Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

The golden ball looked confused and muttered to itself, "Did I miss something?… No, those are all the rules of the game."

"Where is the frog?" Bai Youwei sneered at it. "The theme of the game is 'The Frog's Golden Ball.' Where is the 'frog'?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the others panicked. They looked around, afraid that countless frogs would suddenly jump out from the dark corners.

The golden ball fell silent.

After a while, it let out a sly laugh. "The frog… You'll know in a minute."

With that, it floated to the highest point of the cave, directly below the circular opening, allowing the sunlight to make it shine even more brilliantly.

"The game is about to begin. Players have one minute to prepare. The countdown starts now. 59, 58, 57…"

Everyone panicked!

Almost immediately, someone asked in a panic, "Mr. Zhang! What should we do?!"

People habitually sought help from their leader. However, Zhang Hua at this time was no longer the gentle, polite, and thoughtful man with glasses. He turned around coldly, walked to the position between the two giant snails, stood still, and ignored everyone.

Brother Hui sneered, "See that? Your Mr. Zhang can't even protect himself, who cares if you live or die?! That's your Mr. Zhang, not your dad! You bunch of fools!"

Bai Youwei pondered for a moment, then turned her head and beckoned to Tan Xiao.

Tan Xiao was still in a daze. Seeing Bai Youwei looking for him, he ran over.

Bai Youwei said, "Teacher Cheng is not feeling well. Help him to stand over there. The golden ball is using the stone wall and the giant snails to bounce. The place without giant snails is relatively safer."

Without a word, Tan Xiao immediately stepped forward to support Cheng Weicai.

When the others heard this, they also hurried to find a suitable place.

It was then that they realized that the place where Mr. Zhang was standing was exactly the "relatively safe position" that Bai Youwei had mentioned. In other words, Zhang Hua knew how to avoid the golden ball, but he didn't intend to tell them!

Resentment appeared on everyone's faces.

"How can there be such a selfish person? What good will it do to him if we die!" An elderly woman muttered in a low voice.

No one questioned or condemned him indignantly because the countdown was coming to an end.

Shen Mo placed Bai Youwei in a corner of the cave, her back against the stone wall, a giant snail on her right, and empty mud on her left and front.

Whether it was hiding or escaping, this was a great spot.

But Shen Mo didn't intend to stay here, because this place was too remote to observe the trajectory of the golden ball. He was a man who liked to take the initiative.

He took off his military boots, rolled up his trouser legs, stood barefoot in the mud, his dark eyes staring at the ball in the distance. As soon as it found a position to launch, he would act.

"7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2…"

The golden ball moved.

"…1."

It stopped, the sphere swaying as it floated to a spot. A childish voice, full of malice, echoed through the cave—

"Game, start."

Boom!

The cave shook again!

Impact! Ricochet! Echo! The entire cave trembled!

Mud splashed in front of Bai Youwei's eyes, making it impossible for her to see where the others were. Only screams and cries rang out one after another! Deafening!

"Shen Mo!!!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.

She couldn't see him, and her heart was filled with unease.

Call her hypocritical or selfish, but she couldn't live without Shen Mo now! Shen Mo was her legs! Her life!

A mud-covered person crawled and rolled over. After seeing Bai Youwei, he froze for a moment, then rushed towards her! He shouted indistinctly, "Move! This is my spot!"

Bai Youwei's eyes widened.

A shadow mixed with golden light suddenly appeared behind the man. In the next instant, the man and the ball smashed against the stone wall!

The golden ball bounced away, but the man remained…

Broken.

He slid into the mud, becoming one with it.

Only a smear of red and white, like tofu curd, remained on the stone wall.

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