Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Luo Zheng quickly knelt down, reached out to check their breathing, and breathed a sigh of relief: "They're still breathing. Let's carry them inside first!"

As he spoke, he picked up one person with each hand and strode into the house.

Zheng Ge stepped forward to help, and together with Su Bai, they supported Old Zhou, whose eyes were red and swollen and he could barely open them. The three of them followed closely behind.

Upon entering the room, it remained completely dark, with only moonlight filtering in through the window, allowing one to vaguely discern the general outline of the room.

Luo Zheng helped Chen Hua and Hei Zi to sit down by the south window, and Su Bai and Zheng Ge helped Lao Zhou to sit down as well. Only then did Luo Zheng turn around and ask in a deep voice, "What exactly happened? How did it get like this?"

Su Bai succinctly recounted what had happened, and Luo Zheng couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Could these bubbles move? Otherwise, how could Hei Zi have stepped on them for no reason?"

In other realms, nothing is impossible.

No one present refuted Luo Zheng's guess; they only felt that this strange situation was in line with the tone of the otherworld.

Su Bai remained silent, his brows furrowed.

Something felt off, like he'd overlooked some crucial detail.

Chen Hua reached into the water bubble and the pulling force inexplicably became lighter. His timely "help" was too coincidental.

Yet it's impossible to find fault with it.

Chen Hua and Hei Zi were still unconscious. Luo Zheng walked over to Lao Zhou and asked with concern, "Lao Zhou, how are you? Are your eyes alright?"

Old Zhou rubbed his red and swollen eyes, his voice still a little hoarse: "It stung terribly when the water splashed on me, but it's gotten a bit better now and it doesn't affect my vision."

"Let's observe for now and see how things go at daybreak," Luo Zheng said in a deep voice.

But he knew in his heart that there was no good way in this strange place. Even if Old Zhou's eyes really had a problem, he could only endure it.

Although several unexpected incidents occurred that night, thankfully no one lost their life.

Huang Xiang and the two people beside her sat quietly against the west wall the whole time, not daring to move or make a sound, their expressions full of fear.

Luo Zheng and Zheng Ge went to check on Chen Hua and Hei Zi. The two were breathing steadily, but remained unconscious. The others had no other choice but to stay and wait for dawn so that they could wake up on their own.

Nothing further changed in the next few hours.

Su Bai dozed off for a while in the latter half of the night. At first, he was worried about Lao Zhou's eyes, but Lao Zhou was carefree. He kept muttering that he felt uncomfortable, but soon he started snoring and slept very soundly.

Seeing that he was alright, Su Bai was relieved and took a short nap.

Logically, after the terrifying experience, Su Bai and the others should have been too shaken to sleep all night, but they actually rested quite well.

On the contrary, Huang Xiang and the other two looked haggard, with darker circles under their eyes than the night before, clearly having stayed up all night without daring to close their eyes.

Huang Xiang was aloof by nature, and usually acted as if strangers didn't want to approach her, as if someone owed her eight million. Even though she looked haggard, she still maintained her composure, only her face was paler.

But Xu Chen was different. He looked annoyed and glared at Su Bai and Lao Zhou with a gloomy look in his eyes, as if he was complaining about the noise they made that disturbed his mind.

When Lao Zhou woke up, his eyes were still a little red, but the swelling around his eyes had subsided and his vision was completely unaffected.

Having survived a close call, he was in a good mood and didn't bother arguing with Xu Chen. He just rolled his eyes and ignored him.

The first thing Luo Zheng did upon waking was to quickly walk to the south window and check Chen Hua and Hei Zi's breathing again. Their breathing was still steady, but they remained unconscious and showed no signs of waking up.

He had just withdrawn his hand and was about to turn around to discuss the follow-up with Su Bai when he was startled by several shrill screams.

Luo Zheng suddenly turned around and looked at Huang Xiang and the other two.

Huang Xiang's face was ashen, she bit her lower lip tightly, her whole body trembled slightly, and she couldn't say a word.

Xu Chen, who was beside her, had already collapsed to the ground with his legs weak, with a yellow puddle of urine beneath him, clearly terrified.

The other man standing next to Xu Chen screamed the loudest, his face was deathly pale, and his eyes were unfocused, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Following the horrified gazes of the three, Su Bai, Luo Zheng, and the others all turned their attention to the table in the middle of the hall.

At that moment, everyone's breath caught in their throats.

It was a scene that could make one's soul fly away; all that could be seen was a glaring, sticky red, as if it would stick to one's body the moment one looked at it.

His throat tightened, and for the first time, his stomach churned.

That is blood.

Too much blood.

The table was covered with bright red blood, which was also slightly viscous and shiny. Strangely, not a single drop of the blood flowed down the edge of the table. It was as if an invisible barrier had surrounded the tabletop, locking it firmly in that small area, without spilling out at all, which gave it an indescribable eeriness and sinister feel.

And in the very center of the table, there was a person sitting there.

No, that doesn't count as a complete person.

Even from several steps away, everyone could clearly see that it was a body whose bones had been completely removed and whose flesh had been forcibly divided into six pieces.

The head, limbs, and torso were neatly pieced together into a twisted character. Every piece of flesh lay limply on the table, and in some places, the flesh was slightly curled up, revealing the dark red muscle underneath, a shocking sight.

No one can understand how this body, which had been dismembered and shaved, was placed here silently when it was still empty on this table before going to bed yesterday.

Although it was dark in the house last night, no one was really asleep, yet no one noticed the slightest movement.

There were no footsteps, no cutting sounds, and not even a trace of blood.

The pieced-together corpse appeared out of thin air, completing this bizarre "display" right before everyone's eyes.

Luo Zheng completely ignored the screams and panic of Huang Xiang and the other two. They were trembling and shouting incoherently, and could not help at all. Instead, they only made things worse.

His gaze was fixed on the corpse on the table, his fingertips trembling slightly, but in the end, he still placed all his hopes on Su Bai once again.

"It's been three days." Luo Zheng slowly withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Su Bai, his voice full of exhaustion, "We've been in this strange realm for three days, and we've been so passive, with one incident after another, each completely unrelated to the others. I..."

The feeling of trying his best but still being unable to grasp any clues, and having no choice but to let danger descend upon him, was driving him crazy.

Su Bai noticed his anxiety, remained silent for a moment, and then turned his gaze to Huang Xiang and the other two, who were still trembling all over: "Last night, when Lao Zhou and the others had their accident, were the three of you in the house the whole time?"

Luo Zheng was slightly taken aback, but instantly understood Su Bai's intention. He immediately turned to Huang Xiang and asked, "Did the three of you go out last night?"