"This is the sixteenth floor..."
Several possibilities flashed through Luo Xian's mind, but she said none of them aloud. Instead, the floor number before her gave her a new idea.
Li Yi had now disappeared as well, bringing the number of living people down to eight.
There might be a ghost among those eight, or something might have gone wrong with one of them, but none of that mattered now.
What mattered was that Luo Xian believed Ji Li had made some decision that caused the Manager Mission's framework to collapse.
Ruru's rules had been completely broken. She no longer mattered, and the figure now taking the stage might well be Ruru's Mother.
Through the thick fog, Luo Xian's expression shifted again and again as she swiftly made a decision.
"Let's take shelter on the Tenth Floor!"
Luo Xian shouted behind her, then plunged into the dense fog alone. She could already sense the gazes within it beginning to select their targets.
If Ruru's Mother really was now directing the Manager Mission, then judging by the circumstances, the supernatural forces throughout the Black and White Building were gradually awakening.
That left them with only one option: stall.
The pace of this mission rested in Ji Li's hands. Without him, there was no solution.
She had to take these few survivors with her and buy time, hold out for a change, and wait for Ji Li to reappear and resolve everything.
This was the consequence of having willingly handed over the power to decide, and a price she had no choice but to pay.
As for whether Gu Xingjian could survive Chang Nian's ruthless attack... that was no longer her concern.
Gu Xingjian would not die. He could not die.
The restart of the Fourth Manager Mission still required him. In