Chapter 1621 Is once enough?
The bells rang again!
However, this time it seems to be more than just vibrating the eardrums.
It shook the very souls of everyone present!
The alternating flashes of red and blue light reflected the fearful expressions on everyone's faces.
Although Lu Li's face remained expressionless, he silently calculated the number of times the light alternated.
But disappointment still showed through his eyes.
Once the bell tolled and the light stabilized, he let out a soft sigh and shook his head with a hint of helplessness.
Seeing Lu Li's reaction, Evelyna's heart sank, and she immediately asked in a trembling voice:
"Are we...are we stuck here?"
Babayak and Gerargon both looked extremely unwell.
Although they don't have Lu Li's keen observation skills, they still have the most basic logical judgment ability.
The third point is that the guardian statue failed to give a 'lie' answer, which proves that the previous inference was completely wrong.
The number of times 'truth' and 'lie' alternate has absolutely no relation to their corresponding positions!
Lu Li looked at Evelina and nodded in agreement, saying:
"indeed."
"The guard on the right is still telling the truth, proving that my previous conclusion was completely wrong."
"Moreover, the light flashed thirty times in succession just now, and the color of the bronze bell's surface is exactly the same as before it rang."
"This proves that the conversion between 'truth' and 'lie' between the two guardians may have nothing to do with the red and blue light and the number of times it flashes."
Upon hearing Lu Li's confirmation, the last glimmer of hope in Evelina and the other two's eyes was completely extinguished.
The succubus even complained a couple of times in a fit of anger:
"The guard on the right has told the truth three times in a row. Could it be that 'truth' and 'lie' haven't switched positions at all?!"
"This game seems to be playing us!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Li nodded in agreement.
"indeed."
"This game is really messing with us."
"What are we going to do? You're the only one left with this one chance, we definitely won't be able to get out..." Evelyna became even more anxious upon hearing this.
"Why don't we just assume the guard on the right is telling the truth and ask him which door is the back door to leave the ruins?"
"Or let's just choose one of the two, and pick it randomly!"
"Anyway, you've always had good luck!"
"Even if you're lucky, you can't just act recklessly like this..." Lu Li's lips twitched, unable to understand what this lazy succubus was thinking all the time.
"It's better than staying here, unable to get out, and waiting to die, right?" Evelina said, spreading her hands.
"Who said we can't go out?" Lu Li paused for a moment, then winked at Evelina:
"Going out is very easy, you can do it anytime."
Everyone: "???"
“No…” Evelyna pointed to the guardian statue beside her, looking confused.
"Do you know which guard is telling the truth and which is lying?"
"I don't know." Lu Li shrugged.
"But if you want to get out, you don't need to distinguish between 'truth' and 'lie'."
Upon hearing this, Babayak fell into deep thought.
But Evelina and Gerargon still looked puzzled.
Evelyna, in particular, asked directly:
"If you don't differentiate, how do you determine which door leads out of the ruins?"
"You don't even know whether their answers are true or false!"
"Uh, never mind, I'll just show you..." Lu Li sighed and stopped explaining to the salted fish succubus.
Instead, he moved towards the guard on the right.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive!" Evelyna said in a flustered voice, reminding Lu Li when he seemed about to ask a question directly.
"Each player only gets one chance to ask a question; once you've asked your question, that's it!"
"Once is enough." Lu Li turned around and tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He stopped in front of the guardian statue and spoke directly:
"I want to ask, if you were to ask the guard next to you which door leads safely out of the ruins, what would his answer be?"
A red light flashed again in the statue's eyes.
However, this pause lasted significantly longer than the previous two.
After a long silence, a monotonous response rang out:
"If I were to ask the guard next to me, he would choose the door behind me, which is the passage that leads safely out of the ruins."
No sooner had the words been spoken than a loud chime rang out again!
After the dazzling lights alternated, the not-so-spacious underground space was deathly silent.
After a long while, Evelyna's desperate lament finally came:
"It's over, we're completely trapped..."
Land from:"……"
"What do you mean by being completely trapped... Isn't the answer already obvious?"
"How is it obvious? You don't even know if the guard on the right is telling the truth or lying!" Evelina cried.
"If it says it can leave through the door behind it, does that mean it can actually leave?"
"What if it's lying to you?!"
Lu Li shook his head helplessly and sighed again.
Ignoring the anxious, succubus, he turned directly to Babayak and Glargon:
"You two get ready and leave as soon as possible."
"Oh, okay!" Glargon replied immediately, though he looked completely bewildered.
Babayak seemed to understand Lu Li's meaning and tentatively spoke:
"Sir, it seems that once you ask this question, whether the guard says 'truth' or 'lie', it won't affect the answer?"
“That’s right.” Lu Li nodded in agreement.
"So you should know which door leads out of the ruins, right?"
Babayak looked embarrassed and scratched his head sheepishly.
"The time was too short; I haven't been able to deduce anything yet..."
"Then let's push it slowly on the way." Lu Li smiled, not giving Babayak too much time to think.
Because he had just thought of a rather serious question—
He was unaware of the flow of time within this space.
In case a considerable amount of time has passed in the outside world while they are participating in the quiz game,
Kil'jaeden couldn't hold back any longer and immediately reported the situation to the central region.
That would be a bad situation.
Therefore, it's best to seize the time now and avoid wasting it.
"Uh, okay..." Babayak responded and immediately started walking.
Following the direction Lu Li pointed, the two Gobelins quickly stood in front of the guardian statue on the left.
"Go through the door behind it." Lu Li waved his hand and casually gave a word of advice:
"Be careful on the road, and don't forget my instructions after you leave the ruins."
“Okay…” Babayak responded again, his eyes showing obvious reluctance as he looked at Lu Li and Evelina.
Glargon, being more pragmatic, had already addressed the opposing guardian statue:
"I choose to leave through the stone gate behind you."
The guardian statue responded to the call, its sharp axe planted on the ground, and it stepped aside to make way.
The stone gate slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black passage.
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