Yin Xiu shook his head. "At first I thought so too, but now that it's confirmed the little girl turned into a monster because of a curse, I'm more inclined to believe it's not her."
"Then who are the monsters in these rules?" Zhong Mu stared at the rules for clearing the dungeon. No matter what the process was like, finally achieving the rules for clearing the dungeon was the most important part of leaving the dungeon.
"I'm not quite sure yet." Yin Xiu stroked his chin, his gaze slightly darkening. "If the sealed woman is indeed the origin of the monsters in the town, then it's highly likely to be her. However… we don't have all the information right now, and we haven't taken the little girl to her grandmother's house yet, so we can't confirm it."
"That's true, there's still a second note to finish." Zhong Mu slowly raised her eyes to look at Yin Xiu, her expression complicated. "But we need to hurry, after all, you have to…"
Yin Xiu nodded calmly, "There's still time."
He didn't care about becoming a sacrifice or being in danger; he wanted to uncover the past hidden behind this town. The portraits on the walls, the basement, the statue sealing the woman, and the structure of this house all suggested that the town's secrets were inextricably linked to the mayor, the woman, and the little girl.
Exploring the past wasn't his interest; his main focus was... clearing five-star dungeons.
The dungeon rewards for a five-star clear are five times those for a normal clear. His dungeon assets are 35.8, which isn't even enough to buy a decent offering for Lady Night.
This is the result of not participating in dungeons for many years; I'm poor.
Having finally managed to get in, he was determined to get five stars and return with substantial dungeon assets to ensure that Lady Night wouldn't disturb his sleep for the foreseeable future.
"Then get some rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, we'll take the little girl to her grandmother's house and see what's there!" Zhong Mu said excitedly, still worried that the big shot she had met might just disappear.
Then he turned to look at Li Mo, who had been quiet for a long time, and asked, "...Back to the room?"
Li Mo, who was sitting quietly in the chair, looked at the little girl thoughtfully. The little girl pretended not to see him and turned her head away.
Yin Xiu said, "She is a very important part of the dungeon, and we can't let her be in danger, so I have to keep her with me. If you're willing, I can share a room with Zhong Mu and you can take her with you."
Zhong Mu, standing to the side, scratched his head shyly, "Really? I'd really like to share a room with you, Boss."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mo got up and walked out without stopping.
Zhong Mu looked at Li Mo's back with slight regret, "It seems he doesn't want me to share a room with you either. There are clearly two single beds, what's there to be unwilling about? I don't want to share a room with him either."
After muttering to himself, he smiled and looked at Yin Xiu, "...Then I'll go back to sleep first."
"Mm." Yin Xiu nodded and watched Zhong Mu leave.
Before long, the players in the lobby downstairs also went upstairs back to their rooms, and no one dared to stay outside as it was getting close to midnight.
The current development of the dungeon has exceeded players' expectations.
If they had simply been exploring the instance and followed the rules diligently, they could have easily cleared it. It would have been nothing more than helping the little girl complete her mother's note and then deducing the monster that was required to complete the instance based on the clues.
New player dungeons are never too difficult.
But the current situation has clearly exceeded the scope of what a newbie dungeon should be. In fact, all players have become potential sacrifices for the town. If they stay too long, it will be their turn to die sooner or later.
This made the players inside the instance panicked, and also made the players watching from outside the instance uneasy.
"This dungeon has changed so much! I really remember when I first cleared it, there wasn't this much stuff."
"Yes, back then there was only one condition for passing the game: helping the little girl complete her mother's note. There were no monster corpses or sacrifices involved..."
"Yes, we can't leave our rooms at night, and the windows are painted black. We can't see anything extra. Besides, there aren't that many paintings in this house, are there?"
"I have a feeling this dungeon is getting really dangerous..."
"The problem is Yin Xiu. Will he be able to clear the dungeon before tomorrow night? It's a close call."
"He currently has the most information, and the little girl also tends to stay by his side. If he can't clear the dungeon, all the players in this batch will die."
"Although I've never really had any contact with him, I still hope he can survive... He's a complete game master, how rare is that..."
"Yes, because we hadn't met him before, we didn't know he had such a good temper. Other players have such poor judgment, but he doesn't get angry."
"I hope the big shot is alright."
As night deepened, most players had already turned off their lights and gone to sleep, plunging the entire town into a deathly silence.
On the second floor of the house, which was full of players, a waitress dressed in black was knocking on each player's door in the hallway, asking in a clear and sweet voice, "Hello, room service, is this the towel you ordered on the phone?"
House rule two: Do not pay attention to the waiters after midnight.
Players who had read the rules ignored the voice outside the door. Most of the players who came here today were cautious at night, and no one opened the door. They just listened to the voice asking each player's room one by one.
Many players were woken up early by the sound and became more alert, waiting for the sound to subside before going back to sleep. So they listened to the sound and asked questions room by room.
The same words kept repeating outside the door late at night. Even though the voice was sweet, it still sent chills down your spine after a while.
When they reached the middle of the corridor, the sound suddenly stopped for a moment, and the players' hearts stopped for a moment as well.
A strange chill began to permeate the entire corridor, and wisps of white mist crept in from under the door cracks.
"Hello... Room service, is this the towel you ordered on the phone?" The waiter's voice rang out again, but this time it didn't seem as sweet; there was a slight tremor in his voice.
The knocking sounded in the quiet night, but no one answered her voice. She then walked to the next door.
"Hello... room service..."
"Excuse me, excuse me... is this the towel you ordered on the phone earlier?" The waiter's voice trembled even more than before, clearly revealing his fear.
Now even the players inside the room started to panic. What was happening outside? How could even the most dangerous and treacherous dungeon be scary?
After a moment of silence, the waiter slowly moved his feet and stiffly walked to the door of the next room and stopped.
"Hello... Room service..."
The waiter opened his mouth stiffly to ask a question, stammering as he glanced into the depths of the corridor.
Players watching the live stream could clearly see that white mist was rising in the corridor, and a woman dressed in white but covered in blood was standing in the corridor.
She stood there motionless, her dazed eyes fixed on the waitress, watching her knock on each door, move from door to door, getting closer and closer to her.