Opening the box, he found some game pieces and a board, suggesting a board game.
However, the game lacked a manual or any manufacturer information, clearly marking it as an unbranded product.
Among the pieces, the largest was a bronze statue. The rest of the pieces were cartoon images of everyone present!
Just as Wen Wen was about to examine the box and its contents further, they dissolved into sparkling light points and vanished into the air.
The little girl who had been struggling in front of Chu Wei stopped struggling, a cold smile on her lips as she looked indifferently at Wen Wen.
“Tsk, so you’re the boss of this hotel.”
Wen Wen sat down on a table, looking at the little girl. “We’re inside that game now, aren’t we?”
The little girl remained silent, but her expression grew increasingly grim.
“And you’re the one who started this game, controlling everything,” Wen Wen pointed at her.
After seeing the box, Wen Wen had a rough understanding of his predicament. He looked at the little girl and said sternly, “End this game, or I’ll force it to break!”
With that, Wen Wen drew his Scorching Tiger and fired a shot directly at the ceiling.
The powerful bullet blasted a large hole in the ceiling. Outside the hole wasn’t sky, but something blurry and indescribable.
A sliver of sunlight, as thick as a cucumber, shone into the hotel through the small opening torn by the bullet.
But the small gap quickly vanished, and the damaged hotel began to repair itself.
“See? I have the ability to destroy this place,” Wen Wen said, putting his gun back into his pocket.
Chu Wei’s eyes reflected light; he was fond of such violent displays. Excitedly, he said to Wen Wen, “Brother, your gun is awesome! Can I buy it?”
Wen Wen gave him a side-eye and ignored him, continuing to focus on the little girl.
She was silent for a moment, then said, “As long as you destroy it to a certain extent, the game will be forcibly ended, and everyone here will die.”
Wen Wen said confidently, “At least, I won’t die.”
“But they will,” the little girl pointed at the others.
“Uh, I won’t die either,” Chu Wei stepped forward.
The little girl was momentarily choked and said in exasperation, “The game is still ongoing. Only those who complete it can leave. You’re on your own!”
After issuing a stern warning, her entire body turned into a pile of scattered colored paper strips that covered the ground.
Clearly, she had already left the game.
Wen Wen looked at the three ordinary people remaining in the room, ignoring Lu Yu who was trembling beside him, and walked towards Zheng Shengli and Wu Fengxia.
If these three ordinary people weren’t here, Wen Wen’s task would have been much easier; he could have simply forced his way through violently.
But with these three ordinary people, Wen Wen also had to ensure their safety.
However, their presence was also useful; at least Wen Wen could ask them how this whole thing came about.
Wen Wen believed that both Zheng Shengli and Wu Caixia were privy to the truth.
“Speak, what exactly is going on here? Your lives are on the line, so don’t hold anything back,” Wen Wen said, sitting down firmly in front of them, a cigarette holder in his mouth.
“Sir, we truly are not hiding anything. We told the other gentleman everything we know,” Wu Fengxia said with a wronged expression, pointing at Chu Wei.
Chu Wei nodded. “Everything I knew before was what she told me, and she explained it quite thoroughly.”
“Don’t interrupt,” Wen Wen rolled his eyes at Chu Wei and then said to Wu Fengxia, “What you told him earlier isn’t what I want to hear.”
Wu Fengxia’s expression stiffened slightly as she asked, “Then… what do you want to hear?”
Wen Wen said, word by word, “I want to know, what is your relationship with that girl?”
Wu Fengxia and Zheng Shengli exchanged glances, then remained silent.
“Alas, I’m actually a good person…”
Wen Wen blew a whistle, and the size of Sazai ballooned like an inflatable toy, pushing aside all the tables and chairs, transforming into a snake as thick as a barrel.
The snake was scarlet all over, its muscles bulging. It let out a deafening roar at the two, its foul saliva nearly splashing onto their faces.
The two were terrified out of their wits and retreated repeatedly. Was this what he called being a good person?
Wen Wen’s lips curled down, his body leaning forward, his eyes fixed on them like a predator ready to devour.
“Speak, or you’ll turn into snake droppings.”
The two looked at each other, their faces still filled with fear and confusion, as if they didn’t understand what Wen Wen was saying.
Wen Wen looked at Wu Fengxia and sighed. “Alas… you warned me before I entered, so I have some goodwill towards you. It would have been so much better if you had just told me properly.”
After saying that, Wen Wen’s eyes turned red, and he spoke in a strange tone, “Tell me, what is your relationship with that girl!”
Wu Fengxia’s mind immediately became hazy. “Her name is Zheng Yi, she’s my daughter and his granddaughter. She’s seven years old.”
“Fengxia, how could you…”
Zheng Shengli tried to stop Wu Fengxia, but Sazai’s head immediately pressed against his face, making him dare not utter another word.
Wu Fengxia continued her narration, “About a month ago, she got this toy from somewhere and came to play with me, but I was busy with work and didn’t accompany her.”
“At first, I didn’t pay much attention, but from then on, she brought the same thing to play with me and her grandfather every day, and her emotions became more and more agitated, as if she were possessed.”
“Seven days ago, I finally couldn’t stand it and slapped her. That night, we entered this game, and have been repeating the death game ever since.”
After she finished speaking, Wen Wen pondered for a moment and raised two fingers. “I have two questions. First, that little girl just now looked much older than seven. Second, this game has been going on for seven days. According to the game rules, you couldn’t have survived this long.”
Wu Fengxia immediately said, “From the moment we entered the game, she changed a little every day, as if she grew a year older each day.”
“Also, although we two have been in this game all along, she has never harmed us.”
“We are not prey, random deaths will not befall us, and even that statue will protect us within the rules.”
“As long as only the two of us are left alive, the game will temporarily end. The next day, the game will start as usual. During this time, we have been trapped here. Fortunately, there is food in the kitchen, so we won’t starve to death.”
After ending the hypnosis, Wen Wen looked at Chu Wei.
Chu Wei nodded. “The disappearances here started seven days ago. During that time, a demon hunter came to investigate, but also disappeared. It’s precisely because of this that I, the immortal, was sent to handle this matter.”
When Wen Wen ended the hypnosis, Wu Fengxia’s expression was somewhat dazed, her eyes vacant, as if her soul had departed.
This was also why Wen Wen was reluctant to do this at first. The blood族’s mental control was, after all, a skill developed for hunting. Simple behavioral influences were fine, but directly forcing someone to say what they didn’t want to say would cause some permanent mental damage to the individual.