Bai Xue was also speechless. Since Ning Wei could speak, it indicated that her relationship with Li Ye was unusual.
Based on Bai Xue’s observations, Li Ye only spoke to Ning Wei, and they were inseparable in their actions. It was highly likely they were a couple.
As her sister, no matter how foolish her words, she had to cover for her.
Bai Xue looked at Ning Wei with great embarrassment and said, "I'm truly sorry, she's not very bright."
Zhu Yilian and the others burst out laughing when they heard Bai Xue’s words.
This was the first time Bai Xue had evaluated Bai Yang like this in front of others, and everyone was somewhat surprised.
However, upon reflection, they felt it was quite normal to say that.
If it were their own sisters, they would have probably beaten them to death long ago.
Ning Wei wouldn't argue with a fool. She smiled slightly, indicating she didn't mind.
When Bai Yang heard her sister say this, she originally wanted to retort immediately, but recalling Ning Wei’s gaze, she became timid again.
She decided to pretend to be deaf and ignore everything, letting her mind go blank.
As her mind went blank, she fell asleep.
"Everyone who can sleep should get some more rest, at least you won't expend too much energy," Ning Wei said again.
Although everyone didn't understand why they weren't going into the water to find the key now, the thought of that pool made no one willing to go down.
Since Ning Wei repeatedly urged everyone to sleep, they simply gave up, put the matter of the key out of their minds, rested their heads on the black curtain, and closed their eyes.
Everyone fell asleep, and even Li Ye leaned against the wall, closing his eyes to rest.
The entire room was quiet, and everyone seemed to have truly forgotten about the key, accepting being locked in and not even wanting to get up and struggle anymore.
But Zhang Haiyang, behind the monitors, couldn’t sit still, muttering continuously, "How can they not continue?"
"How can they stop?"
Unfortunately, no one could answer him. The person who had always accompanied him had also become his test subject.
Zhang Haiyang's idea of conquering the ocean was different from others. He wouldn't go out to sea on a boat; instead, he would huddle in this aquarium, using science to modify or control various marine creatures to achieve his own goals.
In any case, he was indeed the boss in this aquarium.
There were indeed all sorts of marine life here, from ordinary sea fish and jellyfish to performing sea lions and walruses, and even eye-catching mermaids.
Especially the mermaids, these were Zhang Haiyang's greatest inventions, the existence he was most proud of.
Once this mermaid was created, he could imagine the scene.
It would be the center of attention, everyone would worship him, and some would even willingly surrender to him and join his great scientific experiment.
Thinking of this, Zhang Haiyang couldn't control his emotions.
He laughed uncontrollably in a small room, looking like a madman!
This solo performance wouldn't last much longer.
But Zhang Haiyang was completely unaware. In his eyes, everything that happened here was under his control.
Zhang Haiyang was very angry about the people’s passive behavior.
He had deliberately locked these people in here, not for them to sleep inside.
Seeing the people sleeping soundly through the monitors, he became furious.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he left the control room.
Outside, there was another control room. In front of him was a map, detailing various parts of the aquarium, with dangerous areas marked.
There was no other way; as he got older, he sometimes forgot if a place was dangerous.
To ensure his own safety, he had specially made this map.
Below the map were various control buttons, also labeled.
These control buttons were the switches for each area.
He pictured everyone sleeping in his mind, then smiled mysteriously, and lightly pressed a red button.
The small light inside the button flickered slightly, indicating that the operation was successful.
The black curtain had already been pulled down, but the large iron door made a slight noise.
Li Ye hadn't fallen asleep at all. He heard the sound immediately.
He cautiously looked over and saw the large iron door slowly sliding to the left, revealing a tiny gap.
A pungent, foul odor seeped out from the gap. Looking in from the outside, it was too dark to see clearly.
The door opened very slowly. Li Ye had already smelled danger. He was the first to wake Ning Wei, and then whispered in her ear, "The large iron door is opening, quickly notify the others."
The reason he didn't shout loudly was to avoid alarming whatever was behind the iron door.
Ning Wei immediately sobered up and then notified Tang Tang, who was sleeping beside her.
Their group had already developed great tacit understanding, so they immediately understood Ning Wei's intention, and each of them lowered their voices, waking the others one by one.
As the door opened wider and wider, Li Ye could see what was behind it.
A pair of dark, round eyes appeared, and white tusks were vaguely visible.
It was a walrus!
And it was definitely not the kind they saw during the performance!
Li Ye was certain that the walrus behind it was the man-eating walrus that had chased Bai Yang and her group!
Perhaps sensing the human scent, the walrus was impatient. It let out a low growl, a sound of both intimidation and excitement.
Bai Yang was very familiar with this sound. Her legs went weak with fear, and she relied entirely on Bai Xue to support her.
Ning Wei gave Zhu Yilian a look, and Zhu Yilian immediately understood her intention.
Zhu Yilian walked to Bai Xue and Bai Yang. She looked at Bai Yang and said, "If you don't want to die, don't chicken out now. When the walrus charges out, everyone will be fending for themselves, and no one will come to save you!"
Bai Yang's face was pale. She nodded slightly, knowing that Zhu Yilian was speaking the truth.
At the critical moment of life and death, her sister might not risk her own life to save her.
Before the walrus could charge out, those who could move had already scattered to various locations.
Bai Xue supported Bai Yang and also moved to a position where escape was easier.
Now, only Ning Wei and Li Ye remained in front of the performance stage.
Ning Wei held a stool and said to the others without looking back, "Don't just rely on us. Everyone who can help, please do. Otherwise, we'll all die together!"
At this moment, someone also picked up sticks and other similar items. These had been found incidentally while searching for the key, and they didn't expect them to be useful here.
Those without tools were no longer afraid. Ning Wei seemed formidable, but from her back, she was just a young girl.
If such a weak girl wasn't afraid, why should they be? At worst, they would all die together!
The door had opened wide, but the fat walrus still couldn't get out.