"Survivors": So Xu Xi Was Actually Waiting for the Real Danger to Appear?

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"Unexpectedly, the Production Team's so-called challenge hasn't even started yet, and one player has already been eliminated," Jiang Jin continued. "Fortunately, this contestant from Maple Leaf Country seems to have only lost consciousness and is out of danger for now."

"I wonder if the elimination mentioned here will affect the final evaluation of the Mixed-Team Competition."

Yao Han chimed in, "We can see that both Polina, a player from Russia, and Dana, a player from Maple Leaf Country, were attacked strangely last night. Polina was attacked twice, and a strange figure also appeared in the room of Saha, a player from the White Elephant Country, but he didn't notice it."

"As for why these three players encountered something unusual, and why there was something strange in the same room, while Saha was not attacked, do the two experts have any insights?"

Luo Zongyun pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "First of all, there's more than one of those Blue-Gray Entity in the Camp. It's highly likely that the one that attacked Polina and Dana was the same one, while the one under Saha's bed was another."

"I suspect that the strange attack on Polina and Dana interrupted the initial blessing ceremony. The attacker probably wanted to intimidate these two players into leaving the Camp by attacking them. This can be seen from the fact that the attacker controlled Dana but did not kill her, only saying the words 'retreat' and 'die'."

"This shows that this strange creature is intelligent and, as of now, doesn't seem to harbor much malice towards the players. As for whether we can communicate with it... I think it's highly likely."

"Why were these two players chosen? It could be random, or perhaps they were easier to target than the other players in the eyes of the supernatural being."

Lin Miao also shared his opinion. "Considering the background of the Dungeon, I think these two Blue-Gray Entity might be victims of the massacre back then. They aren't interested in the players, which would explain why the eerie creature in the other room ignored Saha."

Luo Zongyun nodded. "A very interesting guess."

[Ah, I get it. They just picked two easy targets out of ten, and the players from Maple Leaf Country were the easiest.]

[Seriously, if they really are victims, then doesn't that mean these players have moved into their 'home'?]

[No wonder they threatened and kicked them out. If someone suddenly came to take my room, I'd be lucky if I didn't scare them to death.]

[So the weird temper of that black guy in the room is actually pretty good, he only sneakily extended a hand.]

[Weird: Too lazy to scare anyone, just want to sleep, that's it.]

[... But there's a problem. According to this account, over ten thousand islanders were massacred. (whispering)]

[...]

The chat fell silent.

[wk, please don't do that, I'm getting goosebumps.]

[It's okay, I'll pretend I don't know anything since they haven't shown up.]

At that moment, Yao Han asked, "Does that mean there might be more than ten thousand of these Blue-Gray Entity in the Camp?"

Hiss--

Lin Miao and Luo Zongyun exchanged a glance.

"Good question." Luo Zongyun touched his forehead. "Although it sounds a bit scary."

"But the good news is," Lin Miao said, "Except for the one at the beginning, the others don't bother with the players."

"If we continue to speculate based on this, we can explain some other things, such as what Dana saw at the last moment." Lin Miao's expression became serious. "Judging from her expression, she clearly had a trump card and intended to use it, but she was stunned for a moment due to shock, and it was in that instant that she was controlled."

"What if she saw a dense mass of... cough cough." Luo Zongyun was clearly finding it difficult to say.

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the two hosts' faces immediately became subtle.

[Holy crap, help! I can already picture it in my head!]

No wonder that short-haired woman was stunned; who wouldn't get goosebumps seeing a scene like that?

[I can't take it anymore, the thought that these players might be surrounded by unseen monsters is giving me goosebumps.]

[Xu Xi's withdrawal from the competition was brilliant! A wonderful withdrawal! Absolutely fantastic!]

How do you know the big shot isn't around?

Get out of here!

[And there's probably several of them following each Production Team crew member around.]

[Get out too!!]

"Well, that guess is quite reasonable, but... it's putting us under a lot of pressure." Jiang Jin chuckled, rubbing his hairy arm, and quickly changed the subject, "Currently, there's another major problem: the players' perspectives aren't the same."

"Yes, that's right." Yao Han echoed in agreement, "We can only see the Blue-Gray Entity in the Livestream Room of the attacked players. Not only can the other players at the scene not see it, but we can't see it through their Livestream Room either."

Luo Zongyun pondered, "This proves that these strange entities have a certain degree of autonomous shielding ability."

Yao Han's tone was somewhat worried. "But this also restricts our country's athlete Xu Xi, as he cannot obtain effective intelligence through monitoring."

"I don't think we need to worry about that," Lin Miao shook his head. "What we can think of, he might think of as well."

"And don't you guys think he's waiting for something?"

Jiang Jin asked in confusion, "Waiting for what?"

Lin Miao nodded firmly. "Yes, he's waiting for something to happen, or perhaps something else to arrive."

"Judging from his impatient hair-scratching gesture after he finished interpreting the controlled Maple Leaf Country player's lip movements, he was clearly getting a little restless while waiting."

"But he still hasn't made any move. I think he must have some plan that he's waiting for that crucial moment."

[What are we waiting for? We can't just wait to die, can we?]

[Can't you speak properly? The pro definitely knows how to beat the game, but they can only act at a certain time.]

[No, no, no, I mean when all the other players are dead.]

"United States athlete Briman has also withdrawn from the competition. Is he trying to follow in the footsteps of our athlete Xu Xi?" Yao Han asked curiously.

"The overwhelming eeriness, the inexplicable attack, and the final warning—after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to temporarily avoid them." Luo Zongyun stared at the brown-haired, blue-eyed youth on the big screen. "He probably also realized that the eeriness was just trying to drive them away, and he accepted this expulsion without question."

Jiang Jin: "So, withdrawing from the competition might actually be an optimal solution? There are tens of thousands of strange entities in the Camp... Staying seems dangerous no matter how you look at it."

"No, that's precisely the most worrying point." Luo Zongyun sighed. "The sheer number of Blue-Gray Entity sounds frightening, but they don't seem to have any intention of harming anyone. In that case, what exactly is the threat posed by this Dungeon?"

Yao Han's eyes lit up. "So, Xu Xi is actually waiting for the real danger to appear?"

Lin Miao nodded slightly. "I think so."