Chapter 2448: What Players Didn't Know
It was almost dusk when the other players began returning one after another.
Bubble Bean and the other two came first, followed by the green-haired female player and the man with a missing ear, and then the middle-aged man.
Compared with the others, the middle-aged man looked especially battered. He had several wounds and looked as if he'd been in a fight. After returning to the village and seeing Xu Huo and the others, he still seemed somewhat wary, as though he suspected that the people before him weren't real.
"What happened to you?" the man with a missing ear asked kindly.
Only then did the middle-aged man relax. With a grim expression, he said, "Nothing."
After that, he took out his venue item and went inside.
His venue item had a simulation function. Set beside the Wooden Cabin, it looked no different from one of the village's buildings. However, no one could see what was happening inside from the outside, so once he went in, there was no further movement.
"Looks like he's got a guilty conscience." Bubble Bean gave a cold laugh. "It's almost dark, and Yang Tian hasn't come back."
Chi Cai hesitated before saying, "Did you see the code left on the tree?"
"What code?" the green-haired female player asked.
Chi Cai lowered his voice. "Someone said one of us is playing the role of the hidden friend."
Everyone looked at one another. Bubble Bean and the others knew the truth, but still pretended not to. "Who?"
Chi Cai looked troubled. After hesitating, he glanced toward the middle-aged man. "I told Yang Tian about this, but he still hasn't come back... I don't know if he left the words on the tree."
The green-haired female player came over. "Show me