A deathly silence began to spread around the dining table.
Even though they had yet to find a body, everyone could now be certain that Xu Kexin was already...
"But..." Although she had sensed it coming, the sight of those five lonely bowls on the table still pained Ning Ran. "Why?"
Xu Kexin was a newcomer and rather timid, but she had obediently stayed by their side these past few days, never causing Ning Ran or Jiang Miaoyi any trouble. When the NPC had made them grade exam papers yesterday, they had even praised her, saying she was smarter and more capable than veteran players like them...
Ning Ran still remembered how bashful Xu Kexin had looked at their praise. Why had such a sweet girl, who had done nothing out of the ordinary, suddenly...
An indescribable heaviness settled over the room, making even breathing feel oppressive.
Bo Yi was silent for a moment before slowly breaking the suffocating stillness. "Let's find her body first..." Only by finding her body could they learn what had happened to her and keep those who remained... from suffering the same fate.
The others looked away from the dining table and nodded somberly. They split up and began searching the entire apartment block. Strangely, no matter where they looked-even when Jiang Miaoyi searched the pots in every floor's communal kitchen-they found no trace of Xu Kexin.
They could only return to Room 404, their heads hanging.
The moment they entered, they saw Xu Jingqi already sitting at the coffee table, waiting. She sat motionless as before, with books, exam papers, and stationery spread before her. When no one spoke to her, she was like an obedient puppet.
Compared with yesterday, however, Bo Yi felt that the little girl looked considerably healthier. He couldn't help