Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1258. The Book at Night (46)

As soon as Xia Jin finished speaking, the passage suddenly began to shake, and cracks began to appear on the ground of the silver passage. Black mist seeped out of the cracks, and shadows could be vaguely seen wriggling in the mist.

"No! This isn't an afterimage!" Bai suddenly exclaimed. "This is the 'Shadow of Oblivion,' which devours our memories, making us forget what we were supposed to do!"

—Damn it, I forgot what I was supposed to do!
—The Shadow of Oblivion has returned!

—That sounds even scarier than Sophie!
—If you forget the mission, you'll just die of exhaustion.

—It's alright, they can defeat the Forgotten Shadows.

The hammer you threw flew towards the shadow.

At the same time, Bai Yueming's fire also flew over.

—Damn it, you two better watch out.

—Don't let the hammer get burned before it even reaches the shadow.

—The hammer is a prop; it shouldn't burn that easily.

—Is cooking vegetables a skill?

When the Shadow of Oblivion touches fire, it makes a sizzling sound, melting like ice meeting fire.

As everyone moved forward, a beam of light gradually appeared at the end of the passage, within which floated a golden scroll.

However, a thick black mist swirled around the scroll, and within the mist was a red eye, staring intently at the approaching group.

Bai Yueming's fire immediately attacked the black mist.

However, the black fog did not dissipate; instead, it grew thicker and thicker.

"Take out the Aura of Interpretation, the Hourglass of Time, the Memory Profession, the Literary Runes, the Tower of Science, and the Rainbow of Art, and arrange them in a circle around the Chapter of Eternity!" Lin Xi said in a deep voice.

Xia Jin quickly took out all her belongings.

"The light of enlightenment is in my palm, how do I take it?" Xia Jin asked.

“Just surround the Chapter of Eternity!” Guo Yuelang said. “I will protect you.”

“I’ll come too,” Ouyang Xichen said, and came to Xia Jin’s side.

Xia Jin held the interpretive light in her palm.

Wenya held the Page of Memories.

Chang Xiaohe held the literary runes.

Bai also holds the Tower of Science.

Holding the rainbow of art in one's arms.

Qingqing was in charge of holding up the hourglass.

Guo Yuelang and Ouyang Xichen protected Xia Jin and Uncle Zhang.

Lin Xi, Huang Jingjing, Bai Yueming, and Chu Xue cautiously observed their surroundings.

The other five items, when placed on the ground, immediately emitted light of different colors.

Five beams of light converged into a light array, enveloping the Eternal Chapter and the black vines in the center.

In the thick black fog, black tears flowed from red eyes, as if in rebellion.

"Xia Jin, what's the next step?" Lin Xi asked.

Xia Jin closed her eyes, and this time the faint light in her palm merged with the light array.

"The owl said that someone needs to use their 'original intention' to guide the light array and purify the dark energy. Our original intention is the reason we want to pass the level, and it is our desire to protect each other."

"Original intention?"

Lin Xi looked at everyone.

"Qingqing, would you like to give it a try?"

Qingqing paused, then pointed to herself: "Me? Can I?"

She had always been the one being protected, and now that she was suddenly entrusted with such an important task, she was a little nervous.

"You can do it." Huang Jingjing held Qingqing's hand. "You overcame your fear of Sophie and helped us find the blue block. Your original intention is very pure, making you the most suitable person to guide the light array."

Looking at everyone's trusting gazes, Qingqing took a deep breath and walked to the center of the light array.

She reached out and gently touched the light array.

The next second, the light array suddenly became even brighter, and the seven-colored light flowed from her fingertips into the Chapter of Eternity. The black mist began to dissipate at a visible speed, the red eyes slowly closed, and finally turned into black powder, disappearing into the air.

The golden scroll of the Eternal Chapter slowly opened, its pages filled with densely packed text, gleaming with a gentle light. "The purification was successful?" Qingqing looked up and asked, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Xia Jin opened her eyes, a smile spreading across her face: "We succeeded! The owl said the dark energy of the Eternal Chapter has been purified, and we can clear the level!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Chapter of Eternity transformed into a golden light and merged into the light array. The light array expanded, enveloping everyone inside.

The afterimages on both sides of the corridor began to dissipate, and the silver passageway transformed into a white light gate, behind which lay the familiar bookstore lobby.

The bookshelves in the bookstore are still the same as before, as if the previous science and technology section, art section, and eternal corridor were all just a dream.

The ticking sound started at that moment.

Lin Xi and Huang Jingjing exchanged a glance.

“I’ll do it,” Huang Jingjing said immediately.

In a flash, they were back on the street where they had first entered the instance.

—Oh my god, Teacher Huang is wearing a bracelet?

--Seems to be.

—All 200 live streaming rooms are available.

—This means everyone has to clear the game!
——Of course!

The ticking sound rang out again.

"Player Yellow Rose used an instant-clear item. Congratulations on clearing the dungeon. Since this dungeon was cleared by all players, it will not be available again."

A white light flashed before his eyes.

They looked at each other.

"That's amazing!" Bai Yueming gave Huang Jingjing a thumbs up. "If I had known, you could have just let everyone clear the game. It would have been so much easier for everyone to go through all that trouble."

"The user experience is also very important," Huang Jingjing said.

"The dungeon will no longer appear, but it just won't appear in your third region, right?" Bai also asked.

"It seems so at the moment," Quan Quan replied.

Bai pursed his lips slightly, but remained silent.

Guo Yuelang smiled and spoke for him.

"Don't you also think that this crappy game is pretty lousy?"

Bai nodded slightly, stood up, and took his leave.

"I have to write a paper tomorrow, so I can't play the game with you guys."

“Okay!” Lin Xi agreed, then smiled. “In that respect, I’m quite envious of you, but considering you don’t have any money, I’ll pass.”

“I’m quite envious too,” Quan Quan said. “Even though I’m rich, I don’t want to keep going in and out.”

“That’s because you’re not short of money,” Lin Xi interjected.

"You talk as if you're desperate for something right now," Bai Yueming said with a smile, looking at Lin Xi.

“I’m not that short of money, but I have no choice but to work myself to the bone every week,” Lin Xi said.

“Let’s go back too, and come back tomorrow.” Huang Jingjing also stood up. “We can bring Yu Chen along.”

"I was hoping all seven of us could go together, but Xiaobai had something come up again," Bai Yueming said lazily. "Speaking of which, I'm envious of Xiaobai too."

"Aren't you interested in Xiaobai's boyfriend?" Quan Quan laughed. "Why am I so interested? Am I just a gossip?"

Lin Xi, Huang Jingjing, and Guo Yuelang listened to Quan Quan's words and fell silent for a moment.

“Then I’ll be curious too,” Guo Yuelang laughed. “I’m a little interested.”

“Me too,” Lin Xi said.

Huang Jingjing laughed: "I thought I was the only one gossiping, so I was too embarrassed to say anything."

Bai Yueming raised an eyebrow.

"If I say I'm not interested, will it make me seem like I'm not a good fit?"

(End of this chapter)