Day of Imprisonment

#307 - The courage to break free

Although she verbally expressed her desire for Luo Xi to get lost quickly, Elena still revealed some other key information.

For example, Fairy Tale Town was indeed created by the former Luo Xi, but it was Luo Xi himself, not the Witch Alliance, who sealed Fairy Tale Town.

"They are just a group of pitiful people who have awakened their consciousness and know that the world they are in is false, but they are also my sisters. It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, they wouldn't be suffering so much. Do you know that if the birds in the cage are destined to never leave, then they should never know the truth, and they should never know that the world outside the cage is the real world."

When Elena said this, she was clearly filled with strong resentment.

It was obvious that she was genuinely angry about this matter.

However, Luo Xi didn't indulge her temper, but after careful consideration, he retorted: "On the contrary, only by knowing that you are trapped in a cage can you have the idea of breaking the cage, and only then will you take action. No matter what troubles and difficulties you encounter, you must persist in your beliefs. This is the only way to get rid of suffering. You must have the courage to break the shackles."

Elena laughed in anger: "Break the shackles? The person who sealed Fairy Tale Town is precisely you! Then, according to you, they should unite and denounce you, the big villain, right?"

"If they can do it."

She had asked the same question when she came with Zhang Zhe last time.

However, this time, Luo Xi's answer was different from before: "To create a cage in order to break another cage."

"Then what exactly are we?" Elena asked the last question, biting her lip.

"Comrades with common ideals and goals!"

After Luo Xi finished speaking, he walked out of the flower shop.

Elena slumped into the chair, her expression dejected and a little dazed, but she quickly returned to normal.

"Is this the end?"

She muttered to herself.

"I waited for so long just to ask him a question that I don't even know what it is. It's too absurd. So, Luo Xi, can you really break this cage?"

Luo Xi returned to the Darkforge Tavern.

He knew that at this time, Lin Qiqi had already led Zhang Zhe and everyone else into Node 7.

This was a standard time difference.

Because all the experts in the tavern had been taken away, the tavern was completely undefended for Luo Xi at this moment.

He entered it smoothly and then arrived at the tavern owner's room.

When entering, Luo Xi looked at the wooden door engraved with various clues and revealed a contemptuous smile.

After opening the door behind the Darkforge, Luo Xi reactivated 077 [Horadric Cube] and then entered the Administrator Building.

Sometimes, compromise is only a last resort.

For example, that Zhang Zhe.

Although Luo Xi had long known that there was something wrong with him, he still pretended not to see it. The reason was very simple.

Zhang Zhe possessed strength exceeding Elite Rank B.

If he exposed the other party or showed a trace of doubt, it was estimated that the other party would attack.

And the reason why the other party didn't attack was also because they thought they had successfully deceived him. In addition, it was estimated that they wanted to find out something from his hands.

For example, the content of the Chrysalis Project.

It was even possible that, in the other party's plan, forced measures would be taken in the near future, such as capturing him, torturing him severely, killing him, resurrecting him, killing him again, and constantly torturing him...

From the beginning, the appearance of the town chief and the deliberate failure to issue him an admission ticket may have all been planned. This was a carefully crafted trap. To be honest, when Zhang Zhe, the tavern owner, hugged him and cried bitterly, Luo Xi even questioned his own judgment at one point.

He wondered if he had made a mistake.

But the facts proved that a fake is a fake.

After losing his memory, many things had to be re-recognized and re-judged, but Luo Xi knew that his habits would not change, and the other party just revealed a flaw in this detail.

Inside the Administrator Building, Luo Xi began to carefully investigate.

This would take time.

Fortunately, if Lin Qiqi's side went smoothly, it could buy him at least six hours.

That was enough.

Elena provided key information.

[Teacher Yan] was the real key, but Luo Xi didn't know the function of this card yet. He only knew that it was a real trump card, and it might even be the core of the 'Chrysalis Project'.

Zhang Zhe and Wei Si behind him wanted to figure out the content of the 'Chrysalis Project'. The interesting thing was that Luo Xi himself also wanted to figure it out.

But he could be sure that he was only here in Fairy Tale Town to obtain [Teacher Yan]. As for other clues, they might not be hidden here. This was in line with his self-protection habits under extreme pressure and absolute adversity, including the confidentiality of certain key information.

“Therefore, the highest level of secrecy is to dismantle the secret and distribute it to different places. Even I myself would completely forget it, only able to slowly piece together the broken fragments through habit. The most outrageous thing is that the probability of piecing together the truth is extremely small.”

Following this line of thought, there's no need to stay in Fairy Tale Town any longer.

To leave Fairy Tale Town, the scene needs to be unlocked.

Aylin said that she was the one who sealed this place initially, so this operation could only have been completed in this 'Administrator Building'.

Luo Xi began to explore the entire building.

The 'security guard' in the lobby, who looked like a curator, didn't stop him or even make any movements.

It was like a machine with the power cut off, completely shut down.

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Several rooms on the first floor couldn't be opened, and the doors were all locked.

So he went upstairs and started exploring from the second floor. As a result, Luo Xi discovered that the entire building was empty.

But someone must have been here before.

The building had seventy-two floors. Luo Xi suddenly thought of something on the tenth floor.

“Zhang Zhe behaved very obediently the last time he came with me, and didn't explore on his own or do anything sneaky. If it was because he was afraid of the 'security guard' in the building, then why didn't he act when he was the only one left later? Was it because he didn't want to, or was it because he dared not?”

Luo Xi thought this question was very important.

Currently, Zhang Zhe is an enemy disguised as one of us, backed by 'Wei Si'. It's even possible that he is 'Wei Si' in disguise.

Then, in theory, it's impossible for the other party to come to this building and do nothing.

“Unless, he knows that it's not easy to get benefits in this building. In layman's terms, the truly valuable things are hidden, or there are traps here.” Luo Xi felt that if he had designed this place, then 'hiding clues' and 'having traps' would almost certainly be the case.

Zhang Zhe obviously understood himself to some extent, so even if the other party had the opportunity to come in, he wouldn't take any other actions.

Because the other party knew it would be meaningless to do so.

“In other words, Zhang Zhe has indeed been here before. In fact, much of what he said is true, not lies. For example, he was indeed my man, just like Aylin said, someone betrayed me... But betrayal is human nature, so the past me was so suspicious and would never truly trust anyone.”

“If nine out of ten things Zhang Zhe said are true, then the place where Fairy Tale Town was created is indeed in this building, and it's on the first floor. However, the doors of several rooms on the first floor are locked... That's right, it seems that only a few rooms in the entire building are locked, doesn't this further indicate that those rooms contain key clues?”

Luo Xi really didn't expect that one day he would be trapped in a puzzle he designed himself.

“This is a puzzle-solving scene. I need to find a way to open those rooms on the first floor... No, it won't be that simple. If I designed the scene, it would never be as simple as 'finding the key'. There is only one true creator's room, but there are five locked rooms. In other words, I need to choose one out of five, and if I open the wrong door, I will die, or at least, there will be a trap... That's right, that's what I would do.”

After figuring this out, Luo Xi actually smiled.

Because in the process of solving the puzzle himself, he realized that the real answer was hidden under the puzzle that conformed to his own habits.

Everything else may be false, a deception.

“In other words, I need to find the key to the creator's room in the building within a certain period of time, that is, before Zhang Zhe and the others discover that the other 'Luo Xi' is an imposter, and find the only correct one among the five locked rooms. Otherwise, opening any wrong door will result in death, and if I run out of time, I may be caught by Zhang Zhe, who will be back.”

Hiding key information in this way is indeed very hardcore and safe enough.

It is estimated that Zhang Zhe also realized this after entering, so the other party got nothing.

Luo Xi even suspected that Zhang Zhe had already tried to open the door on the first floor when he went upstairs to get [Teacher Yan], but the other party discovered these locked rooms, so he gave up decisively.

He couldn't solve it.

There was no time to solve this puzzle.

Luo Xi rubbed his face, and his eyes flashed with excitement.

At this moment, there are many mirrors in the corridor on the tenth floor. Luo Xi is standing in front of a mirror at this moment, staring at the many 'personalities' in the mirror.

Among them, there seems to be a personality phantom that he has never seen before, staring blankly at Luo Xi outside the mirror.

They are clearly the same person, but their expressions are completely different.

The 'Luo Xi' in the mirror has a kind of contempt, a kind of disdain, high and mighty.

Outside the mirror, Luo Xi stared at the other party and said, "Interesting, do you think I can't solve this problem you left me? You underestimate me too much. I will let you know that I can do what you can't do, and I can break the cage you can't break. Watch."

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