Day of Imprisonment

Luo Xi opened his eyes.

Before, due to the overwhelming pressure of various curses, he had felt unprecedented pain. Weakness and helplessness aside, his body felt as if it had been pierced by countless knives, reaching the brink of collapse, or rather, already damaged and broken.

In addition to this, terrifying curses such as deafness and blindness had also taken hold.

But at this moment, Luo Xi could still see things. The terrible pain and negative sensations brought about by those curses were like the imprint left on a bed, easily smoothed away.

A smile appeared on Luo Xi's lips.

"As expected, the identity transformation after being replaced by a ghost can解除 the original curse, or rather, the ghost that replaced me inherited those curses along with my identity."

Previously, in that critical situation, Luo Xi had no other choice but to shake the [Soul-Seizing Bell] to resolve it.

However, the [Soul-Seizing Bell] is a double-edged sword. When you use it to kill enemies, it will backlash with curses.

This was unavoidable.

But it could be ‘replaced’ using some other rules within the scene.

As early as knowing the rule of ‘scapegoat’, Luo Xi began to think about this issue. The previous events were just a practical deduction in a critical situation.

The person who is named to be replaced will have their identity transformed into a ‘ghost’, and the ‘ghost’ that replaces him will inherit all the states of that person.

Curses are also a kind of attached state.

The possibility of being inherited is extremely high.

This is equivalent to taking out crazy loans and then throwing the debt onto that ‘ghost’.

Although in the deduction, the possibility of this method succeeding was extremely high, there were still risks, so Luo Xi defined this matter as a ‘gamble’.

It was just a gamble with trump cards.

Next, the focus was on how to ensure that he would be ‘named’.

Similarly, he had carefully deduced this matter. It was known that the scapegoat rule was a random naming mechanism, that is to say, if there was only one or two Memory Retrievers left in the scene who were not protected by talismans, each time the scapegoat named one or more people, then in the current ‘night’ rotation, the probability of being named was fifty to one hundred percent.

After several rounds of day and night rotation, there might only be Ke Lan left in the scene who was an unprotected ‘Memory Retriever’.

So, Ke Lan being selected this night was an inevitable event.

In addition, when Luo Xi was fighting desperately with the vengeful ghost, he also discarded his ‘protection’, that talisman.

Equivalent to, he voluntarily gave up the protection of ‘immunity to being named’, exposing himself.

So, his chance of being named was the same as Ke Lan's.

Luo Xi didn't like to gamble, but sometimes, whether to participate in a gamble didn't depend on subjective willingness.

Fortunately, the final result was the same as Luo Xi had expected. He frantically used the [Soul-Seizing Bell] to kill the surrounding vengeful ghosts at that time, and at the same time, he cleverly got rid of the curse by using the naming mechanism of the ‘scapegoat’.

Everything was within his plan.

Looking around, this was an old house. Judging from the layout of the house and the hazy scenery outside the window, Luo Xi knew that he was still in that building.

To be precise, he was in a room in the building.

"Although the ghost that replaced my identity bore the curse for me, the current situation is still not optimistic. My current identity is a ‘ghost’, and I cannot encounter normal ‘living people’ during the day. If I want to change my identity, I can only rely on the Memory Retrievers who are still alive, so Qian Pangzi, Mao Ge, and Yu Xiaoru are very important, but can they survive that calamity?"

After Luo Xi was replaced, he went to the location of the ‘ghost’, so he didn't know what happened after that in Mao Daoren's house.

If it was just a vengeful ghost, it would be fine.

But Luo Xi was very sure that among the vengeful ghosts, there was still one or more Memory Retrievers who could use cards.

The door was destroyed by the other party using [Door Breaker].

This was something that was not expected before, a link that was neglected.

Luo Xi planned to get up and take advantage of the fact that it was still ‘night’ to go out and check the situation immediately.

First determine his location, and then go find Qian Pangzi and the others.

But soon, Luo Xi found that he couldn't stand up.

"Did I win the lottery? I'm actually a disabled ghost?" Luo Xi lowered his head speechlessly and looked. He was sitting in a wheelchair at the moment, his legs were empty.

He had no legs.

This was not in his plan and belonged to a situation outside the plan.

Fortunately, there was a wheelchair, and he could move with both hands, but he couldn't think about going up and down the stairs.

Taking the elevator was possible.

Luo Xi immediately deduced the next plan.

At this time, there was another movement in the house.

But because the appearance would not change after being replaced, Luo Xi recognized at a glance that the paralyzed ghost was actually An Zhiyan.

The other party seemed to only be able to move her neck and head. At this time, she tilted her head and saw Luo Xi, and was also stunned.

"Woo woo ~" An Zhiyan made a sound in her mouth.

Luo Xi suddenly felt that he was not so unlucky. Compared with An Zhiyan, he was just a disabled person, but she was paralyzed, and also a mute, unable to speak.

"You are really unlucky enough." Luo Xi rolled his wheelchair closer, looked her up and down, and then said.

An Zhiyan was crying.

She looked at Luo Xi, seemingly having thousands of words to say, but in the end, they only turned into two lines of tears, flowing down her cheeks.

"Stop crying. I thought you were pretty strong, but when it comes down to it, you're just an ordinary person." Luo Xi said, understanding why An Zhiyan hadn't appeared despite being here for so long, only seeing the ghost replacing her outside. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that she couldn't.

Honestly, if Luo Xi were in this situation, he'd be just as helpless, with no option but to lie in bed.

If he hadn't coincidentally been replaced by another disabled ghost here, probably no one would have discovered An Zhiyan here.

So, her crying might not necessarily be because of fear, but because she saw hope.

Originally, Luo Xi didn't want to bother with her, but something occurred to him, and he said, "Come on, let's go for a stroll."

Luo Xi spent some time finally dragging the paralyzed An Zhiyan onto the wheelchair.

It was practically like she was sitting on him.

If an unexpected situation arose, she would make a good shield.

This position wasn't comfortable, but there wasn't a better option right now.

Moreover, being a 'ghost' didn't provide any special boosts. For example, his strength wasn't as good as before, and he got tired easily from doing too much work.

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Carrying An Zhiyan, Luo Xi pushed the wheelchair to the door, only to find an old-fashioned lock hanging on it.

Luo Xi was a little helpless when he saw it.

"This puzzle element is too deliberate. Who locks a door with the lock on the inside?"

Of course, there was another possibility: the door was locked by the original paralyzed ghost as a way to lock the door from the inside.

But the replaced person couldn't obtain the 'ghost's' memories, so finding the key would depend on skill.

If you couldn't find it, you couldn't get out.

But puzzle-solving had always been Luo Xi's forte.

"A disabled ghost can only sit in a wheelchair, with limited mobility, so the key is most likely carried on their person. Of course, it's also possible it's placed within reach, such as in that low drawer cabinet, in the paper box for storing pills..."

After not finding it on her person, Luo Xi quickly found a key in the paper box for storing pills.

He went over to unlock the door and opened it successfully.

Just then, the bell rang, and time shifted from the dark shadow to daylight.

Everything outside instantly became misty, just like Yu Xiaoru had described. The entire building was silent, looking as if it had suddenly entered another dimension.

Luo Xi could feel a sense of danger.

Yu Xiaoru had mentioned this as well. According to her, when she was in 'ghost' form, she felt more danger during the day than at night.

So, she didn't dare to run around during the 'day,' mostly hiding in one place.

Only after actually becoming a 'ghost' and arriving here did Luo Xi understand that Yu Xiaoru was right.

"The Memory Retrievers who entered before, plus the ones who entered later, totaled more than thirty, and most of them have been replaced, becoming 'ghosts.' However, except for Yu Xiaoru, who was lucky enough to encounter me at night, no one else has been seen. This suggests a possibility: if you're a 'ghost,' then 'daytime' is more dangerous for you."

Luo Xi's speculation was quickly verified.

After reaching the elevator, he found a corpse there.

To be precise, it was dismembered remains.

Only leg bones remained, as if gnawed on, along with a foot still wearing a shoe.

And a severed arm.

Also gnawed on by something, exposing the bone.

"Something is eating the Memory Retrievers who have become 'ghosts'!" These remains led Luo Xi to this conclusion.

Moreover, there were no other 'ghosts' to be seen here, meaning this was a space and dimension only accessible to Memory Retrievers who had been replaced by ghosts.

Here, they would be hunted by some kind of entity.

This was the most dangerous death mechanism in "The Haunted Building."

"So, the best countermeasure is to hide and not come out, like Yu Xiaoru, to survive the daytime period, and then, after night falls, find familiar companions and解除 the 'ghost' status." Luo Xi now thoroughly understood how this scenario worked.

It had to be said that, without knowing the specific rules, the death rate within the scenario was extremely high.

But fortunately, in the 'ghost' state, there seemed to be an increased ability to sense danger.

Even small movements could be immediately detected.

Like now, this sense of danger was constantly telling Luo Xi that he should immediately go back, lock the door, and hide, rather than wandering around in this dangerous hallway.

But in the design of the Forbidden Day scenario, the principle of 'fairness' was followed, which could also be understood as the principle of 'equivalent exchange.'

The more dangerous it was, the more likely there would be equivalent 'clues' and 'rewards.'

Moreover, Luo Xi's current situation was very special.

He was a 'disabled ghost' who could only move around in a wheelchair, and he was carrying a 'paralyzed ghost' who couldn't move below the neck and couldn't speak.

Even if it was night, the possibility of going out and encountering Qian Pangzi and the others was slim.

So, he couldn't wait.

Besides, just waiting wasn't Luo Xi's plan.

"Even if unexpected situations arise, I have to continue. Challenges make it more interesting!"

Luo Xi chuckled. At that moment, An Zhiyan, who was closest to him, felt her scalp tingle listening to this laughter.

She suddenly felt that it might be safer to continue lying in bed.