Everyone, following Gu Fan's suggestion, jogged to the lake and then walked along its edge until they successfully met up with the long-waiting Gu Fan—and not a single person went mad again.
Irina was confused, "What on earth is going on, Gu Fan?"
Many people were curious why so many had gone mad upon approaching the lake before, yet now there wasn't a single mad person.
Gu Fan explained it this way, "Organization X only told us that drinking the lake water would turn us into stone statues but didn't mention that getting close to the water could drive people mad. So, I infer that they haven't experienced people suddenly going mad, which means…"
Su Hui helped him continue, "Which means, it's not the proximity to the lake water that causes madness, but it's the forest by the lake that's truly dangerous."