Chapter 230

In the dark room.

At this moment, a tall costume floated in mid-air, swaying with the wind. The five of them, as evolvers, could not escape the costume's attack, nor could they leave the room. At this moment, they could only be grabbed by the cold palms reaching out from the costume and then dragged bit by bit into the depths of that darkness.

No matter how strong their strength was, it was to no avail, because all their methods had already been used. Now they had no other way and could only wait for death to arrive.

The movements of their struggle had become smaller and smaller, because the deeper they sank, the tighter they were bound. This power could be resisted for a moment at the beginning, but later on, even the Spirit Perception Realm could not resist it; even if they tried their best, they could not shake those palms in the slightest.

This power that subverted cognition should not have appeared in such a world at all.

They were very unlucky; they just happened to encounter it on their first cross-dimensional trip.

Just when everyone was about to disappear from this world completely.

Suddenly.

The originally tightly closed door was suddenly opened with a creak. A cold aura also spilled out from outside the door. Moreover, beyond that, a figure walked in slowly and abruptly from the outside. Clearly, this place, which was enough to seal a Spirit Realm powerhouse, could not stop that person from entering.

But faced with all these abnormalities, no one noticed anymore.

Because most of their bodies had already been eaten by that eerie costume.

At this moment, the human head belonging to Zhang Xun on the costume turned slightly, staring at the person who walked in slowly—to be precise, a woman.

A strange smile always hung on that woman's pale face. Just by her appearance, scarlet blood began to drip, drip, drip from the ceiling. But this woman did nothing; she just walked toward the costume and then stretched out a similarly cold palm, placing it slowly on the costume's shoulder.

At this moment.

As if some kind of power collided, the entire dark room seemed to be shaking and twisting. And that head of Zhang Xun revealed a horrified expression at this moment, as if it were afraid.

The next moment.

The costume floating in mid-air seemed to have suddenly lost the support of some kind of power and fell directly to the ground. At the same time, that darkness that was enough to swallow everyone disappeared rapidly at this moment. Those eerie palms that were grabbing them also seemed to have been scalded at this moment and retracted in unison.

All abnormalities disappeared, and everything seemed to return to calm.

Feeling the restraints disappear.

At this moment, everyone who was still alive erupted with powerful strength and retreated directly from that wide costume.

Because they used too much force, some even bumped into the wall, making a loud noise.

"W-what happened? Am I still alive?"

Qin Bing was still shaken, panting, a trace of fear revealed in his eyes.

"I don't know. I felt that in an instant, the palms pulling me retracted, and that darkness capable of swallowing living people also disappeared." Li Yi was also both shocked and afraid. He had truly walked through the gates of hell just now and thought he was definitely dead, but he didn't know how he had survived.

"Look, the door was opened?"

Tao Yuan also looked like he had escaped death, then he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the originally tightly closed door was now open.

"Run, leave this place."

No matter why things had turned out this way, they couldn't take any more tossing. They had to leave here quickly and go to a safe place.

Qin Bing erupted with strength instantly and rushed out directly.

Li Yi and Tao Yuan also reacted immediately. They also had to escape here quickly. Who knew if this door would close again later? They didn't want to experience the situation from just now again.

But before leaving, Li Yi paused, because he saw that Zhang Jing and Xu Qiu Mei on the ground seemed to have no movement. He didn't know if they were dead or what.

"Take them away too; they can't be left here. Information about the cross-dimensional trip cannot be exposed," Li Yi said, picking up Xu Qiu Mei with one hand.

"Makes sense."

Tao Yuan also reacted, picking up the unconscious Zhang Jing, and then fled.

The group left the room quickly and then rushed downstairs at the fastest speed. In less than ten seconds, they had already retreated back to the first floor of the building.

This time they learned to be smart; they didn't act together anymore, but acted separately, so as not to be almost wiped out like this time when encountering a ghost, with not a single one surviving.

"Scatter and run, we'll gather later," Li Yi shouted. While saying this, he rushed in one direction, carrying Xu Qiu Mei.

"Good, let's escape first, then find an opportunity to gather when it's safe," Qin Bing and Tao Yuan felt it made sense and responded immediately.

Soon.

The three of them who could still move left in different directions.

Just as they left the building, their tracks seemed to have been discovered, and warning sounds came immediately.

"Stop, don't move, or we'll open fire."

"Don't move."

"Bang!"

Following that, Li Yi heard gunshots. It should have been the two of them suffering an attack from the security personnel here. However, for experts of the Spirit Perception Realm, they could dodge sniper bullets, let alone bullets from these ordinary firearms.

Only to see figures jumping and shuttling quickly in the dark night. After dodging a few bursts of gunfire, Qin Bing and Tao Yuan immediately rushed out of the cordon and then blended into the city crowd, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"What is this? Supermen?" The person who opened fire was dumbfounded.

Couldn't even hit them with bullets?

Li Yi was a bit better off here because the gunfire elsewhere attracted attention. In the moment the nearby security personnel were distracted, he had already escaped, then left the area quickly, heading toward a safe place.

In less than half a minute, he had already left the range of that building and arrived in a quiet alley in the city.

He didn't continue running, but put down the Xu Qiu Mei in his hand.

"Cough, cough!"

Xu Qiu Mei coughed twice and spat out blood. Her whole body was twisted and deformed. She didn't know how severe her injuries were. If it weren't for the tenacious vitality of a Spirit Perception Realm cultivator, she would have died long ago.

"I didn't expect you to actually save me... I thought you would kick me while I was down and kill me at this time." She raised her head and looked at Li Yi, a trace of surprise and bitterness appearing in her eyes.

This was truly ironic.

She was seriously injured and couldn't move, yet it was Li Yi who brought her away from the dangerous place.

"We were teammates after all. Although there is hatred between us, if I want to kill you, it will definitely be fair and square, and I won't engage in sneak attacks or kick you while you're down," Li Yi said calmly. "If I did that, who would dare to team up with me in the future?"

"I didn't expect you to have such principles. But you won't have a chance to kill me; my injuries are too severe, and I won't live much longer," Xu Qiu Mei said afterward.

She was very clear about her situation. After all, her body had been crushed bit by bit by that terrifying power, and even an evolver couldn't hold on.

Li Yi was silent for a moment. Although there was enmity between him and Xu Qiu Mei, he didn't want to see such a result appear.

Faced with the unknown terrifying costume, a teammate who had crossed dimensions just died in such a muddled way.

After all, to a certain extent, the goals of everyone in the team were the same.

"Li Yi..." Xu Qiu Mei looked at him again suddenly.

"Do you have any last words? If I go back, I can help you pass them on," Li Yi said calmly.

"No last words. I was prepared to die before crossing dimensions. I just want to say sorry to you for what I did before," Xu Qiu Mei said weakly.

Li Yi didn't speak; his expression was somewhat complex.

It seems the ancients were right: the words of a dying person are good.

Is it a bit too late to say sorry at this time?

But after Xu Qiu Mei finished this sentence, her head tilted to the side, and her life was cut off. However, blood still couldn't stop flowing from her broken body.

Looking at Xu Qiu Mei's corpse, Li Yi was silent for a moment before he had to take away the items on her, so as not to expose the information of the cross-dimensional travelers.

And just as he was doing this.

Suddenly.

Li Yi shouted abruptly: "Who? Come out."

Some kind of intuition made him smell an unusual aura, and a pair of pupils glowed in the dim alley.

"Clearly an ordinary person, lacking spiritual power, yet displaying extraordinary strength. You people have truly opened my eyes. But you are different from the others; there is some kind of curse on you, very terrifying." A voice came from the end of the alley. Clearly, there was no one there, but the next moment, accompanied by the flickering of a dim street lamp in the alley, a young man appeared abruptly in front of Li Yi as if out of thin air.

"Who... are you?" Li Yi stared at him vigilantly.

Then he instinctively realized that this person might be a cultivator of this world. After all, since such a terrifying ghost existed in this world, there must be people who could deal with ghosts; otherwise, the world would have perished long ago.

It's just that the number of these people should be very small.

But their strength was definitely terrifying.

"Wang Qiao, person in charge of Dazhuang City, specializing in handling various spiritual events," this young man introduced himself without hiding his identity, then asked again: "What is your name?"

"Li Yi." He didn't hide it either.

Because no one in this world knew Li Yi, he had no need to hide anything.

"Li Yi, is it? It looks like your teammate is dead. What a pity."

Wang Qiao glanced at Xu Qiu Mei's corpse and shook his head slightly: "However, I also have responsibility for her death. I intentionally stood by and watched, wanting you people to be wiped out in that building. After all, in my view, you people are too special; it's better if you die."

"So, you came to kill me?" Li Yi's expression changed slightly.

Sure enough, once a cultivator was discovered, it would immediately arouse the hostility of the locals in this world, because in their view, these people were heretics and existed to be cleared out.

Of course, he also understood; if it were him, he would probably do the same.

"Before, that was the case, but now... we are the same kind of people. If I kill you and it causes a ghost to revive, what should I do? I don't have much time left, so I don't want to cause extra trouble. But it's a headache that you people can't be left alone," Wang Qiao sighed gloomily, his tone very indifferent, as if without the slightest emotion.

"I know there is a place in Dahan City that is very suitable for you people to go. It just so happens I know a guy who delivers letters. Three days later, you will receive a letter. At that time, you go and follow him to deliver letters. If you're lucky, you can survive; if you're unlucky, then I'm very sorry."

After saying this.

Wang Qiao turned and left.

With the flickering of the lights in the alley, he disappeared into thin air again.