Chapter 577: Familiar Tactics! Shh, Someone's Eavesdropping!

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Cao An was startled, but the next moment he immediately recovered.

"What do you want to know?"

Su Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, speaking calmly: "Yesterday the Typhoon blew for a full four hours, and you didn't return to the Small Wooden Cabin until 8 a. m. the next morning. I want to know what you encountered in between, and what you Sight."

"Do you suspect me?" Cao An asked.

"Not exactly; I can feel your sincerity. Likewise, I also hope we can cooperate fully to achieve Clearance," Su Yang said.

Cao An stared at Su Yang for a moment, then said slowly, "Yesterday's Ranzanggang was indeed vastly different from today."

"Tell me in detail," Su Yang's mind was stirred.

"In fact, I wasn't blown here directly by the Typhoon; my actual landing spot was five kilometers north of this place."

"You also know I'm luckier; I happened to be Hooked onto a tree and avoided disaster."

"At that time I was emotionally agitated, but hadn't crossed the threshold yet; until 4 a. m. arrived, I came down from the tree, and following the route Wang Daohui had led, I returned here."

"The Typhoon's rampage created the chaotic scene at Ranzanggang. Actually, when Wang Daohui first brought me here, all the corpses were gathered around a five‑meter‑tall Statue in a standing posture," Cao An explained.

"Statue?" Su Yang's Pupil narrowed slightly; he suddenly recalled the scene worshipped in Jinshan City.

"Exactly, it's a Statue!" Cao An nodded heavily, "But the Statue's facial features have been eroded, long blurred beyond recognition."

"But I clearly remember that the Statue's Waist bore a scar!"

"What about the front? Any oddities?" Su Yang pressed.

"We found no clues on the front," Cao An shook his head.

"The Statue was originally cast from Stone; how did you know the Waist had a scar?" Su Yang asked, puzzled.

"I don't know the specifics; normally a Statue would have its facial features carved clearly, plus Muscle lines, presenting the body in its most perfect posture," Cao An also sensed something off.

Contrary to the usual, not only were the facial features not clarified, but the flaws were highlighted.

"All the corpses here are standing; is this a worship?" Su Yang fell into thought.

If that were true, his earlier analysis would be completely overturned.

This is not a Game Field that many players enter, but a subversive, religion‑like worship event.

The purpose is obvious—harvesting Faith Value!

"Unclear; many corpses have turned to skeletal bones, just as you now Sight this," Cao An gestured.

"Where is that Statue now?" Su Yang asked.

"I don't know; by the time I returned to this spot, it was already gone."

Strange…

Su Yang's doubt deepened; such a massive object wouldn't be easily toppled by wind.

And even if moved, it couldn't simply vanish.

"Is that rotting corpse also among them?" Su Yang asked.

"Not there."

"Are you sure?"

"One hundred percent sure; I wouldn't missee," Cao An declared resolutely.

"Then that's even stranger…" Su Yang mused.

If what he said is true, the rotting corpse and these remains aren't in the same group.

And the heart inside that corpse was taken, precisely linking to a Hidden Achievement.

Faith, heart, Statue, rotting corpse…

Faintly, Su Yang seemed to grasp something, yet had no way to proceed.

It always felt a complete picture was missing a puzzle piece.

Cannot piece it together fully.

"What did Wang Daohui say when he Sight this scene?" Su Yang asked.

"We were at a distance then, didn't hear clearly, but I recall his expression…" Cao An recalled carefully, continuing, "He was excited and also agitated."

Su Yang vaguely remembered that when Wang Daohui was captured, he himself said he discovered an earth‑shattering secret linking to players.

During that time, he must have found some crucial minutiae on the Statue.

But now the Statue has vanished, leaving no way to verify.

Su Yang rubbed his Brow, suddenly feeling a headache.

He guessed this place wasn't simple, and Cao An happened to have been here.

Thus he originally intended to use a method that stimulates his spirit to force out the main culprit, then lever out valuable information, and then find a way to achieve Clearance.

And the information value Cao An provided was indeed explosive, yet somehow unsatisfying.

It's like someone has dangled his Stomach, the anticipation never arrived.

Of course, the possibility that Cao An is withholding cannot be excluded.

When unable to discern friend from foe, laying everything out is the stupidest act.

To this, Su Yang asked again, "Besides you and Wang Daohui, did anyone else come?"

"Yes!" Cao An said seriously, "We had just left a short while when a man came over."

"Zhu Xiang?" a flash of brilliance crossed Su Yang's eyes.

"From his build and height, it's most likely him," Cao An nodded.

"How long did he stay?"

"Unclear; Wang Daohui seemed not to want to linger here, and took me away."

"So you aren't clear on what he did here."

"Hmm…"

"After Su Yang's hint, Cao An seemed to realize something, suddenly raising his head, \"Could the Statue be directly linked to the early arrival of the Heavenly Disaster?! \""

"What gives rise to this claim?"

"The two seem to have no necessary connection, but after the Statue disappeared, the Heavenly Disaster arrived early."

"The time span in between is somewhat large, yet this possibility cannot be ruled out," Su Yang nodded slightly.

"If all this is Zhu Xiang's doing, it shows his goal is very clear, and he knows the Statue's function!" Cao An said gravely.

To this, Su Yang actually also had a conjecture.

After brief contact, he found that Zhu Xiang, compared with other players' unfamiliarity and caution when first entering the Death Game, showed several more degrees of composure and confidence.

Habit cannot be performed; for one who possesses the ability to Control the whole situation, the best disguise is silence.

But Zhu Xiang deliberately did not choose to do so; instead he boasted, wanting to collect the Ascend God Seed's eye pupils.

It's just that currently there is a lack of key evidence, and it cannot directly prove the relationship between the two.

However... given Zhu Xiang's physical condition, could he possibly lift a five-meter-tall Statue?

"Did you think of a method?" Cao An constantly watched Su Yang's facial changes.

"Find the Statue you mentioned, and kill its companion!" Su Yang's mouth twitched.

"You think..." Cao An's eyes lit up.

"Zhu Xiang didn't choose to act directly, so he must have some reservations."

"In that case, why not see what medicine he has in his gourd."

"Moreover, the two could also be a Cause and Effect relationship; if he truly has the ability to Control the timing of Heavenly Disaster's arrival, this move could kill two birds with one stone and uncover his secret!"

"I actually want to see where he'll hide after leaving the Safe Zone due to insufficient safety coefficient," Su Yang said in a calm voice.

"Shh!" Cao An suddenly tapped his Finger to his Mouth.

"What's wrong?"

"There's a Parasitism worm eavesdropping on our conversation," Cao An's eyes flashed with a strange color as he strode forward, taking the Small Knife from his Waist.

In the next moment, he directly raised his left arm, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes, and then he struck down heavily!

"Swoosh—"

The arm snapped in response, blood gushing out.

"Ah!!"

A scream rang through the surroundings, and the source of that sound was not the Cao An who had self‑severed his arm.

But it was...

That hand!