[Martial Arts] Infinite Chamber Game

Yi Dianhong's arrival was like throwing a handful of dry firewood into a dying fire. When he said there was a clean hotel on the island where they could rest, those who were already prepared to spend the night in the car were so happy that they almost exploded.

I just fell asleep and someone came to give me a pillow. Is this a good thing?

There were so many people, and many of them could drive, but no one could drive a boat. However, it was not a big problem. Chiba Island had been vigorously developing the tourism industry before the end of the world, so there were naturally many shops on the shore, and even on the beach there were many stalls renting rubber boats. Wu Peiqi and his men soon collected more than ten inflatable boats, both large and small, but they had been kept for more than a year and the air had all gone out.

Illuminated by car lights, Wu Peiqi held a manual air pump and after some simple operation, more than a dozen deflated boats were soon inflated and floating on the water. Bai Xiaobai dragged out a big box from somewhere, which was full of fluorescent life jackets. Most of the life jackets were inflatable. She used a small air pump to inflate the life jackets one by one.

Yidianhong was originally talking to Shen Bijun, but when he saw these tools, he was stunned for a long while.

Never! No! One! Tells him that these things are pumped up with other tools!
Damn it, this makes him and Gong Jiu look particularly stupid! They were accompanied by three natives at the time, but no one mentioned this matter! He just watched them holding the rubber boat with their butts sticking out and blowing it hard, and he didn't even dare to say anything when he was short of oxygen! He thought that since this thing was designed in this way, it must be used in this way. How could he say that he couldn't do it?

When he asked them later, the three of them looked at him innocently and said in unison: I thought you must have a purpose for doing this, such as expressing your homesickness or something...

It's just hateful.

It was not yet nightfall, but the sky had already turned dark and gloomy, and the lake water was as black as ink. A cold wind blew and drizzle hit my face, making it even colder and damper.

The magnificent hotel stood in the rain, and the light from dozens of flashlights cast a slanting shadow on the blue bricks covered with weeds. The top floor window was open, and a long-haired woman could be vaguely seen standing inside, shaking her hands and feet, as if performing some mysterious ritual. There were also several swaying white sails lingering around the ghostly figure, swaying in the wind.

Lin Shiyin's heart skipped a beat when she saw this scene, but she didn't say anything. She hugged Xiaoyun in her arms, swallowed hard, and moved closer to Shen Bijun, whispering, "Have you asked Yue Lingshan to use her skills? I don't know if I'm dazzled, it looks like a ghost..."

Shen Bijun glanced up and immediately took a breath. She calmed down and whispered, "Not yet. I think it will be more convenient to ask her for help during the day. The one in the window is most likely a local ghost. Don't make a sound, so as not to scare people. I will find a way to get rid of her!" After that, she took a few quick steps and rushed to Yidianhong's side. She tugged at his sleeve and lowered her voice a little more: "This place is haunted, did you know?"

A little red: “?”

Shen Bijun pointed upwards solemnly.

Yidianhong glanced up, fell into a brief silence, and then slowly said: "Those are the sheets hanging out to dry."

Shen Bijun: "...that swaying ghost?"

"It's a little girl playing skateboard."

"..."

The area of ​​a five-star hotel is certainly not small. There are less than seventy people in total, and the presidential suite on the top floor alone can accommodate them.

Of course, Yidianhong and the other six worked all day and all they did was clean the suite.

After a bumpy ride, the people led by Shen Bijun were already extremely tired and sleepy, especially the elderly, pregnant women and children who made up the majority of the team. They didn't care where they were, whether they were sleeping on a bed or a sofa, whether it was clean or not, they would just fall asleep and soon start snoring.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier. Lin Shiyin coaxed Xiaoyun to sleep, then got up and took out a thin blanket from her bag and put it on. Although the movement was very light, it still woke up Guan Minghui who was sleeping next to her. She rubbed her eyes and said vaguely, "Sister Lin, are you keeping watch?"

Lin Shiyin hummed softly.

Guan Minghui said, "There's no need to do that tonight. Didn't someone just say that all the zombies in this area have been cleared?"

Lin Shiyin said in a gentle voice: "I slept in the car during the day, and now I can't sleep. I have nothing to do anyway, so you should go to sleep quickly. You will be busy tomorrow."

Guan Minghui yawned and said, "Then I'll take over for you in the second half of the night. Remember to call me then." After saying that, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Lin Shiyin tucked the quilt for her and tiptoed out of the door. She looked around the room one by one and saw nothing unusual. She found a place near the corner of the stairs and sat down.

The corridor was pitch black. She lit a half-lit candle and placed it beside her. With the weak light, she looked out the window at the rain curtain. Her mind was in a mess. She was thinking of Chu Liuxiang, and then she thought of her cousin who had cruelly abandoned her and went far away alone. However, she was more concerned about the companions she had been with day and night for the past year, some of whom died, and some of whom dispersed...

Compared with the experience of this year, the past twenty years have been so barren that even in retrospect, I can’t find many surprisingly memorable things.

It was all lonely.

Suddenly, the candlelight shook slightly, and a sharp shadow suddenly spread out from the ground!

Lin Shiyin stood up suddenly and almost subconsciously drew out the dagger at her waist.

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

In the thick darkness, a little candlelight on the ground gradually illuminated the person coming.

The darkness faded from him, revealing a pale and handsome face.

Lin Shiyin said: "Sheng Yayu...you didn't sleep?"

Wuqing sat on a self-made chair, the two rows of wheels rolling over the ground without making any sound. He held a night light in his arms, which must have run out of power. The light of the night light was very weak, not as bright as the half-burned candle on the ground. He smiled and said, "In a world like this, who would dare to sleep peacefully if no one is watching the night?"

Lin Shiyin shook her head and said sadly, "Didn't Mr. Hong just say that all the zombies around here have been dealt with? It's just that I have something on my mind and can't fall asleep, so I just want to find an excuse to keep watch."

The conversation went on naturally and fluently, but only after she finished speaking did Lin Shiyin get startled, as if she had just realized what she was doing.

In this dark and narrow passage, I was actually talking to a strange man?
Neither she, as Li Yuan's cousin nor Mrs. Long of Xingyun Manor, should have done this, because it was neither like that of a well-educated lady nor like that of a wife.

In short, if it were in the past, she should have avoided it early, but now she started chatting with people naturally, as naturally as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

But in just over a year, she was so transformed that even she was surprised.

Actually...there's nothing wrong with it.

She suppressed the inappropriate surprise and helplessness caused by recalling the past, and sat back in her original position. The warm yellow light enveloped her, and loneliness turned into peaceful tranquility.

Wuqing was not very close to her, his chair was parked two feet away. He was originally looking out the window, but when he heard Lin Shiyin's words, he looked at her with some surprise. In the darkness, she was glowing with a light yellow halo, and her elegant face was like a blooming midnight sunflower.

He was not a person who got nervous easily, but for some reason, when he looked at Lin Shiyin, the big constable actually stuttered when speaking.

"It's relatively safe here, and there's plenty of food."

He hurriedly turned his head and looked at the mural on the wall: "Just now I heard you say that you will set off early tomorrow morning. The journey is difficult, not to mention that you are bringing so many people with you. It is better for you to stay."

Even though the cold rain was knocking on the window, he could still hear his own pounding heart, thump-thump-thump, clearly and distinctly.

Lin Shiyin suddenly chuckled: "Of course this place is great. Ten days ago, we were forced to leave Lijingyuan and were as frightened as dogs that had lost their homes. If we could live in a place like this, no one would refuse it.

In fact, a few days ago, I passed by a base, and the leader there was willing to take us in, but we still took the risk to come out." She paused, and then continued: "It's because you said that there are troops stationed on Chong Island, and life on the island is almost the same as before the end of the world."

Wuqing said: "Chongdao is indeed stronger than most places, but given time this place may not be inferior to Chongdao."

Lin Shiyin's voice was filled with helplessness: "But we can't wait any longer. You saw it just now. There are several elderly people in the team who have chronic diseases and need to take medicine all the time. There are two pregnant women who are due to give birth as early as next month. And Xiao Li told me that she had a stomachache the day before yesterday. Without any equipment, even Doctor He couldn't diagnose the disease.

To me, it doesn't matter whether it's Chongdao, here, or other bases, but it's not the same for others. Every decision concerns their lives. Since I'm here, I must be responsible for their lives."

In fact, she had another reason that she didn't tell me.

Chu Liuxiang almost sacrificed his life for this team and to save more people. She couldn't let his efforts go to waste.

Wuqing sighed deeply.

"Come to think of it, I'm actually quite curious. Aren't you taking an exam? Why are you here?"

Speaking of this, Wuqing couldn't help but blush, and drew circles on the small light in his arms with his slender and pointed fingers: "The test...is not that easy...so..."

Lin Shiyin said: "So instead of wasting time, why not come here to earn points?"

Wuqing smiled faintly and said, "At least it's much easier to earn points here than over there."

"Easy?" Lin Shiyin thought she had heard it wrongly: "The test is actually harder than surviving the apocalypse?"

"The test is easy, but getting first place is hard." Thinking about the incomprehensible contents in the textbook, Wuqing Datou was full of sympathy for his two teammates: "Especially since the contents of the test are really unheard of."

He thought for a moment, and then said, "Remember the secret room before entering the level? What exactly is the so-called game? Why does it bring us together? Why do we have to set up levels, and why do we grant so many strange abilities by scoring points?"

Lin Shiyin shook her head and said, "I don't know the inside story of the game, but I know that for you, the exam must be easier than surviving the apocalypse. Much easier."

Wuqing's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but move his chair forward, and said with a bow: "Please give me your advice."

After chatting for so long, the initial awkwardness had long gone without a trace. Lin Shiyin rarely teased him, "You're stupid, but you're not running a nose. The game only says that you have to get first place in the exam, but it doesn't say that you have to answer all the questions on the test paper correctly."

"There are no taboos in games. It doesn't say that you are not allowed to modify the exam rules."

Lin Shiyin said: "My idea is to fold the test papers into paper swords, and then let all students fight with swords, using the papers of the subject they are testing on!"

(End of this chapter)