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"Can someone control mutated creatures?"

Lan Hai looked in utter astonishment at Li Kui, only to see Li Kui glance at him briefly, seemingly offering no explanation. Li Kui merely frowned, staring at the trembling shadows beyond the courtyard wall, before shouting to the soldier beside him:

"What are you waiting for? Quickly seal off the entrance below and set up weapons at the stairwell!"

Bai Ling immediately gave a wink to the soldiers beside her, and the group quickly got to work.

Lan Hai silently withdrew his gaze from Li Kui, then gently nudged Chen Ziliang beside him with his elbow and whispered:

"Hey, something's not right!"

Chen Ziliang paused, then replied in a low voice, "What? Did you figure something out?"

Lan Hai moved a few steps to the side, and Chen Ziliang silently followed. Then, Lan Hai said in a low voice:

"Don't you think Li Kui is timid and hesitant? He doesn't seem to know much about this place. I feel like he doesn't even know as much as Ye Xiao does?"

Chen Ziliang, standing beside him, glanced at Li Kui not far away without making a sound, then lowered his eyes and tapped lightly on the railing with his fingers.

"Indeed, Li Kui acted too inexperiencedly. The challenger must know this world very well, which can be considered a kind of advantage and benefit for the challenger."

"If you truly understand this world, why would you be so timid and need help?"

Lan Hai nodded seriously, resting his chin on his hand. "That's right, look at that Ye Xiao. That kid is incredibly audacious. He dared to break into the shopping mall all by himself. When he killed that huge mutated fusion creature, he wasn't flustered or afraid at all. He clearly knows a lot about these monsters!"

He suddenly paused and nudged Chen Ziliang with his elbow.

"Hey, I think that guy surnamed Ye is the real challenger."

Chen Ziliang frowned and lowered his voice, "Actually, I think so too, but why would Li Kui pretend to be a challenger? And the fact that he attacked us without hesitation is obviously a bit strange!"

"Let's just wait and see! Anyway, it has nothing to do with us!"

Roar!

Just then, the mutants outside the wall below roared and howled ferociously at the entire armed compound.

"They're about to attack!"

A startled cry suddenly broke the brief silence, and then several twisted figures climbed over the courtyard wall and plunged into the courtyard.

The heavy thud of the iron gate struck like the death knell, each blow pounding on the hearts of the group.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Li Kui shouted and immediately turned and ran downstairs.

Bai Ling's cold gaze fell on the courtyard below, which sounded like the howling of ten thousand ghosts, before she suddenly looked up and scanned the area beyond the courtyard wall.

Chen Ziliang, with an air of schadenfreude, crossed his arms and laughed:

"Brother Bai, what are you waiting for?"

Bai Ling gritted his teeth, his voice laced with fury.

"These monsters are behaving too strangely, as if they came here specifically for this place. You broadcasted in the city today, so I'm afraid another raider has already arrived!"

"Damn it! This guy..."

Bai Ling gritted his teeth for a while, then turned and ran downstairs with a murderous aura.

Da da da da…

Gunshots, like a thunderous storm, erupted downstairs, accompanied by countless howls like those of demons from hell.

Lan Hai and Chen Ziliang exchanged a glance, then immediately turned and headed towards the stairwell, heading straight upstairs.

"Let them handle the mess downstairs, it's none of our business!"

Chen Ziliang gave a light hum, and Lan Hai asked with interest:

"Hey, do you think it could be Ye Xiao?"

As soon as Lan Hai finished asking the question, Chen Ziliang, who had just stepped onto the floor, stopped in his tracks. Lan Hai was also taken aback and followed the other man's gaze, his eyes widening in surprise.

At this moment, on the fifth-floor corridor, Ye Xiao was seen leaning lazily against the railing, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"I'll say it!" The person by the railing turned around, amused, and said, "What kind of great demon do you take me for?"

"Ye Xiao?" Lan Hai was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, and he walked quickly toward Ye Xiao in disbelief.

"Wait, you, what are you doing here? You didn't happen to be with Li Kui, trying to trick Bai Ling, did you?"

Ye Xiao rolled his eyes at Lan Hai, "You're overthinking it. Li Kui is a cunning guy, and I don't like to deal with tigers!"

"Tch!" Chen Ziliang sneered. "Could you be as cunning as you?"

He walked over in a few steps, leaned on the railing, and tentatively spoke: "He infiltrated the game, pretended to form an alliance, then stirred up conflict and brought disaster upon himself."

He chuckled and slowly walked past Ye Xiao. "You successfully eliminated two raiders, killed one, and eliminated three raiders. You used the remaining two raiders to lure out the last one. You're quite the schemer, challenger!"

Ye Xiao glanced at Chen Ziliang and laughed, "So what if you guess it now?"

Lan Hai roared, "Fine, I knew you were the challenger! Damn it, you lied to us?"

"When?" Ye Xiao spread his hands innocently. "I never said I was a raider!"

"you……"

Lan Hai clenched his fists in anger. Chen Ziliang picked up where Ye Xiao left off and continued:

"It's nothing. Anyway, the two of us are already out of the game. Whatever you do next is none of our business!"

Chen Ziliang's gaze fell on the courtyard below, which was almost entirely occupied by densely packed mutated creatures. Amidst the incessant gunfire and shouts of killing, a slight smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"Oh? Is that really true?"

Ye Xiao's sudden words caused the smile on Chen Ziliang's lips to freeze instantly.

"Even so, I think it's safer to have someone die. What do you guys think?"

Ye Xiao looked up at the two of them with a smile, and Lan Hai's face stiffened. He quickly took a step back.

"Hey, we're already in this state, and you still want to make a move? Don't you have any humanity?"

Chen Ziliang waved his hand, "We're injured now, and it's impossible for us to recover quickly. We're already out of the game. We just want to watch the show. I want to see Bai Ling and Li Kui get their comeuppance!"

"Heh! But..." Ye Xiao suddenly showed a few doubts, "Since you're all out of the game, why are you so afraid of dying? Anyway, you're just consciousness projections, you won't really die, you've just lost the right to compete this time."

Ye Xiao looked at the two of them meaningfully, "I'm the kind of person who likes to overthink things. As a challenger, I naturally understand this world very well, which is why I dare to act alone."

"But back then, you were almost all acting alone, and you weren't particularly eager to break free from the restrictions here. You even shamelessly wanted to stay. Let me guess, you must be quite familiar with the idea of ​​seizing power, right?"

"I guess there's another space inside the rift. Once you leave this body, your power will be restored. As long as you can survive until the rift opens and your power is restored, you can fight for it again."

"As for Li Kui and Bai Ling, although having men with them can be a bit of an advantage in the early stages, it's actually quite inconvenient for them to act. The fact that the two of them are so cautious suggests that they didn't survive the previous raids or challenges to the later stages, so they're not very clear about the situation and didn't kill you. They really thought you weren't a threat!"

Ye Xiao looked at the two of them with a smile, "Do you think my guess was right?"

Lan Hai and Chen Ziliang's expressions instantly turned cold, and then, the hands they had hidden behind their backs suddenly shot out, two sharp knives aimed straight at Ye Xiao!