Due to the unbelievable culinary genius that always seems within the playground, discovering meals has grow to be a should for each participant.

A number of individuals skilfully discovered their technique to the kitchen of the lodge.

Though a big, heavy metallic lock hangs on the kitchen door, it’s ineffective towards the human lock picker Xiao Lan, which lasts solely a second earlier than retreating into obscurity.

The kitchen is simply as shabby and soiled as the skin and is house to many overactive critters.

Each the cooker and the kitchen utensils look so unkempt that one suspects that anybody who eats with out diarrhoea is presented.

Fortunately, Wang Taidi had introduced alongside some cooking props, which he had discovered from his brother.

Among the substances are packed in sacks and piled haphazardly within the nook, principally dried meat, beans and potatoes, with no inexperienced in sight.

Wang Taidi went up and checked out it: “It is okay, it is nonetheless recent.”

A couple of individuals grabbed some substances and ran to the unoccupied nook behind the lodge.

Wang Taidi is not actually bragging when he says his cooking has improved – it is superb how his cooking has developed from how metal is made to the realm of edible.

A easy dinner was quickly accomplished with Luo’s assist, though by way of time this could be thought-about a snack.

To not say that it is stuffed with color and flavour, however it’s as much as the usual required for human survival.

Xiao Lan, Luo and Wang Taidi ate right away, apart from Qi Ning who did not transfer in any respect together with his masks on.

In entrance of everybody’s puzzled eyes, Qi Ning picked up her plate, “I will return and eat.”

Having mentioned that, they left.

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Nonetheless following his coverage of by no means taking off his masks, even in entrance of his teammates.

Wang Taidi noticed Qi Ning’s again disappear and requested Xiao Lan quietly, “What do you suppose Qi Ning seems to be like?”

Xiao Lan mentioned, “I do not know, by no means noticed him take off his masks.”

Wang Taidi exclaimed, “I might like to see it, I ponder when he’ll choose it?”

Xiao Lan thought for a second, “You may select to go and peek at him within the bathe.”

A extra carefully guarded individual would not even need to put on a masks within the bathe.

Wang Taidi did not know what picture she had in thoughts, however she gave in: “Overlook it, I do not wish to grow to be a human specimen but.”

After the meal, just a few individuals went again to relaxation and put together to search for clues the following day.

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Day 2.

A number of individuals cut up as much as search the city for information regarding the altar.

Xiao Lan continued to stroll with Luo, whereas Wang Taidi and Qi Ning, who had been used to strolling alone, agreed to return to the lodge at sundown to alternate clues.

Strolling by the city, the inhabitants stay very unfriendly.

On the identical time, Xiao Lan felt that the fires round her appeared to be burning much more, however the city’s inhabitants confirmed no indicators of nervousness about it.

Xiao Lan tried to ask them, “Aren’t you frightened in regards to the fireplace outdoors?”

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A person with out his legs replied, “Hey …… Mo Na the city is blessed by Sara and if we’re pious sufficient nothing on the planet can hurt us. However you guys are completely different …… you strangers will certainly die.”

Listening to his phrases, a number of individuals subsequent to him additionally laughed sorrowfully.

They checked out Xiao Lan and the 2 of them with gloating eyes, as if some curse would fall on them the following second.

These individuals appear to really feel that they’re within the shelter of Sara and do not have to fret about something.

However in actuality they’re nothing however mutilated and alienated limbs and insane spirits.

Xiao Lan and Luo ignored them and continued strolling by the city.

All of the sudden, Luo reached out and pointed to an deserted home, “That appears just like the fashion of clothes discovered within the participant’s resident store.”

Xiao Lan adopted his fingertips.

A fraction of clothes hanging from a torn window was seen, stained with stains.

Luo reached out and took the fragment down as the 2 males moved in.

That is certainly the commonest fashion of clothes for participant residencies.

I can not say that the garments are distinctive, however it’s nonetheless very suspicious to be on this closed city.

Luo examined it and mentioned, “It would not seem like this shard has been hanging round for lengthy.”

Xiao Lan mused, “In line with Taidi, Sara’s tune would not reset, so this might be from a participant who entered earlier, and there is a good likelihood …… he is nonetheless alive now.”

Luo nods his head.

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Xiao Lan mentioned, “Come on, let’s go search for him, we would know some new clues.”

The 2 males looked for indicators within the neighborhood of the shard, wanting within the path the place the participant could be.

The additional you go, the extra desolate it turns into forward, with out even the sound of human voices.

The encircling homes have been vacant for an unknown variety of years and lots of of them have collapsed.

The unique city of Mo Na was a lot bigger than Xiao Lan had thought, however the one space that’s nonetheless inhabited is the doorway.

Lastly the path stops in entrance of a ruined home.

The home nonetheless seems to be comparatively intact on the skin, besides that the glass within the home windows is damaged to bits.

The 2 males fastidiously pushed open the dilapidated door, which made a harsh scraping sound.

Within the corridor after coming into, a person is sitting on a rickety couch.

His arms are folded in his sleeves, his half-draped face is stuffed with furrows, his hair is white, however his arms are thick and muscular, making it troublesome to inform what age he’s.

A voice was heard from the entrance door and the seated man lifted his face.

He would not look very “human” anymore.

There are not any eyes on the face that’s lifted.

Not the identical trauma because the townspeople, however the entire space of the attention was a whole layer of pores and skin and flesh, wanting as if it had by no means grown in any respect, with some root-like issues rising out of his face.

Though he seemed odd, there was nonetheless an aura coming from him that will solely come from a senior participant, and the indicators of tears on his garments prompt that Xiao Lan and the others hadn’t bought the mistaken man.

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With out ready for Xiao Lan to open his mouth, he began speaking to himself first: “Contract …… energy, I would like extra energy ……”

Xiao Lan and Luo have a look at one another.

That is not a superb psychological state.

Xiao Lan took a cautious step ahead and tried to speak, “Hey, you are a participant too, proper?”

Listening to the phrase “participant”, the opposite social gathering responded, “Participant, participant, sure, I’m a participant …… superior participant …… I’m excellent ……”

Xiao Lan asks, “Do you keep in mind how lengthy you’ve got been in right here?”

This participant mentioned, “Are available in …… Sara’s Tune …… Deeds ……”

All of the sudden, he sprang to his toes, “I can not go! I can not depart!!! Hey hey hey …… you guys do not both …… ever-“

Earlier than the phrases had been out of his mouth, his arms, folded in his sleeves, jerked out and got here at Xiao Lan with a vengeance.

Xiao Lan may see that his arms weren’t regular human, they had been furrowed like tree bark, and the ideas of his fingers had been lengthy and sharp, a wierd darkish inexperienced color.

Xiao Lan was ready and dodged the blow with a dodge to the facet.

On the identical time, Luo, who was ready within the wings, rushed ahead and kicked the participant within the face, sending him jerking backwards.

“Ho ……” a meaningless sound escaped the participant’s throat.

His head turned barely, and together with his listening to he decided the place of his comers and continued his assault on the 2 males.

Like a beast that has misplaced its thoughts, he’s full of nothing however ideas of killing and has no intention of speaking with anybody.

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The three males battled it out on this shabby front room.

As anticipated of somebody who’s certified to advance to senior participant, even on this state now, his fight energy continues to be not weak.

Nonetheless, he quickly confirmed his weaknesses when he confronted Xiao Lan in a two-on-one match, lengthy out of shape.

The sharp claws grazed Xiao Lan’s facet with a harmful inexperienced gentle.

Xiao Lan additionally unceremoniously smacked his arm with a membership, which immediately made the press sound of bones breaking.

On the opposite facet Luo’s assault got here once more, with a vicious kick that broke one among his legs with out mercy.

The participant who had misplaced his assist plummeted to the bottom.

However, bizarrely, only some drops of inexperienced liquid had been left on the wounds he had made in the course of the battle.

“Ah …… ho …… ah ……” he let loose a wail of eerie pitch.

Xiao Lan took just a few steps nearer with the stick in hand, “Can we discuss now? I’ve therapeutic props right here, I can heal you later.”

The participant mendacity on the bottom appeared to regain some sense: “What do you wish to know?”

Xiao Lan requested, “How lengthy have you ever been in right here? Why are you want this?”

The person on the bottom thought for a second, “Possibly just a few months, perhaps six months, perhaps a yr, I can not keep in mind. As to why …… huh …… I used to be despatched to Sara, however He mentioned I used to be an unworthy sacrifice, after which I used to be thrown out and left right here to fend for myself, slowly turning into this fashion.”

Xiao Lan adopted up with, “Have you ever met Sara?”

He nodded, “Sure, I’ve seen it …… very close to and pricey …… Him ……”

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As he mentioned this his voice grew smaller and smaller, as if his pronunciation turned troublesome because of lack of breath.

Xiao Lan was about to maneuver just a little nearer to hear extra carefully when he immediately caught a glimpse of a smile that was not apparent on the nook of his mouth.

A way of disaster struck him and he immediately stepped again and switched his [Bone of Paradox] right into a protect in entrance of him.

A black shadow additionally rapidly rose up in entrance of Luo.

The following second, the person’s head on the bottom exploded with a bang.

The inexperienced sap splattered all around the front room, making a corrosive “zipping” sound and an disagreeable odor that unfold immediately.

After just a few moments, Xiao Lan places away the protect.

Luo sensed the odor within the air and nodded to Xiao Lan, “No poison.”

Xiao Lan now approached the physique on the bottom.

The physique, which had misplaced its head, was immobile and seemed useless by and thru.

The break within the neck had solely inexperienced liquid and no hint of blood, as if the person’s physique had no extra blood in it.

Xiao Lan discovered a tablecloth to cowl the physique.

Though his angle was not precisely pleasant, he was clearly in a foul mind-set, and for the sake of being a fellow participant, Xiao Lan took it straightforward for him.

This man was as soon as one of many prime group of senior gamers, however sadly he solely died in silence.

After all of the fuss that they had simply made, all they bought was an “unqualified sacrifice”.

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If unqualified choices will likely be left to fend for themselves within the city, what about …… certified ones?

The place will Wang Ke be once more?

Xiao Lan and Luo searched the room however sadly discovered no clues.

The dying of this participant broke the path for the 2 males once more, they usually needed to proceed their search up.

Sadly, they did not get any extra clues on this space after that.

The 2 males modified path once more and continued on their manner.

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“Hey, stranger.” A hand reached out from an out-of-the-way nook and waved at them.

Xiao Lan seemed over and noticed that it was a younger man.

He was dressed as shabbily as anybody within the city, however he was not lacking an arm or a leg, his options had been intact, and aside from a distorted patch of pores and skin on the again of his hand, there was little signal of alienation seen all through.

When the 2 did not come over, he added, “I’ve one thing right here that would definitely curiosity you.”

mentioned, and waved the leather-based case held in his different hand.

Xiao Lan took out the [Bone of Disobedience] and walked over to it ready, with the intention of gathering safety cash.

Luo adopted carefully behind, wanting as if he would cost extra for cover if the gentleman was joyful.

Dealing with the 2 males who had been coming in direction of him in a murderous method.

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Xiao Qingnian within the nook feels the hairs on his again and even a bit tempted to problem his excessive operating velocity.

However he tried to carry regular.

Xiao Lan walked as much as him and scanned the realm to ensure there have been no ambushes earlier than placing the stick down, “One thing mistaken?”

Xiao Qing Nian gulped, “I …… I’ve one thing right here that I can promote you.”

Xiao Lan raised his eyebrows, “What?”

Xiao Qing Nian could not resist clutching the suitcase in her arms: “To, to pay ……”

Xiao Lan laughed: “How can we pay you when you do not even say what it’s?”

The youth of this city appear to be unexpectedly easy.

“Oh …… is that proper?” Xiao Qing Nian scratched his head, just a little uncertain.

Nonetheless, the motion in his arms was tight and he didn’t appear to belief these foreigners.

Luo fished a wad of money straight out of his pocket and waved it in entrance of his face.

Xiao Qing Nian’s eyes have a look at the cash like a cat with a teasing stick, his head shifting just a little with Luo’s actions, wanting surprisingly naive.

With the power to pay cash to get began, the remainder of the dialog went so much smoother.

Luo took the cash again: “Inform us what it’s, and if we’re , the cash is yours.”

An excited smile surfaced on Xiao Qingnian’s face as he patted the suitcase, “I retrieved this from the physique of a stranger, you might be strangers too, would you like this too?”

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Xiao Lan: “……”

This straightforward and crude logic can be very spectacular.

Nonetheless, he had actually skewed it. The props related to a participant’s dying would disappear, and if the stranger was a participant, the suitcase that might be carried by the participant, presumably one thing that belonged within the playground, may very nicely be the related clue.

Xiao Lan mentioned, “We’d like to have a look earlier than we could be positive you are mendacity.”

“Positive.” Xiao Qing Nian nodded decisively and handed over the suitcase with a really misleading look.

There was no thought given to what would occur if the 2 males in entrance of them grabbed and ran.

Luo took the suitcase and opened it to seek out a whole lot of paperwork, all in regards to the small city of Mo Na.

A lot of these sources aren’t on the identical paper or of the identical date, and the accounts are extra detailed than these uniformly obtained by the gamers.

That is most likely a clue collected by somebody, it isn’t clear if it is a participant or a non-public detective who was beforehand assigned.

Luo nodded and paid readily, “Now they’re yours.”

Xiao Qing Nian took it and counted superbly, “1, 2, 3, ……9, 10, 1, 2, 3 ……”

He seemed as if he would solely have the ability to go as much as ten, which made one fear in regards to the stage of schooling on this city.

However is there actually a faculty right here?

Occupied with how Xiao Qing Nian reacted in another way from the opposite residents, Xiao Lan mentioned, “You appear to look completely different from the others.”

Xiao Qing Nian seemed up: “Completely different?”

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He seemed round to ensure nobody was there earlier than he mentioned quietly, “As a result of I do not consider Sara .”

Xiao Lan: “Why?”

Xiao Qing Nian shrugs: ” Is Sara actually making us joyful? All I can see is that there are fewer and fewer individuals within the city. Apart from, all of them say Sara’s singing is sweet, however I simply discover it so exhausting to take heed to, and I get dizzy afterwards.”

“Though it says Sara will shield our city, why do not all of the individuals who depart come again? I believe there should be a greater world on the market.” He added.

Luo asks, “Has anybody ever left?”

Xiao Qing Nian nodded, “Effectively, my neighbour simply left and did not come again.”

“What about you?” Xiao Lan requested.

“Possibly I will depart too, I hear it is costly to reside out right here, I would like to avoid wasting more cash now.” Xiao Qingnian mentioned, “Eh sure, when you die are you able to give me again the suitcase once more, I can promote it yet another time.”

Xiao Lan: “……”

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