Buddhist player

...This is actually a very simple speculation.

If they wanted to appear, they would have shown up in front of them long ago. But in the past two days, they haven't even shown any intention of communicating with them, which shows how arrogant they are.

To the other party, they were merely ordinary characters on their computer screen, easily manipulated. They posed no threat, and the other party had no need to communicate with them.

He had only hidden Qingyi and the others away, yet they couldn't wait to appear before him, which was enough to demonstrate how important those players were to them.

Thinking about it, it's understandable. After all, the total number of players who have appeared here over the past ten years is probably less than 20.

The precious trophy I'd been eagerly anticipating for years suddenly and inexplicably disappeared...

Anyone would be anxious about this.

"Alright, save your breath. If you really had a way to deal with me, you wouldn't be showing up in front of me in the first place."

Bai Chen flicked the incense stick in his hand away and shrugged.

"You have indeed thoroughly studied the operating logic of the [System] and used it as a basis to set up this hunting ground for players. However, while you are exploiting the loopholes in the [System], you are also subject to the restrictions of the [System]'s rules."

"The system will neither assign unsolvable tasks nor throw players into scenarios far beyond their capabilities. Therefore, while the fog monsters that appear in the blood mist are immortal, their strength has an upper limit. Although it's a near-death experience here, you still need to set a way for players to complete the mission. You could have wiped out those players in the previous attempts, but you had to symbolically let one or two go. Although you really want to kill me now, and you have the ability to do so, you can't afford the price to pay... Am I right?"

Bai Chen raised his head and looked at Luo Dali in front of him.

"So, you call this game map scene, riddled with contradictions and flaws, perfect?"

"..."

"The first player to arrive here was Knife-Cut Noodles. She was indeed the first to arrive, but at that time, you pretended to be the first to arrive. With the premise that you unconditionally told her most of the information about the town and that you might have even rescued her while fighting alongside her in the blood mist, you successfully gained her trust. As a result, she was the first to fall."

Bai Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the figure at the top of the stairs.

"After dealing with the first one, the second and third were easy, but the fourth one was the unexpected one."

"As a talent awakener, Qingyi can see everyone's ID and level above their head, so you were already exposed when you went to pick her up at the station in the beginning."

At this point, Bai Chen shook his head.

"Unfortunately, at that time she thought you were just an outcast who had infiltrated the team, and did not think that everyone had a problem. Instead, she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when everyone was separated while looking up information in the lord's mansion archives to reveal your true colors to your teammates... This is also why the battlefield broke out there."

"She was probably the strongest among them, but even with all her strength, she was eventually worn down and killed. Realizing this possibility, she secretly left me a clue amidst the chaos of the battlefield..."

Shaking his head and saying no more, Bai Chen looked at Luo Daluo in front of him.

"Because of the Qing ritual, you had to leave the scene and change Luo Dali's appearance to be on the bus. Firstly, it can mislead later players through Xiao Qi's identification, and secondly, it can be an opportunity to test the abilities of new players."

"...So, is my deduction wrong?"

"So, what are you trying to say?"

His expression had completely vanished at some point, and Luo Dali's face was expressionless.

"I admit, you are indeed very capable, able to deduce so much information from just a few clues, but it's meaningless except for showing off."

"Meaning? I'm just proving my worth."

Bai Chen coughed lightly and sat up straight.

"Strictly speaking, there isn't really any major conflict between us. So why can't we cooperate?"

"A cooperation...are you sure?"

As if he had heard something incomprehensible, Luo Dali's expression immediately turned strange.

"Of course, I never lie. People call me an honest and reliable young man, a spotless and handsome boy. There's even a story about Bai Chen's promise, a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold... You can look it up if you don't believe me."

Bai Chen looked serious.

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Take that bus for example. While it can bring ordinary people, it's unlikely to bring players here, right? Most of the players who get brought here by that bus are people who want to explore its secrets. There might be a few at first, but as the reputation of the 'unsolvable party wipe bus' spreads, no one should be foolish enough to keep getting on. Am I right?"

"..."

Luo Dali didn't speak, but the expression on his face clearly indicated his agreement.

"So, you need a helper, someone who can assist you from the outside."

Bai Chen laughed.

"We're all smart people, so I probably don't need to elaborate further, right? It's a win-win situation."

"Yeah?"

Seemingly persuaded by his words, Luo Dali looked at him with a hint of deep thought in his eyes.

"So what about your teammates?"

"Everyone looks out for themselves. Besides, I wasn't even that familiar with them, so how can we call them teammates?"

Bai Chen spread his hands in front of him, looking completely innocent.

"Besides, I wasn't confident I could get them all out of here anyway, so I might as well use them as a bargaining chip."

"...Okay, hand them over first."

After a brief silence, Luo Dali nodded.

"I already said, among smart people like us, there's no need to play those petty tricks."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Chen was speechless.

"They're my only bargaining chip right now. Do you think I'd hand them over? Are you stupid or am I? I'm a man of my word, but I don't act without a clear benefit. I've already shown my sincerity, and you still expect to get something for nothing? Aren't you being a bit too presumptuous?"

"...Sincerity?"

"My life is in your hands, isn't that sincerity?"

With his eyes wide open, Bai Chen cried out in protest.

"It might come at a price, but if you really want to, you can still kill me, right? Do I look like the kind of person who doesn't care about their own life? Besides, what good would it do me to provoke you?"

"Can."

Luo Dali gave him a deep look and nodded.

"But you better not lie to me, otherwise, I have a thousand ways to make you wish you were dead."