Day of Imprisonment

Outside, the rain started to fall, pattering heavily.

It was exactly one o'clock in the afternoon. The killing time had long ended, but the scene rule was that surviving until one o'clock counted as clearing the level.

As the hand on the wall clock pointed to the hour, Luo Xi noticed strange white mist appearing before him. In the next moment, the white mist condensed into a piece of paper.

It was the [Sega Apartment Building Scenario Participation Agreement] that he had signed at the beginning.

At this moment, the contract floated strangely, and then, it spontaneously combusted.

The flames burned the paper almost instantly, but the ashes did not dissipate. Instead, they re-condensed under a force and turned into a card.

This was a [Memory].

According to the scene rules, surviving until one o'clock in the afternoon counted as clearing the level and also granted a [Memory] card.

In other words, from this moment on, the Sega Apartment Building scenario was over. Moreover, because there was no administrator, the entire scenario would no longer appear, including all the puzzles, games, and cleaning staff elements within the scenario.

All gone.

"Luo Xi, I got a [Memory]." Wu Rui's voice couldn't hide her joy as she hurried into the bedroom, watching Luo Xi sit on the bed, flipping through a blood-stained diary.

She wanted to go over and take a look, but Luo Xi immediately closed the diary.

Curiosity filled Wu Rui's eyes.

"You better not read a single word," Luo Xi said. Wu Rui immediately understood and nodded.

Right now, she was acting like an obedient and sweet girl. The reason was very simple: Luo Xi had already led her through two scenario levels, and including the memory card and clearance reward Luo Xi had given her before, she already had two.

This gave her a sense of security.

It was like a large sum of money in a bank card, which had become a source of confidence and security for modern people.

Memory cards were the source of security for Memory Retrievers.

This feeling was given to her by Luo Xi, so if Luo Xi said she couldn't look, she would comply without any complaints.

"The hair is starting to wither." Zhang Butcher seemed to have been nervously observing the dense hair on the ceiling. At this moment, the hair was like ivy on a wall after autumn, visibly withering.

"Let's go!"

Luo Xi got up, and he rummaged through the house and found a backpack.

It was a children's model, pink, with cute little toys hanging on it.

It was obviously Zhou Ya's thing.

Outside.

People have all heard of 'hell.' Of course, different people have different imaginations of this place, but at this moment, the Sega Apartment Building was like a living hell, a terrifying place existing in reality, enough to scare the wits out of everyone.

Even Zhang Butcher, this burly man, was experiencing eyelid twitching and scalp tingling at this moment.

Those withered hairs were all made of dead people.

They died tragically.

Those who were lucky only had their limbs twisted and broken by the hair, for example, their faces facing backwards, their limbs in reverse joints, and seemingly with a few extra joints; if they were unlucky, they were torn to pieces, their heads here, their bodies there, and their left leg might have been carried downstairs by the hair.

The ground was covered in blood.

Various items were scattered around.

There were crutches, broken eyeglass lenses, mobile phones with shattered screens, keychains, cosmetics, and so on.

These things mixed with dried blood, like a wild and bizarre work of art, had become a part of it.

Twisted corpses were everywhere, men, women, old, and young. Luo Xi and Wu Rui were fine, after all, they didn't live here and were all strangers, but the Liu Mao couple and Zhang Butcher clearly suffered a huge mental shock along the way.

Fortunately, the Liu Mao couple didn't forget to cover their daughter's and son's eyes when they went out.

Otherwise, the two children would probably be scared out of their minds.

Walking through the corridor, the aura of death was suffocating.

Those who died here were all neighbors, some of whom they had not only seen but were also very familiar with.

As a result, they were all dead, and they died tragically. Their ferocious features were like sharp claws, tearing at their fragile nerves.

"Everyone will be resurrected in the next cycle," Luo Xi said at this time.

Instantly relieved Liu Mao and Zhang Butcher's almost collapsing spirits.

Yes, it's not the first time they've died. Tomorrow, no, after the restart today, these people will be resurrected.

It's just that they won't remember the death.

Going down to the first floor, the withered hair stopped spreading at the entrance of the corridor. The rain was still falling, but no one cared. They all rushed out of the corridor like they were escaping, feeling the raindrops hitting their bodies.

Only Luo Xi was holding an umbrella.

"Didn't you all bring umbrellas?" he asked.

"Who cares about that?" Wu Rui looked up, the rain hitting her face, and she was smiling.

The feeling of surviving was so good.

"Let's find a few umbrellas, why get rained on?" Luo Xi returned to the apartment building. When he came out again, he had several more umbrellas in his hand.

"Thank you, Uncle." Liu Simiao and Liu Sixin politely took the umbrellas.

This pair of siblings had been looking at Luo Xi with curious eyes.

They could clearly see that this young uncle was the leader, and even their parents had to listen to this uncle.

Of course, the siblings were also slightly different. The younger brother was thinking, 'Uncle is so awesome'; the older sister was thinking, 'Uncle is so handsome.'

A small roadside restaurant, a few people ate a plate of rice with toppings together.

"I want to add another braised egg," Wu Rui said, devouring her food.

She was hungry.

In fact, everyone was hungry, including Luo Xi.

He ate carefully, but the speed was not slow at all, and he didn't even lift his head while eating. He didn't get up until he had eaten the last grain of rice in the plate and wiped his mouth.

Seeing this, Wu Rui hurriedly shoveled the last bite into her mouth and got up to pay the bill.

Zhang Butcher wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

After all, they had already escaped.

He just watched Luo Xi and Wu Rui walk out of the small restaurant.

"Dad, where are Uncle Luo going?" Liu Sixin asked curiously.

Besides the food, there was also soda on the table, which the couple usually forbade their children from drinking.

"They are going home," Liu Mao said, stroking his son's head, his eyes full of love.

"Are we going home too?"

"No, we're not going back. Mom and Dad will take you to the amusement park to play later."

"Yay!" Liu Sixin waved her hands and feet excitedly. After all, she was a little younger. Her older sister, Liu Simiao, didn't have big nerves. She was still in shock at the moment, and she was eating absentmindedly.

"Not only will we go to the amusement park, but we will also take you to catch dolls, eat the best ice cream, and at night, we will stay in the best hotel," Liu Mao said, patting his chest.

He had clearly listened to Luo Xi's suggestion.

At this moment, Luo Xi, holding an umbrella, had walked to the opposite side of the street.

There were very few taxis passing by here. The few cars that occasionally passed were also carrying passengers.

"Let's walk forward," Luo Xi and Wu Rui walked one after the other.

"Where are we going?"

"First, go to the Black Pig Community on Zhuzhu Road, Huangling District!" Luo Xi said. That place was Old Wang's home address.

"By the way, your car is still parked at that intersection over there."

"Yeah!"

He planned to find Old Wang's daughter.

After all, it was a task issued by an administrator. He should pay more attention to it, and the reward was good. There were indeed cards that Luo Xi needed in the three cards.

When they walked to the intersection, the rain was getting heavier. They couldn't even see the road clearly beyond ten meters. The rain was pouring down like it was free. The sky was getting darker and darker, and there were very few pedestrians on the road, even appearing lonely. Except for the sound of rain, it seemed like they couldn't hear anything else.

Luo Xi looked up and walked a little further.

There were no cars on the road, and there was no one at the bus stop either. He estimated that he didn't know how long he would have to wait for the bus. In this kind of rainy weather, even if he held an umbrella, his upper body would be fine, but his lower body would be soaked.

Just then, Luo Xi noticed a shop in the alley ahead.

There were mostly small restaurants in this place, and there were also some shops selling clothes and furniture supplies, and even pet stores where you could pet cats and dogs.

However, a sign that read "Bikini Bottom Card Shop" successfully attracted Luo Xi's attention.

Perhaps it was because many magical powers and abilities during the Day of Imprisonment came from 'Spider Cards' that Luo Xi walked into the alley as if possessed.

"What's wrong?" Wu Rui, who was following behind, didn't know why, but Luo Xi didn't hear her voice at all.

Standing at the door, he looked around in the rain, and then Luo Xi pushed the door open.

There were bells on the door frame inside. As soon as the door opened, there was a 'ding-dong' sound. Coupled with the unique bookstore-like smell in the store, mixed with some tea fragrance, it immediately made people feel relaxed.