Chapter 264 Who Is Hiding Behind the Scenes

The countless bloodshots transformed by Xuejasmine were about to poke on the sarcoma on Oda Mai's back.

Oda Mai tensed up all of a sudden.

The right hand was involuntarily pulled towards the waist.

... draw the knife.

A narration frantically poured out before her eyes.

[Let's go! 】

【You can't trust him. 】

【He lied to you. 】

【You will die here. 】

【The 'key' behind you will be your only hope to survive. 】

[You make a choice instantly. 】

[A, go! 】

[B. Leave immediately! 】

[C. There is an insider, stop this operation! 】

Oda Mai: "..."

Yi Lin noticed Oda Mai's involuntary movements, and he roughly guessed Oda Mai's current situation.

With a twinkle in his eyes, he said, "Trust me."

"good."

Oda Mai didn't talk nonsense, she held down her hand tightly.

But at this moment, she had a feeling that her body was out of control. She obviously didn't have this thought, but her right hand still involuntarily pulled out to the knife at her waist.

But who is Mai Oda?

She is a ruthless person who will not recognize her relatives.

Oda Mai's other hand slapped violently, holding down his right hand tightly, the right hand that was about to move, trembled slightly under the pressure of Oda Mai.

"Heh, are you starting to be unbearable?"

Yi Lin began to feel better, a sly smile appeared on her face,

Bloodshot like claws, instantly followed the shape of the sarcoma and pierced Oda Mai's back.

Oda Mai snorted, but didn't make a sound.

creak creak——

After Yi Lin made a move, the sarcoma on Oda Mai's back suddenly looked like a mouse thrown into a frying pan. The sarcoma shrank and shrunk, and countless pseudopods were like the roots of Oda Mai's flesh and blood, refusing to take it easy leave.

Yi Lin doesn't mean to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade now, besides, such a fierce female man, why does Yi Lin need to be affectionate to show affection?

Boo!

Yi Lin mercilessly pulled out the sarcoma from Oda Mai's back like a cupping pot in an instant.

The moment the sarcoma was pulled out, the sarcoma was strung on the blood thread, struggling endlessly, and then stretched out pseudopods, rushing towards Oda Mai's bloody back, as if still wanting to return to the original position.

Hiss--

With a thought in Yi Lin's mind, the blood thread strangulation was activated, and in a blink of an eye, the sarcoma that had been pulled out from Oda Mai's back was strangled into a smelly piece of meat, the kind that could never be put together again.

Sarcoma... utterly silent.

Behind Oda Mai, even the bones of the spine are exposed, the white bones, gushing blood, fresh flesh, and snow-white shoulders constitute a miserable picture in front of Yi Lin.

During the whole process, apart from firmly holding down her right hand, Oda Mai did not shake her body at all.

But judging from her slightly trembling shoulders, when Yi Lin pulled out the sarcoma, Oda Mai also suffered great pain.

Yi Lin has a deep understanding of this point.

If you can't make a sound, Oda Mai deserves to be called a "female man".

Blood spurted wildly from Oda Mai's back.

Whoosh whoosh.

The moment the sarcoid was pulled out, Oda Mai's right hand stopped all movements and was under her control again.

In her panel, the life value is constantly decreasing along with the rush of blood.

Obviously, she is in a negative state of "bleeding".

Yi Lin raised her eyebrows, and silently gave Oda Mai a thumbs up, then put away the knife, crushed the card that had been prepared, and an oversized cross-shaped band-aid appeared in Yi Lin's hand.

This is exactly the prop prepared in advance by Oda Mai not long ago.

...

【Oversized Band-Aid】

[grade] rare

[Effect] Complete hemostasis. Duration: 24 hours.

[Description] Click to view details.

...

Snapped.

Yi Lin moved quickly and skillfully, tore off the small wings, and directly slapped the big aunt's scarf... er no, the oversized Band-Aid on Oda Mai's back.

moment.

The surging blood stopped abruptly.

Sure enough, there was no leak on the surface.

The props produced in the tower must be high-quality goods.

Although it looks a bit weird, it is clear that Oda Mai himself is very satisfied with this effect.

Completely solving the last hidden danger behind the two, Yi Lin looked far away, looking at the group of demons squirming in the darkness.

The demons have long been crazy, with green light surging in the distance, eating the corpses around, but it seems that they haven't noticed anything strange here for a while.

Because Yi Lin and Oda Mai rushed all the way here, leaving a lot of "food" on the deck, which can attract the attention of the demons.

The narration of "that one" has already mentioned it before.

[Food is very important to you. 】

Yi Lin turned around quickly, giving Oda Mai time to tidy up afterward.

Three minutes later.

After the two finished their work, they quickly changed their clothes.

In the dark night, it was still the skeleton gentleman's krypton gold appearance suit, which made Yi Lin feel more at ease.

By the way, he equipped the brand new equipment he got from licking the bag not long ago.

——[Magic Cloak of the Phantom Thief].

Matched with a black tuxedo, there is no sense of disobedience, as if it was originally a set.

Calm, elegant and charming.

The effect on the magic cloak might be able to deceive the opponent's attack at a critical moment and give Yi Lin a chance to counterattack.

What's more, Yi Lin has the ability to follow her everywhere, this piece of equipment seems to be tailor-made for him.

It is very possible that there are not many props left in Liu Ruyan's storage space, otherwise, with Yi Lin's luck, it is generally difficult to get such things out.

really.

Killing, stealing, and licking bags is far more reliable than expecting random rewards at settlement.

But soon Yi Lin threw this terrible idea out of her mind.

The two of them were all dressed up and ready to go.

Oda Mai's expression was slightly pale, but there was no strange expression, and he was still sitting where he was, as if waiting for Yi Lin's decision.

After all, she didn't know who to kill next.

In the dark.

With a different appearance, Yi Lin seemed to be a different person.

There was an evil smell all over him.

Yi Lin smiled: "Now you should understand?"

Oda Mai shook his head: "I don't understand."

Yi Lin's smile froze suddenly, and she could only helplessly explain: "From the beginning, including the dead Han Han, Liu Ruyan, and Cao Tiantian, they all misunderstood one thing."

"The narration or multiple-choice questions that frequently appear in front of us are actually not official prompts from the 'tower' at all, but... In this school, there is a behind-the-scenes man who passed the sarcoma on the back. , sending those narrations and multiple-choice questions to our brains."

"That existence may not know the existence of the 'tower', or our brains actively simulate this hint as a hint from the tower. In any case, the purpose of the narration has finally been achieved. It succeeded Fooled us."

"As time goes by, that sarcoma will completely control this body and become that one's 'puppet', so that 'it' can successfully achieve a certain purpose."

This...is the biggest pitfall of narration and multiple choice questions!

Even Yi Lin thought so at first.

After all, those multiple-choice questions are really too weird.

But looking back now.

Those multiple-choice questions...whether you choose or not, in fact, you can't really make a key change to the plot.

Everything was caused by the actions of the apostles.

Even for the multiple-choice questions of "compulsory action", Yi Lin estimated that it was the sarcoma, which forced the body to take various actions by connecting nerves.

The process of choosing an "option" is actually equivalent to handing over the "control" of the body to the sarcoma, or to the "black hand" behind the sarcoma.

It's like a hypnotist master will try his best to make the hypnotized target relax his vigilance and let go of all mental defenses when he hypnotizes the target.

Otherwise, the hypnotized subject will close their eyes and cover their ears tightly, "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen", unless the hypnotist has extraordinary power, he will have no way to do it.

[Option], let the apostle relax his vigilance and hand over the control of the body, so he was controlled by the sarcoma.

That's why, in a certain "compulsive action" multiple-choice question, Yi Lin desperately thought about "DDDD", and soon got rid of the sarcoma's secret control.

And in the end, it seems that Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan finally landed in a box because they believed too much in the hint given by the [narration], which is a pity.

That black hand... Hehe.

Thinking of it, Yi Lin was still a little angry.

When Liu Ruyan chanted the spell in the teleportation array at the end, Yi Lin's [Calamity Haunted] obviously blurred Liu Ruyan's face, and Liu Ruyan's spoiled expression can also prove this point.

But Liu Ruyan finished chanting the spell even when it was broken.

obviously.

The black hand behind the scenes controlled Liu Ruyan's body through the sarcoma, forcing Liu Ruyan to recite the spell, and then activated the teleportation array.

But--

All this, and why?

What Yi Lin still can't figure out is the real purpose of the "behind the scenes".

Ever since they came to Styx Junior High School, the "choice question" used various options to lead the five of them to a certain ending, intentionally or not.

Everything is under the control of the "behind the scenes".

Except...Irin and Oda Mai pulled out the sarcoma.

After the sarcoma was pulled out, narration and multiple-choice questions would no longer appear in front of them.

So next, what will the black hands do behind the scenes?

Will it bubble?

Will it be online?

Will there be a showdown?

While Yi Lin was angry, she also looked forward to it.

The danger of this trial was beyond imagination, but all this made Yi Lin curious about what was the truth behind it.

At the beginning, Yi Lin didn't want to dig too much into the plot, but this trial was still driven by a certain black hand, and it evolved into what it is today.

"There are still some things I can't figure out...but it should be almost there."

If this is an absurd layout, then after Yi Lin overturned the chessboard, the "black hand" who played chess painstakingly will definitely have the next move.

It was like, Yi Lin overturned the chessboard with a slap.

Then he smiled at a chess player hiding in the dark, "It's your turn."

Oda Mai seems to understand Yi Lin's words.

But that's okay.

"So, who to kill?"

Oda Mai asked.

Yi Lin didn't explain all kinds of twists and turns to Oda Mai in too much detail.

Also, it's useless to explain.

Yi Lin originally wanted to pretend to touch his nose or chin deeply, but he suddenly remembered that this action seemed very disgusting, so he moved his fingers slightly, so he gave up this plan. He didn't answer, but asked instead: "I think you seem to have an idea."

With a calm expression, Oda Mai held the knife: "Well, I think it would be good to kill all the monsters."

Yi Lin nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, at this time, your simple and rude method is actually the only way."

Oda Mai: "?"

"Because I don't know where the other way out is."

"..."

"But actually, as I said just now, I reminded me of one thing." Yi Lin smiled slightly: "This teleportation array is one-time use, and in order to prevent reverse tracking, the duration of the teleportation array is very short. It's gone... let's not mention this, if this road is the only way to survive..."

"Then it stands to reason that at the moment this teleportation array fails, our main mission should have been judged to have failed."

"And that task time limit...until death, that is to say, there is no time limit at all."

"Since the mission has not failed, and there is no time limit, what are we in a hurry for?"

"Maybe after a while, another way out will pop up on its own initiative?"

"Or..." Yi Lin smiled more intensely: "Killing all the demons, or completely blowing up this Styx Junior High School, this 'demon factory' will completely disappear, does it mean that we have escaped successfully? ?”

When Oda Mai heard this, his eyes lit up.

Makes sense!

This kind of sincere statement instantly made Oda Mai feel that Yi Lin was pleasing to the eye many times.

"Then next, the happy mob spawning moment... is here."

After the two got dressed, the demons were about to rush forward.

Oda Mai raised his sword and killed.

Although it seemed that Mai Oda chopping monsters was still like chopping vegetables, but Yi Lin noticed that Mai Oda's movement of drawing a knife was a little stiffer.

Band-aids can only stop the bleeding, but cannot completely heal Oda Mai's injury.

In such a comparison, the enhancement of the "Bacchanal factor" that Yi Lin obtained in Gotham City can be called a good fortune, which is beyond words.

But at the moment.

Yi Lin was also tired.

He is not a robot, it is impossible to fight endlessly.

"This maze can last for a long time. I remember most of the roads in it. Now this place is our home field."

Yi Lin quickly said: "As long as you don't run into those little bosses, everything is easy to talk about. Let's find a place to sleep first."

Oda Mai cut off a demon with a click, and looked back.

"..., I mean, take a break."

Oda Mai went out again.

At the moment, neither of them is in the best condition, Yi Lin's psionic energy is about to be exhausted, and Oda Mai is seriously injured. The most urgent task is to find a safe room and fix it up.

Fortunately, Yi Lin's memory is extraordinary now, even if he doesn't rely on Blood Jasmine's attribute bonus, his initial mental attribute has reached the state where he is about to break through the first layer of "lock", and his brain is spinning bang bang.

Following the "map navigation" in their minds, Yi Lin and Oda Mai chose a remote cabin and burrowed into it.

Now in the entire maze, there are a large number of corpses and bloodstains in almost every corridor, most of which are very fresh, and the demons will have no choice but to follow the smell of blood to find the two of them.

finally.

close the door.

After confirming that there was no danger, Yi Lin leaned against the wall and sat down.

Oda Mai didn't talk nonsense, she sat opposite Yi Lin, panting slightly, but she still held the knife in her hand and never left her.

In the dark, the two rested separately and fell into an awkward silence.

"When did you learn my moves?"

There was silence for nearly ten minutes.

Oda Mai suddenly raised his head, and two sharp eyes fell on Yi Lin, hissing as if they had turned into real sharp blades.

"Well……"

Yi Lin was taken aback when she heard this.

I didn't expect her to see it.

"Looking at it... I accidentally learned a little bit of your force-exerting skills." Yi Lin felt a little guilty, and made a "a little bit" gesture with her index finger and thumb.

After a while, Yi Lin hurriedly asked: "Wait, your family...doesn't there have any broken rules such as passing on family moves to women but not men, or chasing and killing people to the ends of the earth if they find someone stealing them?"

Oda Mai: "..., no."

"That's good."

Yi Lin felt relieved.

You can rest assured to continue stealing.

Although Yi Lin is not a pure ancient warrior, but after so many years of radio gymnastics-style physical strengthening and the influence of Long Youbu, she is more or less a bit of an airs.

In addition, Yi Lin strengthened his memory and analysis ability in the state of "Partial Activation · Super Memory". The breathing rhythm, even the muscle contraction frequency and the angle of the knife are all memorized.

Although it is difficult for Yi Lin to completely copy Oda Mai's sword technique, but learning a little bit of superficiality, the efficiency of killing monsters has been significantly improved.

Everyone's path is different. Yi Lin is not a close-combat evolutionary path, and she can learn fur to save psionic energy points.

In the face of a difficult enemy, Yi Lin has no intention of relying on this superficial knowledge to show off her presence in front of the boss.

- That's courting death.

After Oda Mai replied.

Then fell silent.

No more talking.

It seemed that he didn't mind Yi Lin stealing some of her moves.

She could indeed tell that there was some shadow of her in Yi Lin's movements.

After breaking the silence.

Anyway, I have nothing to do, Yi Lin also chatted with Oda Mai in a low voice.

"By the way, who taught you such a way to deal with trials? It's amazing that you can survive till now."

"My teacher."

"apostle?"

"No." Mai Oda was silent for a moment, shaking her head slightly in the dark, denying this possibility: "Probably not."

"Pity."

The two were silent for another moment.

Yi Lin thought the conversation ended in such a weird way.

Oda Mai suddenly said another sentence.

"The teacher told me that if you hesitate, you will lose."

"He also said that a knife without hesitation can cut everything."

Although these words seem a little fanciful.

But the superficial meaning is still very clear.

To sum it up is probably——

If you hesitate, you will lose, and if you are decisive, you will be given in vain.

The two times I ran into Oda Mai in trials, she always cut down everything with such a decisive attitude, without any brains.

I see.

"He's really a...a teacher with ideas."

After thinking about it, Yi Lin could only say so.

Oda Mai nodded in agreement, and said no more.

In the silence, Mai Oda threw something over.

Erin took it.

It turned out to be his compass.

Yi Lin smiled slightly, without saying a word.

Silently counting the remaining time in the maze, Yi Lin seriously considered the next plan.

The exit has disappeared, but Yi Lin doesn't think that the way of life for the two of them is cut off here.

Regarding this Styx junior high school, Yi Lin still has a few doubts and has not yet come up with an answer.

He believed that those answers were the key to his leaving here alive.

"Who is that black hand behind the scenes?"

"Queen Yanluo? A dog? A guard? Aunt in the cafeteria?"

"The vice-principal is dead, but if there is a vice-principal, there is a principal. Styx Junior High School...or the principal of this devil factory, why hasn't it been online yet?"

"What role did that terrifying existence behind the mirror play in this trial? Could it really be just an easter egg?"

"Or the hidden final boss?"

"Why?"

Why?

Countless question marks appeared in Yi Lin's mind.

The more I think about it, the more I get a headache.

But can't draw a conclusion.

Yi Lin had no choice but to open the apostle panel.

The "cute rabbit" icon in the upper right corner has disappeared with the removal of the sarcoma.

Next, there will be no narration, with multiple choice questions as "prompts".

In fact, what Yi Lin didn't tell Mai Oda was that although there is no "time limit" for the main mission this time, for the two of them, there is actually... there is.

The time limit of the maze is their time limit.

Yi Lin and Oda Mai can temporarily avoid the eyes of Queen Yanluo and other elite monsters, relying entirely on the sunken ship in front of them, this huge labyrinth with chaotic space randomly generated by the [scene card].

Once the maze disappears, they will all return to Styx Junior High School. Without any cover, Yi Lin can almost make up the picture of them being besieged by a group of elite bosses.

—very cruel.

Can this group of bosses be killed?

In the western restaurant, because they were busy chasing and killing Liu Ruyan, Yi Lin and Oda Wu didn't really confront Queen Yanluo.

Yi Lin wasted three chances to use the precious [Ordinary Banana Peel]. By the way, she lost her integrity and successfully blocked Queen Yanluo there.

Oda Mai also used the "spiritual weapon" ability, but it didn't take long, so she took advantage of the situation and left.

Yi Lin constantly analyzed the strength of both sides.

If he used his last hole card [Bloodthirsty Calamity], with the cooperation of Oda Mai, it was very likely that he would kill Queen Yanluo.

Although Queen Yanluo's flame magic seems to have the ability to heal, but Yi Lin does not believe that this healing ability really has no side effects at all.

Just like the "Dionysus Factor", the effect is terrifying, but the physical energy consumption is equally astonishing.

"I don't know if being haunted by disaster will have any effect on Queen Yanluo. If you use it indiscriminately, it will just waste your spiritual energy."

"It might be better than the 'big slap palm technique'."

"It drove me into a hurry...hehe."

In order to survive, Yi Lin has no plans to pick up the lost integrity for the time being.

He quickly simulated and analyzed what kind of "suit" he could make up with the "cards" he had.

"Hoo... ph... ph..."

While Yi Lin was thinking, Oda Mai was holding the knife, and unexpectedly fell asleep, and there was a slight snoring sound.

"She was not made of iron."

Yi Lin smiled, and listened carefully to the movement outside. After nothing seemed to change, she subconsciously entered the module space.

During this journey, the chaos that Yi Lin harvested was innumerable.

——he didn't have time to count.

Now finally taking advantage of this spare time, Yi Lin entered the module space to take a look, and almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

"Nearly 70,000 chaos value!"

finally!

When the "Bat Motor" is upgraded to [Summon Mount: Dire], Yi Lin will consume all the chaos points.

It was only the second day in Styx Junior High School, and Yi Lin had reached nearly 70,000 chaos points.

This efficiency...is so terrifying!

After a little conversion, based on the average value of each demon at about 250, Yi Lin killed nearly 300 demons along the way!

In the spiritual world, Yi Lin stepped into the void.

He skillfully dragged out the only two ordinary skills currently available, and turned them into balls of light floating beside him.

【Unstable explosives】.

【runs fast】.

"Unfortunately, there are too few choices."

"If I could have Lao Pan's lucky value and draw many skills, I would have been against the sky by now."

Yi Lin sighed, and after expressing her envy for Lao Pan's lucky value, she hesitated for a few seconds before reaching out to grab one of the skill light spheres.