Apart from Chi Hao, Gu Chenhui, Tong Zheng, Ke Wuwen, and Gong Liang, the remaining three, You Mi, also expressed a desire to find Jing Minghe, while Hao Yu and Gao Zhenli exchanged glances and agreed to go together.
Regarding the matter of destroying the system, although they felt it was unlikely, it was still better than constantly risking death in the dungeons of the City of Death.
Taking a gamble might bring hope.
Moreover, the abilities of Chi Hao, Gu Chenhui, and Gong Liang were evident. Only the mysterious Lu Fanfei's capabilities were unknown, but upon first meeting, one could sense his extraordinary and unfathomable nature.
With these individuals combined, success might not be impossible.
Lu Fanfei was very pleased with everyone's decision. He casually reached into his pocket and produced a transparent bead, which he then gently crushed and scattered.
The crimson blood on the snow-capped mountain slowly receded, converging in one direction, gradually forming a blood-flow gate before them.
"Are we really," Ke Wuwen asked cautiously, looking at the blood-flow gate, "going to walk through this gate?" Sudancn.com
Watching the constantly circulating crimson, Ke Wuwen couldn't help but wonder if people would be dyed red if they passed through this gate.
Before Lu Fanfei could speak, Chi Hao was the first to step forward and pass through the blood-flow gate, followed closely by Gu Chenhui, and then Gong Liang.
Tong Zheng glanced at Lu Fanfei, who stood calmly to the side, and pulling Ke Wuwen along, said, "Let's go, we're going to find your idol."
As Tong Zheng pulled him into the blood-flow gate, Ke Wuwen couldn't resist looking back at the mysterious Lu Fanfei before entering. His smiling lips and deep eyes on the same face felt extremely incongruous.
The remaining You Mi, Hao Yu, and Gao Zhenli saw that Chi Hao and the others had already entered. Since they had no other choice, they followed closely.
"Idol!"
As soon as Ke Wuwen passed through the blood-flow gate, he saw Jing Minghe, his back to them, sitting on a strange chair.
Finally seeing Jing Minghe, Ke Wuwen excitedly ran towards him. However, he stopped after only two steps because he saw Chi Hao and Gu Chenhui standing in front of Jing Minghe, both with the same expression: anger.
The low pressure emanating from Chi Hao was chillingly terrifying, as if he could tear apart anyone who came near him in the next moment.
"Tong... Brother Tong," Ke Wuwen retreated to Tong Zheng's side, tightly gripping his arm, and asked timidly, "What's wrong with Brother Chi and Brother Gu?"
Tong Zheng had naturally noticed the anger on their faces. He then looked at Gong Liang, who was also standing directly in front of Jing Minghe. However, Gong Liang wore a look of contemplation, as if he had seen something particularly interesting.
"Let's go," Tong Zheng pulled Ke Wuwen, "we'll go take a look."
Ke Wuwen was still somewhat afraid of Chi Hao. With every step forward, he couldn't help but swallow. Despite his fear, his desire to see Jing Minghe and his curiosity drove him to muster the courage to follow Tong Zheng.
Just as Tong Zheng and Ke Wuwen reached Jing Minghe's front, You Mi and the other two entered. Upon entering, they heard Ke Wuwen's voice.
"How could my idol become like this? Is he, is he really my idol? How could he..."
You Mi was about to ask Ke Wuwen what was wrong when she heard Lu Fanfei's voice from behind.
"He is indeed Jing Minghe, but, he's not quite the same as you know him."
"Lu Fanfei!" Gu Chenhui lunged forward, grabbing Lu Fanfei's collar in anger, "What exactly did you do to Xiao Jing? He's your adopted brother, the one you've raised since he was little. Don't you love him the most? How could you?"
Lu Fanfei only needed one look to make Gu Chenhui release his grip on his collar.
"Of course, I love him the most," Lu Fanfei said unhurriedly, adjusting his collar. "How could I bear to see him get hurt? Moreover, he is my, most powerful secret weapon."
Hearing Lu Fanfei's words, Chi Hao didn't want to waste any more time. He took out a long saber from his storage bead and in an instant, he was in front of Lu Fanfei.
However, Lu Fanfei's reaction was even faster. The moment Chi Hao approached him, he was already behind Chi Hao, a slender silver needle pressed against Chi Hao's neck.
"Chi Hao, if you could kill me, you wouldn't be standing here right now."
Gao Zhenli was so frightened by the scene that she stumbled back several steps. She had thought that Chi Hao and Gu Chenhui were already incredibly powerful, almost beyond human, but to her surprise, there were even more terrifying individuals.
This Lu Fanfei felt more terrifying than any monster they had encountered in the dungeon. Beneath his gentle and handsome appearance, what truly lay hidden? It was invisible, unpredictable, yet one could clearly feel the immense pressure.
You Mi looked at one person, then at another, her questions piling up. It seemed no one was willing to answer her. When she saw Ke Wuwen's look of disbelief, You Mi mustered her courage and walked over.
"How could this be?"
The moment You Mi saw Jing Minghe, her surprise was no less than Ke Wuwen's.
Hao Yu, driven by curiosity, also walked closer. He considered himself to have seen almost every kind of scene due to his profession, yet he was still astonished by Jing Minghe, who was on the verge of becoming code.
Jing Minghe's face, neck, hands, and arms, any part not covered by clothing, were filled with dense lines of code. It could be inferred that his entire body was like this.
No, this wasn't a person at all, but a human-shaped entity composed of a pile of code.
"Is he," Hao Yu questioned, "truly not human?"
"My Xiao Jing is a genuine human," Lu Fanfei said as his confrontation with Chi Hao ended. He slowly walked over. "However, what you are seeing before you is not entirely Xiao Jing."
You Mi looked at the mysterious and terrifying Lu Fanfei and asked, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean 'not entirely'?"
Lu Fanfei smiled at You Mi. "You also knew Xiao Jing outside the City of Death. Haven't you noticed anything different about him?"
You Mi shook her head.
Lu Fanfei sighed softly. "Chenhui didn't notice because he spent too little time with Xiao Jing in the City of Death. But you, who have been by Xiao Jing's side since the beginning, were completely unaware. Dr. You Mi, I overestimated you. I hope you won't disappoint me later on."
"Lu Fanfei!" Gu Chenhui suppressed his anger and questioned, "What exactly are you trying to do!"
Lu Fanfei placed a hand on Jing Minghe's shoulder. "I've said it before, it's time to end this era controlled by the system."
"Wait a moment," Tong Zheng asked as if he suddenly thought of something, "if we talk here, won't the system detect us?"
"Of course not," Gong Liang answered Tong Zheng's question for Lu Fanfei. "If it could, this gentleman wouldn't have brought us here so brazenly, would he?"