Five minutes later, all the toys in the villa reached the lobby on the first floor through different "stairs".
The results were the same as Sui Zhengfan's detection. In addition to the three people in the basement, two were in the bedroom area on the second floor, one was in the bathroom on the first floor, and two were in the abandoned vegetable garden outside.
Except for Duan You and a few others, the rest were frightened by the haunted illusion and are still somewhat shaken.
"Hello everyone, my name is Sui Zhengfan, I have an A-level physics ability, and my ability is mimicry."
Sui Zhengfan took the initiative to walk over and stretched out his hand: "That's my wife over there, Sui Zan, her ability is healing, also A-level."
Perhaps he was not expecting her to be so honest, the young man who was looking around was stunned for a moment, and also stretched out his hand: "Hello... My name is Dai Lei, and that's my partner Song Sihang."
He remained alert and did not immediately reveal his ability and level. He then briefly introduced the other person.
Dai Lei was one of the first people trapped in this villa.
He vaguely realized that the haunted place was not the orphanage, but the domain of a supernatural being, and wanted to take the others out of the villa temporarily. But the others were already frightened and dizzy, and they couldn't hear what he said at all. In the end, only his partner was willing to believe him and hid outside the villa with him.
They hid in the garden outside the villa and heard the preparatory bell for the "exam" to begin.
Before they could react, a door appeared in front of them.
"We didn't know the situation clearly, so we didn't want to rush in."
Dai Lei said: "But soon, the place where we hid became no longer suitable for survival."
Team doctor Sui frowned: "Not fit to survive?"
Dai Lei nodded.
When we hid outside the villa, we found that the garden had a complete temperature control system. It was spacious and bright, with hand-painted complete tutorial illustrations. It turned out to be a place for children in the orphanage to experience planting courses.
But as the ringing continued, the flowers in the garden began to wither and rot.
Most of the water in the pond used to irrigate the flowers and plants had dried up, and that strange rust began to slowly spread from the corners, crawling onto the branches and leaves that had not yet completely withered.
Dai Lei and his partner were left with no choice but to walk through the door and go down the stairs that led nowhere.
"Inside the door, we also found two badges," Dai Lei said. "One was number 7, and the other was number 3."
He took out the two badges from his pocket and handed them to Sui Zhengfan.
These two badges are very similar to the previous two. Whether it is the shape, pattern or rust, it can be seen that they should be made in the same batch.
"We also have two, number 4 and number 9." Sui Zhengfan nodded and returned the badge. "Did anyone else pick up the badge?"
Realizing that they did not have any hostility, the other players hesitated for a moment, then came over and took out their badges.
Hiding in the bathroom was a frightened girl named Yu Liuhui. She had entered the game alone, had survived until now, and had been dragged into this haunted villa. She had only just calmed down a little.
In the bedroom on the second floor was a couple who looked like students. The girl was called Chai Ning, pretty and cheerful, with a dimple on one cheek. The boy was called Meng Nanke, also handsome, but very taciturn, thin, wearing a pair of glasses as thick as wine bottles, and spoke in a low voice that was almost inaudible.
These people got badges No. 1, 5 and 10, and also found badges No. 2 and 8 on the one-eyed man and the tattooed man.
"So, our current identities are the 10 children in the orphanage, and we are still missing a number 6."
Chai Ning put away the badge and looked around, somewhat curiously: "We have been walking on the stairs for a long time... How did we get here?"
Although they were scattered in different places, after the exam preparation bell rang, a door appeared in front of them, and there was a staircase leading to another door inside the door.
As the ringing continued, the place where they were hiding seemed to have a layer of shiny curtain torn off. Not only did it become dilapidated, but rust also slowly grew from the window cracks and corners.
Everyone entered that door.
After walking up the stairs, I realized that it was a very short staircase and I could never reach the end no matter how hard I walked.
They were already exhausted from walking and could not help wanting to go back, but the stairs behind them led to invisible darkness, and the door they came in from had disappeared long ago.
The only thing we can do is to keep walking down the stairs and try to reach the door at the other end.
…
Dai Lei said: "It should be that the player in the hall made the right choice and helped us open the door."
Dai Lei asked Sui Zhengfan: "Mr. Sui, what did we encounter in the hall? We heard gunshots on the stairs..."
Sui Zhengfan raised his head, looked at Zhan Chen in the corner, regained his composure and shook his head: "Nothing."
Dai Lei had not noticed that there was someone in the corner before. His heart suddenly tightened and he subconsciously reached behind him, then stopped abruptly.
Sitting on the sofa in the corner, he couldn't help but frowned: "... Why are there two more people?"
Those who played in the villa had already learned the information "There are ten children in the orphanage" through different channels, and had assumed that there should be ten players here.
But now there are 9 people and 9 badges, and there are actually two people in the corner.
Sui Zhengfan was about to speak when Zhan Chen had already whispered a few words to Yu Tang. He then carried Yu Tang to the sofa and stood up and walked over to him: "We are here to announce the rules, NPCs."
Sui Zhengfan was stunned for a moment and was about to speak when his wife suddenly pulled him quietly from behind.
"Before we arrived at the examination room, one of us had already died."
Zhan Chen said: "Now, we need to explore the rules of the game in the orphanage without harming other players, and act according to the rules of the game we have explored."
Dai Lei couldn't help but frowned: "How can we believe it?"
“This is our badge.”
Zhan Chen placed a badge with the number 6 on it on the table: "The name of the Death Toy is Duan You, his ability is A-level, and his ability is 'Vortex'."
Dai Lei and his partner looked at each other, their expressions changed slightly, and they looked towards the two people tied to the ground.
"Are these two people Duan Youxing's two partners? One-eyed Dragon and Lizard... Did they subdue them?"
Dai Lei looked at Sui Zhengfan and his wife with some disbelief: "You are the Alliance's Class 5S interstellar wanted criminals, do you know?"
Sui Zhengfan's wife pinched his arm gently through his clothes. He said nothing and shook his head.
"You are being swallowed up by your own domain."
Zhan Chen took over the question: "Duan You attacked others, which violated the orphanage's rules. This is the punishment."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of several people changed slightly.
…Before this person who claimed to be an NPC suddenly jumped out, more than one person had indeed had similar thoughts in their minds.
Since it was an exam, there would definitely be a second try, and what the voice said was very accurate, in that only the top three would receive funding to leave the orphanage.
No one knows the content of the so-called exam, and there is no guarantee that you will be good at the questions you encounter.
But if we can think of some way to get rid of the others in advance, or at least make it impossible for them to take the exam...
Dai Lei asked: "According to the orphanage rules, playing and attacking each other is not allowed?"
Zhan Chen suggested in a friendly way: "This round, the NPC will not actively announce the rules, so you can choose to give it a try."
Dai Lei: “…”
Looking at the No. 6 badge in front of Zhan Chen, he felt a chill in his heart. He swallowed hard and adjusted his coat twice in an attempt to hide his guilt.
Yu Liuhui paused and asked in a low voice: "Then... when can we start the exam?"
"This doesn't look like an exam room." Yu Liuhui's face turned pale. She was frightened and her voice was trembling. "There are no tables or chairs, and no papers..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door suddenly slammed shut and disappeared into the air.
The sound was so sudden that Yu Liuhui shuddered. The rest of the sound was stuck in her throat, and the color that had just slightly returned to her face disappeared in an instant.
The dean's voice sounded again from all around them.
This time it wasn't just the portrait, it was as if all four walls were speaking at the same time, with a buzzing resonant sound that was enough to hurt the eardrums.
"Oh, right... Dean forgot that they are all illiterate."
"If you can't read, you can't use the table and chairs."
"Children just like to play in the mud and get dirty. There's no need to make such a nice garden and bedroom... The windows are leaking? Let them fix it themselves. It's not that cold."
"I told Sui that these kids didn't like reading and gave up on their own initiative..."
…
"What does this mean?"
Song Sihang is Dai Lei's partner. He is tall and thin. He raised his hand to push his glasses and said, "We both know how to read—"
He had only said half of his words when a gust of sharp air came straight towards him.
Song Sihang was unable to react and stumbled back a few steps. His clothes were torn off in irregular pieces, and after only a few seconds, a horrifying blood-red whip mark appeared on his shoulder.
Just as the air whip was about to be swung down again, Zhan Chen had already raised his hand and made a light grip in the air.
The sound of the whip suddenly stopped.
The Sui team doctor deployed his field in time, and the bleeding whip mark healed rapidly in the field of the medical-specialized psychic. Within a few seconds, only a faint red mark remained.
Song Sihang's chest heaved and he raised his hands to hold his shoulders.
Although the wound had been repaired, the pain had not subsided so quickly. A layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He endured the pain and whispered thanks to the team doctor Sui.
Dai Lei supported his partner and said to Zhan Chen through gritted teeth: "What's going on?! Is saying a word against the rules of this orphanage?"
Zhan Chen did not answer. He turned around and looked at Yu Tang sitting on the sofa, his eyes darkening.
… He pretended to be the NPC who announced the mission in order to control the players' behavior and temporarily ensure that the players would not scheme against each other. In fact, he was not clear about the specific rules of the orphanage.
But now it seems that the director of the Secret Service has committed countless crimes in this orphanage that was used to make money.
"You are not allowed to speak against the dean's orders."
Zhan Chen said: "According to our exploration, interrupting in the middle is also against the rules."
Dai Lei's expression darkened and he didn't say anything else.
“… I actively refused to read the article.”
In the air, the interrupted voice continued: "Exam? Is the kid sent by Sui still not giving up?"
"Then just find a random test paper and give us some random answers... The harder the better. Yes, just find the advanced math questions from the university exam..."
The next second, the air in the hall fluctuated invisibly for a moment.
Ten tables and chairs slowly emerged.
These tables and chairs seemed to have been moved from some warehouse, as they were covered with a thick layer of dust. Some of the chairs were about to fall apart and were barely standing on the ground.
Yu Liuhui was so frightened that she dared not move. Dai Lei supported his partner who had just recovered from the severe pain. He looked more alert and stared at the shabby tables and chairs that suddenly appeared.
Chai Ning was originally standing with her boyfriend, but upon seeing this, she took the initiative to walk over and looked carefully: "There are numbers on the tables and chairs, but they are covered with dust... I can't see clearly."
Dai Lei asked Zhan Chen: "Will wiping the table violate the hospital rules?"
Zhan Chen met the slightly hostile gaze and said calmly: "You can give it a try."
Dai Lei frowned: "If you have to try everything, what's the point of setting up an NPC?"
Zhan Chen has been in charge of the mall for many years and is very familiar with the work process and nature of customer service. He apologized politely with some standard apologies, "It's useless. You can complain to me after the game is over."
Dai Lei: “…”
Sui Zhengfan couldn't help but frowned and asked his wife in a low voice: "What do you want to do?"
Team doctor Sui gently rebuked the husband.
She took out a pack of gauze she carried with her, walked over and wiped the table twice: "Mine is number 3."
Number 3 was Dai Lei. He frowned and stopped arguing with Zhan Chen. He walked over slowly and cautiously, took the gauze handed over by Team Doctor Sui and wiped the table.
This time, no new rules were violated in the orphanage.
The players cleaned the remaining tabletops by themselves and found their corresponding numbers. Song Sihang's special ability was "repair", and he helped reinforce several sets of tables and chairs that were on the verge of falling apart.
Chai Ning held onto her chair, thanked Song Sihang, and joked with her boyfriend not far away: "This ability is so practical. If we can also do this, we can open a repair shop when we go out..."
Song Sihang adjusted his glasses and asked, "What are your superpowers?"
Dai Lei slapped him and was about to remind his partner not to ask about these things casually, but Chai Ning had already laughed openly: "Our superpowers are all electric discharges, so we can't get too close to you. If we hold hands, the orphanage will blow up."
She and Meng Nanke were originally a duet dancing partner and had studied dancing together since childhood. Later, something happened and she could no longer be Meng Nanke's partner, so she broke up with Meng Nanke.
The edge of the asteroid belt is filled with countless black markets, gangs, and interstellar slums. In these places, if you can't study or make a name for yourself, you can only hang out with those bad people.
After the two of them escaped from the prison, she stopped dancing and did not apply to the Central Star Dance Academy. She took the initiative to go to the laboratory for transformation, and after returning, she used her strength to take down a small force.
When the game starts, she joins the game and tries to survive to the end. When the game is not started, she wears a red dancing skirt and races with a group of superpowers, specializing in robbing the company consortium that sells superpower cards.
Song Sihang went back and forth for a while. He was a technician who didn't understand the ways of the world, so he started to talk about the issue: "Then how come your boyfriend has become a superpower?"
Dai Lei gritted his teeth and pulled the phone back: "Sorry, my friend is so drunk that he is stupid..."
Chai Ning didn't say anything, but just tilted her head and smiled, and that beautiful dimple appeared on her face again.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Song Sihang was also kicked by Dai Lei and didn't dare to say anything more. He looked at the young couple who kept their distance at all times, and sat down in his seat, holding his glasses.
The two men called "One-eyed Dragon" and "Lizard" by Dai Lei did not act rashly. They watched Duan You die at the hands of Zhan Chen. Even though they knew Zhan Chen was lying, they did not dare to expose him hastily. They just lowered their heads and found seats to sit down.
The nine people sat down according to their corresponding numbers, and the table remained unchanged.
“There is no exam and no test paper.”
Dai Lei frowned: "Are we still missing some triggering conditions?"
"Is it because not all the people are here?" Yu Liuhui whispered, "Only when all the people are here can we take the exam..."
Song Sihang: "But isn't number six dead?"
"He's dead, but his badge is still here." Dai Lei said, "Try it and put it on the table."
He threw the badge over to Chai Ning, who was sitting at seat No. 5, and caught it, then turned around and placed it on table No. 6.
"If we are so unethical as to ask for advanced math questions, we can only pray that we are allowed to copy the papers."
Chai Ning sighed, said something half-jokingly, and placed the badge on the table.
She was about to turn back when she inadvertently raised her head and her expression suddenly froze.
…
Suddenly, someone appeared in seat number six, which was originally empty!
Chai Ning's scream startled everyone.
Dai Lei didn't expect that she would suddenly lose control like Yu Liuhui. He turned around to comfort her, but his expression suddenly changed and he turned around to look at Meng Nanke who was sitting at another table.
Yu Liuhui was so frightened that her face turned pale. She couldn't help but scream as well, and tried her best to hide behind the crowd.
Team doctor Sui stood up and walked over quickly, blindfolded Chai Ning, and held her in his arms.
Dai Lei couldn't help it any longer and kicked the table hard: "What kind of orphanage is this?! What's going on! Where is that NPC?! Where did he go at this time..."
…
Zhan Chen stood next to the sofa.
He had just coaxed Yu Tang to wake up and was about to bring the temporary guest invigilator, Electronic Storm, to show around in front of everyone and fill in all the roles needed in the orphanage.
Zhan Chen looked at the crowd in a mess, the light in his eyes darkened inch by inch, and his shoulders and back tensed silently.
Yu Tang held his hands and covered his eyes.
"The number 6 position is 'Dean's Pet'."
Yu Tang said: "The director of the Secret Service Bureau once had a superpower card. The superpower is fear, and the domain rules are to make people see the thing they fear most in their hearts."
"Senior Zhan," Yu Tang complained softly, "I've been cheated forty-three times, and the director of the Secret Service used this card to cheat me eleven times."
Zhan Chen asked softly: "Xiao Guangtuan, what did you see at that time?"
Yu Tang didn't say anything.
He moved his hands away from his eyes and looked at Zhan Chen, who was tied to the chair at position six and motionless, and had been dead for a long time.
Electronic Storm had been fooled eleven times, but when he saw this card again, he still couldn't help but pounce on it from afar, and then was caught by the electric net that covered the entire ground.
Fortunately, Senior Zhan had already taught me how to transform into a small ball of light and escape through the gaps in the electric net.
Yu Tang walked over without saying a word.
A constantly changing aurora floated in the palm of his hand.