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

Many young girls were so frightened that they burst into tears on the spot, but no one showed them any pity. Amidst the pushing and shoving, the people in the car were quickly forced into the factory and locked in different rooms.

The cells were not enclosed; like a prison, they were divided into small rooms by rusty iron bars, giving them a very old-fashioned feel.

As expected, this should be an abandoned prison.

There were many blackened bloodstains left on the ground and railings that had not been cleaned up, seemingly left specifically to warn the newlyweds.

If prisoners are tortured here, people in nearby rooms can see and hear it, which to some extent serves as a psychological deterrent.

"Fan Xiao, what do we do now?"

After observing the positions of the others, Lu Baizhi asked Fan Xiao.

The two are not currently in the detention cell.

Under Fan Xiao's illusionary manipulation, the fraudsters inside the factory were visually deceived into thinking they had been locked up, when in fact they were still in the corridor.

Lu Baizhi withdrew her gaze and continued, "We've reached the enemy's base. Shall we go out to gather intelligence?"

Fan Xiao did not answer.

Lu Baizhi was a little surprised. She carefully observed her companion's expression and found that he was looking sullen and his brows were furrowed from time to time.

"What's wrong?" Lu Baizhi asked.

“Let’s be a little more cautious, Gardenia,” Fan Xiao cautioned. “This factory… seems a bit dangerous.”

"Danger?" Lu Baizhi asked in surprise, "Are there players you can't handle?"

She knew Fan Xiao's capabilities.

Someone even Fan Xiao couldn't handle... could it be a player of B rank or higher?

"It has nothing to do with the players. The atmosphere here... is a bit strange, a bit... um, eerie?"

Fan Xiao thought for a moment, then gave an unrelated description and showed a thoughtful expression.

His sense of danger vaguely detected an unusual atmosphere, but he couldn't perceive any specific danger. This contradiction made him feel like he had punched a cotton ball, which was not very satisfying.

It's just a fraud ring; even with a C-level player in charge, they shouldn't give him this feeling.

He's killed quite a few C-level players.

As for the others who plotted against him, they should all be surrounding Song Qingshan's location.

"There are variables... what are they?"

"It's also possible that my location was exposed. Players have all sorts of strange items, so even if my lucky star is right next to me, there's still a risk of being exposed."

Unsure of the situation, Fan Xiao kept his doubts to himself and decided to wait and see.

"gloomy?"

Lu Baizhi looked around, her expression a little unnatural, and said, "There's a lot of blood here. Someone must have died. Maybe that's why it looks so eerie."

"Maybe."

Fan Xiao didn't delve into the matter, but reminded him, "Once those four players make a move, we'll follow them and become the predator."

"The yellow oriole..."

Lu Baizhi asked, "According to your guess, Fan Xiao, they were probably on a rescue mission. If they acted discreetly and remained undetected throughout, without drawing out the person behind them, how are we supposed to stalk the cicada?"

After asking the question, she immediately realized, "Could it be..."

Could it be that they're going to give us a helping hand?

It doesn't matter if the other side acts secretly; if they deliberately make a commotion, the effect will be the same.

Is that all...? Isn't that going too far?

Others went to rescue people, and they're causing trouble...

Fan Xiao saw through Lu Baizhi's thoughts.

He reached out and smoothed the girl's furrowed brow, then smiled and said, "What are you thinking? Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. We are here to rescue people, so how can we interfere with other people's rescue efforts? Such double standards are unacceptable."

“Fan Xiao, you don’t need to worry about me,” Lu Baizhi said proactively. “Whatever you want to do, I will cooperate with you.”

"..." Fan Xiao: "What kind of image do I have in your eyes?"

"that……"

Lu Baizhi's eyes darted around, and her expression was somewhat embarrassed.

Fan Xiao gave her a chop to the forehead, and under the girl's slightly dazed gaze, said, "Assuming your opinion of me is correct, don't respond with a permissive attitude. I still prefer you the way you were before."

"like……"

Lu Baizhi seemed to have only heard those two words, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

Fan Xiao glanced at her, abandoning any thought of explaining to the love-struck girl, and got down to business, saying, "There are many fraud gangs around here. The one we found was one you identified by luck. Zhi Zi, what do you think is the difference between it and other fraud gangs?"

"the difference……"

Lu Baizhi thought for a moment and replied, "There's a lot more to it than meets the eye. There might be foreign forces involved, domestic forces involved, or even players from other regions... I understand what you mean!"

After being reminded, the little girl immediately understood: "Such a complicated gang is definitely not something those four players can handle."

"It's highly unlikely that they could complete the rescue quietly; the chances of the vehicle overturning are much higher."

"Do we...do we need to help them when they encounter difficulties?"

"That's pretty much it."

Fan Xiao nodded: "We need to intervene covertly and use those four people to lure out all the forces behind them."

He smiled slightly and continued, "I'll handle this; it's something I'm good at."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yan Keke beside him.

Yan Keke nodded, understanding immediately.

Suddenly, a drop of water fell, shattered and splashed after hitting the floor.

Fan Xiao and Lu Baizhi looked up at the same time, staring at the ceiling.

Within sight, a woman, soaking wet, was hanging upside down above.

Her legs seemed to be shapeless, sunk into the ceiling, her neck unnaturally protruding more than fifty centimeters, her head tilted, staring directly at Fan Xiao.

The face was deathly pale, and the skin was covered with swollen, festering dead skin, with irregular wrinkles all over the surface, as if it had been soaked in water for a long time.

Fan Xiao could vaguely make out a strange smile on that face, and the rotten eyes seemed to convey a sense of malice.

"Woo..."

Lu Baizhi covered her mouth with both hands, her body trembling with fright.

Yan Keke gave a cute shout and immediately hid behind Fan Xiao.

"Hello."

Fan Xiao greeted him with a smile, while simultaneously manipulating illusions to form an iron cage that enveloped the "living female corpse."

As Yan Keke's abilities level up with the dungeon, the illusions are no longer simple illusions; they can interfere with sensations such as touch and pain from a mental perspective.

The iron cage is fake, but the target will be trapped in a prison of feelings, essentially deceiving themselves and unable to escape.

The next second, the pale female corpse suddenly disappeared.

Nothing was left inside the iron cage.

Fan Xiao was a little surprised, then manipulated the iron cage to turn into flames and burned the ceiling—this could be considered a mental attack.

There was still no movement, as if the female corpse he had just seen was an illusion.

"Fan Xiao, what... what was that just now?"

After the monster disappeared, Lu Baizhi calmed down and asked with lingering fear.

She almost reflexively bombarded them with props just now.

Fan Xiao said, "It might be a ghost."

"Uh..." Lu Baizhi asked suspiciously, "Are there really ghosts in the world?"

"Whether it existed before or not is unknown, but it's not surprising that it appeared after the Evolution Game came along."

Fan Xiao stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.

“Um…” Lu Baizhi asked, “Aren’t you scared at all? Just now you…you even greeted us…”

"Of course I was scared, my heart almost jumped out of my chest."

Fan Xiao said calmly, "I was just putting on a brave face."

"..."

Lu Baizhi cast a suspicious glance at her.

She quickly stopped dwelling on the matter and asked, "This... could it be the other danger you mentioned? How could something like this suddenly appear? Is it another player's item? Have we been exposed?"

"If it were a prop, it should have started attacking just now."

Fan Xiao speculated, "This should be an unexpected danger, a variable. The fact that we encountered it ahead of time... well, I guess your luck played a part, allowing us to prepare in advance."

"Is this considered luck?"

Lu Baizhi's face was still somewhat pale.

Being afraid of ghosts isn't something that can be avoided simply by being powerful.

Many people can easily kill cockroaches, yet they are still terrified of them.

There are quite a few people who, when faced with a winged cockroach flying towards their face, lose their minds and scream and run away in terror.

After calming down a bit, Lu Baizhi asked, "So what do we do next?"

Fan Xiao didn't answer immediately. Instead, he squatted down and touched the drop of water that had just fallen to the ground.

It has a solid form, is very viscous, and smells extremely fishy and foul... It seems we can rule out the conclusion that it is simply a spirit.

Could it be...

Fan Xiao thought of a possibility.

He said to Lu Baizhi, "Don't worry about it for now, the plan will proceed as usual."

"Ah."

Lu Baizhi nodded.

Fan Xiao put his right hand behind his back, patted Yan Keke's head, who was frightened, and comforted her.

At the same time, he opened a private channel and said in a joking tone: "Coco, you're practically a ghost now, why are you afraid of your own kind?"

"Brother Fan, that one... isn't one of us!"

Yan Keke wanted to say that the thing was too ugly, but she felt that it would be impolite.

“There aren’t many things that can hurt you. Being afraid of ghosts is, to some extent, a psychological problem,” Fan Xiao said. “Find an opportunity to toughen up your courage.”

"Um……"

Yan Keke touched her small chest.

Soon, footsteps approached from afar.

Fan Xiao and Lu Baizhi, hidden in the illusion, looked into the distance and saw four people, including a college student and a frivolous man, walking towards them.

Chapter 330 The Curse from Lu Baizhi

"This is not good, Captain. Ren Fu's brother isn't being held here. Could we have come to the wrong place?"

As the college student walked, he used a telepathic communication device to speak to Captain Qi, who had a serious expression, saying, "For example... there are actually many fraud gangs. The one we found is not the same organization as the one that kidnapped Brother Ren Fu?"

“There are indeed many fraud organizations,” the captain responded, “but we came here based on direct leads after Xiao Ren’s brother went missing, so the probability of us being wrong is very small.”

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Let's search other parts of the factory as well. If we can't find them, we shouldn't worry about being exposed. We should just grab a few of the leaders and interrogate them."

“I’ve heard that these fraud gangs have a lot of business dealings, including human trafficking. It’s very likely that Xiao Ren’s brother has been transferred to another place… Anyway, let’s take it one step at a time.”

After Captain Qi finished speaking, he patted the shoulder of Ren Fu, a dark-skinned young man who was looking downcast.

He didn't offer any guarantees or reassurances, like that he would definitely find it.