Chaotic, absurd.
In the pitch-black space, Ji Li let Xiao He pull him in a certain direction, running without a word.
He could no longer distinguish between the story and reality.
If this running was reality,
then why had the headless doctor vanished at the door and allowed him to leave?
If his current situation was the story,
then why had Xiao He returned to her original journey of searching for her parents?
Or perhaps there had never been a clear boundary between story and reality.
Cheng Ming had played Kun Sheng in Act One. He had been left behind in Room Number Two and killed by A Chun.
Xiao He taking Ji Li out of that room meant escaping the "Act One story."
Ji Li had not gone back to save Cheng Ming, even though Xiao Qian had said Cheng Ming was important and key to survival.
Because his thoughts had once again been trapped by this "illogical" main plot.
He was not truly worried about whether Cheng Ming would die. Cheng Ming still had the right to use a sin object, so escaping the "Act One story" should not have been difficult.
Ji Li bit through the pad of his left finger and began dripping blood along the way, leaving Cheng Ming a trail to follow.
What exactly activated the story state—the doctor's arrival, or a specific spot in a specific room?
Ji Li's attention was now wholly focused on the "story." He needed to find the "Act Two story."
After Kun Sheng died, what had happened to A Chun, Xiao He, and the doctor?
But aside from letting Xiao He lead him, he seemed to have no other choice.
"Whew..."
A faint sound arose. The yellow light of an electric lamp lit up again, though most of