LRAB 24 They are lying.
24 They are lying.
After hearing Kia and Park Guk-chang's description, everyone was shocked and dismayed, their eyes wide and their faces filled with disbelief.
Although they followed Qin Mian away out of caution, "better safe than sorry," who could have imagined that Qin Mian's seemingly far-fetched "escape room" reasoning would predict the terrifying reality with perfect accuracy?
Even the specific species, "desert army ants," was accurately identified.
This insight and logical reasoning ability is so powerful it's almost frightening!
Andreev slapped Qin Mian's shoulder heavily. "Haha, brother, I admire you! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd be just like that unlucky guy, a skeleton. You saved my life, I owe you one. Don't worry, if anyone dares to harm you along the way, they're going against me!"
Andreev looked on with admiration and gratitude.
But it's obvious to everyone that he's just trying to get closer to Qin Mian.
As for whether he would help Qin Mian if there were real danger, who knows?
Scarlett looked at Qin Mian with admiration, "Qin, your escape room theory is really useful. With you here, we might actually be able to clear this three-star dungeon this time."
Qin Mian didn't get carried away by their praise. Instead, he checked the current progress of the dungeon and found that it had indeed improved again, reaching 53%.
But Qin Mian wasn't very happy.
"Logically, after solving this level, my personal progress should have increased significantly, so why has it only increased this little? This shouldn't be the case!"
This is equivalent to one person solving a level, so the contribution should all go to that person. I thought it would increase significantly, directly reaching 60%.
This disparity was somewhat difficult for him to accept.
and many more……
Qin Mian suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Is it possible that this level wasn't actually that difficult? Even if these people with special skills had left a little later, those desert army ants wouldn't have caused us much harm. And it seems that's indeed the case. After all, Park Guk-chang and Kia both escaped safely, so I only gained two points in personal contribution!"
"But if that's really the case... then Aku's death becomes even more suspicious!" Qin Mian's mind raced. "Aku was a true master of wilderness survival, with an understanding of desert ecology far exceeding that of ordinary people. He couldn't possibly be unaware of the habits and dangers of desert army ants. With his experience and reflexes, even if he were ambushed, his chances of survival should be much higher than that of an ordinary person... How could he be 'instantly' devoured, leaving only bones? Unless..."
Considering the slight changes in his personal progress, the more Qin Mian thought about it, the more he felt that A-Ku-Ku's death might be unusual.
Alice's sigh interrupted Qin Mian's thoughts. Her face showed genuine regret: "Alas... Ah Ku Ku has the most extensive wilderness survival experience among us, and his perception of climate and environment is unmatched. Without his help, our journey ahead will likely be filled with many more variables and difficulties."
"Who says otherwise..." Park Guk-chang picked up the conversation, his face perfectly displaying regret and self-blame. He sighed, his voice low, "It's all our fault for not pulling him out in time... But who could have predicted that those ants would appear so suddenly and attack so fiercely, as if they had poured out of hell..."
He shook his head slightly, perfectly portraying a tragic character who "witnesses his companion's death but is powerless to help."
Kia lowered her head in response, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the red, swollen bite marks on her arm, remaining silent as if still immersed in lingering fear and guilt.
Everyone felt a pang of regret.
But just then, Yamamoto Ichiro's voice suddenly came from the other side of the sand dune.
"Heh, you're lying!"
Everyone looked over and saw Yamamoto Ichiro walking up from the back of the sand dune.
"Yamamoto! You're alive! That's wonderful!" Alice was the first to speak, her voice filled with surprise.
After all, every additional survivor adds to the team's strength.
Scarlett's expression was somewhat strange, probably because she was afraid that Yamamoto Ichiro would reveal her secret.
"Heh, you little dwarf, you're pretty tough, even a sandstorm couldn't blow you away?" Andreev snorted through his nose, his tone unfriendly, clearly showing he didn't have a good impression of Yamamoto Ichiro.
As for Park Guk-chang and Ki-ah, they didn't show any joy when they saw Yamamoto Ichiro; instead, their expressions seemed rather strange.
Qin Mian frowned and quickly asked, "Yamamoto, what did you mean when you said they were lying?"
Yamamoto Ichiro looked at Park Guk-chang and Kiah with a cold smile.
"Akuku wasn't killed by desert army ants at all; he was killed by them."
"You're talking nonsense, you're spouting lies!" Kia immediately became agitated.
Park Guk-chang narrowed his eyes, adjusted his glasses, and stared at Yamamoto Ichiro with a dark gaze behind the lenses. His voice was icy as he questioned, "Yamamoto Ichiro, watch your words! We witnessed Aku-ku being devoured by the ant swarm, that's a fact! What are you trying to achieve by making baseless accusations? Could it be... that you were there at the time? If you were, why didn't you show yourself, instead of spreading rumors now?"
Everyone else was confused, having no idea who was lying.
They instinctively kept a certain distance from these people to ensure their safety.
Alice looked at Yamamoto Ichiro and said, "Yamamoto, were you in the ruins too? Why didn't you come out and join us?"
"Hmph, I think he's lying. This guy is despicable; he might even be a devil trying to make us suspicious of each other and sow discord among us." Kia glared angrily at Yamamoto Ichiro.
Yamamoto Ichiro remained calm. "Hehe, I was indeed in the ruins at the time. I believe Miss Scarlett and Qin Sang can vouch for that!"
Yamamoto Ichiro looked at Qin Mian and Scarlett with a wicked grin.
Scarlett's expression changed, but Qin Mian remained calm, his expression hardly changing.
Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at Scarlett and Qin Mian.
They remembered asking Qin Mian and Scarlett if they had ever seen Yamamoto Ichiro, but both of them said they hadn't.
Even Andreev, who had just tried to get closer to Qin Mian, quietly took a step back and kept a certain distance from Qin Mian.
Alice looked at Scarlett, frowned, and asked, "Miss Scarlett, is that so?"
Scarlett wasn't stupid; she knew that lying now would be pointless and would only make things worse, so she could only nod.
"That's right, we did see it inside that stone house!"
Andreev frowned. "Hmph, then why did you say you didn't see this guy back then?"
Scarlett looked embarrassed and ashamed. "I, I, okay, I'll tell you!"
Looking at her expression, Qin Mian knew that this woman was probably about to start acting again. He didn't say anything and just quietly watched Scarlett perform. With this big star around, he really didn't need to do anything.
After all, he's not good at lying.
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