Chapter 355 Safe House
The atmosphere in the entire side hall became strange.
Except for Xu Zhiyan who was relaxed and happy, the other two were in a suffocating state of rigidity.
The clown's palms were sweaty from nervousness.
He thought that the heir to the safe house might use some means to make the other party compromise when facing Dou Hongshan alone, perhaps by force suppression or the prisoner's dilemma.
But saying it so bluntly obviously exceeded his expectations!
A sharp look mixed with shock shot towards him from the side, like a nail hitting him. The clown opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to deal with this embarrassing situation, and couldn't utter a word.
Dou Hongshan didn't know what expression to use to face it.
You know, a few minutes ago she was still worried about whether the Joker would die. As a result, when she entered the door and saw her teammates full of energy, before she could even feel relieved, she was greeted with such explosive news.
It’s hard to imagine that a teammate who is usually silent and shy would become a traitor!
"Is everything he said true?"
Dou Hongshan did not give up. After coming to his senses, he stared at the clown and questioned him.
It's a pity that as a person who is not good at dealing with embarrassing situations, the Joker usually relies on facial paralysis to remain calm. His pale face turned red and he was unable to speak.
In the end, it was Xu Zhiyan who kindly answered the question.
"Of course it's true!"
He stood up holding his cane and walked slowly to the steps. His manners were elegant, but his words were not.
"You see he is very nervous now. Even if he says 'no' it would be an excuse. But it doesn't matter. You are now doing business with the fairest businessman in the world. You might as well consider my words carefully instead of the clown's." He didn't even give the clown a chance to speak.
Xu Zhiyan did not go down the stairs, but looked down at the woman in the cloak.
"I am very sincere. You should know that this is my territory. I could have used the props directly on you to control you."
Having said this, Xu Zhiyan also took the time to think about whether using props was too expensive. If he really wanted to use mind control, it would most likely have to be done by the ghosts and gods themselves.
"But I'm a little curious, how did you survive the last round of games?"
Unlike the Joker.
Dou Hongshan had no information about her past life. She and the summoner Ran Que seemed to be people who appeared in the game out of thin air.
Xu Zhiyan asked the question, and the side hall fell silent again.
This information left Dou Hongshan exposed. On the one hand, she wanted to refute the other party. As the heir of the safe house, it was normal to have other information channels. Some ambiguous news might not be told by the Joker. If the Joker himself was not next to her, she would definitely think that this guy was talking nonsense.
But the fact is that my teammates are right next to me and I am very nervous...
Not hearing any answer, Xu Zhiyan walked down the stairs, stood ten steps away from the two of them, and spoke slowly.
"There are less than thirty minutes until dawn and we can log out of the safe house."
"I originally thought that Dark Alley's goal was to kill all the mimics and protect humans, but the current situation is that Dark Alley is cooperating with Humoupi and the main system. When the Utopia designated a guild, it even took the initiative to remove all the people secretly cultivated by Dark Alley and replaced them with innocent people..."
If Dark Alley's previous actions were somewhat close to "saving the world", then its current actions are no different from those of the two opposing parties.
"Is Summoner Ran Que the real leader of Dark Alley?"
Xu Zhiyan had met Ran Que before. That ignorant girl didn't look like someone who could negotiate with the main system. And considering her previous reliance on Dou Hongshan, it was wrong to expose Dou Hongshan as a target no matter what.
When Ran Que was mentioned, the woman finally responded.
"Who are you?"
Dou Hongshan asked in a hoarse voice.
"Well...if you know who I am, then there is no other way out except death or cooperation." After saying that, Xu Zhiyan put his hand on the edge of the mask.
He took off his mask under Dou Hongshan's determined gaze.
"So, Xiaocai, do you want to die here or cooperate obediently?"
Xu Zhiyan smiled and looked at the two people who were completely stunned.
He held out his hand, palm up.
"Xiao Cai, how about we make a deal?"
"Transfer all your savings and props in the dark alley to me, and I will help you fulfill your wish."
A lean camel is bigger than a horse.
The main reason why Joker and Dou Hongshan don't have much money is because they were treated as abandoned pawns. As a group that can get funding from the main system, Dark Alley must have certain resources.
…
"The rest of the information is complicated, but I can tell you that the Summoner is the Summoner, and Ran Que is Ran Que. I said I would protect her."
Dou Hongshan finally compromised.
Unfortunately, unlike the Joker who was completely abandoned, after she decided to cooperate with Xu Zhiyan, she was forced to sign a thick contract because of time constraints and no time to explain the details.
"Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Given the special relationship between you and Ran Que, I think we should sign a contract that protects both parties." Xu Zhiyan asked seriously.
Dou Hongshan was stunned when he saw the thick stack of contracts.
"...Boss Xu, what do you mean?"
She flipped through it casually and found it was filled with confidentiality regulations.
From the big things like the safe house heir being Xu Zhiyan to the small things like the craftsman who painted the ceiling of the safe house being a vampire, even the fact that the shy and cute multi-handed monster Liuliu is a stutterer is not allowed to be revealed to the outside world!
"Wait, is the multi-armed monster Liuliu the same monster that just threatened to kill me? How can this be cute!"
There was too much content, and Dou Hongshan started roaring at the top of his lungs.
It would be difficult for a normal person to control themselves in this situation, but when she met Xu Zhiyan's encouraging eyes, she felt like she was punching cotton...
“Why doesn’t he have to sign?”
Dou Hongshan gave up and pointed at the clown who had regained his indifferent expression.
Even though they were both abandoned, since they both betrayed Dark Alley at the same time, she shouldn't be the only one to sign a confidentiality agreement!
Xu Zhiyan watched Dou Hongshan sign his name quickly before snapping his fingers.
“Because he has no choice.”
A silver hexagonal screen appeared and Asa's message popped up.
【Mr. Xu, now there is good news and bad news. 】
[Through the clues given by Mr. Joker, I have already locked onto the next player that Dark Alley has decided to train. ]
【But he is already dead.】
The news appeared just when Dou Hongshan was being instigated to rebel, and Xu Zhiyan was also shocked when he saw it.
"How could it be! This is impossible!"
Dou Hongshan's expression was a little broken. She refused to believe that Guimian's successor had died before being exposed!
Xu Zhiyan didn't say anything, but reached out and clicked on the video sent by Asa.
The time shown on the screen is about three hours ago.
With intelligent AI processing, the video is sped up and annotations are added.
The first shot was of a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. He had a slender figure and a calm expression.
[Newcomer Huo Min, his characteristics are terrible, but the comments in the comments are that he is a genius. ]
[This feature rating is more than one level higher than Mr. Clown's stealth, and it is extremely versatile, especially in terms of attack. This is Huo Min's first time entering a five-star dungeon.]
Like other players, Huo Min entered the pre-dungeon story mission as usual.
Although he is just an unknown newcomer in a small guild, the props Huo Min carries are very impressive and are very comprehensive in every aspect.
[This must have been prepared by someone, and I compared it with Mr. Joker's previous video. Although he was in a similar situation at that time, his equipment was not as comprehensive as Huo Min's, and the level was not as high as the other party's.]
"Sure enough, there is a difference between those who are abandoned and those who are funded by the main system." Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and spoke in a cold tone, with a hint of provocation in his words.
The clown lowered his head and said nothing.
Dou Hongshan stared at the screen motionlessly.
The following two hours of content were all fast-forwarded.
As Guimian's original successor, Huo Min has good means and intelligence. He was the first to complete the pre-dungeon tasks and successfully entered the main storyline.
Watching the screen, after Huo Min entered the main location, he not only got his own special items, but also paved the way for the upcoming teammates and got more information. Xu Zhiyan's eyes changed a little, with a bit of appreciation and regret.
If death had not come, this young man would have made a good leader.
As the video speeds up and the content advances rapidly, Dou Hongshan's expression becomes more and more nervous. She has complicated feelings towards the dark alley. Perhaps because she has died once, she is not afraid of death, nor does she care about being abandoned.
If someone had to be sacrificed, it could be her.
Huo Min collected more information in the copy.
At this moment, the second person who arrived at the main mission location appeared.
[The following scene may be a bit bloody. If you feel uncomfortable, please look away as soon as possible. ]
Asa didn't censor it, he just gave a hint.
In the video, the second person who arrived also revealed his face from under his cloak.
Not only the Joker and Dou Hongshan, but even Huo Min was shocked by the sudden appearance of the person and stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.
The person who came was Xinan.
The silver-haired young man carried a double-headed knife soaked in blood and walked into the main hall of the dungeon that had not yet started. His right jawbone no longer looked like a human, but was replaced by an unknown material with a black and gold matte texture. His body, wrapped in bandages, was hidden under his clothes, but through the gaps in the bandages, part of the metal material could be seen from time to time...
It is well known that after sacrificing himself to kill Saizier, Mad Dog Xinan survived using a mechanical heart.
Now it seems that he is going further and further in the direction of self-transformation...
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to say anything, Huo Min on the screen took the lead in greeting him.
Now, everyone can be sure that Huo Min is indeed the next key target of Dark Alley. After all, with his reputation as a mad dog, ordinary players will not have enough time to hide if they don't know his background.
However, the moment Huo Min raised his hand, something strange happened!
The silver-haired young man holding a double-edged knife made a beautiful knife flower, and his upturned mouth corners revealed a slightly flexible metal tongue.
At the moment of launching the attack, Xinan smiled and said, "Found it."
The battle was quite brutal.
Due to his physical transformation, Xinan's ranking growth is not very fast, and his strength is far higher than his ranking; and although Huo Min is a genius, he is still in the growth stage after all.
Huo Min relied on the high level of his items and was unable to dodge, but he relied on the protective shield to withstand the first round of attacks.
It's a pity that the double-headed sword has extremely strong attack power, and Xinan himself is very good at strong attacks. Even the Pope Sezier, who was famous for his defense, was hit by Xinan's high-intensity continuous slashes and his defense was broken. As a newcomer, Huo Min found it difficult to resist even with props.
The battle lasted less than twenty minutes in total. Due to time constraints, Asa fast-forwarded his attack, leaving Mad Dog's attack in a state of afterimage.
Huo Min died and his body was separated.
The scene was very bloody, with blood plasma splattered everywhere.
Now, not to mention Dou Hongshan and the Clown, even Xu Zhiyan frowned.
But Xinan didn't seem to want to let Guimian's successor go. He didn't stop after chopping off the other's head, but continued to cut on the corpse, as if looking for something.
Only when the headless corpse was chopped into pieces and flesh and blood were scattered all over the ground did he stop and go looking for Huo Min's head with a sullen face.
“Puff——”
The head that died with its eyes open was crushed.
The disgusting brain matter spurted out for a distance, and the bloody tip of the knife rummaged in the broken skull for a while, and finally picked out something from it.
Xinan's brows relaxed, he reached out and picked up the square piece from the brain and put it in his pocket.
The following content was probably too bloody, and due to time constraints, Asa did not play it, but made a brief summary.
[Then he stood guard at the door and killed all of Huo Min's teammates.]
There is no hesitation or mercy. In a sense, ruthless people who believe in cutting the roots of the problem seem to live longer.
Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but look at the dazed clown and Dou Hongshan.
He only knew that Guimian's successor was killed, but he didn't expect the killing process to be so explosive.
"My condolences."
After saying that, he patted the clown on the shoulder.
"So do you still need the ghost mask? If not, give it to me." The little mask can tell crosstalk and knit sweaters, the monsters will definitely like it.
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