When Zhang Feng, Little Princess Qian and the other girls saw Xiao Li, their faces showed fear.
This little girl is so weird. They had tried to attack Xiao Li before, thinking they could kill her and take away the key once and for all.
It turned out that any attack was ineffective against Xiao Li.
In desperation, they had no choice but to play hide-and-seek with Xiao Li. Unexpectedly, Xiao Li's puzzle was too difficult. More than a dozen of them brainstormed and ultimately failed to find any clues, resulting in two consecutive failures.
The punishment for failure made everyone suffer even more. The Titan's shield was taken away, the Dragon King lost the ability to speak, and Liu Yueying's attack power dropped to zero...
I can't beat him again and again, I can't find any clues, and I still can't go offline.
Everyone was at a loss, and the countdown finally ended, and they did not find the room where Xiao Li was, so the previous scene appeared.
Everyone lost consciousness and were locked in a room in this apartment.
"Rakshasa, you managed to catch Xiao Li three times by yourself? That's awesome!" The Dragon King gave a thumbs up.
The riddles raised by Xiao Li were like a bible to him, completely incomprehensible to him.
He could only rely on a few quick-thinking people who knew the fall overnight and had no emotion under the knife to come up with solutions, and he couldn't help at all.
Zhang Ze nodded: "I succeeded the first two times, but failed the third time and had an arm taken away. Fortunately, I succeeded the second time and was able to save everyone."
Seeing everyone's admiration, Zhang Ze was a little confused and asked: "I know Xiao Li's puzzle is not simple, but if you think about it carefully, you can still find clues. I can do it alone, and there are so many of you." , how could the boat capsize?"
"I think the difficulty of Xiao Li's questions seems to be directly proportional to the number of people."
Yiye Zhiqiu pinched his chin and analyzed: "If you are alone, the difficulty of the puzzle may not be very difficult, but if a dozen of us form a team, the difficulty will be doubled, so... it failed."
Xiaoniao Yiren interjected from the side: "We are not making excuses for failure. The puzzles Xiaoli presented are really difficult. Anyway, I couldn't think of it even if I tried hard."
Zhang Ze nodded slightly when he saw that he had no emotion under the knife, and thought to himself: "It feels very difficult to not even feel emotion. It seems that it is really difficult."
However, in order to clear this magical realm, we must solve Xiao Li's puzzle, which really gives everyone a headache.
"Big brother, big sister, when will you play with me? Time is running out!"
Xiao Li pouted her mouth unhappily. No one was playing with her, she felt too bored.
Zhang Feng had a sudden idea, took Zhang Ze's hand and asked: "Brother, what will happen if we don't hide and seek with Xiao Li? Will she attack us?"
Zhang Ze was stunned for a moment and said: "I'm not sure about this, but Xiao Li said that a dangerous bad guy will appear at 12 o'clock. I think it's best not to try. Maybe we can't defeat him."
This level of demonic realm is obviously not an ordinary fighting demonic realm, but a special demonic realm that requires intelligence to pass.
Xiao Li can't be killed, and there's no guarantee that the bad guy can't be killed either. At that time, everyone will be in danger.
Don't be emotional also agrees with Zhang Ze's point of view: "What Xiao Li said is probably a reminder that we need to clear the level before 12 o'clock, otherwise we will not be able to clear the level."
The furious Dragon King widened his eyes and said, "Huh? Then we really don't have much time."
Everyone looked at the clock and saw that the time on it already pointed to 7:20.
"Okay! Let's hurry up."
Zhang Ze looked at everyone, and everyone nodded, indicating that he was ready.
Turning to face Xiao Li, Zhang Ze said: "Xiao Li, I've kept you waiting for a long time, we can start!"
"Very good!"
Xiao Li suddenly became happy. She floated in front of everyone and asked, "So, are you going to play hide and seek with me separately, or together?"
"Of course together!"
"Okay, here comes the first clue!"
Xiao Li took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Zhang Ze, saying: "The answer is on it. Come to me quickly. Don't let me wait too long."
"199 seconds...198 seconds..."
"Huh? The countdown time has increased?"
Zhang Ze was stunned and thought to himself: "Is it because the difficulty has increased, so the countdown has also increased, which is quite considerate."
But he didn't dare to waste time and immediately invited everyone to look for clues together.
Everyone gathered around to watch, and saw nine grids drawn on two pieces of paper. Each grid had numbers written on it, but there was a red cross sandwiched between two numbers.
The first drawing is as follows:
973
425
X
186
The second drawing is as follows:
492
X
357
816
In addition, the page numbers are marked on the lower right corners of the two pieces of paper: 1 and 2.
Beyond that, there is nothing.
"What does it mean?"
Everyone looked at each other, unable to understand the meaning above.
"All the puzzles in this level of the Demon Realm are related to numbers, so we must be looking for numbers from here." The melancholy of the sky took a drawing and analyzed it carefully, and blurted out: "This seems to be a nine-square grid!"
Zhang Ze nodded: "It is indeed a nine-square grid. No matter which line it is, all the numbers add up to 15."
"But, what does that red cross between the numbers mean?"
The Dragon King interrupted: "Is it a multiplication sign?"
"It's also possible that it's just a cross, which means something wrong." The giant god shook his head slightly.
Zhang Ze thought about the "mirror image" problem before, took two pieces of paper and compared them with each other, and found that there was no comparison.
"It's not a mirror image..."
He rubbed his forehead and thought to himself, "What on earth does this mean?"
Everyone is thinking hard, trying to find clues, but there is too little information and no one can find the answer.
When she heard that there were only 52 seconds left, the little princess Qian was full of panic: "Are we going to be punished again? No!"
Last time she had one of her legs taken away by Xiao Li, and she could only walk on the Dragon King's back, crying profusely.
"Don't panic, you will definitely find the answer."
The giant god comforted her and said, "Even if we fail this time, we still have two chances."
"As long as we successfully find Xiao Li three times, everything we lost will be back."
Zhang Ze suggested: "Otherwise, we can try it first. Anyway, there are so many of us here, and each of us has three keys. We will definitely be able to try out the correct answer."
"No." Liu Yueying shook her head: "We are a group now. As long as the key is used, everyone's key will disappear."
Zhang Ze was surprised: "Will this happen again? So, we only have one chance."
In desperation, he had no choice but to continue observing the two pieces of paper.
Yiye Zhiqiu said: "I think the red cross on it has something to say, Rakshasa, emotionlessness, melancholy, what do you think?"
The people he asked are all relatively flexible people, and now they are the main force in unlocking this layer of demonic territory.
"That's right, I also think that the red cross is the key to the problem." Dong Dao calmly nodded his head.
Zhang Ze slid his fingers over the numbers one by one. Suddenly he remembered something and said, "Does the cross mean that the two numbers cannot be connected?"
Everyone was stunned, and Tian Tian's melancholy also responded, nodding and saying: "That seems to be what it means!"
Yiye Zhiqiu immediately found a pen and started drawing on the paper. Soon, two numbers appeared in front of everyone.
One is "9" and the other is "6"!
"The clue has been found! It's 96!" Xiaoniaoyiren shouted excitedly.
Tian Tian's melancholy frowned and said: "It's hard to say. There are many traps in Xiaoli's puzzle. We must think about it carefully. This concerns everyone."
"There is a high probability that this is the answer, and we don't have much time." He looked at the ceiling without emotion, and heard Xiao Li's countdown in his ears: "19 seconds...18 seconds..."
"So, is the correct answer 96 or 69? These two numbers are exactly the same when reversed." Little Princess Money asked.
"Based on the number of pages, it should be 96, not 69." Zhang Zebi answered casually, facing the two pieces of paper.
"There's no time to hesitate, go and try it now!"
"Even if it's wrong, it's still better than staying here and doing nothing!"
Everyone immediately ran towards the 9th floor. Listening to the countdown in their ears, a group of people were extremely nervous.
"Damn it, can't we install an elevator in such a high building? I'm so tired!" Xiaoniao Yiren gasped and cursed.
After finally running to the door of Room 96, everyone looked at each other and opened the door.
The light came on, and the light illuminated the dark room. Xiao Li clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations on finding me!"
call!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The countdown was almost over just now.
"Let's play the second game right away."
Xiao Li put his hands behind his back and circled around the people who fell to the ground exhausted.
"You let us take a break. We ran nine floors in one breath. We are exhausted!" Little Princess Qian waved her hand.
"Okay." Xiao Li stood aside obediently, waiting for them.
Everyone rested for a while and then stood up, ready to face the next challenge.
"Generally speaking, the first time will be easier, and the subsequent ones will become more and more difficult."
Zhang Ze secretly said: "I lost the second time last time. I must be more cautious this time and don't make any mistakes again."
"Alas! Every time I have to find the answer, I have to run up several floors. It's really tiring..."
"Yes, let someone open the door next time. Our keys will disappear anyway. What difference does it make if we go or not?"
…
Hearing the complaints from the girls, Gan Qianfeng suddenly said: "Actually, I have a good way, which saves trouble and effort."
"any solution?"
Everyone looked over and heard Shan Dao Bu Bu said emotionally: "We can arrange for someone to stay on each floor and contact each other through private messages."
"In this way, once a clue is found, the person on the floor will be notified directly, and he will open the door. Everyone else will just wait where they are."
“It saves you the fatigue of running back and forth, and you don’t have to worry about running out of time. It kills two birds with one stone.”
Zhang Ze, Yiye Zhiqiu and others immediately clapped their hands and applauded. This method of using the knife without emotion was indeed a wonderful method and saved a lot of trouble.
"Then do it in a non-emotional way. After Xiaoli comes up with the question, everyone will activate the photo function. Take the photo to their respective floors for analysis, and then discuss it in the team channel."
Everyone agreed.
Zhang Ze talked with Xiao Li and started the second hide-and-seek game.
Xiao Li was very happy. This time, she took out a photo and handed it to Zhang Ze and said, "This is a photo of my father and mother. Look, how beautiful my mother is!"
Zhang Ze took it over and looked at it, and saw that in the photo, a woman who looked very similar to Xiao Li was sitting on a chair, and next to her stood a man in a suit.
What's puzzling is that the man in the suit's face was scratched and his appearance couldn't be clearly seen.
"Dad said this was a photo of him and my mother when I just turned 3 years old. My mother was 24 years old at the time."
Xiao Li looked at the woman in the photo with happiness in his eyes: "I am 7 years old this year. Big brother, guess how old my mother is now?"
After asking this question, she disappeared and the countdown began.
The giant god immediately called everyone over to take pictures, and then assigned floors to everyone, and everyone immediately went to their respective locations.
The girls are all on the lower floors, and the giants and the others are on the upper floors.
Zhang Ze stayed where he was, because enough manpower had been arranged on all floors and there was no need for Zhang Ze to go.
All he had to do was study the clues to the puzzle with peace of mind.
"If it has anything to do with numbers, then why are you giving us this picture when you can just say your age?"
Zhang Ze looked at the men and women in the photo and wondered: "Is there anything special about this photo?"
In the team channel, everyone is also having a heated discussion.
[Little Princess of Money]: Rakshasa, Buqing, Zhiqiu and Melancholy, you guys have great brains, hurry up and find clues!
[Giant God]: Don’t just rely on them, you must also contribute and think of clues.
[Irritable Dragon King]: Don't count on me on this matter, I can't see anything.
[Escape]: Xiao Li is 7 years old this year. Her mother was 24 when the photo was taken. If she adds 4 years old, she will be 28. What is the room number 28?
[Liu Yueying]: I have also calculated this number, but I always feel that it cannot be that simple.
[The Melancholy of the Sky]: But I can’t think of any other answers. Brother Zhiqiu, what do you think?
[Knowing Autumn Overnight]: Judging from the age, it is indeed 28 years old, but I also think it cannot be that simple, so I think about that photo again. What is the significance of its existence?
[Little Bird Yiren]: Is it possible that there are some numbers hidden on the photo, for example, if it is roasted over fire, it will come out?
[Knife without emotion]: Have you watched too many treasure-hunting movies? Are you afraid of burning the photos with a fire? Then there is no clue.
[Rakshasa]: Time is running out, everyone, think quickly!
…
Shifting his gaze back to the photo, Zhang Ze carefully observed the content on it.
There is nothing but a man and a woman and a chair, and the back of the photo is also empty.
Of course, he couldn't use fire to bake the photos like Xiaoniao Yiren said, so he thought the problem must still lie with this couple.
As he looked at it, Zhang Ze felt something was wrong.
"This woman... seems to have a problem!"
