The Screen World had only five Red Forbidden Zones.
Li Guanqi's chessboard already occupied four of them, leaving only the last one in the outside world.
Thus, an intriguing question emerged.
Three hours ago, Gu Xingjian had brought Huang Banxian here with Xu Nan in tow. At the time, his exact words had been—
"You, me, and him. Can we last five minutes in this Red Forbidden Zone?"
This was a very interesting matter.
Gu Xingjian believed that the area he currently occupied was the final Red Forbidden Zone;
Ji Li also believed that the area he currently occupied was the final Red Forbidden Zone.
Then which of them was this final Red Forbidden Zone actually beside?
Hou Guisheng, stationed on the northern cliff, did not concern himself with such matters. Based on the information he had obtained so far, he had always believed that the Red Forbidden Zone was on Ji Li's side.
Ten minutes passed quickly. Hou Guisheng slowly straightened from the cliff, his sharp eyes scrutinizing the area.
There was a protrusion on the northern cliff, and this small area was only a few square meters.
Hou Guisheng took a rope loop from his backpack and wound it around his wrist, then put on a pair of elegant rimless glasses and walked toward the very edge of the cliff.
In the night, Hou Guisheng stood alone atop the sheer cliff, facing the howling wind as he gazed at this restrained world before him.
The void of darkness was reflected in his eyes. There was only emptiness, only darkness.
Nothing else existed.
The longer Hou Guisheng stared into the abyss, the calmer his emotions became, as if the silence before him were slowly smoothing away the urge for conflict he had brought with him.
"How could this be..."