"Of course... hehe, I certainly know what I'm talking about." The Dragon Man slowly took a step forward and said to the crowd, "Countless people have come out of this door, and I've told each one of them the same thing.
"Countless..."
The crowd was taken aback for a moment. Officer Li said viciously, "What are you people, exactly? How many people have you brought here?"
"'Brought' here?" The Dragon Man tilted his head, revealing a pair of muddy eyes from the hollows of his mask, and he stared at Officer Li coldly with a smile, "Did you get it wrong? Was it really us who 'brought' you here? Could it be...?"
Lin sighed and said to Qi Xia and Officer Li, "You all know they're crazy, so don't try to argue with them. Let's get out of here."
Her words made the crowd much more sober. These people wearing animal masks were obviously abnormal, and the one in front of them, who had sewn together various animal heads, was even more deranged.
If one were to follow the train of thought of a madman, they would go mad themselves soon enough.
The crowd bypassed the Dragon Man and walked towards the exit behind him.
"Remember, without three thousand six hundred 'Dao,' no one can leave," the Dragon Man reminded them in a low voice.
Qi Xia, as if possessed, turned his head and asked him, "How do we obtain 'Dao'?"
"What the hell, why are you paying attention to him?" Qiao Jia Jing pushed Qi Xia with an annoyed expression, "Are you really going to look for those golden beads?"
"No matter what, I must get out," Qi Xia's eyes showed a resolute look, "Someone is waiting for me."
The Dragon Man nodded slightly and said, "It's the 'games' you've experienced. Different games can yield different 'Dao.'"
Qi Xia's face looked a bit ugly as he examined the golden beads in his hand, "You mean... we have to actively participate in the games to obtain 'Dao'?"
"Hehe, that's right, take them, take them," the Dragon Man's dirty hand kept waving.
We must leave this place.
Qi Xia looked at the beads in his hand and seemed pensive.
The crowd didn't know how to persuade him and walked out of the door one after another.
A breeze hit their faces, carrying an indescribable heavy smell.
The few people on the scene slowly opened their eyes, but there was no joy of being reborn.
Because in front of them was a dead city that looked like ruins.
Above the dark red sky, there was a yellow sun. The surface of the sun had thin black lines that were spreading inward.
Under this bizarre sky, what came into view was a dilapidated city.
It had been built once, then burned to the ground.
The fire burned for days and nights without being extinguished, and it ended up in this state.
Most of the houses were damaged, with cracked walls. Countless dark red plants covered the walls.
Officer Li swallowed and asked, "Hey, Dragon Man, what kind of place have you brought us to..."
He turned his head, and his voice suddenly stopped, his mouth slowly widening.
The crowd also turned their heads following his voice and looked back.
There were no buildings behind them, but an open square.
At this moment, the nine people stood alone in the center of the square, as if they had descended from the sky.
How did we get here?
Where is the door we came through?! Where is the Dragon Man?!
Unfortunately, no one here could answer their questions.
In the center of the square, there was a particularly conspicuous large electronic display screen, which looked like it had been used for many years, even the edges were somewhat rusty.
At this moment, the screen displayed a sentence that puzzled everyone: "I heard the echo of 'Disaster.'"
"Disaster? What the hell is that?" Qiao Jia Jing read the sentence twice but still didn't understand.
Qi Xia noticed that there was a large and mottled bronze bell standing above the electronic display screen.
This kind of ancient object, placed together with the electronic display screen, looked very discordant.
After a long time, the writer Han Yimo slowly raised his head and said in a low voice, "So we really are dead... This is the underworld, right?"
Before seeing this scene, he still held a glimmer of hope.
Perhaps they were not dead, but had been captured here on the verge of death.
But how to explain this obviously abnormal world?
"I don't know if we're dead or not, I only know that if we don't treat your wound, you will really die," Dr. Zhao forced himself to cheer up and lifted Han Yimo's arm.
No matter what, they now seemed to be 'alive,' and since they seemed to be alive, they couldn't give up.
"There seems to be a convenience store over there," Lin pointed to the distance, "Although it looks heavily damaged, I wonder if there might be any needles and gauze inside?"
Without a word, Qiao Jia Jing lifted Han Yimo's other arm and said with a wry smile, "Let's go and have a look, it would be great if there's something to eat."
The crowd moved forward slowly.
The scene here was constantly revealing a strange atmosphere, which made everyone a bit uneasy.
The convenience store was located in the middle of a road, and the glass at the entrance was completely..."
The glass was shattered, and the signboard had collapsed halfway.
As the group was about to reach the entrance, they slowly came to a halt.
Across from the convenience store was a restaurant, and a figure was standing at the door.
He was wearing a bull's head mask, dressed in a black suit, with his hands clasped behind his back, like a statue.
The group couldn't help but feel a bit tense.
These people wearing animal masks were all lunatics.
Was he standing here now to announce some 'test'?
After cautiously waiting for a while, they noticed that the person with the bull's head mask didn't move at all. He didn't speak or even glance at them.
The group finally gathered the courage to move forward a few more steps and arrived at the entrance of the convenience store.
"Is it a mannequin?" Tian Tian asked cautiously.
Qi Xia took a closer look at the person with the bull's head mask. The eyes beneath his mask were still slightly moving, so he wasn't a mannequin. It seemed like he was guarding the restaurant behind him.
"Whatever he is, let's just ignore him," Officer Li turned and opened the dilapidated door of the convenience store.
As soon as the door opened, a nauseating smell hit them.
The smell of the city was already extremely 'heavy,' and the smell inside the convenience store was even worse.
The smell of blood, foul odor, and the scent of burnt items mixed with a bit of heat, echoing in the room.
These smells were all very fresh, as if they had just been emitted.
"..."
Lawyer Zhang Chenze couldn't bear it and bent over to retch.
Tian Tian looked at her with concern and asked, "Big lawyer, are you alright?"
"I'm fine..." Zhang Chenze wiped her mouth and looked at Tian Tian, saying,
You seem to be completely unaffected...
Tian Tian's expression was unnatural, and she could only force a smile and say, "It might be related to my profession... I've smelled worse things."
"Please... don't talk about it..." Zhang Chenze almost threw up again.
Qi Xia covered his nose and mouth and entered the room. Most of the shelves were on the ground, and the floor was pitch black and sticky, with no idea what it was."