The Dungeon's Protective Bias
They weren't very far from the creek. After walking a short while, a Player's hearing was sharp enough to pick up the children playing by the water.
"Big brother, I'm not making this up just because I'm afraid to die. Those two people really did vanish out of nowhere after killing someone." The woman walked ahead, still deeply worried about her own life. Her Space Teleport Artifact had stopped working, which meant Xu Huo's items were interfering with it. She couldn't create distance in an instant, so her chances of escaping successfully were slim.
"Did they disappear on the same day, or at different times?" Xu Huo asked.
The woman paused. "There was a day between them. At first, none of us believed it. We only started to after the second person disappeared."
"With so many Players together, you or one of the others could have killed them, too," Xu Huo said calmly.
The woman wanted to protest. They were all the same level of Player. Even if one side was stronger, without a way to kill in one move, they couldn't silently take out another Player without anyone else noticing... But then she remembered that Xu Huo was a Super Evolver with mental abilities. It was entirely possible that he could pull it off.
So she said, "I definitely couldn't."
Xu Huo chuckled behind her. "Still, even an ordinary A-class player couldn't leave a B-class player completely helpless. A fight would make at least a little noise."
"So you're saying it's still because of the Dungeon?" the woman ventured. "Like what happened to you just now?"
"Can you see me?" Xu Huo asked instead of answering.
"Yes. I can not only see you, but hear you, too." The woman realized what he meant. "That's different