Chapter 206 This is a sure thing

"Specters?!"

Hearing Xu Xu Ru Sheng's words, several Dragon Country players looked at each other, a flash of surprise in their eyes.

"Could it be that this game isn't just players killing each other, but also involves Specters?"

One of the players guessed, causing Xu Rusheng to look back and then lower his head to look at the spot on his chest where the Rat Card was printed.

"Perhaps there is another possibility."

"This dungeon was never about players versus players, but players versus Specters."

Speaking, Xu Rusheng hesitated for a moment before revealing his assigned team to the Dragon Country players, "As you can see, I have the Rat Card."

"If my guess is correct, you should all have Rat Cards as well."

Seeing Xu Rusheng reveal his hand so easily and then confidently state his guess, the other Dragon Country players were stunned before simultaneously showing their badges to each other.

As expected, they were all Rat Cards.

Xu Rusheng's gaze darkened; he knew this dungeon had no good intentions. "One-star easy," my foot. From now on, he would steer clear whenever he saw those words.

"If I'm not mistaken, in this entire venue, probably only those Specters have the identity of Cats."

"According to the Cat and Mouse Game, wouldn't we have to keep evading the Cats' pursuit?" At the thought that those with the Cat cards weren't other people but Specters, the atmosphere among them grew somber.

"Ignore that for now. Let's find a safe place and then locate as many of our members as possible."

Meanwhile, the remaining players at the initial landing point saw Xu Rusheng leading the Dragon Country group, charging toward them on a Cerberus. They were prepared for battle, but the group simply leaped over their heads without sparing them a glance.

Were they... spared?

The smiles were still frozen on the faces of those who were celebrating their narrow escape when, in the next second, a Specter swirling with black and red eerie energy—a hybrid of many animal features—burst from the ground and swallowed the person standing above it in one gulp.

The Specter didn't even bother to chew; the others could even see the player sliding down into the creature's stomach.

This...

Where did this Specter come from?

Before they could figure it out, their vision blurred as they were tossed from low to high and then back down, landing on the ground and looking up at the sky-blotting monster that looked like a combination of a leech and a centipede.

In the center of the monster's body, the word "Cat" was faintly visible.

...Cat?!

The Cats were actually Specters!

The head that had just realized this began to dissipate. In its final vision, it saw the other party's mouthparts gaping open and lunging toward it, before falling into darkness.

At the same time, above the dungeon, a clap of thunder rumbled, followed by a massive electronic display appearing in mid-air, ensuring every player on the map could see it.

Cat cards: 3,000, Remaining: 3,000 vs. Rat Cards: 3,000, Remaining: 2,931

Such a huge commotion naturally drew the attention of all players in the dungeon. Upon seeing these statistics, what was once a guess immediately became reality.

"It's just as Chairman Xu Xuxu said. The Cat cards are all Specters, and the Rat Cards are all players."

Three thousand versus three thousand.

Not the fifteen hundred versus fifteen hundred they had previously imagined.

"This isn't good news." Xu Rusheng frowned, looking at the Cat Team with zero casualties and the player Rat Team which had suffered heavy losses right from the start, his expression grave.

If it was players versus Specters, then in the current situation, the more surviving players, the better. Otherwise, as time went on and the disparity grew, it would be difficult for the player Rat Team to win.

Xu Rusheng hadn't forgotten the victory conditions.

The Specter Cat Team and the player Rat Team were in a life-and-death struggle; one team's count on the electronic scoreboard had to reach zero.

Xu Rusheng was certain other players had realized this too, but currently, the player Rat Team was leaderless. He needed to find a place to gather everyone before they could discuss a strategy.

No wonder players were teleported to scattered locations. If they had gathered at the beginning, wouldn't the game have indirectly helped them skip a step?

Thinking of this, Xu Rusheng was suddenly glad he was the one chosen to be sent in. If it were anyone else, this dungeon would be truly difficult to handle.

After all, he possessed Super-Perception Vision, which would be a huge help in this dungeon!

It was like carrying a super telescope; others couldn't see him, but he could see them and locate the positions of most players.

He would be the one to gather all the players!

As he was thinking, a powerful shockwave of Specter energy accompanied by black and red light rippled out from not far away, hitting right in front of Xu Rusheng.

Raising his hand to summon the Ghostly Specter Shield to block the shockwave, Xu Rusheng looked toward the source of the ripple. After a few seconds, his expression changed from horror to surprise, then to wild joy!

This...

It's her!

Great! It's the Boss. We're saved!

...

"It's actually a PK between players and Specters?!" Xiesui Qusan frowned in slight surprise, then nodded silently. "I see. What kind of 'one-star easy' is this? It's simply too 'easy'!"

"The current predicament is mainly that the players are scattered and lack a leader. Also, some lucky players haven't encountered Specters yet and probably don't know the meaning of that count display," Ling Xueyuan analyzed from the side. "However, Chairman Xu Xu Ru Sheng is indeed quite suited for this dungeon."

"Super-Perception Vision—with the help of this, it's definitely a top-tier skill in a confrontation."

Hearing this, the others present nodded in agreement, thinking it was a good thing Xu Rusheng went. Otherwise, with scattered players, attacking Specters, and no coordinates for other players, gathering people would rely purely on luck.

However...

"This is!?"

Perhaps it was Xu Rusheng's actions that confused them too. They followed the movement on the interface, and when they saw that figure, everyone in the meeting room stood up in shock and surprise, then began to marvel at Xu Rusheng's good fortune.

"Boss Yi Meng!"

"To actually draw Boss Yi Meng... Chairman Xu Xu is really lucky." Xiao Gongju, who was connected to the Dragon Country meeting, pouted with a hint of jealousy, thinking why such good things never happened to her. Being paired with that Godson of Specters was simply bad luck.

Xu Xu Ru Sheng and Lin Xi Yi Meng.

This is a powerhouse alliance. No, it should be said to be one 'super' and one 'strong.' This round... is as stable as it gets.

A one-star easy dungeon?

Heh.

Tremble! Soon, this game probably won't ever dare to label anything as 'one-star easy' again.

As for the Voting Leaderboard...

"Should we vote for the Chairman, or for Boss Yi Meng?"