Persona: Devil Summoner

As time passed, the two tried to turn the entire cell upside down, but they could only come to one conclusion: it was impossible to destroy the cell with physical bodies!

After failing to escape, Jiang Tianwei took out his cell phone and prepared to call the police. Although there was a high probability that telling the police that "our school suddenly turned into a castle" would be considered a prank - and the other half probability that they would be considered a mental patient, there was no better way now.

Just like in all escape room movies, in this case, the protagonist's cell phone absolutely cannot have a signal. Looking at the icon outside the circle on the corner of the cell phone, Jiang Tianwei sighed...

"Ding"

Suddenly, the phone made a strange sound, and an APP popped up on the phone interface. On the dark blue screen, an old man with blue clothes, white beard and sunglasses was floating, and the name of this APP was clearly written on the title interface...

"Devil Summoning Program".

As I entered the startup interface, a red prompt popped up in the upper right corner of the phone. On the icon that said you could summon a mid-demon, a small red dot had a 1 written on it!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 8 Prison Break Trio

As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat. Although we don’t know why it was the cat, this proverb does warn people not to be overly curious.

A typical example is the various strange links sent by friends for no apparent reason. Back then, quite a number of people lost a lot of money because of these strange links.

This is why Jiang Tianwei had to delete that strange text message when he saw it before.

However, human self-control is limited...

For today’s mobile phone users, the little red dot on the icon is so addictive!

Finally, he couldn't help himself and, driven by curiosity, clicked on the so-called list of secondary demons.

Just like the interface of some mobile game, a white interface popped up, showing a square avatar. Brown hair, ponytail, big eyes, playful teardrop mole, who else could it be but Fang Zexia?

Her name was clearly written below the avatar.

Fang Zexia also came over curiously, and when she saw that it was her own portrait written on it, she couldn't help but laugh: "Is this me?"

As she said this, she stretched out her green finger and poked her own avatar on the screen. Then, a strange attribute list popped up: strength, magic, endurance, speed, luck, a few large Chinese characters followed by Arabic numerals, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a game interface.

"Who on earth developed this kind of boring game software... and forced me to download it..."

Jiang Tianwei sighed, his brows knitted into a knot. As a contemporary netizen, he hated this kind of "bundled sales in the Internet era", especially those bundled with web games, especially those that automatically start up, especially those hidden deep in the system, where you can't easily find the location if you want to delete them. It can be said that it hurts my head just thinking about it. Among them, the most hateful ones are those disguised as antivirus software. In name, they are antivirus software and can resist those hateful pop-up ads, but after you use them yourself, you will understand that these pop-up ads are secretly downloaded by this software. Including pictorials, calendars, browsers... and so on.

But like lightning, he changed his mind: (No, even if we take a step back, this is really a rubbish bundled web game, like Sword of the Archangel, but how did they think of putting Fang Zexia in it?)

Speaking of Fang Zexia, Jiang Tianwei was actually a little curious about this ghost. After all, no matter who it was, no matter what their original intention was, being haunted by such a lovely female ghost, they would involuntarily want to know more, right?

So, the next day after he encountered the female ghost, he searched for the name.

This name belonged to an artistic gymnast who died unexpectedly, and judging by the photo, it matched that of Yoshizawa Kasumi. The report used a dramatic and exaggerated tone to describe Yoshizawa Kasumi's death as a huge loss to the artistic gymnastics world, saying that she was someone who had the ability to challenge for the world championship - but unfortunately, because the so-called artistic gymnastics world was not a particularly popular industry, it naturally did not stir up too many waves.

Many people just say, "What a shame, what a pity, what a pity, may the deceased rest in peace" and then turn around and continue playing games, watching videos, chasing idols, or returning to reality to continue being a social animal. For most people today, the death of a stranger is far less important than what they can see.

A dead person who "could" become a world champion is not suitable to be included in the game no matter how you look at it. It neither serves the purpose of publicity nor evokes the feelings of players, so what's the point of adding it?

Moreover, why was it so perfect? ​​Why did it suddenly download to the phone when he and Fang Zexia were trapped in this prison?

"Anyway——let's sort out the situation now!"

Jiang Tianwei really didn't know what to do, so he could only try to calm himself down. Because that's how it was played in all the novels and animations he'd read. The more critical the protagonist was, the more he would pretend to be mysterious and laugh, and then generally, he would come up with a solution.

Jiang Tianwei followed suit and sat on the floor. The cold bricks and stones took away the warmth of his thighs through his pants, causing him to shiver all over. The rotten smell mixed with moss and dew rising from the ground did not make his thoughts clearer, but instead made him feel uncomfortable.

He said he wanted to organize intelligence, but he couldn't organize anything. After all, he was just a teenager. How could he have the wisdom to escape from prison?

"Ah, it would be great if someone came to jailbreak..."

Jiang Tianwei muttered, "This is the most classic development, right? The protagonist is trapped in prison, and a helper comes to rescue him.

"If someone is willing to come and rescue me now, I would be willing to give myself to them..."

Jiang Tianwei sighed, holding his chin with one hand, complaining. Fang Zexia laughed: "Even if you meet me with your body, no one will want you, right? - If you ask me, offering my body is more like it."

"Then are you willing to pledge your love to me?"

"Of course I don't want to!"

"Then don't complain about me!"

Jiang Tianwei joked with her with a bitter face, this was literally finding joy in suffering.

Just when the two were at a loss, some fierce noises came from outside, and it sounded like a battle...

(Are there outsiders?!)

Thinking of this, Jiang Tianwei quickly stood up, leaned on the railing as much as possible, and leaned out.

Although I couldn't stick my head out because of the railings and my vision was limited, I didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but the sound seemed much clearer! I could hear that it was the sound of about three or five people fighting! Unexpectedly, it was also mixed with the neighing of horses and the sound of hooves galloping... How strange, who keeps horses in prison?

Just as Jiang Tianwei tried to squint as much as possible to see the situation over there, the sound of fighting had disappeared.

"Well, you did a good job! You're a newcomer, but you've adapted to the battle!"

A sharp voice praised.

"Seriously! What the hell is this!"

A fierce male voice roared like this.

"Let's go, escape first."

A gentle male voice responded.

Then there was a burst of hurried footsteps. Judging from the previous conversation, three people should be escaping from prison... Before Jiang Tianwei could think it over, he saw a man in a black coat, a white ball mask, and curly hair running quickly past the door of his cell!

There was also a blond student who looked like a bad boy following behind him... Jiang Tianwei recognized him at a glance! This man was the bad boy in the school, Sakamoto Ryuji! The school uniform of the Showjin Academy he was wearing was too conspicuous.

But at the feet of the two people, there is a cat-head mascot that looks less than one meter long... and looks like a doll... Is it, is it a cat demon?

This combination was so shocking that Jiang Tianwei didn't know what to say for a moment!

The three of them seemed to be in a hurry to escape, and no one paid any attention to him, so they just ran away...

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!! Wait! Rescue me too!"

Even though I had just sworn to be with him, and even though the people passing by were two men and a... uh... cat demon? But, compared to freedom, these were nothing!

Jiang Tianwei secretly swore in his heart that he would never swear casually again!

The three heard his voice, and the handsome young man in black clothes and mask who was leading them stopped. Sakamoto Ryuji also turned around and said, "Oh, you, you are also trapped here! I'll come to save you..."

Before Long Si could finish, the dark cat demon said, "Don't waste your energy! That guy is just a replica of the owner of this 'castle' at the 'cognitive level'! He is not a living person in reality!"

"Ah? Cognition... what the hell?"

"You won't understand even if I tell you. Anyway, it's useless to save him! He's just an illusion! Hurry up and leave! If the soldiers from the castle come soon, you won't be able to leave!"

“Oh, oh oh, anyway, it’s okay to just leave it alone, right? Oh oh oh…”

The conversation between the two people scared Jiang Tianwei: (What the hell?! How can I recognize it? What do I recognize? What is an illusion?)

Just when Jiang Tianwei was stunned, he heard the knights shouting and killing: "Someone escaped from prison!!"

Upon hearing this, the jailbreak trio didn't stay for long and ran away directly!

"No, don't leave!? Take me with you!"

Jiang Tianwei tried to stretch his arms out from the railing, but unfortunately, he had neither practiced yoga nor eaten a devil fruit, so he did not have the ability to stretch his arms. He could only watch the three people escape through his fingers and to the end of his sight.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 9: Spam messages should be read occasionally

The temporary noise ended and the underground prison returned to peace.

Jiang Tianwei looked at Fang Zexia, and Fang Zexia also looked at Jiang Tianwei. They both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes: "They left."

"Yeah, I left."

The two of them confirmed the meaningless correct information.

"Fuck! Isn't this too cold-blooded?!"

Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but swear. Fang Zexia laughed and said, "Could it be that she didn't save you because you said you wanted to marry her?"

"What the hell? I think it's because you don't want to give yourself to others that they won't save us?!"

"Could it be that in your heart, as long as it is for your own escape, it is okay to sacrifice a pure girl?!"

"If you don't sacrifice the girl, it wouldn't be appropriate to sacrifice a living person like me! You are a dead person after all, and I am a living person!"

"You are racist, young man! I will sue you and make you bankrupt."

Even at this moment, this pair of bickering enemies still did not forget to joke with each other. It would have been better if this was not a prison cell.

"Hey...where on earth is this place? What on earth happened...I want to go home..."

With no conclusion and no plan to work on, Jiang Tianwei was so frustrated that he almost collapsed. He squatted in the corner, and his tone was a little tearful. Faced with this problem that could not be solved at all, what else could he do except collapse?

(If there was a signal, I could call the police. Right now, I can’t even order takeout… No signal… Eh?! Signal?!)

Jiang Tianwei suddenly reacted!

There is no signal here! I have tested it before!

Then, what was that sudden buzzing sound in the hall before? !

It reminded me of the wheelchair man in red clothes that I had dreamed about several times before, and that strange text message about the end of the world...

Like a drowning man grasping at a straw, he pulled out his phone and clicked on the text message...

Because of his personality, he basically doesn't even read this kind of spam emails - unless it's sent when he's looking at his phone, then he will delete the spam messages directly.

That's why he didn't notice that there were more spam emails in his inbox...

The latest two messages were sent in the early hours of yesterday morning, and the gist of it was that an APP was forcibly downloaded. For some reason, this message was filled with black squares like ▇▇, and I could only barely make out the general idea.

The second letter was sent about thirty minutes ago! It was around the same time when Jiang Tianwei was caught in the hall!

"The world has fallen into chaos. Can we lend the seeds of freedom to those in prison?"

Although Jiang Tianwei read the text message, he didn't understand the content at all and really wanted the Riddler to get out of the earth.

Just as he hesitated for a moment, a window suddenly popped up on his phone: "Excuse me, do you want to escape from this prison?"

There are two options below: Yes and No.

(What is this? Have the pranks reached this level? Did they hack my phone or install something on my backend?)

Thinking of this, he still pressed the yes button with his thumb. After all, he really wanted to escape quickly.

"We have received your [▇▇] request. Data is being transferred to the Demon Summoning Program. 3...2...1...completed. The wings of freedom have been loaded, please use them freely."

This line of words flashed on the screen, and then disappeared immediately. Jiang Tianwei quickly checked his inbox, and it disappeared along with the previous email?! It was as if the whole thing he had done when he pressed the button was an illusion.

(Can you let me open that devil-whatever mobile game?)

Jiang Tianwei didn't understand what was going on, but there was nothing he could do now so he could only listen to others.

The most incomprehensible thing is...

There really has been a change!

When I saw it before, there was only one person in the list of demons, Fang Ze Xia. Now, there is a cute girl with wine red hair, wearing blue clothes, and transparent wings like dragonflies on her back...

"Pixie?"

He read the name written below...

call!

As if by magic, a ball of blue-green flame ignited in front of him, and then disappeared in an instant, just like the short-lived mechanism in a magic trick.

Then, a little girl about the size of two fists flew to the place where the flames disappeared. As expected, she was the same as before, with wine-red hair, a small body, transparent wings and blue clothes.

Jiang Tianwei had heard of Pixie before. It seemed to be a kind of European fairy, similar to the concept of flower fairies. Unexpectedly, he would see it in a place like this...

"Eh? I was summoned?"

Strangely, the little fairy also seemed unable to understand the reality of being summoned. It looked around its body, and finally fixed its gaze on Jiang Tianwei's face. Finally, it sighed and shook its head, spreading its hands flat: "It would be nice if the summoner was a handsome guy."

"Haha, I thought so too~"

When Fang Zexia heard what Pixie said, she couldn't help but laugh. She reached out to touch Pixie, but the little guy flapped his wings and flew much higher, avoiding Fang Zexia's hand.

"Don't touch me! The scales will fall off!"