Cheng Shuang always felt that something was off.

Aona is selfish, treacherous, and a complete scoundrel.

He and Jie Suzi seem to have an inseparable bond of interests, which is why they have to be bound together. His crazy revenge after Jie Suzi's death is mostly because he can't swallow his anger.

But I would never gamble with my life.

Is Adolf really the key?

The little girl had doubts, but remained silent under the confident gazes of all the adults.

"How about..." In response to Aona's insane and violent behavior, the twenty-odd defenders temporarily united and expressed their opinions. When the discussion reached a stalemate, someone suggested, "Split up!"

Many people looked over. Seeing that his words had attracted attention, he puffed out his chest and continued, "We should still spread out! Otherwise, if Qingnai wipes us all out, that would be a real problem!" He glanced warily at the white-haired youth who was still stubbornly setting off firecrackers in the distance, his expression somewhat subtle.

Xie Xiaoxian was in a particularly fiery temper today, sneering sarcastically, "Bringing this up now? Ha, where were you before? You just wanted to be the first, what's the point of fighting for that? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Cheng Shuang didn't understand, but seeing the man's face darken instantly, she knew Xie Xiaoxian had hit the nail on the head.

"Can't we stick together and go out together?" the little girl asked timidly.

Hearing Cheng Shuang's voice, Xie Xiaoxian's icy face softened slightly, and she looked at the little girl with much gentler eyes, though a hint of guilt lingered in her gaze. She patiently explained without hesitation, "This time the scene wasn't large, but there were more maintainers and newcomers. You lack experience and don't understand. No one has ever managed to escape from so many people at the same time; the lucky ones are always in the minority."

"Therefore, the fewer people in a Gate of Reincarnation there are, the greater the chance of survival." Cheng Shuang drew inferences from this example.

“No.” Shao Yang smiled bitterly. “Whether you can survive or not is not a matter of chance; it depends on your own abilities and luck.”

Before long, half of the defenders sped up and gradually approached Qingnai. Judging from their actions, they had clearly formed a brief alliance in silence and decided to deal with Qingnai.

To be precise, the plan was to restrain Aona in order to kill Adolf.

"They're doomed." Among the remaining defenders, there were many intelligent people who watched with a cold, indifferent disdain.

Cheng Shuang frowned slightly. Her mind was a bit confused, and she felt that something was not quite right.

Qingnai in front of them completely ignored these small fry and continued to attack the invisible barrier with unwavering composure, causing the cautious approaching maintainers to look on with a mixture of relief and indignation.

They're all protectors, so who's more noble? Qingnai is not only crazy, but also an idiot.

However, as they drew closer, Aona suddenly grabbed Adolf and hurled him violently at one of the rafts. His bodyguards, who were on high alert, reacted quickly, but compared to the fully enhanced Protector, they were clearly a step too slow.

The bodyguard leader immediately jumped off the raft and swam toward the protectors who had caught Adolf. The other bodyguards did the same, jumping into the sea in a great hurry.

Adolf's piercing scream echoed through the sky. His protector, looking bewildered and incredulous, didn't immediately try to solve the 'key' to the Gate of Reincarnation and escape. Instead, he instinctively tried to stabilize the swaying raft.

When he came to his senses, not only had his bodyguards gathered around his raft, but the defenders who were preparing to attack Qingnai had also begun to surround him menacingly.

Compared to a madman with overwhelming attack power, the person in front of you is definitely easier to deal with.

"They started fighting."

In an instant, the brief alliance crumbled.

The various skill sparks in front of you reveal different styles when they touch.

Cheng Shuang was dumbfounded. Everyone had seemed like weaklings in the maze level, but now they had all become incredibly powerful.

It turns out that each maintainer had a backup plan.

"See? Learn from experience!" Lie Fu whispered to Hei Zi Shan.

Kuroko rubbed his head, inexplicably feeling like he'd been dissed by his friends again.

Du Jun's expression hardened as he noticed a malevolent gaze sweeping over him. He looked up and saw it was Qing Nai. Because his attention was divided among the people surrounding Adolf, no one noticed that they were getting closer to Qing Nai.

Cheng Shuang instinctively clenched her fists. The little girl trembled all over. Seeing the white-haired youth's meaningful smile, she had a bad feeling.

A tremendous sense of threat washed over her, and her voice, tinged with tension, took on a sharp, childlike quality: "Watch out!"

Before she could finish speaking, Cheng Shuang's arm tightened, and she was pulled into the sea. She was immediately in excruciating pain, and everything went black.

The little girl's hair was disheveled, her small body with her eyes tightly closed, silent. The red ribbon in her hair was damaged and had drifted away from her position. Under the impact of the fireball, she fell into the depths of the ocean like an out-of-control boulder.

Qingnai took a picture on the raft, and the raft slid steadily to the location of the wooden ship wreckage. He looked down at the five people who were trapped in the deep sea and whose fate was unknown. A satisfied smile appeared on his face, which was usually expressionless.

Then, she raised her slender eyebrows and looked at Xie Xiaoxian, who was being held in Shao Yang's arms with her head covered, with a smile. She said to the wary Shao Yang, "There's always a smart one. These little brats have a lot of potential, but it's a pity they insisted on teaming up with someone I hate. Their luck and judgment aren't very good!"

A person I despise? Tiger? Ha, how ironic!

Shao Yang didn't speak, his muscles tense as he gradually distanced the raft from him. Fortunately, his wife didn't act impulsively and stood there quietly.

As he approached the barrier, he quickly snapped a card, which displayed a golden badge in the air, with a luxury cruise ship drawn at its center.

The two disappeared below the horizon, and Xie Xiaoxian's sigh could still be faintly heard.

"Tch!" Qingna crossed her arms, glanced at the remaining defenders, and smiled, her eyebrows curving. "How hypocritical, isn't it?"

The group of men fearfully spurred their boat backward, while Qingnai, too lazy to bother with the few terrified little guys, turned the boat around, ignored them completely, snapped a picture, and after a 3D jigsaw puzzle of a cruise ship appeared in the air, disappeared into the sea as well.

—It's a reward for the dinner party games.

This realization prompted the maintainers to peer out, but they couldn't find the figures of those teenagers in the sea. They all secretly resented Qingnai's self-destructive actions and then eagerly headed towards the afterimage of the puzzle in the sky.

Just in case... just in case I can hitch a ride!

As they passed by the few cannon fodder defenders who had fought and were now floating in the sea because of Adolf, no one paid them much attention; their desperate, infighting state was truly an eyesore.

These people no longer have the right to compete with them for a ride.

However, where could they find a ride? One after another, they tried to bluff their way through, but a cold, mechanical voice rang out, "Ding, no 'Come on, drift with the tide' return ticket to the Gate of Reincarnation, be annihilated!"

Return ticket? So this time, the Gate of Reincarnation really does have a ticket...

This is the last remaining consciousness of those maintainers!