65: Chapter 65 Vampire Castle 21

Damn it, she had finally waited for her chance!

Before, she had painstakingly schemed and planned, but in the end, she always accidentally found clues and cleared the level by sheer coincidence.

This time, she didn't need to rack her brains for any flashy maneuvers!

She only needed to execute one word—stall.

Once the stalling technique was unleashed, who could compete with her!

Luo Yuejian felt smug inside, thinking to herself that while coming up with ideas wasn't her forte, stalling a few players was practically a piece of cake.

Moreover, she had already confirmed earlier that these few players seemed to hold an inexplicable trust in her, as if they regarded her as some kind of big shot.

Luo Yuejian wanted to laugh just thinking about it; this was too absurd. She, a slacker player, could actually become a big shot in someone else's eyes one day.

She wondered if the audience in her livestream room wanted to burst into laughter just like her.

The livestream results would definitely be great; a noob player being treated as a big shot—just thinking about it made for good entertainment.

Unfortunately, that wasn't her goal.

After confirming the subsequent operational route, Luo Yuejian began to think about her script.

Although it was nonsense, what she said couldn't be too outrageous, otherwise, if others listened and discovered her head was empty—that she was actually just a straw bag—she wouldn't be able to continue playing.

While she was organizing her wording, the other players nearby had already begun searching for a solution.

There were currently two predicaments: one was the inability to confirm the specific current time, and the other was that the keys had not all been found.

Perhaps because it was the Vampire Castle, and Vampires feared sunlight, there were no windows inside the castle, so they could not determine the current time through the sun or the star.

The Stuttering Uncle said, "How, how about we, we first search, search every place we can... can in the Library, maybe, maybe we can find the... the keys, and we can think of, of a way for the time issue la, later."

The White-collar Woman also said, "I also think that works. We headed to the Third Floor early this morning, and with the help of the White-haired Girl, we arrived at the 4th Floor very quickly, so not much time should have passed."

The Gloomy Youth frowned, "You think? Feelings are the least reliable things. If we just relied on feelings, what would be the point of logical reasoning? We must find a way to determine the time, otherwise, when the time comes, we won't even know how we died."

"Did anyone see any clocks or similar items in your respective areas while searching for keys earlier?" the Short-sleeved Youth asked.

Several players shook their heads. Clocks weren't exactly inconspicuous; if there had been one in the areas they were responsible for, it definitely wouldn't have been overlooked.

"We can't keep wasting time here; we must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Seeing that the few players were all caught in a tangled discussion, Luo Yuejian felt the timing was about right, and her own mental preparation was mostly done, so she spoke up, "The clock hand."

Her sudden remark instantly grabbed the attention of all the players. Luo Yuejian usually stood on the sidelines coldly watching others act; it was rare for her to speak up and offer a hint like this.

Clock hand? What clock hand?

The Short-sleeved Youth had a more active mind; after hearing Luo Yuejian's words, he immediately began to think.

A few seconds later, the Short-sleeved Youth asked, "Are you referring to the missing clock hand? Do you believe we should find the lost clock hand?"

Luo Yuejian nodded; that was exactly what she meant.

First of all, the clock hand on the clock had definitely been pulled out by someone. Luo Yuejian deduced that the guy who pulled out the clock hand must be a Vampire, with the intention of deliberately misleading them, causing them to misjudge the time.

That clock hand must have been tossed somewhere by the Vampires, and it might not even have been thrown on the 4th Floor at all. Even if it really was on the 4th Floor, in such a large space, and with the clock hand being so small and black, trying to find it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Most importantly, even if they found it, what use could a single clock hand be?

After coming up with this stalling tactic, Luo Yuejian felt she was simply a genius—what a perfect plan! She was filled with joy and had already started setting off firecrackers in her heart for her own survival.

The Short-sleeved Youth was thoughtful, "Do you think there's something wrong with that clock hand? I had always assumed the disappearance of the clock hand was the Vampires' doing, intended to make us lose our sense of time, thereby forcing us to face the pursuit of ten Vampires. But thinking about it now, the disappearance of this clock hand might have deeper meaning."

Luo Yuejian almost laughed out loud; yes, yes, yes, keep thinking like that.

In order to stabilize morale and keep these players following her erroneous line of thought, Luo Yuejian nodded sagely, then said confidently, "Find the clock hand, and this level will be cleared."

What?!

As soon as Luo Yuejian said this, all the players were shocked, looking at Luo Yuejian with disbelief.

What did she mean? What did she mean by the level would be cleared once they found the clock hand? Could the White-haired Girl have already found the trick to clearing the level?

But they were only on the 4th Floor! The Vampire Castle had nine floors in total; they hadn't even reached halfway. Even knowing that Luo Yuejian was a big shot, they found it hard to believe that in such a short time, Luo Yuejian could lead them to clear the game.

A flash of disbelief crossed the Gloomy Youth's eyes. He gritted his teeth and asked with a sullen face, "Have you really discovered the method to clear this game? How did you do it? Clearly... clearly..."

He wanted to say that clearly they had always been in the same space, and except for when the few of them went to look for the keys, they had never separated. How could Luo Yuejian have found the method to clear the game?

And it wasn't even finding the key for this floor, but the method to clear the entire game!

Luo Yuejian nodded indifferently and said pretentiously, "Is it hard?"

With her deadpan face, when she asked this question, her eyes seemed to reveal a trace of genuine confusion. This was not fake, but the kind of confusion a top student feels when they don't understand how a poor student can't solve such a simple problem.

This left the Gloomy Youth speechless for a moment, because usually... he was the top student.

The Gloomy Youth gritted his teeth, his gaze fixed intently on Luo Yuejian. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him; his own previous thought surfaced in his mind, and he instantly fell into deep contemplation.

They had almost always been in the same space before, yet he hadn't discovered anything. Therefore, it was very likely that the time point when the White-haired Girl discovered the clue to clear the game was during the time they were separated.

And during that time, Luo Yuejian seemed to have stayed here the whole time.

He looked around, trying to find a place in this area that might hide clues.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed, and his eyes focused on the central area of the entire Vampire Library, which was that circular wooden platform.