He Bo and him were both very proactive, setting the pace, analyzing, and controlling the leadership, appearing to be the leaders of the team.
Now that He Bo is dead, the next target is definitely him.
On the other side, Xishi said somewhat anxiously, "There's only one minute left, make a decision quickly. What's next? Keep your eyes closed, or open them?"
Xie Lingxi raised her hand slightly, suggesting nervously:
"How about we vote?"
Huomo shouted:
"I choose to open my eyes. I don't want any more heads rolling into my arms, or our own heads being inexplicably taken off. Open your eyes, and we still have a chance of survival, maybe we can figure out the rules."
Xishi looked at Zhang Yuanqing with anticipation in her eyes, and seeing that he didn't speak, she had to say:
"I also think it's better to open our eyes. The feeling of closing them is just too awful."
Guirenfuer was silent for a few seconds, "I agree..."
Xie Lingxi: "I also agree."
Seeing this, Qi Tian Da Sheng knew that his vote was meaningless: "It looks like I have no choice."
Open your eyes? If the roller coaster's killing rules have changed, that's fine, but if it's as I guessed, and it's an evil person killing people, have you thought about the consequences of opening your eyes...? Zhang Yuanqing felt a chill in his heart.
He almost confessed the truth that there was a traitor in the team, but the Spiritual Realm had given a hint, requiring him to hide his identity.
This was both protection for the evil person and protection for the captain. After all, this wasn't some game in reality where everyone knew there were wolves from the beginning and needed to find them.
This was just a temporary team, would everyone believe whatever you say?
Hiding your identity was clearly the balancing mechanism of the instance. What if revealing it rashly triggered the penalty mechanism?
But he couldn't let them continue, because they couldn't afford to lose.
I've thought of a way, but the risk is very high... Zhang Yuanqing didn't hesitate any longer and said in a deep voice:
"Is there a possibility that if, I mean if... if the rules for closing our eyes haven't changed, have you thought about the consequences? Only one He Bo died in the last round, and there are two more rounds to go. At worst, two more people will die. Being wiped out completely versus two deaths, the choice is obvious, right?"
Everyone was silent, and the scene fell into a stalemate.
Seeing that no one was arguing, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately said:
"I have another way."
Xishi's face lit up with joy: "What way?"
"Choose one person to stay on the platform and observe, while the others continue to close their eyes and ride the roller coaster. This way, there will be eyes to observe, and the people on the ride won't have to take risks, avoiding the danger of being wiped out."
Everyone was stunned, and Huomo frowned, feeling annoyed:
"The instance information doesn't explicitly say that you must experience the facilities together, but it also doesn't say that you can. You should know what that means in terms of risk."
The Spiritual Realm wouldn't clearly tell you all the rules and let you do things step by step. Things aren't that easy.
For example, the information given is about forming a team, but it won't tell you what will happen if you don't form a team. Maybe nothing will happen, or maybe leaving the team means death.
"I know." Zhang Yuanqing said slowly:
"So, I'll take on this risk, I'll stay behind."
After speaking, he stared intently at his teammates. At this time, whoever objected was the killer.
"I have no objections."
"I have no objections either."
"Little brother, we're counting on you."
"Wang Tai, be careful."
No one objected.
The killer is smarter than I thought... Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing sighed helplessly in his heart and took the opportunity to unfasten his seatbelt and step out of the roller coaster.
If there's a risk in staying behind, then the killer can kill two people this round. In a situation where most people agree, choosing to go with the flow is a smart move, so the killer is very clever.
But for Zhang Yuanqing, staying behind might be risky, but sitting on the ride was a guaranteed death.
At this moment, the countdown ended, and the bottom of the roller coaster made a "thump" sound and slowly started moving.
Zhang Yuanqing tensed up all over, vigilantly watching for any possible dangers around him, while staring sharply at the roller coaster slowly climbing the hill.
The sound couldn't provide feedback, but the visuals definitely could. As long as the killer dared to kill, he would immediately trigger his old illness and expose the other party.
He didn't believe that the killer could kill with their mind, because that didn't conform to the balancing mechanism.
After the roller coaster reached the top, it suddenly rushed downwards, doing a free-fall motion. Xishi on the ride let out another short scream.
"Rumbling..."
Under Zhang Yuanqing's watchful gaze, the roller coaster roared and sped along the undulating, dragon-like steel tracks. Two minutes later, it decelerated and returned to the platform.
As soon as the roller coaster stopped, the teammates on the ride immediately opened their eyes, looking around anxiously.
"No one died, no one died this time..."
Xishi exclaimed in surprise.
The others had looks of joy on their faces, and their tense expressions relaxed.
Xie Lingxi blinked her beautiful eyes and asked with a smile, "Did you observe anything?"
The teammates immediately looked at Zhang Yuanqing, their eyes filled with expectation.
As I expected, it's not the rules that are killing people, it's the killer... Zhang Yuanqing said:
"I didn't see anything."
He was subtly hinting at his teammates.
Since the rules for closing your eyes haven't changed, then how did He Bo die? Use your brains and think about it.
Hearing this, the teammates suddenly fell silent, looking thoughtful.
Over the next five minutes, the group was particularly silent, with no communication or discussion. Then, under Zhang Yuanqing's watchful gaze, they completed the third round.
"Phew, it's over..."
Xishi couldn't wait to unfasten her seatbelt, and with her long legs, she hopped off the roller coaster as if she were escaping.
Zhang Yuanqing looked at her and waited for the other teammates to leave the roller coaster. He then smiled happily:
"It's my turn, everyone wait here for a moment."
..........
The roller coaster decelerated and stopped at the rooftop platform.
Zhang Yuanqing unfastened his seatbelt and joined the teammates waiting on the side.
Standing on the concrete floor, he suddenly felt a sense of relief and exhaustion after surviving a great calamity.
He had finally completed one entertainment attraction, with only one teammate dead, which was still within a controllable range. Alas, they almost suffered a complete wipeout, it was too difficult, the S-level mission was too difficult... Zhang Yuanqing thought tiredly.
When he saw that everyone else also had exhausted expressions on their faces, he immediately felt better.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing received a prompt from the instance in his mind:
[You have completed the starting task (Roller Coaster). You have successfully activated the "Heart-Pounding" task series. The entertainment facilities in this series are: Roller Coaster - Underground Parking Lot - Haunted House (Ghost Marriage) - Detective Reasoning Hall. Please proceed to the second location within half an hour.]
Ghost, a haunted house... Hearing the prompt in his mind, Zhang Yuanqing's face instantly froze.
The smiles on the faces of Xie Lingxi, Xishi, the middle-aged man, Huomo, and Qi Tian Da Sheng also slowly disappeared.
The roller coaster is part of the "Heart-Pounding" series, and this series includes a haunted house!! Zhang Yuanqing suddenly looked at the black-haired, straight-haired little girl.
At the same time, he received another prompt in his mind:
[Ding, you have successfully led your teammates to complete a task. You have one opportunity to exercise your authority as captain. Please identify the evil person hidden among your teammates. The designated person will be annihilated!
[Failure to make a selection within thirty seconds will be considered a forfeit.]