The Players' True Purpose
"That makes sense." Xu Huo nodded. "And even if the old woman at Fresh and Delicious Sausage Shop was a Cannibal Player, you could still say she let you and the others go on purpose so you'd find Granny Bai."
"You, Yang Sheng, and the Cannibal Player who followed me are all on the same side, right?"
"Since you followed me and then went to Fresh and Delicious Sausage Shop, you probably aren't Players from the Government Hall."
"The Players from the Government Hall had no reason to trust a low-level Dungeon Player. If using an Access Card to track someone worked, the Fairytale City Dungeon wouldn't have stayed so peaceful for the past ten or twenty years."
"You and Yang Sheng's group urged the other Players to find Granny Bai, but your goal wasn't to clear the Dungeon. What are you looking for here?"
Tao Chengxin quietly edged away from Tang Yuan and moved a little closer to Xu Huo and the others.
Meeting their gazes, Tang Yuan dropped his earlier polite, refined manner and sneered. "Looks like you're planning to rob and kill me."
Xu Huo didn't respond. He watched Tang Yuan carry on.
"From beginning to end, you're the only one who's been talking. The Players in this Dungeon are either dead or trapped. How do you know he and that Granny Bai weren't lying?" As he spoke, Tang Yuan glanced at Sun Jirou and Tao Chengxin. "For all we know, they played along to lure the Government Hall's people here, then put on a show to clear their names!"
"So what if what you're saying is true?" Sun Jirou was calmer than Tao Chengxin, who looked confused and lost. "Whether it's Fairytale City or the Government Hall, it doesn't make much difference