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

Including him, there are now 14 players gathered in the research institute, but the dungeon is still not open.

There are probably still some people who haven't arrived yet.

Everyone began to wait.

Many impatient players muttered under their breath, "Which idiot is so slow?"

Around 8:30, three more players moved into the research institute.

Fan Xiao looked over and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

What came into his view was a group of three people who looked quite interesting.

One man and two women.

The man standing on the left was tall and burly, with a cold expression and sharp eyes like a hawk, giving off a fierce and unapproachable aura.

The woman standing on the right wore glasses and plain-colored clothing, somewhat like a maid's outfit. However, her beautiful face and outstanding temperament seemed to clash with the atmosphere of her clothes.

Between the two was a young girl, who looked to be only about 15 years old.

The girl wore a black and red Lolita dress with many intricate ornaments. Her hair was dark red and tied in pigtails. She had a cute and delicate face, and her left eye was covered by a white eye patch.

"The young lady goes out with two bodyguards?"

The atmosphere created by the three people's demeanor led Fan Xiao to make his first impression.

There are also "second generation" versions in evolution games.

It's not uncommon for players to bring bodyguards of similar level into dungeons.

They even have "safe copies," not to mention bodyguards.

However, this was the first time he had encountered it himself.

Of course, it's also possible that he made a mistake.

"Brother Fan, this is neither good nor bad."

Yan Keke pointed to the tall and burly man.

Then he pointed to the woman wearing glasses and a maid's uniform: "She's neither good nor bad."

Finally, she pointed to the young girl in the middle: "She is a good person."

"Thank you for your hard work, Coco."

Fan Xiao smiled.

Just as Yan Keke was about to reply that it wasn't hard work, before she could even finish speaking, her petite figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, Fan Xiao's player panel popped up automatically.

The "Seventh Research Institute" instance is now available.

[Background Information: As the world's seventh large-scale research institute specializing in biological research, the Seventh Institute was once named "Arcadia," representing humanity's beautiful vision of reaching a utopia through biotechnology.]

[It was founded in 2045, and its research areas include natural medicines, public health, environmental governance, industrial biotechnology, and many other aspects.]

With the advent of the Evolution Game, the world is changing rapidly, new trends are emerging, and the researchers of the Seventh Research Institute are swept up in this trend, developing a strong research interest in superhuman beings such as Evolvers.

However, after the players brought back samples of a potion that could turn ordinary people into evolved beings, related research results made breakthroughs one after another, and the Seventh Research Institute stopped paying attention to the evolutionary secrets of evolved beings.

Until the first psionicist appeared.

The emergence of more comprehensive psionic abilities that transcend innate talent has ignited a passion among researchers, reigniting their intense desire to pursue the concept of evolution.

【hint:】

[1. Please note that items cannot be used during the day.]

2. Your identity will change over time.

3. Every night, you may encounter three crises; please protect yourself.

[Instance Quest:]

[1. Survived for 7 days]

2. Breaking down enclosed spaces

[Note: You can clear this dungeon by fulfilling any of the mission requirements.]

"Break through the enclosed space..."

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

When the copy space is opened, it is in a closed state and completely disconnected from the outside space-time.

Players cannot break through this barrier.

If you can break through, when participating in dungeons, wouldn't you be able to run away whenever you encounter danger, or leave whenever things don't go your way?

Evolution games will not allow such vulnerabilities to exist.

Therefore, the "breaking the enclosed space" dungeon mission here definitely does not refer to the dungeon space itself, but rather to other spaces within the dungeon.

For example... the research institute was shut down?

Fan Xiao subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the research institute.

With night vision capabilities, the view outside the gate was exactly the same as what I had seen before.

The scene should remain unchanged.

Fan Xiao took out a small pebble from his storage space and threw it with a slight force.

Whoosh—the pebble flew towards the gate.

As we approached the retractable gate, a slight ripple appeared in the air, and a small pebble struck the invisible barrier, shattering instantly.

"It broke..."

Seeing this, Gawain frowned and said, "An invisible barrier? That's a bit strange. Did it only appear after the dungeon opened?"

"Who knows?" Fan Xiao shook his head: "I've never tried it before."

At this moment, other players followed Fan Xiao's example, taking out various odds and ends from their storage spaces and throwing them outside the research institute.

Some people even took out steamed buns and threw them over.

Without exception, all these miscellaneous items and food collided with the invisible barrier and ended up shattered.

Seeing this scene, all the players realized that the so-called "enclosed space" must refer to the research institute itself.

Fan Xiao carefully examined the environment outside the research institute.

There's nothing abrupt about it. You can't determine the location of the dungeon's boundary with the naked eye, but it's definitely not the outer wall of the research institute.

The boundaries at the start of a dungeon do not possess this "counterattack" capability.

At most, it will be blocked when touched, and it will not break as easily as it does now.

The item will break if touched.

What if someone touched it?

"I wonder if having Qiqi use a sickle to chop it down would be a brute-force solution?"

Fan Xiao came up with an idea.

However, he has no intention of putting it into practice.

Who knows what danger might arise after making a cut with a sickle?

Qiqi is our trump card; we can't act recklessly before we figure out the specifics.

"Everyone, breaking through the enclosed space must mean breaking through this invisible barrier. Let me give it a try!"

A shirtless player pointed a cylindrical object at the entrance of the research institute, seemingly intending to test the waters with force.

Fan Xiao was quite happy to see someone willing to deliberately die.

Whether a forceful attack on an invisible barrier will lead to negative consequences is unknown; to find out, someone has to be caught in the crossfire.

But just as the shirtless player was about to make a move, a shout rang out: "Stop! You're asking for it, don't drag us down with you!"

The speaker was a tall, thin player.

As soon as someone started talking, others chimed in: "Exactly! What if we attract danger? It's nighttime! The game hints that we might encounter three crises."

"Don't act on your own initiative; you're not the only one entering the instance."

"It's not too late for you to make your move once we're far away."

Many players expressed their dissatisfaction while backing away to create distance.

"Hmph!" the shirtless player scoffed. "A bunch of cowards!"

Don't act impulsively!

A female player with a high ponytail, a slightly charming face, and a rather voluptuous figure said, "The task of breaking through the enclosed space is listed after surviving for seven days, so it must be even more difficult. You think you can break it with an item? How is that possible!"

"What if we end up losing more than we gain and attracting danger?"

"Investigate the instance first, figure out the situation before making any decisions, don't let a small thing cause a big loss!"

"Women just love to nag."

The shirtless player cursed.

However, he seemed to have taken the advice to heart, as he carefully put away the cylindrical prop in his hand and made no further moves.

The female player with the high ponytail didn't take the other person's rude remarks to heart.

She got down to business, saying, "It's 8:35 PM now. Judging from the game's hints, the research institute isn't so peaceful at night. There are three kinds of crises waiting for us to fall into. Under these circumstances, I don't think any of you want to go it alone, right?"

Chapter 195 Creating Conflict

"Want to team up? I have no objection."

Fan Xiao responded to the female player with the high ponytail.

He grinned and said, "However, I only team up with human players and demi-human players. Cannibals are out of the question. Please step forward. I don't want to be ambushed from behind."

Before the instance opened, he always kept his "gray number" visible on his arm.

In addition, he was wearing a hat.

Anyone with eyes can tell he's a demi-human player.

Revealing one's identity to attract companions—this is a common practice when a dungeon first opens, so it's not considered a deliberate act.

At least on the surface, no one doubted his identity as a demi-human player.

Even Fan Xiao himself believed it!

"Don't worry, I don't want to team up with players who eat people either."

The female player with the high ponytail replied while revealing her white ID: "If you want peace of mind, everyone should reveal the color of your ID."

"Of course, revealing the number doesn't mean we have to find and deal with the player who can eat people."

"Nobody wants to be the first to make a move. We can divide into groups according to our respective player categories and act without interfering with each other."

Upon hearing this, no one else objected to the suggestion.

Only those with concerns will refute this.

One rebuttal... your perspective is determined by your position, and the person rebutting is probably a cannibalistic player.

"I am a human player."

"I am a demi-human player."

"Human players..."

Soon, both human and demi-human players revealed their identities.

Only four players remained, and they said nothing.

This includes shirtless players holding cylindrical props.

Fan Xiao and the others turned their gazes toward the four people.

The shirtless player's expression changed, and he quickly gathered with the other three, ready for battle.