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Chapter 1527: Death List (40) · Oct 17, 2026

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1524 Chapter 1524: Death List (37) 2026-10-17
1525 Chapter 1525: Death List (38) 2026-10-17
1526 Chapter 1526: Death List (39) 2026-10-17
1527 Chapter 1527: Death List (40) 2026-10-17
1528 Chapter 1528: Death List (41) 2026-10-17
1529 Chapter 1529: Death List (42) 2026-10-17
1530 Chapter 1530: Death List (43) 2026-10-17
1531 Chapter 1531: Death List (Final) 2026-10-17
1532 Chapter 1532: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (Part 1) 2026-10-17
1533 Chapter 1533: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (Part 2) 2026-10-17
1534 Chapter 1534: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (Part 3) 2026-10-17
1535 Chapter 1535: Immortal Sect Undercover (Part 4) 2026-10-17
1536 Chapter 1536: Immortal Sect Undercover Agent (Part 5) 2026-10-17
1537 Chapter 1537: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (6) 2026-10-17
1538 Chapter 1538: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (7) 2026-10-17
1539 Chapter 1539: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (8) 2026-10-17
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1541 Chapter 1541: Undercover in the Immortal Sect (Part 10) 2026-10-17
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1544 Chapter 1544: Immortal Sect Undercover (13) 2026-10-17
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1550 Chapter 1550: Immortal Sect Undercover (19) 2026-10-17

Chapter 1527: Chapter 1527: Death List (40)

The scene inside looked quite different from what Xi Mu had imagined.

The space was spacious, almost as large as a football field.

Chuzheng was seated in a chair not far from the door, while several people squatted on the ground holding their heads, resembling a scene from a raid.

Among them, two faces looked familiar—they were the ones acting as tellers in the ”bank” earlier.

But the rest were unfamiliar faces that Xi Mu had never seen before.

All around were various machines, with red and green lights blinking continuously.

The wall featured one screen after another, displaying surveillance footage of the entire small room.

The other walls were also covered with screens, but they showed something akin to live gameplay footage, where one could clearly see each player.

Judging by the whole environment, this place looked very advanced...

At least much more advanced than the real world.

It took Xi Mu a while to come to his senses and look over at Chuzheng: ”What... is this place?”

”Control room?”

Chuzheng wasn’t very sure either, and she blurted out her thoughts.

Xi Mu: ”...”

Weren’t you here for an investigation?

Why are you sitting inside their control room!!

”Are you hurt?”

”All good.” There’s no way a master could be injured easily.

Xi Mu’s heart finally settled, but he still felt uneasy—this place wasn’t ordinary.

”How did you get in here?”

”Walked in.” Unless you want me to walk through walls?!

”I mean, how did you find this place?”

The players all knew someone was controlling from here, and they once tried to find a place like a control room.

The first suspect was the ”bank.”

But suspecting was useless—the ”bank” was heavily guarded, and any player approaching would trigger alarms.

Chuzheng simply fought her way in.

Upon entering, Chuzheng realized everything she saw outside was virtual, while the people inside were real.

You could not kill those outside, but it was a different story inside...

These were people of flesh and blood.

While controlling the game, they were akin to gods. But now, having been attacked at their base, they were no match for Chuzheng.

Chuzheng said ambiguously: ”By strength.”

Strength? Xi Mu eyed her suspiciously, remembering the damaged counters outside, which made her ”strength” self-explanatory.

”Who are they?”

”Administrators, I guess.” Chuzheng responded carelessly.

The administrators were scared, barely daring to breathe.

Xi Mu walked over and looked down at them: ”What exactly is this place, what do you intend to do?”

”...”

The administrators remained silent.

”Are you sure you don’t want to speak?” Xi Mu slightly raised a corner of his mouth, his gaze arrogant and defiant: ”You should know my profile very well.”

Administrator: ”...”

Facing one Chuzheng was terrifying enough, now they had to face Xi Mu as well.

”We... we actually don’t know what this place is either.” Finally, someone couldn’t stand the eerie atmosphere and spoke: ”When we were brought here, we didn’t see anything.”

After being brought in, tasks were assigned to them.

To maintain the small room and simulation chamber... which is what players refer to as instance operations.

”Why call it a simulation chamber?”

”Not... not sure.” They only heard this term.

”Are we all virtual?”

”Of course not...” The responder shook his head vigorously: ”Players are realistically present here.”

Once dead, truly dead.

Xi Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly: ”What’s the deal with the resurrection of The Hanged Man?”

”...It’s just... like the virtual images we deploy outside.” That person doesn’t actually exist but is merely a virtual presence encoded into player data.

As for why players believe the resurrected back to be real, they didn’t understand the principle either.

There were many places they didn’t understand here; they only followed instructions.

”The technology here... is far advanced compared to the real world.” Someone muttered.

”How do you communicate with the outside?”

”No... no communication.”

Every time there were instructions, they appeared directly on their screens; they didn’t know how to connect with the outside at all.

Xi Mu continued asking: ”Where does the fresh food and other supplies here come from?”

If this place existed, then there must be a way out.

They only said these items would appear outside that patch of darkness periodically; all they had to do was send someone to wait.

The problem was still about that patch of darkness...

Xi Mu didn’t dwell on this issue: ”Recently we’ve been continuously pulled into the game; was it your doing?”

The people on the ground nodded: ”Recently, the simulation chamber has been somewhat unstable, Jih Youtang brought something out from it, and you knew that, so...”

Fearing they might gain more information, their orders were to deal with them as much as possible.

No action could be taken inside the small room, which wasn’t just against players but also against administrators.

Administrators had no right to punish players if they didn’t make mistakes.

So they could only rig things in the game.

In the end, nothing was dealt with.

Xi Mu asked all he wanted to know, then turned to Chuzheng, hoping to see if she had anything to ask.

But Chuzheng wasn’t focused on this side at all, tapping away at the screen.

”What are you doing?”

”Changing the game rules.” Chuzheng said matter-of-factly: ”After the cat caught the mouse for so long, it’s time for the mouse to catch the cat; the game should involve everyone to be fun, right?”

The latter ’right?’ was obviously directed at the group squatting on the ground.

Xi Mu: ”???”

People squatting: ”...”

The room’s machines were used to control this place, including the instances; they could all be programmatically controlled.

Chuzheng chaotically modified the rules of the instances; players completing hunts against native hunters would achieve clearance accomplishments.

The instance players suddenly received rule change notifications, appearing somewhat dazed.

But the mission was clearly much easier now, and people soon began to take action.

Who wouldn’t be happy to be able to escape alive?

Chuzheng pressed the last button and moved her gaze away from the screen, looking at the people on the ground: ”Now you guys can run.”

Everyone: ”...” Run where?

What did she actually do!!!

”Game start.”

A cold voice echoed in the room.

”Please draw a card, players.”

Cards spread out in front of Xi Mu; he looked at Chuzheng in bewilderment. Cards also appeared in front of her—her fingers hovering, seemingly unsure of which to choose.

In this small room!!

Why can the game start here?

This development feels off...

Chuzheng drew a card.

Name: Qi Chuzheng (Normal Player)

Points: 5836

Clearance Count: 14

Prop Card: 139

Upon drawing, the cards in front of Chuzheng disappeared automatically.

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