Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

“I forgive you this time.” The Grey Death cultists displayed their magnanimity: “I hope that next time you can provide trustworthy intelligence.”

A thousand curses swirled in his mouth, but Ryan finally managed to squeeze out, "...Thank you."

“It’s alright. Although they are outsourced staff, now that they have joined our Ash Death Cult, we are family.”

The cultist waved his hand magnanimously, both reassuring and warning him, then changed the subject: "You can fool me, but you'd better watch out when you meet our Honorary Saintess at the stronghold later!"

Ryan gets angry whenever this 'honorary saint' is mentioned.

They actually stole my alternate account!

He wanted to see who this guy was.

"My lord, may I ask where our undercover base is?" After the battle of wits just now, Ryan had determined that the cult leader in front of him was an idiot, and he wanted to take this opportunity to gather more information.

"snort."

The cult leader sneered. Although this newcomer wasn't very bright, he knew how to assess the situation: "Good question!"

"That's a forbidden zone for life, the most dangerous place that should never be touched."

Since they are a death cult, even their strongholds must be associated with death.

“But as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.” Ryan pointed out the loophole: “Since the stronghold is in the most dangerous place, are you guys pretty cowardly?”

The believer crashed after being questioned by Ryan.

He said angrily:

"When we're preparing the employees' speeches, you, the outsourced employee, are not allowed to interrupt!"

He's a legitimate, officially recognized cult member, while Ryan, an outsourced cult member, is worlds apart in terms of their level of understanding; they're not from the same world.

"In short, it was a top-secret forbidden zone."

"The people of Chuguang City will never find out!"

The cult leader waved his hand and said, "Men, blindfold them with black cloth and come with me."

The administrative cult members next to them stepped forward and blindfolded everyone with a black cloth.

It was done quite professionally.

With his view taken away, Ryan had no choice but to follow.

Ryan got the hang of it; it felt like a scene from a game cutscene. He figured they were going to be taken to an extremely dangerous and secretive forbidden zone. With that expectation in mind, Ryan walked for who knows how long.

Is it an amazing miniature garden maze map?

Is it a desperate situation that can only be reached by going through a series of complex jumping puzzles?

The air grew increasingly desolate, with only the rustling of pine needles in their ears. They entered a dense forest, going deeper and deeper, and the surroundings became increasingly deathly silent. A terrifying smell gripped everyone's breath—the scent of wild beasts.

"We've arrived," said the administrative cult member.

After removing the black cloth, Ryan finally saw the Grey Death Cult's spy hideout.

"What is this?" Ryan exclaimed in surprise.

The stronghold was located deep in the Twilight Forest, adjacent to a huge cave. The ground was littered with gnawed bones, and the decaying flesh and blood emitted a foul odor, piled up into one mountain of flesh after another. The king of beasts slept in the cave, emitting a deafening roar.

They slept soundly and happily.

The cultists stationed here—as expected of cultists, all of them were at the second ring level—raised their heads and coldly sized up Ryan and his group, thinking that there were quite a few new recruits outsourced this year.

Hopefully, they won't be scared out of their wits.

This is the closest place to Chuguang City, but also the most dangerous.

"That's right."

The cultist proudly declared, "Our stronghold is located right next to the lair of the 'King of Beasts,' the Twilight Bear King. That kid Ryan would never guess!"

The voice just fell.

The sounds of players shouting and yelling could be heard from afar.

"It's just ahead!"

"After searching all day—from sifting through poop to picking up fur and using your scent to find your way—we finally caught you!"

Chapter 146 Players Cleverly Venture into Bear Ridge, Ryan Carelessly Loses Dog Bowl

"This is freshly delivered, this way."

The old man dipped his finger in the sauce, tasted it, nodded, and led the way with a serious expression.

Since the Adventurers' Guild was established and issued its first hunting quest, "The Great Charge of the Happy Bear," fifty players have set out in five groups to search for the "Happy Bear."

According to the information provided by Ryan, Happy Bear is located deep in the Twilight Forest.

Players are certainly familiar with the Twilight Forest, as it is their birthplace. However, their experience is limited to the edges of the Twilight Forest, and they have never ventured into its depths.

Following the hunting methods taught by the villagers, when searching for traces of large monsters, one can observe their droppings and hair.

So players have been scavenging for resources since yesterday.

Fortunately, the bear king had a strong body odor, which could be smelled from a great distance.

Heaven rewards those who persevere; they finally found the happy bear's den.

The hunting process was tedious and boring, and the quest description was also very abstract.

Players inevitably have some formulaic complaints:

"Just because the bear is happy, you have to hunt it?"

"What ecosystem have you damaged..."

"I think that old bastard Ryan actually wants to eat bear's paw."

"So this is what happens when you call everyone out?"

"I wish I hadn't come."

"We're risking our lives on the front lines, while that kid Ryan is raking in the profits in the guild. To be blunt, isn't the Adventurers' Guild just exploitation? It's a tactic from hundreds of years ago."

It's a common saying: for every critic, there's a formulaic internal monologue, and for every devoted follower, there's a formulaic rebuttal.

Yuzu was the first to retort: ​​"What do you know? Leybold is everywhere!"

The legendary investigator chimed in, "Don't be hasty, everyone. It's quite possible that Lord Ryan has other intentions!"

He has made a fortune on a certain website by interpreting Ryan's deeper meaning through conspiracy theories.

He was hailed as "the best in the world" and "the one who understands Eden better than Noodle Sea Master".

And the sea of ​​noodles is the sky.

"Based on my speculation."

The legendary investigator said cryptically, "This matter is definitely not as superficial as the bear hunter wanting to eat bear paws. Perhaps the whole thing is a cover-up! To prevent traitors from Chuguang City from leaking the news!"

Instead of searching for deeper meaning, let's create some deeper meaning for him.

Just then, the scouts in the front row stirred up quite a commotion.

"It's just ahead!"

"After searching all day—from sifting through poop to picking up fur and using your scent to find your way—we finally caught you!"

They exclaimed with emotion, "It wasn't easy! We've finally found the bear king's den!"

"Wait, something's not right!"

The scout, using his telescope, was startled and exclaimed, "Enemy! We've been ambushed!"

The commotion caused by the players startled the cultists.

"Wait, something's not right!"

The esoteric practitioners, using their clairvoyance, were startled and exclaimed in alarm, "Enemies! We're surrounded!"

Both sides were terrified by the other.

The legendary investigator calmed himself and went forward to take a look. He saw that a secret cult stronghold was set up outside the cave. At a glance, there were nearly twenty or thirty cult members, all wrapped in furtive black robes.

"Don't panic, everyone."

Instead of being surprised, he was delighted: "Just as I said, Lord Ryan has a deeper meaning; this is a case of 'the drunkard's heart is not in the wine'!"

"They said they were here to attack the Bear King, but actually they're here to eliminate these cult spies!"

Holy crap, they guessed that right!

The players were all shocked.

Seeing the legendary investigator's confident and strategic demeanor, the players quickly asked him how he had such foresight.

Holy crap, they guessed that right!

The legendary investigator was even more astonished.

I was too greedy this time. I should have used today's luck to draw cards.

“Think it over, reflect on it.” The legendary investigator coughed, continuing to feign confidence and mastery: “Lord Ryan’s every action and word is deeply meaningful.”

"Then why not just say it outright?" the old man asked, unconvinced.

"There's only one answer: there's a traitor among us," the legendary investigator said enigmatically.

"Why weren't you invited to do something so good?" the uncle snapped angrily.

"Don't interrupt."

"There must be an undercover agent in Chuguang City. If we say it outright, it will be exposed."

The legendary investigator's logic was flawless; he fabricated evidence as he went. He casually pointed to the newly arrived outsourced cult members and said, "Look at those newcomers, don't they look familiar?"

"That's true."

The scout player, with his keen eyesight, exclaimed, "The more I look at him, the more familiar he seems... Isn't that the uncle sweeping the streets at the gate of Chuguang City?!"

"Yes, yes, and the chopping blocks for cooking in the cafeteria."

“I’ve seen this guy before, the one who blocked the bridge at the entrance.”

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that all the new believers were workers from Chuguang City.

Holy crap, how could someone guess that correctly!

The scouts were astonished when they saw it.

Holy crap, they actually guessed that right!

The legendary investigator was most shocked and filled with regret, wishing he had used his luck to buy A-shares today.

"I never imagined that Chuguang City would be infiltrated to this extent."

The elderly man, born in the 00s, looked quite serious: "Even the janitor has betrayed us."

"So, Laibao has always been in this kind of environment surrounded by wolves and tigers?"

Yuzu felt sorry for him; this character was too beautiful, strong, and tragic: "He knew all along that he had no one he could trust, that his every move was being monitored, and that one wrong step would lead to total defeat."

"Despite this, he still maintains a seemingly relaxed and sunny image, and even when misunderstood by the world, he bears all the hardships himself."

"That's right, I've felt something was off for a while now."

The legendary investigator continued to spread conspiracy theories: "How could Ryan, the son of a great nobleman, be exiled to such a desolate place? He must have been coveted by someone who was jealous of his position as head of the family and framed by others. I even suspect that Ryan's father is the mastermind behind all this!"

After this seemingly divine pronouncement, all the players...believed it.

No wonder he's 'the person who understands Eden best outside of noodles'.

"But he trusted us the only ones, and used the absurd reason of 'wanting to eat bear's paw' to send signals and lead us here."

The legendary investigator raised his arms and shouted, "Now, only we can help Ryan. We cannot betray this trust. Brothers, charge with me! Destroy these traitors! For Lord Ryan!"

"For Ryan's sake, eliminate the traitor!"

"For Ryan's sake, eliminate the traitor!"

The traitor Ryan watched the fifty players swooping down and cursed inwardly, "What are you doing, you big idiot Chun!"

I haven't received my dog ​​food yet.