Actually, when Bo Yi had heard that "Aperture Opening has to last a full seven days" outside the Immortal Lady's room, he had already suspected that they might have entered the instance partway through those seven days.
If they were lucky, the day they entered the instance would happen to be the first day of Aperture Opening. If they were unlucky, it would be just like now-by the time they realized there was a problem-
Only the final day remained.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the change in Bo Yi's expression, everyone asked in concern.
Bo Yi pulled himself out of his thoughts. Rather than recount the lengthy conversation he had overheard outside the Immortal Lady's room, he simply said, "We're running out of time..."
The other players: "?"
Bo Yi repeated what Qiqi's Mom had said earlier. "We don't have time to take things slowly anymore..." He wasn't sure whether he was imagining it, but something about this instance felt strange. During the first two days, its pace had been leisurely, fitting its designation as a "beginner instance." Yet today, everything had suddenly sped up.
"The 'last day' Qiqi's Mom mentioned is our last day, too."
"My guess is that once Xu Jingqi's 'illness' is cured, as she put it, we'll..."
Everyone present was an experienced player, and they immediately understood what Bo Yi had left unsaid.
"That makes sense..." Ning Ran nodded firmly. "We really don't have much time left. We need to find out why Xu Jingqi won't return to class, and fast. Let's not just stand around..." Since they had already been kicked out of Room 404, they might as well-"Let's search the building again for other clues..."
Everyone immediately split up.
Bo Yi planned to visit the Immortal Lady again. He had a feeling that the answers