The Secret Chamber of the Card Game

Ye Qi sat next to Xiao Lou, and briefly explained what happened just now: "At that time, Professor Xiao asked me to come out counterclockwise, I turned around counterclockwise, and when I returned to the corridor, I saw Professor Xiao lying on the ground with his chest completely covered. It's blood, I just wanted to ask Liu Qiao what happened, but Liu Qiao suddenly appeared from behind and pierced my heart with a knife."

Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "Didn't you have time to activate the team resurrection card?"

Ye Qi smiled wryly and shook his head: "It happened so suddenly that I didn't realize it."

Xiao Lou stretched out his hand and patted Ye Qi's shoulder lightly to comfort him. The boy's throat seemed to be rubbed by sandpaper, and his voice was so dry that he could barely hear it. Xiao Lou looked at his chapped lips and said softly: "Xiaoye, drink some water first."

Ye Qi lowered his head: "My supply card has been used up in the Double King's Chamber."

Without further hesitation, Yu Hanjiang took out his supply card, opened a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Ye Qi.

Ye Qi was obviously extremely thirsty. After unscrewing the bottle cap, he began to drink water. But he also knew that this bottle of water was very precious, so he only drank a third of it and returned the bottle to Yu Hanjiang.

Yu Hanjiang took the water bottle, opened a "backpack" card, and put all the remaining food and water into the backpack.

Xiao Lou glanced at the full moon in the sky, and said worriedly: "The night of the full moon can only last for 8 hours. Sooner or later, the sky will return to the scene of the sun and the moon shining together. This food and water are not enough for the three of us. We still have to find some oasis to add some food. Otherwise, once the sun rises, we will be exposed to the scorching sun and encounter wild beasts, and it will be difficult to escape.”

Exhausted and severely dehydrated, his throat is so dry that it almost smokes, and all the lightness cards in his hand have been invalidated. If they encounter wolves again, they will be unable to run and have no strength to fight. Isn't it just waiting to die?

Yu Hanjiang said seriously: "I agree to find food, but the oasis is not safe. There are hunters in the oasis of the Double King's Chamber of Secrets, and the oasis of the Nightmare Chamber of Secrets may be twice as difficult."

Xiao Lou thought about it seriously, and said: "I remember Mr. Shao said that he walked to the right for a certain distance and found a vineyard. We can try to steal some grapes without alarming the hunters. Find another way to hide."

Yu Hanjiang weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to explore the oasis again.

Although the oasis is dangerous, the desert is not safe either. If there is a more terrifying sandstorm, or quicksand, rats, and wolves, they still cannot survive.Then it's better to go to the oasis to find some food, at least you will have the strength to fight when you are full.

The three rectified, got up and walked forward.

All the qinggong cards have been invalidated, and they can only walk slowly in the desert.Fortunately, the place where Xiao Lou died was near the oasis. According to the location in his memory, he quickly found the vineyard that Shao Qingge mentioned.

The oasis in the desert is full of vitality. The large grape racks are lush and green, with clusters of crystal clear purple grapes on them. Those grapes are big, round, fresh and plump, making the three of them who have been hungry all day can't help but swallow their saliva .

Just as Xiao Lou was about to go in to pick grapes, suddenly, a figure flashed under the vine in front of him. Yu Hanjiang had sharp eyes and quick hands, and he stretched out his hands, grabbing the opponent's shoulder like an eagle's claws!

The person was pulled over, and Yu Hanjiang was stunned when he met her pale face: "...Liu Qiao?"

Xiao Lou and Ye Qi were also taken aback.

After Ye Qi saw the other party clearly, he immediately took a step back defensively, and asked calmly, "Liu Qiao, why did you kill me?"

Liu Qiao looked at him calmly: "I didn't kill you. At that time, I was pulled into the mirror maze and then lost consciousness. When I woke up, I saw a prompt saying that I was eliminated. Welcome to the nightmare chamber."

Ye Qi stared blankly at Liu Qiao, without turning the corner for a while.

Until Xiao Lou explained: "Xiaoye, Liu Qiao cannot be blamed for this incident, Liu Qiao was also plotted against by the hunter, and then the hunter used Liu Qiao's [Twins] card to pretend to be her, and killed the three of us."

Ye Qi finally came to his senses and scratched his head: "So it's like this... There were hunters ambushing the maze at that time?"

Xiao Lou hummed, and looked at Liu Qiao worriedly: "Didn't you see, who is plotting against you?"

Liu Qiao shook his head: "It's pitch black in the maze, I can't see anything."

Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong, he pretended to be calm and said: "Xiaoye, Liu Qiao, Hanjiang and I are on guard outside, you hurry up and pick more grapes, and we will go on the road after getting the supplies ready. "

Ye Qi and Liu Qiao nodded, took out two backpacks, and quickly picked the grapes.

Xiao Lou gave Yu Hanjiang a wink, and Yu Hanjiang followed him tacitly. The two walked out of the vineyard side by side. Something strange?"

Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Well, something is wrong. If Liu Qiao was assassinated so easily, he would have died countless times."

Xiao Loudao: "That's right. From what I know about Liu Qiao, she has a very cautious personality. Although she gave me the witch's antidote in the previous relay, she still has the substitute card [Little Red Riding Hood]. She has a habit of putting Little Red Riding Hood in a safe place when she enters an unfamiliar environment. Once the situation is wrong, she immediately replaces Little Red Riding Hood as a substitute. Her Little Red Riding Hood can also change its position just like Li Qingzhao's mark. So, in theory Said, Liu Qiao is the one with the strongest life-saving ability in our team."

In the relay link not long ago, when Liu Qiao went to the lounge to find Xiao Lou alone after listening to Xiao Lou's class, she secretly hid Little Red Riding Hood in a safe place, in case Xiao Lou was a hunter who would harm her. Can run away at any time.How could Liu Qiao, who was so cautious in the face of Xiao Lou, suddenly die in the maze?And die without seeing anything?

Yu Hanjiang frowned: "Could it be that this Liu Qiao is also a fake?"

Xiao Lou rubbed his temples helplessly. After being stabbed by Liu Qiao, everyone he saw now felt that the other party might be pretending to be a hunter... Only Yu Hanjiang was the person he knew best, and he could be sure that the other party was real. .

But Ye Qi and Liu Qiao, he really couldn't fully trust them.

He didn't want to be stabbed by "fake teammates" again, and he didn't want to abandon his real teammates in the nightmare chamber.There is no chance to come back to the Nightmare Chamber, where death will be completely obliterated, and every step must be extremely careful.Xiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang, and said softly, "The code we agreed on earlier was leaked during the relay, but I can ask her some other questions to judge her authenticity."

Yu Hanjiang agreed: "Good."

At this moment, Ye Qi and Liu Qiao came over with two large bags of grapes in their arms. Ye Qi asked, "Professor Xiao, should these be enough?"

Xiao Lou nodded: "That's enough, let's go quickly, so as not to be discovered."

The backpack full of grapes was very heavy, and it couldn’t be carried by a thin girl. Xiao Lou took the schoolbag from Liu Qiao’s back on his own initiative, and pretended to inadvertently ask: “Liu Qiao, were you in the mirror maze at that time?” Did you see your sister?"

Liu Qiao was startled, and said in a low mood, "Well, I also saw my parents."

Xiao Loudao: "I remember, your sister's name is Liu Ying, right? Han Jiang and I both met her when we were playing cards at Club 2. She has long black hair and a ponytail."

Liu Qiaodao: "That's right. It's a pity that my sister didn't even go out of the novice pass."

Xiao Lou asked, "What school does your sister go to?"

Liu Qiao: "Jiangzhou University School of Foreign Languages, she studies French."

Xiao Lou seemed to be chatting, and Yu Hanjiang didn't know what he was going to say.

Until Xiao Lou asked suddenly: "I remember you said that you always draw fairy tale cards, probably because your sister often told you various fairy tales when you were young... You must have a good relationship?"

Liu Qiao: "Well, my parents are too busy with work, so I was brought up by my sister."

Xiao Lou: "If one day, you have a way to save your sister, but the premise is to kill us, will you do it?"

Ye Qi was stunned by this question, Yu Hanjiang also stopped and looked back at Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou's expression was very calm. He looked at Liu Qiao tenderly like an elder brother, and said softly: "One side is a close relative whose blood is thicker than water, and the other side is a teammate who fought side by side and experienced countless lives and deaths together. Between relatives and How do you choose between teammates?"

Liu Qiao didn't speak.

Her face suddenly became extremely pale, and the next moment, she suddenly picked up a knife and stabbed towards Xiao Lou's chest again!

Her movements were extremely fast, as fast as lightning.

But Yu Hanjiang had been prepared for a long time. Before the blade touched Xiao Lou's body, Yu Hanjiang's hand grabbed her wrist violently and twisted it outward——Xiao Lou heard the cracking sound of bones dislocated, and Liu Qiao was twisted by Yu Hanjiang. Her wrist was dislocated, and the dagger in her hand slipped to the sandy ground, and instantly turned into a ball of light, followed by her disappearing out of thin air in front of Xiao Lou.

Yu Hanjiang said with a sullen face: "Could it be that she really shot us to save her sister? She joined the hunter camp?"

Xiao Lou shook his head lightly: "I don't believe she would do this."

Ye Qi said: "But Professor Xiao, she has already done something to you just now!"

Xiao Lou looked at Ye Qi: "Don't you feel contradictory? If, in order to save her sister, she plotted against us in the maze and killed the three of us in a row, why would she still appear here? She shouldn't Continue to lurk beside your teammates and kill Ninth Brother and Mr. Shao? If she joins the hunter camp, who will plot against her and eliminate her to the Nightmare Chamber?"

Ye Qi was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Lou's words made Yu Hanjiang aware that something was wrong - if Liu Qiao was a real teammate, it would be reasonable to be plotted into the Nightmare Chamber.But if Liu Qiao was the one who plotted against them, how could Liu Qiao appear in the Nightmare Chamber?This is indeed inconsistent.

Yu Hanjiang whispered: "There are too many strange things. The Liu Qiao just now may be fake. Let's leave here first."

***

The Chamber of the Two Kings, at night.

Long Sen's condition became more and more serious. Not only was his whole body covered with bruises caused by bleeding, but he also had a persistent high fever, and his forehead was so hot that he could almost boil an egg.Qu Wanyue touched his forehead, she was burning with anxiety, she gritted her teeth and said, "Long Sen will not be able to hold on any longer without medicine."

Shao Qingge said: "Mr. Tang, take a look at this bottle of medicine."

Tang Ci took the medicine bottle he handed over, observed it carefully for a moment, and said: "There is no problem with the bottle. It has not been opened, and the medicine inside should not be replaced." He looked up at Liu Qiao: "Xiao Liu , are you sure you found it in the pharmacy?"

Liu Qiao nodded: "Well, that pharmacy is very similar to the common pharmacies on the street. I found streptomycin on a row of shelves dedicated to antibiotics, and I only took one bottle of it."

At this moment, Long Sen suddenly began to twitch all over his body. This was obviously a muscle spasm caused by the exacerbation of his illness. The man's lips even appeared a terrible black purple.

The teammates all turned their heads and looked at Long Sen worriedly.Qu Wanyue sat on the sand, holding the dying man in her arms, and said with red eyes: "Give him medicine, if he can't survive, I will go to the nightmare chamber to accompany him."

Seeing her resolute expression, Tang Ci had no choice but to say: "Streptomycin needs intramuscular injection, let me do it." He summoned the treatment robot, put streptomycin into the syringe, and injected Long Sen into it according to the prescribed dose.

The medicine won't take effect so quickly. Shao Qingge glanced at Long Sen who was still unconscious, then at Tang Ci, and said in a low voice, "There is a wedding in Oasis Town, and there is no one here now, but once the wedding is over, we will soon You will be discovered. Mr. Tang, I will leave the contract to you for safekeeping. You and Brother Nine will take everyone away from the town. My transformation is still a few hours away. Taking advantage of this time, I want to stay in the town Check it out."

Lu Jiuchuan immediately objected: "You investigate alone, what if you encounter a hunter? No, it's too dangerous."

However, Tang Ci took the initiative to take the contract from Shao Qingge, and said calmly: "Mr. Shao is now the worm king, and ordinary knives and guns can't hurt him at all. I agree with Mr. Shao's idea. The existence of hunters is very important to us. It is always a threat, and running away is useless, it is best to find out how many hunters are still in this small town, so that we can deal with it in advance."

Lu Jiuchuan frowned and wanted to speak, but Tang Ci suddenly looked into his eyes and said seriously: "I believe Mr. Shao, now he is the only one who can go to the oasis to investigate the situation."

Lu Jiuchuan had no choice but to nod helplessly: "Okay, Mr. Shao, please pay attention to safety."

Chu Huaying said, "Do you want me to go with you?"

Shao Qingge shook his head, and handed the backpack full of grapes to Lu Jiuchuan: "Let me go, I can get into the sand without being noticed, and my invisibility cloak has never been used, it is better to go alone Easier to get away with. I'll put on a voice headset and keep in touch with everyone."

Tang Ci walked over and patted him on the shoulder lightly: "Be careful, I don't want to change the captain again."

The two looked at each other, and Shao Qingge nodded solemnly.

Immediately afterwards, he simply turned around, got into the sand, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Zergs are not afraid of sand or suffocation, Shao Qingge can sneak into the sand to investigate, this is his greatest advantage.Lu Jiuchuan looked at the direction where he disappeared, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

There are only 12 people left in the team of 8 people, and everyone looks very dignified.

No one spoke, and the atmosphere was suffocating.

Tang Ci opened the contract book and took a look, then closed the team contract book, put it in the card bag, and said calmly: "Let's go, let's find a safe place first, and then decide to make a decision after Mr. Shao comes back from the investigation." step by step plan."

Although Lu Jiuchuan was puzzled, since Tang Ci accepted Shao Qingge's decision to leave the team alone, he must have his own ideas.So he stopped talking and followed Tang Ci silently.

***

Deep in the oasis town, at the northernmost end, there is an unoccupied house.

This family seems to have suffered some accidents. There are several large holes in the roof, and only half of the walls are left. It looks like a ruin. The yard is not cleaned at all, and there are some tenacious desert green plants growing, which looks extremely messy. .

Suddenly, a man with red eyes came out from the sand in the middle of the yard.

It was Shao Qingge who left alone!

Standing in the open space, he glanced quickly around, and after confirming that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Come out."

A boy appeared in front of him.

The other party's face was pale, there was obvious bloodstain on the left chest, and a lot of blood was stained on his face, his hair and clothes were dyed the color of yellow sand, and he looked in a state of embarrassment.But only those eyes, black and clear, are still the same as in memory.

Shao Qingge took a step forward, stretched out his arms, and hugged Ye Qi into his arms forcefully.

Ye Qi's whole body was trembling, death was so close to him, the wound on his chest was stabbing pain, like the coldness pierced by a dagger remained there forever.

Shao Qingge's hug was very warm, being held tightly by the man, Ye Qi's cold heart finally regained some warmth, he took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice: "I was attacked by someone in the maze, I pretended to be dead to escape After a calamity..."

Shao Qingge tightened his arms, and his hoarse voice revealed a trace of tenderness: "I know, when I opened the team contract, I saw that your name was still there, but the team resurrection card disappeared. I guessed it at the time, it is very likely It was you who used the resurrection card."

Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang have already been eliminated. Although Long Sen is dying, he still has gas in his nose. Everyone else is fine. Who used the resurrection card?Apparently it was Ye Qi who didn't show up during the assembly.

Shao Qingge was also very nervous at the time, but he still tried to stay calm and told his teammates, "Ye Qi is gone."

——This is a lie, a lie that only he and Ye Qi know.

Shao Qingge has become the new captain, only he can read the contract, Ye Qi's name is still there, and the resurrection card has disappeared, and only Shao Qingge knows this information.But he didn't tell the truth, but told everyone that Ye Qi was dead.

The reason for doing this is to protect Ye Qi.

Only the dead are the safest, hunters will not go around looking for a "dead" trouble.

Ever since the news of Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang's elimination was continuously posted in the floating frame, Shao Qingge knew that the difficulty they faced in the Double King's Chamber this time was beyond imagination.Although he usually likes to lie down and win, since he has taken the position of the new captain, his IQ must be online!

Ye Qi's feigned death was his dark move.

Let the hunters believe that Ye Qi is dead, so that Ye Qi can do more things in secret.

In fact, when Shao Qingge summoned his teammates with the marker, Ye Qi also came to gather, but Ye Qi hid aside with the invisibility cloak, and his teammates didn't see him.

He established a connection with Shao Qingge with a tacit understanding, and then asked Shao Qingge to meet at the northernmost ruins of the town.

Shao Qingge handed over the contract to Tang Ci, because Tang Ci was the smartest among the remaining people. Obviously, Tang Ci also sensed something was wrong, and cooperated with Shao Qingge to act in this play.As long as Tang Ci opened the contract and read it, he would understand what Shao Qingge meant.

Shao Qingge stretched out his hand, gently rubbed Xiaoye's hair, and said: "It's good to be alive, I don't want you to go to the Nightmare Chamber again. Instead of meeting up with your teammates, you asked me to come here to meet you secretly, What are your plans?"

Ye Qi said: "There must be an inner ghost in our team. The hunter has been controlling our movements. I want to find out secretly. Liu Qiao suddenly attacked Professor Xiao in the maze. This is too strange."

Shao Qingge nodded: "Okay, I will cooperate with you."