Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

After making a ruckus for a while, Lao Zhou got tired of singing, and the darkness returned to deathly silence, with only the steady but suppressed breathing of the crowd remaining.

I don't know how long I stayed up, but suddenly the lights above my head started flashing wildly.

The light flickered, and the familiar eeriness returned.

Su Bai slowly opened his eyes, silently estimating the time in his mind, and roughly figured that he had already spent the whole night.

"Snap—"

With a crisp click, the light came on completely.

The blinding light instantly filled the entire room, dispelling all the darkness.

The group, who had stayed up all night, instantly broke into smiles of relief, and their eyes shone with a light.

Almost instinctively, they all turned their gazes to Su Bai and Lao Zhou.

The two remained calm and unharmed, showing no signs of distress.

Both of them spoke, and even Lao Zhou sang a song, but the rule of "those who speak should be buried with the speaker" was not triggered, and nothing happened.

Could it be that the saying "those who speak out will be buried with the dead" is simply a lie?

With the light on, everyone stood up from the ground, rubbing their sore legs and stretching their stiff bodies. Their faces showed a mixture of exhaustion and relief.

Just then, a sharp "snap" sound suddenly came from the crowd.

Hei Zi raised his hand and slapped a man next to him hard.

The man covered his face, wincing in pain, but dared not speak out, his eyes filled with grievance and fear.

Everyone looked over in confusion, and following Hei Zi's gaze, they discovered the traces of the person who had relieved himself last night, just a few steps away from Hei Zi, where the fishy smell could still be faintly detected.

Even so, no one dared to speak out, for no one wanted to break the rules and become a sacrifice to the monster due to momentary carelessness.

Seeing this, Ma Jun stepped forward and pulled Hei Zi back, who was about to rush forward. He shook his head slightly with displeasure, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Hei Zi gritted his teeth, glared fiercely at the man, but ultimately suppressed his anger and withdrew his hand.

Su Bai ignored the whole farce and walked straight to Luo Zheng, asking calmly, "Let me see the newspaper."

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of soft exhalations could be faintly heard in the air.

People are testing him, trying to confirm whether something bad will happen after he speaks.

Before Luo Zheng could speak, Zheng Yi, who was standing next to him, had already handed him the newspaper.

His gaze towards Su Bai had lost its previous contempt and impatience, instead showing a hint of appreciation: "Aren't you afraid of triggering the rules and causing trouble when you speak?"

Su Bai smiled faintly: "Didn't everyone talk when we were counting off?"

He didn't feign composure, nor did he deliberately show off; he simply stated the facts calmly.

Everyone: "....." We actually forgot about that!

Hei Zi couldn't help but point at Lao Zhou and ask, "Then why do you still sing?"

Old Zhou picked at his ear and asked everyone, puzzled, "Did anyone hear the dog barking?"

Kuroko's eyes widened: "You...."

Old Zhou said again, "Hey, the dog is barking again."

*Pfft*

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but laugh.

The prolonged terror in the darkness was thus dispelled.

Ma Jun also smiled and advised Hei Zi, "Alright, let's get down to business and stop fooling around."

Kuroko's eyes were full of grievance; he was clearly being bullied, wasn't he?

Old Zhou moved closer to Hei Zi, sniffed twice, and then retreated as if startled, muttering, "Why do you smell so bad?"

Hei Zi had originally listened to Ma Jun and didn't want to argue with Lao Zhou anymore, but now that Lao Zhou was annoyed, he shouted, "Don't push your luck!"

Old Zhou shrugged: "You really stink."

He then called out to everyone present, "Everyone can take a sniff; doesn't it smell terrible?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in the crowd chimed in: "Before we entered the other world, I said there was a bad smell, but back then it was Xiaoli who smelled."

When Xiaoli was mentioned, everyone's eyes in the room instinctively began to search for her.

Only then did they notice that Xiaoli was not with everyone, but had found a corner to sit against the wall.

To say that Xiaoli's actions were conspicuous wouldn't be entirely true; the father and son were also still sitting in the corner near the door.

But this is unlike Xiaoli's personality; she usually hangs out in crowds.

Unlike the others, Su Bai looked at Ma Jun first, and then at Hei Zi.

Ma Jun remained calm, while Hei Zi's brows furrowed slightly, as if he was trying hard to recall something.

Su Bai's eyes paused for a moment.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xiaoli. Xiaoli, who was being mentioned by everyone, did not look over. She just lowered her head and drew circles on the ground with her finger, seemingly not caring about everyone's discussion at all.

Luo Zheng and Zheng Ge, who had been ignoring the argument, also glanced at Xiao Li, but only briefly before looking away.

Su Bai did the same, but when he looked away, his gaze swept across Luo Zheng's face. He noticed a dark glint in Luo Zheng's eyes. Although it was fleeting, Su Bai was certain he hadn't misread it.

At this moment, Ma Jun stepped forward again to mediate: "Alright, alright, after the apocalypse, who has the means to take a shower? I smell bad too, so let's not focus on that. Let's think about how to get out of here as soon as possible."

This explanation makes sense; even drinking water is difficult, let alone taking a bath.

Another point is that when everyone heard the clue, their attention was focused on it. Between life and death and the stench, life and death were naturally more important.

Zheng Yi's gaze then fell back on Su Bai.

In this desperate situation, the ability to remain calm and openly acknowledge fear is a quality that is not found in ordinary people.

Getting back to the main point, Luo Zheng said to Su Bai, "Check if the numbers on the syringe have changed. If they have, that might be the end of our time in this other world."

Su Bai took out a syringe from his pocket and held it up to his eyes. Luo Zheng and Zheng Ge also came over and looked at the syringe, which had no words on it.

Just as they were about to ask, they saw Su Bai slightly bend his legs and try to adjust his body height several times before the hand holding the syringe stopped turning.

"006," he read aloud.

Luo Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he bent down, just like Su Bai. Su Bai looked at him but did not put away the syringe, holding it up without moving.

After trying a few times, Luo Zheng indeed saw the number on the syringe: "It's 006!"

Someone in the crowd said after a moment, "Oh, so that's how you see it."

Su Bai did not respond.

Luo Zheng stood up and looked at Su Bai with admiration: "The lights going out and on represent day and night, and the numbers are changing again. This should be the time limit for us to leave the other world."

Ma Jun asked, "So we have six days to find clues and get out?"

Luo Zheng said, "We have the clues. Now we need to complete the task given by the clues within six days."

Ma Jun pressed further, "If the mission isn't completed, will we have to stay in this other world forever?"

Luo Zheng scoffed, "Stay for a lifetime? Can you live a lifetime without eating or drinking? Or a lifetime without sleeping?"