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Xiao Jia remained silent and motionless; she still didn't understand what was going on.

What is all this?

Completely bewildered, Xiao Jia felt that she should just stay put and be safer, away from the center of the conflict. With that in mind, Xiao Jia took another step back.

Chapter 525: Not an Assassin? A Player Guild! (Please Subscribe)

Xiao Zhang is now a bit confused. He previously thought the assassin was either Xiao Jia or Li Mo.

He was more inclined to believe that Xiao Jia was the assassin, and that some of Xiao Jia's emotions seemed fake, making him think that Xiao Jia had a backup plan.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be pretending and acting to gain Feifei's sympathy even after all this.

So he was very vigilant at night and didn't sleep soundly.

So when Gao Xuan opened his room door, he immediately jumped off the balcony, ran to Li Mo's room, and rushed out of the door, avoiding being blocked on the third floor.

But when the lights came on, he realized that the one chasing and killing him was actually Gao Xuan.

Xiao Zhang's first reaction was that Gao Xuan was the assassin, but something was wrong with the situation. Gao Xuan was asking Li Mo for the antidote.

Li Mo actually drugged Fei Fei and knocked her out?

Aren't poisons only for assassins? So, is Li Mo an assassin?

What about Gao Xuan?

It seems Feifei came to kill Li Mo, but ended up getting poisoned instead.

Now that they already know who the assassin is, why did Feifei and Gao Xuan act alone and even try to kill someone like themselves who wasn't innocent?

Xiao Zhang always thought he was quite smart, but now he has to admit defeat.

He couldn't understand the situation at all. He had just asked Li Mo for help but was ignored, so now he could only watch the situation develop quietly, and there was nothing else he could do.

"Let's sit down and have a good talk. Tell me, what do you want in return for the antidote?"

Gao Xuan calmed down a lot, and then, like Li Mo, sat down and protected Fei Fei.

Li Mo'e did not pursue Gao Xuan's previous attitude any further.

"It's simple. Just tell me what you're hiding. What are your and Feifei's true identities? Why did you want to kill me?"

Gao Xuan looked down at Fei Fei before looking up and speaking.

"The less you know about this, the better. Knowing too much will shorten your lifespan. Anyway, all you need to know is that Fei Fei and I are not assassins."

"What? You're not the assassins?!"

"How is this possible? Why did you kill people?!"

Xiao Zhang and Xiao Jia couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, seemingly very excited.

Li Mo glanced at the two of them, smiled, and said nothing, but the meaningful look on his face was quite obvious.

"Oh, not assassins? Then why did you kill me and Xiao Zhang? Give me an explanation!"

Li Mo changed his posture and continued to ask.

Gao Xuan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time without saying a word, and Li Mo did not urge him either.

It was just a friendly reminder: "Be mindful of the time. I can wait indefinitely, but I don't know if Feifei can wait that long."

Gao Xuan gritted his teeth, raised his head, and glanced at Li Mo with resentment.

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“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, we are from Laibon.”

"Laibang? Hiss!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang couldn't help but gasp, then took another step back towards the door.

Li Mo looked at Xiao Zhang's reaction with some surprise and asked him directly, "What's wrong with Lai'erbang? What is it?"

Xiao Zhang did not reply immediately. Instead, he asked Li Mo with great caution and hesitation about the question in his heart.

"Have you really lost your memory? Don't you remember anything?"

Li Mo nodded honestly and said affirmatively, "Yes, I really have amnesia, I'm not lying to you."

"Okay, I believe you. Laibang is a player guild. After we players clear a few dungeons, we need to join an organization like this."

Chapter 526: If you can't have it, destroy it? The harsh environment inside and outside the game! (Please customize)

Li Mo looked at Gao Xuan with some confusion.

"You don't know, you'll find out after you finish the dungeon. Survival games are just like outside, they're all divided into factions. If you don't join one of these factions, you'll be bullied to death in future dungeons, and you won't have any room to develop."

This time, Li Mo understood. Wasn't this just like gangsters fighting over territory?

But what was the point of Gao Xuan and Fei Fei killing them?

"It was fine before, but now that the dungeons are getting harder and harder, points can be traded between different factions in the later stages. So recruiting members is the key to judging the strength of different factions."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo recalled how Fei Fei had tried to win him over and the weapons she had shown him when he first arrived.

However, he never gave her a clear answer.

Is it because of this that they want to kill me?

Li Mo also recalled the time he fell off the cliff, when Fei Fei's hand was also moving.

He didn't understand it then, but now he seems to understand it a little better.

"Then why did you kill each other? Aren't you the same as us, survivors? Why did you kill each other?"

Gao Xuan gave a wry smile: "We don't want to kill people either, but there are rules in Laibang that if we can't recruit them into the organization, we have to kill them to prevent them from being recruited by other organizations."

"Kill them if you can't have them? I never thought it was really like that. I'd only heard about it, but I never imagined it was true. This is outrageous!"

Standing to the side, Xiao Zhang couldn't help but speak up, his face filled with indignation.

Li Mo also felt that this rule was somewhat domineering.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. I just didn't expect that in survival games, you not only have to try to survive in the game instances, but the survival environment outside the game instances is even harsher.

Li Mo finally understood the whole story. He had thought that Fei Fei was a bit strange before.

I have a feeling that something is being hidden?

Moreover, they didn't seem like assassins, which is why he remained wary of Feifei and Gao Xuan.

"What is your relationship with Feifei? Is it really just a relationship of one person pursuing the other?"

Li Mo still asked about what he found strange: Fei Fei hadn't agreed to Gao Xuan's advances, but the two were very close, and Gao Xuan didn't seem to be being rejected.

Gao Xuan glanced at Fei Fei, who was still unconscious on the sofa, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his face.

“I am Feifei’s half-brother. I didn’t expect to run into you this time. In order to avoid being discovered, I arranged this identity at the last minute. I was worried that if our identities as Lairban were exposed, it would arouse your suspicion, after all, Lairban’s reputation…”

Xiao Zhang chuckled: "That's right, Laibon's reputation isn't very good."

Finally, everything became clear.

Li Mo relaxed his body, looked at Xiao Zhang standing by the door, and said with a smile.

"They've all confessed, aren't you going to tell me which faction you belong to?"

Xiao Zhang looked at Li Mo in surprise, not expecting Li Mo to say such a thing to him. He immediately took two steps back nervously, lowered his head again, and said in a flustered whisper.

"I... I don't understand what you're saying. Li Mo, have you misunderstood?"

Gao Xuan also narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Zhang, equally stunned by Li Mo's words.

"Now you're trying to act? You already gave yourself away earlier, Xiao Zhang. If you keep pretending, you're going to overdo it!"

Chapter 527: Someone as capable as you! Confess, stop pretending! (Please subscribe)

Xiao Zhang raised his head, ignoring Gao Xuan's gaze on him.

She stared intently at Li Mo: "How did you know?"

"I don't know. I just think you're strange too, and you give me the same feeling as Feifei. But you and Feifei are clearly not on the same side. It was only after Gao Xuan said that I realized you might be from another force."

Xiao Zhang had lost his previous caution and carefulness, and reverted to the way he was when he climbed over the balcony that day.

"You seem very capable. No wonder they want to kill you. Someone as capable as you, if not recruited into the organization, would be a strong opponent of the top 15. That's why they won't let you go. You see, they treat Xiao Jia completely differently."

As Xiao Zhang said this, he clicked his tongue twice, as if sighing or regretting.

"What a pity you've lost your memory. If you hadn't, they might not be acting this way. They'd probably be scrambling to curry favor with you! Am I right, Gao Xuan?!"

Gao Xuan snorted coldly and did not refute.

Li Mo looked at Xiao Zhang with great interest: "Are you an assassin?"

Xiao Zhang immediately waved his hand dramatically, as if he had heard something terrifying.

"No, big brother, I'm not. Don't give me any identity information. I'll tell you, I'm from the Er'er Gang."

Gao Xuan looked up at Xiao Zhang, somewhat surprised, after hearing what he said.

“You’re from the Xun’er Gang. No wonder you’ve been hiding so well.”

After Gao Xuan finished speaking, he said to Li Mo, "Now that I've told you everything, can you give me the antidote now?"

Li Mo glanced at Fei Fei, who was still unconscious, and calculated the time.

It seems the anesthetic is quite effective this time; I didn't expect it to work so well.

Li Mo smiled and casually said, "This isn't poison. Don't worry, she'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Don't worry."

After speaking, Li Mo glanced at Xiao Jia and Xiao Zhang again.

"Shouldn't we find out who the assassin is now? Since Feifei and Gao Xuan aren't, and Xiao Zhang isn't either, and now it's just you and me, then which of us is the assassin?"

Xiao Jia looked at the others in horror and kept shaking her head.

"No, I don't know what's going on."

Xiao Jia said with a sob in her voice, and kept shrinking back, her eyes gradually turning red.

Li Mo suddenly felt guilty, as if he were bullying a little girl. Before he could speak, Xiao Zhang spoke up.

“I’ve always believed in Li Mo. Brother Mo wasn’t the assassin. He had no choice but to do it because of Fei Fei and the others. Now that everything has been explained, Xiao Jia, you should also be honest and stop pretending.”

Li Mo nodded in agreement, while Gao Xuan glanced at Xiao Zhang several times.

It seemed as if they realized that this version of Xiao Zhang was unfamiliar to them, and that they were getting to know Xiao Zhang all over again.