It's dawn.

However, the sky was very gloomy, and not much of the sun was shining on this deserted village. And even during the day, there was no birdsong coming from the mountains, as if all living things had died.

Ji Yixuan slowly tore open the marinated meat in front of him, then put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. He leaned against the wall and looked out the window. Everything is calm, at least temporarily. And the pen is always in his hand, ready to answer questions at any time.

Frankly speaking, after such a long time, there was still a dead silence in the village, and the tension of the candidates gradually began to relax. However, despite this, the current candidates do not dare to walk around the village at will.

Ji Yixuan glanced at his arm, and the herbs that Gao Ying applied to him really had the effect of reducing swelling, and it didn't hurt so much. He stretched his arms and swallowed another bite of the cured meat, feeling almost full. Frankly speaking, the taste of this cured meat is actually not very good, but right now, it is really not the time to care about this.

A few hours ago, Gao Ying had made up her mind to go out and explore during the day. And most of the candidates also want to act with Gao Ying. Gao Ying actually doesn't want too many people to act, but if it goes against the wishes of the majority, they are afraid that they will forcibly follow. Therefore, Gao Ying had no choice but to accept it. However, he repeatedly emphasized the principle of prohibiting cheating, and everyone should act together, and it is absolutely not allowed to copy exam papers. Of course, only Hou Mingbo and Shen Junhao know that skeletons can cheat when they close their eyes, and they follow Gao Ying, waiting to copy the exam papers.

Ji Yixuan remembered the question about the source of the scream. After counting the number of people, it was determined that the missing person was a girl whose name had not been told to anyone else. According to eyewitnesses, she didn't have much sense of existence at that time, only a girl named Lan Xinzhu noticed her, she was following the team at the time, but she didn't know when she disappeared, maybe she left the team alone, maybe she was going to complete the content of the exam paper, but in the end she encountered an accident. With this lesson from the past, everyone is afraid to go it alone anymore. They are fully aware of the horror inside this deserted village.

Gao Ying asked Lan Hsinchu in detail about the girl's situation. Lan Xinzhu's answer was that she didn't remember much about the girl's appearance, she could only say that she was more public-faced, and the only reason she noticed her was that she was at the back of the line, walking very slowly, and seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance from the large army. Then, no one saw her again.

"I want to see where she was last seen."

At this time, Gao Ying came to Ji Yixuan, also sat in front of the window, and said the above sentence in a voice that only they could hear.

Gao Ying and Ji Yixuan are both smart people, so of course Ji Yixuan knows who "she" Gao Ying is talking about.

"You've decided?" Ji Yixuan was not very surprised by Gao Ying's decision. Moreover, after he made this decision, he was the first to tell himself, a rookie candidate, that Gao Ying had a sense of trust in Ji Yixuan.

He could perceive that Gao Ying's words were announcing the decision, not asking for his own opinion.

"Hmm." Gao Ying nodded.

Ji Yixuan pursed his lips, his tongue subconsciously licked the salt stain left over from the cured meat, and quickly realized what Gao Ying was thinking about. Really...... He was a fully enlightened man.

He and Gao Ying looked at each other for a few seconds, and from Gao Ying's gaze, Ji Yixuan didn't see the slightest waver. Obviously, Gao Ying knew the risks of doing so, but he made the decision anyway.

Gao Ying has clearly realized that it is unrealistic to survive safely. This exam is to force the candidate to risk his life to complete the exam paper, and there is no other way. Praying to copy someone else's exam papers? Gao Ying doesn't have such unrealistic ideas. He's clear now...... This damn exam law is even more strongly aware of the insignificance of human life.

Ji Yixuan didn't hesitate for long, and then replied: "Okay, I'll be with you." ”

To be honest, Ji Yixuan and Gao Ying are actually not the same kind of people. Compared with Gao Ying, who grew up in the illusion of love since childhood, Ji Yixuan experienced too much dirtiness in the adult world when he was young. He was reviled as a wild seed, and his birth itself was unblessed, and he came into this world with a share of original sin. Including his mother, he sees himself more as a link with his father in order to claim money and status.

He thought about killing himself. Because he doesn't feel the meaning of life, why is it that other children are born with the blessing of their parents, but he is born cursed? The so-called "children are innocent" is a truth that everyone can say, but in the real world, there is no equal life at all. And what made him dispel suicidal thoughts was when he saw Yixin. There was something in Yixin's body that he had desperately longed for, something shiny. For Yixuan, there is no more dazzling life in this world than Yixin, so much so that in front of her, Yixuan can be humbled to dust.

In fact...... It doesn't matter if he can't get eternal immortal life, as long as he can always be by Yixin's side, he will no longer have any prayers to God. Even though he was cursed by all beings, he still loved this sister deeply. So...... He must live to see Yixin again, even if he is burdened with great terror for this, he must live, and live to see his sister's smile again.

Next, Gao Ying repeated this decision to Hou Mingbo and Shen Junhao. After thinking about it for a while, the two decided to follow Gao Ying, of course, the main purpose was to find an opportunity to copy Gao Ying's exam papers. After all, no one knows when the skeleton will close its eyes.

After more than ten minutes, most of the candidates gathered here. But when Gao Ying offered to explore the place where the girl disappeared, most people hesitated. As a result, less than half of the people were willing to follow Gao Ying and them, a total of six people, and only one of the six was a girl, that is, Lan Hsinchu, who saw the missing girl last.

So, a group of ten people set off.

The six people who acted with Gao Ying and the others all said that they would completely obey Gao Ying's command. And Gao Ying once again emphasized that cheating is absolutely prohibited. And they all nodded one after another, as for whether they really listened in their hearts, Gao Ying couldn't be sure.

"Senior Gao," one of the boys, whose face was full of pimples and his hair was unkempt, timidly walked up to Gao Ying and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever seen a ghost...... What the hell does that ghost look like? Is it the same as in a horror movie? ”

Gao Ying knew that he must not lower the morale of the team now, so he replied: "Ghosts are just dead people, I'm afraid it's useless, after completing the answers to the exam papers, it won't be able to help you." ”

Yes, ghosts are dead...... But this is a terrifying world where the dead abuse the living at will......