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Chapter 53 Hey! Watch me clear the dungeon with luck!

The central temple was soon reached.

Compared to the ordinary houses where the islanders live, the temple is much more magnificent.

The columns and vaults are grand and elegant, somewhat resembling Byzantine architecture.

It looks like it's been around for a while, but it's been well-restored and doesn't look dilapidated. Instead, it has a sense of calm and history.

Fan, Xiao, and the other two entered the temple through the wide gate and saw the huge painted relief sculpture standing directly in front of them.

The sculpture depicts a giant holding a greatsword and wearing a crown.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be the so-called island god.

It looks quite impressive, but I wonder how much of that is genuine.

"The people on this island are quite skilled in their crafts."

Lu Xining commented.

Fan Xiao said, "Judging from its condition, this temple has probably been around for at least 30 years. The island god appeared at least 30 years ago."

"30 years... I wonder how many times this instance has been opened?" Lu Baizhi asked curiously.

“It’s not necessarily true that this place was a copy 30 years ago,” Fan Xiao corrected. “We don’t know the conditions under which a copy is formed, so we can’t make a judgment.”

"There seems to be nothing wrong here; it's just an ordinary temple."

Lu Xining walked around and carefully observed the surroundings before frowning and saying, "We probably won't be able to determine the truth or falsehood of the fourth rule from the temple."

"There's really nothing strange about it."

Fan Xiao was also observing his surroundings and staring at the relief for a while.

He also couldn't find a breakthrough.

"Isn't the verification condition the temple's existence time?" Lu Baizhi asked doubtfully. "The islanders wouldn't build such a temple 30 years ago just to lie... Uh, sorry, I was thinking in the wrong direction."

The little girl suddenly realized that the length of time the temple had existed had no direct relation to whether the islanders were lying.

There are "gods" on this island, so building a temple is necessary.

It wasn't built specifically to lie.

"So now we can only rely on speculation?" Lu Baizhi asked.

“I suppose so,” Van Shaw said. “My conclusion is that it’s best not to go out at night.”

“Mine is the same,” Lu Xining said casually.

"What are the criteria you use to make this judgment?" Lu Baizhi asked curiously.

"intuition."

"Huh? It's intuition again."

"There is speculation involved, but it is all based on guesswork and lacks supporting evidence."

Fan Xiao smiled and explained, "First of all, the game prompts us to find a place to stay before dark. Isn't that a subtle way of telling us that there is danger outside at night and we shouldn't go out casually?"

"Secondly, according to the intelligence we have gathered, only outsiders are required to go to the temple to worship and pray for blessings at 10 p.m., while locals are not required to follow this rule. Don't you find that strange? It's as if the locals are luring us outsiders to go out at night."

"Finally, Li Wendong's daughter, Xiaoyi, was preventing us from going to her house. Her attitude was completely opposite to and contradictory to that of her father. If we could only believe one of them, let's believe Xiaoyi. Her attitude indicated that it would be dangerous for us to enter her house and contact her father. Where would the danger come from? I think lies are part of it."

"Hmm... they're all just speculation." Lu Baizhi said, somewhat conflicted.

“The most important point,” Van Shaw said, “islanders may lie, but game hints won’t. I think the authenticity of rules not mentioned in game hints is questionable, and it’s best to ignore them.”

“The game hints might not be complete,” Lu Xining said. “Maybe the fourth rule is something we need to discover ourselves.”

"This is just a guess, and it may not be correct."

Fan Xiao said, "There must be dangers on this island besides the island god, otherwise it wouldn't be classified as a survival instance."

"Where is the danger? Apart from the monsters outside, I only see islanders."

"Let's leave the monsters aside; we can handle that. Here, we can boldly assume that the islanders are the real danger. Perhaps... we outsiders are sacrifices in a so-called ritual. The islanders want to offer us as sacrifices to the gods through deception, drugging, and other means?"

"Is that why they are so reluctant to discuss sacrificial activities?"

"Hmm...that's a good idea."

Lu Xining nodded in agreement: "Currently, our negative speculations about the islanders outweigh our positive ones, which, to some extent, is already a conclusion. In that case, let's ignore the fourth rule."

"Um... Sister, Fan Xiao, wait a moment."

Lu Baizhi spoke up, drawing their attention to her.

The girl took a coin from her pocket and said to the two men, "If it's heads, we'll believe the islanders."

"If it's the opposite, we ignore rule number four;"

"I'm going to throw it away... hey."

The coin was tossed into the air.

*Snap*—Lu Baizhi caught it with the back of her left hand and covered it with her right palm at the same time.

"the answer is……"

The little girl removed her right hand, revealing a coin that was tails up: "Tails, we should ignore it."

"...It feels like I did all that analysis for nothing," Lu Xining complained.

Fan Xiao, however, was quite open-minded: "If we don't gather intelligence and analyze it, do you think you can believe the result of flipping a coin?"

“That depends on who threw it,” Lu Xining said. “If it was a gardenia, I would believe it.”

"I...I'm not that accurate either..."

Lu Baizhi said shyly.

At this moment, Fan Xiao sighed, "If only I hadn't run out of truth serum, I could have secretly mixed some into Li Wendong's water. That shouldn't be considered an attack, right?"

"Isn't this considered a drugged attack?" Lu Xining's tone wasn't very certain either. "I don't know what the criteria for judging an attack are. You can't just try it out directly. It's really troublesome."

An experiment cannot be an experiment.

After all, if it is judged as an attack, one will face the severe punishment of the island god.

Who knows what God's punishment will be?

Players only have one life, and they can't afford to court death.

"It's really troublesome."

Fan Xiao composed himself: "Alright, now that we've reached a conclusion, let's go back to the East Gate and meet up with the Special Affairs Bureau. Perhaps they've uncovered some different intelligence that can provide evidence for our speculation."

Both sisters nodded.

However, just as they left the central temple and prepared to head to the east gate...

The path ahead was blocked.

The obstructors were four men—a bald man, a middle-aged man, and two young men.

Their clothing is very different from that of the island's residents; they are likely players.

There are no obvious animalistic features; it's more likely that the player is human or cannibalistic.

"Step aside."

Lu Xining narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

The cannibalistic player in Chapter 54 dungeon

"Don't be so temperamental, young lady."

The middle-aged man stepped forward and asked, "You're players too, right? Have you noticed anything strange about this temple?"

"Even if we find it, so what? It's none of your business."

Lu Xining frowned and said.

“Of course it’s related,” the middle-aged man said with a smile. “We can exchange information. Clearing a dungeon by going it alone won’t work.”

“Okay,” Fan Xiao nodded. “Tell me your intelligence first, and I’ll judge whether it’s worth exchanging information with.”

"Heh... young man, you seem to be a bit out of touch with reality?" The middle-aged man's expression turned colder: "We're the ones who have the right to say such things, understand?"

"I'll say it again, get out of the way." Lu Xining exuded a cold aura: "If you don't move, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"It's delicious! I like it!"

The bald male player next to the middle-aged man suddenly licked his lips and said, "I'll take care of her later."

"Hehe, that's certainly something, what an aggressive little aunt... uh!?"

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Lu Xining made her move.

Players who obstruct other players are unlikely to be friendly.

If you really wanted to communicate, you wouldn't speak in this tone.

They're either here to steal the props.

Or maybe it's some cannibalistic player with ulterior motives.

Players' items are incredibly varied and unpredictable. To avoid disaster, the best approach is to strike first when you anticipate trouble!

Lu Xining's fingers had already touched the decorative pendant on her dress.

The pendant flew out, and the integrated doll expanded and materialized, rushing towards the middle-aged man who was speaking at an extremely fast speed.

"Extreme Teletherapy"

Lu Xining freed a prop that the doll was holding.

A crackling sound—sparks of electricity, a surge of current, and the metal rod, manipulated by the puppet, struck the middle-aged man.

The powerful electric current caused his body to convulse, and he suddenly lost the ability to move.

Upon seeing this, the other three people next to the middle-aged man stopped pretending and revealed their murderous intent.

"In a flurry of activity."

The bald male player shouted.

Suddenly, the rope prop "Passionate Tortoise Shell Binding" that Lu Baizhi had just taken out slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

At the same time, the stun gun in the hand of the puppet controlled by Lu Xining also fell to the ground.

This seems to be a prop that makes it difficult to hold anything in one's hand.

The next second, the middle-aged man was freed from the electrotherapy, revealing a fierce look on his face. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the doll's arms, stopping the doll from attacking further.

"Wow, that's incredibly strong!?"

Suddenly, he discovered that the puppet was surprisingly strong.

It was even slightly better than him, the cannibalistic player, forcing him to exert all his strength to suppress it.

Behind the middle-aged man, the remaining two young male players rushed forward and pounced on Lu Baizhi and Fan Xiao.

A sharp whooshing sound rang out.

Four streaks of crimson light pierced the air, flashing past everyone's sight.

Fan Xiao made his move.

Four blood-red blades hanging on his body flew out, slashing at the four people in front of him like flying swords.

Because he was constantly controlling his blood, he didn't stop using his tools, so this attack was extremely fast; he didn't even need to shout out the names of the tools.

Pfft, pfft.

The two young male players who rushed to the front were caught in the crossfire before they could even activate their items.

Two heads flew up.

Blood splattered into the air and splashed onto the ground.

"Sesame closes the door!"

The middle-aged man shouted angrily.