Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1397: Ji Shanqing is Long When He Stretches

The exit was just an ordinary iron door. It slid open easily when the handle was pressed downward.

Lin Sanjiu stood behind the door, taking a deep breath.

Even without looking up, she knew the words on the wall above the door read, "Game Over" in an indifferent tone. Everyone discarded their backpacks, tools, and the remaining scattered food balls. The items that were as precious as life itself just days ago now lay unattended and unappreciated.

She turned her head, her gaze passing over everyone, scanning past the unconscious elephant and settling on the three bodies covered with blankets in the corner. She no longer had the strength to take them along. Let them vanish with this game.

"Let's go," she said hoarsely, holding onto the doorframe.

Rather than saying they walked through the door, it felt more like they tumbled through one by one. The moment they passed the threshold of the Elephant in the Room, everyone felt as if a mountainous burden had been lifted from their shoulders. Their bodies suddenly felt weightless and limp, and one by one, they slumped to the ground.

The strength suppressed by the game began to flow back, trickling into their parched bodies like a stream thawing in the spring. However, the sensations of weakness and hunger still burned intensely. Lin Sanjiu hurriedly dug out a box of food without even looking up to check her surroundings.

"Help yourselves," she said, grabbing a handful before looking around.

The underground room's walls and ceiling were coated with cement. It looked similar to the previous rooms besides having a few more doors. The most significant difference was its size. It wasn't as large as a playground or an auditorium, but it could probably accommodate a small residential area.

It was Lin Sanjiu's first time in such a vast, empty single room. Staring at the distant walls that appeared as small as thumbnails, she felt momentarily disoriented. She roughly tore open a lunchbox and said with confusion, "Is it just us here?"

Even the previous volunteer was gone.

"Sis," Ji Shanqing said, "You shouldn't eat like that; it's not tasty. Let me help you."

"It seems so," Silvan replied, rummaging through the food in the box. "Since there are no volunteers and no announcements for a new game, this place might be for resting."

That made sense. Those who survived the elephant game would surely need rest and replenishment.

"That's great," Lin Sanjiu said and looked up at Horst and Louisa. "You two should also grab something to eat."

They both looked somewhat awkward, silently moving closer, each grabbing some beer and bread. Many times in the elephant game, Lin Sanjiu thought about parting ways with the newcomers as soon as they left the game. But now, when it actually seemed like they might part, seeing their embarrassed and dejected expressions made her feel pity for them.

'Oh well, let it be for now. Who knows what the next game holds?'

"Here," Ji Shanqing said, having prepared something for her: a ham and cheese cracker sandwich. "It tastes better when you layer them like this."

It did taste great, but the only issue was that it was too small. Lin Sanjiu could probably eat ten of them in a single bite.

The body that the grand prize had coded for himself had the least need for food. The weakness and hunger he felt was mostly because of the game. So, he was the only one among them who was calm and unhurried. He wasn't in a rush to eat and even had the leisure to keep layering sandwiches for Lin Sanjiu.