Global wonders have descended, and only I possess the treasure-hunting radar.

Two notorious thieves.

One of them is Old Zhou, who just attacked the servant.

The other one is the man whose ticket says "thief".

Old Zhou wore a stiff smile, having completely become part of the character in the play.

He recited the words while shaking his head.

"In the dead of night, I knock on the breeze to steal treasures and exchange them for wealth and glory!"

The other person glanced at Old Zhou, who no longer resembled a human, and shuddered before speaking as well.

"Qingfeng Tower hides a rare treasure; let's go there tonight, brothers."

The faceless audience members immediately applauded.

"good!"

"Those two thieves are really good at singing!"

Xing Lie was pushed out from the side of the stage.

He was draped in a martial arts costume and held a wooden spear in his hand.

The script for this scene is in my mind.

The patrolling martial arts performer discovered the night thief and killed him on the spot.

Xing Lie's face was gloomy.

He didn't want to kill someone according to the script.

This place is so dangerous; every extra person increases our chances of getting out.

So he kicked Old Zhou, who had become a character in the play, away.

He held the wooden spear horizontally and exchanged a few blows with another thief.

He had no intention of killing.

The audience suddenly fell silent.

The next second, boos erupted.

"Whoa!"

"Fake fight!"

"Boring!"

The faceless audience members all turned their heads, their blank faces pointing at Xing Lie.

Xing Lie suddenly felt the theater ticket in his hand getting hot.

[Scenes: Act 5.]

The handwriting flashed.

[Scenes: Three acts.]

Xing Lie's expression changed drastically.

Two scenes are missing!

This means that if he can't find a way to escape this hellish place...

He's about to die.

Just then, Old Zhou, who had been kicked away, got up, let out a strange cry, and slashed at his heart with his knife.

This strike was no longer a mere feint.

They really wanted Xing Lie dead.

Xing Lie was already angry because his death had been hastened, and seeing that this piece of trash dared to provoke it, his eyes hardened.

"Damn it! A piece of trash like you thinks you can kill me?"

The strange artifact, the "Bone-Shaking Armor," appeared on his arm, blocking the blade.

boom!

The knife in Lao Zhou's hand shattered on the spot.

The terrifying recoil surged through his arm and into his body, causing Old Zhou's chest to collapse and his entire body to fly backward.

He fell onto the stage and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

After struggling for a few moments, it became completely still.

The faceless audience erupted in cheers.

"good!"

"This is what a martial arts performer should be like!"

"Kill one more!"

As the cheers erupted, Xing Lie's ticket lit up again, effectively adding an extra scene to his role.

[Remaining scenes: four acts.]

At the same time, a new play script was forcibly crammed into Xing Lie's mind.

He was taken aback at first, then his expression changed.

It turned out to be the case.

If you perform poorly, the audience will be unhappy, and your screen time will be reduced.

If you act well, the audience will enjoy watching you, and your screen time will increase.

They'll die if they lose their role.

If he can keep getting applause from the audience, wouldn't he be able to live longer?

Thinking of this, Xing Lie slowly looked at the other thief on the stage, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

The man's face turned pale.

"Xing Lie, why are you looking at me like that? Let's keep acting, okay?"

Xing Lie grinned.

"Act? If you're going to act, act for real!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out and stabbed the other man through the body with a single spear thrust.

The cheers from the audience grew even louder.

"good!"

"Well done!"

"The martial arts performer will be rewarded!"

Three copper coins were thrown onto the stage, and a rule descended upon the stage, causing the movements of the two people about to go on stage to seem to freeze.

Only Xing Lieqi's hands moved forward uncontrollably, catching the few copper coins.

The next instant, the copper coin in his hand transformed into three wisps of red gas. One wisp drifted into the crowd and disappeared without a trace, while the other two wisps entered Xing Lie's body.

This increased his power slightly, and his role expanded to 4.5 acts.

Seeing the changes that had occurred within himself, Xing Lie looked at his teammates behind him, whose faces were filled with fear, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

He collected the strange objects that the two people had dropped and then stepped aside.

Wang Yan, who was sitting in the audience, stroked his chin and sighed upon seeing this scene.

"That's interesting. When you give a reward, only the recipient can move. Can the rewarded item also transform into power and flow into the recipient's body?"

"But where did that wisp of red smoke go?"

Following the direction where the red aura dissipated, Wang Yan looked up and was surprised to find a figure he had never seen before in the first row.

The other person was wearing an old long gown.

He held a theater ticket that emitted a faint golden light in his hand.

At this moment, he is watching the play on stage with unwavering focus.

More importantly, Wang Yan discovered that the previously unseen S-class artifact had now appeared on the system radar.

[Found an S-class rare item: a theater ticket]

[Treasure map detected; collection conditions waived]

[Simply touch the object to collect it]

The treasure map on Wang Yan's chest was also slightly warm.

It's almost certain that the S-class artifact, the "Theatrical Ticket," is in the hands of that figure.

If he can find it, the treasure map can help him avoid various restrictions and allow him to collect it directly.

After seeing the words "owned".

It turns out that the S-class artifact had gained intelligence and turned into a calamity!

No wonder we didn't detect them on the system radar before!

They must have been hiding somewhere before.

"Found you!"

Wang Yan just started to get up.

But suddenly he felt a terrifying sense of oppression fall on his shoulders.

The faceless spectators around them all turned their heads.

It has no face and no eyes.

Wang Yan could sense that they were all watching him, with a hint of schadenfreude.

It was as if if Wang Yan moved his buttocks even a millimeter away from the chair, he would be crushed.

"Is this also part of the rules? Can't the audience leave their seats until the play is over?"

Wang Yan squinted, then sat back down and turned his gaze back to the stage.

It seems we'll have to wait until this scene is over before making any further comments.

The second act begins quickly.

The host flicked his sleeves and announced the song.

"Act Two: The Leading Ladies Compete for the Pavilion!"

Lin Youyou, Su Man, and the other two were pushed onto the stage at the same time.

In this scene, the femme fatale Su Man instigates the martial arts actor Xing Lie to steal the treasure, while Lin Youyou devises a plan to protect the treasure in the building. Su Man is then punished by being forced to kneel and admit her mistake.

It wasn't as exciting as the first scene.

However, one person lost himself by stealing lines and became a theatrical performer like Lao Zhou.

Now everyone understood a principle.

Even those who perform poorly will die.

Backstage.

Gu Jingnian flipped through the troupe leader's handbook in his hand, his expression growing increasingly grim.

He could sense that the troupe leader's manual in his hand was a rare and extraordinary object of considerable value.

But it falls far short of the level of the S-class artifact he was looking for.

Moreover, Gu Jingnian discovered that he was terribly wrong.

Their identities as members of the opera troupe are not safe at all.

Actors who break the rules on stage will be transformed into characters in the play, and will die when their part ends.

Gu Jingnian and other members of the opera troupe were in a similar situation.

Those who break the rules will gradually lose their self-awareness and become puppets.

If the performance cannot be completed smoothly, death will occur immediately.

To make matters worse, now they are relying on the troupe leader's handbook, which records the script, cast list, and roles for this scene.

It's possible that no one will be able to return alive.

The manual states that "The Treasure Hunt at Qingfeng Tower" consists of six acts.

However, there are currently no actors whose scenes can last until then!

If an actor dies when their role is reduced to zero, who will act in Act 6?

Could it be him?

"Impossible! The rules within the S-rank artifact realm aren't guaranteeing certain death! There's definitely a way!"

Flipping through the manual in his hand, Gu Jingnian suddenly realized that Xing Lie's role was more significant than he had expected.

And it even has both whole and fractional parts!

Act 4.5!

What's going on?

Gu Jingnian quickly found the answer in his memories.

After Xing Lie committed the murder, the audience cheered and even gave him tips!

Boos fall when booing, cheers rise when applause.

Having grasped this key point, Gu Jingnian realized that he might be able to survive until the end of this charade.

At that time, the S-class artifact will surely appear!

Thinking of this, Gu Jingnian told everyone about his discovery.

After hearing this, some people's expressions immediately changed.

"So, as long as killing people satisfies the audience, we can survive?"

Several gazes simultaneously fell upon the companion beside him.

Suspicion burned like fire.

Xing Lie didn't care.

Team members are not allowed to go on stage.

Then he is the strongest.

If someone is destined to survive to the end, that person can only be him.

Su Man stared intently at Lin Youyou.

That kneeling incident just now made her lose all face.

More importantly, she doesn't have many scenes left.

She found Xing Lie and whispered, "The next scene is for me to kill Lin Youyou."

A fierce glint flashed in Xing Lie's eyes.

"Can."

He hadn't forgotten that Lin Youyou was right beside him when he was being suppressed by Wang Yan and couldn't even lift his head.

If we can't kill Wang Yan, we can kill Lin Youyou first; that will at least give us some satisfaction.

Seeing that everyone had begun to distrust each other, Gu Jingnian didn't care at all.

There are 5 people left on stage. As long as one survives, the play can be completed.

As for who survives, that doesn't matter.

In his view, they were all going to die anyway.

It's just a matter of order, whether someone dies first or last.

He looked at Hanshan, who was acting as the gong player.

Gu Jingnian said, "Hanshan, you are the person I trust the most. After this play is over, first help me get something. After you get it, kill the four people I invited."

Han Shan didn't say much upon hearing this, but simply nodded to indicate that he understood.