Chapter 2756: Two Plans
There was no immediate consensus on who the murderous shadow was, but most Players still believed it was Mr. Wen. The most pressing issue before them was clearly something else. As long as they killed the assassin, the Dungeon would be over, whether they cleared it successfully or failed. Even if they couldn't leave right away, they could work together to avoid the danger.
Of course, that was the problem facing the Manor Dungeon's Players. The problem facing Xu Huo and the others was much more complicated.
First, they didn't know who the shadow was. How were they supposed to "uphold the hero's dignity"? Even if they restricted the Players who had cleared the Dungeon, the shadow was still killing people indiscriminately. There was no way to prevent further bloodshed entirely.
Second, if the shadow was Mr. Wen, what would it mean to uphold his dignity? At this point, it clearly wasn't a matter of stopping the other Players from assassinating him. There was no need to conceal his identity.
Taking both points into account, they could even arrive at a dangerous conclusion: kill this "hero," who was murdering people without restraint, and thereby uphold the dignity he once possessed.
Anyone called a hero must have made a great contribution to District 022 in the past. He might even have had access to certain government facilities. Now, in his old age, he was hiding away and slaughtering people on a grand scale. That in itself was a potential threat.
"Is a side mission really this hard?" the Photographer said. It seemed even more difficult than the Dungeon they had originally come to tackle.
The problem lay with Mr. Wen.
Judging by Madam Ti Hui and the butler's attitudes, they clearly knew who the killer was. Both