His heart hung in the air again—this time not with self-blame, but with anxiety and fear.

1，-1。

-1，-2。

-2，-3......

There is no exit, and there is no place to go.

Ancheng quickened his pace, didn't care about looking at any signs, and rushed down like crazy.

He ran fast. The staggered pace, the pounding of his heartbeat, the scrambled breathing—all of this gave him the illusion of falling.

Finally, he stopped.

Carefully, tentatively, he lifted his heavy head and moved his gaze to the wall little by little.

There is written a horizontal 8 with a minus sign in front.

No, that's not eight.

is negative infinity.

Despair is like a swamp of rain, spreading upwards from under your feet until it engulfs everything.

A maple leaf hit Gu Qiancheng's face, cold.

She came to her senses and tossed the leaf down.

She felt someone holding her other hand, and a rapid air current was blowing in her face.

It was Ultramarine pulling her along. She was still running, and she looked back in the direction behind her, her blue eyes swept over Gu Qiancheng.

"Ah, you're awake. ”

Her steps slowed and she hid behind a stout tree. Ultramarine lifted the gravitational field, and Gu Qiancheng was carefully put back on the ground.

"I feel like my eyes hurt...... The head is also a little dizzy. ”

"I understand. I was like this before, and I had a lot of blood, and it took a long time. But fortunately, it has no effect on vision. ”

Ultramarines also look tired. She leaned against the tree and sat down slowly, trying to calm her breath.

"Director Gu, I have an idea...... she gasped, "we need to find immortality first." I think she should be able to find us soon. ”

On the other side of the forest, Yue Wange was looking for her.

Every tree in the neighborhood is similar, and the density of the distribution does not change. After walking for a while, she would always see similar bullet marks in the neighboring trees.

Click.

Suddenly there was the sound of a tree branch being trampled off. Yue Wange became alert and deftly hid behind the nearest tree. After a few seconds, she cautiously poked her head out.

"Yikes!"

Liu Xili pinched a strange spell between her fingers. After the nervous glances of the two of them intertwined, they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The two people who met in this way walked for a long time.

"How big do you think this place is?"

"I don't know. I guess it's a lot like the fourth layer. For example, circular spaces and the like...... How about trying to make a mark?"

Liu Xili nodded and picked up a small stone from the ground. She embedded it in a small depression in the trunk of the tree, and when her hand left, the gray stone turned a color of gold.

Rather, it did become a piece of gold.

Yue Wange took out a small hourglass and turned it upside down.

"You have such a thing. ”

"Well, a friend gave it to me. ”

"Oh. Friend......"

"Yes, friend. ”

“...... You're in luck. ”

"What?"

Yue Wange didn't quite understand what she meant. She didn't know if she was referring to the gift or having friends.

"No, nothing. ”

Liu Xili's hand unconsciously touched the hairpin and responded to her in a lazy tone. Yue Wange didn't ask.

Even for friends, the topic is divided into parts that can be said and what cannot be said. What's more, the two of them didn't have anything to do with each other, but they just happened to appear here at the same time for the same reason.

That's all.

About every three minutes, one end of the hourglass runs out and needs to be reversed. When the seventh time was repeated, they came again under the tree with the gold and stones.

"A cycle of about twenty minutes. ”

"It doesn't seem to be very big. ”

In fact, maybe there was no communication all the way, but Liu Xili felt that the time was still very long.

As they spoke, they heard the movement of something sprinting in front of them.

The owner of the shadow, Tao Zuoci, was walking slowly on the road, and a shadow beside him overtook him in an instant. He stopped and faced the little girl who suddenly flashed.

"Got it!"

"Oh?"

Is there anything to panic about fighting with a girl?

After sneering disdainfully, in front of Feng Hua, who was eager to try, he made a corresponding move.

But......

So fast.

Although he blocked the oncoming kicks, he realized that he had greatly underestimated the girl's speed.

The pain of a blow to his elbow reminded him of the strength — and the strength.

Fenghua's movements are fast and soft, flowing smoothly and in one go, obviously to the extent that they have been professionally trained. Young Master Tao, who underestimated the enemy, no longer dared to be careless, but even though he tried his best to stop the attack of all the vital parts, he was still unexpectedly seriously injured.

As long as there is direct contact, whether it is attacking or being attacked, it hurts terribly. What erupted from that woman was an absolute power that surpassed ordinary people.

A faint fishy smell welled up in the mouth, and if it wasn't a problem with the mouth, I'm afraid it was organ bleeding.

It's hard to resist. And there is no chance to fight back at all...... That's not going to work.

He tried to find a gap in order to pull the well-bore-chambered snatch out of his waist. But as soon as his hand touched the weapon, a heavy punch came to his chest.

The crisp sound travels down the body to the eardrums, and the pain flies along the nerve endings to the brain, and responds in time.

Definitely broke more than two ribs.

It hurts terribly.

Can...... How did she do it?

Or is this her special power?

Tao Zuozi struggled to sit and think in the throes. And when he fell backwards to the ground, Fenghua was approaching step by step.

Hmmm-

Before he could react, a sturdy green plant rose from his feet and slammed into the woman's body with precision, knocking her flying. But unfortunately, this harmful Young Master Tao also fell into trouble.

Another tingling pain in his chest.

"What the are you...... Definitely on purpose. ”

Planted in front of the two girls in embarrassment, he gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Ah" Liu Xili waved her hand repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Insincere.

At least one life can be recovered.

"I'll definitely sue you for intentional injury when I go out. ”

Liu Xili tilted her head, amused by this black humorous language. She stretched out her hand forward, Tao Zuoci hesitated for half a second, and then reached out and was pulled up by her.

It's a pity that it's not a gentle action, and the place that should hurt is still painful to death. However, no matter how much help the other party makes, the pain is still inevitable.

Yue Wange frowned as she watched him get up from the ground and staggered two steps forward, holding on to the trunk behind him. She looked at Fenghua again, shook her head, and sighed.

Is it such a difficult opponent?

Tao Zuozi turned his head and looked in the direction he had just looked. Fenghua jumped down from the canopy of a tree not far away and patted the dust off her body.

"It's excessive, I'm going to be angry. ”

"Just play with her a little bit. However, avoid melee combat. ”

Yue Wange said to her teammates and stepped back. Liu Xili moved forward slightly, and a string of mysterious spells lined up in a neat circle from behind her.

"Of course, it's a painful lesson. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a self-deprecating chuckle from behind Young Master Tao.

Thinking that he had given them enough time to catch up, Maple slapped a hard slap on a maple tree beside him. A palpable tremor was felt as a huge tree slammed down on her.

The stone spikes that rise from the ground are like sharp awls, splitting its front in two.

The duel between nature and energy began in this way.

At this time, Shi Xue, who was in the distance, faintly heard a loud noise from the depths of the jungle, but she couldn't judge the direction.

She was scared, she didn't know what to do alone. At first, she was still shouting her friend's name, but now her throat hurts a little and she can't walk.

She curled herself up under a tree and prayed that it would all end soon.

Jiang Shuo hurriedly walked over here, saw her, and turned around again.

"What are you hiding here?"

“...... I don't know what to do. ”

"Why are you all like this, can you solve any problems by hiding all the time?!"

Jiang Shuo is not usually an irritable person, but his emotions are a little out of control now, and Shi Xue can see it. She wasn't quite sure why he was the way he was, perhaps it had something to do with his missing friend.

"Yes, I'm sorry......" she apologized a little flustered.

"I'm not here to hear you say I'm sorry. Damn, where can I go......"

The second half of his sentence was a little quiet, as if he was talking to himself.

"Are you looking for Anjo?"

"Is that not the case?"

“...... The guide said he had fled. ”

"I know. ”

When he said this, Jiang Shuo sighed softly. He sat down a little discouraged, frowning and bracing his face.

"He's always like that...... But he wasn't always like that. ”

After a while, Jiang Shuo said a contradictory sentence. Shi Xue looked at him with some puzzlement.

"I mean, he's not really bold. Playing together as a child, he could easily run home because of the slightest movement. But he saved my life...... At the time of the third floor. At that time, I felt that he was no longer like him. ”

"The third layer...... Calyx, no, where is the calyx?"

"It doesn't matter who he is. Although I helped him block the knife before...... You won't be able to give me this now!"

Jiang Shuo slapped his knee angrily.

"You look like you're on good terms. ”

"It's kind of a pair of pants that has grown up. At least it used to be ......"

He fell silent suddenly, as if remembering something important, but not sure.

Shi Xue still stared at him blankly, curious to see what he would say next.

"Although, it's not the first time I've saved him...... It wasn't the first time he saved me, either. ”

When did Anseong become a misanthropy? In my impression, I chose to commit suicide because of something a long time ago. Although Anjo didn't know about it, he did appear at the scene of the incident with Anjiu.

Ancheng didn't know that Jiang Shuo's accident at that time was not an accident, but a choice.

That...... Did you also ignore some kind of accident in Anseong?

The accident that became a misanthrope.

Or, mistakenly mistaking his choice for an accident.

- To be continued -