Gao Wu: I'll enjoy the benefits, but you'll bear the side effects.

After everyone hurriedly dragged Hou Agui into the cave,

Gao Jie stepped forward and slapped Hou Agui hard on the head.

The sound was exceptionally clear and loud in the silent cave.

"Come on, let's have a good talk. What the hell are you up to?"

Gao Jie's gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Hou Agui's heart.

"Looks like this guy's still sleeping. In that case, we need to wake him up, right?"

As Gao Jie spoke, he subtly gave Huang Xu a wink, a look that conveyed a tacit understanding.

Huang Xu understood immediately. This kid was always quirky and mischievous, and now he had come up with an extremely wicked idea.

He grinned wickedly and immediately prepared to take off his pants, as if he were really about to do something shocking.

But just as he had his eye on Hou Agui and was preparing to "take action".

Hou Agui, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, suddenly stood up as if stimulated by something.

He wore an incredibly awkward smile, but his eyes were filled with fear and helplessness.

Hou Agui knew perfectly well what was going on; he knew that if they really urinated on his face...

If this gets out, I'll be completely ashamed to face anyone in this world.

He looked at the people in front of him warily, feeling as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his throat, and swallowed hard.

"Why are you arresting me? I don't know anything about this. Just tell me what you have to say."

Hou Agui's voice trembled slightly as he tried to appear innocent.

"I'm too honest. Even my dad says I'm easily bullied. You can't lay a hand on me."

As he spoke, he took a few steps back, as if that would keep him away from danger.

Upon hearing his words, Gao Jie couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, the sound echoing in the cave, carrying a mocking tone that seemed to see through everything.

"That's interesting. Are you still not going to admit it now?"

Gao Jie narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at Hou Agui.

"Let me tell you the truth, it's no use denying it now, because we've noticed something's wrong with you. Why are you targeting us? Besides, we haven't done anything wrong. You were the one who caused all that mess, weren't you?"

"You'd better tell us the truth, what exactly are you doing this for? If you don't tell the truth, then we'll deal with you in our own way, and you'll regret it later."

Gao Jie's voice was deep and intimidating, each word like a bombshell exploding in Hou Agui's ears.

Upon hearing this, Hou Agui's face turned deathly pale, and a look of panic spread across his face like a tidal wave.

His eyes darted around, trying to find a way to escape.

"Let's talk this out, why do we have to make things like this?"

Hou Agui's voice trembled noticeably as he spoke, almost pleadingly.

Gao Jie just looked at him with a smile, but there was no warmth in that smile, as if he were looking at prey about to fall into a trap.

Under the seemingly gentle gaze, Hou Agui felt as if he had been stripped naked and stood in front of everyone, with nowhere to hide.

He knew that if he continued to hide it, he would probably suffer unimaginable torment.

After a fierce internal struggle, Hou Agui gritted his teeth and finally decided to tell the whole truth.

He knew in his heart that what he was about to say would inevitably arouse Xu Rourou's strong dissatisfaction, but at this moment he had no better choice.

As expected, when Xu Rourou learned the whole story, her face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water, extremely ugly.

"I never imagined you were this kind of person. Do you know that what you've done is a complete betrayal of my father's investment of the Hou family's resources?"

Xu Rourou's voice became sharp with anger, and her eyes burned with fury as she stared intently at Hou Agui.

"You've really disappointed me. I've always considered you all as one of our own, but I never imagined you'd treat me like a resource. Do you really have to go this far?"

After saying that, she turned her head away angrily, her hands clenched into fists, her body trembling slightly with anger.

Upon hearing these words, Hou Agui seemed to have all his strength drained away, and slowly lowered his head.

He knew in his heart that he had probably really gone too far this time, and had stirred up a huge mess that he probably couldn't bear the consequences of.

Xu Rourou was so angry that she was trembling all over. Seeing this, Gao Jie quickly stepped forward and gently persuaded her.

"Alright, what's the use of getting angry now that things have come to this? This bastard has done so many wrong things, we can't just let him get away with it like this."

Gao Jie's eyes revealed a firm determination; he would never easily forgive Hou Agui's actions.

Huang Muran nodded silently, indicating his agreement with Gao Jie's words.

Huang Xu was even more agitated; his face turned bright red, and he roared loudly.

"I think Lao Gao is right. We absolutely cannot let this bastard get away with this. Even if we don't kill him today, we absolutely cannot let him get away with this!"

As he spoke, he waved his fist, ready to rush up and teach Hou Agui a lesson in the next second.

"Let's think of a way to make him pay."

Huang Xu said fiercely, his eyes revealing a ruthless determination that would not be easily forgiven.

The others nodded in agreement, their faces filled with anger and determination.

Upon hearing this, Hou Agui trembled with fear.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, he suddenly got up and rushed out of the cave, as if some terrible beast was chasing him.

But before he could even reach the door, his feet seemed to freeze in place.

Then, as if he had seen something incredibly terrifying, his face turned deathly pale, and he hurriedly retreated.

Seeing this, Gao Jie looked puzzled and quickly reached out to stop him, his eyes full of curiosity and doubt as he pressed for an answer.

"Weren't you going to run away? Why are you back all of a sudden?"

Hou Agui's body trembled uncontrollably, and he pointed his trembling finger outside.

His eyes were filled with terror, his lips trembled incessantly, and he even began to stutter when he spoke.

"Something's...something's wrong outside!"

His voice was choked with sobs, as if the outside world were the entrance to hell.

As he spoke, he tried to run deeper into the cave, attempting to distance himself from the unknown fear.

But then, something unexpected happened.

A pair of tentacles reached in from outside the cave, covered in a sticky liquid that looked disgusting and frightening.

Before Hou Agui could react, the tentacle suddenly wrapped around him and dragged him away.

This sudden scene stunned everyone, leaving them speechless and wide-eyed for a long time.

"Something's not right with Lao Gao. Could this kid have messed with something?"

Huang Xu was the first to react, his voice tinged with nervousness.

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie frowned, cautiously walked to the cave entrance, and peered out.

The outside was a mess, with branches and leaves scattered everywhere, as if a fierce battle had taken place.

But apart from that, there was nothing else; the mysterious "tentacle master" seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Gao Jie frowned, increasingly sensing that something was wrong.

"It seems someone is deliberately targeting us."

He said thoughtfully.

"But now I think it was Hou Agui who did it. Maybe that kid didn't expect that his tricks would eventually harm him."

As Gao Jie analyzed the situation, he turned to look at the crowd.

"We shouldn't leave here now. The school will definitely find out that something is wrong with the system and will terminate the entire test."

After listening to Gao Jie's words and thinking about it for a while, the other three also agreed with this statement.

After all, in this situation full of unknown dangers, staying in the cave is a relatively safe choice.

So the group made their plans, each finding a place to sit down and waiting for a while before continuing. However, everyone felt uneasy, wondering what terrible things might happen next.

Bored, Huang Muran's gaze inadvertently fell on Xu Rourou. A sudden curiosity flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but ask her.

"Tell us about your family. I know your family must be quite extraordinary. And the fact that the man surnamed Hou was your family's former butler shows that your family must be at least wealthy."

Huang Muran's face was full of curiosity, his eyes like those of a kitten that had discovered something new, eager to learn more about it.

Xu Rourou smiled and waved her hand in response.

"Isn't it just this little thing? What's there to say? My family is just an ordinary family, not as complicated as you think. If you insist that I tell you a story, then I can only say that my family was once glorious."

She sighed softly, a hint of regret in her eyes.

"But it was only a glorious period, and then it declined. As for what happened, I really don't know, because I wasn't even born at that time."

Huang Muran didn't buy this explanation at all. He slightly curled his lips and gave a cold smile.

"Alright, I could tell from the first day you entered this school that you're a rich girl, and definitely not the simple kind."

Huang Muran's tone carried a certain certainty.

"Why are you still planning to fool us? Let me tell you, we're all sensible people. Just say what you mean, why do this kind of thing?"

Xu Rourou just smiled but didn't say anything. She just sat there quietly, seemingly lost in her own thoughts.

No matter how much Huang Muran pressed her for answers, she remained silent, and the atmosphere in the cave became somewhat subtle.

Seeing this, Gao Jie immediately spoke up.

"Alright, we don't need to chat like this. But the storm outside hasn't stopped yet. How much food do we have left?"

Huang Xu found this statement laughable.

"Brother, did we bring any food with us when we left? Think carefully, we only have some water on us, nothing else."

"This is terrible! Are we going to starve to death here?" Huang Xu's face was full of worry, his eyes showed a hint of despair, and his voice was full of concern.

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie couldn't help but frown and said with a serious expression.

"Stop talking nonsense. We'll have a chance to get out of here eventually."

He paused, his gaze sweeping firmly over the crowd.

"Bring out all the food. Everyone needs to make a plan. I think it should take about three days."

As Gao Jie spoke, he began to consider how to distribute the food to survive potential difficulties.

"If the school still can't find out we're missing within three days, then the teachers at the school are probably in cahoots with the Hou family."

After listening to Gao Jie's words, the group felt that there was some truth to them, so they all began to rummage through their backpacks and take out the things they had prepared.

Gao Jie pulled out a box of compressed biscuits from the corner of his backpack. Although the box of biscuits was inconspicuous, it was enough for one person to eat for three days.

He checked the water bag again, and there was probably enough water in it for one person to last a day.

Looking at the food and water, he silently pondered how to help everyone survive with these limited resources.

Xu Rourou took out a lot of chocolates from her exquisite little bag. The chocolates were wrapped up tightly and looked to be of very good quality.

She counted them, and there were enough chocolates for at least one person for about four days, which was undoubtedly a considerable "wealth" under the current circumstances.

However, Huang Muran's situation is not so optimistic.

Somewhat awkwardly, he took out a few pieces of fruit from his bag. The fruit's skin was worn and it looked a little wilted.

There are two boxes of milk left.

Looking at these things, everyone knew that these things probably wouldn't last until nightfall, and if they really relied on these, they would probably get sick from hunger in no time.

For a moment, a solemn atmosphere filled the cave.

Everyone realized that a severe challenge to survival was looming ahead.

They must unite and find a way to cope with this difficult situation.