"Ask the system for help? The Game System?"
Lin Yuan froze, not having expected that answer.
Honestly, after discovering that the Crawlers had orchestrated something on this scale, Lin Yuan's opinion of the system had hit rock bottom.
The Game System was like a program riddled with holes. Not only was it full of bugs, but hackers like the Crawlers could play it like a fiddle. How pathetic!
If Senior Moge hadn't shown such reverence for the system before, Lin Yuan would have dubbed it the "damned system."
He hadn't expected to hear something like this from Research Institute 3154 at a time like this.
"I know what you're thinking. The Crawlers can indeed exploit some loopholes in the system. The reasons behind that are very complicated..."
"But the system is nowhere near as useless as you imagine."
"On the contrary, as long as the conditions are met, it will give those exploiting its loopholes the punishment they deserve."
"And the condition is to bring three players onto the island?"
"That's right. Four would be better. With you, that makes five players, which fulfills the condition."
"What condition?"
A barely perceptible hint of amusement entered Research Institute 3154's normally steady voice:
"The best way to kill a troublesome NPC is to put him in an Instance."
Lin Yuan froze, then involuntarily began turning those words over in his mind.
Turn Retainer 9527 into an Instance boss?
The information that revealed was well worth pondering.
"There's not much time. Act as soon as possible. Also, pass the communication conch to Wind-Ear. I need to tell him how to get out of the barrier first," Research Institute 3154 said, changing the subject.
"You can get out of this barrier first?"
"Of course. The Crawlers can exploit the system's loopholes, and we can