Yang Jia recalled what Bai Ting had said before, "That's because you haven't seen the boss at his full strength..."
What would happen when the power was fully unleashed? Bai Ting didn't continue, as if even mentioning it was taboo. Yang Jia didn't understand then, but now she did.
Li Bai is a person who seems to possess magical powers. She is so outstanding, so outstanding that no one in this world can compare to her. Everyone who sees her will subconsciously retreat.
This is not only out of fear, but also out of respect, and more importantly, because not everyone can withstand her aura.
They respected her, trusted her, and followed her, but they also feared her, distanced themselves from her, and were afraid of her.
But Yang Jia was sure that he was not afraid.
Not only was she not afraid, but at this moment she also developed an ambition that she shouldn't have had: she wanted to become someone just as powerful, and to be someone who could stand beside Li Bai one day.
The eerie silence lasted for a moment before being broken by Bai Ting's cough.
Yuan Hai seemed stunned by this sudden change, but he finally reacted, jumped off the platform, and rushed over. There was no panic or fear on his face, but instead a burning passion. He stared at Li Bai with scorching eyes, "You are indeed the best sacrifice! Come, become a part of me, and sacrifice your life for supreme glory!"
Yang Jia twitched his lips. Seeing that Li Bai had already rushed forward, he quickly jumped down and reached out to help Bai Ting. "How are you?"
Bai Ting's face was an abnormal bluish-gray color. She raised her hand to show Yang Jia, "I've been grabbed several times. I probably can't hold on for much longer. This feeling is quite strange."
Yang Jia was shocked. "How could this happen? What should I do?"
"That's perfect," Bai Ting said with a smile, "It saves me the trouble of going back to the city."
"What……?"
Yang Jia was about to ask further questions when Bai Ting interrupted him, "Did you see that just now? That's our boss at her full strength. She's absolutely terrifying. Don't worry, just wait here. But she'll be weak for a while after her outburst, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of her. Don't let any wild beasts take her away."
In fact, this is the only thing Bai Ting can do by following Li Bai.
Otherwise, no matter how big the world is, she can come and go by herself and doesn't need any so-called help.
Bai Ting didn't know why Li Bai wanted to bring Yang Jia with her, but since she had made the decision, it meant she trusted him. So it shouldn't be a problem for Yang Jia to stay here to take care of Li Bai...right?
Yang Jia's attention shifted back to Li Bai. She had, of course, noticed something was amiss with Li Bai. While she'd been formidable before, she'd still been average. Now, facing the boss, Yuan Hai, she wasn't any less impressive. The back-and-forth battle was thrilling, captivating Yang Jia's attention.
In just a blink of an eye, when she looked down again, Yang Jia saw a scene that was enough to shock her soul: Bai Ting, who was lying on the ground, her body was gradually becoming transparent and then disappeared!
What's going on?
The scene before her eyes made Yang Jia's mind confused. She had a vague guess, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She just felt panic and confusion in her heart, because all this far exceeded her expectations.
Just as Yang Jia was in such a panic, Li Bai finally managed to defeat Yuan Hai after a fierce battle.
The moment the boss fell to the ground, she also lay down. Compared with Yuan Hai's body, she probably only had a trace of breath left.
With such a commotion, Yang Jia naturally couldn't have been unaware. She was startled awake, realizing the battle was over. Seeing Li Bai also lying on the ground, she quickly crawled over and dragged him to the other corner.
With the boss dead, this cave was safe for the time being. Besides, Yang Jia couldn't leave with someone else, so he simply waited here for Li Bai to recover.
After settling the people, Yang Jia paused for a moment before slowly remembering that Li Bai had brought her along because of the card in her hand. So, the job of searching corpses should have been hers? After a moment's hesitation, she went ahead and combed through the corpses on the battlefield. She actually managed to find quite a few items, though none of them seemed particularly useful. She picked and chose, keeping a few materials and a few rusted weapons, and she piled the rest aside.
Only Yuan Hai had something special: a key and a small seal. The seal was engraved with ancient characters that Yang Jia didn't recognize. Unfortunately, Bai Ting...
Thinking of Bai Ting, Yang Jia suddenly shuddered all over. She controlled herself not to think about it, but she couldn't help but think about it. What was going on?
Yang Jia had already suspected something, but she refused to believe it. So she quickly suppressed those thoughts. She put the seal away and pondered the key. Since it was said that this place was where Yuan Hai and his life's treasures were buried, it couldn't be fake. Could this be the key to the treasure house?
So the question is, where is the treasure house?
Yang Jia recalled the stone platform where Yuan Hai had appeared earlier, speculating that there might be a teleportation array. But Li Bai wasn't well now, and she couldn't possibly explore alone. Who knew if the treasure house contained other traps and checkpoints? If there were beasts guarding it, she'd be sending herself to her death.
Let's wait until Li Bai wakes up. Anyway, I'm here just for show. She's the one who killed the monster, so of course the rewards should be hers.
Yuan Hai still had a knife in his hand, which he probably used in battle. Yang Jia tried to remove it and found that it could be removed, so he dragged the knife back to Li Bai.
The sunlight in the cave was not natural light, and Yang Jia's phone had long been out of battery, so it was impossible to infer how much time had passed, but Li Bai did not seem to have any signs of waking up.
Unwilling to stop, Yang Jia returned to the battlefield, took out the dagger she had found earlier, and began learning how to skin and cut up the beasts. At first, her technique was appalling, and the pieces she produced were unattractive to look at. However, with so many corpses, she could practice endlessly. After practicing until she was perfect, she finally managed to peel off several intact skins and get some meat. She planned to roast them over a fire after finishing the job.
Time passed quickly in the busyness. When Yang Jia finished everything and returned to Li Bai with the meat, he found that she had woken up at some point.
But when she woke up, she didn't make any movement. She just lay there quietly, except for her eyes that were open.
"Are you awake?" Yang Jia originally planned to go over and help the man, but when he thought about how he had just dissected so many wild animals and his hands were covered in blood and oil, he had to give up the idea.
Li Bai sat up. It was obvious that she was still very weak, but she could barely move. But she didn't lean against the wall. She just sat with her back straight and asked Yang Jia, "What did you find?"
Yang Jia had no choice but to put down the meat in his hand, wiped his hands clean with something random, and then took out everything he had found to show Li Bai.
Li Bai took the seal without much hesitation.
Yang Jia was stunned for a moment before asking, "What does this mean?"
"The rest is for you." Li Bai said.
Yang Jia thought Li Bai didn't know what the key was used for, so he quickly expressed his speculation, "If there really is a treasure, it should be very valuable. You should keep the key. Besides, even if you give it to me, I don't think I have the ability to open it."
Li Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "You can find me when you open it."
Yang Jia thought about it and decided that he could give part of it to Li Bai as a reward later, so he accepted the key.
After the "division of the spoils" was completed, Li Bai didn't seem to want to stay any longer. He stood up and said to Yang Jia, "Let's go now."
Yang Jia was a little surprised. "Aren't you going to rest for a while?" He clearly looked very reluctant. Or was there some other danger here?
Li Bai shook his head, turned, and walked towards the platform where Yuan Hai had appeared. Yang Jia could only follow him. After all, she had no control over what Li Bai was going to do. But staying here alone would definitely be more dangerous, even if Li Bai's current strength was only one tenth of what it was.
Yet the journey was remarkably peaceful. They didn't encounter a single wild animal until they reached the city. It was so smooth that Yang Jia felt like a dream; after all, it hadn't been this way on their way there. Li Bai might know the reason, which was why she walked so confidently. But Yang Jia didn't dare ask further questions, so he buried his doubts in his heart.
After entering the city, Yang Jia no longer had time to think about such irrelevant issues.
As soon as they entered, a very familiar figure rushed towards the two of them. She naturally didn't dare to pounce on Li Bai, so she pounced on Yang Jia, "Why did you come so late? I've been waiting here for a long time!"
Yang Jia stood there stiffly, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had fallen from the clear sky and struck her directly, shocking her to the point of losing her soul and making her unable to recover.
After a moment, she opened her mouth with difficulty and finally called out the name of the person in front of her, "Bai Ting."
Bai Ting!
Bai Ting, who should have been "dead", appeared in front of her alive again. She looked unaffected, healthy and in full condition!
Countless thoughts raced through Yang Jia's mind, things she'd vaguely considered before but hadn't wanted to dwell on. The strange thing about the tour group was that they seemed to be playing this world like a game. The magical "level-up," Bai Ting saying, "It saved me the trouble of returning to the city," and her body gradually fading into thin air as she "died"...
All of this points to a fact and truth that Yang Jia doesn't want to believe, but has to believe.
——For Bai Ting and others, the world she lives in may really be just a game.
So, the dangerous outside of the city in their eyes is just a place for them to kill monsters, upgrade and search for treasures. That's why they have a magical backpack that can never be filled. That's why this world can be "upgraded to full health and full status". That's why after Bai Ting died, she can easily "return to the city to refresh"...
This discovery made Yang Jia feel as if there was darkness in front of his eyes, and he could not see any light. He felt that he was being dragged by something invisible and falling into the deepest darkness.
If this world is just a game, then what is she?
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