The moment Zhang Xuerong made her suggestion, a man from Shi Caiwen's team jumped in to object:
"No!"
With everyone suddenly staring at him, Yang Xingzhou shrank back a little, but still spoke with righteous conviction.
"We all chose where to stay while running for our lives. If you picked somewhere dangerous, that's your own bad luck. Why should we switch just because you say so?"
Zhang Xuerong's expression turned icy. "If you hadn't listened to our group, would you have figured out the connection between the number of people and the death conditions so quickly?"
Shi Caiwen nodded at Yang Xingzhou. "She's right."
"Even so," Yang Xingzhou said, frowning and folding his arms, "this isn't the time to talk about returning favors, is it? Anyway, I'm not giving up my spot."
The atmosphere froze.
Only a newcomer named Tang Jia, who had been terrified from the very beginning, kept whimpering and sobbing.
There was no telling how long time would stay frozen this time. If they didn't make a decision soon, the monster would return.
"Stop arguing," Lu Mi said, looking at the Candle resting in his hand. "Who said the safety of each location wouldn't change?"
"You just said you didn't trigger any key events at the school or the hospital. But if Jian Di is a key NPC, and the plot is progressing, then naturally her location will change."
Cheng Cheng nodded. "Exactly. If the scenarios always stayed the same, couldn't later players just copy everyone else's answers?"
Yang Xingzhou lowered his folded arms, his tone softening a little. "Then... where is Jian Di going next?"
Lu Mi exchanged glances with Cheng Cheng and Zhong Zixian, then saw Zhang Xuerong nod, so he told them:
"Unless something unexpected happens, the school connected to the North Gate."
Yang