Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Xi Mingzhu carefully recalled the layout downstairs. The painting, "The Unreturned Traveler on a Cold Night," was not the sixth one from the left.

The room was chosen exceptionally well; his soul fire countered the coldness of "The Unreturned Traveler on a Cold Night," and the room only had an empty space for a painting.

"The disc is easy to use."

Upon hearing this, Li Muting immediately understood Shen Yi's meaning and reminded the other two, "Don't forget, some rooms have more than one painting."

Lin Yue's teeth clashed, and a chilling sensation spread through her chest.

There are quite a few new people here today...

Lin Xiong immediately tried to open the door, but found it locked and frowned deeply. "There's a restriction on the room at night; we can't get out."

Lin Yue sighed softly, "No wonder it's so quiet."

The thought of the mirrors placed in front of each room makes one realize that the world in the painting would seep into the room through the mirrors.

The sleeping newborn may die unaware of their fate, or they may be filled with terror and have nowhere to escape.

Being dragged into this godforsaken place, living is such a luxury.

Lin Xiong felt it was necessary to thank Shen Yi. Without Shen Yi stuffing the mirror into the drawer, even if they survived tonight, the process wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

"Thanks to you tonight."

Xi Mingzhu believed that she was saving herself, not saving others, and said in a light tone, "No need to be polite."

Lin Yue noticed that Shen Yi was still firmly pressing against the drawer, which piqued her curiosity.

Is there any more noise coming from the drawer?

"No." Xi Mingzhu glanced down at the drawer with a faint expression, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Now it's all just a matter of lightly stepping on something.

Lin Xiong immediately made a decision: "We can't let our guard down; we'll take turns."

None of them had any objections.

The night passed, sunlight streamed through the curtains, and nothing unusual happened again.

The four-person team suffered no casualties, which was a relief.

Lin Xiong stood up. "Let's go out and look for clues."

Lin Yue stretched and leisurely went to open the door.

"Bro, do you think if we destroy the painting on the first floor, we can clear the game immediately?"

Lin Xiong flicked Lin Yue on the forehead and pulled her behind him.

"How do we destroy it? There's no way downstairs. What if we go down recklessly and get swallowed up? Nobody's a fool without any protection."

"Oh dear, I was just saying it offhand." Lin Yue rubbed her forehead in pain.

This time, Lin Xiong turned the doorknob without encountering any resistance.

Only the four of them came out first.

Lin Yue leaned against the wall with her arms crossed. "Shen Yi, do you think there's anyone else?"

Xi Mingzhu didn't understand why Lin Yue was asking him this. "I don't think it's useful. The facts are more convincing, aren't they?"

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment before finally saying in a low voice, "You're right."

After waiting in the corridor for a while.

Lin Yue tugged at her sleeve in frustration. "Brother, are we still waiting?"

Lin Xiong also felt that since no one had come out for so long, they must all be in grave danger.

"First, look for clues."

Xi Mingzhu tried to turn the doorknob of the next room, but couldn't open it.

Lin Yue also tried to open another door, but couldn't.

I tried several more rooms one by one, but the result was the same.

Lin Yue kicked the door in frustration, "We can't get in."

Xi Mingzhu didn't give up; he kept turning the doorknobs in the next room one by one.

Li Muting was staring at the paintings downstairs, trying to find a breakthrough. The quantity was still the same, but the paintings gave people a strange feeling.

Can't tell.

"Is the painting downstairs different from yesterday's?"

As soon as Li Muting spoke, the group quickly moved to the glass railing.

"Isn't it still the same row of paintings? What's different?"

Lin Yue observed curiously, but found nothing.

Xi Mingzhu's pupils contracted. Each painting contained human figures to varying degrees, and at this moment, most of the faces in those paintings had changed.

If I'm not mistaken, the original portrait above has been replaced by that group of newcomers.

The door is locked because the person in the painting has come out.

No one will come out again; all the newcomers have been swallowed up and completely integrated into the castle, becoming a part of it.

Xi Mingzhu's brain was working at lightning speed.

The person in the painting needs to come out; someone needs to be pulled in to replace them.

Mirrors are the most direct channel and medium.

Break the mirror! But didn't so many people think of breaking the mirror? That thing came out of the mirror; surely someone thought of that.

What were the reasons for the failure?

Touching the mirror will directly transmit the damage caused by the scene in the painting.

Each painting depicts a season of cold or heat, a battlefield of clashing swords, or even purgatory...

Based solely on the painting "The Man Who Has Not Returned Home on a Cold Night," even just touching the mirror would bring him a bone-chilling cold.

If it's smashed, will it provoke a backlash?

Xi Mingzhu called out to 0561, and 0561 immediately appeared in front of him, waving a round sphere.

0561: "Host, what's wrong?"

Xi Mingzhu needed to confirm one thing: "The first level isn't that difficult, is it?"

0561 pondered, unsure how to properly describe the difficulty.

"Host. Logically speaking, that's how it should be. After all, most of us are newcomers, so we'll basically leave a way out for us. But you're a cannon fodder supporting character. Without a halo, it's hard to say whether you can survive."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mingzhu seemed to have made up his mind. He silently and quickly turned around and entered the room where they had stayed the night before, and turned the doorknob.

Once the others realized what he had done, they immediately rushed to the door, but there was no response when they knocked.

Lin Xiong tried to break down the door, but he couldn't.

"Shen Yi! What are you doing?!" Lin Yue was very nervous. She knew that Shen Yi must have discovered something was wrong.

I knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from inside.

Li Muting remained calm as he stopped the two people who were still trying to enter.

"He has already found a way to pass the level."

Lin Yue couldn't understand, "Then why lock us outside?"

Li Muting pointed to a door in the distance that was slightly ajar.

"Not all the rooms are locked. He's testing the waters. If he succeeds, we'll be able to complete the game."

"What if he dies?? If he dies, are we just going to abandon him and go find our own way to survive? We came in as a team, we're teammates!" Lin Yue was really angry. She was willing to save Shen Yi last night, which meant she already considered him a teammate.

Looking at the locked door, Li Muting thought, "Perhaps he did this because he was confident."

Lin Yue wanted to say something, but Lin Xiong grabbed her shoulder.

"Lin Yue, do you trust Shen Yi? Since he can hang out with Lu Tiannan, he's tough enough to survive."

Lin Yue remained silent. Of course, she hoped that Shen Yi would be strong enough to safely pass the level, and she also wanted Shen Yi to live.

But Shen Yi did this because he didn't treat them as teammates.

When danger arises, one person rushes to the front, blocking their teammates behind the door—that's truly despicable behavior.

This is a dungeon world, who cares if Shen Yi comes to play the hero?

Every day here will be surrounded by death, and no one will appreciate your heroic sacrifice.

Lin Yue clenched her fist and slammed it against the door.

Shen Yi, do you know... once you fail, you'll just be a pathetic worm swallowed up by the dungeon, and no one will remember your name anymore.