Chapter 773: Killing Everyone Is Also a Decent Way to Clear the Instance
"What reason do I have to cooperate with you?" Xu Huo said. "This isn't a cooperative instance. Everyone here is in competition with each other."
The young player snorted with a laugh. "Some people are trying to reduce the numbers to clear the instance faster. You don't want to become their target either, do you?"
"Cooperation just means having an extra pair of eyes and ears. We look out for each other in the game, and if something happens, at least we'll know who the opponent is. With so many people, you can't just suspect everyone, can you?"
"If they don't mess with me, I won't mess with them. Everyone clearing the instance on their own is fine. But if someone comes after you, are you really going to swallow that loss in silence?"
The implication was clear: he wouldn't bother those who didn't cause trouble, but if anyone tried to stab him in the back, he would definitely retaliate.
"Besides, it's common sense to watch how others clear the instance first before doing it yourself."
"Alright. How do we cooperate?" Xu Huo agreed.
"Straight to the point!" The young player gave his name. "I'm Liang Chong."
"Xu Zhi."
"Do you have any surveillance items?" Liang Chong asked.
"An ordinary phone device can also serve as a surveillance item," Xu Huo said.
"That won't work," Liang Chong waved his hand. "A lot of players have items specifically targeting electronic products. Even those without such items will have jammers. Besides, without a network connection, as long as the other party discovers it, they can dismantle it in time."
He then took out a pair of sticker-like items shaped like eyes. "These are my items. Stick one on your palm to record video. Put the two eyes together to watch the recorded footage."
"Aren't you aware that guests can't open their own doors at night?" Xu Huo said, holding the sticker. "Even if you plan to keep the door open to watch, aren't you worried about becoming an unwelcome guest?"
Liang Chong stared at him for two seconds, then said, "There's a gap under the door."
"Brilliant." Xu Huo turned and called over Lu Zhen, who was hovering nearby. "Do you want to join?"
Lu Zhen nodded eagerly.
"Three people is fine, right?" Xu Huo asked Liang Chong.
The latter shrugged.
Xu Huo gave the sticker to Lu Zhen, who looked very pleased. After they went downstairs, he said, "Maybe we really can catch how others clear the instance. It would be great if someone clears it first."
Soon it was evening. Lu Zhen voluntarily crouched by the door, pressing his palm against the gap underneath, patiently waiting.
But they had bad luck that night. The "temporary owner" was upstairs, and even Lu Zhen could hear the footsteps.
"Liang Chong definitely knows who it is. We can ask him tomorrow."
Xu Huo could clearly sense someone moving around upstairs. However, after pacing back and forth, that person quietly came down the stairs, first went to the first room on the left, then went down to the first floor, stopping and starting, before finally returning to the third floor after a while.
After that, there was no more movement.
When the person first came out, there was some noise, more like a warning to others that the "temporary owner" had appeared. Then they silently circled an empty room on the second floor before going to the second floor to tidy things up. Was this the game's requirement for the "temporary owner"?
Organizing the guest rooms and cleaning?
The two dead players in that room had already been stuffed into the bathroom. If the villa owner also had to clean up the bodies, there was another one next door. The red-haired player hadn't moved that corpse; it was still in the cabinet. Cleaning selectively didn't seem to make sense.
"Go to sleep. No one will come out tonight," Xu Huo said.
The next morning, as soon as eight o'clock arrived, someone couldn't wait to run out and ask, "Who's missing?"
The players from the second floor all went to the third floor, only to find that everyone was still there. No one had died last night, and no one had cleared the instance today.
"There are fewer people on the third floor. It's easy to figure out who it was last night," the Baby Face said. "How about we stop hiding things and share with each other?"
But no one paid her any attention. Only a player whose roommate she had killed the day before said angrily, "If you're so capable, why don't you kill everyone here..."
Before he could finish, Baby Face's knife swung toward his face. "All the other rooms have two people. You're the only one in your room. So it must be you!"
This player was also provoked. He raised his hand and shouted, "Cut in Two!"
Baby Face's knife didn't actually break. Instead, it got stuck halfway, unable to cut down. The male player took the opportunity to throw out a gas mask. "Mask of No Breathing!"
Just as the mask was about to land on Baby Face's head, the Raincoat Man reached out and caught it with a small iron hook, smoothly stowing it into his own luggage compartment. The hook detached, and the line automatically looped around in the air a few times, forming a ring that slipped around the male player's neck!
The thin line instantly cut into his neck. The male player was dragged to the ground. He struggled, clawing at his throat, but the line was too thin and had already embedded into his flesh, making it impossible to remove. He grabbed the line in front of him and tried to cut it with a prop knife, but even that failed!
"Too arrogant!" Liang Chong threw out a White Note. "Friend, you dropped your money!"
The Raincoat Man involuntarily bent down to pick up the money. Unfortunately, he was too fast. Before Liang Chong could get close, he spun around, picked up the money, and kicked out at the same time!
Hand-to-hand combat was nothing to fear, but the Raincoat Man's shoes were clearly also items. When he kicked, a burst of needle-thin spikes flew out. Sensing danger, Liang Chong dodged to the side, but Baby Face flanked him from the front and blocked his way. "Trip!"
Liang Chong fell to the ground as if on cue. He rolled to the side just as a massive black hammer slammed down, grazing his shoulder!
The floor was cracked open. Frustrated, Baby Face chased after Liang Chong.
Just then, Xu Huo came up the stairs. Seeing the black heavy hammer heading his way, he didn't hesitate. With a single swing of his sword, he cut it in half. As Baby Face stared in shock, he kicked her away.
As she flew into the Raincoat Man, Xu Huo teleported to the corridor ahead, simultaneously cutting the prop line.
The male player, whose face was turning purple, gasped for air. He grabbed Xu Huo's pant leg, coughing incessantly. Xu Huo glanced at the eye on his sword hilt, which had narrowed into a slit, and looked at the Raincoat Man with displeasure.
"Actually, there's another decent way to clear the instance: kill everyone. If there's only one player left in the instance, it should be quite easy to become a qualified owner."
These words made everyone's expression change. The seductive female player, the red-haired player, and the others all quickly distanced themselves.
The Raincoat Man's face also darkened. But when he noticed the eye on Xu Huo's sword hilt trembling incessantly, he immediately retracted his hostility and put away his items. "I don't want to fight you. Let's call a truce."
Xu Huo's sword could destroy D-grade items. That was far beyond the level of players in the same tier. There was no comparison. Even if there was a chance of winning, the remaining players were no saints.
Xu Huo turned to look at the others. The red-haired player quickly said, "I have no problem with you!"
The seductive female player and the two players who had attempted rape the day before twitched their faces, forcing out strained smiles.
(Chapter End)