CHAPTER 1382: CHAPTER 1383 THE ROOM IS ALSO UNSAFE

The aroma of food filled every corner of the restaurant, so much so that even the people and objects within it carried the scent, making it a torment for those inside, especially those in the process of evolving.

At least thirty ordinary people came in today, among them were a dozen just beginning to evolve. Resisting the urge to binge eat was already very difficult, and in this environment, it became even harder. These dozen people, unable to control themselves, attacked other players.

The final result was, of course, predictable. The restaurant waiters were unfazed, quickly tidied up the corpses and the aftermath, and then left.

"What are you looking at?" Maris suddenly called out to Xu Huo, who had been watching the waiters clean up the restaurant.

Xu Huo withdrew his gaze, "Too many players have come into the restaurant."

Maris chuckled, "Tiandu definitely doesn’t have that many players; this instance should appear simultaneously in different zones or cities. That’s how random instances work; the medium can activate it wherever it is. There are quite a few instances that can be opened in different places simultaneously."

In other words, their luck wasn’t very good. Xu Huo’s method of clearing the game was feasible, especially since many people ordered only one dish, significantly lowering the difficulty of clearing it. But now, with more people around, even after excluding those who only chose one dish, repeated votes, and cheats, many are still left. Under free voting, it would be hard to say which dish would ultimately be chosen.

"Even seemingly ordinary instances are this hard to clear once they hide rules," Maris said meaningfully.

By the time the restaurant closed at eight, the number of players entering had reached a hundred eighty. Aside from those who were killed, a hundred seventy remained. The restaurant expanded from one floor to two, the waiters did not increase, but after the lights went out, four passages appeared altogether on both floors.

More passages, a larger restaurant, but the lighting was far worse than yesterday. The distance between the wall lamps seemed infinitely stretched; once you entered a shadowy part, it took a few seconds to barely see the outlines of things like an ordinary person, greatly diminishing the players’ vision.

Xu Huo manipulated the Spatial Ray to form a barrier to seal off a room closest to a passage. But when he reached there, a gentlemanly man from the day had already broken the barrier ahead of him and turned to smile as he opened the door.

Xu Huo passed by him without stopping, immediately stood behind a player who had already opened the next room, patted the person’s shoulder, and gently pulled him back, taking the room with minimal cost.

The pushed player cursed once then quickly rushed to the next spot.

Because the people were so spread out, finding rooms tonight ended sooner than last night, in less than ten minutes, no sounds could be heard outside the rooms. After waiting another ten minutes, the Raincoat Cleaner began to move around the restaurant, and soon the Lame Butcher seemed to appear, with banging sounds coming from the warehouse.

"I’m at your door," Dai Song suddenly sent a message.

Xu Huo opened the door, finding him and Li Kun standing outside. While the restaurant employees hadn’t noticed them, the two hurried into the room, and Li Kun said, "Brother Xu, what’s your plan? Want to explore that restaurant tonight? Maybe we can clear it at night."

Today’s voting had already ended, and the fact that they were still in the restaurant indicated that their chosen roast wasn’t today’s winner.

Dai Song, not wishing to complicate matters, hinted to Xu Huo, "The longer you stay in this instance, the more dangerous it might be."

Xu Huo raised an eyebrow, "I forgot if you didn’t remind me."

He took out a frame, releasing Dr. Duor, who was hidden in the painting.

Seeing this, Dai Song’s expression changed instantly, and he couldn’t stop it in time. Holding the doctor, he suppressed his anger and asked, "What if the doctor gets trapped in the instance?"

Dr. Duor quickly reassured him, "I came out last night; it’s fine."

Only then did Dai Song fall silent.

Li Kun glanced at them back and forth, chuckling, "Brother Xu, I didn’t expect you’d bring an ordinary person along. Is this Dr. Duor from the New Hope instance? Why did you bring him out?"

"Just giving them a lift," Xu Huo didn’t elaborate, instead watching the footage from the monitor. People couldn’t go out, but the Raincoat Cleaner was busy elsewhere, leaving some time before they would come to clean these props and instruments.

The corridor they came from had indeed disappeared. Instead, a new passage on the other side ended with a staircase leading to the second floor. However, before the instruments reached the stairs, a vague shadow appeared on the ground at one side of the screen. Before the monitor could swing around, the screen returned to darkness.

The monitor had been destroyed.

"Was that a restaurant employee or a player?" Li Kun also saw it.

"Not sure." Xu Huo turned around, "We’ll know when we go out and take a look."

Dai Song looked at the two in astonishment, wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent. Instead, Dr. Duor asked, "Is it very dangerous outside the room? Do we have to go out to clear it?"

Li Kun, grinning, went over to hug his shoulders, "You seek fortune amid risks; how can you clear without taking any risks?"

Dai Song stared at them with an eye as if they were Madmen, only slowly saying after a moment, "I don’t want the doctor to take risks."

"You mean to stay in the room?" Li Kun spoke before Xu Huo, feigning shock, "Can you take the doctor to clear alone? If you don’t follow Brother Xu, what if he clears it, and you can’t get out?"

Dai Song choked, knowing it was impossible to demand arrogantly from Xu Huo. Don’t be fooled by the reward they gave; it was insignificant. Just by looking at the trailer he brought out, it was obvious he wasn’t short of good props. Challenging him at this point was tantamount to a death wish.

"The room isn’t safe either." Xu Huo changed some of his worn props and then said, "The Raincoat Cleaner and Lame Butcher won’t interfere with people in the rooms, but there’s another high-heeled wearing restaurant employee who checks rooms, and there’s a chance of attacks in rooms with multiple people."

"Furthermore, since the restaurant expanded again tonight, there might be more restaurant employees on the move. It’s safer for the doctor to return to the painting."

"As for you," he looked at Dai Song, "suit yourself."

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to him, and turned to Li Kun, saying, "Sound, vibration, light, all might attract restaurant employees. The staff that came out last night had movement patterns; it’s best not to touch the leftover props, and definitely don’t knock on doors."

"We’ve already gone over this during the day," Li Kun said, fiddling with his fingers, "I understand the basic rules, but I’m just not sure we’ll find the restaurant smoothly."