But it was unnervingly quiet here.
'What Bai Qingye just said clearly meant they were in this scenario too, but where on earth are they?'
'If this was just about letting me experience this high-tech simulation, we could have all done it together. It would have been a good way to practice our teamwork.'
'They must be hiding somewhere, waiting to get the drop on me.'
To be safe, Shi Li paused time before pushing open the office door and stepping inside.
She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was inside, then let time resume.
Then, she began to ransack the place.
"So, did you find the key, sweetheart?" Bai Qingye's voice drifted from the doorway, immediately followed by a poisoned dart shooting straight for Shi Li.
Shi Li hastily froze the dart in mid-air, causing it to drop to the ground.
Shi Li gasped, her eyes fixed on the green vapor wafting from the poison on its tip.
"You're for real!" Shocked, Shi Li scrambled back a few steps.
