These fellows, who looked like animals from head to toe, wore bright human clothes, held colorful feather fans in their hands, and had scarlet rouge on their mouths. Some held pipes in their hands, and sat with their legs crossed as they talked and laughed.
The only difference was that they had evolved from four-legged to two-legged walking. Their original claws had become hands, and their heads were much bigger than in Zhang Zian's memory. They looked more ferocious, but there was no other difference.
But this was enough to make people feel amazed.
Under the light, the faces of these animals seemed to be enchanted with a twisted demonic expression, making them look abominable.
Preposterous, too preposterous.
The young man wore a white prisoner's uniform that went past his knees. Because the cage was not high, he was forced to sit on a cushion, revealing a pair of excessively thin legs.
His hands and feet were bound by iron chains, and his white hair slid down his back, obediently hanging behind him. His excessively pale skin and the cold iron chains intertwined, setting off a tyrannical beauty.
The dazzling lights on the auction stage fell from above, stimulating his light pink pupils, making waves of shaking water.
Seeing the "cat" in the iron cage raise its head, the guests sighed in amazement, many of them whistling and cheering.
"What beautiful eyes, what beautiful fur and color scheme!"
"Look at those legs, it's the cat of my dreams. It's worth it to use it for three days."
"I haven't seen such a pure-blooded cat in a long time. I wonder what breed it is?"
"It seems to be caught from outside. Looking at the color scheme, I know it's a rare breed. It's the kind that is priceless."
The real animals cheered and commented seriously on the humans placed on the auction table.
Just as Zong Jiu saw the faces of the audience, the sub-system spoke slowly.
[You feel a wave of surprise because the situation in front of you is beyond your understanding. The twisted and abhorrent faces of the "audience" make you panic, so … pass a sanity check.]
Zong Jiu: "???"
The sanity value was also known as the sanity value. It was one of the special rules announced by the main system before entering this dungeon.
All trainees had their own sanity value. Sanity value could also be understood as spirit value or sanity value.
The higher the San value, the firmer the business will of the practice.
If they saw something that was beyond their understanding, it would cause their sanity level to drop. If it dropped too much at one time, the trainee was likely to fall into a temporary state of amnesia or confusion.
If the San Value reached zero, then the trainee would go crazy forever. Even the main system would not be able to save him.
"No." Zong Jiu bargained with the sub-system in his mind, "Do you think I felt nervous when I saw these animals? Are you serious? "
Sub-system: […]
After a moment of silence, it spoke hesitantly. [But this is the rule. You've never seen an animal that looks like a human before. These creatures are born with filthy and evil characteristics. Their temperament will pollute you and affect your rationality.]
"Impossible. My heart is as hard as stone. I entered the infinite loop to find excitement. Don't try to fool me. I don't have any emotional fluctuations. Such a small scene can't stop me. "
Zong Jiu said coldly, "It won't be too late for you to judge me when my rationality is fluctuating."
[Well, okay then.]
[But if their evil temperament really pollutes you, I will ask you to go through a sanity check at any time.]
Perhaps it had detected the trainee's current state of rationality, but the sub-system reluctantly accepted his suggestion.
After all, Zong Jiu's words were not unfounded. For example, ordinary people needed to go through a sanity check when they saw a corpse, but murderers did not need to do so when they saw a corpse. They might even be more excited. Logically speaking, this was in line with the main system's rules.
On the other side, after waiting for the audience below to finish admiring the beauty of the cat in the cage, the host seemed to want to extend his staff into the cage again to tease this beautiful but lazy little guy.
With this action, the audience below immediately protested.
For some reason, this especially beautiful cat's every move seemed to have a different kind of charm. It could easily capture their hearts.
"What are you doing? How dare you touch such a precious cat with that dirty cane of yours? "
"This action, are you trying to abuse the cat? Can't you have some empathy? "
"Your salary in the circus for half a year can't even buy a strand of this beautiful cat's fur. Get off!"
Not only the audience around the auction stage, but even the private rooms high above were filled with cold reprimands. The host was so scared that he slid to his knees and fell directly on the stage.
Ironically, before the audience knew that the auction item was a "cat," they were excitedly discussing the production of fur. After they knew, they showed a different side of their faces.
Two bull-headed and horse-faced circus servants immediately walked out from backstage and dragged the host, who was involved in abusing rare animals, down from the auction stage.
Soon, a new host was brought up to the stage.
The new host was obviously more tactful.
In order to calm the audience's anger, when it appeared, another cage covered with a red cloth also appeared.
Zong Jiu, who was sitting in the cage, finally reacted. After the main system's prompt, he no longer looked at the distorted faces of the animals below. Instead, he looked at the cage beside him.
"It is also a rare species, a species that has not appeared in the past hundred years."
The red cloth fell to the ground.
Tokumon, who was wearing the same outfit as him and was also chained in the cage, helplessly welcomed the fanatical gazes below.
"It's a dog!"
"Oh! Cute little dog hook! This is definitely the legendary Husky! "
The cheers were no less than when Zong Jiu appeared. It almost overturned the entire auction house.
Tokumon: # $%! (He cursed in his heart.)
The next moment, he also received the system's rationality check prompt.
As a normal person with obvious emotional fluctuations, the Yin Yang Master naturally could not avoid the check like Zong Jiu.
Therefore, he was forced to pass the rationality check.
Of course, he failed the rationality check.
[You threw out 2 points, two rationality points deducted.]
[Current rationality points: 48/50]
[You have entered the additional state of rationality deduction.]
The next second, Zong Jiu saw Tokumon's eyes lose focus and directly hit the bars of the cage, causing chaos among the audience.
Zong Jiu: "…"
Fortunately, he did not pass the rationality check.
He looked away and lowered his eyebrows to think about the current situation.
It was obvious that in this Instance Dungeon, the identities of animals and humans had been swapped strangely.
Humans had been reduced from rulers to animals that could be controlled at will, and animals had become the rulers of humans.
Moreover, looking at their situation, it was obvious that they were categorizing humans as different breeds, just like how humans categorized animals. Unfortunately, they did not know how animals categorized humans as different breeds.
Zong Jiu was a little curious. He did not know how the other humans in this Ultra S-Level Instance Dungeon were like.
"System, are there any other hints about how to find a way to connect to the main system?"
[Sorry, I am only a sub-system with limited abilities. I can only respond when the trainee needs to throw. I am unable to plan a specific course of action for the trainee.]
[But before the connection was cut off, the main system sent a message.]
[Twenty years ago, there were five teams of survivors who entered this Ultra S-Level Instance Dungeon. If you can find clues left behind by these five teams of survivors, you may be able to reestablish contact with the main system.]
The sub-system picked and chose, and clearly showed the trainee the information it could inform.
In fact, the information sent by the main system was much more than what it told the trainee.
When the instructor used his authority to inquire, the main system found an unexpected piece of information.
This Ultra S-Level Instance Dungeon had not been classified as part of the Dark Dimension from the beginning. In fact, twenty years ago, the main system had cooperated with this Ultra S-Level Instance Dungeon.
Unfortunately, a total of five teams had entered that time, nearly a hundred survivors. In the end, they were all wiped out.
Calculating the timeline, this Ultra S-Level Instance Dungeon had moved from the Light Dimension to the Dark Dimension after the five teams of survivors had entered the Instance Dungeon.
As a high-dimensional existence, although the main system did not have emotions or personalities, it had always been very clear.
Originally, after discovering that the two trainees had lost contact, it had planned to give up on them. After all, there were too many uncertain elements in the Dark Dimension. It could even contaminate the main system itself and cause its many years of preparation, which was the purpose of holding the Thriller Trainee Competition, to fail.
But in the end, the instructor had used his authority.
On the other side, the host who had displayed two items that were not for sale announced loudly.
"Display the items that are not for sale, Varney. Next, we will auction off the other items. The three-day usage rights for the items that are not for sale will be auctioned off in the last hour of the auction. Please look forward to it. "
The curtain from above slowly fell, covering the two huge iron cages.
They had been moved backstage for the time being.
Zong Jiu sized up his surroundings.
The backstage of the auction stage was very large. After the curtain fell, there was a dark staircase that led to an unknown direction.
In addition to them, there were other auction items stacked up here.
For example, there were unknown products that were as thin as cicada's wings, but under the light, they looked like butterfly wings.
Tokumon's expression was a little ugly. "Those hanging over there are all human skins."
Actually, Zong Jiu did not need the Yin Yang Master to say anything.
This human skin was different from the human skin that had been peeled off from the old granny in the Abandoned Village Instance Dungeon with mercury. Instead, it was a human skin fur coat made from scalp and hair.
The hair from each piece of human skin was still intact on the scalp. Some had been dyed in various colors, becoming luxurious fur coats for animals.
Not only were there human skins, but there were also countless human products placed backstage.
There were yellow corpse oil, bracelets made of polished white human bones, jewelry inlaid with human fingernails, and small engravings on the teeth.
"In this Super S Instance Dungeon, humans are animals in the eyes of the animals."
Zong Jiu understood. "They treat humans the same way humans treat animals in other worlds."
Just like how humans treated animals, when the animals were in a dominant position, humans would not be much different.
The difference in the food chain had always been cruel.