To put it bluntly, the humanoid props are the villainous leaders in each dungeon. The dungeon anomalies are not because they have too much resentment and killed too many people, but simply because they are mentally ill and love to be murderers, which triggers a chain reaction.

High-level bosses are even more troublesome, especially world-class bosses, who have transcended the realm of villains and belong to the category of powerful weapons.

They might be willing to be made into human-shaped props, but she wouldn't dare to accept it.

It's an uncontrollable double-edged sword; there are always those who defy their master and turn the tables on their players.

Jiang had only heard of two cases: one was that the props were too powerful and completely disobedient, and the other was that a newcomer was lucky and thought he could boss the props around, but ended up being defeated.

A high-level boss like Jiang Yinxue, who can handle most situations, protect her, is obedient, and is also pleasing to the eye, is truly a case of ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke.

As for Shi Jinzhe, she doesn't believe it at all, even if he's not the reincarnation of Xu Xian and doesn't have some kind of innate gratitude buff.

Jiang Jin: "However, not all summoning items can summon humanoid objects. Some may summon strange things, such as all sorts of ugly monsters."

Shi Jinzhe asked, "Are there many humanoid props? I've only encountered one so far."

"Not many, very rare. I've played the game for seven years and only encountered about ten in total."

Jiang counted on his fingers, "It seems to be twelve, but people like Shen Shu have to pay a price. They can come whenever they are summoned. There are more who can't come along, maybe twenty or thirty."

Shi Jinzhe glanced at Shehe, then asked Jiang Yinxue, "What do you do when you're not summoned? Do you stay in the system inventory?"

"Yes, it's a black space, similar to a coffin. When you lie down inside, you're usually asleep."

Hearing him say that, Shi Jinzhe was relieved that Shehe was not a real prop.

He was so afraid of snakes back then, if Sheikh had obediently gone into the backpack, he probably would only have let her out in a life-or-death situation.

What's the difference between a snake being locked up in that kind of place and being sealed in stone? She's still very lonely.

Shekh couldn't stand his gaze any longer and threw a bunch of props back at him, saying, "Don't look at me like that."

It's as if she's some kind of unfortunate soul in need of end-of-life care, and if she doesn't receive some pity, she'll pitifully die.

Jiang Yu: "That's normal. When I first found out about this, I also looked at my ghosts for a whole day in the same way."

Especially that poor thing, who was supposed to be a dungeon boss, just because I gave that female ghost's sister a piece of clothing, she protected me until the end, getting injured and so weak that she couldn't even manifest. If I don't take her with me, she'll be reduced to ashes sooner or later.

Jiang Zi sighed with emotion, "It's quite surprising that you two can be together. Aren't you afraid the game might break you up someday?"

"It won't." Sheh was certain that the system wanted nothing more than to be completely bound to her and would never separate them.

"What if? There are always unexpected things."

"Then I'll dismantle the system."

Okay, I like you.

Jiang Yi clapped her hands. Only then did Shi Jinzhe realize that she hadn't controlled the props at all; it was Jiang Yinxue who was pulling them.

He turned to Sheikh and said, "I have a classic movie to recommend to you. Shall we watch it together after the game is released?"

Sheikh leaned closer: "What movie?"

"A love story between a human and a ghost that is far from over."

He spoke softly, so that Jiang Yi couldn't hear him, and only said to Shekh, "You see, we're not the exception."

"It doesn't matter if it's an exception."

Shekh didn't care about any of that; she only cared about her own happiness, just like Bai Weishuang told her in the fragments of memory, always putting herself first.

"You're right, exceptions are fine too."

Mosaic fragments rained down from the sky with a crackling sound. Shech smashed every fragment he could reach, but not a single crystal came out.

The four men gained nothing before the shaking stopped.

The material of the rebuilt block city has been changed again, from metal to cotton.

When Shekh landed, it sank several centimeters into the ground, turning the reflective metal walls into felt, and the roadside flowers and plants became fluffy, as if it had entered a huge plush world.

Besides the material, the scorching heat of summer caused the temperature to drop rapidly, and soon dark clouds covered the area, followed by heavy snowfall.

The low temperature quickly sets the soft cotton fabric, but even in the coldest weather, walking on it is still very difficult.

Shi Jinzhe suggested, "We should rest for a few hours."

He hasn't rested in a long time, and his mind needs recuperation. Now that the second collapse is over, it's best for him to rest until sunset. Once he's rested, he can continue to slaughter people tonight.

The idea of ​​taking a break was unanimously agreed upon. The four of them found a school, but instead of going inside the building, they set up a tent on the playground and lay down to rest.

Buildings that absorb snowmelt are considered dangerous buildings; while being outdoors is a bit cold, it's safe.

The tent was dropped by Jiang Yi. Among a pile of candies and water, the large tent seemed particularly useful, as it also contained an inflatable sofa and a wood-fired heater.

He splurged on a few pieces of indestructible wood from the prop shop, threw them into the stove, pulled up a blanket and sat down on the sofa: "Others are also looking for crystals. The number of pieces will decrease with each collapse. We might not find any new ones by searching like this. We can only look at other people's crystals."

Jiang Yinxue froze the outer fixing hooks with ice and snow, and just as she came in, she heard this sentence: "Did you get the black crystal that Shen Shu mentioned?"

Shi Jinzhe: "It's with me."

"Let's wait for another collapse. If we still haven't found anything, let's head towards the central tower." Shekh also felt that the chances of finding the crystal among the blocks were slim if they searched like this.

Skill cards have a very low drop rate, and the cards Shen Shu grabbed were all two-character cards, which is enough to show that there are many high-level players in this round.

Top players are all shrewd and intelligent; they're not necessarily much faster than others.

Thinking of advanced players, Shekh had a question: "I have a question."

"What?" Shi Jinzhe, who was almost asleep, was the first to respond.

"You used to say that games are about achieving greater goals with minimal sacrifice, and that high-level players are very important to them. But in this round of the game, so many high-level players are killing each other. Isn't that contradictory?"

“Spending too much time in the game will cause problems even for advanced players. You heard what Shen Shu said, right? More than a hundred people killed each other to compete for twelve survival spots. If these people left the game, each of them would be a dangerous element in their original world.” Shi Jin slapped his face with his palm. “Although it was all caused by the game, who can reason with them?”

"Those who aren't human really don't do human things." Shekh's words insulted several people.

Shi Jinzhe smiled and said, "I think setting up factions is also a kind of selection criterion. The standard is that if people in the same faction can survive at the end, they have the right to return to normal society. If they haven't completely lost their humanity, they have the right to return to normal society."

The Bomb Dungeon is a low-level cleanup and virus removal, so killing your own faction is reasonable. The Block City is a deep cleanup and virus removal, but it adds an extra layer of challenges.

A game that demands both skill and humanity from its players requires them to be capable; only someone who has never done anything truly human could do such a thing.