"Looping Flight": He Could Afford to Wait Two Hours

Aleksye did not answer directly, but simply nodded slightly. "The information matches, which means this is the initial clue the Dungeon gave us."

"The key issue isn't whether the plane will crash, but rather—"

She paused, her grey-blue eyes sweeping over everyone present.

"What should we do before it crashes?"

There was a moment of silence in the Restroom.

Itanu leaned against the sink, her fingers unconsciously tapping her thigh.

This was a position he deliberately chose.

There wasn't any particular reason; he just wanted to stay away from that player who was clearly from Huaguo.

Withdrawing his furtive glance, he spoke, "If a crash is inevitable, then we need to find a way to survive before it happens. Or perhaps, the crash itself isn't the end."

The man with a small mole on the corner of his mouth, Yansheng, leaned against the door, his hands in his pockets, and said calmly, "The news says 'no one survived.' I don't think we'll have a chance to survive after the plane crash. If the crash was inevitable, then 'no one survived' was also inevitable. What we need to do is not to prevent the crash, but to break the 'no one survived' outcome."

Xu Xi was leaning against the wall listening intently when he noticed a faint gaze out of the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw that it was the man with the hummingbird tattoo on his neck.

The moment their eyes met, the other person instinctively looked away as if burned.

...?

Although Xu Xi was somewhat puzzled by this, it seemed that it was his turn to speak, so he could only suppress his unease for the time being.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said, "Let's confirm two things first."

"First, is this the same plane that was in the news? Second, what time is it now?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "The time in the news isn't necessarily now."

Having experienced the first two Dungeon, Xu Xi is now extremely sensitive to time within those Dungeon.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Aleksye nodded in agreement. "Then let's split up and confirm the flight number, date, destination, flight time, and whether there are any additional anomalies."

Manya's tone was as serious as her expression. "We don't know how long the flight will take yet. If it's a short trip, we probably won't have much time. Just to be on the safe side, let's meet every twenty minutes."

The others had no objections.

After a brief discussion, the five players left the Restroom and returned to their seats.

This is Xu Xi's Livestream Room right now.

[Has Xu Xi been posting more frequently in the last two Dungeons?]

[Really? He's still the same as always, quiet and reserved.]

[Yes, he's even started participating in the major discussions!]

To be precise, it's not that he's talking more, but rather that his remarks have become more guiding and suggestive.

Yes, that's exactly what I meant.

Judging from these two Dungeon, the young man's personality remains rather aloof. Although he still doesn't talk much, unlike his complete silence in the early days, his few words now often carry more substantial information.

[Just like in the previous Shen Residence Dungeon, Xu Xi specifically reminded everyone of the time.]

[Wait a minute, now that you mention it, I suddenly realize, could it be that 248 knew that poor guy Hang Ze would cause Dungeon anomaly halfway through and that's why he specifically mentioned it?]

[... You know what, every time Boss Xu Xi speaks, it's clearly with a deeper meaning.]

However, no one understood its deeper meaning.

[It seems this Dungeon might have a lot of pitfalls too.]

*

Xu Xi sat back down, completely unaware that her image in the eyes of others was subtly changing.

In the eyes of netizens, the former youth was always an observer who didn't care about the outcome of the Dungeon, and would only speak up when he was affected or needed to turn the tide.

But now the other party is actually taking the initiative to participate in the discussion and occasionally offering some pointers.

This transformation, though unintentional, is remarkably noticeable.

Having suffered time losses in two consecutive Dungeons, Xu Xi was inevitably more wary:...

He turned his head; the blond, blue-eyed man next to him was still engrossed in the magazine in his hand.

He patted the other man on the shoulder, and when the man looked at him with a puzzled expression, he asked in a low voice:

What is the flight number of this plane?

Man: Huh?

What the heck? Do people these days not even check flight numbers when they fly?

But under the young man's unwavering gaze, and adhering to the principle that one shouldn't easily offend people with strange behavior when traveling, he obediently gave out the flight number, "▇▇."

After saying that, he casually added, "Flying from ▇▇ to ▇▇."

The next second he saw the other person frown.

Xu Xi had considered that this plane might be the one that crashed in the news, but she didn't expect that this crucial information would be obscured in the Dungeon.

He continued, "How long have we been traveling? How much longer until we reach our destination?"

The man glanced at his watch and replied, "We've been flying for almost two hours now. We'll arrive in another two hours."

Two hours left... It sounds like they don't have much time left.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Xi took out the news Journal from the pocket behind the seat, turned to the page with the plane crash report, and handed it to the man.

Have you seen this news?

The man looked down and said, "I've seen it before; it's news from over twenty years ago."

Sure enough, the time mentioned in the news wasn't now.

So this plane isn't the same one reported in the news?

What is the significance of this news?

Something's not right.

Xu Xi put the Journal away and leaned back in her chair.

Seeing that his strange neighbor didn't continue asking odd questions, the man lowered his head again to look at his magazine.

Viewers in the Livestream Room sighed in amazement upon seeing this.

[Xu Xi was absolutely right!]

[Didn't Master Xu Xi already remind those foreign players? Why is he asking again now?]

[Perhaps they are confirming other information]

[I also think that Xu Xi would never do something unnecessary.]

[+1, but I don't know what the information is.]

[Huh, why hasn't Xu Xi made a move?]

After the conversation ended, the young man on the screen leaned back comfortably in his chair, his gaze lingering on the view outside the porthole, without making any further moves.

Seeing how calm and collected 248 is, I have a feeling he already knows what's going on in this Dungeon.

[And all of this was achieved through just a few brief conversations—it's absolutely terrifying! (doge)]

In fact, Xu Xi was simply determined to continue his "waiting" approach.

There is too little information at the moment, and any speculation is just wishful thinking. He also has no way of obtaining more clues at the moment.

Instead of searching blindly, it's better to wait for them to appear on their own.

He could wait a mere two hours.