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The elevator doors on the left side of the corridor opened, and Bai Haozheng, Hei Shengzi, Yuyi Xinzhong, the Plague Doctor, Liu Wu Dai, and Mule walked out of the elevator shaft.

Earlier, when they were upstairs, they had rushed into the elevator shaft and released skills to intercept the aliens that wanted to pounce on them.

Unexpectedly, Li Ang didn't enter the elevator shaft, but said, "You stay here, I'll go save Wanli Fengdao,"

Then, he tapped his toes on the ground and rushed toward the elevator shaft on the right side of the corridor.

The players, not knowing what Li Ang was up to, were confused, and descended to the ground floor along the elevator shaft.

Yuyi Xinzhong relied on a certain skill to hear noises on the left side of the eleventh-floor corridor, and saw Li Ang talking to the red-clothed old woman.

Mule and Liu Wu Dai wanted to open the elevator door to enter the eleventh floor, but were stopped by Bai Haozheng.

The reason was that the elevator shaft was now safe, and the monsters on the twelfth floor hadn't chased them down.

It seemed that it might be safe for everyone to stay in the elevator shaft, so it was better to wait and see.

Mule and Liu Wu Dai vaguely guessed Bai Haozheng's subtext, and the atmosphere in the elevator shaft became extraordinarily strange.

The Calamity Sunset mechanical golem, suspended in the air, maintained the charging state of its dual-arm light cannons, ready to tear apart with these teammates at any time.

But in the end, Mule and Liu Wu Dai didn't make a move. The six players, each with their own thoughts, hung on the brackets of the elevator shaft.

Until now.

The six players stepped forward.

Hei Shengzi, Bai Haozheng, Yuyi Xinzhong, and the Plague Doctor each stood apart, separated by a large distance.

Mule, Liu Wu Dai, and the mechanical golem stood a little further away from the others, and nodded to Li Ang.

"It's safe here."

Bai Haozheng, who hadn't recovered from the previous intense consumption, took the lead in breaking the silence. He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air,

Steadying his breathing, he scanned everyone, including the red-clothed old woman,

And snapped his fingers.

Buzz—

The eleventh-floor corridor vibrated.

To everyone's astonishment, the ground, the walls, the doors, everything began to fold, rotate, stack, and embed,

Like the magical, intertwined buildings in the movie *Inception*,

Constructing Penrose stairs that defied intuition,

Forming a dizzying Droste effect.

After a moment, the changes stopped.

The corridor had changed from a two-dimensional plane into a tall maze with three dimensions. Everyone was at the bottom level of the intricate and vast maze.

"..."

Li Ang squinted at Bai Haozheng, who wasn't far away, and said calmly, "Judy Cecil said that there's an alien in the Dolphin Hotel that can disguise itself as an extra floor, moving back and forth within the hotel.

Is this it?"

"That's right."

Bai Haozheng nodded, "On the fourth night, the night Bob died,

I told you I received the 'Pass Through the Stone Gate' note and came to a maze similar to the hotel corridor. It's actually inside this anomaly.

I found a diary of a hotel resident, Martin Anderson, in there, and successfully walked out of the maze.

And the night before, the sixth night, I told you I received the 'Don't Get Killed' note,

But in fact, what I received was the same 'Please Sleep' note as the Haunting Gaze.

I have a skill that can perfectly replicate a seamless temporary counterfeit of an item.

As an intelligence analyst for the Special Affairs Bureau, I'm responsible for collecting all the players' notes, so it was easy for me to copy the Plague Doctor's previous note.

In this way, I concealed a crucial fact—I already knew the essence of the hotel, mastered the method of summoning and communicating with this corridor alien,

And guessed that there was one or more traitors hidden among us."

Li Ang tilted his head, "So, with a way to safely get us away from those restless aliens, you still chose to go along with the plan to stay on the twelfth floor, preferring to risk death, just to find out who the traitor is?"

"It couldn't be helped."

Bai Haozheng ignored the somewhat gloomy gazes of Yuyi Xinzhong and the others, and said lightly, "First of all, I only knew there was a traitor, but I didn't know how many there were, or who it was.

You, Miss Liu, Mule, Yuyi Xinzhong, Hei Shengzi...

Everyone is a suspect.

If I opened my mouth rashly, it could bring me great risk.

Since the traitor is willing to continue acting, I don't mind playing along—just like Comrade Li Risheng.

Secondly, the essence of this floor's strangeness is actually to trap those aliens who want to attack and kill us, including the Old Man of Terror, by constructing an extremely complex maze,

Preventing them from finding our location for the time being.

It can't directly kill aliens.

And the maze's maintenance time is also limited, not enough to last until the curfew is over,

So it can't be used as a safe haven for the whole night.

Also..."

Bai Haozheng turned his head and looked at his "player companions" with somewhat unsightly expressions, and smiled, "I can understand the emotions of those who think I'm selfish and disregard the life and safety of my companions,

But I also ask for your understanding,

Special Affairs Bureau employees don't represent the Special Affairs Bureau itself.

In script missions, doing everything possible to survive is not something to be ashamed of."

"It's okay."

Liu Wu Dai held a bow in her hand, with another Tiangong Kaiwu miniature missile nocked on the string, and said indifferently, "So, did you find the traitor?"

"Well..."

Bai Haozheng shook his head, "Apart from the essence of the hotel, the information I have is as much as Comrade Li Risheng.

But he has the confidence to go deep alone,

And we've trapped the red-clothed old woman,

I think he should know the identity of the traitor,

Or, have a way to find out the identity of the traitor.

Until then, let's listen to what he has to say."

Li Ang quietly glanced at Bai Haozheng.

Hunter, prey, bait, trap, deception, concealment...

You must have the determination to use yourself as bait in order to become a hunter hiding behind the scenes.

Li Ang nodded to Mule and Liu Wu Dai, indicating that they should be patient,

Then, he raised his hand to adjust his dragon-headed mask, recalling what he had said earlier, "Where was I...

Right, the red-clothed old woman knew that the Dolphin Hotel could react preemptively, predicting that you would use the method of 'leaving food at the door' to harm others,

And thus issued a targeted note such as 'Keep the Door Clean',

So the red-clothed old woman, that is, you, chose to directly kill other players.

The first target was Bob."

Li Ang paused, and said slowly, "On the fourth night, Bob received the same note as the previous three days. He entered sleep, came to the dark space, and spent a long time in it.

However, at 3:30 a.m. in the real world, he should still have been alive."