Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Even in the darkness, some people were calmly still cursing.

For example, a critic couldn't help but curse Lao Zhou: "You jinx!"

Without hesitation, Lao Zhou retorted, "How can a dog speak human language?"

Kuroko: "..."

"Don't panic!" Ma Jun's voice rang out in the darkness, trembling slightly but still trying to remain calm. "Everyone gather around, stand back to back, don't spread out! Don't move or run around!"

Under Ma Jun's shouts and organization, the panicked crowd gradually calmed down. The people who were already close together groped their way together, standing back to back, holding tightly to the arms of the person next to them, as if afraid that if they let go, they would be swallowed by the darkness.

Su Bai's heart was clenched tightly.

Before the lights went out, he clearly saw the father and son standing at the doorway, some distance away from them. He wondered if they had managed to get closer by now.

"Everyone, count off to see if anyone is missing," Su Bai's voice rang out in the darkness, calming the panicked hearts of the crowd.

After saying that, he spoke first: "1."

Old Zhou, who was sitting next to him, immediately chimed in, "2!"

Immediately afterwards, the voices counting off rang out: "3!" "4!" "5!"... "12!"

The counting stopped abruptly.

In the darkness, a trembling voice asked, "W-what happened? Two people are still missing... Who didn't call out the number?"

"Everyone I know has reported it!"

"Me too! Everyone around me has signed up!"

Everyone responded.

Those gathered together confirmed that the people next to them had already counted off; those who hadn't counted off were most likely missing from the group.

Two people are missing.

Ma Jun shouted, "Those who haven't called out their numbers, please do so!"

Unfortunately, no one responded.

Panic gripped everyone's hearts like vines, and the crowd instinctively huddled together, barely daring to breathe.

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"Don't panic!" Ma Jun shouted again in a deep voice, "Everyone, don't move! Keep your backs to each other and protect each other!"

Su Bai closed his eyes and carefully recalled the counting sounds from earlier.

He didn't hear the child's voice at all.

Without a doubt, the ones who didn't call out their numbers were the father and son.

The darkness was terrifyingly thick; you couldn't even see a hand reaching out in front of your eyes, let alone find the doorway.

Su Bai quietly took a deep breath and whispered to Old Zhou beside him, "When I call you in a moment, just answer."

Old Zhou was completely confused and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean? What are you going to do?"

Before he could finish speaking, the space beside him suddenly disappeared; Su Bai, who had been sitting next to him, was gone.

Old Zhou panicked and couldn't help but whisper, "Where are you going?"

Su Bai didn't respond. He suddenly lunged forward and landed heavily on the ground.

Strangely, he clearly remembered that he was standing by the bed before the light went out. Logically, if he had lunged down, he should have been able to touch the edge of the bed, but all his fingertips touched was the cold, empty floor.

A knowing glint flashed in Su Bai's eyes.

Sure enough, new rules are binding them once again.

In the darkness, things that seem close at hand are actually untouchable.

"Su Bai? Say something!" Old Zhou's voice grew increasingly anxious.

"I'm fine."

Su Bai's calm voice came through, soothing Old Zhou's heart.

Old Zhou let out a long sigh of relief, both anxious and angry: "You scared me to death! What on earth did you go about?"

His words echoed the sentiments of everyone present. The previously chaotic room instantly fell silent as everyone held their breath, awaiting Su Bai's reply.

"I'm going to find that father and son," Su Bai replied calmly.

Old Zhou knew he couldn't stop him, so he could only whisper, "Okay, then be careful, call me if anything happens!"

"Mm," Su Bai replied.

He lunged out, clearly heading towards the bed, but didn't touch it. Obviously, "walking" wasn't an option.

This is the rule.

The rules only say you can't walk, but they don't say you can't use other methods.

Su Bai fell into thought, remaining motionless and silent.

In the darkness, Old Zhou grew anxious again and tentatively called out, "Su Bai? Are you still there? Why aren't you moving?"

"Yes," Su Bai replied.

"Then why don't you leave?"

Su Bai said, "We can't leave."

Old Zhou muttered casually, "If you can't leave, then get lost!"

roll?!

Su Bai's lips curled into a faint smile.

Yes, the rules only restrict "walking," but not "rolling."

Just like before, the rule is that you can't look at the picture frame, but he squinted, so it doesn't count as "looking," and he was also exploiting a loophole in the rule.

Without further hesitation, Su Bai flipped over and slowly rolled along the ground.

Sure enough, after rolling a few times, her fingertips touched the hard edge of the bed.

He reached out and gripped the edge of the bed tightly, slowly stood up, and groped his way along the wall, inching towards the door.

The darkness remained thick, and panic still permeated the air, but Su Bai's steps were unusually firm.

Su Bai memorized the direction of the door, groped along the wall, and soon touched the door panel, his fingertips also touching a cold body.

At the same time, a bone-chilling cold rushed into his body through his fingers in an instant, and Su Bai's brows furrowed abruptly.

The person who was touched instantly dodged to the side, and the biting cold suddenly disappeared. Su Bai instantly came back to his senses.

It was that father and son.

Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief and didn't speak to the father. He had already figured out the man's personality, and saying anything more would be futile and would only result in being ignored.

He softened his tone and asked softly into the darkness, "Little friend, hold my hand, and I'll take you and your dad to everyone's side, okay?"

From the darkness came a child's clear and firm voice: "My dad and I are right here."

The crowd gathered nearby felt somewhat dissatisfied, thinking that the father and son were ungrateful.

Everyone has seen it all along.

Su Bai was only grateful for the meal he had given them, so he secretly protected them all along.

If it were anyone else, this father and son would never participate in finding clues, never take the initiative to contribute, and would just silently wait to reap the benefits. They would have been ostracized and isolated by everyone in this desperate situation long ago. How could they stay so peacefully?

Despite their dissatisfaction, no one dared to speak up.

Finally, only Old Zhou couldn't help but lower his voice and urge, "Su Bai, forget about them, come back! It's too dangerous!"

Su Bai leaned against the cold wall, his calm voice piercing through the thick darkness: "Don't be nervous. At least staying here hasn't caused any trouble. On the contrary, moving around is more likely to trigger the strange rules."

Whether it was because his words were too certain, or because everyone else vaguely agreed with this principle, Old Zhou did not try to persuade him further, and the darkness fell silent once again.