昏暗的光线中,林墨和苏槐并肩穿过那道刚开启的金属门.
In the dim light, Lin Mo and Su Huai walked side by side through the newly opened metal door.
门在他们身后缓缓合上,发出金属摩擦的尖锐声响.
The door closed behind them with a sharp metallic screech.
眼前是一座布满灰尘的旧大厅,地板是红黑相间的瓷砖,墙上挂满褪色的人偶照片.
They stood in a dusty old hall, red-and-black tiles on the floor and faded puppet portraits on the walls.
一股木屑与旧布料混合的味道扑面而来.
A scent of sawdust and old fabric wafted through the air.
墙角立着一尊高大的人偶,它的眼睛空洞,头微微歪向一边.
In the corner stood a tall puppet with hollow eyes and a head tilted slightly to the side.
林墨停下脚步,眉头微皱.
Lin Mo stopped in his tracks, frowning.
"这地方...有点像博物馆,也像坟场."
"This place… feels like a museum. Or a graveyard."
苏槐没有回答,只是从包里拿出纸笔,快速写下一句话递给他.
Su Huai didn't respond. She simply pulled out her notepad and handed him a message.
「它们在看我们.」
"They're watching us."
林墨顺着她的目光望去——
Lin Mo followed her gaze—
无数双黑色的,玻璃珠般的眼睛,藏在人偶的缝隙中.
Countless pairs of black, glassy eyes were hiding among the puppets.
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系统提示此刻浮现,声音轻柔,像是被谁调低了音量.
At that moment, the system prompt appeared, its voice softened as if turned down by someone.
「欢迎来到第四层:人偶馆.」
"Welcome to Floor Four: The Puppet Hall."
「本层机制:你将操控一个'替代人格'进行试炼.」
"Mechanism of this floor: You will control a 'substitute personality' to undergo the trial."
「请小心.若被替代者反噬,原人格将被剥夺,永不返回.」
"Be cautious. If the substitute turns against you, your original personality will be stripped—permanently."
林墨眉头一紧,还未反应过来,一道人影从黑暗中缓缓走出.
Lin Mo tensed. Before he could react, a figure emerged slowly from the shadows.
那是一位佝偻的老人,穿着精致的布偶西装,脸上挂着笑容,手里提着一盏微弱的灯.
It was a hunched old man in an ornate puppet master's suit, smiling, holding a dim lantern.
"欢迎你们,我是馆长."
"Welcome, my dears. I am the Curator."
"你们的影子,都藏在这里了."
"All your shadows… are kept right here."
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