"If we delay any longer, 48 hours probably won't be enough."

Su Lin spoke very sincerely, which gradually made Xiao Song lower his guard.

At least for now, these three people don't seem to have any ill intentions. Since they are openly offering to help me, no matter what their enthusiasm is for, I have no reason to let these three laborers go.

These three people don't even have weapons, so as long as I'm careful, they probably won't be able to hurt me.

If you complete this task, you will receive a reward of at least 100,000.

Thinking of this, Xiao Song's greed intensified.

He looked at Su Lin, his expression serious as if he had been persuaded, and nodded in agreement: "You're right, I was too nervous. I'm willing to go with you."

"Hey, we're all family here, why are you saying such polite things!"

Su Lin laughed heartily, while Song Daqiang shouted from the side, "Where are the mission zombies! Hurry up, I'm going to kill them all! Brother, let me tell you, I'm super strong!"

A hint of disdain appeared on Xiao Song's lips; these people were underestimating the mission.

But that's fine too. If they die in the mission, I can loot a few more boxes.

"Let's rest first, and I'll tell you about the mission."

Xiao Song nodded thoughtfully, signaling the three to follow him inside, and instructed the people around him to prepare some food.

"Holy crap, you still have food here! I haven't eaten all day!"

Song Daqiang shouted excitedly as he watched the crowd around him hand him canned food and bread. Anna, standing next to him, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Song, why do they listen to you so much?"

"It's probably due to the mission."

Xiao Song looked at Anna, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes: "I think these people are probably like NPCs. Didn't you notice that they didn't react much to our conversation just now?"

"My analysis is that the game mechanics probably block or distort their perceptions, since we survivors are the real protagonists in the escape game."

Hearing Xiao Song's analysis, Anna exclaimed sincerely, "Brother Xiao Song, you know so much!"

Su Lin and Song Daqiang sat together, frankly eating the food the NPCs had brought them. Little Song glanced at the two of them and suddenly asked Anna, "How did you two meet? How are they treating you?"

"We were matched together by the game mechanics, and they were very nice to me."

Anna blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled radiantly: "They are all good people. They took special care of me, and they are also very good fighters. They killed all the zombies along the way."

"See Brother Su? He's the tallest one. He has a knife and he kills zombies really fast."

Anna, completely unsuspecting, explained the situation of the team to Xiao Song in detail.

"With a knife..."

Xiao Song pondered for a moment, then glanced at Su Lin and relaxed his guard a little.

In any case, as long as the distance is controlled well, melee weapons are definitely inferior to ranged weapons, and one's own bow and crossbow are inherently invincible.

Moreover, the woman was dressed neatly and cleanly, and indeed, as she said, she was well taken care of. Since these two men were taking such good care of a woman, they were probably sycophants. What bad intentions could a sycophant possibly have?

They really are two "good people," born to be taken advantage of.

Xiao Song sneered inwardly, but his face remained unchanged as he calmly communicated with Anna, trying to extract information from her.

Su Lin and Song Daqiang, sitting in a corner in the distance, ate while curiously wandering around the underground mall. They seemed to be curious about the NPCs in the escape game, but in reality, they were observing the layout and environment of the underground mall from the shadows.

"There's no second exit, but there are quite a few NPCs. They look just like normal humans, but they don't seem interested in sensitive topics related to escape."

"Boss, I think they might be cognitively blocked. It's not that they're not interested, but they might simply not hear the key points we're talking about."

Song Daqiang swallowed a mouthful of bread and shared his thoughts: "If we're going to guess even more wildly, this might actually be a living world, and we've traveled in here to do a mission, while they're just normal humans kept in the dark."

"Um."

Su Lin nodded. He didn't care much about these things and continued to check his surroundings. Song Daqiang, on the other hand, glanced at Xiao Song and Anna and suddenly lowered his voice.

"Boss, can that woman really be trusted?"

What do you mean?

“I’m afraid she won’t understand the boss’s plan and might say something she shouldn’t to that kid, causing our profits to go down the drain.”

"My plan? What plan of mine?"

Su Lin calmly looked at the fat man. Song Daqiang nervously swallowed and lowered his voice even further: "Boss, don't you want to help him complete the mission and then kill him?"

"They accepted the mission, but now only that guy is left in the team."

"If the mission is completed, the mission rewards will definitely be given to him directly. Although the map does not explicitly state that mission rewards can be plundered... I guess that since these rewards are resource coins, they should also go into Xiao Song's current game rewards in some way."

"Based on the leader's previous victory against another team, the current match rewards can be plundered..."

Song Daqiang paused here, as he suddenly thought of another possibility.

"Wait! Boss, what if..."

Song Daqiang's eyes widened, and he murmured softly, "What if Xiao Song also figured this out? What if he turns around and bites us? Even if he can't beat the boss, what if he just runs away in the chaos?"

"What makes you think Xiao Song wouldn't have thought of that? Is it because of your terrible acting skills?"

Su Lin did not deny Song Daqiang's analysis, but glanced at him indifferently: "That little Song probably guessed that we might do this, so he has been trying to get information out of Anna."

Holy crap!

Song Daqiang was so shocked he almost jumped up, but he forced himself not to show any unusual expression and stared blankly at Su Lin: "So what do we do now? Should we strike first?"

Xiao Song must have some suspicions, and even without evidence, he would be extremely vigilant.

But what does it matter? Su Lin doesn't care whether Xiao Song is on guard or not; his confidence stems from Xiao Song's greed.

Any team that dares to take on this mission is bound to be greedy!

Since there is greed, there will be loopholes that can be exploited.

If he wants to use Su Lin and the others, he will inevitably risk being schemed against by Su Lin.

We are all greedy people; we are just putting on an act, competing to see who has the most patience and the best timing.

"Nothing to do, just maintain the status quo and help him complete his task."

Su Lin didn't even look in Xiao Song's direction, but said calmly, "You have to trust her, trust your teammates."

"At least, this woman is smarter than you; she just likes to play dumb."