"Danger? Haha! What silly things are you saying? How could there be any danger?"
Facing Six's slightly worried gaze, Mono laughed loudly. However, under his unseen sleeve, his hand was trembling slightly.
Damn it! He was already a bit scared in his heart, and with Little Six speaking to him in that tone, didn't it make him even more apprehensive?
However, after a moment of frustration, Mono didn't feel that what he said was wrong.
The Puppet Room was indeed an extremely dangerous place.
But that was relative.
As long as there was light, everything would become uncertain.
The so-called danger would also be greatly reduced.
And he... currently had a flashlight in his hand.
If he had a flashlight and still fell to these "die-on-sight" puppets, then he might as well not live.
So, although the Puppet Room was creepy, as long as he was careful, there really wasn't much danger.
However, the worry revealed in Six's dark eyes didn't diminish at all because of Mono's feigned ease.
"Mono... are you just acting tough..." she said softly.
Hearing this, the big laugh on Mono's face stopped.
Him, acting tough?
When would he ever act tough? Would a person as smart and rational as him do things he wasn't sure of?
How annoying~
Mono said silently:
"Hey, Six, don't look down on me. I might be a loser, but I'm not weak."
"Besides, the last few times we ran into trouble, wasn't it me who stepped up?"
"On the contrary, an idiot like you is the one to worry about. Hmph, instead of worrying about me, you should worry more about yourself."
Hearing this, Six fell silent.
Why did it seem like... she couldn't refute it?
The previous few times, it really did seem to rely on Mono to save the day. And she really did always need Mono's help...
Could it be... she really was an idiot...?
For the first time, Six began to doubt the word "idiot."
Seeing the confusion and wordlessness on Six's small face, Mono didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt.
Who told Six to look down on him?
Even if it was out of worry, looking down was looking down, and it made him unhappy.
"Alright, Stinky Girl, let go of my hand and wait for me here obediently," Mono said again.
However, Six's hand didn't let go because of Mono's words; instead, she gripped even tighter.
Six looked at Mono silently.
Although Mono had a foul mouth and was very annoying, she... was still very worried.
Mono also looked at Six silently.
Waiting for her to be obedient and let go.
However, after a moment of silence.
"Mono definitely won't have an accident, right..." Six asked again in her unique declarative tone.
The corner of Mono's mouth twitched.
Did she have to be so serious?
He felt like... he was going to his death.
Damn it!
Mono cursed inwardly.
At this moment, he actually felt afraid again.
He hadn't been afraid before.
Six always managed to make him feel nervous.
So, Six really wasn't suited for chatting with people.
"Don't worry, I definitely... won't have an accident."
Mono still nodded silently.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt strange.
But since it was Six's concern after all, it seemed wrong not to respond.
Mono patted Six's hand again.
"Alright, alright, trust me... I'm very strong..."
Hearing this, Six fell silent again.
Just as Mono thought he would have to spend more effort to persuade her, Six nodded and silently let go of his hand.
Of course, her expressionless face showed a bit of disappointment.
Mono took a look. He originally didn't want to pay it any mind, but seeing Six lower her head, the steps he was about to take stopped.
A sad Six was a bit... unbearable...
"Hey~" Mono called out softly.
Six looked up in confusion.
She didn't know what else Mono had to say.
But just as she looked up, a face enlarged before her eyes, and then,
"Chu~"
"~"
A touch of warmth fell on her face.
A gentle and youthful voice came: "Stay here properly, don't run around, and stay alert, understood?"
Six nodded blankly.
Mono smiled, then turned around and jumped onto the window on the bars of the first room.
Six silently watched Mono's receding figure. After a long while, she raised her small hand and touched the corner of her mouth.
The disappointment in her eyes dissipated. She walked on her small feet to the edge of the bars and listened quietly.
She would wait for him right here.
She had to believe in Mono...
After climbing through the window, Mono walked directly under the crotch of the motionless puppet blocking the door.
Because there was still light in the room, Mono didn't panic.
After passing through the only room where the light was still on, he came to a long corridor.
Mono stopped between the room and the corridor.
Inside the corridor, there was truly no light at all, pitch black. The devouring darkness seemed ready to swallow anyone who walked into it.
Mono silently took the flashlight from his bosom.
"Click."
As he pressed the switch, the beam of light from the flashlight illuminated everywhere it reached.
Mono saw some things he couldn't see just now.
dolls were situated within the corridor.
Some dolls stood by the iron bars, some had their backs to the door.
o... Begging for flowers..
Some were bent over, some had their heads tilted back.
Some were covered in rags, some were wrapped in bandages.
Some had iron braces on their feet, some had hooks on their hands.
Some had no heads, some had two heads.
All walks of life were vividly portrayed on these dolls.
Facing this "exciting" scene, Mono couldn't think of any adjectives to describe his current feelings.
Holding the flashlight steadily, Mono took a deep breath and silently stepped forward.
"Step, step, step..."
Although his movements were already very light, in such a quiet environment, the sound still seemed somewhat piercing.
Mono could even hear his own heartbeat.
Adrenaline was surging through his body.
So-called haunted houses or ancient tombs had far less pressure than this small corridor.
Mono couldn't think of any place more thrilling than this.
0..0
Thrilling, not terrifying.
Finally, Mono walked near the first doll.
The first doll was draped in a large gray robe, hunched over like a decrepit old man...
"Click!"
Mono turned off the flashlight.
The doll... didn't move?
Mono silently approached a few more steps, and the doll still didn't move.
Mono continued walking past.
The first doll could be ruled out.
The second one standing by the corridor was a doll with only half a pot lid for a head.
He turned off the flashlight again.
The doll still didn't move.
Ruled out another one.
In this way, Mono walked along, testing as he went, and slowly made his way through the black corridor.
His luck seemed to have improved at this moment; all the dolls in the corridor were actually motionless.
However, Mono did not feel happy because of this.
Because...
"Click?"
The flashlight clicked on again.
Beyond the corridor, a massive hall appeared within his sight.
Wherever the flashlight's beam passed, a dense, dark crowd of dolls stood packed together in the hall, their numbers ten times greater than those in the corridor.
Mono felt his breathing quicken, and he swallowed hard.
Among these, there were definitely dolls that could move.
But which ones? How was he supposed to find them?
In the corridor, he could still test them one by one, but in this hall, there was simply no way.
He didn't doubt for a second that as soon as he turned off the flashlight, all the surrounding dolls would undoubtedly pounce on him in unison.
He had no way to test them.
Taking another deep breath, Mono gripped the flashlight in his hand and set off once more.
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