Although the task had restarted, there was one change—Mi Shu's wrist no longer bore the Red String; it had been used up during the previous task.
"What should I do then?" Mi Shu asked.
"You don't have to do anything. After the task starts, you will fall into a deep sleep. We won't be able to see you, and neither will those Resentful Infants. When the cycle restarts, we will meet at the entrance of the village," Cheng Cha patiently explained.
Upon hearing this, Tong Han slowly took a breath, "So, you're saying that with each task cycle, we lose a red string. When all the Red Strings are used up, we will be trapped in this haunted place until we die."
"Exactly," Cheng Cha nodded, "So we must find the loophole and end this task before the worst-case scenario unfolds."