I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today

Now that man has gone to fetch water, leaving two others behind to pitch a tent. Their movements were rough and temperamental as if their frustrations were due to being stuck in the maze for a long time.

Once the tent was up, and the man who went to fetch water hadn’t returned, the two went scavenging for supplies in the roadside store. They made a mess, leaving the place in tatters. Even the glass cabinets were shattered clean, even those in the antique shop that they clearly had no use for, its contents were destroyed maliciously.

They are nothing more than a bunch of hoodlums!

Su Man watched, furious, she couldn’t help but wonder: With the game killing so many people, how come these scumbags aren’t the ones falling prey?

She looked at the other side, the man on the ground was silent and seemed so exhausted that moving about seemed to be an arduous effort, let alone escaping.

She thought for a while and decided to continue observing, to see if there was a chance to rescue this man.

From what she had overheard earlier, they needed this man to lead the way. He must have some knowledge about the maze; if she could save him, perhaps out of gratitude, he could teach her how to get out of the maze.

After all, men who wear glasses are usually quite intelligent.

Such as Li Li (at least that’s what she thinks).

And he is a cripple.

Bai Youwei is clever.

Su Man was deep in thought, and at this moment, the man who had gone to fetch water returned carrying a large bucket of purified water, which looked as if it had been ripped straight off someone’s water dispenser.

He pointed it at the man with glasses on the ground and poured it directly onto his face!

The column of water splashed all over the man’s face.

“Lu Yuwen, get up and drink,” the man in the denim jacket ordered rudely, “Don’t play dead with me, get up and figure out the map, let’s see where we go next.”

Su Man was slightly startled.

…Lu Yuwen?

There’s a “wen” in his name.

Seems like men who have “wen” in their name are quite intelligent.

Such as Yan Qingwen.

So this man = Li Li (wears glasses) + Bai Youwei (crippled) + Yan Qingwen (name contains “wen”)

Su Man thought to herself: I need to save this man!

She quietly retreated, hid her luggage, and then armed herself with only a whip and dagger, ready to wait and observe again —

From day to night.

When it comes to laying low, she was patient enough to hold still for hours.

A fire was lit on their side. They cooked a pot of instant noodles and chatted while eating.

After listening for a little while, Su Man was able to get a rough understanding of their situation.

The young man in the denim jacket is called “Brother Xiao”.

The somewhat shorter one is called Yang Zi.

The last one, a dark-skinned man, is named Zhang Ke, a “double”.

The three of them met Lu Yuwen in the last game. Lu Yuwen came up with the solution to win, and they worked with Lu Yuwen to succeed. They were mutually beneficial to each other.

However, after the game ended, they turned on him, trying to snatch Lu Yuwen’s reward props!

To elude them, Lu Yuwen purposely ran towards the direction of the maze and accidentally encountered the maze expansion zone, getting all four of them sucked into the maze!

These three men hate Lu Yuwen to the bone!

They knew themselves well, knowing they were not as intelligent as Lu Yuwen, so they held on to Lu Yuwen, waiting for him to find a way out.

And so, Su Man saw what she saw at the beginning.

Now that they were full and satisfied, they left some instant noodle remnants for Lu Yuwen in a stainless steel bowl.

Lu Yuwen didn’t eat, but they forced him, drenching him in soup – a man being treated worse than a dog.