Welcome to the Nightmare Live Chapter 356

Number 004, Hugo.

He was the top-ranked anchor among all the people who appeared in the secret meeting. He only met Wen Jianyan once at that meeting, and he had no close friendship other than that. Tangerine Candy commented on him: Strong, but not suitable for team battles.

And Hugo, who was in the top ten, actually entered the copy of [Prosperous Hotel] before it closed? !

Wen Jianyan stood at the end of the line, lowered his eyes, and covered the shocked look in his eyes with his eyelashes.

According to the information provided by the barrage in the previous live broadcast room, this dungeon was shut down urgently due to a bug just before the Platinum clearance, and all the anchors were locked in the dungeon. Well, Hugo should have died in this dungeon just like the other anchors, but in the end, he not only survived, but also lived for a long time.

Is Hugo the only anchor who survived?

How did he do that?

Is it the same deal as Oracle, and made a similar deal with Nightmare?

Or

Countless questions popped up in my mind, but none of them could be answered.

While Wen Jianyan was sorting out his messy mind, the anchor on the side had already started to talk to Hugo naturally. After briefly exchanging the status quo, the man turned his body slightly, revealing that he was hiding at the end of the line. Wen Jianyan

"Captain, this is the anchor we just met on the road." He paused and said:

"She got off that street alive."

Hugo raised his eyes and looked over.

Sensing Hugo's gaze on her, Wen Jianyan's heart tightened slightly.

The girl timidly raised her head and said in a low voice, "Captain." "

"what's your name?"

asked Hugo.

"Wen Wen."

"You mean you came out of that street alive?"

Hugo looked at Wen Jianyan probingly.

"Hmm. "Wen Jianyan nodded.

Next, he quietly repeated the set of lies he had just made up.

Hugo lowered his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"That," the anchor on the side observed Hugo's face, and said carefully, "Her teammates seem to be planted on that street, so they want to act with us, captain, look."

"Let me see what you read and write."

Hugo finished thinking and reached out to Wen Jianyan.

Wen Jianyan lowered her eyes to hide the thoughts in her eyes, took out the crumpled and slightly damp drawing paper from her pocket, and handed it to Hugo. Hugo took the drawing paper and looked down.

Soon, he raised his head and looked at Wen Jianyan again, "Can you interpret it?"

"right."

Wen Jianyan nodded and said, "The higher my talent is upgraded, the more information I can see from the screen."

【Integrity First】Live room:

"Hahahahahahaha, it really came here!"

"Rui Rui next door: wdnmd"

Hugo lowered his eyes, his eyes fell on Wen Jianyan without any emotion, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. Soon, he nodded, and returned the writing paper to Wen Jianyan: "Okay, let's follow."

Hugo glanced at the anchor who had just spoken for Wen Jianyan, and said, "You give her some background knowledge." After leaving this sentence, he turned and walked out.

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes, staring at Hugo's back thoughtfully.

The number 004 that all the anchors who appeared in the secret meeting were either afraid of or recognized by him who had only met him once.

Although the difference between the other party's facial features and body shape is not that big, but the difference in eyes is not small.

If it is said that the Hugo seen in the secret council before was sophisticated, restrained, and dared to express a sense of oppression that should not be underestimated, the current Hugo, although his temperament has just shown signs, can still be said to be young,

According to the information revealed by the barrage in the previous live broadcast room, it can be seen that the initial dungeon of [Xingwang Hotel] is an ordinary and not unconventional level copy. According to Wen Jianyan's experience, the level of the anchor participating in this dungeon is average It will not exceed the difficulty level of this book.

Then, the current Hugo is at most only level.

A new question popped up in my mind.

[Prosperous Hotel] The time when this copy was closed is not too far away.

Wen Jianyan frowned.

He remembered that when he was looking at the live broadcast room, he had glimpsed a few barrages that mentioned the timeline.

Nightmare closed a large number of dungeons affected by bugs at the same time, so there were a large number of vacancies for anchors. Therefore, it will start to "enroll new recruits" aggressively again.

And Wen Jianyan was one of the unlucky ones who were "enrolled" during that period of time.

In Nightmare, the concept of [time] is not strong. After all, most of the anchors who are pulled into it will not survive a copy. Even if they can survive by luck, they will die soon. It can be said that the update iteration is very fast Hurry up, but the streamers who have been scoured by the big wave will not become consumables so easily. After all, as the rating rises, the rest gaps that the streamers can get will be longer.

For an level streamer who saves points and spends, it's fine for him to keep dungeons for three to six months. And the status of the top ten is even more detached, and even has the privilege of not making copies for a year.

According to this logic, Hugo should have stayed in the top ten for a long time like anchors like Bai Xue and Orange Candy. but

It now appears that this is not the case.

There was a hint of inquiry in Wen Jianyan's eyes.

If we go back according to the closing time of the instance of [Prosperous Hotel], at least before he was pulled into the nightmare and became one of the anchors, Hugo hadn't become one of the top ten.

what happened?

"Welcome, welcome, it seems that the captain agrees with you to join," the anchor on the side smiled at Wen Jianyan, and the vigilance at first meeting has disappeared. He raised his chin towards Hugo's back in the distance, "Don't look at the captain as if he is very cold, but he is actually a very nice person, you will know after getting along for a long time."

"Okay, now let's synchronize the progress," the anchor asked, "Where did your team go before?"

Almost finished.

But what you push is not a copy of you.

The girl blinked her eyes, showing a nervous and twitchy look, "I, our team's level is low, I didn't push much, even that street was found by reading and writing, and the unlocking speed of the dungeon basically stayed at the same place

"She lowered her eyes and said with great shame: 'Sorry, I can't help you.'"

【Integrity First】Live room:

"Wow, it's really the first time I've seen an anchor who is so shameless."

"Although this situation has happened more than once, every time I see it, I still can't help but want him to be a person. "

"Be a person! ! "

"It's all right." The anchor wanted to comfort Wen Jianyan in turn, "The oracle has snatched away all the recent prophecy anchors. Your talent is very rare. If you let the wind out, I'm afraid it will be very popular."

Wen Jianyan frowned.

He captured a very important keyword from the anchor's words.

"recent".

In other words, the oracle's monopoly on prophecy anchors did not exist from the very beginning, but gradually started before multiple copies crashed due to chain bugs

No matter how you look at it, the timeline he is in now is very critical to both the instance of [Prosperous Hotel] and the entire Nightmare live broadcast room.

While Wen Jianyan was meditating, the anchor next to him continued: "Our current plot unlocking has basically been pushed to the final stage, judging from the clues we are searching for now, there should be one last ceremony left to completely unlock the platinum level." Achievement, you joined a little late, and you will not get the final platinum reward, but if you perform well in this instance, I believe the captain will find your potential and invite you to become a full member of the team."

The girl nodded vigorously, and said seriously, "I will work hard."

Immediately, she changed the topic and got to the point logically:

"By the way, you just said that there is only one 'ritual' left to get the Platinum achievement, what kind of ceremony is it?"

"There is going to be a banquet."

The host answered.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Wen Jianyan's heart beat violently.

a banquet.

This is the third-day mission given to them by the dungeon in the false mirror image [Prosperous Hotel]:

Have a banquet.

The anchor took a deep breath, showing a look similar to fear:

"However, if you want to participate in the banquet without dying, you must enter the street where you came out alive and find a special place, but Ming, as far as I know, all the anchors who entered it are almost dead."

"The special place you want to find,"

Wen Jianyan paused, and asked, "Is it a painting shop?"

The anchor opposite was stunned.

He stared blankly at Wen Jianyan, and it took him a while to finally realize:

"Yes! "

His face flushed with excitement, and he couldn't help reaching out and pinching Wen Jianyan's shoulder: "You know! You really went in, you know—"

"Hiss. "

The girl frowned slightly, and took a small breath of cold air.

Only then did the anchor realize that his hands seemed to be too strong, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

The girl shook her head and smiled brightly, "It's okay."

【Integrity First】Live room:

"You pretend, you pretend again!"

"This liar is definitely because he doesn't want to answer the questions later, so he pretends to be weak and weak to distract the other party's attention, **** it!" Although the appearance is really good now, every time I think of wearing The person in this shell is a man with a height of 1.8 meters, and I always have an urge to hit him."

The anchor hadn't recovered from his excitement.

He turned around and searched for Hugo who had just left with his eyes: "Wait a minute, I'll tell the captain about this."

"Wait a minute. "

Wen Jianyan raised his hand to hold him.

The anchor turned his head and looked over, with a puzzled look on his face: "What's wrong? "

"It's not too late to find him after synchronizing the progress first," Wen Jianyan said softly, pulling his arm, "You tell me more information, maybe I can recall more details, are you right? wrong?"

That's right.

The anchor thought for a while, then stopped.

The two stayed at the end of the line, talking while walking towards the outside of the hotel.

"In short, the essence of the instance of Prosperous Hotel is a prison where some kind of unknown existence is held."

The anchor concluded succinctly: "The purpose of the existence of the whole dungeon is to keep that evil thing in the deep forever. What we are going to hold next, it is said to be a dinner party, is actually a kind of sacrificial ceremony. Human souls are fed to the ghosts in charge of guarding, and after eating, they will leave. "

Wen Jianyan listened carefully, the more she listened, the more frightened she became.

That is to say, according to the exploration and restraint of the Hugo team, the initial copy of [Prosperous Hotel] was the prison where Wu Xuan's fragments were held, and those ghosts wandering in the town (for the existence of these mirror copies of them, they are 'guest'), that is, the jailer who guarded the prison.

As for the nature of the banquet, it was consistent with the information Wen Jianyan had obtained in the copy of [Changsheng Building].

Obviously, the ghosts in [Prosperity Hotel] are different from those in [Prosperity Building]. They are not incomplete types, but complete from the beginning, so the patchwork is omitted. In the process, you can skip directly to the last step—by offering sacrifices to living people, you can send them to rest.

However, from the other party's speech just now, Wen Jianyan sensed that something was wrong.

Feed the soul to the jailer, wouldn't that be

"You are right, we are going to unlock the prison."

Seemingly capturing the confused look on Wen Jianyan's face, the anchor smiled slightly and said.

He got the expected answer, but Wen Jianyan's breathing couldn't help but stop for a moment. He couldn't hide his astonishment and looked at the anchor in front of him.

Could it be because of the recovery of the witch candle fragments, many dungeons were forced to close due to bugs, so that a series of chain reactions after that were all caused by the dungeon of [Prosperous Hotel]? !

If this is the source of all the mutations and Wu Zhu's first step to break free from the control of the nightmare, then all those viewers who have seen the copy of [Prosperous Hotel] actually "forgot" the content of the copy, it makes sense up.

That is to say

What he was facing now was the first domino that was pushed down?

Just listen to the anchor say to himself:

"You may not know that the so-called platinum achievement is to make the dungeon unable to be opened again. No matter how it is done, as long as the dungeon is pushed to the point where it cannot be opened again, we will definitely be able to achieve the platinum achievement. Whether it is unlocking Whether the speed is advanced to 100, or the prison is destroyed, and the evil being imprisoned in it is released, so that the copy cannot be reopened, we can all get the platinum achievement."

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, still put on a serious look on his face, nodded, and praised inappropriately:

"Wow, that's amazing."

Although she agreed with her mouth, some extraordinarily bold ideas gradually emerged in Wen Jianyan's heart. If he does something at this crucial node, will he

No.

Can't think about it in this direction.

First of all, Wen Jianyan is still not sure whether he has really returned to the past now, or just fell into an interactive image from the past.

More importantly, things like timelines sound ordinary, but they are actually very complicated and terrifying.

If what he is doing now can really affect the future direction, then once the butterfly wings flap, the changes caused will be irreversible, and even the efforts he made on the original timeline may be in vain. , destroyed at once.

Before really deciding what to do, it's better to follow the team and observe for a while.

Wen Jianyan made up his mind.

At this time, a group of people had already reached the door of the hotel.

The difference from the mirror world is that the main entrance of [Xingwang Hotel] here can be left by oneself, and outside the door is a familiar town. Yes, in the real copy, the two would have been located in the same geographic location.

However, in the mirror world tampered with by the nightmare, the gate of the hotel was erased, and countless passages connected to the town were created in the hotel.

There was only a sound of "jingling", the copper bell hanging on the door was struck, and the door of the hotel was pushed open from the inside. Hugo walked out first, followed by others.

Wen Jianyan stood at the door of the hotel, looking outside.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the sight in front of him.

What appeared in front of me was indeed a familiar town, the only difference was that

no rain.

The rainy layer that covered the town from the beginning to the end did not exist, and the damp and stale atmosphere disappeared.

The crooked bluestone road stretches to the distance, and the silhouettes of low houses are hidden in the dark shadows. The whole town is filled with a strong, sinister atmosphere that makes the spine chill.

To be precise

It is very similar to the atmosphere in [Changsheng Building].

Wen Jianyan turned his head and glanced at the building behind him.

Different from the interior, the exterior of Xingwang Hotel is very consistent with the style of the town, with peeling walls, crooked windows, and a low height of only two floors.

really.

Wen Jianyan's heart sank slightly, and he narrowed his eyes slowly.

In the initial copy of [Prosperous Hotel], the hotel itself has only two floors. Not only does it not have the setting of "snatching the room" for cold resistance, but the other two floors that are mirror images do not exist, but are nightmares. A unique setting among the manufactured fakes.

No wonder the difficulty of the original [Prosperous Hotel] dungeon was only a. Judging from the complexity of the dungeon presented now, there is indeed no higher rating.

And because of the ubiquitous malice in the dungeon transformed by Nightmare, in terms of death rate, it is indeed worthy of an S-level evaluation.

"Yes,"

Wen Jianyan seemed to suddenly think of something.

He turned his head, looked at the anchor on the side, and asked in a low voice: "I remember, didn't you say that your dungeon exploration degree is close to 100? Why did you choose to break the prison and destroy the dungeon in the end? What about platinum?"

Wen Jianyan was not going to ask this question until the anchor of the Hugo team explained the plan carefully to him.

Because, according to the barrage in the previous live broadcast room and the dialogue he heard from the host, Wen Jianyan always thought that the final "ceremony" was actually the last step to promote the exploration of the dungeon, but what he didn't expect was that this "ceremony" The purpose is to destroy the prison and release the evil god

Since the degree of exploration has dropped so high, why should we choose a way that is more dangerous and difficult?

"Ham, you don't know about that," the anchor sighed, shook his head, and said:

"To tell you the truth, the exploration speed of our dungeon has been advanced to 92. Basically, we have explored all the places that can be explored, and solved all the puzzles that can be solved, except for some special props that were taken away by other teams. In addition, we also used the guiding hand to search the entire dungeon like a carpet. Basically, the collection is almost the same. Not only did we get the help of some npcs, but we also found out the essence of the dungeon. Yes, but I just don't know why, the last 8 progress bars have no way to advance”

He shrugged: "At first we wanted to forget it like this, but the captain explained that since we have reached this point, there is no need to leave this dungeon alone. It's done. "

Wen Jianyan was stunned.

He raised his eyes and looked at Hugo not far away.

The other party stood at the entrance of the hotel, facing the gloomy town in front of him, and seemed to be bowing his head and talking to the people next to him. His tall stature gave people an inexplicable pressure.

Although Wen Jianyan didn't have much contact with Hugo, and he didn't intend to use his God's perspective to evaluate the other party's behavior, but according to the information disclosed by the other team members, Hugo is indeed a ruthless person. Be cruel to others, and be cruel to yourself.

Ordinary anchors tend to only seek to earn more points and come back alive, so that they can live longer in the anchor space, and the purpose is more for "survival" than anything else.

But obviously, when he was just an level anchor, Hugo was already living his life with a ruthless utilitarian mentality. He heard that what he pursued was not just survival, but more emphasis on getting more platinum achievements , no wonder Orange Candy they would comment on him:

Strong, but not suitable for team formation.

However, this alone does not fully explain why Hugo was able to become the only anchor who left the copy of [Prosperous Hotel].

As if aware of the sight behind him, Hugo turned his head slightly and looked behind him.

Not far behind, the girl in the white skirt was chatting with the anchor next to her in a low voice, her expression was focused, she seemed to have no distractions, and there was no sign of looking in this direction.

Hugo's gaze stayed on the strange girl not far away for a moment, then he retracted his gaze and said to everyone:

"gone."

As he spoke, he took out something from his backpack.

Just hearing the sound of "嗤", a cluster of small flames sprang up, and the slight orange light illuminated a small open space around. Wen Jianyan looked over without any trace.

Hugo held a lamp in his hand.

The light from that lamp was not bright, but in this gloomy and unsettling town, it inexplicably dispelled a bit of the surrounding shadows.

Wen Jianyan narrowed her eyes.

if he read correctly

It was the same lamp that the hotel manager had been holding in the dark.

Holding the lamp, he took all the anchors who passed the "practice assessment" to the staff dormitory, which was the real copy of [Prosperous Hotel]. And this lamp should be the same as the oil lamp in the [Prosperity Building] dungeon, it is a prop in the initial dungeon that can prevent disasters and avoid disasters. Therefore, during the rest period in the staff dormitory, they were able to not be disturbed by the ghosts in the dungeon all night.

At the moment when Hugo came out with the lamp, Wen Jianyan finally understood the twists and turns.

A group of people walked towards the town along the bluestone road.

Just like what the anchor said just now, they seem to have mastered the entire dungeon, and they seem to be very familiar with it. Especially without the obstruction of rainwater, their movement was very smooth without encountering any obstacles.

Soon, Wen Jianyan recognized that they had arrived near the commercial street.

Even with the protection of lights, walking in such a dangerous place always makes people involuntarily raise their vigilance. The anchor, who had been chattering since just now, also subconsciously stopped, and silently followed the team forward.

Wen Jianyan stood in the team, turned sideways unobtrusively, and looked to both sides of the road.

The door of the low house was ajar, and the inside was immersed in darkness.

Across the thick shadows, one can vaguely see the stiff corpse standing inside the door, with pairs of lifeless eyes looking in this direction, which makes one feel chills down the spine.

"Don't look at them." The anchor on the side lowered his voice and reminded.

"Although the lamp can cover our breath, it cannot make us disappear."

he whispered.

"Lights are useless if you get their attention."

Wen Jianyan's heart skipped a beat, she hastily looked away, and nodded.

I don't know how long it has passed, but soon, Hugo, who was walking in the front, stopped. Wen Jianyan raised his head.

Through the shoulders of the people in front, he saw the familiar commercial street.

Unlike the mirror world, the commercial street was not immersed in the misty rain, on the contrary, it was indeed shrouded in a gloomy shadow. The narrow road leads to the distance, and the dead silence of the shops on both sides makes people feel uneasy.

The anchor on the side stared at the commercial street in front of him, with a particularly forged expression: "Many anchors have visited this street, and they all have lights in their hands, but for some reason, none of the teams came back alive." Wen Jianyan took a look, "Except for you."

Hugo's indifferent voice came from ahead, "Wen Wen."

"Quick, I'm calling you." The host tweeted Wen Jianyan.

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath, passed through the separated teams, and came to Hugo's side.

Hugo stood where he was, his sharp face was slightly illuminated by the light, he lowered his head and looked over. "What Your Reading and Writing Tell You"

Wen Jianyan glanced at the dark and dead street not far away, and said, "No living person can enter this street."

He can read and write shit.

This is the rule he tried with his life in the mirror copy before.

Hugo frowned, as if he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

"None of the anchors who went in to explore the way before came out alive, because of this." "

The girl raised a thin white finger, lit the lamp in his hand, and said without changing expression: "It can only cover our breath, but it cannot turn us into dead people."

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"You know how to learn and sell now! "

Hugo narrowed his eyes, "Then how did your team get in?"

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes, his porcelain-like side face was slightly illuminated by the light, and the light-colored eyes had flames dancing in them. He pointed to the clothing store on the side, "Just turn into a dead person."

Following the direction of Wen Jianyan's finger, Hugo's eyes fell on the clothing store with the slightly open door. He nodded, "Okay."

With that said, Hugo took a step forward and walked towards the clothing store.

Wen Jianyan and other anchors followed closely behind.

The appearance inside the costume is not much different from the memory.

There was no one in the dark storefront, only countless hangers full of clothes, waiting motionlessly in the darkness. In the dusty room, there was a rotten musty smell.

"These clothes are made of human fur. " Wen Jianyan said.

man, man fur coat

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help being startled, and subconsciously took a step away from the clothes.

"Wearing them, you can cover up the human breath and pretend to be a dead person, at least it is enough for the first half of the journey. "Wen Jianyan.

Hugo nodded, "Okay."

He turned his head and ordered to the anchors in the team, "Everyone takes one."

Wen Jianyan suddenly thought of something, and continued:

"That's right, but be careful, if these clothes are worn for too long, they may also turn into a ghost."

Hugo nodded:

"remember."

Listening to the conversation between the two, the team members behind them were all in a daze, staring blankly at their backs

They used to think that their captain was crazy enough

But what's going on now?

Why is this weak-looking little girl as crazy as their captain? !

Everyone was in a trance, but they still turned around and walked towards the human leather clothes hanging on the hangers.

Although they are still deeply rooted in their hearts because of the original materials of these clothes, they are experienced anchors after all, enough to overcome their own psychological barriers. Soon, everyone took one from the hanger.

After doing all this, everyone turned around and prepared to walk out of the store.

However, one second before Hugo was about to step over the threshold—

Behind, in the empty and dark storefront, a stiff voice suddenly sounded:

"A total of eight yuan."

Hearing that voice, Wen Jianyan couldn't help but suffocate, and his pupils constricted slightly. This has never appeared in the copy of the mirror [Prosperous Hotel]

The voice echoed in the empty shop, as if it sounded close to the ears, making one's hairs stand on end and one's whole body shiver. Everyone couldn't help being shocked, and subconsciously turned their heads suddenly, looking for the direction from which the sound came.

The store is almost indistinguishable from just now.

A dark corner, neat hangers, a motionless man's fur coat.

However, behind the counter that was empty just now, a dark figure appeared at some point.

I can't see the face or figure clearly, it seems to be a stain on the wall, the shadow line stands there, the edges are blurred, as if it will melt into the darkness in the next second, giving people a very ominous feeling Sen Leng felt that it was not moving either, so he just repeated in the same tone:

"A total of eight yuan. "

Chapter end