Meng Le heard the mechanical voice too, and hope finally rekindled in her eyes.
She gazed pleadingly at everyone outside the screen, looking heartbreakingly vulnerable. "Please, I'm begging you to save me... will you?"
Meng Le stood trembling in that terrifying, pitch-black corridor, staring straight at them through the screen.
Every player present was sweating buckets, except Che Quan.
Che Quan merely lifted his eyelids lazily and glanced at the back of Gong Yan's chair directly in front of him.
A sheet of red paper was stuck to it, marked with the number 1.
He looked at Ke Jiaxi's chair next. It was numbered 2.
Hmm... I wonder whether my chair is 4 or 5.
Ju Lei supplied the answer just then. "Boss, I checked earlier. Your number is 5, and mine is 6."
Beside them, Xia Lan was 3, and Sang Shiwen was 4.
According to the rules the mechanical voice had just explained, Ju Lei would answer first, and Gong Yan would answer last.
Che Quan noticed that once Gong Yan and Ke Jiaxi realized they would be the last ones to answer, both secretly breathed sighs of relief.
Che Quan thought idly, These two humans are probably afraid of getting the answer wrong and killing Meng Le outright, so they don't want the responsibility.
Humans really are that sort of... creature.
He gave it no further thought. Thirty seconds soon passed, and the escape quiz began.
Meng Le was still standing in the corridor, shivering. She hugged her arms around herself, looking very cold.
Xia Lan asked, "Meng Le, can you hear us?"
Meng Le nodded.
Xia Lan was about to ask another question when the mechanical voice sounded. ``` [Player Meng Le, please begin your escape. You may decide for yourself what actions to take, or