Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

After seeing those two people off, several more came shortly after, also wanting to exchange puzzles for props.

However, because they didn't have enough pieces, Bai Youwei refused them all.

Shen Mo closed the door, frowning as he looked at Bai Youwei. "The Shanghai maze has been cleared, with a maximum of 9 puzzle pieces. Even if people who've been in mazes outside Shanghai come here, there shouldn't be this many…"

"Yeah~" Bai Youwei rested her cheek on her hand, thinking. Suddenly, she smiled. "I underestimated these people. I didn't expect they could create fakes in this environment."

"You mean the puzzle pieces are fake?" Shen Mo looked displeased. "…Used puzzle pieces don't generate any information in the mind when touched. They look like ordinary metal pieces, so it's indeed possible to fake them. However, if they want to deceive everyone, they're being too naive."

He pondered for a moment, then got up and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Bai Youwei asked, widening her eyes.

Shen Mo replied, "There should be magnets in the appliance repair shops outside."

Bai Youwei was stunned at first, then her eyes curved into crescents, and she smiled slyly.

The puzzle pieces come from the game system. They only look like metal, but the material isn't any substance from Earth.

…

Bai Youwei and Shen Mo were preparing to welcome more people wanting to exchange puzzle pieces, but unexpectedly, just as the hour hand pointed to 12 noon, several cars suddenly arrived at the residential complex—

The organization had once again sent people to invite them, as well as Yan Qingwen.

This time, it wasn't Li Li who came, but the organization's leader, Chu Huaijin, and also Shen Fei.

Chu Huaijin used to be part of the Special Operations Team, in the same system as Shen Mo, so their relationship was naturally close.

Shen Fei was Shen Mo's cousin. Although not a biological brother, in this situation, being able to see a living relative or friend was already rare.

Bai Youwei suspected they were trying to use family ties to bind Shen Mo. She just didn't know if Shen Mo would fall for it.

Bai Youwei wasn't sure either.

She didn't have any ill feelings towards this place. It didn't matter to her whether they stayed or left. Anyway, the game was unavoidable, and mazes would appear sooner or later, no matter where they were.

The car continued forward, driving into the underground parking garage of a large shopping mall.

Bai Youwei initially found it strange why they parked the car in the dark underground. But the car didn't stop on the first level. It drove into the second underground level, the third… all the way down to the fifth underground level!

Ordinary shopping malls have a maximum of three underground parking levels, but she didn't expect this place to be so deep, going down to five levels.

Moreover, the fifth underground level had light!

Light meant there was electricity.

The man named Chu Huaijin got out of the car and walked ahead, with guards following on both sides.

As he walked, he explained, "Since the power outage, we've discovered that all power supply facilities can't be used normally. Whether it's hydroelectric power, wind power, or other methods… the machinery and equipment are clearly fine, but they just can't generate electricity. Using diesel generators can generate electricity, but it only lasts for a short time. Once the power generation lasts for a few hours, the electricity will mysteriously disappear."

At this point, he sighed, his tone becoming even more somber. "It feels like we're being monitored by something. As soon as it detects that we're using electricity or communication equipment, it immediately snuffs out the spark."

Shen Mo asked, "So you moved underground?"

"Being underground isn't foolproof either. Fortunately, Professor Song has currently tested a safe range. As long as we use it in a limited manner, we're temporarily safe…"

Chu Huaijin stopped at a corner and raised his hand in a "please" gesture. "This way, please."

The group followed him around the corner.

They saw a huge screen standing on one side of the corridor. The screen displayed a map of the urban area, and they could see the surrounding areas encircled by circular colored blocks.

Bai Youwei counted them. There were 24 circles.

"Didn't you say there were 23 monitored game areas?" she asked. "Why is there one more?"

Chu Huaijin stopped and looked at the screen. "That's a new game that appeared last week. Don't worry, the number of people who trigger this game is likely to be very high. Even if we move over there, given the current distribution of people in the urban area, it won't trigger the game."

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