Free Web NovelChapter 1089: Chapter 268: The Secret Code with Audrey
After deciding to continue advancing into the mine, Audrey’s troops led the way.
Taking the opportunity, Lin Rui explained the rules of the forbidden zone to her.
Upon hearing them, Audrey excitedly asked, "Will someone play hide and seek with me? I’m a hide and seek expert! It’s just that no one played with me before."
Lin Rui felt a twinge in his teeth, and calming Audrey’s excitement, he said, "Can you be more reliable? Is playing really the key issue here? It’s about being cautious of the dangers around."
Audrey dismissively replied, "Is being cautious useful? We can’t even be sure if this place is the Haunted Forest, and if it’s another forbidden zone with different rules, wouldn’t that be troublesome?"
Her words seemed to make some sense.
Lin Rui said, "Anyway, being careful is never wrong. Do you remember the rules of the Haunted Forest I told you about?"
"I remember! The first rule, being alone means certain death."
"The second rule, calling someone’s name means death."
"The third rule, stay by the bonfire after dark."
"The fourth rule, if someone wants to play hide and seek, agree to play and don’t let them find you."
"The fifth rule, if you hear knocking from the cemetery, don’t ask. It could be the ’residents’ knocking."
"The sixth rule, if you see a mirror, you must say ’I am so beautiful.’
Just then, news arrived from the soldiers ahead: "Master, we’ve found a huge mirror."
Lin Rui and Audrey immediately moved forward; the environment seemed to change, resembling a massive burial chamber, and the wide tunnel appeared as a tomb passage.
Inappropriately, at the end of the tomb passage, at the entrance to the burial chamber, stood a large mirror.
The mirror was deep and showcased the figures of everyone from head to toe, clearly specially designed.
Audrey widened her eyes and said, "What was the sixth rule again?"
If you see a mirror, you must say ’I am so beautiful!’
Audrey delightfully admired herself in the mirror, dressed in a black, sexy long gown, her legs wrapped in black stockings, full and alluring, the high slit of her dress showcasing her beautiful legs in all their glory.
It felt reasonable to declare ’I am so beautiful’ at this moment.
Just as she was about to speak, Lin Rui interrupted her in time, saying, "Don’t rush. Do you remember rule nine of the Haunted Forest?"
Audrey turned and asked, "One rule between one and eight is false?"
"Father, are you suggesting this rule could be the false one?" freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Lin Rui pondered for a moment, slightly shaking his head, saying, "Not necessarily. But let’s eliminate possibilities. First rule, being alone means certain death. It’s least harmful to us and the easiest to verify. We’re together with nothing happening yet, so this is likely true."
"Second rule, calling someone’s name means death." Lin Rui glanced at her and asked, "Should I try calling your name?"
Audrey quickly shook her head: "No, no. You better call a Knight’s name. Under Prince Wutong’s command, as long as it’s not a kill by rule, they shouldn’t die."
Lin Rui couldn’t help but smile, saying, "Such easily tested rules with a single target are too simple for a Lord. So, if the rule were false, it would be unwise for this one. It’s very likely true."
"What about the third rule, staying by the bonfire after dark?"
Lin Rui stated, "This one’s certainly true. A forbidden zone wouldn’t rely on time-bound traps, or else Explorers entering by day could easily avoid its biggest traps."
"The fourth rule can also be eliminated as false, with similar flaws to the second. A simple test reveals its truth."
Realizing this, Audrey concluded, "So, it could most likely be the fifth rule, if you hear knocking from the cemetery, don’t ask, as it could be ’residents’ knocking. Or the sixth rule, if you see a mirror, you must say ’I am so beautiful.’
There are also hidden rules seven and eight.
But no one knows these, so we speculate on rules five and six first.
Audrey said, "These rules easily catch everyone’s attention, the first transmitting through sound, the second through optics. Everyone must make a choice."
"So, Father, which do you think? Rule five or rule six?"
Lin Rui wasn’t certain either, so he pulled out a coin, smiling, "In such matters, when in doubt, rely on luck. Heads for six, tails for five."
"What?" Audrey exclaimed, asking, "Will this work? Even the Goddess of Fortune might not walk out of the forbidden zone. Moreover, Desolate Domain World is far from her to influence with her Divine Power." freёweɓnovel.com
Lin Rui chuckled: "What does it matter? I’m simply trusting my luck right now."
Having said that, Lin Rui tossed the coin, and as it landed back in his hand, it revealed heads.
Meaning they should ignore the mirror.
Audrey cautiously looked at the mirror, asking, "Why does this mirror seem so eerie? Who would place a mirror at an entrance? Are we really okay to bypass it?"
Lin Rui spread his hands, saying, "We must try. If we all perish, we then let Wutong restart time."
Having said that, he first bypassed the mirror and proceeded into the burial chamber.
Upon reaching its center, Lin Rui noticed the chamber was empty, only containing a staircase leading up to the dome, which was pitch black and lacked any exits.
