Pu Sheng waved his hand, "I really don't know. I've always been guided by others because I can draw talismans and do some other random things, so someone has been guiding me in every event..."

Fearing that people wouldn't believe it, he added, "You all know that many people are afraid of ghosts."

"Yes." Shi Jinzhe didn't press further, but just smiled and said, "So you're quite lucky too."

"Of course!" Yan Ruoying smiled brightly. "He was unlucky to be assigned to work with me."

That's what you're saying...

Shi Jinzhe originally had no expectations for his late-arriving teammates, but now he thinks differently.

He winked at Shekh: We're really lucky.

Of the six people, the only one who was both stupid and wicked, Jin Shuhe, was dealt with. The other three not only brought their brains, but also a four-character lucky card.

With Schech in charge, a victory of 4,000 points is practically guaranteed.

"Getting busy with important business."

Shekh turned his face to the side, not wanting to exchange glances with Shi Jin.

Ji Hui avoided eye contact the whole way, and she even had the illusion that she and Shi Jin were mentally torturing him.

She examined the white wall. "Let's talk about something else. Have you two studied this wall?"

Yan Ruoying replied: "On the first day, I walked ten kilometers along the base of the wall and couldn't find any way to get inside. The wall is very thick. Don't be fooled by the cracks on the surface; it's impossible to break through."

"And I'm not sure if my skill helped me avoid other people, or if there's simply no one outside these high walls. For the past two days, Pu Sheng and I haven't seen a single person, not even a living creature."

Pu Sheng added, "Yes, there aren't even any ghosts."

Shi Jinzhe pressed against the wall, and unexpectedly, the surface of the high wall felt different from what he had imagined.

It was somewhat like jade, cool, but not shady, which made him feel very comfortable.

As time passed, his palm slid across the paper, and his brow furrowed.

“There is very faint energy in this wall, very little, this energy is very…” He hesitated, unable to find the right adjective, so he simply pressed his forehead against it and carefully sensed it.

"Have you ever drunk mountain spring water? It's so cold that it chills your throat when you swallow it, and even a breath of it can make you feel cold to the core. It's very cold, but it's not very harmful or fatal. That's the feeling."

Shi Jinzhe: "This wall has been infused with special energy."

“It could also be alive,” Sheikh reminded him, “in our safe house.”

"Hmm, that's possible. Since there's a chance it's alive, it's difficult to break through by force. Let's just find the entrance."

Shi Jin tentatively took out a paper airplane, but before it could fly, the branches of the distant misty forest surged and rushed towards them like a tide.

He took it back. "There are no shortcuts. Let's go."

...

late at night.

Two tents were pitched against the wall, and a campfire blazed brightly, illuminating the area.

After two days of walking around, Ji Hui lay down inside one of the tents to catch up on sleep, while the other four sat outside warming themselves by the fire.

Yan Ruoying held a mirror and gazed at the moon, feeling sorry for herself.

Pusheng held a bowl of hot water and let out a comfortable sigh.

After the time is up, remove the secondary skill [Bloodthirst] and equip [Cuckoo's Nest] to view the history of skill replacements.

Sheh carried a small bunch of green grapes, ate one himself, fed one to Shi Jinzhe, and watched the skill demonstration with him.

"Jin Shuhe's first replacement target was... a woman?" Shehe slowed down his chewing of green grapes and silently read the text record.

"Player Jin Shuhe, male, 24 years old, a male celebrity who has been in the industry for five years, has completed the game 9 times."

"Player Xu Yiyi, female, 20 years old, college student, 5 times completed the game."

"Player..."

She read out Jin Shuhe's initial identity: "Wang Xiangwu, male, 43 years old, unemployed, 4 completions (including instances where body replacement was completed)."

Shi Jinzhe: "That means he had only cleared the dungeon four times before entering this regional competition."

Shekh couldn't help but feel disgusted. "Two replacements ruined two people. He didn't expect that the more skilled the player, the harder the dungeon was to clear. And Jin Shuhe had cleared the dungeon nine times, so he was directly assigned to the regional competition. He deserved it."

"He deserves it more than that." Yan Ruoying, who was listening in, put down the mirror. "He replaced a female college student. What if he uses that body to become a pervert? And that male celebrity, everyone has their own expertise. He's going to ruin everyone else's career."

"Yes, he should go to hell, or it was too easy for him to die."

Shekh clenched her fists, her anger rising at the thought of this man coveting everything Shi Jinzhe had given her.

“Dying in the Misty Forest is no different from dying in hell,” Pu Sheng replied naturally.

Yan Ruoying: "Is there some special significance to this place? You're a Taoist priest, you should know about it, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jinzhe also looked over, wanting to know if Pusheng could provide any valuable clues.

but……

Pu Sheng replied with a bewildered look, "There's no explanation, but haven't you heard the saying, 'Hell is empty'? There aren't even any ghosts here, isn't that hellish enough?"

I thought he could name three people who made sense: ...

Yan Ruoying poured two bottles of mineral water into the kettle, then put it on the stove and said, "Drink more hot water, you seem quite cold."

Pusheng: "Thank you, you're so kind."

Shi Jinzhe turned to the side; Pu Sheng was clearly determined to play the fool to the very end.

He should still look to Sheikh.

"The dungeon hasn't been increased in difficulty yet. If it weren't for Zhou Qiyu and his group's sneak attack, this dungeon would be incredibly safe. I speculate that finding the god and solving the puzzles will require entering the wall to advance the mission. The inside of the wall is the key point."

Shekh: "Normally, the system should have deployed us directly inside the wall, but now it's a waste of time."

"Could there be clues outside the wall that we haven't discovered yet?"

“The wall and the tree, just these two places, but we’ve been guarding this wall for most of the night and haven’t seen any difference from the daytime.”

"yes,"

Shi Jinzhe lowered his head, burying it in his arms, and said with some worry, "There are no clues."

After two days and one night, they hadn't even gotten to the edge of the instance.

He cleared all the other dungeons.

Shekh placed his hand on his back, sliding it down his spine to comfort him. "It's come to this now, go to sleep."

"Yes, you guys go to sleep."

Shehe and Shi Jinzhe looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that Yan Ruoying's hearing was truly excellent.

“You guys are the bosses, I’ll feel safer if you’re well-rested, so go to sleep. Pusheng and I will keep watch.”

Shi Jinzhe: "Alright then..."

[The faction with area code EG1004 has completed the quest to enter Crossroads. The remaining forty players are requested to expedite the quest.]