Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1289. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (4)

"What else can we do?" Li Han raised his head, his eyes filled with resentment. "It's all your fault. You walked so slowly, reminding this person and that person, and I still got caught. Now, you either take me with you or leave me here. I'm not going to leave anyway."

Zhao Kai was so angry he almost jumped up.

"What kind of attitude is this! If you hadn't been careless, would you have twisted your ankle? And now you're blaming us?"

He slammed his trekking stick on the ground, as if he wanted to punch him.

"Alright, stop arguing." Lin Xi walked over, shining the beam of her flashlight on Li Han's ankle. "Let me see."

She crouched down and gently touched Li Han's ankle, and Li Han immediately cried out in pain.

"It's definitely twisted quite badly, but we should be able to treat it temporarily," Lin Xi said, looking at Wang Xiaoyue. "Xiaoyue, do you have any bandages or anything like that?"

She didn't have a good impression of Li Han and didn't plan to waste her medical card on him.

Wang Xiaoyue nodded immediately and took out a roll of bandages and a bottle of spray from her backpack.

"Yes! These are the emergency medical supplies I prepared. The spray can reduce swelling and relieve pain, and the bandage can help secure the area."

As she spoke, Wang Xiaoyue squatted down and carefully sprayed the spray on Li Han's ankle before wrapping it with a bandage.

"Thank you." Li Han's tone softened a bit, but he still didn't look very friendly.

"No need to thank me, we're all teammates, helping each other is only right." Wang Xiaoyue smiled and stood up. "For now, this is the only way. Try to stand up and see if you can walk slowly."

Li Han, supporting himself against the wall of the passage, slowly stood up and tried to take a step. Although it still hurt a lot, he could walk.

"It's alright, I can walk," he said through gritted teeth.

"That's good." Lin Xi also stood up. "Let's continue, but slowly, and take care of Li Han. Zhang Yang, you stay next to Li Han and help him up, so nothing else goes wrong."

“Okay, no problem,” Zhang Yang replied.

The group moved forward again, but at a much slower pace than before.

Lin Xi remained in the middle, the light from the cactus in her hand fading slightly. She could feel the miasma around her growing thicker, making it difficult to breathe.

"Has anyone noticed that the miasma is getting worse?" she asked.

“That’s right,” Zhang Ting’s voice came through. “My flashlight beam is a bit blurry, as if it’s being blocked by miasma.”

Zhou Lili suddenly started coughing, and her face turned pale.

"I...I feel a little dizzy..."

"Oh no, she might have been poisoned by miasma!" Wang Xiaoyue immediately stopped and took out the antidote she had given everyone from her backpack, handing it to Zhou Lili. "Quick, drink this, it'll help."

Zhou Lili took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. After a while, her complexion improved slightly.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoyue, I feel much better."

—The miasma is getting thicker!

—Did Zhou Lili get infected?
—Luckily, Wang Xiaoyue had the antidote, otherwise it would have been troublesome.

—Zhang Yang looked so reluctant as he helped Li Han up, hahaha, he was obviously unwilling.

—Is there something even more dangerous ahead?

Zhao Kai suddenly stopped, his flashlight beam shining intently ahead.

"There's something up ahead!"

Everyone immediately stopped in their tracks, their flashlight beams illuminating the direction Zhao Kai had pointed. In the darkness ahead, a pair of green eyes were flashing, staring intently at them. A low growl accompanied the stench, even stronger than the blood odor already in the passage.

"What...what is that?"

Zhou Lili was so frightened that she hid behind Wu Qingquan, her voice trembling.

"I don't know, it looks like some kind of wild beast, and it's infected by miasma." Zhang Ting's tone became serious. "Everyone be careful, it looks like it's about to charge!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the dark figure pounced forward with astonishing speed.

Zhao Kai immediately raised his trekking pole to block in front of him. With a "thud," the dark figure crashed into the trekking pole, making a dull sound.

It was a huge wildcat with black fur stained with mud and blood, eerie green eyes, and drool dripping from its mouth. It looked exceptionally fierce.

“It should be a miasma beast!” Chen Luoxue suddenly spoke, her voice tinged with fear. “I’ve seen it on other game forums. This kind of beast is mutated by being infected by dense miasma. It’s extremely aggressive and poisonous! I just don’t know if it’s like that in this game.”

"I don't care what it is, it dares to block my way, it's asking for death!"

Zhao Kai roared, forcefully pushed aside his trekking pole, forcing the miasma beast back a few steps, and then raised the trekking pole, ready to smash it down on the beast.

"Don't fight it head-on! It might be poisonous!" Lin Xi immediately warned. "Shine a flashlight into its eyes; the bright light might irritate it!"

Zhao Kai immediately picked up the flashlight with his left hand and shone it fiercely into the eyes of the miasma beast.

The miasma beast indeed let out a shrill roar, covered its eyes in pain, and took a few steps back.

Zhang Ting quickly picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it towards the head of the miasma beast.

The stone struck the miasma beast precisely, and it roared again, becoming even more enraged.

Wu Qingquan protected Zhou Lili, retreating while picking up stones and throwing them at the miasma beast.

"Everyone stay away from it, throw stones at it!"

Wang Xiaoyue kept a close eye on everyone's condition so that she could deal with any injuries promptly.

Zhang Yang, supporting Li Han, was also backing away, occasionally picking up stones to throw at him, but most of them missed.

Li Han leaned against the wall of the passageway, his face pale, whether from ankle pain or fear was unclear.

Lin Xi held the cactus in her hand and slowly retreated, shining her flashlight on the miasma beast to prevent it from launching a sneak attack.

She could sense that the cactus's light was getting weaker and weaker, and the surrounding miasma was getting thicker and thicker. This couldn't go on; she had to deal with this miasma beast as soon as possible.

But she doesn't want to use her plastic hammer yet.

The plastic hammer was a bit too big, and the cave passage was too dark and bumpy, making it difficult to carry.

"Zhao Kai, use your hiking pole to poke its belly! That's its weak point!" Lin Xi said.

She had just observed that the miasma beast's belly was not covered by fur and looked rather vulnerable.

Zhao Kai nodded immediately, gripped his trekking pole, and took advantage of the moment when the miasma beast was distracted by the flashlight beam to rush forward and plunge his trekking pole into the beast's belly.

With a "plop," the trekking pole pierced the belly of the miasma beast. It let out a shrill roar, struggled violently, and flailed its claws wildly.

"Retreat quickly!" Lin Xi shouted.

Zhao Kai immediately jumped back, dodging the miasma beast's claws.

The miasma beast's belly was bleeding. After struggling for a while, its body slowly collapsed, twitched a few times, and then remained still.

Those bright green eyes lost their light and became completely lifeless.