Chapter 278 Verification of Authenticity

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Chapter 278: Chapter 278 Verification of AuthenticityCompared to the evolution of ordinary powers, Xu Huo’s "Friends’ Rating" and "Accident-Triggering Physique" were more advanced, as these powers could somewhat influence the players’ surroundings once evolved. The abilities had expanded from affecting the individual to encompassing the surrounding area. The shadow replacement power that the previously encountered player possessed to avoid damage even after being struck, as well as the twins’ ability to affect space that Xu Huo currently faced, represented another level of evolution. They could bring about direct changes, whether to themselves or their surroundings. In contrast to the mere evolution of strength, Xu Huo’s flexible use of his abilities gave him a clear advantage. However, compared to powers that could tangibly alter oneself or the environment, his methods seemed feeble. Power abilities had certain limitations, but there was no time to observe now... Xu Huo scanned the positions of the six people and controlled his musical strings from a distance, throwing down the Desert Pinwheel! In an instant, a sandstorm rose from the flat ground, quickly engulfing the forest! As the sandstorm raged towards them, Xu Huo grabbed Yan Jiayu with one hand and the musical strings with the other, bursting directly out from above the forest. The sandstorm’s coverage was not vast, and its height did not exceed twenty meters, so once Xu Huo emerged with Yan Jiayu, they walked in the opposite direction of the storm, quickly distancing themselves from the six people in the forest. The violent wind blew for a few minutes before it ceased. The white-haired old man came back holding the pinwheel, "This thing is quite good, it’s also an artifact with spatial elements. The storm just now was released by it." The woman who had been hiding behind a wall created by the cut surface of the air spat out a mouthful of sand and glared at the twins irritably, "You block the front but not the back, the feet but not the head; what use are your abilities?" The twins, brushing the sand from their hair, with the taller one retorting, "Be content, if it weren’t for us, you’d be buried in the sand by now!" "Spatial and temporal artifacts, though not particularly rare, are not easily obtained by lower-level players." Brother Tu fiddled with the pinwheel and said, "Those two must have some flying artifacts as well, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to escape without a trace so quickly." "Could it be a spatial movement artifact?" asked the twins. "No," Brother Tu replied, "If they had one, they would have used it from the start. Even with a flying artifact, I doubt the quality is high enough to guarantee an escape from our encirclement; that’s why they abandoned this pinwheel artifact." "Very decisive, a smart person." The white-haired old man asked, "Do we pursue them?" "Sooner or later, they will head to Heifeng Valley. We just wait for them there," Brother Tu glanced at the pinwheel, "You can only inherit the artifact by killing a player. Those two, they’re as good as dead." Meanwhile, Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu, who had fled to another forest, found a place to rest. Yan Jiayu said frustratedly, "We lost an artifact, and I bet the pinwheel has already been taken by those people by now." "It’s okay, no matter how important, it’s still just an artifact," Xu Huo said. "They can’t use it even if they have it. They’ll come looking for us sooner or later, and then it won’t be too late to take it back." "Heifeng Valley is the fifth random location; they will definitely try to block us in advance," Yan Jiayu paused, then continued, "But the power of those twins was too formidable. We were at a disadvantage two-on-two. Facing six and trying to take back the artifact, can we do it?" "Judging by the number of mini hats they carry, they’ve been in the instance for a while. Instead of killing people for artifacts, they will prioritize clearing the level," Xu Huo said. "The Multiple Person Ticket for the amusement park supports at most four people, so those six will have to split into at least two groups to answer questions. This is an opportunity." Yan Jiayu nodded slightly, then asked, "But is Heifeng Valley really the fifth random location?" "I’m not sure," Xu Huo replied. "But whether it is or not doesn’t matter. I sold the news to have more players help me verify its authenticity." "Authenticity of what?" Yan Jiayu thought for a moment, "About the play guide?" Xu Huo nodded affirmatively. If Heifeng Valley was the fifth random location, then a large influx of players heading there without a single one clearing it would suggest the key to passing the challenge didn’t lie in the five random locations. The information given away so readily by the puppet, and with permission to spread it, was inherently misleading. If a player had already collected the mini hats from the ten game points and the other four random locations, lacking only the last random one, yet still failed to clear the level after answering questions in Heifeng Valley, then the key to clearing the level would point to another widely circulated version—that all hats must be collected in a set of fifteen. Then, this fifth random location would appear with an extremely low frequency, continuing to mislead players into thinking they must either dispose of their hats or successfully complete a set to clear the level. In reality, they would have fallen into an unsolvable loop. Even if players tried every way to take only one mini hat per level, the puppet would find a way to give them more, just like the puppet bear told him the name Heifeng Valley and then trapped him with a bunch of hats, making the clearance rate extraordinarily low. Therefore, between the two pieces of information in the play guide, "ten game points" and "collecting a full set of fifteen mini hats," Xu Huo leaned towards believing the former was true. Following this line of thought, what was hard to find was not the fifth random location but the missing game point. With this revelation, the key to clearing the level became clearer; the random locations could be considered a smokescreen or misleading information. From start to finish, players had only one task, which was to play the ten game points. Game points were supposed to be in plain sight and not moveable. After passing each game point and participating in the game, the puppet would point them to the next location. Therefore, among those ten game points, at least one must be a decoy. No player has found the correct ten game points, and that’s the real reason why they couldn’t clear the level. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The question returned to that crucial point: the amusement park was extensive, but players could get anywhere. Compared to the elusive random locations, the fixed game points should be easier to find. "If your idea is correct, then the instance boss must have hidden the real game points," Yan Jiayu said after listening to his explanation. "But each game point is either a small building or a tent camp; where can a game point hide? Can it turn invisible?" "Invisible..." Xu Huo paused, his expression changed, then he quickly said, "Let’s hurry to the remaining game points and head to Heifeng Valley afterward." "Are we still going there?" Yan Jiayu asked puzzledly. "Didn’t you think it was a deceptive place?" "The closer a lie is to the truth, the more convincing it is," Xu Huo said. "The difficulty of finding Heifeng Valley also highlights its uniqueness."

Chapter 278 Verification of Authenticity

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