Chapter 725: Mutual Suspicion
After a moment of silence, the long-curly-haired female player spoke with a vicious tone. "Let's get straight to the point. I didn't expect someone to be this ruthless, making a move against others on the very first night. Don't want to clear the instance? Fine! Then no one clears it! Let's see who lives and who dies!"
"What do you mean by that?" The female player accompanying the middle-aged man said displeasedly. "Who are you implying?"
"Everyone knows who I'm talking about!" The long-curly-haired woman spat. "I didn't come here to argue with you. I won't offend unless offended. Since someone isn't following the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As she spoke, she turned to leave. The male player who had returned with her also swept a gloomy glance over the others.
"Wait," Xu Huo called out to them. "How are you sure it was them who attacked you? Did you see the person?"
"Who are you pointing at!" The female player who had clashed with the long-curly-haired woman saw him pointing at herself and the middle-aged man, and she drew the dagger from her waist.
"What are you doing..." Xie Ling shouted sternly, but before she could finish her sentence, the female player's head flew up on its own!
Blood splattered everywhere. The female player's body swayed for a moment before collapsing. The others warily looked at Xu Huo, who had been confronting her.
It wasn't Xu Huo who made the move. He gestured with his chin toward the long-curly-haired woman. "I wasn't finished speaking. No need to kill so hastily."
The long-curly-haired woman retracted a thin blade-like item back between her fingers and pointed at her reattached left arm. "I almost lost a hand here. Taking her life isn't too much."
The middle-aged man's face darkened. Not only Xu Huo, but he too could see that the long-curly-haired woman was targeting him and his companion. Now that the female player had been killed right in front of him, it showed that this woman had some skills.
"There were five of us yesterday. Three died in the Corpse-Hiding Hotel," he said. "We were nearly wiped out. We had no energy left to attack anyone else."
"Who knows if those people died in the Corpse-Hiding Hotel or at my hands?" The long-curly-haired woman stared coldly at him. "The Corpse-Hiding Hotel faces the Beheading Cemetery. Every floor of the hotel overlooks the cemetery. I also saw a player enter the Corpse-Hiding Hotel after killing someone. From the back, it was one of your people."
"So you didn't even see their face clearly, yet you're sure it was us?" The middle-aged man was furious. "We're all strangers here. Who would be so bored as to ignore clearing the instance just to target you? I could just as easily say you killed those three who died in the Corpse-Hiding Hotel!"
"So what if I did?" The long-curly-haired woman clearly had no patience to argue with him. She sneered, "Want to fight? Go ahead and try!"
The middle-aged man's face showed caution.
In fact, not just him, but the remaining players also warily distanced themselves from the long-curly-haired woman.
"Crazy woman!" Long Aotian stepped forward and said to the long-curly-haired woman, "I get it now. So you were attacked last night, and just because you saw a figure run into the Corpse-Hiding Hotel, you decided it was this old guy and his group?"
"No wonder you're being used as a pawn. Haven't you considered that there might be other players here besides us?"
"There are no other players here," the long-curly-haired woman said firmly.
"How can you be so sure?" Long Aotian said. "There are some in the Wax Museum. They arrived before us, but they're already dead."
"What did you say?" The middle-aged man turned around in shock.
"There were players in the Wax Museum who arrived before us," Xu Huo took over. "When we went in, they were already dead."
Compared to the possibility of other players in the Museum City, the long-curly-haired woman was more interested in the fact that they had found bodies. "Is finding the bodies useful?"
"If they were useful, would we still be standing here?" Xu Ruosi said nonchalantly. "Do you have any leads?"
Her question was met with silence. The long-curly-haired woman swept her gaze over them. "You all came back fairly intact."
Compared to the others' disheveled state, Xu Huo and his group were relatively fine.
But only Xie Ling and the other two knew what had really happened last night. If not for Xu Huo, at least two of them would be dead and one injured. Whether they could even be standing here today was uncertain.
The attention of the long-curly-haired woman and the middle-aged man had been diverted. Now it was three against four, and no one was sure they had a sure win. The long-curly-haired woman smiled. "There are only a few of us left. How about we go together? Where are you planning to go next?"
What a quick change of face.
Xie Ling and Xu Ruosi subtly glanced at Xu Huo. He didn't speak, but Long Aotian opened his mouth. "No way. You guys are too fierce, attacking at the slightest disagreement. We're peace-loving people. What if we get ambushed by you?"
The long-curly-haired woman gave a fake smile. "That's fine too. We'll each go our own way."
The words were blunt, but shaking off these three would be impossible unless they killed them all.
And given last night's situation, having more people was indeed relatively safer.
"Did you come here last night?" Xu Huo turned and asked.
To build rapport, the middle-aged man said, "We came out in the middle of the night. The other three disappeared one after another. We didn't dare stay in the hotel, so we came out and waited nearby. They arrived later."
He was referring to the long-curly-haired woman and the male player beside her.
Xu Huo nodded. So not every venue in the Museum City closed at night. The Wax Museum was a large-scale item, so it was special.
If that were the case, it was reasonable for the long-curly-haired woman to suspect other players. In a non-enclosed space, encountering danger gave one ample ability to escape. Sneaking out to kill someone wouldn't be difficult.
But for the first day, the death rate was still too high.
"Are the dead really dead?" Xu Ruosi asked at this point. "Did you see the bodies?"
The male player beside the long-curly-haired woman said coldly, "We ran into cannibal players. Those people were chewed beyond recognition."
Cannibal players were common. If someone could kill two or three players in one go, it proved their strength was formidable.
At that moment, Xie Ling and the others turned their gazes toward the middle-aged man.
Xu Huo glanced at the three of them. "Take a rest. Replenish your energy."
The players each had their own food and water. After a night of exhaustion, they indeed needed rest. After his suggestion, everyone chose a spot with a wide field of view and sat down.
"Do you trust them?" Xu Ruosi sat down next to Xu Huo. "I think that woman seems dangerous."
Xu Huo was eating dried meat and glanced at her. "You didn't bring any food?"
Xu Ruosi looked a bit embarrassed. "I came in a hurry from the last instance and forgot to prepare."
Xu Huo shared some of his with her. She seemed to trust him a lot and took it directly.
Xie Ling also had food in her hands. She looked like she wanted to share it with everyone, but after hesitating, she decided against it.
After they had rested enough, they drew lots to decide which venue to go to first.
All the items on the tour guide were written down. In the end, Long Aotian drew the Human Mannequin Building.
The Human Mannequin Building was to the right of the main gate. They had to walk back from the center. On the way back, Xie Ling unconsciously wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Is it noon already? The sun is so strong!"
(Chapter End)