The female Player beside him gave a derisive laugh. "The Dungeon is still active. How could the killer have left District 008? The Dungeon is simply too difficult, and no one has found a clue yet... Or else someone's been stuck here because of it for over a month and wants to discourage newcomers from clearing it."
"After all, this Dungeon is different from the others. Whether someone finds the killer or the Stolen Declaration, the Dungeon will be declared over."
The Player who'd been mocked wasn't angry. Instead, he said, "Since you know that, why are you still running your mouth? Aren't you worried someone will deliberately trip you up?"
He deliberately looked the woman up and down. "You don't look like you have much of a brain, so I guess it makes sense that you're not worried."
The woman laughed even harder. "You've got such a nasty mouth and still haven't been beaten to death. I guess you're much the same. You're trying so hard to get attention—people usually ignore you, don't they?"
The two traded insults, but showed remarkable restraint by not coming to blows.
Xu Huo sat where he was for a while. When no one contacted him, he got up and left the lounge. The female Player chased after him and invited him, "Want to clear the Dungeon together? You haven't been in District 008 long either, have you?"
Xu Huo didn't refuse. Instead, he asked, "Do you have any clues?"
The female Player shrugged. "There are plenty of clues, but none of them are valuable. I do have a theory, though. Hear me out."
They found a quiet place to talk. The female Player didn't beat around the bush. "I suspect the killer works for Stellar Company."
Xu Huo raised an eyebrow. "Why do