"Survivor," Why Are You Looking for Death?
Inside the Camp.
The crowd watched the brown-haired, blue-eyed youth walk quickly to the medical team members, their expressions varying.
"You're withdrawing from the competition too?" Daisy raised an eyebrow. "Have you thought it through?"
"Of course," Briman smiled. "I'd rather be a survivor than a contestant."
Good luck to everyone!
The head of the medical team didn't say anything; he didn't have the right to interfere with the contestants' choices.
Since a contestant wanted to withdraw from the competition, he could simply take them out; everything afterward was none of his concern.
"Then come with us."
The Camp gates closed again as the group left, and the once slightly more lively front hall returned to its empty state.
"Another player has dropped out." Daisy crossed her arms, her tone a mix of wistfulness and sarcasm. "Eleven players have been reduced to eight so quickly."
Winniever said, "Please be more precise, ma'am. They've only withdrawn from the competition, not died. Elimination doesn't necessarily mean the final outcome."
"I think we should be thinking about how to clear this Dungeon now," the long-sleeved woman interrupted them, "Instead of arguing here."
The players present exchanged glances upon hearing this.
This was their first time participating in Mixed-Team Competition, and to be honest, the difficulty of this multiplayer Dungeon far exceeded their expectations; some of their previous experience was completely inapplicable here.
Winniever suddenly said, "Now, are you all willing to reconsider my initial proposal for cooperation?"
He slowly scanned the crowd, a hearty smile on his face, but his tone held a deeper meaning. "Surely none of you are still thinking of keeping the rewards all to yourself."
"Being too greedy... will only lead to an even faster death."
Before the others could speak, a crackling sound suddenly came from the loudspeaker.
"Hey, players, can you hear me?--"
--
Inside the monitoring room.
"One contestant fainted and was eliminated, and another chose to withdraw from the competition." The disheveled man clicked his tongue and complained, "This challenge hasn't even started yet, and there are already so many problems."
Xu Xi stared at the brown-haired, blue-eyed youth on the screen who had also abstained, and remained silent for a moment.
Well, actually, you can also die if you abstain, and there's no way out for you.
Unable to read lips and without an audience perspective, Xu Xi didn't know why the other player withdrew from the competition midway, and could only attribute it to that player also trying to take an unconventional approach.
Were you so scared that you wanted to run away from the competition?
He never even considered that.
He felt that any one of these players was better than him.
Could it be that the other side discovered something and felt that withdrawing from the competition would increase their chances of survival?
Not long after, someone entered the monitoring room.
Xu Xi glanced at it subconsciously.
Briman smiled slightly at the East Asia youth sitting to his left and greeted him warmly, "Sorry, I hope my presence hasn't bothered you."
He sat down next to him as if they were old friends.
"You made a wise choice," Briman couldn't help but murmur as he sat down. "It's much safer here than inside."
He didn't use the word "safety," but rather "stability," clearly indicating that he knew he couldn't be truly safe just by withdrawing from the competition.
"Why did you withdraw from the competition?" Xu Xi asked bluntly.
He wasn't good at getting information out of people, so he didn't care whether the other person answered or not; his purpose in doing this was simply to verify how to die.
It's good to be able to gather some information about the Dungeon, but it's okay if you can't; he can experience it himself in the next save file.
"Why did you withdraw from the competition? That's why I'm withdrawing too," Briman replied with a smile.
"..." Damn it, those cunning foreigners.
Although Xu Xi hadn't held out much hope for this person's answer, she still choked up slightly.
I'm withdrawing from the competition to wait for death, are you too?
After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "But I think your choice is very unwise."
"Huh?" Briman was taken aback. "Why do you say that?"
However, he saw the East Asia youth beside him coldly look away and ignore him.
For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
After frowning and pondering for a while, Briman seemed to have thought of something, and quickly grabbed the mouse from a staff member of the other Production Team to look up the surveillance footage.
"Hey, what are you doing--"
Ignoring the staff's accusations, Briman quickly flipped to the section about Dana's attack. When he saw that there was nothing in front of Dana, his premonition worsened. He took a deep breath and flipped back to the records of Polina and Dana's room last night.
His expression froze instantly.
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[Surprised? Unexpected? There's nothing there! (IP from Huaguo)]
[I can't take it anymore. I thought this guy's confident withdrawal meant he'd really figured something out. (IP Huaguo)]
[Xu Xi's withdrawal from the competition has its own plan, what about yours? (IP Huaguo)]
[Your country's competitors also withdrew from the competition from the very beginning, so why would he say our competitors were unwise? Please forgive my bluntness, but this judgment is truly strange (IP United States)]
[I suggest you check out the commentary on our country's official channel (IP Huaguo)]
[Huaguo are arrogant and conceited, and their athletes are just as arrogant (IP: Beautiful Country)]
[Mon Dieu! Hearing such a comment from your location is the most touching irony I've heard this century. I must praise you; you've shown me the humor of geography. Darling, you're very artistic (IP Romance Country)]
[Did the players from Maple Leaf Country fail? (IP Kangaroo Country)]
[Our player is just unconscious, she hasn't failed! (IP: Maple Leaf Country)]
Xu Xi's casual remark caused a slight stir in the Livestream Room.
Netizens from different countries have been speculating about the meaning of this statement.
[What exactly is the Huaguo player relying on? Why does he look so relaxed? (ip Hans Country)]
[Did the Huaguo players already know what would happen after withdrawing from the competition? (IP: Russia)]
[How is that possible? No one can predict the future (IP Windmill Country)]
[The Huaguo player clearly wasn't genuinely confused about Briman's withdrawal; I think what he really wanted to ask was, 'Why did you want to die?' (IP Coffee Country)]
[But with such a lack of perspective, unable to observe anything, what does he know? (ip Garden Country)]
[His withdrawal from the competition is thought-provoking enough (ip Thousand Lakes Country)]
The chaos in the Livestream Room continued, and time in the Dungeon never stopped.
In the monitoring room, the disheveled man glanced at Briman, whose face looked grim, and thought the man was also quite strange.
He stood up. "Let's not wait any longer. Let the contestants start the challenge now. The sooner we finish recording, the sooner we can go back."
This place is a bit eerie.
But that's how you get more traffic.