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

Fan Xiao replied, "The weakest player probably died at the hands of monsters after entering Green Mountain Prison, rather than turning into a monster after staying there for a long time."

"By the way, did he keep any of his props?"

"I don't think so, right? Anyway, we only saw it use one ability the whole time."

Mercury replied, "It can gain various amplifications through the act of 'eating'."

"When it consumes ordinary inorganic matter, such as walls and floors, its mass and strength become enormous."

"Because it has never eaten a human, I don't yet know if it can acquire the abilities of other players by eating... or rather, by devouring them."

"Is it similar to eating what you think it is to replenish what you're looking for...?"

Fan Xiao said thoughtfully, "This guy is probably the kind of person who takes things by force and wants to make everything that belongs to others his own."

"It's also possible... that this is its inherent player talent."

"If he were that capable, he wouldn't have become someone else's underling."

Mercury shook his head.

Among the cannibalistic players, the young male player was the tattooed man's henchman and lackey, a fact he had noticed before.

"You didn't kill it before?" Van Shaw said. "I mean, you temporarily shut it down."

"That thing is not easy to deal with, much harder than when I was a player in my previous life."

"Of course, its ability to become stronger by eating must have limitations; we haven't tested its limits."

Mercury shook his head and said, "To avoid a major conflict as soon as we entered, our fighting spirit wasn't high. After a brief exchange, we used our tools to escape from our original location."

"Hmm...it shouldn't have anything to do with him."

Fan Xiao murmured.

Mercury asked curiously, "What do you mean it's okay?"

Luo Hao also looked over.

"Those three foreign male players must have obtained information about me from someone else."

"This information may not be accurate, but it will put me in the spotlight."

"If I'm not mistaken, this was probably done by the remaining two cannibal players. They just happened to be tricked by me, and they're probably feeling pretty bad now."

"However, sometimes bad things can bring good things. They all got some of the truth about the dungeon from me, and combined with their own experience of 'disappearance,' they guessed that the conditions for completing the first task should not be difficult."

"By using the method of clearing the level as a bargaining chip, these two guys' words have a certain credibility in the ears of other players. They probably portrayed me as a powerful, treacherous, and wicked person."

I don't think it's all made up... Mercury really wanted to say something like that.

Considering Fan Xiao's abilities, he wisely kept his words to himself.

Let's leave this matter here for now.

Fan Xiao glanced at the gradually reconstructed remains of the two monsters on the ground and said, "They'll probably be jumping around again in a little while, showing plenty of malice towards the players. Let's avoid them in advance."

"By the way..."

He turned his gaze to one end of the corridor, towards the stairs, and frowned slightly: "They haven't come yet... Something happened?"

Guan Yao has not shown up so far, which is obviously abnormal.

Although he has a tool that can achieve instantaneous teleportation, no matter how fast he is, the total distance he travels is limited. Guan Yao shouldn't be this far behind him.

Unless something unexpected happened to her on the way.

"Who were you with before?" Mercury asked curiously.

“We entered Green Mountain Prison as a group of four. The two of you were grouped together, and the remaining two... that is, her and me, were also grouped together.”

Fan Xiao replied.

Upon hearing this, Mercury looked puzzled and said, "Why don't you just say her name directly? Why beat around the bush like that?"

"It's not a good time to call out your teammates' names."

Fan Xiao reminded him, "We had a guess before..."

He recounted his speculations about the possible existence of "cursed monsters."

"We might not mind before school ends, but now that school is over, these monsters have all become smarter."

Fan Xiao continued, "Just to be on the safe side, let's not call out names randomly, or something bad might happen."

"Oh, right, you can't just call out your teammates' names randomly, but you don't need to be so particular about the enemy's names."

"for example……"

His smile turned somewhat smug: "I wonder how Bob is doing now. They're being chased by two monsters... Sigh, I hope Bob is alright."

Mercury: "..."

Too cheap!

Soon, he followed suit, saying, "Don't worry, Bob is quite strong. Two monsters shouldn't be a problem for him and his team."

"Trust Bob, Bob will be fine."

Even Luo Hao, who had been quiet all along, chimed in and called out "Bob" twice.

It seems that the wickedness is contagious.

Even honest people are not immune to this.

“You guys are really going too far... I hope Bob is okay.”

Fan Xiao sighed softly.

“Forget about Bob for now,” Mercury reminded him. “Now that you know where there might be clues to leaving Green Hill Prison, what are we waiting for? Let’s go find those clues first.”

"It's time to get through this."

Fan Xiao nodded: "However, there's something I need to remind you of in advance—be vigilant. We'll likely encounter considerable obstacles while searching for clues, after all..."

"If the dungeon boss is indeed that victim from the past, then she certainly doesn't want us perpetrators and bystanders to leave this hellish space."

"Speaking of which... the dungeon boss doesn't seem to have attacked us at all?" Mercury guessed. "Could it be that it has some kind of restriction preventing it from attacking us first?"

"There's no point in guessing now, let's go."

After saying that, Fan Xiao began to lead the way, taking the two of them to the nearest student shoe cabinet.

To Fan Xiao's surprise, Guan Yao reappeared when they were only halfway there.

Besides her, Tu Shang, whose clothes were somewhat tattered, also came to the three of them.

Fan Xiao did not immediately have Guan Yao join the team.

He looked wary and asked, "When we first met on the train, did I tell you which district I was from?"

“004,” Guan Yao said, “You also gave me a glimpse of your superb acting skills. Hehe, I have to admit, you really know how to act.”

"No problem, you're real."

Fan Xiao ignored Guan Yao's slightly resentful words: "There are at least seventeen monsters in Qingshan Prison, and it cannot be ruled out that there are monsters that can transform into human form."

"If a teammate goes out of sight for a considerable period of time afterward, don't forget to check their memory again."

After offering his safety advice, Fan Xiao turned his attention to Tu Shang.

"Did you encounter a monster?" he asked.

"They're not monsters, they're those two man-eating players."

Tu Shang answered truthfully.

"Cannibalistic players?" Mercury asked hastily, "Where are they?"

“Forget about the cannibalistic players for now,” Fan Xiao said. “If we make some noise while we’re looking for clues, they’ll probably come looking for us on their own.”

"fishing?"

Mercury thought for a moment and nodded, "This trick is indeed very useful, but there is a risk of luring everyone over at the same time... Wait, isn't this your real purpose?"

Chapter 302 I just said it casually, I never expected it to actually happen.

"It is indeed necessary to lure others over; this is a normal strategy for transferring risk."

In response to Mercury's question, Fan Xiao reminded him, "Players aren't some saintly figures; using a few underhanded tricks is nothing."

After giving him the reminder, he asked, "What, you can't accept it?"

"Don't look down on people. People with pure hearts don't have an easy time surviving in dungeons."

Mercury said, "I'm just worried that you're trying to cause trouble, like luring everyone else over and killing them... If you're going to do that, the level of risk is different, and I have to be prepared in advance."

"You want to kill everyone else?" Guan Yao looked at Fan Xiao in surprise: "All of them?"

"It's just a way of shifting the risk."

Fan Xiao said, "As for whether or not to take action... that depends on the specific circumstances. Speaking of which..."

He changed the subject, saying, "You didn't come over for so long, did something happen?"

"I met him."

Guan Yao pointed at Tu Shang: "When I came over, I saw him fighting those two cannibal players, so I joined in to help."

"Hmph, those two guys ran pretty fast!"

“It seems they are no match for you.” Mercury was somewhat surprised.

"She's a rich woman, and her props are much better than yours."

Vanshaw reminded Mercury of something.

“I can’t compare to you,” Guan Yao shook her head and said, “I’m sure your status in your own division is much higher than mine here.”

She had previously thought Fan Xiao was a not-so-good-looking guy and was planning to date him.

After realizing the gap, she gave up the idea.

"Much higher in status..."

Mercury glanced at Van Shaw but didn't expose him.

Fan Xiao is a liar; he's probably come up with some new backstory for himself.

Given this guy's solid abilities, strangers would rarely doubt his words.

"By the way, did he tell you about his guess regarding the name and the curse?"

Guan Yao pointed at Fan Xiao, then asked the crowd a question.

Seeing that neither Mercury nor Luo Hao showed any doubt, she nodded and said, "It seems that you also know that monsters can cast curses through names... Although this is just a guess, I personally think that the possibility of their existence is quite high."

"We should think things through before we speak, and when we need to call out names, we should use 'you, me, him' throughout, so as not to accidentally reveal our teammates' names."

"We do need to be careful about that, since it doesn't really affect the conversation."

Mercury nodded.

Then, he looked quite worried and said, "We called each other by name before, I don't know if there will be any problems."

He pointed at Luo Hao.

Luo Hao nodded in agreement.

"We encountered a monster before, and the fight made a lot of noise."

Fan Xiao first pointed at Guan Yao, then continued, "Did you hear that commotion?"

“I heard you,” Mercury replied. “We were planning to go check it out, but we encountered that monster that the cannibal player turned into, and it held us back. After that, we encountered Bob the Black team and four other monsters, so we didn’t have time to go over there to check on your situation.”

"Bob's team..."

Upon hearing this, Guan Yao pondered for a moment and immediately understood the meaning behind Mercury calling her by that name.

Is someone plotting against you...? I never imagined someone so beautiful could be so treacherous.

If she were a different gender, she'd probably be a femme fatale.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

Mercury seemed to understand Guan Yao's gaze, and frowned slightly as she said, "Bob wasn't me first..."