423: Chapter 422 Who is the violator?

"Wait! Are you all being this reckless?"

Xuan Xuan frowned and said, "A Rule-Breaker only needs to kill five Challengers to force their way through. When Nightfall comes, everyone will be finished!

You're excluding both of us based on just this? If you pick the wrong people, wouldn't you be doing the Rule-Breaker's work for them?"

As she spoke, Xuan Xuan pointed at herself. "Let's get this straight, I'm a good person, just an ordinary Challenger."

Then, she pointed at Shen Ba and Long Shan, her frown deepening.

"On the contrary, you two are the most vocal, looking at everyone as if you want to kill them. Could it be... that you two are actually the Rule-Breakers?"

At those words, everyone turned their gaze toward Shen Ba and Long Shan, their eyes filled with wariness.

Chu Xuan, however, gave Xuan Xuan a profound look.

Compared to Shen Ba and Long Shan, he felt this woman was more likely to be the Rule-Breaker.

Aside from her appearing midway, it was also because he had used the Eye of Insight on the mountain path and saw several question marks in her 'Species' column.

However, this was merely Chu Xuan's preliminary guess.

Sensing something, Xuan Xuan quickly looked back at Chu Xuan, shrinking her neck as she cried out in alarm, "Why are you looking at me like that? I-I-I'm warning you, don't you dare have any improper designs on me, otherwise, when my Life Qi rises, even I am afraid of myself."

At the same time.

Over on Lin Liguo's side, they were also talking in low voices.

"What do we do now?" one of the Night Watchers asked.

"On the mountain path, if it weren't for him, we all might have died there." Wu Wanqiu glanced at Chu Xuan and was the first to speak. "If a fight breaks out later, we side with him."

"I'm of the same mind!" Lin Liguo followed up. "I believe it's impossible for there to be a Rule-Breaker among us. This Minotaur clearly has malicious intent. Everyone, do not fall into mutual suspicion at this critical moment."

Seeing this, everyone nodded; no one expressed any disagreement.

"Li Na, it seems we can repay the debt of saving our lives very soon," the Double Cannon Brothers said in unison.

"Don't be in a hurry," Li Na said, lowering her head slightly.

"Li Na, you..." The Double Cannon Brothers both looked at Li Na with surprised expressions.

Li Na said in a low voice, "The situation isn't good. Let's not be the first ones to stick our necks out."

Not far away, Cai Hou sat on Fat Pig's shoulder, his face full of distress. "Who exactly is the Rule-Breaker? This is really difficult."

"Don't worry, I'm not," Fat Pig said with a naive grin. "Monkey, are you?"

"Nonsense, if even you aren't, then I'm definitely not either." Cai Hou patted Fat Pig's large bald head.

In that instant, everyone split into small groups, discussing among themselves.

Chu Xuan observed his surroundings.

He noticed the light seemed to have dimmed further, and the prompt for unlocking skills with points had yet to appear.

A trace of doubt rose in his heart, and he shot a subtle glance at the Minotaur.

The Minotaur looked at everyone with a smile, seemingly enjoying the mutual suspicion among them.

Almost at the same time, Xuan Xuan suddenly said, "Everyone, be quiet. Listen to me first."

The area fell silent. Seeing everyone's eyes focused on her, Xuan Xuan immediately said:

"I think our top priority right now isn't finding the Rule-Breaker, but finding the twelve boxes containing clues. Then, we can crack the mechanisms according to the clues. That is the key to our mission.

As for the Rule-Breaker, since their mission is to hinder us from cracking the mechanisms and to kill Challengers, we just need to move together to guard against them.

After all, we have twelve hours, which is plenty of time. If any other situations arise, we can discuss them further..."

Just as Xuan Xuan was about to say more, the Minotaur suddenly laughed again.

"What a wonderful idea. You've given everyone a great suggestion. But... why are you so certain that you aren't the Rule-Breaker?"

"What do you mean by that?" Xuan Xuan's expression changed slightly.

The Minotaur's laughter didn't stop as he slowly reached into his robes and pulled out a thick stack of envelopes.

"There are fifteen of you in total, corresponding to fifteen Identity Cards. You need to randomly draw your own identity to determine who the real Rule-Breaker is!"

As soon as he said this, everyone's expressions froze.

They had been suspecting each other for so long, and it turned out their identities hadn't even been determined yet?!

Looking at the Minotaur's mocking expression, everyone felt as if they were being played.

"Come, please draw your Identity Cards according to your ranking in the mountain climb. Listen to my command: do not open them yet." Holding the stack of envelopes, the Minotaur first approached Shen Ba.

Shen Ba gave the Minotaur a somber look. Instead of picking, he simply took the top envelope.

Next were Long Shan, Cai Hou, and Fat Pig, followed by Lin Liguo and the other five Night Watchers...

Finally, when everyone had finished picking, the Minotaur came to Chu Xuan and handed him the last envelope.

The moment Chu Xuan took the envelope, he noticed the Minotaur's mouth didn't move, yet the other's voice rang clearly in his ear.

"Good luck. I've already stalled for enough time for you."

Chu Xuan's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged. He only slightly raised his eyelids and gave the other a flat look.

By then, the Minotaur had already stepped back and said with a smile:

"Now then, please everyone, open the envelopes and check your identity information at the same time.

Be discreet, especially the Rule-Breaker—you must be extra careful.

A reminder: currently, no skills can be used, and even the detection of Mental Energy has been suppressed. So, you only need to focus on managing your facial expressions..."

As the Minotaur finished speaking, everyone tore open their envelopes. Each person very discreetly pulled out their own Identity Card.

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes and checked his own Identity Card.

On it were written several large words: "Your identity is—Rule-Breaker!"

The next second, flames rose, and the card in Chu Xuan's hand spontaneously ignited, being incinerated instantly.

It was the same for everyone else.

No one's expression changed in the slightest—no sorrow, no joy, no worry.