"Yes." Lin Yu nodded firmly and said as quickly as possible:
"Keep paced with me until you reach the corner ahead, then turn around and walk back immediately. Don't ask why, just do it!"
"This." Surprise flashed across Sun Qianqian's eyes, quickly turning into disappointment.
They thought that the brilliant Song Tianhuo had found a way to break the deadlock and was about to save them, but unexpectedly, Song Tianhuo came up with an outrageous method.
Turn around directly? Doesn't that go against what the audience should know?
The expectation on Zhao Daqiang's face gradually turned into astonishment, and then into despair.
It seems that even the exceptionally intelligent Song Tianhuo had a puzzle he couldn't solve. When the truth was finally revealed, he decided to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.
Both of them hesitated, wanting to raise questions, but there wasn't enough time for them to do so.
In the blink of an eye, they and Lin Yu reached the corner. A cold wind swept over their shoulders, and the shouts around them were sharp and piercing.
"Zhao Daqiang, Zhao Daqiang!"
"Sun Qianqian, Sun Qianqian!"
Their hearts felt like they were about to burst out of their chests; life and death hung in the balance at this moment!
Of course, in their view, the chances of survival were extremely slim.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu turned around and strode forward.
"Phew!" Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It's alright, it's good that everything is alright!
At the same time, Zhao Daqiang and Sun Qianqian also turned around, only to find that the voice that had been lingering in their ears had suddenly disappeared, and there was no longer a vengeful spirit on their shoulders.
The two were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
Sun Qianqian exclaimed excitedly, "I never thought we'd actually get through this hurdle just like that!"
Zhao Daqiang excitedly waved his fist: "Song Tianhuo, you're amazing! Having you is truly my blessing!"
Soon, the two realized something was wrong; the stairs in front of them were still going upwards.
They were originally going up, but logically, after turning around, the stairs should have gone down!
"What exactly is going on?"
Lin Yu didn't keep them in suspense and explained:
"It's an illusion created by vengeful spirits. Everything we see is a deception. Every time we reach a corner, we think we're continuing upwards, but we've actually turned around without realizing it."
Sun Qianqian suddenly realized:
"I see! So when you told us to turn around, it was as if nothing had turned around at all."
"Song Tianhuo, it's hard to imagine how you figured all this out in such a short time. You really impressed me!" Sun Qianqian praised without reservation.
Zhao Daqiang pursed his lips; of all that was said, he only understood the last sentence.
Words of praise, right? I can say those too.
Zhao Daqiang: "Holy crap, awesome!"
Lin Yu's voice, however, was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him:
"Have you forgotten that there's still a vengeful spirit on your shoulder?"
Their smiles vanished abruptly as they both looked down at their shoulders, where the vengeful spirit was still biting away, and the death countdown on the control panel remained unchanged.
"Oh no! What should we do?" Zhao Daqiang asked in a panic.
Sun Qianqian's voice trembled: "Are we going to die?"
Lin Yu shook his head: "I have thought of a way to deal with the vengeful spirit, but I can't guarantee that it will succeed. Hurry up and come with me, we can talk as we go."
"Oh, okay," the two replied quickly.
Lin Yu rushed up the stairs first.
The two followed closely behind, and Zhao Daqiang excitedly asked:
"Song Tianhuo, is the method you mentioned going to the 7th floor? As long as we complete the side quest, the vengeful spirits won't attack us?"
This was also his initial thought. If Lin Yu had the same idea as him, wouldn't that mean that he and Lin Yu had the same intelligence?
With Zhao Daqiang looking on expectantly, Lin Yu gave a negative answer:
"No, even if you go to the 7th floor, you'll only be dead."
Zhao Daqiang felt defeated and asked defiantly:
"So what's your method?"
Sun Qianqian blinked and looked at Lin Yu, eager to know the answer as well.
"Go to the 4th or 5th floor," Lin Yu said.
Zhao Daqiang asked in confusion, "But wasn't that the 5th floor just now?"
Lin Yu shook his head. "There are no floor signs here."
"If I'm not mistaken, we were going around in circles, like we were in a maze, thinking we had reached the 5th floor, but we were actually still on the 3rd floor."
"I see." Zhao Daqiang nodded, then asked:
"Then why go to the 4th or 5th floor? What does that have to do with dealing with vengeful spirits?"
Lin Yu calmly explained:
"Because one of the rules in the visitor information states: 'Monsters don't necessarily eat people; they can also save them.'"
"Saving people here probably refers to dealing with vengeful spirits. You'll find out how to do it when you get there."
"The monsters on the 2nd and 3rd floors have all been killed, so naturally we should go to the 4th and 5th floors."
Zhao Daqiang suddenly realized, clicking his tongue in amazement:
"At first, I thought that was just nonsense. A monster saving people? How could a monster save people? But I never expected it to have such a deeper meaning!"
Sun Qianqian's beautiful eyes lit up as she showered her praise with compliments:
"Song Tianhuo, I thought you were already very smart, but now I realize you're even smarter than I thought!"
Zhao Daqiang also started praising: "Holy crap, awesome!"
"Hmm." Lin Yu nodded slightly, appearing calm and collected, though he felt a pang of regret.
I should have known better than to use the name Song Tianhuo; it's too good for that guy!
If he knew that at this very moment, in the elevator, the blond-haired man was constantly saying things like, "Song Tianhuo deserves to die," he might not have thought that way.
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