Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 188: Going to War
At 10:00 Beijing time, Chi Yingxue closed the door of the venue from the inside and looked up to see their team captain already on stage, adjusting the microphone.
Xu Wang needed thirteen teams, but Yue Shuai had found sixteen for him, nine of which Xu Wang had previous interactions with, leaving seven completely unfamiliar teams. However, Yue Shuai trusted them, and Xu Wang trusted Yue Shuai.
With fewer than a hundred people, the large venue didn’t seem crowded. Especially since the teams had no organization or discipline; they could still communicate and exchange polite greetings upon arrival, but it wasn’t long before everyone started to do their own thing—chatting, drinking, browsing on their phones, playing online games, and the like. It hardly looked like a gathering plotting something significant.
Until Xu Wang finally greeted from the stage. “Hello everyone…”
The venue’s sound system was top-notch. This not-so-loud greeting enveloped every corner of the venue, as if whispering in everyone’s ear.
All eyes lifted at the sound, and no matter what they were doing, the atmosphere in the venue changed in an instant.
In those pairs of eyes, there was curiosity, amusement, wariness, and caution.
The moment their gazes met, Xu Wang threw away the speech he had prepared in advance.
“I won’t introduce myself. Those who know me already know me. Those who don’t should have inquired about me by now.”
Holding the microphone, Xu Wang leaped onto the table with one hand, finding sitting much more comfortable than standing, with his legs leisurely swinging.
“Why we’re gathered here today has already been made clear by Captain Yue when he contacted you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. After that, those who wish to stay are welcome; those who want to leave, I won’t stop you. “Xu Wang took out his phone to check the time, placing it beside him on the table. “Ten minutes. Once time’s up, if you’re still here and haven’t left, I’ll consider you in.”
Silence, quiet.
It wasn’t shock; there really wasn’t much to ask. How Xu Wang’s team bought the intelligence, how they summoned the Owl in the Wish House, and how they ultimately gave up the chance to leave early in favor of shutting down. Yue Shuai was completely open about the whole process, even though the intelligence was bought with their money, without hiding anything.
Their presence meant they trusted Yue Shuai. But to follow Xu Wang’s command and arrangement unconditionally, anyone would have doubts. The intelligence was bought by Xu Wang’s team, and the Wish House was entered by them; who could prove what Xu Wang said was the truth?
But raising this doubt would hurt the harmony, and before anything was even done, injuring the harmony was something no team wanted to initiate.
“Six minutes left.” Xu Wang leaned forward slightly, as if ready for a heart-to-heart with the audience. “Not a single question? We’re in such agreement?”
“Tch, have you all gone mute?” Wang Duanran kicked the chair in front of him, easily breaking the silence. “I believe the Owl Jade part. If there weren’t any, it’d be obvious once you start digging.” He nodded towards Xu Wang. “But how can you prove that destroying the thirteen Owl Jades simultaneously will shut down the first thirteen levels and not something else?”
No one expected Mr. Wang to consider timing, place, or face.
With the boss speaking up, Jiang Dachuan had no choice but to follow on behalf of his teammates. “Right, only you and that Owl that’s bugged have talked. What if destroying the Owl Jades is to fulfill your personal wishes?”
“Bang!” Xu Wang slammed the table, the sound booming through the microphone, startling everyone.
Wang Duanran stood up abruptly. “Trying to scare me?”
“See, this is what it looks like when you’re serious about doing something!” Xu Wang jumped down from the table, finally showing some spark in his eyes. “I’m not afraid of your questions. I’m afraid you won’t ask. Xiao Duan, Da Jiang, good questions!”
Wang Duanran: “……”
Jiang Dachuan: “……”
Chen Guan, Gu Nian, and Kong Lizhe exchanged looks—deciding not to speak up was the right choice.
“How can I prove it? I can’t.” The question was raised by Wang Duanran, but Xu Wang’s answer was directed at everyone. “That’s why I’m giving you a chance to back out now. If you decide to stay and later on the battlefield you tell me you’re out, sorry, but you won’t have peace, whether inside or outside the Owl.”
Taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling, Xu Wang calmed down. His gaze became fiery and sharp. “Shutting down the Owl requires the combined effort of thirteen levels. Think it over before you join. If you back out at the last moment, it’s all for nothing for the brothers in the other levels.”
When the ten minutes were up, not a single team left.
“Lao Qian, distribute the maps—” Xu Wang placed the microphone back on the table and stepped down gracefully.
There were a total of thirteen maps, two copies per person—one in the soulful style, hand-drawn by Advisor Wu; the other in the realistic style, redrawn by Chi Yingxue based on the soulful drafts.
Including Xu Wang and Yue Shuai’s teams, there were eighteen teams in total. Seventeen teams earnestly reviewed the realistic maps, with only Captain Xu leading everyone to face the soulful version directly.
The location of the Owl Jade determined the difficulty level of being responsible for that level. After reviewing, each team had a rough idea.
Yue Shuai was next to take the stage. Not wasting words, he directly started the selection of levels. The main principle was self-nomination. If a level was desired by several teams, the best fit was chosen.
Fu Wenqing was the first to raise his hand without hesitation. “10/23 Aeroplane Chess. We are very familiar with that environment.”
Qin Rui, He Lanshan, Wu Yanchao, Zhao Muchen: “……”
Only their team captain could describe “never getting past this level” in such a refreshing and elegant manner.
The Happy Line Broom Team, not wanting to ride brooms anymore, immediately stated: “6/23 Castle Hotel, we…”
Yue Shuai: “Okay, it’s yours!”
Happy Line: “……” They wanted to say they absolutely didn’t want 6/23 Castle Hotel!
These two acts of “volunteering” reminded Lao Qian, who immediately turned to the Long Legs, Handsome, Stick Figure, and Fair Face’s team two rows behind, kindly suggesting, “Why don’t you take 2/23 Red Eye Flight?”
“……” Long Legs, Handsome, Stick Figure, and Fair Face didn’t want to speak, only wanting to throw a [(Offense) Words Like Pearls and Jade] at him.
Soon, eleven levels had their responsible teams, leaving only 7/23 Story Relay and 9/23 Inner Hell.
These two levels were the only ones without maps, with just four words of guidance on that page:
7/23 Third Scene
9/23 Source of Fear
The Colorful Assault Team’s Captain, Elegant Gray, had been waiting at 7/23, but Story Relay required at least two teams, so he was still missing a partner.
9/23 had no takers. No one wanted to face their or their teammate’s inner fears again.
Having already chosen 11/23 Chaotic Republic, Teacher Wei’s team, after a long discussion, saw Zhu Mo calmly raising his hand. “Captain Yue, maybe we should switch to nine…”
“We’ll take the ninth level.” Han Buting spoke up, his deep voice naturally resonating, easily covering Zhu Mo’s voice.
Zhu Mo glanced back at him.
Han Buting nodded slightly, all gentlemanly.
But remembering that this gentleman wanted to learn dancing from him as a pick-up line, Zhu Mo felt like hitting him every time.
In the end, the responsible teams for each level were as follows:
1/23 Snowy Forest — Yue’s First Circle Team (Full Name: Captain Yue’s Complex Circle of Social Relationships, Echelon 1)
2/23 Red Eye Flight — Long Legs, Handsome, Stick Figure, and Fair Face
3/23 Apocalypse City — Yue’s Second Circle Team
4/23 Moonlight Maze — Camouflage Muscular Man Team
5/23 Haunted House Infernal Affairs — Yue Shuai, Su Mingzhan, Tao Anan, Wei Tianhang, Ji Yiming
6/23 Castle Hotel Exploration — Happy Broom Team
7/23 Story Relay — Colorful Assault Elegant Gray’s Team + Yue’s Third Circle Team
8/23 Unexpected Demon — Le Xing, Zhao Yukan, Fu Ziqi, Jing Jinglin, Dong Xi
9/23 Inner Hell — Han Buting, Li Zijin, Li Xia, Qi Shan, Xu Yange
10/23 Aeroplane Chess — Fu Wenqing, Qin Rui, He Lanshan, Wu Yanchao, Zhao Muchen + Yue’s Fourth Circle Team
11/23 Chaotic Republic — Wei Menghan, Zou Jun, Feng Rang, Zhu Mo, Ji Yunlei
12/23 Halloween Ghost Hunting — Wang Duanran, Chen Guan, Jiang Dachuan, Gu Nian, Kong Lizhe
13/23 Amnesia Building — Xu Wang’s Team
Three additional teams brought by Yue Shuai, not fixed to any level, remained fully mobile for backup in case of emergencies.
Distributing maps and confirming levels was just the first step. In the days to come, each team needed to rush to their respective locations—not every team was already at their designated level. Getting into position also required time.
Fortunately, this wasn’t an urgent matter; they had plenty of time to prepare and coordinate.
Xu Wang, holding the map, optimistically thought.
That night, at 0:00.
The snowy forest was desolate.
The friends had dispersed at noon, but even if they didn’t, entering together would still mean separating—each team was in its own independent space for the first level.
This made it convenient for Xu Wang to test communication.
The team he had previously conspired with was undecided, and Xu Wang, fearing unforeseen complications, resisted the temptation and didn’t use his ability, keeping it tightly under wraps.
Before the ice waterfall, Xu Wang confirmed with his friends, “Shall I start?”
“Hurry up.” His four companions were also looking forward to it.
Closing his eyes, Xu Wang concentrated, trying to establish some kind of connection in his mind, just like the first time he used a stationery. Unlike connecting to stationery, which has a specific direction, this communication connection involved Xu Wang sending signals in all directions, waiting for a response.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
The response came.
“Ah…” Xu Wang suddenly squatted down, clutching his head in pain.
Wu Sheng hurriedly squatted down. “What’s wrong?”
Xu Wang gasped for air, released his hands, and lifted a pale face. “A thousand ducks are quacking.”
Wu Sheng felt both distressed and angry. “Don’t broadcast to everyone. Private chat one-on-one!”
Xu Wang obediently closed his eyes again, regulated his breathing, concentrated, and switched to point-to-point mode. The first person to come to mind was, naturally, Captain Yue.
One minute.
Two minutes.
[Xu Wang? This is nuts. You can enter my mind?!]
“The ability given by the Owl.” Xu Wang slowly opened his eyes, testing to see if the communication would disconnect. “Can you still hear me talking now?”
[Yes. But this kind of telepathic communication is creepy…]
“Then use your mouth, like speaking and using the phone.”
“Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!” Captain Yue’s voice rang clear in Xu Wang’s ear.
“As long as you can talk, I’m going to try someone else, talk later.”
“Hey, wait, how did the Owl give you this…”
Click.
Captain Xu cut off the voice communication unilaterally, sleek and cool.
Half a minute later.
Le Xing: “How many more hidden skills do you have that we don’t know about?”
Xu Wang: “Really, that’s all. I swear on my boyfriend.”
Le Xing: “…”
One minute later
Wang Duanran: “What kind of stationery is this? So damn cool! Do you have more? How much? I’ll buy!”
Xu Wang: “Someone connected with me, bye.”
Wang Duanran: “Okay, wait… You wait a moment. Can telepathy even cut in line?!”
Half a minute later.
Fu Wenqing: “Is this the communication you’re relying on the day we look for the Owl Jade?”
Xu Wang: “Yes.”
Fu Wenqing: “Good, it solves a big problem. Since we have such convenient conditions, I have some new ideas about the plan. Let’s talk again sometime.”
“……” How obsessed with “talking” is this friend!
The more he used his skill, the more proficient he became, and the waiting time for responses became shorter. After harassing various companions for over an hour, Xu Wang could basically communicate at any time.
After finding an ice cave to rest in, Xu Wang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about trying a few more times in a couple of days once the teams left Beijing and reached other stages.
But with the long night ahead and nothing else to do, Xu Wang became restless again, wanting to try group chat. Communicating one-on-one was too inefficient; if it could be like a multi-person voice chat, where everyone was online at the same time, it would be more convenient for everyone.
Seeing Xu Wang’s posture, the four knew the captain was about to dial again, so they didn’t disturb him and just quietly watched.
This time, Xu Wang rebooted the first mode, extending the olive branch of communication to all eighteen teams, not leaving out his own teammates.
Soon, a cacophony arose in his mind, causing a headache.
Xu Wang gritted his teeth and persevered, trying to separate the familiar voices of his companions from the mixed sounds, organizing them.
[Didn’t you already try? Testing it again?] This was the impatient Wang Duanran.
[I was having a good dream, and you disturbed it.] This was Teacher Wei, yawning.
[Anything else?] This was the calm Han Buting.
[Only… six days left…]
Xu Wang suddenly opened his eyes, his face full of astonishment.
Wu Sheng raised an eyebrow in confusion. “Hmm?”
Xu Wang shook his head, not speaking, and closed his eyes again to search for that voice.
[Only… six days left…]
Intermittent, like an electric current—not a teammate, but the Owl!
“What six days?” Xu Wang panicked.
His sudden voice startled his four companions.
[In six days… the location of Owl Jade… will change completely…]
“Why? You didn’t say there was a time limit before!”
[You… have been detected…]
[Elimination… of instability… has begun…]
“Then wait for Owl Jade to change, and you give us a new map?”
[I… can’t find it…]
“Don’t joke with me.” Xu Wang’s confidence waned. Without a map, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. He couldn’t find thirteen needles in the sea overnight.
[Only… six days left…]
[Only… six days left…]
Owl’s last words echoed in Xu Wang’s ears like a nightmare, long-lingering.
A cold wind blew into the ice cave, making him shiver.
If he hadn’t recklessly sent out communication signals and if he hadn’t insisted on separating the noisy voices one by one, he might have missed this message. Just thinking about it scared Xu Wang.
“What’s going on?” Wu Sheng grabbed his cold hand, warming it. “What time limit?”
Xu Wang looked up at him and the other three companions. “In six days, the location of the Owl Jade will change.”
“Repair?” Chi Yingxue hit the nail on the head.
Xu Wang nodded. “It said we’ve been discovered, and the elimination of instability has begun.”
Qian Ai: “Then rather than moving the Owl Jade, they should move us, right?”
Chi Yingxue threw away the ice cube he had been playing with in his palm and said with a snap, “Maybe after moving the Owl Jade, they’ll move us.”
“……” Qian Ai decided not to interject anymore, to avoid hearing more demoralizing speculation.
Ten minutes later, the first successful group chat initiator, Captain Xu, dropped a time bomb—
“Six days?!”
This two-word roar was essentially the first reaction of all teams.
Then slowly, the prospects of each team became clear—
Camouflage Strong Man: “We’re fine. I don’t want to stay here another day!”
Wang Duanran: “With our strength, six days is too long.”
Happy Line team: “Okay, I can recognize every grass and tree in the ancient castle with my eyes closed.”
Elegant Gray: “Then there’s no chance for rehearsals…”
“Shit, we’re still on 5/23!” Captain Le Xing, responsible for 8/23.
A flurry of communications, tumultuous until nearly 5:00, finally quieted down.
Returning to the hotel, Xu Wang was exhausted, collapsing onto the bed without wanting to move.
Wu Sheng lay down next to him, enveloping him in an embrace.
“Only six days left.” Xu Wang closed his eyes, envisioning a road with a vague end.
“There are still six days.” Wu Sheng leaned down, kissing his hair.
Xu Wang gritted his teeth but rested his head against Wu Sheng’s chest. His voice became muffled, but there was no deterrent in its tone. “Keep being blindly optimistic.”
Wu Sheng corrected, “That’s called being optimistic based on strength.”
Xu Wang looked up at him irritably for a long while, then kissed him fiercely.
Five days later, 0:00.
“Hoot—hoot—”
Xu Wang couldn’t remember how many times he had heard this sound, but none were as nerve-wracking as today.
It felt like the final lap bell of a long-distance race, with the finish line ahead and success or failure hinging on this moment.
The misty building was empty and silent, without a soul in sight.
Their 13/23 level had been completed, and strictly speaking, they no longer belonged here. In fact, everyone who had passed this level wouldn’t have a second chance to return here—after submitting their papers successfully, they would directly enter the Wish House. Those who chose to leave would not be mentioned, but those who chose to take on the latter ten challenges would immediately enter the latter ten mode, completely cutting off from the first thirteen levels. Even if they failed to submit, they would follow the rules of the latter ten challenges and wouldn’t return to the previous thirteen.
So, until four days ago, no one knew what 13/23 really looked like, and those who knew had forgotten. Four days ago, Xu Wang and his team returned here, greeted by this building shrouded in cloud and mist.
They didn’t lose their memories again, or rather, the level wasn’t triggered at all. For four consecutive days, it was the same place.
What exactly they had experienced during the thirteenth level, whether it was also in this building, was no longer important to Xu Wang’s team at the moment.
The Owl Jade map for 13/23 was a floor plan of a building. After three recon missions, they had locked down the location of the Owl Jade—in a finance office on the tenth floor of a certain company.
Taking the stairs up to the fifteenth floor, the team familiarly made their way to the finance office. Entering the office didn’t need much explanation; the division of labor was already clear—Wu Sheng, Qian Ai, Kuang Jinxin, and Chi Yingxue swung shovels and picks, digging up the floor tiles, while Captain Xu sat in the corner, connecting with other teams and clearing space for his teammates to dig.
[How’s it going?] Xu Wang rapidly dispersed the message.
Fixed points in the twelve levels quickly received the message, and soon feedback came—
Yue’s First Circle Team: “Heading to the marked spot. We have the ice-breaking stationery. Don’t worry!”
Long Legs, Handsome, Stick Figure, Fair Face: “Just boarded the plane. Haven’t flown yet. It’s not good to dismantle luggage racks now.”
Yue’s Second Circle Team: “We’ve obtained a vehicle. No companions found yet. Zombies pose no threat to us. Rest assured.”
Camouflage Muscles: “Running… huff… Damn maze is too winding… huff… No time to talk more…”
Yue Shuai: “I’m now a Peach Blossom Ghost—so beautiful. Too bad I can’t send you a selfie…”
Xu Wang’s image as a cool commander broke down here. “Dear, your task is the Owl Jade, not ghost house cosplay.”
Yue Shuai hadn’t replied when the response from Happy Broom Team came first. “Ahhhhh—”
Xu Wang tensed up and quickly connected with them. “What happened?”
Happy Broom Team: “Nothing… Ahh… We’re good… Ahhh… About to reach the chimney ahhhhh—”
Xu Wang was silent.
Qian Ai finally dug up a floor tile, wiped his sweat, and asked, “What’s up? Who’s in trouble?”
Xu Wang said, “Nothing. The Happy Team is riding brooms again.”
Qian Ai, Wu Sheng, Chi Yingxue, Kuang Jinxin: “……”
Despite six lines, they all kept choosing the Happy Line—isn’t this just saying one thing but doing another!
Xu Wang could hear all the teams, but conversely, each team could only hear Xu Wang and their own voices. The teams in the next few levels were afraid of mixing up with the earlier reports, so they waited a bit, calculating the time difference before they all started speaking—
Zhao Yukang: “All normal, at the current speed of the travel group, we’ll arrive at the location in an hour, I’ll report promptly if there’s new information.”
Xu Wang puzzled: “Where’s Captain Le Xing?”
Zhao Yukang: “Just got grazed by a car, got a bit scraped by a flowerpot, and spilled hot coffee all over himself, so he’s cleaning up. It’s no big deal.”
“……” Xu Wang looked at his teammates, who were energetically digging, and thought they were like angels.
Captain Fu Wenqing, an expert in Aeroplane Chess, interrupted, “No time now; talk later. Qin Rui, stop throwing dice. We don’t need to take off now, use [(Illusory) Fishing for the Moon in the Water*]!”
*(水中捞月) Idiom referring to a fruitless attempt.
Xu Wang was startled, fishing—does this mean… the Owl Jade has appeared in the water? Such efficiency!
Wei Menghan: “Xu Wang, are you there?”
“Yes.” Xu Wang hurriedly replied, as busy as a person working in customer service while organizing information in his head. This classmate should be in 11/23, the chaotic Republic of China era.
“We five refreshed at different points. I’m rushing to the meetup point. Shouldn’t be a big problem.” Wei Menghan had just finished speaking when a gunshot pierced the air.
Xu Wang jumped. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“No problem. The patrol is catching a thief.”
“Then stay away from them.”
“I am the thief.”
“……”
Click!
The sudden sound of breaking interrupted Xu Wang’s call. Looking up, the ground was pitted and mixed with purple fragments.
Xu Wang couldn’t believe it. “Is it done?”
Kuang Jinxin chuckled, Qian Ai grinned widely, and Chi Yingxue’s eyes curved in a shallow smile.
Wu Sheng stood with his shovel, poised and graceful. “Told you, be optimistic based on strength.”
Xu Wang wanted to jump up and give each one a kiss, but Wang Duanran’s voice preempted him. “Done.”
“You too?” The double joy came so suddenly that Xu Wang was a bit overwhelmed.
“Too?” Wang Duanran’s tone rose. “Did someone beat us to it?”
“…No.” Xu Wang now had a broad perspective.
Levels 12 and 13 were completed, while levels 1-6, 8, 10, and 11 were supported.
They were just missing 7 and 9, the only two challenges without a map.
Xu Wang’s heart hung in suspense.
7/23, Story Relay, Game Room.
Elegant Gray, the team captain of Yue’s Third Circle Team—a young man in a sports jersey—and a mature man in a black T-shirt were sitting around a round table.
Everyone was very friendly, and the story relay proceeded in an orderly manner. The completed story went like this:
Cute Girl A secretly loved Handsome Senior B and slipped a love letter into his desk, but Green Tea* Girl C found it and secretly switched it to the desk of Delinquent Boy D, who was in the same class as Handsome Senior B. Delinquent Boy D mistakenly thought Cute Girl A liked him and asked her to go to the movies. After Cute Girl A arrived, she realized the misunderstanding, firmly rejected Delinquent Boy D, and told him her heart belonged to Handsome Senior B. After saying this, Cute Girl A left, and Delinquent Boy D watched the movie in the couples’ seat alone, only to discover that in the seat next to the next, Handsome Senior B was also watching the movie alone.
*It’s slang referring to someone who presents themselves as innocent, pure, or virtuous on the surface but, in reality, is very cunning or deceptive.
“When Delinquent Boy D saw B, he was filled with anger and was about to rush at B…” The man in the sports outfit was telling the story with enthusiasm when he was suddenly interrupted.
“Interruption!” Elegant Gray played his first interruption card, took a deep breath, and after brewing for two seconds, said, “The moment Delinquent Boy D grabbed the collar of Handsome Senior B, he suddenly realized that violence couldn’t solve the problem. It would be better to learn from Handsome Senior B on how to win a girl’s affection, so he decided to become his disciple…”
Elegant Gray played the [Becoming a Disciple] card.
Sports Jersey: “……”
Black T-shirt: “……”
“But becoming a disciple requires a ceremony, so Delinquent Boy D chose what he was most familiar with—a mini KTV booth!”
Elegant Gray played the [KTV] card.
As soon as the card was revealed, he couldn’t wait to shout, “Xu Wang—”
The two others at the table nearly jumped out of their skins at his shout.
Elegant Gray had no time to consider others. “Can you hear me? Have him dig right in the KTV. I’ll control the game room!”
The first scene: the classroom where the love letter was delivered.
The second scene: the movie theater.
The third scene: the mini KTV booth.
Xu Wang, far in 13/23, almost instantly caught the information and immediately passed it on to Sky Blue, Wine Red, Deep Purple, Bright Orange. “The Owl Jade is in the room!”
Actually, without Xu Wang saying so, the Red, Blue, Purple, and Orange classmates were also calculating the scenes. However, according to the plot, the only ones who actually transitioned to the room scene were Delinquent Boy D (Wine Red) and Handsome Senior B (a teammate of Sports Jersey’s team).
Upon entering the room, Wine Red immediately started digging three feet into the ground, touched by the captain’s consideration. Mini, exquisite—to define the third scene’s scope as small as possible, the captain had used all the mini descriptors in his vocabulary.
Handsome Senior B stood by, dumbfounded, confirming there was no new story continuation, so he watched Wine Red frantically search and attempt to dig the ground, silently retreating to a corner, feeling a chill creeping up to his forehead.
The message from the Elegant Gray eased Xu Wang’s tension a bit, leaving only Han Buting’s side without news.
Fifteen minutes ago, 00:01, 9/23, Inner Hell.
Han Buting woke up in his seat, knowing his body was still sleeping in a hidden compartment, but his consciousness had entered his teammate’s mental hell.
This was a space shuttle, recognizable to anyone who had seen a sci-fi movie. Looking out into the vast universe outside the shuttle. He was in the captain’s seat, with his teammates waking up one by one in the co-pilot seats.
Xu Yange, Li Xia, Qi Shan.
Li Zijin was missing.
Everyone, including Han Buting, wore a look of surprise.
This was their fourth time facing this challenge, with the previous three times being Xu Yange’s nightmares. They had naturally assumed this time would be the same.
“How is this possible…” Qi Shan looked around, not giving up, but he understood that indeed, Li Zijin was left in the hidden compartment.
Xu Yange pondered for a moment. “Maybe the previous attempts at this challenge relieved some of my stress. I indeed haven’t been thinking about those things lately.”
When the biggest fear disappears, the next in line naturally steps up.
This was easy to understand, but they hadn’t expected it to be Li Zijin.
What nightmares did Li Zijin have?
The only thing Qi Shan could think of was retirement, but Li Zijin was clearly preparing for a comeback, and he been recently very active. Moreover, what does retirement have to do with a space shuttle?
Boom!
The shuttle shook violently amidst the sound of huge gunfire, and the control panel issued an attack warning.
Qi Shan immediately realized. “We’ve been hit!”
Han Buting, Xu Yange, Li Xia: “……”
What kind of sci-fi nightmare is this?!
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