Day of Imprisonment

The rules of "Haunted Building" state that no card fees are required to enter, and similarly, there are no restrictions on leaving.

If you wish, you can even leave immediately after entering.

As long as you can leave, no one will stop you.

However, to be certified as having ‘cleared’ with the most basic conditions, you must survive seven rotations of day and night inside.

Even if you survive for the required clearance time, you must leave on your own.

If you are blocked by ghosts or die along the way, you will also be considered as ‘not meeting’ the clearance conditions.

Because it was made clear when entering: survive for seven days, and then leave alive.

In terms of survival time, An Zhiyan, Yu Xiaoru, and the hypnotist Kan Nan have met the standard of ‘seven days’, while Luo Xi and the others who entered later have actually been there for a total of ‘six days’, which means they are only one day away from meeting the most basic clearance conditions.

Normal thinking would be to persevere, since they've already come this far and are at the final hurdle, they shouldn't give up halfway.

But Luo Xi just doesn't take the usual path, and without hesitation, he takes the people he can find and quickly retreats the way they came, without wasting a minute.

Only when they reached the initial entrance and confirmed that they had left the scene did Luo Xi's serious expression gradually relax.

Outside the dilapidated house on the first floor that served as the entrance, the old man who was lying on the deck chair drinking tea was gone, and only the elementary school student who served as the administrator stood there with a gloomy face, watching Luo Xi and his group.

"Go ask him for the reward," Luo Xi said to An Zhiyan, who had returned to normal.

The latter nodded and walked over with Yu Xiaoru and Kan Nan.

The administrator gave the rewards according to the rules, which were two [Memory] cards for each person and a chance to draw a card.

Luo Xi then walked over, sat on the deck chair, glanced at the unfinished cup of strong tea in a canned bottle on the table next to him, and said, "Next time, I'll come again."

"Unfortunately, this scene is a limited edition, only open once. Next time you come, it won't be this one," the elementary school student spoke in a tone that didn't sound like his age at all.

Anyway, it sounded annoying, giving people the urge to teach this little brat a lesson.

"You violated the rules," Luo Xi suddenly said in a low voice.

The other party was first stunned, then his face turned gloomy, and he squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "Do you have evidence?"

"No."

"Then shut your mouth."

"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with me, right?" Luo Xi asked again, his voice was not loud, but even if someone heard it, they would find it inexplicable, and they would be confused, not knowing what Luo Xi was trying to express.

In fact, to understand these dialogues, there is a prerequisite.

Without knowing the prerequisite, you can't understand it at all.

"What do you think?" The elementary school student's voice was even lower than Luo Xi's, almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

The next sentence, the elementary school student said: "Get out, you should be able to sense that I have murderous intentions towards you. Continuing to provoke me will not do you any good. You are even more annoying than before."

"I agree with that, because I have the same idea as you. It seems that we were not friends in the past."

"Get out!"

Luo Xi smiled, reached out and picked up the strong tea. Obviously, it had been left for a long time, and the tea was almost cold.

But Luo Xi still picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he spat out the tea dregs in his mouth.

"Just dregs."

After saying that, he got up, but then seemed to remember something, turned his head and said: "The company has loopholes!"

This time, he left without looking back.

And behind him, the elementary school student administrator's eyes widened, even if he tried his best to hide it, he couldn't suppress that trace of fear.

"Alas, this time, we suffered heavy losses!"

These words were said by Qian Pangzi.

He entered the scene with Luo Xi. Not to mention those who had entered before from the Awakened Association, just how many of those who went in with them came out?

Wu Rui, Guo Zening, Liang Qiu, and seven or eight other Recollectors from the Awakened Association did not come out.

Although the specific situation is unknown, it is obvious that they are mostly doomed.

"We can only see you on the next cycle day," Qian Pangzi sighed: "You say, hey, it's quite strange. Obviously, everyone can still get together on the next cycle day, but why do I still have a sense of parting? Am I too sentimental?"

"This is an emotion that normal people have, what's so strange about it? If you don't have it, you're not a normal person," surprisingly, it was Ke Lan who could chat with Qian Pangzi.

A person who doesn't like to talk very much and a chatterbox actually chatted together, it's really hard to explain this.

"Speaking of which, I was indeed desperate before, but then I thought, being able to follow Luo Ju and get to know you, Ke Lan, a pervert, is also my luck. Otherwise, I can't imagine how I would live this monotonous but helpless life in the future," Qian Pangzi continued to sigh.

"Damn, who's a pervert? I call this taste, call this connotation, what do you fatso know?" Ke Lan sneered. He rubbed his arm himself. When he was the 'ghost' before, his arm was broken by [Soul Walker]'s ability.

Don't mention it, this possibility exists.

It's just that in his opinion, the exploration of this level scene was too hasty, and the time was obviously not enough. He didn't explore more rewarding plot points, and he didn't try to conquer it. The most important thing is that they exited the scene when there was still one day left.

It doesn't count as clearing, so naturally there is no chance to draw a card.

"By the way, what cards did those people from the Awakened Association draw?" Ke Lan was very curious.

"How can they care about this? We only lost Wu Rui and Guo Zening, but they suffered real heavy losses. I suspect that even if the Awakened Association doesn't collapse this time, it will be difficult to achieve the glory of the past."

Ke Lan also understood what Qian Pangzi meant.

A Recollector organization of this size conquered a large scene, and as a result, most of the members died inside. The most important thing is that they did not really conquer this scene. This will inevitably打击 the confidence of the members.

"It's a pity for Qiu Ge, such a strong person, but he was harmed by those fierce ghosts. I said long ago that you can't rely on brute force. It's okay to encounter enemies who can physically attack, but if you encounter ghosts, wouldn't that be too disadvantageous?" Qian Pangzi complained again.

"Specialization leads to this end," Ke Lan replied, and then suddenly asked: "That, we're all so familiar, I'll call you Si Ya in the future."

"Do you believe I'll beat you to death!" Qian Pangzi immediately became anxious.

"Don't, don't, I'm just kidding. By the way, what are Luo Xi and that An Zhiyan talking about?" Ke Lan quickly changed the subject.

"Where do I know? I don't dare to ask," Qian Pangzi wasn't really angry. He looked around, then his eyes turned, and he ran over to chat with Zhang Ming, mainly to inquire about the situation.

"Ming girl, what are your boss and my boss talking about? They're chatting so enthusiastically. Do you think they want to be friends?" Qian Pangzi is best at using humorous methods to inquire about news and intelligence.

Zhang Ming obviously didn't have as many tricks as Qian Pangzi, and quickly shook her head: "It's not about being friends. An Jie, oh, no, Chief An is actually looking for your boss to discuss something."

"A man and a woman, still talking behind people's backs, what can it be? It must be deep affection, under the moonlight."

Zhang Ming immediately said in a low voice: "Actually, she's looking for Luo Xi to help."

"Help? Help have a baby?" Qian Pangzi widened his eyes.

This time, Zhang Ming also reacted and glared at the fatso angrily: "She's looking for Luo Xi to go to a very high-level scene to save people."

"Save people? Save who?"

"Our Chief Lin!"

"I have no time!" Luo Xi shook his head and refused directly.

Opposite him, An Zhiyan took a deep breath: "You can name any conditions, as long as I have them, I will give them to you."

"You should know a lot of senior experts, so why bother looking for me?"

"They are not as good as you, even Lin Yixuan is much worse than you. I really can't think of anyone besides you who can do this. Actually, Xiaoru recommended you to me a long time ago," An Zhiyan looked at Luo Xi, her tone was very sincere, but obviously the flattery was very strong.

"Are you in a hurry?" Luo Xi said.

He and An Zhiyan were not actually familiar. He had only contacted her once at the Tun Tun Bookstore. To be honest, his relationship with Yu Xiaoru was not as strong.

But he is a person who likes to understand other people's personalities very much.

Even if he has only contacted her once, Luo Xi can grasp the other party's personality and behavior.

Obviously, if it wasn't for a burning crisis, An Zhiyan would never have flattered herself in that awkward way.

"Yes!" An Zhiyan gritted her teeth and nodded: "Originally, the Awakened Association was already in turmoil because of Lin Yixuan's disappearance, but as a result, today's incident happened again. It can be said that many backbones of the association have been lost here. Although they can be resurrected on the next cycle day, the blow to the association's reputation is irreversible. In addition, some people are keen on infighting, and some external forces are squeezing in. It is almost impossible for me to maintain the current state alone."

"Finding that Lin Yixuan will solve it?"

"No, the problem now is not about him as a person, but that most of the Awakened Association's accumulated wealth over such a long time is on him."

"Cards?"

"Yes, but more accurately, it's numbered cards."

After listening, Luo Xi showed a smile on his face for the first time.

If that's the case, he is indeed a little interested.

"That is to say, the Lin Yixuan you are looking for has been missing for at least three cycle days. At the last moment of the cycle day, the entire Day of Confinement will be reset, and all Recollectors will be reassigned to their respective initial positions. In theory, there is no such thing as 'disappearance', even if they become Amnesiacs, unless he hides himself..."

Hearing this, An Zhiyan immediately shook her head: "I can tell you very definitely that Lin Yixuan did not hide!"