The light before everyone's eyes suddenly dimmed, and a chilling aura swept over each of them.
The aura emanating from them was laced with evil, malice, and resentment, sending chills down the spines of the four.
"Get out of here!" Tang Yun shouted immediately.
Even if she didn't say it, everyone knew that this was no place to stay for long.
If we stay any longer, my life may be in danger.
The group took off running, but when they reached the door, they found a woman who had appeared out of nowhere.
The woman stood in the doorway, blocking their way.
Her body was so thin that she seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her away, yet she exuded a terrifying chill.
Her loose hair completely covered her face, making it impossible to see her features.
But the resentment and malice in her eyes still shone through.
The four of them quickly stopped and looked at the woman in front of them.
The woman's figure seemed somewhat familiar, but for a moment they couldn't quite place who she was.
Tang Yun said with a serious expression, "She must be an evil spirit here. That doll was definitely up to no good, leading us to a haunted room."
Wei Changping said, "I checked before I came in; this room is number 48. If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be any ghosts here."
"But she looks like a ghost," Xu Chao retorted.
Tang Yun said, "The ghosts here can never leave the room unless the warden allows it."
I'm afraid she's the evil spirit released by the warden.
"Damn, that's so insidious! They even released evil spirits to chase us!" Xu Chao couldn't help but curse.
"Are these demons so obedient that they're helping the warden against us? Our mission is to release them!"
"They had no choice; they couldn't possibly resist that warden. If they could, they would have been out long ago, and we wouldn't have had to come to rescue them."
As everyone was talking, a gust of cold wind blew by, clearing away the woman's hair that was blocking her eyes.
Through the gaps in the woman's hair, they finally saw her face.
A deathly pale face, devoid of any color, sent chills down one's spine at first glance.
But that face felt incredibly familiar to them.
"She is... it's He Ru!" Li Xingyu exclaimed hurriedly.
"She... she's dead, isn't she?" Tang Yun asked incredulously.
"How did she end up here? Did the BOSS let her go? That's impossible."
"I'm afraid the warden turned her into a demon! She must hate us, because none of us saved her."
"Are you... are He Ru?" Li Xingyu carefully took a step forward.
Are you still alive? Or have you already...?
We didn't mean to abandon you, we just had no other choice, please don't...
Before he could finish speaking, the surrounding light suddenly turned pitch black, a darkness that robbed them of all vision, leaving them unable to see anything.
The woman's figure disappeared from their sight.
The four of them suddenly felt a sense of panic, and the chilling atmosphere around them intensified.
Clearly, the vengeful ghost that He Ru had transformed into was about to make its move.
Xu Chao suddenly felt a chill from behind him and hurriedly turned around. Before him stood a deathly pale face.
It was He Ru's face. She used to be very beautiful, but now her face was filled with resentment, twisted and hideous, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Her once clear eyes had become extremely vicious, like two knives.
The surroundings remained dark, with only this face appearing before Xu Chao.
He hurriedly concentrated his spiritual power in front of him, trying to resist He Ru had turned into an evil spirit.
But that face disappeared once again.
A cold hand reached out from behind him, its arm forming a circle, and tightened around his neck.
The cold seeped into his body through his skin, and he felt as if his whole body was frozen.
At the same time, he also felt a suffocating sensation, as air could not enter his respiratory system, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He wanted to use his spiritual power to drive away the evil spirit.
However, after his mental strength was weakened by the puppet, his power became extremely weak, and compared to He Ru, who had transformed into a demon, it was nothing at all.
"Damn it, why me? It was that boss who killed you, but you're coming after me!"
Xu Chao cursed inwardly.
Gradually, the feeling of suffocation caused him to lose his mind.
He could only struggle desperately out of instinct, his body twisting and contorting as he tried to break free of his restraints.
But all of this was to no avail.
He felt himself about to faint, the fear of death filled his entire body, and the feeling of despair made him give up completely.
Perhaps, this was his fate, one he could not defy.
Just as he was about to lose consciousness due to lack of oxygen to his brain, a light suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Although it wasn't really light, since it was still quite dark around him, it was enough for him to see things clearly.
He vaguely saw a few figures; they were his teammates.
Their failure to flee gave him hope.
"Help me, help me!"
He cried out in his heart, hoping these people wouldn't give up on him; he still had a chance.
At that moment, the arm that was holding him disappeared, He Ru's figure behind him also vanished.
The feeling of suffocation gradually subsided, and the coldness on his body quickly disappeared. He breathed in the air deeply, and his rationality gradually returned.
Xu Chao looked around, confirming again and again that he was still alive and had not died.
His teammates saved him at the crucial moment.
Fortunately, these people still had some conscience and didn't let him be killed by the evil spirit that He Ru had transformed into.
He coughed, his throat gradually felt better, and he understood the situation.
He should be inside a barrier right now.
He looked at Wei Changping, who was a Boundary System Ability User. It must have been Wei Changping who cast the barrier just now, isolating the evil spirit outside the barrier.
That's why he was able to escape.
"Thank you," Xu Chao said gratefully. "If it weren't for you, I probably would have been dead just now."
However, Wei Changping did not answer him, which made him feel somewhat embarrassed.
The surroundings were completely quiet, and the three people seemed unwilling to speak. Xu Chao broke the silence once again.
"What's wrong with you? Why aren't you saying anything? What should we do next?"
But the three of them remained silent, which Xu Chao found somewhat strange.
These three aren't exactly taciturn people, so why aren't they saying a word?
This is a bit unusual.
But he didn't have much time to think about this strange thing, because he soon saw another terrifying presence.
The Instance's boss is the warden of the Home of Evil Ghosts.
Xu Chao hurriedly retreated, quickly reaching the edge of the barrier, where he could retreat no further.
"What... what are you doing?! The BOSS has appeared! What are you all standing there for?!"
Xu Chao shouted hurriedly.
"Also, why did your barrier pull the BOSS in? We're no match for him now!"
However, the three people just stared at him without responding or paying any attention to the BOSS.
They seemed completely indifferent to all of this.
He suddenly realized the problem.
Those three people may no longer be his teammates.
The barrier wasn't created to protect him, but rather to prevent him from escaping.
Once he understood these things, fear welled up like a spring and quickly took over his entire body.
At this moment, he felt even more desperate and fearful than before.
He had no idea what had happened; all his teammates were dead.
He's all alone now, can he survive?
He felt that the outcome was already a foregone conclusion.
The three people were killed instantly, how could he possibly survive?