The Side Effect of Ability

Xu Huo went to the Third Floor.

The Third Floor was much easier to deal with than downstairs. Liang Chong and the others, along with the people who had just seen him dump the body, were very cooperative. After coming back down, he knocked on the door he'd visited earlier.

Once was happenstance, twice was coincidence, but three times was a pattern. The two people inside quickly prepared an ambush.

But he was still just messing with them.

Xu Huo closed the door and returned to his room.

Lu Zhen had been nervous, but when she saw him, she relaxed. "Is everything all right?"

"I'll go out again before eight." Xu Huo sat down. "Dong Qiu's mental state is very unstable. I'll tell you how to clear the game. If he becomes the temporary owner before you do, tell him the method in full. If you become the temporary owner first, find a way to kill him."

Lu Zhen wasn't naive enough to ask why. After spending a few days with Dong Qiu, she'd realized that he was the sort of person who wouldn't let anyone else have an easy time if he was suffering. She was staying with Xu Huo, so if he cleared the game, the others would definitely come looking for her. If she became the temporary owner first, she didn't have Xu Huo's fighting ability, and the others might sabotage her in secret.

"They'll definitely try to force the method out of me," she said. "Especially those two players across the hall."

"They won't live until tomorrow morning," Xu Huo said calmly. "Hold your ground. They can't actually kill you. You know how to clear the game, and it won't be hard to sabotage the others."

Lu Zhen's eyes lit up. "That's right! I can threaten