"The bus stop outside Xiangshengyong Apartments..."
Nothing more needed to be said. Every Gao Ming was looking that way.
Grandmother was about to break free from the elevator car on the fourth floor. The monster called "Future" could appear at any moment, and Painter Gao Ming and He Jing probably couldn't hold out much longer outside the door, either. Once the Divine Statue drained them dry, the clay sculpture would fall outside the apartment building.
"Going out means death. That Past God is far too devious. We might still have a chance if we stay." Fan Li tried to persuade them, but he underestimated Gao Ming's resolve.
"Maybe we can give it a try." Flesh-and-Blood Gao Ming walked to the door, his expression utterly solemn.
The other Gao Mings all knew what Flesh-and-Blood Gao Ming wanted to say. In fact, they had already experienced something like this inside the Past Door. But the world behind the Past Door was an illusion generated from Gao Ming's memories, while what lay beyond this door was reality. Dying out there now might mean dying for real.
"Don't do anything rash!" Fan Li grabbed Flesh-and-Blood Gao Ming's arm. He wanted the other Gao Mings to talk Flesh-and-Blood Gao Ming out of it, only to discover that every one of them was staring outside the apartment building.
Their eyes held an emotion Fan Li couldn't understand. Though they represented different lives, at this moment they had all made the same decision, as though no matter how many times they started over, they would never waver.
"Past God is about to crush Painter Gao Ming's soul. I'll go take the Divine Statue. When I can't hold on anymore, the next person takes over." Flesh-and-Blood Gao Ming's expression was deadly serious.
"Think it through before you go