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Chapter 426 Getting Fatter as He Grows Older
First came the sound of glass breaking, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Fatty saw Mingyue suddenly shatter the glass and jump out of the third-floor window, landing on the ground below. He only had time to utter a "Holy crap" before the noise from above drew his attention.

The female ghost who had been standing behind Mingyue had half her body sticking out of the window, her scarlet eyes staring at them, and then she suddenly crawled down the wall like a spider.

Mingyue, who had jumped from the third floor, had now gotten up and was running desperately into the distance.

"Run!" Chu Changge suddenly spoke up, quickly uttering this one word before turning and fleeing.

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately ran off in another direction.

The fortune teller then ran towards the shopping mall where Gu Mian was.

The three of them had already agreed to separate and escape separately; it would be too deliberate to escape together.

Chu Changge and the fat man ran in two unrelated directions, while the fortune teller, as the most tempting bait, ran in the direction where Gu Mian was.

But a small problem arose in the middle.

The fortune teller gritted her teeth and ran wildly, while ahead of her was another person running wildly, none other than Mingyue, who had fled earlier.

Mingyue was also running in the direction Gu Mian was. As she ran through the dark alley, she looked back and saw the fortune teller behind her, and the terrifying ghost that crawled like a spider was right behind her! It was chasing her!

The fortune teller ran after him with all his might, but was still panting and exhausted.

As a fortune teller, she usually predicts the course of the dungeon from the rear, and her teammates will do their best to protect her and not let her take risks easily; unexpectedly, she was thrown out as bait after entering this dungeon and had to engage in a tug-of-war with the ghost for several thousand meters.

The chill behind him was already creeping up his back; the fortune teller knew without turning around that the ghost was about to catch up!

At that moment, she quickly took out a tube of failed experimental reagent and gulped it down her throat.

This is a special item for Gu Mian, given to her to use when escaping. Drinking it will double her speed for ten minutes.

After drinking the reagent, she lifted her leg and ran forward with big strides. Her speed was indeed much faster, even approaching the bright moon in front of her.

"Hurry! Hurry!" The fortune teller ran forward quickly.

Ten minutes would be enough for her to run to the mall, but even if she doubled her speed, she still wouldn't be as fast as a ghost. Whether she could see Gu Mian alive depended entirely on luck.

At this moment, Mingyue heard footsteps getting closer and closer behind her. She turned around in surprise and saw that the fortune teller behind her had suddenly sped up and was already close to her back, almost overtaking her.

Seeing this, Mingyue immediately quickened her pace, not wanting to be overtaken by the fortune teller: "Don't follow me, the ghost will chase in the direction of the crowd!"

The fortune teller, panting, said, "Don't follow me. Go in another direction."

She was heading towards the mall. She was going straight down this alley, then turning right at the fork in the road a kilometer ahead and running for a few minutes would take her to the back entrance of the mall.

At this moment, the fortune teller had already run past the bright moon that was originally in front of her and was rushing desperately towards the right side of the fork in the road ahead.

Seeing that the fortune teller had surpassed her, Mingyue opened her eyes wide and turned around to look.

The ghost kept coming closer and closer to them. Mingyue saw that the ghost was less than three meters away from her.

The fortune teller who was originally behind her had already run to the front, and there was no one behind her anymore!
Mingyue turned to look at the fortune teller's receding figure, who had already stepped into the fork in the road ahead.

Mingyue's mind raced. She was behind, and if they split up now, the ghost would definitely chase after her! With that thought, she rushed towards the fortune teller without hesitation, and the two of them entered the right-hand side path together.

The ghosts behind her were getting closer and closer, and Mingyue felt the hairs on her back stand up, a sign that her body was alert to danger.

Hearing footsteps approaching from behind, the fortune teller turned around and saw that Mingyue was still following him: "Why are you still following me?"

Just as she was speaking, she suddenly saw Mingyue raise her right hand behind her.

The alley was dimly lit, and the fortune teller couldn't see what Mingyue was holding, but she heard Mingyue shout, "Unfair referee!"

What is that? The fortune teller was stunned.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw something that seemed to have appeared in front of her.

She opened her eyes wide and saw that a red cloth strip had suddenly been stretched out about a meter in front of her, hanging horizontally about 1.2 meters above the ground, just like the cloth strip stretched out at the finish line of a long-distance race.

Looking ahead, a man suddenly appeared behind the red cloth strip. He was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and shorts, had a whistle in his mouth, and was staring intently at a timer in his hand.

Just then, the fortune teller strangely discovered that he could no longer run.

It wasn't due to physical limitations; she was now like walking on a treadmill, no matter how hard she tried to run forward, she could only stay in the same place.

In an instant, the fortune teller understood: it was a special item!
Mingyue used a special item on her in order to get ahead of her.

She looked back and saw Mingyue speeding up and running towards her, quickly passing the red ribbon in front of her, and then continuing to run forward, leaving the fortune teller with only her back view.

The ghosts behind him had already closed in on the fortune teller, but the fortune teller still could not move forward.

The fortune teller, who was usually quite good-tempered, almost cursed out loud as she watched the ghost get closer and closer, almost touching her face in just a few seconds.

Fortunately, those few seconds were enough for the fortune teller to flick his wrist and throw something out—[Penguin Brand Cough Syrup (Disposable)]

Throwing this thing can make the pursuer pause for half a minute.

This was also given by Gu Mian. Of course, you have to pay some reward to use a fortune teller as bait, and the reward also includes the two tarot cards that you just got.

Gu Mian went to great lengths to ensure the bait survived before reaching the mall.

As expected, the ghost behind her stopped moving after the syrup was thrown out. At this moment, it was almost pressed against the fortune teller's face, its bright red eyes staring intently at her in the darkness.

The fortune teller was still unable to move forward. Mingyue, who had run nearly a hundred meters, turned around to look at her: "I didn't expect you to have such a powerful life-saving item. I underestimated you."

There are very few special items that can stop ghosts; Mingyue has almost never seen one. And the [Unfair Referee] she just used could only stop the player for twenty seconds.

The fortune teller also knew that this thing was very valuable.

Although Gu Mian's expression was very nonchalant when she took the item out of the fat man's inventory, the fortune teller next to her stared in disbelief.

She originally didn't want to use it here, but Mingyue tricked her, so she had no choice but to use it to save her life.

Happy New Year to everyone! May you all grow fatter and fatter!
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