Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

The dark-skinned, thin man next to He Chuan stepped forward to help him, but He Chuan not only shoved him away but also slapped the man across the face.

The crowd looked at He Chuan with disapproval, but the dark-skinned, thin man who had been beaten smiled, not caring about being beaten, nor was he angry.

He said to He Chuan, "Brother He, let me help you inside. Let's see if there's any water so you can wash up."

He Chuan, with a gloomy face, bypassed the man and went into the house.

Now that it was broad daylight, Luo Zheng walked up to Su Bai and said, "Let's look for clues too."

Huang Xiang caught up: "Luo Zheng, something's not right."

Luo Zheng turned to look at Huang Xiang, who said, "You should know what conditions need to be met to enter another realm, but we only sat outside for one night, and when we opened our eyes we were in another realm. Do you think these circumstances are correct?"

Luo Zheng remained silent.

Huang Xiang pursed her lips, then said, "I know your abilities have improved, so you're not worried about these things, but this situation is completely wrong. I'm worried there might be a trap here."

"Is this a trap?" Zheng Ge asked from the side.

Huang Xiang nodded: "Just like the second alternate realm we entered, we entered without meeting the conditions. At that time, I felt something was wrong, so I wasn't sure if we had really entered an alternate realm. Although we came out of that alternate realm safely, it was completely different from the situation of those people who entered alternate realms before."

Ma Jun asked from the side, "What's the difference? Is there a rule that you absolutely have to meet certain conditions?"

Huang Xiang said seriously, "It is true that as long as you enter the Otherworld, you will definitely meet those conditions. Otherwise, you can't enter the Otherworld at all. This has been verified by everyone who has entered the Otherworld. We have entered the Otherworld twice now, and we have not met the conditions."

Zheng Ge's expression also turned serious, and he looked at Luo Zheng.

He also discovered this problem during his second entry into the alternate realm and mentioned it to Luo Zheng in private. However, Luo Zheng felt that they had come out safely and that the conditions for entering each alternate realm were different, so he did not discuss the matter in detail. Now, they have entered the alternate realm for the third time and still have not met those conditions. In fact, they were brought in in the blink of an eye.

As Huang Xiang said, this situation is very abnormal.

The other civilians, unaware of what was happening, simply watched from the sidelines without saying a word.

He Chuan and his two men had already gone inside, leaving only Su Bai and his group.

Luo Zheng said, "Everyone should be cautious for now, observe the surrounding situation, and then make a decision."

Perhaps because He Chuan's words had provoked him earlier, Luo Zheng did not consult Su Bai's opinion this time.

As dawn broke, everyone returned to the house.

Even after daybreak, the body placed on the operating table in the middle of the room still looked eerie.

Several ordinary people didn't approach; they just stood at a distance against the wall.

As for He Chuan and his two companions, only two other people were in the room, and He Chuan was nowhere to be seen.

Only then did Su Bai notice that there was a door on the inside of the room, and the sound of running water could be heard coming from inside.

Not long after, He Chuan also came out. His hair was still dripping wet, and the skin exposed outside his clothes looked very clean, so he must have taken a shower. His clothes, which were covered in mud, had also been cleaned up.

Su Bai glanced at He Chuan indifferently, then his gaze returned to the dismembered body on the table.

The entire body is spread out in a star-shaped pattern, with the head, torso, and limbs separated.

However, the work surface was very clean, and there wasn't a single drop of blood. It was clearly a human body, but there was no blood at all, as if it were a plastic doll.

Ma Jun said coldly, "What's this control panel for? Like in the last alternate world, are these meats meant to be eaten?"

He mentioned eating, even though it was about human bodies. Logically, people would feel nauseous upon hearing such words, but those ordinary people, despite being in this strange realm for the first time, showed no reaction whatsoever after hearing Ma Jun's words. They didn't even show any fear when they saw the human bodies.

Old Zhou calmly withdrew his gaze and whispered to Su Bai, "They say that every pitiful person has something hateful about them. Even if those people don't have any special abilities, they don't deserve anyone's pity."

They survived because they ate other people.

Su Bai said, "Someone's going to die."

His voice wasn't loud, but Luo Zheng and the others had been paying close attention to Su Bai's actions and easily heard what he said.

Old Zhou asked, "How can you tell?"

Su Bai said, "No matter what this meat is used for, it should be related to sacrificial rites."

Old Zhou nodded, because Su Bai had mentioned spatial folding before, so who knows if the otherworld they had arrived in was a copy of a second otherworld?

Luo Zheng and the others standing nearby thought the same thing.

If that's the case, then to get out of here, we need to find the manipulator and the possessed.

Luo Zheng's gaze swept over the crowd, and even when he looked at the ordinary people, his eyes turned hostile.

Su Bai stopped staring at the corpse, glanced around the room, and then went out again, with Old Zhou following him the whole time.

Once outside, when no one was around, Su Bai said, "I think the first person to have an accident should be He Chuan."

Old Zhou looked at Su Bai, who said, "The first thing to do in a ritual is to cleanse oneself, and He Chuan just took a bath. Of course, this is just my guess."

Then Su Bai said again, "That dark-skinned, thin man next to He Chuan is suspicious. Be careful of him. Although I didn't see it just now, judging from He Chuan's attitude towards him, I guess He Chuan didn't fall down on his own."

Old Zhou's expression hardened: "That man is the one controlling things? Shouldn't it be Chen Hua?"

Su Bai shook his head: "There are many things here that I don't understand, but there is something wrong with that dark and thin man. As for why He Chuan didn't expose him, that's something I find very strange."

He Chuan is not the kind of person who gets angry at those around him for no reason. In particular, when his companions went up to help him, he should have been grateful, but instead, he got angry with them.

Su Bai didn't dwell on the issue for long. He told Lao Zhou, "Later, ask Luo Zheng what each of He Chuan and his group did for a living."

Old Zhou suddenly understood: "You mean some of them also came from that research lab?"

Su Bai nodded: "Both times I entered the otherworld were related to that research lab. Perhaps there are some clues connecting us."

Old Zhou said, "Okay, I understand. I'll have Luo Zheng inquire about it privately."