A few minutes later, Catherine manipulated Order and released the restraints on Tianma.
Plaster dust fell away. Tianma stretched, his eyes settling on Catherine as he said with a smile, "Looks like you still have a personal grudge against me."
"What a coincidence. So do I. Why don't we settle it right now?"
Catherine pulled out a chair and sat down, saying casually, "Don't be so petty. I was just bored out of my mind, trapped in here."
"I finally got to see living people, and old friends at that. I got a little excited."
She raised her hand, and steaming coffee appeared on the desk. She dropped two sugar cubes into it and stirred gently.
"You haven't changed a bit."
"Mr. Ji Yan, on the other hand, seems to have changed quite a lot."
Catherine changed into an elegant, fitted dress adorned with roses. Lifting her cup with slender fingers, she took a small sip and asked, "Why is it just you two? Where are Jiu Ye and Caesar?"
"You tell her. I don't want to waste my breath on this woman," Tianma said, snapping his fingers at Ji Yan.
Ji Yan fell silent for a moment, then gave her a rough account of the current situation.
"Caesar died? Well, that's hardly surprising. Beyond 000 [Door] is no place for a human."
"Being trapped on a train for countless days and nights would drive anyone insane." Catherine set down her cup, her tone indifferent.
Ji Yan looked at her and asked, "What about you?"
"You've been trapped in this [Haunted House] for so long. Haven't you gone mad?"
"Me? Of course not. In fact, I've been quite comfortable here."
Catherine smiled. "This amusement park was originally a large dungeon. Huge numbers of new players flooded in every month."
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