Everyone returned to the hall once more.

Although some players were still busy exchanging dinner ingredients from the vending machines, it was evident that after the departure of Zhou Guifen and Shen Xing, the atmosphere in the community changed again.

The remaining people inevitably felt more anxious.

Some players had initially planned to leave in three or five days, but now found they couldn’t wait any longer.

Zheng Jie was still studying the goods on the vending machine: "Can I take the things I bought with me?

"I suppose I can, right?

"Because all my clothes are bought from the vending machine, Walkway can’t let me return to the real world naked and run down the street, can they?

"If I can take things with me, should I buy some expensive ’Walkway souvenirs’?

"I’ll buy the most expensive belt and wear it to take away; that should be okay, right?"

He continued to struggle in front of the vending machine on how to spend his visa time.

...

...

The next morning, Yang Hui, Li Jiang, Dai Yifan, and Yang Yuting were prepared to leave.

Last night, after Zhou Guifen and Shen Xing left, the remaining 9 players had another dinner together.

Although the discount coupons were no longer valid, this dinner was richer than the last one.

After all, everyone had confirmed they couldn’t take the visa time away, so they simply deposited it into the Luxury Fund and spent it all.

No one wanted to consider the possibility of ’coming back again,’ so leaving visa time seemed unlucky and unsettling.

This richer dinner, a true farewell meal, however, had no particular memorable points.

In Zheng Jie’s words: it’s like the last dinner with dormmates at university graduation, waking up and forgetting all the details, leaving only a complex feeling, hard to describe with words, lingering in one’s heart.

Li Renshu looked at Li Jiang and Yang Yuting: "I thought you two would consider the question of ’whether to stay here’ and decide a bit later."

Yang Yuting sighed silently: "I did have such a thought for a moment.

"Everyone knows I’m someone who loves to try, no matter how difficult, no matter if I have the ability, I will try subconsciously once I grab the chance.

"I originally thought everyone was like this, but now I find that people like me are rare.

"This also made me misjudge due to ’survivor bias’ many times."

Li Renshu nodded: "But that’s a good thing.

"Because you come from a wealthy family, had a happy childhood, and were always encouraged during your growth, you have such a character.

"Some people heal a lifetime with a childhood, while some heal childhood with a lifetime. Clearly, the former is happier."

Yang Yuting continued: "Brother Wang praised me once; he said he appreciated me because of this trait in me.

"So, I really had a moment thinking ’maybe I could stay.’

"I also had a bit of hope that I could become the strongest player or the strongest imitator.

"Actually, this thought had come before, during the game core competition, when playing games with everyone, I fleetingly felt a hallucination, like I truly possessed everything. That feeling... was quite wonderful.

"However, thinking about Lawyer Lin and Cai Zhiyuan’s final face-off shattered my hallucination.

"For the first time, I felt so clearly that there are things in this world I cannot achieve no matter how hard I try.

"So given that, I should go.

"Reality is simpler for me."

Li Jiang nodded: "Hmm, I feel similarly.

"Actually, in Community 13, I was a relatively noticeable player, had solved some games, though not skilled in very complex strategies, I was still confident in courage and willpower-based judgment games.

"But...

"If I still have to face monsters like Lawyer Lin and Cai Zhiyuan in the future, then forget it."

Wei Yinzhang teased: "Lawyer Lin’s path heart isn’t broken, but yours are?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Li Jiang and Yang Yuting also laughed.

"Yes, shattered into powder. But with our level of conviction, it’s not quite about ’path hearts.’"

Yang Hui and Dai Yifan also planned to leave, but Li Renshu didn’t ask much because they probably wouldn’t want to stay anyway.

Yang Hui said with some emotion: "Li Jiang and I were lucky to catch the biggest leak in Walkway.

"Actually, we did nothing but muddled into Community 17 in the ’Tarot Game’ and received precious opportunities other communities’ strong players dreamed of and couldn’t fight for even with all their might.

"We just escaped Walkway so easily and returned to the real world without any effort or cost beyond luck.

"I kind of feel I don’t deserve it."

Zheng Jie comforted: "It’s okay; everyone who plays games knows there’s a saying ’good playing is not as good as good placement.’ In Walkway, luck is really an important factor."

Dai Yifan looked at Lin Sizhi and hesitantly said: "Brother Lin, actually I..."

Lin Sizhi interrupted him: "What, confessing something to me, trying to ask me to design a judgment game against you?"

Dai Yifan was startled and quickly waved his hand: "Of course not!"

Lin Sizhi patted his shoulder: "Everyone has some secrets in their heart. Your desire to confess shows it’s not a big issue.

"Walkway has files on all of us and has locked in different ’crimes’ for us, but not everyone needs to experience judgment games.

"Of course, if you decide to stay, as long as you stay long enough, you’ll eventually get your turn."

Dai Yifan shook his head quickly: "Then no need!"

Zheng Jie lamented: "What a pity, if Cai Zhiyuan had won, he probably wouldn’t choose the third reward option, then Xiao Dai, you might have become the second boss."

Dai Yifan was momentarily speechless.

Eventually, the four of them swiped their visa wristbands one by one at the community entrance, waved goodbye to the others, and left individually.

Only Wei Yinzhang, Li Renshu, Qin Yao, Zheng Jie, and Lin Sizhi remained in the community.

Returning to the hall, Li Renshu sat casually beside the long table and looked around with some emotion.

"For the first time, I feel this place is so large, so empty."