Help, I've become a paper man

The sudden conversation disrupted the little spiders' thoughts. Their brains, which were not smart to begin with, found it even more difficult to think. The scene returned to silence, and the spiders that were climbing onto Song Yi's shoulders slowly slid down, showing signs of wanting to leave.

Song Yi spread his arms slightly to make them convenient footholds for pulling the spider silk down.

"Well behaved." Yun Su commented.

The distance between the two was quite far, and Song Yi did not hear clearly what Yun Su was talking about. He thought it was a task reminder, so his colleague subconsciously turned his head and asked, "What?"

Yun Su just looked in his direction, shook his head, and said nothing more. It was unclear whether what he said was a comment about him or the little spiders.

Song Yi responded casually, not caring, and looked down at his legs, where there were a few small things hanging on them, swinging. He first explained: "Besides, now, you are the ones who surrounded me."

Song Yi smiled with a childish "Yes, yes", and when he spoke again, he asked: "Can I go see my companions now?"

The voices of "yes" and "no" rang out at the same time. This sentence caused the spider group to fall into chaos again. Song Yi froze in place, feeling a little helpless. He tried to persuade everyone to calm down, but this time no spider paid any attention to him. Obviously, the two waves of small animals really entered into a conflict, and their emotions were running wild. As the source of the fight, he was obviously no longer important.

Yun Su concluded again: "Yours."

Song Yi nodded first, then shook his head. Even if Yun Su didn't say it, half of the blame was his, and he had to take it.

It’s just… with such an opening, he originally thought it would be a battle copy, but unexpectedly, the mission would proceed to this point. Now it is in kindergarten mode, and he is needed to comfort the children who are quarreling here. Song Yi is not particularly worried. Although it is an internal conflict, Little Spider is measured in his actions. Within the range of his sight, no injuries have occurred. He has not taken any action yet. Is it because of this that he wins the battle again?

Song Yi looked at Yun Su, hoping to get some help, and Yun Su did not disappoint him. In his expectant eyes, Yun Su nodded and said, "You can't interfere with what happens in the house, so you spoke in advance to deliberately attract our attention and stop us outside."

It was rare for Yun Su to speak such a long speech, but none of the words he said were what they liked to hear. The spider group immediately became agitated. These children were too naive and did not realize that this actually confirmed Yun Su's guess.

Song Yi shook his head and raised his right hand to pick up the little spider that rushed up to bite his ear and threw it back into the surging wave of spiders. He was about to say a few words to comfort them, but the spiders responded first and took the initiative to say, "We know where what you are looking for is."

He exhaled, feeling like he was in kindergarten, surrounded by other children and being coaxed, but...

Song Yi asked: "What is it?"

The photo was too blurry and he couldn't see it clearly. It was estimated that other players didn't know what it was either. After all, first it was a treasure map fragment and then a key. Maybe what he got from opening the treasure chest was also a prop for the next link. He needed to collect a certain amount of them to get something, but in the process of exploration, he kept splitting them up and felt like he had seen them somewhere before.

Song Yi didn't have much expectations. If they didn't know how to skip classes, they still had to progress step by step.

The little spiders had no idea what humans were thinking. They were shaking and communicating with each other at this moment. Then they slowly separated and gathered into small balls. The sounds they made were clearer than before. It seemed that the voices heard by humans needed the power of each of them. The more they gathered together, the clearer the sound.

And at this moment, they spoke again, not answering the questions, but telling them stories instead.

"The old master wants an all-round housekeeper to take good care of the laboratory for him."

"He...said we should call it the 'Potions Room', but we can only make noises there, and then live in the pipes."

"I don't like pipes. They stink."

"My sister likes us and she lets us live in her room."

"The master doesn't like it."

The spiders' speech became more and more chaotic, as if they were gathered together. Their voices became louder, but their thoughts became more chaotic. They were thinking about different things, and the output became more and more chaotic. Song Yi also determined that it was not only their age that limited the spiders' speech, but also their own thoughts. To this extent... it should be more appropriate to use them. Compared with animals, these little guys are closer to children.

Song Yi couldn't help but frown, trying to analyze something from it. He tried to ask: "Your sister returned to her room, and now you can't enter?"

This seemed to touch Spider-Man's sore spot, and he immediately performed a live version of "It's better not to ask", not only with a surging "wave", but also with the spider ball rolling, hitting Song Yi's legs several times and bouncing away.

Song Yi did not try to comfort the spider anymore, but instead asked further: "So, what are we looking for?"

In the chaos, the voice sounded again, more subtle and gentle. He could tell it was a little girl's voice. She didn't answer his question, but asked weakly, "Are you here to kill my sister?"

Song Yi asked back: "Who is your sister?"

The spiders did not answer immediately. Instead, they gradually quieted down, leaving only a slight rustling sound. After a few seconds, another voice was heard, saying, "The master's key is with my sister. Her body... cannot be opened..."

Song Yi sighed. He didn't like the Riddler, but the one that appeared before him had double insurance, being both a small animal and a child, which weakened the nature of the riddle. This way of stating the story might not be intentional, but a straightforward narration based on the child's understanding.

He patiently asked again: "What will happen if I open it?"

I originally thought that the topic would be about death, but these little guys wanted their "sister" to be alive, so they tried to stop them.

But their voices rang out again, still in the voices of children, with a flatter tone, no emotion could be heard, but louder, saying loudly: "Too late! Too late!"

"It's too late!"

"The master's key is hidden inside her!"

"Blood and flesh nourish the contract!"

"The curse of the ages!"

"Strip open her belly! Disassemble her skeleton! Dig out her eyes!"

"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"

The last sound was like a huge bell, and at the end of the words, there was even a whimpering sound.

The spiders slowly calmed down. They did not disperse, but just surrounded Song Yi, motionless. Song Yi did not speak immediately. Yun Su still sat there. The scene fell into silence. After a few minutes, Song Yi asked tentatively: "Who... was killed?"

It can't be him!