Xiao Cheng was taken back to his personal rest area by the white mist, and the electronic screen quickly updated the settlement information for this instance.

[Survival Dungeon: Score Matters]

[Number of players/Number of survivors: 7/3]

[Basic score: 3 points]

[Hidden Points: 1 point]

[System Evaluation: A potential player who needs attention. Friendly reminder: please cherish the dungeon.]

[Congratulations on unlocking the achievement: 100-man kill, no reward yet]

Xiao Cheng unlocked the achievement for the first time and clicked on it out of curiosity, only to see a bright red dialog box pop up.

"You think this is a compliment?!"

Xiao Cheng: "..." What is this? Quickly click away.

She still only had a short 24-hour rest period. She lay on her back in bed, but this time she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

In the previous instance, the sudden appearance of "another self" made her feel vaguely uneasy. Occasionally, fragmented and unfamiliar images would flash through her mind, which should be related to her lost memories.

She had a strange premonition that all the answers lay within the dungeon. As for the thing hidden within her body that could tear the dungeon boss apart, it seemed, at least for now, that it didn't want to harm her.

“Harmonious coexistence, you know?” Xiao Cheng tapped his head seriously. “I know you can fight, but maybe you can’t fight as well as I can.”

There is naturally no way there will be a response.

Xiao Cheng believed that she had reached a unilateral agreement with it, so she temporarily put the matter out of her mind, turned over, and fell into a deep sleep.

This time, she slept exceptionally well, only being woken up by the rapid beeping of the screen when she was fast-forwarding into the dungeon.

Looking up again, I saw that the final ten-second countdown had already begun.

"What?! Wait, I wasn't prepared..." Before she could finish speaking, a sudden surge of white mist enveloped her, sending her and her blanket into the instance.

In her haste, Xiao Cheng didn't notice that a note fell out of the blanket and landed silently on the ground. The writing gradually became blurred, as if it had been soaked in water, and the ink had completely smudged, making it difficult to make out the last two words.

"...It's me."

Xiao Cheng stood there, bewildered, clutching her blanket and looking around in the thick white fog.

A familiar electronic notification sound rang in my ears: "Ding-dong."

"Attention all players, congratulations on participating in the closed beta test of the battle royale dungeon. The dungeon 'Otherworld Evolution' is now open, and the game rules are being imported. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience."

A battle royale dungeon? A beta test event? What is that?

Before she could fully understand all of this, a highly technological transparent screen suddenly appeared in front of her, with the rules of this instance clearly stated in eye-catching font on the homepage.

[Attention players, the game has officially begun.]

[Rule 1: Initial special abilities are randomly assigned]

Rule 2: Make every effort to upgrade.

Rule 3: Last Place Elimination Daily

[Rule 4: The instance is under development; please explore it on your own]

The rules are different from before. This time, there is no mention of strictly prohibiting players from killing each other, which is a very dangerous sign.

Realizing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and was just about to tap on other tabs on the screen when she suddenly felt a sharp burning sensation on the back of her right hand.

A blue number appeared out of nowhere: ninety-nine. Below it were the words "Permitted to Enter," which looked exactly like a quality inspection stamp for pork.

Xiao Cheng tried rubbing it, but instead of removing the color, it became even more vibrant. A yellow exclamation mark immediately popped up on the electronic screen, warning her not to try to resist the copy.

"I didn't resist because I was afraid it would fade," Xiao Cheng explained as she closed the chat window.

The second pop-up window is below.

A large spinning wheel covered in question marks is placed in the center of the screen, with a line of small text below indicating its purpose: "Please randomly draw your initial superpower."

"So advanced?" Xiao Cheng clicked the draw button with great interest, and then the large wheel started spinning rapidly. It took nearly five minutes before it gradually slowed down and stopped intermittently.

A large mouth with red lips and white teeth appeared on the screen. It first smiled shyly, and then began to rave wildly.

Xiao Cheng: "..." Don't throw up, I'm scared.

An exquisite wooden box was eventually spat out by the giant mouth. It gradually returned to calm, then smiled again and disappeared completely.

Fireworks suddenly burst onto the blank screen, exploding into colorful little characters that looked particularly festive.

"Congratulations to player number 99 for drawing an extremely rare ability, defeating 99.99% of the players!"

Xiao Cheng was surprised by her good luck. She looked at the screen and then at the wooden box with a look of astonishment, and forced herself to open the box with a look of disgust.

The interior was lined with pale purple velvet, giving it an exceptionally elegant feel. A transparent stand rested on the velvet, and on the stand was a mysterious card, its back facing up.

She picked up the card with anticipation, flipped it to the side with words on it, and then her expression froze instantly.

There are only two very brief lines of text above.

[Initial Ability: None]

[Special Ability Description: None]

Xiao Cheng: "..." So it's this extremely rare?! Couldn't you at least give me a thank you for your patronage?!

Seemingly to prevent her from tearing it up, the card only appeared for a brief moment before disappearing completely along with the box.

The superpower and its description are displayed on the electronic screen, zoomed out to the bottom right corner, and can be viewed at any time.

Her personal profile panel was also displayed on the homepage, showing her level 1, experience 0, and number of crystal cores absorbed 0.

What exactly is a crystal nucleus?

Xiao Cheng was completely confused. She clicked on other tags, but they all showed that the page was locked, and she couldn't find any useful clues.

The game had already started, but the white fog hadn't dissipated yet. Xiao Cheng didn't know if this was a bug in the beta version, so he waited in place for a while, still wrapped in his blanket, before finally deciding to try walking forward.

The dense fog impaired her sense of direction and time. She estimated that she had been walking for more than ten minutes when the fog visibly began to thin.

The electronic screen, which had been as quiet as a chicken, suddenly began to vibrate violently as if it were going crazy.

"Alert! Alert! Safe house detected! Please check in as soon as possible!"

Then the vibration stopped abruptly, and the entire screen began to shrink rapidly, eventually turning into a light blue bracelet that automatically adhered to Xiao Cheng's wrist.

At the same time, a dazzling red light suddenly burst forth directly in front of her. A rapid, pounding heartbeat filled her ears, as if urging her to hurry over.

Without hesitation, Xiao Cheng rushed into the red light.

She left the white mist far behind, and faint screams could be heard rising and falling. The moment the red light dissipated, a vast and extremely luxurious hall slowly appeared before her, like the curtain finally rising on a performance.

A stiff, mechanical female voice rang out in a 360-degree loop.

"The 100th player has entered, reaching the limit. The safe house is now open for operation. Cleaning is underway. Have a pleasant hunt!"