"Is this a murder with a knife?"

"Not really. It's a big deal to cause a little 'chaos' and 'chaos', and they won't start fighting so rashly. What's more, the ban on interplayer attacks has not been lifted yet. ”

The two men who spoke were now standing on the highest point of all the wooden frames. One of them looked to be in his twenties, dressed in a long black coat with a white shirt under it, black leather pants and brown boots, carrying a conspicuous gray sword behind his back, and an arrogant and handsome face like a noble boy under his flowing red hair. The other is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young 'spring' and a beautiful young 'girl', with a pair of big sparkling eyes under her short hair, and she is looking at the battle situation below with great interest.

This young 'girl' who is watching it with relish is the observer "Fengxian" that Lu Yu met last time. And next to her was another observer "Ottoman". In the circle of "observers", they have their own titles, representing their different abilities, and they are used to not calling each other by their real names. The title "Ottoman", which translates directly to this, means "the sword of the kill".

As for what "Phoenix Immortal" represents, let's sell it here for the time being.

At this time, the two of them hid at the highest point of the shelf, hiding most of their bodies in the dark, neither the puppet nor Lu Yu noticed them. Feng Xian learned the lesson of the last time he was discovered, this time no matter how things develop, he will definitely not 'interfere', and even deliberately keep his distance from Lu Yu, so as not to be noticed by him who feels super sensitive.

The puppets' methods, standing at the highest place, are naturally the most clear to them after watching all the way. First, they used darkness to deprive them of their vision, closed the 'door' to create inner turmoil, and then used nursery rhymes to deprive them of the ability to 'talk' to each other, and then let the captured companions return to the team, and at the same time laid out the corpses of the captured companions. Which one is true? Take your time and guess.

Osman said disdainfully: "There is no suspense in this kind of game, and taking something out of the backpack or activating a skill is enough to prove that you are a player." ”

"That person has used the skill once before, and the activation condition should be that he needs to recite some slogan aloud, so in this case, he can't be asked to prove himself with skills." Feng Xian analyzed, "The puppets will use this trick, most likely to confirm that there is nothing in his backpack that can be taken out." …… No, no, they can't be confirmed. It should be said that the other three had all taken out their weapons before that, and only he had a chance to meet the conditions and try them. It turned out that the attack was not because he happened to be standing closest to the entrance of the tunnel, but because he had already calculated today's scene. ”

Fengxian recalled the scene when the puppet kidnapped Zhu Xiaowen, and sighed at the long-term vision of the other party's layout.

"But you're missing a key premise." Osman said coldly, "When a player dies, other players in the game will receive a system notification. On the other hand, if there is no hint, isn't the living one the deity? ”

Feng Xian chuckled a few times, raised her finger and said mysteriously, "Lord Osman, you haunt the 'spade' game more often, but you have forgotten the most obvious difference between the 'spade' game and the other three types......

Her big cunning eyes flickered, but her gaze was tightly locked on Lu Yu, wanting to see what he would do next.

"I think they probably heard that prompt at the same time that you just said that."

"The hidden setting has been triggered."

"In this game, the player's death will not trigger a prompt."

Just when everyone was shocked because they saw another Zhu Xiaowen, and Lu Yu's finger just poked into the tip of the person's nose, this system prompt sounded in the ears of the players present at the same time. Lu Yu was the first to react, and the feeling from his fingertips told him that the person who fell to the ground in front of him was dead.

(I see, the player's death triggers a message, which can be used to determine the authenticity of the game, which is enough to make the puppet game lose its suspense, so the game has changed this.) ）

Lu Yu secretly thought that this scene was the same as what Nao encountered when playing "Overnight", it only prompted "the hidden setting has been triggered" when the player noticed "a certain problem", but in fact, the hidden setting was already in effect before that.

In other words, even if Zhu Xiaowen had died before this, they would not receive a system prompt.

At the same time as hearing the prompt, Seth and Nao's eyes involuntarily brushed to the "Zhu Xiaowen" who had just returned to the team behind them. Which side is real? The question came to their minds abruptly with a sense of fear, so strong that it outweighed the grief of a teammate's possible death for a moment.

(Not really!) I'm real! ）

Zhu Xiaowen didn't dare to open his mouth to defend himself, so he could only wave his hand desperately to try to identify himself, but this 'agitated' move only made him look more suspicious. Under the condescending gaze of the puppets around them, it is easy for ordinary people to feel great psychological pressure and become impatient. Add an additional "can't speak" restriction on top of this, and even teams that originally cooperated well are likely to have a rift at this time.

From Settna's point of view, the player's death information is no longer prompted, which ignites their suspicion of "Zhu Xiaowen". This teammate was obviously kidnapped by the puppet in front of their eyes, but at this time he appeared here intact, and there was no trace of a fight on his body, so it was unreasonable to think about it.

Among the people present, the only one who could completely remain calm was probably Lu Yu. He carefully searched the body of "Zhu Xiaowen" on the ground, confirmed that there were no clues, turned to the three people behind him, flipped his wrist very calmly, and took out an inflatable hammer from his backpack.

(The body has been identified?) Do you want to fight? ）

Nao was shocked and hesitated. Seth next to him has always admired Lu Yu's judgment very much, and when he saw that he had already flashed his weapon, he quickly took out a big sword that shone with blue 'color' light. But before he could swing his weapon, the back of his head had already been hit by Lu Yu's inflatable hammer.

He didn't have much power, but he beat Seth 'blind'. He looked at Lu Yu suspiciously with his head 'touching', but saw that the other party kept repeating the action of taking out the hammer and putting away the hammer at this time.

(That's right!) And this trick! ）

Nao's eyes lit up, and it dawned on her. She understood the meaning of Lu Yu's move. There are several obvious differences between players and NPCs in the game, one of which is that players have a virtual "backpack" setting, which is convenient for them to store excess things, while NPCs will not have too many things in the setting, so they will be intuitively displayed on their bodies, and they will no longer design a backpack or other storage space for it.

In other words, as long as this living "Zhu Xiaowen" can take something out of his backpack and put it back like Lu Yu, it is enough to prove that he is a player and not a puppet.

"He used the trick you mentioned, but it didn't work." Feng Xian looked at Osman next to him with a smile, nodded and shook his head, and waved his hand to indicate "no" Zhu Xiaowen.

Osman nodded: "Your guess is right, the player named Zhu Xiaowen really has an empty backpack." And it seems that the skill is only the one you said. ”

At this time, Zhu Xiaowen had already understood Lu Yu's meaning, but he had a hard time. He has participated in two games so far, and the only reward is the skill "Scientific Search", and he has not received any item rewards, and he has not saved enough in-game currency to get anything. Now the backpack is completely empty. Although he guessed that Lu Yu meant to tell him to take something out of his backpack, what if there was nothing to take at all!

In addition to taking out things, launching a "scientific search" is also enough to prove his identity, but that skill needs to shout those few words loudly when it is activated, and under the watchful eye of so many puppets, he may be killed in seconds if he opens his mouth slightly, so this option can only be ruled out.

"If it were me, I would have guessed what was going on when I saw him like this."

Feng Xian observed the reaction of Lu Yu and the others, and analyzed in a low voice: "In that case, use your own things." Just find him a 'medicine' bottle or something, and let him put it in his backpack in front of him. It's just ......"

As if she had thought of something, she waved her hand and smiled: "I really think too simply, since you have already done this, how can you leave a chance to do such an experiment." ”

"However, in your way, it is at least possible to 'force' the people behind the scenes out." Osman said calmly, "I'll bet five hundred, that person named Lu Yu should think of what you just said." ”

"Don't gamble, don't gamble, don't gamble with five 'cents'." Feng Xian's head shook like a 'wave' drum, "That guy has definitely thought of using this method, and maybe he did it just to lure people out." ”

She guessed right. After seeing Zhu Xiaowen's embarrassment, Lu Yu of course also thought that even if he was real, he should be in an empty state at this time. He remembered the words that Zhu Xiaowen shouted before launching the skill, and it seemed that it would not work to confirm with the skill.

(If you don't have something, I'll give it to you.) ）

Lu Yu took out the antidote serum from his backpack and was about to throw it to Zhu Xiaowen, but his hand suddenly paused.

(No, no.) ）

His other free hand unconsciously pressed his forehead. With a tap of his index finger, Lu Yu had naturally entered the state of thinking that he was best at.

"Here we are." The phoenix in the distance noticed this small movement and opened her eyes wide with excitement.

The purpose of the game's setting, the incongruity in the process, the goal of the game that has not yet been prompted, the fit with the original, and many fragmentary clues entered Lu Yu's thinking in an instant, and then recombined and formed, as if the picture was constantly flashing in front of his eyes as if it was becoming clearer and clearer.

Until he raised his hand and threw out the antidote, the thought lasted only a second.

The antidote serum was flying in the air, and it was about to fall into Zhu Xiaowen's hands, but he only heard a familiar strange laughter suddenly sound in mid-air, and then a black shadow flashed down like thunder from a high place, intercepting the antidote serum in the air!

"Hey, hey, hey...... Welcome to the 'Silent Theatre'! ”

The puppet grinned and bowed.