"Never mind..." The prison guard thought to himself, just consider that his experience in creating monsters was still too shallow, and it was the first time he had encountered a killing god like Yin Xiu, so he could just endure it.
He then continued calling out to each player in their single cell.
During this period, many players rebelled against the prison guards. For them, who were used to killing monsters, a mere prison guard was nothing to fear. They were then brutally beaten by the guards, and some were even executed on the spot. As a result, the guards were covered in blood as they walked down the corridor.
Most of the players following him behaved themselves after being punished, with only a few still harboring a fierce glint of defiance in their eyes.
Yin Xiu and Ye Tianxuan, on the other hand, seemed to be on vacation, looking around at their surroundings.
Despite its appealing name, Elysium is indeed a prison, an oval-shaped building with one layer of cells connecting to another, small rooms scattered throughout the corridors, densely packed together, and the so-called lobby is just a small area in the center of the circle.
Yin Xiu noticed that there was a staircase leading from the cell to the hall, and there were seven staircases in different directions along the edge of the hall. These staircases clearly did not lead to the cell but to a deeper area, which meant that there was a larger area behind the cell.
It's like a big bowl covering another small bowl, with the prison cell being the small bowl at the very center. To get out of here, you have to break through another layer of the area, and you might even find that there's another pot covering the outside after you barely manage to break through.
Escaping from prison here would be a difficult task.
As Yin Xiu summarized the environment, he muttered to himself. Ye Tianxuan listened to him muttering about bowls and pots, but he didn't understand a word.
While they were taking in their surroundings, the prison guards had already called out all the players on this floor. Each floor had its own assigned guard, who dealt with the players in their area one by one and brought them all to the lobby at the bottom.
Yin Xiu quietly took a look at the number of people, which was far more than he had imagined. There must be at least two or three hundred people here, not counting those who were dissatisfied and were temporarily killed by the prison guards.
There are quite a few rebellious people in the dungeon, and quite a few people addicted to killing monsters, but it's impossible for there to be so many in three days. It must be that the dungeon has been searching for people for a long time and then throwing them all in at once within a certain period of time. Yin Xiu just happened to be one of the last group of people, with only three days left before the dungeon opened.
The player group included both men and women. Ye Tianxuan and Yin Xiu were considered to be at the lower end of the age range and looked rather young. Yin Xiu had a cold expression and an undeniable air about him, but Ye Tianxuan had the delicate air of a young nobleman. Among the group of villainous players who had been killing monsters and murderers for a long time, it was hard for him to hide his presence.
Just standing there, it felt like being meat thrown into a pack of wolves.
The key point is that he doesn't seem to realize this at all, and he responds to everyone who sees him with a smile, being extremely kind.
Yin Xiu silently withdrew his gaze from Ye Tianxuan's innocent face, and mentally made the sign of the cross for those who had their eyes on him.
Don't mess with that brat, Amen.
Once everyone had arrived, an announcement was broadcast from inside the instance. It wasn't the usual instance announcement, but rather a prison-style broadcast that notified everyone present.
"All you prisoners who have long resided in Elysium, you will be released soon."
"No matter what crimes you have committed, you must obtain the warden's approval before you are released from prison."
"The warden resides on the first level of Elysium. You need to retrieve your belongings and proceed to the first level."
"To prevent criminals from escaping, the city of Bliss has laid many traps along the way, but there are also many good things hidden among them. Please make sure you reach the warden alive to face his judgment."
"Next, I will read out the rules for passing the level. Please memorize them."
As soon as the broadcast stopped, the players started discussing, "Weren't there no rules? Why are there rules suddenly appearing again?"
"Never mind, just write it down. Whether or not to follow it, we'll see later."
"I have nothing on me, how am I supposed to write this down without paper and pen!"
Use your brain!
"I have no brain!"
"..."
After a brief commotion, the announcement came on again.
"Fellow prisoners, please listen carefully."
Elysium Walkthrough Rules:
1. Elysium is free; you can kill anyone here, except the Sinister.
2. Paradise City is quite complex, with each floor representing a different area. However, all floors are shuffled every half hour, so please remember your destination.
3. If you absolutely must have a Sin Gate, then killing a prisoner who has one is the best option; the warden won't care how many you have.
4. Only those with value will be noticed by the warden. When you arrive in front of him, try to increase your value as much as possible.
5. Humans are prone to sin, and humans can become vessels of sin. Please do not sink into the City of Elysium.
6. Please follow the rules for each floor.
After the announcement was read aloud, many players were anxious because they hadn't memorized it.
Yin Xiu repeated each rule in his mind over and over again.
Is Paradise City free, so players can kill players?
What exactly are Sin Gates? It seems players can possess them, and they can also be stolen by others. Furthermore, only those with significant value are valued by the Warden. How is this value determined? Is it based on the number of Sin Gates a player possesses? Or... the number of people they've killed?
As if answering the players' questions step by step, the broadcast voice then rang out again.
"The City of Elysium has seven major areas, and each area has a Sin Gate, which represents different sins. The Sin Gates have great power and can help prisoners survive in the City of Elysium. However, the Sin Gates also have their own preferences and will not easily entrust themselves to prisoners."
"If you like someone's sin, but their sin doesn't like you, there's no other way but to take it from them."
"This time, the City of Bliss will usher in the greatest liberation for the prisoners. The City of Bliss will release the Sin Gates at this moment, allowing them to personally select the prisoners they want. But don't get too excited, their standards are really high. Don't be too disappointed if you are not selected, because being selected is not necessarily a good thing."
"During your free time after the event, you can still go to the area where your desired Sin Gate is located to find it."
As the somber voice of the broadcast ended, Yin Xiu fell into deep thought.
As expected of a special instance, it's all about showing off; he'd never experienced this kind of mode before.
The Sin Gate can be understood as a monster with its own attributes, which is bound to the player in the same way as items for the player to use. However, judging from the description, it seems to have both advantages and disadvantages. In this environment where people can kill each other, the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages. Who wouldn't want to start the game with god-tier equipment?
Especially in the current environment where players can kill each other, and all their items and weapons have been handed over, whoever is chosen by the Sin Gate is considered a chosen one compared to other players who start with nothing.
Yin Xiu turned to look at Ye Tianxuan.
Ye Tianxuan shook his head, indicating that he did not want it.
Yin Xiu also shook his head, finding it troublesome.
We don't even know what the drawback is yet. No matter what the crime weapon is, it's not as good as his knife. Getting the knife back is the priority. We can deal with the crime weapon later. Anyway, we can just steal it. Being a bandit isn't a bad idea.
As I was pondering this, a commotion suddenly broke out among the players on the periphery, as if they had been disturbed by something.
Yin Xiu looked up but saw nothing. However, the group of players seemed to be disturbed, and everyone was either dodging or grabbing at something they couldn't see.
A moment later, Yin Xiu understood. Something had walked past him; that was probably the so-called Gate of Sin.
The eager players chased after the unseen beings in the crowd in a daze, and the scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.
Yin Xiu was silently squeezed into a corner. Since he didn't really want it anyway, he simply chose a place to sit and watch the show, waiting for them to finish making their choices and for them to have free time.
But as he looked around, he felt a chill, and when he turned his head, three blurry figures were standing next to him.
It was faintly discernible that they seemed to be reaching out to Yin Xiu.
Yin Xiu: ?