Chase Game

The abyss of the earth.

In the dilapidated courtyard, apart from the surrounding walls and gate, only a screen wall stands in the courtyard.

The screen wall is engraved with murals. After carefully examining and interpreting them, Ling Yi discovered that they tell the story of the Meng family's development from "finding fire" to the present day.

Furthermore, there is a shocking secret about the underground palace!

Ling's eyes lit up slightly, and his brain continued to work, going through all the known information from beginning to end. Finally, he let out a long breath and said, "I see, then everything makes sense."

Ling Yi already knows the entire story of the Meng family's fate, but there is only one thing that remains unclear—

Where is the "Transformation of Fire into Feathers" painting?

He wondered if the blank canvas Meng Dong had received was related to this.

Before he could think much of it, an uninvited guest arrived outside the courtyard.

Ling Yi had already noticed, but fortunately, the cooldown time for [Silence] and [Invisibility] ended at that moment.

The cooldown of these two skills is determined by the duration of the last use.

For example, Ling Yi used these two skills for more than an hour in order to infiltrate the Heavenly Pavilion. After being forcibly interrupted by the heartbeat sound when he reached the 7th floor, both skills went into cooldown at the same time.

After that, the time spent descending to the Abyss was about the same, and that was just when the cooldown was about to end.

Needless to say, he has already activated both of these skills.

However, when he saw who it was, he was somewhat surprised and thought to himself, "I thought Wang Yun would be the first to arrive, but I didn't expect it to be Ding Guifang and Zhou Jie."

"It seems they took a shortcut."

At the same time, he was also surprised that Ding Guifang and Zhou Jie were involved together.

Upon closer reflection, considering the special effects of the [Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant], Wang Yun's resurrection ceremony on the 7th floor of the Heavenly Pavilion, and the explosion in the underground palace earlier...

"Could it be... that Zhou Jie conspired with Ding Guifang to betray Wang Yun?"

Although this answer seemed a bit outrageous to Ling Yi, based on the information he had seen so far, and the old saying that "the most outrageous answer is often the right one," Ling Yi felt that he had probably guessed correctly!

However, regardless of the circumstances, for Ling Yi in the current situation, facing a one-against-two situation, a tactical retreat is the better option.

He pushed both skills to their limits while simultaneously calming his mind and minimizing his presence.

Fortunately, neither of them noticed him; their attention was already drawn to the dilapidated courtyard house.

This was Zhou Jie's first time descending into the abyss, but he had already heard about the courtyard house and the restrictions from Wang Yun.

After seeing it with his own eyes, he could only ask one question: Why did I have to come at the wrong time of year?

You could tell from Ding Guifang's expression that she was in a bad mood.

The fact that the restriction was lifted means I was still a step too late. Now I can only pray that they can't find [Phoenix Flame].

But once inside the courtyard, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, died.

"It's gone... I was too late again!"

She gritted her teeth and forced out those words.

Zhou Jie frowned and asked, "What's missing?"

Could there be some treasure inside?

But her question remained unanswered. Ding Guifang simply muttered to herself, "They shouldn't have gone far... they couldn't have gone that fast..."

Zhou Jie saw her pull out a red candle from somewhere, then take out an oil lamp and use the small flame inside the lamp to light the candle.

As red candles burn, wax drips down, so ordinary households would drip the wax onto a table to keep the candle in place.

However, Ding Guifang carried a candle and walked around the yard, dripping wax.

After circling around for a while, she went to the front of the courtyard house and carefully dripped the wax little by little.

Zhou Jie saw that a footprint appeared where the wax had dripped!

After the footprint appeared, Ding Guifang was clearly delighted. She started from the footprint and dripped wax all the way, connecting it with a wax circle that had just been dripped in the yard.

After the footprints connected with the wax ring, the red candle burned out completely.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Jie saw more and more footprints appear, one of which extended outwards.

This time, Zhou Jie understood without needing to say more; it must have been the footprints left by the guy who arrived here before them.

Ding Guifang looked in the direction the footprints extended, summoned a firebird, and coldly ordered, "Chase!"

In fact, Ling Yi had already run quite far with the help of the [Wind Speed ​​Shoes].

Just as he was considering whether to remove [Silence] and [Invisibility], the appearance of someone made him abandon the idea.

"Wang Yun has arrived too..."

Suddenly, Wang Yun, who was traveling at high speed, glanced in his direction!

Ling Yi immediately stopped all her movements.

Wang Yun stopped in his tracks, frowned, and glanced suspiciously at the area where Ling Yi was.

The Void Hand granted him a keen sense of space, and Ling Yi's rapid movement while in stealth mode made him instantly aware of the anomaly.

However, this anomaly quickly disappeared.

Wang Yun suddenly raised one hand and slammed it down on the area where he had just been standing.

Gravel flew everywhere, and nothing was captured on camera.

But Wang Yun was already certain that there was someone there!

In order to avoid this move, Ling Yi had no choice but to move his position.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yun's perception of spatial fluctuations was too acute, and he noticed it even with just that.

Fortunately, the flying pebbles did not hit Ling Yi; otherwise, it would have been considered an attack, and his invisibility would have been broken.

"Wang Yun has probably become more cautious after being betrayed..."

Ling Yi thought to himself as he watched Wang Yun launch his frenzied attack.

The secret to Ling Yi's ability to remain hidden from his almost sweeping attacks lies in the evasion effect of his [Ember Step].

Only now did he realize that [Ember Step] paired with [Silence] and [Stealth] was actually a perfect match!

Wang Yun attacked several times but failed to find the "invisible person". However, he knew that the person must not have gone far, and he was certain that the invisible person was Ling Yi.

Fortunately, he stopped attacking and shouted, "Ling Yi, we don't actually have any deep-seated grudges. If you're willing, we can even shake hands and make peace."

Ling Yi, who was invisible, rolled her eyes and thought to herself: Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid trying to fool me?

Wang Yun continued:

"We can sign a contract under the system's witness. As long as you give me your items, I guarantee I won't take anything from you after the victory, and when we return to reality, I'll give you five million... no, ten million in cash as a reward!"

A contract witnessed by the system? That certainly provides a guarantee, and...

"Holy crap, ten million in one go? That's incredibly extravagant! We're both team captains, so why doesn't Li Qingping have that much money?"

Wang Yun paused for a moment, giving Ling Yi time to react, before continuing to entice her, "If you think this isn't enough, I can add some more props. I have all kinds of props, as long as..."

"Just give me the thing!"

Wang Yun's voice echoed in the abyss.

To be honest, Ling Yi was quite tempted by the conditions he offered.

"Ten million... If I were an ordinary person, I probably wouldn't have to worry about money for the rest of my life."

Li Qingping once said that many people, after becoming gamers, face the pressure of potentially losing everything in the next game, and they choose to numb themselves in other ways.

Some people are more conventional, like drinking and going to bars; others are more extreme, like engaging in extreme sports.

They were thinking, what if they suddenly died one day, but hadn't spent all their money? Wouldn't that be a huge waste?

So players are all about enjoying themselves as much as possible, and from that perspective, ten million doesn't seem like much.

Wang Yun probably knew this, which is why he added the item selection later.

This is what "currency" between players should be like.

Of course, the more props the better, and Ling Yi also needs some defensive or flying props.

The main reason why Wang Yun went to great lengths to win this game was that he was only one S away from becoming a Tier 1 player.

What he didn't know was that Ling Yi was only one S-level rating away from achieving it!

Therefore, looking at it this way, exchanging several items for a possible S-rank rating is really not worth it.

Besides, [Phoenix Flame] isn't in Ling Yi's hands right now, so there's no way to exchange it.

Therefore, Ling Yi has now put Wang Yun's exchange conditions aside and is focusing on how to break the deadlock.

Wang Yun waited for a while, but there was no response. He knew that his conditions had been rejected.

He snorted coldly and said angrily, "A newcomer who won't listen to reason will have to suffer the consequences!"

This time, he changed his attack method—[Overwhelming Pressure]!

This move had an extremely large coverage area, and Ling Yi was completely enveloped within it, with no way to avoid it.

Under immense pressure, his [Silence] and [Invisibility] abilities were still deactivated.

The moment he became visible, Ling Yi was locked onto, and an invisible hand reached out to grab him.

Ling Yi could only vaguely sense something flying towards him, and he instinctively wanted to dodge.

But under immense pressure, his steps felt heavy, as if he were carrying several lead balls, making it extremely difficult to take even one step.

Thanks to the effect of [Ember Step], he barely managed to dodge the attack.

Wang Yun would not give him a chance to breathe. In a short while, several more invisible phantoms attacked.

Ling Yibing remained calm. He seized the opportunity, used [Burning Eyes] to reposition the embers markings beneath his feet, and then unleashed [Lava Stomp], destroying all the incoming attacks.

That wasn't all. Ling Yi used his Burning Hand technique to control the pillar of fire to surge towards Wang Yun.

Wang Yun watched this scene and was surprised that, under his heavy pressure, Ling Yi not only did not flee in panic, but also had the strength to attack.

Although he easily deflected the attack, he couldn't help but praise Ling Yi, saying, "Great counterattack! It seems the rumors about you getting a comeback in your first game as a newbie are true."

Immediately afterwards, Wang Yun launched an even more intense offensive against Ling Yi.

Although Ling Yi was able to block them all, this would turn into a war of attrition.

With just these three items, they certainly couldn't outlast Wang Yun, who was the pursuer.

As he pondered this, an unexpected situation arose.

A fireball flew in from afar... no, there were two, one in front of the other!

One flew towards Wang Yun, while the other naturally aimed at Ling Yi.

Ling Yi could only use [Burning Hand] again to pull up a pillar of fire to block the fire with fire.

Wang Yun also crushed the fireball with an invisible giant hand.

When the fireball dissipated, his ashen face could be seen.

For a moment, he forgot to continue putting pressure on Ling Yi.

The two people in the distance finally revealed their true identities: Ding Guifang and Zhou Jie.

Upon arriving, Zhou Jie immediately unleashed [Iron Body - Steel Body Giant Transformation], clearly going all out and not intending to hold back.

Ling Yi got a moment's respite and looked in Wang Yun's direction, only to find him staring at Ding and Zhou with hatred in his eyes.

Ling thought to herself, "It seems that the suspicion that Zhou Jie betrayed Wang Yun was indeed true."

He looked in Zhou Jie's direction again. Zhou Jie no longer looked like a fugitive at all. He must have somehow turned into a pursuer.

"Damn, I want to share this too..."

Compared to fugitives, pursuers do indeed have more initiative.

Unfortunately, he can only use the [Reverse Hourglass] to spin for one minute.

Even for this one minute, he is still limited by karmic causes. Now he still has two karmic causes and one "bad consequences" in his hands.

Thinking of this, Ling Yi sighed and thought to himself:

"Sigh, let's save money where we can. Maybe if they start fighting, I can escape in the chaos..."

The three sides were locked in a standoff, none of them making any rash moves, and for a moment they fell into an eerie silence.

Finally, Ding Guifang spoke first to Ling Yi: "Hand over the items!"

"What is it?"

Faced with Ling Yi's feigned ignorance, Ding Guifang snorted coldly, said no more, and took action directly.

Dozens of fireballs separated from the firebird and, under Ding Guifang's control, transformed into tiny firebirds.

These little things may look cute, but they are deadly weapons.

Faced with this situation, Ling Yi also felt it was somewhat troublesome. If Wang Yun were to attack him now, turning it into a three-on-one situation, then he would definitely not be able to avoid karmic consequences.

However, what happened next surprised him somewhat.

Wang Yun not only did not attack him, but the firebirds that flew towards him were unexpectedly blocked and exploded in a group.

It was Wang Yun's pair of empty hands that blocked the attack.

The pressure once again enveloped the entire venue, this time including both Ding Guifang and Zhou Jie.

Ling Yi then understood Wang Yun's purpose.

He wasn't trying to help me; he was going to fight three people at once!

Wang Yun looked at Ding and Zhou and said coldly:

"I've already said it, you'd better be well prepared next time you meet me."

"It seems you didn't take what I said to heart."

"Then...you will pay the price for this!"

Two invisible fists suddenly appeared behind Ding and Zhou, who were clearly caught off guard by the attack.

Despite their hasty dodge, they were still grazed. With just this one move, Ding Guifang and Zhou Jie sensed that something was wrong.

Despite being killed once, Wang Yun's strength not only did not decline, but seemed to have even improved.

However, what they didn't know was that this move against them was just a feint; the real killing blow was coming from Ling Yi!

The soil and rock were loosening, and Ling Yi sensed something was about to emerge from underground. He immediately moved away.

The range of this move far exceeded his expectations, and he ultimately suffered a heavy blow.

Ling Yi landed on the ground and rolled twice, raising dust as he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

Although he had been very cautious, he was indeed fooled by Wang Yun this time.

They feigned an attack on Ding and Zhou, but their real target was themselves.

It's just a mystery how Wang Yun managed to plant his killer move right under his own feet.

And that's not all. Wang Yun also wanted to take advantage of his illness and kill him, so he launched a series of attacks!

Ling Yi focused his mind and used the special skill of the set item he had just acquired before the attack arrived—

[Fire-Rising Executioner - Ember Burst]!