Chapter 34: Final Act

"Ding Mo! Ding Mo!"

Ding Mo was woken by a sense of shaking. Listening to the familiar voice by his ear, he, who had been dazed, instantly realized something and sat up all at once.

Dong Xiaoyu was kneeling beside him. In the dim daylight, she handed over a mobile phone with a grave expression.

At the same time.

"Boss!" The Horse-faced man ran into the room in a hurry, saying to Lu Zhenhao with a trace of fear on his face:

"That Crystal Coffin, it's gone!"

The rest of the group were all in the room, surrounding Lu Zhenhao—or more accurately, surrounding the mobile phone in his hand.

Gone? Lu Zhenhao's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Forget about it,"

"The Script for the Final Act has been released!"

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"Snow White" Final Act - The Arrival of the Foreign Prince

The tragedy of the kingdom is known to all, and Snow White has also died amidst conspiracy and framing.

At this moment, however, a "Foreign Prince" arrives here. He is saddened by the tragedy and laments the death of the Princess. Ultimately, his gaze is drawn to that "Crystal Coffin."

The "Foreign Prince" vows to save this tragic kingdom and grant the deceased in the Crystal Coffin eternal rest.

No one knows where this Prince truly comes from, only that he was born in the underground and possesses a handsome face.

And the Prince shall surely carry his beloved, ascend the throne, and save this country; at that time, he will obtain supreme power—

The power to command the world!

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Before this, naturally, there was no shortage of the "poster" for the Second Act—it was a photo of two corpses snuggled together in the Crystal Coffin; the scene was once extremely twisted.

Apart from these, the Director did not release any extra information this time.

"..."

"What... does this mean?" A look of confusion appeared on Dong Xiaoyu's face.

Command the world?

But Ding Mo had already begun to take action.

This Script was very clear, carrying quite a few metaphors and hints in its phrasing.

He got out of bed, grabbed his sword, and straightened his clothes. Seeing this, Dong Xiaoyu also hurriedly got up to prepare.

First, there was the role of the Prince.

Ding Mo pondered continuously in his mind.

The role of "Prince" had not been played by any Actor so far, so why did the Prince appear in the Script?

There was only one possibility: this role was actually also to be performed by an Actor who already had an Identity!

And this role was clearly very important. Between him and Lu Zhenhao, whoever could seize the Identity of the Prince first would very likely occupy an absolute advantage!

It would most likely increase the probability of survival!

Referencing Zhu Jie from before, as the King, he could even command other Actors to a certain extent. If he hadn't courted death himself, Ding Mo couldn't imagine how he would have died.

Therefore, one must race against time now!

Ding Mo walked to the desk and picked up the map.

As for the Identity of the "Prince," the Script already provided a clear hint:

"Born in the underground, possesses a handsome face"!

Ding Mo wasn't sure about the second half of the sentence yet, but the first half likely referred to the Dixiabu Fen of the Hotel.

They had to go there!

Beside him, after hearing Ding Mo's thoughts, Dong Xiaoyu frowned and said uneasily:

"But, Lu Zhenhao and the others' room is downstairs from us. If we want to go downstairs, we will definitely pass by..."

Yes, I'm afraid it's not that simple... Ding Mo mused, organizing various pieces of information in his mind.

The experiences of these past few days had allowed Ding Mo to grow quite a bit, and he understood the importance of organizing information.

It was just like the logic puzzles he used to play: memorizing information, thinking, organizing and processing information, and thinking again... until the final action.

It was just that the reality of the situation was more complex and more unexpected than a puzzle.

However, he was not in a hurry, because York's map actually indicated it very clearly:

'The door to the Dixiabu Fen is locked from the inside; to get in, you have to crawl through the fire-safety ventilation ducts.'

Not to mention that Lu Zhenhao and the others didn't know this, even if they found the ventilation ducts, they were a maze of passages, and it wouldn't be that fast to find the exit.

There was still time.

The problem was, how were they to sneak to the underground level right under the noses of Lu Zhenhao and the others downstairs?

Bang—!

On the first floor of the Hotel, the Muscular man once again smashed a steel pipe fiercely against the fire door of the stairwell, but only left a shallow dent on it; the heavy fire door remained motionless.

What a joke. This luxury Hotel used the highest civilian standard fire-resistant and smoke-proof doors, with steel plates and Heavy Rock filling; the total thickness exceeded 40mm!

Even an armor-piercing round wouldn't be able to penetrate it, let alone a steel pipe.

"Boss, it's locked from the inside; we can't open it." The few men shook their heads and looked toward Lu Zhenhao.

Lu Zhenhao's expression sank.

He had also thought of the importance of the "Prince" Identity and the key to obtaining it, and he was just about to head there, but he had been blocked by this door.

A moment later, he suddenly said:

"Have you guys ever taken the elevator?"

"Sat through..." The few were just about to respond, but they saw Lu Zhenhao walking in one direction.

A few minutes later.

"Just as expected, the elevator can go directly to the second basement level."

Ding Mo muttered a sentence, moved his gaze away from York's map, and looked toward the upper right.

That was where the floor number of the descending elevator was displayed.

Level -1!

"W-we're almost there..." Beside him, Dong Xiaoyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said.

Lu Zhenhao's problem was temporarily solved, but what was waiting for them down here?

Very quickly, with a 'ding' sound.

The two arrived.

"Damn it!" Lu Zhenhao punched the display screen outside the elevator.

It showed that the elevator had somehow already traveled to the second basement level, and most crucially, no matter how they pressed the call button, it seemed Ding Mo and the others had done something to the elevator,

and it was stubbornly stuck down there, refusing to come back up!

"Search! See if there are any other elevators!" He roared, ordering the others.

Although taking the elevator was easily noticed by others, that was on the premise that someone would be guarding here.

But who would have known there would be a time when they needed to use the elevator to solve a problem?

On the other end, at the second basement level.

Ding Mo and his companion had already restricted the other elevator using an Engineering Barrier as well.

With this, the two elevators could be considered effectively "paralyzed."

This Engineering Barrier was actually used to delay work hours; its purpose was to ensure the elevator door remained open and would not close automatically, so that workers could unload cargo box by box from the vehicle and then transport it into the elevator—a process that consumed quite a bit of time.

Now, however, it was convenient for Ding Mo and his companion.

By doing this, even if Lu Zhenhao and his group pressed the elevator's call button until it broke, the elevator would never be able to go up.

So, what next... Ding Mo and Dong Xiaoyu turned around and looked toward the somewhat narrow and dark underground corridor outside the elevator.

Unlike the floors above, this was not a place for guests to stay; it lacked the slightest air of luxury, had no windows, and appeared incomparably oppressive.

The lights could be turned on, but the oppressive atmosphere was not alleviated at all.

"Stay close to me." Ding Mo said to Dong Xiaoyu, then took out York's map again and walked in one direction.

"..."

In the somewhat narrow and cramped underground space, the two walked, with only the sounds of footsteps and breathing remaining in their ears.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Dong Xiaoyu, who was behind Ding Mo, couldn't help but follow even more closely.

A while later, Ding Mo in front suddenly stopped.

Pfft~

With a soft sound, Dong Xiaoyu, who was too nervous to notice, couldn't help but bump right into Ding Mo.

"Ah, sorry, sorry..."

The apology sounded low, but Ding Mo didn't mind; he was just looking at the room in front of him and the door number above it:

4007!

This entire second basement level seemed to have only this one room!

At the very least, Ding Mo and his companion had not discovered any other doors along the way.

Is this the secret room mentioned in York's Diary?

Would the "Prince's" Identity be hidden here...