Allen frowned and said, "Forget it, let's focus on collecting clues to clear the game first. If we can run into Fan Chun during the process, that would be the best."
"Given the current situation, let's not separate. Let's all calm down and act together."
"If we encounter the Holy Maiden, don't attack her. Instead, recruit her into our team. This dungeon is so dangerous, she probably won't refuse."
After finalizing the plan, everyone began to take action.
The players gathered together and headed towards the castle.
As for ordinary people... they were abandoned where they were and could only wait for other players to complete the game before they could go back with them.
Their former identities are of no use in the instance.
Since it's not a favorable situation now, even Allen doesn't care about their lives or deaths, so the other players are even less likely to care.
They could only leave it to fate.
A short while later, Allen, who was walking, heard terrified screams and wails coming from behind him.
He quickly teleported into the air and looked towards the forest behind him.
A massive army of undead overwhelmed the ordinary people left in the forest.
One by one they fell down, lifeless.
Of course, this is his perspective.
Several players from Xingyi City also came up to the high place to observe.
Before their eyes, savage evil spirits, ghosts, three-headed dogs, and other monsters rushed into the forest, tearing ordinary people to shreds one by one.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere; it was incredibly bloody.
"Ignore them!"
Allen said seriously, "Those monsters are immune to physical attacks, they're very difficult to deal with!"
"Once we get entangled with them, we may also be ambushed by the elusive dungeon bosses."
"Go to the castle to gather clues first; clearing the level is the priority."
“Let’s go,” Longmen Mo nodded, “Passing the level is indeed the most important thing.”
Seeing this, Hyman did not offer any rebuttal.
Those who attend such banquets are naturally far removed from being "noble".
In a crisis, it's already good enough if they don't intentionally harm others; why would they care about the lives of others?
Soon, they regrouped and headed towards the castle.
……
At the border between the Ice Kingdom and the outskirts of Hell, Fan Xiao left Yan Keke behind and sent the other little girls out to gather intelligence for him.
Then Yan Keke would act as the "terminal" to continuously update him with information.
After learning that these idiots had split up and that the ordinary people had been left in the forest, Fan Xiao sent one of the little girls to inform the Demon King of Hell, who then dispatched the army of Hell to annihilate the ordinary people.
After all, ordinary people can't provide much spiritual essence, and there's no need to specifically keep them around for the little angels to kill.
After the undead army had killed all their targets, he calmed down and patiently waited for his talent's cooldown to end.
Throughout this process, he had Yan Keke connect with the minds of a group of monsters from time to time, providing them with the highest level of mental defense to prevent Allen from using his mental talent to do anything underhanded.
The number of spiritual entities that Yan Keke's "Delusion Kingdom" can connect to is not unlimited.
It's impossible to provide protection for all the monsters in the town.
Fortunately, Allen was so intimidated by him that he didn't dare suggest splitting up to gather clues.
They would only go to the same test site at any given time, and the number of illusionary creatures in a single site was limited, which Yan Keke could easily manage.
Six hours passed quickly.
The cooldown on "Angel of Death" has finally ended, but VanSho did not immediately take action.
When he said "we'll act in seven hours," he was actually testing whether the Holy Maiden had already learned about the cooldown time of his "talent" from the future.
The saintess showed no reaction.
Fan Xiao didn't know if she was playing along or if she genuinely didn't know.
Now that the words have been spoken, we have to wait and see, no matter what happens.
While waiting, Yan Keke would occasionally report the latest developments: "Three more of them were injured. This time it was Wang Jiang who bit them. Wang Jiang seems to be even stronger than the muscular big bad wolf."
"Wow... they're so rich! They went back to the candy store and bought 30,000 game coins worth of candy, which they used to bribe the people in the game store."
"No, under the rules of the instance, we can't just declare them the losers without any reason. They've cleared the game room."
"They've arrived at the fairy house..."
"Huh? The story that bald guy told was quite touching, but it was so bloody..."
"Brother Fan, there are a total of 37 people telling stories, and now there are 37 more monsters in the instance. They've started being attacked by the monsters..."
"Four people died... died."
"They're heading towards Hell. There are only two levels left: Hell and the Ice Kingdom."
Hearing this, Fan Xiao patted Yan Keke's head and nodded, saying, "Let's stop here. We should get moving."
"Finally, I can move..."
The saintess rose from the folding chair, stretched slightly, and revealed her graceful figure: "If I sit like this any longer, my body will become stiff."
"Which part is stiff? Let me massage it for you." Fan Xiao said, "Don't worry, I'm very skilled, I guarantee I'll make you feel amazing."
"...Hehe, maybe next time."
The saintess forced a slightly stiff smile.
Fan Xiao nodded: "Then let's do it next time."
His lips curled into a smile, the curve of which looked like a mockery.
"..."
The saintess had mixed feelings and didn't say anything more.
Oh no... we've completely taken over.
If she can't regain the initiative, her words and actions will become a joke in Fan Xiao's eyes.
She felt that her self-esteem had been hurt.
But she had no choice at the moment.
“Don’t resist,” Fan Xiao said, “I’ll give you a buff.”
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"I'll add another layer of defense for you, just don't resist."
After replying, Fan Xiao gave Yan Keke a look.
Yan Keke nodded, temporarily connecting the Saintess and Sakura.
Connection—can actually be used as an active attack skill.
Yan Keke is able to pull the spiritual body of the person she connects with into her own spiritual world, which is equivalent to separating the person's consciousness from their body.
However, this ability is not very coercive. It's fine for dealing with ordinary people, but for players... if the player is mentally strong, determined, and strongly resists, the success rate of the connection is very small.
"Sakura, do as Xiao says."
The saintess reminded her guards.
Upon hearing this, Sakura awkwardly gave up resisting.
Soon, she felt a strange sensation, as if she had developed an invisible connection with some being.
Fan Xiao then said, "Alright, now you don't need to worry about being attacked by monsters anymore. Just go all out during the battle later."
"Attacked by monsters..." the saintess asked curiously, "As the dungeon boss, can't you control the monsters in the dungeon?"
"Some are okay, some are not."
Fan Xiao's reply was somewhat perfunctory: "Let's go, they're just ahead. We'll stick to the tactics we discussed before, and if anything unexpected happens, we'll be flexible and adaptable."
Seeing this, the saintess did not ask any further questions.
The three of them walked towards the other side of hell.
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The border between the forest and hell.
Allen and his group looked at the fissure in the ground that led straight to the underworld, hesitated for a moment, and did not choose to enter immediately, but stopped to rest in front of the entrance.
Having passed through seven checkpoints in a short period of time, they all looked somewhat tired.
"Another person just died at the hands of the fairy tale monster. That's the fifth one."
Hyman, with a full beard, frowned and said, "This can't go on! The eighth level of Hell—just looking at the entrance, you know it's dangerous inside. Add to that the fairytale monsters ambushing us from the side, and the dungeon boss lurking in the shadows... the situation is extremely unfavorable for us!"
"This is the downside of group operations!"
Lin Ying chimed in, "We shouldn't have brought a bunch of useless people with us in the first place! If so many people hadn't told stories back at the Fairy House, how could 37 unkillable monsters have been created?"
She glanced at the players behind Hyman with a sinister look and said in an icy tone, "I think we should kill all these trash! Maybe after we kill them, the monsters created by the stories they tell will also disappear."
Upon hearing this, the other players' faces immediately darkened, and they all became wary.
The woman's bluntness in saying such things clearly shows that she doesn't take them seriously.
However, the situation was so dire that no one dared to stand up and refute or vehemently denounce anything at this time.
In dungeons, strength is what matters, and players in Star Memory City don't care about their noble status in Zone 001.
Anger... I can only suppress it.
Otherwise, it would be a loss to be used as an example to deter others.
“It’s pointless to be so hindsight now,” Allen chimed in. “Before the story was told, nobody knew the monster in the story would become real.”
"Haven't you ever wondered about this?" Lin Ying asked.
"Yes, but speculation is just speculation, and..."
Allen glanced at the direction of the Fairy House in the Forest and said, "The environment and facilities of this instance are more dreamlike... or rather, more fairytale-like. The instance rules require us to tell dark fairytales. The word 'fairytale' fits the environment here very well. Maybe it's just to satisfy the creatures in this instance who like stories, which makes perfect sense."
"As for the monsters in fairy tales becoming real... before telling the story, are you sure this speculation is definitely true?"
"Besides, we're acting together to deal with the threat of the monster army and the dungeon boss. If you kill someone now and the fairy tale monsters don't disappear, we'll be surrounded by the monster army again... Hmph, use your brain!"
"..."
Lin Ying glared coldly at Allen.
However, she did not take the opportunity to lose her temper.
Upon hearing Allen's words, the anger on the faces of the others intensified.
Allen may seem to be speaking up for them, but in reality... his words are full of arrogance and disdain, and he treats them as cannon fodder and tools.
Apart from Hyman, who was originally a B-level player, the other players felt very uncomfortable.
The contrast is too strong!
If I can get back to Division 001 this time... Hmph, I guarantee Allen will get his comeuppance!
"Allen is right, it's indeed not a good time to cause trouble."
Longmen Mo nodded in agreement: "Besides, so far, only the weak have died. Those fairy tale monsters don't pose much of a threat to us B-level players. Let's focus on dealing with the Hell level."
"According to the dungeon's background information, there is a Demon King in Hell. Someone who can be called that can't be anything simple. Maybe the Demon King is the dungeon boss. Be careful!"
"There's also an Ice Queen in the ninth level, so the Demon King shouldn't be the dungeon boss."
Li Mingdao shook his head and said, "I think the dungeon boss might be the castle princess's brother."
"This brother is listed in the background, but he does not belong to any level or challenge area."
"Conversely, he can ambush us at any level, which corresponds to the situation Allen encountered."
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