283: Chapter 283 Speculation

Chen Fan and Davian exchanged a look, both seeing a glimmer of relief in each other's eyes.

Both of them had seen the tentacle that was already striking out at the moment they were pulled back.

If they had been a second slower, they both might have ended up dead there.

Although Chen Fan possessed two resurrection chances, he could not be entirely certain if he could truly resurrect after being killed by the tentacle.

One had to know that all the Crew Members and Players killed by the tentacle would simply disappear.

"Why do the tentacles in the sky start to riot after the Night Instance closes?"

"Why does the system trap the Players in the Daytime Instance, and why have the tentacles in the Mainline World also started to become active?"

"What exactly is the connection between these two?"

Chen Fan felt as if he had found some clues, but he couldn't quite connect them yet.

With his brows knitting deeper and deeper, Chen Fan always felt that some information was missing.

Suddenly, the private chat channel popped up; it was a video call request from Jiu Jiu.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Chen Fan was a bit puzzled, "What could happen to me?"

Jiu Jiu carefully examined him, and seeing that Chen Fan was unharmed, she let out a sigh of relief:

"Brother, did you enter the underground passage again just now? Your avatar turned gray again."

"Hmm?"

Chen Fan's eyes flashed, "What did you say?"

"I said, Brother's avatar turned gray again just now." Jiu Jiu was a bit puzzled and repeated her words.

"Wait a moment."

Chen Fan's eyes flickered as he looked at Kuka, "How much cooldown is left?"

Kuka glanced at the skill bar, "It's ready."

Chen Fan nodded and looked at the video window: "I'm preparing to pass through the Holy Gate to return to the Night Instance, and then I will activate the exit dungeon command to return to the Mainline World. You watch and see when my avatar turns gray."

Jiu Jiu blinked and nodded, "Okay."

"After I pass through the Holy Gate, I will reach the Night Instance in 3 seconds, and return to the Mainline World in 10 seconds. You need to see clearly when my avatar turns gray."

Jiu Jiu nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I'll remember."

Chen Fan took a deep breath and passed through the Holy Gate again.

[After opening the Holy Gate, the Player will be teleported to the City of Sin. Do you wish to open it?]

"Open!"

A golden light enveloped the Mechanical Dragon.

Chen Fan's eyes widened, staring intently at the video window.

The moment he passed through the Holy Gate, the video call was disconnected.

"So that's it!"

Chen Fan took a deep breath, looked at the sea area ahead, and sent a message to Kuka: "Kuka, count down three seconds, and pull me back immediately after three seconds."

"Yes, Master."

"Three!"

"Leave dungeon."

[About to leave the Night Instance and return to the Mainline World. Do you wish to leave?]

"Two!"

Listening to Kuka's countdown, Chen Fan took a deep breath.

Just as the last number was about to be counted, Chen Fan shouted: "Leave!"

"One! Come back!"

The space in front of him shifted repeatedly.

The moment he said "leave," a massive tentacle appeared before his eyes.

The dragon and the tentacle stared at each other for a moment, separated by a few hundred meters.

Just as the tentacle lashed out, the Mechanical Dragon disappeared from where it was.

"Phew..."

Chen Fan let out a long breath, opened the chat window with Jiu Jiu, and requested a video call.

The video connected instantly.

"Brother, the moment you passed through the Holy Gate, the video disconnected, and your avatar turned gray."

Chen Fan nodded, "Was there any change where it lit up and then turned gray again later?"

"No." Jiu Jiu shook her head.

"Then that's correct."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief; the result was exactly as he had guessed.

"I'll tell you the details, and we'll see if your conclusion is the same as mine."

"Mm-hmm."

Chen Fan pondered for a moment and then recounted the entire process in detail, from passing through the Holy Gate at the beginning, feeding the Death God Leviathan, to returning to the Mainline World and encountering the tentacle absorbing the blood mist.

The massive amount of information made Jiu Jiu's head feel a bit swollen.

After carefully digesting it, a flash of light appeared in Jiu Jiu's eyes:

"According to our previous deduction, as long as the video disconnects and the avatar turns gray, it means leaving the game world."

Hearing this, Chen Fan smiled.

He knew that Jiu Jiu had the same guess as him.

"Mm, continue."

"Following this logic, Brother passing through the Holy Gate to return to the Night Instance at this point in time is equivalent to leaving the game world."

"Similarly, after returning to the Mainline World, the avatar still didn't light up. This also means that the current Mainline World does not belong to the game world either."

Speaking of this, Jiu Jiu's eyes gradually brightened: "Could it be that some force has occupied the Mainline World and the Night Instance, forcing the game system to teleport Players to the Daytime Instance and strictly prohibiting them from leaving?"

At this point, she paused and looked at Chen Fan with burning eyes.

Chen Fan also smiled, and both of them spoke at the same time:

"Tentacle Monster!"

Chen Fan nodded, "That's right. Have you noticed that from beginning to end, no Tentacle Monster has ever appeared in the Daytime Instance?"

"Mm-hmm, now that I think about it, that's indeed the case."

"I should have thought of this earlier. I was previously misled by the existence of the Death God Leviathan, thinking that the Death God Leviathan and the tentacles belonged to the same type of creature."

Speaking of this, Chen Fan paused, "No wonder it didn't allow the Death God Leviathan to pass through the Holy Gate at the beginning."

Jiu Jiu continued: "Looking at it this way, the Daytime Instance belongs to a separate world, while the Night Instance and the Mainline World seem more like they are of the same source?"

Chen Fan nodded, then shook his head: "Not necessarily, but what is certain is that the game system and the Tentacle Monster do not belong to the same source. That's why it gave every Player a tentacle item when the Night Instance was fully opened."

"Mm, the game system did that to protect the Players. But in the Daytime Instance, it seems to encourage Players to kill each other. These two points are a bit contradictory."

"Not contradictory at all!"

Chen Fan's eyes flashed, his train of thought becoming increasingly clear: "The game system doesn't want us to die in the mouths of the Tentacle Monsters; it wants us to die in the Daytime Instance."

Hearing this, Jiu Jiu's eyes also lit up: "blood mist?"

"Yes, blood mist. When Players die in the Daytime Instance, the generated blood mist is most likely absorbed by the system."

"Could it be that the game system wants to absorb the Players' blood mist to fight against the Tentacle Monsters in the Mainline World and the Night Instance?"

Jiu Jiu said thoughtfully. From the very beginning, when they attacked the savage city, they had seen the blood mist of the savage elder rise into the sky.

Coupled with the missions the system issued to the Players, it was not difficult to associate this with that point.

"Whatever. This accidental Exploration has allowed us to further our understanding of this world. Next, we just need to find the answers slowly."

"Mm-hmm, we'll figure it out sooner or later."

Jiu Jiu waved her pink fist and smiled.

That playful appearance also made Chen Fan laugh.

"It's about time, I'm preparing to head back. Let's see what missions the system will give later."

After saying that, Chen Fan did not linger any longer.

The aircraft carrier and the Mechanical Dragon set off at the same time.