It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 691 My Mechanism is Above Yours

Chapter 691 My Mechanism is Above Yours
After agreeing on the "honorary homeowner" status, Liu Zheng left the property management center.

Back in Building 7, he followed the old security guard's directions and made his way through a maze of turns to the corridor of Unit 3.

The long, narrow corridor was almost completely dark, and even with Liu Zheng's sharp eyesight, he could barely make out the outlines of objects.

Fortunately, he's already used to walking through the delivery lanes, otherwise he might be a little scared.

Should we turn on the lights?

Liu Zheng hesitated.

He certainly didn't have a flashlight, but the phone the restaurant provided wasn't great in other functions, though the screen was bright enough to be used as a flashlight.

However, in various horror movies, the person shining the light in this situation is often killed in a direct confrontation.

Although he had seen all sorts of demons and monsters, there was no need for him to invite such trouble upon himself.

"Forget it, let's not fight."

Liu Zheng gritted his teeth and continued forward, inevitably bumping into things along the way, and even hitting pipes of unknown purpose.

Fortunately, given his current physical condition, this level of impact doesn't even qualify as a massage.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the end of the corridor.

At the end of the corridor is a door, and there is also a door on each of the left and right sides.

Liu Zheng stared so hard he almost went blind, but he still couldn't figure out which door had the garlic-shaped turtle painted on it.

It's impossible to test each door one by one, and we can't waste time like that, no matter how much delivery time we have.

Besides, who knows if the other two doors are traps, or if walking through them will lead to an endless maze that could trap him inside and kill him.

"We'll have to use lights."

However, before turning on the lights, Liu Zheng took out all the items that might be needed.

When navigating the world, caution is the best policy.

"Boom!"

Sure enough, as soon as he turned on his phone screen, a sound like marbles rolling came from inside the ceiling.

Liu Zheng was very familiar with this sound. He had previously rented an apartment on the 43rd floor and would hear it every few days.

At first, he thought it was just kids playing upstairs, but he couldn't stand it anymore and went upstairs to check, only to find that no one lived upstairs at all.

As a former materialist, Liu Zheng naturally didn't think it was haunted; he simply assumed it was a sound coming from somewhere else.

This would be troublesome to investigate, so after enduring it for a while, he simply moved to a different house.

Later, Liu Zheng also investigated the underlying principles, and there were all sorts of conflicting opinions.

He didn't really believe any of the claims, such as the thermal expansion and contraction of building materials, stones falling out of perforated slabs, or even mold.

As for the sound we're hearing now, it's highly likely that there really is an unlucky ghost playing marbles.

After a brief two-second pause, he decided to ignore the sound and carefully examined the three doors with his phone.

First, there's the door at the end. It's painted green, and the peeling paint reveals a pale yellow base material, which looks like it's made of pine.

Apart from the mottled marks and some stains, there were no other patterns on the door.

"It seems it's not this one."

Liu Zheng then looked at the door on the left.

“Ding-deng-deng!!!”

At this moment, seemingly annoyed by being ignored, the sound of the marbles rolling became even louder.

"Shut up, shut up! Stop making noise and I'll blow your mother up!"

Annoyed by the noise, and reminded of his previous unpleasant experience renting a place, he instantly flew into a rage.

"Ta-da! Ta ...

The sound of the marbles rolling paused for a few seconds, then resumed even more frantically.

"You think I'm talking nonsense?"

Liu Zheng swung his Dragon Scale Blade, the flames on the blade illuminating the corridor.

He also used that moment of light to see what the other two doors looked like.

On the left door is a picture of a turtle wearing sunglasses, while on the right door is a picture of a bullfrog carrying garlic on its back.

Obviously, the most important part of the nickname "Garlic Turtle" is "garlic," so it should be the door on the right.

However, before opening the door, Liu Zheng had to deal with the immediate trouble.

The knife tip pierced the ceiling, but it seemed to have hit nothing at all.

"Ta-da! Ta-da!"

The sound of marbles rolling moved from the ceiling to the floor.

In the light of his anger, he could vaguely see a pale little boy playing marbles expressionlessly.

With each marble the little boy flicked, a sharp pain shot through his heart, and his body grew heavier.

"Who gave you permission to play marbles in the hallway? Don't you know it's dangerous? Confiscate them all!"

Liu Zheng put on a serious expression and walked step by step toward the little boy.

When the little boy saw him coming, he immediately sped up the speed at which he was playing marbles.

By the time Liu Zheng reached the little boy, his body was already as heavy as lead and he couldn't move.

Upon seeing this, the little boy finally revealed a sinister smile on his indifferent face.

But soon, that smile turned into terror.

Liu Zheng forcefully turned the blade and plunged the Dragon Scale Blade into his own chest, ripping out his heart.

"Snapped!"

The purplish-red heart fell to the ground with a thud, from which dozens of colorful marbles rolled out.

"Play with me using mechanics. My mechanics are superior to yours, little brother."

He tapped the little boy's face with the blood-stained tip of his knife and sneered.

"Alright, bring out whatever good stuff you have, or I'm going to have a passionate fight with you."

"Don't even think about running. If you make me waste another item, you won't even have a peaceful death."

He shook the fishing rod and said.

"I have a pig-headed vengeful spirit friend who lives alone, has a terrible temper, a heavy fist, and whose sexual orientation is hard to pinpoint. It'll be very happy if I capture you and hand you over to it. Hehehe!"

Liu Zheng let out a lewd laugh, and the little boy's face turned even paler.

"Pay up, and hurry up!"

He shouted sharply.

Startled, the little boy quickly reached into his throat and frantically tried to rummage around.

"vomit!"

The little boy lay on the ground retching, and finally vomited up a marble the size of a fist, while his body became increasingly ethereal.

"You know the truth."

Liu Zheng picked up the marble, and an item description popped up.

Name: Extra Large Marbles (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: When used on a target, the target must undergo a physical fitness test. If the test is failed, the item will appear directly in the target's heart."

"Note: Bounce, bounce, bounce away crow's feet wrinkles."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

A decent damage-dealing item.

If a normal living being had such a large marble inserted into its heart, it would be close to death. Even if it had a strong physique and survived, its combat ability would be greatly affected.

Like Liu Zheng, although he can live without a heart, his explosive power and mobility will be significantly reduced without the blood supply from the heart.

"Alright, you can go now. Be quieter when you play marbles next time. You only ran into me because of this. If it were someone else, they might do something to you."

He waved his tentacle.

The little boy felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He quickly climbed up the ceiling and disappeared into the darkness.

"Find someone and get a free prop? Isn't that ridiculous?"

Liu Zheng shrugged and pushed open the door painted with garlic-headed bullfrogs.

The passageway was still pitch black, so this time he simply turned his phone's brightness up to the maximum.

If you're so capable, come out and have a go at him. He's just worried he doesn't have enough amazing gadgets.

Perhaps sensing Liu Zheng's imposing aura, no more monsters or demons appeared along the way.

After walking for more than ten minutes through various twists and turns, he finally arrived at the basement level.

Looking at the number 102 written in red paint, he was so moved that he almost cried.

There was no doorbell, so Liu Zheng tapped on the door with his tentacles.

"Who?"

The voice of the two-headed ogre came from inside.

"Me, that delivery driver."

He replied loudly.

"It's you! You made me lose my job and you still won't leave me alone. You even chased after me to deliver takeout. Even if you're mixed race, you're still so inhumane!"

The two-headed cannibal said indignantly, "Are you crazy? What a coincidence! I asked your colleague for your address and came here specifically to find you."

"And what do you mean I caused you to lose your job? Did I force you to take the money? Did I force you to sign the contract? You blame me for your own greed?"

"Aren't you even aware that you're an adult and should take responsibility for your own actions?"

Liu Zheng said bluntly.

"I'm not an adult."

The two-headed ogre replied.

"Ok?"

"Based on the lifespan of ogres, I won't reach adulthood until next year."

The two-headed ogre calculated for a moment and then said.

"You're underage and you're already trying to trade stocks? You deserve to live in a basement."

"Did you come all this way just to mock me?"

The two-headed ogre complained.

"You tell us first whether you're opening the door or not. If you're not opening the door, then we have nothing more to say."

Liu Zheng said.

He may be willing to lend this guy a hand, but that doesn't mean he's willing to be treated coldly.

"Come in."

The two-headed ogre remained silent for a long time before finally opening the door.

"Excuse!"

As soon as he entered, Liu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.

Despite being just a basement in an old neighborhood, the two-headed cannibal had kept the place very tidy.

The furniture looked like secondhand, but it was all very clean; even the rust on the nails had been polished off.

The ceiling and walls had obviously been repainted, and the damaged floorboards had been patched up with floorboards of the same color as much as possible.

There's still a rancid smell in the air, but there's nothing we can do about it since it's a basement.

"Not bad right?"

"The two-headed ogre asked smugly."

"Not bad, not bad, it's cleaner than my old house. I didn't expect that someone as messy-looking as you could live such a refined life."

Liu Zheng said.

"My mother told me that no matter what life brings, I should never change my attitude of living life seriously, so that I can maintain my motivation to move forward."

The two-headed ogre spoke in a nostalgic tone.

“Your mother is a wise person.”

"Of course. It's a pity she taught me, but not my damn brother!"

The two-headed ogre grew angrier as he spoke, and slapped the other head.

"Ah! Why did you hit me?"

The clever man woke up with a start and asked angrily.

"We have guests. Don't you know you should greet them?"

The magician made up a random excuse.

"What customer? Oh, it's you, the delivery driver. What do you want with us? Are you trying to arrange for us to go undercover in some office building or residential area so it'll be easier for you to deliver food in the future?"

He's definitely a smart guy; he thinks a lot.

"You have a lot of creative ideas, but unfortunately you always use them in the wrong places. I came to you because I think you're pretty good, and I was planning to introduce you to a job."

Liu Zheng said.

As the two-headed cannibal's mother said, someone who can keep the basement so tidy must be pretty good.

The only problem is that smart people like to make reckless investments, but as long as they're not true gamblers, there's still a chance to salvage the situation.

"What job?"

The magician immediately asked.

“A friend of mine owns a large public bathhouse on Bath Street. I can recommend you to work there as security guards first.”

"How much pay?"

"The magician asked impatiently."

"Snapped!"

The clever head slapped it.

"what are you doing?!"

The magic head glared at it angrily.

"Shut up, Gugu, this is my turf now."

"I'm not going to back down," the smart guy retorted.

"Humph!"

The magician pursed his lips and remained silent.

Where is Bathhouse Street?

The clever man raised his chin smugly and then asked.

"It's located about several dozen kilometers outside the city. It has everything from restaurants to bathhouses, and many city dwellers go there to spend money."

Liu Zheng replied.

"What level of bathhouse does your friend own in the bathhouse district?"

"The clever one asked again."

"One of the top ten bathhouses, and it's on a very strong upward trend."

"The upward momentum is very strong, which means it's a dragon crossing the river, right?"

"That's what the smart guy said."

"You're actually quite clever."

His gaze toward the clever man held a newfound appreciation.

Although Yuan Bao'er bought back the family bathhouse, the Yuan family had been gone for so long that they were not much different from outsiders.

"Of course, if you weren't smart enough, you would have been tricked to death long ago."

"Smarty said smugly."

"I'm asking if there's any possibility that you were the one who almost got you all killed."

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"That's it."

The magician couldn't help but agree, looking at him as if he had found a kindred spirit.

"Shut up, whose side are you on anyway?"

The smart head glared at it.

"Humph."

The magician shut up again.

"You're sending us to be security guards, not just to take the blame for your friend, are you?"

The clever man looked at Liu Zheng again.

"What job doesn't have risks? Like before in the office building, if Gugu hadn't been smart enough to agree to my suggestion, you would all be dead by now."

Liu Zheng took out the "extra-large marble" he had just obtained.

"You have two heads, I wonder if you have two hearts too?"

He casually fiddled with the marbles as he spoke.

"You're already so capable, why are you still looking for us?"

"Smart Head frowned slightly."

"First of all, no matter how capable I am, I would never work as a security guard for my friend."

"Secondly, since you lost your jobs because of me, I don't mind doing a good deed."

"Third, I admire your attitude towards life. If you do well working for my friend, I will arrange more suitable jobs for you."

Liu Zheng said.

"What job?"

“You are not qualified to know yet. Well, I have said enough. Now tell me, do you agree or refuse?”

"I'll count to three."