A Way to Have It Both Ways

Shao Yong'an watched Li Yi walk past him, lift Guo Liang's corpse, and silently head outside.

For a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Guo Liang's blood splashed across the floor with Li Yi's every step, staining the gray tiles red.

One dead person represented one Number Card.

Guo Liang had become the fourth death in this mission, yet he had died at the hands of one of their own.

The trail of blood ran along the straight passage, eventually forming a twisted number "2" as the corpse swayed.

But upon closer inspection, one would find that the "2" was incomplete as well, missing the horizontal stroke at the bottom.

Deng Yiwen and Niu Luo formed a complete "1."

Guo Liang and the room from the second-floor real estate advertisement would form a complete "2."

This meant they had basically grasped the months by now.

As for Wen Yongxin, according to Ji Li, he was part of "1."

The progress was accelerating, and more people would die.

Shao Yong'an nervously stepped through the Blood Seals toward the exit, every step immensely difficult.

On one hand, he regretted Guo Liang's death.

They came from the same branch, so they were naturally somewhat close.

As far as he knew, Guo Liang had lived an honest life and had a wife and children at home. For him to meet such an end was truly lamentable.

On the other hand, Shao Yong'an was gripped by an unprecedented worry over his own future.

The comfort he had once felt at having Li Yi as a teammate had vanished completely.

Their smooth journey had nearly made him forget that Li Yi's fame came hand in hand with his ruthlessness.

Eight cards corresponded to eight lives.

If he chose the most straightforward path to survival,