Chapter 8

Yan Xiuying was stuck : "..." wait a moment how can i read this, it's korean! Why is it korean? Obviously they those people spoke in english!!

System : [actually that's easy i can translate it to you]

Yan Xiuying : "you're missing the point, the words there are korean but this people spoke in english how can-"

Suddenly Yan Xiuying realized those people looked like koreans, Yan Xiuying was used to people who spoke to him in english he lived in the states ever since he was a kid after all, so up until just now he didn't realized it.

System spoke proudly asking for praise : [that's because i translated what they say in their own voice in your so mind! And vice versa, Aren't i great?]

Yan Xiuying went silent for a while thinking, so this is what it feels like being ignorant, ayo this feeling of being in the dark felt so deja vu,

Yan Xiuying didn't think of it anymore and read the words on the screen outloud so that the people in the could here and know what was on the screen about.

[Solve the puzzle and choose the right door in 3 minutes, after 3 minutes this room will be submerged in flames.

Puzzle: hidden word

guess the hidden word based on the clues given.

Clues: 1. It has 5 letters

2. It relates to a room

3. It rhymes with "bed"

4. It's english word

Think wisely and figure out the word!]

Yan Xiuying couldn't help but curse in low voice while the little boy in his arms became pale, 

Min ho is the name of the little boy, and he spoke in a slight trembling voice his face was pale as white paper he spoke : "brother what do we do, I don't go to school, i don't know english"

Yan Xiuying suddenly had so much responsibility, he was stomp, then coughed awkwardly : "don't worry I've studied before" well even though i slept most of the time...

The timer started, the people in the room were nervous and agitated, only the young boy was just a bit, a little bit different from them, he have small little glimmer of hope in his eyes as he stared at Yan Xiuying.

Yan Xiuying felt the little man's stare full of hope, he suddenly felt a lot of pressure, he gulped then said to his mind : "system do you know the answer?"

System : [no, i can't scan it and get the answers quickly, there seems to be a very strong force that's preventing me]

Yan Xiuying sigh then he stared at the screen and contemplated in a leisurely manner, while the timer is already two and a half minutes. People become even more frustrated some broke down and cried.

Yan Xiuying conversed with the system : " well it says the hidden letter is 5 letters, then it relates to a room, and then it rhymes with 'bed', and it's in english system what do you think?"

System : [bedroom?]

The corner of Yan Xiuying's lips twitched, i even had high expectations : "what bedroom, it says it is five letters 'bedroom' has seven!"

System laughed awkwardly, then spoke : [well then isn't there rooms and then the corresponding answers? It may be like a multiple choice you can have some clues about the answer.]

Hearing that Yan Xiuying looked around the room, and indeed there were three doors, wrong doors is said to have blazing flames, then looked at the surroundings of the each door the answers was on top of each door, 

First door has 'Table', the second door have 'cable', the third one is 'ample'. 

Yan Xiuying: "huh? What ample, isn't the other word for ample 'extensive'? That isn't a thing though"

Yan Xiuying said out loud his thoughts, Min ho looked at him in a confused manner : "ample? What ample, is it similar to apple?"

Yan Xiuying : "huh? Ah, no, haha don't mind me"

Min ho was getting nervous the timer is going too fast, there is only one and a half minute left, but seeing that Yan Xiuying was still able to laugh at this time, calmed him down

But the same couldn't be said to the others, someone couldn't take the pressure anymore and went wild let out a shrill cry: "no! I don't want to die!! This! This door must be it!!"

Yan Xiuying and Min ho was shocked by the scream and saw the person who screamed stood in front of the door thag says 'cable' on it. Yan Xiuying was about to shout to the woman not to open it, but it's too late.

The woman opened the door and the moment she stepped in, flames shot out from the ground, then the door closed, a painful scream can be heard out side, though the people couldn't see the inside they could tell by the woman's anguish scream that it was terrible.

People couldn't do anything and they huddled together in a corner. 

The people outside could see the woman being burned to death, they didn't even show guilt and sympathy. They laughed to their fullest. Then seeing that the people are huddled together in twos and threes they laughed and the host taunt them.

[What are you doing, eh? Do you know the same will happen to you if you don't get out and find the right door before the time runs out, oh well let me see, the time is 50 seconds! And since you guys are in such a sorry state, we will ask one of our important guess what to do with you, mr. Kang]

"Lessen the timer by 20 seconds" after saying that there was a roar of laughter from the audience, the host also laughed and conveyed the news to the people inside.

The people inside started to get agitated, now they only have 30 seconds left, some people in their prime in the room started to target the older people 

"You! You go to that door! You are so old that you'll die any second! Atleast you'll save the others who still have a long future!!" A skinny man said to an old woman who was holding a cane and a little girl was supporting her. Hearing the man's words the little girl got angry.

"What do you mean!! My grandma doesn't care what'll happen to you! Who are you to begin with!!" The girl was pushed by the skinny man and was about to get beaten up.

But Yan Xiuying who was deep in thought was disturbed, he glared at the skinny man, and spoke : "can you shut up and calm down! Do you want to die?"

This angered the skinny man and turned to Yan Xiuying: "you pretty boy who lived off by getting f*cked by some rich man, shut up you should just go and test that door instead" 

The skinny man went closer to Yan Xiuying who was sitting on the ground with Min ho in his bossom, and was about to grab Yan Xiuying's hair to drag him to the door when suddenly Yan Xiuying grabbed his hand and turned it making the man scream in pain

"F* you!" The skinny man was furious and punched Yan Xiuying with his spare hand, but Yan Xiuying was faster since Yan Xiuying was sitting and the other is standing this made it more convenient for Yan Xiuying then he punched the skinny man's crotch

Yan Xiuying sneered : hmp i might not be strong enough but a man's weakness spot is the weakest, heh

The man rolled on the ground in pain, Yan Xiuying continued his analysis, so at first the clues said that it is five letters the choices all have five letters, then it should relate to a room all of the choices relates to a room but the thing is that ample is not a thing or object so it is crossed out, and then it also said that it rhymes with bed all the words rhymes with bed which is the word 'able', but then among table and cable the cable was opened by the woman just now and it was wrong then that means the answer is Table!

Yan Xiuying's eyes brightened and told the system his answer : " it should be table!!"

He quickly stood up with Min Ho and glance at the timer it was only 10 seconds left, he ran to the door with the word table, the people who looked helpless and looked like they have given up all hope, stared at Yan Xiuying and Min ho, who was about to open the door.

The little girl who was saved by Yan Xiuying was worried and stopped them : "brother what if that's the wrong one you can't risk your life"

Skinny man : "damn it! Let them be!"

Yan Xiuying rolled his eyes at the skinny man and told the little girl not to worry, then he opened the door and went in with Min ho, the little girl closed her eyes and then she opened it seeing that they weren't burned she became happy and she ran to her grandma and ran to the other room before the timer turned zero.

Then the last person got in and the room before was submerged in flame, the people felt cold on their back. They quickly shut the close.

While the people outside found it thrilling and exciting, they quickly told the host to lessen the time again by one minute, the host agreed and now they only have 2 minutes, after all this audience pays so much money.

Yan Xiuying cursed their full eighteen future generation. The people looked at Yan Xiuying expecting him to make the move, with the increasing pressure Yan Xiuying could only sigh and looked at the next puzzle.

[In this classic riddle, you have been given a set of four images and need to find the hidden answer behind them.

The images are:

Image 1: A tree

Image 2: A well

Image 3: A man standing on one leg

Image 4: A cup

What is the hidden answer?]

After reading the words, without even looking at the choices Yan Xiuying already knows the answer, there is a tree and a well the a cup this means it's the calmness and then the man was doing yoga by standing on one leg, if all of this are mixed that means it's meditation.

Yan Xiuying felt that his brain power has improved somehow his eyes were sparkling he told the system the answer proudly : "hah i know! It's obviously meditation!"

Yan Xiuying looked at the doors and sure enough on the choices there is the word meditation, he then walked with Min ho to that door. They went in, seeing that they weren't harmed the rest also followed.

Looking at the people then at Min ho, Yan Xiuying asked the system : "sheryl when we get out of here will the people get out and be free?"

System : [well in a sense yeah, that's the reward of the people when they got out of this escape room, but it is unknown if the people in the audience oitside will not make a move and make them comeback here to do this all over again]

Yan Xiuying pursed his lips he looked around the people : "is there a way to save them?"

System : [there is that is if you trigger the hidden mission]

Yan Xiuying became spirited : "how do you trigger the hidden mission?"