Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"Hey... tonight, Pigman, you're in charge of ordering the 'Sleeping Beauty Service' and luring 'Sleeping Beauty' away!"

"Then, the few of us can climb up to the Sleeping Beauty's cave, and then climb further up to the top of the cliff..."

"Once we reach the top of the cliff, there might still be people there..."

"Sheepman, try to assess the situation. If there are people, come down immediately! If there's no one, everyone sprint towards the top of the cliff, rushing to the other side in one go!"

"Perhaps... that's the way to freedom!"

"..."

Discussions continued to rise.

Upon hearing this, An Lan's eyelids twitched upwards!

Good heavens!

They're plotting to escape from the "park"!

(Ginger is good...)

(How could this possibly incite these weirdos to run away with him?)

(Isn't he afraid there might be a mole within the organization who could betray him?)

With both feet out, just as I was about to step into the cave...

"Who?!"

The sound of light footsteps lasted only a moment before the discussion inside abruptly ceased!

"Damn it!"

"Why would anyone be here at this time?!"

"Tap tap tap—"

After a series of hurried footsteps came from the cave, An Lan saw a group of four people, led by a "tiger-skinned man" and followed by a "minotaur," a "pig-headed man," and a "goat-headed man."

These four men were particularly tall. The one with the "tiger skin" was broad-shouldered and burly, but had a long, thin face, a buzz cut, and regular features, making him a typical tough guy.

He saw An Lan standing in front of the cave entrance, and his expression was clearly puzzled.

"you?"

"A crocodile?!"

"I haven't heard anything about another crocodile being sent down from above..."

Four wary eyes scanned An Lan, and even their gazes toward the "little princess" were somewhat defensive.

"take it easy..."

"I didn't come from above!"

"I came from below!"

An Lan smiled and pointed to the hair that hadn't completely faded at the cave entrance.

The four people opposite looked at each other, their expressions softening slightly, but they remained alert.

Why did you come to this cave?

"you--"

The "tiger-skinned man" spoke coldly, clearly wanting to press for more information, but An Lan simply uttered two words: "Long Ao!"

"..."

moment!

The tiger-skin man's expression froze for a moment, a flash of shock crossed his eyes, and then he suddenly realized what was happening.

"you..."

"You're Chinese too, right?"

"My whereabouts are well-hidden; there's no way the Energy Gathering Society could know... You were able to find me and even give me this name... I reckon you're here to support me?"

"Oh?"

"Are you so sure I'm on your side?"

An Lan looked at the "tiger-skin man" with a joking expression.

To this day, he still doesn't understand why Jiang Lai can't stream in the [real-world instance]. How did Long Ao know where he was?

If you say—[reverse the cause and effect]—that you will assist Jiang Lai, the success rate of clearing the dungeon will be the highest!

But does this clearly indicate Jiang's location?

That's way too incredible!

Now, is Jiang Lai so sure that he's here to help?

Was he convinced that he was sent by the "reversal of cause and effect" mechanism? Or were there other factors that made him so certain that he was an accomplice?

perhaps--

Behind this confidence lies Jiang Lai's lack of talent!

His talent...

What exactly is it?

"Ho—"

"If you weren't on our side, you would have already called for those three upstairs to come down... Why are you wasting your time here arguing with me?"

"Everyone, don't be nervous!"

"Tonight's plan continues! The signal is for Old Pig to grunt; everyone, set off from this hole and head upwards! Escape from the [Human Skin Workshop] today!!!"

The "Tiger-Skin Man" waved his hand, and the three "strange men" behind him exchanged glances, then looked at An Lan several times before quickly walking out of the cave.

Each of them scattered a pea on the cliff face, and after pouring in flesh and blood, hair grew out in the left and right directions.

"Wei Wei Wei——"

After the black hair disappeared into the clouds, the strange figures followed the hair's trail back to the two cave entrances on either side of the main cave...

"Whoa—"

"So you've teamed up with your neighbors to run away?"

An Lan understood clearly that these people weren't from the same cave!

They all seem to offer [points]?

Are you really going to use peas to hold a meeting?

"Please excuse my poor attempt, brother!"

"My original plan was to unite all the monsters in the [Test Skin]! No one who can live stably on this layer is weak! Unfortunately... apart from these three, the other monsters either don't dare to resist..."

"Or perhaps they're already living a life of decadence, enjoying the [points] benefits here..."

"These few people... are already considered rare individuals who yearn for freedom..."

The man in the tiger skin chuckled and shook his head, then suddenly extended a hand towards An Lan: "Let me introduce myself! I'm Jiang Lai, captain of the Xixiang team! And also a member of the Dragon Kingdom National Team!"

"Hello!"

"An Lan, Vice Captain of the Zhouchi Team!"

An Lan extended her hand and shook hands with Jiang Lai. Upon hearing An Lan's words, Jiang Lai's expression immediately turned to surprise: "Oh? An Lan? You...you you you! You're that extraordinary person who cleared the game using a female ghost?"

"Forehead--"

"Is that how you all describe me?"

An Lan's face darkened. She had thought Jiang Lai would say something polite, trying to save face for her...

result!

"brother!"

"That's the highest praise a man can receive!"

"Damn it! If I could, I'd trade abilities with you! Who the hell wants to work themselves to death in dungeons, risking their life? If there were a free lunch, don't worry, the guys on the national team are all incredibly fast!"

"..."

Looking at Jiang Lai's exaggerated and envious expression, An Lan was speechless.

no...

This guy seems really friendly and outgoing!

That's a great personality!

"that..."

"Actually, there's something I've never understood..."

"You're holding such a big meeting, inviting them to run away together... Aren't you afraid there's a mole among them? What if someone betrays us and tells the managers right after the meeting?"

An Lan finally voiced the question that had been weighing on her mind. She couldn't understand how Jiang Lai, whom Long Ao trusted, could be so oblivious to this.

"Ho—"

"It seems... Long Ao didn't tell you about my [talent] before you came..."

"ha?"

"fine..."

"Let me put it this way... If Long Ao is the calm composure of someone who plans everything, Zhao Kuo is the arrogance of someone whose strength crushes everything, and Wen Lan is the peaceful stability of someone who stays put until the end..."

"Then I will experiment and make mistakes without any reservations!"

"Here, I'm not afraid of failure... nor does failure even exist!!!"

Jiang Zi confidently twisted his neck, his words brimming with self-confidence.

"Among those people..."

"Who's the traitor? We'll find out tonight!"

"What do you mean...?"

"You knew there was a mole in this escape plan, you knew you would be surrounded and blocked by higher-ups, yet you still carried it out?"

An Lan raised an eyebrow, truly baffled as to what Jiang Lai was up to!

"rest assured!"

"If we're together tonight, there will be absolutely no surprises!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, you must be my future self, someone I designed in advance! With you around... my chances of making mistakes will probably be greatly reduced!"

"Huh? You...you from the future?!"

Looking at An Lan's bewildered expression, Jiang Lai smiled, clearly indicating that he had no intention of explaining further.

He beckoned, glanced at the "little princess" beside An Lan, and pointed deeper into the cave: "Come in and sit for a while! We... might be able to exchange some other information..."