Following the fourth suspension bridge from the left, the five people once again reached the other side safely.
This time, however, the brightness had changed again.
The candle stand providing illumination had taken the form of a huge "stone altar."
A ring of circular candles sat on the stone altar—and on either side of it, there were only two suspension bridges.
In the darkness, Crowman's voice rang out again.
"Caw-caw, congratulations. All of you made it through the 'Reward and Punishment Question' again... Therefore, when the Dilemma Question begins next, a 'hint' will be present."
"Caw-caw, welcome to this room's 'Dilemma Question.'"
The moment he finished speaking, a crow flapped down from the darkness onto the stone altar.
Then, the crow's body rapidly swelled, astonishingly transforming into the form of Crowman.
Lin Yu put both hands in his pockets and stepped forward.
"Huh, so this is the hint being 'present'?"
"Caw—"
Crowman cried out from within the stone altar, then sat down amid the candles and spoke in a low voice.
"Both bridges this time can lead to the next room..."
"Beep—"
"...However, one can bear three people, while the other can bear two—all of you must step onto both bridges at the same time, or both bridges will collapse."
"You only have one chance to ask me a question—I will not answer any question that reveals which bridge can bear how many people."
As Crowman spoke, the five exchanged glances.
Number Eight spoke first. "It said it won't answer questions revealing which bridge can bear how many people, so can't we think of an indirect way to ask?"
"For example, something like, 'Can the three of us cross the bridge on the left and clear the trial?'"
Before the others could react, Crowman interrupted him.
"Caw-caw, I won't answer