Chapter 261 [(*^▽^*)]

Lin Leyou lay on the bed watching Xue Rui's figure on the screen. He was deep in thought, and to be honest, he was quite charming. He was just too young now. He would be even better when he grew up a few more years.

While watching the live stream with great interest, he was also trying to negotiate with the system. Of course, the system ignored him and only deducted his points.

This live stream requires 100 points to be deducted per hour. You can only watch it after deducting points. The fee will be automatically deducted after one hour each time.

Of course, this is a privilege that can only be enjoyed when you have free time to wait for the dungeon to end after completing the NPC's task within the dungeon. Although it will deduct points, it will at least keep the NPC from getting bored.

As a player, Xue Rui was naturally unaware of this, so he was still obliviously completing his mission, his eyes constantly drifting towards the alluring female curator.

He tried to find an opportunity, but the female curator seemed weak and incapable of doing anything. However, after careful observation, Xue Rui realized that he couldn't find a chance to snatch the necklace!

Lin Leyou noticed that Xue Rui's gaze kept drifting towards the female curator's chest, and he felt a little uneasy. Although he knew that Xue Rui was looking at the necklace and the rather conspicuous ruby, his behavior was easy to misunderstand, just like he had misunderstood it earlier.

Perhaps noticing Xue Rui's spying, the female curator suddenly turned to look at him, even giving him a flirtatious wink, her seduction blatant, as if she hadn't just been the one making love with Wu Feng inside.

Xue Rui pretended not to see anything and turned her gaze to the other people in the pool. There were now four men and three women, plus Wu Feng.

After Wu Feng got into the pool, he quickly struck up a conversation with the six people, chatting and laughing as if they were very compatible and had endless things to talk about.

Xue Rui couldn't hear them, but Lin Leyou knew what they were talking about. They were talking about what they wanted after winning first place. Of course, what they wanted was something from the female curator...

The female curator was probably still a little unwilling to give up and wanted Xue Rui to go into the pool as well. She approached with a smile and stopped before Xue Rui could frown, with a distance of five or six meters between them.

The female curator scolded angrily, "What a man who doesn't know how to cherish women! If you keep acting like this, no woman will ever like you again. Women all like bad boys..."

Just as Xue Rui was about to say something, he suddenly remembered something. Wu Feng had slept with the female director, which was why he went to the swimming pool. What about the other six people?

If the three men can be treated this way, then what about the other three women? Could it be that this female curator is bisexual?

Thinking about this, Xue Rui felt that this female curator was quite impressive. Most men would probably like a woman like that, but for women... well, that's another story.

Xue Rui: "It has nothing to do with me."

His mind was in turmoil, but on the surface he remained calm and icy.

The female manager said, "Okay, okay, then I won't bring it up. Aren't you really going to go for a swim in the pool? Everyone's in there! Swimming in there is very comfortable. Look how happy your friend is in there!"

When Xue Rui heard her say that, he subconsciously glanced at Wu Feng in the pool. Wu Feng was indeed very happy at the moment, chatting and laughing heartily with other people.

Perhaps noticing Xue Rui's gaze, he turned to look at Xue Rui, smiling and waving, "Hey, what have you been doing up there? Don't forget the competition is about to start, don't you want to come in first place?"

Xue Rui's lips twitched. "It's up to you. You're so good, you'll definitely get first place."

Wu Feng smiled, perhaps somewhat pleased, but he quickly changed his expression. "Then you can't let me work alone. Come down and let's work together. Two people are always more likely to win than one."

Xue Rui shook his head. "I'm not a very good swimmer. I'll probably be the last one there, so it'll be a waste of my time. I'll leave it to you. You're already down there anyway."

Wu Feng's expression turned somewhat strange, but he was then called back by the others behind him. Without even saying goodbye to Xue Rui, he turned around and continued chatting and laughing with them.

Xue Rui looked at the female curator again, "Sorry, I'm not good at swimming, so I won't go down."

The female curator blinked her eyes playfully and said, "Oh dear, if you're not good at it, wouldn't you need to practice even more? Or should I teach you?"

Xue Rui: "Didn't you say there was some kind of swimming competition? When does it start?"

His gaze swept across the pool. The entrance was not far behind him, and the exit should be the door on the other side of the pool. He wondered if it was really the exit or just a trick.

It's just something to mislead players; you'll have to go and check it out to confirm.

The female curator said, "Oh dear, you've reminded me that the competition is about to start! So, who are you going to cheer for later?"

Xue Rui said that if no one cheers, the competition seems meaningless, and in the end...

However, he still wanted to wait until the very end to see what was going on. He hoped he could sneak over to the other side while they were playing.

The female curator probably really had to get on with the competition, and didn't linger on Xue Rui. She walked to the poolside and said in a sweet voice, "Alright, darlings, the competition is about to start. Everyone hurry up and get to your lanes, quick, quick!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all seven people below, including Wu Feng, obediently occupied one lane each, all neatly arranged, just like very obedient children... no, like obedient puppets!

Xue Rui looked at the situation in the pool. The female curator was standing on the left side of the pool. He planned to walk on the right side to see if he could go around to see the gate on the other side.

It's strange that these doors, though made of glass, don't allow you to see outside, as if something is blocking the view.

Lin Leyou looked at the situation on the screen and a smile appeared on his lips. Xue Rui couldn't see it, but he could. Outside the door on the other side of the pool, it was just a normal exit. Once you walked out of that door, you would be outside, but getting out was not easy.

First, the task is to retrieve the female curator's necklace; second, the task is to escape through that door while being blocked by everyone in the pool.

He estimated that Xue Rui would not be allowed to go to the other side.

Sure enough, when the female curator bent down to talk to the seven people in the pool, Xue Rui tentatively took a few steps to the right, but then he felt a thorn in his side.

He stopped and looked back. Sure enough, the eight people who had been chatting and laughing just moments before, including the female curator, were staring straight at him.

Xue Rui felt that if he didn't behave himself, these eight people would swarm him and drag him into the pool.

He still hasn't figured out what's wrong with the pool, and he has no idea what's going on. It's best not to make any rash moves right now.

He looked at them coldly and expressionlessly, as if they were the ones who had done wrong. "Why are you looking at me? Aren't we supposed to be competing?"

The female curator suddenly smiled. "Oh, I just wanted to ask what you were doing over there?"

Xue Rui asked, puzzled, "Can't we just walk around this swimming pool?"

The female curator raised an eyebrow. "Hmm?"

She rolled her eyes. "Of course it's possible, but..."

Xue Rui, "But?"

The female curator said, "But you can't go too far, lest something bad happens!"

Xue Rui, "What bad thing?"

The female curator said, "For example, if you go too far, people will unconsciously chase after you and bring you back. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Xue Rui still frowned. "What kind of situation is this? Am I just supposed to stand here forever?"

The female curator waved to him, "Don't be angry, you can come over here too, how about sitting here and watching everyone compete? Everyone is very energetic and passionate!"

Xue Rui checked the weapons in his backpack and, finding no problems, nodded and said, "Alright then, I don't have any particular preferences."

The female curator then showed the same relaxed expression as before, and the people in the pool relaxed even more.

Xue Rui slowly walked over, but he didn't get too close to the female manager. He simply found a wall at the left corner and leaned against it, watching the pool from a distance.

Wu Feng seemed like a completely different person; he now looked as excited as a young man about to participate in a competition.

The female curator even bent down and kissed Wu Feng, making him so happy that his mouth was constantly wide open.

The other six people couldn't stay calm when they saw this, and they all wanted to kiss each other. The female curator was not stingy and gave each of them a kiss on the lips.

Not long after, the female curator said, "Alright, everyone get ready, it's about to begin! The competition is one round trip, and the first one to return to this side is the winner. Does everyone understand?"

"Understood!"

Xue Rui wasn't very interested in swimming competitions, but he knew that swimming competitions usually involved jumping in from the shore, right? Right now, the seven of them were still in the water.

However, he wasn't foolish enough to say it now. He could tell that the female curator would never allow these people to come up.

Lin Leyou, however, saw through the mystery of the swimming pool.

The water here isn't real water, but something else, though it's not very clear. Lin Leyou doesn't understand this either, so all he knows is that there's something wrong with the water.

Xue Rui was right not to go into the water. Once he did, he would lose. And he wasn't wrong either; all seven people in the pool were players.

In fact, they should have died the moment they entered the pool. What's still in the pool now are their corpses, living corpses.