He took a deep breath and was about to head to the second floor when a small hand grabbed him.

Looking down, he saw it was Zheng Yingxiong.

Zheng Yingxiong didn’t speak, but under the dim lighting, he nodded at him with a resolute expression on his face.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Cheng slowly narrowed his eyes, then turned and walked toward the second floor.

But his steps were slow. He knew that all the decision-making power now rested in his hands.

Although he hadn’t yet reached the second floor, the situation there was already very clear. Tiantian and the middle-aged woman would certainly be waiting for his arrival, one on the left and one on the right.

“Wait a moment…” Xiao Cheng walked to the second floor and suddenly widened his eyes.

He felt he had fallen into a misunderstanding.

Why should he care what color the light above his head was?!

“Need to cut in line…” He silently repeated these three words in his heart, feeling that this child Zheng Yingxiong was truly remarkable.

He had actually shouted out such important information in the last three seconds.

The answer to this game was incredibly simple…

No, Xiao Cheng quickly interrupted his own train of thought.

This game was only easy for Zheng Yingxiong and himself, but what about the others?

Could everyone here understand the meaning behind Zheng Yingxiong’s words?

If communication were possible, smart people would naturally lead the foolish ones through the game together. But the most difficult aspect of this game was the inability to communicate with others, which meant smart people could potentially be dragged down.

Xiao Cheng walked to the second floor and indeed found Tiantian standing shoulder to shoulder with the middle-aged woman.

The two were currently facing the wall with their backs to Xiao Cheng, showing him the lights above their heads.

One red, one blue, one left, one right.

Xiao Cheng paused for a moment, then stepped forward, pushed the two of them aside, and stood in the middle.

The solution to this game was exactly that simple.

He didn’t need to know what color the light above his head was at all—he just needed to cut in line.

And for all the remaining people afterward, they also wouldn’t need to know the color of the lights above their heads. They would just need to continuously stand between blue and red.

Even if the numbers of blue and red lights were different, this tactic would absolutely not fail.

When everyone had taken their positions, the two colors would naturally separate left and right, with everyone standing neatly in a row.

But all of this was just fantasy. Such things happened frequently in the “Land of the End.”

The game rules were clearly not difficult, yet people would always lose due to various so-called “teammates.” What was even more terrifying was that these “teammates” had a high probability of losing their memories. When they returned to this game venue again, they would still cause others to lose.

Those who could win would win no matter how many cycles they went through, while those who caused failure would cause failure no matter how many cycles they went through. This was the method by which the “Land of the End” caused everyone to keep failing.

The rest of the people lined up and came up one by one. Xiao Cheng couldn’t see the colors of the lights above everyone’s heads at all, but he knew the people behind him had to stand on either side of him. Only this would prove they had understood what Zheng Yingxiong had said.

Fortunately, the fourth person indeed stood on his right side, but starting from the fifth person, the formation became somewhat chaotic.

They no longer stood beside Xiao Cheng but instead stood in other places.

Xiao Cheng knew there were two possible reasons for this situation. One was that he and the people on his left and right were all the same color. If the others understood the tactic, they would only stand further away.

The second situation was… these people didn’t understand the tactic at all and were still guessing the answer based on their own ideas.

If it really was the second situation, the hope for victory would become extremely slim.

After about five or six people, Xiao Cheng heard a series of light footsteps behind him. Judging by the sound, the person was quite light—it should be Zheng Yingxiong.

He stood behind everyone and let out a deep sigh, then came directly to Xiao Cheng’s side and stood down.

Xiao Cheng turned his head to glance at him, and he helplessly shook his head at Xiao Cheng.

At this moment, Xiao Cheng also understood that the two colors had been mixed up, and the game had already failed.

So Zheng Yingxiong no longer needed to choose his position. No matter what he did, he could no longer change the outcome.

Soon all eleven people had chosen their positions. The subsequent people chose their positions at an increasingly faster pace—it seemed they too already knew the outcome.

In about five or six minutes, the final set of footsteps sounded behind everyone. Man-Monkey had arrived.

He walked to a hidden corner by the wall, turned on the light, and said softly, “The game is over. Everyone has failed.”

Just like when the eleven people had started communicating tactics earlier, at this moment everyone once again erupted in voices simultaneously, creating an extremely chaotic scene.

They first removed their safety helmets to look at the color of the lights, then looked at the people beside them with chagrin, discovering that the positioning was indeed somewhat chaotic. There were only four red lights in total, but now they were all in the wrong positions.

This time they had lost with nothing to say, but Xiao Cheng’s face was filled with unwillingness.

This game could clearly have been won!

Even if they didn’t win this time, what about next time?

Two people only needed one “Dao,” but as long as they could win once, each person would receive two “Dao.” Now that they already knew the winning method for the game, wasn’t this a sure-win situation with no risk of loss?

“Forget it.” A man shook his head and casually threw his safety helmet on the ground. “Waste of time, waste of ‘Dao.’ I’m leaving.”

“Everyone…” Xiao Cheng belatedly called out. “Everyone, please wait… we still have a chance…”

Seeing that everyone had no intention of paying attention to him, he could only quickly run to the corridor, turn around, and block everyone’s path. “Everyone, please don’t leave!”

“What is it?” Everyone finally noticed this young man with an unnatural expression and showed puzzled looks on their faces.

“Please listen to me!” Xiao Cheng worked hard to calm his emotions and organize his words. “This game has an obvious solution method. As long as we, the same group of people, can participate once more, we can definitely win it back!”

He explained his thoughts to everyone in a concise and clear manner, and taking advantage of the “game over” phase, he told everyone the correct solution to this game.

As long as they could continuously “cut in line,” the game would become extraordinarily simple.

After listening, everyone looked at him with hesitant expressions, as if they were also considering the feasibility of this plan.

Was this game really that simple? But who would be willing to admit they couldn’t even understand such a simple principle?

“Everyone, haven’t you figured it out yet? We’re just one step away from victory!”

Although Xiao Cheng’s tone was sincere, in many people’s eyes, his state looked exactly like a gambler who had lost money.

“If that’s the case…” Man-Monkey chuckled behind everyone and said, “Let me also clarify—next time, if you all continue to participate, the admission fee will return to its original price. My ‘discount’ promotion has ended.”