“I have no pride or pretension.”
Xiao Linlin wrinkled her nose and smiled slyly: "I think he ran away so fast because he was afraid of running into you, but he couldn't get over his pride, so he used this method to prove his existence and superiority in front of his older brother."
"Oh? Why is he afraid of me?"
Su Lin was puzzled, and Xiao Linlin raised her little head: "He's afraid of dying! He's afraid you'll kill him! He's afraid of the punishment for failing to escape!"
"Su Lin, the god of the D-1 waiting area! Anyone with a brain can see that a man who has only experienced two escape matches yet possesses the highest assets in the entire game is definitely a killing god! A tyrant who excels at cannibalism!"
"He's just smart. Most of the time, a scholar is afraid of soldiers; he's afraid you'll kill him, but he doesn't want to appear cowardly."
"After all, truly capable people conquer all obstacles without needing to rack their brains."
Xiao Linlin squinted her small eyes, somewhat disdainfully saying, "Just a cowardly man."
It must be said that Xiao Linlin is not only smart, but her sharp tongue is also incredibly insightful.
"Am I a bully?"
Su Lin grasped the crux of the matter and said with displeasure, "Is that how you see me?"
"Hey! Big brother, don't nitpick my grammar!"
"Haha, let's go, let's go."
Su Lin laughed it off and didn't take it to heart.
A note left by a mysterious player... Perhaps in the eyes of a wise person, this is something worth pondering and repeatedly considering.
But for Su Lin, none of this mattered.
As Xiao Linlin said, Su Lin may not be exceptionally intelligent, but he knows which path he should take and how to face difficulties.
Strength is Su Lin's only pursuit!
Su Lin composed herself, took the note, and walked out of the basement corridor, heading up the stairs to the second floor.
On the way, Xiao Linlin repeatedly verified her analysis and the information on the note, constantly refining a more comprehensive route: "The key room has mobility in the loop, so the incineration room disappeared and was replaced by that ward. There are no new escape clues or keys in that ward, which means that it has been used by that man."
"Hmm... Since it's a movable special room, we need to find as many keys as possible in one loop, ideally all at once."
"Since the final escape point is on the fifth floor, and the fifth floor has a separate escape route and clues, then each floor from the second to the fourth floor will have a hidden room, which may also appear on the special basement level -1."
Xiao Linlin was in charge of thinking, while Su Lin was in charge of fighting; the two had gradually gotten used to this teamwork.
As Su Lin stepped back onto the second floor, he caught a glimpse of two figures crouching near the entrance.
It's Anna and Li Tiantian.
The two women stood there, looking lost and disoriented. As Su Lin walked out of the building, Anna sensed something and immediately looked up.
"Brother Su! You're finally here!"
As if she had found her pillar of support, Anna rushed towards Su Lin like the wind, seemingly intending to hug him.
"Whoosh!"
The Tang sword was pointed at the woman's nose, snapping her out of her surprise, and she stood there awkwardly.
"What's the matter?"
Su Lin glanced at the two men, frowned, and asked, "Where's Song Daqiang?"
"He...he's gone!"
Anguish appeared on Anna's face: "Just now, we were in that welfare room when we saw you and that doll run out together... and then a short while later, we saw a blur and we were back at the spawn point."
"But only Tian Tian and I are here, Song Daqiang is nowhere to be seen! I've searched the neighborhood, but I can't find him anywhere!"
Anna spoke anxiously, as did both women, who seemed terrified, as if they had lost their leader.
It's not that they have any special feelings for Song Daqiang; it's just that both women are positioned as support characters, so even if Song Daqiang is not very good, he can still be of some use in combat.
With him missing, the chances of these two women escaping will definitely decrease sharply.
"Oh, then he's doomed."
Xiao Linlin spoke from Su Lin's arms, her childlike voice full of regret: "The identity has subtly changed in the second cycle... Hmm, I think it's because your team didn't find any clues or advance the decryption process in the first cycle, triggering the [penalty] mechanism in the current game."
"What's the meaning?!"
Anna looked at Xiao Linlin with a puzzled expression. She knew the girl was very smart, but she couldn't understand what Xiao Linlin was saying.
"The information at the start of the match already told you that players have a chance to temporarily change their identities... I thought it would be a unified change for the whole team, but now it seems to be random."
Xiao Linlin paused, then said in a low voice, "Of course, I don't know how he is now, but it's basically certain that he's not just separated from the team. Because the change in his temporary identity may bring more uncertainties, his chances of escaping are definitely lower."
"Here's a suggestion for you: don't stay here waiting for him. You might not get a normal teammate. Try to figure out how to escape on your own."
Xiao Linlin's voice was filled with regret, but she had no intention of helping the two unfortunate women.
Su Lin had no such intention. After Xiao Linlin finished speaking, he coldly glanced at the two of them and said, "Alright, make way."
He had no intention of sharing clues or escape methods.
Not killing those two women is already a favor because they were once teammates; why would he want to help them for free?
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