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"A trap...now that you put it that way, it does sound like a trap."

Mercury said thoughtfully, "If we take action after only asking a few students, I'm afraid something might go wrong."

"So... you tricked those two cannibalistic players, making them step into the trap for you? And what happened?"

“They’ve all disappeared,” Fan Xiao said. “But whether they’re dead or not is unknown.”

“Disappearance shouldn’t be the same as death,” Mercury guessed. “They should have been transferred to another dimension, an inner world within an inner world…it feels like a nesting doll.”

The two quickened their pace and hurried towards Luo Hao's class.

Luo Hao seemed to have placed flesh-and-blood worms for sensing throughout the corridor, waiting at the stairwell on each floor to welcome their arrival.

After the three reunited, Fan Xiao quickly recounted the truth and hidden rules he had uncovered.

As a semi-official member of the Special Affairs Bureau, he was naturally generous to his "colleagues" and accepted bribes for intelligence.

"So that's how it is... Seeing bullying and not doing anything about it, or not intervening in time, can actually lead to trouble."

Mercury's lips twitched: "Fortunately, the students of Green Mountain Academy aren't causing trouble all the time, otherwise we'd probably be too busy to handle it all, and one slip-up and we'd have to 'disappear'."

"Were the two people who disappeared at the beginning simply bystanders?"

Luo Hao asked Fan Xiao.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that's probably how it is," Fan Xiao replied. "They were probably just unlucky and happened to stumble upon the bullying incident while they were gathering intelligence."

“Players are very self-interested, and they usually ignore things like this.”

Mercury sighed, “Bystanders… are those who turn a blind eye to evil tantamount to accomplices? I’m reminded of those words on the Holocaust Memorial.”

"Those few lines are quite famous; I've heard them too."

Van Shaw said sadly, "On the first day, they arrested Black people, and I didn't say anything because I wasn't Black."

"The next day, they arrested the Muslim, but I didn't say anything because I'm not a Muslim;"

"On the third day... the security improved, and they stopped arresting people."

Mercury: "..."

Luo Hao: "..."

"Just kidding, you're being a bit sentimental."

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "Instead of discussing this kind of issue, let's focus on how to clear the level first."

"The method to clear the level has already been released... You've got your eye on the second mission condition?"

Mercury suddenly realized: "You're planning to break the rules of concealment and voluntarily become 'disappeared'?"

“I’m a perfectionist; I want to do everything to the best of my ability,” Fan Xiao shrugged. “I don’t feel comfortable if I don’t get the highest rating.”

“You have OCD, don’t you…” Mercury asked, “Do you need us to come along?”

"Well, it's safer if you come along."

Fan Xiao nodded: "The villa is the outer world, Qingshan Academy is the inner world, and the innermost world of the inner world... I reckon it's 'Qingshan Prison'."

"The four players who disappeared from the villa and the four players who disappeared from Qingshan Academy should have been transferred to Qingshan Prison."

"Besides, if the remaining players can't figure out the truth, they'll be moved in sooner or later."

"It's impossible for all those who entered Green Mountain Prison to have died in such a short time. If I go in now, I will face three dangers."

He held up two fingers: "First, if three cannibalistic players entered the villa and Qingshan Academy combined, they've definitely realized I've tricked them. A conflict is inevitable once they encounter me inside."

"Secondly, these three guys will probably take the opportunity to spread the information that I have obtained the way to pass the game, and incite other players to pressure me. Hey... I think those three foreign players would be happy to get involved."

"The third one is that Green Mountain Prison itself is definitely very dangerous, and we must not be careless."

"So, I need help."

Are you sure you need help?

Mercury said speechlessly, "Aren't you being a little too cautious?"

"I feel like you could wipe them all out in a head-on confrontation all by yourself."

"Do you really need help?"

It's no wonder he asked that question, because he had already witnessed such a massacre twice.

One instance was in the documents, which came from the Special Affairs Bureau branch in Ancheng. It detailed how Fan Xiao killed more than twenty players of the same level in one go in the "Wangxiang Town" instance.

The second time, he witnessed it firsthand in the "Hope Middle School" instance, where this guy killed over a hundred monsters equal to the player in one go.

After gathering all the information, Fan Xiao now has an additional nickname in the Special Affairs Bureau: "The Butcher."

Sometimes he really suspected that Fan Xiao was a high-level player, and that the reason he was able to enter low-level dungeons was because he was randomly drawn in.

"You think too highly of me."

Fan Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't even know what the situation is like inside Green Mountain Prison. Now there's the added threat of players attacking us. What if I accidentally mess things up if I don't make thorough preparations?"

"Okay, what you said makes sense."

Although Mercury sensed something was amiss, he couldn't find any logical flaws, so he simply accepted the proposal.

The reason he complained about this wasn't because he was afraid of entering Green Mountain Prison or because he was intimidated by the matter.

He simply felt that he was just a bystander in the past...

"Besides you, I'm planning to invite Guan Yao as well."

Fan Xiao continued, "If you include her and me, there will be four of you."

"If Tu Shang hadn't died, we could have formed a five-person team."

"At that time, other players will have to think twice before making a move."

"Hmm...that's definitely a safer approach."

Mercury thought for a moment and asked, "What about that Japanese female player with the katana? Are you planning to call her along?"

"We're not on the same wavelength as her, so we don't need to worry about her."

Fan Xiao said, "If she doesn't discover the truth about Qingshan Academy, it's only a matter of time before she's swallowed up by Qingshan Prison."

"The more players enter Green Mountain Prison, the less danger is distributed among each player, which is advantageous to us."

"If she's still alive after we finish dealing with things here, we could consider selling her some information, since she seems... to be quite wealthy."

"Okay, let's do it that way."

Mercury nodded.

Fan Xiao then looked at Luo Hao and asked, "What's your opinion? Plans are plans, I won't force you, whether you join or not is up to you."

"join in."

Luo Hao remains as sparing with words as ever.

The plan was finalized.

Just as Fan Xiao was about to go find Guan Yao, Mercury suddenly asked, "Wait, I feel like you've only been in the dungeon for a short time, but you've already attracted a lot of aggro and are facing the danger of being surrounded... Are you fishing? Luring others to attack you so you can steal your items?"

"You're overthinking it; it's just a simple coincidence."

Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "What decent possessions could a D-level player have? I wouldn't even look at them."

Chapter 297 Are you stupid? I'm in the atmosphere!

Despite having made preparations to go to Qingshan Prison, when class time arrived, Fan Xiao and the other two obediently returned to their respective classrooms, intending to meet up again after school.

Nobody wants to experience the consequences of breaking school rules at Aoyama Gakuin.

The worst that could happen is being swallowed up by Green Mountain Prison—such a thought is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

If you have the ability to avoid trouble, you naturally shouldn't recklessly court disaster.

It was 3:30 PM, time for school to end.

Students with club activities went to their clubs, while those who wanted to go out or go straight home walked towards the school gate in groups.

Players cannot leave Aoyama Academy, but students and teachers within the school can.

As for whether there really is a Kagasaki City outside the school... Fan Xiao guessed that there isn't.

After leaving school, these people will most likely enter a state of "cease activity".

They will go back online the next day.

It's like a series of programs.

Of course, it's also possible that he was overthinking it.

Perhaps there really is a city of 70 people outside Aoyama Gakuin.

"Seal, where are we going?"

Himuro Rui, who was about to go home, was stopped by Fan Xiao and asked a question.

“Wait for me in the classroom for a bit,” Fan Xiao said. “I’ll be right back.”

After saying that, he quickly left the classroom, went against the flow of people into the restroom on the floor, and then activated the prop "Mirror" in a toilet stall.

He quickly teleported to the agreed-upon location on the rooftop and unleashed a blood-red blade, breaking the lock on the iron gate connecting the rooftop to the outside.

This action was taken to prevent people from guessing that he had the ability to teleport.

Yes, he's on guard against his teammates.

It's not that I don't trust them; it's just an instinctive reaction out of caution.

Although once a battle begins, the teleportation ability will definitely not be hidden.

However, concealing intelligence beforehand can undoubtedly allow one to catch the opponent off guard in the first battle.

After waiting for about five minutes, Mercury and Luo Hao brought Guan Yao to the rooftop.

Upon seeing Fan Xiao, Guan Yao went straight to the point: "They've already told me about the cooperation, but I have one condition: let me see your player ID."

"can."

Fan Xiao revealed the white player ID number—by covering it with his right hand, he only let Guan Yao see the node information of the ID prefix.

Guan Yao laughed: "This is fake too, right? You have a disguise tool that can change the color and number of the serial number, so why are you deliberately covering up most of it like this..."

"Are you implying that you're hiding this because the number you're showing is real?"

"Hmm, a very good deception method. I must say the details are very well done. I almost believed it."

Fan Xiao: "..."

"Fools use false identities as disguises, while smart people often reveal their true identities directly. When the real and the fake are mixed together, others will naturally think the wrong thing."

Guan Yao asserted, "Your identity was exposed from the very beginning on the train. You are... a demi-human player!"

"..." Fan Xiao: "I didn't expect you to see through that. You're... quite smart."

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment."

Guan Yao smiled.

At this moment, she felt like she was standing on the fifth level... no, she was in the atmosphere!

"Speaking of which, I didn't expect you two to know each other?"

Guan Yao's gaze swept over Mercury and Luo Hao in turn, and finally settled on Fan Xiao: "People who know each other can pretend not to know each other as soon as they enter the dungeon without revealing the slightest flaw... You three are really insidious."

"I don't like hearing that. Players act to some extent, so how can that be considered insidious?"

Mercury stepped forward and said, "It's a pity you didn't see me doing a good deed, otherwise you would be kneeling on the ground worshipping me and begging me to be your boyfriend. Well, I mean male friends, don't get the wrong idea."

"Is that so..." Guan Yao curled the corners of her lips and said, "I'm not against boyfriends, but I'm not opposed to best friends."

Mercury: "..."

“There are a lot of bad guys in the Evolution Game,” Fan Xiao laughed. “We’re just being cautious to better protect ourselves, nothing more.”

"What about those two cannibalistic players?" Guan Yao asked.

"They were all swallowed up by Green Mountain Prison. They violated the hidden rules of Green Mountain Academy."

After Fan Xiao finished answering, he asked, "By the way, you should already know about the hidden rules, right?"