That was truly terrifying—a different kind of terror from supernatural elements.
Zhang Yuanqing looked at the skinned cat corpse hanging from the beam and muttered silently to himself.
Whether someone had slipped in or something had slipped out, neither was good. Everyone exchanged silent looks, their eyes filled with vigilance and gravity.
Only Lush Grass on the Plains had shed his quiet melancholy. His face was full of rage as he lowered his voice and said:
"Such cruel animal abuse cannot be tolerated. I want her to pay the price. Everyone, let's just kill Granny Wang."
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at him and said:
"Don't be impulsive. This Granny Wang clearly has a plotline tied to her. We should wait and see, then wait for a mission to trigger. Heh, based on my experience clearing two S-rank instances, the rule for survival is to think more and act less.
"Because the margin for error in S-rank instances is too low. One tiny action could very well cost you your life."
Call Me Queen turned to look at the Wood Demon youth, the two silver hoops on her earlobes swaying as she said:
"The captain is right. The higher-level the instance, the fewer hints it gives, and danger lurks everywhere. It's not like those C-rank and D-rank instances we encountered before, where the mission requirements and rules were laid out plainly for you.
"In high-difficulty instances like this, one wrong step could mean a total party wipe."
Li Chunfeng pondered for a moment before saying, "The opposite could also be true. Maybe if we kill Granny Wang now, we can smoothly resolve an event. Heh, it's like Schrödinger's cat."
Fire Virtue Star Commander froze. "Who's Schrödinger? Did he like abusing cats too?"
The knowledgeable Li Chunfeng was stunned. He opened his mouth