82: Chapter 82 The Long Sleeping Palace 9

The Man in the Suit's analysis startled Luo Yuejian. Only then did she realize that her feeling of having walked for a long time was not a misconception after all!

Damn it, she had been going in circles in the side paths the whole time; no wonder she couldn't catch up to that ghost thing that could speak human language earlier.

Seeing that Luo Yuejian just stared at him coldly without speaking, the Man in the Suit didn't want to make a fool of himself. He leaned against the wall and said to Luo Yuejian, "Let's go. I made marks earlier, so we can follow them to find the path we started on."

After speaking, perhaps feeling that Luo Yuejian wouldn't be at ease letting him walk behind her, he very straightforwardly took the lead.

Seeing this, Luo Yuejian felt slightly relieved and silently followed the Man in the Suit's footsteps. She thought to herself that she had managed to muddle through and wouldn't have to expose her identity as a noob.

Since their goal was to find their teammates but they couldn't let the teammates notice their presence, the two walked with extreme caution, trying their best not to make a single sound.

The passage was unusually quiet; aside from the constant dripping of water echoing in their ears, there were no other sounds. This tranquil atmosphere felt somewhat oppressive, as if the entire world consisted only of the two of them.

Even knowing that this passage had many crossroads, Luo Yuejian still couldn't detect any traces of the side paths. She couldn't help but feel surprised, thinking that the design of this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep was truly marvelous; it didn't even seem like a trick of the eye, but rather magic.

Not knowing how the Man in the Suit made his marks, Luo Yuejian just muddled along behind him. About a quarter of an hour later, they heard shouting coming from afar.

"Is anyone there? Where did everyone go?"

The Man in the Suit immediately slowed his pace, gestured for Luo Yuejian to be quiet, and then cautiously approached the direction of the footsteps.

A moment later, Luo Yuejian saw a man's back.

It was the Leather Jacket Man. At this moment, he was holding an oil lamp and shouting, "Is anyone there?"

She immediately realized something was wrong. Where was the Man in Black Turtleneck? Why was he gone?

Could it be that the Leather Jacket Man and the Man in Black Turtleneck had already decided the outcome? Had the Man in Black Turtleneck already died?

Good heavens, Luo Yuejian couldn't help but gasp; this Leather Jacket Man was certainly quick.

However, when the Man in a Suit with a Rose saw the situation before them, his expression showed no signs of relief; instead, it became increasingly grave. He quickly gestured to Luo Yuejian, signaling her to turn back.

Luo Yuejian was stunned, then immediately became excited. Holy crap, was the Man in the Suit preparing to make a move on her? This plot was developing too fast; hehe, was she about to die soon!

Thinking of this, Luo Yuejian didn't hesitate at all and quickly turned around, hoping in her heart that the Man in the Suit would act quickly and cleanly, and not let her die too painfully.

However, after walking for a long time, the Man in the Suit behind her showed no signs of making a move. Luo Yuejian gradually realized that she had overthought it again, and felt somewhat disappointed.

She stopped and decided to turn back to see what the Man in the Suit actually wanted to do. When she turned around to face him, she found his brows tightly knitted, his face grave.

"You noticed it too, right?" The Man in the Suit's voice was no longer lighthearted. "The Man in Black Turtleneck has gone missing."

Luo Yuejian thought to herself, isn't that just stating the obvious? Isn't it clear as day? She wasn't blind; only the Leather Jacket Man was walking over there, so how could she not see that the Man in Black Turtleneck was gone?

Although she wasn't exactly very smart, wasn't that a bit too condescending?

The Man in a Suit with a Rose did not know what Luo Yuejian was thinking. He fell into deep thought. "We followed the marks and took the path back to find the Leather Jacket Man. If the Man in Black Turtleneck had been killed by the Leather Jacket Man, his corpse would definitely still be left in the passage."

"Even if the corpse had been buried and the residual bloodstains cleaned up, in such a poorly ventilated passage, the smell of blood would definitely still linger. Therefore, the Man in Black Turtleneck is not dead; he has disappeared."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuejian was immediately startled, her heart tightening. The first thought that flashed through her mind was: could the Man in Black Turtleneck also be like the Man in the Suit, hiding by using the trick of the eye in the passage, preparing to watch from the sidelines?

If that were really the case, it would be hilarious; all of them, the players, had decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, with no one going to solve the puzzles or search for clues to escape the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep...

Luo Yuejian couldn't help but wonder, why was this game getting more and more bizarre as it went on?

At this time, the viewers in the livestream room were also confused:

[Wait, why do I feel like I don't understand anymore? I thought the Man in a Suit with a Rose and Moon God were the fishermen, but why are the fish not in the pond anymore?]

[Hahahaha, this round is so interesting. First the Man in the Suit disappeared, then Moon God disappeared, and now the Man in Black Turtleneck has also disappeared, leaving only the Leather Jacket Man as an honest boy.]

[I feel so bad for him; I have a feeling this Leather Jacket Man will be the first to die.]

[Just came back from the Man in Black Turtleneck's livestream room. No spoilers, but I can only say this round of the game is even more interesting than you imagine.]

[I feel like Moon God is going to crash; there are too many crazy plays by the players in this round...]

[Not necessarily. Everyone has witnessed Moon God's strength. I bet she definitely found some clues but has been hiding them without saying anything.]

[Moon God is indeed like that; she clearly sees through everything but always hides it. Tsk tsk, such a schemer.]

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The Man in a Suit with a Rose continued to analyze: "If he really is like us, hiding by using those side paths, then without a doubt, he has probably already discovered our tracks and knows that both of us are still alive."

"What's worse is that now only the Leather Jacket Man is exposed in the open. Without triggering the safety mechanism, he must have realized that the rest of us are not dead, and he will inevitably be on high alert... In this situation, wanting to make a move on him is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

His expression gradually darkened, and his tone was light: "Tsk, it seems we must find the Man in Black Turtleneck first; we must eliminate him first."

Luo Yuejian secretly complained in her heart, can't you eliminate me first? There are so many side paths in this damn place, how are we supposed to find someone who is hiding? This is not how you look for a needle in a haystack.

She still had to find a way to persuade the Man in the Suit to change his mind. After some deep thought, a flash of inspiration hit Luo Yuejian, and she finally thought of a method that might work.