Yin Xiu got up from the ground and stared silently at the two handcuffs on his wrists, one black and one white, which locked his wrists tightly. Although the length of the chain in the middle was enough for him to move a little, it still restricted his movements.
If he had known he would frighten the warden into adding another pair of handcuffs, he should have just closed the door and gone back to sit in the corridor.
Now, even if the black handcuffs are removed, I don't know how to remove these extra silver handcuffs.
Yin Xiu sighed softly, put his hands down, and began to look around.
I don't know which floor the warden hurriedly threw him to. The surrounding walls were all dusty and old and dilapidated. The doors and windows in the corridor were broken and looked as if they had been gnawed by something, leaving curved gaps.
Yin Xiu walked forward along the corridor, glancing sideways at the window on one side of the corridor.
I don't know what the building's structure is like. In the void of darkness, I can see the corridors of other floors. Each corridor is a segmented structure, floating in the air, connected in fragments, and separated by doors.
You can still see players exploring the corridor from a distance, but they are too far away to see anything.
While keeping an eye on the other players in the corridor, Yin Xiu walked to the end of the corridor and pushed open the door at the end of his corridor.
He was probably in the middle of the corridor, surrounded by dilapidated rooms without any floors, let alone the location on the note to find his knife. He needed to hurry to the end to confirm the floor number and see if there were any stairs or anything like that.
Upon opening the door, the next section of the corridor appeared before them, with a player standing in the center of the corridor.
The man was also taken aback by the sudden arrival. He was momentarily stunned when he saw Yin Xiu, but immediately raised his hands and shouted, "Don't be nervous! I'm still handcuffed! I'm not a threat!"
Yin Xiu looked at him calmly, turned around and closed the door behind him, then turned back and said, "Don't worry, I'm not nervous."
The other party paused for a moment, then focused their gaze on Yin Xiu's wrist.
The fact that they were still handcuffed meant they hadn't retrieved their items and weapons yet, and they weren't currently capable of causing harm, but...
Why is this person wearing two pairs of handcuffs?
The player hesitated for a moment, knowing he shouldn't pry into other people's privacy, so he awkwardly shifted his attention away from the handcuffs and asked softly, "Since we haven't gotten our items back yet, why don't we just stay peaceful for now? What's your name, bro?"
Yin Xiu replied calmly, "My name is Ye Tianxuan."
Upon hearing this name, the other person's expression suddenly became complicated. "So you are Ye Tianxuan. I've heard of you... but the rumors say you only use threats and inducements to extract information from monsters, and you're not bad to players. You shouldn't be the one to enter this instance, right?"
Yin Xiu covered his face with his hands, trying to look apologetic, and said, "In the last dungeon, I accidentally killed a monster while trying to get information."
As he spoke, he peeked out from between his fingers and murmured, "Alas, I am truly sinful..."
"Oh...so it was a mistake." The other party seemed thoughtful, looking at Yin Xiu's affected performance, it was unclear whether he believed it or not.
But he immediately showed enthusiasm, "Since you are Ye Tianxuan, I will assume for now that you won't lay a hand on me. How about we cooperate?"
The other person raised his hand and pointed to a door beside him. "On my way here, I found out how to conquer the Sin Gate. It just so happens that this is a bathroom with a Sin Gate inside. It's just a little bit vicious. I haven't retrieved the tools yet, so I can't deal with it. So we can try cooperating."
"The Gate of Sin?" Yin Xiu glanced at the door beside the player. It had a bathroom sign on it, like a public shower room. This room was the only one in the corridor whose walls hadn't been gnawed on, making it look quite unusual.
"What is the method of conquering the Sin Gate?" Yin Xiu withdrew his gaze and looked at the person opposite him.
The player hesitated for a moment, but decided to use this information to exchange for Yin Xiu's trust. "It's a challenge. After facing the Sin Gate, you will automatically enter a one-minute Sin Gate challenge. As long as you survive the Sin Gate's attack for one minute, you can obtain the Sin Gate. This method can only be used by those who were not initially chosen by the Sin Gate."
"As you can see, the girl in the lobby has been chosen by the Sin Gate. She can be directly bound, while the rest of us can only do so through challenges."
Yin Xiu nodded and began to think about his situation back then. He was chosen, but he refused. If he encountered the Gate of Sin a second time, would he enter the challenge or could he directly bind with it?
Or are the sinners so enraged that seeing him will extend the challenge to two minutes?
"So, how about you consider cooperating with me? I'll give you the Gate of Sin." The player eagerly tried to persuade Yin Xiu to agree.
Yin Xiu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Give me the Gate of Sin?"
"Yes!" The other person nodded kindly. "My props happen to be in this room. I want to get them back, but with the Sin Gate here, I definitely won't last a minute. So you go in and distract the Sin Gate. Once I get my props back to support you, you can get the Sin Gate back, and then we'll go find your props together."
Yin Xiu slightly curled the corners of his lips, "Your props are inside. Once you get them, I'm afraid the Sin Gate might not be given to me anymore."
The player's face stiffened, but he continued with a smile, "How could that be? You have the Gate of Sin, why would you be afraid of me with my items? You saw the power of the Gate of Sin in the lobby just now; killing a player is a piece of cake."
"What if you have a powerful tool that can deal with the Sin Gate?" Yin Xiu raised his chin slightly and narrowed his eyes. "I'll go in and distract them. If I don't last a minute, you can use the tool to challenge the Sin Gate. If I do last a minute, you can use the tool to kill me who has the Sin Gate and take it away. Either way, you won't lose anything."
Having his little scheme exposed, the player's face darkened slightly, and he let out a cold laugh, "Looks like you're not willing to cooperate."
"But it's okay if you don't want to cooperate. As you've seen, the Sin Gate on this level likes to gnaw on things. Throw your corpse in, and it will be interested. Just attract its attention a little, and I can still get my items back." After the player completely dropped his pretense, his expression turned sinister, and he looked at Yin Xiu as if he were looking at prey.
"I really like your attitude right now." Yin Xiu nodded in satisfaction. What kind of easy guys are there in this dungeon? They're all acting like friendly players right from the start. It's so unsettling. This is much more comfortable.
"But what makes you so confident you can kill me?"
Both of them were handcuffed, which made it difficult to kill each other, given their restricted movement.
The player opposite him scoffed, "Ye Tianxuan, I might not even consider this if it were someone else, but it's a different story if it's you."
"I not only know that you're not very friendly to ghosts and monsters, but I also know that you're in poor health and are sickly."
"I could tell from you earlier that you weren't very strong. I've killed countless players; killing a sickly guy like you would be a piece of cake." The player laughed as he twisted his wrists, the muscles on his arms clearly bulging, indicating that he was a strength-type player.
Yin Xiu stared coldly at the other person's disdain and mockery, then glanced down at himself.
In the eyes of these muscular players, he was actually about the same level as Ye Tianxuan, which saddened him.
Yin Xiu sighed slowly, strolled over to the broken window next to him, reached out and grabbed a sharp shard of glass, and snapped it off.
The other party immediately became alert, clenching their fists and staring intently at Yin Xiu's every move.
Yin Xiu calmly gripped the glass shards, blood seeping from his palms, but he remained expressionless, glancing coldly at the other person, and said in a low voice, "Although I, Ye Tianxuan, am a bit physically weak, I still have a strong sense of self-respect, and I dislike it most when people call me a sickly person."
"You hurt my sensitive and fragile heart, so I'll make you feel fragile too."
He smiled coldly as he raised the shard of glass in his hand. Amidst the dripping crimson blood, his eyes gleamed with murderous intent. "It's just a physical matter, isn't it?"