What is despair?

When you have tried everything but still cannot achieve the desired goal and cannot see any possibility of success, that is called despair.

As the local boss in the maze, the octopus has long given up looking for an exit.

It's not that it doesn't want to, but that it can't.

Despair is commonplace to it.

It’s very cooked.

The opposite of despair is hope.

This kind of thing is different from despair. Even in the face of despair as overwhelming as an army, as long as there is still a ray of hope on the other side, it will still attract everyone's attention. It is like a piece of sweet candy in a life full of suffering, like a ray of light before the dawn of a thousand nights.

When the octopus heard Lin Mo say that someone had gotten out of the maze before, he was shocked.

It didn't quite believe it, but since it was Lin Mo who said it, it felt it was highly credible.

This man is so terrifying and so powerful. Logically speaking, there is no need for him to lie.

So it's not just a surprise, but also a hint of anticipation.

Lin Mo didn't know the series of psychological activities that were going on in the octopus' mind at this moment.

"Have you heard of Mo Wenting?"

Finding Xiaoyu is definitely the top priority, but Lin Mo is also willing to explore the secrets of the maze and Mo Wenting's secrets at the same time.

"Never heard of it." The octopus responded.

When Lin Mo heard that the other party didn't know, he was too lazy to continue. But when he didn't say anything, Octopus couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to ask.

"Is the Mo Wenting you mentioned the one who escaped from the maze?"

Lin Mo said it should be.

"How did you do that?"

"I don't know about that."

"Then how do you know that the other party has escaped before?"

“She drew the map!”

"Map? Where's the map?"

"I wrote it down. It's in my head."

The octopus was silent for three full seconds, then used its three remaining tentacles to grab Lin Mo.

"Brother, you should have told me earlier. I wouldn't have resisted if you had told me earlier. But it's not too late now. Let me follow you from now on. You are my brother and I am your younger brother. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to catch a dog, I will never catch a chicken!"

Lin Mo felt that the line was very familiar and he must have heard it before.

"Do you have a name?"

"No, brother, please get one for me."

"You only have three legs left now, so I'll just call you Xiao San."

"That doesn't sound good. My legs can regenerate. The five broken legs will grow back soon."

"Then Hachi!"

"become!"

Xiao Ba is a combination of resentment and evil spirits. Lin Mo only found out about this later. As for Xiao Ba's thinking ability, it was born independently by absorbing the memories of other resentment and evil spirits.

All resentment and evil spirits have one obsession.

That is to escape from the maze.

This is also Xiaoba’s biggest wish.

Lin Mo had never thought about having a younger brother in the maze before, but no matter what, it was a good thing for Lin Mo.

It’s a plus.

The Tooth Ghost is another terrifying evil ghost on this floor. He is Xiao Ba's "neighbor" and has been here for a long time. Because he can't get out of the maze, Xiao Ba knows everything about this floor, and the Tooth Ghost also knows it.

They had fought before, and both wanted to swallow each other, but after fighting a few times, neither could do anything to the other, so they gave up. From then on, they stayed at each other's side, not interfering with each other.

That being said, if a problem really arises, I will definitely drag the other party into the problem without hesitation at the first opportunity.

Just like this time, Yagui was betrayed by Xiaoba without hesitation.

"We have arrived at the Tooth Ghost's territory."

Xiao Ba whispered something at this time.

Lin Mo stepped on something at this time, squatted down, reached out to touch it, and picked up something from the ground.

You can't see it, but it should feel like a tooth.

"Brother, if you touch a tooth, don't pick it up. It will be contaminated with the aura, and then the tooth ghost will find you no matter where you are."

"Isn't that perfect?" Lin Mo asked back.

Xiao Ba thought about it for a moment, said "yes", and said nothing more.

They are here to cause trouble, so of course they hope the other party will come out sooner.

Lin Mo didn't stay there and wait, so he continued to move forward. After a while, he heard a strange sound.

The sound sounded a bit like grinding teeth.

Xiao Ba said, this is the sound of grinding teeth.

"I don't know if there's something wrong with the Tooth Ghost's brain. It has a process for attacking. It first selects the target with its scattered teeth, and then makes a grinding sound to cause fear in the opponent. This guy seems to be able to only feel fear. Not only is it blind, it seems to be deaf as well."

Lin Mo asked if it was true or not.

"Really? Xiao Ba has been following Big Brother wholeheartedly. He will definitely not hide anything. Ya Gui is blind and deaf."

Xiao Ba said firmly.

Lin Mo sighed.

A blind and deaf man could not have taken the pencil away, let alone know who took the pencil away. This trip was definitely in vain.

Lin Mo lost interest all of a sudden. This tooth ghost must know nothing.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo turned around and was about to leave.

At this time, Lin Mo touched something, hard, like a face, but it felt like it was covered with teeth. This thing was hard to describe. Lin Mo had seen similar scenes in some old horror movies, the kind with deformed monsters. Some kind of science fiction, saying that some people were exposed to radiation when they were fetuses, which caused deformities and mutations, and after they were born, they had all kinds of strange shapes.

There were two-headed ones, three-eyed ones, and some with heads that looked like sweet potatoes in the field, with some parts larger than others. The most disgusting one was one that had no lips and had teeth all over its cheeks.

What Lin Mo touched now should be a face, a face full of teeth.

"Tooth ghost?"

Lin Mo knew who the other party was.

Almost at the same time, those teeth began to shrink, like a mouth full of teeth, starting to squeeze and try to bite Lin Mo's palm.

But since he suffered a loss last time, Lin Mo's reaction speed was much faster than usual, and the Iron Curse immediately covered his palm.

With a snap.

A battle of teeth and steel.

Lin Mo felt pain, but that was all. However, the opponent lost several teeth, and Lin Mo could even clearly hear the sound of teeth breaking.

There were no surprises in this battle. Lin Mo and Xiao Ba subdued the Tooth Ghost in less than a minute. I don't know how many of the opponent's teeth were broken until he completely surrendered.

What Xiaoba said before missed one point.

The Tooth Ghost is not only blind and deaf, but also mute.

Lin Mo even suspected at one point that the other party had no thinking ability at all.

But under the powerful force, the tooth ghost showed submission, which shows that the other party has the ability to think.

But forget about asking questions.

Lin Mo also discovered that the tooth ghost was not a humanoid monster, but more like some kind of canine creature, that is, a dog or a wolf. No wonder its teeth protruded so much when he touched its face.

But this discovery meant nothing to Lin Mo.

The other party couldn't be the one who took Xiaoyu away.

The fight was in vain.

He and Xiao Ba quickly determined the next target to look for.

There is also a relatively powerful ghost on this floor. He is not as strong as Xiao Ba and Ya Gui, but not much worse. Based on the idea of ​​rather killing someone by mistake than letting one go, Lin Mo plans to ask. After all, this is the only thing Lin Mo can do now.

As for the matter of the Tooth Ghost, Lin Mo had no intention of pursuing the matter with Xiao Ba. The other party obviously knew that the Tooth Ghost was an eighth-level disabled ghost a long time ago. The other party asked Lin Mo to find trouble with the Tooth Ghost. One possibility was that he was scared at the time and could not think of other ghosts for a while; another possibility was that he was taking revenge and deliberately causing trouble for the Tooth Ghost.

In all likelihood, Xiao Ba had suffered losses at the hands of Ya Gui before.

From this point of view, Tooth Ghost is stronger.

Xiao Ba was still leading the way, and Lin Mo was walking behind. Halfway through, Lin Mo looked back.

It was pitch black and nothing could be seen, but Lin Mo knew that the tooth ghost was still following him.

This guy has been following me since just now.

Because this ghost has no way to communicate, he has no idea of ​​the other party's intentions.

But there is no malice, for sure.

Xiao Ba said that although the tooth ghost is blind, deaf and dumb, its perception ability is very strong. Lin Mo said that it is not right. The most important senses of sight and hearing are gone, so how strong can the perception ability be? Unless the other party has some other perception ability.

Xiao Ba was speechless for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "Maybe it was a premonition. This guy might have felt that there is a future for him following you, so he followed me."

Lin Mo laughed and thought what a bullshit premonition. If this tooth ghost really had the ability to predict the future, he wouldn't have gotten that beating just now.

But just follow.

There was no hostility, and Lin Mo didn't mind having another little follower like this.

With Xiao Ba leading the way, Lin Mo found the third more powerful ghost on this floor in the darkness.

This ghost is a chatterbox.

Lin Mo smelled a familiar scent of curse in the air.

"Bewitching curse!"

There is not only the bewitching curse, but also other similar curses. Once you step into a certain area, you will hear the voice of this ghost in your ears.

It's like someone is talking in your ear.

The other party persuaded Lin Mo to commit self-harm and also deceived him, but these tricks were meaningless to Lin Mo.

When the ghost found that Lin Mo ignored its voice, he became angry and started cursing.

The curse was very unpleasant.

But with the help of Xiao Ba, after Lin Mo found the ghost's true form, the curses turned directly into praise and flattery.

He changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

This ghost is very strange.

Its main body is actually a radio.

Lin Mo held the radio, which was equivalent to holding the ghost's lifeblood. If he destroyed the radio, the ghost would be doomed.

"You were the one who scolded me just now, right?"

"No, it's not me." The voice on the radio was trembling, denying it vehemently.

"It's you. I recognize your voice." Lin Mo's voice was filled with murderous intent.

There was a rustling sound from the radio, followed by a woman's voice.

"Really, it wasn't me."

You can tell that he has a strong desire to survive, he's even willing to change his voice.

Lin Mo smiled and asked Xiao Ba beside him: "Was it so shameless before?"

Xiao Ba said yes.

"But this creature has a very good sense of hearing. Maybe it knows who took your pencil."

Lin Mo tried to ask the radio.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually knew it.

(End of this chapter)