Deities Are All Just My Food

Chapter 2540 - 1149: The Final Act of Kindness

"Don’t come near!"

Xu Daguan quickly shouted a warning, "Don’t come close to the pattern on the ground!"

These tourists are useless; coming closer won’t help and might even affect the pattern, making it harder for Lin Baici to solve the problem.

"Is this a pentagram?"

Bai Jiao frowned, "What does this mean? Are we about to perform some kind of dark ritual?"

"Could it be that five people will be killed and their bodies placed in the middle of the five circles on the pentagram?"

Ji Xinyan often watches various horror films, and many chilling scenes instantly popped into her mind.

"Whoa, Yan Yan, can you not scare people like that?"

Tao Nai hugged her arms tightly, rubbing them continuously, as Ji Xinyan’s words had sent shivers down her spine.

"This is troublesome. Maybe Xinyan is right!"

Hua Yue Yu looked serious; she had seen many rule contaminations and knew most of them were linked to death.

"What’s so troublesome about it?"

Xu Daguan didn’t understand; given Lin Baici’s combat power, wouldn’t it be easy to grab five ’scapegoats’?

What?

Morality?

People are dead; what’s there to talk about in terms of morality?

"Old White, if you don’t want to do it, I will!"

Xu Daguan watched Lin Baici walk over, spat twice on his palms, and rubbed them together.

His posture was as if he were a loyal hound that would complete its master’s task the moment Lin Baici commanded.

"Let’s have five people stand over here and try it."

Lin Baici glanced at everyone, "Volunteer yourself!"

After speaking, Lin Baici stood on one of the pentagram’s points.

Everyone looked at each other hesitantly.

Hua Yue Yu stood to the left of Lin Baici, and seeing this, Ji Xinyan moved to his right.

"Small Fish, Xinyan..."

Lin Baici wanted to stop the two of them from taking risks, but the two girls didn’t listen.

Gulp!

Fang Mingyuan swallowed hard and stepped forward as well.

Qian Jiahui was conflicted; logically, since Lin Baici was his roommate, he should support whatever decision Lin Baici made, but...

It’s really dangerous!

It wouldn’t be so bad if he died, but what if he ended up injured or disabled?

While Qian Jiahui was torn, Hu Wenwu, who had been silent like an invisible man, stepped into the last circle of the pentagram.

At this moment, quite a few people looked at Lin Baici and the four others with complex feelings.

Those with a conscience felt guilty, thinking they owed Lin Baici and the others, while those without a conscience focused on the surroundings, trying to see if anything changed!

Screeching!

In a noise that sounded like a grinding wheel scraping against concrete, the coffee table in front of the sofa suddenly moved forward slowly, revealing a two-meter-wide gap.

It looked like the entrance to a cellar.

Whoosh!

No one approached; instead, they all looked at Lin Baici.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Lin Baici frowned, "Go over and check what’s below."

Everyone glanced left and right, hesitating.

Who knows what’s over there, and if it’s dangerous?

"I’ll go!"

Qian Jiahui didn’t want to embarrass himself, so he boldly walked to the entrance and peeked down.

"Old White, it’s a staircase down there; the lighting is pretty dim, and I don’t know where it leads?"

"This is probably the way out!"

Lin Baici looked down at the circle under his feet, speculating that once he left this spot, the sofa would move back to its original position.

"Stop dawdling and hurry down!"

Hua Yue Yu urged.

Everyone remained still, looking at Lin Baici.

Lin Baici immediately understood; these people feared there might be danger below and wanted him to take the lead, which made him very unhappy.

I didn’t make you cannon fodder; I’ve been generous enough, yet they still want to drain my blood.

"Old White, you pick a few scapegoats!"

Xu Daguan advised, "In times like these, there’s no need to talk about ethics!"

"To be honest, everyone’s life has been saved by you; you have the right to use them!"

Xu Daguan was ruthless, showing no moral pressure, prioritizing himself in every situation.

In short,

he also thinks it’s safer to go with Lin Baici.

"Whew!"

Lin Baici took a deep breath, "If you don’t want to go, come over here and stand in our place!"

Everyone felt embarrassed upon hearing this.

Fortunately, some were relatively bold and worried about being chosen by Lin Baici to stay, so people started entering the tunnel.

"Class president, Yan Yan, what will you do?"

Liu Zilu was anxious, "Judging by the mechanism, if no one steps here, it will close; how will you leave then?"

"Old White, look at these people; are they worth saving?"

Xu Daguan insisted.

"This is the last time!"

Lin Baici spoke calmly, then turned to instruct Ji Xinyan, "Step out of the circle!"

Ji Xinyan moved back two steps.

As soon as she stepped out, the coffee table immediately started to move.

This made everyone instantly tense, speeding up their descent.

However, once the table covered about one-fifth of the exit, it stopped moving.

"Judging by this, leaving one person causes the exit to close by one-fifth!"

Ji Xinyan frowned, "Bai Ci..."

She’d rather see someone else die than watch Lin Baici put himself in danger.

"Hurry up!"

Lin Baici’s voice was stern, "I’m only standing here for one minute. Once time’s up, if you haven’t gone, I’m not waiting."

You’ve found the exit yet you’re still hesitating; are you waiting to die?

Don’t you know that tabby cat could appear at any moment?

"Daguan, you stand in the circle for Xinyan!"

Lin Baici commanded.

"But I..."

Xu Daguan looked gloomy, almost swearing, but he stepped up, "Old White, I’m doing this with you; you better make it worth my while!"

Upon hearing Lin Baici’s limited-time warning, everyone finally rushed.

Those with more cunning minds feared being left as scapegoats by Lin Baici and ran at once, figuring they could wait for Lin Baici in the tunnel.

Meow!

Again, the familiar cat cry.

"Class president!"

Liu Zilu hadn’t moved yet; hearing the cat’s call made her panic!

"Damn!"

Xu Daguan felt his scalp tingle.

"Move quickly!"

Lin Baici urged.

Ji Xinyan took a deep look at Lin Baici, "If you don’t come down, I’ll come back for you!"

With that, Tea Girl grabbed Liu Zilu’s hand and ran towards the exit.

"Old White..."

Xu Daguan hesitated to leave, "Getting my head bitten off by a cat would be the dumbest way to die!"

"Don’t worry, you won’t die!"

Lin Baici reassured him.

Luckily, his earlier threats pushed them into action faster; now, only twenty or so people remained in the vast living room.

But their descent was noticeably slower.

Lin Baici didn’t need to look to know; once people went down and out of his sight, they’d start dawdling, waiting for him to catch up.

"Small Fish, you go first!"

Lin Baici directed, "Once down there, urge them to move faster. If necessary, threaten to kill them!"

This would be Lin Baici’s last effort to support them. From now on, they would have to fend for themselves!

As a member of the Nine Provinces Dragon Wing, Lin Baici felt he had been more than fair.

"Alright!"

Hua Yue Yu acted immediately, "Be careful!"