Qi Xia tightly grasped his hair, patiently waiting for the headache to disappear.

After about half a minute, he finally stabilized his breathing and slowly let go of his hand, standing up.

His expression was as if nothing had happened.

The headache was like a gust of wind passing by, although it came violently, it always disappeared at a certain moment.

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Lin Qin glanced at Qi Xia and asked, "Are you okay? Do you often have headaches?"

"No, this is the second time since I can remember," Qi Xia sighed and said, "It's probably related to this haunted place."

Lin Qin wanted to ask more, but it seemed that Qi Xia didn't want to dwell on this issue.

"Our time is running out. Even if I have bugs in my head, I don't plan to diagnose it in this place," Qi Xia looked up at the dark red sky and continued, "Thanks to this little girl, we have learned a lot of useful information."

"Really?" Tian Tian looked at the body of the Rat of Human on the ground, her expression still somewhat sad, "I feel like the only useful information is about the rules of 'Gamble with one's life.' This child lost his life because of it."

"Not only that," Qi Xia said, "I thought this was a land full of chaos and madness, but now it seems that this place also has its own 'rules.'"

"'Rules'...?" Lin Qin asked.

"Yes," Qi Xia nodded, "The man called 'Rosefinch' who appeared just now should be one of the managers here."

"Manager? Are you talking about that 'birdman'?" Qiao Jiajin asked.

"Yes, he appeared to ensure that the 'rules' are not broken."

"But why doesn't the manager wear clothes..." Tian Tian didn't understand, "He is naked wearing a cloak, it looks so strange."

"Compared to his various bizarre behaviors, 'not wearing clothes' is already the most normal one," Qi Xia paused and said, "This is just a clue within our sight. Perhaps there are other people above the 'managers.'"

Lin Qin seemed to have thought of something, "Right... that person called Rosefinch once said something like 'if it weren't for the rules, I would definitely kill you.'"

Qiao Jiajin also nodded, "Being able to restrain those crazies with special abilities, I believe the people above him will be even more terrifying."

"'Special abilities'?" Qi Xia frowned, "I haven't heard this term for a long time."

"Isn't it 'special abilities'? Like the Terminator," Qiao Jiajin gestured, "That person can fly in the sky!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them paused for a moment.

"What does 'Terminator' mean?" Lin Qin curiously looked at Qiao Jiajin.

"You dress so stylishly, but you haven't seen the Terminator?" Qiao Jiajin laughed foolishly, "Arnold Schwarzenegger, he's so handsome!"

"Arnold Schwarzenegger...?" Lin Qin seemed to have heard this name, but also seemed to have not.

"I don't care about the 'Terminator' and Schwarzenegger, and I don't care how incredible that birdman is," Qi Xia sighed and said, "I just want to know how far the 'rules' extend and how much they can regulate."

The three of them didn't understand what Qi Xia was saying and looked at each other.

"What are you planning to do?" Qiao Jiajin asked.

Qi Xia slowly reached out and gestured on his neck, saying to the three of them, "I want to know if 'killing to seize the 'Dao'' is really feasible."

As soon as these words came out, both Lin Qin and Tian Tian took a step back.

Only Qiao Jiajin remained in place.

"Killing to seize the 'Dao'?" Qiao Jiajin frowned, his expression extremely serious, "Are you saying... if you don't gather 3,600 'Dao' within ten days, you have to rob others?"

"Yes, this is the most effective method I can think of," Qi Xia said, "Now that we are a team, if we want to accomplish such a big task, we must have your help. So I'm telling you my plan now, and I want to hear your thoughts."

"I won't help you," Qiao Jiajin decisively shook his head, "Even if the sky falls down, I won't do anything unjust. Those who have 'Dao' are probably like us, struggling to survive. What reason do we have to kill them?"

"Is that so..." Qi Xia nodded with a complicated expression, "But if we want to escape from this haunted place, we can only use this method. It's 3,600 'Dao' after all... Are you really not willing to give it a try?"

"I refuse too," Lin Qin also spoke up, "I don't think this idea is good. Even if we can escape from here by killing someone, we won't be able to live the same life as before."

Tian Tian pondered for a long time and said, "Yes, if we have to kill others, I would rather die first."

Qi Xia looked into the eyes of the three of them, contemplated for a long time, and then his mouth slightly curved:

"Very well, now I can tell you my true plan with confidence."

"What..." Qiao Jiajin was stunned, "Damn it, you were testing us?!"

Qi Xia nodded and said, "If the three of you can accept the plan of 'killing to seize the 'Dao',' it can only prove that we are not the same kind of people. I will give up on you at any time."

"You..." Qiao Jiajin was almost infuriated by Qi Xia, "I thought you really wanted to go and kill someone."

"According to reason, the 'rules' should not allow the occurrence of 'killing to seize the 'Dao''," Qi Xia explained, "Although I don't know what the rules here are, it seems to maintain a kind of 'strange fairness.' Those managers are more like 'judges.' If they are really 'judges,' they will definitely ensure the safety of the participants."He paused, then added, "In other words... they hope that we will die in the game, not by killing each other."

Upon hearing Qi Xia's words, everyone fell silent.

After a while, Lin Qin came back to her senses and asked, "If that's the case, what's your real plan?"

"My plan is not complicated." Qi Xia replied, "Since these games won't take our lives, we will 'probe' them one by one. You guys first figure out the game rules and collect clues along the way. When we are confident... I will 'gamble with my life'. All the 'paths' we gain in the end will be divided equally among us. Until we reach three thousand six hundred, we can keep using this tactic."