66: Chapter 66 Vampire Castle 22

The change in the Gloomy Youth's gaze immediately attracted the attention of the other players. The Short-sleeved Youth asked, "What is it? Did you discover something?"

The Gloomy Youth shook his head, but his brows were tightly furrowed. A moment later, he asked, "Have you noticed that this circular counter... seems to have a problem?"

"A problem? What kind of problem?" The Short-sleeved Youth also stared at the wooden circular counter, but discovered nothing.

This circular wooden stand was actually like those found in many libraries; it was hollow in the middle, allowing someone to stand inside, surrounded by a wooden counter on the outside.

If there had to be something different about this counter, it would be that it was circular.

All the bookshelves in the entire four-story Library were traditional square ones, standing tall and oppressive. Only the area where the circular counter was located was open and empty, leaving a sliver of breathing room for the entire Library.

But could this really be considered a special feature? The Short-sleeved Youth hesitated and said, "...Are you trying to say that it's round?"

The Gloomy Youth's gaze intensified as he nodded. "That's right. I just carefully recalled that apart from this counter, there is only one other item in the entire Library that is circular."

The Short-sleeved Youth was stunned, then immediately gasped. "You mean..." Seeming to realize something, he immediately looked down at the clock that had just been placed on the table. The clock face was also round!

He was somewhat incredulous. "Are you trying to say that this clock face and this circular counter are, in a sense, consistent?"

He pondered for a long time, but after a while, he shook his head in confusion. "I still don't understand. What are you trying to express? What does it prove that they are both circular?"

The Gloomy Youth took a deep breath and said slowly, "In this Library filled with rules and weirdness, the appearance of two circular items is definitely not a coincidence. I suspect there is some connection between this circular counter and the clock; perhaps it is the key to solving the mystery."

"However, just as she said, we have to find it before we can determine if the final result matches what I imagined."

As he spoke, he cast a deep look at Luo Yuejian, then turned and walked away, seemingly determined to find that missing clock hand.

"Wait a moment!" The White-collar Woman suddenly spoke up, calling out to the Gloomy Youth who was preparing to leave.

Everyone's gaze turned to her, only to see the White-collar Woman's eyes wavering, as if she had remembered something.

The Buzz-cut Man was a bit anxious and quickly asked, "Did you remember something? If you thought of anything, just say it. Even if it's wrong, it doesn't matter."

This sentence seemed to encourage the White-collar Woman. She bit her lower lip and then said, "I'm not sure, but... but in that notebook..."

Her gaze fixed on the Library registration book that had appeared in Luo Yuejian's hand at some unknown time.

Luo Yuejian: ?

No, she had just thought there was nothing left for her to do, so she wanted to find something to pass the time.

The closest thing to her was this Library registration book. She originally wanted to see which books caught her fancy, and wait for the others to disperse after dealing with the clock hand, so she could go to the bookshelf and take out the books she wanted to read. She didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, she would be targeted again.

Luo Yuejian was speechless and almost wanted to roll her eyes. She raised the Library registration book in her hand. She didn't think there was anything in this registration book; after all, she had just flipped through it and didn't see anything tucked inside.

So she asked confidently, "You want this?"

After speaking, amidst everyone's gaze, she tossed the Library registration book to the White-collar Woman who had been staring at her.

In that instant, even though the others didn't know exactly what was in the Library registration book, they felt a deep shock in their hearts because Luo Yuejian's attitude was simply too composed.

She was like someone who had foreseen everything, waiting for them to step into the script she had arranged step by step. And they were like marionettes in her hands, able only to perform exactly according to the script.

This was too terrifying. They hadn't even noticed when the White-haired Girl had obtained the Library registration book, yet the White-haired Girl seemed to have long anticipated that they would eventually think of this item, and was sitting there leisurely waiting for them.

This person's ability to fathom the human heart had reached a terrifying level!

The White-collar Woman took the Library registration book, gritted her teeth, and then began to carefully feel every single page of the Library registration book over and over again.

Seeing her action, a thoughtful glint flashed in the eyes of the Short-sleeved Youth and the Gloomy Youth, as if they had understood something.

Just as the White-collar Woman's hand was about to touch the last page of the Library registration book, she suddenly paused, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"I felt it! I felt it! It's here!" She suddenly became excited and shouted happily to the players nearby.

Now the other players also realized what she had felt and rushed over to look.

On the page the White-collar Woman had felt, which seemed to be an unremarkable page of paper, when one carefully stroked it, they discovered an extremely subtle, barely perceptible protrusion in the middle.

The Short-sleeved Youth immediately tore off that page and ripped it a few more times, and finally, a black iron piece was revealed.

This iron piece was diamond-shaped, about two centimeters long, and as thin as a cicada's wing, but everyone recognized it at a glance: this was the missing clock hand!

The players were instantly excited; they hadn't expected the clock hand to be hidden in this Library registration book.

The White-collar Woman was so excited her face turned red. She had been the first to get the Library registration book, and at that time, to confirm if there were any clues inside, she had carefully checked every page.

At the time, she had vaguely felt like she touched something, but when she searched again, she couldn't find anything, so she naturally assumed it was just her imagination.

It wasn't until just now when Luo Yuejian mentioned finding the clock hand that her brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration, recalling that subtle tactile sensation from back then.

To think the clock hand was actually here!

This could be considered her highlight moment in this game.

The other players also gave her face and praised her a bit; after all, if it weren't for the White-collar Woman, they might have had to wait until Luo Yuejian was disappointed in them and told them the truth before they could realize the true location of the clock hand.

Their hearts were exceptionally excited, as if they could hear the sound of their own heartbeats. They carefully placed the clock hand back in its original intended position, which was above the minute hand of the clock.

When that hour hand was accurately placed, time seemed to freeze at that moment. Everyone held their breath, eyes wide open, staring intently at the two hands, not daring to miss a single detail.

However, the moment the clock hand returned to its place, a jaw-dropping scene occurred. The hour hand and minute hand seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force, and they both began to rotate slowly!

This sudden change shocked everyone. Their eyes were fixed tightly on the two clock hands, their moods becoming increasingly tense, as if waiting for a judgment.

Meanwhile, Luo Yuejian: ...?