Simple Spatial Logic

The teru teru bozu (Weather Doll) hung motionless above everyone's heads, its simple lines suggesting an expression that seemed to be mocking something.

The people in the Fitness Room weren't too far apart; most of them were gathered under the Weather Doll (a Japanese doll-shaped ornament).

In the routine meeting held this morning, aside from not revealing that he was the true target of yesterday's attack due to certain key factors, Zither-Drum Harmony laid out everything he knew.

--A portion of the puzzle has been filled in, but not by much.

As a Player -made warning Type, the [Weather Doll]'s Durability is rapidly decreasing due to continuous use over the past few days. The Durability has dropped from six points to three points, and it is expected to reach the end of its life in a few more days.

However, before that, the Weather Doll's warning ability is still very useful.

Of the five people in the Fitness Room at this moment, Heavenless Heretic was the Unique who was free. As the Player with the highest Level among them, his Base Attributes values were about to reach a certain critical point mentioned by Bai Zhi. For safety reasons, he did not continue to exercise.

"The Floor Administrator won't be attacked by Anomaly on their own floor, but they have to risk going to that hall every night to replenish supplies... But yesterday, you and Night Owl were attacked."

Sitting with his arms crossed against the wall, Heavenless Heretic frowned.

"Therefore, based on my deduction, I have reason to believe that those who attacked you yesterday were among us..."

His gaze swept across the crowd.

"The other side attacked Night Owl, and I was probably just caught in the crossfire. I don't think it's necessary to suspect each other at a time like this."

While jogging slowly on the treadmill, Zither-Drum Harmony Ming interrupted the other person's words.

Just as Black&White said, if the second task is the key to completing the first task, then if someone in the team deliberately conceals some key clues due to suspicion, causing the mission to fail, they cannot afford the consequences.

"Compared to these trivial details, have you deduced anything about the scenes I described this morning?"

"It's not very useful for reference, after all, from your description, it's just a super large supermarket."

He pulled out a notebook and a pen from somewhere and started drawing something on the paper. Heavenless Heretic shook her head.

"How about this, I'll go with you tonight. If possible, I'll try to find an exit to the outside world from there. The Tailcoat's invisibility function can shield me from the Anomaly's Perception to some extent, and with you by my side providing cover, it should be fine."

"Well..."

Upon hearing Heavenless Heretic's words, Zither-Drum Harmony's lips twitched slightly.

Although she said she didn't care, deep down she was extremely concerned about the identity of the person who attacked her yesterday, after all, it was a matter of life and death for her.

The suspicion against the Night Owl who risked his life to save him can be ruled out. Black&White secretly went there with him yesterday, and during that time there were many opportunities to kill him, but the other party did not do so, so the suspicion against him is also quite small.

Therefore, the Unique two remaining targets were PrayerUnderDreams and Heavenless Heretic. Among them, Heavenless Heretic was the most suspicious. If he were to follow them invisibly at night, it would be tantamount to handing over one's life to the other party. What if the other party had any malicious intentions...

"It's not safe for you to go. It's very dangerous there. I almost died there last night."

Before Zither-Drum Harmony could even think of a way to refuse, Bai Zhi, who was lifting weights to train his Strength, suddenly spoke up.

Don't you think your words are incredibly unconvincing?

Turning his head to look at the person over there, Heavenless Heretic frowned.

"My Level is higher than yours, and my strength is greater. There's no reason why you can escape unscathed while I can't. Besides, if I go there, I should be able to find more clues, right?"

His own Level was Lv9, while the other party's Level was only Lv6. Although he admitted that the other party was slightly smarter than him, there was really no reason why the other party could escape unscathed without any injuries while he could not.

No one wants to put their Life and Death in the hands of others.

Unless the other party is cheating...

"That's right, I'm a cheater."

As if he could read the other person's mind, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot and then reappeared next to Heavenless Heretic, reaching out to pat the other person's shoulder, Bai Zhi's face was very serious.

"This is my Skill, the Flying Thunder God Technique, unparalleled in its ability to escape."

--[Shadow’s Trace]: Allows the user to Shadow Meld, enabling them to move and leap within the Shadow, greatly enhancing their stealth capabilities.

Whether used for offense or escape, it's an excellent ability.

"... Flying Thunder God Technique?"

His body tensed for a moment, then relaxed, and Heavenless Heretic exhaled a breath and a picture book.

"If that's the case, then I'm indeed not as good as you at escaping... What's your plan?"

"It's simple. Tonight, I plan to cause some chaos and go out to check it out."

As he spoke, Bai Zhi glanced subtly at Night Owl before sitting down next to Heavenless Heretic.

"Last night, I suddenly made my move, intending to create chaos and see if I could escape the hall and explore the world outside. But I underestimated the danger there. If I hadn't run fast, I probably would have been torn to pieces."

"... You're really brave."

Stepping off the treadmill, Zither-Drum Harmony picked up a towel to wipe away the sweat, his face expressionless.

She was saying that at that time yesterday, why would the other party suddenly think of shooting... Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't have done that.

"The bold get rich, the timid starve; life always requires a bit of adventurous spirit."

Shrugging, Bai Zhi took a piece of white paper out of his pocket and spread it out on the ground.

"This is a rough map I drew yesterday while riding the Apartment, based on the elevator's operating patterns. It's not very Precision, so please take a look at it accordingly. "Apartment

"You've only ridden an elevator once... and you've already drawn this?"

Zither-Drum Harmony was quite taken aback when he saw the sheet of white paper spread out on the ground.

She had ridden that elevator three times already, and she had even considered drawing up a diagram of it, but the elevator kept going up and down, left and right, accelerating and suddenly stopping... The result of her attempts to memorize it was that her mind was a complete mess.

"Oh, it's just simple spatial logic plus a little geometry."

Bai Zhi waved his hand dismissively, looking completely unconcerned.

"I don't think anyone doesn't know how to do this, right?"

"..."

Zither-Drum Harmony turned his head away expressionlessly.