So this was what they meant by life having no margin for error, huh?
Take one wrong step, and the result was eternal damnation.
The gatekeeper who had just been so solemnly announcing the results to the eliminated candidates immediately carried out the elimination procedure.
Faced with the abrupt turn of events, Fu Qian couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Ah—
No matter how sweet the female gatekeeper's smile was, it couldn't soothe their nerves.
Screams rose and fell as chunks of flesh went flying.
The bewildered looks on everyone's faces, as if they were haunted by nightmares, vanished under the shock.
Driven by the will to survive, two of the three remaining candidates seemed to remember that the door was open.
With terrified wails, they ran desperately toward the exit.
"Thank you for coming."
But the next moment, the fastest runner found a man standing in front of her—a male gatekeeper whose smile was anything but sweet.
After earnestly expressing his gratitude, he too reached out and gently drew the woman, who looked barely over twenty, into his arms.
At last, it seemed that something could no longer be concealed.
Ecstasy, relief, emotion... A wave of feelings so intense they nearly brought her to tears burst across her face.
It was so pure that one glance was enough to conjure a tale of lovers who had watched over each other for lifetimes, only to embrace in their final moments—if not for the blood splattered everywhere.
The young woman, stiff as a board in his arms, cracked like parchment along with her finely tailored coat.
Every part of her body turned to thick blood mush in an instant, bursting outward.
Judging by the embrace's reaction, he clearly took it for his lover returning his hug. Tears were already