Chapter 497: Xing, Guilt

'Rustle, rustle, rustle…'

A faint, rubbing sound transmitted continuously from one side of the ventilation duct.

Even though Fujibayashi Kyou knew that the person coming was most likely her university classmate, she still could not avoid a wave of tension.

She tensed her body, her eyes fixed on the direction of the passage from which the sound came; she had already prepared herself mentally to leave the ventilation duct and flee at any moment.

'Tick…'

Her heartbeat accelerated, her heart was tense; this was the fear of unknown death.

'Rustle, rustle, rustle…'

Finally,

A woman wearing a blue patient gown appeared at the corner of the ventilation opening.

After seeing the face of the person coming, Fujibayashi Kyou slowly let out a breath.

"Huu…"

"Kyou, you… are too sensitive."

The red-haired woman who arrived said helplessly to Fujibayashi Kyou, "Although being vigilant is a good thing, your state of being on edge like this, lasting for four hours, is too tiring. It will be very easy to make mistakes in the end. Now is the time to relax when you should relax, and rest when you should rest. You really cannot keep your nerves tensed all the time."

"Mm, I know. I just want to return alive to see my younger sister."

Upon hearing this, the red-haired girl smiled faintly.

"You will definitely return alive. You are the newcomer with the most vigilance and adaptability I have ever seen. Among the twenty-plus newcomers, you will definitely be able to survive until the end, believe me."

The red-haired girl's eyes flickered with sincerity.

One must know that when she left the experimental center's single room and stood in a corner far from the crowd to observe, she discovered Fujibayashi Kyou hiding and observing at the single room.

At first glance, she did not even recognize her.

At that time, Fujibayashi Kyou's long purple hair was tied up, and her originally fair and delicate cheeks were also smeared with a layer of gray stains, concealing her true appearance. Against the backdrop of the blue patient gown, she looked like a country girl from somewhere.

This level of vigilance definitely exceeded all the other newcomers.

She even thought Fujibayashi Kyou was a veteran player, but once she thought about how the girl had not even adjusted her true appearance, she understood that this beautiful university classmate of hers was a newcomer, entering the Eerie World for the first time; otherwise, it would be impossible not to even adjust her appearance.

This level of vigilance made her admire her.

At least when she entered the 'Eerie World' as a newcomer for the first time, she did not have Kyou's level of vigilance.

Fujibayashi Kyou was much stronger than she was back then.

Sawada Yoko watched the girl's face, and regarding this performance of Fujibayashi Kyou, she was actually able to accept it completely.

Unlike a girl like her who was ordinary and received no attention, the beautiful Fujibayashi Kyou could always receive more gazes and affection from the opposite sex, and might even have encountered some perverts and stalkers.

In an unfamiliar environment, for the sake of one's own safety, being extra vigilant was the most normal thing.

"Thank you. We can both survive. Yoko-chan is a veteran player and has already cleared an Eerie World."

Fujibayashi Kyou looked with an admiring gaze.

Being able to survive and clear an Eerie World was definitely a manifestation of strength; even if it was related to luck, that was also a part of strength.

"I am only a Level 1 player and have only experienced two Eerie Worlds; I cannot compare to those veteran players. I am very happy that Kyou can trust me."

"Yoko-chan is my friend, and besides, Yoko-chan, you said that veteran player, that Paladin…"

At that time, she was hiding far away, but she was also paying attention to other players. Veteran players possessed strength and experience, and the survival rate of acting together with veteran players would greatly increase.

But who would have thought that the blonde veteran player 'Paladin' who stepped forward to call upon newcomer players was a beast in human clothing.

He clearly looked so upright, calling upon players to survive together, but in reality, he was a total villain.

Fujibayashi Kyou had not thought of this at all and was secretly terrified.

"In the last game, he assaulted a newcomer and even harbored evil intentions toward me. I don't look very good in reality, but now…"

Through the face-pinching technology provided by the 'Eerie World', she possessed the beautiful face she had always dreamed of.

Even if she only possessed this beauty during the Eerie World dungeon mission time.

"Actually, I think being ordinary is better."

"Kyou,"

Sawada Yoko was a bit unhappy, "We are different."

"Sorry, Yoko-chan."

Fujibayashi Kyou was slightly apologetic; she also knew she should not have said that to her classmate.

As a classmate, she actually knew Sawada Yoko's appearance anxiety; she had always envied girls like her who possessed good looks.

During university, she heard Sawada Yoko say enviously more than once, 'If only I were as beautiful as Kyou.'

Her saying 'being ordinary is better' was seen by Sawada Yoko as having a mocking meaning instead.

Sawada Yoko, Fujibayashi Kyou's classmate from university, nickname 【Yoko-chan·LV1】.

"It's okay, I know Kyou is doing it for my own good. In this world, being a bit more ordinary and less eye-catching would be safer, but…"

She touched her own cheek.

The character created by the Eerie World was no different from the person herself; whether it was viewing, touch, or the feedback when moving, it was no different from the real body.

This was her body that belonged to her in this world.

"Even if it is only for this short period of time, I want to possess it."

"Mm-hmm,"

Fujibayashi Kyou responded.

"As long as you pay attention to safety and protect yourself well, there actually isn't too much of a problem. And now Yoko-chan is already a Level 1 official player, much more powerful than us newcomers. In the future, when you become a higher-level player, you won't need to worry about the danger brought by other players."

The Eerie is very terrifying,

But the human heart is even more terrifying.

Thinking of how her friend was almost assaulted in the last Eerie World, Fujibayashi Kyou became increasingly vigilant toward those people she did not know.

And veteran players, among them, even used newcomers as test subjects to test the danger of the Eerie, and as bait for their own escape.

This bloody fact heard from this good friend Sawada Yoko made her tremble with fear.

There are veteran players who are purely good people, but their numbers are very small, and the higher the level of the veteran player, the more selfish they are. Only players who are extremely egoistic and self-centered can possibly clear Eerie missions time and time again, surviving until now to become high-level players.

Fujibayashi Kyou was now hiding together with Sawada Yoko, waiting for the Eerie's first round of attacks and slaughter.

According to what Sawada Yoko said.

The time of the Eerie's attack is limited; it will not slaughter without limit. ===== CHAPTER 498 =====