Chapter 72

After tidying up a bit, everyone followed Old Lu to the game location.

Perhaps as Old Lu had said, due to his years of setting up stalls on the streets, he was particularly familiar with the city's intricate alleys.

Everyone followed him as he weaved through various narrow lanes, and Qi Xia felt several times that he had lost his sense of direction.

But Old Lu strolled leisurely, turning left and right all the time.

During this period, Qi Xia saw the "numbers" Old Lu mentioned several times. Besides the "52" he had seen before, Qi Xia also saw "19" and "34."

He guessed that Old Lu might be right, and these numbers were just markers someone had written to help remember the way.

After about twenty minutes, everyone arrived in front of an old hotel.

"Dog" was standing at the door, seemingly talking to a few people.

When Qi Xia and the others approached, their faces instantly changed.

The "Dog" mask was incredibly realistic, resembling the face of a large bulldog. His suit was shiny black, and his fitted shirt was spotless.

"It's 'Earth Dog'..." Qi Xia was taken aback.

Zhang Chenze blinked slightly and asked, "What does 'Earth Dog' mean? Isn't it 'Human Dog'?"

"'Earth Dog' is a higher level than 'Human Dog'..." Qi Xia stroked his chin and said, "In 'Earth'-level games, people can die."

"People can die..." Zhang Chenze was stunned, "Are we still going to participate?"

"This..."

Qi Xia furrowed his brow and thought for a moment. Even if it was an "Earth"-level game, it was still a "cooperative" type. As long as the four of them worked together, Qi Xia was confident they could win.

Thinking this, he turned around and looked at Zhang Chenze and Old Lu again, saying, "Can you guarantee to follow my arrangements?"

"Sure." Zhang Chenze nodded.

"Sure." Old Lu also agreed.

Qi Xia felt relieved after hearing this.

"Great, someone has arrived!"

From the direction of Earth Dog came a shout, "Can we start now?"

Qi Xia turned his head and saw that the young people next to Earth Dog were all looking at them.

"What's going on? Isn't it a team of four?" Qi Xia asked Old Lu in confusion.

"I don't know either. The dog this morning told me that a team of four is required to participate."

Qi Xia walked up to take a look at these four people.

Three men and one woman.

They all looked to be in their twenties. One man and one woman were hugging each other, seemingly a couple.

These people were rough and had dyed their hair in various colors, giving Qi Xia a bad first impression.

If Qiao Jiajin gave the impression of a notorious thug, these young people seemed like the lowest-level lackeys.

"Do you want to participate in my game?" Earth Dog's deep voice suddenly sounded, "Each person gets one 'Dao.' Life and death are left to fate. The losing team will be eliminated, and the surviving team will receive five 'Dao' as a reward for each person, as well as all the spoils from the eliminated team."

"Eliminated?!" Everyone was stunned.

"What are the rules?" Qi Xia asked coldly.

"Pay the entry fee, and you'll know the rules."

"Here we go again..."

Qi Xia shook his head helplessly. The previous Earth Ox's game was the same; before paying the entry fee, they didn't even know what would happen.

"Hey, are you guys going to do it?" A thug with green hair seemed impatient, "Scared before we even start?"

Qi Xia ignored the green-haired thug, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Earth Dog, will your game 'randomly assign teams'?"

"Randomly assign teams..." Old Lu and Lin Qin seemed to think of something.

This was indeed a problem. If Earth Dog, like Earth Ox, suddenly shuffled the teams after the entry fee was paid, the outcome would be unpredictable.

"No." Earth Dog said, "You will always remain in your current teams. All your efforts will be for the benefit of your team."

Hearing this, Qi Xia slowly relaxed.

It seemed to be a thorough "team cooperation" game, but with two teams, there would likely be competition.

Seeing Qi Xia still hesitating, Old Lu quickly took out four "Dao" and handed them over.

"Old Lu..." Qi Xia frowned, "What are you doing?"

"I'll pay this time." Old Lu grinned, "If we win, give me a bit more."

"I don't want to give you more." Qi Xia said, "The 'Dao' we win will be divided equally among everyone. Otherwise, I'll leave now."

"This..."

Old Lu sighed and then nodded unhappily, "Alright, alright... You're really a tightwad."

Both teams paid the entry fee.

To everyone's surprise, after paying the entry fee, Earth Dog's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. He was overjoyed, waving his hands and welcoming the eight people into the room like guests.

"Please come in, everyone!" Earth Dog said with a smile, "Welcome to my game venue!"

Although everyone was puzzled, they could only follow reluctantly.

After entering, Qi Xia looked around the old hotel.

The interior was relatively simple, with a long corridor on each side, and several rooms on each corridor.

"Do you like spy dramas?" Earth Dog asked, rubbing his hands.

Qi Xia noticed that Earth Dog's hands were furry, as if he was wearing very realistic gloves.

"Spy dramas? Who watches that stuff?" A blonde thug shook his head, "Stop wasting time and tell us what we're playing."

"Really impatient..." Earth Dog pulled out two stacks of cards from the drawer at the front desk and handed them forward, saying, "Although you are in teams of four, each person in the team has their own identity card. Please draw your identities now."

Qi Xia looked at the stack of identity cards, which were similar to the cards he had seen when he first met Human Sheep. The back of each card was written with "Nüwa Game."

Lin Qin, standing at the front of the team, took the four cards and turned back, saying, "Who goes first?"

"It doesn't matter, just deal the cards." Zhang Chenze said.

Lin Qin nodded and shuffled the cards face down, then dealt them one by one to the three people.

Qi Xia took the "identity card" and looked at it, puzzled.

It read "Sender."

"Should we keep this a secret?" Old Lu held the card against his chest and asked cautiously.

Everyone looked at Earth Dog.

"No need." Earth Dog smiled, "Team members can check each other's identities. If you like, you can also exchange identities."

Hearing this, everyone gathered around Qi Xia, forming a circle.

They flipped their cards one by one, and each person's identity was different.

Qi Xia's identity was "Sender."

Lin Qin's identity was "Receiver."

Zhang Chenze's identity was "Hostage."

"Yours?" Qi Xia looked at Old Lu, who refused to show his card.

"I... this... how to say..."

At this point, Qi Xia no longer asked and directly grabbed Old Lu's wrist, forcing the card to be revealed.

It read "Spy."