Chapter 442: Hell Great Escape (3)

Deceiver Alliance Ancient Tower.

Ninth Floor.

【Ran Ji, Ma Yi, Zhang Xudong, the three of you come see me immediately.】

A woman in red sat upright at her desk.

Not long after.

Three youths appeared. The woman in red took a sip of the coffee on the desk and looked at the three.

【I have a Quest for you.】

The woman in red lightly snapped her fingers, and an image appeared in front of the three.

There were also three people in the image, two men and one woman, carefully feeling their way forward.

【They are Three-Star, you are Five-Star. Your Quest is... kill these two.】

She pointed at Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong in the image, who were connected by a rope.

【Yes!】

【Yes!】

【Yes!】

The three bowed respectfully. The woman in red lightly waved her sleeve, and they disappeared.

The woman in red looked out the window.

【I even had the leader persuade the leader of the Liar-Slayer Alliance to help resurrect Hua Changsheng.】

【I didn't expect the Liar-Slayer Alliance to be so shameless, pulling this move on me.】

She looked out the window at the areas covered by various virtual skills.

【What a pity...】

…

Lin Xuan glanced at Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong walking in front.

'These two should be fake.'

'They've been constantly trying to bait me into speaking a lie. Truly wishful thinking.'

'But, because Chen Ran and I aren't true teammates, trying to reunite with them in the virtual world is harder than ascending to heaven.'

【Hey, hey, hey, Lin Xuan, can you hear me? I am Gu Beichen.】

'Gu Beichen?'

'The Boss's trusted aide, why did he suddenly contact me?'

【I can hear you.】

【Those two teammates of yours might be in danger. The Boss told me to send you over.】

【Ah? What's going on?】

【It's about the Hua Changsheng matter. In the past, when Hua Changsheng was still alive, Du Hongnian would reap quite a handsome profit during the Hell Great Escape. A while ago, it seems she pulled some strings, wanting our leader to resurrect Hua Changsheng. What a coincidence, right when the leader agreed, you guys matched with Hua Changsheng and even killed her.】

Lin Xuan was startled.

'Mystery solved, folks!'

'Previously, I was wondering, Chen Ran is a True Self Player, matching into the hardest Instance, there's nothing much to say about that. But!!'

'The one Chen Ran and his team were tracking was me, and they actually also matched into the hardest Three-Star Instance. I'm not a fucking True Self Player.'

'So it turns out, this was the result of a dog-eat-dog situation between the Liar-Slayer Alliance leader and the Boss.'

Thinking about it, it made sense. During the Hell Great Escape, various virtual worlds covered everything, and Hua Changsheng's skill could tamper with virtual worlds. She was simply a point-harvesting machine. How could the Liar-Slayer Alliance possibly allow Du Hongnian to keep growing bigger and stronger?

Thus, he replied in his heart:

【I understand.】

【As long as you understand. If you really can't protect them, then choose to protect yourself.】

The Reserve Teammates of the 9th Floor Master of the Liar-Slayer Alliance were very polite to Lin Xuan.

After all, Spatial Transfer could eliminate lies on one's body, so there was no guarantee they wouldn't need Lin Xuan's help someday.

But when these words fell into Lin Xuan's ears, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

'Me protect them?'

However, figuring this must be the Boss's order, he could only bite the bullet and tacitly agree.

【Liar-Slayer·Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens!】

The next moment.

Lin Xuan disappeared from his spot.

…

Meanwhile, Chen Ran's trio was still carefully feeling their way forward, but regarding their destination...

Chen Ran had misgivings.

'Returning to the Residential Area, there's no need to even think about it, it will definitely be fraught with danger.'

'We can only go to the Alliance Ancient Tower. But the problem is, if everyone goes to the Ancient Tower...'

'And the rules and Common Sense inside the Ancient Tower have temporarily disappeared, meaning...'

'It will be a massive free-for-all!'

Right at this moment.

Chen Ran stopped walking and turned his head.

He saw that, at some unknown point in time, two Lin Xuans had appeared behind Jiang Zhe.

The two Lin Xuans looked at each other, both somewhat surprised, and actually spoke in unison: "I am the real Lin Xuan, I was teleported over."

Chen Ran ignored them, instead resting his gaze on Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe dangled a cigarette in his mouth and said indifferently: "It seems you've noticed it too."

Chen Ran nodded. He looked at Qiu Yinong again, and the latter also nodded.

The three of them looked left and right.

'If my guess is right, we are already inside a Whisperer's Escape Room...'

There was still a certain difference between indoors and outdoors. For example, outdoors, they could feel an almost imperceptible breeze brushing their skin, while indoors there would be a cool feeling.

'But, this 【Whisperer's Escape Room】 needs quotation marks. The reason is simple...'

'If it's a Secret Room, it cannot be covered by the virtual world. The scene we see would be the scene inside the Whisperer's Escape Room.'

'But, the scene in front of us hasn't changed in the slightest. There are two possibilities.'

'One: The door to the 【Secret Room】 isn't closed, which allowed the virtual world to cover it.'

'Two: This is a real Secret Room, and someone inside the Secret Room has overlaid another layer of a virtual world.'

'If it's the former, it's easy to handle. As long as the four people walk in four directions, when the four people touch the invisible walls, they can slowly grope out the door and directly go out.'

'After all, if the door isn't closed, it can't satisfy the Decryption Protocol, meaning there are no traps.'

'But, if it's the latter...'

'It will be troublesome.'

Chen Ran looked at Jiang Zhe again.

"If the door isn't closed, my skill will radiate throughout the entire 18th Level. I don't want to provoke many players all at once," Jiang Zhe explained. Thinking about it, it made sense. His skill was 【Reverse the Future】. Although its full effects were unknown, it could make virtual bodies disappear.

If someone was currently hunting, and his skill made the virtual body disappear, wouldn't that be cutting off someone's means of making money? Moreover, it could affect the entire 18th Level. One could imagine what he would face after the Hell Great Escape ended.

Chen Ran looked at the two Lin Xuans again.

'If there is a real Lin Xuan among them, the real Lin Xuan wouldn't dare to use his skill either. After all, he needs to tell a lie to do so. Once he lies, the other Lin Xuan might initiate Judgment.'

'Because the real Lin Xuan was hit by my Eternal Kingdom before coming out. He must first create another space.'

There might be a doubt here.

Both Lin Xuans had said 【I am the real Lin Xuan, I was teleported over.】

If both were physical bodies, then one of the Lin Xuans lied.

But one shouldn't think that way.

The fake Lin Xuan could first have the virtual Lin Xuan speak this sentence, and then he could replace the virtual person.

Therefore, one couldn't determine which of the two Lin Xuans was lying based on this sentence alone.

It had to be said.

The Hell Great Escape was still too high in intensity for the Three-Star Chen Ran and his group.

Without Slaying the Ego.

They couldn't reflect reality within Distance-Free. Facing this combination of virtual and physical, they had absolutely no way to deal with it.

If they moved, and this was a Secret Room, they might touch a trap and die.

If they didn't move, and this was a Secret Room, and a time-limit punishment Secret Room at that, dragging it out like this would just be waiting for death.

Meanwhile.

On the opposite side, unseen by Chen Ran and the others.

Ma Yi admired the four people's hesitation. For these Three-Star players, Combo Skills were just stomping noobs; they didn't even have room to resist.

Although a Three-Star True Self State of Mind could be immune to mental skills, this kind of virtual construct was presented in the players' line of sight and belonged to external changes.

Three-Star players couldn't be immune to it.

【Boring. They probably don't have many points on them. Once we take care of them, let's report back and then look for new prey.】