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Everyone left as if they had lost their parents.

Yan Fushou watched them leave, then summoned the System Panel and opened the details page for the [Outlast] instance.

I have a general idea now.

This dungeon certainly won't be like Sekiro, where no one has cleared it for days.

After all, their ratings, scale, and gameplay are not on the same level.

But beating the game is still not easy—even the experts most ordinary players would find it difficult, just like the original Resident Evil.

No.

This will likely be even more troublesome than Resident Evil.

If one is truly unable to resist throughout the entire Outlast process, that would be counterintuitive for most people.

Are the soldiers on the front lines any better off?

Based on the experience of Resident Evil, they should have no problem overcoming their fear, but if they can't fight back, it will still be quite difficult for them. At least in Resident Evil, they can use firearms.

However, whether or not to send frontline soldiers to try it out depends on the final rewards of the dungeon.

What kind of rewards would you get from a dungeon where you can't fight the enemies at all?

Yan Fushou's mind was filled with a constant stream of conflicting ideas.

He rubbed his temples and suddenly laughed.

This piqued his interest.

After all, this is truly the first dungeon that you can't fight against.

But he quickly restrained his impulse.

The reactions of Wei Yidong and others just now have already explained a lot.

He decided against suffering.

but----

In such a short time, Lu Xiu created two terrifying survival dungeons, and the second one seems even more outrageous than the first.

We really need to consider what Fan Lixin said.

It's just about showing concern for Lu Xiu's mental state, etc.

All unofficial dungeons require Architect to verify their completion before they can be released— Lu Xiu created two underworld dungeons in a row, and verified their completion extremely quickly.

The system had just released a preview, and less than four hours later, the instance was online.

Is this genius, or is there a psychological problem?

If it's the former, then that's fine.

But if it's the latter...

Such a genius Architect, if he were to become a psychopath, would be a disaster.

Once Yan Fushou's thoughts started to wander, they were like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, and he could no longer rein them in.

It was quickly deduced that Lu Xiu stood on the ruins of the Coordination Bureau, laughing wildly.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. After realizing what was happening, he wished he could immediately arrange for Lu Xiu to have the best psychologist in the country to give her a thorough psychological profile and assessment.

Yes, there's also treatment.

But Yan Fushou suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

Lu Xiu's beautiful and charming face appeared in his mind—it was the age when her mind was most sensitive and difficult to understand.

If you arrange for a psychologist directly.

What's the difference between this and telling her face-to-face, "We suspect you're mentally ill"?

She'd definitely explode in anger and rebel immediately, right?

no.

"----Oh, right."

Yan Fushou touched his smooth forehead, then suddenly stopped, a figure flashing through his mind.

Shen Nian.

That newcomer who had recently joined the Coordination Bureau and had previously delivered equipment to Lu Xiu.

He vaguely remembered that Shen Nian's personal file stated that before the World Gamification, this girl seemed to have studied psychology at a top university.

Besides, she's a girl too, not much older than Lu Xiu. Shouldn't interactions between girls of the same age naturally help them lower their guard?

Should we have Shen Nian use the excuse of inquiring about the rewards for the new dungeon to make contact?

With his inexplicable self-confidence, Yan Fushou, a greasy middle-aged man without children, began to seriously consider the matter.

They really dare to dream.

One hour later.

"It's none of my business. I don't know anything about it. I just went to deliver some equipment."

Yan Fushou was taken aback by Shen Nian's rapid three-part response as soon as he saw her.

He looked at the girl in front of him, who seemed a little guilty for some reason. "What do you mean it's none of your business?"

"Ah?"

Shen Nian raised her head, paused for a moment, then looked at her bald boss. "Isn't it about the dungeon?"

Yan Fushou looked at Shen Nian with some surprise. "No... it seems the [Outlast] dungeon is indeed quite stressful."

Shen Nian lowered her head slightly, looking at the beautiful curve of her chest.

you do not say.

How could the pressure not be immense?

Lu Xiu actually created a pure Outlast dungeon—leaving no room for maneuver and no ability to resist. The feeling of powerlessness inside the dungeon is indeed intense.

But Shen Nian felt powerless—on her way to find Yan Fushou, she had already heard at least ten members of the Strategy Group cursing.

She was terrified that Lu Xiu would let slip that the feeling of powerlessness was her idea, and then say something strange like Shen Nian saying that everyone liked the feeling of powerlessness.

----It's sealed.

"If you're really under a lot of pressure, you can talk to me."

Seeing that Shen Nian remained silent, Yan Fushou assumed that he had hit the nail on the head. "You've only just joined the Strategy Group —you're still in the adjustment period, you can take your time."

"Fine."

Shen Nian realized what was happening and reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "So, the director specifically called me in because—"

"It's mainly for Lu Xiu."

As soon as Yan Fushou said this...

Shen Nian felt restless.

Fortunately, it wasn't what she thought.

Soon, Yan Fushou shared his thoughts with Shen Nian.

Should I become a psychological counselor?

Shen Nian's beautiful eyes widened slightly. This gentle young woman asked in disbelief, "Is it still for Lu Xiu?"

"No, not as a psychological counselor, how should I put it?"

Yan Fushou carefully selected his words: "I want you to assess her psychological state before determining whether intervention is necessary, but this process must not be discovered—"

"I----"

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian immediately wanted to refuse.

She's never done this before. Although she did study a related major before gamification, she has no industry experience.

So, does this director really understand this industry?

Moreover, she didn't want to deceive her benefactor.

Although she was afraid that Lu Xiu would tell, she never thought of doing anything to betray Lu Xiu.

However, just as the words of refusal were about to be uttered...

She suddenly thought of the several predecessors who had cursed her along the way, the helplessness she had expressed with her stubborn mouth, and the possible tragic future she might have.

Shen Nian changed the subject, replying, "I feel like we could give it a try—"

Um.

Try having a good talk with Miss Lu Xiu! ----(T▽T)

afternoon.

Lu Xiu was unaware that someone was paying attention to her mental health issues.

If they knew that, they'd probably really explode.

now.

She was checking her panel; with the rewards from clearing the Outlast dungeon, she finally had enough experience to level up.

Sequence 2!

Achieved!

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[Name: Lu Xiu]

[Current sequence: 2nd order]

[Health Points: 100%]

[Strength: 15.5]

[Agility: 27.3]

[Constitution: 5]

[Perception: 3]

[Mental Strength: 32]

[Skills: Anti- Visual Mindscape; Atypical Courage; Audience; Perfect Deflect; Dodge Step; Secret Technique: Dragon Flash; Danger; Pilot's Certificate; Extreme Speed.]

[Equipped items: Loathing Halberd, Nameless Blade, Cat Step.]

[Chosen Talent: None]

[Game Identity: Player, Level 7 Architect]

[Location: Main Game World]

Huge improvement!

Even without activating [Atypical Courage], these attributes are acceptable now.

And once it's turned on, it's even more explosive.

At this moment, Lu Xiu finally understood why [Atypical Courage] was rated SSS. Giving it to Architect was really too unfair. After activation, the Mental Strength attribute was directly converted into strength and agility by 100%.

This isn't even comparable to other skills; even compared to its inferior alternative—[The Ordinary Person's Courage] only has a 35% conversion rate for Mental Strength attribute.

certainly.

The attributes shown on the panel are only the theoretical maximum. A large portion of the attribute points actually come from equipment, such as the Loathing Halberd, the Nameless Blade, and the Cat Step bonus.

Another part comes from skills.

But when you add it to the panel, that's your own power!

"Perception isn't a problem, I have [anti- Visual Mindscape], but is my physical constitution too low? I feel like a fragile warrior----"

Lu Xiu stood in the center of the living room, holding the Loathing Halberd in one hand and the Nameless Blade in the other. Each person can only activate two weapon-type equipment at a time, and in order to obtain her accurate attributes, she specifically took out both weapons with bonuses.

Looking at the panel in front of her, she couldn't help but want to compare herself with others.

But Lu Xiu soon discovered that she had no friends and no attribute panel to compare her with.

The only person I was even remotely familiar with was Jian Li, whom I could barely call a nodding acquaintance.

What a sad story.

Lu Xiu tossed the equipment back into her backpack, then leaned back and sank heavily into the soft sofa. She stretched her body, and her originally loose loungewear tightened slightly with the movement, inadvertently creating a beautiful, undulating silhouette. She was completely unaware of this, simply lounging like a salted fish, stretching out her slender, white fingers and listlessly scrolling through the control panel in front of her.

Although there is no target for comparison, we don't yet know the level of this attribute.

Even without comparing, it's clear that Jian Li's sequence is 14th level—meaning that even without any bonuses, all her attributes are at level 14.

The other players in the same sequence as her should be in similar situations.

Without unleashing [Atypical Courage], it's still not strong enough.

To catch up with the top tier, they'll probably have to do a lot more dungeons.

Speaking of which...

I don't think I've ever been to a system dungeon before?

Why don't you give it a try?

Lu Xiu suddenly had this thought.

But she quickly shook her head.

never mind.

I feel like I can't even keep up with building my own instances, so where would I find the time to run system instances?

Moreover, she had also looked at the SSS-level items and equipment from the Coordination Bureau —and felt that the system dungeons were completely unappealing.

Sequence 2 it is.

My attributes shouldn't be too bad.

Actually, it's not bad anywhere.

If Lu Xiu's attributes were revealed, they would make a bunch of people kneel down in awe.

Is this sequence 2?

Are these the attributes you can achieve by clearing four dungeons?

"Speaking of which, has no one cleared the game yet?"

After confirming her attribute cap for this stage, Lu Xiu closed the attribute panel and went to the forum.

Then, with a somewhat subtle expression, he looked at the post above.

She hadn't expected that those grassroots Construction Club would be able to share the blame for him.

A few hours ago.

The instance had just been online, less than half an hour ago.

Countless emails then arrived.

While Lu Xiu was surprised that so many players could die here in half an hour, she immediately opened the forum.

But when I opened it, I was surprised.

The grassroots Construction Club received far more criticism than she did.

Wow, that's really something.

Although everyone is a player in this gamified world, Lu Xiu occasionally sees glimpses of the silly players from her past life.

"Still cursing? Has no one cleared the dungeon and gotten the rewards yet? It can't be that bad, right? The dungeon is a bit hellish, a bit torturous, a bit scary—but with so many players, it can't be that bad—"

Lu Xiu lay back on the sofa, muttering nonsense.

As if in response to her, she had just finished speaking.

New posts started popping up one after another.