OK, the deaths from the Apollo game came up again, but it's still not clear. Did those who died in the game die for real? Zhang Heng seems to consider them non-threats, now, because they died in the game. Although the professor player seemed to have only been arrested, not killed.

So, is this a hint that the girl is still an active participant? Wasn't her game item something to control animals? She just got written out of the story with a passing remark, so I wouldn't be surprised to see her pop back up.