All the elevators had closed after they got out. There were lights inside them, so opening one again would be conspicuous. And if someone had been dragged away in the chaos, the players present should have noticed.
So the most likely explanation was that those fifteen people had never gotten off the elevator.
"Um, if you're not going to drink that, could I have it?" The flower girl walked over to Xu Huo, interrupting his thoughts with an ingratiating smile.
Xu Huo glanced at the burly man slumped limply against the wall behind her and handed her the drink from his pocket.
The flower girl hadn't expected him to give it to her so readily. She thanked him repeatedly, then jogged back to her companions. After getting the man to drink it, she whispered something to the burly man before returning to Xu Huo. She handed him three capsule-like objects. "I really didn't mean to hurt you earlier. Please accept these as an apology."
Xu Huo took them, and the game immediately displayed a notification:
[Energy Capsule: Legend has it that on a winding road, travelers will encounter a flower girl (who might also be a young man). If you don't buy her flowers, you'll keep walking along that road forever.] [Note: Restores 1% energy. Limited to one per day.]
Xu Huo put the capsules away and nodded to the flower girl.
Outside, the sky was growing dark. They couldn't charge their devices on this floor, so everyone took turns using a flashlight. The room was poorly lit.
After resting, Kang Hong spoke to Xu Huo. "Are we really going to the Thirteenth Floor later? Someone's already killed all the spiders on this floor. Wouldn't it be safest to stay here?"
The flower girl watched a little spider