Shen Jiahe and Ding Dong came out of the small door together.
The path from the small door was very narrow, just wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
The slaughter at the main gate had probably already begun; even though they had walked some distance, they could still smell a strong scent of blood.
The people behind them were scurrying around as if fleeing for their lives.
Shen Jiahe walked quickly while surveying her surroundings.
She was looking for useful clues.
Ding Dong, following behind Shen Jiahe, suddenly asked, "Should we go with them?"
Shen Jiahe glanced outside; she had noticed the crowd splitting into several small teams since earlier.
Those teams were walking separately, probably not their first time teaming up.
"If you know anyone, you can go team up with them; I won't join," Shen Jiahe refused.
Ding Dong smiled and explained, "I didn't mean that. I just think it's just the two of us, and if we encounter an anomaly, our chances of winning aren't great. If there are more people together, maybe we can deal with the anomaly."
"Really? Then you can go team up with them." Shen Jiahe had no interest in teaming up.
She finally understood now why Lin Yuanzhou often made her watch horror and gore films after they got together.
And the plots she watched were all about various betrayals.
As long as the protagonist trusted someone, the final outcome would always involve various stabbings and betrayals.
It had given her psychological trauma.
This led to her first thought when someone approached her now: this person definitely has an ulterior motive.
Therefore, Shen Jiahe had never trusted Ding Dong from beginning to end.
Ding Dong's eyes darkened slightly, but he ultimately said nothing and continued to follow Shen Jiahe.
Shen Jiahe arrived at the infirmary.
The infirmary was empty, and the door was locked.
Seeing this, Ding Dong asked curiously, "What are we doing at the infirmary?"
"Change clothes." Shen Jiahe pushed the window; fortunately, it wasn't locked, or she would have had to pick the lock.
She climbed in through the window and started searching; nurse uniforms were still left in the infirmary.
Shen Jiahe put on a nurse's uniform; otherwise, wearing a prisoner's uniform would make her too obvious a target.
Seeing this, Ding Dong also put on a white lab coat and praised Shen Jiahe, "Sister is so smart, to think of changing clothes."
Shen Jiahe turned to look at Ding Dong, her gaze carrying a hint of coldness.
"Since it's a collaboration, don't act stupid."
The smile on Ding Dong's face receded slightly, and he said nothing more.
After changing clothes, Shen Jiahe began to ponder.
How could she get out of this instance?
The system provided three options.
Undoubtedly, spending seven days in the island prison was the safest option.
After all, the remaining two choices required direct contact with the instance's Boss.
But this prison was enclosed like an iron barrel; where could she hide?
"Sister, I think we still need to take the initiative," Ding Dong suddenly said from the side.
Shen Jiahe looked at Ding Dong, signaling him to continue.
Ding Dong explained, "Among the three options given by the system, the second one seems the safest, but in this island prison instance, it's surrounded by sea, and it's winter now, so we can't possibly go into the sea."
"But staying in the prison is too dangerous. If the Prison Guard conducts a carpet search, we'll be found sooner or later. So I think we need to take the initiative and find the Warden's whereabouts."
"If we're not confident in killing the Warden, we can first sneak into the Warden's room and look for clues about his lover."
Shen Jiahe thought for a moment and nodded.
She also had her own selfish reasons.
After all, the Warden's back figure was too similar to Lin Yuanzhou! Ever since she told Lin Yuanzhou they were breaking up, she hadn't received any news from him.
She was a little worried…
"Do you know where the Warden's room is?" Shen Jiahe asked.
Ding Dong pointed to the layout map on the infirmary wall.
"Looking at the map here, we can roughly guess our current location. From our path so far, this side should be the Prison Guard's living quarters. We can go look in this direction."
Ding Dong paused and added, "Now that all the Prison Guards have been dispatched to find prisoners, the Prison Guard's living quarters are ironically the safest place."
Shen Jiahe looked at the map, listening to Ding Dong's analysis, and indeed found no flaws, so she nodded.
"Alright, then let's head this way first."
At this moment, the bullet screen was already in heated discussion.
【Brother Ding is amazing! He just tricked her!】
【I just watched, and thought this woman was quite smart, but I didn't expect her to be fooled by Brother Ding's few words!】
【After all, she's a newcomer, she doesn't know that the instance's Boss rests in his own residence for the first three days, apart from following the plot.】
【Tsk~ Given the current temper of the instance's Boss, this woman will probably be killed as soon as she opens the door.】
【What a pity, she's good-looking and intelligent, but she's going offline so soon.】
The journey was surprisingly smooth.
What Shen Jiahe didn't expect was that Ding Dong actually knew how to pick locks.
All the doors on the way out of the prison were locked, and Ding Dong opened them all.
The two followed the path and arrived at the Prison Guard's dormitory.
The dormitory had three floors, and when they entered, it was eerily quiet.
Ding Dong looked at Shen Jiahe and lowered his voice, "Sister, this dormitory is very big. How about we split up and meet back here in half an hour?"
Shen Jiahe glanced at Ding Dong, "Suit yourself."
Ding Dong chuckled and pointed in a direction, "Then I'll go look over here."
After Ding Dong left, Shen Jiahe walked in the opposite direction.
The doors to the Prison Guard's dormitory were unlocked and could be opened directly.
Shen Jiahe carefully opened a few rooms and found that there was no one in the dormitories.
She walked up the corridor.
She arrived in front of a double-leaf, carved redwood door.
Shen Jiahe: "…"
This wooden door appeared too abruptly.
The previous dormitory doors were all plain, sturdy iron doors, so the sudden appearance of such an exquisitely carved wooden door made it obvious, even to a fool, that this was the instance's Boss's residence.
Shen Jiahe stood at the door, hesitating. Should she go in?
Would she run into the instance's Boss the moment she entered?
Thinking that the Prison Guard's dormitory had been empty, Shen Jiahe mustered her courage and reached for the doorknob.
As the doorknob turned, Shen Jiahe slowly pushed the door open.
The wooden door seemed quite old, emitting a soft 'creak' as Shen Jiahe pushed it.
The room was pitch black, almost nothing could be seen.
She moved lightly, tiptoeing inside.
As soon as her leg stepped in, the wooden door slammed shut with a 'bang,' startling Shen Jiahe.
Before she could react, a hoarse voice rang out, "You have great audacity, daring to trespass into my territory."
Black-purple Touch Hands instantly wrapped around her waist. Shen Jiahe felt her body lighten, then she was pulled by a strong, powerful force.
She was pulled in front of a figure, who had his back to her, only outlining a lean silhouette.
Touch Hands extended from behind him, looking somewhat menacing.
The man slowly walked out from behind the table, his voice filled with rampant killing intent, "I'll give you five seconds to leave your last words."
As he spoke, the Touch Hands climbed up Shen Jiahe's waist, resting on her fair neck.
The Touch Hand wrapped around her neck once, ready to strangle her at any moment.
Shen Jiahe was forced to crane her neck, feeling the Touch Hand tighten little by little around her neck.
At this moment, only Lin Yuanzhou remained in her mind.
Damn it, she was about to die, and that scumbag was still on her mind!
"Lin Yuanzhou!! Where the hell did you die off to?!"
No sooner had she shouted than the seemingly profound Great Boss stumbled.
With a 'thud,' he knelt straight onto the ground.