"Well, we meet again, you short-lived devil."

Under Shi Jinzhe's guidance, Shekh spoke again, completely ignoring Cheng Youan's ashen face.

A player next to me: Wow! That's exciting!

The game hasn't even started yet, and they've already started fighting.

Start fighting already! Start fighting now!

It would be best if more items dropped.

The four people on the sofa, in particular, looked very wealthy.

As everyone expected, Cheng Youan slammed down the cup in his hand, stood up from the sofa, and glared at Shekh as if he were looking at a dead man.

Liu Run's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to forcefully push him down. They had already entered the game twice, so why was Cheng Youan still so easily agitated?

But Cheng Youan stubbornly stood his ground, like an ox, gritting his teeth and refusing to give in first.

Anyone can be chosen, except when the time is right.

"Did I pay you to stop me? Go beat him up..." Before Cheng Youan could finish speaking, his head was pressed down, dodging the butterfly knife that was thrust at him.

A light golden protective shield suddenly appeared in front of him. Before he knew what was happening, someone pushed him again.

Another veteran player pulled Cheng You'an, leading the group with his eyes closed and his back turned.

The second person raised his hand to block Cheng You'an's eyes, and then knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.

In less than six seconds, the entire operation was completed smoothly.

Just moments ago, Cheng You'an was all bravado, but he was taken down by the three men on their side like a dead dog.

"I did find a few reliable players." Shi Jinzhe sheathed his sword and looked at Liu Run.

The light gold protective shield he created earlier was created by him; he's the one who bought the [Unbreakable Defense] skill card.

Liu Run helped the unconscious Cheng Youan up: "He's mentally ill. Don't take it personally. This is only his third game. He's inexperienced and doesn't know any better."

His own defenses only lasted six seconds; this woman was even more formidable than he had imagined.

In this situation, it's best to show weakness first and indicate that they are not in danger before proceeding further.

When Shi Jinzhe heard the third scene, he frowned.

The player cleanup in the game started from the previous round, and he thought this was Cheng Youan's second round.

“It was the third match.” Shekh remembered what the system had said at the time.

After clearing Azure Island, the system says that it will start chasing back players who have evaded the game from the previous round.

The "Find the Bomb" instance is the official recovery; going back one round, people like Cheng You'an probably entered the game earlier.

That was indeed his third game.

Time is running out, and things will get complicated if it's a third match.

Cheng Youan cannot actively acquire skills and items, and his points are useless, so the points from the first two matches combined should be enough to offset one death.

Liu Run handed Cheng Youan to a young man beside him, speaking very softly, "Keep a close eye on Cheng Youan, don't let him cause trouble."

Cheng Youan was incredibly lucky in the first two rounds, winning two consecutive survival challenges: one was a 30-day period of extreme cold, and the other was a world of hunger.

The game suddenly became more difficult for him. With nested puzzle and survival scenarios like this, he might break a taboo at any moment.

Because you won't even know why you lost your life. Even if you survived after getting out, you would have lost your points.

The person selling points only sells five points each time, and you can't always get one. Try your best to keep him alive.

The experience of death is real. Even if players have reserved points and manage to survive, they are still very likely to suffer psychological and mental trauma.

Especially those who died tragically.

Liu Run once saw a player in a game whose skin was peeled off and bones were broken piece by piece by a monster.

That person didn't die in the game, but suffered psychological trauma in the real world, and was driven to a mental breakdown and suicide by phantom pain.

Cheng Youan's mental fortitude is quite weak. Liu Run is genuinely afraid that if he dies here, just like that other person, how will he explain it to Cheng Yun after he gets out?

Liu Run took two steps forward, about to speak, when he saw another person walk out from the group of players and stand in front of Shi Jinzhe before him.

He's got a muscular physique; he looks like he could fight.

He pulled his foot back and sat back down on the sofa as if nothing had happened.

Meng Chengxi was pleasantly surprised to see Shi Jinzhe and Shehe again in this game.

"What a coincidence."

"It's quite a coincidence." Shi Jinzhe greeted him, wanting to continue dealing with Cheng Youan.

Sheh specially brought over these props; even if Cheng Youan doesn't die, he won't have an easy time in this game.

He squeezed Shekh's hand tightly. "He's not completely dead. Find an opportunity to deal with him."

Meow~

? ? ?

Shi Jinzhe suddenly turned his head and saw Shehe standing there, his body stiff, with a black kitten clinging to his feet.

It was tiny, about the size of his palm.

"When did this cat..." arrive?

Shekh shook his head. "I didn't find it. Take it away quickly."

It was too small; she was afraid that she might accidentally kill the kitten if she moved it.

Shi Jinzhe lifted the pure black kitten from beside her feet.

Just then, a surprised female voice came from the corridor on the left side of the hall.

"Ah~ my little one, Mommy has been looking for you for a long time. How did you sneak here?"

As the words fell, a flurry of footsteps echoed in the hotel lobby.

A young woman wearing a white cracked mask jogged out of the corridor.

Behind her followed a dozen or so people dressed in strange clothes.

Everyone wore a different mask, some were pure white, some were pure black, some were dark red, and some were engraved with Bagua patterns or scribbled patterns.

There were also two or three people wearing demon masks. The group scared each other and made unintelligible hoarse noises while joking with the others.

The masked woman who spoke first ran up to Shi Jinzhe, picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck, and held it in her arms.

Two eyes were visible through the holes in the mask. The black pupils swept over him and Shekh, but she said nothing and turned back into the crowd.

"You must be the tour group that was supposed to come today. Please come over here to register."

Another unnoticed sound appeared, and the twenty-odd players all looked in unison at the source of the sound.

Behind the reddish-brown wooden reception desk stood a woman wearing a bright red shirt, with a black blazer over it, dressed like a work uniform.

Behind the woman, there was a small door that wasn't fully closed; it seemed she had come out from there.

Someone murmured, "When did all this happen..."

After the residents and the receptionist appeared, the sound of wheels could be heard as a cleaning lady dressed in black pushed a cart past the lobby.

The once lifeless Peace Hotel began to see more and more people.

Checking-out residents, managers resolving disputes, front desk staff handing over shifts, employees helping with luggage…

And 24 people who appeared under the guise of tourism but did not belong here.

The receptionist in the red dress smiled and said, "You must be the tour group that was supposed to come today. Please come over here to register."