Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Old Zhou was making jokes from the side, but Huang Xiang frowned even more, clearly disliking this kind of inappropriate joke, her eyes full of disgust.

Luo Zheng ignored Lao Zhou's nonsense and said to Huang Xiang, "Since he's Captain Ding's cousin, you should keep an eye on him here and make sure he doesn't cause any more trouble."

Captain Ding?

Su Bai's heart stirred, and he inadvertently caught another crucial piece of information.

It seems that the man named Ding Xun must wield considerable power in the Western Regions Observatory, otherwise, given Huang Xiang's arrogant nature, he would never personally step forward to do things for others.

Luo Zheng's attitude towards Xu Chen has clearly softened, which is obvious to everyone present.

Xu Chen, who had been shrinking back and not daring to make a sound just a second ago, immediately straightened his back, his timidity vanished, and he glared at Ma Jun and Lao Zhou with hostility.

Ma Jun, with his fiery temper, immediately glared back fiercely and said in an unfriendly tone, "You're not convinced? Let's fight one-on-one!"

Luo Zheng reminded Xu Chen, his tone carrying a hint of warning: "He's a superhuman, you're no match for him, don't go looking for trouble."

Xu Chen immediately cowered and shifted his target, glaring at Lao Zhou with a defiant look on his face.

Old Zhou scoffed and retorted without any politeness: "Your Uncle Zhou is also a superhuman."

Xu Chen: "..."

For a moment, the provocation on his face froze, leaving him in a dilemma, extremely embarrassed.

Seeing Xu Chen's discomfiture, Old Zhou was in a good mood. He patted Su Bai on the shoulder and deliberately said to Xu Chen, "However, he's not a superhuman."

Xu Chen glared fiercely at Lao Zhou, then looked down at Su Bai with a disdainful look, before turning his gaze away without lingering for even a second longer.

In his view, a person without superpowers and who is an orphan is not worthy of his attention.

Old Zhou said sarcastically, "Su Bai, look at him, he has powerful connections. You're being looked down upon."

Su Bai said calmly, "Monsters don't care about their backers."

Everyone: "..."

One sentence instantly made Xu Chen's face turn red, and Luo Zheng and the others couldn't help but chuckle. The tense atmosphere in the room was eased a bit by this sentence.

Xu Chen was trembling with anger, his eyes filled with fury.

Luo Zheng quickly tried to smooth things over: "Xu Chen, don't take it to heart. Su Bai didn't mean to mock you. That's just his personality; he's quite serious and only tells the truth."

But Luo Zheng's explanation only made things worse, and Xu Chen's face darkened even more.

Old Zhou and Ma Jun's laughter grew louder and louder, and even Zheng Yi and Hei Zi had smiles they couldn't hide in their eyes.

Huang Xiang frowned even more, extremely disgusted by Xu Chen's uselessness, yet she had no choice but to stand up for him again.

She said in an icy tone, "The most important thing now is to find a way out of this strange realm, not to compete in who has the better tongue. Stop wasting time."

Xu Chen, as if grasping at a straw, immediately chimed in, "That's right! Besides being good with words, what other use are you? If you're so capable, find some clues and get out of here!"

Su Bai's tone remained calm: "Being good with words is enough."

This simple sentence once again caused Lao Zhou and Ma Jun to burst into laughter.

The men around Huang Xiang couldn't help but smile, but fearing that Xu Chen would see it, they had to forcefully suppress their laughter, their faces turning red.

Xu Chen was so angry that he was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently, and the hatred in his eyes was like a ball of fire about to burst out.

He glared at Su Bai and the others, but dared not provoke them any further.

In the next instant, his gaze suddenly froze, fixed on the direction behind Su Bai.

I don't know what terrifying thing he saw.

His mouth opened wider and wider, but no sound came out. His pupils contracted sharply, and his face instantly lost all color, leaving only extreme fear. It was as if an invisible hand was choking him, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Xu Chen was the first; the other five people standing with him, including Huang Xiang, also instantly turned to fear.

Seeing the horrified looks in everyone's eyes, Ma Jun's first reaction was to run over to them before daring to look ahead. When he did, his eyes widened in shock.

Old Zhou didn't dare to move, but first asked Su Bai, "What should we do?"

Luo Zheng didn't move either, looking at Su Bai with a solemn expression.

Although Luo Zheng was in charge of everything, when something really happened, everyone would instinctively look to Su Bai for his decision first.

Su Bai calmly turned around on the spot.

He saw something that horrified them. To put it simply, it was a black hole, clinging tightly to the window, with several tentacles inside that seemed to be moving.

As soon as he turned around, Luo Zheng and the others followed suit.

At the same moment, Luo Zheng also spoke up: "What is that thing?"

As the sound rang out, the object with tentacles inside the black hole was slowly obscured by a series of colorful spheres. As the spheres gradually became transparent, and finally, silence returned to the outside world.

Old Zhou breathed a sigh of relief: "Was it a rainbow after the snow?"

Ma Jun retorted from across the table, "After the rain, there are rainbows, black holes, and tentacles too?"

Old Zhou snorted: "That's the darkness before the storm. Are those tentacles? They're petrels."

"You're just talking nonsense." Ma Jun didn't even want to talk to him anymore.

Old Zhou snorted, and after defeating Ma Jun, he turned to Su Bai and asked, "Bai, wasn't that a monster?"

Su Bai said, "It might be a petrel."

Old Zhou: "..." You really know how to brush me off.

No matter what, Lao Zhou always manages to easily put everyone at ease.

Huang Xiang stepped forward and stood in front of Luo Zheng: "As you said before, there is a time limit for leaving the otherworld. Now let's find a clue as soon as possible."

Luo Zheng nodded, then reminded everyone once again not to overlook any details.

This time, everyone cooperated very well.

Su Bai also walked inside. He found that this was not a room. Walking along the northeast corner, there was a kitchen at the end.

Yes, it was a kitchen with kitchen utensils laid out on it. Su Bai even tried the gas stove, and it worked.

Old Zhou looked at it and said, "This time the otherworld is quite humane, giving us meat and a kitchen. Let me see if there's any water."

After bypassing Su Bai, Lao Zhou walked inside, turned on the tap, and water started flowing out.

Outside, Luo Zheng gave the last of his water to Su Bai.

The presence of water in this strange place is a good thing for everyone, who haven't drunk too much in years. Without Lao Zhou having to call for help, everyone quickly crowded into the kitchen upon hearing the sound of water.

Old Zhou had already taken out the cups and generously handed them out one by one: "There's plenty of water, don't rush."

After distributing the cups, Lao Zhou took one first, handed it to Su Bai, then took another for himself before making room for others to take theirs.