Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiajin immediately withdrew his hand.

But the slight force he had just applied to the rope when touching it was already enough to break this eerie balance.

From one of the holes came the continuous sound of enormous chains, causing the rope to tremble violently along with them.

Qi Xia immediately picked up a piece of table board from the ground and shouted loudly: “Han Yimo, get behind me!!”

Upon hearing this, Han Yimo hurriedly ran behind Qi Xia to hide. He grabbed onto Qi Xia’s clothes, looking extremely nervous.

“Murphy’s Law…?”

Qi Xia held the table board and continuously moved toward the side away from the hole, with Han Yimo also constantly shifting behind him.

Logically speaking, Qi Xia and the hole were no longer in a perpendicular relationship, so the harpoon shot from inside absolutely couldn’t fly toward them, much less injure Han Yimo behind him. Yet Qi Xia inexplicably felt uneasy.

Qiao Jiajin, standing by the hole, was quite puzzled seeing Qi Xia’s behavior. He looked at the rope, then at Qi Xia, and asked in confusion: “Con man, what are you doing?”

“Qiao Jiajin, get away from there. There’s still one harpoon left, be careful not to get hurt!” Qi Xia answered seriously.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a tremendous sound suddenly erupted from within the hole, and two harpoons shot out simultaneously.

The first was the intruder that had previously shot into the hole by accident, while the second was clearly the original that had been gathering force for a long time.

“Whoosh”!!

Everything happened within one second.

After the first harpoon shot out of the hole, it flew directly to the side and inserted itself feebly into the ground.

But the second harpoon, mustering all its strength, suddenly flew toward the other side away from Qi Xia.

Seeing that the harpoon’s flight trajectory wasn’t in his direction, Qi Xia had just begun to feel somewhat relieved when he suddenly saw that harpoon accurately strike the grandfather clock still standing in the room.

This grandfather clock had been an important tool for everyone to know the time for a considerable period before, but unexpectedly it had now become a springboard for the messenger of hell.

The sound of metal colliding with metal exploded, with countless sparks flying.

Who knew what material the clock was made of—after being violently struck by the harpoon it still stood tall and unmoving, but the harpoon also changed direction because of this impact.

Like a venomous snake that had suddenly discovered its prey, it sharply turned its head and rushed toward Qi Xia and Han Yimo.

The harpoon’s trajectory was very low, almost flying along the ground the entire way. Seeing this, Qi Xia immediately pushed Han Yimo backward and went forward with the table board to meet it.

Based on the harpoon’s current flight direction, it would definitely hit the table board before striking Han Yimo.

Just as the harpoon and table board were within inches of each other, the ground-flying harpoon struck the floor, and the rebound force made it instantly shoot upward.

This incredible trajectory made it directly leap over Qi Xia. The next second it struck the ceiling again, and after changing direction once more, it rushed unwaveringly toward Han Yimo behind Qi Xia.

In everyone’s eyes, this harpoon was like a zigzagging bolt of lightning, accurately flying toward its target after bypassing all obstacles.

Just as Han Yimo had said, he would definitely be struck by the harpoon.

Every movement trajectory of this harpoon before their eyes was so bizarre—its target from beginning to end had always been Han Yimo.

Qi Xia knew it was absolutely impossible for him to move the table board to block the harpoon in this split second, and his expression already showed slight despair.

Now no one could save Han Yimo. Even if there were a one-in-ten-million chance, it would have to be Han Yimo dodging it himself.

But looking at his nervously trembling appearance, he probably couldn’t even move a single step. This time he was going to die again.

Just as the harpoon was less than five centimeters from Han Yimo, Qiao Jiajin, standing by the hole, suddenly reached out and grabbed the rope that had shot out from the hole, then yanked it hard backward.

The rope pulled the harpoon, affecting everything connected to it.

His action was extremely fast, causing the high-speed moving harpoon to instantly lose balance like a flower blown by a violent wind.

That harpoon finally stopped advancing, swaying a few times unwillingly in mid-air before falling to the ground.

The events that occurred within this second were too thrilling and heart-stopping, causing everyone to hold their breath.

After a long while, Han Yimo sat down on the ground with a thud, his clothes completely soaked with sweat.

Qiao Jiajin looked at the rope in his hand and cursed: “Was this damn harpoon here to disco? Bouncing around the room—bounce your mother’s head.”

Qi Xia put down the table board and came to Han Yimo’s side, still shaken. He helped him up and asked: “How are you?”

“I’m fine… I’m really fine now… You all saved my life, thank you so much… Qi Xia, you’re practically my savior…”

Qi Xia’s hand supporting Han Yimo paused—he noticed Han Yimo was no longer trembling.

“So that’s how it is…”

He nodded silently. Now he had most likely guessed what “Attracting Disaster” meant.

“Next… will you still be afraid?” Qi Xia asked.

“A little… but not particularly scared.” Han Yimo squeezed out a bitter smile and said, “Knowing that you’ll be there for the next game, I feel more at ease…”

Hearing these words, Qi Xia felt that saving Han Yimo was truly the most correct decision.

Although the full extent of “Attracting Disaster’s” abilities was still unclear, from what he could see so far, Han Yimo could predict the danger that was about to occur.

If he brought Han Yimo along when confronting those Zodiacs, Qi Xia should be able to judge the danger level of the game through his degree of fear. If things went even more smoothly, Qi Xia could determine whether he could gamble his life with the opponent.

Of course, all of this was just wishful thinking. The urgent priority was to lead Han Yimo to survive.

From this moment on, he had no need to save those unimportant people anymore.

In the upcoming “Death from Above” and “Yes or No,” it didn’t matter if only a minority could pass.

“Officer Li.” Qi Xia called out. “What were you saying about the harpoon just now?”

“Oh…” Officer Li came to his senses, then quickly cooperated: “There are words on this harpoon, come take a look, everyone!”

After pretending to examine the harpoon, Qi Xia said: “I see, so I understand now. Everyone, the question-setter for this round has changed to ‘Man-Goat’ again, but ‘Man-Goat’ tells lies…”

He told everyone his deduction in detail, then walked directly to the hole in the center of the room.

He knew the floor would collapse in a few minutes, and at that time a rope would drop from the hole in the ceiling to save their lives.

Qi Xia stated his deduction with the intention of only saving some of the people.

But unexpectedly, everyone believed his words one after another.

When Qi Xia stood under the hole, the first person to stand beside him was Xiao Ran.

At this moment, Xiao Ran showed an expression full of admiration, almost unconditionally believing everything Qi Xia said.

Perhaps it was because Qi Xia’s several performances had all been perfect, causing Xiao Ran to develop feelings of adoration.

“Brother Qi, I don’t know why, but I especially trust you!” Xiao Ran said obsequiously.

“Heh.” Qi Xia sneered. “Well then, I really have to thank you for that.”