The Game Show of Death: Demons of Reason

"Drip—" Nian Wei had already harvested a spot mark, and it seemed that Dr. Archer had provided important information.

Nian Wei already breathed a sigh of relief, just in time to feel a servant coming behind him with a tray, so he relaxed and reached out to put the champagne back.There was a crisp sound when the bottom of the glass collided with the metal tray, and a gust of cold wind passed by Nian Weiji.Nian Weiji turned his head inadvertently, but what he saw was not the black dress that a servant should wear.Countless black rags floated in the air, and the figure with the tray bent over. Under the hood was a wooden mask. The frozen smile on the mask faced the end of the year, making him shudder.

The hunchbacked gentleman walked past Nian Weiji and blended into the crowd.

Nian Weiji's eyes followed the hunchbacked gentleman's back, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.The hunchbacked gentleman they saw just now was just a reflection in the mirror, which seemed real or fake.But now this phantom has come true, growing deformed among the carnival crowd, his mask is covered with distorted lines, his face cannot be seen, his black back is like a whirlpool, dormant behind the bustle, heralding some kind of upcoming horror.

At the end of the year, he turned his head and looked around. Wei Zixu and the others were still busy obtaining information from the NPC.So he stood up quickly, ignoring his conversation with Dr. Archer, and followed the hunchbacked gentleman to the center of the dance floor.The crowd around Nian Wei were all stereoscopic projections, which could not stop him from moving forward, but the crowd of people blocked the hunchbacked gentleman's direction, and Nian Wei would arouse their accusations when he passed through these projections, so he had to Walk around them with half-raised hands.

Nian Wei already ran to the edge of the dance floor, and the flash light made him a little dizzy.People on the dance floor are intoxicated by the music, the band is playing to a climax, and everyone's face is filled with excitement.A shadow seeped in from the edge of the dance floor, and Nian Wei saw the hunchbacked gentleman crossing the dance floor. He walked quickly without causing the slightest commotion.None of the light reflected by the chandelier fell on him, and he seemed to be a stain left on the dance floor, which made Nian Weiji feel uncomfortable.

Wei Zixu also noticed the movement of Nian Weixi, and the others rushed over quickly.Nian Weiji took a look at the edge of the dance floor, and walked down the dance floor under the shadow of the hunchbacked gentleman.The view on the dance floor was wider than the outside, and it was about to grab the cape of the hunchbacked gentleman at the end of the year, but at this moment the music stopped abruptly, and everyone stopped, not knowing what happened.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my dear friends, thank you very much for your presence at my banquet."

A voice came from above the dance floor, and it turned out that Carmichael was standing in the middle of the band and hosting.He was dressed in his comical clown costume, and in his right hand held a golden cane with an inflated pig's bladder stuck into the tip.Carmichael's cheeks were flushed, and his movements were as exaggerated as if he was standing on a stage. He spoke in a very rich tone:

"The ball is coming to an end. Before we announce the next program, we need a climax as the end of the ball. Fortunately, we are honored to invite Mr. Neo today. Mr. Neo is an excellent stage performer. Theatrical artist, and now he can't wait to stand in the middle of the dance floor to cheer for everyone, let us welcome Mr. Neo!"

With the pig bladder pointing at Nian Weiji, all the light suddenly focused on Nian Weiji.He squinted his eyes and noticed that all the people around him were silent and looked at him, their eyes and the warm wind fell on him stickily.

Nian Wei knew that Carmichael was deliberately tripping him up, and the hunchbacked gentleman was undoubtedly a key plot figure. He should ignore Carmichael's words and continue chasing the hunchbacked gentleman. This is the most direct way to clear the game.

However, it was not "Nian Wei" who was invited to the dinner, but "Neo".Neo is such a pushy person, he will not miss this opportunity to show himself.So Nian Wei had trimmed the feathers on his collar, and without any hesitation, he smiled and faced the audience: "Thank you! Thank you! I am very glad that I have received the invitation to the banquet tonight. I have to say that I have spent quite a lot of time here. Have a great time. In order to thank Mr. Carmichael and all the enthusiastic people, I will present the most classic solo dance in the Broadway song "Cats". If you are interested, please be sure to go to the theater to support my performance, thank you again! "

"Cats" is the only stage play that Neo has starred in on Broadway. Nian Wei has learned about this part of information in the fitting room.At this moment, he was recalling the dance in the script. He had a good foundation in dancing, but he learned it well.The oppressive atmosphere of chasing the hunchbacked gentleman is relieved by the dance steps, and the young year is stepping on the light background music, enjoying the feeling of being the focus of attention.He seems to be getting deeper into the role of Neo. Neo is different from Nian Wei. He is just a showman who knows nothing and enjoys the dinner party. Ao's future cast a layer of tragedy.

Outside the dance floor, Jessica and the arrogant Algamon were watching from a distance, Dr. Archer and his assistant were still drinking, the actors of the new play, Adrian and the Morgenstern sisters, were eerily quiet, and The other NPCs, who hadn't been in touch for a few years, looked on with complicated eyes.Meanwhile, Wei Zixu, Marquis Jin, Mick and Jin were on the edge of the dance floor, nervously watching Carmichael's movements.

At the end of the song, Nian Weixi bowed to thank him. Although it was a temporary idea, he still had a feeling that he still had something to say.

The focus returned to Carmichael, he nodded his affirmation of Nian Weiwei's cooperation, and the hunchbacked gentleman stood behind him like a shadow.

[A successful performance gives a reward cast, and your success rate for the next test skill will be increased by 20 points. 】

"Thank you Mr. Neo for the wonderful performance! Please Mr. Neo take a good rest and let's start the next show."

"My friends, I've thought a lot about the past few months, especially about the little meaningless things other people have done to me over the years. Soon you will be witnessing the first performance of my new work. I hope It serves as a symbolic gift in return for what you all deserve from me."

"And now, before the night starts, before the drama starts, before midnight and everyone takes off their masks, I have a little romantic sideshow for you. Friends, you need to 'hide', hide well Funny punishment for not being good enough - because Fish, my crew, and myself, are going to 'find' you."

"If we don't find you, midnight will remind 'Survivor' to come back for dinner and the show. You have plenty of time to move around before I count to 50. Watch your step, dear friends, Turn off the lights now!"

As soon as the voice fell, the entire mansion was instantly dark, and Carmichael began to shout and count from 1 to 50.

At the end of the year, the guests were heard whispering, the women giggled, and pulled the people around them away from the dance floor. "Go to the third floor?" "I saw a lot of big wardrobes downstairs." "I think the servant's room is a good place to hide." "I heard that the basement is very hidden." The whisper sounded like a millipede crawling through fine sand, The drunken people gradually dispersed, and the dance floor became empty.

"Let's go, let's hide too." Wei Zixu's voice came to Nian Weiji's side: "Just take this time to investigate the house."

"I'll follow you, do you go upstairs or downstairs?"

"Jin and I will go to the basement first. Generally speaking, there are storage rooms or warehouses in the basement. I'll go and see what I find."

Dim moonlight came in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and Nian Wei had adapted to the darkness for a while, and he could clearly see that it was Wei Zixu, Marquis Jin and Mick who were talking.

Wei Zixu: "Let's go to the third floor, and Marquis Jin is with us. Mick, you two, pay attention to safety, and if there is any situation, send a signal to join us."

Mick had already turned around and was about to go downstairs. When he heard Wei Zixu's words, he looked back at him in surprise: "It's rare that you care about other people's safety, Mr. Wells." When they communicated privately, they were all by their real names, and Mick suddenly Called Wei Zixu's character name, there is a kind of yin and yang tone.

And Wei Zixu was not to be outdone, and replied even more bluntly: "Yes, Mr. Revere, I really can't see your body being injured and affecting the user experience."

Wei Zixu is probably thinking of some tricks again, thinking about it at the end of the year, but it is also possible that Wei Zixu still hasn't given up on Mick's body. After all, Wei Zixu is different from the end of the year, letting a flirtatious guy like him hold back for so many days , is quite difficult for him.

"Let's go, let's go, Carmichael counted to 29." Nian Weiji intervened between Wei Zixu and Mick, pulling Wei Zixu away involuntarily.

"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?" Wei Zixu teased him: "Just now you danced so ecstatically, as if you really came to the dance."

Nian Weiji defended, "I got into the show, and Xiaodai gave me a reward to vote. But you and Mick have nothing to get into, okay?"

"How do you know there's nothing going on?" Wei Zixu smiled slightly, letting Nian Weiji drag him upstairs, his ambiguous smile made Nian Weiji feel uncomfortable.

"Hey, did you two hear that?" Marquis Jin suddenly called out.

Nian Weiji and Wei Zixu shut up at the same time, and listened carefully to the sound from upstairs. Although it was very slight, it sounded like something was beating on the window.The third floor was pitch black, even the candles were extinguished, and they could only see by the faint moonlight.According to their previous observation outside the house, there were not so tall trees that could touch the windows on the third floor.What exactly is out of the window?That voice is inexplicable.

Wei Zixu took his arm out of Nian Weiji's hand, stretched out his hand for Nian Weiji, and walked in front of Nian Weiji and the Marquis of Jin.

"35...36...37...38..."

Carmichael's voice came up from the second floor, and his loud voice slightly relieved the tension of everyone.The footsteps became sparse, and people hid themselves.The third floor of the house has long and narrow corridors and countless rooms. It is a good place to hide. The three of them walked up the stairs lightly. Wei Zixu carefully controlled his strength and stepped on the old floor of the third floor without making a sound. , but these efforts were all in vain after the end of the year.

"Creak—" The floor made a sharp sound under Nian Wei's trampling.

"Huh?" Nian Weiji opened his mouth, but Wei Zixu immediately turned around and covered it, and the three of them ran to the nearest room and hid in.

"Don't you know the floor can make noise, and you still step on it?" Wei Zixu angrily lip-synced to Nian Weiji.

"How can you blame me? It was the floor that made the noise, but not me. You should blame the floor." At the end of the year, he also lip-synced.

"Hush! Someone is catching up from behind." Jinhou said.

But there was no sound outside the door, and Nian Weiji and Wei Zixu listened quietly for a while before they heard footsteps, which were getting closer.

"Hide!" Wei Zixu whispered.

The room they hid in was a single bedroom with simple furniture. There was a large wardrobe against the wall at the entrance, and a coat rack next to the wardrobe.Below the window is a double bed, next to the bedside table and desk.

At the end of the year, he turned to the closet by the wall. The door was very heavy, and he had to pull hard to open it.There were some old dresses hanging in the closet, which gave off a slight musty smell.Two human figures appeared behind these clothes. Nian Weiji was about to take a step to hide in, when the two shadows moved and turned their faces.

Marquis Jin covered his mouth and backed away, and he broke out in a cold sweat at the end of the year, only to see clearly that they were two people in black tights, with cat ears on their heads, a man and a woman, who seemed to be a couple disguised as wild cats lovers.The two of them nervously gestured for silence while trying to forcefully close the closet door.But the sound of footsteps had already come to the door, Nian Weiji heard the sound of turning the doorknob, he didn't care so much, and pushed open the wardrobe door.

"Ha! Who's hiding here?" Adrian came in from the door and shouted at the empty room.

Moonlight leaked in through the wide open window, Adrian glanced at the closet, turned around and started to check from the bed, making an exaggerated sound of rummaging through things: "Under the bed? No... under the table? No... corner?" Finally, he found the door of the closet. He rubbed his hands and opened the closet door arbitrarily like an intruder. When he saw the person hiding inside, he raised his chin and smiled: "So it's the Baranov couple. Dressing up in the evening is really suitable for hide-and-seek, but unfortunately I am too sharp, since you have been caught, the punishment you accept is to go back to the living room and follow Mr. Carmichael's order after he appears."

Adrian led the Baranov couple out the door. After a while, Wei Zixu climbed down from the top of the closet to catch Nian Weiyi and Marquis Jin who jumped down afterwards.There were sounds of rummaging and grabbing people upstairs and downstairs, and doors could be heard closing and opening everywhere.This bedroom is located at the end of the corridor and is very conspicuous. For them, the only way to avoid being caught is to keep moving.

Wei Zixu took the lead, and they sneaked into the dark corridor again.At the end of the year, I heard laughter from afar, and people were very involved in playing, but the laughter seemed to be mixed with cries with a different tone, but when I listened carefully, it was buried by the laughter.