Chapter 263: Chapter 263

Jiang Ye was quite pleased to see the administrators interpreting Qu Xing's actions this way.

He even had his clone—converted from an administrator—add fuel to the fire in the group chat.

1997: ["Now that you mention it, it makes sense! After Qu Xing instantly killed me, my consciousness blanked out for a few seconds. When I revived, Qu Xing was already gone."]

2025: ["I knew it! I had a revival item that could counter the Ultimate One-for-One! How could the administrator authority transfer without triggering the revival effect... So it was all fake!"]

1009: ["Still, even if it's a fake instant kill with built-in revival effects, that ability is downright outrageous!"]

With these "victims" personally steering the narrative, even the skeptical administrators gradually accepted the fake kill theory.

However, if this were true, Qu Xing's motives became harder to comprehend.

4869: ["But if Qu Xing went through all this trouble to fake-kill administrators just to show off, wasn't he risking everything? What if things went south?"]

7823: ["Maybe he's just short-sighted and didn't realize administrators could communicate via group chat. He probably thought he was flexing for the apartment players, unaware his actions would cause a stir among all administrators."]

4869: ["Exactly! And when targeting administrators, he'd have to wear the Madman Mask, right?"]

4869: ["If he wore the Madman Mask, killing those administrators would cost dozens of masks!"]

4869: ["But if he didn't wear it, one misstep would mean getting erased by an administrator!"]

4869: ["The risks and costs far outweigh the gains. It makes no sense!"]

4869: ["I still think either we're wrong—and Qu Xing can truly instant-kill administrators—"]

4869: ["Or he's causing this uproar for another purpose!"]

9669: ["Hey, doesn't the name 'Qu Xing' sound familiar?"]

9669: ["One of my apartment players mentioned that Huang Bo, the Light-element user, first appeared alongside the name 'Qu Xing.' That player insists Huang Bo and Qu Xing must know each other!"]

4869: ["Whoa! That sparks a wild idea!"]

4869: ["Whether Qu Xing's administrator kills were real or fake, they still triggered kill announcements..."]

4869: ["This defies our understanding, yet it happened. So what if... Qu Xing could also trigger a bounty reward by killing Huang Bo, then revive him??"]

7823: ["WTF?? Are you serious? That'd be cheating the bounty system!"]

4869: ["I strongly suspect Qu Xing and Huang Bo conspired to exploit the bounty rewards this way. But since Huang Bo would have to die by Qu Xing's hand, he demanded proof—hence the fake administrator kills."]

4869: ["So Qu Xing's fake kills were just to reassure Huang Bo that he could fake-kill him too for the bounty!"]

This theory sparked heated discussions. Even Jiang Ye marveled at Administrator 4869's imagination...

In a way, it wasn't entirely wrong. Jiang Ye did plan to fake-kill Huang Bo for the bounty.

But since both Huang Bo and Qu Xing were him, no proof was needed.

Unaware, the administrators spun elaborate tales of Huang Bo and Qu Xing's schemes.

Soon, a more authoritative administrator debunked 4869's theory.

8888: ["The idea of faking Huang Bo's death to cheat the bounty system sounds plausible at first glance."]

8888: ["But if Huang Bo wanted to fake his death, Qu Xing shouldn't have caused such a scene!"]

8888: ["They could've quietly collaborated—Qu Xing claims the bounty while Huang Bo hides his Light aura. No one would know it was faked!"]

8888: ["But now, Qu Xing's repeated fake kills will make it obvious Huang Bo's death is staged!"]

8888: ["So this 'proof' theory actually jeopardizes their plan by exposing it prematurely!"]

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Still, most administrators believed Qu Xing's fake kills must relate to faking Huang Bo's death.

Maybe there were other explanations for the inconsistencies they hadn't considered?

Either way, convinced the kills were fake, the panicked administrators relaxed.

Someone soon suggested: ["Instead of speculating, why not capture Qu Xing alive and interrogate him?"]

["Whether he's truly powerful or has ulterior motives, we'll know once we have him."]

Unfortunately, this posed another problem:

["Easier said than done! Administrator rules forbid us from attacking players directly. How would we capture or interrogate him?"]

2333: ["We can't act, but we can hire other players to do it."]

8888: ["If Administrator 0000 could spare some players, we'd catch Qu Xing quickly."]

The special-numbered administrators discussed but dared not tag 0000 directly.

After all, that leader was the real deal—others spoke of him with utmost caution.

As they debated how to test Qu Xing, the cautiously mentioned Administrator 0000 suddenly spoke up!

0000: ["I'll arrange someone to test this arrogant Qu Xing."]

0000: ["Additionally, within minutes, I'll send corpse puppets to the apartments of administrators he fake-killed. Please cooperate with their investigations."]

After a pause, 0000 added: ["Including you, @4444."]

This tag made the administrators realize—

The first "fake-killed" administrator was the newly promoted 4444.

Back then, 4444 had been Administrator 1010.

He first appeared at Apartment 1010 too!

After another silence, an analysis emerged:

4869: ["I always thought 1010 killing 4444 was too bizarre..."]

["And before that, 1010 was also 'fake-killed' in an unnatural way!"]

["So Administrator 0000 likely suspects 4444 gained something from that fake kill?"]

["And maybe 4444 is behind Qu Xing's recent fake kills?"]