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

"But don't forget, we haven't even made paper yet. Only living people can make paper; if they die, they'll turn into monsters!"

"If you push me too far, the worst that can happen is that we all die fighting, and everyone will perish together!"

"Kid, watch out!"

The tattooed man tried to threaten, "Even if I can't kill you, I can take one of your teammates down with me! Go ahead and try attacking us if you dare!"

"You guys have reminded me."

*Snap*—Fan Xiao snapped his fingers.

The combo attack of "Master Tailor" and "Blood Noble" is activated.

The next instant, the bald man's blood began to flow uncontrollably backward, causing him to faint in agony.

The tattooed man followed suit and met the same fate.

Fan Xiao teleported to their side and touched each of them with his diary.

Soon, two plumes of black smoke rose, and two new black pieces of paper appeared, fell to the ground, and he picked them up.

Then, he teleported to the front of the gloomy man and his subordinate with the katana.

With a smile, he said to the two men, "The piece of paper is in my hands now. If you want to leave, you'll have to pay more."

"..." The gloomy man said, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"I found the first half of the diary, and I provided the clues in the second half. Most of the players and monsters were killed by me."

Fan Xiao shrugged: "Give me a reason to let you off easy."

Gloomy man: "..."

He knew that Fan Xiao was absolutely right.

This guy's strength... is absolutely terrifying!

Players of the same level can be instantly defeated, and even top-tier players can fall just as easily... What kind of sorcery is this?!

Sighing inwardly, the gloomy man prepared himself for a major hemorrhage.

Fan Xiao continued, "Of course, I never force anyone to do business with me."

"Friendly reminder: It's after school now. If you just hold out until morning when classes start, this place will probably be back to normal, and the monsters will revert to their 'minority' state."

"By then, the danger level will return to what it was before. You just need to hold out for a little over three days, and you'll be able to get out on your own."

"Stop talking, I'll pay!" the gloomy man pleaded. "Just name a price, I'll sell everything I own to scrape together the money!"

He pointed to the monsters lying dead all over the ground, his face filled with fear, and said, "If I stayed with these guys for more than three days, even if I had nine lives, it wouldn't be enough to kill me."

"I also agree to the deal."

The subordinate of the katana quickly followed suit.

"Those who understand the times are wise," Fan Xiao said with a smile. "Fifty thousand game coins each, thank you."

"Fifty thousand..." The gloomy man's lips twitched slightly: "I'll give it to you!"

Together with his subordinates, Tai Dao each sold several E-grade items, raising a total of 50,000 which he then transferred to Fan Xiao.

Fan Xiao kept his word; after receiving the money, he handed two black slips of paper to the two men respectively.

"What should we do with them? Should we kill them?"

The gloomy man pointed to the two cannibalistic players lying on the ground.

“You’re so cruel,” Fan Xiao commented.

“…Never mind, forget I asked.” The gloomy man said, “Let them fend for themselves.”

"Although they've always wanted to kill me, I'm a decent person and often repay evil with kindness," Fan Xiao said with a smile. "Keeping them here is giving them a way out. As long as they're strong enough, they can hold out for another three days or so and get out alive."

"Hold on for more than three days... Can you do that yourself?" The gloomy man curled his lip. "These two guys are doomed! Even if they die, they'll stay here as monsters."

At this point, he sighed slightly and said, "I never expected that out of 19 people who came in, only 7 of us survived."

“There are still two more Qingshan Academy,” Mercury corrected, “but the casualties are still more than half, the damage rate is indeed a bit high.”

"Be content," Guan Yao reminded her, "This instance is far more dangerous than ordinary instances."

She glanced at Fan Xiao and continued, "If it weren't for his extraordinary strength, we might have been wiped out here."

“Let’s save the small talk for when we get out,” Fan Xiao said. “Let’s finish the ceremony first.”

"Hmm, it's time to leave." Guan Yao glanced at the ground: "These monsters recover really fast!"

The seven people looked at each other and pieced together the black pieces of paper in their hands.

Chapter 308 Fan Xiao and the Wolf

The number of black paper pieces did not match the number of players who played the curse game in the surface world, so naturally, they could not piece together a complete human-shaped paper piece.

Fortunately, the reverse method does not require the paper figure to be intact.

After Fan Xiao and the other six arranged the paper pieces in reverse order, they each silently recited seven times in their hearts, "Lord Ghost Spirit, Lord Ghost Spirit, please bless us so that we can be together forever."

The next instant, the ground beneath their feet suddenly collapsed, revealing a dark hole that seemed to connect to an abyss below.

Everyone fell uncontrollably.

Fan Xiao glanced one last time at the monsters lying dead on the ground and sighed softly in his heart.

I really want to call out Qiqi, kill all these monsters, and absorb a wave of spiritual essence.

Unfortunately... there were two reasons that prevented him from doing so.

The first issue is naturally security.

After leaving Qingshan Prison, he will likely return to Qingshan Academy.

Whether there are other dangers at Aoyama Academy is still unknown, so the safest approach is to keep a trump card up one's sleeve.

The second reason stemmed from some of his personal motives.

The monsters in Green Hill Prison are different from the illusory creatures in Fairy Tale Town. They are created based on real life, rather than illusory false personalities.

Although they are granted immortality by the copy, this can be countered by the little angels.

If the little angel wipes out all these monsters with his scythe, they most likely... won't respawn.

When someone is dead, they are truly dead.

At that time, the danger of Qingshan Prison will be minimized.

When players from island nations who are living comfortably come to investigate, they will no longer encounter any danger.

In this way, there is a possibility that this instance could be indirectly controlled by them.

Fan Xiao had no intention of doing the work for someone else and boosting their strength.

So he suppressed the urge of greed in his heart.

If these monsters are allowed to live, the more players enter the dungeon and the more people die in Green Mountain Prison, the more dangerous the dungeon will become.

To think you can control this instance is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Soon, the seven people fell into the collapsed underground hole, and their vision began to spin.

After the surrounding environment stabilized, Fan Xiao looked around and found that he had returned to Qingshan Academy, located in front of the school gate.

School had already let out for quite some time, and apart from students participating in club activities, all the other students had left the school... or rather, "logged off," making the main gate seem rather deserted.

"Finally home."

Guan Yao looked around and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It's after school now, most students have left, the probability of bullying is at its lowest, and it's much safer than before school ends. This is the opposite of Qingshan Prison."

“We still need to be more vigilant,” Mercury said. “We have to stop any bullying we encounter, otherwise… I don’t want to go back in.”

"What are you talking about?" the gloomy man asked. "What do you mean by stopping bullying?"

"Want to know?" Fan Xiao laughed. "You'll have to pay extra."

Gloomy man: "..."

"Don't worry, it's just a joke," Fan Xiao said. "Considering we've done business together before, I can give you this intelligence for free."

He then explained in detail how he could stay safely at Aoyama Academy.

“I see,” the gloomy man said with a wary expression. “It seems we’ll have to keep a close eye on the bullying for the next three days.”

"There's no need to observe it deliberately."

Fan Xiao cautioned, "Ignorance is no excuse. You can't be blamed for being a 'bystander' when you don't witness the bullying."

"If not seeing it counts, then we disappeared along with Tu Shang long ago."

"Oh, by the way, there's no problem with calling each other by name now."

"You have to be careful about how you address someone by their name?" the gloomy man asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao gave him a strange look: "You're really lucky, even so... you still managed to survive to the end."

The gloomy man frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"We speculate that there are monsters in Green Mountain Prison that can curse players with their names."

At this point, Mercury, in place of Vanshaw, revealed information about the name and the curse.

After explaining the situation, he said, "That black man, Bob, was injured for no reason, and his arms and legs were broken. I guess he was cursed because we kept mentioning his name."

"Of course, this is just a guess and may not be accurate, but I personally think it is very likely."

"You guys...you're really insidious!" the gloomy man exclaimed. "To pull such a sneak attack behind someone's back, who can defend against that?"

“This can only be considered an experiment,” Mercury curled his lip. “When it comes to treachery, we can’t compare to you. You even betray your own teammates.”

He was referring to the incident where the gloomy man killed a subordinate katana user during the final battle.

The bald man and the tattooed man could only provide two spots, and there were three players who did not receive the paper slip at that time—the gloomy man and two katana subordinates.

As things normally should have progressed, the three of them should have joined forces to deal with the two cannibalistic players first, and then compete fairly for the ownership of the two pieces of paper.

As a result, the gloomy man backstabbed her, ending the fight prematurely.

Of course, while he might despise such behavior, Mercury wouldn't criticize it.

For players, backstabbing and treachery are commonplace in dungeons. He himself is not exactly clean either, so his judgment of others is inappropriate and he seems somewhat lacking in confidence.

"Hmph! Let's wait and see!"

At this moment, the surviving subordinate with the katana stared at the gloomy man and uttered a harsh remark.

He then left the school gate and headed to the teaching building.

He probably went to find the female player with the katana.

Fan Xiao called out to him, "Wait."

"Is there a problem?"

The subordinate turned around and asked politely.

He had already witnessed Fan Xiao's abilities, and such a powerful figure deserved to be given due respect.

"Didn't you want to buy intelligence?"

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "There are still many details about the truth of the dungeon that I didn't tell you back in Qingshan Prison."

"And I've also found a way to achieve the conditions for the second mission."

"Go back and ask your captain who wields a katana. If she's interested in this information, she's welcome to come to me anytime to buy it."

"Okay, I will pass on your message."

The subordinate nodded and then quickly left.

Seeing this, the gloomy man's face darkened, and he quickly asked Fan Xiao, "Do you take on the guard job? I need you to protect my safety until the dungeon ends. You can name your price!"

“I’ll take any job,” Fan Xiao said, “but I’m curious, do you still have the money?”

"Name your price. If you can't afford it, I can sell some items to make up the difference! Or we can trade items directly."

The gloomy man sighed, "The woman with the knife is still alive, and of her four subordinates, only two are dead."

"If the three of them team up against me... no, there are no ifs! They will definitely come looking for revenge!"