What do the twelve Chinese zodiac signs represent?

What is at the end of the corridor?

The underworld?

On this dim corridor with no visible end, everyone trembles as they move forward.

After several intense rounds of "games," everyone feels exhausted. At this moment, they suddenly relax, and the death aura that has been lingering around them also fades away.

Qi Xia inadvertently turns his head and sees Lin Qin standing beside him.

She always covers her mouth and nose with her hand.

"Doesn't it make you uncomfortable like this?" Qi Xia imitates Lin Qin and puts his hand on his own mouth and nose. "Although the smell here is unpleasant, it will be difficult for you to breathe like this."

"Breathing?" Lin Qin is slightly startled, then smiles. "I don't feel difficulty in breathing, it just feels strange not to cover my mouth and nose, like..."

"Like what?"

"Like not wearing clothes." Lin Qin smiles embarrassedly, then takes off her hand covering her mouth and nose.

Her nose is straight, and her lips are rosy, there is no need to cover them. Qi Xia doesn't understand what she means by "like not wearing clothes."

Lin Qin smiles slightly, still feeling a bit uncomfortable, so she covers her mouth and nose with her hand again.

"A little shy... don't you feel awkward?" Lin Qin asks Qi Xia, "Leaving your mouth and nose exposed like this."

"Why would it be awkward?" Qi Xia feels strange.

"It's like not wearing a 'mask'..." Lin Qin looks at Qi Xia with a very puzzled expression, as if she's looking at an alien. "Why can you all be so calm without wearing a 'mask'?"

"Mask..."

Before Qi Xia can react, a strange light suddenly appears in the distance.

Everyone is attracted by this light and looks ahead.

It's the exit.

A light like the evening sunset shines from the exit.

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"We're going out!!" Qiao Jiajin excitedly shouts, "I see the light of the sunset!"

This shout undoubtedly injects everyone with a shot of adrenaline. Dr. Zhao supports Han Yimo and quickens his pace with everyone.

"The sunset?" Qi Xia thinks for a moment and says to everyone, "We woke up at twelve o'clock, and after more than an hour of game time, it should be around two o'clock now. Whether it's two o'clock in the morning or two o'clock in the afternoon, it's impossible to see the 'sunset'."

"I think you're overthinking it." Officer Li shakes his head. "The time in the room may not be accurate. Maybe the real time now is evening."

Qi Xia nods slightly. He knows Officer Li is right. All his knowledge of time comes from the mantel clock in the room, but no one can guarantee that the mantel clock in the room shows the correct time.

After walking a few more steps, everyone sees a figure next to the exit.

As they continue to move forward, the figure gradually takes on a human form. He also wears an animal mask, but this mask makes everyone feel nauseous.

Unlike all the other animal masks, this person's mask is not made from the head of a single animal, but from the combination of various organs sewn together.

His mouth is like that of a crocodile, his nose is like that of a bull, his face is covered with fish scales, and his neck is covered with snake skin. In addition, he has sewn lion's mane and deer antlers onto his mask.

This creature is simply...

"Hello, I am the 'Dragon of Human'." The stitched-up monster opens his mouth slowly. "Everyone survived? That's interesting."

"Dragon...?"

Everyone instinctively stops and their nerves tighten.

It's not because the "dragon" is terrifying, but because they are too familiar with this opening.

Every time someone introduces themselves like this, a terrifying game follows.

"Don't be nervous, your 'test' has come to an end." The Dragon of Human waves his hand, and everyone notices that he is wearing gloves with eagle claws.

All the animal organs on his body are somewhat rotten and bloated, emitting an unpleasant smell. But he seems to be oblivious to it and continues to speak:

"I won't give you a new 'test,' just some advice."

No one speaks, they huddle together, looking at the Dragon of Human with vigilance.

"Ten days, you have ten days to change everything." The Dragon of Human says slowly, "If you can't obtain 3,600 'Dao' within ten days, the world you are in will be destroyed. Everything you see will be buried with it."

This short sentence makes it difficult for everyone to understand.

"3,600 'Dao'?" Qi Xia furrows his brows. "What is 'Dao'? And what does it mean when you say the world we are in will be destroyed?"

"Good, hehehe, good to have questions." The Dragon of Human nods. "Having questions means you are still clear-headed. The so-called 'Dao' is..."

The Dragon of Human reaches into his black suit pocket and fumbles for a while, then takes out four golden balls.

The outer ring of the balls is white, and the inner ring is golden, shining with a strange golden light."This is the 'Tao'," the Dragon of Human continued, "As long as you have three thousand six hundred 'Tao', you will be saved."

Qi Xia pondered for a moment, then reached out to take a small ball. The ball was not hard to the touch, and even had some elasticity.

"Take it, it originally belongs to you," the Dragon of Human said with a smile.

Qi Xia thought for a while, then accepted four 'Tao'.

"You have passed four tests, 'Liar', 'Bamboo Shoots After Rain', 'Death from Above', and 'Right and Wrong'. These are your rewards, and also your 'chips'."

Everyone never expected that what they had risked their lives for multiple times were these inconspicuous little beads. At this moment, they didn't know what to say.

"'Tao'..." Qi Xia frowned, speaking helplessly, "You mean to say, if we can't find three thousand six hundred of these little balls, this place will be destroyed?"

"Hehehe, that's right. If this place is destroyed... you won't be able to get out," the Dragon of Human nodded. The fish scales and lion's mane on his face swayed with his head, looking very awkward.

"It seems like you have quite a few of these little balls. Can't you gather three thousand six hundred by yourself?" Officer Li cut in decisively, "And you are stronger than us. You can clearly find them yourself, so why choose us?"

"Me?" The Dragon of Human sneered, "We are all sinners. Sinners can't obtain 'Tao'. Only chosen ones like you can obtain 'Tao' and eventually become 'Gods'."

"This is absurd!" Zhang Chenze interrupted the Dragon of Human. She crossed her arms over her chest and asked somewhat angrily, "Do you even know what you're saying?"