Chapter 90: Unable to Trust Strangers
"Whether they were originally from the town or arrived later as Players, we can set aside the matter of finding them for now," he interrupted. "Let's figure out how to get the Black Metal out first."
"Do you have any handy tools for cutting metal?"
"I do have a Short Sword," Shen Yi said, "but there's no way it could cut through metal like the town's outer walls."
"Look on the bright side. Maybe it can cut Black Metal." Gu Yu crossed her arms. "That's not the main issue, though. It's the noise. Tearing down a house won't be easy."
"Answer the riddles," Xu Huo said. "Not every riddle is dangerous. Some of them should be like the ones in the Clock Shop, with a guaranteed safe period for answering."
"Compared with doing it by force, the risk of drawing out an Alien would be reduced by at least a third."
"But if we choose the wrong riddle, wouldn't that bring the Alien out instead? Only two people can stay in one place at a time. How are two people supposed to deal with an Alien?" Shen Yi asked doubtfully. "And since the Aliens can't see, they can make noise easily. If one wanders outside, could it attract more Aliens?"
"Players have been attacked by Aliens before. Have any of you seen one wandering around town?" Xu Huo asked.
"No." Wu Qiuyi thought carefully. "Aliens appear and disappear without a trace. I've never run into one."
"After the Alien appeared yesterday, I think I heard a time announcement a little while later." Lin Pei recalled, then looked at Xu Huo. "That sound led the Alien away."
"I remember. There was an electronic sound not long after the last time an Alien appeared, too," Ke