The elves stopped when Xiao Linlin called for them to stop. She kept an eye on Jia Zhengyi's team and found they were still unharmed.

Xiao Linlin turned to look at Lyanna: "Sister, was your dragon dagger arrow that pierced through the body instantly?"

Lyanna shook her head silently: "An enemy we didn't detect."

I didn't sense or see the enemy, so I couldn't cast it instantly.

"Brother, did you see anything?"

Xiao Linlin turned to look at Su Lin: "According to Jia Zhengyi, if the fat man is still alive at this time, he will approach us, even if we can't see him."

"There is no danger."

Su Lin shook his head. He had his senses fully activated and was exerting all his energy, but he couldn't detect anything unusual.

"Brother Jia, can you still see Fatty?"

"I saw it."

Jia Zhengyi's sudden words sent chills down the spines of the team members.

The Fat Guy Squad is still around!

"where are they?"

"Just now, it ran right past you."

"Not facing the escape route?"

Xiao Linlin was taken aback. She glanced back at the deep, dark tunnel, frowned, and asked, "When Fatty ran past just now, did he notice us again? Did he look at us?"

"No."

Jia Zhengyi answered with absolute certainty: "I've been watching them the whole time. It seems like they're being chased by something and haven't noticed us."

"It's like a group of invisible fugitives... No! More like we're in two different parallel universes. I can see him, but he can't see us."

Jia Zhengyi's description made Su Lin frown slightly.

As expected, there are all sorts of strange things in the escape game. This bizarre event came suddenly and strangely, making it impossible to understand or investigate it further.

Is it a mirror image...?

Xiao Linlin murmured to herself, and about half a minute later, she gave the order: "Brother Jia, bring the team back. We're preparing to escape."

"Huh? Not going to keep squatting? Does that mean we're not doing the task?"

"I'm not doing it anymore, we'll talk about it next time."

Xiao Linlin said in a low voice, "The situation is not good right now. We can't gamble. Let's go back to the safer dormitory first."

There's no need to put the team in a bizarre environment where the nature of the situation is uncertain, just to get a few more kills.

Xiao Linlin has always been cautious. When she encounters a dangerous situation that she cannot understand, she will avoid it and wait until she has enough time to think about it.

"good."

Jia Zhengyi agreed and quickly led the team back.

At this point, there was no room for jokes about being Commander Jia; the well-coordinated team members unanimously chose to follow Xiao Linlin's advice.

Not long after, Jia Zhengyi returned with his team. Xiao Linlin immediately looked him up and down, frowning and remaining silent.

"Linlin, what kind of look is that?"

Jia Zhengyi was somewhat suspicious, not understanding why Xiao Linlin's eyes held a hint of wariness.

"It's nothing, Brother Jia, please don't get too close to us."

"Ah, why?"

"Hmm... let's go back first and talk about it then."

Xiao Linlin didn't explain, but tugged at Su Lin's arm: "Brother, when we're escaping, I'll go first, and you go second."

"good."

Su Lin did not ask for the reason, and silently agreed.

Under Xiao Linlin's arrangement, the team was divided into three small waves and entered the dark escape tunnel in turn.

While Xiao Linlin was preoccupied with making arrangements, Wang Dalu mustered up his courage and leaned closer: "Little princess, which number should I be on to escape?"

"You can choose to stay; you still have time to continue eating the supplies."

"I dare not."

Wang Dalu spoke frankly and confidently, while Xiao Linlin pointed in Jia Zhengyi's direction: "Then you're in the same batch as him."

"I wouldn't dare."

Wang Dalu shook his head and lowered his voice: "Little princess, I can tell you're doubting him..."

So you're afraid of dying?

"I'm not really that scared."

"hehe."

Xiao Linlin gave a cold laugh. She was a little annoyed, and her eyes were empty and indifferent: "Wang Dalu, being too smart is not always a good thing. You should know the principle of hiding your cleverness in clumsiness."

Wang Dalu was taken aback upon hearing this, and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."

He finished speaking.

Without looking back, Xiao Linlin pulled Su Lin into the tunnel. The countdown to evacuation quickly appeared above the team members' heads. Each person's escape timer was not synchronized, which was Xiao Linlin's deliberate arrangement.

In the final moments of her escape, Xiao Linlin kept her eyes glued to the countdown above Su Lin's head.

Until the countdown above her head reached zero first, her body transformed into a hazy rain of light and returned to the waiting area.

The moment Xiao Linlin returned to the waiting area, she looked around until she saw Su Lin appear beside her, at which point she breathed a sigh of relief.

Following Xiao Linlin's escape plan, pureblood elves returned to the waiting area one after another.

Before Su Lin could ask any questions or give him time to review the game information, Xiao Linlin immediately grabbed his hand and headed towards the dormitory.

"The rest of you stay where you are and return after everyone has regrouped. Don't chat with anyone."

Xiao Linlin left with a serious expression, pulling Su Lin through the enthusiastic crowd who had been waiting nearby.

Those who had been eagerly waiting for the top player to finish the match, hoping to exchange a few words with her, got nothing in return and could only watch helplessly as she dragged the top player towards the dormitory area.

Upon returning to the dormitory area, Xiao Linlin immediately activated the dormitory's internal examination and healing system to cleanse both Su Lin's and her own bodies.

"Linlin, do you suspect we're cursed, or something is entangled with us?"

Su Lin asked in a low voice, letting the colored light from the dormitory flow over her body, and received a notification.

No major injuries; stamina and depleted energy have been replenished free of charge.

"yes."

Xiao Linlin nodded, only then completely relaxing. She sat on the bed, head bowed in thought, reviewing the strange events she had encountered before her escape.

"You even suspect Jia Zhengyi?"

Su Lin sat down beside her and said softly, "Linlin, it's just the two of us now; if you think of anything, just tell me."