Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 732 - 730 Transfer

In Room 0708, Yuyi Xinzhong, dressed in her pale blue sailor uniform, sat upright in a chair, her slender palm gripping the handle of her katana.

The time was now 00:13. No sticky notes had appeared in the room, and within Yuyi Xinzhong's range of perception, nothing warranted caution.

The elevator moved.

Yuyi Xinzhong's eyelashes quivered slightly. Her gaze, through the Cat's Eye, clearly saw the indicator panel above the elevator across the hallway begin to rotate.

The elevator ascended from the first floor to the thirteenth, paused, then climbed to the fourteenth. It then descended to the eighth, stopped for a slightly longer period, and descended again.

Judging by the frequency of the elevator's stops, it seems Black Holy Son is being skipped again… I wonder if Bai Haozheng and 13MARK will appear in the elevator.

DING-DONG.

The elevator halted in front of Room 0708. Black Holy Son stood in the elevator looking out, holding a piece of paper. "Bai Haozheng and 13MARK didn't respond. Do you want to come in for patrol?"

Yuyi Xinzhong's eyes narrowed slightly. As a member of the Japan Islands Abnormal Affairs Investigation Bureau's Ninth Division, she naturally knew Black Holy Son's real-world identity and that he was not exactly a good person. His moral standards were among the worst, even within the entire player community.

However, Yuyi Xinzhong had no intention of playing the judge. Confident in her own strength, she believed she could protect herself even if Black Holy Son harbored malicious intent. Besides, Plague Doctor was an acquaintance of hers—to some extent, even a friend.

Last night, Plague Doctor had been attacked by the decaying old creature (one of the hallway anomalies) and was in very bad shape. Even without encountering that decaying old creature tonight, it would probably be difficult for him to deal with the sticky notes alone…

With these thoughts in mind, Yuyi Xinzhong stood up from her chair, opened the door to her room, nodded at Black Holy Son, and stepped into the elevator.

The elevator descended to the sixth floor.

As the DING-DONG sounded, the elevator doors slid open to both sides.

Standing there, Black Holy Son and Yuyi Xinzhong suddenly paled.

The sixth-floor hallway was filled with a foul, rotten stench. The door to Room 0610, diagonally opposite the elevator, was as black as ink. A black, oil-like liquid continuously oozed and slid down it.

In Room 1108, 13MARK, keeping his Mechanical probe in the keyhole, silently sighed in relief.

The elevator has descended to the sixth floor, huh...

The encounter with the red-dressed old woman the previous night had severely shaken 13MARK's confidence. Even with a Perfect-grade item like the Mercury Blood Amber, he wasn't confident he could defeat the red-dressed old woman who had devoured four or five players.

Speaking of Mercury Blood Amber...

13MARK turned to look at the living room of Room 1108.

This had originally been Danfei's room. He had stayed here on the first night, received a sticky note, and run downstairs, only to witness his brother Kafei being taken away by the red-dressed old woman.

The following night, Danfei worried that Room 1108 was connected to Room 1008 below. He feared a monstrosity from the tenth floor might climb through the hole in the living room floor into Room 1008 and attack him. Therefore, Danfei deliberately moved to Room 1172, on the right side of the eleventh-floor hallway, for the second night, but he still fell prey and died tragically on the eleventh floor.

13MARK slowly exhaled, a swirl of strange emotions surging within him.

According to the Dolphin Hotel accommodation guide, every floor must be occupied. If a death occurs on a floor, then for the next 180 hours, that floor doesn't need to be occupied.

The 180 hours mentioned in the accommodation guide coincided exactly with the players' objective. 13MARK didn't think this was a coincidence.

He boldly speculated that perhaps a floor where someone had died was, for the stipulated time, completely safe. No abominations would attack, and no sticky notes would appear—that floor of the hotel had been "satisfied."

So, could the players collectively move into the floor where the first death occurred?

13MARK thought this was not possible.

First, the "murder game" wouldn't allow such an obvious flaw or loophole.

Furthermore, the rules "each floor must be occupied" and "floors where deaths have occurred need not be occupied" were not contradictory.

It was possible for both rules to be in effect at the same time.

The accommodation guide stated that having guests on each floor could effectively calm the restlessness of the hotel. Violating the former rule might provoke some form of retaliation from the hotel. However, this retaliation might not affect the residents of the "death floors" but rather the occupants of other floors in the hotel.

That is, to transfer the risk.

So, was my own life more important, or were the lives of the other players in this mission?

13MARK didn't hesitate to choose the former.

When everyone dispersed that evening, he pretended to return to his previous Room 0808. In reality, he used the stairwell to stealthily move into Room 1108 on the eleventh floor, where Danfei had died.

The eleventh floor is separated from Black Holy Son's thirteenth floor by one level, effectively preventing any potential detection from him. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

At the same time, the unique structure connecting Room 1108 with Room 1008 one floor below was advantageous for 13MARK's survival—his Mercury Blood Amber could take liquid form, pass through the broken hole in the floor of Room 1108, and descend to the tenth floor. By activating my Title Skill, I can monitor both floors simultaneously.

The red-dressed old woman aimed to devour players. From yesterday's experience, her power was immense, but her mind wasn't clear; she couldn't even distinguish Mercury Puppets from actual players. In other words, deploying the Mercury Doll could effectively confuse her, increasing my chances of survival.

Anyway, if I encounter an enemy, I can also call the corresponding floor for help. Or, using the time bought by the Mercury Doll, I can hide directly in the elevator.

13MARK narrowed his eyes, quietly strategizing. The minuscule guilt and unease he felt towards the other players quickly dissipated.

No note appeared in the room. I don't know if it's because I was skipped tonight, or if my theory is correct—that floors where someone has died are absolutely safe and won't spawn any notes.

As 13MARK thought this, he turned and walked to the living room. He crouched down; his Mechanical pinky split open to form a miniature drill, silently enlarging the hole in the floor.

He then liquefied the Mercury Doll and poured it into Room 1008.

PLOP.

The slime-like mercury landed on the ground, rapidly morphing and solidifying into a human shape.

Through skill-sharing, 13MARK could see the scene inside Room 1008 with a night-vision perspective.

The scene of Kafei's death was still evident: dried, splattered blood covered the carpet, floor, and walls, looking exceptionally terrifying.

The Mercury Doll's left thumb split open and expanded, forming a spotlight that cast a beam of light, scanning the entire room.

Safe, no anomalies.

Upstairs, 13MARK breathed a sigh of relief and instructed the Mercury Doll to walk to the door and press the light switch.

Room 1008 was once again enveloped in light. The Mercury Doll, mimicking 13MARK's actions, pressed its body against the doorframe and extended a finger. Its micro-probe passed through the keyhole to peer out, monitoring both floors.

Players had also died on the tenth floor. Logically, it should be safe here too...

Before his thoughts could finish, an alarm rang loudly in his mind.

A ghostly, hunched figure emerged from the stairwell door on the left side of the tenth floor.