Cheng Xin's sudden move startled everyone except Lin Shiming. When Song Qingzhang saw the two figures leap down, he was scared out of his wits. He practically sprawled on the ground, stuck his head out over the opening, and let out an anguished cry:
"Bro-!!!"
Even after Cheng Xin brought Li Xian safely to the ground, that loud howl was still echoing between the two player zones.
Li Xian waved at the head above him, which was gradually turning red, to show that he was fine. When he turned his gaze toward the players in the Novice Zone, he was surprised to find that they didn't look particularly startled either-
"Look over there."
Cheng Xin pointed in a certain direction in the distance.
Li Xian followed his gesture and discovered that a screen was hanging in the center of the Novice Zone as well, displaying his own figure.
Apparently, they already knew what had happened. That saved him the trouble of explaining much.
He didn't have much time left. Although the Novice Zone was smaller than the Advanced Zone, there was still no time for an exhaustive search. After he and Cheng Xin briefly questioned the players here and confirmed that nothing was unusual, Li Xian picked a spot at random and slammed the Rescue Hammer down again!
The instant the ground collapsed, both of them looked down. This time, the drop wasn't nearly as great-just the height of an ordinary story. And the scene below was remarkably familiar to Li Xian-
A dim, cramped, enclosed space, with a screen mounted on the wall giving off white light that illuminated the button-covered console before it.
It was exactly the scene that appeared every time he used the Veil of Eternal Night!
Li Xian's expression immediately grew serious. He began to