Kuaiwen: I earn a pension by breaking through the game

Chapter 158 Escape from the Horror Game (2)

The door was ajar, and next to it was a dusty velvet chair, standing there quietly, as if time had forgotten its existence. The deep navy blue is intertwined with the dim light in the room, as if it was born in the night.

Jiang Qiucheng lowered his eyes and noticed a broken book on the chair. The writing on the cover was blurred. She gently reached out her hand, picked up the book, and took a closer look. She saw that the pages were covered with undecipherable graphic symbols.

After flipping through a few pages, I didn't find anything special in the book, so I put the book back where it was, stepped forward, and opened the already mottled villa door.

The door has gone through the baptism of time, and its surface has long lost its former luster, revealing its original wood-colored texture. As the door opened, a dull breath hit his face along with floating dust.

"Cough-cough-"

Jiang Qiucheng couldn't hold it back and coughed twice softly. Although the sound was not loud, it was enough to break the current calm.

At the same time, what entered Jiang Qiucheng's ears was the sound of the clock hanging on the wall swinging.

"Tick-tick--"

Jiang Qiucheng's eyes briefly stayed on the pendulum for a moment, and then moved to the furnishings in the room.

The soft sofas, walnut tables and chairs, delicate carvings and thick carpets all make people unconsciously ignore the broken vases and dusty mirrors next to them, as if this place has never experienced the erosion of time.

The interior of the villa is spacious, and every corner is extremely exquisitely decorated. The spiral staircase leads to the second floor, but because of the dim light, it looks like it leads to a bottomless abyss.

Jiang Qiucheng walked around the first floor, but found nothing unusual and couldn't find the key, so he involuntarily turned his attention to the second floor.

To go or not to go? Seeing that there were no more clues to be found on the first floor, Jiang Qiucheng swallowed nervously, exhaled, gritted his teeth, and stepped onto the precarious wooden stairs.

As soon as I stepped on it, the wooden board made an overwhelming sound, creaking and squeaking, as if urging me to death.

In order to alleviate the pain, Jiang Qiucheng quickened his pace, climbed several steps, and went directly to the second floor. The space on the second floor is narrower and has more rooms than the first floor.

She tentatively opened the door of the first room. Judging from the decoration inside, it should be a girl's bedroom. White lace curtains, burgundy bed curtains, and a series of exquisite furniture are enough to show that she is a beloved apple.

On the small coffee table next to the bed, there was a withered rose in a glass vase, its petals dry and black. For some reason, Jiang Qiucheng could imagine this rose looking as beautiful as it once did.

Opening the closet, it was filled with dreamlike long skirts and various trinkets, all neatly arranged in different categories. The entire space remained as it had been in the past, much neater than the first floor.

There was a unique box on the dressing table. Jiang Qiucheng stepped forward curiously and opened it. A bright ruby ​​necklace rested quietly on a black velvet tray.

"So beautiful."

Jiang Qiucheng stretched out his hand uncontrollably as if possessed.

However, at the moment she was about to touch it, she suddenly felt dizzy, as if her feet were empty.

When she opened her eyes again, she was surprised to find that she was back on the first floor of the hall again!
The surroundings were still quiet as usual, and everything that had just happened seemed like a dream. Jiang Qiucheng was slightly dazed, and walked quickly to the stairs. When he looked down, he saw light dust scattered on the wooden board, and there were no footprints left by her when she went upstairs.

How is this going? ! Everything she had just experienced was obviously so real, and all the pictures still appeared clearly in her mind. Why did she return to the first floor again, and even the traces of going upstairs disappeared without a trace? Jiang Qiucheng felt his hands and feet were cold, and his originally clear thoughts gradually became blurred. Time continued to pass, and the pendulum of the clock on the wall swayed from side to side.

Tick-tick-tick-

Unease began to creep in, and the swing of the pendulum undoubtedly heightened her anxiety.

"Clock."

Jiang Qiucheng stared at the clock on the wall and whispered to himself.

Everything here seems to have been pressed on the pause button, only the clock continues to run.

She just tried to touch the ruby ​​necklace, but was bounced back to the first floor. The necklace shimmered seductively in the dust-covered corner, making it particularly eye-catching.

Her behavior of touching the necklace was not out of intention, as if she was bewitched by something. However, it can be seen from the rejection of the necklace that there are some things that are not allowed to be touched in this villa. .

Just like the prerequisites for a level, the task of the next level cannot be triggered without cracking the password of the previous level. Without finding out the problems on the first floor, she naturally cannot reach the second floor to explore.

But what exactly is there on the first floor? Everything looked lifeless, except... except for that noisy clock!

Jiang Qiucheng is an action person and takes action immediately when she has an idea. She walked under the wall clock and looked carefully, only to find that the actual size of the wall clock was much larger than she expected.

Under the rotating hour hand is an oil painting with a withered rose. She wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she thought the rose was very similar to the one in the bedroom on the second floor.

The pendulum was still swinging tirelessly from side to side. Jiang Qiucheng reached out and grasped the slender chain tightly. When she held the pendulum chain tightly, it did not change as expected. She was still standing in the same place, but the continuous mechanical sound was missing.

"Am I wrong in my guess? Is there nothing special about this clock?"

Jiang Qiucheng was a little discouraged. He was originally complacent and thought he had found a breakthrough, but he didn't expect that he was overthinking and there was no such thing. She was a little unconvinced and tugged on the chain as if to vent her anger.

There was only a "click" sound, as if some mechanism was opened, and the ground under Jiang Qiucheng's feet suddenly cracked, revealing a narrow passage that could only accommodate one person.

Before she could react, she slid down the passage.

"what--"

The sudden change was completely unexpected by Jiang Qiucheng. She thought about many possibilities, but she didn't expect that she would fall into the ground like a carrot.

The tunnel was much longer than she thought. During the long slide, her mood changed from panic at the beginning to calmness later.

Finally, after a long period of darkness, she caught a glimpse of light at the entrance of the cave.

Just like Alice in Wonderland, she came out of a hole and entered a brand new scene.