Chapter 83 Joyful Puzzle-Solving Time

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 Joyful Puzzle-Solving TimeWhen the clock struck the hour, Xu Huo immediately looked toward the decibel meter in the corner, 72.

"You don’t have to worry, the Alien won’t appear." Wu Qiuyi said with a laugh, seeing his tense manner, "Every few hours, a clock somewhere in the town will strike, and the sound usually exceeds 60 decibels, but it won’t attract the Alien."

The two of them walked onto the street, and sure enough, everything was peaceful outside.

Wu Qiuyi stepped onto the tracks, "Let’s catch up to the car first, this track leads to the east gate of the town, it won’t be back until at least tomorrow. If you don’t want to spend the night here, we should hurry."

After walking a few steps along the rail tracks, Xu Huo suddenly turned around, picked up a doll from the ground and fiercely threw it at the bell above the clock shop door.

The doll’s crying and the bell sounded at the same time, the noise definitely exceeding 60 decibels.

"Have you gone mad?!" Wu Qiuyi whispered fiercely, pressing down on Xu Huo’s shoulder, "Are you trying to get me killed!"

Xu Huo shrugged off her hand, "Calm down, the Alien didn’t appear."

Wu Qiuyi was stunned for a moment. They stood on the open street outside with a clear view. If the Alien came from any direction, they would have seen it, but the Alien did not appear.

Xu Huo walked back through the scattered toys, while Wu Qiuyi followed, her face filled with bewildered confusion, but after hesitating for a moment, she chose to follow.

Back inside the clock shop, Xu Huo approached the clock that had struck the hour before and raised his voice, "I want to answer the riddle."

"Happy riddle-solving time, happy riddle solver, happy inspection of the wall clock, please state your answer."

"Please repeat your question."

"Today’s question is, in his lifetime, how many clocks did the clock-loving Clock Master make?"

Instead of answering the question, Xu Huo waited a moment and then said, "I didn’t hear clearly just now, could you repeat the question?"

"Today’s question is, in his lifetime, how many clocks did the clock-loving Clock Master make?"

"If I can’t answer, will I be punished?"

"Happy riddle-solving time, the game rules set by Clock Master Niese, do not allow any puzzle enthusiast to be harmed."

"If I answer incorrectly, will I be punished?"

"Happy riddle-solving time, the game rules set by Clock Master Niese, do not allow any puzzle enthusiast to be harmed. But dear riddle solver, please note that incorrect answers must not exceed three times."

"If I want to go to the washroom outside in the middle of this, then come back to solve the puzzle, is that okay?"

"A riddle solver with divided attention will lose the opportunity to solve puzzles at the clock shop."

"If I stay in the clock shop, can I answer the riddle tomorrow instead?"

"Happy riddle-solving time, the game rules set by Clock Master Niese, do not allow any puzzle enthusiast to be harmed. But dear riddle solver, please note that incorrect answers must not exceed three times. Now begins the first attempt at answering."

"137 clocks."

"Beep beep! Incorrect answer."

"One clock."

"Beep beep! Incorrect answer."

"Niese himself couldn’t count them."

"Beep beep! Incorrect answer."

Wu Qiuyi glared at Xu Huo from the side, grinding her teeth and said, "Can’t you take this seriously!"

"The pleasant time of answering questions is over, but it’s a pity that the puzzle solver didn’t give the correct answer,"

"Please don’t be sad, puzzle solver, the happy wall clock is willing to give you a piece of chocolate and a candy for free, please keep up the good work."

Immediately after, the metal base under the clock opened slowly, revealing a piece of chocolate and a lollipop.

Xu Huo casually picked them up, checked the expiration date, tore open the chocolate and broke off a piece for Wu Qiuyi, whispering, "It’s not expired, chocolate with a ten-year shelf life, not sure if it can still be eaten, do you want to try?"

Wu Qiuyi had a complicated expression, but her body was very honest. She swallowed, took it, and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing blissfully. As she chewed, she burst into tears, "If we had known earlier, they wouldn’t have needed to die..."

"The answering time is over, keep your voice down," Xu Huo said, clutching the bell on the door as he stepped out first.

The two ran along the tracks, and after more than ten minutes, they caught up with the bus.

Seeing Wu Qiuyi come back safe and sound, Lin Pei and Ke Liang both breathed a sigh of relief, while Wu Qiuyi was much more excited than they were, "There’s food, there’s food in the town, we’ve found chocolate and candy!"

The eyes of the few people in the bus turned green. Gu Yu, dizzy and vision blurred, could already smell the sweetness in her mouth and immediately grabbed her hand, "Give me a piece!"

"He found it," Wu Qiuyi pointed at Xu Huo.

Everyone’s gaze turned to Xu Huo at once. "Everyone gets some," he said.

The remaining chocolate was enough for one piece each. He distributed it all to Lin Pei and the others. By this time, Wang Chaoqing and Nian Hong’an eyed the lollipop remaining in his hand, "Big Brother, give us a bit, please."

Xu Huo patted their shoulders with a smile, "You’ve just come in, it’s okay to be hungry for two days. If we can find more food later, you’ll be safe. If not, you’ll still be reserve food."

Their knees went weak, and they broke down in tears on the spot, "Brother, we really messed up. Don’t say such scary things, please."

"As the price for tricking me into this instance."

"What did you say?" Gu Yu turned her head, staring at Xu Huo: "Where did you enter the instance from?"

"A villa."

"Was it a haunted house where someone died?" Seeing him nod, Gu Yu walked over and kicked Wang Chaoqing, "Well, well, it turns out you two are the peeping toms!"

"We siblings were deceived into coming here too," Shen Xin said indignantly, "That post was written by you!"

The chocolate in Lin Pei and Ke Liang’s mouths suddenly lost its appeal. They too had been lured into a trap by the post, but at this point, regret was pointless. The most tragic was Wu Qiuyi, who entered the instance looking for someone, found them, only to watch helplessly as they were eaten by an Alien.

With bloodshot eyes, Wu Qiuyi flipped Gu Yu aside and started beating Nian and Wang on the ground.

"If it weren’t for you, my boyfriend wouldn’t have gotten distracted from hunger and mistakenly hit the bell!"

"If it weren’t for you, Xiao Heng wouldn’t have starved to death!"

"If it weren’t for you, Big Brother Liu wouldn’t have tried to create a chance for us to escape and ended up smashed against the town’s gate, torn apart by the Alien!"

"If it weren’t for you! If it weren’t for you!"

Even amidst her furious roars, she had to keep her voice down, her raspy voice seeping with blood.

Xu Huo glanced at the tear-streaked faces kneeling on the ground and reached out to pull her back, "The few people you knew might not have been deceived into coming here by them, they probably haven’t known about this instance for long."

Beaten until their faces were bloodied, Nian and Wang dared not cry out. They hastily insisted, "We only thought of tricking players to come after finding that people disappeared in the haunted house leaving behind items. The people who came before we posted were really not related to us!"

Ke Liang touched the scar on his face, "So, I was the first one to be fooled."

Shen Xin helped Wu Qiuyi up, "Don’t waste your energy on these people. We’re almost at the east gate. Save your strength to find the exit."