Free Web NovelChapter 59: Chapter 59: The Path to Redemption Lies Within
Watching her move, the audience shouted, "What a badass!"
[Sister Xia is ruthless for real! She was defending Li earlier, now she kills him without hesitation.]
[Just now Li was clinging tight to her, they were keeping each other warm, all because of trust.]
[But damn, trapping someone with a music box—that’s brutal. If you piss her off, nobody’s getting out alive.]
[Honestly, if Sister Xia actually escapes, I’d want her on my team. She’s quick to solve conflicts and has guts and smarts in a crisis.]
[Teaming up with her? You dare? Aren’t you afraid she’d scheme against you?]
[I’d rather have someone brave and shrewd as a teammate. At least before hitting absolute desperation, she cares about the team. Only fake saints sacrifice themselves when everyone’s doomed.]
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Right now, plenty of people outside are stunned by Sister Xia’s stellar performance.
Some squads are already planning to recruit Sister Xia once she gets out.
Dungeons are tough—a smart teammate saves a lot of trouble.
As for schemes, who doesn’t scheme?
Scheme to protect teammates before collapse; protect yourself in desperation.
They think there’s nothing wrong with that.
After Sister Xia put on Li’s clothes, her complexion improved a lot, and she didn’t look as pale as the rest.
In an instant, countless people gripped their hidden weapons, aiming them at their companions.
Instead of taking turns as the outer layer, just steal their clothes directly!
Ding Ning watched the scene, no emotion in her eyes.
Sure enough, not all humans are like Jiang Che, willing to help others in tough times.
That’s why she despises these humans, too.
Gunshots rang out frequently below; people stripped their companions’ clothes, blood splattered, hands were warmed with fresh blood before tossing the blue-black frozen corpses aside.
The survivors felt their bodies warming up again, and smiles appeared on their faces once more.
[Dungeon gate is closing, will randomly open after ten minutes.]
The smile that had just lifted on everyone’s faces froze fast, as they watched the frozen door slowly vanish into the air.
Door shut, snowstorm vanished.
All the snow on the ground melted rapidly into water, seeping underground.
The blue-black corpses quickly regained their normal color; bodies everywhere, as if confessing their recent sins.
No one spoke, just tightened their clothes, pretending not to see the corpses sprawled on the ground.
"The exit, random appearance. Where is it?..." someone murmured.
"Anyway, there’ll be a prompt when it appears."
"Let’s split up. Honestly, I don’t trust you guys anymore." Someone said mockingly.
"Ha, what’s the big deal if we go together? What if the path to redemption pops up on someone else, like just now? Someone’s gotta survive, right?"
...
The audience watched as the group of Survivors ultimately chose to travel together.
Just like the person said, the road to salvation is among them.
The way to break the game lies with their companions.
After one round of ice and snow, only 16 Survivors made it through.
The scene left viewers outside sighing, though this is normal in an SSS-level dungeon.
[Didn’t expect out of 398, only 16 survived.]
[What’s 16 got to do with it? This is an SSS dungeon. You don’t seriously think they can make it out alive, do you?]
[At least we learned something this time—the exit in Dungeon 9 changes randomly, buried underground, snowstorm hits when it appears.]
[The "bring a power bank" strategy from earlier? That’s pretty weak. Next time I enter Dungeon 9, I’ll team up. Companions aren’t a burden for solo moves, and if needed, you can snatch their clothes.]
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Some fell silent; they couldn’t bear to read the barrage anymore.
On the official dungeon strategy site, Dungeon 9’s info was updated again.
Lots of new info filled gaps from before.
In Dungeon 9’s escape probability section, before finding the exit, the chance was [0]
Now that the exit’s found, the probability changed as well,
[0%——1%].
[Note: SSS-level dungeons are never truly escapable. Compared to others, dying by evil spirits is a relief.]
[Before the exit, Dungeon 9 is named Despair. After finding the exit: dungeon name will not be modified for now]
Seeing the refreshed info, countless people stared into silence.
Yeah, dying to evil spirits means no worries about shadowy manipulators, no guilt weighing down.
In Dungeon 9, the exit showed up. Evil spirits haven’t acted yet, but more than half of the survivors are dead or wounded.
Under the post, humans left comments.
’Next time I enter a dungeon, I’ll wear extra layers. You can take it off if it’s hot, but if you’re cold, you’re screwed.’
’No need to bring it. There’ll be corpses on the ground. Just loot them on the last day. (serious face)’
’So what if you freeze to death? No one’s ever escaped from an SSS dungeon anyway. Dead either way.’
’The moment the exit’s found, you get the illusion that you can make it if you push through.’
’SSS dungeon, next time I go in I’ll just off myself.’
...
Everyone had their own attitude about SSS dungeons. Some felt they had to fight, others figured they might as well commit suicide if they find themselves in an SSS dungeon.
The Survivors in Dungeon 9 are banding together to look for the exit; in ten minutes, the exit appears randomly, and they need to rush over.
The viewers kept switching between Survivor perspectives.
After a batch died, everyone realized—not just 16 survived, but 18.
The last two, people assumed were dead already, totally ignored.
Now that the previous streams vanished, these two finally appeared in everyone’s perspective.
[Huh? Two more? Only 16 on site!]
[Guys, I checked the other streams, and found two people who aren’t here—they were grabbed by evil spirits.]
[One is that boss named Xiong Jie, got grabbed earlier; we all thought he was dead, but turns out he’s locked in a basement.]
[The other one is Jiang Che, the nutcase, currently locked up in a cell.]
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Jiang Che was sleeping deeply—for the first time in twenty years, he slept soundly.
Xiong Jie was out cold too, knowing he didn’t have to work hard and could just walk out alive.
The [Scout] skill he just got, most likely, evil spirits intend to send him out to observe humanity.
He used to hate the filthy basement; now he thought, this place is great.
Sleeping here, when he escapes, nobody will notice his problems.
Seeing how soundly the two slept, their breathing calm and steady.
Everyone in the stream was dumbstruck,
Like, seriously—how do you guys sleep at a time like this?
This place, this moment, how the hell are you able to sleep!!
