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Chapter 875: Chapter 880: The Fifth Trial 23
Su Tang was the first to break the silence.
"I suggest we keep moving forward, don’t be hasty to reject, just hear me out.
In the past few days, the longest time interval between the safe houses we’ve encountered was only eight hours.
We’ve been walking for over four hours now, plus the time it took to leave the last safe house; it’s been almost eight hours, and we only have a little over four hours left before nightfall. We have plenty of time to find the next safe house.
What do you think?"
Although Su Tang’s reasoning was sound, Gaiyin was still uneasy.
After pondering for a moment, he spoke up, "We don’t know how the safe houses are distributed, so I suggest we go back the way we came. Since a map exists, it’s only a matter of time before we find the exit; there’s no need to take a risk."
Su Tang nodded thoughtfully but then raised another issue.
"Have you considered whether our Satiety Pills will last until we find the exit? When I said the circular clearing was the very center of the Maze, it was also just a guess.
We can’t see from the map just how far we are from the final exit, but I know if we go back now, the round trip will take a total of nine hours, which will surely waste a Satiety Pill. Our supply of Satiety Pills is limited, and each one is precious."
Gaiyin fell into silence.
After careful consideration, he clenched his fists and compromised, "One hour, we search for one more hour, and if we don’t find it, we must return the way we came."
They hadn’t run at full capacity when they first arrived, and Su Tang frequently stopped to examine the map, so the physical exhaustion wasn’t severe.
If they ran at full speed, it would take just over three hours to get back.
So they could afford to stay for about one more hour; if they could find it, that would be great. If not, even if it meant wasting a Satiety Pill, they had to go back.
Gaiyin had made a concession, and Su Tang wasn’t unreasonable; after all, everything he did was for her.
So Su Tang nodded quickly, "Okay, let’s get moving without delay."
After nearly another hour of intense searching, they finally found a safe house at the last minute. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Only—
The settings of this safe house were very concerning to everyone.
Safe House: The safe house can only be opened after the sun sets, and once inside, no one may leave until the sun rises again. (Limit of 5 people)
Like the introductions before, but with an additional restriction at the end.
Somehow, it caused a panic in everyone’s heart.
If Yadang and the others had not been eliminated, even if everyone found this place, they wouldn’t have been able to enter simultaneously.
And why was there suddenly a restriction on the number of people? Could it be that they were getting closer to the end?
Would the safe houses allow fewer and fewer people inside as they approached the final destination, or maybe the number of safe houses would decrease?
Anyway, no matter how you looked at it, this was definitely not good news for them.
That night,
Gaiyin and Xi Ye did not go out to battle Godzilla.
After a night of rest and recovery, they set out the next day with heavy hearts.
They left at 6 a.m., moving at about the same pace as the day before, guided by the map, and the speed was not slow at all.
But even so, it wasn’t until 4 p.m. that they encountered a new safe house.
Just as they had guessed, the new safe house only allowed four people to enter.
Everything was progressing in a worse direction.
