257: Chapter 257 Treasure Land 27

"The candles here have been lit? This..." Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket looked hesitant, "They must have just been lit, right?"

"They were just lit." Plump Boss nodded, a flicker of contemplation in his eyes.

"The parchment scrolls here have also been disturbed." Doctor with a low ponytail turned to look at the other three players, "It seems someone was here not long ago."

Mean-looking Man also frowned tightly and asked, "Could it be that White-haired Girl? Or is there someone else in this dungeon?"

"We can't rule out the possibility of an NPC," Doctor with a low ponytail said, "But I am more inclined to believe it was that White-haired Girl."

She recalled the agile movements and powerful aura of that White-haired Girl. She had always felt that this woman was likely still alive, but she hadn't expected her to arrive at this Treasure Site ahead of them.

"If it really is that White-haired Girl, that's good news. The more players there are, the more advantageous it is for us to clear the game." Plump Boss said.

Then, he shook his head again, "However, we cannot rule out the possibility that there are some unknown entities in this game."

"In a round of the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game I participated in before, I once encountered humans other than players, but those people were antagonistic to our identities at the time."

Doctor with a low ponytail said, "Let's not worry about that for now. Let's search this room first and see if we can find any clues."

Although she said this, Doctor with a low ponytail didn't actually expect to find anything valuable in this Stone Room.

After all, in her judgment, that White-haired Girl had very likely already been here. So, if there really were any clues in this room, that White-haired Girl had likely already discovered them.

However, judging by the situation in this room, there were no obvious signs of it having been disturbed.

She could only see that the parchment scrolls had been disturbed, the candles had been lit, and one was likely missing. The look in Doctor with a low ponytail's eyes flickered, and she withdrew her gaze calmly.

"The head of this skeleton must have been taken away a long time ago; there is a layer of dust on it." Plump Boss squatted in front of the skeleton and observed.

He turned his head to look at Doctor with a low ponytail, "Can you tell what is written on those parchment scrolls?"

Doctor with a low ponytail nodded, "These parchment scrolls record some of the experiences these Treasure Owners encountered while treasure hunting. There are over a dozen scrolls. I took a look; the content is very mixed, and it's hard to finish reading them in a short time."

"We have less than two days left, so I don't think it's necessary to focus too much energy on this for now."

The other players agreed with Doctor with a low ponytail's words. Their time was indeed very tight; if they really went to study these parchment scrolls, who knew how long it would take.

At this moment, Mean-looking Man looked at the low-positioned window and frowned, "I can barely see a vague outline of the room opposite. It's too dark; I don't know what the situation is."

Plump Boss walked over, squatted down, and shone his fire starter toward the opposite side. However, whether it was because of the glass material or not, the light from the fire starter didn't reach the opposite side at all.

He stood back up, pulled Mean-looking Man up, and comforted him, "It's fine. Let's explore this area as a whole first. I think we will find that room sooner or later."

After speaking, Plump Boss turned to look at the other two players, "I don't think there's anything particularly noteworthy in this Stone Room anymore. Why don't we leave here and go check out other places?"

Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket responded actively, "Okay, I also think this place is so small that there shouldn't be anything worth wasting our time on."

Doctor with a low ponytail and Mean-looking Man had no objections, so the three of them prepared to leave the room.

However, before leaving, Doctor with a low ponytail picked up a candle. Facing the gazes of the other players, she said naturally and casually, "Don't we only have two fire starters right now? Bringing more light sources will make it more convenient for us to explore later."

Hearing this, Plump Boss also laughed, "Makes sense." As he spoke, he handed the fire starter in his hand to the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket beside him and patted his shoulder, "I'll go get a candle too. Here, take this; don't lose it."

Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket gripped the fire starter in his hand tightly and immediately promised, "No problem, don't worry, I definitely won't lose it."

As for Mean-looking Man, the fire starter was already in his hand before, and it was still with him now.

The four of them walked out along that long, narrow door, and soon, their figures disappeared at the end of the long, narrow corridor.

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Arriving at the first fork in the road, Mean-looking Man immediately frowned, "A fork? How should we choose?"

Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket thought and said, "Either path should be fine, right? If it's a dead end ahead, we can just return the way we came."

"That won't work." Plump Boss shook his head and sighed, "What if one of these two paths is the wrong one? Then there is a very high possibility of there being a deadly trap ahead."

He looked at the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket and Mean-looking Man, his brows furrowing slightly, "By then, we two veteran players might still have a way to escape, but what will you two New players do?"

Hearing this, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket immediately became nervous, "Ah? Then what should we do? But these two paths look exactly the same; we have no way to distinguish which one is the correct road!"

Doctor with a low ponytail pondered for a moment, then looked up, "Since we just speculated that the White-haired Girl likely came here, and there is only this one path here, she must have chosen one of these two fork paths."

"Why don't we first see if we can determine which path she took?" Her tone was very calm, "If she really made it here on her own, her strength must be extraordinary. Following behind such a veteran player, even if there is any danger ahead, we should be able to get an early warning."

As soon as these words were spoken, Plump Boss's eyes lit up immediately. He looked at Doctor with a low ponytail and smiled, "This is also a good method. It just so happens that we can use this method to meet up with that White-haired Girl as soon as possible."

Mean-looking Man asked, "But how are we supposed to determine which path that White-haired Girl actually took?"