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

"When you called each other's names, was it before you heard the noise, or after?"

Van Shaw interrupted Mercury with a question.

"Before I heard the noise," Mercury replied. "Your commotion was quite loud, I remember it very clearly."

"The commotion we made occurred just before school ended."

Fan Xiao reminded them, "Before school ends, the monsters don't have any intelligence. They will only attack players they see or notice, and they won't sneak up and ambush them."

"So I think you don't need to worry about that."

"Nothing's happened yet, has it?"

"Before school ends...does he have no brains...?"

Mercury thought about it and felt it made sense, so he felt a little more at ease.

Fan Xiao continued, "Let's go check out the student lockers first. We can talk about the rest as we go."

"The shoe cabinet isn't in the annex. To get there, we have to go through a connecting corridor, which is quite a distance. We might encounter monsters along the way, so be careful and be prepared to fight at any time."

After saying that, he led the way towards the stairwell.

Mercury and his three companions followed closely behind.

The corridor fell silent again, with the ceiling lights flickering irregularly.

The sliding doors of several classrooms across from the window were all open, and the inside was pitch black. After looking at them for a while, I had a sense of panic that something was staring at me and making eye contact with me.

The dust and cobwebs created a dilapidated atmosphere, making the entire floor seem somewhat gloomy and eerie.

At one point, the lights went out, and a slight noise came from the ceiling.

A section of the wall's plaster had peeled off... No, it wasn't plaster, but a paper figure the same color as the plaster—a thin piece of paper with a human shape and size.

The paper figure seemed to be blown by the wind, and floated lightly onto the corridor floor.

Eyes were drawn on its head, and those eyes, which blinked against all reason, were staring intently in the direction where Fan Xiao and his group of five had left.

At this moment, the paper figure made a judgment—if it were to possess and curse the past, those five people combined would probably be able to kill it.

and so……

Tearing—it tore a small piece of paper...or rather, skin off itself and ripped it into the shape of a human.

As part of the replica, its body, like the surrounding environment, can be restored even if it is destroyed.

This allows it to act without hesitation.

It tore off a piece of human skin and threw it out, letting it flutter around as if collecting some kind of information.

Soon, the human skin was back in its hands, with a new name on it—Bob.

The font, correctness, and whether it is a real name do not matter.

Any name that is mentioned and recognized by the majority of others becomes a symbol or signal, which is then imprinted on parchment to complete the curse ritual.

Snap—the paper figure tore off the little paper figure's limbs, pierced its head, and folded its torso in half...

Meanwhile, the rooftop of the annex.

The three foreign players, who had finally escaped the pursuit of the two monsters, were now hiding in the shadows cast by the building, using the darkness to conceal themselves.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around them, the brown-haired male player said, "Let's all use potions to recover and stay in top combat condition."

"Why should we run?" Bob, the Black man, complained.

"If there are items that can help you escape, why choose to fight?"

The brown-haired male player warned, "Every monster in this dungeon is very powerful, and the battles will consume a lot of resources, causing our stats to drop."

"Our goal is not to fight, but to find the dungeon boss and see if we can recruit and establish cooperation."

"We haven't found the dungeon boss yet, and we haven't achieved our main objective. We should avoid battles as much as possible."

“I’m not talking about a monster, I’m talking about that guy!” Bob said. “When you saw him coming, you told us to run… Anyone who didn’t know better would think we were afraid of him!”

"Bob, put away your pathetic pride!"

At this moment, the blonde female player, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Don't forget why we came into this instance!"

"Aishili is right, let's not get caught up in pointless confrontations."

The brown-haired male player said, "Moreover, according to those two cannibalistic players, their 'cannibalistic companion' might be faking an identity."

"This person is very cunning. He pretended to be a companion of the cannibal player, and after showing his intelligence and gaining the upper hand, he tricked the cannibal player into stepping into a trap for him... I guess he has a high chance that he has already figured out how to stay safely in Qingshan Academy."

"Under these circumstances, we still found him in this Green Mountain Prison... This guy either came here to raise the dungeon's rating, or..."

He paused here, his tone becoming serious: "He is just like us, a person sent here by a certain force in Division 010 to gather intelligence and establish cooperation."

"If that's the case, he must have companions!"

"Perhaps the two people we were fighting just now were his comrades, and they were just pretending not to know him."

“If we stay there, he will definitely cause trouble for us.”

"These smart people usually get good ratings in dungeons, and the items they get are naturally good too."

The blonde female player added, "He alone could achieve considerable strength."

"If he has powerful backing, then it's even more complicated."

"Before we find the dungeon boss and achieve our goal, we must be cautious when we encounter him to avoid being tricked by him."

"Humph……"

Bob gave a disgruntled snort.

He listened to his companions, but he also had his own opinions: "This hellhole is much more dangerous than we expected. I estimate that in this Green Mountain Prison, we can only try to survive. Gathering intelligence will be very difficult."

"But that guy is different. He arranged for someone to go and set a trap for him, so he must have already obtained a lot of information and has a certain understanding of Green Mountain Prison."

“We shouldn’t avoid him after we see him. The best option is to quietly follow him and see what he’s going to do.”

“What you said makes sense, but…”

The brown-haired male player asked, "How much personal grudge is mixed into your suggestion?"

“Never mind what I think,” Bob said. “Just tell me whether you’re going or not.”

"You can go with him, but you have to be careful not to let him find out."

The brown-haired male player ultimately accepted Bob's suggestion.

The danger of this instance was indeed somewhat beyond expectations, and they had to consider one more thing—their own safety.

If we stay in Green Mountain Prison, we might get attacked and killed by monsters at any time.

If we can find a way to leave Green Mountain Prison for free by following Fan Xiao, then we'll have made a killing!

As for finding the dungeon boss and forming a partnership with it... well, we'll just have to wait and see.

If it can be accomplished, great; if not, safety should be the priority.

Bob's words...

"Probably just some lame excuse about feeling discriminated against because of their skin color! Black people are all trash! They're such a nuisance!"

The brown-haired male player thought to himself with utter contempt.

He can treat others differently, but he can't accept being treated differently himself—in his eyes, Black people are just hypocrites.

Of course, considering the issue of harmony among teammates, he naturally wouldn't reveal this thought.

"Now that you've made up your mind, let's set off."

Bob said, "If we encounter other players on the way, we can also... uh...!!"

He had only spoken halfway when a cracking sound—the sound of bone breaking—rang out.

Bob's face suddenly contorted in pain, and he let out a wail.

His hands and feet seemed to be broken, twisted abnormally, and he fell to the ground screaming in agony.

Not only that, blood was constantly gushing from his eyes, nose, ears and mouth. Combined with his pained and ferocious expression, he looked like a demon that had just crawled back from hell, a sight that inspired fear in those who saw him.

At the same time, his body bent over, and the sound of breaking ribs rang out.

Bob's screams grew even louder.

The intense pain made him writhe and twist on the ground.

"What's going on...!?"

The brown-haired male player was startled and immediately looked around, nervously observing the surrounding situation.

The blonde female player made the same reaction.

More than Bob's life, the two were concerned about whether the sudden danger would also befall them.

After observing Bob's screams for a while and confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, the brown-haired male player looked away, approached Bob, helped him up, and asked, "What... happened to you?"

As he asked the questions, he handed over a bottle of medicine.

"do not know……"

Bob's voice was weak, giving the impression of exhaustion: "I think... I was attacked, but... I don't know who did it."

"How are you feeling?" the blonde female player asked, frowning. "Are your injuries serious?"

"It's very heavy."

As Bob drank the healing potion, he replied, "For the time being, I'm afraid you'll have to carry me around."

Upon hearing this, the brown-haired male player and the blonde female player exchanged a glance, hesitated for a moment, and still did not make the decision to abandon Bob.

With the evolution rate of a D-level player, carrying someone on their back doesn't significantly affect their movement.

Bob possesses ranged attack items and doesn't rely on close combat to win, so he can't be considered a burden.

After careful consideration, the two decided to be good teammates.

“Let me carry you,” the brown-haired male player said. “We need to get out of here quickly. The attack that hit you just now was too strange. If it happens again…”

His expression was serious, and he didn't continue speaking, only reminding us, "I suspect it was the monsters who did it. If we stay here any longer, we might be attacked by them. Let's go."

After saying that, he carried Bob on his back.

The three quickly left the rooftop.

……

Perhaps it was good luck, but Fan Xiao and his teammates did not encounter any monsters along the way after leaving the villa and arriving at the entrance of the teaching building.

Or... it's also possible that a single monster, seeing that there were many of them, gave up attacking and went to gather its monster companions.

After school, the monsters' intelligence kicks in, so it's not hard to understand why they might "temporarily back down."

Fan Xiao wasn't too surprised by this situation.

What truly surprised him was something else—when they arrived at the location of the student lockers, they didn't see a large number of monsters around them.

The area around the lockers was empty; there wasn't a single monster in sight.

Still feeling uneasy, the five of them thoroughly searched the surrounding area before gathering any intelligence.

As they observed, there were indeed no monsters lurking nearby, ready to ambush them.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Fan Xiao became alert.

Chapter 303 This life... You can't just swear.

With a wary attitude, Fan Xiao and his group of five approached the lockers.

Without looking at the names on the cabinet that were partially obscured by dust, Fan Xiao quickly found Himuro Ryui's cabinet based on his previous memory.

"This is it."

Fan Xiao manipulated a blood-red blade on his body, transforming it into a hook. From a distance of several meters, he used the hook to grab the handle of the cabinet and open it.

Behind them, Mercury and his three companions stood solemnly, ready for battle.

To their surprise, no danger arose after the cabinet was opened.