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Yin Leyao pushed open the second door, marked with a triangle.

Behind the door was not a wooden box, but an iron box, dark red in color.

Red prop.

[Player Yin Leyao triggers a red item: Restricted Event]

[Restriction Type: Movement Control Order]

[Lockdown Area: Left Arm]

Duration: Five minutes

[Cumulative number of similar events: 1/3]

Yin Leyao's left arm froze instantly, as if pressed down by an invisible hand, making it impossible to lift.

She left the cubicle without changing her expression.

"The first door is a triangle, and there's a red item." The notebook drew an X on it. "The triangle marker might be a trap."

"Then there's one round door, one triangular door, and one square door left," Ponytail said. "Two of those three doors are special props?"

"It could also be three red ones," Sister Hong said. "The rules don't say that certain props have to be green."

The corridor was silent for two seconds.

"The second one with the circle." Xiao Zhou suddenly stood up and walked to the fourth door marked with a circle.

His hand was still bleeding, and he left a bloody handprint on the door frame when he pushed the door open.

The door opened.

Inside was a golden box.

Player Xiao Zhou has obtained a specific green item: Key Fragment A.

[Status of collecting specific items: 1/3]

"The second door in the circle is a specific item." The notebook was quickly jotted down. "Then the specific item is most likely the second door of each type of marker."

"The second square panel," Yin Leyao said. Her left arm was still immobile, but that didn't affect her walking.

The sixth door, marked with a square.

She opened the door.

A gold box.

Player Yin Leyao has obtained a specific green item: Key Fragment B.

[Status of collecting specific items: 2/3]

"There's only the second triangle door left." The ponytail looked at the fifth door, the triangle mark on it standing out starkly in the dimly lit corridor.

"The first panel of the triangle is red," Sister Hong said. "The second panel will most likely also be red."

"But it could also be a specific item," the notebook said. "Of the three types of markings, the second one already indicates a specific item, and the third one can't be just ordinary green. It's either a specific item or something more dangerous."

"I'll go," the bald man said.

He walked to the fifth door, took a deep breath, and pushed it open.

There was no box behind the door.

There is a mirror behind the door.

The mirror reflected his bald face.

His face slowly changed in the mirror, and the corners of his mouth began to turn up, revealing a smile that he himself hadn't actually made.

[The bald player triggers a red item: Curse Event]

Curse Type: Mirror Curse

[Effect: The reflection in the mirror gains independent movement capabilities and continuously attacks the main body.]

[Duration: Until the original body dies or the reflection is destroyed]

[Cumulative number of similar events: 1/3]

The bald head stepped out of the mirror.

Two identical bald heads stood in the corridor.

But everyone could tell which one was real, because the one in the mirror was smiling, a smile that no normal person could make, with the corners of its mouth stretched all the way to its ears.

The bald man took a step back and punched his own reflection.

The reflection also threw a punch, the same motion as the bald man, but faster.

Before the bald man's fist could even touch the reflection's face, the reflection's fist had already smashed into the bald man's nose.

Blood spurted out.

The bald man staggered backward, and the reflection chased after him, throwing another punch that landed on his temple.

The 1.9-meter-tall strong man fell down like a sack of potatoes, his head hitting the gray bricks with a dull thud.

The reflection rode on the bald man's back, its hands gripping his neck.

Sister Hong drew her dagger and rushed forward.

The dagger pierced the reflection's back. The reflection didn't bleed, but its movements paused for a moment.

It turned its head and looked at Sister Hong with its face that was grinning from ear to ear.

"Don't look into its eyes!" Yin Leyao shouted.

Sister Hong has already seen it.

Her body stiffened, and the dagger slipped from her hand.

The reflection loosened its grip on the bald man's neck, stood up, and walked towards Sister Hong. Its movements were even faster than before, so fast that they were almost invisible.

Hongjie was slapped and sent flying, crashing into the wall. As she slid down, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

[Player with a bald head dies]

Current number of survivors: 5

[The bald man's death triggers a reflection enhancement]

[Reflection acquisition speed increased]

The reflection is moving faster now.

It stood still, and cracks appeared on its body surface, like ice cracks on porcelain.

A dark red light shone through the cracks.

"How am I supposed to fight this?" Xiao Zhou huddled in the corner and started biting his nails again.

He retreated to the end of the corridor, clutching the notebook tightly in his hand.

Yin Leyao glanced at her left arm; there were still two minutes left on the lockdown.

She can only move one hand now.

Ponytail walked up to Yin Leyao: "Do you have a solution?"

"A mirror," Yin Leyao said.

"What?"

"The reflection comes from the mirror; if you destroy the mirror, the reflection should disappear."

The fifth door was still open, and the mirror was still standing in the cubicle.

But the reflection stands in the middle of the corridor, and you have to pass through it to get into the cubicle.

The reflection walked towards Sister Hong.

Hongjie had just gotten up from the ground, half of her face was swollen, and she couldn't open her left eye.

The horse's tail rushed towards the fifth door.

The reflection turned its head instantly; it was too fast. Just a moment ago it was walking towards Sister Hong, but the next second it was blocking Ponytail's way.

A punch was aimed at Mawei's abdomen. Mawei dodged to the side, the fist grazing past her clothes and tearing a hole in the fabric.

"Help me hold it off!" Ponytail shouted.

Yin Leyao picked up the bald man's dagger from the ground, held it in one hand, and approached the reflection from the side.

Her left arm was still immobile, but her leg was fine. She kicked the reflection in the back of the knee.

The reflected leg bent slightly, but did not fall.

It reached back to grab Yin Leyao's neck, but Yin Leyao leaned back to dodge, and the dagger slashed across her reflection's arm. The sensation was the same as slashing against glass, producing a harsh scraping sound.

Sister Hong also stood up.

Half of her face was swollen, but she could still fight.

She attacked the reflection from the other side, and the three of them surrounded the reflection.

The notebook suddenly shouted, "The second panel of the triangle isn't necessarily the only way to trigger the reflection! The system says there are three types of marked second panels; two are specific items, and the third might be something more dangerous, but it could also be another path!"

"What do you mean?" Sister Hong asked while dodging the attacks from the reflection.

"There are only three specific items. We've already found two, key fragments A and B. The third specific item should also be behind a door, but the fifth door triggers a reflection, not a specific item. So where is the third specific item?"

Yin Leyao instantly understood the meaning of the notes.

Not all doors have fixed contents.

"Yes!" The notebook opened. "Six doors, three types of markings, two of each type, but the system doesn't say what's behind each door is fixed. The content behind the door may differ depending on who opens it."

"So the third specific item might be behind any door that's already been opened?" Ponytail asked.

The reflection moved faster and faster, its body completely splitting open, and dark red light poured out from the cracks, illuminating the entire corridor in a crimson glow.

"It wasn't already opened." Yin Leyao blocked the punch from the reflection, her arm trembling from the impact. "It's being reopened. The bald guy opened the first circular panel, which was a normal green. But if the bald guy dies, the first circular panel will be empty, and the next person to open the first circular panel will trigger new content."

The notebook was stunned, then he slapped his thigh: "Right! There's a rule that says each door can only be opened once by the same player, but different players can open the same door. The system doesn't say that the same door shows the same content to different players."

"This is too complicated," Sister Hong said.

"That's the design concept of the game," Yin Leyao said. Of course she knew, because she designed the mechanism herself, but she didn't expect the system to use it in room 0213.

"So now someone is going to reopen the first circular door and the first square door," the notebook said. "Xiao Zhou, you go and reopen the first circular door. You reopened the second circular door and obtained a specific item. The circular marker may have some kind of connection with you."

Xiao Zhou was still biting his nails, and blood had already flowed down his wrist.

He heard the notebook calling him, looked up, and his eyes were unfocused.

"I'm not going," he said. "The bald man opened the first door in the circle, and he's dead. The next one to open the first door in the circle will also die."

"The bald man didn't die from opening the door; he was killed by his reflection," the notebook said. "Opening the door itself wouldn't kill anyone."

"How do you know?" Xiao Zhou's voice suddenly turned shrill. "How many doors have you opened? You haven't opened a single one. You've been standing in the back taking notes while others go to their deaths."

The notebook's expression changed.

The reflection suddenly abandoned Yin Leyao and the other two, and turned to rush towards the notebook.

It was so fast that it left only a red afterimage in the corridor.

Before the notebook could react, the reflection's hand had already grabbed his neck.

The notebook was lifted up, the feet left the ground, and the glasses fell off the face and hit the bricks, shattering the lenses.

Yin Leyao rushed over.

As her left arm was just released from its blockade, she gripped the dagger with both hands and plunged it into the reflection's neck from behind.

The dagger pierced the reflection's neck, but the reflection did not disappear.

He released the notebook, grabbed Yin Leyao's wrist with his other hand, and the force was so great that the bones cracked.

"Mirror!" Yin Leyao shouted.

The ponytail had already rushed into the fifth door.

She stood in front of the mirror, grabbed the frame with both hands, and slammed it down hard.

The mirror is broken.

The reflection let out a sharp screech, and its body began to collapse from the crack.

Dark red light burst forth from the crack, turning the entire corridor blood red.

The light went out.

The reflection turned into fragments on the ground, and the fragments then turned into a red data stream, dissipating into the air.

The reflection was destroyed.

[Player's Notes Surviving]

The notebook lay sprawled on the ground, a ring of purple handprints around its neck, and it was panting heavily.

Sister Hong leaned against the wall, half of her face swollen like a steamed bun.

Ponytail walked out of the cubicle, her hands cut in several places by shards of mirror.

Xiao Zhou was huddled in the corner, still biting his nails.

Yin Leyao touched her left arm; it was now fully functional.

[Restricted Event: Movement Lockdown Lifted]

Current number of survivors: 5

"The third specific item," Ponytail said, "is the notebook's theory correct?"

"You'll know once you try." Yin Leyao walked to the first door, marked with a circular symbol, the one the bald man had opened.

She opened the door.

Behind the door was neither a wooden box nor an iron box, but another compartment. In the very center of the compartment was something.

A complete key.

Player Yin Leyao has obtained a specific green item: the Complete Key.

[Status of collecting specific items: 3/3]

[Note: Key fragment A and key fragment B will automatically combine to form a complete key]

[Currently holding a specific item: 2 Complete Keys]

"The results of opening the door are really different for everyone." Notes struggled to his feet, picked up his shattered glasses, and put them on. One lens was missing, and the other was riddled with cracks. "The first round door, the bald guy opened it and got a regular green key. Yin Leyao opened it and got a complete key. So what about the first square door? Sister Hong opened it and got a regular green key. What about someone else opening it?"

"I'll go." Sister Hong walked to the third door, marked with a square, the one she had opened before. She pushed the door open.

Inside was a metal box, but it wasn't red. The metal box was green.

Player Hongjie has obtained a green item: 10 Gold Coins.

[Hidden information discovered: Location of the purple item box]

The purple item box is located in a hidden side room behind the main door at the end of the room. You need to use two complete keys to simultaneously insert them into the lock of the side room after opening the hidden room.

"Two complete keys." The notes pieced the information together: "Key fragments A and B can be combined to form a complete key. Yin Leyao has obtained another complete key. That makes two."

"But we only have one complete key," said Mawei. "Key fragment A is with Xiao Zhou, and B is with Yin Leyao. To make a complete key, they need to put the fragments together, but Yin Leyao has a complete key on her own. So now we have one complete key and two fragments."

"The fragments can be combined to create a second complete key." Yin Leyao looked at Xiao Zhou. "Give me the fragments."

Xiao Zhou huddled in the corner, hiding his hands behind his back: "This is mine, I took it."

"If you don't give it to us, none of us can get out," Sister Hong said.

"What good would it do me to get out?" Xiao Zhou stood up, his fingers still bleeding, his nails bitten unevenly. "If I get out, you'll kill me. The rule is six to one, and now one bald guy is dead, leaving five. Even if we open the hidden room, only one can survive in the end. Giving you the fragment is like giving you my life."

The corridor fell silent.

Xiao Zhou is right. The rule is six to one. Even if they cooperate now to open the hidden room and get the purple item box, they'll still have to fight each other in the end.

"Then let's get this straight now." Sister Hong drew her dagger. "Who owns the purple item box in the hidden room?"

"I don't want to," Yin Leyao said.

Everyone looked at her.

"You're the designer, of course you don't need it," Xiao Zhou sneered. "You came in to test the game; you don't need any props."

Designer.

These three words are like a bomb.

So sometimes you should never underestimate other players' intelligence, but how exactly do they know so accurately about the game designers?

Is this something that's commonplace?

The atmosphere became tense.