Approaching the Truth
As far as the other players were concerned, it didn't matter whether they could enter or leave the Ancient Castle. They had to clear the Dungeon here, so getting a Return Ticket wasn't important. Tickets, items, and Potions were essential.
Under normal circumstances, once a Dungeon began, it would be cut off from the outside world. It would only reopen after the Dungeon ended.
But this left Mr. and Mrs. Ma looking sour. At breakfast, Mrs. Ma even deliberately picked on the servants.
Xu Huo remained calm. The couple had simply lost their nerve. They'd thought they were getting a free meal at someone else's expense, but when they arrived, they realized they might end up as the meal instead—and now they were trapped with no way out. That was why they were angry and looking for trouble.
However, the servants in the Ancient Castle all seemed to have bad tempers. The couple were rather wary of them and only dared to go too far with their words.
The other players also seemed to have fallen into some disagreement. After breakfast, they split into small groups and went to different parts of the Ancient Castle. They had already searched once yesterday; if they trusted one another, there would have been no need to search separately.
"You're not worried at all, are you?" Only Xu Huo and Mr. and Mrs. Ma remained in the dining room. It was Mrs. Ma who spoke. She was finding fault with everyone these days.
"Worried about what?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow. "Being killed?"
"Who came into your room last night?" Mrs. Ma asked bluntly. "It couldn't have been a Player, could it?"
"They used an item, so I couldn't see their face." Xu Huo was frank. "But I suspect it was