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Their bodies began to swell, evolving into a twisted, frenzied state...

at this time!

"amber!"

A loud shout rang out.

It was Malfoy with his bushy beard who made the move!

He activated a Class B prop, freezing Lang Mo and Ma Da in a translucent gel-like substance.

Their time seemed to stand still, and the expansion and deformation of their bodies were forcibly stopped.

Melissa nodded to Malfoy.

Yes, Malfoy is one of hers too.

She had arranged for the other party to go to the edge of the royal city early on, disguised as a passerby to participate in the plan.

Melissa's illusory body suddenly grew larger, and she grabbed Lang Mo and Ma Da's heads with her two hands, using another characteristic of her psionic power—Inducing Madness.

In ghost stories, among a group of people targeted by a ghost, one of them will go mad and attack their teammates—this is a very common story trope.

Melissa solidified "inducing madness" into one of her abilities, as a form of psychological attack.

She wanted Lang Mo and Ma Da to kill each other.

This wasn't because she had a bad sense of humor, but rather out of caution and prudence.

She hadn't forgotten that she was participating in a B-level instance and that her current identity was that of a resident of the City of True Love—she had to abide by the laws of the City of True Love.

Murder is illegal no matter where it happens, and to be on the safe side, she must not do it herself.

She even planned to control the extent to which Lang Mo and Ma Da killed each other.

At first, we certainly can't let them actually kill each other; we just need them to fight and hurt each other.

Next, she will see how the instance reacts.

If the instance uses her mental interference as a basis for judgment and determines that she is the one who caused the harm, then... she will temporarily give up revenge, and the killing can wait until she clears the instance and leaves.

Alternatively, she could sabotage those two bastards in the dungeon and use the dungeon crisis to kill them!

The only risk of this plan is... what punishment would be incurred if harming players is considered illegal?

Her mental intervention was completed quickly.

"Back off."

Melissa gave orders to Élisabeth and Malfoy.

The three of them retreated together and came to the side of Sakura, the female bodhisattva Ai Yuan, and the dog-man Tai An, who had been watching the show from a distance.

At this moment, Melissa, having restored her body to normal, turned her gaze to Van Shaw, who had been reduced to a mangled corpse.

She resumed her light-smiling expression and said, "How long are you planning to play dead, Mr. Fan?"

Fan Xiao didn't react.

Melissa continued, "A gentleman's reaction is to abandon his clumsy pretense after being exposed. Mr. Fan, are you still going to keep up the act?"

Fan Xiao still did not react.

"..."

Melissa's heart leaped into her throat... Could this guy really be dead?

She had absolutely no intention of actually killing anyone!

She hadn't even obtained any legal intelligence about the City of True Love, so how could she possibly take the most radical action in advance?

This guy died the moment she touched him with her ability; he was obviously faking it... or was he just faking it?

"Hehe, are you nervous?"

Suddenly, Fan Xiao's voice came from behind everyone.

Melissa immediately turned her head and saw the unharmed figure of Fan Xiao in her field of vision.

She then turned back and glanced at the dismembered corpses not far away, finding that they had all turned into blood and seeped into the floor.

Melissa frowned slightly.

Élisabeth and Malfoy became alert.

Ai Yuan and Tai An looked surprised.

Sakura, however, remained indifferent, as if she were used to it.

“You really are alive, Mr. Fan.” Melissa quickly regained her composure and said, “I’ve heard that most of the Mammon members are troublemakers… Oops, I almost swore. Anyway, I’ve seen it for myself today, and they really do live up to their reputation.”

"You have time to make fun of me, but you should worry about your own safety instead."

Fan Xiao turned his gaze forward. Malfoy had already removed the effect of the "Amber" prop. Lang Mo and Mada started fighting each other under Melissa's mental interference.

While observing, Fan Xiao said to Melissa, "I can't tell if you're smart or not. You've just entered the dungeon and you're already taking such a risk. Do you have some kind of life-saving method? An A-grade item?"

“A-grade item? Heh… If Mr. Fan thinks such an absurd thing is possible, then so be it,” Melissa said. “Besides, weren’t you the one who stirred things up and made me intervene? Now that I’ve taken action, why are you having doubts?”

“Even without me, you would still have taken action against them.”

Fan Xiao's gaze remained fixed on Lang Mo and Ma Da, without turning to look at Melissa: "I'm very curious, what will happen next? How should injuries sustained in a fight under mental interference be calculated, and whose responsibility should be taken... or, is it possible that players harming other players not even considered a violation of the law?"

After a brief exchange, everyone fell silent, waiting for what would happen next.

Perhaps it was a report from a student or teacher, because a short while later, a group of people in uniforms came to the third-floor corridor, pinned Lang Mo and Ma Da, who were fighting, to the ground, and handcuffed them.

Upon seeing this, all the players' pupils contracted.

This... is so weird!

Lang Mo and Ma Da are both B-level players, while these members who are suspected of being law enforcement officers have mental reactions at the level of ordinary people... How did they manage to beat two B-level players to a pulp?

No one, including Fan Xiao, could figure out what methods they had used.

After a moment's thought, Fan Xiao boldly approached and struck up a friendly conversation with the arresting officers who appeared to be law enforcement personnel: "What crimes did they commit? What right do you have to arrest them?"

"..." A middle-aged man turned around and said to Fan Xiao, "Fighting! Disorderly conduct! In addition, they also injured other students."

He pointed to a dozen or so students who had fainted and collapsed not far away.

The aftershocks of the "Hell Invasion" attack launched by the motor affected these students, causing them to faint from the strange smell of sulfur.

"And you too! You were involved in the fight just now." The middle-aged man said to Fan Xiao in an unfriendly tone, "Considering this is your first offense and no one was injured, you will now receive a verbal reprimand...blah blah blah..."

Fan Xiao: "..."

"And you three!"

After reprimanding Fan Xiao, the middle-aged man looked at Melissa and the other two: "You were also involved in the fight, but considering you're first-time offenders..."

The second round of criticism and education was completed quickly.

The players thus confirmed one thing—they were being monitored!

These law enforcement officers knew everything they had done as soon as they arrived... How could this have been possible without surveillance?

Fortunately, this surveillance system is not omnipotent; at least it cannot detect psychological attacks.

Otherwise, Melissa would certainly have been put on the silver bracelet as well.

A short while later, after the law enforcement officers had dealt with the scene, they led Lang Mo and Ma Da toward the stairwell.

Fan Xiao chased after them, shouting, "They're our friends! Where are you taking them?"

"Aren't you a student? Haven't you studied law?" The middle-aged man's tone was a little impatient.

“I haven’t studied it yet,” Fan Xiao said. “Do you have any books on legal provisions or anything like that? I need to see them so I know what kind of punishment my friend will face.”

"Don't worry, they were just fighting and someone got knocked unconscious. They'll be released in a few days."

While replying, the middle-aged man actually took out a rather thick legal document from his briefcase and handed it to Fan Xiao.

He then directed his subordinates to quickly leave the scene with Lang Mo and Ma Da.

Relying on the power of the Angel of Slaughter, Fan Xiao once again took a bold step—creating two flesh-and-blood creatures to attach themselves to Lang Mo and Ma Da, respectively, to monitor their condition.

He wanted to see where the two men would be taken.

Even if the spying is discovered... it should only be considered a minor violation, and the punishment is unlikely to be severe.

After the law enforcement officers left, Fan Xiao opened the legal documents and began to read them quickly.

Ding-a-ling—the school bell rang.

Several teachers came over, called Fan Xiao and the others to the academic affairs office, and gave them a serious reprimand.

Then they were allowed to go back to their classes.

Fan Xiao then took his third audacious step—blatantly skipping class, sneaking out of the classroom, and heading to the school playground.

After waiting for a while, Sakura followed him as he had expected.

Behind Sakura were Melissa and others... The players who hadn't been captured all came over.

“You’re really bold,” Ying frowned and said, “Blatantly breaking the rules… isn’t breaking school rules illegal?”

“It doesn’t really count,” Fan Xiao tossed the legal document over. “Take a look for yourselves. These are just some very common legal provisions, basically the same as in normal countries in the real world. A student skipping class isn’t considered a crime; at most, they’ll get a lecture from the teacher.”

"Law enforcement officers carrying legal documents...Are they crazy?" The female bodhisattva Ai Yuan speculated, "This book of legal documents must be part of the dungeon design; it's prepared for us players."

"Players can't even kill each other..."

Melissa frowned slightly: "It's not a good thing that players have become more peaceful. The danger of fighting that has been reduced might increase elsewhere."

Chapter 589 The Tea Master's Setback

Melissa felt a little regretful.

There's no way to deal with those two scumbags for now. I want to avenge my friend who was eaten, and I'll wait for a suitable opportunity later.

She is not a reckless person.

This attempt to probe her through mental interference has crossed the line of her cautious approach.

"Regardless of whether players can fight each other, there will always be hidden dangers. For example... I feel that our current situation is actually quite dangerous."

At this moment, Dog Man Taian frowned and said, "Did you see clearly what methods those law enforcement officers used when they arrested people? I didn't understand at all. They were clearly a group of ordinary people, so how were they able to control two B-level players? Those two were cannibals! Their physical strength is no joke."

"And... are those two guys really just going to be arrested and locked up for a few days?"

"Think about the first game hint. I have a feeling that the people here are very likely to be lying!"

The first game tip: People often use lies to cover up their true thoughts.

The people here... logically speaking, should refer to the residents of the City of True Love.

To put it bluntly, the people in this city lie.

The other players had overheard the conversation between Fan Xiao and the law enforcement officers.

The veracity of the law enforcement officers' response remains to be verified.

At this stage, we should maintain sufficient skepticism.

“They are indeed locked up,” Fan Xiao said. “They are in the detention center now, and their mental disorder has been restored. It’s just strange that they tried to break through the wall to escape, but failed. The walls of the detention center don’t look special, yet they couldn’t break through them… Strange.”

"No wonder they're cannibalistic players; the first thing they thought of after regaining consciousness was breaking through the walls and escaping." The bearded Malfoy sighed, "If they succeed, a minor offense will instantly become a major one... Didn't they consider the consequences?"

"If you were locked up, would you obediently sit in jail and wait indefinitely?" the capable-looking Élisabeth sneered.

"Haha... Xiao Ai, I was just making a casual comment."

Malfoy scratched his head.

It seems they have a good relationship...maybe they're partners in real life?

“Eating too many people doesn’t necessarily make you smarter; it just makes your thinking more chaotic. It’s normal for cannibal players to be reckless.” Melissa looked at Fan Xiao: “But you, Mr. Fan, I’m pretty sure now that you’re not a cannibal player. I never thought someone would pretend to be a cannibal player to deceive others… Hehe, I’ve learned something.”

"You know it all now?" Fan Xiao scoffed.

Melissa didn't care and continued, "You actually dared to use methods to monitor them...aren't you afraid of being discovered? Spying is illegal, by common sense. You said I was bold before, but I think you're pretty bold too."

"With you testing the waters first, we've pretty much figured out the punishment model for breaking the law, so what am I afraid of?"

I have a little angel who will charge straight into danger if there's any. Do you have one? Fan Xiao laughed and said, "Speaking of which, I'm a little curious. Since you're a princess of the 001 Division royal family, do you really need to do something like revenge yourself?"