Five Players

Aside from the windowless room layout and the long, dark corridors that barely allow one person to pass through, this Apartment Building has many other flaws.

When Bai Zhi emerged from the dark passageway, which was over ten meters long, he found himself in a Corridor.

The Corridor illuminated by fluorescent tubes hanging overhead; each tube is placed approximately every ten meters or so. This is the source of light throughout the corridor.

When Bai Zhi turned around and looked towards the end of the Corridor, he couldn't help but frown deeply.

Like a series of deep cave entrances, there wasn't just one dark passageway like the one leading to his Room 503. Behind him, there were two more similar dark passageways, each leading to one of the other two rooms.

At the end of this Corridor, there is a bare wall.

One side of this brightly lit Corridor is a plain white wall, while the other side consists of five dark passageways leading to five separate rooms.

If we divide the rooms by name, they are [501], [502], [503], [504], and [505], with his room located in the very middle.

In the brief moment he stood here in the Corridor lost in thought, a tall Woman emerged from the dark passageway of the last room, room [505].

In role- Role-playing Mode, the characters assigned by the system generally try to match the original character's appearance. It's impossible for a flat-chested character to be assigned a character with a broad mind, or for a loli to be assigned a mature woman.

Take Bai Zhi for example, the role he was assigned is quite handsome...

Upon seeing him standing in the Corridor, the other person paused slightly, then made no move to come up and greet him, instead patiently waiting at the doorway as well.

In reality, the two of them weren't far apart, maybe a meter or so at most. But since the other party wasn't willing to take the initiative to speak, Bai Zhi didn't bother to worry about it.

After waiting for about half a minute, a slightly thin Young Man came out of the corridor from Bai Zhi's neighbor's Room 502. When he saw him and the Woman standing in the Corridor, his eyes lit up.

"Odd changes, even remains unchanged!?"

"The sign indicates the quadrant."

Turning to look at the other person, Bai Zhi nodded solemnly.

"May I ask your esteemed name?"

"Treading the three mountains, roaming the five sacred peaks, lamenting the lack of a dam under heaven, lamenting the lack of a boundless earth, this is the PrayerUnderDreams a great Hero!!"

The Young Man humbly cupped his hands in greeting.

"May I ask who you are?"

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world. There is no boundary between Black&White; only we are the true ones."

With his hands behind his back and his head slightly tilted back, Bai Zhi spoke calmly.

"My name is Black&White, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"..."

Watching the two of them engage in a back-and-forth exchange that resembled a stand-up comedy routine, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. Finally, the tall, mature woman who had come out of Room 505 also spoke up.

"The Zither-Drum Harmony."

It must be said that this Player, PrayerUnderDreams, has made a good start.

Bai Zhi had originally estimated that the Player's identity would not be revealed until they left the Corridor, and the so-called chain of suspicion was easily broken by the other party.

A minute later, another Player came out of Room 501, and this Player immediately attracted the attention of the other three Player, including Bai Zhi.

The reason is simple: this male Player was wearing an unusually flashy Tailcoat in this setting, like a firefly in the dark of night, making it hard to go unnoticed.

Wearing ancient costume to school can achieve the same Special Effect.

"Ahem... Heavenless Heretic, Level Lv9."

Knowing that he would be the center of attention wherever he went, the Player coughed slightly a few times and then introduced himself in the simplest terms.

"That Tailcoat that guy is wearing is most likely a piece of Equipment."

PrayerUnderDreams had an innate aversion to anyone more flamboyant than herself. Standing next to Bai Zhi, PrayerUnderDreams spoke with no small amount of jealousy.

"Based on my speculation, the Tailcoat he's wearing is most likely the one from the movie 'The Magic Tuxedo Tailcoat,' a very powerful and versatile piece of Equipment Support."

"There's no need to hold a grudge against me, we're Teammate, okay?"

Naturally, Heavenless Heretic also heard PrayerUnderDreams's words. He rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then spoke up quite readily.

"That's right, this piece of Equipment is called [The Magic Tuxedo]. It's Elite Grade Equipment that can Enhancement my various attributes in every aspect. It also comes with bulletproof protection, water walking, wall running, and even invisibility."

"Is it okay to just reveal the special effects of your Equipment like that?"

Zither-Drum Harmony frowned slightly.

"It's okay. Anyway, just by looking at the design, you can basically guess what it is. Besides, aren't we Teammate?"

Heavenless Heretic waved his hand dismissively.

"Type missions are the hardest, especially those that require us to survive here for Seven Days. If we try to cover up even these small things, I don't think we can survive these missions. Unity is the most important thing. Isn't that what a song says?"

At this point, Heavenless Heretic even started singing with great enthusiasm.

"Unity is your mother! Your mother is iron, your mother is steel!!"

Everyone: "..."

Heavenless Heretic was right. Among all Quest Type, Survival Quest are always one of the least desirable for Player. Whenever such a Quest Type is triggered, it means that the system believes the Player will be under constant threat to their Life during the mission.

Although they are currently playing Type, if the character they are playing dies, they themselves will also die.

At this point, all four Player had gathered in the Corridor. Currently, there were four Player in the Corridor, and only the Player in Room 504 had not yet appeared.

If nothing unexpected happens, these Five Players will likely be the total number of people involved in this mission.

Uncover the secrets of this Apartment Building, and then... survive for Seven Days here!!!