I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today

Their strategy…their strategy was not inherently problematic, whether it was using fire to separate Mary from the cat previously or using a lasso to force them apart now. Regardless of the results, from a conceptual standpoint, there was nothing wrong with their strategy.

However, considering the standard conditions for clearing the game in prior instances, it wasn’t about forcing everyone to become martial arts experts, nor was it about deliberately making things difficult for the players—

Giving Mary and the cat an almost “Immortal Body” setting and then asking the players to kill them, isn’t that a contradiction within itself?

There was also another point that had been bothering her.

…Hide and seek.

As far as she could tell, up till now, there didn’t seem to be any correlation between the game and “hide and seek.”

It’s just that the clues available at the moment were too fragmented, making it hard to piece together a complete logical line. She thought hard but was still clueless.

“Regardless, be careful,” Bai Youwei said softly, “Something doesn’t feel right.”

Shen Mo lifted her slightly and said, “I’ll remind them.”

They continued moving upwards and arrived at the uppermost level of the clock tower where the lighting was bright.

Bai Youwei leaned over the railing to look down.

Even without a telescope, she could clearly see Yan Qingwen setting up traps near the carousel. The ropes were winding in all directions, and even Lun Ang’s giant anchor was lifted. It was unclear what purpose it would serve in the end.

Setting up a trap was an exercise in calculation and inference, especially spatial reasoning.

Even the simplest trick of using a rope to trip someone up requires considering the other party’s stride, the height of their step, the angle of their foot landing, and so on.

Shen Mo didn’t stay in the clock tower for long and quickly went down to help.

As Bai Youwei leaned on the railing, watching everyone busy below, she couldn’t help but question, could she have misunderstood?

Even though the game did not force the players to become martial arts experts, people with high combat power often received more favor, because—

If you were able to fight your way out of a horde of rabbits, even if you chose the wrong path, you could still run back;

If you managed to kill the giant frog, you would have unlimited time to find Jin Qiu;

If you could kill either the ragdoll cat or Mary now, this round of hide-and-seek would end…

She believed that there were common elements in games. If something was off, there had to be a problem somewhere.

Several hours passed in a flash.

All the efforts that should have been made were made; now, all that remained was to see the results.

The girl and the cat on the carousel, seemingly unaware of the threatening atmosphere surrounding them, were sleeping peacefully.

Yan Qingwen, Lun Ang, and Shen Mo were all in their assigned positions.

They were holding strange rope loops in their hands, made from hemp ropes but wrapped with thin iron wires as if to increase their stiffness.

Yan Qingwen instructed them, “Pay attention to the peak of the carousel’s roof. Don’t let your height exceed that range; it will enter the doll’s field of vision.”

Shen Mo nodded slightly and also reminded him, “If you trap it successfully, give us a signal right away, and we’ll come to help you.”

“You too,” Yan Qingwen looked at them, “If something goes wrong, hide in any of those spots. Don’t try to fight it out. Mary and cat can’t see players, they will soon go back to sleep, and then we will still have a chance.”

Everyone nodded, their eyes once again landing on Mary and the cat up high.

Whether it will work or not, it all depends on this attempt!

All preparations were ready.

Lun Ang gripped the rope loop tightly in his hand, the coiled iron wire was a bit sharp, yet he remained unfazed, his eyes unwaveringly fixed on the cat on the carousel.

His mission was to lasso the stuffed cat!

He took a deep breath, tightening his grip on the rope loop in his hand.

Three…

…two…one…go!