Don't Eat Food on the Table

After the six of them finished introducing themselves...

There was still one person who hadn't spoken.

They all looked toward Bai Zuo, who was leaning against the wall nearby.

Li Ke frowned slightly. He looked down on this kind of boy—someone who didn't know his place, acting all cocky and cool.

Without the tempering of society, dizzy from being fawned over at school, thinking he was something special. But once out in the real world, he'd be useless, with only his face to show for it.

"Judging by your age, you're still a student, right? Don't think this is a game. You saw it too—the guy whose head got chopped off by that monster, and these people who died in the elevator. They can never go back to reality, never return to their families."

"Right now, our only option is to stick together and figure out how to clear this game. Aren't you afraid of dying? Don't you want to end up like them, dying here for no reason?"

Li Ke felt that after he said this, the young boy would definitely get scared, and then he'd obediently lower his head.

Li Ke had always controlled others this way—his family, his friends, his subordinates. All of them.

Li Ke pushed up his glasses again, using the gesture to hide the smug, self-assured smile on his face.

Han Shitao: "In a horror game like this, only by sticking together can we survive. Classmate, what's your name? Join us, and let's get out of here alive!"

Qiang Ge said impatiently, "A clueless little brat. If he won't talk, fine. When danger comes, don't expect us to save him."

The others also looked at Bai Zuo with disapproval.

Under this kind of pressure, most people would obediently introduce themselves.

But after they finished speaking, Bai Zuo, as if he'd seen something amusing, started clapping: "Clap, clap, clap! Good! That was truly brilliant!"

"What a nice little show!"

Li Ke's face stiffened. What the hell? This guy's reaction...

Bai Zuo lowered his hands, as if convinced by Li Ke's words, and introduced himself: "My name is Bai Zuo. But I'm not a high school student. As for my current occupation... well, that's not important. As for what I'm good at, I guess I know a little about everything."

Everyone's mouths twitched. That basically told them nothing except his name!

Not a high school student? He didn't look like anything else!

He looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen. At that age, if he wasn't a high school student, had he dropped out?

Li Ke took a deep breath, trying his best to ignore this trivial detail. "Let's first analyze our current situation. I observed that cafeteria floor. Aside from that kitchen, there were no other rooms. That pig-head should hunt whoever's closest to the kitchen. Of course, it's also possible it kills one person at set intervals."

"And during the time it's processing the meat, we're safe."

"Now that we've ruled out taking the elevator down as a shortcut, we'll have to take the stairs."

"However, I don't think this game will be that simple. Either there's a monster guarding the stairs, or there's some other danger."

"We have two options. One is to send someone to the stairs to confirm if it's safe. The other is to search this floor first for clues, to see if there's another way out."

The others exchanged glances. No one wanted to be the one to confirm safety. So, they all agreed on the second option.

"Let's search this place for clues first!"

Bai Zuo raised both hands in approval: "Good, good, good!"

The seven of them explored the hallway. On both sides were numbered private rooms, six in total, where guests dined.

They opened the door to room 2401.

Inside was a standard restaurant setup—a huge round table surrounded by many chairs, covered in steaming dishes that looked and smelled delicious.

There were also some cabinets holding tableware.

They searched the place thoroughly.

Found nothing.

Xu Rou: "Did you find anything?"

Han Shitao: "Nothing here."

Qiang Ge: "Then let's check the next room."

Li Ke nodded: "Looks like there's no clue here."

Bai Zuo walked straight toward a chair. He pulled it out, the legs scraping against the floor with a harsh screech.

The other six all turned to look at him.

Then, under their puzzled gazes, Bai Zuo sat down.

The next moment, a strange voice rang out: "I'm so hungry! Today is my second day here. We have to find the key hidden on this floor."

Everyone's expression tightened.

Could it be...

Li Ke gritted his teeth. How did this guy know he had to sit in a chair to trigger the clue?

No, it had to be a coincidence!

Maybe he was just tired and wanted to rest, and happened to trigger the clue!

Li Ke masked the frustration on his face. "It seems we need to sit in the chairs to get hints. Makes sense. There's no one here, yet the table is full of ordered dishes, still steaming. Obviously suspicious."

Li Ke walked over and sat down in another chair.

Another voice sounded: "The keys on the top floor are easy to find, but the further down you go, the harder they get."

The other five looked at each other and one by one found seats to sit down.

"That chef is terrifying—every time it kills someone, it comes out to patrol two hours later."

"We need to find all the keys as quickly as possible."

"Don't eat the food on the table!"

"If you spot a rat, be sure to follow it!"

"Watch out for those cockroaches!"

All of these were extremely useful hints.

Hua Zi stood up, a pleased smile on his face as he praised Bai Zuo: "You lucky bastard, you actually managed to find the dungeon hints."

Xu Rou: "I never expected the dungeon hints to appear in this form."

Their attention had initially been fixed on the cabinets and under the tables where things could be hidden.

As for the most conspicuous dining table, they had overlooked it entirely.

Without Bai Zuo, who knew how long it would have taken them to discover this hint.

They searched the room again, found no keys, and then moved on to the next private booth.

This booth had no food on the table. Hua Zi plopped down carelessly into a chair, and this time no sound appeared.

Li Ke: "It seems only booths with food on the table trigger the hints."

They searched the booth again but still found no keys.

They went through all six booths on this floor. Aside from the first booth, which had food, none of the others did.

Strangely, no matter how they searched, they couldn't find the keys mentioned in the hints.

"Could these hints be tricking us?" After searching for so long, his stamina was running low, and Qiang Ge was getting impatient.

"Yeah! Otherwise, why haven't we found the keys?"

"Keys are such obvious things—they should be easy to spot."

"Not necessarily! What if they're hidden in some obscure corner? It's normal that we can't find them."

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