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"Ze?"
Xu Nuan called out uncertainly to the figure in the distance, whose back looked familiar enough that she almost mistook him for Gu Ze.
However, the aura emanating from that person was not what Xu Nuan recognized.
At that moment, they were still in Greedy Forest. After experiencing a series of traps and the relentless pursuit of Zombies, the System finally began issuing tasks. Each person needed to complete their own mission independently; only when everyone in the team had finished could they collectively summon the Special Tree.
This was a rather harsh condition, as each person's task varied and their skill levels differed.
Yet as long as they were in the game, there was no way to resist the System's orders, something even Another Founder could not accomplish.
Reluctantly, the seven who had just gathered separated once more, each choosing their own path as instructed by the System.
Before parting, Gu Ze had deliberately exchanged greetings with Xu Nuan. They were likely to treat this challenge as a decisive battle, and she needed to protect herself appropriately.
With manpower severely lacking and this not being Gu Ze's territory, she saw the guilt and determination in his eyes. She responded with her own resolve and caution.
Just like before when facing Zhang Xiao, they stood on their respective battlefields, promising each other that they would return and that they must wait for one another. This time would be no different.
Recalling the circumstances of their separation, Xu Nuan increasingly felt that the person ahead could not be Gu Ze, yet she had already called out.
After bidding farewell to everyone, she realized something was amiss.
She had not received any tasks. She had clearly followed the System's instructions and arrived at the designated location, but no corresponding mechanism had triggered. After waiting for a while, she decided to return to her original spot.
Upon returning, she found everything was as it had been, but the surrounding scenery had drastically changed. This was a common trick used by the game; Xu Nuan remained composed as she triggered mechanisms in place.
The mechanism activated under her touch, but there was no voice from the System. In an instant, she even felt the ground shake violently. Yet just a second later, everything returned to normal, leading her to believe it was merely an illusion.
Shaking her head, Xu Nuan brushed aside the strange occurrences that had happened to her in the past two hours and focused intently on the person not far away.
The figure resembled Gu Ze, but it couldn't be Gu Ze. It was only after she called out that Xu Nuan confirmed this fact.
At that moment, through the thick mist, Xu Nuan saw the figure turn around. The appearance was unmistakably that of Gu Ze.
Xu Nuan gasped, inhaling the mist surrounding her.
The person who looked just like Gu Ze remained silent, merely smiling at Xu Nuan with a tenderness that was only present when they were alone together.
This was an illusion; the mist was problematic.
Xu Nuan instinctively made this judgment. She pinched herself, and the pain brought clarity to her mind. The figure before her became clearer and did not dissipate.
In the past, when they fell into illusions, everyone appeared blurry due to the effects of the drugs. But this time, Xu Nuan felt incredibly awake, and the person in front of her seemed undeniably real.
She glanced at the ground; sunlight filtered through layers of mist, casting shadows below.
Before her stood a real person, and that person's appearance was indistinguishable from Gu Ze's.
Xu Nuan swallowed hard as she watched the silent figure who only smiled and remained motionless. She reached into her pocket and took out a vial of medicine—one of the drugs left behind by Feng Feng before his death, specifically designed to counteract illusions.
Such medicine was rare and precious. Among them, Xu Nuan had always been the most susceptible to falling prey to illusions, making her a primary target for Another Founder. Almost all of the drugs were kept with her.
As she consumed the medicine, Xu Nuan felt a chill wash over her back. Her mind became clearer, and the figure before her sharpened into focus.
She almost took a step forward toward that person.
"You are not Gu Ze."
Xu Nuan was certain. At this point, she wouldn't take a step forward, clearly having suffered enough losses in the past regarding this matter.
The person merely smiled, and just then, Xu Nuan heard a commotion, seemingly coming from the smart surveillance equipment.
She was already clear about the general structure and operation process of this game.
The so-called One Hundred Levels consisted of one hundred uninhabited islands. Players transferred between different Survival Games and needed to go through Supply Stations. This Game Company had already set up their developed High-Tech Products on all the islands in advance and cultivated a series of strange creatures. This kept all Players under surveillance, with all traps and creatures obeying the commands of the personnel in the control room.
However, the surveillance personnel were not omnipotent, so many traps in the Survival Games were pre-set, and they could not intervene. Whether a Player could overcome these challenges depended on their own abilities and luck.
The control room and its personnel were external and could be influenced by outside factors. The noise seemed to indicate that something unexpected had happened in the control room.
Xu Nuan was quite pleased to see such a scene; the more chaos that person assisting Another Founder fell into, the greater their chances of defeating Another Founder would be. By then, it would be too late to turn back, and they would have the right to leave the game, as set by the System. The people in the control room would no longer have the authority to intervene.
After all, a game is still a game; it is manipulated by people but also pre-set. What they needed to utilize was precisely this point.
The person across from her also heard the commotion and quickly suppressed their smile before turning to leave.
Although the mist was light, it still obstructed visibility to some extent, making Xu Nuan anxious. If that were the case, should she follow?
She was sure that person was not Gu Ze. Encountering others at this moment without receiving a System mission could likely delay her team's progress, and she might miss discovering the chaos in the control room.
It was a difficult choice; whether to fall into a trap or avoid one hinged on a single thought.
"I promised Ze that I would protect myself."
Xu Nuan gritted her teeth and made up her mind to stay put, despite the turmoil within her. She even questioned whether completing anything from the past was truly her mission.
Regardless, that person's figure vanished just like that, leaving Xu Nuan with a sense of loss as if Gu Ze had disappeared right before her eyes. This deepened her melancholy but did not propel her to take a step forward.
Now, Xu Nuan found herself with nothing to do. She kept an ear on the sounds coming from the surveillance equipment while continuously triggering mechanisms in place.
Having followed Gu Ze and Chi Xiaoming for a while, her sensitivity to traps had increased, making it easy for her to handle the mechanisms around her.
The sunlight grew dimmer, with clouds obscuring the sun. Even though this area was open, Xu Nuan could no longer see far into the distance.
This posed a danger for her. She maintained a hand on her waist while persistently triggering mechanisms and attempting to communicate with the System.
No mission meant danger, and she was acutely aware of this fact.
It wasn't until the sun set, leaving only a pale glow in the distance, that the System still did not respond to Xu Nuan. By then, she had triggered most of the mechanisms in this area.
The vast majority of traps could only be activated once. Xu Nuan had accepted Gu Ze's situation and began dismantling the traps, which hindered the System's arrangements for this stage to some extent.
"Nuan, what are you doing here?"
Just as Xu Nuan was feeling bored, a voice startled her, yet her hands continued their work.
"Amin?"
Xu Nuan looked warily at the approaching figure, her gaze scanning up and down over her.
He Min chuckled softly.
"Nuan, what are you looking at? Am I still lying?" This is the first time in this month that He Min talks to Xu Nuan in such a relaxed tone, and Xu Nuan feels weird , but did not answer He Min's words, but watched her approach. When you get closer, you can feel the heat on the other person's body. It's not fake or an illusion. Xu Nuan I breathed a sigh of relief, but I still felt that breath in my heart. "You came back so early to complete your mission?" As if he didn't notice Xu Nuan's expression, He Min continued in a relaxed tone. Xu Nuan felt even more strange in his heart. This was not self-flagellation. He would have been suspicious if his friend had a better attitude toward him. Rather, as far as Xu Nuan knew, in the past seventy-nine levels, There is no level where you need to go back to the starting point after completing the task. Therefore, He Min must be lying. Then, why lie? "So be it." She didn't know the real purpose of He Min, so she had to give an ambiguous answer. "You are really amazing. You actually finished it earlier than Gu Ze." He Minbianbian put up a pergola and looked in the direction where Gu Ze left. "I just saw him there, why hasn't he come back yet?" Really? Fake? Chain plan?
Xu Nuan found it difficult to judge the situation, her mind racing and feeling somewhat drained.
"Maybe she's caught up in something else."
Xu Nuan followed He Min's words directly. She could no longer discern what was happening around her, but if the He Min before her was real, then this person had become someone she could no longer trust.
He Min seemed to notice Xu Nuan's coldness for the first time and smiled awkwardly.
"Nuan, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine."
Xu Nuan shook her head and took a small step back.
Seeing this movement, He Min stepped forward subtly. When she realized Xu Nuan wasn't retreating any further, she smiled slightly.
"Nuan, come on, we haven't spent time alone together in ages. I really miss our time battling through challenges together. Why don't we take this opportunity to have a good chat?"
The memories Xu Nuan had with He Min always included Yu Hao. If they were to reminisce, it would inevitably involve Yu Hao as well. However, seeing He Min act like this made Xu Nuan doubt that He Min would share those memories of Yu Hao with her.
There must be some kind of conspiracy at play; Xu Nuan couldn't help but think this way. She had to be suspicious of He Min, but she didn't see her as an outright adversary. After all, the debt of gratitude was there, and Xu Nuan wouldn't disregard it.
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