Chapter 101.1: Xishan Residential Area (21)

  On the player’s side, there were originally ten people, including Ruan Qing. However, one person, Li Shuyang, left, leaving only nine.

So when they were dividing into groups, Ruan Qing’s group had only four people: Ruan Qing, the advanced male player, and two other players who didn’t stand out much.

But now, Li Shuyang had returned, along with the murderer, bringing the total to six.

The elevator was neither too large nor too small, with a capacity of around fifteen people. However, when Li Shuyang and the murderer entered the elevator, they exuded an eerie atmosphere, as if they might pull out a knife and attack at any moment. Ordinary residents of Xishan Residential Area hesitated and chose not to follow them.

Ruan Qing, seeing the emotionless expressions of the two, decided to wait for the next elevator.

However, after Li Shuyang and the murderer entered the elevator, the other two players directly followed suit...

If he didn’t go in now, he might attract even more attention.

Ruan Qing had no choice but to enter.

Because Li Shuyang and the murderer were standing at the elevator door, not showing any intention to move inside, the players had to squeeze past them.

Ruan Qing looked at the distance between the two and was grateful that the elevator was spacious at this moment. He was also thankful that these two weren’t acquaintances. Otherwise, if there was less space between them, he might not have been able to squeeze in.

Ruan Qing cautiously avoided the two and finally stood in a corner of the elevator.

Because he didn’t look up, he didn’t notice that when he entered the elevator, both of them, though not moving, glanced at him from the corner of their eyes.

And they both frowned, seemingly... suspicious of something.

They only withdrew their gazes when Ruan Qing walked past them and disappeared from their sight.

The elevator ascended slowly and soon reached the second floor.

Ruan Qing stayed still in the corner, afraid to draw the attention of the two.

He had just glanced at the floor Li Shuyang pressed - the fourth floor.

These two were probably headed to the fourth floor, while they needed to go to the third floor.

They should be able to part ways soon.

Ruan Qing looked at the red arrow on the elevator, praying silently in his heart that nothing unexpected would happen.

Two low-profile players in the live stream room had their attention shifted to the unfamiliar handsome man who appeared with Li Shuyang.

​ [Do you guys feel... this man looks somewhat familiar? I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere.]

[I agree, there’s a strange sense of familiarity, but I can’t quite recall. I don’t think I’ve seen this player before, so why does he seem familiar? It’s really weird.]

[I feel the same way. But speaking of NPCs, this man’s demeanor doesn’t quite fit an NPC. Is it possible that he’s the real solo player in this instance, and the chubby guy is impersonating him?]

[Ah!!! I remember now! I remember! He’s Su Zhen!]

This barrage of comments shocked the audience in the live stream room. The chat froze for a moment, and then there was a rapid flood of messages.

​ [Su Zhen!? Is that the Su Zhen we’re thinking of?! Hasn’t he disappeared for a long time?! Wow, I can’t believe he’s actually here!]

[Su Zhen?! The player who ranks in the top ten and looks the most human?! Wow! It’s the first time I’ve seen the living legend, Su Zhen!]

Most of the top players on the leaderboard rarely went live and preferred solo play, making it extremely rare to encounter them. Even many of them didn’t use their real appearances, denying viewers the chance to see them.

So, when Su Zhen was recognized in just a few seconds, the number of viewers in the live stream room instantly skyrocketed at a terrifying speed.

And it showed no sign of stopping.

The two players in the elevator streaming the situation were unaware of what was happening. Though they couldn’t see the chat, they could see the rapidly increasing viewer count.

They were utterly perplexed.

What’s going on? Did they do something? Or did something important happen?

No, they had simply taken an elevator, right?

...Could it be something’s wrong with the people inside the elevator?

All the trouble had started after they entered the elevator, so the two players silently turned their gaze to the only unfamiliar man in the elevator.

Even the advanced male player next to Ruan Qing looked over. Although Ruan Qing had hypnotized the advanced male player, he had only implanted the idea that he was his master. In the absence of Ruan Qing’s command, the advanced male player’s consciousness and thoughts still belonged to the other.

However, the advanced male player didn’t seem to be concerned about the issues in the live stream room; he simply looked past them.

For a moment, in the elevator, everyone except Ruan Qing and Li Shuyang turned their gaze towards Su Zhen.

But Ruan Qing, fearing to attract their attention, didn’t raise his head to look around, nor did he notice this.

A stranger’s cold voice suddenly echoed in the quiet elevator, “Why aren’t you looking at me?”

The speaker was Su Zhen, who turned to look at the fat man in the corner, his face carrying a hint of indifference.

The elevator was already quiet, and Su Zhen’s words instantly made everyone look in the direction he was looking, including Lu Rufeng.

Both of them were looking in his direction.

Ruan Qing: “...”

Ruan Qing’s body stiffened, and deep down, he cursed himself.

Although the murderer’s tone didn’t reveal any emotion, it somehow gave people a sense of danger.

As if not giving a satisfactory answer would lead to something not-so-good happening.

And indeed, it was the case. If he didn’t answer properly, he might expose his identity.

Just as Ruan Qing was considering how to answer the murderer’s question, someone else spoke up ahead of him.

Lu Rufeng couldn’t help but laugh. He glanced at the fat man, then turned to Su Zhen, “Yo, long time no see, our big shot Su Zhen has such a big face now, we have to look, right?”

Clearly, it was a sarcastic remark, but Lu Rufeng’s tone was very calm, even with a hint of a smile, and there was no mocking tone.

But obviously, every word he said was full of sarcasm.

The other two players: “!!!!” Damn!!!

Who!!!?

Su Zhen!!!?

Normally, the two players might suspect that they had misheard, or it was a coincidence of having the same names.

But it was clear that it wasn’t the case now because the skyrocketing number of viewers in their live stream room was the best proof of Su Zhen’s identity.

No wonder the number of viewers in the live stream had skyrocketed so dramatically; it turned out to be Su Zhen, who was in the top ten of the player rankings!

You should know that in the Infinite Horror game, there were millions of players, and the player rankings only showed the top ten, and every one of them was not to be trifled with.

And the players were not like live-stream viewers; they could occasionally catch a glimpse of the top-ranked players through other people’s live streams.

Their player levels directly restricted them, making it almost impossible for ordinary players to enter the same instance game as these top-ranked players.

So for ordinary players, they had only heard the names of these top-ranked players and hadn’t seen any of them.

Wait a moment!!!

Why did Li Shuyang dare to speak with one of the top-ranked players in this tone!!!?

After the players realized this, they looked at Li Shuyang in shock. Could this person also be a master level player!?

But I had never heard of anyone named Li Shuyang on the leaderboard!

Could it be... a fake name?

Several people gulp nervously. They had heard that top-ranked players liked to change their appearances and move around in instances.

Could they be so lucky as to encounter two top-ranked players at once?

Ruan Qing had never entered the main city space of the infinite game, so he naturally didn’t know about the player leaderboard or who Su Zhen was.

However, after Lu Rufeng spoke, he silently swallowed the words he was about to say.

Ruan Qing looked at the floor thoughtfully. Judging from Li Shuyang’s tone just now, Su Zhen was a player?

Then why did he kill Yang Tianhao?

And there were two bodies at the time, so whose was the other one? Whom did the other kill later?

Ruan Qing left in a hurry at that time, just glancing at the murderer at the door, unable to determine whether the murderer had a special mission or... was it for him...

Ruan Qing just hoped it wasn’t for him. But no matter why the murderer did it, he absolutely couldn’t expose himself, or his points would probably be deducted severely.

Ruan Qing shrank back and continued to quietly lower his presence.

He even hoped in his heart that these two people would start fighting.

Both sides being injured would be... the best.

After hearing Lu Rufeng’s words, Su Zhen shifted his gaze away from Ruan Qing and looked at Lu Rufeng, wearing a casual smile. “Naturally, I can’t compare to Master Lu.”

“What’s wrong? Bored lately? Pretending to be a newbie and causing chaos in low-end instances?”

Su Zhen’s tone was full of sarcasm, clearly looking down on what Lu Rufeng was doing.

Lu Rufeng chuckled once again, “Well, but I’m not as generous as Master Su. He casually uses super S-grade reset items in dungeons.”

Lu Rufeng responded in Su Zhen’s tone, “What’s up? Has Master Su become a lackey of the game’s main system lately?”

Although both of them were laughing, they gave off an extremely dangerous vibe, a palpable tension, as if they might start fighting at any moment.

The other people in the elevator subconsciously moved back, trying to distance themselves from these two.

However, the elevator was only so big, and no matter how much they moved back, they were still quite close.

The three of them had no choice but to huddle in the corner like Ruan Qing, not daring to make a sound.

The viewers in the live stream could feel the dangerous atmosphere between the two.

[So it was Master Su who reset the dungeon? No wonder it suddenly went back to the beginning, but do these two Masters have a grudge against each other? I’ve never heard of it.]

[I haven’t heard of it either, but it does look like they’re not too friendly. Could they really end up fighting?]

[Fight! Fight! I want to see it! Suddenly got excited!]

“Ding!” The elevator quickly reached the third floor.

However, Lu Rufeng and Su Zhen stood facing each other at the elevator door, both of them laughing so much that it was almost unbearable, and for a while, no player dared to walk past them.

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