Day of Imprisonment

Time is the ladder of growth.

Zhou Di and Zhao Shilei gradually grew in sync. After experiencing many checkpoint scenarios, even the fragile and timid Zhao Shilei matured considerably, eventually becoming fully capable of standing on her own.

They obtained card rings.

Later, they found their respective profession cards.

In addition, they gained some other Reminiscers as companions.

Most people are emotional beings.

Zhou Di and Zhao Shilei were no exception.

After experiencing many life-and-death moments, their hearts slowly drew closer. One day, a natural hand-holding and a logical confession further advanced their relationship.

Although the checkpoint scenarios remained dangerous and terrifying, Zhou Di felt that it was the happiest time in his memory.

Even surpassing his perceived infatuation with the goddess during his university days.

"Actually, it would be nice if things could just continue like this," Zhou Di said gently, holding his lover in his arms one night.

"Aren't you waiting for that Luo Xi anymore? Aren't you planning to break out of this cage?" Zhao Shilei said with a smile.

"Luo Xi, ha, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. We've known each other for over a hundred cycle days, but this guy hasn't appeared at all. I'm not sure if he'll come now, and I feel like it's better if he doesn't."

"What? Feeling down?"

"I'm enjoying myself so much I've forgotten about home."

"Stop it, I know you too well. What you say and what you think are completely different. But to be honest, I really want to know the secrets behind all of this, like the cycle days, like this imprisoned place..." Zhao Shilei's voice suddenly became somewhat melancholic.

"Actually, even if Luo Xi doesn't come, we can explore on our own. And now we have a strong force and plenty of manpower," Zhou Di said with a hint of pride.

"Speaking of which, I always feel like something's not right with those few people who recently joined our team," Zhao Shilei said, relying on her intuition.

There are many checkpoint scenarios, and in many initial scenarios, some people randomly gain the memories of the previous cycle day. They need to find their own way to obtain [Memory] and then slowly survive, exploring this mysterious and dangerous world.

And humans are social creatures, so Reminiscers naturally gather together.

What Zhao Shilei was talking about were a few newly joined Reminiscers. The other party was a small group of about six people, led by a person named Chu Yu. He was kind and amiable on the outside, very good at talking, and very decisive in his actions, even ruthless. Especially those who followed him, each of them was wholeheartedly devoted.

Most of the time, they simply ignored Zhou Di and Zhao Shilei's orders, only listening to Chu Yu's words.

This formed a very unstable factor within the internal system.

Moreover, some people in the team had also noticed that these people seemed to have ulterior motives and secretly told Zhao Shilei.

Zhao Shilei was a woman and sensitive to some things, which is why she had this concern.

"I also feel like they seem to have ulterior motives, but it should just be about ideas regarding the distribution of benefits, which is not surprising. Everyone is selfish. Although Chu Yu is very good at winning people's hearts, he is still very efficient when doing things. People with ability always have different ways of doing things and different personalities from others," Zhou Di said seriously at this time.

"I'm afraid they're hiding something from us and acting recklessly," Zhao Shilei simply put it more directly.

"Don't worry, I'll arrange for people to keep an eye on them," Zhou Di believed that his arrangement was very secure, and even if the people below had some ideas, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Chu Yu's people, at most, numbered only ten.

And the Reminiscers under his command numbered more than thirty.

Whether it was the number of experts or the number of cards, it was a crushing level.

But clearly, he still underestimated the cruelty of 'internal strife'.

Especially those who did not rely on anyone and relied on their own strength to break out of the dangerous checkpoint scenarios.

Even though Zhou Di and Zhao Shilei had experienced hundreds of cycle days, they were still essentially two simple students.

But some people were not.

"This time, there are three checkpoint scenarios to explore, namely 'Abandoned Underground Labyrinth', 'Twilight Haunted House', and 'Underground Garage'. Our strategy team will be divided into three groups to carry out scenario strategies simultaneously..."

Inside a building, Zhou Di faced more than forty Reminiscers.

This team initially consisted of only him and Zhao Shilei. After more than a hundred cycle days, it had grown to this scale.

This was still very fulfilling for the two people who built this team.

They had long explored a set of procedures for strategizing checkpoint scenarios.

For unknown checkpoint scenarios, a small number of Reminiscers would first be sent as 'scouts' to investigate. Basically, it was impossible to pass in this situation, but more information was gathered before death.

All scenario information would be concentrated in the analysis team for scenario analysis and deduction, giving specific plans and methods for strategizing the scenario.

After there was a certain degree of certainty, more people would be sent to strategize according to the plan.

This process of strategizing the checkpoint scenario mostly needed to last about three cycle days. A few more difficult ones would reach five cycle days, and there were also those that could not be strategized even after seven cycle days.

Generally, for this kind of ultra-high difficulty scenario, it was necessary to further evaluate whether it was worth continuing to strategize.

After all, it was necessary to consider the team's card inventory, expenditure, and output. At least it needed to reach a balance, and most of the time it had to be a 'profit', otherwise, their Reminiscers' team would simply not be able to develop and grow.

This time was the same.

The three checkpoint scenarios had already undergone at least three cycle days of investigation, and the strategy team and the analysis team had already given corresponding strategy plans.

It was possible to proceed according to the plan.

Naturally, as the team leaders, Zhou Di and Zhao Shi Lei also needed to participate personally.

In terms of strength and number of cards, both of them far surpassed the other team members.

"Boss, Chu Yu's team has split up. Some are going to the haunted house, and the rest are coming with us to the underground labyrinth."

A Retriever came over and whispered to Zhou Di.

This was Zhou Di's man, the leader of the strategy team, and he was highly trusted.

Zhou Di nodded.

Zhao Shi Lei could see the problem, and so could he. Chu Yu was indeed capable, but his ambition was also very great, so the necessary precautions had to be taken.

Therefore, every time they went on a mission, Zhou Di would arrange for the ten people Chu Yu brought to be separated, so that even if the other party had any ideas, they would not be able to achieve them due to their weak strength.

This time, Zhou Di led the team into the 'Abandoned Underground Labyrinth', which had already been explored and had a preliminary strategy.

The origin of the scene was unknown, only that it was located on the underground floor of a poorly managed commercial building on the verge of bankruptcy.

Originally, there were many restaurants here, but because of the low traffic, they gradually closed down. As the number of businesses decreased, the traffic decreased even more, so it went from bad to worse, and finally they all closed down. That underground labyrinth was originally a small amusement park next door, a kind of escape room entertainment mode.

In an area of about three to four hundred square meters, many areas were separated by partitions to form a labyrinth. The passages inside were winding and dark. Generally, there was one entrance and one exit, and people inside would pretend to be ghosts to increase the difficulty and scare the players.

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After almost the entire underground floor of the shopping mall was abandoned, the original operators naturally left, leaving behind such a mess.

Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to discover this level scene.

Because this is not an 'initial scene'.

In the initial scene, there would be ordinary people inside, but there were none here. It had to be actively discovered.

And how could a normal person run to this place?

But Zhou Di was different.

He had a [Treasure Map], which marked the location of many cards, and the location of the cards was bound to certain level scenes.

So even some deeply hidden scenes could be found by him.

The group entered the underground floor. Because there was no lighting system, it was pitch black below, and they could only rely on the flashlights in their hands.

The strategic details of this scene had been studied before, so they could enter directly.

"There are three kinds of dangers hidden in this scene: a killer who uses a sharp knife; a female ghost whose attack method is unknown; and a 'closed room'. Relatively speaking, the female ghost is the most dangerous here. Once caught by it, it is almost certain death, but fortunately, there will be some signs when the female ghost appears, that is, sounds. If you hear a woman humming softly, be careful. You need to leave the current location immediately, or you may be caught by it."

Everyone had long memorized these strategies.

"If you want to pass the level, you need to be alive, enter from the entrance, and then leave from the exit. However, we have not succeeded in the previous few times, but we are very close to passing the level. This time, there are many of us, so it should not be a big problem. However, the entrance to this scene requires one person to enter at a time."

A scout who had been here said.

Zhou Di would enter the level scene with Zhao Shi Lei every time, and this time was the same.

"Enter first, and then meet inside."

This was naturally not difficult for them.

So the others entered the scene first, and Zhou Di and Zhao Shi Lei were the last two.

After everyone else went in, Zhao Shi Lei also nodded to Zhou Di and walked into the entrance. There were several turnstiles here, which did require one person to walk in at a time.

Ahead was a large piece of black cloth that needed to be crawled through.

Seeing Zhao Shi Lei enter, Zhou Di also followed closely behind, but what he never expected was that he was suddenly attacked as soon as he entered.

Someone hit him on the head with a sap from the side.

With a bang.

Zhou Di's eyes went black and his body fell to the ground involuntarily.

But he was not killed, or rather, the person who attacked him controlled the strength and the position of the attack, only making him lose his ability to resist.

When Zhou Di looked up, his eyes were about to burst. Over there, Zhao Shi Lei was also lying in a pool of blood.

Like him, she was not dead, but was being held down tightly.

The person holding her down, and the person attacking him, were both Zhou Di's subordinates, and also other members of this strategy team.

"You..." Zhou Di wanted to stand up, but someone hit him hard on the leg with a stick.

This time, there was no restraint, and the sound of bones breaking was immediately heard.

Zhou Di screamed.

He couldn't get up now.

"Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, but Brother Chu gave us too much, and your method of managing cards is also wrong. You and your girlfriend get all the good things. We risk our lives, but we can't get any good things. Don't blame us for this."

The speaker was the leader of the strategy team. Now it seemed that the other party and Chu Yu were obviously colluding.

Zhou Di really didn't expect this. He stared at the other party with wide eyes.

"Actually, several of us have known Brother Chu for a long time. We can only say that he has more courage than you."

"Why are you talking nonsense with a dead man?" Chu Yu walked over. He was carrying a knife in his hand, asked someone to grab Zhou Di's hand, and then, with a wave of the knife, directly chopped off his palm.

This bloody scene made Zhao Shi Lei struggle frantically. She wanted to shout and curse, but someone covered her mouth.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You're next." Chu Yu took off the card ring from the severed palm, then walked towards Zhao Shi Lei with the knife.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Di, who was almost fainting from the pain, was even more desperate.

"No, Chu Yu, don't touch her."

What answered Zhou Di was Chu Yu's wave of the knife.