(Planning to play Dark Forest with my roommate today. I wouldn't dare play it alone.)
Bai Ye was the first to walk up to the door.
"Doesn't look like anyone's here..." Texas said, placing her hand on her sword hilt.
While the others were relatively relaxed, the girl remained vigilant.
Lava reached out and gently knocked on the door.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
There was no response from inside.
Kroos shook her head.
"Just as expected, no one's here."
Wuyou pointed at the wooden door.
"That's right. The door is mottled with water stains, and fallen leaves are piled along the path outside. It really doesn't look like anyone lives here."
Bai Ye looked at the wooden door and suddenly spoke.
"Have you heard the story of The Peach Blossom Spring?"
Everyone except Wuyou shook their heads.
"Hmm... then you must have heard of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, right?"
This time, Lava, Kroos, and the others all nodded.
Even Wuyou said he had heard of the story.
Bai Ye snapped his fingers.
"Then this will be easy. I can tell you now that this thatched cottage is fake. From the outside, it does indeed look like a cottage, but this door is actually a rabbit hole."
In the fairy tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice fell into a wondrous dream world through a rabbit hole.
"I see..." Everyone nodded thoughtfully.
"Do you want to go in?" Bai Ye looked at Kroos and the others. "Even I don't know what kind of world lies beyond this door."
"We've come this far. It'd be such a shame to give up now."
Lava's words made everyone nod.
"Mr. Wuyou, you don't actually need to keep following us. After all, no one knows what might happen next..." Melantha turned to look at Wuyou.
"One