In order to find the key, Mu Qin and the others followed Xu Fu and left the office building because when Xu Fu held the card and spun all around, up, down, left, and right, only when aligning in one direction did the tarot card’s surface light up.
It was still the same direction as what Mu Qin had tried before, in the direction of the church.
Qiu Zijia said, “We’ve also already searched the church and didn’t find anything, but the stairs to the second floor collapsed and can’t be ascended, so it hasn’t been searched.”
“Then it’s most likely on the second floor.” Xu Fu straightforwardly stuffed Mu Qin’s card into his pocket and led Mu Qin’s et al. to walk towards the church.
Mu Qin was helpless. Xu Fu’s attitude was too matter-of-course and had absolutely no intention of returning the card to Mu Qin. However, Mu Qin thought it also didn’t matter whether he returned it or not. After all, the effect of the Fool card was displayed there. He only needed to follow Xu Fu.
Before leaving, Mu Qin and the others couldn’t bring the unconscious Han Li and therefore could only leave her in the office buildings room, leaving her on that tattered bench, turning off the lights in the room in passing, and also closing the door for her. If she was lucky enough, she could probably sleep here until she woke up.
Afterwards, the few people left the office building accompanying Xu Fu and followed along the edge of the courtyard’s fence, slowly walking forward. Mu Qin soon noticed some new rules regarding the tarot cards in the game.
For example, Mu Qin found that players can use other people’s cards at will. This point is reflected by when Xu Fu took Mu Qin’s card just now and openly used it to lead Mu Qin and the others to start searching for the exit door’s key.
Mu Qin thought Xu Fu was actually intentional. He purposely showed Mu Qin this hint. As long as Mu Qin had somewhat of a brain, he could perceive from Xu Fu’s hinting behavior the cards in the game could be mutually vied for as well as mutually used. At the same time, Xu Fu’s move was also silently warning Mu Qin. After, when he went to other game maps and met new killers or new players, Mu Qin would not ignorantly expose his own card.
But Mu Qin quickly thought of a new problem from this. That is… could the killer use their cards?
According to what Mu Qin knew, the effect of the Fool card was to guide the way or to point towards props or the hidden exit. Specifically what kind of props or hidden exits it points to, Mu Qin still didn’t know, but Mu Qin wanted to know if the killer held this Fool card, would the Fool card also point towards props or the exit for the killer?
Thinking up to here, Mu Qin felt that it was illogical because for the killer, for the “ghost,” there was no meaning in finding the exit or props.
The killer’s objective is to kill all “humans” in the map. He didn’t need to escape. Finding the exit and props are things the hunted humans would go do. Mu Qin guessed that after the killer killed all the humans in the map, the killer would be transferred by the game system directly back to the safe room Zhou Yue had talked about.
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Going back to the previous problem, Mu Qin believed that if the killer took tarot cards other than the Death card, three situations might appear: 1. He couldn’t use it. 2. He could use it, and its method and effect of use would be the same as humans. 3. He could still use it, but the effect would be the complete opposite of humans. That is to say, the Fool card used by humans could show the exit and props, while when used by the killer, perhaps it could conversely help the killer show the humans’ locations.
If it was the first kind it was still okay, but if it was the second or third… Mu Qin felt it wasn’t very reassuring.
Because if it was the second or third kind, then the killer could entirely incessantly capture the humans’ tarot cards. These tarot cards all seemed to have very strong auxiliary effects. If there were no cards, the humans’ survivability would be greatly reduced. Then if the killer being able to use these kinds of cards was added on, it was simply adding hail to the snow (adding one disaster on top of another; making the bad situation worse) towards the humans’ pressure of survival.
At the same time, tarot cards still had the question of upright and reversed cards. Mu Qin knew the upright Fool card had the ability to guide, but then what was the ability of the reversed Fool card? In addition, Zhou Yue said whoever drew the Death card would be the killer. Then if someone drew the reversed Death card, what would the effect be? Could it be that they could specify someone else to become the killer at will?!
Mu Qin originally wanted to ask Zhou Yue about this, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough time to ask. The time he and Zhou Yue could interact wasn’t long, making Mu Qin feel some disappointment.
There were honestly too many questions. Throwing aside all these assorted questions, Mu Qin now only wants to know one thing.
He stared at Xu Fu, who was walking in the front and using Mu Qin’s Fool card to seek the right direction, and ultimately couldn’t restrain himself. He strode forward and went to Xu Fu’s side to ask, “Xu Fu, what’s your tarot card?”
Xu Fu may have also expected Mu Qin would have asked this question and very indifferently answered, “The Chariot.” “
“The Chariot? What’s the effect?” Mu Qin continued to ask.
Thus, Xu Fu continued to explain, “Strengthening the body’s fighting strength. Specifically, to what extent it strengthens I’m also unclear. It seems to increase defense and blood capacity. That is, it allows me to be more resistant to being hit, have greater strength, speed, and recovery ability, but the strengthening is time limited. The state seems to be only for a few minutes. Moreover, there will be a definite period of extreme weakness after using it.”
Mu Qin understood, “I understand. A card that can only be used in extreme situations. Used to erupt or to extend life.”
“That’s right. You understood it very well.” Xu Fu quite appreciated Mu Qin, looking at Mu Qin with a praising gaze. Then he said, “I don’t know how that killer will act. However, later we need to go search the church’s second floor. We need to find a ladder or things to pile up to climb up. These need time, so the tasks of finding a ladder as well as searching the second floor will be handed to you and Qiu Zijia to do. And I… I will attract that killer’s attention when he comes over, drawing him away.”
“You will attract his attention?” Mu Qin glanced at Xu Fu’s leg after listening, “Can you really?”
“At the necessary moment, I will use that Chariot card if I have to.” Xu Fu seemed to already have a plan. He said, “Therefore, you guys need to act fast. If you find the key, then immediately go open the door without stopping. After the door opens, I will use the Chariot, and rush to the exit after duking a round with the killer. In this way, we can all escape.”
Mu Qin thought that what Xu Fu said was very good, but he didn’t agree. He looked again at Xu Fu’s leg and refuted, “Your idea is pretty good, but there’s a fatal problem. Based off of your current leg injury, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to persist until we open the door before you’re down. In addition, in case the exit key or other props can’t be found on the second floor of the church, then it’ll be even worse. It’s better to start with me attracting the killer’s attention. When I can’t hold on any longer, I will run back to the church. Immediately after, you will take over. We take turns to draw the killer away.”
Saying so, Mu Qin paused and continued, “Finally, let Qiu Zijia take the key to go open the door. When the time comes, no matter if I’m being chased by the killer or if you’re being chased by the killer, you can use the Chariot to help me escape or to escape yourself.”
Xu Fu also felt this strategy of Mu Qin’s was reasonable, so he nodded and said, “Okay, then we’ll do it according to what you said.”
Qiu Zijia, who was following behind Xu Fu and Mu Qin, listened to their discussion without understanding and didn’t speak, but he silently remembered his task. He didn’t have any ability and could only try his hardest to do the best that he could.
After the three people finalized their plan, they continued walking toward the church. The courtyard’s underbrush was dripping wet after the rain, emitting a damp and chilly smell. Because the orphanage’s courtyard wasn’t too big, they quickly passed by the apartment building in the center and arrived back at the church’s surroundings. The dusky lights of the church that were still lit up could be vaguely seen.
“Since it’s for the sake of going to the second floor of the church, then let’s not go in for now. Find the storage room where junk is stored. There should be a ladder there.” Xu Fu looked up at the church’s main door inlaid with multi-colored glass, “I used the back door when I left the church. There’s a wooden house behind the church. It’s probably the storage room.”
After Xu Fu finished speaking, he discussed a few words with Mu Qin again. The few people decided to bypass the church to the storage room behind the church. First move the ladder out and move it inside the church. This way, they could use the ladder to climb to the second floor of the church.
Plans are all very good, but plans are always unable to keep up with change. When Mu Qin and the others snuck along the small path of the courtyard beside the church and detoured to the church’s back door, as well as when they found that storage room, they discovered the storage room’s door had long since been opened by someone.
The storage room was at the back door of the church. It was a wooden house built next to the wall of the courtyard. The walls of the wooden house were made of wood, but the roof had brick tiles added. It stood tall over the courtyard’s fence and was surrounded by trees and underbrush. It was quite characteristic looking from afar, giving people a kind of hut in a forest sense of déjà vu.
Xu Fu said he had passed this wood hut before and had also gone to the front of the wood hut to look. The door of the hut was also wood, but it was padlocked. Originally, Mu Qin and the others still needed to find the key to the hut to open it, but Xu Fu said the hut’s door was very shabby. It was only a fragile wooden door that would get blown away by the wind. Even if it were locked, two kicks could also forcibly break it open, just that it would create a louder noise.
The three people came before this wooden house. Originally, they had complacently prepared to display their fists and feet, but when they went to the wooden house and saw the door, they discovered the door had already been opened by some unknown person. Then, going in to look inside this narrow house, there was a mess of garbage inside. They simply didn’t see a so-called ladder. Immediately, the few people’s expressions became gloomy.
Mu Qin asked Xu Fu, “Earlier, did you touch this door?”
Xu Fu immediately shook his head and replied, “No, I absolutely haven’t! Previously, I only passed by this house, glanced at the door, and then left.”
Then it could only be Zhou Yue who opened it. Mu Qin quickly thought of this in his mind.
Mu Qin silently predicted Zhou Yue’s actions internally. He imagined Zhou Yue as a killer. In order to kill these humans in the field, what kind of actions would be taken? Mu Qin expected many scenes regarding this. At the start, he thought Zhou Yue might tail him and Xu Fu, following them to the office building and take the lead to kill Han Li who had been left there by her lonesome.
Then, Zhou Yue will continue following them to the church. In this case, Zhou Yue would fit into the plan of “taking turns to draw away the killer” just discussed by Mu Qin and Xu Fu. After being diverted by Mu Qin and Xu Fu in all sorts of methods, Qiu Zijia would find the key and open the door. Perhaps they could really achieve all three people fully escaping.
As Zhou Yue said, Mu Qin chose to fully help these humans. He wouldn’t throw the game and sell his teammates for the sake of Zhou Yue. So, in this match, he would be at odds with Zhou Yue.
However, Zhou Yue had always been a very smart person. The achievement of being first in the grade every year in three years of high school was enough to prove how excellent his IQ was. Such an intelligent Zhou Yue always had his own ideas and strategies. It was difficult for Mu Qin to anticipate what actions he would take.
Since he couldn’t anticipate it, then he had to find a way to change the situation.
Mu Qin looked at the mess of a storage room and seemed to think of some smart move. He turned back and said to Qiu Zijia, “You should have a Fool card in your possession.”
Qiu Zijia nodded blankly and pulled out the card in his pocket. He thought Mu Qin wanted this.
However, Mu Qin refused his offering. Mu Qin said, “I don’t want your this. You just need to try whether or not your card points in the same location as my card.”
Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️
Oof I had to read this chapter thrice to understand everything he was theorizing. Can I please read him leading away from the murder from everyone else as him wanting to spend time with Zhou Yue?
Thank you for the chapter!!
Zhou Yue is too smart. It’ll be difficult for them to escape.
Thanks for the chapter!
I’ve caught up, yay!
To be honest, he only has to kill 2 people in order to fulfill his role, right? I would throw Han Li and Xu Fu at him plus the other guy counted as half his kill.. so he would get 2 and a half kills and Mu Qin, the ML, and the geek would make it out. lolThanks for the chapters! <3
I don’t want xu fu to die. I don’t mind HL and QJ since they both wronged innocent people and xu fu doesn’t seem to be that type of scum