However, after fighting for a long time, even Jing Minghe and Chi Hao sustained injuries. You Mi also joined the battle. Seizing an opportunity, she retrieved a dagger from the first-aid kit. She couldn't let herself be constantly protected by Jing Minghe and Chi Hao.
She knew very well that in this City of Death, she was not just a doctor, but also a player who had to constantly improve her abilities to survive.
These ghosts that emerged from the light gates, no matter what enhancements they had undergone, were far more resilient than any ghosts they had encountered before. Jing Minghe continuously changed the form of the transforming ball in his hand, shifting from offense to defense. Each of them had become extremely passive, including the usually invincible Chi Hao.
Jing Minghe, unsettled by the disappearance of Tong Zheng and Ke Wuwen, had lost his usual rhythm. Chi Hao paid more attention to Jing Minghe than ever before, as if afraid the young man would carelessly throw himself into the mouths of the ghosts.
The four increasingly exhausted individuals were soon cornered by the seven light gates and the ghosts emerging from them.
Jing Minghe felt that this was deliberate on the opponent's part.
Was it to easily take them all at once?
Ding Chang spat out blood from his mouth and muttered, "Why are they so difficult to deal with?"
Before his words even faded, the ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked. The four people, along with the seven ghosts, fell into the abyss.
"No, Brother Hao, Sister You Mi!"
Jing Minghe reached out to grab the broken edge of the cliff, but was dragged down by the upside-down monster that fell with him. In the end, he could only helplessly call out the names of Chi Hao and You Mi, who had fallen in another direction.
Tong Zheng and Ke Wuwen were already missing. At this moment, he absolutely did not want Chi Hao and You Mi to disappear before his eyes.
Yet, this place seemed to conspire against him, the more he wanted to avoid something, the faster it happened.
During the rapid descent, to prevent the upside-down monster from tearing him to shreds, Jing Minghe flipped over and kicked the monster upwards. Since he couldn't ascend, he had to accelerate his fall, and he had to land safely before the upside-down monster did.
The fall was long enough for Jing Minghe to devise a method for a safe landing.
However, after landing, Jing Minghe realized that there was no need to think of any safe landing methods, because he had fallen onto something like sponge. As long as his posture wasn't ridiculously wrong, he wouldn't get hurt at all.
After landing, Jing Minghe got up without hesitation and immediately ran to the side.
It was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. At this moment, he could only rely on luck.
Less than three seconds after Jing Minghe ran off, he heard the sound of the upside-down monster landing. Moreover, as if prescient, it directly pursued in the direction he was fleeing.
Jing Minghe was speechless and could only speed up his escape. Currently, he was no match for that upside-down monster.
"Brother Jing, Brother Jing..."
The voice of a little girl suddenly entered Jing Minghe's ears.
Although hearing this strange little girl's voice in the darkness was chilling, upon closer listening, Jing Minghe felt the voice was somewhat familiar.
"Brother~"
The voice continued, and seemed to be getting closer.
Jing Minghe finally made out the voice clearly. His footsteps faltered slightly, and he uttered with a hint of confusion, "Feifei?"
"Brother." The eerie voice carried a hint of excitement.
The moment Jing Minghe uttered the word "Feifei," he felt a small hand grasp his.
"Follow me."
Feifei pulled Jing Minghe in another direction.
Jing Minghe had no other choice. Since a ghost was guiding him, he was happy to accept. After all, he had already passed Feifei's trial, and he believed in this Feifei. Moreover, Feifei wasn't an evil ghost to begin with.
One person followed one ghost, running in the pitch-black darkness. The upside-down monster behind them was still in hot pursuit.
After running for an unknown length of time, Jing Minghe felt as if he was mechanically moving his legs, with no other sensation.
Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed. Before Jing Minghe could clearly see what it was, he heard a voice by his ear, "Brother, let's go out."
Immediately after, he was pushed into the light. Only after seeing clearly did Jing Minghe realize that he had appeared on a platform, with a train parked steadily in front of him.
It was then that Jing Minghe realized that the dazzling light he saw earlier must have been a light gate, and Feifei had pushed him through it without him knowing.
Jing Minghe looked around. There were no more light gates in sight.
"Did I leave the instance? Or did I enter another space within the instance?"
Jing Minghe muttered to himself and walked step by step towards the train. This train was exactly the same as the one that used to transport players to the rest area. It didn't have the eerie feeling they experienced when they first saw the instance train, but this didn't definitively prove he had left the instance train.
Just as Jing Minghe was two or three steps away from the train, the carriage door slowly opened. After a moment of hesitation, Jing Minghe walked directly into the train. The interior was empty, with no players or NPCs. He waited for a while but heard no train announcements. Sudan Novel Network.
So, where was this?
"Are we out?"
Yumi's voice came from outside the train. Jing Minghe immediately ran out.
He saw You Mi supporting the injured Chi Hao, standing opposite the carriage where Jing Minghe was. All three of them froze for a moment. Jing Minghe rushed to Chi Hao and You Mi with extreme speed, his voice laced with disbelief, "Brother Hao, how could you be so badly injured?"
Chi Hao's arm hung limply, blood flowing down his arm. There was also a significant wound on his abdomen, staining his shirt a deep red.
This was the first time Jing Minghe had ever seen Chi Hao so severely injured. In his mind, Chi Hao had always been as powerful as Lu Fanfei, omnipotent and fearless. He had never imagined that his Brother Hao would also have such a vulnerable moment.
After speaking, Jing Minghe quickly stepped forward and took Chi Hao from You Mi's hands, carefully half-supporting and half-carrying him.
You Mi was also injured. After handing Chi Hao over to Jing Minghe, she held her wound and followed Jing Minghe, explaining, "It was Ding Chang. We fell into the same place. Mr. Chi and I were responsible for holding back the pursuing ghosts, and I was responsible for finding the exit. But when I found the exit, he suddenly broke free and threw something onto Mr. Chi. All the ghosts then started attacking only Mr. Chi. Ding Chang seized the opportunity and escaped through the exit."
You Mi's tone was indignant. She glanced at Chi Hao and continued, "After Ding Chang escaped, we only had a chance to leave after Mr. Chi completely defeated those ghosts."
Jing Minghe carefully helped Chi Hao to sit on the train seat. He then retrieved You Mi's first-aid kit, restored it to its normal size, and said in a deep voice, "Let's hope he's still alive."