The "hide and seek game" ended just like that. After leaving the abandoned residential building, everyone's cell phones turned off automatically and the signal was restored.
It was daytime when they came in, and it was dark when they left.
The dim light from the cell phones illuminated each of their faces. All six of them looked pale. At first glance, they looked like wandering ghosts in the wilderness.
Although they escaped from the residential building and successfully reunited with their companions, there was no joy on anyone's face.
After being trapped in darkness for hours, and then having to experience this perverted game, and watching their loved ones die in front of them, it was lucky that the six of them were still standing safely.
Everyone held their phones and looked at each other tiredly. Just as they were trying to find a way to contact the driver to take them back, they saw a police car.
It turned out that after they entered the residential building, their mobile phones turned off automatically and the terrorist live broadcast was forced to stop.
The screens on the six people's phones were cut off at the same time, and there was no sound afterwards. A massive live broadcast of terror ended before it even began, and all the viewers were stunned.
At first, everyone thought it was a marketing trick of the platform website, asking the platform to give them transactions.
The platform was busy with its anniversary party and had no idea something like this would happen. They, like the audience, thought it was just a marketing ploy by those six people.
But when the person in charge of the platform called Bao Guangyuan and others and couldn't get through, everyone panicked.
It's not a big deal to be on the bench, but if someone dies during the terrorist live broadcast, it will be a big event.
It's troublesome enough when one person gets into trouble, but when six people go missing, it's a big deal no matter where you go.
The platform called up the live broadcast replay and called the police at the same time.
Considering the social impact, the police immediately sent personnel to investigate.
During this period, a few fearless staff members even called for live broadcast several times.
The traffic for this anniversary party and the horror live broadcast was already very high.
Now the person who live-streamed the horror has gone missing, the platform’s anniversary party has been cancelled, and the police and the audience are working together to look for him. This bizarre and strange thing immediately aroused everyone’s interest.
In an instant, the entire Internet went wild, and countless viewers who originally had no interest in the live broadcast were whetted their appetite.
When Bao Guangyuan, Song Yuelin and others were taken into the police car, they did not know that at this moment, the names of the six of them were all on the hot search.
Before today, these people were just newcomers on the platform. After today, their popularity and status in the circle will undergo earth-shaking changes.
Bao Guangyuan said to Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, "Since then, the eight of us and seven accounts have become completely famous and have established a firm foothold on the platform. Although we are not as famous as the top celebrities, no one dares to bully us. The income from each live broadcast and video has improved everyone's life and changed everyone's destiny..."
Ji Mingxia said: "Yes, Li You and Lin Siyun's lives have also been completely ruined."
Lin Siyun was an ordinary girl, who suddenly became more beautiful and more unfamiliar day by day. Finally, on the eve of the college entrance examination, she died in vain at the school gate. She could not rest in peace even after her death. She turned into a ghost controlled by a mysterious object and went on a killing spree in the school.
If it weren't for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, who knows how many people would have died at Lin Siyun's hands.
Although Li You's appearance didn't change much, she was obviously completely devastated after Lin Siyun's death.
He invited the remaining six people to come to the forest. The girl who originally had a beautiful appearance has now become a rotting corpse hiding in the stitched monster.
The fate of these two people may be partly due to the fact that they could not resist the temptation and made one wrong step, which led to another.
But what if this blood-red ring had not fallen into their hands in the first place
Obviously they didn't participate in that game.
"I didn't know the ring was given to them in this way, I forgot..." Bao Guangyuan covered his head in pain.
This incident caused such a big fuss, with it being a hot topic and reported by the police. Everyone is very curious about what they went through in there.
However, the six people who escaped were all mentally traumatized.
Among them, Bao Guangyuan is the youngest, just entering junior high school.
This little boy of this age once thought he was fearless, the smartest man in the world, and had seen through the vicissitudes of life at such a young age.
Until this happened, it was completely beyond Bao Guangyuan's ability to bear. When he saw his mother at the police station, Bao Guangyuan felt a black screen in front of his eyes and fainted.
When he woke up, he had forgotten this memory.
He didn't know how other people dealt with the aftermath, but his family never mentioned it to him after that.
Bao Guangyuan, Song Yuelin and others are online friends. They don't need to communicate face to face. When they are online, they just say what they want to say.
Since then, no one in the group mentioned this matter. Bao Guangyuan had already lost his memory, and no one said anything. He always thought that the hot search was a grand marketing campaign.
He used to be an up-and-comer who made funny videos. He became famous because of that incident, but it took Bao Guangyuan nearly half a year to heal his psychological trauma. When he came back, most of his former fans had left. Although his account looked lively, he had few real fans.
During the treatment, Bao Guangyuan's family bought a golden retriever to accompany him and heal his soul in order to calm his emotions.
Bao Guangyuan saw that all his fans had run away, so he took this opportunity to transform himself, and since then, he has become a pet blogger.
He said with guilt and fear: "During this period, first Lin Siyun became strange, and then Li You also became strange... I don't remember that memory and don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I always thought it was my own imagination."
He is relatively young among this group of people, so generally, when people have important matters, they don't consult him.
Now that Lin Siyun and Li You are behaving abnormally, it is even more impossible for anyone to mention what happened in the past to him.
It was not until the first night in the forest that Bao Guangyuan saw Lv Liang die with his own eyes. Under the stimulation of death, he finally remembered everything...
Ji Mingxia said: "Then in the forest, how did Lv Liang and Shi Wei die in the end?"
"I... am not very clear." Bao Guangyuan said intermittently, "Before Lu Liang died, I didn't remember what happened back then, so I treated this trip as an ordinary vacation. I was busy packing my things and taking pictures everywhere. I didn't listen to what everyone was talking about.
"Everyone's expressions were a little strange at the time. I thought it was because of Lin Siyun. When Li You spoke, everyone looked at her. I thought everyone was trying to take care of her feelings..."
Bao Guangyuan said tiredly: "I asked Xinyi, but she refused to tell me. But thinking back, I guess... Li You should have given everyone the right to choose."
Choice
Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment, but soon understood.
She handed the order of choosing death back to Song Yuelin, Meng Xinyi and other people.
Back then, Song Yuelin and others gave the ring to Li You and Lin Siyun who were unaware of the situation. After all these years, even if Li You and Lin Siyun were stupid, they would have known that there was something wrong with the ring.
Now, she holds the ring and may even have mastered some special power and have the right to speak.
How did that group of people get the ring in the abandoned residential building? Now, Li You uses this ring as a bargaining chip to torture them again in the same way.
The choice back then was a depressing psychological game.
It’s different now.
When it comes to their own life, no one wants to be a victim.
Bao Guangyuan did not elaborate on the subsequent contents, but Ji Mingxia could roughly guess that this group of people were suppressing their internal strife. With the deaths of Lv Liang and Shi Wei, they began to distrust each other, and eventually the entire team fell apart.
"Li You's goal is to kill all of you." Ji Mingxia said.
"Probably." Bao Guangyuan whispered.
So far, most of the truth has come to light.
Whether it is the origin of the ring, Lin Siyun’s death, or the emergence of this forest crisis.
But at the same time, even bigger mysteries emerged.
Who gave them the invitation letter? Who was the man who hosted the game back then
That game seemed scary, but Ji Mingxia, who had already come into contact with the mysterious object, was not too afraid.
That man was able to take out a blood-red ring, and there was an even bigger mysterious item on his hand.
Using abandoned residential buildings to set the scene is something that not only the mysterious man but even the current Yu Ning can do.
But they don't understand what the purpose of those men is.
That incident caused such a big stir back then, but in the end, no results were found. Now, many years have passed. Unless that man shows up, it will be difficult to find out the truth...
In fact, from a certain perspective, these people in the forest can be considered victims.
But when they escaped from the predicament and had the right to choose, they all turned from victims to perpetrators without hesitation.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia told Yu Ning all his summary, wanting to hear his opinion.
"My idea is similar to yours." Yu Ning said. Seeing Ji Mingxia looking at him expectantly, he couldn't help but add a few more words, "The blood-red ring needs human blood to nourish it. The more dead people there are, the greater the energy of the ring will be. Once it reaches its peak, the two rings will merge and stimulate new abilities.
"That person set up this trap just to use Song Yuelin and Bao Guangyuan and their group to sacrifice the ring with their blood. After the sacrifice, he will find a way to take the ring away, so he will show up sooner or later."
Ji Mingxia was stunned and glanced at the ring on Yu Ning's hand: "You mean, he will come to us sooner or later?"
Yu Ning said: "It is possible. He is here now."
Ji Mingxia felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. He turned around and looked around. He felt that there were prying eyes everywhere in this forest, watching them in secret.
I thought that the monster and Li You were difficult enough to deal with, but I didn't expect that there might be other enemies lurking in this forest...
Of course, all this did not happen without warning.
The monster that suddenly appeared yesterday had a mysterious triangular golden emblem engraved on its head. Ji Mingxia still hasn't remembered where he had seen this pattern before.
The things that could leave an impression on him were always extremely important things, but the harder he tried to think about them, the harder it was for him to remember.
When the monster came yesterday, Ji Mingxia was in the tent and did not see him in person. Today he finally saw him. I hope that after seeing the real thing, he can remember some clues.
After Bao Guangyuan finished recounting the past events, the whole morning had passed.
Although the truth of the past is shocking, the present is obviously more important to them.
Monsters no longer appeared according to regular patterns and could reappear at any time. They had to be fully prepared, and the first step was not to go hungry.
As soon as it was time for dinner, Yu Ning started preparing lunch for Ji Mingxia.
Butter pineapple buns, lunch ham, egg yolk crisps, and even melon seeds and spicy noodles...
Bao Guangyuan had been talking all morning and his stomach was already growling with hunger. However, Meng Xinyi not only stole Yu Ning's bag, but also took away the wild fruits in his inventory.
At this moment, seeing Yu Ning performing magic and taking out so many delicious foods from Ji Mingxia's backpack, Bao Guangyuan's eyes widened.
Even though it was Yu Ning who was preparing lunch, Bao Guangyuan was shocked and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Didn't Meng Xinyi take away all your food?!"
Ji Mingxia looked at Bao Guangyuan strangely: "She only took one bag. My bag is still there."
"But, haven't those foods always been placed in Yu Ning's backpack, and Yu Ning was responsible for carrying it?" Bao Guangyuan said as a matter of course.
This was not something he had imagined, but something they had witnessed with their own eyes along the way.
"Oh, you mean this." Ji Mingxia said, "Originally it was like this, but I just saw the things in the bag and remembered that Yu Ning had nothing to do last night, so he sorted out his backpack and stuffed all the food and daily necessities with me, so don't worry, we still have enough supplies."
Bao Guangyuan widened his eyes and looked at Ji Mingxia, then at Yu Ning.
He was still performing magic as he took out a bunch of delicious food and placed it in front of Ji Mingxia, letting him choose.
Those delicacies, no matter which one, were all delicious in Bao Guangyuan's eyes, but none of them belonged to him.
He swallowed hard, suppressed his appetite, but couldn't help but ask curiously: "All this food is in your bag, so what's in the bag that Meng Xinyi took away?"
Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi have known each other for many years and know her very well.
Although she is a weak little girl, she is determined and will not give up until she achieves her goal.
This spirit is good for career, but if you use it for stealing...
Anyway, she would definitely not return empty-handed, even if she was in a hurry and picked up an empty bag. Meng Xinyi was not a fool, she would definitely notice something was wrong!
Ji Mingxia heard this and said, "Speaking of this, Yu Ning and I have to thank her. Thank you, Meng Xinyi, for your contribution to forest environmental protection."
Bao Guangyuan looked at Ji Mingxia in confusion.
Ji Mingxia said a little embarrassedly: "Although Yu Ning and I are well prepared, the more things we have, the more garbage we will discard after use. For example, the food packaging boxes, paper towels, and clothes for changing are all placed in that bag. We originally planned to take them out and throw them away ourselves, but we didn't expect..."
Bao Guangyuan: “…”
Who could have thought of this
He suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Meng Xinyi. What was going on