Chapter 1995

"Three portions of meat! Lin Dui, let's just cut off our left pinky—it'll give us exactly three sections!"

On the first floor of the building, Zhang Tie and his group gazed solemnly at the distant open space; above a mist-covered open space, an oval light door resembling a spatial transporter hung suspended.

Although nothing could be seen, everyone already knew the place was full of headless ghosts, and everyone couldn't help but feel tense.

"Okay, cut it off and act immediately; the headless ghost could appear at any moment!"

After receiving Lin An's confirmation, everyone without hesitation cut off their fingers together, as if the severed fingers weren't their own.

Having undergone the Apocalypse's baptism, for any survivor, let alone cutting off a finger—so long as they can stay alive, even having only a brain left would suffice!

As a faint smell of blood permeated the air, Gao Tian and Zhang Tie exchanged a glance, then without any wasted words they gripped their weapons tightly, preparing to charge the door.

In theory the bloody smell wouldn't dissipate that quickly, but facing this kind of supernatural creature—the headless ghost—no one thought they would be unable to "smell" it.

"Attention! I can only protect you up to two-thirds of the distance! After that, you're on your own!"

Jiang Haochen gripped a short axe, took a deep breath, and followed behind Zhang Tie.

According to Lin An, in the previous round he could regain strength when approaching the light door, the closer he got the stronger. Although his previous death spot was almost near the door, to be safe he couldn't send Gao Tian to the rear.

"I know! Brother Zhang! Just tie the camera to your head and call out points! If I show any abnormality, chop off my head! Even if you can't tell, there's still a fifty percent chance!"

As the words fell, Gao Tian hesitated no longer, gripped his short dagger, and charged toward the light door.

As the first-round tester, he clearly knew his survival odds were the lowest, but no matter what, if he could win even a sliver of hope for Lin Dui, he was willing to do it!

It was as if a mechanism had been triggered.

The moment Gao Tian and his companions stepped into the mist's range, in Zhang Tie and Jiang Haochen's eyes, the headless ghost at the forefront of the open space suddenly moved.

Without time to be startled, Zhang Tie suppressed the shock in his heart and immediately shouted:

"Take a step left! I'll help you slash the right side!"

"Gao Tian! The one straight ahead has already moved! Watch your footing!"

Just like when Lin An and they charged into the headless ghost zone in the previous round, despite the air in the battle, in an instant the three of them simultaneously swung their weapons at the air, rushing desperately toward the light door.

At the same time, Qing Kai and the others standing at the periphery of the open space also gazed rather solemnly at Gao Tian and his companions.

Although the scene was absurd, several people seemed to see the image of Gao Tian and his companions battling the headless ghosts.

"Lord Qing Kai, the difficulty here is huge... we can't even see anything, yet we have to rush over and figure out how to chop off the ghosts' heads. Did you see it? The resistance was already great from the start, and we have no idea how many headless ghosts are in this area."

He gulped down saliva; if previously it had been Lin An speaking, they couldn't imagine what this area was really like.

But watching Zhang Tie roar like a road-clearing machine as he swept the iron rod sideways around, several people also realized the number of headless ghosts was definitely not small.

The speed of charging the door was very slow, as if stuck in a mire; however, after just a few seconds Gao Tian let out a muffled groan, and a large chunk of flesh vanished from his arm as if out of thin air.

"Yes, Lord Qing Kai. The camera is in their hands, and according to their meaning, only that kid who is also Fourth Stage can recover combat power? We'll offend—no, we won't cooperate with them, later..."

Having previously shown contempt, the divine archer suddenly changed expression; he truly hadn't expected Lin An and the others to be so decisive, actually beginning to charge the door.

Just thinking that they themselves had no camera, later it would be like fighting the ghosts with eyes closed!?

His complexion was similarly unpleasant; Qing Kai forcibly maintained composure, his eyes swiftly scanning over Lin An:

"No need to panic; the first round is definitely wrong!"

"That brat didn't even go up himself, yet he's coaxing his own people to clear the path for him! We're waiting; we definitely won't be his sacrificial lamb!"

"Moreover, you guys watch—they're charging slower and slower, which shows the ghosts will actively surround them; find a good opportunity, we'll cut in from the flank—maybe we won't even bump into any ghosts!"

It's a simple logic; ghosts cannot be infinite, and Qing Kai couldn't imagine that such a vast open space could harbor infinite ghosts. If there really were that many, not to mention charging the door, even squeezing through would be impossible.

Therefore the number of ghosts must be limited; they just need to take advantage of Lin An testing the logic, then rush from the flank! By then, who knows who'll end up making whose wedding dress!

Especially...

The Golden Bull glanced at Qing Kai without changing expression, seemingly having guessed what Qing Kai had in mind.

Judging by the performance of Lin An's group, another type of ghost prioritizes attacking the injured; Qing Kai has made up his mind to use Lin An and them as bait. With a pincer attack, they'd also conserve a lot of stamina, possibly even gaining full advantage!

Soon, as Gao Tian and his companions charged deeper, it felt as if they were trapped in place, their limbs pulled by invisible hands; then Jiang Haochen suddenly let out a loud cry, not frightened but delighted.

"I've recovered! My strength has returned somewhat!"

"Gao Tian! Prepare to close your eyes! I'll blast open a path for you!"

Their cooperation was extremely tacit; seeing Zhang Tie feel a wave of heat from behind, he also suddenly roared, his big hand like a cattail fan grabbing Gao Tian, as if to throw him out of the encirclement like a basketball.

Bearing the bite of the nearest headless ghost, Xiong Hanzi took a deep breath, his right eye fixed firmly on Gao Tian's neck.

He can see the ghosts through the camera!

According to Lin Dui, as soon as two heads appear on Gao Tian's neck, he must immediately chop off one!

"Gao Tian! Close your eyes!"

"Boom!!!"

The heat wave surged; Gao Tian cried out, feeling as if a grenade had exploded before him; the aftershock of Jiang Haochen's attack shook his chest with a sweet sensation, yet it also blasted open the final path.

Without regard for his right leg being bitten off, Gao Tian roared incessantly in his heart, desperately giving himself self-hypnosis!

Close eyes! Close eyes! No head and still alive! I have two heads!

Ghost skull! Ghost skull!

"Shlick"—at the moment Jiang Haochen blasted open the headless ghost, Gao Tian summoned all his strength, pressing his palm into the scorching flames, forcing himself to stand. Relying on his last memory, he charged straight toward the light door.

In the darkness, his heart pounded like a huge drum; not being afraid was fake. Gao Tian also didn't know when his head would fall off—could Brother Zhang chop off the ghost skull?

Maybe two seconds, maybe three seconds.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

Almost when Gao Tian could already sense the hazy light door through his eyelids, a shout of astonishment mixed with delighted fury suddenly rang out from behind him:

"I saw it! I saw it!"

"Ghost..."

At this very moment, Zhang Tie, following behind Gao Tian, eyes full of shock, the camera bound to his right eye truly saw a head suddenly appear on Gao Tian's neck.

But before Zhang Tie could muster the strength to chop down, the next second he staggered, and was actually knocked to the ground by a headless ghost from his blind spot.

In less than a second's delay, only a heart‑rending scream was heard; the ghost skull that had sprouted from Gao Tian's neck, at astonishing speed, gnawed off his head!

With a thud, amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Gao Tian swayed and collapsed before the light gate.

"Gao Tian!!!"

Just...

One step!