"If you choose to follow me, you must obey my orders. Only then will we have a sliver of hope. This Instance is definitely not as simple as you think."
Gan Lingling looked at the other four people, her tone very firm.
She had a feeling that their chances of surviving this Instance were slim.
If these people have other ideas and don't follow her instructions, they could easily make an already bad situation worse.
The four people looked at each other and finally nodded.
Gan Lingling was younger than them and didn't seem very experienced; she was probably the weakest among them.
They were certainly not very willing to follow her orders.
However, she is, after all, Shaman-type Ability User, capable of foreseeing some aspects of the future, which gives her a significant advantage in this situation.
After weighing the options, they all felt that this was probably the best choice.
"No problem, we'll follow your orders," all four of them said.
Gan Lingling nodded and led the group forward. Their destination was the edge of the city, away from the Monster Factory and the BOSS.
Although Cao Wenzhe and Zhu Heng were very unwilling, they both chose to obey the arrangement.
It's impossible for just the two of them to explore Anomalous Instance; that would be tantamount to suicide.
The city has become a ghost town; there are no living people on the streets.
But that doesn't mean there's no danger here.
Here are monsters modified by that scientist, and infected individuals whose bodies have mutated after being infected with the virus.
Almost everyone in the city turned into a monster.
There were quite a few of those monsters.
But they were lucky; they didn't see a single one.
"Strange, we've walked for so long, why haven't we seen a single monster?" Cao Wenzhe couldn't help but ask.
This was indeed unusual, and everyone looked at Gan Lingling, since she was the one who led the way.
Gan Lingling's expression remained unchanged as she explained, "Because I deliberately avoided those monsters."
I could sense the presence of all dangerous things around me, so I avoided them.
Actually, there are many monsters; if we wander around aimlessly, there's a high chance we'll encounter them.
"Fortunately, you have this ability," Du Ze said.
"Those monsters aren't individually strong, but the sounds of their fighting will attract other monsters, and if you actually encounter one, it can still be quite troublesome."
Gan Lingling added, "But I can't guarantee we'll be able to avoid them. If the monsters are in unusual locations, we'll still have to fight."
Jiang Wen said, "It's okay, avoiding most of them is already very good."
As everyone was talking, Gan Lingling stopped and said,
"There's a monster behind that building, but it's an infected one, not a monster created by that scientist."
Everyone stopped in their tracks. Cao Wenzhe said in a low voice,
"The infected themselves are weak, but they act as scouts; if not handled properly, they could attract many more of these."
Gan Lingling said, "I can share the images in my mind with someone. Who can remotely kill that monster?"
"I'm Control-type Ability User, I should be able to do it," Du Ze said immediately.
"But I don't know what the scene you're seeing looks like."
Gan Lingling turned her head towards him, then closed her eyes. At that moment, a scene suddenly flashed into Du Ze's mind.
At that moment, his gaze seemed to penetrate the obstacles, allowing him to clearly see what was behind the wall.
Behind that wall, there was indeed a monster that looked like a zombie.
Those were humans infected by the virus, who had long lost their self-awareness and could only act according to their instincts.
Once they see a living person, they will emit a special sound, attracting more monsters from the vicinity.
"I can see it very clearly, there's absolutely no problem," Du Ze said excitedly.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a steel needle appeared, circling around him, before suddenly flying towards the infected creature behind the wall.
Driven by his powerful mental strength, the steel needle was extremely sharp, drawing a beautiful arc in the air before piercing directly into the infected person's head.
Driven by his mental power, the steel needle exploded inside the infected person's brain, splitting into more tiny spikes that completely destroyed the infected person's brain.
Once the brain is destroyed, the infected person loses the ability to move and collapses to the ground.
"Alright, it's resolved," Du Ze said. "With your ability to cooperate, we have nothing to fear, no matter how many infected people there are."
As long as he has accurate information, remotely killing some infected is a piece of cake for him.
At this moment, the image in Du Ze's eyes disappeared, and Gan Lingling canceled the sharing of the image.
"Alright, we can continue on our way."
Zhu Heng asked with some curiosity, "Are these abilities of yours very energy-consuming? Why don't you share the footage with me too?"
Gan Lingling said helplessly, "The consumption isn't much, but we need to hold out until tomorrow, so I must do everything I can to reduce the drain on my mental energy."
Zhu Heng had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.
The group continued onward, and the journey was smooth. They did not encounter large groups of monsters, and even when they occasionally encountered a lone monster, they were able to eliminate it remotely.
Having a Shaman-type Ability User a guide certainly reduced a lot of trouble.
Soon, they reached the edge of the Instance.
As long as they keep moving forward, they can leave this Instance without any restrictions.
But that would undoubtedly be suicide. This world is fraught with danger, and without the protection of the Instance, they would have virtually no chance of surviving.
Therefore, leaving the Instance is tantamount to death.
Although this is Anomalous Instance where you can resurrect after death, you won't enjoy this benefit if you die outside the Instance.
Therefore, you must not leave the Instance area under any circumstances.
"Where do we go now?" Zhu Heng asked, looking at Gan Lingling.
Gan Lingling thought for a moment, then pointed to a house not far from them and said,
"We're likely to encounter monsters outside. Let's go inside and rest. We'll leave tomorrow when the teleportation point appears."
"Are we going to be inside from now on?" Du Ze asked.
Gan Lingling said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there's no need to go out anymore."
But I have a feeling things might not go so smoothly.
"We're hiding so well, the BOSS shouldn't have a hard time finding us, right?" Jiang Wen said.
Zhu Heng also said, "That's right, this place is really remote. Even in Anomalous Instance, it's hard for the BOSS to find us, after all, this city is so big."
Gan Lingling, however, looked serious. "This is Anomalous Instance; we can't compare it to a normal one."
I don't know what will happen, but I can sense that we are in danger.
The five people walked towards the house. Gan Lingling had already explored the inside of the house and found three infected people inside.
She shared the footage with Du Ze, Du Ze then used the steel needles to successfully kill the infected inside.
After clearing away the danger, the group went inside, tidied up the room briefly, and then sat down to rest.
They all felt somewhat heavy-hearted, because they couldn't ignore Gan Lingling's premonition.