Although everyone didn't understand much about medical knowledge, they generally grasped Dr. Zhao's meaning.
For them, pulling out the harpoon was simple, but suturing a wound was difficult.
"Now that the writer's life has been saved, all we need to do is quickly leave this place and find a suitable location to properly treat his wound."
Dr. Zhao said, pulling everyone's thoughts back to reality.
If they couldn't leave this eerie room, their fate would eventually end up like Han Yimo's.
"But how do we leave? Has the 'game' ended?" Lin Qing asked, covering her mouth and nose.
Qi Xia thought carefully for a moment and shook her head.
The mask had just written very clearly that the one called "Human-Dog" hoped they would survive and said, "See you after the rain."
Logically speaking, after the chaotic rain of harpoons, the so-called "Human-Dog" would appear; he might bring the next game.
But why hadn't he shown up yet?
"Hey, liar." Qiao Jiajin slowly walked up to Qi Xia, his expression serious as he asked, "You have a way to survive, right?"
"What about it?" Qi Xia replied coldly. "Whether I can survive or not has nothing to do with you."
"I'm not as smart as you, so I can only find someone to cooperate with." Qiao Jiajin seemed to be recommending himself. "You have brains, I have strength, let's work together."
Hearing this, Qi Xia slightly furrowed her brows.
"Sorry, I'm a liar. I don't plan to trust anyone except myself."
Before Qiao Jiajin could say anything further, a voice of doubt suddenly came from Officer Li.
"What is this?"
Everyone turned to look, only to find Officer Li carefully examining the harpoon in his hand.
"What's wrong?"
Dr. Zhao approached Officer Li and asked cautiously.
"There are words." Officer Li handed the harpoon to Dr. Zhao.
Dr. Zhao took it and looked closely, his expression changing as he noticed that the tail of the harpoon, about the thickness of a finger, indeed had tiny writing:
"I am 'Human-Sheep'. The fact that you can see this text means you have survived."
"But how many of you have actually survived?"
"Is anyone injured?"
"I am truly very worried about you all."
"I can't just watch you die."
"Death will descend again in fifteen minutes."
"Avoid them and find a way to survive."
Dr. Zhao gritted his teeth and then violently threw the harpoon to the ground.
"Am I a joke? Is this never-ending?!" he shouted loudly, seemingly wanting to release all the pent-up emotions he had been holding back.
"Calm down!" Officer Li said in a deep voice. "If you can't control your emotions, how are you going to survive?"
"Survive...? But we are already dead!" Dr. Zhao finally couldn't take it anymore. "We are already dead, yet we still have to be tormented by the fear of death. What exactly does the 'host' want?! Can't he just kill us outright or let us go?"
Everyone's faces turned grim at this moment. Indeed, what was the meaning behind this wave after wave of death threats?
Was it really as that goat-headed man said, to select a 'god'?
Did that mean only one person would become a 'god', while the rest would be sent to hell?
"Everyone, we have survived two 'games'. Do you think it's because of our intelligence? No!" Dr. Zhao clenched his fists tightly. "We were just incredibly lucky! But what about next time? And the time after that? In this ever-changing room, how long can we truly survive?!"
Officer Li pressed his lips together and stepped forward, grabbing Dr. Zhao by the collar. "Hey... buddy! At a time like this, the last thing we can afford to lose is 'morale'! If you don't want to live, you can go die on your own! Don't shake the confidence of others here!"
"I...!" Dr. Zhao's lips trembled slightly. "But how are we supposed to get out? Do you have a way to take us out?"
Officer Li pondered for a moment and said, "I don't have a 'way', but I only know that we need to survive! As long as we survive, there is hope."
He released his grip on Dr. Zhao and walked aside to examine the harpoon. Then he moved over to Han Yimo and looked at the harpoon in his shoulder, noticing that both harpoons had the same writing.
It seemed their luck had truly been extraordinary.
This last challenge required not only avoiding deadly attacks but also leaving at least one harpoon behind to uncover the clues for the next stage.
"No matter what, at least this time we have clear clues." Officer Li said as he carefully read the writing on the harpoon. "Unlike before, this time the attacks will only come from above."
He pointed to the small words on the harpoon that read, "Death will descend again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room began to change again.
All the holes in the walls slowly disappeared, while the holes in the ceiling started to transform, revealing several rectangular openings that looked about one meter long and twenty to thirty centimeters wide. Upon closer inspection, there were a total of nine openings.
Could this be what 'death will descend again' meant?
"It seems the game is becoming simpler." Officer Li said, looking at the nine openings in the ceiling, and sighed, "I suppose this counts as a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune."
"But why has it turned into a 'human sheep' again?" Lawyer Zhang pointed to the dismembered corpse on the ground that had been pierced by the harpoon and asked, "Didn't we already kill the human sheep?"
Qi Xia thought for a moment and also found it strange. The goat-headed man who had just died indeed referred to himself as a 'human sheep', but the writing on his mask said, 'I am a human dog.'
One moment it's a sheep, the next it's a dog.
Could this also be a clue?
"We don't have much time left," Officer Li said to everyone. "It's already 1:23. It seems that it won't be long before something dangerous is dropped from those nine holes in the ceiling. Everyone, grab a tabletop and stand against the wall."
At this moment, everyone noticed that the tabletops on the ground were also somewhat unusual. These tabletops seemed to have a special construction; after being torn apart by the harpoons, they only left behind a square piece with a handle, and the wood in the center appeared to be much harder than the surrounding material.
Although the tabletops in their hands were already quite small, it was fortunate that all nine holes in the ceiling were clustered around the central area, making it seem safe to stand by the wall.
Everyone silently picked up the shattered tabletops from the ground and moved to stand against the wall, keeping a distance from the central holes.
At this moment, Qi Xia remained motionless and slowly closed her eyes.
From any perspective, the third game was too peculiar.
The 'organizers' had provided a very direct solution.
In Qi Xia's view, this time the hints felt overly redundant.
Did they want them dead or alive?
Why specify 'human sheep' and 'human dog'?
If 'human sheep' and 'human dog' did not refer to names, what could they represent?
"Hey, scammer, come over here!" Qiao Jiajin shouted. "You'll die standing under that hole!"
"Die...?" Qi Xia glanced coldly at the holes above. "I can't possibly die here; I have reasons to get out."
"What's going on... it seems even the smartest person has turned into a fool?" Qiao Jiajin said, puzzled.
Qi Xia extended her index finger and gently tapped her temple.
"Wait... wait... give me a little more time."
Everyone slowed their breathing and quietly watched Qi Xia in the center of the room. They were all somewhat puzzled about what could possibly need further contemplation in such an obvious game.