Their luck turned out to be pretty bad, because for the next consecutive active periods, there had always been a few survivors left each time.
In hindsight, a total wipe out was quite rare since this was a low-level Cycle where most newbies entered for the first time.
This kind of Cycles provided a lot of leeway. As long as the players obediently followed the rules and didn't seek death on their own or plot against each other, the survival rate would usually be higher than sixty percent. And that didn't count the presence of the so-called Veteran players, who had ample experience to guide the newbies through the Cycle.
The little skeleton had been observing the players for a long time, hence it knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed. Besides, it was not in a hurry. It had stayed in this haunted school for so long that three or four more active periods didn't make a difference.
But it was different for the black cat, Lucius.
