Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Jinna couldn't help but complain.

The four of them stood there and waited for a while.

As darkness deepened and the sun could no longer be seen on the western horizon, the sky grew even darker.

The other three teams finally arrived at the school gate one after another.

Fan Xiao observed them for a while and found that none of the three teams had enough people.

The cannibalistic player team is one person short.

The team led by the refined man was now one person short.

The last team had two players who were nowhere to be found.

The opposing team also noticed that they had lost one member.

Everyone is tacitly aware of this.

Fan Xiao noticed that one of the players in the cannibalistic group was carrying a cage with a cat inside.

This made the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.

Many players approached the school gate, either tearing off pieces of their clothes, rolling them up and throwing them out, or taking out unwanted items from their storage space and throwing them out.

Some even removed the bricks from the ground and threw them outside the school.

Without exception, these things disappeared the moment they crossed the school gate.

Seeing this, all the players' faces turned grim, and their expressions became serious.

At this moment, the refined-looking man stepped forward and loudly suggested, "Gentlemen, since we've all gathered here, why don't we exchange some information?"

"To show our sincerity, I'll first reveal the information we've found."

He took out a black garment.

Chapter 166 Weird Laughter

The refined-looking man unfolded the black clothing, revealing the bloodstains on it to the other players.

"This is the intelligence we discovered in the faculty and staff office building area."

He said, "At 11 p.m., 3 a.m., and 6 a.m., the school will become very dangerous, and children's laughter will definitely be heard."

"Black clothes...it seems we're not the only ones who've encountered this."

A tall player with a sword hanging at his waist struck up a conversation.

He comes from another team composed of human and demi-human players.

The swordsman said, "We found a black garment by the river, which also contained some information. However..."

He glanced at the four cannibalistic players not far away and said warily, "Exchanging and sharing information is fine, but what if someone tries to freeload?"

"What do you mean!"

Among the cannibalistic players, the ordinary-looking woman's face darkened.

"Hmph... You know what I mean." The sword-wielding player snorted coldly. "Besides, I'm not targeting you specifically. Everyone else is the same. If you want information, you can exchange it for information of equal value."

“This school is so dangerous. There were 20 of us when we came in, and now there are only 15 left. At a time like this, you still dare to incite internal strife?”

The ordinary woman used moral blackmail, saying, "If you don't share your intelligence and instead hoard it, do you want us all to die together?!"

"Am I being represented again?"

Fan Xiao then stepped forward, waving the black clothes in his hand, and said, "I agree to exchange intelligence for intelligence. Those without intelligence can get lost."

Ordinary woman: "..."

Fan Xiao felt four cold, piercing gazes fixed on him.

However, he didn't care at all; on the contrary, he was secretly delighted.

He was just worried about not having any experimental material to take the fall for.

These cannibalistic players had better not hold back and attack him immediately.

“It seems you haven’t found the black-clad figure,” the sword-wielding player said, looking at the four cannibalistic players. “In that case, please leave. We need to exchange information.”

"This place doesn't belong to you," the ordinary woman sneered. "We like standing here, so who cares?"

"Ha ha……"

The sword-wielding player responded with a cold laugh.

He took out something that looked like an old radio, pointed it at the four cannibalistic players, and pressed a button on the radio.

After pressing the button, he said to Fan Xiao and the refined man, "Alright, we can talk now."

On the other side, the four cannibalistic players' expressions turned extremely ugly.

They noticed that the swordsman's mouth was moving, but they couldn't hear a sound.

They... were kept out.

“These guys…” the ordinary woman suggested, “Should we just take action?”

"Forget it, four people against eleven is too much of a disadvantage. Even if we can take a few down with us, what good will it do? We'll definitely be wiped out."

"We can't just let it go like this, since they've looked down on and humiliated us so much."

“We really can’t let this go! I suggest that after they split up, we choose one team as prey, kill them, and leave only one to extract information by interrogating them.”

This suggestion resonated with the ordinary woman.

She nodded and said, "Let's choose the most handsome one who's the one who disagrees with me. Coincidentally, there are two women in their team, and their strength is probably weaker, so you can have some fun."

"hey-hey……"

Three male cannibalistic players emitted vulgar laughter.

Meanwhile, Fan Xiao and the other two teams began exchanging intelligence.

Fan Xiao first unfolded his black clothes and said, "Don't stay with cats for too long, that's the intelligence we received."

"Stray cats are definitely a trap!"

The refined man said with relief, "Luckily, we had our suspicions early on and didn't imprison the cat or keep it with us, otherwise... who knows what might have happened."

“We need to be careful of those cannibalistic players,” the swordsman said. “One of them has a cat with him, and they’re bound to get into trouble sooner or later! Oh, by the way, this is the intelligence I’ve received.”

He unfolded the black clothes in his hands, revealing the inside to everyone: "It's afraid of cats."

"It likes dogs."

"I'm afraid of cats?"

"I like dogs?"

Upon seeing the bloodstain information, a male player behind the refined man changed his expression and hurriedly threw the dog bone he was carrying outside the school.

At the same time, the refined-looking man cast a suspicious glance at Fan Xiao.

"What's wrong?" Fan Xiao asked with a smile.

"……nothing."

The refined-looking man replied.

Sometimes, it's better to see through something but not say it to avoid awkwardness for everyone.

He silently increased his vigilance towards Fan Xiao.

This guy... is so insidious!

They probably guessed the dog's problem a long time ago, then threw the dog bone in front of them and let them lie in the trap.

At this moment, Jinna frowned and asked, "What is 'it' of information power?"

"It's probably the strange phenomenon of 'children's laughter' that represents a monster. 'It's' afraid of cats, and after hearing children's laughter, it wants to find a cat, which fits perfectly."

Mercury said, "However, what we should be concerned about is not 'it,' but the investigators who left this message."

"The statements 'I'm afraid of cats' and 'I like dogs' clearly show that the investigators' perceptions have been altered."

"It has the power to influence human cognition, and it's very dangerous!"

"As long as the cat is found within 10 minutes, nothing should happen."

The refined man speculated, "These 10 minutes are probably the time 'it' takes to change our perception. If it goes beyond 10 minutes, we might no longer be ourselves."

"Be wary of companions who have gotten separated... could this be what they mean?"

Jinna guessed.

“Very likely,” Mercury nodded, “Perhaps lone players will be targeted by 'it'.”

"In that case... I suggest we act together tonight."

The refined man said, "At 11 p.m., 3 a.m., and 6 a.m., the children's laughter... that is, 'it', will always be heard at Hope Middle School."

“Being alone at these three times is very dangerous. If we act together, we can look out for each other and it will be safer.”

“I just happened to mark the location of a cat. We can each go to the cat’s location a few minutes before these three times to take refuge.”

"Hmm..." The sword-wielding player nodded: "That's a good suggestion."

"It is indeed safer to act together."

Mercury nodded, looked at Fan Xiao, and asked, "What's your opinion?"

"Acting together doesn't necessarily mean you're safe."

Fan Xiao said, "We're too big of a target; we'll easily get wiped out by the monsters in the dungeon."

"Don't forget the food that keeps appearing around us; we... we're being watched all the time."

"Wouldn't it be easier for the monsters to make a move if we all got together?"

"..."

Everyone instinctively looked around, becoming alert.

Fan Xiao laughed and said, "Don't be nervous yet, I haven't finished speaking."

"Besides being too conspicuous, are you sure one cat can protect all of us?"

"There are a lot of wild cats in this instance. Do you think this is to make it easier for us to find cats nearby, or is it that only by increasing the number of cats can we protect all of us players?"

"..."

The refined-looking man asked, "Which one do you think it is?"

Everyone else's eyes also turned to Fan Xiao.

They haven't noticed this detail yet.

Now that I've been reminded of this, the more I think about it, the more I realize there's a trap involved!

"Well..."

Instead of asking directly, Fan Xiao said, "Let's assume that a child's laughter... or 'it', is a creature that knows how to weigh the pros and cons."

"It is afraid of cats, but it is also very interested in us players."

"If there are few players gathered around a cat, 'it' may feel that it's not worth it to approach an annoying cat for the sake of a few people."

"But if a large group of us were to be around a cat, do you think its attraction to the cat would outweigh its fear of the cat?"

"..." the refined man reminded him, "This is just your guess."

"Yes, it's just a guess. You can believe it or not, it's up to you. But..."

Fan Xiao laughed and said, "Our team won't be acting with you anyway."

Upon hearing this, Mercury, Jinna, and Luo Hao all moved closer to Fan Xiao.

They valued Fan Xiao's opinions highly and had no intention of refuting the decisions he made.

Because from the beginning of the game until now, Fan Xiao's guesses have all been correct.

Not a single mistake was made.

"……All right."