“Brother Qi, why are you just coming out now?” Xiao Ran stood by the door and asked with a smile.

It seemed she had been waiting for Qi Xia all along.

Qi Xia ignored her and walked toward the crowd not far away.

“Hey, Brother Qi, wait for me!”

The doors on both sides of the corridor slowly opened, and many Zodiacs covered in blood walked out. Like the Man-Snake, they stood motionless by the doors.

When Officer Li saw Qi Xia catch up, he asked in a low voice: “What are you planning to do?”

“I don’t know, what about you?”

Officer Li thought with a complicated expression for a while, then said: “My heart is very shaken right now, with no direction at all.”

“Shaken?”

Lin Qin looked at the two whispering with some curiosity, then stepped forward to their side.

She gently covered her mouth and nose and asked: “Strange, did you two know each other before coming here?”

“No.” Qi Xia shook his head.

Lin Qin stared at Qi Xia for a long time but couldn’t tell whether he was lying or not.

Officer Li didn’t answer and continued walking forward while looking ahead.

After walking for a long time, everyone gradually saw the light in the distance.

The Man-Dragon wore an extremely ugly mask and stood there rigidly.

“Hello, I am Man-Dragon.”

His appearance startled those who were seeing him for the “first time.”

“Everyone, don’t be nervous. Your ‘trial’ has come to an end. And I won’t bring you new ‘trials,’ just give you some advice.”

Qiao Jiajin looked at him very impatiently and asked: “What advice?”

“Ten days, you have ten days to change everything.” The Man-Dragon said slowly. “If you cannot obtain 3,600 ‘Dao’ within ten days, the world you’re in will be annihilated. Everything you can see will be buried along with it. And now you’ve passed four trials: ‘The Liar,’ ‘Bamboo Shoots After Rain,’ ‘Death from Above,’ and ‘Two Types of Pills.’ This is your reward and also your ‘chips.'”

He took out four shining golden small orbs from his chest and handed them to Officer Li who was standing at the front.

“What are these things?” Xiao Ran asked. “They look so strange…”

She reached out to take the “Dao” and found that the outer ring of this small orb was white and the inner ring was golden. Its shape resembled a three-dimensional fried egg, and when squeezed, it had a strange elasticity.

“This is ‘Dao’!” The Man-Dragon waved his hands happily and said, “You only need 3,600 ‘Dao,’ and you can escape!”

After hearing this, Doctor Zhao pondered briefly and asked: “How should we obtain that many ‘Dao’?”

“Participate in games!” The Man-Dragon said. “This city is full of games everywhere. As long as you’re strong enough, you can definitely obtain ‘Dao.'”

“You’re saying we need to actively participate in these life-threatening games?” Doctor Zhao felt it was very incomprehensible. “What kind of lunatics are you people?”

“We’re not lunatics, we’re just trying hard to survive.” The Man-Dragon suddenly said in a somewhat dejected low voice. “Don’t you want to survive?”

Hearing his question, everyone fell silent again.

Qi Xia stepped forward and asked: “Man-Dragon, if we collect 3,600 ‘Dao,’ what should we do afterward?”

“Afterward?” The Man-Dragon seemed to have never thought anyone would ask this question and was momentarily at a loss for words.

“Yes, do we need to hand the 3,600 ‘Dao’ to someone?” Qi Xia asked again. “Or do we need to take them to a certain place?”

“This…” The Man-Dragon thought for a long time and said: “If I’m not mistaken, when you collect 3,600 ‘Dao,’ naturally someone will come out to find you.”

“What do you mean ‘if you’re not mistaken’?” Qi Xia felt somewhat incredulous. “In other words, you don’t know what to do after collecting them either?”

“Yes, I don’t know.” The Man-Dragon answered honestly. “I only know that all your actions here will be monitored, so naturally things will become clear after you collect them.”

Qi Xia frowned, looking at this seemingly human but non-dragon monster before him, knowing that although he was a “Dragon,” his rank was still “Man” after all—he couldn’t possibly know everything.

“You have many ‘questions,’ this is very good…” The Man-Dragon’s tone still sounded dejected. “Having questions means you’re still very clear-headed. I hope you can remain this clear-headed forever…”

“Let’s go.” Qi Xia no longer bothered with the Man-Dragon and turned back to say to everyone.

Everyone nodded and walked out of the corridor one after another, bypassing the Man-Dragon.

Qi Xia remembered that last time after everyone went outside, the building behind them mysteriously disappeared.

So this time he deliberately looked back immediately after exiting. Officer Li also realized something and turned around at the same time.

The two discovered a lone “door.”

They were still standing in the spacious plaza, but behind them stood a strange door leading to another space.

The Man-Dragon was standing in that space, looking at them with resentment, as if thousands of words were suppressed in his throat.

Then, under Qi Xia’s gaze, that door slowly shrank and disappeared in just a few seconds.

“Huh?” Tiantian also noticed something unusual, turned around and exclaimed in surprise: “Where’s the door we came out of?”

Hearing this, everyone turned around. The scene before their eyes was truly too difficult to understand.

They were now standing in the central plaza with roads in all directions. Behind them was an electronic display screen and a giant bronze bell. On that screen was written a sentence: “I heard the echo of ‘Attracting Disaster.'”

But at this moment, everyone had no idea what they should do or where they should go.

“I’m going to collect ‘Dao.'” Qi Xia said. “I need a few teammates.”

“What?” Doctor Zhao was startled. “No way… are you really going to participate in those games? We just got out, we definitely need to find a way to escape first.”

“It’s fine, you go ahead and escape.” Qi Xia said. “Is anyone willing to come with me?”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin held his chin and thought briefly, then said: “I’ll join. You have brains, I have strength. Let’s cooperate?”

“Good.” Qi Xia nodded. “Anyone else?”

Seeing that Qiao Jiajin had also joined, Tiantian thought for a long time. She looked at the lawyer, police officer, teacher, and doctor beside her, then looked at Qiao Jiajin and Qi Xia, and said: “Then… I’ll join too.”

Seeing this familiar scene, Qi Xia didn’t know how to dissuade her and could only nod.

Lin Qin thought for a long time and also slowly walked over.

“Can I join too?”

Qi Xia felt somewhat troubled at this moment, not expecting that the team division this time was exactly the same as last time.

Although he trusted Lin Qin and Tiantian, from the perspective of maximizing benefits, he hoped that Officer Li and Han Yimo would join the team this time instead.

That way the team would have four men, and each person would have their own specialized abilities, increasing the chances of winning games.

Especially considering the existence of “Extreme Path,” if Tiantian and Lin Qin followed him, they might very likely encounter dangers beyond expectations.

Before he could say anything, Xiao Ran from the group suddenly walked out and said: “Brother Qi, you’re so capable, can you take me along too?”

“No.” Qi Xia answered.