Yun Xi stared blankly at the chaos outside the tunnel entrance: scattered camera parts, an overturned van and corpses, a woman "cremating" a body, a greedy female ghost squatting on the ground eating insects...
Yun Xi's face was filled with horror. Was the game not over yet?!
She turned to run away, but her legs went weak, her vision went black, and she completely lost consciousness.
Su Cheng remained silent for a moment. Although she looked like she was going on a killing spree, she really came to save people!
Su Cheng stepped forward to check on Fan Yun Xi. She had several wounds of varying sizes, but none of them were fatal. She had simply exhausted herself and her body could no longer support her, which was why she had fallen into a coma.
If Yun Xi survived, Lu Heng should be alright too.
Why didn't he come out?
Su Cheng frowned, instructed Mu Ling to keep an eye on Yun Xi, and then quickly ran into the tunnel.
As soon as Su Cheng entered the tunnel, she smelled a strong stench of blood. The walls were covered with messy writing and desperate finger marks.
Not far away, she saw two mangled corpses, those of Liu Yanhe and Chang Yue.
She continued running deeper into the tunnel.
"Da da da"
The only sound inside the tunnel was Su Cheng's running footsteps.
Unlike what she saw in the live stream, the tunnel was "clean" and Su Cheng didn't find a single ghost.
She found Lu Heng at the end of the road.
Lu Heng's body was embedded in the wall, his head hanging outside, his face was bluish-purple, and his breathing was weak.
Fortunately, the person is still alive.
Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, took out a tool hammer from her Smart Bag, and started hammering at the wall covering Lu Heng.
At the same time, White Qi was introduced into his body to dispel the yin energy that had tainted him.
The wall surrounding Lu Heng wasn't very secure, and Su Cheng easily smashed it open, then helped him to the ground.
" Lu Heng? Lu Heng?"
Su Cheng tried to wake Lu Heng's consciousness and fed him the medicine.
"Ugh..." Lu Heng's Adam's apple bobbed as he subconsciously swallowed the medicine. He reacted quickly, but was trapped in a nightmare, his muscles spasming occasionally, and he mumbled something incoherently.
Su Cheng frowned, pressed down on the trembling Lu Heng, and gently comforted him, " Lu Heng, wake up, you're safe now."
Perhaps the words had an effect, or perhaps the medicine was working, but Lu Heng's body calmed down, his eyelashes fluttered, and he opened his eyes.
His amber pupils locked onto Su Cheng. Once his pupils focused and he confirmed it was a familiar face, his body finally relaxed completely and let down its guard.
"... Su Cheng."
" Lu Heng?" Su Cheng waved her hand, but seeing that Lu Heng was still staring at her, she couldn't help but suspect that he, like Yan Yu, had injured his eyes.
"You can't see? Don't worry, it's probably an internal injury. It'll be fine in a couple of days."
Lu Heng forced a smile, his pale lips curving upwards, and said incoherently, "Three times already."
His voice was a little hoarse, and he spoke slowly and softly, each word distinct.
Before Su Cheng could respond, Lu Heng closed his eyes and fainted again.
"Why are you dizzy again?" Su Cheng sighed, touching his feverish forehead, guessing that he and Yun Xi were in the same situation, both exhausted.
It seemed the only option was to bring Lu Heng back to the hotel as well. They'd gone all the way; they'd come all this way to rescue him, they couldn't just abandon him in the tunnel.
Su Cheng stood up, but her wrist was tightly gripped.
She had grasped Lu Heng's wrist just now to transfer her White Qi, and he had unconsciously tightened his grip on hers while unconscious.
Su Cheng pried Lu Heng's fingers apart, hoisted him onto her shoulder, and walked out of the tunnel.
With her current strength, she could easily carry two Lu Heng.
Because of the nourishment from the jade pendant, Su Cheng's body temperature was slightly higher, while Lu Heng, being influenced by yin energy, felt slightly cold.
The neutral temperature made Su Cheng feel like she was carrying a refrigerator.
When Su Cheng walked out of the tunnel, Mu Ling had already "cleaned up" the scene and was sitting next to Yun Xi, rubbing her stomach and burping.
"It's him again." Mu Ling glanced at Lu Heng a few times when she saw Su Cheng come out, then quickly slipped back into her bracelet to digest her food.
Su Cheng took out the black toad and said, "Let's go back to the hotel."
The black toad obediently grew larger, then crouched low, somewhat ingratiatingly, "Croak, croak, this makes it easier to jump up."
The black toad's fawning, childlike voice was somewhat amusing, a stark contrast to its reluctant entrance into the tunnel.
It originally intended to escape during the chaos, until the golden light from the golden dragon appeared shone through its clothes onto its body.
The dazzling light has a natural suppressive effect on evil spirits, and the pain caused the black toad to shrink continuously, completely extinguishing its courage to escape.
Su Cheng is someone it can't afford to mess with.
The black toad, realizing the reality, shed two clear tears and wisely became a means of transportation.
Su Cheng hugged Lu Heng and Yun Xi, sat on the toad's back, and waited until she was settled before the black toad gathered its strength to jump.
This time, the black toad was fast and steady, returning to the hotel in the shortest possible time.
When Su Cheng arrived at the hotel, it was almost dawn.
Yan Yu stayed at the front desk. After recovering somewhat, she didn't forget that she was still the hotel receptionist.
Hearing the noise, she blinked her dull eyes and looked at Su Cheng. "Hmm? You brought two people back?"
Su Cheng responded, "One is Xu Shaowei also knows, named Lu Heng, and the other is named Yun Xi."
" Yun Xi?" Yan Yu's face showed surprise, her dull eyes widening. "It can't be such a coincidence, it's the Yun Xi I know, isn't it?"
"It might actually be true. Once your eyes recover, you'll know for sure."
After saying that, Su Cheng walked towards the elevator. "Both of them are unconscious. I'll take them to my room first."
"Okay, I'll message you when Manager Lin from the hotel arrives. Also, Xu Shaowei has prepared the evaluation document template; she sent it to your phone, remember to check it," Yan Yu reminded her.
"Okay, call me if anything happens downstairs." After saying that, Su Cheng left a wisp of White Qi on Yan Yu before stepping into the elevator.
Back in the room, she put the two of them down before she could finally rest and have a drink of water.
It was a busy night; after dealing with things at the hotel, I rushed to the tunnel, without a moment's rest.
After finishing filling a bottle of water, Su Cheng opened the evaluation document template sent by Xu Shaowei.
Based on the template, she edited and added photos of the stones she took under the bed, the dark room in the corridor, and the hygiene problems on the basement floor...
A complete evaluation document was thus produced.
After saving the file, Su Cheng went to the bathroom to change into clean clothes, then sat on the bed and took out paper and pen.
With a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sound, the pen tip moved across the paper, and a sun-like pattern appeared on the white paper.
After Shen Ying's soul left her body, it was enveloped in black mist, and this rune flashed when the black mist dissipated.
Su Cheng saw it very clearly at the time.
If there is no obstruction, the black mist will protect Shen Ying's soul as it leaves her body, guiding it to a certain place.
Su Cheng initially thought the black mist protecting the soul was Shen Ying's backup plan, but after the sun pattern flashed, she began to have doubts.
Of all the patterns in the world, this one happens to resemble the sun, making it hard for Su Cheng not to associate it with the Sun God Cult.
What is Shen Ying's connection with the Sun God Cult?
Su Cheng took out a toad. "Look, isn't this the symbol of the Sun God Cult?"
The black toad blinked its beady eyes, thought for a while, and then said, "I've seen their leader in red clothes; this pattern is on his mask."
Su Cheng nodded, confirming her suspicions.
"Sir, um, I..." The black toad started to speak, but before it could finish, Su Cheng put it back in his pocket. It puffed out its cheeks in frustration, biting the fabric of the pocket, swallowing the rest of its words in anger but not daring to speak.
Su Cheng didn't have time to pay attention to the black toad's little tantrums; she took a picture and sent it to Xu Shaowei and Yan Yu.
After thinking about it, I sent the picture to Wang Tai, with whom I had previously exchanged contact information, and asked if he had seen it before.
Not long after, she received a call invitation from Wang Tai.
Su Cheng's eyes brightened slightly. The fact that she called directly instead of giving a simple reply indicated that Wang Tai probably knew quite a bit and needed to communicate by phone.
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Chapter 136
"Hello, Su Cheng?"
"It's me."
After confirming that the person on the other end of the phone was correct, Wang Tai continued, "This is the emblem of the Sun God Cult. Have you heard of the Sun God Cult? They're a bunch of abnormal lunatics."
The recent spate of murders was all committed by them, supposedly for some kind of bloody ritual... A friend of mine died at the hands of this group."
Su Cheng: "They are summoning evil beings through human sacrifice."
Only when summoning evil spirits is the blood of people who died with resentment required as a sacrifice.
"Summoning evil creatures..." Wang Tai repeated, then suddenly whispered, "Have you been White Moon City?"
"Outside the city?" This was a place Su Cheng hadn't expected. The arena dungeon was within White Moon City, and Su Cheng's attention was more focused on the city, so she rarely thought about exploring outside the city.
"After I regained consciousness, I found the other friends based on the faces I remembered. One of the friends who had woken up had been to the city gate once. She said that there were fields and villages outside the city, but the props in her hand indicated that it was an extremely yin place... If she hadn't woken up just before stepping out of the city gate and stopped there, she would definitely have died outside the city."
After saying this, Wang Tai sighed deeply, "She was lucky to escape unscathed."
Unlike his other friend, who was found to have been possessed by a ghost and whose soul had likely been devoured long ago.
"You suspect that the first mission in the arena is related to the Sun God Cult, and that you can find the connection between them outside the city?" Su Cheng said.
"That's right," Wang Tai replied. That's the advantage of dealing with smart people; you don't need to spell it out, they can get the point right away.
The most unexpected places are often where important clues are hidden.
However, the area outside the city was too dangerous, and even though Wang Tai wanted to investigate, he dared not go alone. His friend had just narrowly escaped and needed a short time to recover.
Su Cheng happens to be investigating clues about the Sun God Cult and is also very powerful, making her undoubtedly the best ally.