"If the possessed ghost is hiding in the crowd, then all of us players who haven't been possessed yet would be exposed."

Linlang, who was sitting to the side, understood: "A ghost is using the death of the artsy youth to distinguish between the players and the natives. It knows that the players need to solve the puzzle, so it has set a trap to lure us in."

Linlang licked her lips. This round of the game wasn't going well for the players either. Couldn't the game provide more assistance?

"Why did I advance to the points-based tournament in my eighth game, only to encounter this kind of puzzle in my ninth...?"

"Maybe it's because you have two skills." Shekh felt something was missing if he didn't tease the system a couple of times a day, and now he seized the opportunity to say something disdainful:

"The capable are burdened with more work. That system will never let you have it easy. It thinks you are capable, so it will naturally exploit you ruthlessly."

Shekh seized the opportunity to mock the system, and Shi Jinzhe seized the opportunity to praise her: "You're right, it's most likely because of the dual skills."

"Ah..." Linlang let out a frustrated sigh.

She once wanted to become a high-level player step by step through her own efforts, but it was just too difficult.

Is this a dungeon that only humans can clear? It's been four days, and the clues are all jumbled up.

After a few seconds of silence, she seemed to have thought of something else, "There are only twelve players in total, not enough people to go around. How are they going to fight over me? Can we find a way to make them realize how good the living are, to arouse all the ghosts in the building to want to fight for me, to amplify their greed? As long as they fight amongst themselves, we can defeat them from within."

Shi Jinzhe considered the feasibility of this plan. With the player having no advantage, this move was like walking a tightrope.

"As you said, we need to first find out who the ghost behind this plan is, make it lose prestige among the ghosts who already know about it, and make the other ghosts think that it wants to devour all of us."

Linlang said, "Since we've been exposed, I can act as bait to sow discord between the lower-level ghosts and their leaders. Tyranny has always been met with resistance. These ghosts were once human too, and they all want the bodies of living people, not to be forced to do menial work."

Shekh leaned back on the sofa, listened for a few moments, and then reminded him, "There's still one problem that hasn't been solved. Is their purpose in fighting over living bodies to get out of here, or is there another reason?"

"If they want to leave this world, the system will not allow them to leave the transit space, so we don't need to worry about that at all."

She straightened her expression and pointed out the most important point: "Your thinking is too human. This is a world of ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters are suppressed because they are weaker than themselves. As long as the leader has enough power, it can command others."

Even if ants could kill an elephant, it would take a very long time. If the lone commander was incredibly strong, it wouldn't matter whether the internal structure splits apart or not.

"The strong prey on the weak." Sheh was quite familiar with this phrase. She said to Shi Jinzhe, "Didn't you teach me a phrase called 'overpowering force'?"

Faced with absolute force, no scheme or plot can prevail.

The things in this instance can cut through space and blur the line between reality and illusion. Even the original inhabitants of the building have to actively avoid it at night. It clearly has this ability.

It's not just about force; if what happened this morning wasn't a fluke but a real trap, then it shows it's also quite intelligent.

This kind of dungeon boss, who is skilled in both martial arts and strategy, is far more threatening than the brainless Yin Xue in Jigsaw City, who only has strength but no brains.

Yin Xue is already a world boss-level monster, so what about this one in the Slander dungeon?

Shi Jinzhe thought about it and realized it was true. He rubbed his temples and said, "This is the first time I've encountered this level of difficulty since I started playing the game."

Shehti's point was indeed something he hadn't considered: a ghost disguised as a human, even if it was once human, cannot be judged entirely by human standards.

What grudge did the system hold against him that it would throw him and Shekh into such a place, or was it just a day too late, making him fall behind and get thrown in?

In the living room of 206, the three people remained silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.

Half a minute later, Shi Jinzhe took out a piece of paper. "Let's review the known clues again."

Although the boss is very strong, it is willing to use the players' thinking to set traps, so the players can also use its thinking to create traps within traps.

He just hadn't quite grasped this way of thinking yet, but didn't he have Sheikh?

Shi Jinzhe was adept at flattery and immediately praised Shekh, saying, "I believe you are the strongest."

Shekh gave a forced, insincere smile: "I believe you are too. You go."

"I can't."

"You can do it."

"Okay, I'll go then."

"Alright, come back."

Shi Jinzhe sat back down. "I'm not really asking you to go. It's just that we don't know exactly how strong this boss is. You're my ace up. Don't make a move until it's absolutely necessary."

"When do you mean 'critical moment'? Are you not far from death?"

"It's not that bad. We'll see how things go. I know you're sensible and can be flexible." After explaining this, Shi Jinzhe brought the matter back to the main topic.

"Whether it's the second death of the artsy youth or a deliberately set trap, this matter cannot be separated from the Zhao father and daughter in 602, followed by the teacher who provided Ghb, and Zheng Jingjing who went to 602. These four people are the most suspicious, and we will focus on these four tonight."

After saying this, Shi Jinzhe looked at Linlang and said, "I have something that's quite dangerous. Are you willing to do it? If you do, I'll protect you."

"What is it?" Linlang sat up straight without realizing it.

"Go back to 602 and try to find any items in the room that can be related to these four people. You don't need to take them out; just tell me what you find."

Finding the items isn't the main point; for the sake of the night's operation, it's not appropriate for me and Shekh to be present right now.

Therefore, he needs someone to experiment with how much of their behavior the boss can observe.

The trap was set in 602, and the boss will keep a close eye on that area. If it discovers that Linlang is looking for items related to itself, it will definitely react accordingly.

In order to shift the focus, it will definitely divert clues related to itself.

If the clues Linlang finds are clearly pointing in the right direction, then this person will either be the most suspicious or the least related.

However, this is like going into the lion's den; it's dangerous even during the day, and the operation is extremely difficult.

Shi Jinzhe explained the dangers to Linlang and let her choose whether or not to go.

Linlang thought for a moment and then agreed, "I can go."

After completing the crystal placement quest in the previous instance, Shi Jinzhe didn't bother with the group, so his credibility is still high.

Since she can't escape this game anyway, she might as well take the opportunity to try again. Maybe she'll get some unexpected gains and go even further.

If she couldn't solve the problem, she would just slit her throat and give up on the game.

Shi Jinzhe handed her a gold leaf, saying, "Take this and do what you can."