Although Du Jun and Sun Han, as knights, lived on the same floor as Cheng Shuang, they were quite far apart.
As they stepped out of their rooms and sniffed, they could smell the stench of blood emanating from the corridor.
It seems that another player entered the instance without their knowledge and was seriously injured. The reason they were sure it wasn't Cheng Shuang who was injured was because the blood energy was quite close to them.
Without any attempt to conceal themselves, the knights strode into the next room, dragging out three bloodied figures. Jun and Sun Han didn't know these people; they were only paying attention to see how the people died and were injured, so they could determine if the danger in each room was the same.
Of the three, the woman with her shoulder torn apart and the man burned to a crisp had completely lost their lives. The other, a middle-aged man, was barely alive and had no chance to resist. He was dragged out of the room, his body covered in blood.
After several more people emerged from the other rooms, the knight commander coldly announced: "A few lowly thieves, posing as distinguished guests from the East, brazenly attempted to steal the castle's treasures under cover of night, violating the noble principles of nobility and deceiving His Majesty the King and the great Earl. They will be publicly hanged." With that, the knights continued to drag the three away, the carpet in the corridor stained with a deep crimson of blood, as if the three had bled to death.
The players standing at the door of the room remained expressionless, even showing a degree of numbness and indifference towards the loss of life. In the dungeon, everyone makes mistakes more or less, and they have encountered all kinds of ways to die more than once or twice. It's either their own death or someone else's death. It hurts, but as long as they don't lose all their points, they can recover after a few days of being sick back in the present.
As for whether there will be any real losses, probably not, since everyone has gone through this.
The players didn't realize that, over time, they had long since lost the respect they should have for life.
This is the real reason why they are so indifferent to others. Including Han Meimei, everyone has become a lone wolf in society. Even if they have partners, it is extremely easy for them to break up. So even if someone is really erased from their world, they are indifferent.
Four young servants squatted on either side of the corridor, quickly rolled up the blood-stained carpet and carried it out. The stench of blood immediately dissipated by half. Then someone else dragged a bucket of water infused with fresh flowers to wash the floor. Once all the bloodstains were wiped away, a clean new carpet was neatly replaced, and the stench of blood completely disappeared.
Cheng Shuang came out of the room after the carpet was changed. Not only Du Jun and Sun Han, but everyone else couldn't help but look at the little girl.
There was no way around it; among the players present, she was the only one who looked radiant, her peach blossom eyes sparkling, clearly having had a good night's sleep.
The adults, on the other hand, were either pale and showed signs of injury, or had bloodshot eyes and hadn't slept all night.
Could it be that the countess likes children, so she made an exception for the evening?
Those present couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.
Two young women in their mid-twenties walked hand in hand to Cheng Shuang. While greeting her, they kept glancing into the room.
Upon seeing the mess on the ground, Weiwei exchanged a puzzled glance with the girl, secretly wondering if the little girl had obtained some powerful protective gear. Otherwise, with the place in such disarray, the attacks she had faced must have been no less severe than theirs, so how could she possibly be sleeping peacefully?
Cheng Shuang nodded politely to the two unfamiliar young women and glanced at the number of people in the corridor.
There were nine people in total, including her, Du Jun, and Sun Han.
No wonder they didn't unleash their ultimate move yesterday; perhaps it was because they didn't have enough players.
In the same instance and the same scene, it is almost impossible for the two to be enemies, but this does not mean that everyone will have the idea of forming a temporary team.
For example, the two young men who walked behind the young woman, the four of them had obviously agreed to enter the instance together. After seeing the scene in Cheng Shuang's room, they did not hesitate to pull the two women away.
The props are disposable and will become ineffective after use. Children don't understand the importance of props and will use up important ones on the first night. They will easily be eliminated afterward, so teaming up with her is completely a losing proposition.
As for whether there are capable adults behind this child to help him, they don't care. Even if there are, they are fools who have spoiled the child to the point of losing their sense of propriety. When they form a team, not only will they treat the child like an ancestor, but they will also drag them along, which would be troublesome!
The last two of the nine were male players. They chatted with Du Jun and Sun Han for a few minutes. When they realized that the two women were not acquaintances of Cheng Shuang, their gazes toward Du Jun and Sun Han changed.
"How dare you bring your kids to these high-score dungeons?" a middle-aged man said disapprovingly, his tone probing. He assumed the parents were paying someone to boost their children's scores. This kind of thing is discouraged; it's very risky for both sides. But there are always people who, tempted by various benefits, are unable to resist engaging in such underhanded practices.
"It's okay, our kids are better than us! They're incredibly smart!"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately distanced himself from Sun Han.
The worst kind of parents are those who can't figure things out. Their kids are amazing? Even someone like him, who's been playing the game for decades, wouldn't dare boast about it. Amazing? Ha, the amazing thing is the items.
Another young man gave Du Jun a smirk and slowly turned to leave.
Suddenly, a group of knights rushed back down the corridor. At the front was an old butler with silver hair. He ran anxiously to the golden door and was about to enter when he found a small figure blocking the doorway.
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