"Tick tock...tick tock..."
Water drops fell from the eaves.
Putting his palms on the ground, Lin An lifted his body up from the wet floor with some difficulty.
There was a puddle of water beneath him, which shallowly reflected the outer edges of the house walls on both sides of his head and the crescent moon in the sky.
The temperature is very low, like a wet night after an autumn rain.
Before they had time to open their eyes, a cold system announcement instantly penetrated everyone's ears:
"Trial Announcement: In this trial, all attributes and equipment bonuses will be stripped away, and only the will attribute will be retained."
"Current Trial: Brain Hell"
"Number of people in trial: 1193"
"Tip: Please enter the nearest building as soon as possible."
The announcement is hidden.
Lin An tried his best to adapt to the current physical condition and slowly opened his eyes.
Some headache.
When the system only retains the will attribute, it almost knocks the tester's physical fitness back to before the end.
After being accustomed to a body full of strength, such a huge contrast is really not something that people are used to.
After a moment, he stood up, stunned for a moment, and then pulled up Fiona, who was also lying next to her.
"Ugh...it hurts..."
"Why...it hurts so much..."
Shaky.
After being pulled up, compared to Lin An's adaptability, Fiona was obviously a little overwhelmed.
She couldn't help but grab Lin An's outstretched hand, and tried to press the center of her eyebrows with her other hand to relieve the splitting headache.
"It should be that the will attribute exceeds the body's endurance."
"The mental strength is too high and the physical constitution is too low."
"With the attribute bonus completely deprived, the high amount of mental power is like the air in a balloon."
After explaining lightly, Lin An turned to look forward.
I saw a dark alley directly ahead, with debris piled up in the corner.
A long telephone pole stood at the entrance of the alley, a little crooked.
Further forward, there is an old building with some age.
Somewhat like...
Japanese single-family villa in the 1990s.
In the night, the cold moonlight shines on the dilapidated roof, making it look a bit eerie.
Only the incandescent lamp hanging at the entrance of the house illuminated the iron door leading into the house.
"Squeak-squeak"
The black, fence-like iron gate sways in the breeze.
Brain hell...
What's the meaning? Does it refer to the scene of this trial?
Subconsciously, he used his mental power to explore the surroundings, but 0.1 seconds later, Lin An couldn't help but frown.
Obviously the will attribute has not been weakened, but the mental power can only be shallowly less than half a meter away from the body surface.
It was quiet.
With his current physical condition, he couldn't hear the slightest movement around him.
Why did 1,193 awakened people only see Fiona after entering?
It seems that the scene of this trial should be set in Japan in the 1990s...
Instinctively connect all the clues together.
Looking at the scene around him that looked like an early Japanese video tape, Lin An could only hope that the content of the trial would not be supernatural.
That kind of stuff... is just too tricky.
"Let's go in first."
"It's dangerous to stay out there."
After saying that, Lin An lifted his feet and walked away, but found that the cold temperature came from the palm of his hand and pulled him.
Frowning slightly and hesitating for a moment, he did not choose to shake off Fiona's little hand.
Fiona, it seems she hasn’t adjusted yet.
One second later.
Fiona on the side finally seemed to react and let out a light hum. She also heard the system prompt.
There were no other buildings around, just the old, uncomfortable-looking house.
...
"We have entered the range of Dakura・Makura Machiya."
Push open the iron fence and step onto the bluestone.
The first thing you see is an off-white cardboard sliding door, and you can vaguely see figures walking around in the dim light inside the room.
Lin An listened to the system prompts in his ears, and his hand holding the door hesitated slightly.
Is anyone here in advance?
NPC or trialist?
Fiona on the side also suddenly became wary.
"Come in, kid..."
During the brief hesitation, an old and hoarse voice sounded, sounding like an elderly man.
"What are you doing standing still? I'm waiting for you!"
"We've been waiting a long time!"
The door was opened, and a somewhat impatient middle-aged voice was heard coming from the crack of the door. It sounded a little weak, but also had a touch of excitement.
It was a thin man wearing a white sportswear and a sinister expression.
The sportswear on his body gave off a faint shimmer, and it was obviously some kind of equipment.
Um? ! !
After the man opened the door, his originally impatient expression froze when he saw the unique mask, looking extremely surprised.
Wearing a dark gold mask with bloody patterns carved on it, who else could be there besides that man! ?
"Lin...Lin An!?"
"It's you!?"
Footsteps sounded in the house, and it was obvious that many people came over subconsciously after hearing the middle-aged man's voice.
With a calm expression, Lin An nodded slightly to the middle-aged trialist.
For some reason, he always felt that this trial was a little strange.
Wait for me for a long time...
Was I put into the last trial?
Has the flow of time changed?
Through the door he opened, he could vaguely see a scene like a living room inside.
Among them, about two dozen awakened people were looking at him at the same time.
"It's really Lin An..."
"I didn't expect that he also participated in the trial...to meet him here..."
"It's normal... We in the war zone have known for a long time that he is of the Will type..."
"People, is that enough?"
"There are still a few left..."
"Damn!!"
...
There was a cacophony of voices, mixed with the sound of cans being kicked.
Obviously, Lin An's arrival attracted everyone's attention.
There was exclamation, flattery, and hostility, but mostly disappointment.
Lin An even saw a hint of beast-like hunger in the eyes of everyone.
