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Because he knew that Fan Xiao's guesses were usually not unfounded and were always accurate.

Hopefully, this guy is wrong this time, otherwise... the Ghost Festival will really be like the Ghost Festival, with ghosts running rampant during the Ghost Festival.

"Furthermore, according to your logic, my earlier speculation that being scammed could make one a local resident can be refuted."

Mercury sighed, "It seems that the simple method won't work."

"Xiao Mo, you don't really think you'll be safe just because you've been fooled, do you? It's not that serious."

Du Ruo complained, "Moreover, the concept of being deceived is actually quite mysterious. It sounds simple, but it's not necessarily simple in practice."

"Think about it, if we were to lie to you, knowing you would be deceived, would you still believe us?"

"If you don't believe us, after we tell you a lie, are you considered to have been deceived? That's hard to define."

"Let's avoid using the word 'lie'. It's best not to lie in this instance."

Fan Xiao suddenly reminded everyone, "If the people who were deceived really turned into a group of ghosts and monsters, and this instance was born under their influence... since the instance can involve members of the fraud gang for revenge, then... what will happen if you lie and deceive others in the instance and act as a fraudster?"

“What?” Mercury replied.

“I don’t know,” Fan Xiao shrugged. “It’s possible that nothing will happen, or it’s possible that… well, we’ll be hated by a bunch of vengeful ghosts and die without even knowing how.”

"No wonder you didn't come up with a new weird name to fool people after entering the dungeon this time," Mercury said with considerable emotion. "You have moments of fear too?"

“We’re all acquaintances,” Fan Xiao said. “There’s no point in making up names.”

"So, we won't face the threat of ghosts until the day of the spirit festival?"

Du Ruo interjected, "The dungeon mission requires seven days to survive. Considering the increasing difficulty over time, the Sacrifice Day should be on the seventh day, barring any unforeseen circumstances. So, the first six days... are there no dangers?"

“No one says the memorial day is only one day,” Fan Xiao laughed. “We get a seven-day holiday for National Day, and who knows, maybe there are consecutive holidays too.”

"These are all just speculations now. We need to investigate the specific situation of the town's residents."

Li Xian then spoke up, saying, "It's impossible for the first six days to be without danger. Do you remember the first piece of advice? Don't easily trust others."

"The residents of the town are not necessarily harmless, and dangerous things are not just ghosts and monsters."

"and……"

He paused, then warned everyone, "In this instance, it's very likely that both lying and being lied to are not good things."

"You all know what happens to those who are deceived by fraud gangs, so I won't remind you."

"From this perspective, being 'tricked' in this instance might imply some kind of danger."

"Mercury's proposal is too risky, let's abandon it for now. Van Shaw is right, we can't get hung up on the word 'deception'."

"I was just saying it offhand, suggesting a possibility; it wasn't really a proposal."

Mercury shook his head.

Li Xian's words could be described as baseless speculation, but he did not refute them.

In the game, you can't limit your thinking and you have to be sure of the evidence for everything.

Sometimes, guesses that sound absurd but have a certain logic are more likely to be closer to the truth.

Chapter 342 To survive, it's not shameful.

Just as Fan Xiao and his group were discussing, internet celebrity Liu Liu and others saw their calm and composed group and rushed over with surprise and eagerness, as if they had found a new lifeline, and tried their best to show their flattery.

A person who can remain calm in the face of such an unexpected situation is definitely not an ordinary person.

"You're also superhumans from Wa City, right? I... wait! You are..."

Before Liu Liu could finish her sentence, her gaze suddenly fell on Lu Baizhi, who was still wearing makeup.

She immediately felt a little guilty and subconsciously took a step back.

"Hey, we meet again." Fan Xiao stepped forward, smiling as he greeted him. "I didn't expect you to get dragged into this too. What goes around comes around, it seems. You've finally gotten your comeuppance."

"Who are you?" Liu Liu asked suspiciously. "Do we know each other?"

"You really have a bad memory," Fan Xiao pointed at Lu Baizhi, "She's right here, don't you recognize me?"

"You shouldn't be..."

Cold sweat broke out on Liu Liu's temples: "Um...you've misunderstood! I...I didn't mean to deceive you, I was forced into this situation! You have no idea how terrifying the people behind me are..."

"Don't worry, I don't blame you for being scammed."

Fan Xiao's words left Liu Liu looking completely bewildered.

She couldn't help but ask, "What...does that sentence mean?"

"Literally."

Fan Xiao shrugged and said, "We knew you were a liar from the start. We were just going along with it because you tricked us. You don't need to explain anything to me; it's pointless."

"..." Liu Liu felt nervous and subconsciously took another step back: "Are you a superhuman in disguise?"

Knowing full well the danger of losing their lives, they still dared to come... What ordinary person would have such courage?

Her gaze then fell on Lu Baizhi: "Is she one too?"

"The response was pretty quick."

Fan Xiao chuckled and said, "Don't be so nervous. Even if you are fraudsters, out of humanitarian spirit, we won't do anything to a dying person."

"A dying man...?" Liu Liu's expression changed: "What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

Fan Xiao's voice suddenly became slightly low: "This damn place... well, literally, this is a haunted place."

"I reckon these ghosts are all transformed from the people you killed. You fraudsters got dragged into this mess. You don't think this is just a simple coincidence, do you?"

"Karma has come, and there's no stopping it. Heh... I bet most of you won't survive tonight, and you'll die a horrible death."

"you……"

Seemingly provoked by the topic of life and death, Liu Liu immediately wanted to burst into a tirade.

But she immediately realized who the other person was and forcibly swallowed back what she was about to say.

"Don't be so reserved, just say whatever you want." Fan Xiao's lips curled up: "I told you, I won't do anything to a dying person."

After saying that, he waved to his teammates: "Let's go."

Ignoring the fearful or angry expressions on Liu Liu and the others' faces, Fan Xiao and his group of eight entered the town.

Mercury glanced back, then looked at Van Shaw and said, "This is the first time I've seen you so honest with a villain, not uttering a single lie..."

He paused, his expression turning serious: "It seems we really need to be careful about lying in this instance."

"They're probably not going to get any sleep tonight... no, from now on, they're on edge, and they'll likely be living in extreme fear until they die."

Du Ruo looked at Fan Xiao and complained, "An arrow is most threatening before it is shot... I have to say, you have a really bad sense of humor."

“Torture a liar,” Fan Xiao laughed. “If the ghosts and monsters see this, they might be so happy that they’ll put me on their whitelist and stop attacking me.”

"What you said..."

Mercury frowned and said, "It's as if there are ghosts watching us right now."

Can you be sure there isn't?

Fan Xiao countered, "Don't forget the background information of the instance. The residents of Sacrifice Spirit Town often talk to thin air. Do you think they are really trapped in self-suggestion, or... do they see things that others can't see?"

"..."

Mercury felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively looked around.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual around him, his tense mood calmed down a little.

It's not that he's paranoid.

The background description of the dungeon describes the residents of Sacrifice Town as "as if they have completed self-suggestion" when they make eye contact and talk to the air.

It's as if... those two words have a certain spiritual quality.

In addition, as mentioned in the "Notes," tourists from outside believe that the best way for a person to die is to return to dust and be completely at peace... This basically confirms that there really are ghosts in Jiling Town!

And ghosts are dangerous!

After swallowing hard, Mercury asked, "By the way, didn't you predict that the ghosts would return to cause trouble on the day of the spirit festival? This seems to conflict with the background information of the dungeon?"

"According to you, ghosts and monsters shouldn't usually be in the Spirit Festival Town, and the revelry can only take place on the Spirit Festival Day. Then... in the background information, what kind of things did the town's residents see and talk to?"

"You yourself said it was just speculation, and speculation isn't always accurate."

Seemingly to create an atmosphere, Fan Xiao deliberately replied in a low voice, "And... judging from the background information, how many memorial days do you think the residents of this town have experienced?"

"Those ghosts that returned on the day of the spirit festival, do you think... they eventually returned to the world of the dead? Or did they simply disappear?"

"Or... did they all stay behind?"

"..."

Mercury was stunned.

Not only him, but everyone else also stopped in their tracks, revealing rather serious expressions.

According to Fan Xiao's words... there must be ghosts everywhere in Jiling Town, right?

"The background information did not specify the exact time when the residents made eye contact and had a dialogue with the air."

Li Xian said, "This strange phenomenon may only occur on the day of the memorial service, or it may be... a daily occurrence. If it is the latter, then we need to pay attention."

He paused, then added, "We may be being watched by many formless things, perhaps filled with malice."

“…Damn it!” Mercury cursed, “Captain, what you said is giving me goosebumps! I have to say something too!”

After saying that, he turned around and walked back the way he came, finding the Liu Liu gang of fraudsters who hadn't left yet.

Then... they each slapped one of them across the face.

Bang bang bang bang...!

Ignoring the angry but silent stares of the beaten crowd, Mercury quickly returned and said, "Let's go, there's a house up ahead with smoke coming from the chimney, let's go check it out... Why are you looking at me like that?"

Noticing that Fan Xiao was looking at him, Mercury immediately asked a question.

Was it just his imagination...? He sensed a hint of disdain in Fan Xiao's eyes as he looked at him.

“I’m a little moved,” Fan Xiao replied, “I didn’t expect you to be so afraid of ghosts.”

"Is there any normal person who isn't afraid of this kind of thing?"

Mercury retorted defiantly.

“A cowardly woman,” Song Qingshan interjected, “is skinny and has no muscles to rely on, so naturally she can’t muster any courage.”

“I’m a man, thank you,” Mercury reminded him.

"..."

Song Qingshan stared wide-eyed, seemingly in disbelief.

He quickly realized what was happening and said, "This is the first time I've ever seen such a slender man, like a bamboo skewer, it's simply..."

—It's absolutely an eyesore!

He didn't say the last sentence, after all, he was emotionally intelligent.

"Let's go check on that family later."

At this point, Li Xian spoke up, saying, "There's something that has a higher priority right now."

After saying that, he imitated Mercury's previous actions, turned around and walked towards the group of fraudsters, and gave them a good beating.

Seeing this, Du Ruo and the others followed suit.

Song Qingshan followed, and with a hand as big as a fan, he grabbed one of the people's heads and lifted him up, while his other hand slapped him several times across the face.

The others didn't hold back either, fighting hard, and in just over ten seconds, all the fraudsters who tried to escape were knocked to the ground.

A series of wails rang out.

Those who listen are sad, and those who hear cry.

Fan Xiao: "..."

He was just being malicious, trying to instill fear in those swindlers with his words, letting them suffer from that fear before they died.