Cataclysm King - #17 - Chapter 17: mechanical clown

  Chapter 17 Mechanical Clown

   Ji Xun looked around quickly. This is a mechanical-style secret room.

  In addition to their cage, there are two other iron cages.

   There are two people in each iron cage.

  In an iron cage are acquaintances, the bald captain of the Blackwater mercenary who escaped before and one of his men.

   Another iron cage is two strangers in black suits, one old and one young.

  They didn’t even wear gas masks, so that people could clearly see the arrogance on the youth’s face and the humbleness in the old man’s expression.

  The ninth day of the ninth day recognized the identities of the two of them, and said in a low voice, “The fourth young master of Cao’s family, governor of Innocence City.”

“oh?”

  Ji Xun frowned, and muttered to himself: “It seems that these two guys were the ones who triggered the hidden plot in the different-dimensional space before.”

  Compared to the bewilderment of the two mercenaries, the master and servant obviously came prepared, and their expressions were indifferent, as if they were expecting something.

   And I haven’t seen any traces of the two of them along the way, so naturally they came from some special way.

  So it is not difficult to speculate that these two guys are the culprits for the sudden increase in the difficulty of space.

   Seeing Ji Xun’s two newcomers appeared again, the bald mercenaries were also dumbfounded: These two guys are still alive?

  The four young masters of the Cao family were a little surprised when they saw Ji Xun and Ji Xun. With such a difficulty in space, it is already surprising that there are two survivors, but now there are still two.

  But they just glanced and didn’t care, their attention was not someone, but something else.

   It looked like he was about to play some game.

  The game begins when all the staff are present.

  At this moment, the sound of “creaking” and “creaking” gear friction sounded, and the six people looked together.

  A hole suddenly opened in the center of the iron plate in the center of the three iron cages, and a rusty mechanical clown rose from the bottom.

  Joker hat, funny red nose, and that crooked smiling face.

  The red and blue paint has faded, and there are mottled rust everywhere, leaving traces of time everywhere.

   “Clown”

  When Ji Xun saw this weird mechanical clown, an inexplicable kindness flashed in his eyes.

   It has been here for many, many years, lonely and long years, lonely waiting for someone to come here.

  Like looking in a mirror, Ji Xun seemed to see himself, and felt the same loneliness.

  The clown’s feet are a spring, which makes it shake his head, which is indescribably weird.

Just when everyone was looking at this strange mechanical clown, it came back to life, Jie Jie laughed and said: “Welcome to the ‘clown’s frightful feast’. The following is the last level of the game, as long as you can pass, you can left alive.”

   Full of playful and eerie mechanical sounds.

  Hearing that they could go out, the six people in the iron cage had different expressions.

   Nobody thought this final level would be easy.

   At this moment, the fourth young master of the Cao family seemed eager to find out something, and asked, “I want to know, is that ‘causa source’ here?”

  He has been preparing for so long to come for that thing, and now he is about to go out, and he hasn’t seen the shadow yet, so he naturally wants to ask.

  As soon as these words came out, Ji Xun and the two looked over.

   This is very vague.

   If Ji Xun and the others hadn’t read those files before, they wouldn’t have known what the “catastrophe” he was referring to was.

  Ji Xun clearly remembered that there was such a passage in the file: “On May 3, 1141 in the imperial calendar, the ‘S-class catastrophe source’ was unsealed, and the research began.”

  The source of the catastrophe in the entire bunker is actually the “source of catastrophe”.

   What made people even more unexpected was that the mechanical clown actually responded: “Of course. The person who finally clears the level will naturally get the epic source card.”

  The clown directly revealed what the source of the catastrophe was.

   It’s no surprise that Ji Xun still has the final level, but this clown seems to be a wise NPC?

  So, this seems to be the final boss that does not require killing monsters.

  But he instinctively felt that this level would be more difficult.

  While speaking, the clown’s expression showed an indescribable evil and joking, “However, only the living are qualified to know the truth~”

  Hearing this, the Fourth Young Master of the Cao family had a playful expression, obviously waiting for this result.

  Ji Xun didn’t know what an “epic source card” was.

  The two mercenaries didn’t seem to have heard of it, and their faces were blank.

   But Chu Jiu obviously knew it, and she murmured in shock: “It really does exist”

  Because he doesn’t know what a source card is, Ji Xun is not interested in any source card for the time being.

  He carefully looked at the layout in front of him.

  The three iron cages were finished in glyphs, glanced at the top of the head, and at the same time as the clown appeared, rows of iron spikes also showed their sharpness.

  The iron cage is completely locked, and there is no possibility of forcibly escaping.

   That is to say, when the iron spike falls, the six people in the cage will die.

  The last level is not so easy to pass.

  Just as the mechanical clown finished speaking, a platform slowly rose from the three iron cages, on which was placed a colored revolver that looked like a toy gun.

  The piercing voice of the clown sounded again.

   “The last level of the game is called Roulette of Fate.”

   “Please listen to the rules of the game carefully.”

“1. There is a bullet in the revolver in front of you. This is the only way to leave the space. Only by firing can you leave; 2. You can only shoot one shot at each other at a time, and then take turns. Until someone dies, the living leave. 3. The chainsaw above your heads will drop one meter every fifteen seconds, that is to say, if you have not made a decision about life or death after one minute, you will all be stabbed into a sieve.”

   “Please follow the rules of the game, or you will all die.”

   “Okay, now the game begins!”

   Only by killing your teammates can you get out alive?

   Sure enough, the last level is the hardest.

  Ji Xun pondered over those game rules carefully, with a confused look in his eyes.

  This test is about humanity.

   The moment the mechanical clown finished speaking, the bald mercenary in the cage snatched the revolver in his hand like lightning.

  Intuition told him that no matter what the current situation was, it was best to hold the initiative in his own hands.

  The other two cages, Ji Xun and Chu Jiu, did not move.

  The fourth young master of the Cao family and the old man did not change.

  Obviously, they all felt that this level was not as simple as it seemed.

   They are all waiting.

   Waiting to find another way to break the game.

   There is another point, they are all waiting, waiting for the bald two to try the rules of the game first.

  However, shortly after the clown announced the start of the game, there was a piercing “click” sound of metal friction, and a large part of the iron spike on the top of the head fell rapidly, reminding them to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise everyone will die.

  The death threat was on top of his head, and the bald mercenary didn’t realize that his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

  He raised the revolver in his hand, after all, he couldn’t bear the fear of death in his heart, and shouted loudly: “Brother, I’m sorry!”

   Then decisively pulled the trigger.

   “Click.”

  The hammer made a crisp sound, and the body of the mercenary on the opposite side trembled suddenly.

   However, no bullets were fired.

   Empty gun!

   At this time, there is no end.

  The first shot with a bald head was empty, and a look of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes, and he pulled the trigger decisively again to fire a second shot.

  Ji Xun, who was not far away, watched this scene of brothers killing each other with great interest.

  This bald head is fierce and cunning, I have seen it before. His teammates in the same cage didn’t expect that the captain, who was regarded as a life and death brother, wanted to kill him?

  However, the strange thing was that no matter how hard the bald head tried, the trigger couldn’t be pulled.

   At this time, the colored revolver disappeared in his hand and appeared on the table again.

  The mercenary on the opposite side snatched it in his hand, his eyes were fierce and determined. Since you shot first, don’t blame me!

  He pointed at the bald head and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

   “Click.”

  Fate is like a clown who likes to trick people.

   Empty gun again.

   Rotate again.

  The bald mercenary heard the gunshot for a moment, as if his soul trembled.

   When he came back to his senses, he was not dead. While he was ecstatic, he quickly grabbed the revolver.

  As if racing against death, he didn’t give his teammates a chance to react, and pulled the trigger decisively for the second time.

   This time, with a bang, flames spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and the mercenary on the opposite side fell down.

  Seeing this, the bald head dilated rapidly, and gasped heavily. After a moment of stunned, the ecstasy of the rest of his life appeared on his face.

  The ecstasy of picking up a life from the **** of death made him laugh wildly: “Hahaha”

  At this moment, a distorted light door appeared on the opposite corpse, and the bald head also saw enlightenment, so he could go out.

   “I can really escape from this ghost place!”

  The bald head was ecstatic in his heart.

   Along the way, the cloud of death has been hanging over the head. At this moment, this damned different-dimensional space is finally over.

   But human nature is like that.

  With the fear of his life gone, he thought of something else.

  The mechanical clown just mentioned the “source of catastrophe” and “source card”.

   Various signs indicate that there is obviously some treasure hidden in this different-dimensional space.

  With greed, he immediately felt that it was a pity that he came here after a narrow escape.

  However, just for a moment of hesitation, a cold and disdainful ridicule came from beside my ear: “Why, do you still want to stay here?”

  The fourth young master of the Cao family saw what the bald head was thinking, and warned coldly: “If you hesitate for a second, I can guarantee that my Cao family will remove your Blackwater mercenary group from the city of innocence!”

  “.”

   This sentence seemed to be more threatening than the revolver just now. Hearing the twitch of his eyelids, the bald man trembled in fright.

  In an instant, he understood what this “Cao family” meant.

   This young man is the “behind-the-scenes boss” who hired their Blackwater Mercenary Group.

  Although I didn’t know the identity of this person before, but the head of the group bowed down to talk in front of this boss, so it could only be the Cao family from the governor’s mansion in the upper city.

   If this person is dead, the threat is not to be feared.

  But two live one, whether it is the young man or the housekeeper, one will definitely be able to get out alive.

   At that time, even if I really get some treasure rewards, I don’t have the life to enjoy them.

  The bald head is also the master who sees the wind and the wind. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, he immediately apologized and said with a smile: “Master, we don’t mean that. I just want to ask you if you want it”

   Fourth Young Master Cao interrupted him, and said disdainfully, “Get lost!”

“yes.”

  The bald-headed mercenary wanted to curry favor, but upon hearing this, he could only smile awkwardly, turn around and leave.

  He walked in front of the Twisted Light Gate and disappeared immediately.

   Kill your companions, and you can really get out.

  The remaining four people witnessed this scene of life and death teammates killing each other.

   I also understand that if you follow the rules of the game, you can indeed survive.

  However, without thinking too much, he just delayed for a moment, and with a “bang”, the iron spike on the top of his head fell again.

   There are more than thirty seconds left, if you don’t do something, everyone in the cage will die together.

  Ji Xun was not in a hurry, watching with great interest how the master and servant were going to choose.

   And Chu Jiu didn’t grab the revolver, as if he was thinking about something.

   Neither the master nor the servant moved.

  Everyone guessed this level, there must be other options.

   After a few breaths, Fourth Young Master Cao picked up the revolver and began to observe.

  The gun seems to be fine, but I always feel that something is wrong.

  The old man on the opposite side had no intention of snatching it, so he stood quietly.

   But he didn’t shoot. He observed something carefully, and then looked at the mechanical clown not far away, thoughtfully.

  After a few breaths, the iron thorn on the top of the head fell off again.

  The old man finally couldn’t help urging: “Young master, shoot quickly, or it will be too late. This time it won’t work, you can try again next time you come in.”

  The iron spike above the head creaked, as if it was a countdown to life, urging the four of them to make a decision as soon as possible.

  As a servant of the Cao family, he already has the consciousness to die.

  Is that the only way?

   Although Cao Sishao realized that this method was probably wrong, he had no choice.

   It is indeed as the old servant said, if it doesn’t work this time, then come in again.

  Anyway, this different-dimensional space is almost understood, and you can slowly ponder it when you go out.

  With the same thought, Fourth Young Master Cao also made a decision, raised his gun decisively and pulled the trigger.

   “Crack!”

   Empty gun.

  The rule of the game is that you can only shoot one shot at the opponent.

  This time it was an old man who picked up the revolver.

  Ji Xun and Chu Jiu also watched to see if there would be a scene where the servant killed the master.

  However, what the two of them didn’t expect was that the old man picked up the revolver and didn’t aim at the opposite side, but shot himself in the head without hesitation.

   “Crack”, another empty gun.

  The old man put the firearm on the table in front of him, and urged: “Master, shoot quickly.”

suicide?

  Seeing this scene, Ji Xun saw this scene with solemn expressions.

  Whether it is stupid loyalty or what, loyalty is worthy of respect.

  This old man actually made such a choice, then this young and old will definitely be able to survive.

   It can be regarded as obeying the rules of the game.

  My old servant chose to sacrifice himself, but Young Master Cao didn’t change his expression. He took the revolver and pulled the trigger again.

   “Boom!”

   Bullets spray out from the muzzle.

  A blood hole appeared between the eyebrows of the old man, and he fell to the ground.

  Twisting light gates also surfaced on the corpse.

  Looking at the dead body on the ground, Fourth Young Master Cao had a calm expression.

  He didn’t look too much, and didn’t choose to leave, but turned to look at Ji Xun and the two in the cage.

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  (end of this chapter)