During this period, Jia Zhengyi detected several supply zones, mostly containing purple or lower-grade containers. As usual, he disseminated the information through various urban communication methods.

"What a pity, we can't find the two people on welfare that I found along the way."

Inside the hotel, Jia Zhengyi lay on the sofa and sighed helplessly: "One is in the fire station building, and the other is in the armed police building... Damn it, if they were in any other place, we could have gone there and searched them."

The mechanism is definitely intentional. Putting people on welfare in this kind of place, where the entire area is full of powerful, physical ability users, how can you even search for them?

If you barge in without a reason, the consequences will be dire.

“If it were just about stealing those two welfare payments, I would be confident, but according to Linlin, there’s really no need to take the risk.”

Su Lin sat in a chair and drank tea. After a pause, he said, "Even you can't find a suitable place. The resources in this match are extremely scarce and of very low quality. The right thing to do is to end this promotion match quickly."

Su Lin's expression remained calm; once he had determined the objective, he was unlikely to change his mind.

"What a waste of energy, running around all afternoon."

Jia Zhengyi was still complaining, but Xiao Linlin shook her head: "It wasn't a wasted trip. At least it further confirmed my analysis: the number of containers in this game was too small to meet the needs of 1,000 players. Even if there were no battles, if all 1,000 players were evenly distributed among the containers, they still wouldn't be able to find all their lost items."

"Based on your information capabilities and the resource locations you found this afternoon, it can be basically confirmed that if we rely solely on searching, at most only thirty or forty players in the entire game will be able to retrieve their lost items. This does not include my brother, since his lost items are all at too high a level."

Xiao Linlin's answer was terrifying.

There are 1,000 players in the game, but they have to compete for 30 or 40 spots to search for lost items!

"Making sure you don't lose your lost items is already the biggest benefit in the promotion game, and it's also the only test in the first promotion."

Before Xiao Linlin could finish speaking, the news broadcast on the hotel television caught the attention of the three of them.

"News broadcast on time, welcome to the City Legal Affairs program: Breaking news, at 3:20 PM today, a vicious murder case occurred at a farm on the outskirts of the Eastern District. Two young men were found dead, both suffering from psychopathic abilities. Police have not yet been able to identify the victims..."

"...At 4:15 PM, a vicious fight broke out in the parking lot of the South District Knitting Factory, resulting in the deaths of three men. The perpetrator is currently on the run..."

"...At 5:35 PM, a brawl broke out in room 303 on the third floor of the Bingye Hotel in the East District, resulting in the deaths of two men and four women. Three criminals were apprehended at the scene..."

As the news continued to be broadcast, the three of them watched silently, mentally matching the death toll and the timeline.

"...A series of serious public security incidents have occurred today, which has attracted the attention of the City's Supernatural Protection Bureau. Relevant personnel have stated their position: The relevant departments have established a special task force to severely crack down on criminal gangs and launched an anti-gang operation codenamed 'Hurricane,' which is expected to last for three months."

After the news broadcast ended, Su Lin looked at Jia Zhengyi and asked, "Was that right?"

"It's all correct; the number of people and the time of death match up."

Jia Zhengyi nodded: "The location, time, and number of those missing players that I saw this afternoon... well, a total of 133 people died. The news only reported a small part of it, probably to avoid causing panic."

"[The authorities] have noticed the anomaly and are preparing for a large-scale manhunt and suppression. I guess not many players will dare to make a move next, right?"

Jia Zhengyi frowned and looked at Xiao Linlin: "Little girl, was this also within your expectations? Given the current situation, if no player dares to make a move, are we really going to have to wait until next month?"

"Who would wait for them this long?!"

Xiao Linlin covered her head: "Three months is enough time to start three promotion matches! Most matches are relatively quick, no player would waste time like that. Even if they eat less, they should try to escape as soon as possible, that's the normal choice for players."

"You mean... someone is going to defy the rules and commit a crime?"

When Jia Zhengyi raised this possibility, Xiao Linlin nodded: "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty! Although the special task force has been established, its focus is currently on today's batch of cases, and a city-wide census has not yet been launched."

"Thanks to the fact that different players committed the crimes separately, the NPCs haven't connected them yet, but given the nature of a society with superpowers, it's only a matter of time."

"Once the NPCs realize that this is a mass killing, a city-wide manhunt will definitely begin. At that time, the pressure on each player to escape will be immense, so we must try our best to reduce the number of players in the game before that happens."

"I guess...it will be tomorrow at the earliest, and someone will definitely make a move then."

Xiao Linlin took a deep breath, glanced at Su Lin, and reminded him, "Brother, if no one makes a move then, you might have to take the risk and do this last step."

"I see."

Su Lin nodded. Xiao Linlin had already communicated the entire plan with him, so he knew what he needed to do.

"Wait, do you mean... to kill most of the players in one go? But if you do that, you'll probably have to find a way to gather a lot of players together, right?"

Jia Zhengyi suddenly spoke up and asked, and Xiao Linlin looked at him suspiciously: "Of course that's how it is. Didn't you get enough rest? Didn't you hear what happened when we were making the follow-up plans this afternoon?"

If Su Lin were to hunt down players in batches, although Jia Zhengyi could quickly locate them, there would still be many variables, and failure could easily occur due to the "momentum".

"Hmm... I think someone is probably already planning to do that."

Jia Zhengyi raised his hand and pointed in a direction outside the wall: "I just want to remind you that I saw that many players' positions have changed."

"They are all heading to one place. Except for less than 10 players who haven't moved, the rest of the players have all gone there."

"Someone is preparing to start a massacre."