Outside the instance, after both the livestream and the corridor images went black simultaneously, on the third floor of the villa, the people on the sofa this time all lifted their heads.
"This B-rank teammate of his is problematic," Ge Baiyuan said. "A B-rank player couldn't possibly have this kind of ability to construct space within an instance."
But when Ge Baiyuan's gaze fell on the wheel information beneath the instance, his brow furrowed in confusion.
"This player named Yue Cheng contributed a thousand points."
"Moreover, the authority to spin the wheel has been transferred to an E-rank," Gu Heng continued, a subtle shift in his tone. "This B-rank player is as good as dead. I never thought this person would show such loyalty to a new streamer."
"But," Gu Heng's tone changed again, "which one of them does this B-rank player actually belong to as a fake identity?"
Those who could freely construct a space to evade the omnidirectional livestream were few and far between in their circle.
Gu Heng turned his attention to the basic information of the player in the instance.
Yue Cheng (B-rank, District 4)
A moment ago, this person's image had only appeared for a few seconds in the instance's forced full-view livestream. Based solely on the few words he had exchanged with the small streamer, it was difficult to determine his true identity.
However…
Gu Heng's gaze shifted to another player in the instance.
Xun Yi (B-rank, District 2)
There was actually an enforcer from District 2 in this instance.
Even though his situation looked dire.
But if this person could overcome the crisis and wake from his slumber, then activate his enforcer abilities, once the game's rules carried out a sweep, they would find out who had violated the regulations in this instance.
Regardless of whether they were backed by someone from District 4 or District 5, if they had broken the rules, not a single one of them would escape.
...
Below this instance, plagued by one incident after another, the pointer on the Wheel of Fate had begun to turn once more.
As expected, the sector that was locked down again was the B-rank section.
However, due to the instance's upgrade, the probability of each sector being selected had already changed.
Now, on the wheel's probability display, the chance of landing on an S-rank player had risen to 50%, while the probabilities for the other sectors had been adjusted accordingly based on the instance's current rating.
"This is the first time I've ever witnessed such a high chance of landing on the S-rank sector."
Given the situation before him, Gu Heng couldn't help but express his astonishment.
As soon as he finished speaking, the person across from him chimed in: "That's because it's rare for an A-rank instance to be upgraded to S-rank."
Yet this instance had jumped up two levels. Just how many people had tampered with it?
By now, the few individuals in the villa were all staring at the still-spinning pointer.
Xie Huai was also keeping an eye on this instance dungeon, but frankly, he said, "Even if it's upgraded to S-rank, it's useless…"
The S-rank players' right to refuse had cut the effectiveness of this Wheel of Fate by more than half.
Look at the player this new streamer had drawn last time.
That distress signal had sunk like a stone into the sea, with no response at all.
As soon as he said this, Xiao Qi, who was sitting diagonally across from Xie Huai, looked at him.
Xiao Qi was so worried!
But this time, Ge Baiyuan held a different opinion.
"Not necessarily."
Ge Baiyuan lifted his gaze to look at his friends.
"An instance dungeon that jumps two ranks, from B-rank all the way to S-rank—honestly, if the roulette landed on one of you, wouldn't you want to go in and see what it's like inside?"
Ge Baiyuan raised an eyebrow at Gu Heng as he spoke. "Especially you. You'd definitely go in, right?"
Gu Heng shrugged and sat up straight again.
"Then let's see who he draws this time."
Last time, when the probability was only five percent, the new streamer had still managed to land on an S-rank. This time, he probably wouldn't disappoint them either.
After Ge Baiyuan finished speaking, Xiao Qi, who was sitting at one end of the sofa, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was a player from their District 10!
They couldn't just let him die in a dungeon like that.
Then, like all the players watching this instance dungeon, the group waited for the result to appear above the Wheel of Fate.
When everyone saw the pure white name emerge in the air above the black area—
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Xiao Qi grabbed his head with both hands right there in the villa.
Xiao Qi's reaction at that moment was almost exactly the same as most of the viewers in the live stream.
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
[Shi!!! Shi!!! You!!! How did you land on S-rank again!!!]
[Oh my god.]
[Actually… after the upgrade, the probabilities for each section of the wheel changed… landing on S-rank is actually quite plausible… it's just that…]
[It's just that…]
[How on earth did they land on this one!!!]
[The moment I saw the name of the outside help, I gasped. (Lighting a cigarette in weary resignation.)]
[Look on the bright side, this E-rank friend has some incredible luck… if only that luck weren't being used at a time like this, in a place like this…]
[Don't even say it. They landed on a top-rank powerhouse again. Another top-rank powerhouse. Another one of those big shots who would never actually enter a dungeon. It's over. This run is done for.]
[It's already an S-rank dungeon… how are these B-rank and E-rank players supposed to get through this…]
[Sigh.]
…
Xiao Qi closed his eyes in anguish.
Why! Why did it not land on his Brother Xie and Brother Gu again!
When he first saw the needle stop squarely on the black section, Xiao Qi had been incredibly excited for a moment!
"Yan Shang."
Ge Baiyuan read out the name that appeared above the Wheel of Fate.
"This new streamer." Gu Heng also looked at the in-game alias displayed on the wheel and remarked, "Quite the spinner."
The others in the room all understood what he meant by that.
After all, S-rank players were neither too many nor too few.
Among them were those who had recently risen to S-rank.
There were also the powerful players who had long survived at the very pinnacle of the S-rank pyramid.
But at the very top, the ones with the highest recognition—within each region, there were only a handful.
"I'm not sure if De Yuechen is the representative for District 9."
"But Yan Shang is definitely the representative for District 2."
"That Overseer from District 2 rarely makes public appearances; most of their district's affairs are handled by Yan Shang. So…"
Gu Heng paused here, finding the situation somewhat surreal himself, unsure whether to praise the new streamer's luck—after all—
"How does he always manage to draw people who are basically never available—and would never enter this kind of instance in the first place?"
Just as Gu Heng finished speaking, Ge Baiyuan, who was sitting on the sofa diagonally across from him, lifted his gaze from the live stream.
"Would never enter an instance?"
Ge Baiyuan's voice was soft, his tone slightly different from usual.
When Gu Heng looked at him, he motioned for him to take a look at the instance's full-view live stream.
In the latest scene that appeared in the instance, there was clearly the figure of Yan Shang, an S-rank external aid who had just been rolled by an E-rank instance and pulled in.
At that moment, in front of the house, the tall and upright man was still wearing a neatly pressed black shirt, but the cuffs were rolled up to his forearms, giving the impression that he had entered the instance on very short notice. However, this did nothing to diminish the air of menace emanating from him.
And not far from Yan Shang, another figure soon appeared.
At the sight, the viewers in the live stream, who had been sighing and lamenting moments before, erupted.
[???]
[What am I seeing?]
[Have I gone blind?]
[I punched my roommate next to me to prove that this really isn't an illusion.]
...
"Oh my." Watching another solo screen split off in the live stream, Xie Huai also perked up. "How did De Yuechen end up going in too?"
He hadn't gone in before, so why now?
Xie Huai looked at the two figures standing at the gate of the haunted house in the full-view shot.
So this was what they meant by joining the fray—when no one comes, no one comes; but when they come, they all come at once?
