It was evening.

The fiery sunset illuminated the western sky, and the gray-white clouds were draped in a magnificent and ever-changing cloak.

Hua Changle was bathed in the setting sun, her clear eyes reflecting the colorful glow of the sunset, her long black hair like algae awakening from the deep sea.

The twilight kisses my cheek tenderly, and the gentle breeze under the vast sky bends the light and shadow, creating a vibrant yet tender oil painting.

Mingxi gazed at her intently, his eyes melting like honey.

Hua Changle closed her eyes in the warm light.

So peaceful, so warm...

And yet... I feel inexplicably lonely...

I always feel full of life, but when I calm down, I feel completely empty.

"Sigh..." Hua Changle sighed deeply.

I'm so worried!

What a difficult task!

Mingxi snapped out of her daze and gently patted her back: "Don't worry, you're already trying."

Hua Changle forced a smile, gazing at the mountain road winding west of the village as if it had entered the clouds, for a long time.

Suddenly, her serene expression twisted in an instant!

She jumped three feet high, flailing her arms and legs, slapping the air, and making all sorts of random noises like "ah ah ah".

After shouting, he put his hands on his hips, looked up at the sky, and laughed maniacally three times, then gave the middle finger!

The series of movements were so fluid and graceful that Mingxi was stunned and burst out laughing.

Hua Changle turned around and looked at him angrily, and he laughed and said, "Lele is so cute!"

Hua Changle blushed slightly, put her hands on her hips, walked to the side, and turned back to say fiercely:

"I am a lady! Remember that!"

"Okay, okay."

Mingxi, who had no idea what a "lady" was, agreed without a second thought.

Hua Changle then smiled with satisfaction.

A breeze blew through the white mist, and Hua Changle was taken aback:

"Hmm? This wind?"

She looked at the only road leading out of the village, then looked down at the wind blowing through her hair, and a sense of doubt and suspicion welled up inside her.

She immediately reached out and pulled Mingxi up: "Come on, come with me!"

She pulled Mingxi up the mountain path, and after running for a short while, they arrived in front of the white mist that seemed to separate them from the outside world.

Hua Changle didn't even have time to calm her heavy breathing; her heart was pounding wildly with tension.

She had a bold guess in her mind.

Hua Changle took a deep breath and then slowly put his hand into the white mist.

Instantly, her pupils contracted sharply—

It's windy!

Undeveloped map, windy!

How could that be?

There is no map developed, and there will be no basic settings for the simulated world, including air, sky, and gravity.

But there's wind over the white fog!

Could it be?

"That's not an undeveloped area!"

Hua Changle blurted it out.

In the sound of the flowing wind, she could hear her own heart pounding violently.

Hua Changle immediately connected with Hua Wuyan's communication – Hua Wuyan's group was the closest to the west of the village.

"What's wrong with you? Why haven't you come over yet?" Hua Wuyan's slightly impatient voice came from behind.

Hua Changle, disregarding his bad temper, immediately said:

"Fifth Brother, I know why we couldn't find him. I spotted the white mist at the west end of the village... What?!"

Before she could finish speaking, the white mist beside her suddenly transformed into countless tentacles, instantly entangling her!

Her mouth was stuffed with white mist like cotton, and her body was bound tightly, making her completely unable to move!

She was being dragged into the white mist!

"Hey! What's wrong? What happened? What's wrong with you? Hua Changle!" Hua Wuyan shouted anxiously from the other end.

Hua Changle, however, was already feeling suffocated, and her consciousness was shattering.

"Lele!" In her daze, the last person she saw was Mingxi rushing towards her.

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"What's wrong?" Chi Feng asked, seeing Hua Wuyan's anxious expression.

Hua Wuyan's face turned pale, and his throat tightened: "...Chang Le...something happened..."

Meng Danruo was startled, and her heart clenched.

She had previously thought maliciously that if Hua Changle herself died in one of the missions, death would be the best solution.

But now, facing the possibility of Hua Changle's death, she discovers that things are not so simple.

That was a life, a classmate fighting alongside her, a silent younger sister.

Two messages then appeared in the shared group—

Flame: [Emergency! Hua Changle and Mingxi have gone missing near the white mist west of the village! Everyone, please assemble here immediately!]

[Repeated! Hua Changle has gone missing! The army is gathering in the west of the village!]

Kulei exploded first—

K·M: [Fuck *****!]

Hua Wuyan, you son of a bitch! Are you even worthy of being called an older brother?

I***!

Crimson Flame, you guys are eating shit! A whole squad couldn't even protect one little girl! ***

It was Bai Xie who interrupted Kulai's attack:

Old man: [I'll be there in fifteen minutes]

Xunfeng also quickly replied:

Wolf Lord: [Twenty minutes]

A dozen minutes later, the gigantic Raymond arrived with the musician, Bai Xie, and the raven, while Remus, the contractor of Kulaii—the "Dark Wolf"—carried Kulaii and Li Jie.

Following closely behind, Tian Tiantian piloted the aircraft and led her team to the scene.

The three teams gathered near the white fog.

Hua Wuyan immediately explained the situation. Everyone looked at the white mist.

Luo Weiyin was also very anxious, looking at the white mist with a helpless expression:

"Isn't this a barrier within the secret realm? What danger could there be? How could something have happened to her?"

Bai Xie was taken aback upon hearing this: "Wait!"

He exchanged a glance with Kurei.

The two simultaneously recalled that when they were searching for Hua Changle, there was a white mist near Mingxi's house that resembled a secret realm partition but was actually an illusion.

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