"Ah..." Han Yimo's eyes gradually filled with panic. "Aren't those harpoons in those holes?"

Hearing Han Yimo's words, Qiao Jiajin decisively put down the table and walked to the wall to look into the holes.

It was a shock to see.

"Oh my god!" he exclaimed, quickly stepping back. "It really is harpoons! All the holes are filled with 'retreating' harpoons!"

The crowd was in a panic, and the sound of shouting and screaming filled the air.

Meanwhile, Qi Xia was looking at Han Yimo with a complex expression on his face.

"You knew there were harpoons inside, didn't you?" Qi Xia asked.

"No...I just happened to see it..." Han Yimo's eyes kept avoiding contact, clearly lying.

"Do you also..." Qi Xia stared at Han Yimo in a daze, but swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Han Yimo remembered.

He concealed this fact.

On the other hand, those who remembered the previous incident seemed to have received a card from the Goat of Human.

Since Qi Xia didn't know what would happen if memories were exposed, he could only choose not to expose him.

"No need to be afraid," Qi Xia said, turning the conversation. He looked at Han Yimo with a serious expression and said in a low voice, "This time, the harpoons won't pierce you."

"But...but Qi Xia..." Han Yimo seemed to have something to say, but didn't know how to start.

If Qi Xia guessed correctly, Han Yimo wanted to say "I was pierced last time."

"This time, we'll adjust our positions. You stand between me and Officer Li," Qi Xia looked in the direction of the crowd. "If there's no gap by your side, there's no reason for the harpoons to pierce you."

Han Yimo looked at Qi Xia with a hint of gratitude and nodded in confusion.

After the crowd calmed down, Qi Xia rearranged the lineup.

He tried to ensure that there was a man beside each woman, and then he protected Han Yimo.

After all, Han Yimo was also an "Echoer," and it wouldn't be wrong to save his life.

"I also need to arrange an emergency plan. Please come over here, everyone," Qi Xia directed the crowd. "If someone's table becomes unstable later..."

After Qi Xia arranged everything, he had the crowd stand in formation ahead of time, pushing all the tables together to form an unbreakable cone.

The people in the cone stood back to back, and it was so dark that they couldn't see any light.

Qi Xia could feel Han Yimo trembling beside him. It seemed that this formation didn't make him feel safe at all.

"I'm sorry..." Han Yimo seemed to know that he was drawing attention to himself and could only apologize softly. "I've always had claustrophobia. I've been afraid of enclosed spaces and dark environments since I was a child."

As soon as the words were spoken, Qi Xia suddenly thought of something.

Han Yimo was hit by a harpoon in the dark cone, and he was pierced by a giant sword in the dark dawn.

Could all of this be related to his "claustrophobia"?

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of breaking wind around the cone.

"It's coming!"

At Qi Xia's command, everyone began to shift their weight, firmly holding up the table in front of them.

After all, Qi Xia's strategy seemed foolproof, and the most important thing now was to ensure the stability of the cone.

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The harpoons began to rain down on the cone like a storm, and everyone felt their palms stinging, but this time, the nine people were prepared, and the cone was unbelievably sturdy.

"Bang!"

A loud noise appeared in front of Xiao Ran, and the table in her hand was instantly knocked askew.

A glaring light pierced through the crack, and Qi Xia felt a sense of unease. After all, behind Xiao Ran was Han Yimo. If a harpoon pierced through the crack, it would definitely take Han Yimo's life.

"Turn!" Qi Xia shouted loudly.

Everyone followed the command, turning to the right with their tables in hand.

The entire cone spun like a top in a rainstorm. Not only did it make contact with the harpoons at an angle, but it also spun continuously, rejecting the harpoons that tried to enter the crack.

After two rotations, Dr. Zhao helped Xiao Ran stabilize her table.

"Stop!"

Qi Xia shouted again, and everyone once again stabilized their tables, like mushrooms taking root in the rain.

As the collision sounds near the tables gradually decreased, the attack of the harpoons slowed down, and after another half a minute, the impacts were completely inaudible.

"Is it over?" someone whispered.

"Wait for another minute," Qi Xia said very cautiously.

Naturally, no one objected, and in the extremely quiet cone, they waited silently for another minute.

Qi Xia carefully lifted the table.

He looked at the now safe room, reached out and patted Han Yimo on the shoulder, saying, "Look, we're going to be okay."

Han Yimo was still trembling, but he nodded with a grateful expression. "Are we really okay...but I still feel..."

The others also lifted their tables, but were speechless at the scene before them.

The bodies on the ground were now covered with harpoons like hedgehogs, blood splattered everywhere, presenting a scene straight out of hell.

"Oh? What's this?" Officer Li picked up a harpoon from the ground with exaggerated acting. "It looks like there are words on it."Qi Xia shook his head helplessly, feeling sorry for Officer Li to be tasked with such a difficult job.

While Officer Li was leading the others to inspect the Harpoon, Qi Xia took the opportunity to check on Han Yimo's condition. Although he still looked terrified, he seemed to be in a better state than before.

"Han Yimo, I told you it would be alright this time."

After hearing this, Han Yimo managed a bitter smile and said, "Qi Xia, thank you... But for some reason, I have this feeling that those Harpoons are bound to hit me."

Just as Qi Xia was about to say something, he suddenly felt that something was off.

There was still a faint sound of chains somewhere in the room.

Could there be more Harpoons?

Qiao Jiajin seemed to have noticed something as well.

A rope was taut and stretched straight across the middle of the room, hanging in mid-air.

"What's going on here?" Qiao Jiajin looked at the rope and noticed that both ends were inside holes, very different from the ropes tied to the Harpoons on the ground.

Qi Xia also felt puzzled.

Why were both ends of the rope in holes?

Where was the Harpoon?

Qiao Jiajin stepped forward and gently touched the rope, feeling it tremble slightly: "This is so strange..."

He tried pulling on the rope and found that it could be pulled out.

Qi Xia was slightly taken aback, instantly realizing something.

That wasn't a rope 'suspended in mid-air' at all, but rather a Harpoon that had mistakenly shot into a hole in the wall, jamming another Harpoon in place.

"Qiao Jiajin, don't touch it!"