"You mean, he's awakened too? And he's keeping it a secret from the mysterious man?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linlin was taken aback, but quickly realized what she meant and blurted out, "This match really is about fighting the BOSS together!"
She already knew Chu Mo was in there; after all, only this guy could deceive survivors with methods like "mechanism information prompts," and this talent was practically his unique trademark.
But Xiao Linlin didn't expect that Chu Mo and the mysterious man were not actually in cahoots!
He was also one of those who were lost and controlled, and was even given special care by the mysterious person, staying by their side all the time.
The closer one gets to the mysterious person, the harder it is to extricate oneself from the cognitive trap, but Chu Mo managed to do so. Even after waking up, he continued to play dumb and even saw through the mimic's disguise along the way.
"Yes."
The mimic replied in a deep voice, "Following your plan, I have been continuously mimicking upwards within the Netherworld Blood River Sect, exploring and acquiring more information as a higher-level member."
“At first I didn’t know it was Chu Mo, but since he was a core member and also my simulation target… Just two days ago, he came to my door and told me the general situation, hoping that I would convey goodwill to my master.”
He said he wanted to talk to his master, to talk openly and honestly, and to cooperate sincerely.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linlin couldn't help but chuckle: "Open and frank? Sincere cooperation?"
These words sound sincere, but if they come from the mouth of an old swindler, they take on a different meaning.
Considering that Su Lin's team had clashed with Chu Mo twice before, and the interests involved were extremely large, Chu Mo's losses must have been considerable. She had to be wary of whether this was another scam by Chu Mo.
"Yes, that's what he said."
The mimic whispered, "He also said that we have no choice."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linlin raised her eyebrows slightly.
That's true; both sides really have no choice in their current situation.
Without killing this guy, the escape mission cannot proceed, and no one can leave the game.
Xiao Linlin didn't care if the stalemate continued, but she preferred to keep the initiative in her own hands.
“He’s not qualified to talk to my brother, he can only talk to me.”
Xiao Linlin spoke calmly, then paused before asking, "He should know this too. What else did he tell you?"
"He told me some information about the mysterious man and that the decision to make this matter rests with us; he will only provide assistance when necessary."
"If the master fails to do what he expects, he will not easily expose himself; if the master succeeds, he hopes to leave the game alive, and preferably give him some basic supplies."
The mimic slowly began to speak. Xiao Linlin tilted her head. Chu Mo's attitude and demands were not surprising; they could be described as extremely normal and reasonable.
"I still don't quite believe him."
Xiao Linlin shook her head: "Tell him that we have a way to survive without suffering any damage. He doesn't need to do much in this match, just don't cause trouble."
"Otherwise..."
Xiao Linlin narrowed her eyes: "He'll never be able to enter the advanced zone in his entire life. I have plenty of ways to make him a low-level survivor for the rest of his life!"
"Forehead..."
The mimic was silent for a moment, then said with a hint of helplessness, "He seems to have known you would say that. He repeatedly emphasized to me that he wouldn't cause trouble."
"As long as he understands."
Xiao Linlin sneered and then had a deeper conversation with the mimic, exchanging some basic information about the mysterious person. Half of it came from what Chu Mo said, and the other half was found out by the mimic.
Most of the intelligence was consistent with Xiao Linlin's guess; the mysterious person's talent level was indeed SSS-level, and its main effect was to distort and modify the cognition of a wide range of organisms, making it extremely powerful.
"He entered the current world match with Chu Mo and his brother, but he failed to activate the effect in the last match and performed only so-so; it must be because shortly after his brother left the match, he met the restrictions for using his talent, which allowed him to create an extremely exaggerated and powerful world-class cognitive modification."
"A top-tier talent with demanding usage requirements, but with an extremely abnormally powerful effect..."
Xiao Linlin murmured, "This really does seem like a BOSS."
This unfortunate fellow may not yet realize that his act of staying in this world by gambling and activating his talent to alter the entire world's perception is itself a form of plundering the rights and resources that belong to the system.
The game world is an escape platform provided by the mechanism. If a survivor dominates the entire game world and acts as the king, the mechanism will only regard him as a provocateur.
Based on the rules, the mechanism will not arbitrarily suppress or kill a survivor; it will only make full use of the survival rules to adjust the game world.
For example, if you choose to stay in the game world, then you are in accordance with the rules and can become part of the pressure of escaping the game, becoming a BOSS that is surrounded and broken through by the other survivors.
The mechanism requires the survivors from both factions to kill the mysterious figure and suppress this provocation.
After all, this guy is really suitable: he stayed in the game too early, when everyone hadn't even experienced a few escape games yet. This person probably doesn't have any other skills or items, and only relies on an SSS-level escape talent.
He will put immense pressure on the other survivors, but this pressure is relatively controlled and doesn't leave them without hope of victory.
Even if we assume he's truly exceptionally talented enough to suppress an entire world while simultaneously eliminating the two opposing factions of survivors created by the system, that's fine too.
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