Zhao Lanfen and Cheng Qian's screams lasted all night.
Bai Youwei pulled two balls of cotton from her pillow, stuffed them in her ears, and hugged her rabbit to sleep.
She slept soundly, but others tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Hu Ya turned over in bed, opened her eyes, and looked at the dim room. Her heart remained uneasy.
Just now, Yu Yaqing's key failed to open the door. Does that mean the key in my hand is real?
Or… are both keys fake?
No… impossible!
One of the two keys must be real! The method to kill the Duke simply won't work. If even the keys are fake, how can we clear the game?!
Hu Ya couldn't help but sit up in bed, clutching the key tightly.
If the key is fake, handing it over won't do any good.
If the key is real, she has to consider whether the game only allows one player to clear it, and the key is even more impossible to hand over.
The last bride…
No matter what, she must find a way to become the last bride!
Hu Ya got up and went out, walked through the corridor, entered the hall, and came to the closed door. She took out the key—
Click, click, click…
She turned the key to the left, turned it to the right, but no matter how she turned it, it wouldn't open.
The more she turned, the more anxious she became. She pulled it out and stuck it back in, trying repeatedly, but still couldn't open the lock!
"Why won't it open… why… Could it really be like Bai Youwei said, that it can only be opened during the day…"
She bit her lip, twisting the key as she muttered to herself, unconsciously sweating on her forehead.
"Stop trying."
A voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Hu Ya was startled and turned to see that it was Yu Yaqing!
"T-Team Leader." Hu Ya was flustered. "You… why are you here…"
Yu Yaqing didn't answer, just looked at her coldly:
"Don't you understand? The Gardener is the Duke during the day. His words can't be trusted. He's deceiving us, trying to make us all die here!"
"I know…" Hu Ya forced a smile. "Of course the Gardener's words can't be trusted. I just came to try."
"Just to try?" Yu Yaqing stared into her eyes. "Or were you planning to escape by yourself? Hu Ya, how have I taught you all this time?! Hand over the key!"
Hu Ya took half a step back, putting the key back into her pocket:
"Team Leader, although we haven't been in a game before, we've heard a lot of news about games from the Exchange. Most games are competitive. Now that we both have keys, we should work together to win the game. How can you keep letting them lead you by the nose?"
"Hu Ya?" Seeing her attitude, Yu Yaqing was both shocked and angry! Her tone became even more severe!
"Are you crazy?! Do you really think that surviving to the end will get you more rewards? Are you willing to betray your teammates and sacrifice others for rewards?! Have you been brainwashed by the game?!"
Hu Ya continued to retreat, slowly saying, "I haven't been brainwashed. I'm just doing what you taught me. Haven't you always taught us to rely on ourselves, to be independent and self-reliant?"
Yu Yaqing angrily said, "That's not an excuse for you to hide the key!"
"Why don't you understand?" Hu Ya continued to retreat. "…Now that the key is in my hand, I don't need to rely on anyone. I can clear the game myself! On the contrary, Team Leader, I'm too disappointed in you… You keep saying that women don't need to rely on anyone, but what about you? Aren't you relying on them now?! Team Leader, they're using you! They only have Su Man who can fight. Without you, they can't kill the Duke at all!"
Yu Yaqing sternly whispered, "We can only leave here if we kill the Duke!"
"That's not right…" Hu Ya bit her lip, her eyes revealing madness. "We can only leave here if we become the last bride!"