However, I knew even more that I couldn't retreat, and I could only grit my teeth and hold on, not daring to show even a hint of weakness.
Because in such a situation, retreating means death, not only for me, but also for Xiao Ding.
It doesn't matter if I die, but Xiao Ding, I promised his brother that I would take good care of him no matter what. I can't go back on my word, even if it means death!
If I show any sign of weakness, Xiao Ding will definitely try his best to protect me. He is already struggling to deal with these ghost corpses alone. If I am added, even though he didn't consume too much energy before, he will definitely be exhausted later.
Surrounded by these monsters, exhaustion is more terrifying than death.
They are likely to watch their bodies being torn apart or being swallowed mouthful by mouthful.
Such a scene is simply unimaginable.
The sweat on his face was getting more and more, and his hands holding the bones began to tremble.
The number of ghost corpses around me is constantly decreasing, but the speed is still too slow, too slow...
It was so slow that he could almost foresee his own fate, so slow that he could not even hold on to rush to the fifth floor because he now had almost no strength to even move his bones.
Another ghost corpse pounced on me, and I instinctively waved my bones to resist. This time, the ghost corpse was not knocked down by me as expected. Instead, the bones in my hand were thrown directly to the ground by its momentum. I felt a sharp pain in my wrist, and my heart sank. I stared at the bloody mouth opened towards me in a daze, and my pupils suddenly constricted.
Just when I thought I was going to die in the mouth of this monster, a piece of bone suddenly swung over and attacked the ghost corpse that was rushing towards me. The ghost corpse was knocked to the ground, and before it could stand up, its head was blown off the next moment.
"Brother, are you okay?" Xiao Ding turned his blood-stained face and asked me worriedly, his tone full of anxiety and a hint of weakness.
weak?
My heart sank. Could it be that Xiao Ding’s physical strength has reached its limit?
No, I can't let Xiao Ding die here!
After this idea came up, it suddenly became as unshakable as a belief. A surge of strength suddenly surged from my body. I picked up the bones that fell on the ground and started fighting with the ghost corpse again.
I don’t know if it was my illusion, but Xiao Ding always protected me behind him intentionally or unintentionally. I looked at his thin shoulders and my heart was touched.
I am a man. Instead of being protected behind others, I would rather rush to the front and fight even if I get hurt.
Unfortunately, ideals are ideals and reality is reality. Ideal things can never defeat reality. The reality is that I am exhausted at the moment, but I can still lift bones to kill ghost corpses because of the energy in my heart. If I run to the front, I will only die.
I don't know how long we killed, but we were getting closer and closer to the fifth-floor staircase. The hope in our hearts was growing, and fewer and fewer ghost corpses fell around us. When we were two hundred meters away from the stairs, Xiao Ding swung his last bone, and the last ghost corpse fell down.
Xiao Ding and I couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground, without even the strength to get up.
I was sweating profusely and gasping for breath. Just as I was about to congratulate myself for surviving the disaster, I felt something warm, wet and soft under my hand that was pressing on the ground.
I was stunned and subconsciously raised my hand to look down, and was shocked to find that it was an eyeball. When I looked at it, its red pupil turned.
Although I had seen many incredible things on the deserted island, this thing still made me terrified. A huge wave of emotion surged in my heart. I almost instinctively jumped up from the ground and pulled Xiao Ding back a few steps.
Just after Xiao Ding and I took a few steps back and stood firm, the eyeball seemed to come alive and turned again. The empty pupil stared at me intently, making my scalp numb and the hairs on my body stand up.
The next moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, and Xiao Ding and I fell to the ground again without warning. My face turned pale.
I inexplicably recalled the scene when the second floor collapsed, the endless darkness.
The fat man is still downstairs. If the fourth floor collapses at this time, does it mean that the third floor will no longer exist?
What about the fat guy? Will he die?
The more I thought about it, the paler my face became, and my heart couldn't help but tighten.
However, the next moment I realized that I was overthinking. Although the ground was shaking, it did not collapse. Instead, a coffin slowly rose from the place where I had just pressed my eyeballs. The coffin was made of black gold and was extremely heavy.
Seeing this, I slowly exhaled, then grabbed Xiao Ding and ran towards the stairs.
"Wait, do you want to open the coffin and take a look?" At this moment, Jack's serious voice suddenly came from the front. I looked over subconsciously and saw Jack standing at the stairs on the fifth floor, looking at the coffin behind me with a thoughtful look on his face.
I was startled and subconsciously stopped, turned around and looked at the coffin behind me. Suddenly I thought of the purpose of our coming here. Wasn’t it to find the center of the formation?
I remembered Jack's thoughtful expression when he looked at the coffin just now. Could it be that this coffin is related to the center of the formation?
I speculated secretly, and after a long silence, I finally let go of Xiao Ding's arm and said to him, "You go first. I'll take a look at the coffin before I go over."
"No, you are already exhausted. What will you do if there is any danger in this coffin?" Xiao Ding refused directly and did not agree with my approach.
How could I not know that I have overdrawn my physical strength?
I know my own body best. If danger comes again, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape.
But the coffin in front of him was very likely to contain the formation they were looking for. If he missed this opportunity, he would never get it again. He couldn't miss any possibility.
That's why he let Xiao Ding go first, so that if there was any danger, they wouldn't have to die here together.
One less person who dies means one more chance of life.
"Xiao Ding, I already agreed to let you stay just now. Now you have to listen to me and go back!" My face suddenly darkened and my eyes were cold. This time, I would not let him do whatever he wanted.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ding no longer refused directly or argued as he had done before. Instead, he lowered his head in silence.
I lowered my head and stared at the top of his head for a long time. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, I thought he had succumbed to my power, so I ignored him and turned to walk towards the coffin behind me.
However, before I took five steps, Xiao Ding's deep voice suddenly came from behind me: "Have I always been a burden to you?"
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