Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

If it were the real world, in this situation, Wen Nan would definitely rush forward to save the person without hesitation.

Even though the risk of doing the right thing is very high, beneath him is a living person, and he can't just watch her die in front of him.

But now that this is a game world, Wen Nan hesitated.

In this instance, there are clearly opposing factions.

The girl is either [Queen] or [Princess], and the boy holding the knife is either [Traitor] or [Assassin]?

If so, Wen Nan, as [Loyalist], is supposed to step forward and help, but doing so would completely expose his identity as a [Loyalist]—

After all, in this instance, [Traitors] and [Assassins] have no need to rescue anyone; their mission is solely to kill. Purely from the standpoint, only [Loyalists] would perform a rescue.

At the very beginning, before finding the refresh point, exposing one's identity is certainly not a wise choice in this instance.

Moreover, although the girl is currently in danger and the boy is clearly the aggressor, does that really mean the girl is neutral or righteous, and the boy is evil?

Is it possible that the girl is also part of the evil faction and deliberately staged this play at the game's start, trying to flush out the righteous faction's players while giving everyone an impression of initial weakness for better disguising her evil faction identity?

Wen Nan didn't have much time to think, as the girl was clearly losing the ability to even crawl forward, and the boy was about to catch up to her.

Wen Nan took a slow step toward the two until he finally heard the system prompt in his mind at a certain distance—

9527: [Your skill Mind Reading Technique is now active and will be effective for a total of 10 minutes.]

The Mind Reading Technique skill was successfully cast on the target closer to Wen Nan—the girl on the ground, barely alive.

Soon, a high-pitched voice appeared in his mind—

'squeak, squeak, squeak...'

This is...

While Wen Nan was still stunned, the boy with his face hidden under a hood caught up with the girl lying on the ground. He squatted down, pressing one hand on her body to prevent her from struggling, while raising the blade with the other hand, aiming to stab it into the girl's back.

However, before the blade could pierce her flesh, the boy's arm was firmly grasped by someone.

At some point, a burly man had sneaked in through the window. From the other side of the cafeteria, he had circled around using a chair as cover and approached the knife-wielding boy at the fastest speed.

When the boy was preparing to deliver the fatal strike to the girl, he timely intervened to stop him.

The boy tried twisting his wrist forcefully to escape from the man's grip, but the burly man's strength far outmatched the boy's; faced head-on, the boy couldn't break free.

The burly man exerted force with both hands, easily disarmed the boy, then attempted to lift the hood covering the boy's head, but he quickly dodged and took the chance to escape the burly man's grip as his hold slackened.

Disarmed, the boy with the hood no longer clung to the fight and quickly turned to escape through the window.

His agility was high, and the burly man was unable to pursue him. Helpless, he turned his attention to the girl lying before him saying, "Hey! Can you hear me?"

With the assailant gone, the crowd outside the cafeteria door began peering inside curiously.

Almost twenty years ago, school security wasn't as perfect and efficient as it became later; just as the crisis was almost over, a team of security personnel rushed in from the door.

As medical personnel placed the injured, unconscious girl on a stretcher, the burly man who intervened was called by the arriving police for questioning.

On the way out of the cafeteria, the burly man received the gaze of everyone watching and became the brightest focus among the crowd.

Wen Nan and Zhao Wanting stood far on the other side of the cafeteria, with Wen Nan silently observing the spectators—how many players had infiltrated here, and were any key roles appearing?

No matter how many faction members were present at the scene, one thing was certain—everyone clearly saw the actions of the burly man just now.

The identity of the injured girl was unclear, and the purpose of the hooded boy was unknown, but the burly man taken by the police was very likely to be a [Loyalist].

The instance had just begun, and theoretically, everyone had just received their faction cards, so no one should activate so quickly.

This means that the captured burly man is a player who has not yet found his refresh point, an open [Loyalist].

Such an identity would undoubtedly make him the focus for now and might even make him a target for everyone.

Wen Nan and Zhao Wanting were escorted out by the staff clearing the scene. As the two walked side by side, Zhao Wanting said nervously, "What bad luck, how did we encounter such a thing."

As she spoke, she patted her chest, her brows furrowed unconsciously, and her face remained pale from recalling the bloody scene.

Wen Nan stared intently at her face, trying to discern any signs of lying from her subtle expressions, but found nothing.

Either Zhao Wanting was very good at acting, or she was simply a character with nothing to do with this incident.