Unlike the darkness before, the inside of this Round Tower was brilliantly lit. The tower stretched so far that he couldn't see its end, and it wasn't attached to the Spiral Staircase beside it. Instead, it was like a set of concentric circles surrounding the staircase, with no connection between them.
Xu Huo glanced back at the Spiral Staircase. Its steps quickly receded several meters, and a large round table appeared on the shifting floor. No one sat around it, but three things lay on top.
A playing card, face down; a bloodstained knife; and a black, circular disk.
A chair appeared beside the table. He walked over and sat down. When he placed both hands on the tabletop, a White-Covered Book, about two fingers thick, appeared in the center.
He and the other three objects now formed a square, but even after he waited for quite a while, no second chair appeared.
Xu Huo stood and stepped back onto the Spiral Staircase.
The round table vanished, and the Round Tower and Spiral Staircase sank back into darkness. He retraced his steps and walked for more than ten hours before reaching the exit.
The office, which had disappeared when he entered, and Tang Guangbo had both returned to normal. Xu Huo closed the small door and turned to say goodbye to Tang Guangbo.
Tang Guangbo adjusted his glasses and smiled. "If you ever feel like talking, you can come find me."
Xu Huo nodded. As soon as he stepped outside, Sima Xiao Er stopped him and pulled him into a patient room. "Were you in the Doctor's office the whole time we were eating? Was he trying to brainwash you? Don't fall for it!"
As he spoke, fear crept into his eyes. "I saw two other Players on the Third