"Survivor," What Did You Encounter?

"... Come over here and change into your prison uniforms."

Xu Xi was momentarily dazed, then instantly realized that she had returned to the very beginning once again.

So this is what happens when you withdraw from the competition?

Needless to say, those missing staff members have undoubtedly met with misfortune.

Unfortunately, the monitors were all black, so he had no idea what the other players in the Camp were doing at that time.

Who was the man who finally snapped his neck? The final boss of this Dungeon?

The other person had pale skin, cold and empty eyes that lacked obvious emotion and color, and exuded a kind of uncontrolled coldness.

It doesn't look like a typical eerie occurrence at all.

But it's only the first day, and the boss has already appeared?!

Or is it just about taking care of the outer perimeter first, like cleaning up the small fry first?

I wonder what happened to those players afterward.

While deep in thought, Xu Xi followed the other ten players and changed her clothes.

He already knew the consequences of withdrawing from the competition; he would indeed die, and there was no escaping it.

Now he's even more curious about what exactly the Production Team couldn't see in the surveillance footage.

... It couldn't possibly be that man, could it?

"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, so you can choose any of them—single rooms, please."

"We'll officially begin the challenge tomorrow."

Seeing that the eleven carefully selected contestants had no objections, the slovenly man waved his hand with satisfaction. "Alright, everyone, get ready to go in."

"Crunch--"

Two staff members struggled to push open the Camp gate.

Compared to the caution and wariness of the other players, Xu Xi's eagerness to try was particularly noticeable.

For Xu Xi, no matter how clear the footage from the monitor is, it can't compare to the directness of experiencing it firsthand.

Not to mention, the image quality wasn't very good either.

To some extent, he now views the Camp with a sense of novelty, almost like a visitor.

Not only did viewers from various countries in the Livestream Room notice it, but players from other countries around them also noticed it.

[It seems like Xu Xi is quite interested in this Dungeon; he always seemed indifferent in previous Dungeons. (IP Huaguo)]

Is there anything special about this Dungeon? This is the first time I've seen a pro player so emotionally expressive (IP: Huaguo)

[I'm guessing this Dungeon will be a big surprise for players (just kidding) (IP Huaguo)]

[A secluded island, an abandoned Camp Exhibition Hall, a wizard who failed in his prayers, a group of suicidal NPCs—this is how horror movies start (IP Huaguo)]

[What is Xu Xi curious about? I really want to know! scratching his head (IP Huaguo)]

[+1, and it feels like this is some kind of tourist spot check-in by a big shot (IP: Huaguo)]

[What the hell is this tourist spot check-in? Xu Xi is still too relaxed (IP Huaguo)]

[Why do Huaguo viewers seem completely unconcerned about their players (IP United States)?]

[They seem to have an incomprehensible confidence in their own country's athletes (IP Hans Country)]

[Because of arrogance, this will be Huaguo's most fatal flaw! And our player, Winniever, has a lot of charisma (IP: Beautiful Country)]

[That stupid bearded guy who thinks everyone's an idiot? (IP: Russia)]

[The Huaguo player seemed so relaxed; did he figure something out? (IP: Kangaroo Country)]

[How could that be? The Dungeon has only just begun (IP: Maple Leaf Country)]

[Don't forget this Huaguo player's First Instance (IP Garden Country)]

[...]

While expressing concern for their own players, viewers from various countries inevitably discussed Xu Xi's somewhat inexplicable performance.

But that's all.

After all, they believed that their own players were also one in a million, and were not necessarily worse than this Huaguo player.

Inside the Dungeon, after everyone stepped into the Camp, the gate was slowly closed again.

Winniever glanced at the group locked in a stalemate, about to speak, when he saw the Young Man in a Hoodie who had shown obvious interest in the Camp from the beginning completely ignore them and walk straight into the Camp.

To his astonishment, he noticed that the others also had the same strange expression on their faces.

At this moment, even if he wanted to say something, he couldn't.

"... Since that young man has gone ahead, we shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's go, everyone."

After a while, Winniever finished speaking and walked inside.

The remaining people, with varying expressions, followed suit.

When they went inside, the Young Man in a Hoodie who had entered first was nowhere to be seen.

On the other hand, Xu Xi didn't care at all about what players from other countries thought of him.

After so many Rollbacks, aside from other things, he's become much more willful and self-willed.

Xu Xi stared thoughtfully at the rows of photos on the wall.

This abandoned Camp was very large, with many exhibition halls scattered throughout. Even though he had tried to memorize the general route from a god-like perspective in the monitoring room, he still lost his way when he actually encountered the intricate passages.

Therefore, this was an exhibition hall he randomly selected.

Photos of several victims are displayed on the wall, along with their personal information.

Xu Xi glanced through it and found it contained only basic identity information, with no useful clues.

However, he didn't leave immediately, but stood there for a while longer.

He's waiting.

The woman in the leather jacket from the previous game was the first player to be attacked while observing the photo wall.

He didn't know the conditions under which the other party was attacked, so he could only try to replicate their actions.

However, he waited for quite a while but did not see anything unusual.

Just then, a piercing crack from next door shattered the silence of the exhibition hall.

Xu Xi hissed.

Surprisingly, the woman in the leather jacket was still the first to be attacked again when the attack occurred once more.

*

Polina frowned and looked around, only relaxing slightly after confirming that the dark figure had disappeared.

She carefully recalled her actions just now but found nothing unusual.

She couldn't understand why she had been attacked so soon after entering the premises.

What was that dark figure? Why did it attack her out of nowhere? Were other players also attacked similarly?

Polina kept these questions to herself, and just as she was about to leave for the time being, she heard a light footstep, and she immediately tensed up again.

When the newcomer revealed himself, she was momentarily stunned.

It was none other than the Young Man in a Hoodie who had been the first to enter the Camp.

Xu Xi glanced at the shards of glass scattered on the ground, and finally her gaze fell on the woman in the leather jacket who looked somewhat surprised not far away.

What happened to you?