3468 Cooperation
However, after experiencing so many terrifying events. What else could they not believe?
So, when they heard what Xie Jiling said, they took it seriously.
âDonât worry. If you can resolve this, we will definitely pay you within the time stated in the contract,â Yu Yuexin said.
Xie Jiling nodded and said, âAlright. Now that we have talked about the terms and conditions, itâs time for us to talk about the serious matters.â
âHowever, you two have to cooperate,â Xie Jiling said.
Li Yisi hugged herself and said, âHow⦠how should we cooperate?â
âAnd now, you can turn on your phones. Donât be scared if you see the notification. Just click it. Then, share the app with me, and I will play with you guys.â
âJust choose to say the truth. As long as you answer the truth, there will be no problem. Just answer honestly.â Xie Jiling said.
âDonât worry. Just honestly answer the systemâs question. I wonât tell another soul.â
Xie Jiling said bluntly, âWe donât know each other very well as well. You donât have to worry about my opinions toward you two.â
âIn times like this when your lives are at stake, you mustnât hide any secrets. Of course, after you leave this room, you should never talk about this game of Truth or Dare anymore,â Xie Jiling said.
Yu Yuexin hesitated and asked, âDo we have to participate? Even if you told me that I would be fine as long as I remained honest, Iâm still scared.â
Li Yisi nodded at the side.
âIf you donât participate, how do you intend to lure that thing here?â Xie Jiling said.
âAre you going to be paranoid about this for the rest of your life?â Xie Jiling asked, âMoreover, what if the system sentenced you to death because you didnât answer? By then, you wonât know when your death will arrive.â
âYou might as well participate. Just tell the truth, and that will guarantee that your life will be safe. As for me, I will keep lying, and whatever it is, it can come for me.â
âI will be responsible for luring that thing out,â Xie Jiling said, âI canât risk your lives. I do need to lure it out, but I canât risk your lives. This is the only option.â
âBut we canât just do nothing and just wait,â Xie Jiling concluded.
âBut⦠but Iâm still scaredâ¦â Li Yisi said in fear.
âI promise you that you will be fine.â Xie Jiling said, âBut if you refuse to cooperate, I canât help you.â
âI can give you time to think about this.â Xie Jiling said, âI just donât know how much time the system will give you.â
Xie Jiling said and stood up. She said to Yu Yuexin, âWe are in the same school. If you donât dare to turn on your phone, you know where to find me.â
When Yu Yuexin saw that Xie Jiling was leaving, she started panicking.
As of now, they had no other choice but to listen to Xie Jiling.
âDonât⦠donât leave!â Yu Yuexin quickly stopped Xie Jiling and said, âI⦠I will listen to youâ¦â
Yu Yuexin cried in fear, âYou made a promise. You will protect me, and nothing will happen to meâ¦â
When Li Yisi saw that Yu Yuexin had agreed, she realized that she had no choice but to agree as well.
Li Yisi cried as she asked, âYou⦠you have real skills, right? Youâre not lying to us, right? Our lives are in your hands. Donât⦠donât kill usâ¦â
Actually, anyone in the right mind would know that Xie Jiling could answer this question however she liked.
There was no evidence. Even if Xie Jiling said she was capable, it wouldnât actually mean it was true.
However, Li Yisi was just looking for comfort.
âI promise.â Xie Jiling said.
It could have been because she said this in such an overly confident rather than in a prideful tone.
She seemed like she was just stating facts.
So, Li Yisi felt less worried.
Yu Yuexin and her then agreed to turn on their phones at the same time.
As expected, the moment they restarted their phones, even before the phone started getting reception, the notification had already popped up on the phone screen.
Unexpectedly, it was just as what Li Yisi had guessed.
There was another line of words on the notification. Today was the last day.
If they didnât enter the game before midnight tonight, the system would automatically consider that they forfeited the game and death would then come to them within twenty-four hours.
Yu Yuexin and Li Yisi felt fortunate that they had turned on their phones.
The two entered the game and noticed three people in the room of the game.
They didnât know those three people.
Yu Yuexin couldnât bother to ask those three how they had entered the game.
She first shared the app with Xie Jiling.
Xie Jiling then entered the room.
When Yu Yuexin and Li Yisi saw that Xie Jiling was now in the room, they felt more at ease.
âAre these three the three girls who played the game with you?â Xie Jiling asked Yu Yuexin when she saw the three.
âItâs not them. I donât know these three,â Yu Yuexin said.
For more convenient gameplay, the game allowed voice calls.
Xie Jiling then said, âCan you give me the right to the room?â
It didnât matter to the players. Xie Jiling soon got the right to the room.
âThe game is starting.â someone urged.
âNo rush.â Xie Jiling said, âI just wanted to know how you found out about this game?â
âSomeone shared it with us.â a random person answered.
Xie Jiling immediately asked, âWho shared it with you?â
âMy friend.â
The other two also said that their friends had shared it with them.
Xie Jiling thought about it and remembered that Yu Yuexin had been the one to receive the invitation first.
She then asked, âWas Pei Chuyao the one who shared it with you?â
âEh? Do you know her?â One of them answered in surprise. âShe was the one who shared it with me. She told me to play the game. However, she told me that I must tell the truth if I were to choose truth and that I must complete the requested task if I were to choose dare.â
âI must tell the truth, and I must take the dare seriously,â the person said.
Xie Jilingâs heart sank.
Li Yisi was terrified. âHow could she do that?! She is bringing harm to people!â
The three other players in the game thought it was weird.
This was just a game. How was that bringing harm?
Xie Jiling said, âMaybe thatâs how the game got more players.â
âWhat⦠what does that mean?â Yu Yuexin asked puzzledly.
âHow did Pei Chuyao receive this in the first place? Her friend must have sent it to her. I guess the game increases its users by forcing the survivors of the game to share the game with the next person.â
âShe would only survive by doing that. If not, she would die.â
Xie Jiling said coldly, âItâs like those curse messages, saying that the person who sees this message has to share this message with a certain number of people. If not, you would experience unlucky things or your family would get cursed.â
âThose messages are fake, but many people still think of it as unlucky, so they share it to make sure they wonât attract bad luck.â