Shuraba Player

"It's very simple, just because of one sentence."

Cyborg let out a breath.

"Anyone who knows that sentence will have a strange spontaneous combustion phenomenon in his body, and then he will be completely burned to death. When we finally figured out the nature of this strange talk and the law of death, dozens of players died, hundreds of players died. Ordinary people were burned to death, thousands of people were admitted to the intensive care unit... In front of this kind of weird talk, what is the use of your actual combat ability? In the end, everyone's memory was sealed, and that weird talk was given to you. Take control."

"Hmm... No wonder the price of protective props on the auction house is so high."

Bai Zhiruo nodded thoughtfully.

"...So, the player's specific strength evaluation criteria are roughly divided into three parts."

After a moment of speechless silence, Cyborg continued.

"The first is self-preservation ability to ensure one's own safety, the second is intelligence used to deal with research and weird rumors to find out the rules, and the last is actual combat ability. First, improve your own life-saving ability, and then consider other aspects of strength improvement, This is the most correct method. Other than that, all other methods belong to the wrong way…”

Before the eloquent words in his mouth were finished, Cyborg shivered inexplicably.

Somewhat strangely, he turned his head and looked around, but he didn't find anything unusual, but a certain girl beside him silently turned his head.

"The most important thing is the ability to survive..."

After thinking for a while in his heart, Bai Zhi found that his life-saving ability was actually quite strong, and the advantages brought by perfect skills were too great. But you can still run...

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After some discussions, the three finally decided to rest here for a night. Night is not their time, and the dangers hidden in the darkness are everywhere.

No matter which aspect you consider, it is the best choice to wait until the day to act.

...the night was silent.

Soon, the next day will come.

The sky was gray, as if covered with a layer of black veil.

After sorting things out a little, the three of them walked towards the castle. Everything was calm last night, and the other two teams didn't seem to have any intention of taking action.

In the entire Rose Manor, it was terrifyingly quiet.

For safety reasons, Cyborg took the lead and walked at the front, while Bai Zhi walked at the back and broke, but the more they walked along the way, the more frightened they became.

Everything in the whole manor was quiet, there were no insects, no butterflies, not even an ant, as if they were the only living things in the manor.

Walking silently through the silent bushes, they seemed to be passing through an ancient and forgotten country.

The further forward he walked, the tighter Bai Zhi's brows became.

"What are you looking for?"

Deliberately slowing down the speed and falling behind by one position, Dead Zero came to Bai Zhi's side and walked side by side with him.

"...traces."

Turning his head to look at the girl beside him, Bai Zhi let out a sigh of relief.

"The traces of human beings, the traces left by human beings, the traces created by human beings... We found the traces left by those previous humans in the mirror labyrinth before, and we walked out of the labyrinth along those traces... Impossible in It can't be found in the manor."

"Did you find anything?"

Turning her head to look at the dense bushes around her, the girl tilted her head slightly.

"No, nothing."

Bai Zhi's complexion was a little ugly.

"I have a hunch that this time..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Cyborg's voice came from the front.

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Chapter 243 The Forest of Dolls

Desolation, dead silence... This is the only feeling in Cyborg's heart.

Walking among the trees, the further he walked, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart.

The entire Rose Manor was filled with a heavy dead air, and the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet except for the rustling noises they made as they walked.

- Here, there is no trace of any biological activity.

As a special soldier, Cyborg has performed his duties very well. In this unknown environment, the one who walks in the front is often the most dangerous, but he has no hesitation. As the captain, he can never let others Two go ahead.

In the distance from the mirror labyrinth to the castle, there is actually no road. There may have been, but it has been heavily covered by plants that have grown recklessly for many years.

So in this case, the steel skeleton walking at the front is also responsible for opening a path.

Originally, at the very beginning, Cyborg was still wary of the beasts or monsters that might rush out of the woods, but now, in his heart, he was expecting monsters to rush out as soon as possible. …The change in mentality is quite obvious.

So, when he saw a corpse hanging from a tree trunk, not only did he not mean to be frightened, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

"...a doll?"

Soon, Bai Zhi and Dead Zero also caught up.

Up until now, they had left those cluttered bush areas and entered a forest, where a puppet that looked like a human corpse was hung at the entrance of the forest.

In psychology, there is a term called the Uncanny Valley Effect.

The so-called uncanny valley effect means that because robots and humans are similar in appearance and actions, humans will have positive emotions towards robots; and when robots and humans are similar to a certain degree, humans will respond to them. It will suddenly become extremely negative and disgusting. Even if there is only a slight difference between the robot and the human being, it will be very conspicuous and dazzling, so that the whole robot has a very stiff and terrifying feeling, just like facing the walking dead.

Specifically, if an entity is sufficiently "not anthropomorphic", then its human-like characteristics will be conspicuous and easily recognizable, resulting in empathy. On the other hand, if an entity is "very anthropomorphic," its non-humanoid features become prominent, creating an odd feeling to human observers.

——The doll hanging from the tree in front of Bai Zhi and the others gave them such a feeling.

This doll is too realistic, every detail on the body, every fold, the expression of despair on the face, the fear when death comes... As if they were facing a real corpse, giving It brings a very strong sense of discomfort to the human mind.

Of course, if it is really a corpse, it will give people a better feeling, but whether it is the plastic skin, or the eyeballs of glass beads, or the large piece of cotton exposed from the damaged part of the body... it is fully explained. The corpse in front of him was nothing more than a well-crafted puppet.

With a gust of breeze blowing past, this doll swayed gently in the air. Under the blessing of the Uncanny Valley effect, it invisiblely brought an indescribable unknown fear to people's hearts.

"It's human... He escaped here in the last escape, but when he was about to step into the bushes, for some unknown reason, he chose suicide in desperation to defend his last dignity... …”

Looking back from the white cotton **** that fell on the ground, he raised his head to look at the doll hanging in the air in front of him, Bai Zhi's face was noncommittal.

"In this Rose Manor, does the so-called death mean to become such a ghost?"

"...is it a curse?"

Taking a deep breath in his mouth, Steel Bone's complexion became dignified.

As a high-ranking player in the military, he is naturally not unfamiliar with this kind of curse or a sight similar to memetic pollution, or he has dealt with this type of thing many times.

It's just that compared to the cases where he has dealt with being polluted and turned into monsters, the doll in front of him is still pretty good, at least it doesn't look like it will make people have nightmares at night...

"Maybe... Anyway, everyone should be careful. It's best not to touch this kind of ghost. Cursing this thing is hard to say."

Shaking his head, Bai Zhi turned around and looked forward.

"As for whether it's true or not, we'll just go ahead, and we should be able to find more dolls... hurry up."

In the forest, a gust of breeze blew past.

Accompanied by the breeze, the doll hanging from the tree was blown around by the wind, and the glass eyeballs stared blankly in the direction of the three people below...

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As Bai Zhi guessed, the further forward they went, the more dolls they saw.

Some of them stood in a standing position among the trees, while others fell under the trees. Some of the dolls had a large hole in their chests, and large pieces of cotton were spilled. Some of the dolls' heads simply fell and rolled. At a corner, the godless glass eyeball looked at the sky through the gap between the trees... The forest was almost filled with puppets.

But without exception, the workmanship of these dolls is extremely sophisticated, giving people an extremely uncomfortable feeling in their hearts.

"..."

No one spoke, and all three of them walked through these dolls in silence.

In fact, after all, what is there to say about this kind of thing?

This is not an online game, nor a game that can be repeated over and over again. Everyone has only one life, including players.

Although players say that they have the power to fight against weird stories, the risks they take are dozens of times that of ordinary people. Compared with ordinary people, players are the ones who stand at the forefront of resisting weird stories.

After about half an hour, Bai Zhi and the others passed through the forest of dolls.

After walking out of the woods, everything in front of them suddenly became clear, a huge fountain square appeared in front of them, and behind this huge fountain square, an ancient castle stood there.

It's just that after walking out of the woods, everyone's expressions, including Bai Zhi, could not help but change.

Not far in front of them, in front of the huge fountain square, a little girl wearing a white princess dress and holding a rabbit doll in her hand was standing there, seemingly waiting for their arrival.

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Chapter 244 Being handsome is really a trouble...

- It's a situation they didn't expect

After carefully traversing all the way from the mirror labyrinth, artificially opened a path and finally came to the castle, a little blond girl in a princess dress appeared in front of them.

"Welcome all the guests~"

Lifting the hem of the white dress with both hands, the little girl leaned forward slightly, and politely greeted them.

"Welcome to Anna's castle. I am the master here, Anna. Please come with me into my castle. I will give you the most perfect hospitality. I hope you have a happy stay here."

"Entertainment? Do you mean those dolls that were abandoned in the woods?"

Looking at the blond little girl in a white princess dress who was no different from ordinary people in front of her, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

——He never thought that Anna, who was on the mission, would swagger in front of them.

The other party seems to be weak... Maybe try to kill the other party here?

It's just that as soon as this thought appeared in his heart, Bai Zhi decided to give up.

Killing someone was never an option for him. Killing the opponent here seemed very simple. After all, the opponent was just a weak and helpless little girl, but the words "extremely dangerous" were displayed in the system prompt. But they are still vivid.

"Anna is a good boy. She likes obedient and cute toys. Those toys are not cute at all, and they are also broken. Uncute toys will naturally be discarded. Isn't this common sense?"

Turning her head to look at Bai Zhi, the little girl had an innocent smile on her face.

"This guest, please... oh, after such a long time, it seems that there is finally a prince in my manor~"

After seeing Bai Zhi's face, Anna's eyes suddenly lit up involuntarily, and she extended her hand towards him quite happily.

"The prince, are you interested in staying with Anna forever?"

"..."

Turning around and looking at someone behind him, Cyborg had a strange look on his face.

Although he admits that the other party is really handsome and his appearance is really super high, but once he comes, he makes the dungeon boss fall in love with something... This innate charm is at least 12 or 13 points, right?

Speaking of which, do you want to try to be more attractive in the future? After all, he doesn't look bad...

He couldn't help but took a step back, while a certain girl unconsciously stepped forward, staring blankly at the little blond girl in front of him, her body vaguely blocking Bai Zhi's body.

"...Sorry, I'm not interested."

After a moment of hesitation, Bai Zhi firmly shook his head.

"Really? But Anna thinks she still has a chance."

Looking at the expressionless girl who was vaguely blocking Bai Zhi's face, Anna shook her head regretfully, then turned around and walked towards the castle.

"Okay, the delay has been enough. Dear guests, please follow me into the castle. The game is about to start. You are the last group to arrive..."

"You hesitated just now."

Turning her head to look at Bai Zhi, the girl's eyes were cold.

"Yeah, after all, who can refuse the invitation of a cute blonde loli in a white princess dress?"

Curling his lips, Bai Zhi took the lead and followed behind Anna.

"But I don't have any hobby of being a puppet. The word forever is too terrifying... Well, hurry up and keep up. No matter what the current situation is, as long as it stays the same."

"..."

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