Everyone was already standing behind the Holy Fire. Tan Ying led the group to the second-floor corridor, away from the Ghost Creatures in the lobby whose very appearance sent chills down their spines, before sharing her guesses about certain details in the rules.
Li Feiwen, beside her, nodded in agreement with her points.
"So you're saying the 'treasures' these Ghost Creatures want to hide are probably us?" Liang Yuyan stood against the wall, unable to conceal her agitation. Her face was pale, and cold sweat covered her forehead. "But since the rules explicitly state that the actions of the 'treasure hiders' and 'treasure hunters' can't prevent either side from participating in the game, the 'treasures' these Ghost Creatures are looking for should be parts of our bodies?"
"Yes." Tan Ying sighed, a hint of helplessness in her eyes. "Those Ghost Creatures only stayed obediently in their seats because it was breakfast time. That gave us time to leave and use the Holy Fire. If we'd really waited until the bell rang to act, they might have taken those so-called 'treasures' from our bodies the instant it sounded."
At Tan Ying's words, Su Bai recalled how those Ghost Creatures had clung to the players earlier. Besides the ones following close beside the players, there were others wrapped tightly around them, like Liu Yongzhi's and Zhi Yuan's "family members." So if Tan Ying had waited until the Ghost Creatures left the breakfast table before acting, the other players might still have been unable to escape their "family members," even though her ability let her control other people's bodies through their shadows within a certain range.
Tan Ying had indeed needed to act early. Su Bai had not given much thought to what the other players might face, but the veteran players on