The game settlement was complete. The supervisor and the large spinning wheel disappeared from view.

Those bloody metal chairs also disappeared.

They returned to the street. The sky was still azure blue, the trees still verdant, the bonfire lit in front of the tent still crackling.

The only difference was that there were 16 more dolls on the road.

Brother Fei looked at these dolls in a daze.

Some of them had voluntarily joined his team after the incident in Hangzhou—their relationships weren’t that deep. But some of them were truly his close friends and relatives!

His heart held an indescribable feeling.

Anger or grief weren’t sufficient to describe it.

His eyes reddened as he wearily waved his hand, having several brothers help move the dolls onto the vehicles. They had to find a place for them, not leaving them exposed to wind and sun.

On the other side, Su Man, who had been waiting anxiously, couldn’t help but throw herself into Li Li’s arms, hugging him tightly.

“Why did you take so long to come out!!!” Her voice was fierce, carrying a sobbing cry.

Li Li was startled, his face showing embarrassment.

When this woman got fierce, he could still argue back a few lines, but now that she was suddenly so vulnerable, it left him at a loss.

Zhu Shu had originally been standing beside Li Li. Seeing the two embrace, she silently stepped back two paces without a word.

Yan Qingwen came over to soothe Su Man’s emotions. Li Li explained what happened in the game to her, and only then did Su Man gradually calm down.

At this time, Brother Fei’s group had all boarded their vehicles, preparing to leave.

Yan Qingwen reminded them, “With Hangzhou’s maze gone, games will soon be attracted here. This isn’t a place to linger. You’d best make plans early.”

Brother Fei nodded without speaking.

Probably his heart had already gone numb, his expression showing dejected despondency.

Not staying in Hangzhou—where else could they go?… This world no longer had any safe places…

…

Everyone watched the vehicles leave, each with complex feelings.

Games were just this strange. They could make people hate, but also dissolve grudges.

After all, what was more important than being alive?

Li Li watched the vehicles depart into the distance. After thinking for a moment, he moved next to Tan Xiao and asked, “What good thing did the supervisor give you just now?”

Tan Xiao looked at him warily: “Why? You want it?—Not giving it!”

Li Li was speechless, but he didn’t lose his temper. After going through over thirty elementary school math questions in the game, he had a new understanding of Tan Xiao!

He was a dignified PhD from a high-end research institute—how could he bicker with an elementary school student? Right?

“I’m just taking a look at what it is.” Li Li said. “With so many people here, you think I’d rob you of it?”

Tan Xiao looked him up and down and laughed disdainfully: “Ha! With your abilities, you couldn’t rob me even if you tried.”

Li Li: “…”

This was why he hated elementary school students the most! All bratty kids!

“Look, Brother Xiao is letting you broaden your horizons~” Tan Xiao opened his palm, revealing the gold coin inside.

Speaking of which, it was strange. Though it was just a small gold coin, it had an indescribable attraction, its texture solid, its golden light brilliant, drawing people from all around to look over.

Bai Youwei was also looking, curious about what use this gold coin had.

“There seems to be writing on it.” Li Li adjusted his glasses. “What does it say?”

Tan Xiao squinted his eyes. “…There really is writing. The characters are so small…”

He held the gold coin up to his eyes, trying hard to make out those tiny yet delicate characters, reading them word by word:

“Welcome… to… the Doll…”

Bai Youwei’s heart rose with a sense of foreboding. Her face paled slightly as she called out, “Tan Xiao! Don’t read it!”

“House…”

The last word came out of Tan Xiao’s mouth, and the gold coin suddenly flashed!