But as soon as the players stepped out of the door, a chilling aura suddenly swept over them.
It was as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping everyone's throat, making it difficult for them to breathe.
The group paused, and the air around them suddenly seemed to freeze.
Xiao Jin and the others exchanged glances, their faces filled with confusion.
"What's going on? Don't you guys feel something's off?" Feng Hao shrank his neck.
"Yes, I can feel it." Sui Ying kept looking ahead.
Strangely, it's daytime now.
Even if it's past 5 p.m., it shouldn't be dark so early!
The surroundings were somewhat dim, with sunlight barely penetrating the clouds and only illuminating a few steps ahead. In the shadows, something seemed to be stirring restlessly.
"Let's go and see what happens!" Sui Feng gripped his weapon tightly. "Even if there's something there, we can't be stuck here."
So the group trudged deeper into the forest, their steps uneven.
It took about half an hour to walk.
At this point, the players sensed something was wrong, as the surrounding temperature was dropping rapidly. Even with protective suits, Xiao Jin and the others still felt a chill.
The low temperature even hindered their movements.
"Phew~" Sui Ying took a deep breath and silently rubbed her hands together.
"Did this ghost freeze to death? Why does it keep blasting cold air?"
Yes, by this time everyone realized that there must be a vengeful ghost around them, and everything they were going through was caused by it.
Feeling as if they had been discovered, the other party made no attempt to hide it.
Just then, a mournful wail shattered the silence of the night, and then, one after another, fierce ghosts of various shapes slowly emerged from the darkness.
These monsters either have blue faces and fangs, or are draped in white veils with distorted faces. Their eyes are like burning ghostly flames, flashing with greed and hatred for living beings.
"Could it be 'He' causing trouble!" Sui Feng whispered in the group, and then everyone stood back to back.
Indeed, if we ourselves are about to disrupt the ritual, it's no wonder 'He' would be happy.
The reason for not personally participating might be due to the rules of the game, but finding some 'minions' is still an option.
"What do you mean?" Feng Hao nudged Shao Siyuan with his elbow.
Shao Siyuan narrowed his eyes: "What else can we say? Just kill them all."
Everyone in this group has fought their way up; since they can't be reasoned with, they'll settle things with fists.
As they spoke, everyone faced the group of vengeful ghosts...
Three hours later, deep in the mountains.
Black water seeped from beneath the broken branches Xiao Jin stepped on, leaving fluorescent footprints with every step. Shao Siyuan found a prop map, which recorded the path they had taken.
A few hours ago, the players encountered a large number of vengeful ghosts blocking their way.
Left with no other choice, they had to fight back.
The ending was alright; they managed to break free from the vengeful spirits' encirclement at a minor cost. After that, they wandered around, heading straight for the mountaintop.
They occasionally encountered some mischievous ghosts along the way, but they all dealt with them.
But as the old saying goes, don't be too happy too soon!
As they walked, the group realized they were lost. They had been heading straight for the summit, but inexplicably lost their way.
“Something’s not right.” Shao Siyuan suddenly stopped, holding the map. “We just passed this tree twenty minutes ago.”
Everyone looked up and saw a piece of cloth hanging on the branch of the crooked tree in front of them—it was the corner of Sui Feng's clothes that had been torn off by a ghostly hand earlier.
A thick fog silently enveloped them, accompanied by the crackling sound of burning. The Shattered Shadow in Xiao Jin's hand suddenly trembled again—a warning of extreme danger.
"Back off!" she shouted, while warily watching the thick fog ahead.
The others also pulled out their props.
Within seconds, the thick fog enveloped everyone, and the visibility was so low that Xiao Jin couldn't even see the people around him.
Just then, the ground in front of her suddenly collapsed, and five skeletons covered in pieces of flesh burst out of the ground!
The skull's chest cavity was filled with mycelium, each bone was engraved with twisted runes, and ghostly green flames burned in its eye sockets, rushing straight at Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin raised his sword to block, but the moment the sword touched the mycelium on the skeleton, the skeleton's ribs suddenly opened, spraying out a large number of colorful spores!
"Hold your breath!" Xiao Jin shouted a warning, though he didn't know if the others could hear him.
She then took out a gas mask from her spatial storage and put it on her face. To be on the safe side, the quantum shield also deployed, forming a barrier that firmly blocked the spore cloud.
On the other side, Wang Zixuan's long arrow accurately pierced the spine of a skeleton, but the arrow went straight through the skeleton and stuck to the tree trunk behind it with a 'thud'.
It was just an illusion!
Wang Zixuan's expression changed. Where was the real skeleton?
Then, as if sensing something, she quickly rolled over to avoid it.
The real attack came from above.
Five mandrills with human faces swooped down from the treetops, their sharp claws aimed straight for Wang Zixuan's throat! But because she dodged in time, their claws dug deep into the ground.
After getting up, Wang Zixuan didn't have time to think. She fired several arrows at once, and the sound of them whistling through the air was deafening.
At the same time, Xiao Jin was also attacked by the mandrill after killing the skeleton.
Xiao Jin spun around and swung his knife, severing two claws with a flash of light. The foul-smelling blood splattered onto the gas mask on his face, obscuring his vision.
Another mandrill seized the opportunity to bite her left shoulder. The moment its fangs pierced through her protective suit, Xiao Jin stabbed the shattered shadow into its mouth, and the blade energy shot out from the back of its head!
Upon seeing this, the live stream chat exploded with comments:
This wave of monsters is too cunning!
Spores can actually create hallucinations!
[The streamer got injured! Hehe~ But I love her so much!]
[Tsk~ I have to say, our streamer is really cool when she fights. If it weren't for her terrible temper, I would definitely give her all my pocket money as tips.]
[If you don't have money, you don't have money. Why waste time talking nonsense?]
In an instant, another fierce battle erupted in the live stream.
Because Xiao Jin had turned off the notifications in the live stream early on, she couldn't hear any of the donations or criticisms.
"Cough cough..."
Xiao Jin staggered backward, the wound on his shoulder emitting a blackish aura.
Seeing this, she quickly used an antidote, which barely managed to suppress the toxins in her body.
After doing all this, Xiao Jin looked around.
It was still all foggy. She could only hear the sounds of fighting coming from within the fog, but she couldn't see anyone else at all. Of course, Xiao Jin couldn't see the ghosts that were attacking her either.
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