No one noticed Shen Zhiyi's departure.

To avoid being noticed by Jingya, she turned off the energy shield after returning.

Originally, she planned to rest, but it was still early and Shen Zhiyi couldn't fall asleep, so she pushed open the door and went out.

The cottage is located in the coral forest, with only a small path leading to Jingya's residence.

Shen Zhiyi came out and looked around, and even went up to touch the coral tree.

The coral here is so smooth that Shen Zhiyi almost thought he was touching jade.

There were also some small sea snails near the base of the coral tree.

Shen Zhiyi went over to take a closer look and found that the conch was still alive. It wouldn't dry out and die even without water.

Just as she was thinking that, Shen Zhiyi suddenly felt that something was wrong with the ground. She felt that the air around her was a little damp.

And it's getting increasingly damp.

She got up and looked around, but didn't find anything wrong. Could it be her imagination?

Shen Zhiyi squatted down suspiciously and continued to observe the coral and the small sea snail.

Not long after, she sensed something was wrong again.

She looked around and discovered that water had overflowed in some places!

What's going on?

Shen Zhiyi was startled.

"Where did the water come from?" Shen Zhiyi frowned. There wasn't much water around them yet; at least, the area where she was and the area in front of the hut hadn't been flooded.

However, the water seemed to be increasing, and soon it was almost up to Shen Zhiyi's feet.

Shen Zhiyi quickly walked towards a place where there was no water, avoiding the water.

But it was no use. The water was getting higher and higher. If she had gone over there now, the water would have reached her ankles.

Shen Zhiyi frowned deeply, not knowing what was going on.

high tide?

That doesn't make sense, the tide shouldn't rise this high, it's almost flooding this place.

At this moment, the seawater had already reached Shen Zhiyi's feet; any more and her shoes would have been soaked.

She had originally intended to take off her shoes, but after thinking about it, she decided to wait and see, given the current situation.

Shen Zhiyi let the rising tide flood her shoes.

She watched the tide rise gradually until it reached her ankles.

Is it stopping its upward trend?

That would be good. If it rises too high, she'll be finished.

Shen Zhiyi walked along the path she used to come and go. She remembered that when she came, she looked back and saw the sea in the distance.

Unfortunately, Shen Zhiyi never saw the distant sea again.

Moreover, the tide was rising all around them at that moment.

Shen Zhiyi lost interest in observing the coral tree and started walking towards the small house.

She was wondering why the conch was still alive; it turned out it was because the tide came in here.

Standing at the door, Shen Zhiyi paused.

Because the seawater has already risen to the bottom of the hut, if she opens the door now, the seawater may rush into the hut through the opening of the door.

Since the entire small house was filled with seawater, she didn't need to rest.

Shen Zhiyi gritted her teeth. If she didn't go in, was she supposed to sleep outside?

Looking around, I couldn't find a place that could be used as a temporary resting place.

It seems I still have to go back to the little house.

Shen Zhiyi sighed and resignedly pushed open the door.

To their surprise, the area inside the door had long since become a vast expanse of water.

"..."

Fortunately, the water level wasn't very high. After confirming that there was nothing in the seawater that had flooded the small house, she found a chair to sit down, took off her wet shoes and socks, and casually placed them on another chair.

I sat barefoot on the bed, took a clean towel to dry my feet, and then sat cross-legged on it.

Shen Zhiyi looked at the water below, speechless with emotion.

This Jingya, I think she deliberately let her live here.

Too lazy to think about it any further, I opened the system panel.

It's already evening, and the chat area is quite lively.

"Hey, have you guys heard? Those people in the Ninth Star System actually courted death by provoking the big boss of the island dungeon. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

"Hilarious, I've heard about it. Anyway, they're pretty impressive, just afraid they won't die fast enough."

"Breaking news: Nine of them went, and three came out alive."

These words sparked a wave of discussion, with messages being sent out at breakneck speed.

"What? Explain in detail!"

"They were supposedly tricked into thinking that defeating the big boss would end the dungeon, but that's not how it turned out."

"How vicious! They actually tricked people into going in."

"I know you're being malicious, but don't say it yet. The one who lied was one of the nine of them. He wanted to kill the other eight, but unexpectedly, two of them survived."

After he came out, he found a way to kill the other two.

Somehow, someone saw it and then it was posted in the chat area.

"Wow, that's a huge melon! Is this how they play Survival World now?"

"Friends, inside information: that person seems to be from our Seventh Star System."

"..."

The chat area fell silent instantly.

People from the Ninth Galaxy jumped out one after another.

"What's wrong with you people from the Seventh Star System?! Are you doing this on purpose? We thought it was just infighting among the people of the Ninth Star System, we didn't expect it to involve your Seventh Star System as well?"

"Those from the Seventh Galaxy, come out and give us an explanation!"

"Exactly! Everyone here merged with the Seventh Star System with the intention of peaceful coexistence, and this is how you treat us?"

Meanwhile, the person who killed the player who leaked the information in the chat area was watching the farce unfold with great interest.

He chuckled lightly, "Who told you guys to have such smirks, even daring to fantasize about your own sister?"

And this person was none other than Qi Jing, whom we hadn't heard from in a long time.

Qi Jing wiped the blood-stained knife, glanced coldly at the corpse lying on the ground, and left the crime scene without looking back.

Qi Jing did not kill intentionally.

It's all because those people are so foul-mouthed.

"I will not let anyone who has insulted my sister live."

These words, carried away by the gentle breeze, gradually disappeared into the air.

Inside the chat area, the people from the Ninth Galaxy were still demanding an explanation when a player jumped out.

"No, the player avatars that were initially leaked have turned gray."

"???"

The screen was filled with a string of question marks.

"Could it be that the serial killer caught her and killed her?"

"Very likely."

Another heated discussion ensued, but Shen Zhiyi didn't continue watching.

Shen Zhiyi opened her friends list and looked at Qi Jing's chat box.

She wondered how Qi Jing was doing. He hadn't contacted her for a long time, and her messages seemed to disappear without a trace.