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"Hmm... According to the game's hints, the situation at the Seventh Research Institute seems to change during the day?"

Norrie analyzed, "The dangers we are facing now—monsters, cognitive interference, and betrayal by our own companions—are all dangers of the night."

"Since the game hint specifically emphasizes the 'nighttime' time period, it means that there are no such three dangers during the day."

"But nothing can be completely peaceful during the day; new dangers are inevitable. Leaving the lab earlier would indeed be better, however..."

She cautioned, "Count, don't forget, there are monsters outside. If you go out, you'll be attacked by them."

"The threat the monster poses to us is actually only for a short while."

Fan Xiao replied, "Our identities will change over time; this is a game hint."

"I estimate that this rule will take effect during the day, and we will get new identities."

"Once I'm no longer a 'researcher,' I'll naturally be free from monster attacks, so all I have to do is get through the last few hours before dawn."

"certainly……"

He added, "It's a assumption that labs would be dangerous during the day—whether that's true or not is uncertain."

"Leaving the lab early and going outside, although it may lead to encountering monsters, also gives us a certain degree of control."

Which one do you choose?

"the second."

Norrie answered without hesitation.

Gawain thought for a moment and replied, "Let's choose the second one. We've already dealt with the monsters, and if we handle them properly, we should be able to hold out for a while. As for the lab..."

He shook his head and said, "Brother Fan, you previously speculated that there are only two main identities in this research institute—researchers and experimental subjects."

"At night we are researchers, but during the day we are very likely to become test subjects."

"Being a test subject in a laboratory... seems a bit suicidal?"

Countless experimental subjects have died in the laboratories of the Seventh Research Institute.

Being stuck here as an experimental subject, who knows what might happen!

"Then it's settled."

Fan Xiao nodded: "We still have a lot of advantages outside. With my flying device to avoid danger, we will encounter far fewer monsters."

“Count, there is something I would like to ask you.”

Nori glanced at the head maid and the head guard, who were being lifted up by the repulsive force of the "Dustless Shield".

Fearing they might wake up and cause trouble again, Fan Xiao kept the two unconscious people by his side and watched over them.

Based on the basic trust between teammates, Nori did not refuse.

The little girl said, "Monsters, cognitive interference, and betrayal by a comrade—these three dangers are unlikely to occur during the day anymore. If we reason based on this..."

"You want to wait until dawn to wake up his head maid and the head guard, right?"

Vanshaw interrupted Nolly and spoke for her.

Without waiting for Nori's reply, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've already thought of that."

"Based solely on the game's clues, cognitive interference and betrayal by a partner will indeed no longer occur during the day."

"Judging from this point, those who were affected at night and became 'traitors' might recover on their own during the day. However..."

He cautioned Nori, "It's best to be cautious; speculation is just speculation."

“We can wake them up, but we must also be prepared to suppress them again at any time.”

"Ok, I know."

Nori patted her slightly protruding, unripe breasts, as if to assure him: "I will do this with you, Earl. With our cooperation, even if they launch another sneak attack, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Oh... Your Highness is so reliable."

Fan Xiao smiled.

The slightly gentle tone of the compliment made Nori show a dissatisfied look, and she muttered, "Hmph... I always feel like you're treating me like a child."

"How could that be? It must be your imagination."

Fan Xiao replied.

"Don't feel like you're some kind of immature kid..." he added in his mind.

Time flew by as we chatted.

The knife wounds and burns on Fan Xiao and Gao Wen, as well as the knife wound on Nori, gradually healed completely under the effect of the treatment.

The sky gradually brightened with a pale, fish-belly white light.

The darkness in the distance was somewhat driven away.

Fan Xiao gazed at the horizon, judging the time remaining until dawn by observing the light.

He took a quick look at the player panel.

It's 6:30 in the morning.

Nothing else went wrong throughout the night.

Neither Nori nor Gawain exhibited cognitive interference, leading them to betray their teammates.

This is actually a bit abnormal.

Fan Xiao knew his own family best.

The little angel killed so many players and monsters.

Especially in the "Hope Middle School" instance, she wiped out nearly two or three hundred monsters in one go.

These monsters were all D-level players in their previous lives.

Under the influence of the original sin ability "Gluttony," the little angel absorbed the spiritual essence of so many lives and fed it back to him. Although he could not absorb, convert, and reabsorb with 100% efficiency, the sheer quantity had already caused his spiritual power to surge to the point where it was no different from that of a B-level player.

He is even much stronger than the average B-level player.

Therefore, this copy's cognitive interference cannot harm him.

Norrie and Gawain could not possibly have his "hardware" conditions.

Why weren't they affected?

"How do you feel?"

Fan Xiaochao asked the two, "Have you ever had any thoughts of attacking your teammates?"

“No,” Gawain shook his head, “It’s been perfectly normal.”

"I'm fine too, Earl."

Nori replied.

Fan Xiao said, "Once cognition is distorted, the urge to attack cannot be suppressed; the pretense can only last for a short while. It seems you are indeed alright."

He then asked Nori, "Do you have any items that can exempt you from mental interference?"

"No. But..."

Nori's lips curled up slightly: "I'm not easily noticed by enemy units."

C-level talent: The Little Girl's Whimsical Ideas—this is one of the reasons for her confidence.

Behind this talent lies a complete fantasy fairy tale series.

Based on the owner's personality and other characteristics, this talent will automatically match the owner with a character in a fairy tale, and then extend the corresponding abilities and characteristics to the owner based on the character's related story.

It's like a talent that encompasses multiple abilities.

However, there are significant limitations.

Each level increase in talent level is required to match a fairy tale character and gain an additional ability trait.

Moreover, these features cannot be used simultaneously; only one can be used at a time.

In addition, talent itself has a potential limit—that is, there is a level limit.

This means that the final number of ability traits is finite.

It's likely that at most three can be derived.

"Little Girl's Whimsical Ideas" starts at level D, and is initially matched with a fairy tale character known as the "Tyrant," which extends to the ability of "Destruction Eye."

After upgrading to rank C, you will be matched with the fairy tale character "Mischievous Princess Irene".

The beloved princess of the kingdom is now 15 years old. Her daily pleasure is playing pranks on the poor ministers, but those she pranks dismiss it as childish playfulness and games, never harshly reprimanding her. Thus, travelers from afar witnessed this and embellished the story, spreading it far and wide. Irene's tale gradually filled the entire fairytale world, and she became someone no one wanted to harm.

In this extension of the fairy tale, Nori gained a new ability: "everyone loves her".

After activating this ability, others' initial favorability towards her will increase, her own luck value will increase, and she will gain a 30% chance of avoiding damage.

Norrie didn't know why she was paired with the role of "Princess Irene".

She should be a demon king who is feared, admired, and worshipped by everyone.

Could it be because she is actually a princess in real life?

In addition to her innate second ability, her item "Heartless Doll" also has a similar function and effect - the Heartless Doll makes the owner's presence special and reduces the perception of the owner by 50% for non-peaceful units.

Neither talent nor tools are particularly outstanding when used alone in the context of "avoiding danger".

However, the combination of the two has a very powerful effect.

While it's impossible to completely avoid danger, if there are other people present, when danger strikes, she will either escape unscathed, or... be the last one to suffer.

"Not easily noticed..."

Talent? Or a tool...? Fan Xiao didn't dwell on that, and asked Nori, "This ability... why didn't it work when we were attacked by the monsters before?"

"Because I haven't used it before."

Nori replied.

Her talent isn't something she can use so freely.

If you use the "Destruction Eye", you will not be able to use "Everyone Loves You" for a short period of time.

The reverse is also true.

Of course, this is her secret, and she won't tell anyone.

Fan Xiao didn't press further, then looked at Gao Wen and asked, "What about you? Do you have any tools that can avoid or exempt you from cognitive interference?"

"No."

Gao Wen shook his head: "The game hints mentioned that we might encounter three kinds of crises at night, but it didn't say that we would definitely encounter them."

"Am I... just very lucky? That's why cognitive interference didn't happen to me?"

"Luck, huh..."

Fan Xiao stared at Gao Wen for a few moments, neither refuting nor confirming.

He suddenly remembered something—Gao Wen was the only one among them who had self-harmed and knelt down, begging for mercy and admitting his mistakes.

This awkward approach has already been proven effective by the attacks of the "Thunder Monster"—it's completely useless.

But... is that really the case?

Could it be that it just doesn't work on monsters?

"Perhaps behind cognitive interference is also a monster, only this monster is a bit more special than other monsters. Even if players stay in the laboratory, they will still be attacked by it."

"Self-harm, begging for mercy, and apologizing won't work on ordinary monsters, but they might work on this special monster?"

"Gawain did that, so he was fine all night?"

Fan Xiao had a guess in his mind.

Tonight, we can try to verify it.

There's no rush now.

With that thought in mind, he stopped dwelling on the matter and said to his two teammates, "Since we're both alright, let's leave the lab first; it's almost dawn."

Upon hearing this, Nori and Gawain glanced out through the hole in the wall, then looked over the research institute's perimeter wall and into the distance.

The light on the horizon is becoming increasingly clear.