show off his strength or leadership in order to take the initiative, but in fact he is a vicious internal scumbag. In reality, this person must be flamboyant and good-looking Yes, and at the same time, she is quite confident in her own force, but Mu Lan herself is just the opposite. She has no means of self-defense, she can only constantly reduce her sense of existence, and passively observe all surrounding clues in order to deal with it. In this case, Weakness is indeed the original sin.

Afterwards, several other people also briefly introduced themselves. The woman in pajamas was named Xu Min, an ordinary employee of a private enterprise, the male student was named An Junhang, and the female student was named Zhao Mengqi. A high school student, the man behind his back said that it would be good to call him Xiaode, and he is also an ordinary citizen.

When it was Mu Lan's turn, she thought for a while, but didn't reveal her real name, "Just call me Xiao Lan. I haven't graduated yet, and I'm a sophomore."

There was only the last one left to introduce. Everyone looked at the man in the hoodie. He was still silent as if he didn't want to participate.

"They all call me Ah Feng."

The voice of Ah Feng, the man in the hoodie, was low and hoarse. Mu Lan couldn't see through this man, but he looked different from "normal people" like them. He was out of the team and didn't like to make noise. loner.

"Okay, we know each other now, let's discuss the whole thing now!" Lu Tianming clapped his hands and said, "We were teleported here from Huaxia by some kind of force, and then there was a voice prompting us to start the mission, like a It’s like a game, we have to survive for three days in this place called Fort Sill, it’s survival, not life, the contexts of these two words are different, what will threaten our lives in the old castle?” said After talking for a long time, Lu Tianming paused and looked at the crowd, hoping that someone could participate in the discussion he initiated.

"The old castle. Could there be vampires?" An Junhang's voice was still full of excitement. After working for a long time, he didn't see the second-year middle school student shouting tired. After the hall was bright again, he just looked around, without any sense of crisis. He clenched his fists, and said as if he had discovered the truth: "Does the vampire Dracula know that the owner of the castle may come out at night, waiting for someone to break in at night, and then suck people alive! Or It's the Phantom of the Castle, the ghost of the murdered maid reverberates in the castle"

"Stop talking about Junhang!" The female student hurriedly grabbed the male student, her voice trembling.

"Oops! This scares you! I was only joking!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Be serious with me, this is not your children's play house!" Wang Qiang's eyes widened, scaring the two students to bow their heads and make ostriches immediately.

Lu Tianming said, "It is also possible that there are some supernatural things. After the voice that reminded the mission to start appeared, this matter cannot be considered with common sense."

Seeing that someone affirmed him, An Junhang nodded excitedly. He is a high school student with a mild manner, and he must be in a subordinate position in this team. Lu Tianming's words gave him a sense of approval, and he immediately had a good impression of this big brother.

"But what's the danger?" Xu Min wondered, "The mission prompt only allows us to survive for three days, and there is no other explanation."

"Well, it's not clear yet." Lu Tianming shook his head, "We just came here, and we don't even know the whole picture of the castle, but I believe that as long as we continue to stay, those dangers may come to us by themselves, saying Let’s talk about this.” Halfway through Lu Tianming’s words, he looked at the crowd in surprise, and his expression was a bit wrong.

Everyone was surprised, why did they stop talking halfway through, and Wang Qiang asked directly: "What's wrong? Big reporter?"

Lu Tianming hesitated to speak, his face turned pale, and his strange performance made several people even more strange.

The moonlight emerged from the dark clouds and shone in through the huge vertical stained glass. The shadows of the eight people were very long, to a weird extent. Mu Lan counted the shadows, and a strange feeling appeared. Suddenly, she thought of something, her heart beat faster than a drum, her palms became sweaty, and a cool breeze blew by, making her shiver.

Yes, she thought of the same question as Lu Tianming, they both counted the number of people just now, the strange thing is the number, there are clearly eight people standing here!But she clearly remembered that the number of dungeons in the mission prompt was seven!How come there is one more person?

After a moment of silence, Mu Lan, who had been lowering her sense of presence among the crowd, spoke, pointing to the slender shadows of several people, and slowly said: "Now there are eight people, and there is one more person."

Immediately, everyone's expressions changed, and the atmosphere in the castle became strangely quiet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)