"What was that—"
The sudden change had undoubtedly shocked everyone who had only just escaped danger.
Old Man Huang Leji had already endured too much. Faced with these inexplicable deaths, he finally couldn't help crying out.
Of the two people who had fallen, one had been the person they'd just told to stop. But the other had been standing not far from him.
The logic behind it was completely incomprehensible.
And the consequences were even more frightening. They hadn't simply passed out—the two people on the ground had stopped breathing.
Deaths without warning could often be more unsettling than a scene drenched in blood, especially in a place like this.
The surviving team members, Huang Leji included, clearly had no idea whether they should move or stay put. They could only check themselves almost instinctively.
They were unharmed.
"...This is fake?"
Sha Ming had abruptly stopped. After witnessing everything that had happened, he turned and stared at Fu Qian. His words sounded more like he was talking to himself.
"The bonds are still there. We just can't see them... We haven't escaped the mental projection. That was just a smokescreen..."
"But the pursuer really is gone, and the rules don't seem to be exactly the same... What just happened?"
"You knew all along, which is why you stayed right where you were..."
"Flattery will get you nowhere. I didn't know all along. I just have some good habits."
After the other man had reflected aloud at such length, Fu Qian could hardly refuse the compliment. He nodded modestly.
"For example, I'm pretty good at empathizing. Even when I leave something to someone else, I try to put myself in their shoes and consider whether it's feasible, so I don't make unreasonable demands."
How should one break a cage woven