Seeing this, Xiao Jin thought for a moment and then decisively reminded Wang Zixuan.

"Something's not right with the Soul-Guiding Lamp. Try following its direction to find it."

Wang Zixuan paused for a moment, then looked down at the lantern. Just as Xiao Jin had said, the light inside was flickering.

So Wang Zixuan walked around the altar while keeping a close eye on the soul-guiding lamp in her hand.

finally……

As the lantern in her hand swayed to a certain spot, the flame inside suddenly shot up high, its eerie light illuminating the surroundings.

"Found it!" Wang Zixuan suddenly shouted, "The remains are under the stone platform!"

Xiao Jin strode forward and cleaved the stone platform in half with a single stroke, revealing a dark hole below.

"Haha, destroy it quickly so we can go back." The male player with the earring was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward.

But just as he was three steps away from Wang Zixuan, the male player with the earring suddenly twisted his expression—

"Click."

The next second, the other person's neck seemed to be twisted violently by an invisible force, turning 180 degrees. His soul-guiding lamp exploded with a "crack"! A dark shadow darted out from the lamp and instantly disappeared into the crack in the stone platform.

"It's a trap!" Shao Siyuan shouted angrily. "He's stopping us—"

Wang Zixuan, standing to the side, looked even more grim as she stared at the shattered substitute puppet in her backpack.

If the male player with the earring hadn't been right next to her, her substitute puppet wouldn't have been able to activate, and she would have been the one to die.

On the other side, before Shao Siyuan could finish speaking, the entire altar began to shake violently.

Black blood seeped from the seven stone pillars at the same time, countless cracks appeared in the ground, and hundreds of withered hands surged out like a tide!

"Retreat!" Xiao Jin plunged his longsword into the ground, and the lightning lock transformed into a vast, all-encompassing net, enveloping all the ghost hands within it.

Yunye's claws drew a circle of fire around him, and Shao Siyuan threw out talismans to form a golden barrier that enveloped him.

The siblings Sui Ying and Sui Feng seemed to have used some kind of combined skill, creating a vacuum zone around them in an instant.

Any ghost hand that tries to break through to their side will be smashed to pieces by the giant hammer.

At the same time, outside the 'tea party'.

Countless vengeful ghosts and villagers frantically rammed against the barrier, but fortunately, Sui Ying's props were quite effective, and no matter how they rammed against it, the barrier remained unmoved.

But the ghostly hands alone are enough to give players a headache.

Xiao Jin suddenly soared into the air, his figure like an eagle soaring through the sky. As he swung his long sword, a dazzling blade of light ripped through the space, slashing straight at the ghostly hands swarming towards the ground.

Wherever the blade's light passed, the ghostly hands exploded into black smoke and vanished without a trace, leaving an aura of scorching heat and destruction in the air.

Every time Xiao Jin swung his sword, it was accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

At the same time, Wang Zixuan, who was more inclined to long-range attacks, also quickly used flying items to occupy the high ground.

The longbow in her hand was drawn to its full extent, the arrows gleaming coldly in the reflection of the barrier, and each arrow was accompanied by a crisp twang of the string.

The arrows streaked through the air like meteors, piercing the Ghost Hand's vital points with unerring accuracy, without missing a single one.

Unfortunately, there were simply too many ghost hands, and even with the combined onslaught of the crowd, the players still found it difficult to break through the defenses.

Seeing this, a resolute glint flashed in Shao Siyuan's eyes. He shouted, "No, we have to hold them off. We must find the skeletons in the pit first and destroy it completely!"

His voice was exceptionally loud amidst the chaotic battle, and everyone heard it easily.

However, not everyone is as brave as Shao Siyuan.

The man with the severed finger was pale and filled with fear. He immediately thought of the man with the earring whose throat had been twisted.

Anyway, he definitely won't go down there; let whoever wants to go go!

However, what the man with the severed finger didn't know was that even if he wanted to go on such an important mission, the others wouldn't believe him!

Over here, Xiao Jin and Yun Ye on the ground exchanged a glance. Without saying a word, they understood each other perfectly.

Going down to find the skeletons would be fraught with danger, and the only ones here with the strength and ability to handle it are the two of them.

Taking advantage of the gap left by the other players, Xiao Jin and his companion leaped up like two black lightning bolts, rushing towards the hidden cave entrance.

Just as the ghostly hands were about to surround them, the two bodies drew a graceful arc in mid-air before crashing heavily into the cave, raising dust and sending up a cloud of rubble.

………………

The darkness, like a thick, viscous tide, suffocated their breaths.

Xiao Jin's boots slid on the slippery moss, his long sword held horizontally in front of him, the lightning patterns on the blade gleaming faintly with blue light in the darkness.

Once inside the cave, it was as if they were in another space; the noise outside was completely gone!

"Did you feel it?" Yunye asked from the side.

"Hmm," Xiao Jin replied, "The temperature has dropped, it's very low!" She repeated.

The two of them then frowned.

Because the lower the temperature, the stiffer their joints become, which greatly hinders their movement!

"Let's go first." Xiao Jin glanced into the depths of the cave: "They can't hold out for much longer."

So the two continued walking inside, and as they walked, Xiao Jin and Yun Ye stopped at the same time.

There's something there.

Xiao Jin looked up, and her night vision allowed her to easily identify what was above her—a flock of black bats.

The bat looked several times larger than a normal bat, and it was hanging upside down above the two people's heads, a dark mass of it.

Perhaps their footsteps disturbed the swarm of bats, for many bats began to flutter their wings and slowly wake up.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jin quickly activated the quantum shield around her, and Yun Ye also used a defensive item.

The next second, ear-piercing sound waves began to vibrate around, and with a 'creaking' sound, several clear scratch marks appeared in front of Xiao Jin's quantum shield.

Yunye's body surged with light, and a wisp of wind appeared around him, constantly shaking off the swarm of bats that were swooping down from above.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Jin realized that those things were not real bats, nor did they seem to be living creatures. Each of their wings had a human face on it, and when it was cut off, it would cry like a baby.

"Charge out first." Xiao Jin twirled the knife with his wrist.

They can't waste their time here.

The next second, the two rushed forward at the same time, and all the bats that blocked their way were smashed to pieces.

After running for about half a minute, Xiao Jin suddenly turned around and kept throwing the Molotov cocktails she had prepared behind her.

The moment the gasoline was spilled, flames erupted, and many bats were ignited.

"Hiss hiss hiss~~"

The annoying noise echoed around the stone wall, but Xiao Jin's steps did not falter at all, and he immediately led Yun Ye and the swarm of bats to distance themselves.

"There's a fork in the road ahead." Yunye, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.

Xiao Jin's figure flashed past him in a flash: "Split up and investigate." With that, she walked towards the passage on the right.

Seeing this, Yunye turned and walked towards another passage.