You Can Never Set Foot on These Stairs!!

Noah's Ark... let's just call it the hotel for now.

In a sense, this hotel serves a similar purpose to the Tombstone Apartment that Bai Zhi had previously experienced.

In the world of the Tombstone Apartment, all of humanity is collectively Anomaly by the supernatural, living in Apartment that resemble tombstones, barely surviving. Although the world hasn't been destroyed, it's practically dead.

The Special floors in the Tombstone Apartment used to nurture Player have the same Special Effect as the hotel, effectively catalyzing the birth of new Player.

From this perspective, the incident of the Campus Belle suddenly fainting, which Xia Wen mentioned on the phone, is quite thought-provoking.

"I wonder if she's lucky or unlucky..."

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi's expression became slightly subtle.

"Why take the stairs? Wouldn't it be better to take the elevator?"

With a pained expression, the White-haired loli followed Bai Zhi up the long staircase, grumbling under her breath.

Qingyi's true nature is that of Anomaly, and she would normally have no chance of being allowed to enter the upper floors of the hotel. However, due to that VIP Card, she also gained the right to set foot here.

"Elevators are too cramped; in the event of an attack, it might not be convenient to maneuver. Stairs are much more convenient."

As he looked up through the gaps in the railing, Bai Zhi casually gave his answer.

"There might be danger upstairs. Those people who went up earlier were probably Player from the Relevant Department who came to handle the situation after receiving an alarm. There were no traces of any Anomaly occurrences in the hotel, and they didn't need to stay for so long, so I have good reason to believe that they encountered some serious trouble upstairs... Hmm?"

Suddenly sensing something was wrong, Bai Zhi turned around and looked behind him.

Just as he was speaking, Qingyi, who should have been following behind him, disappeared along with Anna, whom she was holding in her arms.

And on the corner platform below, which was about a dozen stairs away from where he was now, a fat man with a simple build was already standing there without knowing when.

"... Fallen Player?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at the other person.

He wasn't worried about Qingyi and Anna's safety, especially Anna's, because in some ways, Anna was the most capable fighter among the three of them...

I hope the other person is alright.

"Yes, don't worry, it's just a few rats that sneaked up here... It's no big deal, leave it to me."

Holding his phone to his ear, with a greasy chicken leg still in his mouth, he finished speaking nonchalantly, then fiercely bit the chicken leg, bone and all, and swallowed it whole. The fat man then looked up at him.

"Stop looking. Instead of worrying about the other person, worry more about yourself."

The fat man stuffed the phone he had just hung up into his pocket, a slightly sinister smile spreading across his face.

"You're not entirely stupid, but do you think we're fools? This amazing hotel is already under our control. We've been watching your every move in the stairwell."

"You're Fallen Player? You don't seem any different from Normal Player."

Leaning lazily against the stair railing with his arms crossed, Bai Zhi yawned.

"How many of you are there, and what is your purpose in taking control of this hotel? If you are willing to tell me all of this, I might be able to let you off the hook."

"Fallen Player? No, we are the New Humans."

Then, out of nowhere, he produced a pig's trotter and took a big bite. As his mouth opened and closed, several rows of sharp serrated teeth could be vaguely seen inside, making it look quite horrifying.

"You don't understand us at all. Only beings like us could survive the Apocalypse destruction and preserve the last Seed of Fire of humanity."

"New Humans? Abandoning the human form, discarding the human concept of good and evil, their consciousness falling into a state of frenzied chaos, unable even to control their inner bloodlust... Is this what you call New Humans?"

Looking down at the fat man who seemed to be constantly eating voraciously, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

To be honest, he didn't know much about the Fallen Player. All his impressions of this group so far came from what he learned from Lin He during his trip to Hell Town.

But in those situations, how much of what the other person says can actually be believed?

"Pride and Prejudice."

The fat man, his hands shoveling up bits of pig's feet bones and scraps of meat, wore a mocking expression.

"Is this all you know about our group? That's incredibly superficial. We New Humans are actually the same as you Player; it's just that you chose to fight, while we chose..."

"That's enough, Fatty, there's no need to waste time."

Before the fat man could finish his sentence, a cold voice came from above the stairs.

"Resolve this quickly and get back soon. We're about to be exposed; we need to move out immediately."

"No problem."

The fat man haphazardly wiped his greasy hands on his clothes, looking completely indifferent.

"Boss, should we stick to the plan and capture him alive? I'm worried I might lose control of my strength and accidentally kill him..."

"It's alright, killing him doesn't matter... just come back soon."

After uttering those words, the cold voice vanished without a trace.

"Okay!!"

After receiving the definite instructions, the fat man revealed a sinister smile and rushed upstairs with extraordinary speed.

It's hard to imagine how someone with such an obese body could unleash such unscientific speed. The dozen or so meters between them seemed to disappear, and the fat man rushed in front of Bai Zhi in almost a second.

His mouth opened to an incredibly large angle, almost swallowing Bai Zhi whole. Several rows of serrated teeth inside his mouth emitted a chilling sharpness. The fat man's eyes were full of cruelty and savagery, as if he could already see the tragic end of his opponent being bitten in half.

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for doing it at a time like this...!?"

The fat man abruptly stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening as he stared at the scene before him.

He returned to the starting point, and even stepped back a little.

"Oh? What are you blaming?"

With his hands crossed over his chest, half of his body leaned casually against the stair railing. Due to the angle, the fat man could only see half of the other person's profile.

"Didn't you say you were going to kill me? But why aren't you moving forward? Why are you moving backward instead?"

Bai Zhi spoke in a somber tone.

"I can give you one more chance. Tell me your purpose, and I'll spare your life."