Players Lured In
After turning down Cai Zhiyuan's invitation for drinks, Xu Huo called Huang Junjie and told him to stay away from the Haunted House for now. Then he contacted Nie Xuan and asked whether there were any other Random Instances in Ting City.
"None have been found so far." Nie Xuan sounded a little tired. "Since the skin stripper Dungeon collapsed, there haven't been any mass disappearances in Ting City."
"What, getting hooked on Random Instances?" Laughter came from the other end of the phone.
Although Sima Xiao Er had received notice that the Dungeon had collapsed, he didn't know exactly how it had happened.
The Special Affairs Bureau suspected that another Player had done something, or that something had gone wrong with the Dungeon itself, but they hadn't investigated further. That included the box Sima Xiao Er had brought out.
Evolvers had appeared out of nowhere, and before they could get everything in order, the game and Dungeons had followed. They were short-staffed, and even though Nie Xuan thought highly of Xu Huo, he couldn't keep his eye on him alone.
"Did Old Eagle die by your hand?" He turned the conversation to the Holy Sword Society. "My people kept watch for ages. I didn't expect you to swoop in and take the prize."
"Counting the bodies, I've handed the Special Affairs Bureau more than ten Cannibal Players. Ting City's bound to be quieter than other places for a while. Isn't that a good thing for you?"
Nie Xuan didn't deny it. He'd earned credit for this, and even gotten a bump in rank.
"Consider me in your debt."
After a few more words, Xu Huo hung up and headed back to find Huang Junjie.
Huang Junjie hadn't gone straight into the Haunted House. Instead, he'd settled