"Ten days later, now should be considered as 'Day Zero', right?" Lin Qin covered her mouth and nose with one hand and said, "If you go out now, you won't be able to see the road later. After all, there are no streetlights here."

Qi Xia knew that Lin Qin was right, so he quietly walked to the side and found a clean shelf to sit down.

He was indeed a little anxious, he even forgot to check the time.

But he couldn't wait to leave this haunted place and see his wife.

To see Yu Nian'an.

To see that girl who likes to wear white clothes.

"Xiao An, I will escape from this haunted place soon," he muttered to himself, "You wait, we will have money soon."

Qi Xia's expression was always different from others. He was not panicked or sad, just a little anxious.

As the sky darkened, everyone found a clean spot and sat down.

Fortunately, the night here was not cold, everyone was just a little hungry. They hadn't eaten for almost a day, and they felt weak.

No one spoke anymore, they just watched the earthy yellow sun slowly set in the sky, and the world fell into darkness.

The experiences of this day were like a terrible nightmare for everyone. They all fantasized that when they opened their eyes again, all the strange phenomena would disappear.

The whole city seemed to have quieted down, brewing something. People heard a faint sound in the distance, but it was not clear.

It was so dark here that they couldn't even see if their eyes were open.

"Qiao Jiajin, are you asleep?" Qiao Jiajin suddenly asked Qi Xia not far away.

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think... are there other 'participants' here?"

Qi Xia remained silent for a while and answered, "I have also thought about this question. The Dragon of Human said that millions of people have walked out of the door, so there should be more than just the nine of us here..."

Qiao Jiajin also fell silent for a while and asked again, "Could the female shop assistant be one of the people who walked out of the door?"

"Hmm?" Qi Xia was slightly stunned. He had never thought in this direction before, after all, the woman seemed to have lived here for many years.

But thinking about it carefully, it was not contradictory. Whether they were brought here ten years in advance or ten days in advance, it didn't matter. What mattered was that according to the Dragon of Human, this place would be destroyed in ten days.

They might have different starting points, but the end point was the same.

Fortunately, they should not go completely crazy like the female shop assistant, after all, they only needed to stay here for ten days.

In any case, they would see the "result" in ten days.

"Qiao Jiajin, are you asleep?" Qiao Jiajin asked again.

Qi Xia ignored him and turned his head to the side, seriously pondering the events of today.

What was the cause of all these strange situations?

Without getting an answer from Qi Xia, Qiao Jiajin stopped bothering him and gradually became silent.

After a while, two more people started talking in the darkness. It sounded like Dr. Zhao and Officer Li.

"Dr. Zhao..."

"What's up?"

"I want to ask... if a woman is malnourished for a long time, can she still conceive?"

Dr. Zhao paused for a moment, understanding Officer Li's meaning. The female shop assistant in the room seemed to have not eaten for a long time, but how could she give birth?

Others seemed interested in this question too, waiting silently for his answer.

Dr. Zhao organized his thoughts and said, "This question is complicated. If women are malnourished for a long time, it can lead to menstrual disorders, even menopause or amenorrhea. In other words, the lack of basic nutrients can prevent them from ovulating, naturally making it impossible to conceive."

"So... is this another thing that science cannot explain?" Officer Li asked in a deep voice, "The physical condition of the female shop assistant seems very poor."

"It is difficult to draw a conclusion without specific information. In some areas of Africa, people have very low nutrient intake, but there is still a relatively high birth rate..." Dr. Zhao sighed, "But this is not my area of expertise after all. It involves each person's physique and the intake of key nutrients, and I don't know much about it."

Officer Li stopped speaking and became silent.

The people in the room fell into silence again.

Qi Xia didn't want to sleep, but in complete darkness, a person's perception would become blurred and eventually stop thinking.

Accompanied by the quiet "rustling" sound on the street, Qi Xia's eyelids drooped.

He didn't know when he fell asleep. In his dream, he saw the figure of Yu Nian'an.

"Xia, do you know? There are many paths in this world, and everyone has their own."

"Yes, Xiao An, I know." Qi Xia nodded in his dream, "I will be able to get out soon, just wait for me."

He didn't know how long had passed when a loud, thunderous bell rang almost right next to his ear.

Qi Xia opened his eyes, hurriedly stood up, and found that it was already bright outside.

Turning around, everyone was still in shock, looking around like Qi Xia. The bell was too loud and woke them up.

"What's going on?!" Xiao Ran instinctively hid behind Officer Li.

Before everyone could react, a strange coughing sound came from the corner of the room.

The cough sounded like someone had water in their mouth.

Dr. Zhao noticed that the sound came from behind, so he slowly turned around and saw a terrifying scene in horror.

Han Yimo was lying on the ground, a pure black giant sword pierced through his abdomen. The sword was like a nail, firmly pinning him to the ground. The entire sword seemed to have been inserted with great force, with more than half of it buried in the ground.

He was spitting out blood from his mouth, coughing continuously.

"Hey! Writer!" Qiao Jiajin hurriedly ran forward to check his condition.

"Cough... Qi... Qi Xia..." Han Yimo reached out his hand, his voice unnatural, sounding neither painful nor fearful, but rather puzzled.

Qi Xia frowned slightly, then walked over and squatted down, holding Han Yimo's hand.

"I'm here." He answered while raising his head to look at the ceiling of the building.The entire ceiling was intact, and this black giant sword didn't seem to have fallen from above.

Han Yimo's lips quivered, his eyes began to glow, and after a whimper, he started to sob uncontrollably.

"This... this place is not right... Qi Xia... cough... this can't be happening... this 'Seven Black Sword'... absolutely... cough... impossible... Qi Xia... 'Seven Black Sword' is not..."

His coughing grew louder, unable to utter a complete sentence, blood spurted from his mouth, and flowed back into his nose.

Han Yimo coughed loudly a few times, then his body stiffened, and he lost all signs of life.

In his struggle to breathe, even a few words would exhaust all his strength.

Indeed... a person on the brink of death, where would they find the time to leave their last words?

What followed was silence.

A long, long silence.

Everyone knew that Han Yimo must have had a lot more to say, but the time left for him was clearly not enough. A vibrant life just passed away under their watchful eyes.

Seeing the lifeless eyes of Han Yimo, Qi Xia frowned, and suddenly he felt a splitting headache.

He squatted down, clutching his forehead, feeling as if something was trying to drill out of his brain, and then he let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Ah——!!"

Everyone was still reeling from the fact of Han Yimo's death, and then they were startled by Qi Xia's scream.

"Little liar, are you okay?" Qiao Jiajin asked cautiously.

After half a minute of silence, Qi Xia slowly steadied his breath and said, "I'm fine... let's check on Han Yimo first..."

Seeing that Qi Xia was indeed fine, everyone turned their heads to look at Han Yimo's body, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.

A thought kept circling in their minds.

Are they really dead?

Can people die again after death?

"Han Yimo... was murdered..." Xiao Ran said softly.

This sentence "was murdered" jolted everyone awake.

Yes, what they need to consider now is not the question of "death after death", but the issue of the "murderer".

Han Yimo was still conscious when he was found, which means that the giant sword had just pierced his abdomen.

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In other words, the person who killed him didn't go far, and was more likely hiding among the remaining eight people.