Erotic Survival Game - Chapter 349

Chapter 349: Theme KTV (6)

A troupe of performers dressed as a savage cannibal tribe burst into the private room. The event-driven progression of this instance had finally arrived.

Because five of the six players in this room were Town Faction and had obtained the key hint, no one made any rash moves to dodge the savages.

The sole Werewolf Faction member was female player No. 3. She had likely been informed of the clue, and even with two Alaskan Malamutes lunging and pawing at her, her expression remained restrained and composed.

The savages were still probing. The players could only hold their positions, observe the details first, and judge what was real.

Because Ji Ning was standing alone off to one side, the largest crowd gathered around her.

They prodded and tested her body with sharpened bamboo sticks, their wild, gesticulating movements and expressions like those of someone beholding a rare and novel curiosity.

Ji Ning analyzed the situation. What she needed to do right now was "know full well you're all fake, play along a little, but not overreact." So her body recoiled from the savages' touch, but her face broke into a cheerful, laughing smile—like someone in a haunted house encountering an actor playing a ghost. Scared, but fully aware it was fake.

Using the close proximity, Ji Ning's gaze swept over the hard-to-spot details on the savages' bodies. She noticed that the palms of their hands were not coated in dark greasepaint, revealing normal East Asian skin tones.

Thus, Ji Ning confirmed it: the three surrounding her were all fake savages played by employees. Nothing to fear at all.

Li Xiu pushed through the crowd to stand close beside her, speaking with veiled meaning. "Your KTV really goes all out with these setups. Quite realistic."

His stance seemed to shield half of Ji Ning's body against unforeseen danger. However, Ji Ning felt he mostly just wanted to stand with her; after all, Li Xiu was still not very familiar with the game's content.

She took the initiative to loop her arm through his, pressing half her body against him, so they could transmit information through physical contact if speaking became inconvenient later.

Speaking plainly in front of NPCs was no longer possible. What Li Xiu had just said was very well put. That he could so quickly memorize "no OOC" gave Ji Ning the feeling of a wave being pushed forward by the one behind it.

Back during her first instance, she hadn't been used to it and nearly broke the rules several times. Luckily, she'd had the cold-faced but warm-hearted Brother Xing Ye to support her.

"Yeah, doesn't it feel just like the real thing? If you enjoy it, Boss Li, remember to come back often," Ji Ning replied to Li Xiu in a light, relaxed tone.

The decoded meaning of their exchange was essentially: "Are these people real or fake?" "Fake."

So even with four dangerously sharp bamboo spears pointed right at Ji Ning and Li Xiu's throats, they could not resist.

Because—"the fake ones cannot be moved against."

In the same situation, the adjacent male player No. 11 and female player No. 7 were far more tense than Ji Ning and her companion.

Among the savages, one person raised a bamboo pole, aiming it at No. 11. As he approached, he jabbed it forward sharply twice. Although it didn't touch No. 11's neck, it was terrifying enough—after all, the neck is a fragile and fatal vital point.

No. 11 instinctively reached out with his hand to grab the bamboo pole.

Female player No. 7, with good intentions, tried to stop him, but she was standing to No. 11's left, and No. 11 moved his right hand.

In less than a second, there was only enough time for bodily reflex, not for the mind to think.

After grabbing the bamboo pole, feeling the foam texture in his grip and its weightless, insubstantial lightness, No. 11 froze on the spot.

"Spy!"

"Spy!"

In an instant, it was as if a peaceful facade had been ripped open, or a drop of water had splashed into a wok of hot oil. The NPCs dressed as savages completely changed, baring their teeth and swarming toward No. 11.

Because of a defensive action inconsistent with his role, the NPCs dragged and pulled No. 11. His body scraped and rolled across the floor like a dirty rag as he was hauled out of the private room.

All the NPCs had left. Only five players remained in the room.

Ji Ning stood on her tiptoes and whispered in Li Xiu's ear, "Rule violation. OOC. Eliminated."

"And then? What should No. 7 do?" Li Xiu turned his head to meet her eyes, his expression slightly startled.

"After elimination, it's as if that person never existed. No. 7 can join us, or go with No. 9." Ji Ning answered him, her gaze shifting to the spot where No. 11 had been, silently pondering the intricacies of this instance.

This was an instance that combined game rules, game taboos, and gameplay mechanics.

The roles assigned to the players were extremely restrictive. For example, her "Princess" identity absolutely could not show fear in front of colleagues who were employees playing performers, because they saw each other every day.

Although she didn't yet know the specific content of the male players' roles, she could guess they were seasoned playboys accustomed to all kinds of risqué and thrilling scenes.

Faced with this minor spectacle, not only could they not flinch, they had to be immersed and enjoy it.

When facing the fake savages, neither male nor female players could be afraid or resist. That was the "cannot be moved against" from the hint.

Otherwise, it would be OOC.

And anyone who went OOC would be eliminated.

The performers who had just entered the "Rainforest Ambiance" private room were all fake savages. No. 11's death was truly unjust.

But this was also the difficulty of this instance.

The NPC told the players that the performers were all employees. And the system told the players that real ones were mixed in among the fake.

Players could not resist the fake ones; resistance meant OOC. But if they misjudged a real one as fake, they would die at the hands of the real one.

Just like No. 11: if the person jabbing at him had been a real savage, and he hadn't resisted, his neck would have been pierced straight through by the sharp bamboo pole.

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