Aftermath Arrangements

Just as Lin Yu had predicted, a day was enough time for Fu Luo to find out that "Twenty" had died as a "Player".

Ever since receiving the orders from that mysterious "Hacker," Fu Luo has been investigating "Twenty."

Although investigating a top-ranked "Tier 3" is terrifying, the thought of having "Hacker" around makes it less scary.

Because that person is definitely more terrifying.

Driven by the fear of the unknown, Fu Luo investigated almost everything about "Twenty".

Although Fu Luo is cowardly, he is definitely not weak—even if he wasn't chosen by the "Hacker," he still has the ability to make the serious and massive organization "Order" make an exception for him.

Even Li Hua, the head of the East China Region and a "Gambler," had heard of him and was willing to send him to Sea City to assist in the investigation—at that time, Li Hua didn't even know that he had "Tier Advancement."

Although Fu Luo struggles and feels weak when encountering combat scenarios in [Instance], he only achieved "Tier 1" thanks to Lin Yu.

But what if Fu Luo were to investigate something, solve some mystery...?

If all Player were ranked by their abilities in this area, Fu Luo would definitely be among the top.

Over the past two weeks, he not only Unraveling the Clues investigated and uncovered Nian's identity and address, but also found out why Nian was investigating his good friend "May May".

"Because 'May May' thwarted 'The Marauders' plans several times, it attracted the attention of 'The Marauders' higher-ups. However, 'May May' is not worth the personal intervention of the true 'Marauders' leadership at present, so they simply hired an expert they have worked with before."

"In other words, he took money from the 'Marauders' and did their bidding... However, in the process, he probably realized May's extraordinary qualities, so what started as simply taking money to do their bidding turned into wanting to investigate further on his own."

Fu Luo analyzed all of this and sent all of this information to the "Hacker"—of course, Fu Luo didn't have the other party's contact information.

However, the resourceful Fu Luo had already figured out a way to quickly contact the "Hacker".

Simply type what you want to say in your phone's notes app.

Sure enough, a line of text appeared on the phone's memo app that wasn't typed by Fu Luo.

"Well done."

Although Fu Luo guessed that the official probably already knew about this news, Fu Luo believed that the news undoubtedly conveyed his serious attitude towards handling matters.

Not to mention...

Next, Fu Luo had a trump card ready.

Through his tireless in-depth research, investigation, and reasoning, Fu Luo was very confident.

He has now discovered a "secret" about Twenty that even the "Hacker" might not know.

After all, while the "Hacker" is very strong, he's still just a super-strong Player!

Fu Luo picked up his phone and took a picture of the altar in front of him.

The altar was found under the bed in Apartment "Twenty"—it was initially disguised, but Fu Luo uncovered it using his "Detective" abilities.

Subsequently, Fu Luo entered his most crucial discovery into the memo.

"During my investigation of Twenty, I discovered that most of his abilities depend on the 'Night Valley Realm,' especially the Nightmare Demons of the 'Night Valley Realm.' After further investigation and observation of his ability activation records, I found that he did not sign Contract with a Nightmare, but rather 'transformed' a part of his own soul into a Nightmare."

"Therefore, even if he dies within the [Instance], he has the backup plan to 'Resurrection' as a nightmare in the 'Night Valley Realm', and will not completely perish—moreover, he also left a backup plan in the Real World: a summoning altar for himself."

"This way, even after he dies, he won't be trapped in the 'Night Valley Realm' forever, but will have the ability to return to the Real World."

"He has completed his own 'summoning ritual,' which was probably achieved by having other Player use this altar-type [Item]... Of course, in my opinion, the Player who assisted him was probably just doing his bidding for money and might not even know what he was doing. After all, 'Twenty' is aloof and arrogant, and it's almost impossible for him to trust anyone."

"And quite coincidentally," Fu Luo couldn't help but sigh, "it's just too much of a coincidence," "he really did die in the [Instance] that just ended. Although we don't know what accident happened, but... now we can completely eliminate the possibility of him returning by destroying this 'ritual'!"

After Fu Luo finished typing these words, a long time passed before the memo received a new reply.

"Okay, go ahead and do it."

"Don't worry... you won't do this for nothing. If you succeed, you'll naturally benefit as well."

Having received the approval of that important person, Fu Luo became even more motivated.

"There's no need for any benefits," Fu Luo quickly typed back, "It's my honor to do things for you."

"One thing at a time."

Looking at the characters flashing on the screen, Fu Luo couldn't help but smile.

"I can't possibly refuse... but it wouldn't be right for me to decline... May I ask what the payment is?"

A new string of characters quickly appeared on the screen.

"I will make your status in the City That Never Sleeps even more prominent and your reputation even more remarkable."

"As for the specific benefits, you'll have to fight for them yourself."

Looking at the string of characters on the screen, Fu Luo paused for a moment, then quickly replied.

"Thank you so much!"

He then happily put away his phone and pulled out an antique fur scroll from his pocket.

"It wasn't for nothing that I spent a fortune to buy this [Demon Hunter Seal Scroll] from the 'Gathering'!"

Then, Fu Luo aimed at the altar and tore the scroll apart!

A white light suddenly appeared, and the two torn scrolls burst into flames, then transformed into white chains that crashed onto the altar!

The altar, radiating an ominous, blood-red light, was instantly bound by the chains, as if it had encountered its nemesis—afterwards, wisps of white smoke rose from the entire altar, and a faint, sharp scream echoed from within.

The whole process lasted about ten minutes. Fu Luo was also thankful that the Apartment he rented was high-end; otherwise, his neighbors would probably have complained.

Just as Fu Luo watched the light on the altar completely extinguish and prepared to leave...

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from below.

Fu Luo felt a chill run down his spine.

"Who would come to the Apartment at this hour?!"

He reasoned rapidly, but before reaching a conclusion...

Zhang Yang's voice and the figure that appeared in his line of sight provided Fu Luo with the answer.

"Hey--Twenty, the Boss said he cast a very bad divination for you, and there are rumors outside that you're dead... You're not really dead, are you?"

A girl with brightly colored hair walked into the room with her hands in her pockets...

Fu Luo recognized the other person.

"The Marauders," Yanjing Deputy Minister, "A'yu"!