Someone died?

Xu Huo immediately looked at the two people next door.

The two were very cautious, not only setting traps and props around the house but also installing equipment, including those for detecting and targeting psychic power. He couldn’t get too close, so he couldn’t hear their conversation, but from their expressions, they looked both surprised and somewhat flustered.

The instance only mentioned that players portraying the "Hidden Friend" who fail to find their friend or find the wrong one would lose the opportunity for the role. Upon seeing this hint, the first reaction of the players was that they had failed the game. Only the "Hidden Friend" could complete the mission; being unable to play this role certainly counts as failing the game. Failing the game, but it didn’t say you’d die... Losing the opportunity, could it mean losing the chance to live?

That player mysteriously left on their own!

Regarding Xu Huo’s disguise as a non-instance player, Yin Yang Master and Bubble Bean simply didn’t believe him. Not only did they not believe him, but they also tried to cooperate with a third person to trick him out. But now that person is dead, leaving them with two possibilities: either Xu Huo truly is a non-instance player and they found the wrong person, or the time has run out.

"The game didn’t precisely state how much time actors have, but from the background introduction, this time should be at least a day." Bubble Bean said grimly, "Odds are we picked the wrong person; that guy really isn’t an instance player."

"Really unfortunate, wasting a person!"

The Yin Yang Master beside him, looking at his expression, slowly said, "Someone has tried already, we’ll learn from experience next time."

"The death was just a bit strange, could there truly be a Hidden Friend in the forest?"

Most of what they said to Xu Huo before was true. In the past couple of days, they’ve indeed been worn out mentally by the mysterious shadows, constantly on edge, worrying the silhouette was indeed the "Hidden Friend," and also concerned it’s another instance player.

"Regardless of what it is, the death is so bizarre, we must figure out what’s really going on." Bubble Bean mused for a moment, "Once the fog clears a bit, we’ll call that guy and go take a look together."

After agreeing, they stopped talking, and Xu Huo here regained his Spiritual World, also appearing troubled.

Bubble Bean and his companion misunderstood, but he is indeed an instance player. The player hiding in the woods called him once and then left, only to disappear and die. Are the requirements for the actor really that harsh?

"The Hidden Friend only needs one friend each day."

Usually, only one person should disappear each day; the actor’s time is ample.

After the role of a "Hidden Friend" is taken, does the real "Hidden Friend" in the instance still roam looking for friends? Or did that player violate some unknown rules?

That player walked out of Xu Huo’s sensory range by themselves; during the process, no second person appeared, and there wasn’t anything special. If a "Hidden Friend" truly exists, it’s highly likely related to Mental Interference.

Rank-B Copy could very well have a boss that can hypnotize people in a very short time.

However, there’s still something discordant about this matter.

"Brother Xu, come out for dinner." A little boy opened the door to call him, the small child struggled a bit with the door, and after opening it, poked half his head inside, his eyes scanned the room and landed greedily on the Girl in the painting.

The Girl in the painting played with the two children for a while, and the three were already familiar. Besides, she had all sorts of interesting snacks.

The Girl in the painting playing games turned over from the bed, rummaged through her small bag, then clenched a fist and took it out, mysteriously beckoning the little boy.

The boy ran in expectantly, hands open, the Girl in the painting extended her hand, then flipped it, haha, nothing there.

The child visibly disappointed, but at this time a candy appeared beside him, given by Xu Huo.

"Thank you, Brother!" the boy Tiantian thanked sweetly.

"You’re welcome." Xu Huo patted his head and asked, "Do you usually go outside to play?"

"No, outside there are strange people who catch kids." At this age, the boy could speak clearly, "We only play next to the yard."

The so-called yard is actually a fence made of several wooden stakes, including the place where firewood is stacked.

"Have you seen any strange people?" Xu Huo asked, "Like the ones your grandmother talked about in her stories."

The boy unwrapped the candy, put it into his mouth, then puckered his lips and spat it out, wrapped it up again, "I haven’t seen them, but my sister has, she heard the strange people calling her, she tried to go out, and grandma gave her a thrashing."

"Did they call your sister’s name?" Xu Huo asked again.

The boy paused, then immediately turned to run outside, "I’ll go ask!"

Xu Huo didn’t stop him. Soon after, the little girl came in, the candy the boy had licked was now in her mouth, the little girl was much sharper and began to negotiate terms, "I’ll tell Brother, if Brother lets me have something to eat?"

"Okay." Xu Huo took the Girl in the painting’s small bag, most of which was filled with all kinds of snacks, "Take whatever you want."

The two children were dizzying as they made their choice, finally, the little girl modestly chose a larger one, then answered his questions, "The strange person called my name, but I thought it wasn’t a strange person, it was Sister Toto."

"Sister Toto loved taking us to pick wild vegetables. Last year, she got married; when she left, she said she’d definitely come back to see me. I think it was Sister Toto. Grandma and the others didn’t believe it; they said they didn’t hear Sister Toto calling me."

"Was it day or night when Sister Toto called you?"

"Morning." The little girl said, "Sister Toto is very capable, she gets up very early. She must have walked a long way. I didn’t go outside, she got angry and left."

It sounds like child’s wishful thinking; if it truly was a friend coming to see her, they wouldn’t call just twice and then leave.

"Did Sister Toto come back later?" Xu Huo continued to ask.

"No!" The little boy answered quickly, "But Sister Toto’s parents gave us her fur hat."

"Sister Toto gave it to me," the little girl said dejectedly, "I wish I’d gone out to meet her."

"Maybe she left in a hurry for something urgent." Xu Huo said, "Is the place where she married far away? I can help send a letter."

But the little girl shook her head, "Sister Toto doesn’t like writing letters."

Xu Huo asked about Toto’s appearance, confirming the young girl appears in a family photo of a certain household; however, she didn’t move to another place after getting married but rather had died.

Only the little girl heard the voice calling her, and the call was for her name, fully conscious... This is somewhat different from the rumored stories. If it’s a player in disguise, there’s no need to hypnotize a child when adults are present.

"Has anyone else been called by the strange person in the village?"