"Wait, so 'Robin' is also one of the three players in this dungeon..."
After closing the notebook, Lin Yu slowly digested its contents.
The information recorded in the notebook happened to resolve most of his current confusion—there were no vague or unclear parts, and even the withheld information came with explanations about why it was concealed.
This made Lin Yu sigh in admiration...
"Really thorough work, as expected from me."
Although he had manipulated many people so far and formed temporary cooperative relationships with numerous individuals, cooperating with himself still felt the most comfortable.
Anyway...
Based on the information provided in the notebook, Lin Yu could draw a conclusion.
"It's best to find 'Robin' as soon as possible. After all, she should be the strongest player in this dungeon, far surpassing both me and Max."
"As a 'Third Tier' player, she likely has methods to preserve her own memories."
"And according to the information I left myself in the notebook, the 'patients' in this hospital seem to be more terrifying than the 'medical staff,' otherwise I wouldn't have specifically warned myself."
"Avoid combat... but not avoid contact, which means I should still engage deeply with these patients."
As Lin Yu pondered, a plan gradually took shape in this unknown situation.
After waiting in place for a while, he saw Max returning from the other end of the corridor.
She cautiously approached Lin Yu, panting heavily, and waved her hand.
"Whew, bro, that really exhausted me!"
"I've scouted out this floor's situation. There are seven corridors total... the one we're in contains specialized isolation rooms and single-patient wards. Additionally, there's one without rooms serving as an activity area, and the remaining five are all regular patient wards."
"Some patients move around in the activity area and regular ward corridors... plus there's a doctor wandering around, so be careful."
"Those patients don't seem particularly aggressive, but that doctor might be a bit manic."
Hearing this, Lin Yu fell into thought: "There's actually a doctor wandering the corridors... There was also a doctor in my room initially. I wonder how their strength compares."
Max's gaze shifted nervously: "Oh, really? You had one in your room too? I think they're probably about equal in strength."
Seeing Max's guilty expression, Lin Yu reached a conclusion after brief consideration.
"Hey, don't tell me you didn't actually defeat that guy and just let him escape?"
Max laughed heartily: "Haha, that would be way too exaggerated, you're really joking around."
Seeing that Lin Yu showed no sign of laughing, and under his sharp gaze, Max stood up straight obediently.
"Sorry... that was indeed the monster from my room. I didn't think I could beat him."
Lin Yu sighed.
"I knew it... but it's fine. Since I could handle the one in my room, that means I can probably handle another one."
"Of course, maybe we won't even need to deal with it."
"There are three players in this game, right? We should probably meet up with the final player first—maybe they're the type who's really good at direct combat."
Max stroked her chin and said: "True, I'm good at intelligence gathering, and according to forum information, May you're good at reasoning and puzzles... We could use a more straightforward enforcer."
"And since the two of us are close together while the final player isn't near us, they might actually be quite capable!"
"Let's go find that person."
As she spoke, Max pulled out a golden compass from her chest pocket.
"Leave the tracking to me. With this compass, locating her position will be a piece of cake."
Then, Lin Yu watched as Max rotated the compass while muttering incantations.
"Warriors arrayed all before me Om mani padme hum Into the light I command thee!"
Hearing Max's mix of ancient and modern, Eastern and Western phrases, Lin Yu immediately understood why the evaluation he wrote in the [Ancient Notebook] characterized this person as "trustworthy but unreliable"...
She probably doesn't have bad intentions, but she's not particularly useful either.
He wasn't even sure if her tracking method would work.
But just as Lin Yu was considering whether to find Robin's location himself, Max's compass unexpectedly stopped moving.
"Found her!"
Max exclaimed excitedly, then pointed in that direction.
"Currently pointing toward... let me see, seems to be a stairwell I passed earlier."
"In other words, the remaining player is probably not on the same floor as us!"
Max stated confidently, and Lin Yu reached his own conclusion.
"That means she's upstairs."
After all, they were on the second floor.
Floors two, three, and four are patient wards, while the first and fifth floors are special.
It's unlikely Robin started on the first or fifth floor, so she should be on either the third or fourth floor upstairs.
And among the middle floors, the strength of the patients increases with each level.
Both he and Max are 'First-Tier' players, so appearing together on the second floor makes sense.
Robin is a 'Third Tier' player... so, following this logic, she's most likely on the fourth floor.
There's no player on the third floor because there are no 'Second Tier' players in this dungeon.
However, Lin Yu didn't share this entire reasoning—if he told Max this deduction, he wouldn't be able to explain how he knew the final player was 'Robin.'
So, Lin Yu said nothing and followed behind Max who was holding the compass, crossing the corridor to reach the stairwell entrance.
Looking at the "Unsafe Passage" sign flashing red and the slightly warped door frame, Lin Yu suddenly felt an ominous premonition.
"I have a feeling there's some monster hiding behind this door."
Lin Yu muttered. Max thought seriously for a moment and nodded: "I think you're right, so let me scout ahead!"
"I have an item called [Cheese Kitty] that's really useful for checking if unfamiliar environments are dangerous."
Looking at the cat plush toy Max pulled out, Lin Yu rationally thought it seemed fine.
But with his growing ominous feeling, combined with the hints he'd seen earlier in the [Ancient Notebook], Lin Yu decided to be more cautious.
"Let me handle it."
Lin Yu said, then chose to conduct the reconnaissance his own way.
He pulled out the [Fear Torch] from his chest and pushed open the passage door.
"Swish!"
The next instant, tentacles suddenly appeared from behind the door, reaching straight for Lin Yu's face!