"Is Brother Xiu going to call Ya Ya over?" Zhong Mu thought about how they had just parted after being all lovey-dovey, and he would be very confused to see each other again.
"Let's not call her over yet," Yin Xiu said, putting away the coins with a serious expression.
If Ya Ya comes, Li Mo will definitely come too. He doesn't really want Li Mo to know the current situation.
Even if Lady Ye hadn't explicitly stated what she meant by opening the gates imprisoning the gods and offering sacrifices, he knew exactly what she was referring to.
Moreover, Yin Xiu had a conjecture in his mind: the earliest people offered sacrifices to objects of faith in places closest to the gods. If the entire 35-dimensional town could become a dungeon, it must mean that the 35-dimensional town had moved from the outermost edge to the inner edge, and had gone to a place closer to where Li Mo was imprisoned than other dungeons.
So even if he doesn't call out to Ya Ya, Li Mo will be able to sense his approach and come looking for him.
The most urgent task now is to keep an eye on Ye Tianxuan's town, so that he won't see the worst possible outcome when he wakes up.
"Since we're already here, let's just follow along." Yin Xiu and 408 didn't waste any more words and continued walking out of the alley.
When the group arrived at the square, they found that there were no monsters or players on the streets at night, and the statue of the Night Goddess in the square had disappeared. This meant that there were no monsters in this town, and this place was no longer under the jurisdiction of the Night Goddess.
The live stream projection above the plaza, which was used to view the dungeon, was also completely black. The dungeon was ongoing, so the live stream never stopped. This was the first time Yin Xiu had seen it disappear, which also meant that the 35th Dimension Town was no longer the same as other towns.
Yin Xiu remained silent. The first place he went to was not the other players' houses, but Ye Tianxuan's house, intending to check whether Ye Tianxuan's body was still intact.
He arrived at Ye Tianxuan's house, and suddenly a bell rang out in the square, echoing throughout the quiet dungeon.
Yin Xiu was stunned, not understanding what had happened, when he suddenly noticed that there were comments appearing on the screen.
"It's starting! It's starting! I heard there's a new dungeon going live! This must be it!"
"Does anyone else think the name of this dungeon is a bit strange? 35-Dimensional Town, it sounds like that town, doesn't it?"
"No way, how could a town where players rest become a dungeon? It should just be a new dungeon with the same name. Let me take a look."
"Hiss... This part of the town really does have the same layout as the town where the player is, it's just a bit dark. But this should just be a simulated town, it's definitely not a real town."
"A bell is ringing! Look what's that?"
"Fog? Black fog?"
As the barrage of comments scrolled by, Yin Xiu turned to look in the direction of the square. Even though it was dark, he could clearly see something black rapidly spreading across the town and heading towards them.
The door in front of them suddenly opened, and someone grabbed Yin Xiu and pulled him inside, shouting, "Brother Xiu! Come in quickly! We can't stay outside now!"
As soon as the voices were spoken, the previously scattered black mist suddenly rushed towards them. Several people quickly went inside and slammed the door shut, but the swirling black mist did not dissipate; instead, it slowly seeped in through the cracks in the door.
The room was completely silent and dark. The player who had pulled them in didn't make a sound, but made a shushing gesture to the group, then stared nervously at the mist that was entering, not daring to breathe.
The tense atmosphere made Yin Xiu understand the situation. He remained silent, staring quietly at the black mist until it slowly receded after filling the room for a while.
The player who had pulled them in remained silent, moving slowly and quietly to the window to look out. Only after seeing the black mist recede somewhat did his expression soften, and then he turned to look at Yin Xiu and the others with a serious expression.
"Brother Xiu...you guys came back from the dungeon safely? I'm so glad you're alright."
He sighed heavily as he spoke, "When you entered the instance, the town could no longer see your live stream. We didn't know how things were going inside and were very worried, but we didn't have time to worry about it later."
Zhong Mu stepped forward, looking very anxious. "What happened to the town? Is everyone alright?"
The speaker shook his head. "It's alright. Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly and immediately understood the black fog's modus operandi. They set rules, so we managed to avoid too many casualties. Of course, there were still some deaths."
Zhong Mu paused, somewhat saddened. "Has the town become a dungeon? Can we ever go back?"
The speaker was taken aback. "So our town has become a dungeon? But we didn't hear any dungeon notifications. It just suddenly turned into this, and everyone was busy surviving. When we saw that you hadn't returned for a while, we thought you would go back to the normal town."
He looked dejected. "If there hadn't been a notification from the instance, we wouldn't have been able to leave. We had no idea about the conditions for clearing the instance."
"We heard that!" Zhong Mu's eyes lit up. "Empress Ye must have been waiting for us to arrive before starting the dungeon. Once we clear the dungeon, we can definitely go back, right?"
Zhong Mu still held high hopes, but the players fell silent after hearing this. "We didn't hear any announcements about the dungeon... which means we're not considered part of this dungeon. Even if we meet the completion requirements, we can't leave, right? So what are we now?"
He looked down at himself, and he didn't seem to be a monster either. So what were they, who were neither players nor monsters, in the dungeon?
Yin Xiu thought of the dungeon notification and Ye Niangniang's words, and he could basically confirm that the original players in the town had all become "sacrifices" in the dungeon notification.
Their purpose in existence is to be killed.
After a moment of silence, Yin Xiu decided to tell them about their current situation.
The players in the town generally have a good mentality and are resilient. Most importantly, they need to clearly understand their current position so that they can better cope with challenges.
Information is always the most important in a copy.
"When it's convenient to gather, could you please call the others to come along? I'm going to tell you about your current situation." Yin Xiu had already set a goal in his mind: no matter what, ensure the survival of the players in the town, and understand the current situation before taking the next step to consider clearing the dungeon.
"We'll have to wait until daytime. Once the bell rings at night, those black mists will come out and attack whoever makes the sound. Regular items and weapons won't work on them because they're just mist, so for now we can only hide." The player shrugged and then led Yin Xiu into the inner room.
"Brother Xiu, come inside with us. Boss Ye's room has soundproofing installed. He installed it because he used to think it was too noisy. I never thought it would become the safest place in town."
When Yin Xiu entered the room, he saw some players huddled in Ye Tianxuan's room. The moment they saw him, their eyes lit up and they stood up.
"Brother Xiu! You're back safe and sound?"