Deceitful Game

Chapter 98 Room 2018 (Third Update)

"what!"

Ai Shiping was startled.

He was on edge—like when he was intently peeking at someone with a gun, and suddenly a ghostly image popped up on the screen.

In that instant, Ai Shiping's clenched fist went limp. He almost threw his phone away as well.

It took him more than a second to gradually calm down.

Ai Shiping's light swept roughly up and down, quickly gathering intelligence.

There was no footstool under "Xiao Li's" feet.

He wasn't hanged by a rope—but by his hair.

Black, long, and fine woman's hair!

"—Someone's dead, brothers!"

Ai Shiping lowered his voice and spoke into the phone.

He became increasingly convinced that his audience was definitely not normal.

Under normal circumstances, his live stream should have been banned long ago. But clearly, this corpse was something he was bound to encounter "in accordance with the process".

Ai Shiping remembered that during the introductory scene, "he" did mention having Xiao Li come in beforehand to set up the traps. The real Xiao Li should have already died at that time. And the "Xiao Li" he saw earlier was most likely not Xiao Li himself—but someone else who had impersonated him.

—Or rather, what is it?

That guy kept calling himself "boss," probably because he didn't know his own identity, or even his own surname.

But Ai Shiping didn't have time to look at the comments at that moment—because he was still cautiously turning his head back and forth, his vigilance completely heightened.

Obviously, since he was able to meet this person—

This means that Mingpo probably didn't encounter this person over there.

Otherwise, the comments section would probably mention this to me.

Therefore, he is a being that only exists in the space he inhabits.

Ai Shiping kept checking to make sure there was nothing in any blind spots around him, and then figured out where he would run next before coming over to start searching "Xiao Li's" body.

I wonder if that doll is still useful—and he needs to keep the hammer for self-defense!

Unfortunately.

Neither the doll nor the hammer is on Xiao Li.

However, Ai Shiping did find something potentially useful in Xiao Li's pocket—

A lighter, a pack of cigarettes, and some ashes from talismans.

—Oh, right, talisman paper!

Ai Shiping remembered.

That was the legacy left to them by the master. He took out a talisman and tried to stick it on Xiao Li.

And it actually worked!

The moment the talisman was affixed, it ignited with red flames.

Li, who had been hanging motionless, suddenly began to move. His body started to sway, as if convulsing, and became increasingly violent!

Ai Shiping immediately took a half step back.

—What happened?

This talisman was also recharged for him, right?

But soon, Ai Shiping realized that he had misunderstood.

Because it wasn't the man who moved.

Instead, something inside the man's body started to move—

As if enraged by the talisman, black snakes crawled out from Xiao Li's eyes, ears, nose and mouth!

The black snakes kept burrowing in, and their numbers soon became outrageous.

The combined size of these black snakes was more than three times that of "Little Li"!

Just like when you throw dirty water on a wall, it bounces back and splashes. These black snakes are the same.

They converged into a river, not because they crawled over, but because they were "washed" over by even more black snakes!

These black snakes were also thrashing about in the river, and if Ai Shiping had slowed down even a little, he might have fallen into them.

Holy crap!

Ai Shiping let out a clear and resounding curse, then turned and ran: "What?! There's a tentacle scene too?!"

But actually, by this moment, he had calmed down considerably.

More terrifying than encountering monsters and running away is having one's memories inexplicably altered.

Rather, as he fled, he even felt a touch of nostalgia and emotion—this was the rhythm he was going for!

The more Ai Shiping ran, the closer he felt the music was getting.

He had initially considered using "5" or "G" as clues to solve the puzzle—but when he tried, the fifth door was completely locked. All the other nearby doors were also locked.

As for the G-shaped running style, which involves circling around a swarm of snakes, his stamina couldn't possibly keep up—the fact that he was able to rush over without slowing down was already a result of the energy he gained from the cola earlier.

Fortunately, as the music grew louder, Ai Shiping quickly found the only open door—

The number on the door reads 2018.

"2018————"

Ai Shiping's mind raced: "Which event was in 2018?"

His memory was pretty good; he quickly recalled—the incident of the little girl choking to death must have been in 2016.

That was the last news report.

At this moment, the swarm of snakes had caught up with him.

Ai Shiping no longer had time to look for other rooms.

He quickly opened the already open door and slipped inside.

Then he closed the door without hesitation!

Even as the door was being closed for the first time, half of a snake that had been thrown in got stuck in the crack, squeaking like a mouse. Ai Shiping immediately opened the door, kicked it out, and then slammed the door shut again.

At this moment, several of the black snakes that had been rushed over had rolled and surged to a position even further ahead of him.

If Ai Shiping hadn't entered the room, they would have already caught up with him.

"call----"

Ai Shiping breathed a sigh of relief and turned around.

He then saw Mingpo looking at him with a surprised expression.

He was crouching in front of an open safe, examining a heart-shaped music box. He looked like a burglar who had broken into a house.

"What are you doing?"

Mingpo asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ai Shiping was very wary and took a half step back: "Are you really Aper?"

"Of course I am—you've encountered a fake one?"

Mingpo asked.

"----Um."

Ai Shiping was silent for a moment before replying, "I encountered a fake Xiao Li, just as I was going upstairs."

He told Mingpo about everything that had happened to him.

At this moment, the rustling sound of the snakes outside gradually subsided.

"Alright, it's good that you're back."

Mingbo adjusted her glasses and said calmly, "Then we—"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me, is anyone home?"

From outside the door came Mingpo's calm voice: "Ai Shiping, are you inside?"

In an instant, room 2018 became completely silent.

"It seems the monster has arrived."

Inside the room, Mingpo pushed up his glasses and took out his hammer from his pocket: "You step back—"

"Give it to me, I'll do it. Otherwise, if you all start fighting, I won't know who's real and who's fake."

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Ai Shiping joked, "If you were to play the real and fake Monkey Kings, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference."

"I'm real, he's fake! I'm real, he's fake!"

Mingpo, speaking in a high-pitched voice with a smile, said, "Is that so? Okay then. I'll go get a long weapon."

As he spoke, he handed the hammer to Ai Shiping.

In the next instant, Ai Shiping swung his hammer backhand and smashed it into Mingpo's temple!

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