Chapter 30

"Damn it, another lunatic." Qiao Jiajin spat on the ground, "I always feel that if we stay here too long, we'll go crazy too."

Qi Xia was agitated by the old man.

"Qi Xia, are you okay?" Lin Ge asked from the side.

"I'm fine." Qi Xia steadied himself, "These people can't stop me. I'm going to participate in the 'game.' You don't have to follow me."

"I'll go with you." Lin Ge said, "No matter what 'game' you go to, I'll go with you."

Hearing this, Qi Xia slowly stopped and turned around, looking at Lin Ge coldly.

This gaze was particularly cold, scaring Lin Ge quite a bit.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Lin Ge, what's your motive?"

"Motive?" Lin Ge asked back, somewhat puzzled, "Do I need a motive?"

Qi Xia stared into Lin Ge's eyes again and said, "Why are you getting close to me? No matter how I think about it, you should be with the other team. We three and you are not on the same path, and we shouldn't be companions."

Hearing Qi Xia's question, Lin Ge just smiled slightly and said, "I've said it before, I'm very interested in you. I want to know what you're thinking."

"I want to get out." Qi Xia said without hesitation, "I've said it many times, I want to get out to see my wife. She can't live without me, do you understand?"

Lin Ge blinked and replied, "I understand."

"My wife's name is Yu Nian'an. She has suffered for me, endured hardships for me, and is my only thought in this life. So I want to go back to find her. This is my only thought, clear enough?"

"Clear enough."

"Now that you know what I'm thinking, are you still not planning to leave?" Qi Xia said coldly.

Lin Ge lowered her head slightly, thought for a long time, and then answered, "Sorry, for certain reasons, I still can't leave."

Qi Xia frowned as he looked at Lin Ge.

Although he didn't sense any danger or lies from her, he still couldn't see through her motives.

"Whatever..." Seeing that he couldn't reason with this woman, Qi Xia turned around and continued walking.

Qiao Jiajin followed Qi Xia and said, "Cheater, we agreed, you have the brains, I have the strength, let's cooperate."

"Do you also have a reason to get out?"

"Yes." Qiao Jiajin nodded, "Although I don't want to die, I also don't want to sit and wait for death."

"Cooperation is fine, but I have to say this first." Qi Xia glanced at Qiao Jiajin and continued, "I have no prior relationship with you. If only one person can get out in the end, I will not hesitate to abandon you."

"I'll be damned... You don't have any sense of righteousness, do you?" Qiao Jiajin shook his head helplessly, "You're really not a likable person."

Hearing the conversation, Tian Tian quietly lowered her head.

Everyone seemed to have a clear goal.

But compared to them, what was she doing?

Assuming she really overcame all difficulties and got out of this place.

Assuming she really returned to the real world and resumed her original life, she would again live a dull life, warmly embracing those dirty old men.

Thinking about it this way... maybe "dying here" would also be a good end.

"Tian Tian, what's wrong?" Lin Ge asked.

"Nothing."

Leaving the square, the group came to another street.

This street was different from the one with the convenience store, seemingly lined with small residential houses, low and scattered, it was unclear if anyone lived there.

After a few steps, the four of them saw another animal mask.

The person was standing at the door of an old room, hands behind their back.

Qi Xia walked straight toward him.

Upon closer inspection, this person was wearing a large rat mask, emitting a foul smell. But the person's figure was very slim, not as strong as the animal masks they had seen before.

Qiao Jiajin asked, "Rat person, right?"

The rat-headed person finally noticed the four people in front of him, then smiled and said, "I'm not a 'rat person,' I'm a 'person rat.'"

Her voice was very pleasant, a girl's voice.

This was the first time the group encountered a woman under an animal mask.

"Damn, you're getting cocky..." Qiao Jiajin said irritably, "I don't care what you are."

"A person rat is a person rat, calling it wrong would be troublesome." The girl laughed and said, "It's rare for someone to visit me here. Do you want to participate in the 'test'?"

Qi Xia looked at the house behind the person rat and asked, "What are the rules?"

"The 'test' for rats, one 'path' as the ticket." The person rat, like a very patient salesperson, gently introduced to the group, "It's hard to find a 'test' with such low difficulty in other areas."

"So what game is behind you?" Qi Xia asked again.

The person rat turned around and pushed open the door, entering a small warehouse.

"My game is called 'Finding the Path in the Warehouse.' There is one 'path' in this room, limited to one person entering. If you find the 'path' within five minutes, you win, and the 'path' belongs to you."

Qi Xia felt something was off and asked again, "What if we can't find it?"

"Can't find it?" The person rat laughed, "If you can't find it... your ticket is void, and you lose one 'path.'"

"Lose one 'path'?" Qi Xia was taken aback, "Just that?"

"What else could there be?" The person rat looked at Qi Xia with confusion.

What's going on?

Qi Xia frowned and thought carefully. One 'path' as a ticket, win and get one 'path,' lose and lose one 'path.'

This game felt off, it wouldn't gain more 'paths' or result in death.

If so, what's the purpose of participating in these games?

"Isn't this a good opportunity?" Tian Tian said, "We can take this chance to better understand our situation."

"But..." Qi Xia was still puzzled. Even if they won this game, what would it mean?

"I can try first." Tian Tian turned to Qi Xia and said, "It's fine if I die."

"What kind of talk is that?" Lin Ge felt Tian Tian's state was off.

"Really." Tian Tian said calmly, "I just figured it out. I feel that whether I get out or not, it doesn't really matter."

After saying that, she asked Qi Xia for a 'path' and handed it to the person rat.

"Is this enough?" Tian Tian asked.

"Yes, I've received the 'ticket.' The game will start once you enter the room." The person rat nodded enthusiastically, "I'll repeat the rules: there is one 'path' in this room. If you find it and bring it out within five minutes, the 'path' is yours."

"Okay, I understand." Tian Tian nodded again.

"Are you ready?" the person rat asked.

"Ready." Tian Tian nodded.

"Great." The person rat said, "The game starts, good luck."

With that, she closed the door.