"Wait, did the door just lock?!"
Xia Lan's keen ears caught it immediately. Her expression turned grave, and she rushed to the screening room door, questioning them anxiously as she tried to open it.
Sure enough, the door wouldn't open.
Even when Ju Lei, Ke Jiaxi, and the others pulled together, it didn't budge.
Gong Yan remained as calm as ever. "Don't waste your effort. Since the instance has locked us all in here, there must be danger here. Don't waste your strength."
Ke Jiaxi sounded irritated. "You're the one who brought us in here in the first place."
Gong Yan rolled his eyes at him and said nothing.
Then they saw Che Quan take the initiative and sit in a chair near the corner.
Only then did everyone notice that there were just six chairs in front of the movie screen.
With Che Quan occupying one, there were only five empty chairs left.
But... there were still six of them standing!
Something wasn't right.
Xia Lan reacted first, snatching the seat nearest to her.
Stick with the majority, not the minority. Since most people would have chairs, following their lead had to be safer!
Sang Shiwen, who stood beside Xia Lan, had clearly reached the same conclusion. She looked slender and frail and rarely drew attention, but at crucial moments, she could move with astonishing speed.
Just as she grabbed a chair and prepared to sit, Sang Shiwen noticed another hand pressing down on its back.
Regardless of whose hand it was, her expression instantly hardened with resolve.
Sang Shiwen dropped into the chair.
Ju Lei froze at the sight. Fortunately, there was another empty chair beside her. He quickly let go of the one Sang Shiwen occupied and claimed that one instead.
Two empty chairs remained.
But Ke