The cross-shaped light had just disappeared, and new light illuminated the darkness again. Six "survival zones" with the same width of three floor tiles spanned the entire room.
"Go to a bright place and stand side by side with me, one floor tile per person. If there is an extra floor tile in front of you, take a step forward. If there is an extra floor tile in front of you, take a step back. Don't make a mistake, don't panic, and don't follow in other people's footsteps!"
The three of them had just stood up, and before Yang Yu could give any further instructions, darkness once again gushed out from the ground, rushing straight to the ceiling, forming two black walls.
This time, the wall with the breath of death was right in front of them, smooth and delicate, as if the darkness was covered with a layer of protective film.
"Don't look at the wall, look at the block under your feet!"
Bai Jin and Iyas, who were facing the black wall, were blinded by the deep darkness. Only after Yang Yu said this did they come to their senses and look at the survival zone under their feet.
The blocks that make up the golden survival zone are not completely integrated. The earthy gold color, which is more delicate and darker than the blocks, divides each survival block in detail.
Suddenly, in front of Iyas and Bai Jin, a section of the wall sprayed upwards, fell on the ceiling and turned into black mist, and golden survival cubes appeared. They hurriedly took a step forward, and the section of the wall in front of them sprayed upwards again. The repeated plot was played out in front of them again. They did not dare to delay and hurriedly took another step forward.
Five steps later, a black streak suddenly appeared in the golden block in front of them, like a square cement telephone pole rushing out of the ground, completely filling the space in front of them. The two were not frightened by this scene, but quickly took a step back.
Back and forth, over and over again, after five or six times, the black wall in front of them disappeared, and the golden survival zone under their feet became dark again, divided into its original small pieces by golden lines.
Without giving them a moment to catch their breath, new light came into the room, weaving new patterns.
It was a big "M" character. The closer the Dark Knight got to the center, the narrower it became, and the wider it became as it went outward, from the width of one square to the width of three squares, and then from the width of three squares to the width of five squares.
Yang Yu did not choose the widest edge, nor did he choose the narrow area close to the Dark Knight, but walked to the center of the survival zone.
He asked Bai Jin to stand on the side close to the Dark Knight, asked Iyas to stand on the side close to the wall, and stood in the middle, holding her left and right with his arms.
No, it was holding down their shoulders.
"I'm afraid this pattern will rotate. It's like making a clock in a low-pixel game. The changes of the second hand of the clock are quite complicated. The grid in front of you may suddenly increase or decrease. Stay calm. I put my hands on your shoulders. There are only two instructions: move forward and stop. Concentrate, receive my instructions, and give feedback in time!"
As soon as the words fell, the blackness rose into the air again, building high walls against the living.
As Yang Yu expected, the waterwheel built by the Dark Knight started moving slowly, but in the opposite direction to what Yang Yu had expected.
"Back off! Then, turn around in one second!"
The darkness rose high into the sky. Yang Yu pulled the two men’s shoulders and took a step back, then turned around quickly.
Yang Yu didn't know whether the waterwheel rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, so he might have relied on luck to guess, but he still guessed wrong.
Or, you should face the Dark Knight at first, and when the waterwheel starts to turn, ask them to turn left or right depending on whether it is clockwise or counterclockwise, or ask Ias directly which direction the waterwheel might turn.
Just do any one of these and you can avoid the current rush.
But now is not the time to regret. Holding the two men's shoulders again, Yang Yu quickly worked his brain, outlining the shape of the entire room in his mind, determining his own position, and following the speed of the wall's movement, he controlled the two men to move forward, slowly circling around the Dark Knight.
Risking the darkness passing through his arms, Yang Yu completed the entire journey safely and returned to the starting point.
The surrounding walls were sucked away by the ceiling, and the darkness was once again perfectly divided by golden lines, forming beautiful black grids.
Seeing the Dark Knight pull out the spear from the ground, Yang Yu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Every floor tile here can be turned into a weapon. If this boss was an emotionless killer, the darkness would have swallowed them up long ago.
But this was a dungeon, and the guardian of the dungeon had left them a way to survive. Following its hints and making the most correct defensive decisions was the only way to survive.
The cross-shaped survival zone at the beginning, although small, is the safest.
The subsequent wave survival zone must react in time when the wave changes. Since the survival zone is made up of blocks, as long as you are aware of and master the method, you can deal with it.
The most difficult part is the "water wheel", which requires you to judge the advantages and disadvantages of each position in a timely manner from the beginning.
The passage close to the Dark Knight is the most dangerous. Once the "water wheel starts", you're basically done for.
If you are lucky, the four sides will slowly turn into a wall of death that devours life, and eventually the survival grid under your feet will also be swallowed by the darkness; if you are unlucky, you will be completely crushed as soon as the "waterwheel" moves.
As for going to the periphery, the scope is large, but too marginal. If the "waterwheel" moves too fast, they will be exhausted in trying to keep up with the "waterwheel".
When you encounter a corner, the range of the survival zone on the outside will suddenly increase, and then suddenly decrease. If you don't make a reasonable judgment, it's easy to capsize in the ditch.
After thinking about it, Yang Yu chose the safer middle location.
Just thinking about the changes in the trajectory of the survival zone they were in, Yang Yu's brain was buzzing. He was too lazy to consider what changes would happen to the survival zone behind Iyas.
"No one died. That's commendable."
The Dark Knight retracted the light shield on his body and swung his spear. The blocks under the feet of Yang Yu, Bai Jin and Iyas turned golden again, each emitting a soft light, which healed the fatigue of the three people, and even the lost MP and HP were restored to varying degrees.
"This is your reward for not having anyone die. The first game is over, keep fighting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dark Knight rushed towards Yang Yu with his spear in hand.
"You really don't give me a chance to breathe." Reluctantly drawing his sword, Yang Yu rushed forward to meet the enemy, "Bai Jin, Iyas, slow down your attack, think more about what this dark knight said, think about how I found the trick. If you can find the trick, you will be able to understand my instructions faster later!"
This run is the first game of The Dark Knight, but it is definitely not the last run game.
Considering there are black squares on the walls and ceiling, the Dark Knight will definitely make use of these grids.
Yang Yu had to give Bai Jin and Iyas enough time to fully digest the experience and adjust their nervous mood. To this end, he ignored the risk of consuming HP and used his body to take several attacks from the Dark Knight, then launched a counterattack to fully attract the Dark Knight's firepower.
(End of this chapter)