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

"Let's talk about things that are too far ahead later. Don't forget that Mary's sword is still hanging over our heads."

Fan Xiao brought the topic back on track: "There should be quite a few characters from works that have invaded reality in this instance. We may also encounter new character crises later. If the new crisis and the Mary crisis break out at the same time, there is a possibility that we might fail."

"Brother Fan Jin, are you saying that we must deal with Miss Mary first?" Bai Xiaomao asked.

"No, I'm just reminding you not to think too far ahead. It's better to focus on the present."

Fan Xiao said, "Regarding the issue of having the author change the setting for experimentation, we first need to find out which characters have come to life in order to find the right solution."

"In any case, contacting the authorities is necessary. Let's investigate the information first."

"As for Mary..."

He paused, then continued, "Mary can't be killed, and we can't fake her death to deceive her, but it's not without a solution. Extermination doesn't necessarily require killing the opponent. There are many ways to deal with her, such as sealing or interfering with her mind, turning the enemy into an ally. We can try them all on Mary."

"Let's investigate the intelligence first, and then deal with it after Mary comes to us. Let's speed things up and try to get both of these things done tonight."

"Hmm...okay." Xia Li nodded.

The little white cat said in a dependent tone, "I will listen to Brother Fan Jin."

After discussing it for a while, the three of them began their operation.

As night deepened, the neon lights on the streets grew brighter.

At the same time, Beifeng and Tuzheng, who were responsible for contacting the authorities to investigate the players' identities, had arrived at the gate of the police station.

With his dark skin and honest demeanor, Tu Zheng stood in a place where the streetlights couldn't reach. He glanced at the brightly lit buildings in the distance, and his honest-man aura suddenly vanished.

He looked at his companion and asked, "Who do you think did that thing before?"

Upon hearing this, the thin, tattooed man, Beifeng, glanced at Tu Zheng, not surprised by the change in his demeanor.

Are A-level players honest and simple? Perhaps such people do exist, but the probability is too small, and they are not so easy to meet.

He replied, "It's unlikely to be a player. I've never encountered a reckless person in an A-level dungeon who starts by killing other players. Even if I hate them, I'll put up with it. It's probably a crisis within the dungeon, something like the Mary Sue that Fan Jin encountered."

“I think so too,” Tu Zheng said. “After carefully observing the battlefield, I’ve concluded that both sides involved in the battle are power-type fighters, and the battle is characterized by brute force.”

After a pause, he suddenly revealed, "That cannibalistic player called 'Fierce God' has genetic abilities all leaning towards strength, and the guy he's fighting is the same. Don't you think that's a bit too much of a coincidence?"

"..." Beifeng was somewhat surprised.

Could this image possess some kind of detection ability?

It must be! Otherwise, how would he know that the God of Fiend's genetic abilities are biased towards strength?

Surely they don't know each other?

After reaching a conclusion in his mind, Beifeng didn't dwell on this point and picked up the subject, saying, "You mean, players might encounter enemies of the same type as themselves?"

“It could be a coincidence, but I don’t believe there are that many coincidences in a dungeon,” Tu Zheng said. “I’m more inclined to believe that this is one type of dungeon crisis. And the most dangerous one at that, otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible to kill a player at the very beginning.”

“Hmm…we definitely need to be careful.” Beifeng nodded.

Knowing that Tu Zheng possessed the ability to detect things, even seeing what powers players had, he thought for a moment and asked curiously, "You must have carefully observed the other players in front of the library, right? Can you confirm who is the strongest?"

"It must be Xia Li, and that treacherous guy named Fan Jin! Both of them are double-B-level psionic power holders."

Tu Zheng, intending to win over Bei Feng as a true ally, didn't hold back on information, saying directly, "We need to be wary of that Fan Jin. He's clearly very strong, but he acts like a coward, probably harboring malicious intentions. As for who's stronger between the two... it's hard to say."

Chapter 702 Two Women Lying Down

"Did the two strongest go together?"

After hearing the information shared by Tu Zheng, Bei Feng pondered for a few seconds and said, "I don't think we need to be wary of Fan Jin. Pretending to be strong is just a means to an end. Didn't you pretend to be very honest before?"

"..." Tu Zheng asked, "Do you know something?"

He didn't believe that A-level players were so undisciplined.

Being wary of the strongest player in the dungeon is a basic skill.

Beifeng laughed and said, "I do know some things. You should remember Miss Xia Li's reaction and their conversation when Fan Jin first arrived in front of the library, right?"

"I remember, what's wrong?" Tu Zheng asked, "Is there a problem?"

Beifeng replied, "Miss Xia Li is a member of the Zoroastrian Church, and Fan Jin is a player who possesses a token and is recognized by Xia Li, so there is no need to be wary of them."

“We can even proactively seek their help when we encounter difficulties. Of course, the premise is that you have to be a good person in the general sense, otherwise going there would be suicide.”

"Fortunately, this instance restricts the use of items, so the Zoroastrian members can't detect lies as usual and can't distinguish between good and bad players for the time being. In other words... as long as you pretend to be a good person and your acting is good, there is a certain chance of fooling them."

"The Zoroastrianism...?" Tu Zheng asked in confusion.

"You don't know? Zoroastrianism is very famous."

Beifeng first gave a brief explanation of the existence of Zoroastrianism.

He then continued the conversation, saying, "Players who have been to the earlier nodes have more or less heard of Zoroastrianism."

"Because I am a doctor, I come into contact with a lot of people, so I know more details."

"There's actually such an organization..."

Tu Zheng was somewhat surprised and asked, "Are you sure that the Zoroastrians can't detect lies in this instance?"

"Oh? It seems you... aren't a good person in the conventional sense? You'd better watch out."

Sorrowful Wind replied, "I've heard that members of the Zoroastrian Church use a secondary tool bestowed by their leader to detect lies."

"Because the secondary item originates from the S-rank item, its identification level is extremely high. Even if someone possesses an A-rank item of the disguise type, they cannot be fooled."

“Normally, with the props unusable, Miss Xia Li wouldn’t be able to see through the lie. But… I can’t be sure if she has this kind of talent or psychic ability, so I can’t give you a definite answer.”

"I can't be sure..."

Tu Zheng frowned.

This is a bit tricky.

Suddenly! He realized what was happening, his eyes narrowed sharply, and his gaze turned dangerous: "You're testing me!?"

“Don’t say that,” Beifeng laughed. “I’m just a little too curious.”

It seems that Tu Zheng's detection ability can only detect what level of psionic energy other players possess, and how many types they have. It cannot detect deeper levels of psionic energy information.

Otherwise, how could this guy not know whether Xia Li himself possesses the ability to detect lies?

Tu Zheng's performance reassured him somewhat.

He didn't want his abilities to be completely transparent to others.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this image of Tu Zheng is an imposter.

"Hmph, don't let it happen again!" Tu Zheng warned Bei Feng.

This guy... he's really perceptive!

His investigative abilities weren't actually that exaggerated—he possessed a D-rank psionic ability called Little Detective, which was one of the two psionic abilities he had.

One effect is to make oneself inconspicuous and reduce one's presence; the second effect is that as long as one knows the target's name and appearance, one can directly pinpoint the target's exact location.

After this spiritual energy reaches its limit, its detection capabilities will be enhanced—it can directly obtain basic information about the person it sees, such as their name, real appearance, age, player type, player level, and some of their abilities.

However, due to his limited psionic level, the information he can obtain is limited to C-level talents, psionic abilities, and items.

When he reaches level B, he can only know what the other party has and how much of it, but he doesn't know the specifics of the other party's abilities or their effects.

As for those above level B, nothing can be detected. At most, there is a vague sense, almost like an illusion, making it impossible to determine whether the other party is real or not... Simply put, there is a certain probability that it can be determined.

"Little Detective" is only a D-level psionic ability, so we can't expect too much.

Previously, when they were in the library, Tu Zheng had activated the "Little Detective" ultimate skill, but he didn't sense any aura higher than B-grade from Xia Li and Fan Xiao.

He therefore concluded that both of them were dual-B-level psionic power holders.

This is already considered extremely powerful among A-level players.

As for who is stronger... even if they are both B-grade psionic, the difference can be astonishing. Without being able to find out more information, he finds it difficult to judge.

Fan Xiao is only a B-level player. Xia Li seems to be stronger, but a B-level player has the spiritual aura of an A-level player. This is so special that we can't judge their strength based on superficial information alone.

It was precisely because Fan Xiao was so special that he became wary of him. Of course, he didn't intend to tell Bei Feng this.

"Zoroastrianism, we need your help... I've learned some rather useful information."

Tu Zheng made a decision.

This tragic wind, however, provided him with a means of emergency relief—when faced with a crisis he couldn't resolve, he could turn to Xia Li and Fan Xiao for help.

He hadn't thought of this before.

Although he could see that Xia Li and Fan Xiao were both very strong, he didn't know what their personalities were like, so he didn't dare to team up with them easily. Otherwise, he would easily be used as a pawn or dragged into the map exploration as cannon fodder.

Now... as long as we can deceive the past, we can gain the help of those two, which is good news.

"Let's go, it's time to get to work."

Tu Zheng composed himself and walked towards the fence at the edge of the police station.

The mournful wind followed.

Neither of them intended to contact the authorities through formal means; their approach to intelligence gathering was more efficient – ​​a forceful and ruthless method.

As Beifeng walked, he whispered to Tu Zheng, "Once we get inside, there's no need to use threats. I have ways to control others."

"Mental interference abilities?" Tu Zheng asked.

"I'd say that's a stretch," Beifeng replied somewhat ambiguously.

The two quickly arrived outside the fence that connected to the gate.

Just as they were about to climb over the wall, suddenly! The surrounding scenery changed!

The fences and walls have all disappeared.

The park area surrounding the police station is also gone.

Even the ground turned crimson without anyone noticing, and a hard, treading sensation came through.

Beifeng and Tuzheng immediately became alert, looking around and both becoming extremely vigilant.

The surrounding environment had been altered... no, it should be said that the two of them had been quietly moved to a different location by an unknown enemy.

They've been moved to this crimson space.

The space here isn't particularly large; you can see the boundary at a glance. A swirling, intense crimson glow envelops the boundary, inspiring awe and fear.

A hemispherical space.

Based on a simple estimate, its radius is approximately 100 meters.

"Who! Come out!"

Tu Zheng sternly rebuked him.

His response was a sudden burst of lightning and flames from behind, forming a sea of ​​light that enveloped him and the mournful wind.

Seeing that things were not going well, the Sorrowful Wind activated its psionic powers immediately.

Rank B Psionic Inscription Master – Its effect is to bring tattooed animal patterns to life, transforming them into a special mythical beast. Furthermore, depending on the original animal species tattooed, the brought-to-life mythical beast will possess unique abilities.

This is why his body, even his face, is covered in tattoos.

At this moment, the mournful wind awakened the tattoo on his left arm, its shape resembling an enlarged hedgehog, its entire body covered in hard bone spurs, beneath which thick scales formed a protective shell. This was an armored beast, a creature with extremely high defensive capabilities found in his division; it was enormous, its shell as hard as iron, capable of withstanding even cannonballs.

The armored beast, transformed from the tattoo, gained defensive power surpassing its original form.

The illusory beast enveloped itself in sorrow, its scales forming a protective canopy that shielded its master from the relentless bombardment of lightning and flames.

At the same time, the mournful wind also awakened the second tattooed phantom beast on his right arm—the insect demon.

The Insect Demon is not an insect, but a creature resembling an anteater. It gets its name from its innate ability to create unstable, small wormholes. This creature occasionally appears in the chaotic spacetime between the partitions of node D07, feeding on flesh and blood. Encounters with this creature are only possible when traveling on a time-space train.

They are rare supernatural beings in some respects. Every time they appear, they cause some damage to the running time-space train and devour some low-level players.

Sorrowful Wind was fortunate enough to encounter one and obtained some of its blood, which he then used to tattoo it onto his body.

This tattooed mythical beast is one of his trump cards for survival, but releasing it places a huge burden on his mental energy.

But the current situation is too critical; the armored phantom beast's defenses won't hold for long, so he can't worry about that now.

The next second, the insect demon conjured by the tattoo appeared, its sharp mandibles biting forward, creating a small wormhole, and then it disappeared into the wormhole along with Sorrowful Wind and the Ironclad Beast.

When they reappeared, they had reached the top of the Bloodstained Space, outside the area covered by the Sea of ​​Thunder and Fire.