Tuoba Hong wasn't unaware of the probing gazes from Boduo and the other players, but God Nuo had said it was best not to let others discover his abilities in the early stages. After mocking Zhao Si's ugly expression, he pretended nothing had happened and returned to his seat.
The waiters, who had been quite frightened just moments before, all returned to normal and calmly relayed the hotel manager's orders.
"Tonight, we have invited four guests to conduct night patrols: Yue Zhou, Liu Wei, Xu Yin, and Si Yan. All other players, please go upstairs to rest immediately. There will be a room check at midnight."
Jiang Nuo: "That shameless system!"
Just what I feared has come true.
He leaned close to Si Yan's ear and whispered a few words. Si Yan smiled and patted Jiang Nuo's head reassuringly, "It's not safe like this."
"Then you shouldn't come into the room all night." Jiang Nuo slightly pursed her lips.
Si Yan's eyebrows drooped, and he had no choice but to compromise, not forgetting to complain, "My wife is so heartless."
"Then it's settled."
Jiang Nuo nodded, thus completing this secret plot in front of everyone.
This is making me so anxious! What are you guys even talking about?!
I have a feeling that God Nuo will secretly stay with Si Jiaojiao and won't let her do the mission alone.
The four guests invited to become Night Watchmen happen to come from the three-way standoff that has already begun to emerge.
Liu Wei is a player who has already joined Boduo, while Yue Zhou and Xu Yin are both solo players operating independently.
They subtly observed each other.
The other players went upstairs. Jiang Nuo was about to press the elevator button when Boduo called out to him. Zhang Quan stood warily in front of him. Boduo glanced at him and then looked up at Jiang Nuo.
"Here to avenge your little brother?" Jiang Nuo leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Boduo's deep voice surprisingly conveyed friendliness to Jiang Nuo, "On the contrary, I want to cooperate with you."
Upon hearing this, many individual players who were about to go upstairs were stunned and stayed behind to wait for Jiang Nuo's answer.
Even though they felt that Madman Jiang would definitely not agree to cooperate with others, if this matter were to succeed, it would be detrimental to them in every way.
The top two on the leaderboard teamed up, and neither of them are good people.
What chance do individual players have left?
Boduo's invitations continued, his dark red face revealing a hint of sincerity.
"This instance is very strange; we need to work together to find conditions for survival."
Jiang Nuo made a face at him, "I refuse."
Then a smile curved her lips, and her slender fingers emerged from the cuff of her long sleeve, revealing her pale wrist.
Jiang Nuo tapped Boduo's chest, a playful smile on his face.
"You're saying one thing and meaning another. Why torture yourself? You clearly want to kill me."
A murderous intent gradually surfaced in his eyes. Boduo realized that in front of this person, it seemed that no amount of acting skills mattered.
"If you don't cooperate, can you guarantee you'll live to the end?"
Jiang Nuo shrugged indifferently, stared into Boduo's eyes, tilted his head and smiled, "How do you know I'm not dead right now?"
His voice was cold and eerie, echoing in the empty corridor outside the elevator, instilling a sense of dread in people for no reason.
Boduo: "..."
Am I blind? I can't tell the difference between the living and the dead.
God Nuo's ability to read and then randomly reply is still very strong.
This guy looks really intimidating! They seem genuinely afraid of God Nuo (holding a lotus flower)
Surprisingly, I'm kind of looking forward to seeing God Nuo unleash his full potential here!
Although Boduo did not receive a response regarding cooperation during this exchange, he achieved another objective: Jiang Nuo seemed more normal than before after his seclusion.
Jiang Nuo's refusal relieved all the individual players, and they only went upstairs after watching him enter the elevator.
Inside the elevator, Zhou Ling glanced at the fact that the elevator didn't have the three floors listed in the rules, then turned to Jiang Nuo and said, "Rule number three, which states that room checks are conducted at midnight, doesn't require everyone to be in their rooms."
Since obtaining the rules, Zhou Ling has been searching for loopholes within them that can be exploited.
Jiang Nuo nodded, her tone softening considerably, "I'll go find Si Yan later. You all continue to rest, but be wary of the patrolling security guards."
"The watch can be used for communication; let me know if anything happens."
Feimina yawned softly, "Okay."
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Hotel lobby, late at night.
Even with the bright lights, the overly empty and quiet lobby couldn't be made any more lively. The hotel's promotional video was playing on a loop on the screen opposite the main entrance, filmed with a style no less than that of a horror movie. Si Yan watched it twice and quickly found it boring.
Liu Wei was already fast asleep on the sofa.
Wearing a long black dress and a veiled hat that covered her face, Yue Zhou sat quietly in the corner, facing the hotel lobby, like a black phantom.
Si Yan wrinkled her nose slightly, feeling that there was a faint, almost imperceptible, burnt smell about this person.
Xu Yin tied up her slightly loose hair, her eyes alert and sharp behind her transparent glasses, scanning the interior of the hall from time to time.
Neither of them spoke first. After more than half an hour, Xu Yin finally broke the silence and began by probing Si Yan.
"I've never seen you in a dungeon before, not even in the waiting lobby."
Si Yan replied lazily, "What a coincidence, I've never seen you before either."
Xu Yin smiled politely and distantly, "Are you a newcomer?"
Si Yan leaned back in the single sofa, draped in a blanket, showing absolutely no sign of the tension one might feel facing the unknown fears of the dungeon. Even seasoned dungeon veterans might not have such a look in their eyes.
Xu Yin was skilled at observing humans, so of course she could tell; she just wanted to use this to test Si Yan's identity.
"After all, someone who catches Jiang Nuo's eye is no ordinary player."
Si Yan: "I'm just a newcomer."
He smiled gently, his phoenix eyes sparkling with a shyness that was impossible to ignore. "What Nuonuo likes is my face."
With her slender fingertips gently brushing her face, Si Yan smiled radiantly, as alluring as a thousand-year-old fox spirit.
Do you think I'm pretty?
Xu Yin: "..."
So Jiang Nuo is actually such a superficial person.
"Whatever makes you happy."
She didn't say whether she believed it or not, just gave a dry laugh and looked away.