In the abandoned courtyard, the gathered Players all pricked up their ears when they saw the survivor wake.
In the entrance hall, Old Jiang crouched beside the burly young man and reminded him with a frown, "Easy, lad. Take your time."
On the straw mat, the burly young man held a hand over his chest. Only after taking a long while to recover did he calm down enough to explain, "Last night, we didn't gain much in the first half. We only killed some Yin Souls and earned a few points, then went to Seven Families Town to exchange them for Antianxiety Medication. By the time we came back, it was past midnight... Our captain, Brother Li, discussed it with everyone, and we decided to look for more clues and earn some extra points while there were fewer people around in the second half of the night."
The Players around him listened quietly without asking any questions.
"The second half went smoothly. We found an important clue south of the village, and our team earned five hundred points." The burly young man paused, his voice trembling again, audibly choked with tears. "Around five in the morning, Brother Li said we'd done well that night and everyone could rest. But there were still lots of Yin Souls in the village, along with all sorts of people... So, to be safe, we chose a spot in the woods outside the village and went into a Safe House together. Less than half an hour later, the Safe House started shaking violently... We knew we were under attack, so we all went out to fight. We never expected there to be only one attacker, and he was far too strong. He killed four of our teammates as soon as we engaged. We wanted to