53: Then let's keep going!

"I still think there's hope to clear this!"

"A escape room designed with such meticulous care can't possibly be unbeatable!"

"And, I think I've already figured out what the key is."

Yuan Hao shook his head, his tone firm, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

At his words, everyone was startled.

Especially Song Yang, who looked at Yuan Hao and asked, puzzled: "Isn't the key the parchment?"

The third parchment clearly stated that the key was nearby.

And besides the crucifix, the only thing near them was the parchment.

"Not the parchment!"

Yuan Hao shook his head.

"Before, I was the last one killed by that guy with the chainsaw."

"Do you know what I saw?"

"What did you see?"

The assistant asked curiously.

Yuan Hao recalled the scene after Goethe chopped off his head.

At the time, watching his teammates fall one by one, he instinctively turned and ran.

However, before he had run a few steps, he heard a cry for help from behind him.

Turning around, he saw that Goethe had already aimed the chainsaw at Ellie!

Although he felt very reluctant, in the current situation, running away was the only correct choice.

So, after a moment of hesitation, Yuan Hao forced himself to harden his heart and turn away.

It was then that he saw the distant door slowly opening!

Before he could figure out what was happening, he, like Song Yang earlier, felt his vision rapidly rising, then falling.

Before he died, he saw Ellie lying in a pool of blood, her small face filled with terror.

It was as if she had been abandoned.

Recalling the scene now, a bold guess quickly formed in Yuan Hao's mind!

"If I'm not mistaken, the key to clearing the castle is Ellie!"

"Before, when Goethe approached her, the castle door automatically opened!"

"And this also perfectly matches the hint on the parchment, because Ellie has always been by our side!"

Yuan Hao analyzed step by step, and everyone nodded repeatedly.

"After being in here for so long, are you really willing to give up just like that?"

"I think, why don't we try a few more times? What if we clear it?"

Looking at everyone, Yuan Hao spoke again.

Hearing his words, everyone else subconsciously nodded.

Only Song Yang and the assistant exchanged glances, both seeing a wry smile on the other's lips.

"Brother, you say it's easy."

"You saw it yourself just now, after that chainsaw butcher appeared, we were slaughtered with almost no ability to resist."

"Even if we had time to run to the door, it's still not certain if Ellie is the key."

"What's more, we still haven't figured out what the sixth hint means."

Song Yang shook his head; he still felt he had no hope of clearing it.

It wasn't that he was a coward or anything else; it was mainly because he had witnessed the horror when the butcher truly unleashed his aura.

He recalled the first time he saw him, he was so scared that his limbs couldn't move.

He could only crawl on the ground with his chin like a Mao Mao, trying to get away from him.

The second time he encountered him, he silently detoured in front of him, directly scaring him unconscious.

The reason everyone could still remain rational now was entirely because Goethe had not unleashed his full aura, and his attacks were clean and swift.

"I think Brother Yang is right; you all underestimated that guy just now."

"I've been with Brother Yang for so long, and the most terrifying thing I've ever seen was that guy just now."

The assistant chimed in at this point; after seeing Goethe, he didn't hold much hope for clearing it either.

"How will you know it won't work if you don't try?"

"What, are you scared?"

Seeing that Song Yang still seemed a bit hesitant, Yuan Hao simply resorted to provocation.

This method was indeed effective; hearing his words, Song Yang immediately stood up from the ground.

"Me, scared?"

"The thing in this world that can make me, Song Yang, afraid hasn't even been born yet!"

"I'm just worried that when you see that guy's true appearance, you'll be too scared to sleep at night!"

Song Yang himself had suffered from insomnia back then, so that last sentence wasn't just him being stubborn.

"What do you all say?"

Yuan Hao turned his head and looked at the others.

Ye Kexin and Qin Yao had both recovered by now.

After experiencing the feeling of decapitation so directly for the first time, they still felt some lingering fear.

However, just as Yuan Hao said, they had died several times before finally reaching the first floor.

Now that they were so close to clearing it, if they just left the castle, they would feel somewhat unwilling.

"I think, before, it was because we weren't familiar with the upper floors, which led to a lot of wasted time."

"Didn't the hint say we had to leave the castle before nightfall?"

"I guess it's highly likely because that terrifying guy only appears when night falls."

"Haven't you noticed that outside the window, it's now back to how it was when we first entered?"

"If we rush to the first floor at full speed this time, I think there's still a very good chance."

Qin Yao pointed to the skylight above her head and said to everyone.

Hearing her words, everyone subconsciously looked up.

Indeed, the sky outside the window was a blood-red setting sun, just as it was when they first entered the castle.

Everyone had died at least once before, but the times of their deaths were not close together.

Most of the time, Song Yang would die, and about ten minutes later, they would encounter another danger, and Yuan Hao would die.

The second time Yuan Hao died, he had deliberately looked up at the sky.

At that time, the sky outside was already impossibly dark, so he had always thought that once they entered the castle, time could not be reversed, and they had to escape before night fell.

Now, seeing that the time outside the window had actually reset, Yuan Hao's eyes flashed with joy, as if he had thought of something.

"Before, I could only guarantee a fifty percent chance of clearing it, but now, I have ninety percent!"

Excitedly, he lowered his head, looked at Song Yang in front of him, and spoke again: "If I'm not mistaken, the castle's time can be reset!"

"However, the prerequisite for resetting is that our team must die together in a short period of time and then be reborn back here!"

"After time resets, we will have ample time to quickly rush to the first floor and then figure out the last hint on the parchment!"

"Brother Yang, I think we should try a few more times; we've already come this far."

Dai Xiaomei suddenly raised her hand at this moment, blinking at Song Yang.

Hearing her words, and seeing the reactions of the others, Song Yang could only sigh in the end, nodding and saying: "Since none of you want to quit, what more can I say?"

"Then let's keep going!"

"Anyway, we've all died several times already!"