The Child in the Hat
"Xu Huo should be fine, right?" Yan Jiayu said. "Didn't you say he just killed one of the Twin Players?"
"But that was before I got separated from them..." Peng Ru was very worried. Xu Huo put away his item and came in through the balcony. "I'm fine."
He looked at the three of them. "How did you end up together?"
"Weren't the Twins after me?" Yan Jiayu said. "Their Ability was too powerful. I couldn't beat them, and while I was running away, I happened to run into Tang Xiao. He helped me out; otherwise, I might not have gotten away so quickly."
"We ran into Peng Ru while we were coming to look for you."
While the two were talking, Peng Ru quietly took a small step back. "Mr. Xu, isn't Jin Zhao with you?"
"We got separated when the game started," Xu Huo said. "We entered the Secret Passage one after the other. After I went in, he disappeared. Maybe the Plush caught him and he was eliminated. We should be able to find him outside the Ancient Castle after we finish the game."
Tang Xiao nodded. "A lot of Players were eliminated right when Hide and Seek started. We couldn't do anything about it. We didn't dare attack the Plush at random, either."
"Did you run into those Players?" Yan Jiayu asked Xu Huo. "Did someone come after you again?"
"I'm not sure," Xu Huo said. "I hid in the Secret Passage for a while, and when I came out, this was what I found. If you hadn't come, I was going to leave. The smell of blood might attract the Cannibal Player."
"Then let's get moving," Yan Jiayu said.
Of course, the others had no objections. But Peng Ru hurriedly