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

However, just as they were about to take action, the content of their discussion caught their attention, forcing them to stop.

"By the way...did you guys see anything strange today?"

"You mean that soaking wet female corpse?"

"It's not just female corpses. I've heard that these strange phenomena aren't limited to our area; they've been occurring in the city center these past few days as well. For example, people are finding that their reflections in the mirror are moving out of sync; they feel like someone is pressing down on them while they're sleeping; and even when their family members are right in front of them, they suddenly receive a phone call telling them to run, run, run..."

"You think this is a ghost story? It's all just rumors, it's not that scary."

“This isn’t a made-up story; someone has actually died because of these strange phenomena. It’s the man who received a call from his family. He thought it was a prank and didn’t take it seriously, so he hung up. The next day, a friend who happened to be visiting found the bodies of his entire family neatly arranged in the living room.”

"Uh... wait, their whole family is dead, how do you know what happened?"

Upon hearing this question, the black-haired youth telling the story suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "Because I killed them all."

Chapter 331 Lady Luck Begins to Take Effect

Holy crap... what's going on?!

The four frivolous men who were eavesdropping on the conversation all showed expressions of surprise and fear.

How did a perfectly normal conversation suddenly turn into a horror story?

It's not even dark yet, and ghosts are already wandering around?

They were completely unprepared.

This is the exit point of the detention area.

The black-haired youth with a sinister smile stared intently at the other three guards, his eyes brimming with malice.

That level of malice is not something that can be faked or joked about.

The three were so frightened that their teeth chattered, unable to believe that their once-familiar friends were actually...

Wait... a friend?

By the way... when did they meet?

Does this person really exist in the base?

"No...don't go..."

The three retreated repeatedly, their voices trembling as they shouted.

Suddenly, the black-haired youth vanished.

It was as if it had never existed.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the three who had retreated looked around to observe their surroundings. Finding nothing amiss, they calmed down a bit.

"What the hell is going on? A ghost in broad daylight?! Is he...is he really gone?"

"We...we should go stand in the sun...no, go where there are more people!"

"I thought about it carefully, but I can't recall the name of this filthy thing. Why did I mistake it for an acquaintance?"

"Aren't all the monsters in horror stories like this? They have all sorts of strange abilities. Our memories and feelings have probably been affected."

"Quickly notify Brother Wu and the others! They're superhumans; they definitely know what that thing was!"

After a brief discussion, the three of them took out their phones.

Upon seeing this, the four frivolous men hiding in the shadows immediately changed their expressions.

"Extraordinary beings"... likely refers to the players.

Unexpectedly, players were behind this fraud ring.

Player intervention must be prevented!

After exchanging glances, the four of them rushed out together in perfect unison.

D-level players are incredibly fast; they can cover a distance of over ten meters in a single second.

Before the three fraudsters guarding the exit could react, they felt a heavy blow to the back of their necks and quickly collapsed unconscious.

"That was close! That thing almost ruined our plans!"

After subduing the three, the frivolous man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just like a vengeful ghost in a horror story, able to interfere with people's memories and feelings? The people around me are ghosts... If it were me, I'd probably be scared out of my wits too."

"This is bad," the college student said, frowning slightly. "Based on the conversation these guys were having, it seems like there are quite a few places like this... these kinds of ghosts appearing in Wa City? What's going on? Do ghosts really exist?"

"Let's assume there are ghosts. The two ghostly things we encountered didn't attack, so there must be some kind of restriction."

Captain Qi said, "In that case, let's put this matter aside for now. Once we find the person, let's leave Wa City as soon as possible."

After saying that, he glanced at the frivolous man, then pointed to the three people lying on the ground, and continued, "You can interrogate them."

"no problem."

The frivolous man composed himself and chuckled, "Members of this kind of trash organization, without faith or discipline, are basically spineless. A few hard slaps and they might just start talking."

After saying that, he squatted down, activated the soundproofing device, and then slapped the three unconscious people awake with a few slaps.

On the other side, Fan Xiao and Lu Baizhi were watching this violent scene unfold.

Lu Baizhi complained, "This guy seems like a pervert."

“You’re his goddess,” Fan Xiao joked. “If he heard what you’re saying now, he would be very sad.”

"certainly not……"

Lu Baizhi pouted: "Fan Xiao, the duplication phenomenon here is getting more and more serious, and according to them, this phenomenon exists throughout the entire Wa City, and the scale of the duplications... seems to be quite large?"

"The ghostly phenomena are appearing more and more frequently now. Does this mean that the dungeon is about to be completed?"

Before Fan Xiao could reply, she looked worried and said, "We...we won't get dragged into this, will we?"

"Getting involved isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Fan Xiao's lips curled up: "The scale of the instance is large, so we're definitely not the only ones who will be involved. The forces behind the fraud gang might also suffer as a result."

“Once this happens, their methods of dealing with us in Wa City will become ineffective. At that time, everyone will be in the same instance, and the duel will become very fair, which will be very advantageous to us.”

"I think... we can consider this as luck protecting us."

He didn't say these words to comfort Lu Baizhi.

That's really what he thought.

And if this situation were to actually occur, the advantage he would gain would be far more than just a "fair playing field".

First, judging from the three strange phenomena they encountered, the dungeon that is currently taking shape is most likely to be supernatural in nature.

This type of copy is one of the most difficult to deal with.

Because ghosts and monsters are generally characterized by their bizarre abilities, invincibility, elusiveness, incorporeal nature, and immunity to physical attacks.

He can use the little angel to fight his way through, while his enemies... will most likely have a very difficult time dealing with it.

At that time, he probably won't even need to lift a finger; a portion of the enemy will die first.

Secondly... he just happens to need a dungeon to level up his players, so wouldn't you say this is like a godsend?

Even the train ticket was saved.

"It seems...that's how it is."

Lu Baizhi seemed lost in thought.

Fan Xiao's words seemed to have awakened her. After some deep thought, she became more optimistic: "If everyone is really caught up in the dungeon, my brother... might be directly teleported in front of us."

"younger brother……"

Fan Xiao did not correct Lu Baizhi's way of addressing her.

The little girl had her own little thoughts, and he saw through them but didn't say anything.

However... I wonder if she'll still be able to call Song Qingshan "brother" when she actually meets him.

He'd probably just call him "Big Brother"... Fan Xiao thought to himself.

"that……"

Lu Baizhi pointed to the frivolous man who was being tortured and asked Fan Xiao, "Should we stop him and let these three fraudsters pass on the news about the ghosts over the phone?"

"The bigger the commotion, the more players will come to investigate, making it easier to wipe them all out in one fell swoop, right?"

"Even if the dungeon that is currently being developed is a random dungeon, when forcibly recruiting people, it should only recruit from one place, right? I think it would be better to attract and gather the forces behind these people together."

“There’s no need to stop them,” Fan Xiao said. “We said we wouldn’t hinder their rescue efforts, so we can’t go back on our word.”

"But……"

Lu Baizhi was actually a little conflicted.

They came here to rescue their brother. If they were to obstruct other player teams rescuing their loved ones for their own selfish desires... that would be going too far.

I can't get over that mental hurdle.

"Don't worry, I only said I wouldn't stop it," Fan Xiao said with a smile. "If the commotion gets out of hand, it has nothing to do with us. At most, we'll just be considered as not helping."

"What...does this mean?" Lu Baizhi asked.

"Trust in your luck."

Fan Xiao explained, "The strange phenomena brought about by the dungeon are probably very rare in Wa City right now. The news hasn't become a fact yet and has spread. It's probably just rumors, not even an urban legend."

"Otherwise, these guys wouldn't have reacted so calmly and casually when they were discussing this topic earlier."

He held up three fingers and continued, "This phenomenon rarely occurs, but we've encountered it three times in a row since we just arrived here. Do you think that's reasonable?"

"That shouldn't be reasonable. Hmm... it seems like it's just a matter of luck?"

Lu Baizhi replied.

Having been reminded to this extent, she could roughly guess what Fan Xiao wanted to say.

Unsurprisingly, it was probably her luck that came into play.

The frequent occurrence of strange phenomena will inevitably draw out the players behind the fraud gang.

From this perspective... even if they don't stop the frivolous man and his group now, similar incidents will likely occur elsewhere and reach the enemy's ears.

And it is very likely that there is more than one case.

The group of people hiding behind the scenes will naturally be drawn in.

If the instance is completed at this time, everyone will be pulled in together.

On their side, they don't need to do anything extra.

We can simply wait for the outcome.

Ah this...

After figuring it out, Lu Baizhi was a little dumbfounded.

If that's really the case, then... things have gone too smoothly, haven't they?

Is my luck really that good?

Isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?

What she didn't know was that Fan Xiao was currently activating his superpowers and was in a state of accumulating good fortune... or rather, a state of bad luck.

In his misfortune, he just happened to encounter a stage where the enemy could focus their attacks on him—which is quite reasonable.

When good fortune and bad luck share a common goal, they are unlikely to cancel each other out.

"It seems you have thought of it."

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "We'll just wait patiently. Of course, we can't rely entirely on luck."

“If necessary, we can intervene slightly to influence the progress of things.”

"For example... eliminate the players who come to investigate, and then lure in the bigger fish."

“As long as they don’t reveal their obvious identities when they make a move, they won’t move the weapons that were designed to target ‘Fan Xiao’ to this location.”

"I remember, it was a slight touch."

Concealing one's identity and making a minor move, or not making a move at all, is considered one of the insurance measures.

Fan Xiao didn't know what kind of trap the enemy had set for him. Faced with the unknown, he could only play it safe and lock the so-called trap in the area where Song Qingshan was located.