The walrus had already pushed half of its body through, with only its fattest belly remaining stuck.
Ning Wei’s cold eyes met its dark, beady ones as she advanced with the stool.
Before it could resist, it was better to beat it first.
The wooden stool struck the walrus, eliciting a roar. It seemed the blow wasn’t painful enough.
“Give it to me,” Li Ye took the stool.
His strength was greater, and the bead hidden within his clothes emitted a faint glow. The stool smashed onto the walrus’s head.
Its small head was filled with great confusion. The stool splintered into pieces, and the walrus’s head was also broken.
Fishy red blood dripped onto the floor, and Ning Wei showed a disgusted expression.
She picked up a stool leg, which had split at one end, forming a sharp point.
Ning Wei held this stool leg and forcefully plunged it into the walrus’s head.
The walrus let out a mournful cry, and its dark eyes closed.
“Is it dead?” Ning Wei wasn’t sure, so she asked Li Ye beside her.
Li Ye nodded, pulling out the stool leg from its head. The walrus showed no reaction.
The blood flowed more and more, already forming a small puddle on the ground.
The alarm was lifted, and the others gradually came over.
At this moment, the large door continued to open. When it was fully open, the walrus’s entire body fell onto the floor with a dull thud.
The once very agitated walrus was now very quiet.
“Is it really dead?” Tang Tang cautiously approached.
Ning Wei nodded, “It is indeed dead.”
The walrus was dead, and the large iron gate was open. Did this mean they could leave?
Everyone shared the same thought, their eyes gleaming as they looked into the large iron gate.
It was pitch black inside, but that didn’t stop everyone from letting their imaginations run wild.
“Should we…?” Yuan Yuan’s eyes looked into the dark iron gate, her intention being clear.
“But it’s blocking the entrance. Are we going to drag it out?” Wang Jing looked at the dead walrus with a headache. Based on her understanding of a walrus’s weight, this creature must weigh at least 2500 kilograms.
Everyone looked at the walrus, which resembled a small mountain. It was estimated that no one present, or perhaps even all of them together, could move it.
“Why don’t we send one person in?” Zhuo Yilian suggested.
It was dark inside. If they all went in together, there would be no problem.
But to send someone in alone, no one would likely not be afraid.
The walrus came out from this place, and they didn’t know if there were other dangerous marine creatures inside.
In any case, this was their only hope of leaving. They looked at each other, and no one spoke.
For tasks requiring solo action, it couldn’t always be those few people. Tang Tang and Bai Xue had previously gone to find keys from the human skewer stall, so this mission would definitely exclude them.
Among the remaining sixteen people, Ning Wei and Li Ye, with their combined strength, had protected everyone and successfully killed the walrus. Therefore, this adventure into the unknown would certainly not be for them.
It seemed that everyone was quite fair, at least they didn’t gang up and take advantage of one person.
There were still fourteen people left, and it was a matter of how to assign them.
At the critical moment, Teacher Mei stepped forward and proposed, “How about we let the three who can’t swim go this time? If this door doesn’t lead to salvation, perhaps the pool will be our only option.”
The specific identities of the three who couldn’t swim were only known to Mei Nan at the moment.
They hadn’t expected to expose their weakness so soon.
Someone discreetly glanced behind the walrus. It was indeed very dark!
Someone made a decision in their heart. Whether they stuck their head out or not, they would still be beheaded. They would die sooner or later.
The large iron gate room or the pool, they had to choose one.
The walrus or the mermaid, they had to choose one. These three people silently made their decision: they would choose the walrus, as it at least didn’t look human.
The mermaid’s upper body was no different from a human’s, and she had arms. If she grabbed them, they might not have a chance to escape.
After a brief and intense psychological struggle, these three people stepped forward.
Only then did everyone realize that the people who couldn’t swim were Song Zhi, Li Zi’ang, and Yuan Yuan.
Song Zhi was somewhat embarrassed. He scratched his head and said to the people within, “I’m sorry, I haven’t mentioned it before.”
“It’s nothing. Now you have an opportunity to prove yourself. We believe you can do it!” Tang Tang patted Song Zhi’s shoulder, signaling him to get it done!
Song Zhi gave a wry smile, then said to the other two who couldn’t swim, “I’ll go in first. I don’t know how many people the space inside can accommodate. If there’s room for more, I’ll call you.”
It seemed Song Zhi was going all out this time, daring to go in alone.
“Have you thought it through?” Mei Nan somewhat disagreed with this plan. Even if there was no place to step, they could stand on the walrus’s corpse. More people meant higher safety.
Song Zhi nodded. He would be more agile alone.
“I’ll stand guard at the entrance. Call me immediately if anything happens,” Yuan Yuan added.
After this discussion, it seemed there was nothing for Li Zi’ang to do.
But he wasn’t the type to be a coward, nor was he comfortable letting others bear all the danger.
Most importantly, although everyone seemed very united now, they were still passengers from two buses, meaning two teams.
If Ning Wei’s team handled everything, it wouldn’t only be embarrassing for him, but it wouldn’t be good for his teammates either.
In this situation, everyone needed to gain experience to have a better chance of survival.
“Don’t forget me, I’ll also stand guard at the entrance. Call me immediately if anything happens,” Li Zi’ang quickly said to Song Zhi.
Song Zhi nodded. Further discussion would be a waste of time. He quickly moved to the front of the large iron gate.
He looked down at the walrus’s corpse. Its dark eyes were still open, but they had lost their spirit and the desire for life.
“I’m going in.” Song Zhi tentatively placed his foot on the walrus’s head and looked back at everyone. It was evident he was still a little scared.
Yuan Yuan and Li Zi’ang had already come to the entrance, standing like sentinels, one on each side.
The others gathered around, Ning Wei and Li Ye still holding wooden sticks.
Everyone was ready, and Song Zhi felt more confident.
He took a deep breath, then stepped onto the walrus with his other foot.
“Honestly, this feels not great,” Song Zhi said with a wry smile.
He held onto the doorframe with one hand and stepped onto the walrus’s body.
Everyone watched as he walked into the darkness, his figure gradually fading from clear to indistinct.