But for some reason, the Orange Star People hadn't instantly killed him.
Ke Meng's knowledge of Orange Star was incomplete. All his intelligence came from the emotions in the players' minds.
Emotions couldn't convey as much as face-to-face conversation. Naturally, Ke Meng had no idea that Orange Star had already tried the outrageous tactic of modifying the second-playthrough boss, or even secretly tried deleting the data associated with Cthulhu.
But none of it had worked. Ke Meng was still alive, the game hadn't crashed, and the people inside were still carrying on.
That alone showed that the game had slipped out of Orange Star's control.
For that reason, the Orange Star People had no choice but to level up from scratch. Even now, they had only conquered the Third Main City and hadn't unlocked the Fourth Main City yet.
"Even GM accounts don't work against me?" Ke Meng wondered.
GM stood for game master.
Sometimes, game masters had max-level characters equipped with god-tier gear and ridiculously high stats.
Since no GM had appeared to kill Ke Meng in one hit, they probably really couldn't do it.
Having worked that out, Ke Meng continued observing the players.
He still couldn't use Synesthesia on people he had no connection with, so the only people he could reach were follower players he knew.
After an hour of observation this time, watching Cthulhu Followers team up with ordinary players to grind levels, Ke Meng gained a vague understanding of the Orange Star players' objective: defeat the second-playthrough boss.
However, Orange Star's leadership hadn't anticipated one thing: some players had already been turned by the Black Ghosts and become Traitors.
These Traitors outwardly leveled up to fight the boss, but in their hearts, they wanted to free Cthulhu and welcome the new order established by