Nancy asked, "What was the hint on the previous clue?"
"It said 'left'. I've been carrying you for more than an hour. Every time the guardian beast appeared, we had to choose a new route."
Nancy's eyes widened, "You've been carrying me for more than an hour??"
She covered her face in shame: "Am I a log? Not only did I let you fight alone, I even let you carry me. Why was I sleeping so soundly? I truly slept like a log."
Felicia laughed out loud, "It's fine, it's fine. I'm very strong. You were just sleeping. It's different from normal sleep. Don't blame yourself."
Nancy shook her head with a pale face as she felt extremely guilty: "You're too good of a person. I'm not worthy of being your teammate."
Felicia smiled and replied, "I think you're very good. The two of us are the most suitable teammates. It's easy for people here to lose control of their temper, but you've always been calm and collected. This kind of mentality is very rare."
Nancy was a little sad, "I'm not calm, I just don't care anymore because I don't want to live…"
"You will live a long life," Felicia interrupted her.
Nancy looked at her for a while and said emotionally, "Thank you, Felicia."
Felicia narrowed her eyes after hearing this.
Faced with the girl's trust and gratitude, she was internally delighted.
...
On the other side.
The middle-aged man and the headband youth who defeated the guardian beast were lying on the floor.
The young man lifted his shirt to wipe his sweat.
Looking at the paper that fell from the sky, he said weakly, "I got another clue, hehe."
His lips split into a smile and he started crying.
Tears streamed down his face like a punctured water pipe.
After living for twenty years, he had never risked his life as he did now.
When he was young, he was urged by his parents to study and attend all kinds of tuition classes. He did try his best.
At that time, if he did not do well, he would at most have a meal of burgers and fries…
No matter how 'heartless' his parents were, they still loved him.
A peaceful and stable life would give people the illusion that there was no danger.
When he saw news of death and accidents on the television, he would only sigh before moving on.
He did not expect… bad luck to suddenly befall him.
He raised his arm to cover his face.
Even now, he still felt like he was in a dream.
It was an instinctive desire to survive, an instinctive desire to clear this game.
There was only one goal, and that was to get out alive.
When the middle-aged man heard the sobbing, he turned to look at him and sighed, "Cry. It's good to cry and vent your emotions."
The young man burst into tears after hearing that.
"Sir, I'm so scared. I miss my parents, my grandparents, my classmates, and even my least favorite—school. I'll study hard and find a job after graduation. I won't let my parents worry about me anymore. I won't be as lazy as before. I'll cherish every single day I live."
As he cried, he said, "But I'm afraid that I won't be able to go back. I'll die here. I won't have the chance to make changes in my life. I'm an only child. If I die, how will my parents live?"
The middle-aged man looked up.
After a long while, he said, "My wife is also an only child. Our four parents are still alive. I still have two children. The older one is in middle school while the younger one is still in kindergarten."
The young man slowly stopped crying and looked up at him with tears in his eyes.
The middle-aged man continued, "My wife is an elementary school teacher, and I'm a senior executive of the company. My income is okay, but once I die, my family will be devastated."