The female ghost's fingernails suddenly grew longer, gripping the peach wood sword tightly like sharp claws. Veins bulged on her hands, and a powerful force surged within them. From her hands, a continuous stream of black energy flowed, rapidly corroding the peach wood sword, causing it to sizzle and begin to smoke.
Not long after, the originally sturdy peach wood sword was broken in two.
At the same time, Yi Yi was also attacked by the female ghost. Her fingernails scratched across Yi Yi's body, leaving deep wounds. However, Yi Yi was not easily subdued. He nimbly dodged the female ghost's further attacks, spread his wings, and flew behind her.
Luo Xi kept throwing various magical artifacts and talismans at the female ghost, but although they had some effect, slowing down the female ghost's movements, they could not cause her any real harm.
Seeing this situation, Xu Anran couldn't help but feel anxious. They had already used up most of the items they had stockpiled, and even the normally powerful magical artifacts and peach wood swords had lost their effectiveness.
She decided to take out the golden vajra from her spatial storage. This was her last trump card, prepared beforehand.
As soon as the Vajra Pestle appeared, it shone with golden light, instantly freezing the female ghost in place. Without hesitation, Xu Anran picked up the hammer and forcefully drove the Vajra Pestle towards the female ghost's heart. Hammer after hammer, the Vajra Pestle sank deep into the female ghost's body, and she let out a series of shrill screams.
However, just as the final blow was about to land, Xu Anran suddenly stopped, her entire body frozen in place. Blood slowly flowed from her chest, and she lowered her head in astonishment, staring at her chest in disbelief.
A black hole appeared there, constantly gushing blood; her heart was gone!
Just as the female ghost was on the verge of death, a thin red thread emerged from her stomach. The red thread quickly flew to Xu Anran's back and transformed into a baby with a bluish-purple body.
The little baby stretched out its chubby black hand and used its sharp nails to pierce Xu Anran's back, easily snatching away her still-beating bright red heart.
The heart pounded fiercely in those tiny hands. The little child chuckled, a mocking laugh that seemed to ridicule their helplessness.
Suddenly, the little boy grinned, revealing rows of sharp teeth, and then swallowed the heart, which was larger than half of his face, without hesitation.
Seeing this, Luo Xi and Yi Yi rushed over. They took out all the items they had that could be used to deal with the ghost, and killed the little doll and the female ghost who was only breathing her last breath, turning them into ashes.
As the mother and child ghosts died, the female ghost's body gradually dissipated, and a red waiting room ticket appeared on the ground, silently standing in front of them.
Upon seeing the ticket, Luo Xi immediately picked it up and held it out to Xu Anran, urgently saying, "Anran, hurry! As long as we get to the waiting hall, you'll be saved..."
However, before she could finish speaking, Xu Anran used her last strength to shove Yi Yi into her arms, then pushed them out the window. With the sound of shattering glass, she left her final words: "Teleport quickly! Live well..."
Luo Xi witnessed this scene from mid-air outside the window, where numerous little ghosts poured into the room.
These little devils had chilling eyes and sharp fangs bared in their mouths as they pounced straight at Xu Anran. At this moment, Xu Anran had completely lost consciousness.
After she pushed Luo Xi away with all her might, her life came to an end.
She thought to herself, at least not everyone has died here. Considering she had lived quite a few years in her previous life, although dying here would be unpleasant, it wasn't unacceptable.
Luo Xi is so young, and she almost lost her life to save him. Now that he is going to die anyway, it was worth it to save her!
Xu Anran fell backward to the ground, her eyes wide open, with unfinished words still lingering on her lips, but she could no longer utter a sound.
Luo Xi knew perfectly well that Xu Anran was dead, and all her efforts would be in vain. She held Yi Yi tightly and used the train ticket to teleport away from that terrible place…
In the waiting room, Luo Xi was still tightly holding Yi Yi, who was struggling desperately. Only when she saw the surrounding environment change did she slowly let go of her hands.
Yi Yi quickly stood up and turned around, only to find that there was nothing around her. She couldn't see Xu Anran, nor could she find those eerie creatures that sent chills down her spine. All she could see were the crowds coming and going in the waiting hall, the constantly flashing large screen, and the noisy conversations of the people around her.
Tears streamed down his face like a burst dam. Yi Yi turned around and looked at Luo Xi, who was still sitting motionless on the ground. He began to punch Luo Xi hard, crying loudly and repeatedly complaining, "It's all your fault...it's all your fault..."
However, he knew in his heart that it wasn't Luo Xi's fault, but at this moment he couldn't control his emotions and could only vent all his dissatisfaction and pain on Luo Xi. Because he would rather stay in that terrifying place and die with Xu Anran than run away like this...
When people around them see them doing this, some will look at them curiously and then whisper a few words; while others will seem very indifferent, as if they are already used to this kind of thing.
After all, in these dangerous and disaster-ridden worlds, death is commonplace, and people have long since become numb to it.
With a sharp "slap," a crisp slap rang out as Luo Xi slapped Yi Yi hard, trying to calm him down.
“She’s dead. I know you can’t accept this fact, and neither can I!” Luo Xi said, choking back tears. “But we must live on. This was her last wish!”
Luo Xi gripped Yi Yi's shoulders tightly, his eyes resolute yet tinged with a fierce intensity: "So, pull yourself together! Let's try to survive, okay? As long as we're alive, there's still hope. One day, we'll definitely fight our way back to that world!"
"You must become stronger! You absolutely must become stronger!" Luo Xi kept telling Yi Yi, while also reminding herself that only by becoming strong enough could she protect those around her and prevent them from being harmed. She no longer wanted to experience that feeling of powerlessness; she longed to have the power to change everything.
Upon hearing this, Yi Yi's eyes gradually focused, and she kept muttering, "Become stronger, yes, become stronger, go back, I must become stronger and go back..."
As he spoke, a fierce flame seemed to ignite in his eyes. He wanted to become stronger and fight back!
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