Regardless of whether they ultimately find a breakthrough, at least they have made progress in their thinking.

Xiao Cheng realized that some things really do need to be discussed between two people. Floating swaying on the ceiling, she asked earnestly, "So, does that mean we can't leave here now?"

Fang He shook his head: "Of course not."

"Then why do we have to stay here?" Xiao Cheng asked a fundamental question.

One sentence silenced Fang He.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, then pretended nothing had happened and drifted out of the cafeteria one after the other.

This was Xiao Cheng's first time performing such a long-distance float, and she felt a little dizzy at first, struggling to maintain her balance. But she quickly adapted and could even perform a Thomas full twist on the spot.

"Wow! This looks fun!" Xiao Cheng's eyes lit up. "One price, two experiences! The dungeon finally did something worthwhile!"

Fang He pondered for a moment, then commented quietly, "You really don't care about life and death."

"Anyway, no one can see it, isn't this better than wearing a mask?" Xiao Cheng was still eager to try the upside-down hook again.

Then another somewhat familiar voice rang out.

"I can see you, Little Orange." Liu Xiaoying sat on a tree branch by the roadside, swinging her legs, her translucent body shimmering faintly with each twitch.

Xiao Cheng's smile froze instantly, and she turned to look at Fang He: "Is that Liu Xiaoying?"

“It’s obvious.” Fang He nodded. “I saw it as soon as I stepped out of the cafeteria.”

"Then why didn't you remind me!"

Logically speaking, such a luminous object, placed directly on a branch with few leaves, should indeed be very conspicuous.

Then Xiao Cheng thought about what she was doing at the time.

Oh, in the Thomas Flair.

Liu Xiaoying floated over and patted her shoulder to comfort her: "It's okay, Xiao Chengzi. It's not shameful to embarrass yourself in front of us."

She paused slightly, then patted it twice more: "Wow, does it feel this good?"

Xiao Cheng asked with a blank expression, "So why do you twinkle, twinkle, little star?"

"Because I am a little star?" Liu Xiaoying blurted out without thinking.

Xiao Cheng: "..."

Fang He: "..."

"Just kidding, don't take it so seriously, relax." Liu Xiaoying laughed. "As someone who might be the first senior to become a ghost, I want to tell you seriously! Our souls can also be upgraded!"

"Ultimate evolution into a blindingly bright light bulb?" Xiao Cheng frowned; she simply couldn't imagine such a scene.

It's so bizarre; it doesn't even seem to have the slightest desire to evolve.

"Of course not! What we need most right now is a solid, real body! So..." Liu Xiaoying paused for a few seconds, feigning mystery, then deliberately lowered her voice, "Do you know about soul cultivation?"

Xiao Cheng: "..." Why did it evolve into a cultivation novel?!

"I see." Fang He nodded thoughtfully. "I understand now. We focused on the wrong thing from the beginning."

Seeing the "I understand" expressions on their faces, Xiao Cheng suddenly felt like a fool to be mixed in with them.

So what exactly do you guys know?!

Aren't all these riddle-solving people annoying?!

“The key to this instance has never been the school,” Fang He explained to her, “but rather the initial trial. You arrived late and didn’t hear it, but the judge’s first words were… We are guilty.”

"Humans are born with original sin, so atonement allows us to escape the state of 'human,' evolve our souls through continuous atonement, and ultimately create a truly pure body."

"If I'm not mistaken, regardless of whether we actually violated school rules or not, we won't be punished with death. Because we are the 'bad students' here, school rules can only be used to restrain those who abide by them."

"In that case, it makes sense why we became like this. We chose to follow the school rules after being warned, the rules took effect here, and we began to atone for our sins."

After hearing his explanation, Xiao Cheng finally understood and exclaimed, "That's right! The remaining three players don't seem like the type to follow the rules! So the so-called atonement is actually... preventing students from breaking school rules?"

“Yes.” Liu Xiaoying nodded approvingly. “I’ve already tried it once, and this is the result you see. Also, for now, we should only be able to interfere with the NPCs in our own class. We may expand the scope later, but not now.”

“And there’s also the issue of timelines,” Fang He added. “In the same space, there are many different possibilities. Our efforts to stop them will only be effective in the one and only correct timeline.”

“Different possibilities…that must create a lot of contradictions, right?” A thought flashed through Xiao Cheng’s mind. “But how could there be contradictions in the correct timeline?”

"So?" Liu Xiaoying felt that their plans seemed to be somewhat different from her own.

“If there are no bugs, create bugs,” Fang He said. “Find those contradictory timelines, and finally peel out one line, regardless of whether it’s right or wrong, that’s the only possibility.”

Liu Xiaoying had never tried such a bold approach to problem-solving: "Won't the dungeon have any problems if we do it this way?"

"If there's a problem, it will force an end, and the player will be kicked out of the instance." Xiao Cheng was experienced with this.

"Moreover, this is a survival instance; survival equals victory," Fang He said calmly.

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