Qian Chen had never expected to run into something like this right off the bat. Dumbstruck, he stared at the horrific scene and said in a trembling voice:
"Th-this... don't tell me everyone in this building is dead?"
He raised the possibility out of fear, thinking how horrifying it would be if everyone in the building besides them were corpses. But Li Xian's first reaction on hearing it was-
If that were true, their source of information would be completely cut off.
The Instance's objective consisted of a single vague word-"Atonement." It was an incredibly broad instruction. Who had to atone? To whom? How were they supposed to atone?
To clear the Instance, they needed answers to at least those three questions, and to find those answers, they had to get information from other people...
Just as Li Xian was worrying about this, the door to Room 218 beside them actually creaked open.
A young man in short-sleeved pajamas emerged, casually reaching under his shirt to scratch his belly.
He was halfway through a yawn when he spotted Li Xian and Qian Chen beside him and abruptly stopped. Pointing at the room containing the corpse, he asked:
"Why did you suddenly open that door?"
He acted as though he knew them well, speaking in a very casual tone.
Apparently, he was their "classmate."
Li Xian casually closed the door and replied with matching ease:
"We were coming to find you and accidentally opened the wrong door."
The young man in short sleeves nodded, seemingly accepting Li Xian's explanation. "What did you want me for?"
No sooner had he spoken than a gust of cold wind swept into the enclosed corridor from somewhere. He shivered, looked around, then rubbed his arms. "Let's talk inside."
Li Xian and Qian Chen exchanged a