See the Law of Deception

Chapter 33 Out of Control (14)

Wei Ling slumped to the ground, her eyes glazed over for a moment, before looking up at Lu Jinzhao as if she wanted to say something.

"I"

She had barely opened her mouth when the stinging pain in her throat made her stop speaking.

The spot where Lu Jinzhao pinched him was still very painful, suggesting that the other party had hit him hard.

That makes sense, though. How could she have woken up from the hallucination if she hadn't been on the verge of death?

Lu Jinzhao probably knew what she wanted to say. The impatience and anxiety that had flashed through her mind earlier had dissipated. She still said in her usual calm tone, "You're welcome. I just don't want to be the only one who survives this platform."

Having saved Wei Ling's life, and being so grateful, it's much easier to ask questions about the train now.

Moreover, Wei Ling was already one of the more outstanding people Lu Jinzhao was observing. Her actions with Ye Jingyun also gave her inspiration. Perhaps she could also cultivate some suitable teammates.

However, it's too early to say all that now.

"Be careful, this isn't over yet."

There was still some time before dawn and the train's arrival, so Lu Jinzhao didn't think the ghosts would give up on killing them.

However, judging from the anomalies after entering the ancestral hall, is it possible that the ghost is completely unable to harm people inside the ancestral hall?
Too
After all, it's only a Class C dungeon. If even ghosts inside the ancestral hall can harm people, then the difficulty of this mission is a bit too much.
"But there's still so much time left before the mission ends, and it's just the two of us. What if something unexpected happens?"

Wei Ling's voice no longer carried the confidence she had when she first entered the platform.

Lu Jinzhao frowned slightly when he heard the trembling in her voice, but when he looked down and met Wei Ling's gaze, he composed himself and simply looked at her calmly, saying:
"Based on the current situation, as long as we stay inside the ancestral hall, the ghosts cannot truly harm us."

"The only thing to watch out for is the hallucinations that may appear at any time."

As she spoke, she emphasized, "Just remember, no matter what happens in front of you, never try to leave the place you are in."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ling breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression softened slightly.

She had unknowingly come to trust Lu Jinzhao completely.

The two did not communicate much in the following time. As time passed, hunger, fatigue, and exhaustion overwhelmed them. It had been more than ten hours since they last ate.

While this level of weakness won't starve you to death, it's enough to gradually weaken your body and erode your willpower.

Lu Jinzhao's calm expression revealed nothing, but Wei Ling's frequent glances at her watch spoke volumes about her anxiety.

"Soon, soon!"

"Only half an hour left"

Wei Ling's mind was already racing with ideas about what she would do after leaving this place.

First, I'll definitely go home and get a good night's sleep, then get up, take a shower, and go downstairs to the restaurant to order everything on the menu!
At this moment, Wei Ling even felt that she could eat everything on the menu.

Time passed by in her eager anticipation, but the ghostly attack she had been worried about never came.

Finally, as the clock hand moved past another mark, she heard the rumble of a train coming from afar.

A look of surprise appeared on Wei Ling's pale face. Her limp body stood up abruptly, despite the purplish-blue marks left by Lu Jinzhao on her neck. She ignored them and said, "Car!"

"The car is here!"

The familiar train slowly pulled up outside, and the doors opened gently under Wei Ling's expectant gaze.

Warm light shone through the car door, a tangible manifestation of hope.

"Great, we survived."

A look of joy at surviving a disaster appeared on Wei Ling's face. She took a difficult step and was about to walk towards the train, but behind her, she heard Lu Jinzhao's voice.

she says:

"Don't go." Wei Ling stopped in her tracks.

She turned her head and looked at Lu Jinzhao with a very complicated expression, a mixture of sadness and joy, with hope mixed with despair.

She paused, then pointed to the train door: "The train is right there, why don't you go?"

Her voice trembled, as if she knew something, but subconsciously she didn't want to think about that possibility.

But Lu Jinzhao shattered her expectations, calmly stating the cruel truth.

"How do you know that wasn't a hallucination?"

Wei Ling's hand fell instantly, the complex expression on her face turning deathly still in an instant, and the light in her eyes vanishing at that moment.

Yes, didn't she realize that during the long wait?

She was just clinging to a sliver of hope: what if the ghost couldn't conjure up a train?

If ghostly illusions can even be created on trains, wouldn't they be doomed?

She looked up at Lu Jinzhao, her expression even more unpleasant than tears:

"Then what shall we do?"

If they can't be sure whether the train's arrival is a hallucination, they will never be able to board it!
They will get lost here and can only passively wait for death to come!
Lu Jinzhao fell silent.

Seeing her silence, Wei Ling's expression became even more distraught. She dragged her weak body and quickly took a few steps closer to Lu Jinzhao. Completely disregarding her image, she knelt down in front of her and pleaded, grasping Lu Jinzhao's sleeve: "You must have a way, right?"

"You're so smart"

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had said something almost identical to what Ruolin Hsu had said.

But she can't tell whether it's her hallucination or the real Xu Ruolin.

Perhaps it was all just her hallucination, or maybe her subconscious had already been calling for help from Lu Jinzhao.

Lu Jinzhao struggled internally, her mind racing with ideas as she tried to find a way out of the current situation.

Finally, she realized that there was no solution to this predicament if Wei Ling and she were alone.

This is too difficult. Why is a Class C dungeon this difficult?
Lu Jinzhao even felt a surge of anger stemming from his incomprehension.

Until, suddenly, a line of blood-red words appeared before her eyes.

She was extremely familiar with the above content.

Paying a price to survive

It's sheepskin.

Knowing that this thing was problematic, Lu Jinzhao still took it with him before entering the platform.

At this moment, it finally made a move again.

A look of resentment flashed in Lu Jinzhao's eyes, but no matter how she thought about it, there was only one answer she could come up with.

Either get lost here, or make a deal with the sheepskin.

Wei Ling was still pleading with her. Lu Jinzhao could tell that Wei Ling's mental state had gone through several ups and downs and had reached a certain limit. If she said something she couldn't do, Wei Ling would probably turn around and walk towards the car door, which was probably not real, in the next second.

She closed her eyes briefly, sighed helplessly, then opened them again, and calmly said to Wei Ling, who looked at her as if she were a lifeline:
"I see."

"Don't worry, I'll save you, okay?"

(End of this chapter)