Shi Wan spoke, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes, but the game rules were the rules, and no one could change them.
After a brief silence, Shi Wan spoke again, "Zhuo Fei and Gao He, who took the time from Chen Mo and me, Diao Tian, who failed to take Miss Yumi's time, and Mr. Jing Minghe's time..."
"Ding Chang," Yumi interjected.
With Yumi's addition, Shi Wan continued, "These four people started with only one day of time. However, they must know more rules than us, otherwise, why would they dare to attack other players so easily?"
Yumi nodded, "I agree with that."
"Then..." Shi Wan hesitated, her gaze quickly sweeping over everyone, then lowering her head, as if gathering courage. She took a deep breath before speaking, "Then, can we also do the same as them, and take other people's time?"
Hearing Shi Wan's question, Yumi's eyes widened. Before Shi Wan asked, she had never thought of it. After all, she was a doctor, whether outside or in this City of Death.
More importantly, she had always had Chi Hao and Jing Minghe by her side. Chi Hao and Jing Minghe were not the kind of people who would use harming others as a means to achieve their goals, nor did they need to do anything to harm other players. After all, they were powerful enough and disdained such despicable methods.
Therefore, even in this situation, she had never thought of the question Shi Wan raised, because in this instance, every time someone's time was taken, they would be one step closer to death.
"It should not be possible," Jing Minghe answered Shi Wan's question, "and it may not be achievable."
"Why?" Shi Wan asked stubbornly.
Jing Minghe gave a wry smile. Shi Wan was a rare intelligent person, and he guessed she already had her own conclusion. But Jing Minghe still provided further explanation, "If it were possible, the instance would have given all of us the same rules from the beginning. It wouldn't be such a coincidence that only they know. As for why it's not achievable, you should have also noticed that their physical fitness, speed, and reaction abilities are far superior to ours."
Shi Wan nodded slightly, "Yes, I don't know about others, but Zhuo Fei, I know him. In this instance, he is not like himself, and not even like a normal person. His speed and reaction ability are simply, simply terrifyingly high."
After speaking, she sighed helplessly and then said, "Then, can we only escape? Can we escape from them?"
"Our goal is not to escape from them."
Jing Minghe helped Chi Hao sit up a bit. "The first day has ended, and there are two days left. The Golden Butterfly Chrysalis is our real target."
Shi Wan's brow furrowed even tighter, "I know that, but now, we have no clues about the Golden Butterfly Chrysalis."
"If you don't know, then search for it," Jing Minghe pinched the bridge of his nose. This feeling of powerlessness, this feeling was simply terrible. "None of us are newbies in an instance for the first time. I believe everyone has their own plans on how to get out of the instance."
Jing Minghe closed his eyes slightly. "The difficulty of this instance is racing against time, and not being distracted by side issues." Su Dan Novel Network.
Hearing this, Yumi looked at Jing Minghe with a look of sudden realization. If Jing Minghe hadn't reminded her, she admitted that she had been distracted by side issues. She had been thinking not about how to find the Golden Butterfly Chrysalis, but about how they could preserve their time. After all, in her opinion, one had to survive first before doing anything else.
"So," Shi Wan's brows remained unrelaxed, "we have to guard against Zhuo Fei and the others, and also search for conditions, but there's time..."
"Wrong," Jing Minghe raised his hand, extended a finger, and shook it. "According to my estimation, the time they can act recklessly against us is limited. Moreover, finding the Golden Butterfly Chrysalis is also an absolute condition for them to pass this instance."
"Alright," Shi Wan sighed softly. "Perhaps you are right. Then, after dawn, we will each go and find clues, and then..."
Shi Wan hesitated and asked Jing Minghe, "Should we set a time and place to meet, so that... we can exchange clues?"
"Yes," Jing Minghe agreed and thought for a moment. "After dawn, we will split into two groups and explore separately. We will make marks along the way. When we feel enough time has passed, we will return along the marks to the starting point to gather. If one group arrives at the starting point first and does not see the other group, they will follow the other group's marks to continue forward. This way, the possibility of meeting will be greater."
"Okay, we'll do as you say, but..."
Jing Ming noticed Shi Wan's gaze shift towards Yumi and guessed what she wanted to say. Although Yumi's time should not be taken, he would absolutely not let Yumi take risks.
However, before Jing Minghe could speak, Yumi spoke first, "I'll be with you guys."
After speaking, Yumi looked at Chi Hao and Jing Minghe. "You two be careful. I'll be with Shi Wan and the others tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll protect myself."
Yumi's tone was very firm, and Jing Minghe had nothing to say but agree, "Alright, then let's rest first. There shouldn't be any danger before dawn."
"We should rest," Yumi nodded, her gaze turning to Shi Wan, and she smiled at her. "Don't overthink it, get some good rest. No matter what, having enough energy is the key to achieving your goals better."
Shi Wan nodded, and she and Chen Mo helped each other and moved to a corner to rest.
Yumi knew that Chi Hao and Jing Minghe must have something to say, so she also got up and went to a not-too-far-away corner to rest.
Seeing that Yumi and the others had moved away, Chi Hao reached out and pulled Jing Minghe into his arms, leaned close to his ear, kissed Jing Minghe's earlobe gently, and whispered, "Sleep well, I'm by your side."
Jing Minghe rested his head on Chi Hao's chest. "I can't sleep right now. Hao Ge, tell me what I can't see."
Chi Hao frowned slightly, then responded after a moment, "Okay."
Chi Hao lowered his head, gently rubbing Jing Minghe's head with his chin, and softly said, "I can see the things on everyone's wrists."
"Except for the three people we haven't met, Diao Tian's butterfly mark is black, with only one star. As for me, Yumi, Shi Wan, and Chen Mo, it's as Yumi just summarized."
Hearing this, Jing Minghe's brow twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Shi Wan hadn't lied, but his Hao Ge had.
Jing Minghe knew very well why Chi Hao was lying and concealing the truth.
This instance was not very friendly to him. His luck might really have run its course.
"As for you," Chi Hao gently stroked Jing Minghe's wrist, "the white butterfly mark..."
Chi Hao's words suddenly stopped. Jing Minghe looked up and saw Chi Hao's furrowed brow under the blue light.