Chapter 68 Within the spider web, only spiders can be safe
"Let me see...whether my judgment is correct."
Annan said slowly.
Since this copy only has one chance to clear the level.
So Annan's original plan - to try burning the mill before entering the house - can no longer be carried out.
It's easy to get ne that way.
But if you want to solve the puzzle, you can't just follow the crowd.
But do it the other way around.
Annan had already learned about the tragic experience of the miller Ian's family from Nefertali's mouth.
——Because of the conspiracy of the Black Widow believer "Deward", the poison put in the mushrooms. In order to save themselves, or because of past conflicts, the lumberjacks pointed the finger at the only one who was not poisoned, "Ian"
"Family", hoping to get the "antidote" ground by each other's liver.
In the end, they murdered Ian's family, and their bodies turned into poisonous spores that enveloped the Mushroom Mill, swallowing everyone up and giving birth to the nightmare: The Spore Mill.
And the reason why things have developed to this point... is because the messenger Grover arrived a step too late. He brought a message from Master Seti, but it was already too late.
——A seemingly reasonable development.
But if you look at these three things side by side, you can immediately notice the problem:
Since the messenger had already gone to find Master Seti, why didn't Deward escape immediately?
Master Seti is the most powerful idol wizard in the Underground Federation, a true gold-level wizard - and he is also an "old wizard", an old ritualist.
Why does Deward dare to stay here? Does he think his conspiracy can deceive Master Seti?
In other words...Did De Ward decide in advance that Master Seti would not come back with the messenger? Or did he know when the messenger would come back?
as well as.
"Messenger Grover..."
Annan asked: "Did you really go to find Master Seti?"
"Of course I-"
Grover made an emotional voice, took a step forward, and said excitedly: "Three days! Wait three more days, Master Seti will be here!"
"Is there any point in waiting for him to come?"
Faced with this exaggerated performance, Annan just asked calmly.
All the infected people, that is, the lumberjacks, have died in the spore mill. The poison no longer spreads, but is sealed within the house... Does this really require Master Seti to "detoxify"?
Moreover, since the lumberjacks suspected that someone was deliberately poisoning, why didn't they suspect that there were followers of the Black Widow among the crowd?
Or...do they really have no suspicion? No one has any suspicion?
When you think about it to this point, you are already very close to the truth.
Hearing this, Grover was startled.
He looked at Annan, was silent for a long time, and then suddenly laughed.
"...It seems that I succeeded in the end."
He said cryptically.
It is tantamount to admitting one's guilt.
Apparently, Grover recognized it - this was a nightmare.
"But how did you guess it?"
Grover asked with interest: "How many times have you tried?"
Annan did not answer the second question.
He just replied calmly: "It's very simple, since all the parties involved are dead..."
Then the information that "the lumberjacks suspected someone of poisoning" and "they went to ask for an explanation".
Who spread it again?
Or rather...
——Is Derward really dead? How do they confirm that Derward is dead? Are rituals used to confirm that the person "Deward" has passed away?
So, how to prove that the Black Widow believer is this deceased "Deward"?
After eliminating all impossible answers, what remains is the correct answer - not to mention, there is no second answer in front of Annan.
Since the only survivor at the scene is "The Messenger" Grover.
Then this contradictory and weird narrative can only be written by Grover!
Now that we know that there must be something wrong with Grover, we assume that he is the mastermind behind it, and if we work backwards... everything will become clear.
If Durward and Grover were originally conspirators.
Then everything has the answer——
Why did Durward—let’s assume that the person who sent the message was called “Dward”—why did he spread the word that the messenger had escaped?
——Because they don’t want these people to wait quietly for Master Seti.
Why is De Ward so arrogant even though he knows that Master Seti may come at any time?
——Because he knew that the messenger either didn't look for it at all, or Master Seti would definitely not arrive in time.
Why didn't the lumberjacks suspect that this was the work of the Black Widow? If Deward, the lumberjacks, and the miller's family all died in the sporulation mill, and there were no intact bodies...
The character controlled by the player, who is "Job"?
The answer is very simple.
Just like the little bear suggested.
The first name she asked was, "Who are you?"
This is a hint, "Why does the character 'Job' exist?"
And the second question is, "Give the name of a deceased person—the name of the bystander, the name of the perpetrator, the name of the belated messenger."
There is still only one answer to this question.
He is a "bystander", a "perpetrator", and at the same time a "belated messenger".
What they describe is always the same person.
So.
Why did Job, who got lost in the forest and never entered the mill... but failed to become "one of the survivors"?
"Because 'Job' has been killed by Grover."
Annan replied slowly: "Even if the person is dead, you can still tell that the meat quality is wrong.
"Job had no choice but to die in the mill. Otherwise, people would notice...that there was an extra person.
"And if you think about it from this point of view, you can see it.
"This is full of fairy tale-style puzzles, a 'gentle' mechanism that only increases erosion by 1% at a time, deliberately leaked 'exit points'... and so many save points.
"Obviously, this is the subconscious mind of the subject of the nightmare, in order to 'prevent Job from entering the sporulation mill'."
Annan said slowly.
as he narrates.
Behind him, the earth began to tremble and the forest began to peel off.
There is no need to "enter the fairy tale world" at all.
That's just the main body of the nightmare, a hint given to the Purifier.
Generally speaking, nightmares are wounds given to the world by dead supernatural beings. The will of nightmares will trick the Purifiers into falling into a trap... Nightmares and Purifiers are hostile to each other.
But there's a problem here.
if……
Does this nightmare subject not want to harm others?
The checkpoints in the middle are just to persuade people to quit.
Why is it that advancing with a messenger is bound to fail?
This is the biggest hint that Si Anke should have noticed a long time ago.
"It's time to go back and make up classes."
In addition, there are many hints:
Candy House is "for two";
“Fairy tales” are false;
The guide has no facial features...
These questions are repeated to the purifiers, reminding them:
"Who is it that guides the way?"
But it's a pity.
For so many years, no one could understand this desperate, silent cry for help.
Because he who guides the way——
"...It's a spider."
Annan sighed: "I also hope that I guessed wrong, but unfortunately... I seem to have guessed right.
"Then this becomes troublesome."
Behind him, the forest fell apart and the earth turned into dust.
Except for the small area where Annan is located, the surrounding world has turned into a spider web.
It looks like a sweet and delicious cake.
Annan turned around.
The huge spider stared at him.
——Ah, yes.
"I also ignored a tip..."
Annan murmured.
Within the [Spider Web]... naturally only the spider can be safe and sound.