Deceitful Game

Chapter 260 Why can't we find the body?

At this very moment, on Ai Shiping's side.

Now only Ai Shiping and Chen Bingwen remained, slowly searching for things in carriage number seven.

Their situation is the same as Mingpo's.

Despite having recently experienced an incident where someone died due to being alone, they still opted to leave only one person in each room. Apart from Ai Shiping and Chen Bingwen, who were paired up, everyone else operated independently, searching the rooms for resources as quickly as possible. This wasn't just for the team's benefit; they wanted to search for resources more efficiently.

It wasn't just because there were wolves; they wanted to search for weapons where no one could see them.

The idea of ​​spreading out the search is also to try and find the randomly appearing "Shadow of the Game" more quickly, thereby opening the door to the next carriage.

Without a doubt, the "dining car" should be in the rear carriage.

If you're lucky, you might be in carriage six or ten; if you're unlucky, you might be even further away.

Based on previous experience, players have already roughly figured out the basic rules of the game.

Simply put, this game is somewhat like a two-way maze.

First, when they reach the ends of the two sides of the carriage, they will enter a new carriage that is almost identical to the current one.

For example, when they walk forward in carriage number eight, they will pass through countless carriage number eights.

Until they found the shadowy figure guarding carriage number seven, who was also the person in charge of the game.

After completing the game, the door to carriage seven will open in front of all carriages number eight.

If they want to enter carriage number six, they need to find the shadow that wants to play a game with them among countless carriages number seven. Secondly, if they turn around and leave, they will immediately enter the previous carriage that has already been explored.

For example, if they turn around and leave from carriage seven, they will enter carriage eight. And now that carriages seven and nine are both open, carriage eight will no longer split indefinitely.

It is "the established history," and at the same time, it will become "the only history."

Third, when walking from the explored carriages towards the end, one will first appear in the carriages where there are people.

Those of them who were in carriage number seven, if they went back to carriage number eight and then went back into carriage number seven...

So they won't appear in empty carriages, but will randomly appear in carriages with passengers.

The person in this carriage is a player who is exploring carriage number seven.

If you continue walking forward from the end of carriage number seven, you will find an empty carriage again, and the cycle will begin again.

They could only enter the next carriage once someone refreshed the instance containing the game's "shadow".

Otherwise, they would be stuck in a cycle within the constantly splitting carriage number seven.

In this situation, being alone is definitely not safe.

Even if you're hiding in a dungeon, it's the same.

Because if someone with ulterior motives goes back to carriage number eight and then immediately turns back, they will definitely be able to catch someone who is alone.

Who you will meet is simply a matter of luck.

Even so, everyone here still tacitly accepted the solo exploration mode. No one raised any objections.

The reason is simple.

If one of them is a wolf, then even if the wolf goes out and comes back, there's only a one in six chance it will encounter them. And if they're lucky, they might even find a weapon for self-defense in their carriage.

And if they realize something is wrong, they can escape immediately.

By rushing into the next carriage number seven, and immediately turning around and running into carriage number eight at the start of the loop, one can easily avoid the pursuers behind.

After that, whether you choose to re-enter carriage number seven and randomly find a companion, or go back to carriage number nine to join the other group, it's all the same solution.

That's why, after analyzing the situation, everyone ended up choosing the option that was a little greedier.

Or rather...

Among these players, only Xiong Ajie, Liao Tinglan, and Liu Jianguo actually agreed to team up for the search. And now, under Ai Shiping's influence, they've all been moved to Mingpo's side.

Ai Shiping and Chen Bingwen had been searching leisurely for more than five minutes.

"Is that about right now?"

Chen Bingwen turned to Ai Shiping and asked, "Or should we wait a little longer?"

"Let's do it now."

Ai Shiping crossed his arms and said casually, "Give him a call."

"Heh..."

Chen Bingwen smiled silently and pressed the button on Mo Qian's message.

He said in a serious and urgent voice, "You all need to come quickly—get out of carriage number eight immediately, and then come back in. I'll be waiting for you at the door."

"...What's wrong?"

On the other end, Mo Qian's voice became tense.

The sound coming from the communicator was very muffled and distorted, like that of an old-fashioned telephone with poor sound quality.

"There's a body here!"

Chen Bingwen said earnestly, "I'm standing at the door. If you see someone who isn't me, just turn around and refresh the door again... Come on!" "Who's dead?"

Mo Qian was taken aback, then ordered rudely, "Come out and lead us inside!"

"I can't get out, Mr. Mo. I have to stay here, to hold onto this carriage where the corpse is. If I leave too, who knows how many more times I'll have to move forward before this carriage reappears?"

As Chen Bingwen spoke, he quickly walked towards the entrance of the carriage.

Ai Shiping understood immediately and followed with a smile.

"I am coming!"

Ai Shiping shouted from afar, "What happened?!"

"Come quickly, I'll go inform Section Chief Ming."

Chen Bingwen spoke hurriedly, then turned off the walkie-talkie.

They exchanged another glance and walked toward the entrance of carriage number seven.

About a minute later, Mo Qian rushed over, panting heavily.

For this middle-aged man who looked down on cybernetic bodies and advocated for the pure human form, today's game was still a bit too stimulating. "Who died?!"

He asked nervously, "Is the killer still around?"

Turning around and seeing that Ai Shiping had already arrived, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if the sky falls, this tall guy will be there to hold it up!

"Here..."

Chen Bingwen did not answer directly, but walked quickly inside.

"Hey, slow down..."

Mo Qian followed behind, feeling like he was about to run himself ragged.

He ran until he was seeing stars, but still couldn't see the body.

However, before he could speak, Ai Shiping spoke first.

"Why can't we find the body...?"

Ai Shiping lowered his voice, his tone grave and expression solemn: "Could it be...?"

Mo Qian immediately became alert and looked at Chen Bingwen with some vigilance.

"Could it be... that the person isn't dead yet?"

"…Huh?" Mo Qian was taken aback.

"What doesn't exist," Ai Shiping turned around, revealing a bright, sunny smile, "let's create it with our own hands!"