"Bang!"
Guan Ze, hiding behind the Bulletin Board, also fired a shot, only to discover that there was a sound but no bullet.
He took out another handgun, a Taboo Object. This time, the bullet did not disappear.
"Ordinary firearms really don't work, but Taboo Objects do."
"Big... Muscle Man." Guan Ze stumbled over the name before asking, "How do you know all this?"
Xu Ye casually backed out of the Girls' Dormitory and said, "Because I work part-time as a detective. Through careful observation and rigorous reasoning, I arrived at that conclusion. It's intellectual work. You wouldn't understand even if I explained."
Bandit Lord muttered, "That was clearly my contribution."
Silent Fatherly Love stood up from the bushes. "In that case, we need a new plan. There are eight buildings in total, and the rules are probably the same in all of them. Going in alone would pose the least risk."
"That makes sense." Guan Ze pressed down the brim of his round hat. "I'll investigate the abandoned Girls' Dormitory first, so everyone has some idea of what to expect."
"There's a camera on my collar. This computer will display a live feed of what I see. Here's a radio so we can stay in contact."
He had come thoroughly prepared.
Xu Ye did not object.
Guan Ze was probably even more capable than he had imagined. After all, he was from the Mushroom Society.
The three of them crouched in front of the computer.
Wearing his black-and-white smiling mask, Guan Ze walked into the Girls' Dormitory.
The stairwell was dim, with cobwebs filling many of its corners. Shoeprints crisscrossed the stairs, making the atmosphere all the more sinister.
Guan Ze took out a Compass and dripped his own blood onto it. Soon, its needle began to turn.
It