Chapter 180 Living is more painful than dying

Soon, Jiang Lingxue and Jiang Zhou ran downstairs.

After running down several floors, they found themselves in complete silence before stopping.

Jiang Lingxue's eyes were red, and tears streamed down her face like raindrops.

As she wiped away Jiang Zhou's hand, she could no longer maintain her previous aloof demeanor: "Brother Huo, Brother Huo is dead, we shouldn't abandon him."

Jiang Lingxue met Huo Heng the first time she entered the dungeon, and he was the one who guided her through the dungeon.

It was with his support that Jiang Lingxue was able to gain a foothold in the Jiang family so quickly.

In her heart, Huo Heng was even more important than the Jiang family.

But he actually died right there in front of her.

It was difficult for Jiang Lingxue not to break down emotionally.

Jiang Zhou, having his hand shaken off, moved his wrist against the wall and sneered, "What's the use of saying this now? You ran away without even looking back back then."

Compared to Jiang Lingxue, who at least had some feelings for Huo Heng, Jiang Zhou was much more ruthless.

He only supported Huo Heng because of his abilities.

Huo Heng was a snob, and he had been holding a grudge for a long time. Now that he's dead, Jiang Zhou will only regret losing an ally.

"You're so selfish." Jiang Lingxue glared at him with red eyes after hearing his emotionless words.

Jiang Zhou sneered: "Alright, stop acting. Aren't we about the same? Everyone looks out for themselves, that's human nature."

Jiang Lingxue didn't speak, but just lowered her eyes, her thoughts unreadable.

In the quiet darkness, only the soft breathing of the two people could be heard.

"Alright, now is not the time to think about this. It was his own suggestion to come to Area A, and he was the one who offended the boss by trying to seduce Jiang Liyue."

Although Jiang Zhou disapproved of Jiang Lingxue's hypocrisy, he also remembered her healing skills.

So he softened his tone and advised, "Ling Xue, you couldn't have missed Huo Heng's fickleness, could you? He deserves to die now."

Jiang Lingxue finally raised her eyes again: "It's all Jiang Liyue's fault. If she hadn't offended the boss, how could Brother Huo have been implicated?"

In Jiang Lingxue's eyes, Huo Heng was definitely deeply in love with her, and his conversation with Jiang Liyue was certainly not for any purpose of seduction.

He only valued Jiang Liyue's abilities and wanted to take the opportunity to cooperate with her.

Jiang Liyue herself collaborated with the devil, offended the boss, and then implicated Huo Heng.

"It's all her fault," Jiang Lingxue muttered softly.

It was all Jiang Liyue's fault. As for me running away when I was in danger, that was only human nature.

Besides, it was Jiang Zhou who pulled her away; she wasn't willing...

Jiang Lingxue only felt better when she blamed everything on others.

As for Jiang Zhou, he naturally recalled the intimate scene between Jiang Liyue and the warden: "That stupid girl."

"She doesn't think being favored by the dungeon boss is a good thing, does she?" Jiang Zhou sneered. "That's the weirdest thing ever."

"No wonder she was so smug before, she'll get what's coming to her!"

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou felt a sense of satisfaction.

Jiang Liyue deserves it for not listening to him.

As Jiang Zhou and Jiang Lingxue were talking, the temperature of the surrounding air seemed to drop considerably.

They realized something and discovered that in the darkness not far away, there seemed to be many overlapping figures, all looking at them greedily.

The two men's expressions changed instantly, and they felt a chill run down their spines.

Jiang Liyue was stunned for a moment when she saw Huo Heng being pierced through the chest by a tentacle, while Jiang Lingxue and Jiang Zhou ran away.

What's going on? The male protagonist died so abruptly.

The female lead ran away immediately.

Is this the world of your novels?

"So, Yueyue, do you find it interesting?" Xie Shiyuan asked with a smile in his voice in her ear.

"Humans are the most ruthless creatures. Even the closest relationships can fall apart in the face of life and death."

"Those who say they'll take you away, those who swear they'll protect you, might actually abandon you without hesitation when danger strikes."

"Only me, Yueyue," Xie Shiyuan said slowly, "Only us are the most inseparable part of you. I will never abandon you. We will be together forever and ever..."

After listening to the barrage of criticism, Jiang Liyue finally understood that Xie Shiyuan had deliberately let Jiang Lingxue and Jiang Zhou go.

No wonder she thought that with his abilities, he shouldn't have failed to notice the two people who had secretly slipped away.

So Xie Shiyuan staged this whole thing to tell her how fake Jiang Lingxue's relationship was.

However, Jiang Liyue noticed the strange figures that quickly disappeared behind Xie Shiyuan and felt that Jiang Lingxue and the others probably wouldn't be able to escape so easily.

However, compared to the Jiang siblings who had escaped, she was more curious about Huo Heng, whose fate was unknown.

His chest was pierced, and blood continued to flow down the wound. His face had turned deathly pale due to blood loss.

His chest wasn't rising and falling; he looked like he was truly dead.

Does this prove that the so-called protagonist's halo is nothing more than that?

"Is he really dead?" Jiang Liyue asked Xie Shiyuan to confirm.

Xie Shiyuan's face turned cold: "Does Yueyue care about him?"

Jiang Liyue rolled her eyes: "I was just curious. I've already told you I don't like him."

Perhaps because Huo Heng's current appearance held no appeal for Jiang Liyue, Xie Shiyuan did not go mad.

He glanced at the hanging corpse, tossed it aside with disdain, and his gaze darkened: "It's probably not dead."

"Not dead?" Jiang Liyue looked at the completely dead corpse on the ground.

They're still alive, so maybe the protagonist's halo really exists?

Xie Shiyuan was clearly frustrated with his mistake: "They didn't die, they must have escaped."

At the moment he pierced Huo Heng's chest, Xie Shiyuan did indeed feel an extremely faint fluctuation of power.

As expected, this piece of trash must have taken advantage of some force to escape.

Jiang Liyue instantly realized that Huo Heng must have used some kind of prop.

This is understandable; as a veteran player who has cleared many dungeons, the other party must have some hidden survival items.

“But it’s alright.” Xie Shiyuan’s dark eyes held a hint of malice. “I left him a little gift.”

"Sometimes living can be more painful than dying."

This is the price this man paid for trying to take Yueyue away from him.