After Schiller returned to camp, Natasha and Stark, who had not participated in the game, were both surprised by the burn on his hand.
Schiller had not wanted to use Gray Mist, but with limited medical resources, if he could have healed himself with his own abilities yet chose not to, that would undoubtedly have been a waste of resources. So after showing Natasha and Stark the injury, he had Gray Mist heal the burn.
"First, let's confirm the flow of time. From the moment I left for the mission site until the game ended, I counted roughly three hours in my head."
Natasha looked up at her watch, nodded, and said, "That sounds about right. It seems playing the game doesn't alter the flow of time."
"Tell us exactly what happened," Stark said, sitting upright on the sofa with his hands resting on his knees.
Schiller began his detailed account. First, he explained the rules of the entire game with great clarity, then began his analysis.
As Schiller spoke, the matchstick-throwing game slowly unfolded from his perspective.
Schiller had actually been the second to arrive. The organizers had previously explained that once participants decided to join the game, they had to make their own way to the game site. Schiller guessed this was meant to increase the odds of duelists encountering one another. If they met on the way and started fighting, it could easily disrupt the game.
After the game began, the organizers gave no hints. Schiller simply followed the direction indicated by the door, walking forward until the mark on the back of his hand began to grow hot.
Schiller discovered that the more closely he moved in the right direction, the hotter the mark became. Before long, he found the Wooden House in the forest.
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