Ke Wuwen lowered his head in self-recrimination. He hadn't meant to not save Shen Rong, but he had been too anxious to find Tong Zheng and You Mi at the time, and hadn't clearly heard what Shen Rong had shouted.
Tong Zheng glanced at the self-reproaching Ke Wuwen, patted him on the back twice, and said in a low voice, "Don't dwell on it. It's just karma, nothing to do with you." Su Dan Novel Network
Ke Wuwen cautiously glanced at Shen Rong. This woman, who had been arrogant since her appearance, was now bound to a chair, looking pitifully dishevelled.
"If only I had…"
"I said it has nothing to do with you," Tong Zheng interrupted Ke Wuwen, forbidding him to speak further with a look. He then turned to Jing Minghe and the others and said, "However, with Shen Rong like this, the next hide-and-seek game might not be able to be completed. There's still one last skeleton to find. I wonder how the instance will arrange it."
You Mi couldn't help but sigh, "This instance, from beginning to end, feels aimless. We have no idea what to do to pass it smoothly. Even what we're doing now, we can't be sure if it's right or wrong. I fear that after all this effort, the result will be..."
"Don't worry," Jing Minghe smiled and said, "Believe me, what we're doing now is definitely the right thing."
He paused, then continued, "Shen Rong is completely uncommunicative now. She's in a state of waiting to die. As for the last skeleton..."
Jing Minghe's gaze swept over everyone. "Whether the hide-and-seek game restarts or not, I have a bold guess. Perhaps the last skeleton is there."
"Where?" You Mi asked.
Jing Minghe looked upwards and said, "The top floor. It can't be completely empty."
Wan Zuo exclaimed, "I get it. Except for the banquet hall on the second floor where we gathered, and the third and fourth floors which are guest rooms, the first, fifth, and sixth floors have all had targets. Only the top floor hasn't."
You Mi was confused, "But the top floor only has three swimming pools, and the water inside..."
You Mi suddenly stopped speaking, then her eyes lit up. "So that's it. Because there's no place for us to hide on the top floor, we've overlooked it. But this cruise ship, apart from the guest rooms, has nowhere we should ignore."
Jing Minghe nodded. "Exactly. Therefore, whether the hide-and-seek game restarts due to Shen Rong's failure or not, whoever is chosen as the ghost player should go directly to the swimming pools on the top floor to search. I believe we'll find what we need there."
"Okay."
The others agreed in unison.
"Then it's settled," Tong Zheng stretched, then turned to You Mi and said, "Let's go prepare some food. Everyone eat something and rest well, waiting for the next hide-and-seek game to begin."
You Mi nodded in agreement.
As the two were about to leave, the cruise ship suddenly shook violently. Everyone almost lost their footing, holding onto each other for support.
Jing Minghe was the first to react, quickly turning to look at Shen Rong. She had somehow broken free of her restraints and flashed past them at an incredible speed.
The cruise ship was shaking so violently that no one could stand steadily, let alone have the energy to chase Shen Rong.
"Idol!" Ke Wuwen shouted, grabbing Tong Zheng with one hand and pointing at the ceiling with the other. "It's cracking! It's cracking over there!"
"It's not just there," Wan Zuo added, "It's cracking everywhere. What's going on?"
Jing Minghe looked around and made a swift decision, "Quick, let's go to the top floor to find the last skeleton! Go!"
Tong Zheng shouted, "What about the skeletons we've already found?"
"Bring them," Jing Minghe replied, "Bring them with us."
With that, Jing Minghe and the others staggered out of the banquet hall on the second floor and ran towards the top floor.
As they ascended, they saw that it wasn't just the cruise ship that was cracking, but also the giant bubble enveloping it.
However, at this moment, everyone had neither the mood nor the opportunity for further discussion. They could only rush to find the last skeleton, even if they weren't sure if this path was the correct one.
The moment You Mi saw the cracks in the bubble, she felt a sense of despair, thinking that they would all be annihilated this time.
Jing Minghe and the others stumbled onto the top floor.
Facing the three enormous swimming pools on the top floor, and the unknown objects floating on them, Jing Minghe, Wan Zuo, and Tong Zheng exchanged glances and each ran towards a pool.
Just as Jing Minghe was about to leap in, he was suddenly pulled aside by Chi Hao.
Chi Hao only said three words to him: "I'll go."
Before Jing Minghe could react, Chi Hao had already plunged into the murky water.
"Hao..." Jing Minghe twitched his lips. The pool full of dirty water was so out of place for his "Hao Ge." But his "Hao Ge" didn't even give him a chance to react, simply throwing him aside and jumping into the water with clean, decisive movements.
"This is?" Jing Minghe felt a mix of amusement and exasperation. "Boyfriend power?"
But shouldn't I be the one showing boyfriend power?
However, Chi Hao had already gone down. If he went down now, it would affect Chi Hao's search visibility.
Jing Minghe's face contorted with distress.
You Mi arrived and saw his expression. She asked worriedly, "Minghe? Are you alright?"
"Ah?" Jing Minghe shook his head. "I'm fine."
You Mi held onto the pool railing to keep from falling. "Really fine? Your expression was a bit strange just now. I thought you were seasick. I have medicine, do you need it?"
"No, I'm not seasick."
As they spoke, there was a *snap*.
They looked towards the sound and saw Ke Wuwen had lost his footing and fallen. He was struggling to get up.
The cracks in the bubble surrounding the cruise ship were widening, and water was slowly seeping in.
Jing Minghe and You Mi saw that Ke Wuwen had only fallen and wasn't in any other danger, so they refocused their attention on the surface of the three swimming pools.
You Mi felt her heart pounding in her throat. She worried whether Tong Zheng and the others could find the last skeleton in the three pools, and more importantly, whether they could escape this instance even if they found it.
Jing Minghe wasn't as worried as You Mi. What he was thinking about was how his always dignified, handsome, and cool "Hao Ge" would look emerging from this dirty pool.
Logically, he should be the first to rush forward and check on his "Hao Ge's" safety, but he was worried he might not be able to suppress a laugh.
Jing Minghe took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. He absolutely couldn't appear thoughtless at this moment, or he might lose the perfect lover he had just found.