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

The remaining two cannibalistic players are a thin, bespectacled man named Sharon and a tall man over two meters tall named Fierce God. True to his name, he has a very fierce face with eyes full of malevolence, making him look like someone you shouldn't mess with.

On the steps, Feng Siman seemed to have the idea of ​​leading the team, and took the initiative to bring up the topic of forming a team: "Everyone, in Blackrock City, there are probably only 10 players left."

"The rest... if there are other players, they haven't shown up yet. They're probably either hiding and playing dirty tricks, or they've been teleported to other cities. We can't keep waiting forever, so let's stop here."

"Next is team formation..."

"I have nothing to do with you guys!"

At this moment, the cannibalistic player, the Ferocious God, suddenly said in a slightly fierce tone: "I thought I'd get a few more partners this time, but I didn't expect to only get two after waiting for so long... Hmph, I have no good team up with you humans and demi-humans!"

He glanced at Sharon beside him and said, "Let's go, two of us, let's go into the library and investigate."

"..."

Wearing glasses and with a slender build, Sharon frowned and surprisingly refused, saying, "Sorry, I don't want to team up with you."

"Huh? What did you say?"

The fierce-looking man's eyes turned dangerous.

Upon seeing this, Fan Xiao and the others, who were not far away, immediately turned their attention to it.

The dungeon just started, and the players who were eating people are already fighting amongst themselves?

They truly are a simple-minded group.

Fan Xiao glanced at the two of them, his mind starting to race with mischief.

Chapter 698 White Kitten

Female knight Xia Li, nobleman Feng Siman, tattooed man Bei Feng, fat woman Alice, honest man Tu Zheng, loli white kitten, tentacle werewolf You, bespectacled man Xue Lun, strong man fierce god... Fan Xiao mentally gave nicknames to the nine A-level players based on their appearances.

Upon seeing the bespectacled man Sharon and the burly, fierce-looking man, who were both cannibals, get into a conflict, his first reaction was naturally to take the opportunity to fan the flames and make them fight.

It's good to have conflicts; if they fight, the commotion will be huge, and you might even get some unexpected intelligence.

To his disappointment, the two did not fight.

Seeing that Sharon was unwilling to team up with him, the fierce god only glared at her fiercely a few times, without making any further moves.

On the other side, Sharon was not intimidated by the fierce aura. She simply frowned and took a few steps back, saying in a low voice, "I told you I didn't want to team up with you, and you asked me several times, but the answer was always the same. I'm only staying here to check the number of players. Since no new players have arrived, let's split up."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the library entrance, quickly disappearing inside.

Although he looked thin and weak from wearing glasses, and seemed easy to bully, everyone was an A-level player and naturally wouldn't judge a book by its cover. Seeing his cold attitude, they didn't try to keep him.

There was even a cat-eared loli on site... A-level players are all incredibly shrewd; appearance is the least trustworthy thing.

The fierce-looking man stared at the library entrance for a moment, then snorted loudly before walking inside.

The two cannibalistic players left, acting out of place.

The next second, Xia Li's voice suddenly rang in Fan Xiao's mind: "Fan Jin, don't do anything unnecessary in the dungeon. After the dungeon ends, we'll go and catch those two cannibal players and interrogate them, and deal with them according to the actual situation."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Zoroastrianism truly lives up to its reputation as the world's policeman; they're really meddling in everything, even interfering with players who eat people.

Of course, while he said that, he didn't mean it with sarcasm. The things the Zoroastrians did were, by any measure, great good for the people, benefiting countless individuals. He admitted he couldn't be as diligent as them, but that didn't stop him from respecting them.

It seems that this Miss Xia Li regards him as one of her own because of the "Azure Flame Sword".

Xia Li's voice continued to ring out to him: "Telepathy is one of the functions of my abilities. My mental power is now in contact with you. As long as you don't resist, you can have a secret conversation with me."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao followed the unusual mental fluctuation and tentatively asked, "Miss Xia Li?"

“Just call me Xia Li,” the female knight replied. “We’ll be colleagues sooner or later, no need to be so polite.”

"You're overthinking it. Only a fool would want to join the Zoroastrian Church and become a blond-haired monster..." Fan Xiao thought to himself as he silently asked, following the mental fluctuations, "Do members of the Zoroastrian Church usually intervene when they see players who eat people?"

“It depends on your mood. Cannibals are just one of countless evils. When you face many evils to deal with, which one to deal with first is up to you.” Xia Li replied, “Because I’ve been active on the D01 node recently, I had a bit of a… well, stress reaction when I saw cannibals.”

After saying that, she added, "By the way, you come from a backward node, so you probably don't know about the situation in node D01, right? There was once a cannibal player in this node who became a super player, wiping out all the resistance forces within the node and turning the entire node into a cannibalistic hell. Now, that player, out of fear of our leader, has fled somewhere. Node D01 is no longer burdened by that mountain and is in a state of recovery, but it's still somewhat chaotic. There are still countless cannibal players. Many members of our Fire Worship Cult are currently active in node D01, hunting cannibal players."

"Super man-eating player..."

Fan Xiao recalled some information that his junior sister had told him.

He was aware of the situation at node D01 because Silver had spent some time there with Tina and completed her assassin assessment there. Silver had told him about her experiences after they returned.

Xia Li continued, "I've been hunting and judging cannibalistic players for a while now, and dealing with them has almost become an instinct. If you mind, that's fine too. I'll take care of it myself after the dungeon ends."

"Let's talk about that later. The cannibalistic players might not survive until the end of the dungeon." Fan Xiao asked, "Is the Zoroastrian sect cleaning up node D01?"

“Yes, quite a few S-class and A-class members went there,” Xia Li replied.

"Did you clean it up on your own initiative, or did you receive orders?" Fan Xiao asked curiously.

What are the motivations behind the actions of Zoroastrian members?

Is it simply a belief in upholding justice from the heart?

Or was it because of the order of "absolute justice"?

Xia Li seemed to know what Fan Xiao really wanted to ask, and replied directly: "Both situations exist. The Zoroastrian Church has a mature reward system. You can think of it as us receiving a salary. Game currency, items, dungeon information, etc., are all within the scope of the salary."

Perhaps it was because Fan Xiao possessed the "Azure Flame Sword" that Xia Li was so generous with the information about the Zoroastrian Church, explaining in detail: "Among the many things included in the salary, the Azure Flame is the best reward. Oh, by the way, you should know about the Azure Flame, right?"

“Yes, I know,” Fan Xiao said. “The person who gave me the short sword mentioned it.”

Actually, Yu Xuezhao had explained the science to him.

"Pale Flame" is one of the functions of the S-rank item wielded by "Absolute Justice". It possesses extremely terrifying attack power and can instantly burn the four dimensions of matter, energy, spirit, and concept.

Every Zoroastrian member who signs a pact with "Absolute Justice" can use "Pale Flame" as a means of attack.

During the "Dr. Zhuang's Extermination Campaign," one of Gu Hange's A-grade spatial attribute items was destroyed by the Pale Flame.

“That makes things much easier to explain,” Xia Li continued. “The amount of Pale Flame we possess is related to our merits in vanquishing evil. Even the competition for the position of leader is based on merit. You’ll understand once you join our ranks.”

After introducing the information about the Zoroastrian cult, she sighed softly and said, "This instance came a bit suddenly. I was ordered to investigate the intelligence about the presence of the destroyed kingdom when I got dragged into this. According to my guess, I am probably suffering the revenge of the destroyed kingdom and this misfortune was arranged by her. Sure enough, none of the players who are on par with the cult leader are easy to mess with."

Fan Xiao: "..."

It seems Tina and Silver inadvertently revealed their identities while active at node D01... No, perhaps Tina never intended to hide her tracks in the first place. Although she's a wanted fugitive on the game company's bounty list,... her strength is so formidable that the bounty list has long become a joke.

And revenge... Fan Xiao glanced at Xia Li, who was dressed as a female knight, and thought that the other party was overthinking it.

Based on his understanding of Tina, this little girl shouldn't be so domineering as to throw someone into an A-rank psionic dungeon to their death just because they're investigating her.

If the investigators were villains, that would be one thing; sending them to their deaths would be no big deal. But when the targets are Zoroastrians… Tina, as a member of the Living Tribunal, should have some basic morals and wouldn't kill so indiscriminately… right?

After a brief exchange, Fan Xiao gained some understanding of Xia Li's intelligence.

He kindly reminded us, "This dungeon is not simple. I've heard rumors that it's actually very dangerous. That Feng Siman said it's not difficult, either his information is wrong or he's deliberately misleading us. So let's be careful. Let's not think about dealing with the cannibalistic players for now and focus on the dungeon itself."

“Oh?” Xia Li asked, “Do you have more concrete information?”

“No, not at all,” Van Xiao replied. “It’s just some rumors about how dangerous this instance is. In short, the information I have completely contradicts the information provided by Von Smann, so we’d better be on high alert.”

"Really? I understand."

Xia Li remembered this somewhat solemn reminder.

Compared to other unfamiliar players, she was naturally more willing to trust the person who wielded the "Azure Flame Sword".

After all, this can be considered a "pre-arranged colleague," a fellow person with a sense of justice, and completely trustworthy.

The two ended their telepathic communication.

Although it seems like we talked a lot, the thoughts that flashed through our minds didn't actually take much time.

At the top of the steps, the nobleman Feng Siman glanced at the two cannibalistic players who had left, then turned back to the others and said, "Hmph, they are still cannibalistic fools after all. Even as A-level players, they are still so reckless."

"Since they are unwilling, let's form a team of seven."

"Everyone, no objections, right?"

“I have no objection.” The tattooed man, Beifeng, nodded. “We don’t know each other and have no conflicts, so forming a team is perfectly feasible. However… before we get to know each other better, let’s focus on exchanging information first. We can discuss further team cooperation later.”

This statement effectively shuts down the possibility of selecting a team leader.

Feng Siman glanced at Beifeng but did not refute him. Although he wanted to become the captain and gain a voice, he also knew that this was a difficult task and there was no rush.

"I'm really looking forward to working with all these handsome guys."

Alice, the fat woman standing at the very edge, said with a smile.

Despite having a princess-like name, she was fatter than a pig, with wrinkles and fat on her face, making her look quite striking.

Hearing her slightly aggressive tone, everyone frowned.

On the other side, Tu Zheng, a dark-skinned, honest-looking man, scratched the back of his head and said, "Teaming up is great. I'm not really good at using my brain; fighting is my forte. I'm fine with dividing tasks and cooperating."

Xia Li and Fan Xiao nodded as well.

The human players all expressed their opinions, and the remaining two demi-human players—White Kitten and Wolf—did not refute them.

Among them, the snow-white cat on the white kitten's head moved, its tail with a bow swayed, and it took a few steps closer to Fan Xiao, approaching him familiarly and saying, "Brother Fan Jin, shall we act together?"

She had heard Fan Xiaochao's name when he introduced himself.

Fan Xiao gave the cat-eared loli a strange look and replied, "Not good."

"..." White kitten: "Why? Does brother hate kittens?"

“Yes,” Fan Xiao nodded, “I don’t like people who are overly familiar and shameless.”

"..." The little white cat's delicate face twitched slightly at the corner of her eye, but she quickly recovered: "Brother misunderstood the little cat. The little cat just felt... that brother was especially kind to her."

"How old are you?" Fan Xiao suddenly asked.

"A girl's age is a secret," the white kitten said with a cute wink.

"What a pretentious little girl..." Fan Xiao didn't know why this little girl suddenly approached him. After thinking for a few seconds, with a "let's watch the show" attitude, he didn't refuse anymore: "Alright, it's fine to go together."

"Mmm, brother is so nice."

The white kitten flashed a sweet smile, its tail swaying from side to side, perfectly embodying cuteness and clinginess.

She didn't fall in love with Fan Xiao at first sight.

As an A-level demi-human player, her extraordinary genes have undergone extensive evolution, and their effects are now almost indistinguishable from psionic energy.

One of its functions is its super-sensitive senses and crisis awareness.

She had already realized that among the nine players besides herself... this seemingly unremarkable guy in front of her actually gave her the most dangerous feeling.

When she triggered her sense of crisis by imagining it as an enemy, she immediately felt an intense stinging pain, as if a sharp blade were piercing her heart and brain.

Goodness gracious... those are thighs!

"Since everyone agrees, let's not delay and begin investigating this library."

Feng Siman then said, "Based on the background information and game hints of the instance, we currently have three directions for investigation."

"First, mythological stories; second, information on various bizarre death incidents; and third, the program 'My Hot Topic, Your Heart' mentioned in the background introduction."

"There is no clear investigation objective for these three directions at the moment. For now, we can only focus on understanding the basic information. Therefore, we will not divide the investigation work here. We will investigate all the information ourselves and then make our own inferences. This is more appropriate."

At this point, he glanced at the player panel time and continued, "It's 7:20 PM now. I asked about the library's closing time before, and it's 8:30 PM. Let's meet here again at 8:30 PM to exchange information."

“Okay.” Xia Li nodded slightly.

The others agreed.

Suddenly, a strange ringing sound rang out.

All eyes turned to Fan Xiao.

Meeting the gaze, Fan Xiao took out his old-fashioned cell phone from his pocket, answered the call, and held it to his ear. A cold, childlike voice came through: "I'm Mary. I was just 5 kilometers behind you. We'll be meeting soon."

The phone hangs up.

All the players heard this and their expressions varied.

Xia Li looked at Fan Xiao and asked, "Mary... I remember the background information mentioned the Mary phone murder case. You haven't gotten entangled with this Mary, have you?"

She admired Fan Xiao's luck; he encountered a crisis as soon as he entered the instance, making him even more unlucky than her.

Chapter 699 2D Invasion of Reality?

"Judging from the current situation, it should be Mary from the background introduction."