As the onlookers looked on in panic, Ox of Earth slowly walked over.

"Stop, both of you," he said calmly. "Even if you kill each other, it doesn't matter. But please leave this room before you start."

The two of them ignored him completely and continued to struggle, biting their teeth in secret.

Ox of Earth glanced at the two struggling figures and decided not to persuade them anymore. Instead, he bent down, effortlessly removed Qiao Jiajin's arm from Zhang Shan's neck, then grabbed Zhang Shan's collar with his left hand and Qiao Jiajin's arm with his right hand. With a gentle toss, the two of them flew out like small stones, knocking over all the chairs.

"I'm screwed..." Qiao Jiajin felt like his bones were about to break.

On the other side, Zhang Shan was also in pain, rolling on the ground, with blood flowing from his wounds.

"Damn... that old ox, one day I'll skin him alive..."

At this moment, everyone rushed forward to check on the condition of the two.

"Hey, Qiao Jiajin, are you still alive?"

Qiao Jiajin smiled bitterly in response, "What do you think..."

Tian Tian and Lin Qin also approached, helping Qiao Jiajin to stand up.

Zhang Shan on the other side was supported by Little Glasses and Old Lv.

"Are you okay, Zhang Shan?" Little Glasses asked.

"I'm fine," Zhang Shan scratched his head and the wounds on his body, feeling uncomfortable, but he regained his senses and said to Little Glasses, "Looks like you were right, those two are interesting."

"Exactly!" Little Glasses seemed to be praised and smiled happily. "Arm Tattooed Man is very strong, and that guy called 'Trickster' is very clever. They are both qualified."

Old Lv, on the other hand, kept sneering on the side, as if he didn't agree with what Little Glasses said.

"Let's go, let's go over and talk again." Zhang Shan laughed heartily and walked forward with the two.

Before they could take three steps, Ox of Earth reached out with a black hand and pressed it on Zhang Shan's shoulder.

"Planning to cause trouble again?"

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Zhang Shan looked at Ox of Earth and said, "Don't worry, it's just a simple conversation."

Ox of Earth pondered for a moment and then withdrew his hand.

"Be careful, I'm watching you."

In a few steps, Zhang Shan faced Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin again.

Qiao Jiajin took a step forward and stood in front of Qi Xia. "Big guy, are you ready to settle the score with me after we leave?"

"Forget it." Zhang Shan scratched the horrifying wound on his chest and said, "I don't have the strength today. Let's make an appointment next time."

"Haha." Qiao Jiajin was amused by the other party. "Since you're not here to fight, why did you come to us?"

"That's unreasonable." Zhang Shan shook his head helplessly. "I didn't come to fight you from the beginning. It was your brother who suddenly attacked me."

Qiao Jiajin thought for a moment and realized that it was true.

"Not here to fight us?" Qi Xia felt that the person in front of him was a bit strange. "Then why did you come to us?"

Zhang Shan turned around and waved at Little Glasses and Old Lv. The two of them took off the cloth bags from their waists and handed them to him. Although Old Lv looked reluctant, he seemed to be wary of Zhang Shan and could only do as he was told.

Zhang Shan weighed the two cloth bags in his hand and then threw them to Qi Xia.

"A total of thirty-eight 'Dao', here you go."

Qi Xia couldn't believe it and took the two cloth bags. When he opened them, he saw golden balls inside.

"What does this mean?" Qiao Jiajin looked at Zhang Shan suspiciously. "We haven't determined the winner yet, why are you giving us the 'Dao'?"

"Because that's what we agreed upon in the game. If you're willing to gamble, you have to accept the loss." Zhang Shan looked back at Little Glasses and continued, "Besides, Little Glasses has been praising you two in front of me over and over again, saying that you guys are great."

"Great?" Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin looked at each other, not knowing what the other party was up to.

"I didn't come to cause trouble from the beginning." Zhang Shan raised a finger and tapped his temple, saying to Qi Xia, "Little Glasses told me that you defeated the black bear here, is that true?"

Qi Xia didn't answer, still looking at Zhang Shan cautiously.

"Don't overthink it." Zhang Shan said, "We are gathering a group of powerful people and planning to leave this place together. Are you two interested in joining?"

"No." Qi Xia answered.

"Don't reject so quickly..." Zhang Shan chuckled foolishly, patted Qi Xia's shoulder, and said, "You can think about it again."

"Yeah!" Little Glasses also stepped forward and said to Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin, "Mr. Qiao, Mr. Trickster, both of you have outstanding abilities. We have a great chance of getting out of here."

"Mr. Trickster?" Qi Xia thought he misheard. "You're calling me?""Yeah..." Little Glasses thought he had misspoke, "Didn't Mr. Qiao always call you 'Liar'...?"

Qi Xia shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, a name is just a label, you can call me whatever you want, but I won't join you."

"Why are you so adamant?" Little Glasses was somewhat puzzled, "As the saying goes, there's strength in numbers. Plus, I've participated in the game with you before, I know you're a trustworthy teammate. If we team up..."

"But I don't trust you." Qi Xia interrupted, "Besides, only one person can leave this place. What's the point of gathering so many people? Won't they just end up as cannon fodder in the end?"

"Only... only one person can leave?" Little Glasses was slightly taken aback, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why can only one person leave?"

"Isn't it?" Qi Xia retorted, "Those animal masks said..."

Qi Xia was about to say something, but suddenly stopped.

Wait a minute.

Why did he think that only one person could leave?

Did anyone ever say something like that?

No, they didn't.

Goat of Human once told Qi Xia that if they won the game, one of them would become a 'God'.

At that time, Qiao Jiajin had clearly asked Goat of Human 'What would happen if they couldn't win the game'?

Goat of Human's answer was—'If you can't win, it's a pity'.

He never mentioned anything about escaping from here.

"Did I misunderstand...?"

The word 'pity' is quite ambiguous.

Who was Goat of Human feeling 'pity' for at that time?

For himself... or for the participants?

Qi Xia blinked, feeling as if he had understood something.

In this haunted place, besides 'becoming a God' and 'being destroyed', was there also an option to 'escape'...

"Why... do you think you can escape from here together?" Qi Xia asked.

"Of course, because we've seen people who have escaped from here." Zhang Shan answered.