"Survivor" Rollback After Rollback
Just like the previous one, the slovenly man readily agreed to withdraw from the competition.
Unaware of her own plans, Xu Xi made no further attempts. Instead, while the players changed into their prison uniforms, she turned and walked in a certain direction.
Inside the rather rudimentary first-aid station, there were no medical staff in sight.
In the corner, the strangely dressed wizard was huddled up with his head down, and upon closer inspection, his body was even trembling slightly.
Xu Xi slowly approached him.
Hearing footsteps, the man whose face was covered in paint, making his features almost unrecognizable, suddenly raised his head.
Xu Xi immediately stopped in her tracks.
"... It's you? One of the contestants from East Asia? What do you want?" the man asked warily, no longer acting as erratically as before.
Xu Xi was hesitating about how to start a conversation with this person; this was the first time he had ever tried to get information out of someone.
Fortunately, the other party took the initiative to speak.
Xu Xi moment, then simply sat down on the other side.
Maintaining a slight distance from a man prevents him from feeling offended, while also avoiding the condescending feeling that comes with standing still.
With the mindset that if he failed to elicit a response, he Rollback over and try again, he went straight for the point without any hesitation. "I've already withdrawn from the competition."
Before Xu Xi could say anything to lower the man's guard, he suddenly relaxed and asked excitedly, "So you believe there's... inside?"
The man pronounced the middle word vaguely, but Xu Xi understood instantly.
He coughed softly and nodded seriously. "That's right."
"I knew there were still smart people out there!" The man's delighted expression suggested he had finally found an ally.
Xu Xi raised an eyebrow; he found this person to be a bit more straightforward than he had imagined.
So he pretended to hesitate and said, "I was a little scared by how crazy you were just now. I thought it was better to believe it was true than to risk my life for five million."
"That's how it should be. The people on the Production Team are blinded by popularity and hype; they have no idea how dangerous it is." The man sighed, deliberately lowering his voice, "Let me tell you, those two warnings just now weren't actually mine."
Xu Xi was taken aback for a moment. "That's...?"
The man looked at Xu Xi with a serious expression. "I don't know who it is, maybe it's from inside... Anyway, something has possessed me."
After saying that, he couldn't help but shiver, and then affirmed again, "Your decision to withdraw from the competition was absolutely correct."
Actually, that's not the case. Xu Xi remained silent.
But since that thing was willing to remind everyone, does that mean we can communicate with it? And it doesn't seem to have much malice towards humans.
Otherwise, wouldn't interfering in the blessing ceremony be redundant?
"As a wizard, can't you suppress those things?"
The man's face stiffened for a moment before he leaned closer and whispered, "Hey, to be honest, young man, I'm just a dabbler. I used to make a living by praying for those big bosses, and I never had any problems. Who knew this time..."
This is really serious.
Xu Xi felt a little regretful as she finished the sentence for him.
I thought this so-called wizard might know some hidden information, or have some key Items on him.
But it wasn't a complete loss; at least we learned that there might be someone we could communicate with within this Dungeon.
Seeing that the man had found an ally to confide in, his condition improved considerably; at least his expression was no longer so fearful. Xu Xi suddenly had another idea.
"Since it's so dangerous here, why don't we run?"
The man paused, seemingly not quite understanding. "Run?"
Xu Xi said calmly, "That's right, we'll sneak off by boat. The Production Team is supposed to stay on this island for three days, right? We can send a boat to pick them up after three days."
The man's eyes brightened as he listened, and by the end, he even felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
"That makes sense!" the man slapped his thigh. "Believe it or not, let's run!"
If the Production Team and contestants are all safe and sound three days later, that would be great. But if something bad happens... well, at least they've survived.
"Let's go! Let's go now!"
Xu Xi quickly followed behind the man.
He needs to try again to determine whether the limitation is imposed on the player by the Dungeon or on the Dungeon itself.
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"... Come over here and change into your prison uniforms."
Xu Xi wasn't disappointed by the Rollback.
He easily withdrew from the competition and went to see the wizard again.
This time, he didn't leave with the others. Instead, he made an excuse to stay behind and silently watched the ships sail further and further away.
Ten minutes passed, and nothing happened.
Twenty minutes passed, and nothing happened.
It wasn't until staff came to collect the leftover supplies that they discovered their own Production Team's boat was gone.
"Where's the boat???" The young man, dressed in work clothes and wearing a sun hat, stared blankly at the empty shore.
"That wizard got away with it," Xu Xi replied calmly from the side.
"..." The young staff member opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Do you have that wizard's phone number? Or does your director have it? You could give him a call and ask," Xu Xi kindly suggested.
"Yes, yes, yes, the director had everyone exchange contact information before we came." The young man finally snapped out of his daze, hurriedly pulling out his phone from his pocket and dialing while cursing, "How awful! How could this person be like this!"
The call connected in less than two seconds.
"Hello--"
"Hey, what's wrong with you! That's the Production Team's boat! How could you sneak away like that? Bring it back right now!" the young man shouted angrily.
"Hey, don't worry, I'll send someone to bring the boat back to you once I get back to land."
"You bastard..."
Xu Xi listened to the familiar voice of the man opposite her and lowered her head in thought.
Alright, so it turns out the players were Dungeon by the dungeon.
The young staff member was cursing loudly when he looked up and saw that the East Asia youth who had kindly reminded him had somehow produced a fruit knife in his hand. He could only watch helplessly as the other man slashed his carotid artery.
"Hey? I'll hang up if you stop cursing. Don't worry, I'm a man of my word, I'll definitely get someone to take the boat back."
"... Dead... dead." The young man murmured in a daze.
The man on the other end of the phone gave a puzzled "Hmm?"
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"... Come over here and change into your prison uniforms."
Xu Xi rubbed her neck, then expertly raised her hand. "I request to withdraw from the competition."
This time, he finally obediently followed behind the players, watching as the ten players changed into their prison uniforms.
After all the players had changed their clothes, the disheveled man clapped his hands. "Okay everyone, you'll be entering the Camp now. I've already said everything I needed to say, so I won't repeat myself. You can get a good rest in the Camp tonight. I've had the cells cleaned; you can choose any of them, single rooms only."
"We'll officially begin the challenge tomorrow."