Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

The moment Su Su put on the hockey mask, her body began to change.

Her bones creaked and cracked as if they were being forcibly stretched and reassembled. The chilling atmosphere of the dark room enveloped her, creating an invisible barrier that kept her teammate Wang Mingyue out.

Wang Mingyue couldn't get in, but she could hear Su Su's suppressed groans of pain coming from inside. She was both shocked and anxious. She understood that Su Su was worried that shouting loudly would attract NPCs, but she didn't know the other party's specific situation. She could only lean against the stone wall and ask in a trembling voice.

"Susu, are you alright? Don't scare me!"

Crack—

It was the sharp, scraping sound of metal scraping against a stone wall.

As the cold mist dissipated from the view, Su Su, standing in the dark room, wore a mask, tattered work clothes, and had bells tied to her dirty boots. Even her figure had become tall and burly, almost touching the stone wall above her head.

She was panting from the lingering pain, holding a machete in her hand, the blade covered in rusty blood, exuding a chilling aura.

...She actually turned into the same masked killer.

"Susu!"

Wang Mingyue took a step back and almost fell down the stone steps. Her eyes were red and she turned to run away, but Su Su called her back the next second.

"Mingyue! It's me, I'm still me, I just look different, but I'm conscious now!"

"..." Wang Mingyue reluctantly stopped, half-believing and half-doubting, but still turned around to look. "How can you prove it?"

Since it concerned the team's points, she dared not take the risk. What if the other party was possessed by a ghost and impersonating a teammate to bewitch her?

If I die, they will be completely wiped out.

Su Su took a step back with the knife in her hand, raised her hands to show that she meant no harm, and then answered fluently.

Because her voice was hidden by a heavy mask, it sounded somewhat muffled.

"My name is Su Su, a member of Black Wind Stronghold, a Cancer, a hot pot lover, I like gold and red, my favorite person is Li Siqi, and my most admired person is Captain Yi Zanglan. We've gone shopping and swimming together. The peace pendant you gave me when I joined the team is still hanging on my house key. According to the video footage taken by the captain, we once had a heated debate when we were drunk about which male member of the team was the most handsome. You thought it was the Third Leader, and I thought it was Wild King."

"…Shh! This is a team live stream, don't bring up such embarrassing things again!" Wang Mingyue quickly stopped her, her feelings a mix of emotions, unsure whether to be happy or nervous. "It really is you, Susu, what happened all of a sudden?"

"It's that mask." Su Su sighed. "It might not be showing up on your end. My interface already gave me a system notification that I'm essentially dead right now."

"……ah?!"

"But it's okay, I've become a different kind of NPC, a bit more advanced than those dead players," Su Su said. "I will have one hour to have the same abilities as the masked killer, to track and hunt down surviving players, and then I'll be automatically eliminated when the time is up."

That's the significance of them finding the hidden item; she chose to take a gamble and believed she had won.

Rather than becoming prey, she decided to take the initiative. Even if it was only for an hour, she believed that with her half-day of understanding the amusement park's layout, she could catch several players.

She's even stronger than the original masked monster because her vision isn't limited; she can rush into those facilities and grab people.

"Mingyue, I don't have much time, we need to hurry." Su Su patted Wang Mingyue's shoulder, her tone firm, "From now on, you're only responsible for hiding and running away. I'll do my best to make sure you survive to the end."

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Meanwhile, at the Black Gate arena, as more puzzle pieces are found within the resort grounds, the search becomes increasingly difficult.

With the deadline fast approaching, most players have changed their strategy and started hunting others to steal fragments.

Even if the team cannot complete the entire puzzle in the end, as long as they have as many useful pieces as possible and rank high, they will have a points advantage.

Driven by this mentality, almost all players took action and fought hard to catch up, and the number of players on the field was reduced sharply, soon leaving only ten players.

Jiang Yao and Jiang Ling were originally third in progress. When they finally finished searching the last area in their plan, they clicked on their watches and found that the avatars of the first and second place teams had turned completely gray.

The saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" applies here. Those who are good at searching may not be good at fighting, so despite their hard work, the fruits of their labor are unfortunately taken by others.

"At this rate, we'll be next."

"It's our turn then." Jiang Ling sneered. "Anyway, we've collected almost all the fragments. Even if they don't come looking for us, we'll have to fight our way over sooner or later to maintain our ranking."

Jiang Yao suggested, "Don't confront them directly yet. Let them argue for a while longer, and then make your move at the right moment."

"OK."

……

There was one hour left in the game.

Jiang Yao and Jiang Ling worked together to kill a member of the Bad Species team in the resort's buffet restaurant.

However, the opponent was very strong and had skills, making him difficult to deal with. Although he killed him, Jiang Yao was also stabbed.

He clutched his stomach against the wall, cold sweat pouring down his face, and gripped Jiang Ling's hand tightly.

"Lingling, there are five of us besides you and me. Let's give it our all and aim for third place, or even first."

Jiang Ling instantly understood what he meant. She paused for two seconds, then pressed down on the blood gushing from his wound, clenching her teeth in sadness and helplessness.

"Brother, you know I've been working so hard so that I wouldn't have to come to this. I don't want to always..."

"I understand, it's my fault for being useless," Jiang Yao comforted softly, enduring the pain. "But this is a team competition, deaths are not counted, it's different from usual. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just give it your all, okay?"

"..."

"Lingling, I'll be waiting for you in the spectator area."

Footsteps sounded in the distance, as if someone was crossing the artificial lake and rapidly approaching.

Jiang Yao gave Jiang Ling no more chance to hesitate. He pushed her away abruptly, pulled out the knife from her waist, and plunged it into his own chest with extremely decisive force.

"……elder brother!"

[System prompt: Use skill [Twin Shattered Mirrors]? Upon use, summons the weapon [Mirror Shield], and player [Jiang Ling] automatically merges with [Jiang Yao]'s talent, which is superior to her own.]

Jiang Ling caught the collapsed Jiang Yao. She stared at her brother's closed eyes, trembling for a moment before barely regaining her senses.

【Yes. 】

[Player [Jiang Ling]'s Fusion Talent Panel:]

Mental Strength: A+

Insight: A+

Attack power: A+

Agility: S+

Damage tolerance: A

Luck rating: B+

A giant mirror shield, half the height of a person, appeared in her hand in an instant. The mirror surface shimmered under the dark clouds, reflecting the figures of two players in front of her.

Jiang Ling's eyes were red-rimmed, and her expression turned fierce in an instant. She pulled out the short knife that was stuck in Jiang Yao's chest and slowly stood up.

"You two, now that you're here, prepare to die."