"Help! It's just chasing a bunch of rebels, why do I keep running into these things every time I enter the cave?!"

Ruby, tears streaming down her face, ran desperately through the unknown void, not daring to look back. She was terrified that even a second's delay would result in a fatal aether bullet from Arauen, who was following her.

Moreover, if it were only Arauen, that would be fine; the black and white dolls could still solve the problem.

But Ruby was being chased by thousands upon thousands of skeletons, some with names and some without, of all kinds, totaling at least a hundred.

Moreover, each one looks whimsical. Even someone like Arauen, who looks like a flower, would be considered cute and adorable among the other skeletons chasing after him!

There's no way around it, there are just too many skeletons. If it were just the Black and White Doll Master alone, it wouldn't be a problem; we could slowly grind them down.

【But with you as a burden, things are different. The overwhelming etheric offensive is like a raging flood; even the Black and White Doll can't protect you.】

Ruby has a small backpack on her back, and inside the backpack sits a black and white doll.

It rummaged through the zipper of its small backpack and peered behind it, with a water snake floating on each side of its body.

Under the command of the black and white doll, the black and white water snakes tirelessly spewed water jets backward, but there were simply too many skeletons. Even with all their might, the black and white water snakes could only manage a drop in the ocean, and soon more skeletons would surround them.

The black and white doll sighed and shrugged: "Fine! Even the black and white doll can't help you now. So run as fast as you can! The faster you run, the closer you'll get to your dream of becoming a legendary investigator!"

"I'm so sorry I'm a burden!"

Ruby cried out pitifully, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, "I'm sorry! Next time we go into the Void, even if I'm asked to hug Eileen's tail and lick her thighs for three minutes, I'll beg Eileen to come along."

【Then you might as well bring that stinky vampire along too. Even though he stole my shark sister with his stench, he can now eat skeletons, and unless he overwhelmingly defeats them, the more skeletons he has, the happier he is. Although my little Colleen loves him because of his stench, he is indeed a decent cook, and culinary skills are quite important on a journey. Yes, even though he stinks.】

Seeing that he couldn't eliminate all the pursuers behind him, the black and white doll simply braced itself with its little hand and became indifferent to worldly affairs.

"Hey, you two... ugh!"

Wright's forehead veins throbbed, and he took a deep breath, but he still couldn't calm the turmoil in his heart.

Even with his good temper, he was on the verge of anger at this moment. A friendly gesture peeked out from his clenched right fist, almost ready to burst forth.

But the next second, Wright suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He hadn't noticed; he was on the outer ring road!

The outer ring is extremely sandy and gravelly!

Wright hadn't taken any precautions when he took that deep breath; he just forced in a huge one. At that moment, he felt like Bernice had come to Wright for an autographed photo, thinking she was also his fan, but it turned out she just wanted to buy autographed photos wholesale to resell—his emotions had completely reached their breaking point.

Wright was furious. He controlled his strength and slammed his fist around Ruby's head, yelling, "Don't move around while you're on my shoulder! If Yi Hai catches up with us from behind, we're all doomed!"

Having been punched, Ruby closed her eyes and wailed in pain, her voice trembling with sobs, "It hurts! I'm sorry... Ah!"

Just then, a cluster of ether lasers suddenly pierced through the water column blockade of the black and white water snake.

Wright quickly lowered his head, braced himself on the ground with his right hand, and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye, immediately frowning.

Perhaps because this area was once part of the outer ring commercial street, the alleyways are interconnected.

Through the shop windows and broken glass, one can spot many skeletons flashing by in an instant, escaping from one house to another, running from one street to another.

These areas are blind spots for the black and white water snakes' attacks, and they can't reach them at all.

In a while, they will definitely be caught up by these skeletons!

No, we can't maintain the status quo any longer!

Wright gritted his teeth; he had already made up his mind.

"Hey, legendary investigator!"

Wright didn't look back, shouting as he ran:

"Calculate which path has the fewest skeletons, even if it's a bit far from the spatial rift that allows you to escape the void."

"What, do we need to change the route?"

Ruby's face turned pale instantly. She quickly took out the data board, which was covered with countless dense lines, making it difficult for anyone to see clearly.

Although Ruby had taken Wright to find several data stubs to download the spatial data of the void as soon as they entered it.

But Ruby is just a trainee investigator!

Calculating a path isn't that quick. Ruby struggled a lot when Wright carried her through the pile of skeletons surrounded by wolves, figuring out a way to escape the void by guessing and some guesswork.

Now Wright is having Ruby calculate... or maybe we should just go back and explode with the skeletons! Ruby thinks that's more likely.

"Ugh!!! This is so troublesome!"

Ruby frantically grabbed her hair, but the more flustered she became, the blanker her mind went. Data just wouldn't register, and formulas became increasingly blurry.

Calculate? Calculate my ass!

"Let's go this way!"

Ruby, guided by her intuition, decisively pointed out a path.

Wright looked over, then froze, a chill running down his spine.

It was a road with an extremely complex array of buildings, and in every room there was a possibility that someone might suddenly jump out of the building and fall from the sky.

Logically speaking, for Wright to carry Ruby and the black and white doll into that street is like a chicken leg carrying bread, with non-recyclable garbage on the back of the bread being delivered to the door.

Aside from the black and white dolls being inedible and not tasty, Wright and Ruby are both delicious meat!

Are you sure?

Wright was somewhat doubtful, and even slowed his pace.

This decision was so absurd that Wright dared not make a decision lightly.