Chapter 561 Honesty

Chapter 561: Frankness

The other players clearly didn't understand why Su Bai suddenly started asking Jie Ying about her friends, but that wasn't what they were focused on right now. Instead...

"Miss Xie, if what you're saying is true, then... that's vital intel that even the authorities don't have!" Chi Yan's tone was tense. "Why would you share such crucial information with us?"

"And among us, there are members of the Special Operations Group." Tian Yue spoke up at this moment, her expression particularly serious. "Since you've told us this, if it's true, you probably can't stop me from reporting this. After all, this is extremely important for us."

Originally, they had hoped Xiang Feiyu could convey their meaning with pen and paper, but the next second, Le Shiya, standing beside Su Bai, had already transmitted both their words into Jie Ying's mind, once again putting on an act of it being a strenuous effort.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." The girl bit her lip until it turned pale. "We might not have enough time for Brother Feiyu to write."

"First, the purpose of 'Deep Dive' is to explore the truth, not to keep secrets." Jie Ying's gaze turned to Tian Yue.

"As for my friends..." She sighed softly, as if reminiscing, her lips quirking up in a slightly helpless smile.

"Sometimes their heads work just fine."

"But other times, they're incredibly naive."

She paused, her eyes flickering slightly, seeming to recall something rather troublesome, her tone tinged with sarcasm: "If I hadn't stopped them, they probably would have already printed this information on flyers and passed them out everywhere."

"Of course, I don't want to keep this information to myself either. I just think..." Jie Ying paused, "...letting all players know about this isn't necessarily a good thing. After all, the Nightmare World doesn't select players based on their kindness or sense of justice. Among the player community, there are plenty of scum who use their power to commit evil deeds."

"So, if we perish here, then whatever I say won't matter. No one will be able to take this information out of Hospital No. 666."

"But if we survive and beat the game relying on this information..." Jie Ying's gaze swept over all the players present, "...after being together these past few hours, I believe you know how to handle this information correctly."

"Even if I've misjudged you all, it doesn't matter. It would just grant the wishes of those three idiots. The incredible—even great—truth they discovered could finally be known by all players, just as they hoped."

As she spoke, Jie Ying twisted her wrist and single-handedly lifted the heavy cleaver. Unlike her first attempt to chop the withered branch, this time Su Bai, even without sight, could sense a much stronger surge of power.

The power of the Red Moon within Jie Ying's body wasn't strong, so Su Bai hadn't noticed anything special about her. But if Jie Ying had learned "Meditation," then she could enhance her ability two or threefold, or even more, by mastering this power.

*Thud!*

Without any warning, Jie Ying directly raised the cleaver in her hand and slammed it hard onto the corridor floor! The moment the blade made contact, the ground beneath Su Bai's feet trembled, a dull vibration spreading through the floor.

The nearby players instinctively held their breath, their eyes drawn to the cleaver embedded in the floor—with just Jie Ying alone, wielding the blade single-handedly, she'd managed to put a shallow crack in the hard ground.

Although the crack wasn't obvious, that faint trace proved Jie Ying's strength was far greater than Xiang Feiyu's.

Jie Ying slowly straightened up, lifted her head, and scanned the group.

Her breathing was slightly rapid, but her face showed no sign of fatigue. Instead, it held a calm and assured composure.

"So..."

She lightly flicked the hilt of the cleaver. The blade trembled slightly with her movement, emitting a low, resonant hum.

Then, she slightly raised her chin, a faint curve lifting the corner of her lips. "Now, can we begin trying?"

"By the way," she added seemingly offhand, her tone still casual, "I'm just a physically enhanced player too."

Su Bai could sense that, to earn the other players' trust, Jie Ying had indeed offered sincerity this time.

But he couldn't shake the feeling that this Miss Xie seemed to be hiding something else.