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The voice of the newcomer came from under the armor.

But it didn’t sound dull, instead it sounded low and heavy: “Excuse me.”

Is this the Silver Knight?

Li Rexu widened his eyes, surprised by the other party's politeness.

He said, "Don't disturb me, don't disturb me - Xiaose, why don't you move aside and let the guest in?"

Li Re looked like the master of the house.

Xiao Se, who was being deliberately instructed by him, was stunned again, then he clenched his fists slightly, and endured it with a little dissatisfaction...

"Please come in." She made way for him and said reluctantly.

The tall figure stepped into the area covered by the fire in the tent. The silver-white armor still looked flawless under the golden flames, just like the moon that never existed in this world.

He said, "I heard from the gatekeeper earlier that there were some serious outsiders in the camp. I wanted to come and take a look, but I couldn't get away for the time being because of the firewood issue."

"But I heard from the gatekeeper that there were eight outsiders. Are there a few missing here?"

Xiao Se was about to say something.

But Li Re said one step ahead:

"One died and two left."

"She killed the one who died, and I deliberately left the two who left in the darkness just now."

Xiao Se looked a little stern, but didn't say much.

The Silver Knight was also stunned. He didn't expect that this group of people would expose their internal fighting so openly in front of him.

Then he let out a deep laugh from beneath his helmet.

"There has to be a reason, right?"

"Correct."

Li Re stared closely at the only blue eye of the Silver Knight and said, "They are colluding with the giants and have a beacon that can summon giants."

The silver knight's azure eyes suddenly widened!

Because Li Re is not just talking.

He even took out the prismatic crystal he had just obtained - the beacon that could summon the shadow giant!

"What do you think will happen if I crush this thing here?" Li Re raised his lips, staring at the silver knight in front of him, and said playfully and maliciously: "Although there is a stove here that dispels the darkness outside, and there are many bonfires in the tent that continuously emit light and heat, but light and darkness restrain each other - as long as there are enough shadows, even the sun can be blocked, right?"

The Silver Knight was silent for a moment.

Even Xiao Se didn't know what Li Re wanted to do.

The other two lone players became even more tense at this moment. They were really afraid that Li Re would crush the crystal - although they didn't seem to know what it was specifically, but in this situation, anyone could guess that it must be related to the three absent players, and even more so to the collusion giant mentioned by Li Re!

Of course, they were also worried that the Silver Knights would take direct action here.

If the other party takes action,

It's not just this person they have to face.

But there are countless strong and healthy people in this entire camp!

Obviously, this was actually Li Re's purpose - he took out this thing to make a direct threat, that is, he wanted to see if this Silver Knight would attack him directly, and wanted to see if this guy could pose a threat to him - he did it as soon as he thought of it, Li Re has always been like this, and he also put aside other people when he said this.

The so-called adventure and excitement, of course, is only fun if you do it yourself!

Unfortunately, after a brief silence.

The Silver Knight let out a breathing sound.

He said in a deep voice: "If you want to crush it, then crush it."

"Since you have already appeared, that day is not far away. Whether you crush it or not, the result will be the same!"

Now it was Li Re's turn to be stunned.

What does this sentence mean?

Chapter 75: The Real Insider

Faced with Li Re's daze, the Silver Knight did not respond immediately. Instead, under the gazes of several players, he calmly took a step forward and came close to the campfire that was slightly burning in the tent. He sat down in front of the campfire, raised his hands and rubbed his palms, like an ordinary person to drive away the cold.

After doing this, he raised his head and looked across at the figure of the young player who was still standing across the firelight.

The Silver Knight continued, "In fact, I already had this feeling in my heart when you showed up."

"You...are the 'players' from Paradise, right?"

This time, the ones who showed stunned reactions, or surprise, were not just Li Re, but several other players as well!

"It looks interesting." Li Re came back to his senses and sat down as well, and couldn't help but become interested.

Although the Silver Knight did not take action because of his "threat", his words did arouse Li Re's interest.

A local strongman in a copy world,

You can even say the word 'player'?

He sat down, but did not speak, just staring at the tall figure shrouded in armor across from him through the golden outer flame.

The Silver Knight laughed from under his armor, and said, "Don't be surprised how I knew this - in fact, the reason why this camp can continue is because of you players!"

“But that was when I was very young.”

"At a time when the flames were about to go out, the 'Savior of Time' brought a way to continue the afterglow of the First Flame. The bonfires you see along the way are actually the only flames left after the afterglow of the First Flame, which was kept alive by the 'Savior of Time' at that time, burned out."

Those bonfires were the afterglow of the First Fire - the players present could guess this information based on the background of the dungeon world they obtained when they entered the dungeon without the other party saying it.

But they didn't expect that the fire that looked normal was actually just the flames left after the afterglow of the first fire burned out?

“It seems like there’s only one remaining afterglow of the First Fire that’s still burning in this world, right?” Li Re whispered.

"Yes, it's the fire in the center of the camp. The other fires, whether in the camp or elsewhere, are already flames that could go out at any time." The Silver Knight nodded and continued, "But the fire is almost at its limit - facts have proved that there are limits to the methods of saving the Time Master. Even if the old man's body is used as firewood, it can only prolong his life."

"Think about it." Li Re agreed: "When all the elderly are used as firewood, it will be the turn of the middle-aged, then the young people, and finally the children... The original way of continuing civilization has gradually become a pathological way of continuing the fire. That's why the former paradise players are called 'time saviors' instead of saviors of the world."

"And every campfire we have come across along the way, including the one in front of us now, actually represents a settlement like this camp?"

The Silver Knight looked at Li Re, and a hint of surprise flashed in his deep blue eyes beneath his armor.

He only said a little bit, but this guy could actually associate so much with it?

However, Li Re ignored this guy's surprise and took the opportunity to ask more questions. He also felt that he should take this opportunity to thoroughly understand the true appearance of this world -

"So what did you just say, what did you mean?"

The Silver Knight was silent for a moment. He looked around at the players standing or sitting in the tent and whispered, "The 'Saviors' of the past - those 'players' of Paradise - left many prophecies before they left."

"They predicted that the afterglow of the First Flame would eventually go out one after another. They predicted that many humans would lose themselves in the afterglow of the Flame, forgetting that humanity itself is the key to the continuation of civilization... They predicted a lot, and these predictions have been verified one by one over the years."

"And their final prophecy is this: when the afterglow burns out and only the last cluster remains, a new 'savior of time' will appear, the tide of darkness will completely engulf the world, and the era of the ember will end from then on."

"So when the afterglows of other First Flames are extinguished one after another, you are destined to appear. No matter whether you crush the token in your hand or not, everything is inevitable. To be honest, I have actually been looking for new ways to prolong the First Flame over the years, but unfortunately I have never been able to do so. I followed the footsteps of the 'Savior of Time' and learned about the concepts of paradise and players. I once thought that paradise was the legendary Arlond, which was illuminated by eternal light, and it was the beautiful era when the First Flame was not extinguished, but I did not enter paradise in the end."

Speaking of it.

There was a hint of regret in the Silver Knight's eyes.

But he doesn't seem to regret it.

"At least you made an effort." Li Re replied. He thought that among the group of players from the theme park that year, there seemed to be a special professional who could predict the future, otherwise they would not have known that they would come on this day.

"Yes, I tried my best, so I don't regret it." The Silver Knight said in a calm and low voice.

"Of course you won't regret it."

The arc of Li Re's mouth seemed to be even higher at this moment, and the amused expression on his face became clearer and clearer.

He said: "After all, even if the afterglow of the first fire here is extinguished, even if the camp here is destroyed, the civilization of your world can still continue--"

"Obviously, from your tone, I can tell that you still think Paradise is Arlond."

"The emotion revealed in your eyes is not the kind of emotion that you have no regrets even if you fail after trying hard, but the slight regret for the decision you made back then after you succeeded and retired."

"I guess you must have successfully contacted Paradise back then."

"You also found a way into Paradise."

"But you didn't do that - instead, you gave the opportunity to enter paradise to another person."

"This is why you came here in person today."

"Otherwise, as you said, since this camp is doomed to be destroyed and the last afterglow of the First Flame is doomed to disappear, then no matter how special we are and how much fresh blood we can add to this camp, it will be useless."

"You didn't come here for us at all, but to confirm your achievements in the past."

"Then it all makes sense."

"Am I right? The final result of the Silver Knight's efforts back then - or should I say, the real 'ghost', the lady codenamed 'Xiao Se'?"

Li Re's young voice rose and fell in the tent.

The crackling sound of the burning bonfire filled the air.

As he finished speaking, the Silver Knight's eyes changed slightly, Xiao Se subconsciously tightened the hilt of the saber at his waist, Lu Baixi blinked, a little confused, and the two lone players in the corner stood up suddenly with drastic changes in their expressions!

Almost at the same time.

An illusory theme park information interface box popped up in the lower right corner of Li Re's vision.

[Player 'Li Re' discovered the 'inside man', triggering a hidden mission]

“So I was thinking about it before.”

Li Re, enjoying the surprised looks from others and feeling excited and happy about it, stood up again and said, "Since all the keywords are related to 'fire', is it possible that the traitor is not an illegal player or a player who has received a counter-task, but an 'insider' of the entire park who escaped from the 'fire' and entered the park?"

This was Li Re's third guess about the "internal response" that he had previously had.

This is what he finally understood after he had ruled out illegal players and players who were on the opposite mission, and then heard the words of the Silver Knight in front of him.

The key to this mission!

Chapter 76: Four vs. Four, the Mist Shrouding the Camp

[Congratulations to the player for discovering the "insider" in Paradise]

[You currently have two choices——]

[Expel the traitor or accept the traitor]

[Expel the traitor: Completely eradicate the traitor from the dungeon world through illegal channels, or report it to the Paradise 'Court'. You will gain an increase in the Paradise 'Court's favorability (currently 0)]

[Accept the insider: Choose to ignore the discovered 'insider', and you will gain a bonus to the favorability of the dungeon world (currently 0)]

Information kept popping up from the lower right side of Li Re's sight as he stood up. He thought that this was the real reaction when discovering an 'insider'.

The initial 'fire' allowed them to survive in the darkness, the subsequent shadows allowed them to figure out how to fight the giants, and the 'guidance' pointed out the direction. None of these key words did not directly respond to the situation at the time.

But when Li Re found the three illegal players earlier, it seemed that the problem of "insiders" had been solved, but it was obviously not the most direct response to the current situation and pattern.

After all, even after the three illegal players were gone, the shadow giant still came and even lingered in front of their tent door.

Nothing seems to change with or without them.

Such an experience,

In addition, Lu Baixi had said to him that she doubted Xiaose.

Li Re would naturally guess that the illegal players were not the real culprits -

The seeds of doubt had already been planted in his heart.

Naturally, I can't help but think more.

Of course, it was just a guess before, but now it is certain.

this moment.

The atmosphere in the camp became extremely tense!

The blonde girl in military uniform tightly clasped the hilt of the saber hanging at her waist with her right hand. Her pretty and heroic face was full of solemnity under the brim of her hat. Under the tight military skirt, the slightly taut outline of her muscles could be vaguely seen.