The floor was covered with easy-to-clean white tiles, and the walls were painted with light green paint, but both were old and peeling.
The dungeon is called "Saving Susan," which is different from "Rooftop Horror," indicating that the [protagonist] has a significant role.
Finding out Susan's identity and discovering the difficulties she encountered is the key content of this dungeon.
The ground was littered with miscellaneous equipment. Wen Zheng stepped in, first making sure there were no paper items on the ground, and then pulled a cylindrical object out of the pile of equipment.
"The lights," Wen Zheng said to the audience, "we need to plug them in."
Wen Zheng roughly categorized the miscellaneous items, and finally managed to right a fallen examination chair. The pillar lamp fit perfectly into the groove on the chair back; once assembled, everyone understood what was going on.
“A dental chair,” Wen Zheng said.
- Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, I remember now! I've done this dungeon before, Saving Susan! Holy crap, seriously, it was my nightmare…
-Don't even mention it, I'm getting goosebumps...
-Thanks to the advancements in medical technology. My grandmother said she was subjected to this horrific torture device when she was young, with a cold electric drill going into her mouth.
-Just thinking about it hurts TAT
Spoilers for the streamer are not allowed in the chat; this is a rule of the live streaming platform.
It's understandable that some people initially made offensive remarks, but as penalties became stricter, this behavior gradually disappeared. After all, with the development of real-name registration, nobody wants to have a black mark added to their personal credit record.
Similarly, walkthrough guides are not allowed to be published online in full as images, and this rule is valid for three years.
Of course, if you really insist on cheating and hold an offline meeting to summarize the experience, then the game company can't do anything about it. But for the average player, this level of prevention is enough to eliminate a significant portion of the unfairness.
Wen Zheng had never been to this instance.
The dungeon was released two years ago and didn't make much of a splash, which suggests that the dungeon itself wasn't particularly complex or sophisticated.
After the examination chair was restored, he tried lying down on it. He pressed a button, but the light hanging on the robotic arm did not turn on.
There was no electricity in the house.
"I don't think there's much in this room," Wen Zheng explained. "Let's go out first and talk about it."
The rusty iron door was secured with a lock, which Wen Zheng noticed immediately. Instead of immediately unlocking it, he tidied up the room before checking the door.
The lock was a large, brightly colored combination lock. Opening the flip cover revealed a four-digit combination dial.
From zero to nine, each number is ten. If you were to use the brute-force method, you would have to try ten thousand times if you were unlucky.
Wen Zheng paused for a moment, then said, "Xiao Yu is about to cry."
- Oh my god, I can't take it anymore, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, what an amazing brotherhood!
-Exhaustive pursuit of jade, hahahahahahaha
Xiaoyu said: I'm proud of my exhaustive list, do you have my luck?
-The ultimate brute force is no joke! Even Z University couldn't lift it!
Wait a minute, the person in front of you should watch your voice...
Wen Zheng showed some concern for his intellectually disabled friend and began looking for clues in the room.
Unlike traditional puzzle games from hundreds of years ago, holographic games cannot provide accurate "search" hints.
For example, if you pick up a box and there's a clue, it would sound like a notification bell—that would be too unrealistic. Therefore, by convention, clues must be related to the main plot.
The dental chair we just saw serves as a directional cue.
Although there were many miscellaneous items, few were actually useful. Wen Zheng quickly discovered four skull models in the four corners of the room.
The skull's mandibles were fixed to the left and right with steel nails, and the mouth could open and close freely. Wen Zheng picked up a skull and simply and brutally broke the mouth—the jaw was broken.
Wen Zheng: "…………"
He coughed lightly, pretending nothing had happened, and placed the two parts on the table.
The skull model is very realistic, especially its teeth.
From the front, the upper and lower rows of teeth were neat, white, and shiny, without any problems. So Wen Zheng turned them over to examine the inside of the teeth.
“Hmm, it’s a cavity.” After examining it, Wen Zheng calmly pointed to the inside of one of the skull’s upper teeth: “The ninth one from the top has a black line on the inside, which is a sign of a cavity.”
As he spoke, fearing the audience wouldn't be able to see clearly, he forcefully snapped the tooth off with his bare hands and then tapped it twice on the corner of the table.
Comments: ………………
"Look." Wen Zheng calmly showed everyone the broken tooth in two: "On the outside, it only looks like a black line, but there are already cavities inside. Everyone should pay attention to brushing their teeth properly."
Bullet comments:
I'm crazy.
My mouth hurts.
Did Z destroy any items today?
- Okay, I'll brush my teeth properly, waaaaaah...
Since it's a dental clinic, it must be related to dental problems. As long as the logic is correct, the puzzle is easy to solve.
The skull that Wen Zheng just opened is the one facing the top left corner of the main gate.
It put the skull with the missing tooth back, and then did the same to the other three skulls, breaking off their teeth.
"There are no other hints. According to the general rules of the game, the starting point is usually in the upper left corner." Wen Zheng walked to the front door, picked up the combination lock, and explained as he dialed the key.
"The skull in the upper left corner has the ninth broken tooth from the left, the second one in the upper right corner, the fifth one in the lower right corner, and the sixth one in the lower right corner."
With a click, the door opened.
“Well, let’s try clockwise first, then counterclockwise if that doesn’t work. We’ll only try twice. This isn’t exhaustive search,” Wen Zheng insisted.
...
upstairs.
Deng Puyue: "Hehehe, see? I told you I could figure it out by exhaustive search!"
Deng Puyue: "I'm really not afraid of dentists, damn it, I said I'm not afraid!!!... I'm not afraid of skulls either! Why would I touch a skull and defile my pure little hands if I can test it out?"
Deng Puyue: "You people are trying to trick me, but I won't look. My teeth are fine."
Deng Puyue: "You're the one with baby teeth!!! I'm reporting you!!!"
Deng Puyue unlocked the door and, while chatting with the viewers in the live chat, swiftly pulled it open.
A blonde, blue-eyed little girl holding a white rabbit doll was standing in front of him.
"Hehe." She bounced up and down on the spot.
Deng Puyue: "Aa ...
Author's Note: Bear Country Man: The cold cannot defeat me!!!
Xiaoyu: You're the one with baby teeth!!
Chapter 6
Wen Zheng opened the door and faced the blonde, blue-eyed little girl.
The other person was only up to his waist, had a typical European appearance, and when he grinned, he looked like an angel.
"Hehe." She hopped on the spot, then skipped and hopped away to the left.
Map functionality is now enabled.
With a system notification sound, a small map module appeared above Wen Zheng's field of vision.
The module's range is very small; the area of the room where he is located is illuminated.
The little girl jumped for about ten meters, her silhouette gradually became translucent, and she disappeared from sight.
“She is Susan,” Wen Zheng said with certainty.
Entering the corridor, through the outer windows, one could see a sea of trees and blue sky with white clouds. This standard backdrop didn't offer much additional information; Wen Zheng looked to the left and right, but his line of sight only extended for a dozen meters before plunging into complete darkness.
Some players like to ignore the prompts and go their own way, but Wen Zheng is different. Since Susan had clearly indicated the direction, he went in that direction as well.
- Z, please say something, I'm scared.
Similar comments kept scrolling by. Wen Zheng paused for a moment and said, "What's there to be afraid of? It's not real."
"...Z, you'll never find a girlfriend like this!"
Wen Zheng pursed his lips, slightly annoyed: "Then let's not look for it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the barrage of comments exploded like boiling water, with a cacophony of gongs and drums, and notifications of viewers sending gifts and tips coming one after another.
- Warmest congratulations to the famous single-minded anchor Z for declaring that he will not date!
- All of you step aside. From this day forward, I hereby unilaterally declare that Z is in my bed, hahaha, and no one can refute me!
-Those ahead are dreaming, Z is clearly in my bed.
- I locked myself up with Z, and I threw the key into the Mariana Trench.
-I'm Aquaman. I found your key in the trench, unlocked your lock, and then fed you the key to eat :)
Z! It's okay not to have a girlfriend, having a boyfriend is fine too! Hehehehehe
No! Mom won't let you have a boyfriend!
Z already has a cat, why would she need a boyfriend?
...The previous statement makes sense.
Wen Zheng: "……"
He is not a celibate, but he cannot accept that kind of template marriage.
When his master first introduced him to a potential partner, Wen Zheng had a small expectation that he would fall in love with that kind of ordinary life, where the couple would respect each other and live in harmony.
Unfortunately, he didn't like it.
People who have experienced intense stress find it difficult to return to a normal life, and Wen Zheng is no exception.
He would occasionally dream of blood and the smell of burning, dreaming that he was sinking in a swamp, repeatedly enduring the suffocating feeling that rose from the depths of his brain.