Two-on-One Crisis
Xu Huo had lost the right to answer, so the game's power excluded him. In the blink of an eye, he was outside the Ancient Castle, standing in the woods not far from its front entrance.
He didn't leave the woods. Instead, he found a place to hide.
As time passed, more and more players emerged from the Ancient Castle. None of them stopped outside. They plunged into the woods and scattered in different directions, including Brother Tu and the White-Haired Player.
The two of them probably wanted to wait for their other companions. Rather than leave right away, they chose a secluded spot. After waiting a while, Brother Tu whispered something to the old man, and the two of them left the Ancient Castle.
They moved quickly, warily watching their surroundings the whole way, but neither glanced toward Xu Huo's hiding place. Their figures eventually vanished into the woods.
Xu Huo casually glanced at the number "8" floating among the trees, then stepped out of the woods and returned to the Ancient Castle.
In the woods seventy meters from the Ancient Castle, Brother Tu watched the person disappearing through the castle entrance with a grim look. "Old Yu, is that him?"
The White-Haired Player—Old Yu—nodded. "He's wearing a mask, so yes. Judging by his fighting style, he's at most a D-class player, with an evolution rate of about 28 percent. But he's experienced and uses his props skillfully. He's probably spent a long time in Dungeons, but hasn't managed to level up."
"That's not unusual. To advance from E-class to D-class, you need at least three B-level excellent ratings. The lower your Dungeon rating, the more Dungeons you need to complete before you can level up. After accumulating experience for a long time, most players who make