Seeing their comrades’ miserable state, the ghosts that had been prepared to teach Xiao Lan a lesson sank into silence. They felt that they had made the biggest mistake of their deaths.
Was it bad to be a ghost content with their lot?
Why did they have to court this sort of extremely difficult and ugly death?
When Xiao Lan’s gaze swept over them, the mother and daughter instantly disappeared on the spot. Seeing this, the pregnant woman who was left behind also slipped away, and both water puddle and ghost vanished at lightning speed.
The comradeship in ad hoc teams was just this fake.
The couple that was left where they were and had hoped for their comrades’ help: “…”
Right now, there was just regret, extreme regret.
Seizing the moment when Xiao Lan was still looking away, they hurriedly packed up the remains of their blood pool and slipped away; they hadn’t even put their limbs back together when they disappeared through the cracks in the ground.
A little earlier.
When Xiao Lan and the landlord were at an impasse, He Rui and Duan Xueyin also arrived in the vicinity.
Duan Xueyin had severely injured her leg in a previous fight. Even though she healed it with an item, the wound healed very slowly and hindered her progress, and she could only move forward with He Rui’s support.
Looking at the fight with lightning flashing everywhere, red light bursting out here and there, and bricks strewn about, the two truly didn’t dare stick their heads out, and found a room to hide in for the time being.
Every now and then, the lightning would light up the corridor in a snow-white expanse.
The two people on the side were inwardly fearful. Wasn’t this fight a little too exaggerated?! They seriously suspected that if they carelessly walked into the white electric arcs or the red light, it absolutely wouldn’t feel good, even if a player’s physique had been enhanced.
Since when did intermediate players have this sort of fighting capability?! Duan Xueyin was thunderstruck, while cold sweat soaked He Rui’s head. If Xiao Lan had used this move on him…
He suddenly felt that just being beaten up three times was letting him off too lightly. He also didn’t know where that terrifying teammate of Xiao Lan’s had gone. Thinking this, He Rui couldn’t help but look around, afraid that Fei Luo would suddenly pop up from some corner.
No, it was still better to leave this game as soon as possible.
He Rui observed the battle. “While Xiao Lan has the boss pinned down, let’s seize the moment and open the door to leave first ba.”
Duan Xueyin leaned against the wall for support. “Is that door okay?”
He Rui chuckled. “It’s a fifty-fifty chance. In any case, we’ll still have to try it. Otherwise, if Xiao Lan isn’t able to fend him off, how long can we hold up against the boss in this situation?”
“This…” Duan Xueyin was still a little hesitant.
He Rui consoled her. “Even if it’s a trap, I still have a way for you to escape. We’re comrades, after all.”
Hearing the word ‘comrade’, Duan Xueyin rolled her eyes inwardly and didn’t trust him at all. After all, his previous comrade died in the kitchen, yet she had never heard this person ask a single question about him.
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A few minutes later, a burst of white light more intense than the ones before flashed past, and the movements outside paused for a moment.
The two took advantage of this moment to come out of the room they were hiding in, and just happened to see that the landlord had disappeared, while a few of the 404 ghosts were preparing to attack Xiao Lan. Duan Xueyin gave He Rui a meaningful look to ask whether they should go and help, but He Rui stopped her.
“Right now is the best chance. The boss is gone, and the troublesome NPCs have been drawn away. We should make the most of this opportunity,” He Rui said very righteously, then took the lead as he headed towards the door.
Duan Xueyin felt that leaving like this seemed a bit ungrateful. Xiao Lan had saved her once before, but in her current state, she was practically unable to fight, and she didn’t have many attack talismans left; she would be more of a burden than of any help.
Though she felt a little apologetic, she still chose to take advantage of this opportunity which Xiao Lan had created to clear the game.
Duan Xueyin shot a glance at Xiao Lan, who was surrounded, then supported herself on the wall and kept pace with He Rui.
Players were always very realistic.
Standing in the front, He Rui reached out to rest a hand on the handle. He initially thought that a lot of force would be required to push open a heavy door like this. Unexpectedly, the instant he exerted strength, the door automatically opened.
He Rui’s heart sank, and he immediately got a bad feeling.
When the door opened, what appeared before He Rui was — the evil cult believer, using Meng Ze’s body to hold his own head!
There was an evil smile on the evil cult believer’s haggard face. He opened his mouth wide as he headed for He Rui, one hand coming up to reach for He Rui’s neck.
He Rui instinctively wanted to dodge, but unexpectedly, his body couldn’t move, as if he was fettered; he could only watch as the hand stretched towards him.
“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you moving?” Duan Xueyin’s line of sight was blocked by He Rui, and the evil cult believer’s figure was in the shadows, so she didn’t understand what was happening, and hobbled towards He Rui.
Hearing Duan Xueyin’s voice, there was a glimmer of hope in He Rui’s eyes.
He listened as Duan Xueyin’s footsteps drew closer: one step, two step, three steps… she was getting nearer and nearer.
When Duan Xueyin saw that He Rui didn’t move or speak, her guard was already up, and she was about to step forward to check out the situation.
Without warning, the scene before her changed the next instant.
Duan Xueyin directly met the evil cult believer’s malicious gaze, and his outstretched hand was already mere millimeters away from her neck. She wanted to dodge, but realised that she was completely unable to move.
Unexpectedly, when Duan Xueyin was three steps or so away from He Rui, he switched their positions!
Duan Xueyin had a hundred ‘son of a bitch’ that she wanted to say to the fucker.
He Rui smiled after escaping the evil cult believer’s attack and said, “Apologies ah; as comrades, we should help each other out, so just… obediently die ba.”
Seeing the ice-cold and greyish hand covered in livor mortis seize Duan Xueyin’s neck, He Rui let out a sigh of relief. He had always thought comrades were very important, since one more comrade meant one more life.
He Rui turned around, with no plans to witness Duan Xueyin’s death.
He once again saw Xiao Lan, who was surrounded by the ghost neighbours, and decided to go back to wandering around the rooms. Looking at the sky now, it wouldn’t be long before he could smoothly pass the instance.
He walked towards the previous room and was just about to open the door, when he suddenly felt something tighten around his neck.
Astonished, He Rui lifted his head. The face of the evil cult believer appeared before him yet again, but this time, the ghost was also gripping him tightly around the neck.
He struggled to shift his gaze, and saw Duan Xueyin sitting on the side.
Unexpectedly, she was a fellow who would act as a pig to eat the tiger!
Duan Xueyin clutched her neck as she coughed. She had one hand stretched out towards He Rui, and she was holding a used talisman. She had been hiding it in her palm since earlier, and had used this to switch places with He Rui again.
Under He Rui’s disbelieving gaze, Duan Xueyin returned his smile. “Cough cough. Goodbye, comrade.”
With the crisp sound of bones breaking, He Rui’s head was directly plucked off.
It seemed that the evil cult believer felt that a fresh body was better. Controlling Meng Ze’s hands, he placed his head on He Rui’s body. After a while, it was like he was unsatisfied, and the evil cult believer’s head turned once more towards Duan Xueyin, who had struggled to get up and was about to enter the room.
Duan Xueyin used all her strength to get up from the floor. She leaned against the wall and was just about to try and escape the danger behind her.
Because of her injured leg and the residual effects from forcibly using her ability, Duan Xueyin was currently in a very frail state. How could a person with an injured leg run from someone with intact limbs?
The evil cult believer strode over and directly yanked on Duan Xueyin’s long hair, dragging her backwards.
“Ah —” Duan Xueyin couldn’t help but let out a cry of pain as she slammed onto the solid ground.
The evil cult believer’s head had been placed very sloppily on He Rui’s body at an askew angle. He reached out towards Duan Xueyin, as if he wanted to try on women’s clothing. His vulgar smile made him look like a horrible hoodlum who knew no shame.
Duan Xueyin watched despairingly as that hand reached for her; her body couldn’t move again — it seemed this would be her final resting place.
Whoosh —
A coin accompanied by a blinding white electric light shot over and mercilessly struck the evil cult believer, who was smiling sinisterly, in the forehead, sending the head flying from He Rui’s neck and into the darkness behind the door.
At the same time, He Rui’s corpse that was no longer being controlled fell to the ground with a bang.
Having survived by the skin of her teeth, Duan Xueyin turned to look in astonishment.
It was Xiao Lan, who, after dealing with the neighbours, used up the last three seconds of his skill time to attack.
Xiao Lan smiled. “Why is it that both times I meet you, it’s a life or death situation?”
Duan Xueyin felt a little ashamed. “Thank you… for saving me again…”
Realising that she didn’t seem to be in good condition, Xiao Lan went over, pulled Duan Xueyin up, and helped her to the side. “We’re not far from clearing the instance now, so just rest for a bit here ba.”
With that, he turned and walked towards where he had left Luo. That place was already covered in rubble from the fight, and it would take him some time to dig Luo out.
Luo probably… wasn’t dead ba.
After Xiao Lan turned around, a conflicted expression appeared on Duan Xueyin’s face, and as if she had made a big decision, she quietly said, “Previously… I overheard He Rui say that he accepted a commission from a major organisation to come and investigate you. He was told to sound out inside information about you… by whatever means necessary.”
Xiao Lan’s footsteps paused slightly.
Duan Xueyin gritted her teeth. “The organisation is called Reincarnation. It’s an organisation with very influential players. Their methods are very unscrupulous, so you should be careful.”
She also added, “I’m only telling you this in exchange for saving my life twice. You absolutely must never let Reincarnation know that I was the one who told you.”
Xiao Lan turned his head to look at her, his gaze serene and calm. “Don’t worry. I only saved you in passing, and we didn’t talk about anything after.”
Duan Xueyin let out a sigh of relief.
With that, Xiao Lan ran over to rummage through the pile of trash, and his back looked as merry as a ragman’s.
Duan Xueyin’s breath froze. “…”
Why did this person look so unreliable? She was afraid it was over for her…
Xiao Lan dug through the broken bricks and tiles for a long time before he finally found Luo.
Luo was wrapped up in a strip of cloth, and there was a thick layer of dust over the outside; he looked like a clay-roasted chicken that was about to be cooked. Who knew if Luo had been smashed by falling bricks, but his already artistically lopsided head was now a little flat; it was simply too dismal an image.
Once he was picked up, the dust on Luo’s body dropped off, and he looked no different from trash.
Xiao Lan: “Cough…”
He suddenly felt a little guilty. He should give Luo a shower when they returned to the player hub. He definitely couldn’t let Luo wake up to discover that he had suffered such inhuman treatment when he was unconscious.
Xiao Lan patted the dust off Luo’s body. Carrying him, he found a cleaner place to sit, and waited for daybreak.
The author has something to say:
Luo: Black goo, mini pig, clay-roasted chicken, trash… Do I not have feelings?!
Xiao Lan (guiltily backs away): Calm down a little…
Luo (releases a black shadow which covers the sky and earth): Sir, why not teach me how to be calm?
Once he was picked up, the dust on Luo’s body dropped off, and he looked no different from trash.*
I fUKN CHOOOOKED XIE LAN WTF HAHSHAHAH I KINDA FEEL BAD FOR LAUGHING
thank you for the chapter btw ( ≧⌔≦)👌🏻
lol 😂 I read Xie Lan as Xie Lian lmaoooo
If Xiao Lan was in tgcf he would definitely be Xie Lian’s #2 believer! (Because HC is #1)
Same lmao I keep reading his name as Xie Lian. Also he’d probably be #4. Hua Cheng would probably occupy the first three spots😂😅
What’s tgcf?
Tian Guan Ci Fu AKA Heaven Officials Blessing is a Chinese BL novel by MXTX who also wrote Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System and Master of Demonic Cultivation.
Kkk. Sanku for the info~
Thank you for translating! <3
I’m imagining Luo and XL after they get together that act like the couple:
XL: OMG the ghosts are so powerful, darling help me~~~
Luo: don’t worry, I’ll always protects you my love~~~
Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️
gagged Oh my God, soooo cheesy. And not accurate at all.
It’s more likely like this:
XL: OMG the ghost are so powerful, darling
Luo: Yes, my love?
XL: Destroy my money.
Luo: Alright. destroy the money
[The poverty value increase to the level xxxxx]
XL: super saiyan mode
That’s right 😂😂😂
CRYING AT HOW ACCURATE THIS IS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHASGSGS BFF HDJFVKF
XL…how could you forget Luo…at least make sure that he isn’t in a spot where he might get hurt…
Thanks for the chapter~
I kinda look forward to the bath scene…
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)❤
What’s up with ml’s now a days 😂😂😂 being treated like trash/pig/being bottle fed like a baby when unconscious 😂😂😂
Was that a reference to “I Got This Cannon Fodder’s Back”? :3
Yup ^ω^
👏👏👏 Nice choice. 👏👏👏
I can honestly say that I am relieved that He Rui is gone. At the same time, I am worried that more fierce players (like the guy in the Madam Bella instance) will come after Xiao Lan and Luo.
Thanks for the chapter <3
Well, by the next instance Luo will have finished digesting that troublesome part of himself and will definitely become stronger. Xiao Lan, it’s probably your last chance to carry him around as a lopsided cat and give him a bath! 😂
Thank you for the chapter 💕
Thanks for the chapter! (≧∇≦)/❤
Thx for the chappy
Luo (releases a black shadow which covers the sky and earth): Sir, why not teach me how to be calm?
(☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Thank you for the chapter!!!~ ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡
Lol Xiao Lan must be the most heartless shou towards his Gong that I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂
Well, I cheered when He Rui’s head was snapped off >3 Now he can’t blab about XL anymore.
Thx for the ch (≧▽≦)/
Aaa why is clay roasted chicken a thing. Thanks so interesting lol
Thanks for the chapter ❤️
I AM CRYINGGG!!! 😂😂😂😂 first time ive seen any ML lose so much face 🤣🤣🤣 Xiao Lan is the best combo of heartless & hilarious
Poor Luo, can’t catch a break even when unconscious. Glad that He Rui is gone and Xiao Lan got some info about Reincarnation.
The name Reincarnation sounds like a cultish name