Could You Keep a Little Distance?!

Hu Tao was clearly intrigued.

"So, did you guys see that dried-out human head?"

"No," Bai shook his head. "I didn't find anything... What about you, Firefly?"

Firefly shook her head. Although her attention was not on Hu Tao, she did not sense any hostile presence around her.

"Hmm... so that means we have to keep looking, right?"

Guinaifen: "..."

A dried-out human head... I really can't imagine it... No, maybe it's like those miners who tried to escape but collapsed on the way?

Well...

It feels a bit scary, and I kind of want to go home.

Guinaifen thought for a moment and then turned on her bracelet.

"What are you doing?" Bai glanced at Guinaifen.

"... I want to start a live stream."

The main reason is to start a live stream; having lots of comments gives me courage.

"If a paranormal live stream actually captures something terrifying, it will probably be shut down."

"... That's true."

Guinaifen angrily closed the live broadcast interface.

"Hey Boss Liu, stick close to me, don't fall behind!"

Guinaifen reached out and grasped Liu Bai's hand.

Firefly: "..."

The cunning Little Gui!

Firefly never imagined that Guinaifen might be the most timid person among them— Guinaifen had been full of confidence when she first arrived.

Moreover, Guinaifen's current performance doesn't seem like she's showing any weakness.

"Um... Liu Bai, I'm scared..."

Firefly also took this opportunity to hold Liu Bai's hand.

This time, it was Hu Tao's turn to be speechless.

"Did you know that some ghosts can change the person they shake hands with?" Hu Tao said in a sinister tone—though Hu Tao's voice and tone were so sinister that it sounded like she was joking.

"You wouldn't want to suddenly discover that the hand you're holding is a ghost, would you? Especially since some people get distracted after shaking hands... making them more likely to fall into a trap."

Hu Tao's words made both of them quite embarrassed.

Because... after holding hands, they were indeed a little distracted.

In this awkward situation, both of them withdrew their hands.

"Alright, alright, everyone line up and follow me!"

"Lined up like that is like saying, 'Come and catch the person at the back.'" Bai's sarcasm was very sharp. "It's like those people in detective dramas who say, 'None of you want to be good people, I want to be alone.'"

"Anyway, there are no Honkai Beasts or Honkai zombie on Wuwang Hill, and most of the ghosts are harmless."

Hu Tao wasn't sure of the two men's exact strength, but the fact that the Millelith was exhausted and still couldn't catch up with or even surround them meant that both men were quite powerful.

Besides, she still remembered the incident where Liu Bai transformed into a motorcycle.

Hu Tao didn't think the two people who could be associated with such a mysterious individual were simple characters.

Liu Bai sighed helplessly, but the group still didn't stand in a row; instead, they casually followed behind Hu Tao.

After walking for a while, Hu Tao suddenly stumbled.

"Ah--!"

Are you alright?

Liu Bai grabbed Hu Tao by the collar from behind.

"... It's alright, it's alright." Hu Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

"You also have the ability to trip on flat ground?"

Liu Bai glanced at the ground where Hu Tao had walked; it was very flat, and there were no stones in sight.

"... I felt someone trip me."

Hu Tao looked thoughtful.

"Didn't you notice?"

"No." Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"... Are you all spacing out?" Hu Tao's expression was slightly teasing.

Although it was a bit strange, she didn't take it seriously and even had the leisure to tease the two of them.

Firefly and Guinaifen felt a little awkward.

"I cough, I just tripped over Hu Tao; Miss, what kind of thing is yours? Is it a stick-shaped object or a stone?" Meng Guinaifen began to change the subject.

"It should be a stick," Hu Tao recalled.

These two things feel different when they trip you.

The stick-shaped tripping device mainly trips the ankle, while the stone-shaped one trips the toe; the difference is quite obvious.

"Maybe it's that dead man's arm?" Hu Tao asked excitedly. "Could it be aimed at me?"

Liu Bai nodded. It seemed that the two attacks on Hu Tao were aimed at Hu Tao.

"If it happens once, it will definitely happen a third time! Let's go! Let's continue!"

As she spoke, Hu Tao grabbed a glutinous rice ball from the air and kneaded it together.

"...?" Guinaifen looked at the glutinous rice ball in Hu Tao's hand, her expression changing slightly.

"Oh, this is a dissipating consciousness—what is called a soul. After Wuwang Hill can't preserve it forever. Would you like to touch it?"

No, no thanks.

Guinaifen waved her hand.

On the contrary, Firefly was curious about this thing and reached out to poke it.

So cute~

"Right, right~"

After kneading the glutinous rice ball for a while, Hu Tao loosened it, and the group continued on their way.

The next moment, he took a step, and the entire environment suddenly went dark.

It was still extremely dark, almost unlike the darkness one would expect at Wuwang Hill —after all, light could still shine through the energy field, making it feel like a full moon night in broad daylight.

But now... it's more like being locked in a dark, secret room, where you can't see your hand in front of your face.

"Miss Hu Tao? Boss Liu? Firefly?" Guinaifen lit a flame with her finger, but it only illuminated a very small area.

Looking down here, she couldn't even see her toes—after all, with her bust size, one could usually see a bit of her toes when looking down.

In other words, the light source for the upper body is now so weak that it can't even illuminate the lower body.

This dark instinct gives one a sense of unease.

Guinaifen kept the light source in one hand while groping around with the other, hoping to touch the hand of a classmate.

After touching it twice, Guinaifen successfully held hands with one of the hands.

But... there was no temperature.

The icy coldness of her hand sent Guinaifen's heart sinking to the bottom of the sea.

No, it should be said that it jumped into my throat.

—In short, it was jumping around.

Guinaifen carefully tried to move the flame closer to her hand to see what she was holding.

But the next moment, Guinaifen was shoved hard by that hand.

However... he didn't fall.

Guinaifen was suddenly supported and looked up to see Liu Bai's face.

"Little Gui?"

"Huh? Boss Liu?"

Upon seeing Liu Bai, Guinaifen's heart quickly calmed down.

[Guinaifen's Favorability: 7984]

The familiar face made Gui Ling Nai Fen breathe a sigh of relief, and her limbs, which had been somewhat weak from being frightened by Ying, also recovered, allowing her to get up from Liu Bai's embrace.

"And what about the others?"

"They've all vanished." Bai glanced around.

Is that so?

Guinaifen looked around and, after confirming that she was back on the normal Wuwang Hill, extinguished the flame on her finger.

"Should we look for them?"

"Um."

Liu Bai nodded, "In the end, this mutation..."

"Aaaaaah—!"

Suddenly, Firefly's scream rang out in the air.

"Hmm?" Bai looked up, instinctively reaching out to catch the Firefly that was about to fall in front of him. "Gurgle—!"

"Liu Bai. Liu, are you alright?"

"... Fortunately, it seems you didn't fall from a very high height."

"That's good..."

"Are you done? Can you get down now?" Guinaifen looked at Firefly, who was being carried in a princess carry, with slight displeasure. "And the knife in your hand..."

"Huh? No, no."

As soon as Firefly Ying let go, the long sword wrapped in flames immediately disappeared.

"I was really scared just now."

As she spoke, Firefly snuggled into Liu Bai's arms.

She just saw several Kafka laughing at her...

[Firefly's Affection Level: 981]

Guinaifen: "..."

Pretending to be something you're not.

"Anyway, it's good that everything's alright." Bai breathed a sigh of relief. "Now, let's talk about Hu Tao —hmm?"

Before he could finish speaking, Firefly and Guinaifen, who were in Liu Bai, vanished instantly, replaced by a magnificent and luxurious room.

"... My turn?"

Looking at the suddenly changing scenery before him, Liu Bai raised an eyebrow and took out Musou Isshin from the pot.

"The pot still works... Is this an illusion? Or something else?"

Chapter 237 Can't you be a little distant?

Liu Bai remained vigilant and glanced at the attribute interface of Musou Isshin.

Hmm... I can see the introduction there.