# Chapter 2383: The Building Wasn't Blown Up by Me
"But most of the people who come here are seeking thrills. They don't like players who won't resist at all, so the vast majority of players are conscious, no matter how they're treated."
After saying this, both of them fell silent. When they reached the twenty-third floor, they unexpectedly saw the Painting Woman standing in front of an open door from afar. Upon spotting Xu Huo, she quickly waved him over.
Before the two of them could get close, the Painting Woman had already typed out text on her communicator: "Beast of burden?"
The female player was stunned. "How did you recognize me?"
Xu Huo was a high-level player, so it was understandable that he had some exceptional ability to recognize her. But the Painting Woman didn't seem particularly clever—how could she recognize her at a glance?
"You mind your own business?" The Painting Woman had no intention of answering at all. Instead, she said, "You're too poor. The card you gave me is useless."
The female player knew she truly owed a huge favor, so her attitude was no longer as sharp as before. She said sincerely, "I really don't have much money on me. If you trust me, you can give me an account number. Once I have money in the future, I'll pay you back as soon as possible."
The Painting Woman was still very unhappy. Xu Huo interrupted them. "Let's go inside first."
In the room, Shi Shuai was playing cards with the little girl. His face was already covered with stickers. Hua Sisi and the round-faced player had been sitting restlessly, but upon seeing Xu Huo return safely, they breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as they came over to greet him.
Earlier, Miss Zhai's people had only taken Xu Huo away, leaving Hua Sisi and the round-faced player behind. With nowhere else to go, they had simply come back to find the Painting Woman and the others. It happened that the Painting Woman saw it was time and opened the door to wait for them, so the two returned to the room.
"Are you okay? I saw that Miss Zhai was coming in aggressively. Even Number 1 and Number 6 were afraid of her. I thought you'd have a hard time getting away." The round-faced player looked Xu Huo up and down, then gave him a thumbs up. "I really see you in a new light!"
"And what's this about?" he said, looking at the female player behind them.
Xu Huo looked at Hua Sisi. "She was also wearing a mermaid mask when she came in. If you're looking for someone, you can ask her."
Hua Sisi's hope was rekindled, and she described her friend's features to the female player.
After listening, the female player's expression turned somewhat grim. "I did see her once. Besides the area under her eyes and the tip of her nose, she also has a mole in the middle of the back of her neck, right? She was sent to a room above the 60th floor. I don't know exactly which one."
Hua Sisi's eyes gradually dimmed, and she sat down somewhat dazedly.
"Legend has it that the Fish Feast Building has some fixed rooms, like the mermaid game rooms. They appear on specific floors at specific numbers, but they're time-sensitive—they don't stay permanently."
"Fixed rooms seem to be different. They're prepared for those with power and influence. Wealthy individuals or groups can pull strings to secure a fixed room. When us outside players open a door, sometimes we end up opening such rooms. I think this is also one of their entertainment options... But I've heard that some fixed rooms won't go below the 50th floor even when they change positions."
The round-faced player briefly explained, not finishing his words, but the meaning was already clear. The Fish Feast Building had unspoken rules. Those who occupied high-floor rooms and never came down were mostly people with power, influence, or extraordinary strength. For ordinary players, opening a door to face several allied player groups was already an extremely high difficulty, let alone those who came with bodyguards.
Finding such people was already extremely difficult, and even if found, to put it bluntly, it would be suicide.
The female player sympathized with Hua Sisi's companion's plight, but she herself had just escaped from the same predicament. At this moment, she couldn't offer any words of comfort.
"Look on the bright side." Shi Shuai tore off the cartoon stickers that were almost covering his eyes and spoke up. "Something huge seemed to have happened in the building just now. Maybe someone was blowing up floors upstairs. Your friend might have escaped."
The female player immediately nodded upon hearing this. "That's exactly how I escaped. I happened to run into him."
Hua Sisi turned to Xu Huo. "What happened upstairs just now?"
"It really seems like someone blew up the building," Xu Huo said calmly. "People from over a dozen floors were running everywhere. If I were one of those powerful people, I'd definitely value my life and leave early."
Hua Sisi let out a breath, sincerely hoping that would be the case.
"Brother," the round-faced player's eyes sparkled as he sat down in front of Xu Huo. "That building wasn't blown up by you, was it? How did you do it? Give us a hint!"
The little girl also abandoned the card game and leaned in. "This building can't even be destroyed by bombs."
Xu Huo smiled. "I don't know the specific details. It seems someone attacked the Fish Feast Building. I was dismissed before I even got to see Miss Zhai."
Both of them looked somewhat disappointed. The round-faced player scratched his head and said, "I've never heard the name Miss Zhai before. I'll ask around when I have time."
"There's no need to ask around," Xu Huo said. "That Miss Zhai specifically sought me out but didn't show herself. Maybe she met with some misfortune."
"Right, right," the round-faced player nodded repeatedly. "What if they suspect I did it?"
"You think too highly of yourself." The little girl glanced sideways at him. "From your appearance and build to your expression, there's nothing about you that suggests you could blow up the Fish Feast Building."
The round-faced player didn't feel mocked. Instead, he said happily, "Really? That's great!"
The incident had occurred on the 49th floor. The floors and rooms were all divided by space, so the mutual induction wasn't very strong. At least in the rooms on the 20-something floor, there was no reaction at all. The reason Shi Shuai and the others knew something had happened was because the Painting Woman had heard it from other players while waiting at the door. The place where the "Beast of Burden" female player had escaped from had been affected by the disturbance, but that didn't necessarily mean the room she was in at the time was actually on the 30th floor. The operational rules between rooms were probably only known by the holder of the Fish Feast Building.
The Painting Woman opened the door again to listen for activity. Outside, people had mostly stopped discussing the matter. Players and staff had returned to normal.
"Why wasn't the entire Fish Feast Building blown up?" the "Beast of Burden" female player said regretfully.
It was still quite early, and no one felt like resting. Although Hua Sisi couldn't find her friend, she still wanted to wait here for news, just in case her friend contacted her and she missed it.
The "Beast of Burden" female player planned to leave. She had been kidnapped and brought here, so the sooner she left, the safer she'd be. Before leaving, she gave Xu Huo two fixed contact methods. "If you can make it back to the city, you can come find me for anything."
The round-faced player had just experienced the mermaid game and had been targeted by two factions, so he didn't dare go out for now.
Although the little girl had enjoyed playing with them, she had come here for another purpose. She said her goodbyes very friendly and even gave Xu Huo and the Painting Woman a few bombs each before leaving.
"Why haven't you left yet?" the Painting Woman asked Shi Shuai, who was lying on the sofa.