After glancing at the situation in the room, everyone turned their attention away.
Si Yehan rubbed his palms together inside his sleeve, clearly indicating that he had assigned the dormitory to the fourth floor, using the number four as a homophone for death.
Unfortunately, there wasn't a suitable sharp blade at the moment.
The elevator made a sound as it descended; though faint, it still echoed clearly in everyone's ears under the circumstances.
The elevator emitted a green light, and everyone's expressions remained normal, but some thoughts were swirling in their minds.
Xia Yuanhou emphasized each word, the last four words spoken with particular emphasis. "They won't let us stay in the spotless rooms on the first floor, but insist on making us stay on the fourth floor. Their intentions are truly hard to fathom."
A cold glint appeared in Ge Congze's eyes, and his voice held a hint of mockery as he chuckled softly, "It's nothing more than the same old sacrificial tactic. These natives are truly arrogant; I wonder if their cleverness will backfire this time, resulting in heavy losses."
Zhuang Xiaosheng said gently, "Just make do with this place. The curator that the old man at the gate mentioned is definitely not right. Keep an eye on these people. It's best to be careful in the dungeon. When facing ghosts, once the killing pattern is triggered, no matter how smart and strong you are, you'll be useless."
As they talked, the elevator descended from the fifth floor to the first floor. The doors slowly opened, and a cold wind blew out. The room was empty, and one could even vaguely see their own figure inside.
The group slowly entered the elevator. Before entering, Su Wei turned around and looked at the sky outside. She stared for a moment until she was urged to enter before turning around and stepping into the elevator.
As the elevator doors closed, Su Wei said, "Should we go explore the other floors first? We might find something unexpected."
Xie Fei toyed with the bracelet, which emitted a soft glow and looked exceptionally delicate. Her lowered eyes suddenly lifted and fell on Su Wei. She spoke more than usual, "Let's explore the areas we have the information on first, then we can go check out the other floors. The pattern of the murders is still unclear, so the less we do, the less mistakes we make."
Xie Fei's opposition was quite obvious.
Su Wei gazed at Xie Fei's cold face, a forced smile playing on her lips, "Xie Fei. I didn't think it through."
Ge Congze lightly turned his wrist, gathering his long hair that hung over his shoulder. "I think Su Wei's point of view is good. Exploring more is always better than sitting and waiting for death. Doing more might just be the right thing to do."
Su Qing spoke very softly, "We can split into two teams, explore separately, and then exchange information afterward to summarize our findings. This way, we can be more efficient and also avoid risks."
After she finished speaking, she subconsciously added, "This is just my personal suggestion; it's okay if you don't take it."
Qianjing Youhui frowned slightly. "There's still some time before nightfall Night Watch begins. Why don't we check out our accommodations first, then have dinner. If we still have time afterward, we can explore the other floors."
She turned to Su Qing, her eyes narrowing slightly, and said, "As for splitting into two teams, Miss Su Qing, how can you ensure that the information hasn't been deleted or altered? The team that goes on to explore too much might suffer losses if their mindset becomes unbalanced. Therefore, this approach is not advisable. I think we can combine the ideas of Miss Xie Fei and Miss Su Wei."
Su Qing nodded quickly, and as if on instinct, she distanced herself from Qianjing Youhui and went to the other side of the elevator.
Si Yehan didn't participate in their conversation; his gaze was fixed on the scrolling red numbers. A soft sound interrupted their discussion.
We've reached the fourth floor.
Zhuang Xiaosheng smoothed things over, saying, "Let's go choose a room first. As for whether to explore other floors, if we can survive tonight, we can leave it for tomorrow."
Su Wei appeared to have complete faith in Zhuang Xiaosheng: "Okay, Brother Zhuang."
Xie Fei nodded.
Qianjing Youhui didn't speak, but she took a slight step forward.
While everyone was talking, Si Yehan took the lead and stepped out of the elevator, followed closely by Ge Congze, and the remaining six people filed out.
There was no dispute over the room allocation; each room was furnished almost identically.
Si Yehan chose 401.
Zhuang Xiaosheng chose 402.
Ge Congze chose 403.
Xia Yuanhou chose 404.
Xie Fei chose 405.
Su Wei chose 406.
Qianjing Youhui.
Su Qing chose 408.
The lights in the corridor are controlled by a switch at the elevator exit.
The elevator is directly opposite room 405.
Zhuang Xiaosheng turned to Xie Fei and said, "Ms. Xie, I'd like to trouble you with the matter of turning off the corridor lights when you go to bed at night."
Xie Fei didn't dwell on it and nodded slightly, saying, "Okay."
Si Yehan entered room 401 and locked the door from the inside.
As a single room, it was extremely spacious. The accommodation at Renshou Funeral Home was quite good, with a separate toilet and shower, adjustable water temperature, and a large single bed.
From the window of room 401, one can see the entire Renshou Funeral Home, and even its surroundings. Si Yehan walked to the window, raised his eyebrows slightly, and observed the layout and environment of the Renshou Funeral Home, as well as the surrounding terrain. He raised his finger and traced the window, his mind churning with thoughts.
Employees keep disappearing at night. According to this sentence in the envelope, the ghost's killing pattern is more frequent at night and mostly goes unnoticed during the day.
As for the envelopes mentioned by others, Si Yehan naturally wouldn't believe them entirely. Even if he used them to speculate, he would assume certain preconditions or add some details.
I have already memorized everyone's room, but of course, it's possible they might switch rooms.
If the Vengeful Ghost in this instance is strong enough, after leaving the instance, you can infiltrate the Great Xia Dynasty to slaughter a coastal city, and then quickly use the Mirror Ghost's ability to escape to a remote island nation at sea.
As for Yamato, which is close to Great Xia, as well as South Korea, North Korea, and the West, they are not excellent choices.
Those places must contain some very powerful participants who I may not be able to kill. I have plenty of self-defense capabilities, but my methods of killing are somewhat lacking.
Si Yehan lowered his eyelids slightly, closed his eyes to think, when a knock on the door suddenly sounded, Ge Congze's voice rang out. "Are you going to eat? After you eat, come and stroll around this building."
Xia Yuanhou's voice followed closely behind. "Yeah, brother, let's go grab a bite to eat. That way we can look out for each other; being alone in a dungeon is never a good thing."
Si Yehan declined, as he never had the habit of eating with others. "No need, you can go by yourselves."
Ge Congze outside the door, remained calm, showing no embarrassment or anger at being rejected. After all, Si Yehan seemed like a cold and aloof person; it would be abnormal for him to agree.
Xia Yuanhou looked at Ge Congze with eager eyes and asked with curiosity, "Shall we go with Zhuang Xiaosheng and the others?"
Ge Congze said irritably, "Who's with 'we'? Stop bothering me. Go find Zhuang Xiaosheng and those four women now."
Xia Yuanhou looked at Ge Congze as if he were looking at a rare animal. "Alright, I'm really too curious about you. If it weren't for your Adam's apple, I wouldn't have recognized you as a man at all. Moreover, you're good-looking, and your voice is more pleasant than that of an average woman."
Ge Congze was speechless for a moment. He had finally seen through Xia Yuanhou's shamelessness. If he didn't kill him, he wouldn't be able to get rid of him at all. But this was a trivial matter, not worth killing. Keeping him around as an ally wouldn't be bad.