Chapter 2257: As Easy as Turning Over a Hand
Xu Huo left, and the remaining players all had expressions that were hard to describe.
Because they were Super Evolvers, whether it was killing other "prisoners" to accumulate manpower or guarding against "guards" opening doors during the day to take keys, the two Spatial Evolvers had an absolute advantage. But now that they clearly understood the space here was unstable, they no longer felt so confident.
"This is the core of the space prison. Using space power elsewhere shouldn't be a problem, right?" one of them said.
"Didn't you hear what that person just said?" another said with a dark expression. "Since he found this place, there's no way he'd leave without gaining something. It's only an hour until eight o'clock now. He went back to memorize the numbers, and once he finishes the game mission, he'll definitely come back here. He was warning us not to interfere with his business, or else he'll prioritize dealing with us."
"That person is a dual-type Super Evolver. His Mental Evolution has already reached a point where he can kill people effortlessly. I'm afraid we'll be no match for him." The player who had been threatened by Xu Huo was backing out. "I think we should just leave first."
There was no need to mention the non-Super Evolvers, but this was not good news for the two Super Evolvers. Xu Huo remembered their faces, and as a Mental Super Evolver, finding them in this prison would probably not be difficult.
The two exchanged a glance, quickly moved away from the prison core, and even discarded their original keys.
It was still easy to swap for another key here. The "guards" couldn't kill people during the day, but it was also easy to set someone up. So the two Super Evolvers directly ditched their other three companions and went their separate ways.
On the other end, Xu Huo, who had the word "Guard" floating above his head, easily attracted everyone's attention after coming out. Although he couldn't use his traits, the "Passerby A" aura that clung to him seemed to seep into his bones and was impossible to shake off. As a result, many people naturally assumed he wasn't that strong and targeted him.
Where players gathered, conflict was inevitable. "Prisoners" could kill each other, so in order to accumulate the number of people needed to clear the instance, they had to protect themselves while also plotting against others.
However, without items and traits, it was impossible to kill someone by surprise. Physical fitness and combat experience could determine the difference, but it was hard to have an absolute advantage when outnumbered. So most people adopted a hit-and-run strategy.
The attrition among "prisoners" was not significant.
During the final hour countdown, many players still tried to get close to Xu Huo. It wasn't that they were stupid enough to think they could get him to hand over his key by being friendly, but rather to show off their "strength" to make it easier for him to choose.
Most of the players here were B-rank, and under the premise that they all commonly used Evolution Agents to enhance their physical fitness, their evolution rates were actually not that different. Once the evolution rate exceeded 80%, increasing it further required taking double the amount of potions, and the effects of the potions weren't that good either. It seemed to have reached the limit and bottleneck for most players. To make a significant leap forward, they would need some special potion or a stroke of luck.
But a high evolution rate didn't mean everyone was good at combat.
The existence of items and traits largely limited players' exploration of their own abilities. Why engage in close combat when you could attack from a distance? Especially after obtaining one or two particularly effective items.
Of course, becoming a B-rank player couldn't all be due to luck. Looking around, the players surrounding Xu Huo, whether near or far, were all strong individuals with countless lives on their hands.
Being stared at by one or two people might not make you feel the pressure of that killing intent, but if it were dozens of people, those looks would become almost tangible, making you truly feel that death was always by your side.
"Little brother, don't be afraid," an older player said with a chuckle. "I've discussed it with the other players. If we run into you, we'll just take the key and not hurt your life. Losing the game might make you lose your memory, but there's still a chance to play again."
Xu Huo smiled back at him. "You're such a good person."
The other person didn't seem to catch the sarcasm in his tone, keeping his smile unchanged as he shook the key in his hand.
Time quickly arrived at eight in the morning. Although the rooms in the maze hadn't changed, at 7:55, someone used a key to open a door. After they entered, a room number automatically appeared on the door.
Then, numbers began to appear on the surrounding doors one after another, regardless of whether anyone had entered them.
Once the room numbers appeared, you couldn't just pick any room!
Realizing this, the players scattered, all rushing to grab the rooms that hadn't yet shown their numbers. Some were lucky, as the newly appeared room numbers included ones that matched their keys, so they didn't need to search around.
The "guard" keys also had numbers, but just like the "prisoners," they had to enter their rooms before eight o'clock. So Xu Huo quickly found a nearby blank door and unlocked it.
As he closed the door, all sounds from the outside were cut off.
When he entered, the furnishings inside the room also changed. It looked more like an office with a bed, and on the desk was a schedule. The form clearly read "Criminal Cleanup Plan," with blank grids below that needed to be filled in.
Xu Huo noticed a notebook hanging nearby and casually picked it up to flip through.
The identities of "guard" and "prisoner" were not random. Those selected as "guards" were people with no criminal record, at least not in the instance. Moreover, the game had set a "hatred of criminals" background for the "guards," which was why they would secretly kill "prisoners" during the day.
There was no hard requirement on how to complete it, but at this moment, a small Water Cube floated out in the room. The Water Cube told him that his luggage compartment would be unsealed after entering the room, but the items he could take out were limited to food and water. At the same time, he was not allowed to put any items from the game into the luggage compartment, or he would be kicked out of the game.
As for what happened when you were kicked out of the game, just refer to the "prisoner" who tried to kill him when he entered the maze.
This was a sealed area filled with time and space power. Xu Huo didn't challenge the game rules and honestly took out two days' worth of food.
At 8:10, the Water Cube notified him that "the guard may now go out on patrol."
After waiting a few more minutes, Xu Huo opened the door and went out.
The maze was completely silent. All the doors were tightly shut, and every door had a number on it. But before this, the positions of the rooms seemed to have shifted. The room numbers on the doors he had memorized earlier, where people were staying, had all changed.
It seemed he would have to search for them one by one.
He hadn't taken many steps before he came across a number he had memorized. He used his guard key to open the door.
The player inside had been waiting for him, and immediately swung a toilet bowl at his head! (End of chapter)