Serial Player
Chapter 517 - 193: The Plan

Chapter 517: Chapter 193: The Plan

"So, are we going to approach different abnormalities next and learn about their relationships?" Wolf Smoke pondered, "But I don’t have any psychology specialty, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to get any information out of them. Plus, they are abnormalities..."

"Don’t worry. As far as they’re concerned, we are all passengers here," Li Changhe responded, "Didn’t they say at first that they were looking forward to new neighbors? Just treat it as a neighborly relationship. The fact that they don’t attack humans on their own shows that they follow some rules."

"Now that you mention it, that’s true," Earth Knight replied, "After all, in the eyes of normal people, we are... abnormalities as well, right?"

"Whatever they think doesn’t matter. Let’s have those Australians stay in their rooms for now."

"I’ll distribute the room cards then, to avoid any fights breaking out over them. I’m pretty good at reading people." Earth Knight took several room cards and said, "If we let them decide for themselves, it might cause some disturbances, and releasing the fifth-floor abnormalities would be disastrous."

After discussing for a short while, the players dispersed.

Earth Knight took a few room cards from the Black Goat and went to the first floor to distribute them. The challenge of this task is not only the abnormalities but also the human crowd. Players have to avoid any disturbances.

Wolf Smoke’s body shimmered with a spatial fluctuation, and he changed into a Friesian Legion Battle Suit.

Seeing the gazes of Li Changhe and Yun Ting, Wolf Smoke remained expressionless: "This...is the standard Protective Gear issued by our organization. Although it looks chuunibyou, it’s actually quite useful, very lightweight, and has decent Defense Force."

"No wonder your group is called the Otaku Corps," Yun Ting teased, "Send one for me too!"

"Ahem, well then, I’ll go and approach those abnormalities. But as you said, not all abnormalities are united. What if I happen to encounter a friend of the abnormality I took out?"

For example, if Li Changhe killed Tin Man, it would definitely not be a good result for him to approach the Scarecrow from the same Wizard of Oz world.

"Who did you kill?"

"The abnormality in room 306, a giant up to 5 meters tall. When I encountered him, he was already badly injured by the Great Wall special squad. I took the opportunity and cut his neck from behind."

"A giant, huh?" Li Changhe thought for a moment; he guessed it might be the Cloud Giant from the fairy tale of the magic beans. The giant was a villain in that fairy tale as well; he probably didn’t have any abnormal friends, right?

"As a precaution, you’d better start from the second floor. If this ship is divided by danger levels, then the risk should not be high on the second floor," Li Changhe responded, "However, if you run into a giant-like abnormality, just don’t bother trying to interact."

"As for me, I’ll support you in secret, but it’s still up to you to deal with matters openly." Yun Ting said and vanished in front of them. As an Assassin, hiding in the shadows was the most reliable method.

Wolf Smoke nodded and looked at Li Changhe, asking, "And you? What are your plans? What about the other two teammates we haven’t met yet?"

"Don’t worry, they have their plans. As for me, I’ll start from here," Li Changhe laughed under his Bird Beak Mask and took a step back, knocking on room 409’s door.

In Wolf Smoke’s stunned gaze, the door to room 409 slowly opened and the strong stench of blood wafted out.

"Is this the abnormality Mad Kangaroo hired before? Be careful, the abnormality probably doesn’t have much cooperation spirit," Wolf Smoke said cautiously.

No wonder, Black Goat’s intel showed that the abnormalities on the fourth floor were powerful.

Although successful communication would mean a strong force for players, one wrong move could lead to a disastrous end at the hands of an abnormality.

Li Changhe nodded and entered room 409. He still needed to discuss strategies with the girl.

...

Compared to the first-floor rooms, the fourth-floor rooms were smaller, under 50 square meters.

A small bed by the wall, a small window, and no other decorations.

The girl in a blood-red cloak curled up on the small bed inside the room, hugging her knees as she looked at the scene outside the window, appearing extremely delicate and pitiful.

Li Changhe removed his Bird Beak Mask and leaned over to her, complaining, "The first time I took a plane was on [Mysterious Island], and it crashed after a few seconds. My first time on a cruise ship, and it’s actually in this damned place. What bad luck."

"Now that I think about it, the first boat I took was a pirate ship during the Caribbean Task," the girl whispered softly; she let out a barely audible whine and was embraced by Li Changhe.

"So how did your discussion go? Still waiting for the steam whistle tomorrow?" Li Changhe asked seriously while hugging the girl’s slender waist.

During the conversation with Wolf Smoke and others, Li Changhe had shared information with the girl and Chen Yu through the [Friends] function.

The girl pressed Li Changhe’s restless hands, peeked at him with a reproachful glance, and whispered, "Indeed, these are pieces of information we didn’t know before. If this is truly Noah’s Ark, then the so-called captain, or ’Noah,’ is the key to completing the task. According to the information provided, once the steam whistle blows tomorrow, even if our colleagues enter the ship, they will struggle to face this presence. The level limit blocks all high-end power. So, the only way out is to borrow the strength of the abnormalities. Tonight, after lights out, several abnormalities will leave their rooms. That will be our chance to learn about them."

"Right, but before that, there are a couple of abnormalities I plan to visit. I have things to do," Li Changhe whispered, "How about you?"

"Together with you. Due to Little Red Riding Hood’s traits, she doesn’t have a good relationship with the abnormalities and is not familiar with many of them. Even if I take action, no abnormality would suspect that I’ve replaced her," the girl said after thinking, "Or maybe they wouldn’t care even if they found out?"

"What do you mean?" Li Changhe was puzzled. Although the girl disguised herself as an abnormality to guard against Australian players, being discovered by the abnormalities wouldn’t be a good thing.

"The Big Bad Wolf in room 311 seemed to have sensed me; it kept watching me. But that’s all, it didn’t do anything else. Maybe we can try contacting it."

"The Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood? It might be an enemy," Li Changhe thought and nodded, "But it could indeed be a breakthrough point."

"Mhm... let go first," the girl’s voice trembled as she struggled to break free from Li Changhe’s embrace.

Despite wearing a mask to cover her face, her blushing earlobes were still visible.

After all, someone’s hands were quite restless.

The girl patted her face as if trying to calm herself down, "Which abnormalities do you want to find?"

"Uh... the abnormality in room 301. Magic Mirror!"