Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1281. The Emotional Mental Hospital (11)

Yu Wenjing lowered her head, picked up the bone she had dropped on the ground, and looked at the pale blue fragments.

"Can this thing give directions?"

Lin Xi didn't speak. Following the pale blue light of the fragments, she noticed that a brick on the wall was lighter in color than the surrounding bricks. She pushed it, and the brick dented, revealing a hidden door that slowly opened, leading to the emergency exit in the corridor.

The blue halo in the corridor had shrunk by half, and Huang Jingjing was using her body to block the dark figure that was lunging at Chen Xiaoqiang.

Liu Yun squatted at the edge of the aperture, repeatedly touching the boundary of the aperture with her fingertips, trying to expand the range.

As the hidden door opened, a gust of air carrying a musty smell rushed out. The moment Huang Jingjing turned around, the shadowy figure seized the opportunity to scratch her arm, drawing blood.

Bai immediately threw out his flashlight, the beam shining directly into the shadowy figure's eyes. The figure emitted a piercing screech and took a half step back.

"Come over here!" Lin Xi said, pushing aside the purplish-red bricks beside him.

Sure enough, it was another hidden door.

Everyone rushed into the passage behind the hidden door as quickly as possible. Lin Xi closed the hidden door behind him, and a heavy thud was heard immediately from behind it.

"Who's injured? Let's treat their wounds first," Lin Xi said.

Huang Jingjing first tried her healing skills, but they didn't work.

She could only take out her healing tools and heal herself first.

"Does this road lead into the yard?" Liu Yun asked.

"Never mind that for now, let's eat something first," Lin Xi said.

She didn't know how long she had been in the dungeon, but she was getting a little hungry.

After Lin Xi said that, everyone else also felt hungry.

Except for Chen Xiaoqiang, everyone else left food in the dungeon.

It was summoned immediately.

If everyone gives Chen Xiaoqiang a little, it will be enough for him to eat.

"Next time you come in, you can prepare more food. If you can't finish it, you can leave it in the dungeon and summon it if you want to eat it," Lin Xi said to Chen Xiaoqiang.

—Huh, you can talk now?

—These are all things that everyone knows, so what's there to hide?

—There are even newbies entering dungeons. This lousy game is really making money like crazy.

—By saying all this, there are already nearly 200 million players.

—Including those that have already been phased out!
—Including, but how many are alive is unknown.

When will this ever end?!

—What, are you tired of seeing this?
—No, it's just that I feel the players are tired.

—Isn't it possible to take two days off every month?

—Huh? How come I didn't know that?
—Watch the live stream; there will be a system notification in the upper left corner.

—Damn, this notification is so obscure, how are players supposed to see it?
— Players who can rest can see that players like 123 didn't even get a break, they're in a tough spot.

"I saw it." Lin Xi smiled at the live stream viewers. "Aren't we taking a break?"

Everyone quickly finished their meal and began to observe the passage.

Fluorescent moss is embedded in the walls on both sides of the passage, illuminating the fork in the road ahead. White mist floats in the air at the left fork, while footprints of varying depths are on the ground at the right fork.

Zhang Yutong squatted down and touched the water stains next to the footprints.

"They are fresh, and they come in both adult and children's sizes."

“I can hear heartbeats in the fog on the left,” Yu Chen suddenly said, pressing her hand to her chest. “More than one, and they’re all mixed up.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a child's laughter came from the mist on the left side of the fork in the road, clear yet eerie.

Chen Xiaoqiang froze, instinctively hiding behind Bai Ye, his shadow beginning to distort slightly.

Liu Yun immediately patted his back: "Follow me and count your breaths, one in and one out, don't listen to the sound."

Bai also took the lead and walked into the right fork in the road. He had only taken two steps when the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a half-meter-deep pit with sharp stone spikes at the bottom.

"Beware of traps."

He bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it forward, triggering three consecutive pits. The stone spikes shot out with a whooshing sound. Wang Lei carried the mop handle forward and probed the ground with the tip.

“I will lead the way, and you will follow in my footsteps.”

After walking about fifty meters, the passage suddenly opened up, and an iron gate appeared in front of us. The door handle was wrapped with a rusty iron chain, and six different colored locks were hanging on the chain: red, blue, green, purple, black, and gold.

"What is this thing again?" Wang Lei asked, his tone slightly impatient.

“Each lock should correspond to a different emotion,” Yu Chen interjected. “Looks like we need to actively release our negative emotions again.”

“It was quite dangerous. Everyone’s negative emotions were amplified just now. Although the statue is gone, it’s not as easy to control as before,” Liu Yun said.

Lin Xi stared at the red lock.

"Red should represent anger, Wenjing, you do it."

—Think again, did your boyfriend cheat on you?

—It's actually quite cruel.

—I still think about it, but maybe if I think about it too much, I'll become numb.

—Yeah, I forgot about it as soon as I started thinking about it.

—No, no, no, listen to me, Yu Wenjing should find another boyfriend, she'll definitely forget about that jerk right away.

Yu Wenjing immediately clenched her fists, her cheeks flushed slightly, and reached out to touch the lock. The red lock snapped open, and the chain loosened a section.

Standing before the blue lock, Yu Chen took a deep breath, recalling the patients in the hospital whose resuscitation efforts had failed. His eyes reddened, but his expression remained calm. As his fingertips touched the lock, it opened with a click.

"What emotion does green represent?" Ma Xiaofeng asked.

"calm?"

"Calmness is not a negative emotion, it is a positive one."

“Numbness?” Yu Chen interjected. “We live the same life day after day, and we might all become numb.”

—Well, you guys don't repeat the same day over and over again.

—Yes, we don't have any either.

—Yes, the games aren't exactly repetitive, since the dungeons are all different.

— Each time there is a different stimulus.

—Some of them aren't exciting either.

—Who said that? Now that I think about it, dating can be quite exciting.

—That's right, after all, dating can be dangerous too.

"Among us, who's numb?" Lin Xi asked.

She also felt it was difficult to handle; the feeling of "numbness" seemed to have nothing to do with them.

“I’ll give it a try. I cook and pick up the kids every day. Except when I’m playing games, I’m pretty numb.” Liu Yun said, pressing the green button expressionlessly.

The latch popped open instantly.

“Purple should represent fear,” Huang Jingjing said, looking at Chen Xiaoqiang.

Chen Xiaoqiang's face turned pale, but he still stepped forward, his fingertips trembling as he touched the lock. The purple lock hesitated for two seconds before opening.

What is black?

"Whatever, I'll give it a try."

Ma Xiaofeng stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves to reveal the scars on his arms, the wounds from before. He stared at the scars as the black clasp slowly loosened.

"It's not pain, it's scars?"

“No, it’s regret,” Ma Xiaofeng said. “This scar is from trying to save someone who wasn’t worth it.”

Wow, there's a story behind this!

—Everyone who enters this instance probably has a story to tell!

—Yes, otherwise where would all those negative emotions come from?

—Who says that just because I eat, drink, and sleep all day, I also have a lot of negative emotions?