Chapter 181: Let's perish together! (Starting re-read from the revised chapter 179)

And this is also one of the reasons Lin Yifan has steadied himself, absolutely refusing to accept becoming a Cthulhu species.

Is that still human?

No!

That is a twisted monster, from body to mind, having nothing to do with him!

And Ruan Qingtan's face was also deathly pale at this moment, her voice hoarse as she said:

I also remember! These faces are the expressions you showed when you were killing me.

But why would these expressions appear here? she asked, puzzled.

At this moment, the monsters seemed to sense their gaze.

The monster closest to them suddenly lifted its head, pulling a strange smile on its rotting face:

Welcome……home……

In an instant, all the monsters turned their heads at once!

Every face was filled with twisted madness, shouting at them:

Welcome……home!

No, they want to……forcibly contaminate us!

Lin Yifan's heart jolted; he grabbed Ruan Qingtan and started running forward madly:

Run!

The two rushed quickly toward the high tower, while behind them, a tide-like horde of monsters chased madly.

The tower gate was within reach, but at this moment it suddenly began to close!

"Not enough time!" Ruan Qingtan behind him shoved Lin Yifan forward, "You go first!"

"If we go, we go together; if we stay, we stay together!" Lin Yifan, using the momentum, grabbed her collar with a backhand and simultaneously activated the double-speed skill of the Swift Wind Boots.

Dragging Ruan Qingtan along, they literally burst into the tower gate at the last moment!

At the moment the tower gate slammed shut, they heard countless "selves" outside emitting unwilling wails.

Even with their mental fortitude, they couldn't help but feel their hearts pound at this moment!

And as the tower gate boomed shut, darkness instantly enveloped everything.

Lin Yifan panted, exhausted, and collapsed onto the ground!

That final burst just now was also him giving his all!

And constantly challenging the Illusion Realm also left him utterly fatigued; even if he had food to restore his Physical Stamina as support, mental fatigue was not so easily recovered.

But just then, Lin Yifan suddenly felt his palm a bit sticky and also smelled a hint of blood.

The smell of blood made him slightly startled.

Because he himself was not injured!

Then the injured person must be……Ruan Qingtan!

Lin Yifan quickly pulled out a flashlight from his Ring Space, previously scavenged from the Trading Hall as a backup item.

He didn't even bother to look around, quickly shining the light on Ruan Qingtan beside him!

At this moment, Ruan Qingtan leaned against the wall, his abdomen—his abdomen had been pierced at some point, a hole through which scarlet blood gushed out.

And her face was deathly pale; massive blood loss and the excruciating pain from the wound left her barely able to breathe!

"You're injured! When did this happen?!" He hurriedly pressed on her wound, speaking with a panicked face.

"When I pushed you……I was stabbed by something unknown!" She gave a bitter laugh and said helplessly:

"I had hoped that as long as we stayed teammates forever, someday our fate might come, but I didn't expect it to happen so fast—hope is shattered!"

"This time I can't go out with you; you must definitely stay alive and go see for yourself what truth this broken world hides……"

"Shut up, no talk of dying—we agreed to live together!" Lin Yifan harshly interrupted Ruan Qingtan, then began tearing his own clothes to bandage her wound.

However, the next second, his action was stopped!

Because he suddenly saw that his chest clothing was intact, with no wound inside!

But he clearly remembered that in the previous Illusion Realm, the stab he gave himself left no retreat.

Now there is no trace of injury here—what does that mean?

It means injuries in the Illusion Realm heal once you leave it!

And since they are still in the Illusion Realm right now, if they can break it in time, there is still a way to live!

Thinking this, Lin Yifan quickly raised his head and said to Ruan Qingtan:

"Do you remember? In the 278th Illusion Realm, I stabbed myself in the heart, but now I am still alive!."

Hearing this, Ruan Qingtan snapped her head up: "You mean, injuries in the Illusion Realm disappear as long as we break the Illusion Realm?"

Lin Yifan nodded: "That's right, and we previously discussed how exactly to break the Illusion Realm, didn't we?"

"In every previous Illusion Realm, either you died or I died to break it; this time why not try, how would it be if we both did it together?"

"But doing that is too risky..." the weak Ruan Qingtan said with some worry:

"This is the core; if you break it, you can leave alive—there's really no need to risk it for me!"

"How do you know breaking the core will dispel the Illusion Realm?" Lin Yifan said in a flat tone, yet without room for doubt:

"You can't answer either, right? Since it's all a gamble, let's gamble my way!"

Having said that, he shoved the knife into Ruan Qingtan's hand, word by word:

"I know you're experiencing a final burst of energy; while you still have strength, hurry up and act!"

"If you really die here, then even if I break the core, I might not be able to get out."

Ruan Qingtan's hand trembled, but she eventually gripped the knife handle slowly and pressed the tip against Lin Yifan's heart.

"Are you sure?" Her voice hoarse, blood kept dripping from her wound, spreading a dark red stain on the ground.

At this moment, deep within the tower, came the angry roar of the Red Moon.

Lin Yifan smiled: "Did you hear that? It's anxious!"

He grasped her wrist, firm force: "Believe me! Okay?"

At this moment, the tower gate also opened, and those transparent monsters that bore their faces and had been locked outside surged in frenziedly.

And the target was obviously them!

This made Lin Yifan even more certain—he had guessed right!

And Ruan Qingdan likewise realized this, so she no longer hesitated, gritting her teeth she said:

"You endure the pain!"

As the words fell, the sharp blade tip instantly pierced Lin Yifan's chest!

At the moment the blade entered flesh, the whole world suddenly twisted, and those transparent monsters that were already within reach instantly turned to ashes!

And the tower walls, like wax, melted; darkness was torn apart, revealing the boundless dark sky beyond.

The Red Moon hung high in the sky, cold and lonely!

Like a giant eye, it coldly stared at them!

"You…… dare……"

In the void, a voice neither male nor female trembled, carrying heavenly rage.

Lin Yifan staggered to his feet, the wound on his chest still bleeding, but his gaze was clearer than ever, a mocking cold smile:

"What do I have to fear!"

And at this moment, Lin Yifan and Ruan Qingdan's injuries had all disappeared!