Chapter 202

Oh no…

Lin Yifan's heart sank.

Although the wall made of white bones wasn't hard to break, the Maggot Human Bones behind them kept surging toward them.

No way forward, no way back!

Lin Yifan could only have Mao Mao continue covering him while he himself took out that Black Iron Grade Great Axe and frantically hacked at the bone wall.

However, the bone wall was harder than he imagined; after several heavy blows, only a few bones broke.

To break through this bone wall, at least ten minutes were needed.

But neither Lin Yifan nor Mao Mao could hold out that long.

This made Lin Yifan feel powerless for the first time, but giving up was absolutely impossible!

While frantically attacking the bone wall, he sent messages to Ruan Qingtan, Hong Shaoqiang, and Chen Rainuo:

"Quickly help me exchange for fuel, the more the better!"

At that moment, Chen Rainuo and Ruan Qingtan were outside searching for supplies; seeing the message, they hurriedly asked:

"What happened?"

Lin Yifan had no time to explain, so he quickly replied: "I'll explain later; I urgently need fuel now, the more the better. I'll give you a batch of supplies—hurry and exchange them for me!"

He currently lacked no basic supplies, and naturally no food either.

What he lacked most right now was fuel!

In the face of life and death, who could worry about so much?

Lin Yifan directly divided the ordinary food from the opened crates, as well as most of the elementary and intermediate supplies, into three portions to trade with them.

Ruan Qingtan and Chen Rainuo already knew each other; seeing this, they didn't ask further and quickly helped him start gathering fuel.

However, in their district, although the number of survivors was not small, fuel was unlike other items—the chance of obtaining it from drops was extremely low.

And Lin Yifan had already purchased a batch at the Trading Hall earlier; even now, exchanging a large amount of supplies yielded hardly any.

Meanwhile, the group of Maggot Human Bones behind them had completely surrounded Lin Yifan and Mao Mao.

"Is it that we cannot escape this calamity this time?"

Lin Yifan gave a bitter smile as he looked at the dense mass of Maggot Human Bones packed inside the Shelter, his expression somewhat desperate.

He truly hadn't expected that he wouldn't die in the Illusion Realm or in a natural disaster, but would end up dying in such a tiny Shelter.

This really is—life is unpredictable!

At that moment, Su Xiao xi, whom he had knocked unconscious nearby, actually woke up as well.

Fortunately, she was now awake; upon seeing the scene before her, her face turned pale instantly:

"Yifan brother, there, there are so many Maggot Human Bones! What are we to do?!"

"What else can we do? Toss them in a cold salad!" Lin Yifan suddenly felt relaxed.

His intelligence points were heavily depleted, causing his vision to go dark in waves.

He shook his head hard to ease the discomfort, then reached out and touched Su Xiao xi's head, saying with a smile:

"It seems we won't be getting out today, but this is fine; this Ghost World is full of danger, and living means we have today but no tomorrow—so this way, it's settled once and for all."

Su Xiao xi heard this, was momentarily speechless, fell silent for a moment, then nodded seriously and said:

"Yifan brother, what you say makes sense; in this Ghost World, being alive or dead is basically the same."

"Now I've also found my brother; being able to bury him here together is also a good thing!"

Having said that, she lifted her head, looked at Lin Yifan with a face full of apology, and said:

"I'm sorry, Yifan brother; if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to come here, and you wouldn't have encountered these things."

"Everything is just fate." Lin Yifan didn't mind.

He was originally a loner, living day by day as if each day were counted.

Although he had a girlfriend, they hadn't yet reached the stage of marriage and children.

So it's best to stay alive; if not, dying is fine too!

Of course, at this critical moment, Lin Yifan suddenly noticed a fine crack at the edge of the Blood Moon's reflection.

Within the crack, a faint glimmer of light could be seen.

That glimmer slowly expanded, forming a slit wide enough for one person to pass through.

And at the other end of the slit, Lin Yifan could clearly see a black passage; where it led was completely unknown.

"Is that… an exit?" At a time like this, whether it is an exit or not, we have to gamble.

Lin Yifan gritted his teeth and immediately shouted at Mao Mao: "Mao Mao, hold on a bit longer—we'll break out together!"

While speaking, he tossed a Fire Spirit Crystal toward Mao Mao.

In this situation, only a Fire Spirit Crystal matching Mao Mao's attribute could have any effect on it.

But its effect was actually small; still, something is better than nothing.

Mao Mao swallowed the Fire Spirit Crystal without hesitation, then took a deep breath and forcefully expelled a burst of Blazing Breath.

This burst of Blazing Breath was larger and hotter than usual.

However, after Mao Mao exhaled that burst of Blazing Breath, he instantly went limp on the ground.

Nevertheless, the power contained in that burst of Blazing Breath was immense.

It directly burned a large number of Maggot Human Bones to ash, forging a path straight to that slit.

Opportunity must not be missed; once lost, it never comes again!

Lin Yifan scooped up Mao Mao with his right hand, grabbed Su Xiao xi with his left, and without hesitation surged forward, rushing out through the slit.

After a spell of dizziness, he crashed heavily to the ground.

Su Xiao xi in his arms also let out a muffled groan, then fell unconscious once again.

Lin Yifan had no time to worry about the pain, immediately looked around.

They seemed to have fallen into an underground passage; all around was pitch black, only a faint light glimmered in the distance.

"This place is…" he wondered in his heart, but he couldn't afford to think more now; he could only bring Mao Mao and Su Xiao xi, heading toward the light.

After walking about ten minutes, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

He was astonished to discover that he was actually standing in a huge underground cavern; in the center of the cavern stood an ancient altar.

On the altar lay a crystal ball emitting a soft glow.

Lin Yifan stepped closer and saw that the crystal ball actually reflected the outside scene— the Blood Moon, the Shelter, and those terrifying Maggot Human Bone.

"What is this? Control center?" his heart stirred, he reached out wanting to touch the crystal ball.

At that moment, Su Xiao xi suddenly woke up. She weakly opened her eyes; upon seeing the crystal ball, her pupils contracted sharply.

"Yifan brother… don't touch it!" she cried out in terror.

But it was already too late; Lin Yifan's finger had already touched the crystal ball.

Instantly, countless Murmuring Whisper flooded his mind.

He couldn't understand what the whispers were saying, yet they were full of temptation!

They made him want to lose himself in those whispers, offering everything he had to the Red Moon.