At this moment He Ru had her back to the warden. She had no idea that the ghost, which had been controlled by her teammates, had actually moved.
The warden put the chain around He Ru's neck, and it wasn't until she heard the clanging of metal that He Ru realized something was wrong.
But it was too late.
Before she could react, the chain was already around her neck.
"Hey, what are you doing?" He Ru shouted in a panic, "Make him let me go!"
Tang Yun's eyes were also full of surprise, because this was not an order she had given at all; she could never have given such an order.
"Stop!" Tang Yun shouted immediately.
But her shouts had no effect; the chains in the warden's hands tightened, He Ru gradually felt a sense of suffocation.
"Miss Tang, what exactly happened?" Wei Changping asked hurriedly.
Tang Yun also became anxious, "I don't know either, he seems to be out of my control, but just now he clearly..."
Xu Chao also said, "Make him stop quickly, or she'll be strangled to death!"
"I'd like to, but I simply can't do it!"
Tang Yun was extremely anxious at this moment. She tried to regain control of the BOSS, but she found that her power was completely ineffective, as if it had vanished into thin air.
At this moment, He Ru's face was flushed red, and she could barely breathe.
The feeling of suffocation kept filling her mind; the lack of oxygen made it impossible for her to think.
Driven by instinct, her hands flailing wildly and her feet kicking erratically in the air, but she couldn't touch a single ghost.
Even if you encounter it, it will be of no use.
Her hands gripped the chains so tightly her fingernails almost fell off, but she held on desperately.
That feeling of suffocation was incredibly painful.
But Tang Yun could only watch all of this; she truly had no control over this BOSS.
At this moment, Li Xingyu said, "Is it possible that you never really had control of this BOSS from the very beginning?"
These words struck like a thunderbolt, jolting everyone awake.
If that's the case, it would be terrifying.
If the boss pretends to be controlled, it means he's good at acting.
This means he has intelligence.
They were all just tricked by this BOSS!
This boss isn't weak, but because it lacks intelligence, it becomes quite easy to defeat once players figure out its patterns.
But now that it suddenly has intelligence, things are different.
Can they still defeat this boss under these circumstances?
"That's possible!" Although Tang Yun was very reluctant to admit her failure, she knew that this was the most likely outcome.
"What do we do now?" Wei Changping asked anxiously.
Xu Chao said, "What else can we do? Quickly put away the barrier and let's run!"
"It's not the boss that needs to run away now, it's us!"
Xu Chao's words reminded everyone, and Wei Changping immediately withdrew his barrier.
Indeed, in the current situation, his barrier is useless and will only hinder their escape.
It's not the BOSS that needs to escape, it's them.
"It seems the Instance's difficulty has increased," Li Xingyu said, "But we haven't received any special bonuses yet."
"Let's get out of here first!" Wei Changping said. "Without special bonuses, we're no match for a BOSS with intelligence."
Although they haven't officially faced off yet, the group has already lost heart.
Everything they did was based on the premise that the BOSS had no intelligence. Without this premise, the BOSS's so-called weaknesses were not weaknesses at all.
It's almost impossible for them to win.
After all, this warden is a subordinate of the Lord of the Netherworld.
Even the most arrogant Demigods or quasi-gods tremble in this place.
It wasn't that they didn't want to save He Ru, but rather that they had absolutely no chance of winning.
Wei Changping's suggestion to escape was quickly agreed upon by everyone. He and Xu Chao fled without hesitation, and Tang Ru and Li Xingyu had no choice but to leave as well.
They'd experienced their teammates dying many times before.
If there were no danger, they would naturally choose to save He Ru, but now the Instance has clearly changed, and if things continue like this, they will also be in danger.
No one would choose to save someone they've only recently met at this time.
This is clearly not a wise choice.
The remaining four people fled the room and rushed towards the door, running away without hesitation.
Fortunately, the warden was focused on strangling his prey and paid no attention to them.
He Ru was still struggling, but her body became extremely contorted in the struggle, taking on a very strange posture.
The suffocating pain tormented her, yet she was unable to break free from the chains.
These are chains that can bind even the soul; no one can break free from them.
At that moment, she was filled with utter despair and pain.
Fear rose from the depths of her heart.
Because she already knew her fate; she would be strangled.
She wanted to escape her fate of death, but she could not resist it.
She could only let death come upon her.
Finally, she stopped struggling completely, and the warden released the chains from her hands.
He Ru's body went limp and collapsed to the ground.
"Your prey died in fear and despair, and you gained 1500 points of Fear Points."
Shen Hao received a notification from the game system that the prey was dead.
It was the first time he had strangled someone, and he found it very interesting; he liked the feeling.
Unfortunately, a person cannot survive for long when suffocating.
He couldn't properly feel this sensation.
However, this was only the beginning; her physical body died, but her soul remained.
The suffering did not end; it would continue, and she found no relief.
However, her physical body is dead, and now her soul must bear the burden of everything.
Shen Hao pulled on the iron chain in his hand again, and the clanging sound reached his ears.
The chains passed through He Ru's body, and a semi-transparent figure that looked very much like He Ru was pulled out of her body.
At this moment, the room changed.
The room became extremely gloomy, enveloped in a blood-red hue, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.
At this moment, this place seemed to have turned into hell.
But this is only the beginning.
Shen Hao released the chains, He Ru's soul gradually regained consciousness.
But this is definitely not a good thing.
Because once you have consciousness, you will feel pain and fear.
Her soul began to change, gradually becoming twisted, filled with resentment and hatred.
This is the Home of Evil Ghosts built by the Lord of the Netherworld; it's definitely not just a prison.
Those who die here will surely become evil spirits, and as the warden, he can command all the evil spirits here.
Because all the evil spirits feared him.
He is the most terrifying presence in the Home of Evil Ghosts.