"The temperature rises by one degree every six minutes. In other words, it will rise ten degrees every hour."
Che Quan's tone was utterly calm, without the slightest inflection. He was simply stating a fact.
Yet it sent chills through everyone else.
Zhou Zi asked in a trembling voice, "It... it won't keep rising, will it? To forty degrees, fifty, sixty!?"
"I think it will. There's a very high chance this Instance is connected to a fire."
The certainty in Che Quan's voice silenced everyone.
Only after a long while did Ke Yue ask quietly, "But we still have four attractions left. What if it keeps refusing to start because it doesn't have an even number of riders?"
"It won't." Jiang Cong wore a composed, elegant smile. "If an Instance relied on wasting the players' time to win, that would be far too boring."
Che Quan glanced at Jiang Cong.
Why does he sound like the mastermind who designed the Instance?
Still, his words seemed to reassure the others.
And as though to prove Jiang Cong right, the next second, they heard that eerie female voice ring out cheerfully:
"A friendly reminder! The Near-Death Roller Coaster is now full and will be departing shortly. Please remain seated, hold on tight, and be sure to fasten your seat belts!"
Everyone instinctively felt around their seats for the seat belts, but within seconds, they discovered to their horror that there were none!
"Aaaaaah!!!" Ke Yue and Zhou Zi screamed in unison.
The roller coaster had already begun moving forward.
Rather than accelerating gradually, it hurtled down a waterfall-like vertical drop almost immediately.
The sensation of weightlessness was more than any ordinary person could bear.
In an instant, agonized screams filled the entire train.
Apart from Che Quan and Jiang Cong, no one