Yang was currently sitting on a raised rock.

　　He had poured a puddle of mineral water on the ground in front of him.

　　This way, he could see the scene behind him reflected in the puddle of water at any time, and he didn't have to constantly turn his head to look.

　　Fortunately, summer had already passed, and the weather was no longer so hot, otherwise, the puddle of water would have dried up quickly.

　　Although there were no damp places on this mountain, and no trees could be found, the temperature on the ground was gradually decreasing as time passed.

　　When Li called, Yang was initially startled, but he quickly calmed down.

　　The situation hadn't changed.

　　After all, they had known from the start that this mountain wouldn't allow them to survive for twelve hours peacefully.

　　It was just that the "ghost" wanted to find them, which meant that the "ghost" didn't have the ability to sense their location, otherwise, it could appear in front of them at any time.

　　After all, the "ghosts" they had encountered in the past blood inscription instructions all had the ability to move freely to any location.

　　This limitation should be the only way out that the apartment gave them.

　　And it was his duty to make the most of it.

　　He thought it was a poor move to wander around the mountain aimlessly like a headless fly.

　　The mountain was huge, and if the "ghost" couldn’t sense their location, then hiding in a specific place would make it less likely for them to be found, but wandering around would increase the chance of being found.

　　"I'm not someone who's scared out of their wits by the apartment," Yang took another sip of mineral water, wiped his mouth, and muttered to himself, "When Yuan was still alive, I discussed escape methods with him late into the night countless times, and I also made numerous deductions based on the experiences of other residents who had escaped. Yuan was truly a genius… It's a pity that he died so early."

　　"Of course, hiding in one place all the time isn't the best option. It's better to change places every half an hour. The terrain of this mountain is very winding and tortuous, going from bottom to top.

　　Moreover, the 'ghost' will probably look for us along the paths that are further away from the top of the mountain, and I'm deliberately not staying too far away from the top of the mountain. So, going too close to the bottom would leave me fewer escape routes. In places with more forks, staying in various places randomly, this way it will be harder to be found. And changing hiding places every half an hour… I don’t believe that 'ghost' can find me!"

　　Using water as a mirror was also a clever trick.

　　Although Yang had also brought a mirror with him, the mirror formed by water had a larger range.

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　　However, water was limited.

　　Even though Yang had twelve bottles of mineral water in his backpack, he also needed to drink water to replenish his energy.

　　Half an hour was almost up.

　　Yang checked his watch, got up, and continued to walk randomly along the various forks in the road.

　　Of course, he wouldn't be completely fearless.

　　In fact, he was also trying his best to suppress the fear that was constantly seeping out of his heart.

　　But from the experience of many past residents, Yang had learned that the more afraid you are, the easier it is to panic.

　　Only by staying calm and composed in the face of danger, like Yuan, was it possible to find the hidden way out of the apartment.

　　"It won't be that easy to bump into… that 'ghost' is definitely searching for Zhang and the others below the mountain…"

　　At this moment, Yang was maintaining a normal pace.

　　He knew that constant running would only drain his energy, and the more tired he got, the harder it would be to escape later.

　　After all, Yang had always been a good track and field athlete.

　　He was very confident in his running speed.

　　Now, the priority was to save his energy.

　　Of course… there was also the possibility of encountering the "ghost" by chance.

　　If he really did run into it, then he would be finished.

　　But Yang also knew that when carrying out blood inscription instructions, they often faced a situation similar to Russian roulette, where their fate was completely decided by luck.

　　It was undeniable that luck was often a key factor in escaping.

　　And Yuan had survived five blood inscription instructions… that was because he was extremely lucky!

　　When he survived the fifth blood inscription instruction, Yuan was facing a near-death situation.

　　The blood inscription instruction stated that they had to go to a crossroads at midnight on a certain day, and stay there for ten minutes, and then they could return to the apartment.

　　At that time, only Yuan and another old resident were carrying out the instruction.

　　The old resident died on the first day!

　　The crossroads at midnight was desolate and deserted, with only a few cars passing by occasionally.

　　When they arrived at the crossroads, Yuan and the old resident were both wary of the passing cars or pedestrians.

　　When midnight struck, Yuan and the old resident were originally standing on the street, but suddenly, they found themselves in the middle of the crossroads!

　　Then, four large trucks came from all four directions of the crossroads!

　　And the drivers of the trucks were all identical skeletons!

　　The four trucks drove towards them at a very high speed, and it was almost impossible to avoid them!

　　It was a complete death trap!

　　That kid Yuan was really terrifyingly lucky. He was hit by four trucks at the same time, but he actually flew up and hit the balcony of a tall building next door when one of them hit him!

　　Although he was seriously injured, he miraculously survived!

　　The other resident was completely gone without a trace…

　　At this moment, Tang was far from as calm as Yang.

　　He was running around aimlessly without any pattern, and he quickly ran out of energy.

　　He kept checking his watch, and two hours had passed.

　　Now, they still had ten hours left!

　　Although the mountain was large, ten hours… if he accidentally ran into it…

　　Tang didn’t dare to think about it anymore.

　　Li promised that he would continue to analyze the way to survive this blood inscription instruction, and he would notify him immediately if he had any new ideas.

　　But Li wasn’t omnipotent.

　　Was there a way to escape the "ghost's" search?

　　Should he hide using a certain method? How to hide?

　　There was no place to hide on this mountain at all!

　　He couldn’t even find a cave or a tree!

　　And the apartment stipulated that they couldn’t leave Huayan Mountain!

　　In his state of anxiety, he suddenly thought, what if he met up with Yang and the others?

　　If they were together as a group of four, it would be easier to boost morale, and they could think of further strategies.

　　However, he still decided to ask Li for his opinion first, so he took out his phone and called Li.

　　"Hello, is this Li?" Tang said immediately after answering the phone, "It's like this, I was thinking, what if I meet up with Yang and the other three? If there are four of us together…"

　　"Absolutely don’t do that!" At this moment, Li was on his way to the hospital.