Nightmare (18) - Coming to Terms

To be honest, when she accepted Zhao Mou's invitation to join this temporary three-person team, she only received general information about two of her teammates, such as their names, ages, personalities, and aptitudes.

These were all provided to her by Zhao Mou to speed up their integration process. Later, she used her expertise to investigate more of Yu Xing's background, only to find out her real-life address and the Rookie Tournament in the simulation.

Besides that, there wasn't a single video related to Yu Xing. Perhaps some teammates had recorded videos of the simulations Yu Xing had participated in before, but she couldn't find anything uploaded by those unknown teammates in the vast video library.

The sheer number of people affected means that even her divination skills are of no use.

She could only focus on studying that Rookie Tournament.

Yu Xing's performance in the Rookie Tournament was quite good. Her initial performance was commendable. She got along very naturally with the NPCs and was able to take into account both the NPCs' and her opponents' psychology, putting herself in a position that no one would suspect.

In terms of combat, he's like a pro stomping newbies in the beginner zone. By understanding the personalities of opponents with different developmental paths, he can maximize his use of them to achieve his goals.

Although the level of the Rookie Tournament that Yu Xing participated in was not very high, and all the participants at that time were just relatively promising, there were no big names like those who had already passed away in the Rookie Tournament stage. However, his move was enough to prove his excellence.

However, Zhao Ruru could tell that Yu Xing had been holding back during the Rookie Tournament.

He didn't need such a complicated process to win. To be honest, Nightmare and the Magician weren't necessarily people he needed to win over. It was only because these two weren't exactly corrupt that Yu Xing included them when considering the outcome of the game and provided a plan that required their cooperation.

When she came to these conclusions, she began to wonder: where did such a person with such terrifying potential come from?

His past is a blank; information about his family, career, and so on seems to have been protected by someone and cannot be accessed.

He was too mysterious, so mysterious that Zhao Ruru's curiosity was hard to suppress. After spending some time together, this feeling only intensified; Yu Xing gave her the impression that he was hiding many secrets.

Even now, when I speak, the certainty I exude is something that cannot be achieved without knowing concrete information.

Just like in the game Werewolf, if a player who claims to be a civilian subtly tries to set the tone in their speech, or acts indifferent, then this person is probably neither a civilian nor a werewolf, but a hidden god with real power.

Of course, rioters are an exception.

Zhao Ruru hesitated for a long time before gently walking forward.

The white jade was getting hotter and hotter, and the blood left on the tombstone seemed to be alive, avoiding the white jade as if it were a snake or a scorpion.

The character "Ling" on the jade became very conspicuous after Zhao Ruru looked at it carefully. This character was very uncommon. Her eyes flashed and she suddenly figured out the key to it.

If we were to pinpoint any individuals involved in this deduction that Liang Erni had encountered, and that Yu Xing had indeed happened to have encountered as well, and who were also connected to this...

Special guest.

Lingren.

The appearance of this name was like a white lightning bolt exploding in Zhao Ruru's mind. She couldn't quite believe it, but there was only one answer.

Because the special guest can play the role of the NPC in the deduction, they can have a pre-determined entanglement with Liang Erni. In fact, if the role is played to a great extent, then every action of the character in Liang Erni's mind will be generated based on the personality and abilities of the Lingren.

Since the Lingren are real people, it's not impossible for them to know Yu Xing.

At the same time, the Lingren never revealed his real name. The impression he left on the strategists was that of the vice president of the third-ranked guild. No one knew what he looked like or what his abilities were. It was as if he had a system to help him hide his identity, leaving almost no trace of his existence. If it weren't for the fact that every now and then a guild or team would be torn apart and suffer a miserable end because of the Lingren, people might be even more unfamiliar with him.

Many people say that although he is the vice president, it is still unknown whether the president of Single Prism even exists. At least the Lingren has a name, but the position of president is truly vacant.

Amidst all the secrecy and confusion, when people talk about "actor", the first thing they encounter is the word "actor", so if there is "actor" on the jade, and the special guest can only invite people above the level of despair, then there is no need to think more about this candidate.

Zhao Ruru glanced at Yu Xing's fluffy head without showing any emotion, and controlled her expression.

Sometimes she felt helpless about her intelligence and curiosity, because people who possessed both were prone to dying.

The Lingren represents the ultimate evil, the most Fallen Path on the surface. If a powerful figure offends Single Prism, they could very well be killed by the Lingren through underhanded means.

Before death, one must endure all suffering.

Of all those who have publicly opposed Single Prism so far, only Qu Xuanqing has survived to this day thanks to her outstanding Combat Power and her unfettered nature, free from any emotional constraints, and she continues to contribute her strength.

She now knew that Yu Xing was probably one of those who had offended the Lingren and survived.

Zhao Mou once said that he seemed to have a good relationship with Qu Xuanqing.

But the question is... he survived, but what about me?

Zhao Ruru felt a soreness in her teeth.

She was just an ordinary, unremarkable pretty girl from the Zhao family. What if, because of this live stream, the Lingren felt she had also offended someone? Would they kill her?

Should we distance ourselves from Yu Xing and ask the Lingren to be lenient? No, that's not right. If we distance ourselves, she won't have time to get out and might die in the deduction due to poor teamwork. What if that happens?

The cowardly girl, who had just figured out who the special guest was and was already thinking about defecting to the enemy, coughed lightly and shifted her gaze from Yu Xing's head to Yu Xing's fingers casually resting on her lap.

The slender fingers were stained with bright red blood from touching the top of the monument earlier. Under the light of the phone's flashlight, the blood appeared deep and sticky, leaning towards a dark black.

The contrast between his dark and pale skin gave him a somewhat sickly appearance.

Zhao Ruru stared for a long time, then suddenly a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

She didn't know why she wanted to laugh.

It's probably because... if it were Yu Xing.

They may not die, and they may not be in a helpless and vulnerable situation.

No matter how many words of the essay Zhao Ruru was going through in her mind, Yu Xing didn't notice. He just sat there waiting for Liang Erni's next sentence.

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After Yu Xing finished speaking, Liang Erni fell into a long silence, so long that her presence seemed like an illusion.

Yu Xing wasn't in a hurry at all. Anyway, Bai Yu had been away from Zhou Xue for too long, and the character played by the Lingren noticed something was wrong. It was Liang Erni was worried.

It wasn't until almost five minutes later that Liang Erni broke her silence.