After receiving instructions from Dai Xiaomei, everyone learned of another method.
At least, this method was clearly better than the previous one.
"Since that's the case, let's begin."
Jiang Fan had already been growing impatient.
Now that he knew of this mutually beneficial method, he immediately had the others prepare for the second plan.
Jiang Fan and Yao exchanged a glance, then nodded slightly, understanding each other's intentions.
Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei also slowly approached Gun Gun.
They both looked at Jiang Fan and Yao with worried expressions.
Zhou Niannian's fists were clenched tightly, as if she was worried about something.
Dai Xiaomei on the other side also appeared flustered.
The figure of the monster from just now was still vivid in her mind.
Thinking of this, Zhou Niannian couldn't help but shiver all over.
Even though she didn't have to participate this time, if the two people in front of them were injured by that monster, they would still feel bad.
Jiang Fan and Yao slowly walked to two corners.
After they reached their respective corners, they fell silent.
The surrounding environment seemed to immediately darken, and the same eerie atmosphere descended once more.
A suffocating pressure washed over them.
Even though Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei were not in either of the corners, they could still feel a powerful aura approaching them.
Although they looked around, they saw nothing.
But undeniably, a chill seemed to blow from behind them.
Gun Gun also became serious, its fists clenched, as if bracing for something.
This eerie atmosphere persisted for an unknown amount of time, leaving even Jiang Fan and Yao bewildered.
They had followed the instructions and gone to the two corners, but despite them occupying these spots, nothing had happened.
The strange atmosphere continued to consume everyone's hearts, making them feel overwhelmed.
Zhou Niannian, having encountered such a terrifying situation when she first entered this corner, couldn't help but tremble at the thought of the monster's face.
Coupled with the eerie atmosphere, she couldn't help but speak a few words.
"Why is it taking so long? There's no reaction? Did we make a mistake?"
Clearly, she was speaking just to fill the silence.
But this was also what everyone else was curious about.
Just then, seeing that no one else spoke, Zhou Niannian looked around for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, she saw a figure appear again.
Before Zhou Niannian could react, a pair of hands appeared in front of her.
Dark skin was only a few centimeters away from Zhou Niannian's face.
It was as if the Grim Reaper had already placed his scythe at Zhou Niannian's throat.
Zhou Niannian wanted to dodge, but even with her speed, she couldn't avoid this attack.
The monster's claws were impossibly close.
Zhou Niannian's heart felt as if it was being crushed by a huge stone.
She knew she was dead; she couldn't dodge this.
In that instant, she couldn't help but recall past events.
She even regretted coming to such a strange place, wishing she were at home.
The claws sliced through the air in front of Zhou Niannian.
Even from a distance, Zhou Niannian could feel her life held tightly in the monster's grasp, that in another moment, her head would be severed.
In that fleeting moment, tears streamed down her face.
And then, Zhou Niannian let out a loud scream, and the claw landed on her face.
Zhou Niannian's body did not smash as she expected.
Instead, she felt no force from the claw, no pressure on her body.
Zhou Niannian turned her head and touched her face with her hand.
She wanted to see how much blood the sharp claws had scraped from her face.
But when Zhou Niannian opened her hand, she was surprised to find that there was not a single wound on her face.
In fact, it was perfectly intact.
Even the monster from before had disappeared, yet Zhou Niannian had clearly seen it appear before her.
Seeing this, everyone immediately rushed to Zhou Niannian's side.
"What happened? Are you okay? Zhou Niannian."
Jiang Fan immediately grabbed Zhou Niannian's hand.
Zhou Niannian had not yet recovered. She looked around and found that the monster was gone, and the surroundings had returned to their previous state, becoming slightly brighter.
She looked closely at her hand, then touched her face again in disbelief, and then held her hand out to look.
Zhou Niannian was astonished to find that she was completely unharmed.
But the claw had clearly touched her face, and she had seen those rotten, sharp claws with absolute clarity.
Zhou Niannian could even recall the incredibly dark color of those claws.
"What just happened? That monster reappeared and scratched my face."
"Why did it suddenly disappear when I looked away, and why am I not injured?"
After Zhou Niannian finished speaking, Jiang Fan's brow furrowed, and his eyes became extremely serious.
He remained silent, seemingly contemplating something, while Yao, standing beside him, immediately reacted.
"You clearly saw it, and it attacked you, but you were unharmed?"
Upon hearing Yao's question, Zhou Niannian nodded quickly and looked at Dai Xiaomei.
"Based on this, I hypothesize that we are simply within this environment."
"There must be something in this environment that causes us to have hallucinations, leading to what just happened."
Yao lowered his head and said softly.
This statement also made Gun Gun feel very reasonable and seemed to agree with Yao's theory.
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei exchanged an incredulous glance, then looked at Jiang Fan, who remained silent.