Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

A large group of people left the hotel and walked along the street for about five minutes before arriving at an escape room called Misty Manor.

The shop is small but decorated with a great atmosphere. Several retro kerosene lamps hang at the entrance, and yellowed posters are pasted on the walls, giving it a mysterious feel.

The owner, a young man in his thirties, immediately beamed with a smile when he saw the large group of people pouring in: "Welcome, welcome! What theme would you like to play?"

The counselor stepped forward, talked with the boss, and finally chose a theme called "Tracing Ancient Tombs".

The setting of this theme is that players are a group of archaeologists who discover an ancient tomb during an expedition. They need to solve various mechanisms and puzzles in the tomb within a specified time to find the legendary treasure and successfully escape from the tomb.

The owner explained that this theme is one of the most popular in their store, with a success rate of less than 30%, and it really tests players' observation, reasoning, and teamwork skills.

"Shall we split into two groups?"

Zhang Haoran suggested, his gaze sweeping over Xu Xing, "There are too many people in one group; the experience won't be good."

"Great idea!"

Others agreed.

In the end, the twelve people were divided into two groups of six.

Li Yuting was naturally in a group with Xu Xing. In the same group, there was a short-haired girl, another girl with a ponytail, and two boys.

Zhang Haoran then led three other boys and two girls to form another group.

"Let's have a competition and see which group clears the level first!"

Zhang Haoran looked at Xu Xing, his tone carrying a hint of provocation.

Xu Xing smiled and said, "Okay."

The two groups were led into two different secret rooms.

Xu Xing's group entered a room that simulated the entrance to a tomb.

The room was small, about twenty square meters, with walls decorated with imitation stone and some blurry relief patterns.

In the center of the room stood a stone table, on which sat a bronze oil lamp and a roll of yellowed parchment.

On the surrounding walls, there are several grooves and protrusions that look like mechanisms.

At the other end of the room, there was a heavy stone door with an ancient inscription on it.

"Wow, the atmosphere here is amazing!"

The short-haired girl looked around excitedly and said.

"Don't get too excited yet, let's figure out how to get out first."

The long-haired girl walked to the stone table, picked up the roll of parchment, and unfolded it.

A complex map was drawn on the parchment, marked with some strange symbols and markings.

All eyes were on the parchment, and they began to discuss it animatedly.

What does this symbol mean?

"I think it should be a directional marker; look, there's an arrow drawn here..."

"No, no, I think it's a password hint. Look, these symbols look a lot like the reliefs on the wall..."

The group discussed for several minutes but failed to reach a consensus.

Xu Xing stood to the side without saying a word.

He activated his X-ray vision and scanned the room with his gaze.

The internal structure of the walls is completely visible.

He saw some gears and linkages hidden in the walls, the internal lock cylinder of the stone door, and several small mechanisms hidden behind the reliefs.

He quickly figured out the workings of the entire secret chamber.

The design of this secret room is actually not complicated. The core idea is to decipher the map on the parchment, find the correct sequence, and trigger several mechanisms on the wall in turn to open the stone door.

However, the symbols on that map were not directional markers, but rather corresponded to the order of the relief patterns on the wall.

The stone door will open automatically if you press the embossed patterns in the correct order.

Xu walked to the wall and his gaze swept over the relief patterns.

He reached out and pressed the five relief patterns in the correct order as seen by his X-ray vision.

"Click...click...click..."

With a few crisp mechanical clicks, the heavy stone door slowly opened.

The entire room fell silent instantly.

The group stared at Xu Xing in disbelief, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

"Holy crap, how did you know?"

A boy asked incredulously.

Xu Xing smiled and said, "The symbols on the parchment correspond to the reliefs on the wall. Just press them in a specific order."

"But how do you know which order it is?"

Another boy pressed for an answer.

"It was deduced."

Xu Xing answered casually, then stepped into the next room.

Li Yuting followed behind him, her eyes sparkling.

In the next few rooms, Xu Xing solved all the puzzles and mechanisms in a very short time using almost the same method.

He would sometimes observe the murals on the walls, sometimes study the furnishings in the room, and sometimes touch a seemingly inconspicuous corner.

Every move they made accurately pinpointed the key.

In less than twenty minutes, the six people walked out of the last room and successfully passed the level.

When the exit door slowly opened, the boss outside was stunned.

"Holy crap! You guys came out already?"

The owner glanced at the timer, his face contorted in disbelief. "Nineteen minutes and forty-seven seconds! That's the fastest time we've ever completed a challenge since we opened!"

The two girls screamed excitedly.

"That's amazing! Brother Xu, you're incredible!"

"We broke the record!"

The two boys were also shocked, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Xu Xing.

Meanwhile, Zhang Haoran and his group were still struggling in the second room.

After Xu Xing's group came out, they sat on the sofa drinking milk tea. After waiting for nearly half an hour, Zhang Haoran's group finally came out looking disheveled.

They didn't even get through the checkpoint; they finally couldn't take it anymore and asked the boss to open the passage so they could get out.

When Zhang Haoran learned that Xu Xing's group had cleared the level in less than twenty minutes and even broken the store's record, his expression instantly became extremely interesting.

"Impossible! You must have cheated!"

Zhang Haoran blurted it out.

Xu Xing smiled and didn't bother to explain, "Idiot."

Zhang Haoran clenched his fists, his expression changing rapidly.

The short-haired girl chimed in, "Class monitor, Xu Ge is really amazing. He solved all the mysteries by himself. We were basically just watching from behind."

Zhang Haoran's expression turned even uglier.

He gritted his teeth, still unwilling to give up, and suggested again, "Escape rooms are all about teamwork; no matter how good one person is, it's useless. How about we play Werewolf? That's a game that truly tests individual ability!"

"Okay, okay!"

Others agreed.

Xu Xing glanced at Zhang Haoran, knowing in his heart that this kid was still unwilling to give up and wanted to get revenge in the Werewolf game.

He did not refuse and went with the others to the hotel's activity room.

Xu Xing hadn't played Werewolf much before, but the rules were simple, and he grasped them after his counselor explained them once.