The sound of horses' hooves grew closer, pounding on everyone's hearts.
They felt as if their hearts were about to burst, and a sense of fear welled up within them.
All four of them looked at Su Su. This was a perfect example of someone who had a jinxed mouth.
Feeling the gazes of others, Su Su quickly covered her mouth.
She never expected that her casual remark would actually lead to the appearance of the Headless Knight.
What a perfect timing!
Or perhaps I really am a jinx.
Everyone was extremely nervous at this moment. They had only been in the Instance for a short time and had not yet officially encountered the Headless Knight.
Even so, they were thoroughly humiliated by the Headless Knight.
They had come to deeply sense the terrifying nature of this Headless Knight.
Now, all the items that could counter the Headless Knight have been destroyed, and their initial confidence upon entering the Instance has been completely shattered.
Faced with the Headless Knight, they were filled with nothing but panic.
Because there's simply no chance of winning.
As the sound of horses' hooves grew closer, the crowd grew increasingly tense, their nerves on edge, and their palms sweating.
They were prepared for battle, but they knew they had no chance of winning.
Just when they thought the Headless Knight was about to arrive, the sound of hooves suddenly faded into the distance.
The group breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension on their faces eased considerably.
"That scared me to death! Luckily he's gone," Lin Feng said, taking a deep breath.
Han Rui said, "This means he doesn't know our location; it seems he doesn't know everything."
"This isn't a good thing either," Yan Dahai shook his head and said.
"It's still daytime, so if we run into him, we might still have a chance to survive."
But if we run into him at night, we probably won't have any chance at all.
Yan Dahai's words sent a chill down everyone's spines, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Although no one has died so far, they have never felt so desperate.
Everyone fell silent.
Every step they took was anticipated by the Headless Knight, and all paths to victory were blocked.
At that moment, they didn't even know what to do.
After a long while, Qi Lin said, "We definitely don't need to think about clearing the game now; the most important thing is to survive."
If your only goal is to survive, then there is still a chance.
After all, the first group of people who entered the Instance knew nothing, but they still survived, didn't they?"
After thinking for a long time, Yan Dahai suddenly said, "I think the problem lies precisely in the fact that we know the strategy guide."
"What do you mean?" everyone asked hurriedly.
Yan Dahai looked at Lin Feng and said, "Didn't you just say that the Headless Knight seemed to have seen our Instance guide before?"
"I just said it offhand, there's no basis for it."
"But I think it makes a lot of sense; maybe he really did read Instance guide."
Yan Dahai's expression was serious, and he didn't seem to be joking.
"What is certain now is that this Headless Knight is completely different from the ones the previous teams encountered."
He must be intelligent.
But even if he's intelligent, it's impossible for him to anticipate everything we do and sabotage our plans before we even begin.
Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing with his point.
Yan Dahai cleared his throat and continued,
"I don't know what method he used; maybe the Instance was enhanced."
It's also possible that something the teams that entered the Instance did led to this outcome.
But if my speculation is correct, then it means we are very unsafe here.
"Because the Headless Knight had already guessed that we would hide here based on the Instance guide."
Qi Lin said, "You mean, we have to leave this place?"
"Yes, let's do the opposite," Yan Dahai said.
"From the moment we entered, we followed the Instance guide exactly, and we did everything right, but the results were all wrong, almost putting us in a desperate situation."
Perhaps making a different decision would have yielded better results.
"That makes some sense," Lin Feng said. "I agree with your point of view this time."
Qi Lin thought for a moment, and then said,
"Since the Headless Knight has gained intelligence, the strategy has become meaningless."
We really can't hide here; we'd better find somewhere else.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came again.
Everyone's expression changed, and they listened intently with bated breath, fearing that the Headless Knight would come towards them.
But just like last time, the sound of hooves faded into the distance, Headless Knight seemed not to have noticed them.
"He's looking for us. It seems I was right," Yan Dahai said.
"He clearly believes we're in this wood, otherwise a ghost wouldn't be wandering around here in broad daylight."
"You're right," Han Rui agreed.
"It seems we should move to another place. If we stay here, he'll find us sooner or later."
"Where should we go now?" Su Su asked.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place," Yan Dahai said firmly.
"Since he's looking for us here, let's go to his lair. Maybe we'll find something new there."
Lin Feng said, "Are you sure? What if he can't find us here and runs into us? We'll be finished then!"
Yan Dahai said, "Nowhere is safe for us, so we might as well take a gamble."
"Okay, let's do it your way," Qi Lin agreed, having made up his mind.
The remaining three looked at each other, none of them able to come up with a better solution.
In the end, they decided to follow Yan Dahai's advice and go to the Headless Knight's lair.
This is indeed the only way.
Hopefully, there will be new discoveries; otherwise, it's questionable whether they'll even survive tonight.
The five people set off immediately, Headless Knight was still searching for them.
This is not a place to stay; we must leave immediately.
Shen Hao found the Headless Knight's ability to Mental Perception to be extremely useful.
Even with only 180 points of mental energy during the day, he could still sense things 100 meters away.
This perception includes not only visual images, but also sounds and smells.
As long as it's within the range of his Mental Perception, he won't miss anything.
It was precisely this ability that enabled him to successfully steal the sword and send Xiaobai to infiltrate the village and destroy the important goddess statue.
There's nothing in this Instance that can threaten him now.
If we absolutely have to say there is one, it would only be the tomb of the Headless Knight.
If the Headless Knight's remains in the tomb are destroyed, the Headless Knight will also perish.
Of course, he will disappear as well.
The guide didn't mention the location of the tomb, but Shen Hao, transformed into Headless Knight, was able to sense that place.
However, the Headless Knight's tomb is not easy to find, otherwise so many teams would not have come in and failed to find it.
Even if they did find the Headless Knight's body, Shen Hao would never give them the chance to destroy it.
He could act now and easily kill one or two people, but he won't.
Those people haven't reached their most desperate moment yet.
Killing them at this point won't grant much Fear Points.
The best way to make someone completely despair is to drive them to the brink of despair.
Then give him a glimmer of hope.
Just when he thought he could escape from this desperate situation, his last glimmer of hope was shattered.
He wanted to drive these people to utter despair, to fear, and even to the point of mental breakdown.
That's the kind of prey that's most delicious.
He could already sense the fear and despair emanating from those people.
Perhaps it won't be long before they completely collapse.