The appearance of the system prompt made the air even quieter for a moment.
For those who are still alive, death is always a shocking word.
Especially when it happened just a few seconds ago, in full view of everyone, and both the deceased and the murderer were students like them.
——So, who will be next?
"...Is that boy with the loudspeaker really dead?"
Even after seeing the system prompt, Guo Guo was still a little confused.
It's only been less than five minutes since the game started!
Zhang You, however, was more concerned about another question. She walked over and whispered, "Was the person who killed that boy really a student like us? Is there a possibility that he was impersonating a ghost?"
Even if it was a competition, normal students wouldn't have such a cruel motive to kill—unless they were intentionally antisocial.
Tang Xin Jue tilted his head slightly, opened the spiritual connection between the four people, and said in his mind: "There is a 90% chance that it is not a ghost."
The arrow that was shot down was obviously a skill item, and ghosts never use these when they attack.
On the other hand, she possessed psychic powers, Zhang You and the others possessed sensory tools, and the other dormitories naturally possessed means of detection. If there were any sinister and malicious intent lurking nearby from a ghost, they would not be unaware.
"Then why would they do that?"
"For profit."
Tang Xinjue answered softly.
The biggest benefit in the game is to survive. If there is no sufficient profit to drive it, there is no need to rush out and hope to get a double kill at the beginning.
Tang Xin Jue: "So either the students who took action saw some information that we didn't see in advance, or... they received a different mission from us."
Zhang You suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that they can pass the level by killing people?!"
At this moment, on the balconies opposite, from the first to the sixth floor, more and more students appeared near the windows. Some were heavily armed and pushed the shields, while others were holding all kinds of strange weapons.
Although there was no communication, it was clear from here that the vast majority of people were targeting the fifth floor.
"It's right below us." Tang Xin Jue said, "506, that's where the attacker is."
Looking at so many people, Guo Guo felt his scalp tingling. He subconsciously took two steps back and returned to the dormitory: "What are they going to do..."
Tang Xin Jue: "If this is a large-scale werewolf killing, then those of us who haven't received the attack mission are civilians, and those who reveal their killing intentions are the werewolves. If the werewolves keep hiding and don't show up, and you have long-range attack or lock-on weapons, what will you do?"
Zheng Wanqing said without hesitation: "It's better to strike first!"
The moment the words came out of his mouth, a cluster of red light came from the fourth floor opposite in an arc trajectory and rushed towards this side. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the downstairs of the balcony of 606. Only two crackling sounds were heard, and the red light was bounced out again, landing crookedly on the balcony of a dormitory where onlookers were watching.
There are two dormitories on the balcony: "..."
A red light shone brightly, and a puff of white smoke slowly rose up. All that was left on the balcony was a pile of debris and two groups of students who were half-frightened to death.
The boy on the fourth floor who was emitting red light poked his head out: "It's okay, it's just a firecracker. I'll try to see if it can attack. Don't worry."
Anyone who's been tricked by the game more than once is no fool. Even though the attackers can go crazy and kill people, it's not certain when it's their turn to do it. It's a pity that the attackers were quite alert and had already set up a protective shield outside the balcony. It's unknown what intensity of attack would be needed to break it.
The boy on the fourth floor was muttering to himself as he collected the remaining firecracker props. As soon as he looked up, he heard a voice from outside - "Be careful!"
Another fierce arrow shot out from the fifth floor in the direction of the attacker!
Tang Xinjue raised his eyebrows slightly: "Want to force a break?"
The firecracker boy was no pushover either. Even though he couldn't dodge in time, he raised his arm to reveal a protective amulet, barely blocking the arrow.
However, just as the first arrow arrived, the second arrow was shot out, and the second arrow followed closely behind -
With a clear shout, the virtual round shield flashed again, and this time it blocked the firecracker boy at the critical moment.
The firecracker boy's face flushed. "Oh, it's such a waste. It's my fault for losing another protective gear. I don't know which school you are from, classmate. If you can, we can add each other..."
His machine-gun-like chatter failed to reach the other party's ears. The long-haired girl who had come to the rescue for the second time had already stepped on the guardrail, her attention completely focused on the fifth floor diagonally above. She sneered, "The coward has finally come out."
The shadow of the shield flashed twice on the spot, then suddenly spun up and flew up, spinning in the opposite direction towards 506, piercing heavily into the protective shield, making a harsh friction sound like metal and stone clashing.
The firecracker boy hesitated: "...You're pretty strong, classmate. How about I throw a firecracker at you to increase the propulsion force?"
Hiss—the sound of the protective shield breaking was a warning.
Firecracker Boy: "Haha... Looks like that's not necessary. I'll leave first then... Damn it!"
As the boy turned around, he was caught off guard by the heads of half of the building who were leaning against the guardrail to watch.
Perhaps seeing that the shield girl had already taken the lead in engaging the attackers, students from many dormitories also came out to watch—wearing various protective gear and disguises. Wrapping themselves in down jackets and quilts was the norm, and some even unscrewed mop handles and used them as helmets. For a moment, the two dormitories looked like some kind of cult or throwback.
Dormitory 606 is no exception.
Guo Guo stacked up defensive buffs on her body and carefully looked down at the edge of the balcony. However, due to her position, she couldn't see the situation on the 5th floor even if she stretched her neck, and she couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
"Do you want to see it?" Tang Xinjue's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
Guo Guo's spirits lifted: "God of Jue, do you have a solution?"
"Close your eyes."
Guo Guo hurriedly followed his instructions, and his vision was instantly enveloped by darkness. However, within two seconds, colors and scenery gradually emerged from the darkness.
She was shocked: "This is..."
Tang Xin Jue: "This is the world seen through spiritual power."
Under Tang Xin Jue's guidance, Guo Guo focused his attention, and then he felt his vision being extended forward. When he looked back, he could see all the scenes of the two buildings.
At this moment, the people on the fifth floor seemed to have decided to fight to the death. Another set of impact arrows was shot out, changing direction and rushing towards the shield girl on the third floor.
"Sniping against Shield Sister through the middle gate?" The firecracker boy slapped his thigh and said, "You're on a narrow path, bro!"
As if in response to his sigh, the impact arrow was ruthlessly blocked by a flashing shield before it even flew halfway, falling into the white mist and turning into powder.
The shield returned to the long-haired girl's hands. She smiled coldly, "How dare you ambush and kill people with such little ability? Who gave you the courage?"
"—Of course it was given by the game."
A slow, caustic voice drifted from somewhere, seemingly commenting on the situation: "Even when a beautiful woman was about to tear your house apart, you didn't come out. This shows that you know your skills are inferior to hers, and a head-on fight with her will only lead to death. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how could the game choose someone with such strength as the "Killer"? It's really beyond my comprehension."
The sound of a man or woman echoed between the two buildings; the voices were heard but the people were not seen. The students had different expressions, some were confused, while others seemed to be thinking deeply.
In the tense and strange atmosphere, the shield girl raised her eyebrows coldly: "I won't analyze it too much. I only know that if someone kills innocent people in front of me, then if they can't beat me, then they can die."
The girl's actions were as decisive as her voice. The phantom of the shield appeared again and flew out, as if it had not been worn down by these attacks at all, and it was impossible to tell how durable it was.
Crash! The protective shield on the fifth floor finally shattered, colliding head-on with the arrow.
"You stinky cousin!"
Finally, an angry shout was heard from the balcony, and a sinister boy wearing a mask walked out, holding a wooden crossbow in his hand.
Guo Guo was shocked: "He is the werewolf?!"
Tang Xin Jue didn't give a direct answer, but only said, "Observe carefully."
Guo Guo was stunned, and when he concentrated his attention to "look", he saw that the Yinxi boy had already started fighting against the shield.
But no matter how powerful the boy's arrows were, they were only good at long-range shooting. When faced with a shield, a versatile weapon that could be controlled independently, he could only barely dodge at close range. He was quickly forced to the edge of the guardrail, his wooden crossbow pressed against the rapidly spinning steel shield, leaving cracks on the crossbow's shaft.
The boy showed a look of pain, as if he wanted to curse, but when he opened his mouth he could only spit out a mouthful of blood into his mask, almost choking himself to death.
In the end, he could only turn his head and glare down at the ground with hatred, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of the shield girl clearly.
"I'll take note of this... Hehe, you stinky cousin, you didn't think we were the only ones in the dormitory who wanted to kill you, did you?"
After saying that, he pulled something out of his pocket and pressed it down. His body instantly became ethereal and the shield pierced into the air as if there was nothing.
Just as he was about to disappear, he heard Tang Xinjue's gentle voice above him: "Perhaps you are not the only one in the dormitory who has received a special mission, but there is no doubt that you are the stupidest among them."
Yinxi boy: "..."
He wanted to continue for just one more second! He wanted to see the face of the person who was speaking clearly! He wanted to...
With a light "bang" sound, the boy disappeared completely and unwillingly.
[Competition Tips: A student has died. The difficulty of all participating students is increased by 1%. The current total is 2%.]
The current progress of the competition is as follows:
【Mission Stage 2 Death 2 Clearance 0】
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