The candlelight flickers on and off, and the environment is silent and dark.
Time will neither shorten nor speed up, and will still pass by minute by minute according to the laws of the world as before. However, for the executor, this neither fast nor slow passage of time is equivalent to suffering, and the night becomes increasingly longer.
When Zhao Ping came to the stairway from the second floor to the third floor with a rough mood, the man with glasses did not walk up immediately. Instead, he slowly raised his head and looked at the corridor above. In silence, his eyes were quite complicated.
Looking at the dark corridor above, he wanted to go up but also didn't want to go up. He wanted to go up because he had to rush to the third floor to find other executors according to his original plan, but he didn't want to go up out of pure fear.
The fear comes from the unknown. Even if he has already known what is on the third floor, who would dare to believe it simply based on the narrative?
It's better to be cautious in life. After all, you only have one life. If you die, you are really dead.
Finally, after hesitating for a moment, Zhao Ping still raised his legs and stepped onto the stairs. However, as soon as he stepped on the stairs with his right foot, before he could continue walking up, his left leg could no longer move... The whole person fell into stillness for a moment. state.
That's because, a second ago, he heard a set of footsteps coming from the top of the stairs!
The only strange thing is that when he heard the noise, Zhao Ping was not afraid, but instead raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.
The reason is easy to explain, that is, it is impossible for a turtle to enter the corridor. If this is the case, then wouldn’t it be that the person above is descending the stairs at this moment...
………
Hooray, hooray, hooray.
"Woo!"
Mixed with the sound of the friction of the slate, He Fei finally finished everything after wasting all his efforts. While sweating, he moved the slate under the oil painting, and immediately a square entrance appeared in front of him.
Looking down at the entrance, the first thing that comes into view is a staircase that leads directly to the bottom, but only a small area of the entrance can be seen clearly, and looking further down, it is a darkness that makes people feel heart palpitating.
Observing this, He Fei, who was squatting at the entrance, was a little confused. His legs were trembling and his heart felt weak. The title of Executor sounds nice but is useless. He is still just an ordinary person, but a person facing the unknown. Everyone has fear of everything, ordinary people are no exception, and He Fei is also the same. In addition, props are prohibited in this mission, so he is a little entangled as to whether to go down or not. He knows very well that there is another squid in the basement, and it is one he has no trace of. I don’t know what to do, just in case, just in case I encounter...
Speaking of what if, what if Ye Wei and the others are in the basement?
(Yes, I can’t hesitate any more. The more I hesitate, the more afraid I will be!)
A few seconds later, He Fei made up his mind and gritted his teeth. Then he resolutely walked up the stairs and into the passage while holding a flashlight.
………
"Zhao Ping?"
"Why are you here?"
When Ye Wei, Cheng Ying and Peng Hu had just descended from the third floor to the second floor, the three of them were the first to find a person standing below, who was standing at the top of the stairs watching them silently.
The flashlight shined straight at them. After seeing the appearance of the person downstairs clearly, the three of them were shocked. The other person was none other than Zhao Ping downstairs!
(Why is this guy here? Is he just planning to go upstairs? No, it feels more like he has been waiting for us here...)
Similarly, when the three of them saw Zhao Ping clearly, the man with glasses also saw them. Somehow, as soon as the two sides met, if Ye Wei and others were just surprised, then Zhao Ping became at this moment His expression was complicated, and he felt even more regretful for He Fei.
(He Fei, He Fei, this is really unpredictable. Who among you and me would have thought that these people would stay together? We never thought that they would be concentrated on the third floor!)
Yes, the reason why he thinks so is not only due to Zhao Ping's personal feelings, but also from the overall situation. There is no doubt that, let alone what He Fei thinks, at least in the eyes of the man with glasses, the whole Only senior members of the team are worth the risk for him and He Fei to search for. This is why Zhao Ping was reluctant but finally agreed when He Fei proposed to search separately. The focus was on Ye Wei, Cheng Ying and Peng Hu.
As for other newcomers, if you meet them on the way to find seniors, just tell them the location of the escape route. If you don't meet them, forget it. As long as you can ensure that the core members of the team know the location of the escape route, it is enough. In other words, as long as these three seniors are Those who can find it can, for newcomers? Anyway, Zhao Ping will never continue to take risks to search.
So, the answer came out, and it also explained why Zhao Ping's face was complicated when he saw the three senior people appearing together. At the same time, he felt more and more regretful for He Fei. Obviously, since Ye Wei and the three of them came down from the third floor , which means there is no one in the basement! Even if there is, it is just a newcomer at best. A mere newcomer is not worth saving at all, at least not worth the risk of saving a veteran like He Fei who is extremely valuable in the team. Unfortunately, regretting that these are of no use now, After all, He Fei had already gone to the basement.
Noticing a slight change in the face of the man with glasses opposite, Ye Wei, who was standing between Cheng Ying and Peng Hu, couldn't help but be startled. The woman first looked around until she confirmed that Zhao Ping was the only one opposite. Perhaps she also vaguely noticed something, no? When the other party spoke, she took the lead and asked Zhao Ping, "Why are you here? Also, what happened during this period?"
Ye Wei was indeed Ye Wei. The first sentence she spoke directly focused on the key points of the problem. When the female captain raised a question, Zhao Ping nodded without comment. He did not immediately describe the whole story. Instead, he spoke solemnly and was about to walk down. The three people on the stairs stopped him and said, "Wait a minute! Don't leave the stairs."
"Eh? Don't go downstairs? Stay in the stairs? What do you mean?" Peng Hu asked immediately when he saw the bespectacled man preventing everyone from going downstairs.
Peng Hu was puzzled, but Zhao Ping, who was currently focusing entirely on Ye Wei, didn't respond much. He neither answered Peng Hu's questions nor ignored the puzzled looks of the people opposite him, but walked straight up the stairs. Then he asked several people with a complicated expression: "Everyone, do you want to know... where is the way to survive this supernatural mission? Do you want to know where the safest location is in this castle?"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Sure enough, the moment the bespectacled man said these words, the three people in front of him were shocked on the spot. After a few seconds, Ye Wei did not ask immediately, but glanced at the stairs at Zhao Ping's feet thoughtfully. Cheng Ying also said nothing and narrowed her eyes slightly. On the contrary, Peng Hu, the most straightforward person, urged the man with glasses without hesitation: "Damn it, why do you like to sell things so much? Have you found a way to survive? Just find a way to survive. Say it quickly!?"
Zhao Ping pointed to the stairs at the feet of everyone and said: "This is it!"
