Chapter 237: 238. Chapter 238: The Mission

238. Chapter 238: The Mission

Everyone present was now staring at the yellow letter on the wooden counter.

This letter was very ordinary, no different from the letters Li Yi and the others had received before. It was just that after this letter appeared, the messenger named Guo You was visibly terrified and highly resistant to its presence.

As someone who had arrived at the Ghost Post Office earlier than Li Yi and the others, he knew more information and seemed to understand the danger of that letter.

"I haven't been at the Ghost Post Office for long, but I've heard from previous messengers that when a letter appears in a room, it means one person is going to deliver it. When a letter appears on the counter, it means there is more than one person delivering it; it must be all the messengers on this floor." The look of fear in Guo You's eyes did not diminish.

"But during the delivery process, the more people involved, the more dangerous it is. Seven people is already the limit for this floor, which means the danger level of this letter has also reached the limit for this floor."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

So that was how it was.

The more people involved in the delivery, the more dangerous the mission.

That their group had encountered the most dangerous letter just after arriving at the Ghost Post Office yesterday was certainly no coincidence; it was definitely done on purpose.

"What happens if we refuse to deliver the letter?" Li Yi suddenly asked.

Guo You continued: "You will be killed by a ghost. If you can withstand the ghost's attack, then the delivery mission can be refused, but the danger level of the ghost that comes to attack you is definitely higher than the delivery itself. This is a very bad deal; you aren't necessarily attacked by a ghost when delivering, but you definitely will be if you don't."

"Heh, this damn place is truly ruthless. If you don't deliver, you get killed by a ghost; if you do deliver, it's extremely dangerous. To leave this place, you have to deliver fifteen letters. How is this any different from sending people to their deaths?" Qin Bing sneered. "Are we just going to be at the mercy of this Ghost Post Office for the rest of our lives?"

"Before we have the ability to resist, we cannot refuse the delivery mission. If you want to get rid of this place, the only way is death," Li Yi said. "And I feel these things aren't designed for ordinary people; they are designed for Ghost Controllers. The delivery missions, floor by floor, must go from easy to hard. The purpose is definitely to cultivate powerful messengers."

"It's just our bad luck that we were targeted as soon as we arrived. If not for the previous tactical error, we could have slowly understood all of this. If all else failed, we could have hidden in a safe place for a few months. But now, it seems everything is out of our hands. We can only deliver letters while waiting. Once the time is up, we will leave."

Zhang Jing said: "But it won't be easy to survive until that time."

"I guess the deliveries aren't non-stop either; there must be time intervals. Surviving three months is still very hopeful, at least with a higher survival probability than other messengers," Li Yi said.

The others thought about it and felt it made sense.

Deliver letters while waiting for the time, and once the three months are up, immediately cross dimensions and leave.

They didn't believe that they would still be attacked by ghosts after leaving this world. If that were truly the case, then they would accept their fate.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Since all the messengers on this floor have to deliver the letter, from now on, this letter belongs to me for safekeeping." At this moment, an unfamiliar messenger walked impatiently toward the counter, trying to take the yellow letter.

But how could Li Yi and the others tolerate that? Although they were newcomers and didn't understand everything, they understood that since it was a delivery, whoever held the letter held the initiative.

In an instant.

In the dim hall, pairs of glowing eyes locked onto that unfamiliar messenger, and waves of killing intent surged forth.

As long as he dared to touch that yellow letter, he would be met with the eye-strikes of four Evolvers. As an ordinary person, a single eye-strike would be enough to kill him.

In an instant.

That unfamiliar messenger stopped in his tracks, his whole body trembling. He looked at these newcomers who had arrived yesterday in astonishment, his face changing drastically.

These people's eyes were glowing?

Although he wasn't an Evolver and his senses weren't sharp, that killing intent made one's blood run cold.

The hand he had just reached out froze immediately; he didn't dare to take the yellow letter, as it seemed that as long as he took it, he would very likely be killed.

"I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to participate in the delivery mission sooner. If you don't agree to me keeping this letter, then it's the same if you hold it," the unfamiliar messenger said sheepishly, and this sensible behavior allowed him to escape this crisis.

"I'll take this letter." At this moment, Li Yi walked over and picked up the yellow letter from the counter.

The others had no objections.

To them, it was the same whether Li Yi held it or they did. In fact, they felt more at ease with Li Yi holding the letter, because among these few people, although Li Yi's realm was only the Inspiration Realm, his strength was the greatest.

And the moment Li Yi picked up the letter.

A cold wind appeared in the first-floor hall, and dust from the surroundings drifted over, forming a crooked line of text on the counter: All messengers on the first floor are to deliver the letter to Wang Fei at the Zhongyang City Gymnasium. Deadline: three days.

Everyone saw the appearance of this line of text.

"Judging from this information, the delivery mission shouldn't be very difficult. With an accurate location and person, it should be an easy task for us," Qin Bing said after looking at it.

"I hope so. However, time is limited, so we had better set off immediately. We can't waste too much time on the road," Zhang Jing said.

Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right. Let's set off then, and go check out the situation at that gymnasium or whatever it is."

After discussing it, the few of them decided to start taking action.

However, at this moment, Tao Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked: "If we finish delivering the letter, how do we get back to this Ghost Post Office?"

"No need to come back. Once the letter is delivered, the mission is complete. You can live freely outside for a period of time until the next delivery mission, when a small path will naturally appear before us, indicating that the delivery mission is about to begin. Besides that, you can also ignite the black letter paper to force that small path to appear and return to the Ghost Post Office at any time."

Guo You walked over and revealed another piece of intelligence: "However, I heard these things from other messengers, so it should be true. Now, that messenger should have already gone to the second floor. If you have the chance, you can go to the second floor and ask."

"Black letter paper?" Li Yi and the others immediately remembered the black paper they had picked up in the hall last night.

So that was how the black paper was used; it could force that small path to appear.

"I don't think anyone would want to return here immediately after delivering the letter," an unfamiliar messenger said.

Guo You said again: "No, as far as I know, this black letter paper is used for emergency escapes. After the delivery is completed, there might still be ghosts lurking nearby, which is very dangerous. So at this time, you need to ignite the letter paper to evacuate urgently, giving the messenger who completed the mission a way to survive. Moreover, staying in the Ghost Post Office during the day is absolutely safe. Although it looks eerie and scary here, it is actually very safe."

"Similar to some kind of rule protection? In the Ghost Post Office, ghosts cannot kill during the day? Similar to an absolute safe zone?" Li Yi looked at him.

"That's about it," Guo You said.

After obtaining this important information, the group deepened their understanding of the Ghost Post Office. They no longer hesitated, immediately took the letter, pushed open the door, and walked out of the Ghost Post Office.

As soon as they stepped out of the post office, the surroundings were still pitch black, but a small path appeared before their eyes, winding and twisting, vaguely connecting to a certain city in reality.

Li Yi, Qin Bing, Tao Yuan, and Zhang Jing did not hesitate and walked forward along the small path.

After having the first experience, they had accepted these strange and bizarre things.

After walking for a while, light appeared before them, as did a large bridge.

At this moment, distance was distorted again. In just a few steps, they left the Ghost Post Office and arrived under the bridge arch where they had gathered last night.

"Back?" Li Yi looked left and right, feeling it was becoming increasingly magical.

"A world of ordinary people, without even cultivation, yet possessing this kind of ability to cross space and time. It's simply inconceivable. If not for the Ghost Controllers of this world being too desperate, I would have wanted to master some of the power of this world," Qin Bing couldn't help but say.

"The level of supernatural power in this world is indeed very high and also very terrifying. Once an ordinary person becomes a Ghost Controller, they can deal with Evolvers like us. It's simply soaring to the sky. The only drawback is a short life. It can be seen that power has a price, not comparable to people like us who cultivate step by step," Zhang Jing said, looking to the side.

Tao Yuan said: "Let's drive to that Zhongyang City. Although the road is a bit long, it's only a few hours by car."

The group felt there was no problem, immediately sat in the car Tao Yuan had gotten earlier, and then set off rapidly.

Along the way, everyone was very calm, clearly having accepted everything that had happened recently.

It was just that when passing by their previous cross-dimensional location, they couldn't help but take an extra look, feeling inexplicably emotional.

They didn't know if they would be able to return here to cross back after three months.

"Not to mention anything else, setting aside the supernatural ghosts in this world, it is still very peaceful here. If it were in our world, who would dare to drive so brazenly? We would have been targeted by extraordinary creatures long ago. Sometimes you really can't ask for too much. Every world may have its own crises. Perhaps we are asking too much."

Tao Yuan, who was driving, laughed at this moment, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"That may be so, but this world is definitely not normal. An extreme power system brings extreme fear. I don't want to live here," Zhang Jing shook her head. "Evolvers like Captain Zhang Xun can be killed, let alone ordinary people. I have no sense of security here."

"We'll leave after surviving three months. At that time, we will report the danger of World No. 36. It's best to seal this place permanently and not cross over again. I am now eager to return home. This hand is waiting to grow back after returning," Qin Bing looked at his severed arm and said while smoking.

"By the way, what will happen if the other few unfamiliar messengers don't participate in this mission?" Tao Yuan asked.

Li Yi said: "We can't control them. Whether they go or not doesn't affect us. Delivering the letter is for survival, and the opportunity for survival must naturally be firmly grasped by us." ===== CHAPTER 238 =====