Chapter 2754: Instant Kill
"Mr. Xu." The butler suddenly appeared at one end of the corridor. "That room is not open to guests."
Whether he went in or not made no difference. Xu Huo closed the door and casually asked, "Does Mr. Wen know his house has been made this filthy?"
The butler fell silent.
But sometimes silence was an answer in itself.
Xu Huo walked past him and returned downstairs.
Night soon fell again. After feeding the birds, Xu Huo left his door ajar and paid attention to the goings-on in the manor.
Perhaps the inexplicable deaths of several players the night before had made the survivors more cautious. The players who came out did engage in combat, but only briefly, deliberately keeping the noise down.
Since they couldn't attack indiscriminately, the best option now was to lie in wait by the stairs. Whoever the assassin was, they would eventually test their way upstairs.
The players gradually went into hiding. Some could put on invisibility items and remain crouched behind ornaments or decorations for two or three hours.
As for the Travel Dungeon, the botanist and photographer left their rooms first. After they headed to the garden and the area near Madam Ti Hui's residence, respectively, the gourmet and scholar came out. The two lay in wait for the other manor-dungeon players, ready to act when the opportunity arose.
After another long wait, the first disturbance came from the Third Floor.
It began when a player tried to sneak upstairs under cover of an item. Naturally, this made him a target for everyone. Several players attacked at once, but the item they sent out vanished into the darkness without a trace. Even the player who had just gone upstairs fell silent.
Just as the others cautiously prepared to go