According to what Dou Yu told him, Zou Lu already knew in advance that the other party was a local, lived with his parents, and had an older sister who had married and moved out.
Zou Lu had been told by the game that death in the dungeon also meant death in the real world, so she had already mentally prepared herself to accept the news of the other party's death.
She visited as Dou Yu's online friend. After all, she knew very well that parents nowadays might know their children's friends in the real world, but there were not many online friends who knew their children well, not to mention that Dou Yu was now in a state where there was no evidence.
What Zou Lu didn't expect was that after hearing her introduce herself as Dou Yu's online friend, Dou's parents were full of doubts: "Who is Dou Yu?"
Zou Lu's first reaction was that Dou Yu had lied to her in the copy and had not told her his real information, but she soon realized something was wrong. After all, the information Dou Yu had given her about his parents and sister matched the family in front of her, so the probability of him lying was low.
But why did the family in front of him say that they didn’t even know Dou Yu…
After hurriedly saying goodbye to Dou's father and mother, she sat back in the car. Combined with the system's previous words, she really felt that everything that had happened before was a dream.
But Zou Lu soon thought of something else. The person who told her the news before was an old player. He had experienced so many dungeons and must have left some information on the forum. However, when she opened the game forum through the system and searched according to the old player's name, she found nothing.
Zou Lu spent a lot of money to find a private detective and told him the names and information of several familiar players in her memory, hoping that the private detective would search for them. To her surprise, no one was found.
And no matter how much she asked, the system still gave a cold reply:
She didn't participate in the dungeon during this period.
Zou Lu tried searching the forum again, wanting to see if there was anyone in the same situation as her, but unfortunately she found nothing.
Zou Lu couldn't help but doubt himself. Could it be that he really had this dream at night because of the pressure of entering the dungeon?
In any case, this copy, along with Su Zeyuan, became her memory alone.
In the following days, she entered the dungeon at regular intervals. Because of the training in this dungeon, her survival rate in other dungeons also increased a lot, which made her feel that everything that happened in the dungeon was real, but she couldn't verify it. In her dreams at midnight, she would still think about what happened in the dungeon and the players she had been with.
Just when Zou Lu thought she would be able to live like this, she met Su Zeyuan again.
When she entered the dungeon and heard the system announce the name of the mission target with a cold tone, Zou Lu had a bad feeling in her heart. At first, she comforted herself that this was Pinggu Middle School, not Changyao Middle School.
And everything that happened before was clearly just her dream...
However, she was still cautious and disguised herself as a novice player at the beginning in order to lower everyone's vigilance.
However, her last bit of hope was completely shattered after she saw Su Zeyuan. After all, because the other party still appeared in her dreams from time to time, Su Zeyuan's appearance had been deeply engraved in her mind.
Although she tried hard to hide it, her body still couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Fortunately, she had introduced herself as a novice player before, and the other players' attention was now on Su Zeyuan, who was almost beaten by Wang Hao at that time, so no one noticed the abnormality on her side for a while. Only Zou Lu knew how complicated her mood was at this moment.
She actually met Su Zeyuan again.
Everything that happened before was not a dream, but something that really happened.
Zou Lu swept her eyes across the people present. Seeing their worried expressions, although she was nervous, she still breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, she had dealt with Su Zeyuan before and knew that he was not as simple as he seemed, but other players did not know that. Most importantly, she also knew how to leave the dungeon.
As long as she is the only player left alive like last time...
Zou Lu had already made up her mind. She was trying hard to build good relationships with other players, especially the novice players. Most of the time, she chose to travel together to make it easier to find scapegoats.
What made her feel that God was helping her even more was that Su Zeyuan seemed to have forgotten her at all, thus avoiding the possibility of her lies being exposed by him in public.
It was just because of her deep fear of Su Zeyuan that Zou Lu realized that when he was present, her mentality and expression would easily get out of control, so she tried to distance herself from Su Zeyuan. At the same time, she also watched these players getting closer and closer to Su Zeyuan.
These people knew nothing and naturally didn't know that they were standing on the brink of death. They were just waiting for the invisible hand to push them down.
However, she learned about the abnormality in the previous copy in this copy. It turned out that they entered Su Zeyuan's dream without knowing when.
However, Zou Lu was also very clear that this was just an appearance. After all, even the other party’s dream could not explain why after leaving the copy, except for her, no one else, not even the system, had any relevant memory.
Although Zou Lu recalled the past events in her mind, this did not prevent her from telling a version that had been beautified and polished by herself.
Of course, she also deliberately concealed the fact that only one person could survive. After all, until now, she still had the desire to live, and she didn't forget to try to instigate Dou Yu: "After you died, I always missed you. When I closed my eyes at night, it was what we agreed to do together."
"I was more or less influenced by that ghost. After leaving the dungeon, I really regretted my actions. If I were given another chance, I would rather die with you..."
Judging from the expression on Dou Yugui's face, her attention was still on what Zou Lu said that her relatives in the real world had forgotten her existence.
While she felt fortunate that her relatives did not have to endure the pain of losing their daughter, she also felt sad and confused in her heart, wondering why her existence was erased.
Is she real now?
So now in this world, is Zou Lu the only one who still remembers himself?
As for Zou Lu's words of begging for mercy, she was in no mood to listen.
However, Zou Lu did not give up. After all, she knew that Dou Yu had not yet given up his intention to kill her. This period of time was her only chance to change the other party's impression of her, so she naturally worked very hard.
She wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Qiao Yuan as soon as she opened her mouth: "What else are you hiding?"
Zou Lu was shocked. She had seen Qiao Yuan's sharpness in certain aspects before in this copy. So when she spoke just now, she glanced at Dou Yu nervously, fearing that the other party would suddenly attack, while also paying attention to her own expression.
Because he didn't know whether Qiao Yuan was lying to him, Zou Lu subconsciously denied it: "I've told you everything I know..."
"You are hiding the reason for Dou Yu's death?" Qiao Yuan seemed not to have heard Zou Lu's words. While observing Zou Lu's expression, he asked, "Or more information about Su Zeyuan, or..."
"Why did you leave the copy?"
People's micro-expressions can always reveal a lot of emotions, so Qiao Yuan has been paying attention to Zou Lu's reaction after hearing these words.
Judging from Zou Lu's expression, the other party was hiding almost everything except the information related to Su Zeyuan.
However, the details she revealed were enough for Qiao Yuan to connect the pieces of information and then deduce why Zou Lu did this.
Qiao Yuan: "The reason you do this is because you feel that only one person can live?"
Zou Lu: “…”
She hasn't spoken since a while ago. How did Qiao Yuan get so much information?
It is said that language is the bridge of communication, but Zou Lu did not see the bridge.
And Zou Lu's expression has verified Qiao Yuan's guess.
The audience in the live broadcast room also felt as shocked as Dou Yu.
[Oh my god, when did this Xu Yunchuan appear? Didn’t he disappear before? ]
[You have missed a few episodes. The point now is that if what Zou Lu said is true, a player's traces in the real world have been erased, and even the system does not acknowledge that she has entered this instance.]
[This ability to grasp the key points, were you the class representative before?]
[It’s really scary when you think about it. Death in the dungeon means death in the real world, but even the memories of others in the real world about you have to be erased. This is the real social death.]
[No, you just believe whatever Zou Lu says. Don't forget that she has a history of lying. Who knows if this is a new excuse she came up with?]
[I think it's impossible. After all, if she were to lie now, Sister Qiao would definitely be able to tell. Didn't Sister Qiao just see that she was hiding a lot of things?]
[Qiao Yuan is not a lie detector, it can't be that accurate]
[I don’t know if she’s a lie detector, but I can see that you’re jealous]
[Are you jealous that she is in this dungeon? That’s not necessary.]
[You're talking as if you don't even enter the dungeon, so condescending]
[But I’m not in the dungeon now. Tell me if you’re angry or not. I’m really worried about you guys.]
Seeing that the live broadcast room was about to quarrel over whether Zou Lu was lying about this and whether Qiao Yuan's judgment of people was accurate, someone finally stood up and ended the debate:
[I have experience in torture, so I should be considered an expert in the field. I think Qiao Yuan’s judgment is the same as mine. Zou Lu’s performance when he mentioned this part did not seem like he was lying.]
[I said that there is no shortage of talent in our dungeon]
[Why did the person who just argued with me disappear again?]
【Time for Selective Blindness is Over】
[So what Zou Lu said is true? That’s too scary]
Don’t worry, I’m already asking my system.
[Waiting for a reply. My system rarely replies to me in the real world except in the dungeon. It feels too cold.]
[The system responded, saying that it is reporting to the higher-ups. I will let you know if there is any result.]
After hearing what the other party said, everyone's attention could only be temporarily diverted from this matter, and soon someone realized something else -
[I didn't expect that Su Zeyuan is not as good as his appearance]
[It may also be that appearance is not the best way to judge a ghost]
[I was deceived by a male ghost for so long, my heart is sealed and my love is locked]
[Before I knew he was a ghost, I really had a good impression of him. Is it worthy of me to worry about him so diligently before? I’m angry.jpg]
[Not dead, at least still alive]
[Cold-hearted comfort]
When Qiao Yuan heard Zou Lu mention the weirdness of the real world, he immediately asked the system.
The system felt that it had been slapped in the face once again by the sudden appearance of the evil god, and its voice without any tone seemed much more humble at this moment. It said that it would inquire about the situation from its superiors as soon as possible so that Qiao Yuan would not have to worry about the death of others and the memory of others.
Qiao Yuan was very patient: "I know you don't have much experience with this kind of thing. It's normal for you to spend some time asking the higher-ups."
The system felt somewhat flattered, but it didn't know that Qiao Yuan's patience was inversely proportional to its lifespan.
While Qiao Yuan was listening to Zou Lu's story, he would occasionally glance in the direction of Xu Yunchuan.
Although the system had stated in advance that it had interfered with her, Xu Yunchuan had no way of knowing which world she came from, but there were many cases of the system failing, so Qiao Yuan did not breathe a sigh of relief. She was just prepared to sacrifice the system directly the moment Xu Yunchuan attacked.
As for the system, she has also provided adequate hospice care.
Dou Yu also realized from the conversation between Qiao Yuan and Zou Lu that Zou Lu was still lying even now.
The corners of her lips turned up, revealing a ghostly smile, and then she pounced on him directly: "So you want to live alone..."
"Too bad I just want you to die now."
Zou Lu also realized that Dou Yu would never let her go. Although she secretly hated Qiao Yuan for bringing Dou Yu here and even exposing her lies, Qiao Yuan was the only person who could possibly help her at the moment. So she seemed to have thought of something and shouted out before she was about to be strangled: "Wait, I know the whereabouts of Song Yanchi and Tang Huan..."
Qiao Yuan's gaze fell on Zou Lu: "Have you seen them?"
Zou Lu's neck had been strangled again at this time. Because of the heavy pressure on his neck, he began to breathe in more than out, and his eyes began to roll back, as if he was going to faint in the next second.
But her hearing was particularly clear at this time, so she heard Qiao Yuan's question clearly.
Realizing that things had turned around, a light of survival suddenly flashed in her eyes. Since she couldn't speak now, she could only nod frantically.
She had indeed met Song Yanchi and Tang Huan. To be precise, Zou Lu was the first among the three of them to wake up and realize the situation first. She originally wanted to use the ghost to kill other players. Besides, she had stayed in Changyao Middle School for a period of time before and was very familiar with the place. Therefore, it was normal for her to trick Song Yanchi and Tang Huan.
Under Zou Lu's intentional or unintentional guidance, Song Yanchi and Tang Huan stepped into a haunted stairwell. She pretended to be scared and walked at the end, watching the two people step into the trap she set.
Zou Lu still remembered that the bright ghost was originally a student here, but he accidentally fell down while pushing and shoving with his classmates, and died headfirst. However, even so, it did not affect the speed of the other party after turning into a ghost.
When Zou Lu observed Song Yanchi, she noticed that the other party was very fast, but as someone who had personally seen the players around her being dragged away by this ghost, she knew that Song Yanchi and Tang Huan's speed could not be compared with that of these two ghosts.
As she thought, the two ghosts were really fast. Tang Huan trusted her very much, so when the ghosts appeared, she was dragged away before she could react. Her nails tried hard to scratch the ground, but her blunt nails could not leave any marks on the steps, and instead made her fingertips bloody.
Although Song Yanchi was aware of the problem, he subconsciously dodged to the side when one of the ghosts approached, and then turned around and wanted to retreat, but the ghost was faster, and its two arms directly wrapped around Song Yanchi's legs like vines, and then tightened them.
Song Yanchi lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground. The sound made Zou Lu, who was peeking at the side, tremble. She also met Song Yanchi's sharp eyes like a beast. When she saw Zou Lu hiding here as if she had sensed something in advance, she also realized that what was happening in front of her was obviously a trap.
If sight had substance , Zou Lu felt as if a piece of his flesh had been gouged out by Song Yanchi's gaze.
But she knew she couldn't run away. After all, she still had to watch Tang Huan and Song Yanchi die with her own eyes.
It was not until Song Yanchi was dragged away by the ghost and bright red blood splashed on the wall that she breathed a sigh of relief when she smelled the bloody smell lingering in the stairwell.
At that time, Zou Lu was still thinking that Tang Huan and Song Yanchi could already be declared dead, and what she had to do next was to deal with Qiao Yuan and Sheng Yegui. However, she didn't expect that she would be the one who was about to die.
But of course Zou Lu couldn't tell Qiao Yuan this. After all, Tang Huan and Song Yanchi could now extend her life.
She also saw Qiao Yuan's negotiation ability. As long as the other party could buy her time and opportunities, she would have the confidence to escape while pretending to lead the way for Qiao Yuan...
However, Qiao Yuan already knew Zou Lu's purpose, and based on the expression that flashed across the other party's face at the time, she also guessed the fate of Tang Huan and Song Yanchi.
"Don't believe her." Qiao Yuan was still thinking about something, but Xu Yunchuan spoke hurriedly.
When Zou Lu mentioned Su Zeyuan, He was listening quietly beside him.
This time, the system did not exaggerate. It did help Qiao Yuan block the key content about the real world to prevent Him from coming over. However, the remaining words of Zou Lu were enough for Him to use as evidence that there was something wrong with Su Zeyuan.
But before he could add fuel to the fire, the man and the ghost had already made a move and started fighting each other, attracting Qiao Yuan's attention.
The reason why he was also attracted by Zou Lu's words was because the other party mentioned Song Yanchi.
After all, He still remembered that Qiao Yuan had a very good relationship with his younger brother Song Yanchi, and it was because of them that the relationship between He and Qiao Yuan became closer and closer.
He used to think that Song Yanchi was too clingy to Qiao Yuan and had some complaints, but after being persuaded by someone who wanted to curry his favor, he changed his mindset and regarded Song Yanchi as a matchmaker between him and Qiao Yuan.
And with the change of his mentality, he was indeed able to tolerate Song Yanchi's existence.
Of course, it is impossible to tolerate Su Zeyuan.
From Zou Lu's words, He could more or less guess that Song Yanchi seemed to have met with an accident. Although He could not be affected by the death of other people, He still comforted Qiao Yuan: "He should be in a dangerous situation."
"But don't worry, he will definitely come back to see you later..."
Before He finished speaking, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard in the corridor, and then the door of the classroom was pushed open.
As soon as the person arrived, the voice also arrived.
The word "sister" has already revealed his identity.
Because Dou Yu was not far from Qiao Yuan and Xu Yunchuan, she was forced to listen to a few words of Xu Yunchuan's consolation to Qiao Yuan. She only had six things to say: "..."
She originally thought that Xu Yunchuan was not good at comforting people, but when she heard the voice at the door calling "sister", she realized how important Xu Yunchuan's comfort was.
This should be Qiao Yuan's younger brother...
Are you back to visit your sister so soon?
Qiao Yuan had already looked over when he heard the noise at the door.
The man standing at the door was tall. He took his hand away from the door and walked towards this side.
Song Yanchi looked very embarrassed. His school uniform had obviously rolled on the ground and was covered with an uneven layer of dust. There were also several torn spots, revealing bandaged wounds with blood seeping out. His hair was also a little messy. However, because of his good looks, he looked a bit wild and handsome. If he changed to a jungle background, he could start walking on the runway.
However, Qiao Yuan also realized that Song Yanchi had not yet turned into a ghost.
Because of Dou Yu's brief words, Zou Lu had a chance to catch her breath. But when she caught a glimpse of Song Yanchi standing beside her, she couldn't help but be stunned. Shocked, she squeezed out a voice from her throat with difficulty: "You..."
Shouldn't Song Yanchi be dead? Why is he here?
Could it be that the other party has also turned into a ghost?
But she soon realized that Song Yanchi's face was ruddy and he didn't look spooky at all.
Zou Lu's brain was lacking oxygen, so she was thinking very slowly. While she was still trying to figure out what was going on, another figure quickly appeared behind Song Yanchi, causing Zou Lu's eyes to widen again.
It turned out to be Tang Huan.
Tang Huan's appearance at this moment was as miserable as Song Yanchi's. Her clothes were so dirty that the original color could not be seen. She had wounds on her body that were simply bandaged. There was blood between the fingers of both hands, and her nails were worn unevenly. However, for the sake of flexibility, she did not bandage the wounds.
After entering the classroom, her attention was quickly drawn to Zou Lu, who was being strangled by Dou Yu.
However, she had also realized that the reason she was abducted by the ghost was inseparable from Zou Lu's conspiracy. Therefore, when she saw Zou Lu again, it was difficult for her to feel any sympathy for his current situation.
And she also saw something from Zou Lu's expression, and said, "Unfortunately, I am not dead."
The three words "what a pity" were naturally directed at Zou Lu.
Judging from her astonished expression, it was obvious that she had no idea why Tang Huan and Song Yanchi had escaped death.
What Zou Lu didn't know was that Song Yanchi and Tang Huan were indeed taken away by ghosts. Tang Huan was ready to die and subconsciously closed his eyes, but the expected pain did not come.
She turned around and saw that Song Yanchi, who was originally caught by the ghost and had been scratched, had actually reversed the situation and was kicking the originally arrogant ghost to the ground.
The ghost that was pressing on her quickly took action, standing up and stepping forward to help.
However, Song Yanchi had already dealt with one of the ghosts for the time being, and when facing the ghost that was approaching, he did not show any fear.
Tang Huan also knew that the chance of running away now was not great, so he suppressed his fear and walked forward, working together with the injured Song Yanchi, and finally got rid of the other ghost.
Tang Huan felt relieved after surviving so suddenly. But she also knew that now was not the time to rest, so after she and Song Yanchi simply bandaged themselves, they quickly set out to find Qiao Yuan and the others.
The reason why they noticed this classroom was because Song Yanchi was the first to hear the noise coming from the room. Seeing the other party walking directly in this direction, Tang Huan hurriedly followed.
Xu Yunchuan was inevitably a little shocked by the appearance of Song Yanchi and Tang Huan. He didn't expect that his younger brothers would arrive as soon as he said so. For a moment, he even doubted whether he had some extra rule that his words must be followed.
Here, Song Yanchi has already met Qiao Yuan.
Only when he was about to get close to Qiao Yuan did he notice the person standing next to Qiao Yuan, and frowned instantly: "You are..."
The good news is that Sheng Ye is not returning.
Bad news, it’s better if Sheng Ye returns.
Xu Yunchuan had already put away his brief surprise and said, "Xu Yunchuan."
Song Yanchi: "..."
Of course he knew that the other person was Xu Yunchuan. After all, he was the first one to realize Xu Yunchuan's disappearance at that time.
But Xu Yunchuan should have been missing, so how could he appear here now?
Qiao Yuan had already figured out what Song Yanchi was thinking from her expression. After all, she was also very surprised when she saw Xu Yunchuan for the first time. So she quickly stood up and temporarily explained the existence of Xu Yunchuan, and quickly mentioned Su Zeyuan's abnormality.
Song Yanchi's attention was quickly drawn to Su Zeyuan: "So he is the one with the problem?"
He didn't expect that the first time he was optimistic about a man, he would have such a big problem with him. This made Song Yanchi feel for the first time that he had misjudged a person.
Moreover, Qiao Yuan was so close to Su Zeyuan before, and now thinking about it, it was indeed dangerous...
But just as he finished speaking, another male voice rang out: "Yes, his previous behavior must have been fake."
Song Yanchi: "..."
He turned around and met Xu Yunchuan's indignant expression.
But he was looking at Xu Yunchuan, while Xu Yunchuan was looking at Qiao Yuan, so it was obvious that he was talking to Qiao Yuan.
"Besides, he can lie even about things like this, not to mention his feelings. He might have found several girlfriends here."
Song Yanchi: ???
Is this what they were discussing?
And why was Xu Yunchuan able to join in their discussion so smoothly?
Dou Yu spoke carefully: "My girlfriend probably doesn't have any..."
After all, she and Su Zeyuan were in the same class, so she knew more or less about each other's relationship status, and she also knew that Su Zeyuan actually didn't have any girls he was close to.
But before she could finish her words, Xu Yunchuan glanced over at her.
For some reason, when she noticed this gaze, her throat seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand. She couldn't say anything, and naturally couldn't say what she wanted to say. She could only look at Xu Yunchuan with horror.
Fortunately, after a while, the conversation and discussion between Song Yanchi and Qiao Yuan temporarily attracted Xu Yunchuan's attention, which made her feel relieved.
Tang Huan was also shocked.
However, their mission target is still Su Zeyuan, so they can only continue to look for Su Zeyuan in other places.
In addition to Su Zeyuan, she was also shocked by Zou Lu. She didn't expect that Zou Lu had been to this instance before and had some contact with Su Zeyuan.
She thought of the night Ren Shirui died, when Zou Lu knocked over the book. At the time, she thought he was just being careless, but now she thought it was more likely out of fear.
Zou Lu also realized that several people wanted to leave, and hurriedly asked for help: "Save me..."
"I really know I was wrong..."