Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1223. The Book at Night (11)

Bai Ye also saw a photo of himself as a child, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

He subconsciously looked at Lin Xi, and his feet unconsciously walked towards the book.

"Xiao Ye, don't touch it!" Lin Xi rushed over immediately, trying to grab Bai Ye's hand.

But it's too late.

The moment Bai Ye's fingertips touched the pages, the book flipped open automatically with a "whoosh," and the black mist inside instantly surged out, transforming into a blurry female figure with a voice so gentle it could melt water.

"Xiao Ye, Mom bought you your favorite strawberry cake. Come home with Mom, okay?"

Bai Ye's tears flowed instantly as he struggled to throw himself into the woman's arms.

That's not your mother!

Lin Xi hugged Bai Ye tightly, her voice urgent.

"That's a memory trap set by losers!"

A peach wood sword appeared in Bai Yueming's hand, and he swung it towards the black mist.

The peach wood sword made a sizzling sound the moment it touched the mist. A piercing scream came from within the mist, which quickly dissipated. The book also returned to calm, and the photograph on its cover turned completely black.

Bai was still sobbing, and Lin Xi gently patted his back, whispering to comfort him, "It's alright, Xiao Ye, that was just a trap."

Bai nodded, calmed himself down, and smiled at everyone.

Although the smile looked a little forced.

"How come I didn't know? You even brought this thing into the dungeon?" Huang Jingjing looked at Bai Yueming.

“The items we got before!” Bai Yueming said, turning the peach wood sword around.

The peach wood sword immediately shrank.

Bai Yueming put the peach wood sword into his pocket.

This is the first time I've ever seen a prop like this.

--Me too.

—I thought the props in numbers 1, 2, and 3 were complete enough, but I didn't expect there to be some I hadn't seen before.

—Well, let me just say this quietly: I wonder if bringing in a peach wood sword from outside would have the same effect.

—That definitely won't work!

—But not all the darts and knives brought in from outside were very effective.

—That's a weapon, not a prop.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the bookshelf on the right. A heavy book crashed to the ground, its pages flipping rapidly to reveal its contents.

It was a photo of Ouyang Xichen and a strange man. The man was holding a contract and had a smug smile on his face.

"Ouyang, look at this contract. Once you sign it, your sister's medical expenses will be covered," a man's voice came from inside the book. "Don't hesitate, your sister is waiting at the hospital!"

Everyone quickly looked at Ouyang Xichen.

Ouyang Xichen's body stiffened slightly, and his eyes became complicated.

"Ouyang Xichen, wake up!" Guo Yuelang immediately stepped forward and grabbed his hand. "That's fake! It's a trap!"

Ouyang Xichen snapped back to reality and resumed his previous gentle gaze.

"Thank you, Xin Xin, I was almost fooled."

Lin Xi frowned, looking at the swaying bookshelves around him, and said in a low voice, "These traps are all set to exploit everyone's weaknesses. Everyone must be vigilant and not easily believe anything you see or hear!" As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Qin suddenly stopped and stared blankly ahead.

Following her gaze, everyone saw a familiar hair clip hanging on the bookshelf in front of them.

"Mom...is that you?" Xiaoqin's voice trembled as she walked step by step toward the bookshelf.

"Xiao Qin, don't go over there!" Huang Jingjing immediately grabbed her. "That's a trap!"

Xiao Qin acted as if she hadn't heard, forcefully breaking free from Huang Jingjing's hand and continuing to walk towards the bookshelf.

Lin Xi and Guo Yuelang immediately stepped forward, trying to stop Xiao Qin.

Just then, the pocket watch in Lin Xi's hand suddenly emitted a strong light, the spiral staircase pattern on the dial became clear, and a beam of light shot out from the pocket watch, hitting the bookshelf in front of Xiao Qin directly.

The bookshelf was instantly enveloped by a beam of light, and the hairpins on it disappeared, replaced by a cloud of black mist, from which came a piercing scream.

Xiao Qin was jolted back a few steps by the beam of light, and her eyes regained their clarity.

She stared at the black mist before her, her face pale.

"Just now... just now I think I saw my mother, she was calling my name..."

“Those are all fake, traps to mislead you.” Lin Xi put away the pocket watch, and the light gradually disappeared. “Luckily, the pocket watch can help us dispel these low-level traps. If we encounter something more powerful, we’ll have to rely on ourselves.”

Lin Xi and the others didn't have time to watch the live stream, but the viewers had already flooded the screen with "It's terrifying to think about."

—Thinking about it carefully, it's terrifying. How did this broken game know everyone's sore spots?

—Waaah, poor little white thing, it turns out it doesn't have a mother anymore.

—Xiao Qin too.

—And the sun is rising in the west, so it seems there really is a seriously ill younger sister.

—Don't you find it troublesome? Wouldn't it be easier to just call him Ouyang?

This game is awful.

—I hope no one else will be involved later!

—I don't know what the weakness of 123 is!
The group continued onward, and did not encounter any other traps along the way.

As they got closer to the seventh bookshelf, the surrounding fog became thicker, and they could even vaguely see painful faces emerging from it. These were the souls of the defeated, struggling and screaming in the fog, but unable to break free.

Lin Xi stopped and pointed to a bookshelf not far ahead.

"The seventh bookshelf should be up ahead!"

It was a bookshelf taller than the others, but it was empty of books, except for a dark hole with a faint black mist emanating from it, making it look eerie and terrifying.

The hands of the pocket watch pointed directly to the hole, and the spiral staircase pattern on the dial disappeared, as if telling them that the key to unlocking the cycle of reincarnation lay in this hole.

Banxia looked at the cave entrance, her eyes filled with complex emotions—expectation, fear, and a hint of determination.

She took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xi and the others, and spoke in a low voice.

"Thank you for coming this far with me. No matter what I encounter next, I will not back down. I must find out the truth about my father's disappearance!"

They exchanged glances and walked step by step toward the opening of the seventh-level bookshelf.

A cold wind blew from the cave entrance, carrying a faint smell of blood and a familiar metallic scent of bronze pocket watches.

Upon entering the cave, one finds a narrow passageway inside.

The walls on both sides of the passage were covered with densely packed characters, which looked as if they were written in blood and glowed with an eerie red light in the dim light.