The First Deceased
Xu Huo closed the Secret Room behind him and opened the door. "Is something the matter?"
Chi Minghong had chosen the room next to his.
"Nothing much. I just forgot to mention earlier: since we know each other, why don't we work together to clear the Dungeon?" she said. "None of those people outside look like decent sorts. I doubt they'd share what's written on the note even if they found it. Wouldn't that make clearing the Dungeon harder?"
"Sure." Xu Huo also hoped to finish the Dungeon as soon as possible. Until its rules were fully revealed to the players, his disadvantage wasn't that obvious.
Of course, there was another, quicker way to clear it.
"Great!" Chi Minghong said with a laugh, waving as she turned and went back to her room.
Xu Huo looked up and saw Miss Ding and Teacher Fan heading upstairs. After they crossed paths with him, they looked away.
It seemed the players in the lobby couldn't wait any longer, either. If the note could appear anywhere, it might show up in a room. Claiming one early would give them a chance to find it.
After those two left, the other players also filed out. At last, only two people remained in the lobby, but one of them left just before midnight.
The twelve players spread out across different rooms on different floors of the Villa, each taking a room alone. Miss Ding and Teacher Fan, who had left first, were also in rooms facing each other.
The silence continued until midnight. Just as the players began to move, all the lights in the Villa suddenly went out. After a brief pause, the sounds from upstairs and downstairs gradually grew louder.
The Villa wasn't particularly soundproof. The sounds of objects hitting