Chapter 46: The End is Near
Bai Cha had already pierced the barrier on her body with her sword, and she felt a wave of dizziness.
When she opened her eyes again, she was sitting up.
She felt nothing when she separated from her body, but after returning, she felt a heavy, as if landing, sensation.
But she found it difficult to control her body.
For example, when she wanted to pick up the sword, her body twisted strangely a few times.
“You absorbed too much ghost energy. It will be fine after we get out.”
Wang Xuming saw it.
He urged her again, saying, “Try to keep up for now. The others are on the fourth floor.”
“Fourth floor?”
Bai Cha frowned. As expected, this feeling of not being in control was really annoying.
But there was no way around it. She was just a newbie with no real strength.
Wang Xuming’s combat power was indeed very strong.
Bai Cha could see clearly that if Brother Cai were still alive, his combat power probably wouldn’t be low either, and she might not have any ability to fight back, except for the special circumstances at the time.
But in fact, Bai Cha had always doubted why Brother Cai had stepped on the death rule so easily.
As they ran towards the corridor, Bai Cha suddenly asked, “Did you kill Brother Cai?”
Wang Xuming looked back at her with some surprise.
“Wasn’t it you who killed him?” he said exaggeratedly.
Bai Cha: “…”
Tch, this kind of person…
“What exactly is the situation now?”
Wang Xuming was actually quite strained, having to protect her while fighting so many things.
But this strain referred to the situation under his suppressed strength.
He had already obtained what he wanted, faster than expected, and was in a fairly good mood.
So he explained.
“Clearing an instance generally involves the following situations: one, story-based dungeons where you survive after completing the story; two, rule-based dungeons where you survive by finding the correct rules. Similar to these two types, other competitive survival instances, etc., all just require meeting the survival conditions of that dungeon.”
Xiao Xiao had actually told Bai Cha a little about this.
But what Wang Xuming said next was something Xiao Xiao hadn’t mentioned.
“But there is one situation in all instances where you can clear it without completing the entire process of the dungeon.”
He looked at Bai Cha, a reckless smile on his face.
“That is to destroy the core of this dungeon.”
“But your current strength is too weak. However, your personality and mind are good. If you can successfully survive until A-grade, you can also try to clear dungeons using this method.”
Bai Cha remembered his words and asked, “Are there any benefits to this method of clearing?”
“Of course… not.”
They had already reached the entrance of the fourth floor while talking. But the entire so-called entrance was all sealed by fleshy walls.
Wang Xuming took out his gun and started blasting at the fleshy walls. A path was forcibly blown open, and the fleshy walls clearly couldn’t heal in the short term.
The two took the opportunity to run inside.
“Not only are there no benefits, but you will also be resented by the game and die even faster.”
Bai Cha glanced at Wang Xuming’s profile.
So what’s the point of doing this? Going against the game?
“Once you enter the game, can you not get out?” Bai Cha asked.
“Smart.”
Destroying an instance is essentially fighting against the game.
And there’s only one reason for fighting: they see no hope of getting out.
They will die sooner or later. If that’s the case, why not destroy as much as possible?
Bai Cha understood the logic, and her eyes gradually brightened.
As expected of a veteran player, there was a lot she, a newbie, could learn!
Wang Xuming didn’t have time to look at her expression now, but the comments section did.
[Help, what is this person teaching her? Destroying an instance isn’t something you can just do if you want to!]
[Miss, open the comments and look at us! Don’t listen to this person. Newbies should just honestly clear the dungeon, okay? Survive first!]
[This person’s intentions are extremely sinister. If you’re so capable, tell us what the core is? How do you destroy it?]
[Seriously, one dares to teach and the other dares to learn! Crazy!]
Unfortunately, Bai Cha didn’t open the comments section.
They arrived at the so-called fourth floor, and this time it was a real fourth floor.
This floor was full of ghosts, a space composed of a giant fleshy arm, with ghosts constantly emerging from the walls.
In the middle, two people were struggling to resist.
It was Xiao Xiao and Glasses Guy.
So the Ponytail girl was really dead?
Bai Cha felt a bit of pity. The hemostatic medicine in the other person’s hand was quite useful.
She still had a self-inflicted cut on her neck.
It was the female ghost’s dying counterattack.
To be honest, she couldn’t blame the female ghost. Bai Cha had essentially set a trap that killed her.
But Bai Cha hadn’t expected that the Buddha statue could directly appear in that space and kill the female ghost.
So the Buddha statue was the most hateful.
“Sister Xiao!”
When they reached the two of them, Bai Cha called out.
Xiao Xiao had become numb under the constant ghost attacks. She was stunned for a moment when she heard the voice before reacting.
“Bai Cha, you’re not dead? That’s great!”
Glasses Guy looked at Wang Xuming with an unfriendly gaze.
“You said to wait here for you to clear the dungeon. How are we supposed to clear it like this?”
Wang Xuming smiled nonchalantly, shooting a monster with each shot.
“Wait a little longer.”
“We’ve already waited for thirty minutes!” Glasses Guy felt like he had really believed Wang Xuming’s nonsense.
Even if he could clear it, it would probably only be him clearing it alone.
[Ding-dong—]
A pleasant sound suddenly rang in everyone’s ears.
[Detecting irresistible factors in this dungeon, leading to premature disintegration. All players will leave this dungeon after a 30-second countdown.] [Thirty, twenty-nine…]
As this voice appeared, the surrounding monsters began to become even more frantic.
Bai Cha’s body, which wasn’t a perfect fit to begin with, felt a strange attraction.
“Bai Cha, Bai Cha!”
A voice urgently called out in her ear. Bai Cha felt the world spin, and it seemed she was about to be pulled into an illusion again.
Bai Cha bit her tongue hard to wake herself up.
But in that brief moment of distraction, she realized that she wasn’t the only one being bewitched.
Xiao Xiao was already walking towards the stairwell. A crack had appeared there at some point, waiting for her to jump down.
Bai Cha hesitated for less than half a second before rushing up and pulling the person back.
But Xiao Xiao was delirious.
Bai Cha felt her soul being sucked away.
The countdown in her ears was so slow.
[Twenty, nineteen…]
Bai Cha gritted her teeth, using her body to press down on Xiao Xiao.
She didn’t like owing anyone favors. The item card Xiao Xiao had given her could be said to have saved her life.
And it was unexpected.
Her scheming against Xiao Xiao was only so that if they encountered a situation like this, Xiao Xiao would definitely help her.
But the situation at that time was different.
[Ten!] [Nine!]
A cold hand grabbed Bai Cha’s ankle and violently dragged her backward.
