Chapter 283: True appearance of the rune

The two held hands and stepped into that pitch-black passage without hesitation.

The light at the entrance of the passage flickered like ghost fire, an indescribable sense of oppression instantly attacking, as if countless pairs of eyes were spying on them in the dark.

Ji Chen gripped Ceng Yue's hand tightly, the palms conveying each other's temperature, and also conveying the vigilance in each other's hearts.

The scene inside the passage was even more bizarre; the walls were carved with dense runes, these runes like living things, flickering with demonic light from time to time.

The surrounding energy fluctuations were extremely unstable, sometimes violent like angry waves, sometimes calm like an abyss, making one feel like being in an energy bomb that could explode at any moment.

Ji Chen's brows locked; he could sense the threatening aura permeating the air, alarm bells ringing in his heart, like bullet screens of "Alert! Alert! High energy ahead!" brushing constantly.

"Be careful." Ji Chen warned in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of gravity.

Ceng Yue nodded slightly, her gaze scanning the surroundings like ice blades, her muscles tense, ready to deal with sudden situations at any moment.

Suddenly, the light in the passage distorted, and countless energy phantoms appeared out of thin air.

These phantoms were in various forms, some like ferocious ghosts baring fangs and brandishing claws, others like warriors holding sharp blades, emitting sharp roars that made one's eardrums ache.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this? A phantom party?" Ji Chen muttered, though he didn't dare to be the least bit careless in his heart.

The phantoms rushed over like a tide, instantly surrounding Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

They waved illusory claws and weapons, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood back to back, trying their best to block the phantoms' attacks.

Ceng Yue's ability was like an ice wall, constantly blocking the phantoms' offensive, but the number of phantoms was simply too many, and the ice wall soon showed cracks.

Ji Chen swung his fists, every strike carrying powerful force, but the phantoms were like immortal bodies, reorganizing quickly after being dispersed.

"This can't go on!" Ji Chen panted, the sense of urgency in his heart growing stronger.

He could feel the energy within his body rapidly consuming; if this continued, they might be exhausted to death by these phantoms.

Ceng Yue's face also showed signs of exhaustion, but she still gritted her teeth, not giving up.

An oppressive atmosphere permeated the entire passage, like an invisible giant net, tightly binding the two.

Just then, Ji Chen suddenly felt that the surrounding energy seemed even more violent.

He subconsciously looked at those phantoms, discovering their attacks seemed to become even more fierce.

"Not right..." he muttered to himself, a strong sense of unease rising in his heart.

Ji Chen felt a hot current surging within his body, like magma rolling before a volcanic eruption.

This feeling...

Is energy!

He suddenly realized that these phantoms were not physical entities, but composed of pure energy!

His Golden Finger, the ability to absorb and convert energy, played a crucial role at this moment.

"Got it!" Ji Chen secretly rejoiced, like grabbing a life-saving straw.

He no longer just blocked, but began to actively absorb the surrounding energy, including the energy on those phantoms.

At first, the absorption speed was slow, but as time passed, the speed became faster and faster, like a whale swallowing seawater, continuous energy surging into his body.

"Holy crap, this feeling... too awesome!" Ji Chen couldn't help but exclaim in his heart; this was simply like opening an infinite firepower hack, energy surging into him as if it didn't cost money.

As he absorbed more and more energy, his power also skyrocketed, his originally somewhat exhausted body instantly filled with power, as if he were excited like he had been injected with chicken blood.

"Taste this!" Ji Chen shouted, punching out.

This punch carried all the energy he had absorbed, shooting toward the front like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the phantom hit instantly exploded, turning into points of starlight and dissipating into the air.

And this was just the beginning; Ji Chen was like a god of war possessed, every punch, every kick carrying destructive power, wherever he went, phantoms collapsed one after another, melting rapidly like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun.

"666, worthy of being my man!" Ceng Yue watched from the side, dumbfounded, unable to help but give him a thumbs up.

Although she didn't know what had happened, seeing Ji Chen so brave, she was also encouraged, her ability becoming even more surging, ice blades pouring down like a rainstorm, perfectly cooperating with Ji Chen's attack, forming an offensive and defensive line.

The light in the passage also became brighter because of their powerful energy, and the originally eerie and terrifying runes now appeared much softer, as if cheering for their power.

"These runes..." Ji Chen observed the surrounding runes while fighting, suddenly discovering these runes seemed to be guiding in a certain direction, "Could it be..." He looked into the depths of the passage, where an even more dazzling light was flickering, "Is that where the real exit is?"

"Go!" Ji Chen pulled Ceng Yue's hand and ran toward that light, leaving behind a trail of collapsing phantoms and a gradually brightening passage.

"Wait..." Ceng Yue suddenly pulled Ji Chen, her gaze fixed on a rune on the wall, "This rune..."

Ji Chen followed Ceng Yue's gaze; that rune emitted a ghostly blue light, mysterious power flowing within it.

"What's wrong?" Ji Chen asked.

Ceng Yue frowned and said: "This rune, I seem to have seen it somewhere, it feels very important." Ji Chen patted her hand: "Never mind for now, we'll talk when we get out."

In the battle, although they had no time to talk, every eye contact was full of trust and love.

Ji Chen could sense Ceng Yue's ability fluctuations, and Ceng Yue could also perceive Ji Chen's power changes; this tacit understanding made their power seem to overlap, every attack becoming even sharper.

The phantoms gradually decreased, and a giant energy ball appeared at the end of the passage.

The power released by that energy ball bore down like substance, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue's hair blown back.

"Just do it!" Ji Chen shouted, rushing up first, Ceng Yue following closely behind.

Their attack collided with the energy ball's power, a "boom" sound, the giant shockwave spreading to the surroundings, shaking the passage somewhat, the two's ears buzzing.

However, they didn't retreat, gathering all their power, love, and belief together, launching the strongest strike.

Only to see a dazzling light shoot toward the energy ball, a "crack" sound, the energy ball breaking.

The truth of the rune was revealed before their eyes; it was a gorgeous light curtain, the light shining on them, and at this moment they were like heroes.

But before they could be happy, the surrounding space began to fluctuate violently.

Ji Chen's pupils shrank, pulling Ceng Yue's hand tightly; Ceng Yue also gripped back tightly, the two's expressions grave. ===== CHAPTER 284 =====