Chen Bei sized up the other person and actually developed an intention to cooperate.
It wasn't because he was bewitched by her beauty. Instead, after Chen Bei left, he needed someone to help keep an eye on his dormitory to prevent it from being burglarized! The room where Cao Qingqing was staying happened to be suitable for this task.
"Cooperation can be considered," Chen Bei let out a hint.
Cao Qingqing was overjoyed, her pretty face beaming, and she quickly said, "If you're willing to cooperate, why don't you just let me live with you? Your dormitory is much better than mine."
"No, it's not that kind of cooperation. Let's add each other as friends. When I go out to explore, you stay here and help me keep watch on the door. If someone attacks my door, you immediately send me a private message to notify me. If you can handle this matter, when I come back from the exploration, I'll share some benefits with you."
"Well... that's okay too," Cao Qingqing thought for a while and felt there was something to gain.
Only by having an initial cooperation and deepening mutual trust could the cooperation be further strengthened. Sooner or later, she would be able to move into the other person's dormitory!
Just like that, the two hit it off immediately and added each other as friends on the spot.
Chen Bei confirmed that friends could send private messages to each other and that his cooperation plan could be realized. To put it bluntly, he just wanted Cao Qingqing to act as his surveillance camera and keep an eye on the door of his place.
"I'll leave this place to you. Stay in the room and don't wander around. It's dangerous outside," Chen Bei said.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Do be careful when you go out," Cao Qingqing urged.
"By the way, you should know that I've killed someone. Why do you still want to cooperate with me?"
"Precisely because you dared to kill someone that I'm willing to cooperate with you!"
"Understood." Chen Bei nodded. It did make sense.
He left this place to Cao Qingqing and set off alone. He rushed to the next floor quickly via the stairs.
Previously, someone had mentioned information about the floors in the group chat.
The upstairs reaches the top floor at the 12th floor, and there is a door there that can't be opened. Perhaps there are even higher floors.
Going downstairs to the first floor is unobstructed, but the main entrance can't be exited.
In addition, there is also a basement, and its door is also locked.
Actually, Chen Bei also had a lot of information that could be shared.
However, he had been regarded as a murderer, equivalent to a bad guy. So it seemed quite unnecessary for him to pretend to be a good person and share information.
When he reached the seventh floor and took a look, the fire axe here was still there.
Chen Bei was very happy and immediately put it into his possession.
He continued to explore further down.
The fire axe on the sixth floor was gone.
It was still on the fifth floor.
When he reached the fourth floor, a special situation occurred.
Several people were right in front of the fire box and had taken out the fire axe.
It seemed that other people already knew about the existence of the fire axe! Just like Chen Bei, they were collecting them floor by floor.
The one who was in the lead was a man with a cold face. His small eyes were narrowed, and part of a tattoo was visible on one side of his face, with more tattoos extending down his neck.
The tattooed man was holding the newly collected fire axe and noticed Chen Bei.
The two of them were twenty meters apart and stared at each other from a distance.
Chen Bei's appearance at this stage was quite intimidating.
That bloodstain all over his body seemed like a warning!
"Brother Fei, this guy also has a fire axe in his hand! Should we deal with him?"
Beside him, a guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks asked the tattooed man.
Brother Fei had a gloomy expression on his face, and his eyes were still fixed on Chen Bei, remaining silent.
Chen Bei didn't want to fight desperately with such a group of people, so he took the initiative to go downstairs.
Brother Fei looked at the position where Chen Bei had left, and his eyes flickered, just like the cold light on a dagger.
"It was mentioned in the group that someone had killed a person. There's a high probability that it's him. Let's focus on our own affairs. For the time being, there's no need to confront him head-on."
Brother Fei paused for a moment, and the corners of his mouth turned up a little.
"Or rather... a sheep tastes better when it's fattened up."
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The fire axes on the lower floors were all gone.
This time when Chen Bei went downstairs, he got two fire axes. The harvest was quite good.
Since he had already reached the first floor, he definitely wanted to check out the main entrance.
Chen Bei came to the main entrance to have a look.
The door serving as the exit was made of metal and was protected by an iron grille. It looked extremely solid and definitely couldn't be damaged by just one fire axe.
There was a card reader device beside the door. It seemed that a door key was needed to open the door.
Those people in the management group noticed that Chen Bei was staring at the card reader.
[Wanting to get out now is just a daydream. The door card is on the boss in the plot of the Fright Night. Only by killing the boss can you get it.]
[Surviving in this building for four days is the simplest way to clear the game. Killing the boss to get the door card and clear the game is something that few newcomers can achieve.]
[Unless he can get the hidden weapon in the building, then there might be a possibility.]
[That weapon is hidden too deeply. What kind of good luck would one need to get it.]
People in the management group were chatting freely.
Chen Bei peeked at the screen and saw this information, and his heart was pounding.
There was a plot boss in the game, and the door card was on the boss.
Besides, there was also a hidden weapon in the building!
If he got the hidden weapon, there would be hope to defeat the boss!
Obviously, this way of clearing the game was more advanced, and the rewards given in the end would surely be better.
"Why don't you continue to say where the hidden weapon is hidden?"
"Fuck you, keep talking!"
Chen Bei was itching with curiosity.
However, the management group changed the topic and didn't continue chatting about this matter.
This made Chen Bei very angry.
Without the key information, searching all over the twelve floors, the chance was too slim.
[How long will it be until it gets dark?]
[Soon, less than ten minutes left.]
[Great. I can't wait to see the zombies go on a killing spree!]
[It's only the first night. The zombies are still very weak and can be blocked by level 1 doors. Probably not many people will die.]
The alternation of day and night was mentioned in the management group.
It was about to get dark!
Ten minutes was a very tight time limit.
Chen Bei couldn't waste it. He left the main entrance and went back to loot supplies along the way.
There was no clock function attached to the system.
Probably it was deliberately designed to create this ambiguous sense of time and keep the players in the dark.
Chen Bei estimated the time in his mind. He explored all the way and returned to the eighth floor.
On this journey, he had seen several corpses, but they were not those of the players. They had been there all along.
The existence of these corpses had already aroused Chen Bei's speculation...
At this moment, the alarm bells in the building suddenly rang loudly, the sound was harsh, accompanied by flashing red lights.
From the loudspeaker came a man's voice, with excitement and fanaticism in his tone.
"Finally, it's dark! The third batch of test subjects, start your performance and let me see your physical vitality!"
[Warning! Night is about to fall. Countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!]
The countdown was like a death knell, and it only lasted for ten seconds.
Fortunately, Chen Bei had come back in advance. Otherwise, it would have been too late.
Cao Qingqing was hiding in her room. When she saw Chen Bei running as fast as he could, she quickly opened the door and shouted, "It's night now. Let me hide in your room!"
"There's no time. Hide back in your own dormitory and get through this night first. I'll give you a share of the profits tomorrow."
Chen Bei used the key to unlock the door, opened it, went inside, and closed the door heavily.
Cao Qingqing stamped her foot angrily and then closed her door too.
After Chen Bei entered the room, he looked towards the window.
Originally, there was some hazy light outside the window.
Now it had turned into deep darkness.
It was dark!