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Will there be such a coincidence?

In one of the cycles, none of the nine of them happened to hear the "echo," so they all lost their memories at the same time.

In addition, the other "participants" that the nine people had known also happened to not hear the "echo," so no matter how they acted here, it was difficult for them to encounter any "acquaintances."

The possibility of this situation happening is definitely there, but the probability is very low.

"The Infinite Monkey Theorem," Qi Xia murmured to himself.

If an infinite number of monkeys spend an infinite amount of time randomly typing letters on a keyboard, then one of them will definitely, at some point, accurately type out all of Shakespeare's works.

Although the probability is infinitely low, it is something that can happen.

Qi Xia was in such a predicament at the moment.

If they went through enough cycles, there would definitely be a moment when the "total memory loss" situation would occur with an extremely low probability.

This would make them think that they had just arrived here.

But if that's the case... wouldn't it be too terrifying?

Just as "White Tiger" said, they were trapped here.

Life and death, death and life.

No one can get out.

"Chu Tianqiu, what is the method to get out?" Qi Xia asked in despair, "Does the 3,600 'Dao' have any meaning at all?"

"Qi Xia, I'm glad our conversation has finally gotten to the point. What I'm about to discuss with you next is all confidential," Chu Tianqiu said, getting up slowly with an equally desperate expression. "No matter how you think about it, the 3,600 'Dao' is an unattainable goal. Even if we can obtain the 'Dao' in each cycle, this world still has the 'Extreme Dao,' and they will do everything they can to obstruct us. So we can only collect the 'Dao' on the surface, but in reality, we carry out our own plan."

"Yes," Yun Yao chimed in, "We have many enemies."

"What is your plan then?" Qi Xia asked again, "The people at 'Gateway to Heaven' keep saying 'to break through all the games,' what does that mean?"

"I don't know if you've noticed..." Chu Tianqiu said in a low voice, "We can go through cycles, but the 'Chinese Zodiac' in the city cannot."

The image of the dead "Rat of Human" appeared in Qi Xia's mind.

"What does that mean?"

Chu Tianqiu pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "It means that as long as we spend enough time, we can definitely gamble with the lives of all the 'Chinese Zodiac.'"

"What?" Qi Xia was stunned, "So that's how it is... no wonder it's 'breaking through' all the games, not 'clearing' all the games."

"Exactly," Chu Tianqiu nodded, "If all the 'Chinese Zodiac' in this city die, the 'games' and the 'Dao' will be meaningless, and the people at the top will naturally come out to see us, and that will be our chance to get out."

"So... the ultimate goal of 'Gateway to Heaven' is to face the 'Organizer,'" Qi Xia felt that this method was very absurd, but it might work.

"For this goal, we may die many times," Chu Tianqiu said, "But just like you mentioned the 'Infinite Monkey Theorem'... as long as we persist, we will achieve this goal one day."

Qi Xia nodded slightly, and now his view of 'Gateway to Heaven' had changed slightly.

"But I still have a question," Qi Xia said, "I have participated in two 'Prefecture-level' games, and I can't find the opportunity to 'gamble with one's life.' In the 'Prefecture-level' games, we are supposed to die, so how can we drag the 'Chinese Zodiac' into it?"

Chu Tianqiu and Yun Yao fell silent at the same time.

They seemed to know the answer, but it was difficult to say from their expressions.

"We only carried out the 'gamble with one's life' action with the 'Prefecture-level' once, and then it was temporarily shelved," Chu Tianqiu shook his head, "That game is almost certain death, so we won't consider 'gambling with one's life' with the 'Prefecture-level' until we find the right method."

"Certain death?" Based on Qi Xia's understanding of this place, he didn't quite believe that there would be a "certain death" game.

"Qi Xia, each animal in the 'Human-level Chinese Zodiac' has nine to twelve individuals, and each animal in the 'Prefecture-level Chinese Zodiac' has two to three individuals. Just gambling with the 'Human-level' Chinese Zodiac has already caused us heavy casualties," Chu Tianqiu's tone began to deepen, "We have been advancing from the city center all the way here, almost wiping out the 'Chinese Zodiac' along the way, but we have only eliminated half of the 'Human-level' ones. Three months ago, we started to take root in this school, preparing to use it as a base and set out again nearby."

Qi Xia seemed to understand after hearing this.

He had been to the city center, and there were indeed few "Chinese Zodiac" to be seen, mostly indigenous people.

Was this the work of 'Gateway to Heaven'?

Chu Tianqiu saw that Qi Xia didn't quite believe him and explained, "We once had a teammate gamble with the 'Horse of Earth'...""What happened next?" Qi Xia asked.

"Later..." Chu Tianqiu's expression was one of utmost sorrow, "She lost, and never appeared again."

"Never... came back?" Qi Xia was startled, "Could it be that she..."

"She didn't resurrect." Chu Tianqiu said, "The 'game' she lost that time caused her to vanish forever."

Qi Xia's eyes slowly widened: "Are you saying... she was truly 'eliminated'?"

"That's right, she came from the same room as me," Chu Tianqiu murmured, "Ever since she failed to 'Gamble with one's life' at the 'Earth' level, no matter how many cycles passed, that seat has always been empty."

Hearing this, Qi Xia took a deep breath.

It seemed that the decision to join 'Gateway to Heaven' was very correct. Now, not only did Qi Xia have a better understanding of this Haunted place, but he also had a clearer direction for his actions.

"Can you tell me about that 'Gamble with one's life'?" Qi Xia asked.

"Sure." Chu Tianqiu nodded and began to slowly recount the story.

The brave girl was named Xu Liunian.

She, along with Chu Tianqiu, Yun Yao, Jin Yuanxun, and others, came from the same room.

Their 'interview game' consisted of: Pig of Human, Horse of Human, Ox of Human.

Overall, the difficulty wasn't too high, but it wasn't until the third cycle that they could ensure that at most eight people survived.

By that time, the 'Echoers' Chu Tianqiu, Yun Yao, and Xu Liunian had already begun to stand out, leading everyone through the tough challenges.

Xu Liunian was an ordinary girl, but she had an extraordinary dream.

She wanted to become an actress.

For this dream, she went to Hengdian at the age of sixteen and stayed there for a long time.

Because Xu Liunian's appearance was too plain, she could only play corpses at first.

She was paid forty yuan a day, usually lying down for eight hours, and if the crew shot overtime, there was a five yuan per hour subsidy.

In those years, Hengdian wasn't like recent years; even playing a corpse wasn't a job that came by every day.

Xu Liunian soon became troubled by the problem of making ends meet.

She could only earn a few hundred yuan a month, and even eating instant noodles every day might not save enough for rent.

Later, she planned to change her acting path. She learned a bit of martial arts online and, on a whim, went to audition for stunt roles.

Female stunt performers were rare, and whether as a stand-in or an extra, the treatment was quite good.

Xu Liunian also successfully earned a small sum of money.

It was thought that she could, like many predecessors in the performance industry, slowly work her way up from a bit part to a big shot, but fate had other plans.

She was seriously injured during a stunt performance when she was hit in the waist by a scaffold pole.

This experience nearly damaged her spine, leaving her paralyzed.

From then on, Xu Liunian's body didn't allow her to stand for long periods, so the dream of being an 'actress' was shattered.

But she couldn't bear to leave Hengdian, so at the age of twenty-four, she used the money she had saved to buy a taxi in Hengdian and became a taxi driver.