Chapter 9

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Brandon rushed into the safe zone as quickly as he could, and managed to avoid the poison gas.

After he entered, he opened the map and saw that the poison gas was slowly moving through the map, gradually filling up the area outside the safe zone and turning it into a death zone.

“It seems that the way the poison spreads is the same as in those escape games before I transmigrated.”

“However…”

“The poison gas seems to be spreading faster and faster.”

“If someone thinks that its speed is constant, I’m afraid they’ll have to suffer a little.”

“I just don’t know how this poison gas affects HP. If it causes people to die instantly, I’m afraid it’ll take a few unlucky lives.”

Brandon muttered while carefully observing the spreading speed of the poison gas on the map.

The spreading speed of the poison gas was getting faster and faster. If it wasn’t for the fact that his physique had reached 22 points and his eyesight had improved accordingly, he wouldn’t have noticed this.

At the same time, he also noticed that at this moment, there were only 56 people left.

Brandon still remembered that when he was watching in the dilapidated palace, 21 people had been eliminated in the first minute or two of the game.

From that point until now, it had already been more than ten minutes, and only 23 players had been eliminated.

The speed had obviously slowed down.

Obviously, not all the players in this match were new to the game, but the majority were probably first-time players. Many inexperienced players would have been eliminated at the beginning.

As they got used to the escape game, the speed of elimination slowed down.

This meant that the remaining players were more cautious. If they were not completely confident, they would not take the risk.

Turning off the map, Brandon opened his personal information panel.

[

Player: Brandon Hayes

Weapon: Dagger (purple)

Defense: 75 points (blue)

Other equipment: Helmet (green), shoes (blue)

Physique: 22 (7 + 15)

Agility: 22 (7 + 15)

Spirit: 24 (9 + 15)

Vitality: 22 (7 + 15)

Skills: Instant step (green), silence (blue)

Backpack: [Dagger (green)] , [Longsword (green)] , [Armor Repair Box (green)] * 8, [ Bandages (green)] * 8, [Equipment repair box ] * 5

]

Looking at his information panel, Brandon pondered.

After killing three people, each of his attributes had increased by a total of 15 points, and each attribute had broken through the 20-point barrier.

In terms of equipment, his weapon was purple-quality, the armor and shoes were blue-quality, and everything else was green-quality.

“My equipment and attributes can surely rank in the top three of all the players!”

“With the combination of ‘instant steps’, ‘silence’, and ‘infinite invisibility’, I have the ability to kill any one of them!”

“But…”

“It’s not enough!”

“As the equipment and attributes of other players increase, the difficulty of dealing with my opponents will definitely increase exponentially. Moreover, the smaller the safe zone, the more experienced the remaining players will be.”

“When I reach the end, while I am targeting others, there is a high possibility that a third party will target me!”

“At that time, if I am ambushed and caught in a fight, I will most likely fail.”

Brandon was very calm. As an expert player in an escape game before he transmigrated, he made a detailed analysis of the current progress of the game and the possible difficulties that might occur in the future.

He thought calmly.

“Based on these possible difficulties, I’ll have to make a plan.”

“First, I need better equipment!”

“It seems white equipment is the lowest-quality, followed by green, blue, and purple. There may be other qualities in between, but that’s not likely. There might also be higher quality equipment above purple, but it will definitely be very precious. I won’t consider it.”

Thinking of this, Brandon could not help but have a headache.

Without the memory of the past, he could only rely on himself to search for information about the escape game.

When he returned back, he had to settle the matter of his memories!

“Other than the equipment, if I meet any players now, I have to take action!”

“If I want to use the ‘infinite invisibility’ well, the best way is to assassinate my enemy. However, the more people there are, the more likely I’ll be exposed to attacks afterwards. This is disadvantageous to me.”

“I need to reduce the number of players as much as possible while the safe zone shrinks!”

1. Find better equipment!

2. Kill!

Based on his advantages, Brandon formulated this simple plan.

He opened the map again and found that the nearest city district to Grand Town was very far away. There were basically monsters everywhere along the way.

“If that’s the case, let’s kill the monsters then!”

“If I am lucky, I’ll pick up a few more skill books. It’ll be easier to win this round.”

So, Brandon found the nearest monster pack on the map and rushed towards it.

…

A few minutes later.

Brandon saw the monster’s real body.

It was a creature that looked like a bear, but it was much bigger. Just lying there sleeping, its height was high enough to reach Brandon’s chest. Its body was covered in brown fur that reflected the sunlight, as though it was made of steel.

Brandon was not in a hurry to make a move. He first checked the area around him.

This was to prevent someone from taking advantage of him when he made a move.

After making sure that there was no one nearby, Brandon walked right in front of the bear while invisible. He raised his dagger high and plunged it down.

[You have hit the target’s vital point (head), causing 146 critical hit damage!]

Stun!

Brandon swung his arms quickly, wanting to score a few more quick hits.

Suddenly!

The giant brown bear’s head jerked, causing the second strike to miss the head and instead strike the shoulder.

[You have struck the target, causing 42 critical hit damage!]

The stun duration was so short?!

Brandon was shocked, but he reacted quickly used ‘instant steps’ to pull himself three yards away, hiding behind a rock.

Then, he heard an earth-shattering roar.

The giant brown bear was angry!

However, after scanning the area, it could not see any living creatures.

The activation time of instant step was one-tenth of a millisecond, so the bear did not notice it.

It was sleeping soundly and woke up suddenly after being stabbed. It was very angry when it woke up, but it did not find its target. So it only let out a breath of frustration and laid back down.

Brandon, who was hiding behind a bush, began to analyze the situation after seeing this scene.

The stun effect of the purple dagger was weak against this creature. The duration of 2 seconds had been reduced to less than 0.5 seconds.

Other than that, the critical hit damage should have been 156, but the result was only 146. The normal damage should have been 52, but the result was 42. The damage had been reduced by 10 points.

These were the characteristics of the giant brown bear. It had an excellent ability to resist stunning effects, and it also had a fixed damage reduction.

Moreover, its HP was a whole 800 points.

That wasn’t easy to deal with!

Thinking of an idea, Brandon’s eyes lit up slightly.

‘Although I can’t stun it for long enough… I can torture it!’ he thought to himself..