Chapter 53 Killing a Teammate

With victory in sight, the atmosphere inside the carriage became relaxed and pleasant.

Luo Qing, Mu Qimeng, and Qi Ru looked at each other and smiled, their eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation.

Fang Tai and Mo Ming also put down their burdens, and their faces showed rare expressions of relief.

Luo Qing stretched, feeling an unprecedented sense of ease and freedom.

Everyone worked together to retrieve the last little monster.

Just then, Fang Tai suddenly shouted, "I caught him!"

Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on his hand, where a small, exquisite blue monster was firmly trapped in his net.

It blinked its big, watery eyes, seemingly trying to beg for mercy from everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Qimeng excitedly shouted, "I caught one too! Look at mine, this red one, isn't it cute!"

A cheer erupted instantly inside the carriage, and everyone's face was filled with joy and excitement.

Luo Qing and Qi Ru exchanged a smile; they had each caught a little monster.

Mo Ming smiled gently at his excited teammates; there was also a little monster in the net in his hand.

Luo Qing took out the little monster from her net. The little monster was quite sensible and handed it to her before Luo Qing could ask for it.

Luo Qing eagerly took the energy card from its hand. Perhaps she was about to succeed and was in a good mood. She even waved to it, "Bye-bye."

Luo Qing happily flipped open the energy card, her expectant gaze sweeping over it. However, the next second, her smile froze on her face.

Qi Ru, standing beside her, also looked serious. She handed the card in her hand to Luo Qing, saying, "Luo Qing, look at this."

Luo Qing took it and saw that it was exactly the same as hers.

[Please kill one teammate and throw their body off the roller coaster. Note that this mission must be completed at least once within three hours, otherwise the entire team will be wiped out.]

Fang Tai, standing behind her, read out the contents of his energy card word by word, and the contents were exactly the same as what Luo Qing had seen.

"Mine is the same one."

"Me too!"

The group exchanged horrified glances. Not only were their mission cards the same, but the mission itself was also incredibly cruel.

"What should we do? This task must be completed."

The air inside the carriage seemed to freeze, and everyone fell silent.

Unease and confusion flickered in Luo Qing's eyes. She gripped the energy card tightly in her hand, as if trying to find a clue.

Mu Qimeng's voice broke the silence, trembling slightly: "We...we can't really kill each other, can we?"

Fang Tai's face was also grim. He shook his head and said firmly, "No, we can't do that. We are teammates, not enemies."

Mo Ming remained silent, his eyes deep, as if he were deep in thought.

Silence fell again in the carriage, everyone lost in their own thoughts.

Looking at the energy card in her hand, Luo Qing felt confused and uneasy.

She didn't know how to face this cruel task, nor did she know what choice to make.

Luo Qing took a deep breath, trying to calm the panic in her heart. She raised her head, her gaze sweeping across the carriage, landing on everyone's face.

She saw Fang Tai's determined gaze, the fear in Mu Qimeng's eyes, Qi Ru's furrowed brows, and Mo Ming's deep, unfathomable eyes.

The expressions on everyone's faces pained her; she didn't want any of them to get hurt.

Luo Qing closed her eyes and silently prayed, "There must be another way." She opened her eyes and looked at everyone with a determined gaze. "We can't give up. There must be another way out."

Suddenly, Fufu's voice rang in Luo Qing's heart, like a bright light piercing the darkness and silence. Luo Qing felt a surge of excitement, as if she had seen a glimmer of hope.

"Fufu, do you have any ideas?" Luo Qing asked anxiously, her voice full of expectation.

"Sister, do you remember the scroll we got from Onigumo yesterday?"

“That’s a puppet scroll. You cover it with a piece of wood, then attach your name and birth date, and the wood will become a substitute.”

"That's great, thank you Fufu. I'll treat you well after the competition." Luo Qing never expected that the mysterious scroll would come in handy at such a crucial moment.

"I know a way!" Luo Qing's heart pounded in her chest as she excitedly pulled out the mysterious scroll and unfolded it in front of everyone.

The runes covering the scroll shimmered faintly in the sunlight, as if they contained some kind of mysterious power.

"Look everyone, this is the puppet scroll we got from Ghost Spider." Luo Qing's tone was tinged with excitement.

"We can use it to turn a piece of wood into a substitute to complete that cruel task for us!"

The atmosphere inside the carriage instantly became excited, and hope shone in everyone's eyes.

Fang Tai, Mu Qimeng, Qi Ru, and Mo Ming all leaned over to examine the scroll closely.

Luo Qing took a deep breath and began to explain in detail how to use the puppet scroll.

"First, we need to find a suitable piece of wood, preferably one that is of moderate thickness and long enough to cover our entire body," Luo Qing said, taking a suitable piece of wood out of her backpack.

Although it's a bit rough, the length and thickness are just right.

“Then, we need to carve our names and birth dates on this piece of wood,” Luo Qing said, taking a small knife out of his pocket.

She carefully carved her name and birthday onto the wood, each stroke filled with tension and caution.

After Luo Qing finished carving, he carefully unrolled the scroll and laid it flat on the wood.

She took a deep breath, clasped her hands together, and began to softly recite the mysterious incantation on the scroll.

"Right, Zeju v, you eat poop at Jinhu Square VB and Gao..."

As the incantation was chanted, the atmosphere inside the carriage gradually became heavy.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the wood seemed to slowly begin to absorb the light of the runes on the scroll.

Gradually, a faint red glow began to emanate from the surface of the wood, as if life was surging within it.

Luo Qing's heart raced, and she stared nervously at the piece of wood, hoping for a miracle.

Luo Qing's eyes lit up as she saw the wood begin to vibrate violently, as if a force was awakening within it.

Immediately afterwards, a faint golden light began to emanate from the surface of the wood, gradually coalescing into a blurry human figure.

The outline became clearer and clearer, and in the end it turned into a girl who looked exactly like Luo Qing.

She has the same face, the same hairstyle, and even wears the exact same clothes as Luo Qing.

The only difference was that her eyes were empty and dull, as if she had no soul.

Luo Qing stared in surprise at the wooden stand-in before her, a surge of indescribable excitement welling up within her.

She couldn't help but reach out to touch the stand-in. The stand-in's skin had the same feel as the real person's, warm and soft.

"Great! We can pass through as long as we kill her!" Luo Qing exclaimed excitedly.

Luo Qing looked up at her teammates and noticed their complicated expressions. "What's wrong with you guys? Are you unhappy?"

The group looked at each other, and finally Fang Tai spoke up, "We're happy, but Sister Luo, this stand-in looks exactly like you. We can't bring ourselves to do it."

At this point, Luo Qing also fell silent. Not to mention them, she herself couldn't bring herself to do it.

"What should we do then?"