Chapter 122: Weak
There was one other aspect of this dungeon that Lin Xi wasn't entirely happy with: the first rule. It strictly limited the number of players to 11. This rule mirrored one in "Sweet Home." This meant that Shen Sangning couldn't appear in front of everyone, as it would likely cause a backlash throughout the dungeon.
The strength of those ghosts was unknown, but Shen Sangning and Principal Di were confident that they could deal with them, so there was no reason why they couldn't handle these ten ghosts.
But if he ate all the ghosts now, he would win directly as a "ghost" camp. And Lin Xi hadn't figured out Lily's murderer yet, so it was possible that he would also win.
So even though she didn't want Shen Sangning to hide, Lin Xi had no choice but to call Shen Sangning back. When she opened the door and walked out, she found that there were already several people standing outside, and of course there were still some people who hadn't come out of the room.
There was one person who attracted the most attention, a middle-aged woman in her forties, who was breaking down and crying.
She squatted at the door of her room, holding her head, with the door open. She cried and said, "How could this happen? I was just home making dinner, but why did my vision go black and I woke up here? And I have to participate in this inexplicable game! Wuuuu! Let me go back!"
Besides her, the others also behaved strangely, with expressions of uncertainty on their faces, but none of them were as upset as the middle-aged woman. There were also calm people, such as a woman in formal attire standing at the end of the corridor.
Observing the surroundings through glasses.
——What’s going on? Everyone’s acting is so good?
After Lin Xi came out, he was a little confused. They didn't say it was a joint copy this time. These guys should be ghosts, right? At this moment, Lin Xi himself was a little doubtful. Because just by looking at the appearance, it was difficult for Lin Xi to judge whether these guys were human or ghosts.
Ghosts in the world of Rule Ghost Stories look pretty much the same as humans unless they use their powers to slowly reveal their ghostly forms. Of course, their body temperatures are definitely different from those of living people, but Lin Xi couldn't just touch them right now to see if they were cold. If he asked these people... he probably wouldn't get an accurate answer.
Although there are only 11 people, there is no guarantee that it will be some new program, multiplayer copy, or something like that. Lin Xi doesn't want to kill each other with other human hosts.
Lin Xi took a step back. Her door was closed, and she leaned against it naturally.
It had been over two hours since the dungeon began. The authorities were very quick and must have already discovered her SC holder. Lin Xi raised her hand and gently covered her mouth, but her eyes turned to Big Eyeball. Big Eyeball's recording quality was exceptional; even her whispers to herself would be clearly recorded.
Lin Xi kept covering her mouth and spoke softly: "Cai Hua, am I in a joint copy? If so, answer me, if not, keep silent." It can be seen from this sentence that Lin Xi still felt that it was more likely that it was not. She asked this question just in case, because the various behaviors performed by these guys in front of her were too real.
Lin Xi waited for a while and still did not receive any SC, so it was certain that this was not a joint copy or a multiplayer copy, which made Lin Xi breathe a sigh of relief.
She could beat up the bad guys who wanted to deal with her and put them in the hospital without any psychological burden, but as an ordinary person, Lin Xi still couldn't kill others. Just like Li Lana in the mall before, she couldn't bring herself to directly use the wooden cannon to attack the fatal point.
This is not a case of being too soft-hearted, it's just that neither Lin Xi nor Li Lana can be the ones to take someone else's life.
After learning this wasn't a joint dungeon, Lin Xi's mood visibly improved. He could now lean against the door and watch the ghostly performance with great interest. That middle-aged woman's acting was truly excellent; that sense of bewilderment, that wailing and wailing, was truly captivating. The high school boy's frightened expression was also incredibly genuine. Such a delicate, weak little boy, that confused expression was truly deceptive.
Lin Xi commented on everything. After watching the show for a while, she headed towards the stairs. She had observed the room before, and although there were only windows and no balcony, and the windows couldn't be opened, she could still confirm whether she was on the second or third floor based on the trees outside.
Seeing her move, others followed. Even the middle-aged woman who was sitting on the ground crying stood up and followed Lin Xi downstairs.
Lin Xi was, of course, looking for "Lily." She wanted to see if the victim had left a body behind. She descended the stairs to the villa's first-floor living room. On one side of the living room were sofas and a TV, and on the other were the kitchen and dining room. The lounge area wasn't partitioned, but there was a partition between the dining room and kitchen and the living room.
Looking around the lounge area, there was nothing. If "Lily" had a body, it was probably in the dining room or the kitchen. Lin Xi's guess was correct: the victim, "Lily," had indeed been found, in the cafeteria. However, the placement of the body was so unappealing that it made Lin Xi feel a little sick to her stomach.
The villa's dining room was quite large, with a long table in the middle. Six tables sat on either side, and five tables sat on the other, perfectly sized for a person. And on top of the table, a girl lay. Lin Xi was startled at first, but after a closer look, she realized it wasn't a real body...
It is a painted stone statue, beautifully carved, but it is still a stone statue.
The texture of the stone was very obvious. I was startled at a distance, but when I got closer, I could tell it was a stone statue. Lin Xi even reached out curiously and touched the arm of the stone statue. It was cold and felt like stone. The person behind Lin Xi shouted, and the sound almost pierced Lin Xi's eardrum. She rubbed her ears and turned around, and saw the middle-aged woman.
"Do you have to yell like that? My eardrums are about to burst. And look carefully, this is not a human, it's a stone statue, fake!"
The middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lin Xi say it was fake. She patted her chest and said, "Oh my God, I was scared to death. When I saw it from a distance, I thought it was a real person. I was scared half to death. Who on earth put such a thing here!" Hearing the middle-aged woman's scream, everyone came over one after another.
Before we got close, we heard the middle-aged woman's words, so everyone became curious and came over to see what was going on.
Seeing that the middle-aged woman stopped talking, Lin Xi turned back to look at the stone statue. The stone statue was placed horizontally on the table, and it was wearing a long skirt. No wonder it looked like a person. It lay flat on the table, with its hands folded on its chest. Its long black hair fell on its shoulders and onto the table. There was a stone knife stuck on its left shoulder.
It looks quite decent.
Looking more closely, I saw that the woman had her eyes closed and a painful expression on her face.
Is this stone statue referring to Lily? Lin Xi didn't understand, and when she wanted to look at it for a while longer, the middle-aged woman behind her came forward. She stretched out her hand, trying to push Lin Xi away, saying "Let me take a look". Lin Xi frowned, moved to the side, and avoided the middle-aged woman's hand.
Following her, three other people came up and surrounded the stone statue.
There was a man who looked rather disgusting, like a little hooligan, and he even reached out to try to lift the skirt of the stone statue. Although it was just a stone statue, lifting its skirt in front of everyone was a bit too uncivilized. He gave Lin Xi the impression of a little brat who hadn't grown up yet.
Just as Lin Xi was about to stop him, she heard a female voice: "I advise you not to do this." Lin Xi turned around and saw the woman who had been silently observing everyone at the end of the corridor raised her glasses and spoke out to stop the unruly man.
The man looked like a timid person, with a sassy exterior and the demeanor of a small-time thug. Actually, the moment the woman spoke, he dropped the skirt in his hands. He did, but inside, he was still mumbling, "It's just a stone statue. Just look at it. You're sick..."
The woman clearly heard what he said, her eyes behind her glasses cold. "I told you not to do this not just because I think you're uncultured, but also because I'm taking you into consideration. We've been dragged into this game for no apparent reason. Who knows what's in store for us? If you do something like this now and anger the person behind it, you'll definitely be the first to die."
Hearing the woman say this, the gangster's expression froze, and he was still a little frightened: "Hearing you say that, it seems that this is indeed the case."
The woman reached up and adjusted her glasses. "The rules say there are 11 of us this time, and only the victorious team can escape. Everyone, don't be so secretive. We all know the importance of rules. The fact that they were able to get us here without anyone noticing proves they're incredibly powerful and we can't handle them. For now, the only way to escape is for everyone to sit down and have a good talk."
What she said made sense. The people who had been hiding in their rooms before now came into the restaurant. Under her persuasion, everyone took their seats. Lin Xi looked around and found that there were six men and five women. She didn't know how it started, but it naturally ended up with five women sitting together and six men sitting together.
It was obvious that the woman with glasses was now the one who had the most say. She started by saying, "My last name is Qin, and I'm a lawyer. I was working overtime at the law firm, and I don't know why I ended up here all of a sudden. I believe everyone is like me, minding their own business when they inexplicably ended up in this room."
Lawyer Qin's words resonated with everyone. The middle-aged woman repeated what she had cried about upstairs before, and she started introducing herself one by one. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but Lin Xi was put at the end of the self-introduction.
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She tilted her head, but didn't refuse, and briefly introduced herself: "Lin Xi, as you can see, is a weak young woman who just graduated and started working in the human resources department."
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