I Haven't Understood a Single Move This Newcomer Has Made in "Highway Terror"

Xu Xi could still feel the scorching heat of the fire burning his skin.

The second time, they chose to take that "Li Kang's" car, but just as they were about to leave the tunnel, they and the car all turned to paper.

Xu Xi couldn't describe what it felt like to turn into a paper person. His body had gradually grown lighter and lighter, and he'd died without any pain.

What puzzled him was whether neither car could make it out of the tunnel.

They didn't know how much farther they had to go. Surely they weren't expected to walk all the way to their destination.

It didn't seem very realistic.

So most likely, one of the two cars could still be used, but some condition hadn't been met.

By this point, Tan Xingyun and the others had briefly talked it over and decided to go around the fake Li Kang and continue onward.

But then they saw the young man who had been sitting silently in the right rear seat suddenly open the door and get out.

Everyone was stunned.

"Xu, why..." Tan Xingyun asked in surprise.

"Li Kang" said happily, "Do you believe what I told you now?"

Although he seemed excited, he still didn't come any closer.

After getting out, Xu Xi only moved a short distance away from the car. Seeing the three of them look at him in confusion, he didn't beat around the bush. "There's something wrong with the car we were in."

An explanation? Skip it.

Nobody had asked him for one in the two previous loops anyway.

Sure enough, after hearing that, Tan Xingyun and Xu Xiuman exchanged a glance and got out of the car without another word.

Li Kang hurriedly followed them out.

[What's going on? Weren't they about to leave?]

[Something wrong with the car? How could he tell? What's wrong with it?]

[Could that fake Li Kang actually be the real one, and what he said was true too?]

[No way. The fake Li Kang couldn't even say what his dad's name was. How could he be real?]

[But Xu Xi said there's something wrong with the car, so there definitely is. He wouldn't say that without a reason.]

[Something being wrong with the car doesn't mean there's something wrong with the person.]

When Tan Xingyun came over to Xu Xi and asked a question similar to the ones in the comments, the viewers saw the young man say calmly, "He's a fake, but that doesn't necessarily mean what he said was false."

Xu Xiuman and Li Kang also came over to Xu Xi's side and naturally heard what he said.

"Xu, do you mean that only the car that person drove here can get out of this tunnel?" Xu Xiuman frowned slightly.

Like the commenters, she didn't think the young man was talking nonsense.

His earlier performance could be said to have proven his abilities.

Xu Xi didn't know which car could get them out either.

But given a choice between a car that would explode and a car that would turn to paper, he would definitely try the second one.

After all, even if he died, it wouldn't hurt.

At that thought, Xu Xi couldn't help looking over at "Li Kang."

As though noticing the player's gaze, "Li Kang" grinned. "Only my car can get out of the tunnel, but it can only carry three of you. That fake can't get in!"

Li Kang's face went pale. "You're the fake!" he said urgently.

Then he turned to his teammates. "Don't believe him! No, wait! Don't leave me behind..."

Tan Xingyun and Xu Xiuman remained silent and didn't answer.

They weren't quite sure what to make of the situation.

[WTF, is this unusually harmonious team about to fall apart already?]

[I knew it. They only had to team up because they were assigned to the same instance. Weighing the pros and cons is the right move.]

[If sacrificing one person is all it takes to get out, I'd definitely choose to sacrifice that person. I don't want to die.]

[That's too cruel.]

[There are much crueler things in instances. This isn't really a game. If you die, you're dead for real.]

[Honestly, I'm already surprised nobody has died in this instance so far.]

The viewers had thought everyone was about to abandon the young man Li Kang, but to their surprise...

"You say this car is yours, so what would it take to make it no longer yours?" Xu Xi asked "Li Kang" sincerely. "How about we buy it?"

Huh?

Everyone, without exception, was stunned.

[What kind of development is this?]

[I don't get it. How did Xu Xi come up with buying the car?]

[For fuck's sake, I haven't understood a single move this newcomer has made.]

Of course, Xu Xi asked because he had thought of something important.

In fact, during the third loop, they had left a despairing Li Kang behind, but the three of them had still turned to paper along with the car. Sacrificing Li Kang was no use.

But there had to be some way to break the deadlock.

As Xu Xi silently repeated the word "paper," he thought of paper money.

When they encountered the eerie old woman, they had gotten rid of her with paper money and offering incense.

When they encountered the woman in the red dress, they had also used paper money as a wedding gift and received extra wedding candy.

Clearly, the paper money had been playing a role all along.

What about this time? Could the paper money be useful too?

Every time that "Li Kang" mentioned the car, he made sure to call it "my" car, emphasizing who it belonged to.

Don't forget, every instance had hidden rules.

Perhaps ownership of the car was one of those rules?

Xu Xi had only asked on a whim, but to his surprise, "Li Kang" thought for a moment and agreed. "Sure."

This time, everyone was truly dumbfounded.

[Huh? Huh???]

[Wait, that works too?]

[Can some expert explain? I don't get it.]

[What's the point of this move? Why buy the car? And the thing is, they actually can buy it!]

Xu Xi took out all the paper money and offering incense he had left.

"Li Kang" shook his head when he saw it. "Not enough."

Tan Xingyun was the first to react, taking out his own paper money and incense.

But "Li Kang" still said, "Not enough."

Next came Xu Xiuman and Li Kang.

"Not enough."

"Not enough."

[That fake is insatiable.]

[Seems fair enough, though. Cars are expensive in real life too.]

[Shit, it doesn't have to be that realistic.]

[It's still not enough? Do they have to put up an arm or a leg as collateral?]

[Seriously?]

[I've seen other instances pull that kind of thing.]

[They should have bought more paper money back then.]

Xu Xi and the other three thought the same thing.

But things were different now. Back then, they couldn't have foreseen this situation, and they had certainly needed to keep some funds in reserve just in case.

"We'll put our car up as collateral too." When Xu Xi caught sight of their original car out of the corner of his eye, a thought occurred to him, and he spoke offhandedly.

"That's enough." Grinning, "Li Kang" finally moved. He took all the paper money and incense the players had given him and walked toward the car that would explode. "This car is yours now. Drive it away."

Xu Xi motioned for everyone to get in.

This time, they successfully drove out of the tunnel.