'Edge? '
'Great, you're finally here! '
'Come here quickly, we should go in. This time we will definitely be able to decipher the clues left by Halliday. We have just figured out what it is about, and it can't be wrong! '
'Come here quickly! '
'Don't ask yet, Ash and Toshiro can't wait any longer! '
'! ! '
'Hello! hurry up! Edge, we're over here! '
When they saw a certain Scapular Warrior appearing in the crowd in the distance and looking around, Parsifal and Artemis, who had been waiting in front of the library for a long time, excitedly moved toward each other. He waved his hand and reminded.
'Are you all so early? '
'But let's wait first! '
'Because there is one of us who hasn't come yet, so let's wait for her a little longer! '
After seeing that his companions and friends were already present, Edge breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he looked around and found that a certain little guy was missing, he quickly called out to the people who were about to go in. I want them to wait a little longer.
He just looked around here just to find the figure of a certain little guy, because he had already sent a message to the other party.
'? ? ? '
'Waiting for someone? who is it? '
'It seems that all our friends are here...'
'Yeah, Edge, who are we waiting for? '
'It's Anne! ! '
'! ! '
'ha! I knew you were looking for her! But I think we should all wait for her in the library hall first? After all, as you all know, we are all big celebrities at the top of the standings now. It would not be good if someone saw us hanging out together like this. '
'Especially those nasty guys from IOI! '
Artemis looked at the crowds of people passing by in the distance, and then looked at the few people in front of the library who seemed unusually out of place. She felt that it was not a good idea to wait here, so she directly waved everyone to the library. He walked through the gate, intending to go into the hall inside to decipher the clues and wait for a friend who might not come.
'Speaking of that little guy...'
'I heard that she has been in the limelight recently! I heard that she first severely damaged the Fan Alliance guild in the dungeon of Avatar and Heroes of Might and Magic. She killed many of the guild's top executives by herself, and then played a trick on IOI Company in the dungeon of Red Alert, forcing them to It paid a heavy price of tens of thousands of injuries and deaths! '
As he spoke, the face of the game character Artemis became a little flushed.
Although most of IOI's casualties were low-level game accounts, the tens of thousands of casualties were enough to cause the IOI Online Creative Company to lose face and make their staff miserable for a while.
'! ! '
'Tens of thousands! That wouldn't be a lie, would it? I don't believe it. She is just one person. How could she kill tens of thousands? '
Parsifal knew that the use of magic or other special items and skills was not allowed in Red Alert. When entering, only a gun was given at the beginning, and all players could only be soldiers... Anyway, he was killed last time he entered. That kind of tragic battlefield scared me so much that I quickly found a chance to retreat, so I wasn't shot or blown to death by other NPCs or other players!
There, in a world war battlefield with roaring tanks, cannons and giant ships, and where super weapons such as missiles, nuclear bombs and lightning storms are thrown around at every turn, the role and presence of personal abilities are really too low. ... He even felt that that kind of world might be more dangerous than the death planet in Area 12?
Therefore, he didn't really believe that a certain little girl could really kill tens of thousands of IOI Sixth Man soldiers in that modern battlefield environment. After all, it was just a rumor, and there must be some discrepancies with the actual situation. .
'! ! '
'Look, who is that? '
'ah! ! '
'It's that little guy...but when did she come in first! ? '
'Stop guessing, she'll be here soon, so we don't have to wait any longer. Hurry! We can go over and find the curator now! '
'Um! '
As soon as she entered the library door, Artemis saw a familiar little guy sitting on the sofa and taking a nap, and then she rushed over excitedly and started to say hello to him.
She didn't quite agree with Parsifal's doubts about the other party just now. After all, for her as a 'sixth man hunter' who specializes in not dealing with the IOI company, she knew very well whether IOI had so many casualties! Therefore, after knowing that the little girl actually caused IOI to suffer tens of thousands of heavy casualties in one go, she was excited for a long time and couldn't wait to ask the other party how she did it.
If possible, she would even want to find an opportunity to explain their ideals and undertakings to the other party, and then ask the other party to join them?
'Annie! '
'Hi~! Anne! ! '
'Hello! '
'Strange, Annie... when did you come here, and why are you faster than me? '
After Ah Xiu and Dadong greeted each other, Edge also walked to the sofa, waved hello to a little guy who was napping, and asked curiously.
"They've been here a long time ago. They used magic!"
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Yes, Annie has been to this library a long time ago, because she is a master, and she can open teleportation gates, especially this kind of public teleportation point in the safe zone. She is free to go anywhere here. The teleportation place is open, and it’s free of charge!
However, when she came here, she found that a certain heartless Scapular Warrior Edge was not there, and the other people waiting outside were not very familiar with her. She even somewhat disliked Parsifal, who was full of hostility towards her. ? Therefore, she didn't take the initiative to say hello just now, but just lay on the sofa inside, thinking about her own things and taking a nap.
'...'
'Okay, everyone! It's getting late, let's go in quickly and crack the clues, right? '
After seeing a little girl player who didn't know whether she was male or female, old or young, Artemis immediately ignored him, and Parsifal became a little unhappy.
Therefore, he suddenly interrupted a few people's conversation that was likely to continue, and directly urged everyone to go in and find the administrator of the library, find the director, and then find ways to crack Halliday's password. The second clue, get the second emerald key, and then find the third, which is the last clue!
You know, a while ago, he accidentally revealed information about his real world, causing his family and neighbors to be bombed to death by IOI people. If Artemis and the others hadn't saved him, He may not know what he will look like now! Therefore, all he wants now is to find the second and third keys as soon as possible, find the easter egg, and then obtain the shares left by Halliday and control of the game. When the time comes, he will make sure that IOI company looks good!
Of course, only he himself knows whether one of them will serve as the CEO of Oasis Games, marry Bai Fumei (Artemis), and reach the pinnacle of life.
'That's fine! '
'That's right! We really need to move faster, I can’t wait! '
'Then let's go...'
'? ? '
'Get up quickly, Annie, let's find the curator to solve the clues now! ! '
Seeing that his friends were getting impatient, and finding clues and keys was indeed a top priority now, Scapular Warrior Edge quickly waved to a certain little guy who was still lounging on the sofa and refused to get up. road.
"But……"
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"Hey! Big Edge, are you really sure you can crack that Halliday clue?!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
To be honest, if Annie had not just come out of the dungeon and had nothing to do for the time being, she might have gone to play in other dungeons or wandered away. How would she have been invited to come here to find any messy Easter eggs?
Anyway, she thought, she could just wait for them guys to crack it, and then wait until the secret is made public to break through again!
"I don't know either."
"However, Parsifal said that he was very confident because he seemed to have really found a certain key point with Artemis. So, I saw that you were no longer in the copy, so I asked you to come with me."
Scapular Warrior Edge shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, saying that he didn't know clearly, because Parsifal and the others did not explain the situation to him, but just strongly requested him to follow him this time to witness the birth of the second key.
"It's just like this..."
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Although it always feels a little unreliable, but...
Anyway, after arriving and waiting for such a long time, Anne couldn't just turn around and leave. So, after hesitating for a moment, she had to follow a few people angrily towards this place located in the center. Walk deep into the core library in the central area of the oasis.
'Parsifal, how did you decipher that clue? Can you tell us? '
'yes! '
'I also want to know how you cracked it...'
Dadong and Asiu, who were walking in front, approached Parsifal and began to ask curiously about the person who they thought was very powerful. They could even find the loopholes and bugs left by Halliday, and they were also found. The IOI company was jealous and suppressed, and even had to brazenly use friends who wanted to kill him by creating explosions.
'Let's put it that way! '
'it's actually really easy! Because this second clue was cracked by Artemis, she thought of the key to the problem, and then I thought of more. '
'Next...'
'We only need to look at the records related to Halliday between November 23 and 27, 2025. I believe the secret must be in that period! '
'It should be about his unsuccessful date...'
'And then……'
Parsifal, who was walking in front, spoke excitedly, describing his findings and speculations in an excited tone, and from time to time he and Artemis on the side would add something to each other.
"Oh~!"
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"..."
('-ω????)
Really boring……
After stretching, Annie rubbed her eyes sleepily, not taking the words of the guy leading the way to heart at all.
Because now she feels a little tired...
In fact, every time she encounters something that she doesn't care much about or is not very interested in, she will always get sleepy and tired, and then her enthusiasm will begin to fall to the bottom without any limit, and she will become passive or lazy. Want to back off or something.
And it just so happened that she had no interest at all in cracking the easter egg or guessing what Halliday's clue said that she had long forgotten! And if it hadn't been for the strong request of that scapular warrior Edge, and if she hadn't happened to be in the oasis with nothing to do today, she wouldn't have come here!
'Annie? '
'Come quickly! We're about to get started! ! '
At this time, Annie was yawning and thinking about what to do later today. Parsifal and Artemis were already talking to the half-human, half-machine librarian. Got up and seemed to have really found a clue?
So, before Annie could continue to linger behind, Edge waved loudly at her again and urged her.
"I'm coming!"
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"Really, it's just an easter egg and a game company's stock. Those things are inedible, so what's the big deal?"
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Seeing that the other party was urging her again, and it seemed that she had really found some clues and was preparing to form a team to enter the dungeon, Annie had no choice but to use flash magic to directly flash to the other party's side, signaling that she was ready. alright.
To be honest, Annie really doesn't care at all about the control of Oasis games and Halliday's stocks, and she is even less interested! She just wanted to join in the fun and see if she had a chance to teach an old guy a lesson later. As for other things, she didn't care at all.
'! ! '
'It's The Shining! '
'That's right! This should be the movie! '
'It ranks eleventh among Halliday's favorite movies and is adapted from a movie whose author hated it very much...'
'Look, doesn't it coincide with that clue, and it happens to be related to Halliday? '
'look! '
'Artemis! And everyone, I think I have found it, the clue must be in this movie, it must be right! ! '
In his excitement, after looking around at his confused companions and a little girl with a disdainful and impatient expression, Parsifal took the box of massive virtual objects floating around him. The film tape caught in the file was thrown into the hands of the library director.
'This is a horror movie...'
'I have to confirm: Everyone, are you sure you really want to go here? '
Looking at the things in his hands, the half-human, half-machine curator hesitated for a moment, and out of a certain responsible or procedural attitude, he asked cautiously again.
'Sure and sure! '
'We just want to go here and take a look, Curator! please! '
If not, what are they doing here? Therefore, without waiting for his companions to answer, a certain player Parsifal responded impatiently.
'...'
'very good! But I still want to remind you: this is a terrible horror movie, very scary... It is also very unfriendly to people with poor psychological quality. I hope you can bear it? '
After saying that, the library administrator waved his hand, and the seven people, including Anne, discovered that the floor under their feet turned into a suspended round platform, and then slowly descended. Soon, it He stopped in front of a movie theater, and the sign of the movie theater had the logo and letters of "The Shining" clearly written on it.
At the same time, bursts of weird music and some kind of permeating atmosphere came from the cinema, which made the tall and terrifying warrior with a shoulder blade timidly take a small step back.
'alright! '
'Dear players, you can go in now. I wish you good luck? '
Standing there with his hands behind his back, the curator didn't want to move at all, and he didn't want to go in. He raised his chin and indicated with a half-smiling expression that the six players who claimed to have found the clues could go in and try, and he, the library The director of the museum will definitely not go in and accompany them to death!
Because he knows what's inside and the danger inside...
After all, watching a movie in the Oasis game is not just about 'watching' a movie, it requires players to experience and interpret the movie themselves in the first person or as the 'protagonist', that is, players must personally enter the scene. In that horror movie, they try to find what they are looking for or survive until the end of the movie, but once they die, the character will really be wiped out!
Of course, it is also possible that he was directly scared to death, including the body outside the game?
It's not like there's no precedent for people being scared to death or stunned, so he just asked that question to ensure that some players who are not suitable to stay in the oasis to 'watch' horror movies can be blocked by him. outside. Because those who are timid are only suitable to watch romance, action, science fiction and drama movies, or life dramas that are very popular in a certain island country and specialize in exploring and involving human reproduction.
'..….'
'...'
Unfortunately, the curator's warning did not have much effect. Parsifal, who was eager to find the key and was not very interested in horror movies, directly called her friends to break in.
'look! '
'This thing, it seems to be a timer? '
'Well, it should be...'
'Doesn't that mean that we probably... no, we have to find the key within five minutes, before this terrible movie can officially take place? '
'should be! '
'five minutes? But there are many keys in The Shining. Which one are we looking for? '
'have no idea……'
'What will happen if we don't find it within the time? '
'will die! '
'die? '
'That's right! By then, the ghosts and evil spirits that have begun to appear in this house will definitely not let us go easily! '
'! ! '
'Axiu! I've never seen The Shining, is it really scary? '
'I don't know... maybe it's not that scary?' However, I read it through the gaps between my fingers. Whenever I saw something that scared me, I would cover my eyes, and the scary scene would soon pass. '
'...'
After rushing to the theater, or the house where the "The Shining" movie was held, Parsifal, Artemis, Edge, Dadong, Ash and others gathered in a thick timer-like room. Next to the typewriter, while looking at the thick stack of papers flying away strangely one by one, he felt the strange atmosphere around him and began to discuss urgently.
'! ! '
'Annie? '
'Hello! Little one, where are you going? ! '
Suddenly, Scapular Warrior Edge noticed that a certain little girl looked carefree, left the team, walked towards the wooden door in front and pushed it open? Therefore, he was so frightened that he quickly spoke out and planned to stop the other party.
"Of course, just go in and take a look!"
☆⌒(*＾-゜)v!!
'But! '
'There are terrible evil spirits inside! ! '
Edge felt that even before he entered, he was a little frightened by the weird music and atmosphere in the hall and his feet were shaking. Why did the other party dare to walk in so carelessly?
"Evil spirit?"
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"But……"
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"I am a great mage, why should I be afraid of those evil spirits?"
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You know, fear comes from the unknown and weakness, and now, even in the game, Annie is one of the game professionals at the top of Oasis players, and she is also the kind of arcane archmage who uses mysterious power, so why does she Are you still afraid of those evil spirits?
This is equivalent to those guys in the fan alliance guild, those archangels or vixens who use mysterious powers and skills come here but dare not go in. Are angels or monsters still afraid of some evil spirits? Spiritual?
'ah? '
'this……'
Edge didn't know what to say.
Because he and his companions looked at each other and seemed to come to their senses quickly: Here, except for the little girl, it seems that all of them are players who are on the technology side, and none of them have That kind of effective method to deal with ghosts and evil spirits?
"If others go in first, you should also work hard. Don't be afraid!"
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"goodbye!"
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~Bye~~!
Anne wouldn't wait outside with these people, so after waving to a few people, she directly let go of the wooden door, and then started to go deeper into the 'The Shining' mansion. , striding towards the corridor where weird music was playing.
'! ! '
'etc! '
'Hello! Annie, wait for us first! ! '
However, by the time Edge, Artemis and others threw themselves at the gate, it was still a little too late. How could they still see each other?
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