Chapter 1786
by 林方方Chapter 1786 Power Outage
Lin Qiye thoroughly searched the underground space, and after confirming there were no omissions, rushed at full speed toward the direction he came from.
But just as he took a step, a prompt appeared floating above his head:
——Skill 2 judgment in progress… judgment successful.
Lin Qiye’s pupils contracted slightly, and before he could react, his form had already appeared behind the dungeon fence that had previously trapped Youlilang Bai.
Looking at the dim, deathly quiet underground space, Lin Qiye sighed helplessly.
He had spent too much time underground and ultimately failed to make it to Ai Meimei’s [Group Photo with Heart Gesture]. However, judging from the absence of others in the dungeon, Shen Qingzhu and Youlilang Bai had successfully passed the Skill 2 judgment.
Lin Qiye raised his head to gaze at the void above, and sure enough, another prompt floated out:
——Skill 6 judgment in progress…
Here it comes!
As Lin Qiye had guessed, after the [Photo] skill came the [True Love Support] judgment. He immediately recalled the memory of the previous judgment and quietly recited the slogan with the corresponding actions alone in the dungeon.
Although he had been imprisoned in the dungeon, Lin Qiye had witnessed the first support session. If he could avoid death in this judgment, it would undoubtedly reduce a lot of trouble.
Under Lin Qiye’s watchful gaze, another prompt floated out:
——Skill 6 judgment successful.
Bang——!!
To Lin Qiye’s astonished eyes, his body instantly exploded into a mist of blood, dissipating within the dungeon.
At the same time, a dark red countdown panel appeared:
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At the venue.
“Ai Meimei, Ai Meimei, you’re the most beautiful!
“Ai Meimei, Ai Meimei, you’re the best!!
“Nothing in the world compares to you! A thousand origins traced only for you!!
At the front of the stage, Shen Qingzhu and Youlilang Bai obediently made scissor hand and heart gestures, their expressions extremely stiff.
“That’s not right…” Shen Qingzhu frowned as he spoke.
“What’s not right?
“The lines and hand gestures are different from what Seven Night told us.” Shen Qingzhu frowned as he stared at Ai Meimei on stage. “Does this person change the support method each time?
Just as Youlilang Bai was about to say something, he saw Lin Qiye’s avatar dim.
“It probably changes, otherwise you could just memorize one set of support actions and respond to Skill 6 judgment anytime, anywhere in the future, which would make this skill too useless.” Youlilang Bai said solemnly.
“Now it seems that Skill 2 [Photo] and Skill 6 [Support] are both similar to ‘roll call’ skills, requiring players to be present at the venue at regular intervals.
The question now is, does she release skills according to a pattern? Or at her will?
If it’s the former, that would be much easier to deal with. We would just need to return every song interval to accept the ‘roll call’ to perfectly avoid the risks of these two skills. But if she can randomly change the order and timing of skill releases, that would be troublesome…”
“So what do we do now?
Like Lin Qiye, Shen Qingzhu was not skilled at playing games. Youlilang Bai was the only gaming master among the three, so it was natural to ask for his opinion.
“Did you take care of the remaining two security guards?
“Yes, I did.
Youlilang Bai nodded, “Good, then let’s conduct an experiment together.
“An experiment?” Shen Qingzhu asked in surprise. “Shouldn’t we rescue Seven Night first?
“His resurrection takes ten minutes, and going now won’t help get him out. Anyway, I’ve memorized the route. From here to rescuing him, I need at most three minutes.” Youlilang Bai said confidently.
“Alright, tell me what to do.
Youlilang Bai leaned over and whispered something in Shen Qingzhu’s ear, causing the latter’s expression to become somewhat strange.
“Are you sure?
“Yes.
“…Fine, but be careful.
Shen Qingzhu’s figure flickered as he quickly moved along the edge of the venue, circling to the back of the stage, as if searching for something.
“Thank you all for your support! The next song is for everyone~
Ai Meimei seemed completely immersed in the concert. Due to continuous singing and dancing, her cheeks were covered in sweat, her pretty face flushed.
Amid the audience’s cheers, a cheerful, melodious tune sounded again.
“When~ I’m different from the world~ then let me be different~ persist… click!
Just as Ai Meimei and the audience below were becoming entranced, all the lights in the venue suddenly went dark, the brilliant screen forcibly shut down, and all the music abruptly stopped.
Many audience members looked at each other in confusion, while Youlilang Bai in the crowd slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
Ai Meimei stood on the darkened stage, frowning toward the direction of the venue’s control room, murmuring something softly, and three figures swiftly darted out from below the stage!
Skill 3, [Security Team Summon].
With the initiation of this skill, the three previously dead security guards—Baldy, Gunman, and Assassin—were simultaneously resurrected. Two of them rushed toward a certain wall, ignoring terrain, while the Assassin’s figure simply disappeared without a trace.
Youlilang Bai’s cross-star eyes narrowed slightly as he raised the silver-white gun in his hand, pointing the black barrel at Ai Meimei on the darkened stage.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, a cry of alarm came from beside him. Several fans crowded next to him almost simultaneously moved their bodies toward the gun barrel, but Youlilang Bai seemed to have anticipated their movements and, taking advantage of his height, simply raised the gun above his head.
Without aiming, without hesitation, he instantly pulled the trigger!
Bang——!
Sparks flew as a bullet shot out from the chamber at extreme speed, making a right angle in the air, shooting toward Ai Meimei on stage!
The next moment, a blade gleam slashed out in front of Ai Meimei, precisely cutting the bullet in half in mid-air.
The Assassin security guard’s form emerged from nothingness, his samurai sword flashing with cold light. Ai Meimei stood behind him, her eyes fixed on Youlilang Bai, her expression changing slightly, her gaze alternating between anger and complexity.
“Tsk…” Seeing his attack fail, Youlilang Bai unhesitatingly put away his gun and turned to run toward the venue’s interior!
At the same time, all the lights and screens in the venue lit up again, the abruptly stopped song automatically continued, and Ai Meimei on stage quickly changed her expression, putting on a sweet smile and continuing to lip-sync to the pre-recorded audio.
Seeing the performance resume, the fans directly recovered from their previous confusion and continued to cheer enthusiastically.
Reaching the edge of the venue, Youlilang Bai saw this scene and sighed slightly in relief.
It was as he had guessed: after a complete power outage, Ai Meimei’s recorded voice would also be interrupted, and even after power was restored, she would continue performing to avoid exposing the fact that she was lip-syncing, rather than immediately entering the next [Chorus] and [Support] segments.
“After power interruption, the recovery time interval is ten seconds…” Youlilang Bai silently noted this number in his heart as he rushed toward the dungeon.