Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Still gripped by the terror of the lights going out, no one dared to utter a single word, and everyone deliberately held their breath.

Time passed slowly, and every second felt incredibly long.

There were no monster roars, no eerie sounds, and no one was in trouble.

As their tense nerves gradually relaxed, some people couldn't help but secretly yawn, but they immediately covered their mouths as soon as they opened them, afraid of making a sound.

Su Bai leaned against the wall with his eyes closed, the twelve-character proverb on the photo frame echoing repeatedly in his mind: "The sleeper is sacrificed, the speaker is buried with him. Truly strange, it has no body, it feeds on breath. The way to break this deadlock is to slay the true spirit."

He tapped his fingertips lightly on the wall, calmly dissecting the meaning of each sentence.

The first sentence, "Those who sleep are sacrificed, those who speak are buried with them," is straightforward and easy to understand.

"Sleep" means to be asleep. As long as one is asleep, one will be sacrificed and disappear silently.

"Speaking" means making a sound, which will attract the monster's attention, but he just spoke with the old ghost and nothing happened.

The key to the second line, "Truly strange, it has no body, and takes breath as its sustenance," lies in the word "breath."

This word can be both a noun and a verb.

As a noun, it can refer to breath, a message, or even offspring.

As a verb, it can mean to stop, to rest, or to reproduce.

Monsters have no physical form, they can't be seen or touched, so what kind of "food" do they rely on for survival?

Su Bai cannot confirm this at the moment; we can only wait and see how it is verified.

The last sentence, "The way to break the deadlock is to kill the true spirit," seems simple, but it actually contains the key.

To escape from this other world, one must kill the monsters, but the word "True Spirit" is quite intriguing.

This means that there may be more than one monster in the other world, and there may be both real and fake ones. Only by finding and destroying the "true spirit" can the situation be truly broken.

Su Bai slowly opened his eyes; the darkness was still so thick that he couldn't see anything.

He could understand the people present, especially Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi, and they could probably figure it out as well.

No wonder Luo Zheng didn't ask him to analyze the clues together after the lights went out. Firstly, he was afraid of breaking the rules, and secondly, he probably already had his own judgment.

Those who speak out will be executed; everyone values ​​their life, so naturally no one dares to speak out easily.

But Su Bai was very certain that he and Lao Zhou would not get into trouble because of their conversation.

As for whether this guess is correct, we don't need to wait too long; we can observe and the answer will come naturally.

After entering the other world, Su Bai encountered so many things that he felt he finally had time to sit down and analyze them slowly.

A quiet and dark atmosphere always makes people sleepy, especially after a shock or fright, when fatigue quickly sets in.

Even though there were death warnings, no one dared to sleep.

The requirements for escaping the other world have also been given: simply find the real monster and kill it to leave.

Su Bai closed his eyes to rest, while the father leaning against the door beside him remained silent. The child being held tightly did not make a sound either, as if he had become one with the darkness.

Standing in the center of the room, the group of people, who were closely huddled together, relaxed their tense nerves slightly, but the twelve-word mantra kept echoing in their minds, and the anxiety in their hearts slowly surged up like a tide.

Trapped in boundless darkness, unable to do anything, and unable to even find a clue.

How are they supposed to find that bodyless monster?

What's even more agonizing is the rule of "those who speak out will be buried with you." If you're really in danger, do you not even dare to call for help and can only wait to be swallowed up?

Everyone tacitly watched Ma Jun's reaction, but Ma Jun's attention was focused on Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi, waiting for these two superhumans to make a decision.

No one knew that Luo Zheng's attention had been secretly focused on Su Bai the whole time.

Su Bai spoke with Lao Zhou, thus violating the so-called "rules of death." He was in no hurry to act and just wanted to wait quietly.

Use these two people to verify the truth or falsehood of the twelve-character proverb and to figure out the boundaries of the rules.

Su Bai didn't move, so he didn't move either.

In the darkness, no one dared to close their eyes, and no one dared to make a sound.

Facing the abyss-like darkness, everyone was suffering, not knowing how long this endless wait would last.

At first, everyone insisted on standing back to back, but the prolonged tension made their legs so sore that they could hardly support themselves.

Someone squatted down first, and then a second person did. In the end, everyone who was originally sitting together sat on the ground, close to each other, seeking a sense of security.

But as soon as I sit down, drowsiness comes over me like a tidal wave.

Lacking any sense of time and unable to see the future, the group endured for several hours, leaving them utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

But everyone was desperately trying to hold on. Whenever drowsiness washed over them, they would pinch themselves hard, even if it hurt so much they gasped for breath, they dared not relax for a moment.

No one dares to gamble with their own life, betting that "the sleeper sacrifice" is just empty talk.

Everyone is waiting.

Waiting for someone to break the rules and cause trouble, waiting for someone to break down first, waiting for a glimmer of hope to appear in the darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, in the deathly silence of darkness, a slightly off-key singing voice suddenly rang out, tinged with Old Zhou's characteristic witty tone: "Su Bai~ When will the lights come on~?"

The tune was "Do You Know I'm Waiting for You?", sung in a crooked and uneven manner, yet remarkably clear.

Everyone was instantly stunned. He actually dared to speak up?!

Before anyone could react, Lao Zhou continued singing, his tone full of smugness: "I wasn't told not to talk~ but I wasn't told not to sing~"

Everyone: "..."

He exploited a loophole in the rules again!

In the darkness, a faint smile appeared on Su Bai's lips, his voice calm and even: "Wait."

He didn't sing along, but simply replied with a single word.

Old Zhou, however, continued to party as if nothing had happened, singing even more outrageously: "Yo yo yo~ You actually dare to talk~ Aren't you afraid of being buried with us~"

This time, Su Bai ignored him, leaned against the wall, closed her eyes to rest, and gently stroked the syringe in her pocket with her fingertips.

After entering the other world, everyone had plenty of water and food, but the "three urgent needs of man" were still hard to avoid.

In the deathly silence of the darkness, a faint sound of water being drained suddenly came, followed by a faint, fishy smell slowly spreading out.

Some people couldn't resist and relieved themselves on the spot.

Everyone was seething with anger, but no one dared to lash out.

No one would have the courage to leave the crowd alone and find a place to relieve themselves in the dark; they would just have to endure it. But no one expected that someone would actually do it on the spot.

Old Zhou started singing again, his tone cheeky: "Hey friend, you seem to be feeling a bit hot-tempered~ Drink more water~"

Everyone: "..."

I'm so angry, but there's nothing I can do.

In the end, he was so angry that he laughed silently.