Heavy knight armor, a visor covering his face, and only the deep darkness visible through the gaps—"Priest" Li Si followed Mo Wuge over.

"Priest," Mo Wuge bowed respectfully, "Look at the prison over there, it's full of zombies."

Li Si's voice was hoarse and androgynous: "I understand."

He first squatted down, took out a small wooden box, and inserted the pill from Mei Luoliang's dantian into it. Immediately, black energy seemed to spread from the gaps in his armor.

Mellorian opened his eyes; they were human eyes, but lifeless, withered, and devoid of spirit.

Chen Jing saw Dao Nan and the others instinctively take a step back, almost falling to his side.

Mellorian stood up, his body stiff, not like a living person.

Is this the magic of the corpse driver? Turning corpses into undead, zombies... Chen Jing's mind raced.

“Tell me,” Li Si’s voice was neither male nor female, devoid of emotion: “Everything that has happened to you since you came here.”

“Spiritual communication…” Chen Jing heard He Lili mutter to herself.

Mellorian opened his mouth, his vocal cords vibrated, and a broken, withered, and bitter sound came out:

"After we got here, one of us realized something was wrong, but it was too late; the monsters had blocked our escape route."

"We did not attempt to break out, but instead made noise to signal for help and headed towards the center of the arena."

With a clear mind and decisive judgment, Chen Jing sighed inwardly. This was almost the best solution at the time. As long as they increased the distance from the inner wall of the arena, the height advantage brought by the Mist Spike Monster's climbing ability would be weakened. Moreover, if the Mist Spike Monster came out to surround them, the inside would be empty.

Although going in and giving up on breaking out would be tantamount to waiting to die, they had already fired for help, and considering the possibility of the Black Hand coming to their rescue, this was the best solution.

Unfortunately… Chen Jing sighed inwardly, the Black Hand had no intention of rescuing them at the time.

This served as a wake-up call for Chen Jing: first, he should not rely on the help of the "black hand" (a term used to describe someone who is malicious or obstructive), and second, he should not develop prejudices beforehand, lest he assume that others are targeting him.

The corpse of Mellorian continued to speak:

"We were lucky enough to find this place, but we were attacked by zombies. Many of my companions died. I chose to cover the retreat for the rest of them, and I died too. But I saw that some people survived and went deeper into the area..."

As the whisper ended, Mellorian also stopped speaking.

“His spirit has dissipated.” Li Si tilted his head slightly toward He Lili. “It’s more fragile than I expected. It seems that becoming a wandering ghost has also damaged his spirit.”

“I was just about to say that,” He Lili said, “If he has been dead for a long time, how is his spirit preserved? It seems that people who become wandering spirits still retain their spirits, only they have become more fragile.”

"Aren't you a local?" Li Si asked.

“It is and it isn’t,” He Lili said. “When that disaster struck, my parents left the old Song Dynasty and went to the Blue Dynasty, which was willing to take in refugees.”

Li Si wasn't looking at her; he spoke to Chen Jing and the others:

“The Mafia does not tolerate sentimentality; weak and kind companions will only become a burden.”

His words didn't sound arrogant or cold, but his clothing, behavior, and demeanor revealed something deeply ingrained in him.

Chen Jing knew this was addressed to him, Dao Nan, and Li Ai, because the three of them knew how Black Hand Lu Gang had abandoned Mei Luoliang and the others.

Li Aidan, however, argued: "He fought for his friends. He is not weak; he is brave and strong."

Chen Jing looked at Li Aidan, who had suddenly become serious, and didn't know what to say. He was also a little worried that Li Si would get angry because of this.

Li Si gently shook his head: "Aren't you going to move on now? Do you want to wait until it gets dark?"

Li Ai looked down at the fallen zombies, some of whom were wearing the uniforms of the Meijing Dojo.

"They are all remarkable, I will remember them," Li Ai said, bowing her head as she walked ahead.

“Courage and recklessness are not to be confused. To die heroically in battle, if it is due to a lack of wisdom, can only be called foolishness.” Mowugg ordered, “Continue forward.”

This time, he didn't hide in the safest position at the back of the group, but followed beside Li Si, with the zombie Merlot, summoned by Li Si, on the other side, like left and right protectors.

Chen Jing followed silently behind them.

"You," Li Si said to Jasmine, the youngest among them, "the rest of the prisoners are zombies, they just haven't come out yet. Go back and inform the gang leader to deal with them."

“Yes…” Jasmine answered softly, disappearing from Zhang Taoying’s envious gaze as if fleeing.

"The rest of you, keep moving forward," Li Si said to the people who had turned around in front of him. "Watch out ahead."

After passing through the passageway flanked by prisons holding zombies, Chen Jing and the others arrived at a deeper underground level. In the torchlight, a wire mesh came into view.

The firelight pierced through the gaps in the wires and fell into the deep darkness, revealing nothing but the presence of a vast space below.

This is a passageway running left and right. To the left is a dead end with a corpse there, and to the right is a corner.

Chen Jing and the others first went to the body to examine it.

The corpse was dressed in a tattered robe, but showed no signs of decay, just like its body.

The fatal wound was caused by a sword, with no trace of bloodletting, and there were no signs of deliberate bloodletting on the people from the Meijing Dojo.

The corpse was unusually tall, over two meters, and its robe was somewhat faded, but it was clear that it did not belong to the Meijing Dojo.

The corpse still had a cold branding iron attached to it, suggesting it was used as a weapon.

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