After entering the room, Qin Ran had already activated his [Tracking] vision beneath his seemingly casual demeanor.
Although a player's room should have been absolutely safe, this was someone else's room, after all. Besides, the other party had previously demonstrated the ability to use some sort of power inside his room.
That was enough to put Qin Ran on his guard.
His Peerless-level [Tracking] let Qin Ran easily spot the traces left in the room.
Aside from the puppet acting as his "guide," there were several sets of footprints here.
However...
Not a single set led to the small door beneath the turn in the stairs!
All the footprints went up and down the staircase.
And every one of them took the left branch of the Y-shaped stairs.
Tap, tap, tap.
Qin Ran climbed the first flight of stairs. At the landing where the staircase split left and right, he did not continue up the left branch. Instead, he lowered his head to examine the footprints.
They were neatly arranged.
They looked utterly deliberate.
Clearly, someone had planted them.
As for why?
Just think of the puppet from earlier.
Clearly, the test was still ongoing.
Narrowing his eyes, Qin Ran drew his [Python-W2] from his waist and fired several shots at the steps on the right.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Distinct bullet marks remained on the marble steps, but nothing unexpected happened.
Just as I thought. This is the correct way upstairs!
With that thought in mind, Qin Ran leaped upward in succession, landing on the bullet-marked steps until he reached the second-floor balcony.
This balcony faced inward, offering a clear view of anyone coming up the stairs.
However, there was no one here at the moment, only a table.
Farther away stood a closed door.
On the table lay a