The four exchanged glances. Qiu Fengse finally spoke, “I’ll open it.” With that, he stepped forward and grasped the doorknob.

“Hold on,” Feng Bujue stopped him. “Aren’t you afraid of a ‘door ambush’ or something?”

“Well, someone has to open it…” Qiu Feng replied. “Given the complete lack of hints, if the system sets up an unavoidable death trap behind the only available door, that would be forcing player elimination, which isn’t reasonable at all.”

“Oh…” Feng Bujue nodded as he shamelessly retreated, “Then I’ll back up a bit and watch from a distance. You don’t mind, right?”

“Uh… alright…” Qiu Feng replied. After speaking, he exchanged glances with Honghu and Ji Chang. The three of them shrugged, their faces a mix of laughter and helplessness.

At this moment, the three of them were thinking: This guy called [疯不觉] (Feng Bujue) is simply neurotic. He was doing all sorts of reckless things before, and now he’s acting like he's overcorrecting.

Actually, they didn’t understand Feng Bujue…

What kind of person was Jue-Ge? He was cautious even when opening a door in a single-player scenario, never forgetting to use an iron bar to probe for traps before entering a room. In a situation like this, you expect him to stand close and watch you open the door? If Feng Bujue were being direct, he’d say, “It’s okay if you die, just don’t splatter me with blood.”

In his eyes, behind every door was a hand grenade with its pin pulled, and inside every patch of grass was a Garen waiting to pounce. Therefore… he would never risk capsizing in a gutter unless absolutely necessary.

Qiu Fengse didn’t hesitate for long and ignored Feng Bujue, who had retreated more than ten meters away. He adjusted his breathing, turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open.

Behind the door was another large space, a square room, about twenty meters on each side. And the only exit was the white door.

The area of this square room was naturally not as spacious as the outer hall, but the ceiling was clearly higher than outside (the hall's ceiling was less than five meters high).

The entire room was empty, with only a strange object in the center of the room. The shape of this object was difficult to describe. It was a polyhedron close to a spherical shape, slightly larger than a basketball.

After opening the door, none of the people in front of the door intended to step into the room. They were all more cunning than monkeys, and upon seeing this peculiar setup, they would certainly observe it first.

“I thought there would be stairs or an elevator room behind the door…” Ji Chang said.

“I also find it strange.” Honghu said with a puzzled expression. “We’ve checked everything. The only passage on the entire floor is this door, but now there’s no passage inside the door, but another closed area.”

Qiu Feng continued, “Hmph… then there are only two possibilities. First, this square room is the so-called ‘Mystery Club,’ and we’ll complete the task as soon as we step inside.” He paused, pointing to the object in the room. “Second, that thing inside can help us leave here.”

“Is it a device to activate some kind of mechanism… or a teleportation device?” Ji Chang followed his line of thought.

Qiu Feng replied, “Oh? You think it must be the second situation?”

Ji Chang was slightly taken aback. “At least I don’t think this room is like any kind of club. There aren’t even any windows. When the door is closed, it should be completely dark inside, and whether the air circulates is a problem.”

“It’s hard to say. The so-called ‘Mystery Club’ isn’t necessarily that kind of club in the general sense. If the system wants to, it can give a public toilet such a name,” Qiu Feng said. “Also, the task [All surviving players enter the ‘Mystery Club’] is likely only the first step in a series of tasks. The system didn’t indicate that completing this step will clear the game. Maybe the task means that all the surviving players have to enter this room.”

“Well… that’s true. After all, that kind of supernatural setting has already appeared.” Ji Chang glanced back at the light wall at the door. “Maybe after we go in, the space inside will change.”

“To be on the safe side, I think it’s better to let one person go in first and check what that thing in the room actually is,” Honghu suggested. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately continued, “Saying something like this and then asking someone else to go seems a bit unfair, so… I’ll volunteer…”

“Ah—” At this moment, Feng Bujue suddenly let out a scream, interrupting Honghu’s words.

Qiu Feng, Ji Chang, and Honghu were all startled by this sudden shout, and their fright level jumped up slightly.

Ever since the door was opened, Feng Bujue had fallen silent, staring at the object in the room from a distance with a very strange look in his eyes. And at this moment, he suddenly screamed for some reason and retreated rapidly backward.

“Don’t go in! Stay away from that thing!” Feng Bujue shouted. “Come over here!”

Honghu and the others didn’t have time to think too much. Seeing Feng Bujue’s serious expression, they knew he wasn’t joking, so they quickly moved and retreated to Feng Bujue’s side.

Seconds later, the four of them had retreated to a distance of more than twenty meters from the door.

Honghu asked, “What’s wrong with you this time?”

Feng Bujue said, “I just saved your life.”

“Huh?” Honghu’s tone was seven parts bewildered and three parts annoyed.

“You should ask, ‘How do you figure?’” Feng Bujue said.

Honghu found it amusing. He snorted and replied with a wry smile, “Alright… How do you figure?”

“I think it’s better if you don’t know,” Feng Bujue replied.

“I say, Brother Feng…” Ji Chang said earnestly at this moment, “Seriously… can you please stop messing around…”

“I’m not kidding,” Feng Bujue replied quite seriously. “I recognize the thing in the room, and I know what it is. But if I tell you information about this thing, it will become very dangerous for you to approach it again.” He spoke quickly, his tone revealing a sense of confidence and reliability. “If we want to continue playing this script, we must use the power of this thing. And to do that, we must cooperate with each other.” His gaze swept over three faces that were suspicious, doubtful, and uneasy, and he continued, “The characteristic of this thing is that people who don’t know its characteristics are relatively safe when they come into contact with it. But as long as there is someone within a certain range of it who knows its characteristics, everything that contradicts its laws will be destroyed.”

Feng Bujue paused for a few seconds, allowing his teammates a little time to digest this information, and then said, “I am the one who knows its characteristics.” He turned to look at Honghu. “And based on the information I have, Honghu, you are violating its laws.” He slowed down his speech slightly. “Fortunately… when you opened the door, I was far enough away from that thing, otherwise, the moment I recognized that thing, Honghu would have been dead.”