Inside the washroom.
All the players gathered at the washroom entrance as the system required.
The corridor was narrow, forcing everyone to stand shoulder to shoulder. The already humid, stifling surroundings, coupled with their irritation, left many players disgruntled.
Some could no longer hold back their resentment and began to complain:
"That hidden door is so small. Even an idiot could tell we can't get through it, right?"
The words had barely left his mouth when a flash of white streaked before everyone's eyes, followed by a piercing scream that echoed through the entire corridor.
The sound was so sudden and shrill that it sent chills down their spines.
Everyone instinctively turned toward the source.
A fruit knife had plunged into the shoulder of the player who had just complained, sending searing pain through his body.
"Why are you angry? I'm helping you."
Silence hung in the air. The young man tilted his head in confusion, his hair spilling over one shoulder, a few stray locks resting meekly against his neck.
"What?"
The player pressed a hand against his wounded shoulder in shock and quickly exchanged for a potion from the Shop to stop the bleeding.
His dark red eyes curved as he explained with a smile, "You don't honestly think this instance will let everyone lie low until the end, do you? Rather than letting some unlucky soul accidentally trigger this plot point, wouldn't it be better for everyone to face it together?"
He had a point. No one could guarantee that the system's next plot event wouldn't be related to this. Rather than facing it alone, they were better off tackling it together.
Shen Ru scanned the crowd. Apart from Wen Meng, Qi Ning, and Meng Yizhi, they were all unfamiliar faces. Although they seemed somewhat swayed, they