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

"He hasn't come to see me in a long time, so... there shouldn't be any problems."

Cassandra calmed herself down a bit.

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

The maid who left earlier has returned.

"come in."

Cassandra spoke in a calm voice, then addressed the maid who entered the room with an elegant demeanor.

The other person has been working at this manor for four years, but they rarely speak to each other.

As the maid placed the silver cutlery on the small table, she said to Cassandra, "Miss, there's been progress on what Mr. Toqui has been asking about."

“Hmm,” Cassandra nodded slightly, “Go ahead.”

Mr. Kui is the head butler of this manor and is in charge of everything within it.

"Mr. Quay asked me to tell you that it has been confirmed that Master Kyle and Miss Ellie are missing."

"Missing?" Cassandra frowned slightly. "Missing again?"

She said "again" because a similar disappearance had occurred a year ago.

Her nominal father did not only have her as his daughter; he also had many brothers and sisters.

Two people went missing a year ago.

A year later, two more people went missing...

This doesn't seem like a simple coincidence at all.

“Mr. Kui suspects that it may have been done by the Holy Sword Alliance. Recently, this organization has been becoming more and more active and rampant at our A1 base.”

The maid instructed Cassandra, "Mr. Quay asked me to tell you that if there's nothing urgent, it's best not to leave the manor, as things aren't very peaceful in the main city."

"Impossible," Cassandra thought to herself.

The disappearance of Kyle and Ellie could not possibly have been caused by the Holy Sword Alliance.

Because she herself is a member of this organization!

She had never heard of any member of the organization harming her family.

"……I see."

Cassandra gave the maid a brief reply.

After the maid set out the dinner, she bowed and left.

The girl then fell into deep thought alone in the room.

Although Kyle and Ellie were only family in name, there wasn't much of a sibling bond between the three of them.

But when she suddenly heard that the two had gone missing... and that something had most likely happened to them... she felt a little down.

"It can't be a simple coincidence. Kyle and Ellie have something in common... they're both 17 this year?"

"The two people who went missing last year were both 17 years old... Could it be related to their age?"

"I'll be 17 soon..."

As Cassandra put food into her mouth, she pondered, "Sister Bette is over 17 years old, and nothing's happened to her, so it shouldn't be an age issue... What could be the reason for her disappearance?"

"Never mind, I'll ask the teacher later."

Unable to find an answer, she stopped thinking.

With the maid absent, she no longer cared about decorum or etiquette, and quickly finished off the food on her plate.

After finishing her meal, she did not immediately have the maid clear away the dishes, but waited a little while.

After the maid came and tidied everything up, she took the disguised doll out again and placed it on the seat by the window, letting the doll continue to disguise her identity.

She took off her expensive dress, took out a simple set of loose clothes from her storage space and changed into them, and used a disguise to slightly change her appearance.

After changing her clothes, she took out a photo from her storage space—the photo showed a dirty and messy street, with two thin sisters lying in a pool of blood on the street corner.

The two who died were both her companions.

About a year ago, not long after she joined the Holy Sword Alliance, she was assigned a rescue mission—to rescue ordinary people who had been captured and kept in captivity by cannibalistic players.

The civilization of Zone 019 has long since collapsed, shattered by the monster crisis that has broken out worldwide. Now, all the human settlements, large and small, that exist in this world are built and controlled by players with outstanding abilities.

Most settlements are shrouded in the cruel law of the jungle, where ordinary people without power not only become slaves to the players, but those with bad luck may even become food.

The Holy Sword Alliance was created to change this situation.

After joining the organization, her first assignment was a rescue mission. The two sisters in the photo were teammates who participated in that mission together.

As a result... both of them died in the battle.

Ordinary people with guns killed them—ordinary people, not players.

At that time, it was the first time she had truly left the manor, the main city, and the A1 base to go out into the world. Her mind was still very simple, and she hesitated about whether or not she should slaughter a large number of ordinary people. Therefore, she was hesitant when she took action and let many people who should have been killed go... These people who were let go led to the tragedy that followed.

It was her responsibility that the sisters died.

"..."

Cassandra let out a soft breath, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes as she stared at the photo.

She maintained this emotion, pressed the photo to her forehead, and silently repeated three times, "Lord, I repent to you."

Then, an invisible spatial fluctuation descended upon her, causing some changes in the scenery around her.

The dungeon environment has arrived.

Cassandra looked up and saw a slightly alluring dark figure before her.

She respectfully addressed the figure in the shadows: "Teacher."

"It's good that you're back," the shadowy figure said in a gentle voice. "Were you caught up in a random instance before?"

"Yes, a C-rank dungeon with extremely high difficulty and danger."

Cassandra spent some time recounting in detail what she had experienced in the dungeon.

After hearing this, the shadowy figure's voice became extremely surprised: "S-rank dungeon rating? Dungeons can give ratings as high as S-rank...?"

"Teacher, aren't you the dungeon boss?" Cassandra asked doubtfully. "I thought you would know something."

"While dungeon bosses can participate in the design of dungeon games, it is the evolution game that is responsible for judging player performance and awarding rewards."

The shadowy figure said with a hint of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and regret), "The player you encountered is truly astonishing in terms of overall strength. From what you've said... he seems to possess abilities on par with yours?"

“Whether they were at the same level or not, I’m not entirely sure.” Cassandra shook her head slightly. “I sensed danger at the time, and I was in a hurry, so I chose to retreat. But… I guess they were at the same level, otherwise that guy wouldn’t have been so arrogant!”

"Yes, your decision is correct." The shadowy figure nodded slightly. "It's best not to provoke players who can get an S-rank rating easily."

"I've already provoked that pervert, no, that pervert provoked me on his own initiative..." Cassandra thought to herself with a slight grumble.

She chose to keep what Fan Xiao had told her from her, after all, it was her own business and she believed she could handle it.

She turned to the shadowy figure and asked about the important matter: "Teacher, has the previous plan already begun?"

“Without you as the main force, I was worried about your safety, so I put the operation on hold,” the shadowy figure replied. “However, the plan can’t be delayed indefinitely. I was planning to arrange the operation tonight, and you’ve returned just in time.”

"I've already taken care of things on my end."

Cassandra glanced at the disguised doll, then looked away and said, "It can join the operation at any time."

"Hmm," the shadowy figure seemed to feel more at ease in his tone, "With your cooperation, things will be much safer, and the casualty rate can be minimized."

"I will not let any of my comrades die!"

Cassandra assured her.

The shadowy figure looked at his student and sighed softly, "Some things cannot be forced. Don't carry too much burden in your heart."

“I know what to do, teacher.”

Cassandra asked about something else, "By the way, teacher, do you know anything about my brother and sister who have gone missing?"

She recounted her speculations about the disappearance case.

After listening, the shadowy figure fell into a long silence.

After a long while, she replied in a gentle voice, "I do know some information about this matter, but it's not appropriate to tell you now."

The black head swayed slightly, and the voice continued, "Let's talk about it when the time is right."

Upon hearing this, Cassandra frowned slightly, but obediently did not ask any further questions.

Since the teacher said it's not appropriate for her to know now, there must be a reason why it's not appropriate.

She temporarily put aside worrying about it.

"Let's go, it's time to meet up with the others."

The shadowy figure raised a hand and swept Cassandra into the instance space.

In the spacious bedroom, only the fake doll remained, sitting quietly by the window, reading a book.

……

In the end, Fan Xiao still didn't personally help the white-haired girl put on her maid outfit.

It wasn't that he was concerned about ethics or shame. The white-haired girl, Al-chan, was created entirely from his own flesh and blood. What did he have to be ashamed of?

He was mainly struggling with his own fabricated "programming consciousness".

Today, he insisted that the white-haired girl dress herself!

He just doesn't believe this!

With this in mind, he threw wooden sticks to lock onto the direction and continued on his way, while constantly refining his instructions.

He only stopped correcting the situation after the outline of a human settlement appeared in his field of vision.

Looking at the white-haired girl's clothes, which were now somewhat neat, Fan Xiao nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, at least she's not that clumsy anymore."

“Master, I’m not stupid.”

The white-haired girl suddenly replied.

Fan Xiao pretended not to hear and continued, "Instruction changed—when I say you're an idiot, you should bravely admit that you are an idiot."

"Yes, Master, I am an idiot."

The white-haired girl put her hands on her hips, displaying a slightly proud posture as she spoke.

Of course, there was still no emotion in his voice.

Fan Xiao ignored her and turned his gaze to the human settlement in the distance.

Chapter 452 Monster Hunter Van Helsing

Standing on the back of the tall reptile, Fan Xiao gained a fairly wide field of vision.

The human settlement ahead, judging from its outline, does not seem to be very large.

Of course, Fan Xiao knew this was because of the distance.

With the eyesight of a C-level player, he could barely make out the towering black city walls, which had the style of an ancient city, but their scale and construction technology were not on the same level.

Players possess all sorts of strange and unusual items, and they won't be surprised no matter what kind of buildings they create.

"Based on our journey so far, it's pretty much certain that this world has fallen into a biohazard crisis. Human civilization has already been destroyed once, so the current human settlements are most likely in a player-controlled mode."

"Logically speaking, this region has produced A-level players, so things like Resident Evil shouldn't even be considered a significant threat. Yet, the world is still like this..."

Fan Xiao revealed a thoughtful expression.

He had overheard two players in black uniforms from his faction mentioning in the dungeon that they were from Base A1 and had A-rank players behind them.

With the strength of an A-level player, it wouldn't take many days to clear out all the monsters in the world.

Even if these genetic monsters accidentally give birth to an ultimate monster due to mutual devouring, it would probably still be no match for an A-level player in terms of strength.

Even without A-level players, the combined efforts of multiple B-level players can make the world a better place.

So the current environment, teeming with monsters... is highly illogical.

"Looks like another 004 zone, where most humans have become slaves for the players' enjoyment."