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Everyone was stunned as they watched Koeko gradually lose her mind inside the stone chamber.

Nobody knows what happened.

There was an entrance when we came in, but when we wanted to leave, there was no exit.

Moreover, given Koeko's ability to decipher mechanisms, if there were any hidden doors or similar places, she would have been able to find them.

[What on earth is going on? Could it really have walked through the wall? Even in a supernatural instance, you wouldn't dare play around like this.]

[Damn, this Zhang Qilin is something else. Could it all be a conspiracy to lure Gu Huihe down here, and the dragon-patterned stone box isn't actually here?]

"What you're saying is possible. If it were me, I'd hide the dragon-patterned stone box in the ancient village outside. There's only one bottle of oxygen; trying to find a stone box in such a large village is probably impossible."

[Hehe, that would break the rules. Such a large ancient village, if only four people searched it bit by bit, four bottles of oxygen wouldn't be enough. Besides, there were no clues whatsoever; it's unsolvable!]

[Perhaps there are other hints. Everyone said Zhang Qilin was a newbie, setting the hints so obviously, but now it seems he might be playing dumb, setting up fake hints. The real hints are actually hidden behind these fake ones!]

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The global internet is engulfed in intense speculation and debate, but no one can provide a convincing answer.

This "historical house" escape room, which was initially ridiculed, was thought to have reached its limit by introducing supernatural elements. But who would have thought that it was just the tip of the iceberg, and it has already sent chills down the spines of all those who consider themselves experts in escape rooms.

Inside the palace of the Mystic God.

Representatives from various countries who came to observe, along with their own top explorers, all frowned, staring intently at the screen, their minds racing, trying to simulate a solution in their minds.

But it turned out that if it were up to them, they probably wouldn't have done as well as Kohei.

"Damn, this Zhang Qilin is something else. This Zhang Family Ancient Building is getting more and more incomprehensible. What's going on here? In the history of the Great Xia Dynasty, was the Zhang family really that powerful? Sigh, such a mysterious family, could it be... actually a branch of our Republic of Korea that has been scattered abroad?" Park Guk-chang thought to himself.

If he could, he would love to go and ask Zhang Qilin.

Yamamoto Ichiro was extremely uneasy, and cold sweat poured down his forehead as he watched Koeko frantically searching for her.

"Don't panic, don't panic. Since it can't be an unsolvable dead end, there must be a way to solve the problem. Koeko is the most experienced explorer in my Sakura Country. She will definitely find an opportunity. Moreover, Koe Saburo is still outside. There is still a chance, there is still a chance!" Yamamoto Ichiro could only try to convince himself like this.

The atmosphere at the Great Xia representative's seat was much more complicated.

At this moment, looking at the bizarre predicament in the scene, they were first stunned, then a sense of relief as if they had survived a disaster welled up in them, followed by a burning shame and utter embarrassment when facing Zhang Qilin.

They glanced furtively at the black figure that remained standing silently ahead.

Zhang Qilin stood with his hands behind his back, his posture as upright as a lone pine tree. From beginning to end, his confidence, which seemed to come from his absolute strength and control, never wavered.

This unwavering composure in the face of adversity was captivating to everyone, making their previous wavering and complaints seem utterly ridiculous.

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This was tough on Koeko.

She, who was originally calm, almost lost her mind. She searched almost every corner, but not only did she not find the dragon-patterned stone box, she also could not find the exit.

Glug glug...

The rumbling sound from her stomach calmed Koeko down.

This whole ordeal has already taken up most of the day.

Although Zhang Qilin thoughtfully prepared food for them, he didn't bring it down. Without food, she might starve to death here.

"Calm down, calm down. Saburo went to get supplies; he should be able to find me by following the tide!"

Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right! If Saburo can get here too, then an exit will definitely appear. Once we find that exit, we can leave. Yes, that's it! We can't waste any more energy!"

This was the best method Koheko could think of. In fact, it wasn't really a method; it was just a last resort after running out of ideas.

So she went to the spot where she had fallen and began to wait patiently.

To save battery power, they simply turned off all the flashlights, plunging the entire stone chamber into darkness, with only the dripping sound of water audible.

The sound of the water might be torturous for others, but for Koheiko, it was a source of comfort. Without food, she could survive for at least six or seven days on this water alone.

Seeing that even someone as remarkable as Koheiko had ultimately given up on actively exploring and instead adopted the most passive strategy of waiting, the representatives from various countries finally fully and directly felt the chillingly terrifying weight contained in the four characters "Zhang Family Ancient Building".

They suddenly recalled Zhang Qilin's earlier assessment, which had been considered arrogant—"The Forbidden Woman is just an appetizer." Now it seemed that this statement was not only not an exaggeration, but even too mild!

"Damn it, this Zhang Qilin is something else. If all those useless trash like Sakura die in there, no way!" Park Guk-chang's eyes narrowed at the thought. "Then everything we've done before will have been for nothing. No, I have to think of a way, a way."

With that thought in mind, Park Guk-chang quietly left.

A moment later, several heavyweight representatives, including Raj from India, Steve from the United States, and Williams from the United Kingdom, seemed to have received some kind of silent signal and quietly left the scene one after another, with various reasons and expressions.

A hidden undercurrent and conspiracy targeting Zhang Qilin, who has just begun to show his talent, seems to have quietly begun outside this globally watched battlefield.

No one paid attention to them, because everyone's attention was focused on Koei Saburo, the last hope of the Sakura Kingdom.

Meanwhile, Koei Saburo was carrying large and small bags of supplies and swimming quickly toward the basement.

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