"What are you looking at?"
Luo Qili asked softly. The two of them were in a corner, with players keeping a fair distance from each other.
Now that they were in a competitive relationship, their vigilance towards each other had reached its peak.
The atmosphere was tense, like a drawn sword, full of gunpowder!
They were just missing a trigger and a reason to act.
Though the game was named Sacrifice, players capable of entering the Tide of Demon Spirits were not the kind to willingly sacrifice their interests or even their lives for others!
Zhao Yi's gaze swept across the corners of the square.
Ever since he devoured X-3 and the Evil Deity Meme was rebuilt, he could see a bit more information now.
With the information marked, Zhao Yi could easily see the tiny details invisible to many.
"I'm looking at the pinhole cameras."
"There are 67 pinhole cameras in the hall, capable of observing every corner... That's a good thing."
Luo Qili tensed up immediately upon hearing this.
Knowing that everything she did was under someone else's surveillance, it was hard not to feel nervous.
"Being monitored, and you think that's a good thing?"
Luo Qili didn't know how to retort Zhao Yi.
She now realized Zhao Yi was even crazier than the rumors suggested.
Zhao Yi pointed with his eyes to the corner near the red door on the left side of the square and said:
"See that corner?"
"I'll die there later, with my butt up."
Luo Qili: "???"
She glanced at Zhao Yi beside her in shock, wondering what kind of madness he was up to now.
"Are you... joking?"
Zhao Yi replied:
"No, I'm serious..."
"Then, you'll have to complete the main quest alone... But if luck is on our side, I might be able to give you some help."
Luo Qili wasn't stupid. Hearing this, she vaguely guessed what Zhao Yi intended to do.
"Isn't it too risky?"
Zhao Yi shook his head slightly.
"If I'm not mistaken, your side quest reward is a phone battery, right?"
Luo Qili nodded.
Zhao Yi continued:
"We must get the battery as quickly as possible... Since the future 'us' guided us to come here on the third day to get the battery, it's very likely that today we need to call the 'us' from the first day to start completing the logical loop!"
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"Even if the location doesn't match, at least the timing must. The sooner we can use the phone, the more likely we are to fit the correct timeline!"
Luo Qili understood.
If on the original correct timeline, they called on the first day at six in the afternoon of the third day to give a hint, but because they completed the side quest too late on the third day, and the phone could only be dialed at seven or eight, then they might enter another... incorrect timeline!
For example, on this incorrect timeline, Zhao Yi on the first day had already left the hotel and gone elsewhere, and the guiding phone call in the empty room came too late!
"What do you want to do?"
Luo Qili wasn't optimistic.
Zhao Yi said:
"Very simple, we do this, then that, and then this..."
After hearing Zhao Yi's plan, Luo Qili showed a puzzled expression.
How is this different from courting death?
"First, give me the flashlight."
Luo Qili handed Zhao Yi a flashlight.
He tried it out.
Very handy.
"What do you need the flashlight for?"
Zhao Yi replied without looking up:
"To perform photosynthesis."
Luo Qili: "..."
...
In the live streaming room:
: Damn photosynthesis... Are you a plant or what?
: Poor Luo Qili, stuck with such a crazy teammate... Not only can't argue, but can't even beat him...
: Is there a possibility... that he's telling the truth?
: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! (Cao Cao meme)
: Brother Zhao's thought process is beyond us mere mortals; we really can't predict his next move...
: ...
...
Time passed.
The tension in the air grew thicker, and some players had already begun to focus their murderous intent on weaker players in small areas!
Two doors, only 200 people could pass through.
But there were... 600!
Counting those who had died earlier, about five hundred were left!
To safely survive the first round... at least three hundred more must die!
Killing one more person meant a slightly higher chance of survival!
Thus, small-scale chaos began to erupt.
Many players took out various cold weapons or small pistols and started attacking those around them!
Splat!
Someone's throat was slit, unable to scream, with blood bubbling out, making a gurgling sound.
Crack!
Someone else had their spine silently snapped, collapsing to the ground.
In the crowd, although chaos erupted, most people still didn't act.
It wasn't out of conscience but to preserve their strength.
Cold observers often wielded the sharpest butcher knives!
Bal hid among the crowd, and this killer managed to restrain himself from acting, leaving the viewers in the live streaming room completely baffled.
Had Bal changed?
Of course not.
The only reason he held back was Zhao Yi.
When a diner faces a dish they desire, they naturally won't focus on inferior food.
Especially this dish... he'd been thinking about it for years!
From youth to adulthood!
Today... he could finally taste it.
Bal even felt a bit anxious, as if not preparing enough elegance and patience would be a waste of such a delicacy!
Therefore, he didn't kill Zhao Yi immediately.
Observe... sniff... touch...
Finally, taste.
The blood scent in the air was just an appetizer for Bal.
The red splattering from people's necks was like nectar, like jade liquid.
He trembled with excitement, his gaze on Zhao Yi was pathologically intense, his fingers trembling uncontrollably from the killing instinct hidden in his genes!
Hold back a little longer, it's not time yet!
Bal told himself.
The next moment, Zhao Yi's gaze met Bal's.
Just like back then.
No change at all.
It was—
A different kind of appreciative gaze.
Elegant, yet chilling.
In the depths of his eyes, Zhao Yi's unabashed admiration for him.
And the greed to consume him completely!
Just by standing there, Bal knew that the man at level 5... was at the top of the food chain!
Clenching his fists tightly, Bal eagerly awaited the final moment!
The shadow Zhao Yi left on his heart, one that could never be erased, could only be wiped away with Zhao Yi's blood!
...
Zhao Yi had no idea Bal's thoughts were so deep and obscure.
After all, to him, Bal was no different from a pig raised in a pen.
Just a bit whiter, a bit fatter.
He had deliberately left 'something' in Bal's body, like fertilizer, making Bal's killing genes... grow robustly.
When the pig is fattened, of course, it's time to eat.
"Die!"
Suddenly, a vicious, cold voice came from behind, and someone wielding a bloodied axe leaped at Zhao Yi from behind!
The man in front of him was only Lv5!
The perfect target to bully!
And with Zhao Yi's prior instructions, Luo Qili didn't intervene but sneakily moved a certain distance away from Zhao Yi!
Seeing the blood axe just a foot away from Zhao Yi's head, Zhao Yi suddenly stepped back, his shoulder blocking the opponent's arm, causing the blood axe attack to miss!
As the man's eyes widened in shock, Zhao Yi's scalpel appeared, leaving a small cut on him.
A superficial wound.
But black tendrils sprouted from it.
The player steadied himself, trying to continue attacking Zhao Yi, but his strength was no match for Zhao Yi, and he was quickly subdued by Zhao Yi barehanded.
However, Zhao Yi didn't kill him.
Instead...
He took out a bowl of aromatic meat soup and forcibly pinched the player's nose, pouring it down his throat!
...
[Item: Butcher's Carefully Cooked Soup]
[Quality: Consumable]
[Description: Though a butcher, his culinary skills are impeccable, yet for some reason, his food always contains resentment and anger!]
[Effect: Temporarily overdraw a portion of life, gain immense strength, and fall into a frenzied state, lasting five minutes. After the frenzy, you will lose all combat ability for twelve hours!]
[Note: Do you want to be a coward for life, or a hero for a moment?]
...
Gulp, gulp, gulp—
Watching the player finish the soup, Zhao Yi immediately placed the player's body on the Adulterer's Skateboard and kicked him towards Bal in the distance.
And with a smile, he mouthed:
"A little gift for you."
The player landed at Bal's feet, and Zhao Yi retrieved the skateboard.
Bal stared at the level 7 player foaming at the mouth and convulsing on the ground, his brow slightly furrowed.
A sense of foreboding crept into his heart...
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