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Asking too many questions will only make the townspeople angry.

After realizing they couldn't get any information about the mayor from the townspeople, Fan Xiao and his group went to the town center to investigate. They visited four more households but still couldn't find the mayor.

After finding a new location and taking precautions to keep quiet, Li Xian looked at everyone and said, "We have already visited twelve households. Everyone's statements are on the opposite side of two contradictions. I estimate that the other townspeople are probably in the same boat and won't go beyond these two frameworks."

"Of course, such a judgment is too arbitrary. If we want to know more information, we may have to visit separately, and then arrange a time and place to meet and exchange information to improve efficiency."

"I don't recommend separating before finding a place to stay after dark."

Mercury said, "We have seven days, with the most dangerous day, the Spirit Offering, on the last day. I think it's better for me to stay together all the time except at night."

“It’s just a suggestion,” Li Xian said. “We’ll decide how to do it by vote.”

The voting results came out quickly, and the plan to act separately was abandoned.

Du Ruo sighed, "Speaking of which, this town mayor is really hard to find. Out of twelve households, not a single one is willing to tell us any relevant information. Is the town mayor some kind of taboo?"

"Perhaps the mayor doesn't even exist."

Li Xian suddenly brought up a new perspective: "Don't you think the town mayor is a great 'excuse'? When faced with a problem that's hard to explain, just push it to the town mayor and then refuse to answer any questions related to the town mayor, thus creating a perfect closed loop."

"For example, the townspeople were so enthusiastic in offering us lodging not because of any policy benefits created by the mayor, but for other reasons that cannot be mentioned."

"Captain, you mean," Mercury asked in surprise, "that the townspeople are all lying?"

Just as Li Xian was about to nod in response, his expression suddenly hardened, and he reminded everyone, "There are some more people around us."

Mercury quickly looked around and discovered that, at some point, the previously empty area had become filled with a few scattered figures moving about.

Chapter 347 New Crisis

Fan Xiao also keenly noticed the extra figures around him. After observing them carefully, he saw many familiar faces—the group of internet celebrity Liu Liu, who had bruised and swollen faces.

Besides them, there were six strangers following behind them. The strangers had no injuries on their faces or bodies... or rather, they hadn't been beaten.

When these six people were talking to Liu Liu and others, they did not have a condescending or disdainful attitude. Judging from this, they should be new fraud members and accomplices that Liu Liu found.

On the other side, Liu Liu and the others all showed expressions of horror when they saw Fan Xiao and his group.

Without a second thought, they turned tail and ran.

This abrupt action startled the six strangers following behind, leaving them momentarily at a loss.

"Run! These people are all superhumans, that's why we were attacked!"

After shouting, Liu Liu sped up her escape.

Upon seeing this, the six strangers quickly followed and fled in the direction they had come from.

Seeing this, Cao Shuai, who was standing next to Li Xian, said, "Chase them! Don't let them get away!"

Beating up scammers is highly likely to win the favor of the ghosts, so they'll beat them up whenever they see them—this was part of their pre-arranged plan.

However, Cao Shuai had only taken two steps when Li Xian grabbed him.

"Captain?" Cao Shuai looked doubtful.

"Don't chase them yet, their appearance was too abrupt," Li Xian advised.

"It was really abrupt. After we beat them up, they'll definitely keep an eye on the direction we left in and try their best to avoid us."

Fan Xiao chimed in, "Now that they've appeared around us, it's either something sinister or a trap."

"Is this a trap? These people shouldn't have the guts to target us, right?"

Mercury looked somewhat doubtful: "Unless...they're all fake?"

"Not bad, Xiao Mo," Fan Xiao said with a smile, "You hit the nail on the head right away."

"Uh...is it really true?"

"Mercury asked."

While asking the questions, he glanced at the group of people fleeing ahead and carefully observed their anxious and flustered movements, finding no flaws in their actions.

"Whether it's true or false, just remain skeptical and don't act rashly. Beating up scammers isn't something we have to do; it's best if we can, but it doesn't matter if we can't."

Li Xiandai replied on Fan Xiao's behalf: "Don't you think it's a bit deliberate for these people to lead us to chase after them? Or rather... it's a bit like a deception?"

"Whether they are or not, just don't believe the identities they present."

Fan Xiao reminded everyone in a rather serious tone: "Think about those who were deceived in Wa City, which one of them had a good ending? This pattern of deception may have continued into this instance, becoming one of the crises."

He paused, then murmured, "I just don't know what conditions need to be met to be considered a scam, and... what happens after you're scammed?"

"Damn! The danger isn't just from ghosts and townspeople, but also from this group of unknown 'liars'?"

Mercury cursed under his breath and speculated, "Judging from the current situation, will if we chase after them, we trigger the conditions for being deceived and become the victims? If so, it's too difficult to guard against."

"Didn't you see Cao Shuai run out those few steps just now?" Du Ruo reminded him. "The conditions for being scammed shouldn't be triggered so easily. Perhaps we need to believe in our hearts that those people are the same group of scammers from before before taking any further action, before we can be considered truly scammed?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Commander Cao.

Cao Shuai shook his head and said, "My reaction just now was subconscious, almost instinctive. I didn't suspect their identities. It was only after the captain pulled me back that I belatedly realized something was wrong."

"So..." Du Ruo pondered, resting her chin on her hand, "If believing in one's heart and taking action doesn't count as being deceived, then what are the conditions for being deceived?"

"Perhaps it involves physical contact, or perhaps... it requires going through the entire process."

Fan Xiao speculated, "They lured us there posing as scammers, just to get us to beat them up. If we actually did, we'd probably fulfill the conditions for being scammed. As for what the consequences would be..."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Look at those victims in Wa City. They were all deprived of their personal freedom and had no ability to resist."

"We might... well, we might be subject to some restrictions by the dungeon rules, perhaps physical, perhaps in terms of talent."

"In short, let's wait and see how things develop."

To glean so much intelligence from a single escape operation seems like a battle of wits with thin air.

However, these guesses were logically sound, and considering that this was a dungeon, it was always good to be cautious. All seven agreed with Fan Xiao's suggestion and chose to wait and see.

At this moment, Lu Baizhi suddenly said, "Fan Xiao, if they are trying to deceive us... if we don't fall for it now, what if they get angry and reveal their true colors, and turn around to attack us?"

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively became more alert and prepared for battle.

Sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what happens.

Seeing that Fan Xiao and the others remained unmoved, Liu Liu and his gang, who were on the run, suddenly turned around and started running back, rushing towards them at a speed six or seven times faster than when they were running away. They transformed from ordinary people into superheroes, shooting towards them like arrows released from a bow.

"Uh……"

Lu Baizhi instinctively covered her mouth.

Is this considered her jinxing?

"If you can't fool them, you have to resort to force. That's very much in line with the scam tactics used in Wa City," Li Xian said. "It seems that there are indeed dangers in the game that have evolved from these scam tactics."

“Let’s test their strength,” Fan Xiao suggested. “If we can’t beat them, we can run away and hide in the homes of the townspeople.”

"Then I'm going to withdraw my defenses. Prepare for battle."

Mercury nodded and reminded everyone.

“No need,” Fan Xiao said. “Let’s see if their attack methods can break through your defenses first.”

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed straight ahead, observing the subtle expressions of the approaching group.

The fear in their eyes, the anxiety and panic on their faces had vanished, replaced by a ferocious and savage expression.

Moreover, the ferocity on everyone's face was almost identical, with little difference between them, as if they were all made from the same mold, executing the same copy of the program.

Upon approaching the "steel wall" created by Mercury, these "monsters" did not stop. As if they had no physical form, they directly passed through the steel barrier and rushed towards Fan Xiao and the others inside the defensive perimeter.

When the distance between them closed to five meters, Fan Xiao and the others' expressions changed, and a sense of fear inexplicably arose in their hearts.

At the same time, his body became somewhat stiff, just like a little lamb encountering a ferocious beast, so frightened that it froze and dared not move.

This is... a negative buff similar to a fear aura.

Everyone's actions were significantly affected.

Fan Xiao was standing at the front when "Internet celebrity Liu Liu" spotted him and pounced on him. A sharp knife appeared in her hand, stained with blood, its blade reflecting a cold light, looking both fierce and terrifying.

*Thud*—The sharp knife sliced ​​through the air, aiming to behead him.

Fan Xiao forcefully overcame the effects of the fear aura with his powerful mental strength, dodging the slash by a very small margin, and grabbed at Liu Liu's throat, his veins bulging, as if he wanted to crush the other's throat.

The next instant, his right hand pierced straight through Liu Liu's throat, as if it had passed through the air, without any real feeling of being touched.

Indeed, Liu Liu was like a ghost without a physical form, but the sharp knife she swung was rubbing against the air, generating a powerful physical attack.

Seeing that her attack had been dodged, Liu Liu fiercely swung her knife again, this time aiming at Fan Xiao's wrist, as if to sever his tendons.

Suddenly, a short dagger appeared in Fan Xiao's right hand. With a flick of his wrist, the dagger blocked the direction of the slashing blade.

A crisp "ding" rang out, and Fan Xiao took a step back, dissipating the impact. His expression was somewhat surprised.

It has great strength and is in the C-level player evolution rate range.

His evolution rate was 50%, just barely crossing the threshold of C-level players. Without the assistance of "Dark Night Noble", he actually lost to his opponent in terms of strength.

However, what surprised him was not the opponent's strength, but... the dagger actually blocked the sharp knife?

Is the dagger a physical object?

"Watch out! They possess the power of a C-rank player!"

While blocking the attacks of the three humanoid monsters, Li Xian loudly warned everyone.

Of the eight people present, he had the highest evolution rate and the greatest strength, and he seemed to handle the attacks of these unknown creatures with ease.

But all he could do was defend himself.

Whenever he tries to attack, the attack passes right through the opponent's body, leaving no trace.

If this continues, he will definitely be the one who suffers when his strength is exhausted.

Li Xian's gaze sharpened, and he became serious.

The combat methods of human and demi-human players are not limited to the superhuman physical abilities brought about by their evolution rate.

One has talent, the other has genetic ability.

Monsters that are powerful, can become ethereal, and have an aura of fear are not enough to put them in a desperate situation.

Green, pulsating numbers began to appear in Li Xian's eyes, and these symbols gradually and subtly spread throughout his entire body.

He used his psionic powers to create an attack... or rather, a defense.

The next second, the three attackers began to have their bodies assimilated into green numerical symbols from the point of contact with him.

This process is very fast!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the three people who attacked him vanished without a trace, as if they had been erased from this world.

At the same time, Lu Baizhi activated her talent.

A new field of reversal therapy has emerged, encompassing everyone.

The reversed healing power turned into a deadly, poisonous force, seemingly possessing a spirit of its own, affecting only the attacking humanoid monsters.

The monsters soon let out mournful howls.

They started jumping around, but it was all in vain.

Realizing they couldn't avoid this bizarre attack, the monsters simply gave up trying to dodge and charged towards Fan Xiao and the others as if they were fearless.

Lu Baizhi immediately consumed more mental energy to increase the intensity of her attack.

Soon, four monsters couldn't withstand the onslaught and disappeared from everyone's sight, while the remaining monsters became even more ferocious.

"Let's retreat!" Li Xian said. "It's getting dark, don't linger!"

After saying that, he led the way and ran back.

Seeing this, Lu Baizhi disregarded her mental exhaustion and instantly increased the intensity of her attack to the maximum.

All the monsters were affected, and their attacks ceased amidst wails.

The girl didn't linger and followed Li Xian as they fled the scene.

The others followed suit, running as Mercury shouted, "Captain, I think if you and Xiaolu work together, you can completely wipe out those monsters."

"Xiao Lu..."

Lu Baizhi's eyes widened slightly.