Chapter 288: Escape Room Challenge

"Hey, is everyone here?" Chu Tian ran into the dormitory, waving the flyer in his hand, "I just found a very interesting event!"

"What activity?" Zhang Meng was sitting at the table studying a bunch of math problems, looking a little absent-minded.

"Escape Room Challenge!" Chu Tian gasped, "The school has organized an escape room competition, and I heard the rewards are very generous!"

"Escape room?" Wang Yue looked up curiously. "The kind of game that requires solving puzzles to escape?"

"That's right!" Chu Tian nodded his head. "And this escape room is very complicated. We have to form a team to take on the challenge. Only by completing the task can we win the prize."

"It sounds exciting." Ye Li put down the book in her hand and said with a smile, "Should we join in?"

"Of course!" Chu Tian said impatiently, "I've seen on the flyer that the registration time is almost up, let's form a team and sign up!"

"Good idea." Qin Feng stood up and stretched. "Then let's start preparing now and plan our strategy."

After a quick discussion, everyone decided to form a four-person team, with Chu Tian responsible for planning, Wang Yue responsible for prop preparation, Zhang Meng responsible for solving puzzles, and Ye Li responsible for coordination and organization. Everyone had a clear division of labor and began to go all out to prepare for the competition.

The day of the competition finally arrived, and everyone arrived at the competition site early. The site was arranged like a mysterious castle, with various ancient maps and combination locks hanging on the walls.

"Wow, this place has such a great atmosphere." Wang Yue exclaimed, "It feels like entering another world."

"Yes, the whole layout is very sophisticated." Chu Tian nodded, "We must find clues as soon as possible and solve the puzzle!"

"Everyone, pay attention. There may be clues hidden in every corner here." Ye Li reminded everyone, "We must observe carefully."

The game started, and everyone quickly got into the game. Chu Tian led the team to search for clues in the hall of the castle, while Zhang Meng took out a pen and paper to record all the information he found.

"Look, there's an ancient cabinet over there." Chu Tian pointed to the corner and said, "Let's go see if there are any clues inside."

Everyone quickly walked to the cabinet and found a heavy book and an ancient key in it. Zhang Meng opened the book and found some strange symbols and words in it.

"These symbols look like a code," Zhang Meng said. "We can try to decipher them."

Wang Yue took out her phone, took a picture of the symbol, and tried to decode it using a translation app. Before long, the translation result appeared on the phone screen: "The key to unlock the seal lies in the secret in the corner."

"In the secret of the corner?" Chu Tian thought, "Let's go to the corner and look for it."

Everyone came to the corner and found an ancient painting. Chu Tian carefully observed the pattern on the painting and found a hidden mechanism in the pattern.

"This mechanism may contain clues." Chu Tian operated the mechanism carefully, and the painting moved slowly, revealing a hidden compartment.

"Great, there's a box inside!" Ye Li said excitedly, "Let's open it and take a look."

Inside the box was a map and a key. The map marked different areas of the castle, as well as some strange symbols.

"This map may help us find the next clue." Chu Tian analyzed, "Let's follow the instructions on the map."

Following the instructions on the map, everyone came to the basement of the castle. In the basement there was a huge stone tablet, which was engraved with strange symbols and words.

"What is written on this stone tablet?" Wang Yue asked curiously, "How do we interpret these words?"

"I remember seeing similar symbols in a book just now." Zhang Meng said, "Maybe we can combine the clues in the book to decode it."

Everyone carefully studied the words on the stone tablet and finally decoded a code. After entering the code, the stone tablet slowly moved, revealing a hidden room.

"Wow, there is actually a hidden room!" Chu Tian said in surprise, "This is amazing!"

In the hidden room, there are various ancient props and clues. After careful search, everyone found a locked box and a note with a puzzle.

"This puzzle looks complicated." Ye Li said, "We need to solve it carefully."

The puzzle on the note was: "Find the dark shadows in the light and reveal the hidden secrets."

"Dark shadows in the light? What does that mean?" Chu Tian frowned and said, "We can try to shine a flashlight around to see if there are any hidden clues."

Everyone shone their flashlights around the room and finally found a dark board in a corner. There was a hidden button on the dark board. After pressing the button, the lock on the box suddenly opened.

"Great, we finally opened the box!" Zhang Meng said excitedly, "There must be important clues inside."

Inside the box was a final task list that read: "Complete all puzzles, find the secret door of the castle, and escape from the castle."

"It seems that we are close to the final goal." Chu Tian said excitedly, "According to the task list, let's go find the secret door of the castle!"

Following the clues, everyone finally found the secret door in the deepest part of the castle. There was a complex combination lock on the door, which required the final combination to be entered to open it.

"Everyone, find a way to crack the last code." Wang Yue urged, "Time is running out!"

After some efforts, everyone finally succeeded in cracking the code and opening the secret door. Behind the door was an exit to the outside world, and everyone finally escaped from the castle successfully.

"Wow, we really did it!" Chu Tian said excitedly, "This escape room was so exciting!"

"Yes, this experience is really unforgettable." Ye Li said with a smile, "We not only solved all the puzzles, but also enjoyed the process."

Everyone returned to the dormitory with the joy of victory and talked about the experience of escaping the secret room. Although a little tired, everyone had a satisfied smile on their faces.

"No matter what challenges there are in the future, I believe we can meet them." Qin Feng concluded, "Because we are the best team!"

Everyone happily enjoyed the joy of victory and looked forward to the next adventure. They knew that there would be more challenges waiting for them in the future, and they would definitely continue to work hard to create more excitement.