Abyss Game: I am covered with cheats

Due to the severe lack of clues, the group simply gave up on investigating the bizarre scene before them.

In any case, even if they investigated now, they might not be able to find out the reason, so the group simply carried the firewood back to the mountain lodge.

Back inside the lodge, in less than twenty seconds, the blizzard started up again. The group quickly closed the doors, preventing the cold wind from rushing in further.

"Phew, it seems like things should be coming to an end," Ma Zewen said with a sigh of relief. "If no one dies during the time Jiang Bo is locked up, then it means Jiang Bo is definitely the murderer in the mission. When we arrest him, we can definitely complete the main quest directly."

The group nodded repeatedly, expressing their agreement with Ma Zewen's suggestion.

Of course, that was on the premise that the suggestion wasn't disturbed by any external factors.

One person raised their hand rather inappropriately.

Ji Sha timidly raised her hand and said to the group, "I, I'm not feeling well right now. I want to go back to my room and rest."

Hearing this, Ma Zewen immediately showed a displeased expression. "Why are you so detached from the group? Whether it was the previous vote to exile Jiang Bo, or now, when we're all acting as a group, you always have to do things that go against the collective.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Ji Sha didn't answer Ma Zewen's question, but simply got up. "I, I can't tell you why, but… but I need to go back to my room and rest. I can't stay with you guys."

After saying this, Ji Sha quickly got up, left the group's sight, and walked towards her room.

Seeing this, Ma Zewen revealed a suspicious look.

"Could this guy be the real murderer? Is he acting alone now to go and kill Jiang Bo?"

The others didn't give any response. Xu Tong was also guessing why this guy would make such a strange decision.

But before he could figure it out, a line of text suddenly appeared in Xu Tong's vision.

「The first round of blizzard and crisis is over. Feel free to act independently. Perhaps going to the scene of the crime alone might lead to some unique discoveries.」

Was this… a hint from the instance itself?

Xu Tong was silent for a moment, finally understanding why Ji Sha would suddenly break away from the group and insist on returning to his room.

It was probably also related to the requirements of the instance itself.

"Since one person is already insisting on breaking up, I won't keep you company," Xu Tong said, getting up. "I want to wander around the mountain lodge more now. You can do whatever you want, just don't bother me."

Seeing this, Ma Zewen almost instinctively slammed the table and stood up. "What the hell are you guys doing? Can't you listen to instructions and clear this instance properly?"

A slight displeasure flashed in Xu Tong's eyes.

A slight itch surfaced on his cheek, and a hideous smile stretched across his face.

A voice accompanied by a seductive melody came from Xu Tong's vocal cords.

"Be quiet.

"I'm giving you face by not fighting for your leadership right now.

"Don't be ungrateful."

These three sentences were softer than the last, and the emotions they contained were also weaker with each sentence.

But to Ma Zewen, it was as if someone had taken a knife and placed it against his neck, ready to take his life at any moment.

Like a puppet, he collapsed into the chair with a thud, his whole body limp as if he had no strength left.

"Bro Ma? Bro Ma? What's wrong, Bro Ma?"

By the time Ma Zewen was shaken awake by the people next to him and regained his senses, he realized that Xu Tong had disappeared.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the feeling of a blade against his neck still remained.

What Ma Zewen felt wasn't his death in the Abyss world.

But his death in the real world!

——

When Xu Tong returned to the cellar again, the smell in the cellar had dissipated a lot, whether it was because the door had been open for a long time or for some other reason. In any case, the intensity of the smell had lessened a lot, at least to the point where it didn't make people feel uncomfortable.

The terrain in the cellar was slightly narrow, and even Xu Tong found it difficult to move quickly inside. The terrain was intricate and complicated, and with the dim light, it was really difficult to tell where led to where.

"Why is this cellar built so complicated? Is it to prevent thieves? If I go in, I might not even be able to find my way out. I'm going to freeze and starve to death in the cellar!"

Thud—

As he spoke, Xu Tong seemed to kick something at his feet, making a gurgling sound as it rolled into the gap below the cellar and disappeared.

"What did I kick?" Xu Tong recalled when he went to the bathroom earlier, something made a plop sound. Could it be the same thing?

With some doubts in his heart, Xu Tong still didn't stop his steps, and soon followed his previous memory to find the location of Er Baiwu's body.

As soon as he reached the location of the corpse, Xu Tong's gaze immediately became serious.

The severely injured corpse had disappeared.

On the dark ground, only a small amount of blood remained, looking as if the corpse had been dragged away by someone.

There was a long trail of drag marks on the ground, with blood drawing crooked lines along the direction of the drag.

"The body was dragged away?"

As soon as Xu Tong said this, a new line of content suddenly appeared in his vision.

「Side Quest Triggered: Investigate the Truth of the Blizzard Villa」

Xu Tong: "…"

Could you pretend I wasn't here?

Whenever it involves an instance that requires exploring the truth, the process is generally very rugged, and it also involves the background story of the instance itself.

This is a big project. Xu Tong directly squatted on the ground and let out a sigh.

"I'm really making trouble for myself."

Thud—

A drop of water suddenly fell from above Xu Tong's head.

Something wet his shoulder. Xu Tong reached out and touched his clothes, but felt a trace of stickiness from the liquid that fell on his clothes.

He sniffed the smell on his fingertips.

It was the smell of blood.

What's on my head?

Xu Tong raised his head and looked at the ceiling.

It was empty.

There was nothing there.

Only a pool of bloodstains seemed to have seeped into the ceiling of the basement, dripping down from mid-air.

Thump—thump—thump—

From the depths of the cellar, there seemed to be the sound of bouncing a ball, a heavy object falling on the ground, bouncing up, and then falling again.

Xu Tong squinted his eyes, staring at the depths of the darkness.

Something rolled out.

It was Er Baiwu's head.

It had been cut off from his body with a small knife and kicked in front of him in the darkness.