Before the two could even catch their breath, they looked back and saw something terrible! The flames seemed to have self-awareness. Because they hadn't caught up with anyone, they suddenly burned even more fiercely. They fiercely crossed the junction of the church and the secret passage and quickly burned into the secret passage!
Now they didn't even need flashlights, as the originally dim and dark secret passage was suddenly illuminated by flames.
"Run!" Tang Mianmian yelled, grabbed Xiao Tangqiu and turned around to run.
Xiao Tangqiu hadn't even caught his breath when he had to run after Tang Mianmian.
The flames were chasing them relentlessly, and they could only flee for their lives. Looking at the secret passage in front illuminated by the flames, they were less afraid of the unknown. However, the flames dispelled the darkness, but also blocked their retreat. Once they encountered a dead end, they would be doomed!
The secret passage was quite spacious, but also quite long. They ran desperately for a long time but could not find the exit of the secret passage. The worst thing was that the flames behind them were still chasing them. They had no time to stop and rest. Once they stopped for a moment, they would be swallowed up by the flames mercilessly.
Xiao Tangqiu's lungs were almost on fire from running. His health was not in good condition to begin with, and his motor nerves were average. Running like this had already exceeded his physical limit, but he could only tense his nerves and continue moving forward. He knew he couldn't stop, or he would be engulfed by the flames.
When he ran to the back, he was completely relying on willpower to hold on, and his consciousness began to become a little blurry. If Tang Mianmian had not been pulling him forward, he might have collapsed and lost consciousness.
Lu Si'er and the little boy also ran very hard. They were already out of breath, but the flames forced them to unleash their potential.
Xiao Tangqiu looked at the endless secret passage ahead and was almost on the verge of despair. At this moment, Lu Sier was suddenly tripped by something and fell to the ground screaming.
She subconsciously reached out to Xiao Tangqiu, who was closest to her: "Save me!"
Her eyes were filled with fear, and Xiao Tangqiu couldn't help but pause. However, the next moment, Shen Yuan grabbed him and said coldly, "You can't save her. Go!"
Sure enough, the next second, the fire rushed over mercilessly and quickly engulfed Lu Si'er in the fire. She didn't even have time to struggle before she was completely swallowed by the fire with screams.
If Xiao Tangqiu had turned around to save her, or even just reached out to pull her, he would probably have been sucked into the sea of fire as well. He couldn't help but feel a palpitation and fear. If Shen Yuan hadn't pulled him back, perhaps he and Lu Si'er would have been buried in the sea of fire together.
Before Xiao Tangqiu's heart could return to its original place, Shen Yuan grabbed his arm and ran forward.
Xiao Tangqiu was pulled forward by Shen Yuan and Tang Mianmian on the left and right. Although his lungs were almost burning from running, he felt much more relaxed than before.
After a moment, he finally saw the dawn of hope. A faint light finally appeared in the distance, and he was immediately cheered up.
Everyone worked together and ran towards the light. Finally, they arrived at the place where the light was coming from before the fire burned their butts - it turned out to be a wooden door!
Xiao Tangqiu was delighted. They finally found the door to leave the secret passage!
But the next moment, his heart tightened again. They obviously didn't have time to open the door. If they stopped, they would be engulfed by the fire. What should they do?!
Before Xiao Tangqiu could figure out how to open the door, they had already rushed to the wooden door. The cold girl rushed to the front. She raised the Tang sword in her hand and smashed it hard at the wooden door. With a full-strength blow, there was a loud bang and the door broke!
As soon as the door was broken, everyone rushed inside. Xiao Tangqiu also rushed in with Shen Yuan and Tang Mianmian. As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Tangqiu fell to the ground due to exhaustion. He could no longer run. Fortunately, he looked back and found that the fire had stopped.
The fire seemed to be blocked in the secret passage by an invisible door. Soon the fire gradually died down until it disappeared completely. The secret passage fell into darkness again.
Xiao Tangqiu couldn't believe that they had successfully escaped from the sea of fire. He fell to the ground gasping for breath, his mind blank. It was not until Tang Mianmian hugged him and cried loudly that he finally felt the reality of surviving the disaster.
"Woohoo! Qiuqiu! We actually survived!"
“We survived!”
After the excitement of surviving the disaster wore off, Xiao Tangqiu's first reaction was to turn around to check on Shen Yuan's situation. As a veteran player, Shen Yuan was naturally much more at ease than newcomers like Xiao Tangqiu. His hair was not at all messy, and his clothes were neat and tidy, without any sign of the embarrassment of a refugee.
In comparison, Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian were in much more miserable condition. A small tuft of hair on Xiao Tangqiu's head was burnt, and several small holes were burned through his clothes. Tang Mianmian was in even worse condition. Her face was blackened by smoke, and her whole body was covered in ash. There was a big hole burned through her pants, revealing her underwear.
When Xiao Tangqiu turned around to check on Shen Yuan's situation, he happened to meet Shen Yuan's gaze. Their gazes crossed in mid-air for a moment, but Shen Yuan quickly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the surrounding situation.
He hesitated whether to go find Shen Yuan to thank him, although he never expected that Shen Yuan would actually help him just now. Shen Yuan not only stopped him, but also pulled him to run together... As he hesitated, Shen Yuan's companions surrounded him and stood in front and behind Shen Yuan.
Xiao Tangqiu naturally had no chance to thank Shen Yuan, so he withdrew his gaze and looked around.
There were eight people in their group. Except for Lu Si'er who accidentally fell and was engulfed by the sea of fire, the other seven survived, including the little boy. However, the little boy was obviously frightened. He was squatting in the corner with his hands on his head, his expression full of fear and trepidation.
Xiao Tangqiu walked over, patted the boy's shoulder, and whispered a few words of comfort, but it was obviously no use. The boy continued to squat and tremble. He sighed. The experience just now was so horrific that even adults like them couldn't bear it, let alone such a young child. Even he himself was still in shock, so how could he comfort others? Even he couldn't save himself, so how could he help others?
Xiao Tangqiu turned his head and continued to look at the surrounding environment. There seemed to be a small, enclosed space behind the secret passage. The light was very dim and visibility was very low. He quickly took out a flashlight to provide light.
As the light came on, the entire space was illuminated, and the next second, he was instantly terrified.
Surprisingly, this small space was filled with portraits of Lili Marlene, and the floor was piled with puppets made in the image of Lili Marlene... But this was not what terrified him, but because among the puppets were also human organs such as eyeballs and hair, as well as broken limbs such as arms and thighs.
Those human organs and limbs were thrown on the ground casually like puppet parts. The blood had already turned black and coagulated. Looking around, this place looked like a slaughterhouse.
——Hell on earth.
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