Kaleidoscope of Death

The worst thing that can happen inside the Gate is not only having to face the terrifying monsters, but also having to deal with your teammates who can betray you at any time. At first glance, they may seem like trustworthy companions inside the door, but if something goes wrong, the word "companion" can change its meaning at any time.

Because of what happened just now, although the voice of the tour guide was heard from outside, but no one dared to move at all. Ruan Nanzhu was still lying on Lin Qiushi's body, he gently patted Lin Qiushi's shoulder, saying: "Let's go."

Lin Qiushi: "Just go out?"

"Nothing should happen to it." Ruan Nanzhu Dao, "Besides, we can't spend the night in the temple."

Rather that's right, Lin Qiushi thought, "Why don't I go out first, and if anything happens, you guys can see what happens."

"Let's go together." But Ruan Nanzhu said, "Trust me once."

Lin Qiushi saw Ruan Nanzhu's resolute attitude, so he carried him a few tentative steps towards the outside of the temple, and as soon as he left the temple's door, he saw the guide standing where they had been separated, smiling and waving a flag at them, "Come here, come here." The guide called out at them, "It's getting dark, we need to get back before it gets dark."

Lin Qiushi looked around and noticed that all the knives that had just rained down from the sky had disappeared, only the flesh-and-blood corpse at the entrance was telling him that what had just happened was indeed not his illusion.

He slowly approached the guide, and as Ruan Nanzhu had said, there hadn't been any terrible accident. Cheng Qianli followed behind them and kept looking towards the corpse, the expression on his face looking somewhat familiar - when Lin Qiushi accompanied him to look at the old mountain village corpse, he kept this look of wanting to scream at any moment.

But at least Cheng Qianli was able to hold it in, and his entire face began to turn red from holding it in.

Seeing that nothing happened to them, the rest of the group also started to walk out.

The tour guide seemed to have completely ignored the bloody corpse as she smiled and asked everyone if they had a good time today and if they got a taste of the temple's unique atmosphere.

No one in the group paid any attention to her, and she was talking so much that she didn't care about the people's answers.

As we walked back down the path we came from, the sky began to darken and the jungle became a little more quiet. The flags planted in the treetops, blown by the wind, were hunting like the wings of a monster about to fly.

Nothing happened on the way back, and they safely reached the bamboo house where they were staying and had a not-so-great dinner.

When the guide left, he made an appointment with them, stating eight o'clock in the morning.

Belinda asked which sights to visit tomorrow.

The guide's demeanor is mysterious, however, and says that the place they're going to tomorrow is very special, and that they'll find out when the time comes, and that everyone must not be late. She also says that the mountain wind is very strong tonight, so it's best not to go out in the middle of the night.

This hint was clear to everyone without her saying it, but it wasn't very helpful.

The taste of dinner was terrible, Ruan Nan Candle didn't seem to have much of an appetite, but he still managed to eat something. He had been in poor shape since he arrived in this world, and at this point he looked exhausted and could have fallen asleep at any moment. If an ordinary person was like him, one would probably feel unrefreshed. But Nayan Candle had a beautiful face, and even though he looked physically unwell, he was hardened with a sickly beauty.

Seo Jin said sourly beside her that Ruan Nam Candle had slept all day, how could she be so sleepy.

Ruan Nan Candle used her chin to rub against Lin Qiushi's neck and softly said, "I'm sorry ah, my health has been bad since I was a child, Lin Lin, I've caused you trouble."

Lin Qiushi: "...no trouble."

Xu Jin: "........ "Heh, this pair of dogs.

Faced with an unpalatable dinner, Cheng Qianli still stuffed his belly, and according to his words, he would die a full man.

Lin Qiushi actually quite admired him, after all, this dinner was really too hard to eat, and an ordinary person eating so much would basically only reduce their desire to live.

After finishing the meal, everyone dispersed to prepare for rest.

Ruan Nancandle dips into bed and sleeps, almost instantly entering a deep sleep.

Lin Qiushi and Xu Jin didn't have the time to do that, so they could only chat about one thing or another.

Xu Jin told a bit about her world outside the door, saying that she was an ordinary college student who had just graduated this year and was forced into this door when she crossed the street, and she thought she was dreaming at first, but then realized that no dream could be so real.

"Are we going to die here? Linlingo." Xu Jin said, "I'm so scared."

Lin Qiushi leaned against the window and said, "I don't know, don't think too much, go to sleep early."

Xu Jin had a look at Ruan Nan Candle, who was sleeping, and gritted her teeth, trembling, "Brother Lin Lin..."

Lin Qiushi: "Huh?"

Xu Jin said, "I'm cold..."

Lin Qiushi: "... "Ruan Nan Candle, look at how badly you've taught the human girl, although he doesn't understand girls, but he's not retarded, Xu Jin this action expression is just a little too obvious, Lin Qiushi face helpless, can only pretend not to understand, said. "Oh, you're cold, then I'll go get you a blanket."

Xu Jin: "....... "Why isn't necessarily the same as what she thought, she gritted her teeth and stomped her foot, dropping the last of her restraint: "How troublesome that would be, I.... Can I squeeze in with you?"

Lin Qiushi calmly refused, "You're too fat, you feel a bit cramped."

Xu Jin fell into an enigmatic silence, she looked at the sleeping, skinny Ruan Nan Candle and then at herself, finding it impossible to argue for a moment.

Lin Qiushi: "Do you still need a blanket?"

Xu Jin gave up on herself: "Don't, I have a lot of fat, I should be able to survive with a little persistence."

Although he knew this was quite unkind, Lin Qiushi still wanted to laugh a bit. But then again, the inner world of this door was so dangerous, how could there be much heart to talk about love, and there was no fear of a ghost head suddenly appearing when the two of them were in the thick of love and causing lifelong impotence....

Xu Jin had about seen through Lin Qiushi's straightforward soul, and finally lay back on the bed with a dead heart, stopping the OMG chat. Soon there was the sound of quiet breathing, and it looked like he should be asleep.

Lin Qiushi thought to himself how quickly you guys sleep... He closed his eyes and relaxed his body as much as possible, allowing himself to sleep as well.

The sunlight of the next day woke Lin Qiushi up from his bed, and the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to make sure that the people around him were still there.

Ruan Nan Candle, however, was already awake, sitting on the edge of the bed and slowly brushing his hair, he heard Lin Qiushi move and didn't turn his head back, "Good morning."

"Good morning." Lin Qiushi echoed.

"I slept early yesterday, nothing happened in the second half of the night, right?" Ruan Nan Candle asked.

"No." Lin Qiushi said, "The forest was quiet, and I didn't hear any strange sounds."

Ruan Nan Candle, "I mean you and Xu Jin..."

Lin Qiushi was full of question marks, "What can happen between me and Xu Jin? Is there something wrong with her?"

Ruan Nan Candle: "..." he was quiet for a moment and asked a question, "What did your last girlfriend break up with you for?"

Lin Qiushi: "Girlfriend? I haven't...never had a girlfriend." Since he studied design, he basically had no chance to socialize, doing homework and taking private jobs every day when he was in school, and working overtime every day after work, not to mention his girlfriend, he hadn't even seen a girl.

Ruan Nanzhu: "Oh, that's nice."

Lin Qiushi: "..." he always felt that he saw a subtle expression on Ruan Nan Candle's face.

After washing up, everyone had a breakfast together.

Everyone was curious about the place they were going to today, but there was a bit of worry in their curiosity as they always felt that today's situation would be even more dangerous than yesterday.

"Let's try to go together with more people," Belinda Mong said, "so that there's a care in case of an accident."

Two men had died yesterday, and there were still fourteen people left in the team at this time, and although there were a lot of them, it always felt like it would be useless to have more people if something really happened.

Cheng Qianli patted Lin Qiushi's shoulder and said I'll come with you today.

Lin Qiushi said yes.

At eight o'clock, the tour guide appeared outside on time, she was still wearing the same outfit as yesterday, with the same expression on her face, waving the small red flag: "Is everyone here? We'll leave when we're all here."

"All together." Belinda Mong answered.

"Good, then let's go." The guide said, "The place we're going to today is quite special, so when you get there, you must not make loud noises and respect the local customs."

Everyone nodded their heads.

The guide smiled at the sight and said, "It's not too late, so let's hurry up and leave."

Because of the special environment here, there was no other means of transportation other than walking. Today, the guide led them on a different path, which kept winding up the mountain, still surrounded by dense forests.

Everyone followed the guide as they trudged along, but the road was just too hard to follow, and soon some people were too exhausted to keep up with the group.

"Can we rest for a while?" Someone in the group asked the guide.

"It's okay to take a break." The guide looked at his watch, "But we must reach our destination before noon oh."

"Why?" The man was a bit strange, "Why at midday..."

"Because you will be visiting there for six hours." The guide explained calmly, "If you don't reach your destination by twelve o'clock, you'll have to descend the mountain after dark." She said this with a strange smile on her face, "I'm sure you won't want to take this kind of mountain path at night."

When everyone heard this, their expressions were not too good.

Those who couldn't walk also started to bite their teeth trying to continue, after all, this was a matter of life and death.

Lin Qiushi was afraid that Ruan Nam Candle's body wouldn't be able to carry him and carried him halfway, thanks to Ruan Nam Candle's light weight and normal weight.

But even so, Ruan Nan Candle still attracted some jealous looks.

A girl's physical strength was not as good as a grown man's in the end, and being able to be carried up for a rest was naturally something very enviable.

The good news was that just as the crowd was about to lose their stamina, they finally arrived at the destination the guide was talking about - a dense stretch of tall towers.

It was hard to imagine what kind of craftsmanship was required to build such a magnificent structure in such a difficult environment.

It was hard to imagine what kind of craftsmanship could have built such a magnificent building in such a difficult environment. The crowd was so shocked by these magnificent buildings that they fell silent for a moment, even forgetting the danger of this world.

The good news was that the voice of the tour guide brought them back to reality, she said, "Next is a six hour tour, when the time comes, I will come to pick you all up, just please have a good tour and get a taste of the exotic world!" She said and turned around, disappearing into the dense forest.

Looking at her back, Cheng Qianli couldn't help but curse profanities, saying that it was thanks to the fact that this was the world within the door, otherwise this guide would have been killed several times.

"Let's go, go over and take a look." Lin Qiushi put down Ruan Nan Candle and followed the crowd into the tower complex.

The group of towers were large and small, with different heights, but what was relatively the same was that there was a wooden door under each tower, locked with a rusty lock.

"What is this place? A place of sacrifice?" Lin Qiushi felt strange, "But isn't there a temple at the place of sacrifice?"

"I think it's a cemetery," Ruanan Candle observed.

Lin Qiushi: "A cemetery?" Speaking of the cemetery, he immediately remembered the wooden platform that had been pushed down yesterday, "So not everyone will be used for sky burials..."

Ruan Nam Candle said, "Open a tower and go in."

He said, walking with Lin Qiushi and the others to a secluded area, then pulled out his hairpin and started working.

The rusty lock was easily opened and Ruan Nam Candle pushed open the wooden door, revealing the dark tower inside. There was no light inside, giving off a stale smell, Lin Qiushi used his phone to illuminate the inside and indeed saw a decayed corpse at the bottom of the tower.

"It is indeed a tomb." Ruan Nam Candle confirmed his suspicion.

"Then what did he mean by bringing us here?" Lin Qiushi said, "Is the key not in the temple?"

Ruan Nan Candle shook his head and didn't say anything.

After relocking the door, they walked towards the very center of the group of towers, and Lin Qiushi saw the tallest tower. That tower had a somewhat unique shape, standing out from the group of smaller towers. There was a very beautiful sculpture at the top of the tower that looked somewhat like a disc, and underneath the disc were some patterns of flowing clouds, but they didn't know what they represented.

Everyone's attention was focused on this tower, and it was obvious that everyone thought there would be some kind of clue about the key in the tower.

When they reached the tower, those who went over there first, however, found that it was not a wooden door but a stone door, and the stone door was unlocked, so it was left ajar.

"Are the bones in this tower too?" Someone asked a question.

"Who knows." No one could answer the question.

While everyone was hesitating to enter the tower, Lin Qiushi heard the sound of drums again, his expression changed and he immediately whispered this to Ruan Nan Candle.

"Drumbeat?" Ruan Nam Candle, "From there."

Lin Qiushi: "Far away." He looked up at the overcast sky, "Not long after the drums sounded yesterday, it started raining... No, to be precise, it started raining knives."

Ruan Nan Candle looked around, "Looks like we can only go into the tower."

It was all surrounded by the wilderness, there was no place to hide, only the tower in front of us.

"Enter." Ruan Nan Candle raised his hand to push the door.

"You're going in?" Standing a short distance away, Belinda Mong spoke in a curious tone.

"Right." Ruan Nan Candle, "Is there a problem?"

"Aren't you afraid something will happen when you go in?" Belinda Mong said, "Just act rashly..."

Ruan Nam Candle, "If you're afraid, wait outside." He pointed to the sky overhead, "I just feel like it's going to rain again."

Belinda Mong's face changed slightly.

Everyone else started to stir when they heard the words that it was going to rain, the youth who died tragically yesterday was still fresh in their minds and no one wanted to go through the pain of a thousand cuts.

Ruan Nan Candle pushed open the seemingly heavy stone door in front of him and twisted around to enter the tower.

Lin Qiushi followed, and he turned on his torchlight to get a good look inside the tower. The tower didn't seem to be a tomb, at least there were no bones to be seen on the first floor.

After they came in the others followed one after another when they saw that nothing was happening.

"This tower should have eight or nine floors." Ruan Nan Candle said, "Since we're in, let's go up and have a look?" He paused for a moment, "I want to take a closer look at that building at the top of the tower."

Lin Qiushi knew that there must be a reason for what Ruan Nan Candle had mentioned, so he accepted his offer.

The four of them then started to climb up.

The others in the team saw their actions and showed their disapproval. And yes, in a world where one didn't know how the death condition would be triggered, it seemed that doing nothing was the safest option.

But doing nothing, the key wouldn't just appear in front of everyone, unless everyone around them was dead.

The stairs of the tower were narrow, and only one person could pass through.

Ruan Nan Candle was at the front, while Lin Qiushi was at the end.

They made their way up, observing the tower as they climbed it.

"There's something." Ruan Nan Candle, who was walking at the front, suddenly spoke out.

This was the eighth floor they were climbing, it shouldn't be far from the top of the tower, Lin Qiushi turned the stairs and saw what Ruan Nan Candle was talking about.

It was a beautiful drum.

Placed in the middle of the eighth floor, the body of the drum was red, with some detailed sculptures on it, although it wasn't much decorated, you could still see its delicacy.

The three people present immediately thought of the drum in the song and their expressions became serious. Only Xu Jin, however, seemed to be in a trance as she murmured, "What a beautiful drum." She walked over to the drum and carefully observed it.

"Don't touch it." Ruan Nanzhu called out to her, "There's something wrong with this drum."

Xu Jin didn't say anything, looking a bit obsessed.

"Are you okay? Xu Jin?" Lin Qiushi sensed her difference and opened his mouth to call out her name.

However, Xu Jin's next move was to reach out her hand and lightly tap it on the beautiful drum.

"Thump"- The clear and pleasant sound of the drum reached their ears.

Lin Qiushi's entire body was shocked and a strong sense of dizziness assaulted him as he covered his ears and closed his eyes in pain, his entire body nearly falling to the ground.

In order to stabilize his body, Lin Qiushi stretched out his hand to hold the wall next to him, however, when his fingers touched the wall that should have been stone, his entire body froze.

The stone was gone, and the touch on his fingertips felt like something even softer - human skin.

Lin Qiushi sucked in a breath of cold air, and he opened his eyes to see what was in front of him.

The stone wall that should have been there was gone, replaced by soft skin that was still slowly moving, accompanied by the pulse of a heart.

"My sister couldn't speak since she was a child, she left home the year I can remember..." the girl's singing voice sounded behind Lin Qiushi, he turned around stiffly and saw a little girl covered in blood standing behind him, her face without skin, only Red flesh and blood, even faintly visible white bones. And she was holding a beautiful red drum in her arms, her black-hole eyes gazing silently at Lin Qiushi, her slender hand lifting slightly and falling heavily, leaving one bloody handprint after another on the white surface of the drum.

"There is an old man sitting on the mani pile, chanting a phrase over and over again..." the song continued, the girl banged on the drum and walked towards Lin Qiushi.

Lin Qiushi couldn't make a sound, couldn't speak, he could only watch as her hand touched his body and then... passed through his body.

In the next moment, Lin Qiushi's body shook violently, as if he had been electrocuted, the scene in front of him changed again, the original little girl was gone, and he was back in that cold stone tower, with two familiar people standing next to him.

"Lin Qiushi." Cheng Qianli looked at him in horror, "You... what are you doing..."

Lin Qiushi lowered his head and saw that he was placing his hand on top of that red drum.

The texture of the drum's surface was soft, exactly as he had imagined it to be, and it was the touch of human skin.

"Qiushi." Ruan Nan Candle's voice came out and he asked him, "What did you see?"

"A girl." Lin Qiushi removed his hand from the drum and he said, "A girl covered in blood, skinned alive... what just... happened?"

"You suddenly ran over and banged the drum," Cheng Qianli said, "I couldn't even stop you."

"Bang the drum? Isn't that Xu Jin playing the drums?" Lin Qiushi looked at this drum and just felt cold, he wanted to stay away from it.

"Her? She didn't follow us up." Cheng Qianli was baffled, "She's been staying at the bottom."

Lin Qiushi: "........"

Ruan Nan Candle, however, seemed to understand something as he stepped forward and gently pressed Lin Qiushi's shoulder: "Don't worry, it's fine."

Lin Qiushi laughed bitterly, "How is this fine." Being able to see those things was obviously not a good omen.

Ruan Nan Candle: "Calm down, you tell me what you saw first."

Lin Qiushi exhaled a breath and closed his eyes and began to recall the images he had just seen: "I saw the walls of this tower, which turned into the appearance of human skin..."