The group exchanged glances and all shook their heads. The sociable player said, "I'm Kong Ying. Chen An and Li Shi have only been here for less than ten days, while Han Xiaole and Song Yuchen have probably been here close to twenty."
"We only ran into each other recently. We've been wandering around the city these past few days. We didn't expect it to suddenly change today..." Kong Ying looked at Xu Huo. "I figure someone touched the core of the Dungeon. I just don't know who, so I came here to try my luck."
Players who had been reliving the same day in Pumpkin City were unlikely to be the key to changing things. The newcomers were the most likely to know something.
"Don't look at me," Xu Huo said. "I just got lucky."
Kong Ying gave a strained smile, then struck up a conversation with Shen Liang. "Is the person on the White Cash really the boss of this company?"
"I haven't seen the boss since I got here, so I don't know if the Dungeon is deliberately using him as a Smoke Bomb," Shen Liang said listlessly. "If you want, you can look around the company for clues. Just don't cause too much trouble. If Pumpkin City disappears, we're all done for."
The others had the same idea, and after lingering a while, they dispersed.
"You didn't seem keen on talking to them, so I figured I'd do you a favor," Shen Liang said, raising his chin at Xu Huo.
Xu Huo glanced at him. "Don't get your hopes up. It might make no difference whether you arrived early or late."
"I'll take my chances." Shen Liang gave him a thumbs-up. "I've made it this far because I have a good attitude."
A moment later, Feng