This was what Xu Huo had never been able to figure out. The Skin Stripper's Dungeon wasn't a closed Dungeon. If Players could just hide outside the Factory instead of coming in, then participation wasn't really compulsory.
But what had just happened made him understand: even if they hid outside during the day, they would still be driven into the Factory at night!
If Peng Fengnian's information was accurate, the Skin Stripper was much more dangerous at night than during the day. Players trying to game the system by hiding outside might become the first targets, putting themselves in even greater danger.
After hesitating between the Pigsty and the Skin Stripper's Bedroom, Xu Huo chose the former.
Before the darkness could completely engulf the Factory, he caught the rats he'd hidden outside during the day and wrapped them in strips of meat, then fastened them to the wires above the Workshop. After that, he slipped into the Pigsty. Once he'd signaled for Sima Xiao Er and the others to stay quiet, he pulled the pigskin he'd taken off back over himself and squeezed into a corner.
The others watched his actions in confusion. Then, they suddenly heard footsteps approaching the Pigsty's front door and rushed to the corner in alarm, unintentionally concealing him.
The heavy, slow footsteps didn't belong to any of the Players. Xu Huo was certain it was the Skin Stripper, but this was different from the Skin Stripper he'd seen during the day.
"Creaaak..." The front door slowly opened. With a click, the lights came on, and a figure gradually approached the Pigsty.
He had the same face as the Skin Stripper, the same red nose and towering build. But his messy brown hair had been combed neatly and slicked down with pomade, each strand plastered against