Wang Zhifan and the others questioned the two Wuji Sect gatekeeper disciples, focusing on the current approximate combat power of the Wuji Sect and the potential forces the Demon Sect might send to attack, to have a clear understanding.

But it was obvious that these two questions could not be answered clearly by them, or rather, these disciples themselves didn't know much. They only answered vaguely that the Demon Sect's power was very strong with many experts, but their Wuji Sect was not to be trifled with, and they would definitely fight to the death to repel the invaders and so on.

After talking with these two, Wang Zhifan and the others continued to search for more targets who could provide information in this mountaintop sect area. However, as they had discovered earlier, the current sect was in a special state, and apart from a few patrolling disciples, they couldn't see many people, let alone meet core figures, and they couldn't access an effective source of information.

"Fan, there seems to be a town at the foot of this mountain. Should we go down the mountain to continue gathering intelligence?"

At this time, the three had already reached the edge of the mountaintop location, where they could see in the distance below a hundred-zhang cliff, a classical city built along a river.

The city covered a considerable area, and they could vaguely see the busy streets inside, giving an impression of prosperity and bustle.

"It's too far. To be safe, let's not go. We might be attacked by enemies sneaking an opportunity to assault the mountain as soon as we leave, or we might fall into an ambush right away."

Wang Zhifan quickly vetoed the suggestion of the wheelchair-bound Chen Ming beside him. This guy, despite his mobility issues, still thought about going down the mountain, which was quite incomprehensible.

"Fan's right, for us to clear this dungeon, the most important thing is to maintain unity and don't dissipate our strength to be defeated by enemies separately."

Chu Wei on the side also agreed with Wang Zhifan's decision, but before she finished speaking, she noticed some figures already descending to the foot of the mountain, heading towards the city in the distance. Judging from the slightly colorful clothing they wore, they were likely players.

"Why has someone already gone there? Aren't they afraid of falling into an enemy ambush?"

Chu Wei frowned in surprise upon seeing this.

"It doesn't matter. It's actually a good thing if those people are willing to test some things themselves. We just need to take care of ourselves."

Wang Zhifan also noticed those players descending the mountain at that moment. However, compared to them going far from the Wuji Sect location, he was more concerned with the fact that these people could descend safely.

Because according to his knowledge of the dungeon, players generally couldn't leave a certain area freely. Forcing their way out would inevitably trigger the dungeon's mechanisms, leading to things like the BOSS going berserk.

Yet this time, he, Chu Wei, and Chen Ming stood on the cliff while watching those players leave the mountain peak of the Wuji Sect and head toward that distant city, but nothing special happened, neither were there any secretly placed enemies jumping out to attack them, nor did a great demon suddenly come down to obstruct their path.

"Fan, we really can go down the mountain, right? Does Wuji Sect not stop them?"

The boy in the wheelchair, Chen Ming, soon saw those tiny figures on the ground leaving the mountain peak, expressing his surprise that the Wuji Sect actually let these players leave so freely.

"It's a bit strange..."

Wang Zhifan fell into thought upon seeing this, and murmured:

"Since our task is to assist the Wuji Sect in defeating the enemy, logically, we shouldn't be able to go that far. The dungeon should have some space restrictions... But currently, it seems such restrictions don't exist... which means we players can really act freely?

What would happen if some people took advantage of this loophole, intentionally hiding in a safe place waiting for others in the sect to kill the enemies while they sit back and enjoy the benefits? Wouldn't that be very unfair?"

"I've heard about this situation mentioned in a lecture at the Management Bureau."

Chu Wei responded quickly after Wang Zhifan finished contemplating:

"The existence of such situations is actually intentional, leveraging the weakness of human nature to increase the difficulty of the dungeon.

For example, now, some players have already left. If they don't return when the battle occurs, it means our side's strength will be reduced, inevitably increasing the chance of dungeon failure.

And such behavior can easily lead to more extreme situations, where the majority of players leave the battlefield due to psychological imbalance or loss of combat confidence, and the result could be unthinkably dire."

"Is that really how it is? If everyone leaves, this dungeon will certainly fail. After the failure, what will happen to us players? Will we be forcibly erased by the dungeon? Or will we be booted back to the real world?"

Chu Wei's explanation piqued Wang Zhifan's interest as he hadn't encountered this kind of loophole trap in a dungeon before.

"This was also mentioned in the lecture,"

Chu Wei continued thoughtfully as Wang Zhifan inquired.

"It's said that doing this causes players to lose the possibility of completing the dungeon, but the players don't die, so they remain stuck within the dungeon and can no longer return to the real world. Meanwhile, because the current dungeon isn't completed, they can't enter subsequent dungeons either."

Chu Wei thought for a while and said.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Wang Zhifan laughed immediately upon hearing this.

"According to this, players can just choose a dungeon world with relatively good conditions and stick around, thus avoiding the dangers of diving into dungeons repeatedly."

He felt he had discovered a sunny path out of dungeon control.

"How could it be that good..."

Chu Wei was a bit speechless at Wang Zhifan's notion, and she continued:

"The Management Bureau has case studies on this. Those who stay in the dungeon world using this method don't enjoy freedom as they expect. They're either endlessly hunted by enemies within the dungeon, unable to return to the real world despite defeating numerous foes, or they're directly set as a dungeon target, becoming prey for waves of players, ultimately facing certain death."

"Miss Chu, how does your Management Bureau know about this kind of thing?"

Hearing Chu Wei's explanation, Chen Ming, who was listening intently next to them, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Because there have been actual cases, even multiple incidents, including members from our Management Bureau who used this method to linger in a dungeon world and eventually got killed by fellow bureau members who entered the dungeon later."

Chu Wei promptly answered.

"Couldn't they just not kill him, and all stay within the dungeon world together?"

Wang Zhifan immediately responded upon hearing this.

"Impossible,"

Chu Wei shook her head at this,

"By the time he was discovered by players who came in later, he had already gone completely mad. The situation at that time was such that either he or the incoming players had to die. Coexistence was not an option."

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