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

"It's already light at six o'clock?" Lu Baizhi asked in surprise. "Well... it doesn't get light until almost eight o'clock here."

“It’s normal to have differences,” Li Xian said. “We’ve already confirmed that we were tricked by ghosts. Luckily, we didn’t go out rashly.”

"A ghost?" Mercury asked. "You encountered a ghost at night? What did it look like?"

"This problem... it seems you haven't encountered it yet." Fan Xiao said thoughtfully, "Then it proves that our guess was correct."

He looked at Lu Baizhi and said, "Zhizi, your luck is as good as ever."

"Um... what happened tonight?" Lu Baizhi asked worriedly.

"We'll talk about that later."

Before Fan Xiao could answer, Li Xian interjected, "Let's go find Luo Hao, Cao Shuai, and Lao Du first. I know Cao Shuai's personality; even if he suspected there was danger outside this morning, he shouldn't have waited until this late to come to the meeting point. Something might have happened to them; let's go check it out."

Upon hearing this, everyone temporarily stopped talking and headed towards the family where Luo Hao, Cao Shuai, and Du Ruo were staying.

The three of them stayed at the home of a local resident last night. With their physical abilities as C-level players and the various potions in their storage space to aid them, it was virtually impossible for them to be drugged.

The threat posed by ordinary townspeople to them is negligible.

The only thing to worry about is whether they have violated the hidden rules of "turning on the lights", "attacking", and "going out".

Chapter 355 Song Qingshan's Special Talent

To Fan Xiao and the others' surprise, they hadn't gone far when they encountered Luo Hao, Cao Shuai, and Du Ruo, who were rushing over.

All three suffered serious injuries, with Cao Shuai's injuries being the most severe. His face was deathly pale, his spirits were low, and his body was in a terrible state, covered in frostbite, burns, and rotting wounds. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he could die at any moment.

Du Ruo's injuries were slightly less severe.

Luo Hao's injuries looked to be significantly reduced. His powerful genetic abilities allowed his wounds to heal continuously at a visible speed. If it weren't for some kind of supernatural force hindering his body's self-healing, he might have recovered instantly.

As expected of a demi-human player who has fused three of the strongest immortal genes on Earth, his vitality is simply outrageous.

"You absolutely must not leave the house before 8 a.m.! You need to pay attention to this."

Before they had even gotten very close, Cao Shuai’s voice came over: “It gets light here at six o’clock, but Luo Hao, Lao Du, and I waited until almost eight o’clock before we came out, just to be on the safe side.”

"The moment we came out, the light in front of us disappeared, and it became pitch black, so dark that we couldn't see our own hands in front of our faces."

“We felt a lot of malice emanating from all around us, and countless attacks were coming our way…”

As he said this, a look of lingering fear appeared on his face.

After swallowing and calming himself down, he continued, "Luckily, we hadn't gone far, only a few steps out of the house. And thankfully, those monsters couldn't suppress their attacking urges and didn't wait until we got far before making their move, giving us a chance to return to the house immediately. Otherwise... we would probably be dead here!"

"How many seconds did you come out?" Fan Xiao asked.

"After the light disappeared, we immediately realized something was wrong and went back into the house."

Luo Hao replied, "We stayed outside for about three seconds."

"You were injured like this in just three seconds?" Mercury asked in surprise.

"The monsters that attacked us seemed to have different abilities. Although Luo Hao used a wall of flesh and blood to defend himself at the first moment, a single defense could not withstand multiple types of attacks. We suffered a lot before we managed to escape into the house for refuge. Fortunately, the monsters did not break into the house."

Du Ruo shook his head and said, "Of course, it's also possible that we guessed wrong. The one that attacked us was a monster with multiple abilities. It was too dark at the time, and we couldn't tell what was going on. We just felt a lot of malice, and it seemed like there was a group around us."

"It must be a group."

Li Xian said, "The families you stayed with are all very safe, so you probably didn't notice anything unusual at night."

“It’s different here. We’ve been attacked by multiple ghosts, and we clearly saw a large number of dark shadows lingering outside the window. They are all ghosts from the town, waiting for their chance to strike.”

"It must be them that attacked you."

"And it gets light at six o'clock... You've encountered the same trap as us."

"The same trap?" Cao Shuai asked curiously, "I see you're all unharmed. What time did you leave the house?"

"Nine o'clock," Li Xian replied.

"It was already light at six o'clock, and you captains didn't come out until nine o'clock... Three hours, I really can't believe you guys could endure it."

Cao Shuai didn't know whether he should praise them for being so patient.

It took three hours to hold it in; that's quite a feat.

"You couldn't hold back, and now this has happened?" Fan Xiao laughed. "Young people should not be so impetuous."

"..."

Cao Shuai did not correct that he was older.

He then brought up another matter, saying, "By the way, does anyone have any spare healing potions? Could you lend some to me and Lao Du? As you can see, our current situation is not very optimistic."

As he spoke, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, as if aggravating the injury on his face.

He was injured like that, yet he held back from screaming. You have to say he's pretty tough.

Li Xian knew that Cao Shuai, who came from a military background, was like this, so he wasn't surprised and took the initiative to say, "I brought a lot of medicine, so don't worry about whether there's enough. But before I give it to you, let's verify each other's identities first, just like we agreed yesterday, and prove ourselves with our talents."

After saying that, he raised his palm.

Green digital light shimmered in his palm, forming three flying skateboards.

After expending his mental energy to solidify the skateboard from its ethereal state, Li Xian threw it to Cao Shuai, Luo Hao, and Du Ruo respectively.

As the three men's attention was drawn to the skateboard, and they reached out to catch it... Li Xian suddenly lunged forward, arriving at the center of their positions with incredible speed.

His hands shot out like lightning, touching Cao Shuai and Luo Hao's bodies respectively, and then he kicked Du Ruo with his right foot.

The next second, green numerical symbols spread across the bodies of the three of them.

Before they could even struggle, their bodies turned into green digital symbols and were absorbed by Li Xian.

This scene startled Mercury and the others, who then quickly realized what was happening.

"Captain, are they all fake?" Mercury asked.

Li Xian nodded.

Mercury continued, "How did you figure that out? That was fast."

"Judgment is based on personality."

Li Xian replied, "Commander Cao has never been impatient. Waiting a little longer in the morning before leaving the house is the normal choice for him."

"As for Luo Hao's personality, you should know him better than I do. He's always been a man of few words, preferring to remain silent whenever possible and giving concise answers whenever possible. Don't you think his answer just now used a bit too many words?"

"As for Lao Du... he's usually all smiles and likes to liven up the atmosphere, but he didn't smile at all just now. I could tell at a glance that he's not human."

"Their reactions just now didn't match their personalities."

"Isn't this... a bit too arbitrary?"

Mercury asked with concern.

That's more than just arbitrary; it's practically like saying, "You stepped out the door with your left foot first today, so you're a human in disguise."

Although he had great confidence in Li Xian, who was the team leader, what if he killed the wrong person because of this far-fetched judgment?

Besides, wasn't Cao Shuai always in a hurry? Why isn't he anxious now?

When he came to Wa City to look for Fan Xiao, this guy even had an argument with him.

Just as Mercury was about to delve deeper into the matter, Fan Xiao suddenly spoke up first: "Let them be arbitrary. Which dungeon doesn't have people dying? The situation is special now. If they killed the wrong person, just consider it their bad luck. Don't worry about it so much."

Mercury: "..."

Hearing Fan Xiao say that, he no longer had any doubts.

He was fairly familiar with Fan Xiao and knew that the other party was not the kind of person who would treat teammates and comrades so coldly.

Fan Xiao said this to remind him not to ask any more questions.

In other words... don't reveal information casually?

Does the captain have his own methods for verifying the authenticity of his teammates' identities?

With that in mind, Mercury didn't ask any more questions.

Lu Baizhi and Song Qingshan also glanced at Fan Xiao, seemingly realizing something, but didn't ask any further questions.

Mercury seized the opportunity to change the subject, saying, "Speaking of which... you guys were really cunning just now, chatting away with those two imposters. So you didn't trust anyone, did you?"

If you had believed that, you probably would have already triggered the relevant instance penalty mechanism.

I wonder what the consequences will be if someone is successfully deceived by this "deceptive monster"?

"Yesterday you all repeatedly emphasized that we should not easily trust acquaintances we have met again after being separated. We must first prove their identity. Even after proving our identity with our talents, we must still maintain a basic level of skepticism."

Song Qingshan shrugged and replied on Fan Xiao's behalf: "If you still easily trust acquaintances in this situation, humph, even God can't save you!"

"Let's stop chatting for now."

Li Xian looked up and said, "Let's go check it out first. Maybe the 'liar monster' has obtained real information and is using the truth to deceive us."

"Luo Hao and Cao Shuai's condition is likely not optimistic, we need to hurry."

After saying that, he sped up and hurried forward.

Fan Xiao and the others followed closely behind.

After turning a few corners, the group successfully traversed a distance of several hundred meters.

Before they even got close to the houses in sight, a series of low, hissing roars could be heard.

Everyone looked surprised and shocked upon seeing the scene before them.

A huge, tumor-like mass appeared ahead, constantly writhing and undulating like waves on the sea.

Numerous figures moved through the enormous mass of flesh, seemingly without physical form, unhindered by the writhing flesh, wielding their blades and hacking away at the mass of flesh, which was about the size of a house.

The insane scenes that caused people's sanity to plummet made Fan Xiao and the others feel uncomfortable to varying degrees.

Around the giant mass of flesh stood a group of six people: "Fan Xiao, Li Xian, Mercury..."

They kept shouting at the mass of flesh, "Commander Cao! Luo Hao! Hold on!"

"We've almost wiped out the monsters outside. We're coming to rescue you right away. You must hold on!"

"Damn it! These things are so troublesome! They're never going to stop!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's finish this quickly!"

Those familiar voices were so real that even the people who heard them doubted that they had just shouted them out.

The atmosphere was very eerie.

Fan Xiao even saw "himself" pretending to shout: "Zhi Zi, Qing Shan is injured, you should treat him first."

Then, "Lu Baizhi" replied somewhat flusteredly, "Okay, okay! I'll go right away."

"..."

Mercury and the others exchanged glances, each seeing wariness and a chill in the other's eyes.

The scene made them feel nauseous.

Li Xian immediately rushed out.

Seeing this, Lu Baizhi quickly chose her target and rushed over, activating her innate Reversal Domain.

Two players with mental attack abilities made their move immediately.

Fan Xiao hesitated for a moment and chose to remain on the sidelines for the time being.

Li Xian possesses a high level of spiritual energy, while Lu Baizhi has a talent that has reached level B.

If the two of them joined forces, disregarding the loss of their mental energy, eliminating these monsters would be no problem.

To Fan Xiao's surprise, Song Qingshan, who was standing next to him, was not to be outdone and followed the two of them, rushing forward.

After taking only one or two steps, his body swelled up, growing a full size larger, and he crashed forward like a small mountain.

Two monsters noticed him and swung their blades at him.

Clang—It felt like striking steel. The blade touched Song Qingshan's skin, but only penetrated less than half an inch before being stuck by his muscles.

Half an inch—for his now-bulging muscles, that's like a tickle.

Song Qingshan raised his arms to protect his vitals, deflected the two incoming knives, and approached the "deceitful monster" disguised as Lu Baizhi.

Subsequently, he locked onto "Lu Baizhi" with his talent that included a "PVP" effect, forcibly pulling her onto a "fair" battle stage.