"Not only are these two teaming up, but they're both already level 96. If they join forces, won't Lord Zhao Feiyang be taken down?"

"Yeah, that level two idiot newbie doesn't know anything but still tries to cause trouble. Why should that butler listen to her?"

"Exactly! It was one thing to choose maids regardless of rank, but why are we letting this rookie boss us around when hiring bodyguards?"

...

"Everyone else can leave," the butler said coldly.

The villa already had a very comprehensive security system and a number of bodyguards. A few more were hired this time to deal with people who wanted to take advantage of Chu Nian.

In fact, these female players witnessed Chu Nian's level drop from over sixty to level two last time, and some even associated it with the bugged boss that the system was offering as a bounty.

However, she told Li Shuangshuang that she was actually level 2, and that the level 60-something was fake. These female players had mocked her before, and they mocked her again this time. As a result, she didn't dare to say a word back, which made everyone even more convinced that she was really level 2: If she were a real big boss, how could she let them mock and belittle her like this?

Little did they know that in Chu Nian's eyes, they were already dead. Once the game ended, these people would all perish along with the game.

In the original drama, Zhao Feiyang used the power of the underworld to break through the game's barriers and destroy the game, but those players above level two, because their souls were strong and their bodies were weak, their souls could not enter their bodies at all, and in the end, they were all taken to the underworld by the Black and White Impermanence.

They committed both murder and kidnapping, their sins were heinous, and they all ended up in hell.

Although Zhao Feiyang and Li Shuangshuang did find a chance to escape in the story, that was later in the plot, at least a year away. Chu Nian didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for that long; it was truly neither human nor ghost. So, she couldn't just wait around; she had to find a way to break through the game's barriers as soon as possible.

"Thank you, little girl!" One of the members of the Class of '96 stepped forward and smiled at Chu Nian.

Both men were tall and burly, covered in tattoos. The one who spoke was named Li Yougang, and the other was named Li Youqiang; they were likely brothers.

Chu Nian raised her chin and pointed at Zhang Xiaotong and Mao Yongheng, saying, "I met these two a while ago, and the tags above their heads showed that they had recruited several people. How come the number of people they recruited has been cleared this time? Could it be that they are spies from the game developers and that the developers have tampered with this data?"

As soon as Chu Nian said this, Li Yougang and Li Youqiang's gazes towards Mao Yongheng and Zhang Xiaotong immediately changed.

Zhang Shaoyang, being level 98, is indeed a target that many strong players want to challenge. However, all the players trapped here have a common enemy: the system, or rather, the game manufacturer behind the system.

A spy for the system, huh! Li Yougang and Li Youqiang immediately flanked the scumbag and the bitch in the middle.

Mao Yongheng and Zhang Xiaotong are only level 80, how could they not be afraid when facing two level 96 powerhouses?!

Zhang Xiaotong said, "Brothers, we're all here to work, so we'll be colleagues from now on. We'll definitely have to look out for each other." As she spoke, she gave the two men a meaningful look.

Of course, you can chat privately in the game. Once you're in a team with friends, you can chat privately with each other.

However, private chats also require radio waves, and Chu Nian used these waves to uncover the entire private conversation between the four of them. They were haggling, actually believing they were about to escape the game, discussing the money needed to return to the real world.

These idiots!

Zhang Xiaotong comes from a wealthy family, which even has connections with the underworld. So, when her father's name, Li Yougang or Li Youqiang, is mentioned, they seem quite familiar with each other.

Zhang Xiaotong told the two brothers to find an opportunity to kill Chu Nian, promising them that once they completed the mission related to Zhang Shaoyang, they would talk to the game developers and let the two brothers go out together.

Did they really think that the old witch would let Zhang Xiaotong go because she knew Zhang Xiaotong's father?

Because they know each other, they probably can't let Zhang Xiaotong out! That would make it easier to leak the true situation inside the game.

Alas, Zhao Feiyang's original intention was good. To prevent Chu Nian from being coveted by those with ulterior motives while she was staying here, he hired a few more bodyguards. However, he did not expect that these bodyguards all had their own ulterior motives.

Chu Nian didn't think these people would pose any danger to her. The only one who made her feel threatened was the old witch who controlled the system: firstly, because the original owner's body was in her hands; and secondly, because Chu Nian had never met her face to face, so she didn't know her true strength.

However, since she can create a game that is just like the real world, where living souls can live and improve themselves by killing, this old witch's strength is definitely not simple.

Now she could only hope that the tricks she'd played in that dark cave would work. Given that she'd lost contact with the other person, she figured her method should be effective.

So, under the cover of darkness, she upgraded to that dark cave again. She used radio waves to create a protective shield, preventing the system from detecting what was happening inside. She tampered with things a second time: "Sigh, those pirates seem a bit stupid, so I'm worried they won't succeed!"

She could only try to cast a wide net.

When she returned to the Sunny Villa, it was the darkest hour before dawn, and she was intercepted by the Li brothers.

Li Yougang: "Young lady, we were able to stay because of your support for us brothers."

Li Youqiang: "Yes, little girl, the brothers wanted to thank you, so we came here specifically to find you."

Li Yougang: "Why aren't you sleeping properly in the middle of the night? Are you thinking about men?"

Li Youqiang: "Shall we keep you company?"

Chu Nian asked with a faint smile, "After you learned that Mao Yongheng and Zhang Xiaotong were system spies, did you teach them a lesson?"

Li Youqiang: "No, we've reached an agreement with them. As long as we help them complete the tasks the system gives them, they'll take us out with them once the tasks are completed."

Li Yougang asked in surprise, "Qiangzi, how could you reveal such a secret?"

Chu Nian continued to smile in a way that was as warm as a spring breeze, and said, "They're lying to you. You've been fooled. Aren't you going to go and beat them up?"

Li Yougang muttered, looking somewhat dazed, "Yeah, they actually dared to lie to us, we have to go and beat them up!"

Chu Nian nodded and said, "Yes, let's go!"

The two brothers turned around and went to Mao and Zhang's room.