Xu Huo had already learned what happened along the way from the Wan family members. Their group had grown larger, and although they'd run into a few minor attacks on the road, everyone was fine. Wen Xin and several other Players had even teamed up to capture one of their attackers and got some useful information out of him.
As it turned out, those inexplicable, furtive attacks along the route were tied to an underground casino.
The casino ran betting pools, selecting and categorizing teams of Outer District Players traveling along the tourist route. The wealthy third- and fourth-generation heirs placed bets on whichever team they thought would win. Within the rules, participants could send Players to interfere with other teams' progress, increasing their own chances of winning.
This kind of gambling was known as "the new horse race."
Horse racing?
When Wen Xin and the others heard the captured Player use those words, they were so angry they laughed. This wasn't just about hindering them from clearing the Dungeon anymore. The people from District 001 clearly didn't consider Outer District Players human. In the eyes of those wealthy young heirs, they were little better than livestock!
They'd originally planned to kill the captive to vent their anger, but somehow, the Player suddenly shook off the truth serum's effects and escaped into the Station.
There was no way they could let this go, so Wen Xin and the others urged the other Players to teach the people of District 001 a lesson.
Knowing that all their efforts to clear the Dungeon meant nothing more than entertainment to the people of District 001, everyone was angry. However, most Players thought they should settle the score after clearing the Dungeon, to avoid causing trouble and getting stuck there for a long time.