The man continued to scream.
The parts of his flesh torn by Tan Xiao were ripped open, blood flowing freely.
He supported himself on the ground with his hands, gasping for breath. The fleshy masses that served as his legs rose and fell with his breathing, trembling and seemingly fused to his body.
Shen Mo glanced at Bai Youwei, recalling her insistence on using mud on Tan Xiao's wound. He understood.
"So… in this maze, we can't get injured, or we'll become part of it?"
"Most likely," Bai Youwei said, coldly watching the gasping man on the ground. "Otherwise, it can't explain why he wasn't afraid of the snake. It also can't explain why he didn't call for help when we first entered the restaurant. If he hadn't coughed, we wouldn't have even known someone was in the kitchen."
Shouldn't a person trapped in despair cry out for help upon hearing others?
Why hide instead?
Shen Mo thought for a moment, then squatted down and looked directly at the man. "The snake only eats foreign objects or intruders in the maze. The little monster was a foreign object, and we are intruders. But you've become one with the maze, so the snake won't attack you. Am I right?"
The man weakly nodded, sweat streaming down his face as if the pain prevented him from speaking.
Shen Mo looked at him, his gaze slowly moving to the man's "legs." He spoke softly, "We were careless. You said you've been trapped here for three or four days, without food or water, but you don't seem affected at all. Your complexion is also a healthy red. So… your body's method of nutrient intake has changed, hasn't it?"
The man nodded again, devoid of any will to resist. He gasped, trembling like a dying fish.
"You deliberately led us to the snake, hoping we'd be eaten or injured, and become like you?" Shen Mo slowly stood up, looking down at him indifferently. "Sorry to disappoint you."
The man looked up, a strange smile appearing on his face. He weakly said, "Don't be so sure. You people… sooner or later, you'll be just like me…"
Bang!
Tan Xiao couldn't hold back and kicked the man in the face!
"Bastard! You wanted me dead so badly? I'll send you on your way first!"
Tan Xiao kicked him several more times!
Remembering how he'd been injured and nearly fused with the tables and chairs, he was filled with anger and fear, wanting nothing more than to kill the mutated man before him.
Cheng Weicai hurriedly stopped him. "Don't! Killing him won't help. Let's hear what he has to say… Let's listen…"
Tan Xiao stepped on the man's face and fiercely demanded, "Speak! Why did you try to harm us?!"
Half the man's face was pressed into the flesh, his eyes bloodshot. "Why… ha… why do you think?"
Tan Xiao actually considered it seriously, guessing, "Do we have a grudge?"
"A grudge…" The man's mouth split into a wide grin, saliva and tears flowing down his face in a messy stream. "Of course… Of course we have a grudge, hahaha… You being alive is a grudge against me! I can't get out, and neither can you! None of you can get out!!!"
Tan Xiao stared at him, dumbfounded, then looked at his companions.
Unable to comprehend this line of thinking, he dejectedly retracted his foot, muttering, "This guy's probably lost his mind after being stuck here for so long…"
The man on the ground sneered, then looked up, his expression suddenly freezing.
"Ah… ah…" His eyes widened, desperately gasping for air, struggling with all his might! "Ahhhhhh!!!"
Everyone standing around him stared in astonishment.
The tears, sweat, saliva, and blood from his wounds all mixed together, adhering to the fleshy mass on the floor! It wouldn't come off!