Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

"What? What did Beibei understand?"

"I seem to be a fool. From then on, I feel that I don't understand the fluidity of time..."

"Brain cells that are not already rich are worse."

"... When I wash my hair today, I won't brush off a handful of hair, will I? No way, no way?!"

Xu Bei regained his senses, watching the bleak barrage in the live broadcast room - the reasoning master didn't show up, it's worth mentioning - he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

He sighed and said, "Let me help you sort it out again. By the way, I understand everything."

"Okay, North and North Chong Chong!"

The audience immediately elated.

I can't figure it out, why can't I go whoring their clever little brains for nothing?

Xu Bei laughed, pondered for a moment, first recounted the background story of this nightmare in order, and reviewed the experience of the previous rounds of nightmares of the taskers.

Then he began to explain: "This nightmare is actually like an obstacle course, divided into two tracks. The little boy's route is one, and the man in black's route is another.

"The rule of the race is that you can't steal the lane, you can't start the run, and each runner has his own corresponding obstacles.

"The little boy's starting point has always been that dark bedroom, and even if the nightmare collapses—just as if the rules of the race have changed, the little boy's starting point has never changed. This is the little boy's nightmare, he initiated it. race, so he abides by the rules of the race.

"And the starting point of the man in black is the promenade, or in other words, killing his wife is a prerequisite for him to participate in this race. Therefore, his starting point is to start fleeing, a little ahead of the little boy's starting line.

"Their finish points are the same, but the early running process does not interfere with each other, because they are on different tracks, and only in the late stage of the race can they merge.

"However, the intervention of the taskers, that is, the actions of the taskers to bring the little boy out of the dark bedroom, is equivalent to pushing the little boy onto the track of the men in black and stopping the little boy in the black clothes. On the human track, he blocked his pace of crossing obstacles.

"Then what about the man in black? The man in black still has to keep running.

"So, the man in black can only grab the little boy's track. But every track and obstacles on the track correspond to their respective players, and only after they have crossed all the obstacles from the beginning to the end and reach the finish line can they Completion of the race. That's the rule of the race.

"So if the man in black rushes to the road, in order to completely cross all the obstacles, he can only run from the beginning again—that is, return to the starting point where he killed his wife and then fled, and start again.

"Every time the nightmare is restarted, the long-distance running will start again. And the collapse of the nightmare symbolizes the collapse of the long-distance running rules.

"The little boy got in the way because of the tasker's intervention, but this time, the man in black ran away. He ran faster than the little boy. So, even though the little boy robbed the way, the man in black still ran ahead of the little boy." Ahead, and, some hurdles were crossed earlier.

"Taskers are an uncertain factor in this race, and their behavior may also break the rules of the race. In terms of behavior, the taskers will open the door of the dark bedroom.

"This kind of behavior is equivalent to connecting the tracks of the two people together, but then the tracks must be separated, that is, the door is closed.

"The first situation is that there are taskers left in the room, that is the situation in the fourth round, which is similar to the normal situation.

"When the little boy left the bedroom, the lane-grabbing happened, so the guy in black suddenly disappeared and started the road chase in the fourth round. His goal was to get to the next obstacle first.

"The second situation is that in the second round of nightmares, there is no one in the room.

"At this time, the little boy and the man in black were blocked on the same starting line. They had to fight for the right to start. Therefore, at this time, the door could not be opened, and the corridor could not go out. The entire track was blocked. closed.

"But the man in black just needs to kill the little boy's mother to break out and start his own long run, just like what happened in the second round.

"...This is the experience of these missionaries all the time, can everyone understand?"

Xu Beiji gave his analogy slowly.

In the live broadcast room, the audience suddenly realized.

What is the route of the little boy, the route of the man in black, the flow of time, the route that fits the master of the nightmare... It is a series of accidents caused by the missionaries leading the little boy to fight for the road!

"Suddenly I feel that the man in black is very social animal when he is diligently running obstacles."

"And I have to cross every obstacle once. I don't know how many times I have crossed it. It's so miserable."

"He is so dedicated. So don't let him go."

"I understand the pattern of this nightmare! So Beibei, what did you understand just now?"

Xu Bei glanced at the live broadcast room.At this time, the four mission workers in the service area were waiting for the bedroom group of four to bring the little boy over.

Therefore, Xu Beijin began to switch the perspective of the live broadcast room, switching every scene once.The audience went from bewildered to even more bewildered, completely unable to understand what Xu Beijin was doing.

The reasoning boss finally appeared, and reminded: "The man in black is gone."

"That's right! The man in black is gone!"

"Is it because the nightmare has developed to the point where the man in black is arrested, so he disappeared?"

"Wait, didn't this nightmare completely collapse? Didn't the man in black rush away, did he flash from the beginning to the end?"

"Yeah, isn't this nightmare gone..."

Xu Beijin said: "Actually, this is a question I just wanted to understand. The arrest of the man in black should be based on reality. In other words, the little boy's father has already accepted legal punishment.

"However, the little boy is still trapped in the nightmare of his mother's death, and this experience keeps flashing back, reappearing, and recurring in his sleep...

"The man in black is always a phantom in the little boy's nightmare, a symbol, a symbol of his crazy father. Although his father has been tried, the little boy can't forget that nightmare.

"So, about the ending of this nightmare..."

"Oh! I seem to understand."

"Yes, the little boy trapped himself in a nightmare?"

"His father has been put on trial outside of the nightmare, and may even have been sentenced to death. Alas, although it hurts a bit to stand up and talk, but the little boy needs to get out of the nightmare of childhood."

"...I understand. It's so miserable. I keep repeating the scene of counting in the dark bedroom. If the tasker doesn't come, I will probably have to listen to my mother's screams all the time."

"But... alas. Really hope he can come out and not wallow in sadness and pain. His mother will also want the child to be well."

Xu Beijin murmured in a low voice: "Yes...he has permanently trapped himself in his childhood nightmare, and now, he needs to be helped out."

When Xu Beijin understood, Mu Jiashi, Selfish Ghost, Lao San, Ding Yi and others who arrived at the service area later also understood.

After all, when the time advances to the seventh round of nightmares, when the background story of the entire nightmare has been clearly displayed in front of them, this group of experienced taskers can naturally react instantly.

Even the boss patted his head and muttered, "The murderer has been sentenced. Why is this little brat still dreaming about his mother's death? Are you looking for abuse?"

Although it sounds like there is no empathy, this group of questers who only have the true ending, cleared the nightmare, and went to a higher floor in their minds did not have much admiration for the little boy's mentality.

Yes, but not many.

They themselves are trapped in the narrow building, shuttling back and forth in other people's nightmares day after day.For an NPC, they really couldn't give more sympathy and compassion.

And even Xu Beijin, who knew that the little boy's true identity was an actor, actually just lamented the actor's script.

reality?

It is useless to seek truth in a place like the Narrow House.

Although, Xu Beijin couldn't help but think - what if such a little boy really existed?Just like the last nightmare, what if there really was a Xiao Chun who suffered like that?

Childhood, children, nightmares, killing.

Xu Beijin sincerely hopes that all this is really just a game, just a script, just a performance.

He sat quietly behind the counter, staring at the screen in the live broadcast room with deep eyes, and he didn't know where he went.It wasn't until the tasker seemed to take action that he finally came back to his senses.

He couldn't help frowning and sighed in his heart, lamenting that it's really impossible for people not to sleep.Even if he is in the game, theoretically he doesn't need to sleep anymore, but after not falling asleep for a long time, his mental state is still not very good.

But he dared not sleep.

He yawned and smiled wryly.He thought, the only monster in the narrow building that can't sleep, and his purpose is just to keep others from entering his nightmare.

This sounds even weirder.

He doesn't know how many years he has persisted.From entering the narrow building until now.Human beings have been trapped in the narrow building for many years.

Sleepy... To be honest, he is quite sleepy now.

It may be a long time since he has enjoyed a warm bed, a lazy bed, and a pleasant dream, although no one can enjoy the last one in the narrow building.

Xu Beijin was distracted for another moment, and when he came back to his senses, the little boy was already crying in the live broadcast room.

At the moment when he was in a trance, the impatient boss had already said first: "Your father has been sentenced to death, do you know?"

The rest of the taskers had no time to stop them, so they could only watch the little boy's reaction after hearing this sentence.

And the little boy also... lived up to everyone's expectations and cried.

The third child sighed wearily."This round of nightmare ... will most likely be our last chance," he said.

This is the seventh round of nightmares.

Who knows how long this nightmare will ultimately last?

For a moment, the third child thought that there were a total of eight numbers in the previous report.Maybe, this nightmare will only last for eight rounds.And if it ends...who knows if it's an eternal collapse, or a simple bad ending?

Mu Jiashi nodded slowly: "Yes. Because the arrest of the man in black is equivalent to completing his route. There is no danger in this round of nightmare, but in the next round...no one knows, the nightmare will change. What is it like?"

This nightmare has collapsed very badly, but in general, the biggest danger comes from the fifth and sixth rounds. If they can't get all the information and let the men in black kill randomly for 5 minutes, then they are the last Powerless.

Although the selfish ghosts say that nightmares are illogical, Mu Jiashi's analysis and the many brain analyzes of the third child may not be useful, but analyzing the pattern of the nightmare itself can help them know what the nightmare will probably turn into appearance, thereby maintaining lucid thinking in the constant cycle of nightmares.

However, no one expected that they would fall into such a predicament, and even Ringo could do nothing, although the big boss still stood aside, and the old god stayed out of the matter.

But the man in black was gone.They didn't even have a chance to reach the normal ending.

The little boy obviously resisted the fact that his father had been arrested and even died.He kept crying, out of breath, as if he couldn't accept the fact at all.

... Yes, the father is on trial.But will this bring back his dead mother?Can he bring his family back?

Obviously not.

The taskers thought helplessly, could they just let the nightmare continue to collapse?

At this time, Ding Yi, who had been silent all the time, and hardly even said a few words in the nightmare, suddenly spoke up: "So, we are now, we need to let the little boy understand that he should get out of his nightmare?"

Mu Jiashi and the third child nodded at the same time.

Ding Yi also nodded.

Under everyone's gaze, she squatted in front of the little boy, and gently touched the little boy's head, making him sob and stop crying.At this time, Ding Yi was filled with a kind of calming and trustworthy power.

From the point of view of the little boy at this time, this blue-haired woman was like his dead mother.

Looking at this scene, Mu Jiashi couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

It was true, from the very beginning, the little boy seemed to trust Ding Yi even more.He only wants to talk to Ding Yi, and only hides behind Ding Yi.Although it's because of Ding Yi's gender bonus, it seems a bit too exaggerated, right?

Could it be that there are no women among the taskers of the nightmare, and the little boy, the master of the nightmare, wouldn't he talk to the taskers?

Or……

While Mu Jiashi was thinking, Ding Yi had already said in a gentle tone: "Do you like mom?"

The little boy stared at her blankly, then nodded vigorously, and stammered: "Mom... Mom will make delicious food for me and buy me things I like. Mom loves me the most, so ...so Xiaohe also loves her mother."

"Your name is Xiaohe." Ding Yi said, "Is Xiaohe... having a nightmare about his mother?"

Xiao He curled his mouth, as if he was about to cry again.But he held back, he nodded slightly, and said softly, "Mom... is gone."

For a child of his age, he was already ignorantly aware of the terrifying power of death.He had seen his mother die with his own eyes.

Ding Yi said: "Mom doesn't want Xiaohe to have nightmares. Mom hopes that in Xiaohe's dreams, she will always be the most beautiful and beautiful."

Xiao He blinked blankly, and said in a daze, "But... I can't forget it." He was silent for a while, and then said, "12748635. I always remember it."

Ding Yi couldn't help but fell silent.For a moment, she didn't even know how to comfort the little boy in front of her.

that string of numbers.His mother's life counts down.

Ding Yi sighed in her heart, hugged Xiaohe, and then said softly: "Mom just turned into a star. Does Xiaohe like stars?"

Xiaohe's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly: "I like it! My mother said that I just want to go to see the stars when I go out."

Ding Yi said: "Mom has become a star and will always illuminate you. If you miss your mother, just look up and look at the sky. You will see the star that your mother has turned into."

"Xingxing..." Xiaohe read, and he added, "I also want to become a star."

Ding Yi was startled: "What?"

Xiaohe said: "I want to become a star. I want to illuminate my mother." He said, "The bedroom is so dark."

Ding Yi stared at him.

She thought, in reality, outside of the nightmare, did the little boy that Dai Wu had disappeared turn into a star?

She sighed in her heart, but smiled on her face.She said softly, "You will, Xiaohe."

Finally, the little boy was no longer that timid look, he also summoned up his courage and smiled at Ding Yi.

And the rest of the taskers finally laughed.

Although they didn't quite understand why Ding Yi could persuade the little boy with a few words, but in short, the result was good, so they didn't think too much about it.

Mu Jiashi watched all this and finally understood.

Ding Yi's blue hair, her introverted personality that doesn't look like a businessman at all, and this unique affinity...

A trick card.

Transformation cards or fusion cards can indeed change the appearance of the tasker, but this change will not last for a long time.However, Ding Yi, a merchant of daily necessities, when her reputation spread, she already had such unique blue hair.

The special appearance for such a long time can only be caused by trick cards.

After using a trick card, you can perform a trick to confuse others.The success rate of the trick depends on the determination of the charisma value of one's own side and the other party's. Generally speaking, if it is more than doubled, it is determined to be successful.

But since only you can see the charm value on the personal panel, even if you use the panel card, it is impossible to see the exact number, so this kind of judgment process is really very face-to-face.

Of course, taskers can also choose to collect Charm Cards to increase their Charm Points temporarily or permanently. In this way, the success rate of determining Lie Cards and Trick Cards can be improved.

But in any case, the prop cards of the charm series, including lie cards, trick cards and charm cards, are a type of prop cards that non-chieftain missionaries hate.

And if Mu Jiashi can see this trick card on Ding Yi's personal panel, he will probably be even more amazed, why even an escape game like "Escape from the Sky" has to test a person's European spirit?

"Brand Name: Unconditional Trust

"Card pattern: (faceless woman with cyan hair)

"Interpretation: You will have blue hair. Anyone who looks at you will believe your words. After the crazy woman dyed her hair blue, when her lover was unsuspecting, she chose to kill over him.

"Number of uses: When you don't take the initiative to attack others, the number of uses of this card will be 'active at any time, and the effect is constant'. Once you attack others, this card will be invalidated immediately."

Finally, when the little boy laughed through his tears and nodded vigorously, as if promising to live a good life in the future, the neutral voice of the mastermind NE rang coldly in the ears of the taskers.

"Congratulations on achieving the true ending of the nightmare. Please choose whether to go to a higher floor: Yes/No."

With the sound of this voice, the nightmare turned into a disintegrating gray mist, and the figures of the taskers and actors disappeared one by one in the endless mist.

Some people go to higher floors, while some stick to the bottom of the narrow building.

Before that, Dai Wu stood at the flower bed in the center of the service area and carefully looked at the leaving figure of the little boy.

He said, "Congratulations. It's done."

The little boy showed a smug smile at him, and then disappeared completely.

Before this nightmare started, the actor who played the little boy heard that Ringo was looking for a drink, and thought that there was a supermarket in his nightmare, so he made an attempt.

Although the taskers made the true ending by mistake, in fact, by the seventh round of the nightmare, even the little boy himself was downcast, because the man in black had disappeared, and the true ending he wanted was also gone. It can't be achieved.

The true ending he wants is that Ringo beats the man in black violently and directly breaks up the man in black - this man in black is not a "person" in the true sense.Although also played by the actor, he is a phantom, a mask.

As long as Ringo, a big man with strong force value, exerts a little force, he can break up the man in black (that is not death).This is equivalent to helping the little boy, the owner of the nightmare, get rid of the demons.

Although the methods are rough, but in the little boy's view, it is possible to achieve the true ending. At worst, he will rely on his acting skills to lead this group of foolish taskers away, and lie under the nose of the mastermind.

Therefore, when the little boy entered the service area before and saw the man in black being trampled under by Ringo, he subconsciously called out—the taskers thought he was fear, but in fact he was surprise.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Lingo was too quiet at that time, otherwise they would have reached the true ending at that time.

But fortunately, the rest of the taskers are pretty good.No, in the face of the changes in the fifth and sixth rounds, they mainly relied on holding Ringo's thighs, and they didn't use the normal method to clear this nightmare at all.

The normal way is that when the door of the dark bedroom is opened, the frozen time in the bedroom starts to move, which is equivalent to connecting the route of the little boy to the route of the man in black.

In the previous rounds, the route of the man in black was still the escape route after the death of his mother. The police had not found the little boy hiding in the closet, so the door of the closet was still locked.

But by the fifth and sixth rounds, it was already time for the police to issue a warrant outside the bedroom, obviously after the police found the little boy.

Therefore, at this time, the wardrobe door that could not be opened originally can be opened, and there is no need to report the number at all.

Taskers can take the little boy directly to the service area, and 5 minutes is more than enough.Then, the tasker can use the feature that the man in black will disappear when the little boy appears in the service area, perfectly solving this deadlock.

However, this group of taskers knew how to hug their thighs.

Although the little boy can go to higher floors by hugging his thighs...but he doesn't care!He just wanted to show Dai Wu a triumphant smile to tell him that he was going to a higher floor!

Dai Wu snorted softly, and he said to himself: "The higher floors..."

After that, a light smile opened on the corner of his mouth.

What about higher floors?

In the narrow building, everyone is a prisoner in the prison.

Xu Beijin opened his eyes, and in front of him was still his empty and unpopular bookstore.

The live broadcast room was very lively, and the audience was still discussing the nightmare that just ended.They lamented, what a coincidence and how wise the taskers must have been in order to successfully achieve the true ending.

For many ordinary taskers, whether they can subdue the crazy man in black is already a big problem.

difficulty?

The difficulty is how to survive the fifth and sixth rounds, and successfully enter the seventh round of nightmare, knowing that the murderer has been arrested and imprisoned.Then, the taskers just want to make the gears that were working normally go wrong.

They want to make the gear of the little boy who is immersed in the tragedy of his mother's death and always stuck at this point in time match up with the gear at the point in time when the murderer has been sentenced to death or even died.

Tell him it's over.come out.

This so-called nightmare is really the childhood nightmare that the little boy never got out of.And the man who caused such a nightmare, the man who killed his mother like a mad beast, had already died.

Xu Beijin was in a daze for a moment, and then said goodbye to the audience in the live broadcast room, ending this long live broadcast.

It was getting brighter outside the window.Another unremarkable day.

Xu Bei hesitated between the three options of going out for a walk, continuing to be in a daze, or reading a book.

Suddenly, there were two knocks at the door.

Although outside guests cannot enter the house through such a strange door, people in the house can still hear the knock on the door.

Xu Beijin raised his head subconsciously. When he realized who was knocking on the door, he was extremely stunned.

... Just after the nightmare, Ringo ran over quickly? !