yasinovel Chapter 4247 The Mystery of the Locked Room
Chapter 4247 The Mystery of the Locked Room
Chapter 4247 The Mystery of the Locked Room
The rabbit girl briefly explained the clues about Wonderland and then continued with her mission.
Following Angell's instructions, she moved gracefully through the 3x3 grid, gathering energy gems of different attributes and placing them in new positions.
As soon as the gemstone was picked up, steam began to rise continuously from the bottom of the pool, and a large number of bubbles turned into pearl pendants that surged upwards.
All around were the sounds of bubbling water.
As she took more and more gems, more and more bubbles appeared, and the entire pool seemed to boil over completely.
However, this "boiling" was not accompanied by a rise in temperature; instead, the energy in the pool began to become disordered.
This energy disturbance, besides causing a large number of bubbles to form in the pool, can also cause hallucinations in those trapped inside…
The rabbit girl then felt as if some dark shadows had appeared around her, their long, narrow, scarlet eyes staring at her with malice.
Some of the shadowy figures even struggled, transforming from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, trying to crawl out and grab the rabbit girl.
If an ordinary person saw this scene, they would probably be so frightened that they would run away.
But for the rabbit girl, none of this could disturb her mind; not to mention that Angel had mentioned "hallucinations" beforehand, even if he hadn't, these hideous shadowy illusions would not have any effect on her.
To put it bluntly, no matter how grotesque and twisted they are, they are not as terrifying as her true form.
With this thought in mind, the rabbit girl didn't even glance at the dark figures, and continued to move the energy gems in the nine-square grid methodically.
When the transfer is halfway complete, the number of bubbles at the bottom of the pool gradually decreases.
When the last gem was successfully transferred, the bubbles at the bottom of the pool almost disappeared.
The chaotic energy in the pool seemed to have been reorganized, and slowly calmed down.
Now, only the final step remains.
The rabbit girl leisurely swam to the front of the second palace and selected the highest quality fire-attribute gem from the dazzling orange-red light.
After securing it, I swam toward the surface of the water.
As the gemstone was taken away, the last few bubbles in the pool also disappeared.
A new energy balance has been achieved.
The rabbit girl stood by the pool, weighing the gem in her hand as she whispered her thanks: "Thank you so much... I couldn't have solved this puzzle by myself."
“That sounds familiar…I think I said something similar just now.” Angell’s tone was tinged with amusement.
Rabbit Girl: "If only our tests had been switched at the beginning."
Angell: "It's actually not bad now."
The rabbit girl nodded: "That's true, but I'll probably still need you here. Based on the first two paintings, the third oil painting will most likely still be related to magic energy arrays."
Angel: "It's alright. Leave the magic energy array problem to me."
Angel patted his chest and assured them.
Angel was not being arrogant; he knew very well that he might not be able to solve all the magic array problems, but don't forget, there was another magic array master in Dream Crystal Plains... Dudubi.
If we can't even handle Dudubi, then we'll accept defeat.
Next, the rabbit girl successfully walked out of the painting with the new fire gem. As she took the fire gem, the pool in the painting, like the study in the first painting, turned into a blank canvas.
The rabbit girl placed the fire gem into the second slot of the triangular magic circle.
The new variables have made the suppression of the triangular magic array even stronger, and the aura on the troll's body has also dropped sharply... it has even fallen below the wizard level.
Although the rabbit girl believed she was capable of fighting the troll under these circumstances, just in case, she stepped into the third painting, ready to chip away at it one more time.
Angell's gaze immediately followed.
Before the rabbit girl stepped into the painting, the painting space was in a kind of illusory state, which even Ingres could not observe from God's perspective.
Only when the rabbit girl steps into the painting and anchors herself in this space can Ingres lock onto it.
Therefore, this was also the first time Ingres had seen the space in the third painting.
This is a dark and gloomy secret room.
The secret room wasn't completely dark; there were some glowing patterns on the surrounding walls. Although the light was extremely dim, it prevented the room from being pitch black.
The rabbit girl stood in the center of the secret room.
This time, she didn't struggle, and didn't even bother to observe her surroundings. She directly asked, "How is it? Any clues?"
Angell: "It's probably ready, just a moment."
The rabbit girl nodded, and while waiting, she began to walk around the narrow, enclosed room, which was estimated to hold no more than a dozen people.
She wasn't moving around to observe; she simply wanted to see if she could trigger a prompt from the fairy realm.
But it's a pity.
She walked around, but no clues appeared; it was as if this were a completely locked room without any clues.
Not right either.
We can't say there are absolutely no clues; those glowing patterns on the wall are definitely clues!
Unfortunately, she couldn't understand.
Because those patterns are magic runes on the magic energy array, well, that doesn't seem quite right. Magic runes are more complete. These glowing patterns are at most... magic rune horns.
However, whether it is "magic runes" or "magic rune horns", they are closely related to magic energy arrays, so the mystery must lie in the glowing runes.
Just as the rabbit girl made her judgment, Angel's voice rang out at the opportune moment: "You saw the glowing patterns on the wall, didn't you?"
The rabbit girl nodded immediately: "I see it, it's a magic-patterned horn, right? Is this the puzzle in the secret room?"
Angor gave an affirmative answer: "That's right, it's a magic-patterned horn. However, all nine glowing patterns on the wall are missing a portion."
"For example, the magic circle-like corner over there means: a corner illuminated by sunlight."
"But its pattern only shows 'sunlight shining,' not 'a corner.' So you need to fill in this 'corner.'"
The rabbit girl was taken aback, then pointed to her face with her index finger: "Me? Go get my magic-patterned horns repaired?"
Seeing the rabbit girl's surprised and bewildered expression, Angel chuckled: "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to carve magic runes on the horn, but to find the puzzle piece in the secret room and put it together."
"Puzzle..." the bunny girl replied, "That's something I'm good at!"
But where are the puzzle pieces?
"Right under your feet." The rabbit girl looked down in surprise, but saw nothing but rows of pure black square floor tiles...
Just as she was in a daze, she suddenly noticed that the reflection of the floor tiles was slightly strange.
She crouched down and touched the tile, then she felt a noticeable bump.
Moreover, there are raised veins, like... lines?!
"Is this the pattern of the magic horn?" the rabbit girl asked in astonishment.
Angell: "Yes, after they were taken apart, they lost their luminous effect because they became incomplete and had no energy supply."
Furthermore, the floor was tiled, and the secret room was dark, making it extremely difficult for an ordinary person to find.
However, from God's perspective, everything is clearly visible, and the anomalies on the floor tiles naturally did not escape Angell's eyes.
Angell: "There are quite a few more floor tiles like these in the secret room. As long as you choose the right floor tiles and place them in the correct missing magic rune corners, you can obtain the secret treasure."
The rabbit girl nodded thoughtfully.
The so-called secret treasure is probably just an inlay.
"Should I pry up this tile and put it in the 'sunlight-drenched corner' from before?" the rabbit girl asked.
Angell: "You can try it, but it's not the right answer."
"What does 'not the correct answer' mean..." The rabbit girl didn't understand.
“The tile beneath your feet does indeed correspond to ‘a corner illuminated by sunlight,’ but the secret treasure corresponding to ‘a corner illuminated by sunlight’ is a gem with the attribute of light,” Angel explained.
The rabbit girl immediately realized that what she wanted was a fire-attribute gem; even if she placed the floor tile in the right spot, it wouldn't make a difference.
Moreover, no one knows whether the magic rune in this secret room can only be solved one at a time.
If she solves "The Corner of Sunlight" but can't solve the other magic runes, wouldn't she miss out?
It's like a 3x3 grid in a pool; once you make a mistake, there's no going back.
Similarly, the rabbit girl didn't think the puzzles in this escape room would be so generous as to let her solve more puzzles.
"On the wall to your right, where you are now, there is a magic rune that looks like a feather stuck in a sea urchin. The meaning of this magic rune is... the gaze of the bright fire and white crow."
"This is the only one of the nine magic-patterned corners in the secret chamber that corresponds to the fire magic pattern. The secret treasure it corresponds to is a fire-attribute gem."
The rabbit girl quickly located the corresponding magic pattern on the horn: "Where are its incomplete patterns?"
Angell: "Take three steps back, each step being a normal stride, then stop and turn left."
Following Angel's instructions, the rabbit girl backed up and turned left.
"Take seven more steps forward."
“Yes, this is it. Stop.” Angell: “The floor tile you’re standing on right now has that missing pattern.”
The rabbit girl looked down and, sure enough, saw a strange symbol on the dark floor tiles.
She pried open the floor tiles and carried them to the "Bright Flame White Crow's Gaze" magic-patterned corner.
She had initially thought there would be a corresponding "puzzle gap" here, and that she could solve the puzzle by simply pressing the floor tile on top. However, after examining it carefully for a long time, she found that the patterns on the magic-patterned corners were completely intact, with no gaps at all that could fit into the floor tile.
"Do we have to pry a brick off the wall too?" the rabbit girl muttered, frowning.
Angel immediately disagreed: "No need. Look at the floor tile in your hand. The corner that's next to the tile's pattern is the core corner. Align this corner with the 'feather inserted into a sea urchin' pattern on the magic rune—remember, don't stick the whole tile on it, but make this core corner like a nail, at a 90-degree angle perpendicular to the wall, directly piercing into the center of the 'sea urchin' in the pattern."
The rabbit girl looked completely bewildered: "Huh? Not stick it on? You poke it in with your horn?"
She stared at the floor tile in her hand, looking at it repeatedly.
The brick surface has fine lines along its edges, and one corner is indeed different from the other three, with a sharper edge, which seems to be what Ingres called the "core corner".
Looking at the magic pattern again, the "feather inserted into a sea urchin" design is very clear. The circular outline of the sea urchin is hollow in the center, which really looks like a "groove" that can be poked.
But the floor tiles are hard, and the magic pattern is on the wall, how can you poke it in?
As if anticipating her doubts, Angell added, "Don't worry, just do as I say. These kinds of complex magic-patterned corners rarely appear in a purely flat state; most magic-patterned corners are presented in a three-dimensional form."
This is why, from a flat perspective, there are no "puzzle gaps" on the wall.
Because the gap isn't even in the world of anime!
The rabbit girl nodded as if she understood, but that was enough for her as long as she grasped the general meaning... she didn't delve into the underlying principles.
Following Angell's instructions, she successfully nailed a corner of the "brick" into the pattern on the wall.
At the very moment they were successfully joined together, the originally dull patterns on the bricks began to glow, blending perfectly with the patterns on the wall.
Immediately afterwards, the wall with the engraved "Gaze of the White Raven" magic rune suddenly opened up, revealing a hole smaller than the palm of your hand, and inside this hole was a gem engraved with a fire raven.
After the rabbit girl took out the gem, the secret room finally displayed the first Wonderland prompt.
Should we choose the "Fire Raven Gem"?
"whether"
"Note: You may only take one gem from the Mysterious Dimension. Once you have confirmed that you have taken it, all other gems will disappear."
So that's what the prompt was.
She thought they would explain some backstory, but it turned out to be just a confirmation of whether to choose the Fire Raven Gem.
If her first choice of the painting had been the Secret Chamber instead of the Study, she probably would have hesitated. But now that she has already gone through two paintings and chosen the Flame Gem each time, this time will naturally be no exception.
Without any hesitation, the rabbit girl immediately clicked "Yes".
Upon confirming her identity, she was ejected directly from the painting in the next second.
Once they stood still, they found themselves in the outside world. Looking up, they saw that the oil painting depicting the secret room had turned into a blank sheet of paper, just like the previous two paintings.
The three paintings completed their mission, giving her three inlays: the Fire Gem, the Flame Gem, and the Raven Gem.
Clutching the Fire Raven Gem, she walked step by step to the last inlay hole of the triangular magic circle. As her fingertips touched the cool array patterns, she could clearly feel the troll's slow, deep breathing beneath the magic circle.
Taking a deep breath, she solemnly inserted the Fire Raven Gem into the hole.
The moment the gems were in place, the three fire-attribute gems simultaneously burst forth with intense red light, and three fire lines shot out like snakes, intertwining in the center of the magic array to form a scorching fire net, completely enveloping the sleeping frost troll.
The rabbit girl tensed up instinctively; she knew all too well that the final showdown with the weakened troll was about to begin.
The outcome of this round hinges on this moment.
However, just as she was on high alert—
The expected awakening and roar did not occur.
The troll, enveloped in red light, melted away at a visible speed. Its dark blue skin turned into vapor under the high temperature, and its thick limbs gradually disintegrated into fine ice fragments.
In the blink of an eye, its massive body was silently reduced to ashes by the scorching flames, leaving not even a trace of struggle.
"what?"
The rabbit girl stood frozen in place, her face still showing astonishment.
That's it...?