Those who reincarnate must die.

The eighth level of the gloomy dungeon has a significantly lower frequency of encountering monsters compared to the previous levels. Moreover, even when you do encounter monsters, they usually appear alone or in groups of two or three. After all, the five-meter-wide tunnel itself cannot accommodate a large group.

However, this does not mean that the monster density on the eighth floor is low.

In fact, the monsters in the first seven levels are mainly concentrated on the ground. Although there are flying monsters, they account for a very small percentage, and the sky hundreds or thousands of meters high is basically not utilized.

However, this level is different. The dark dungeon covers the entire space, which is equivalent to more than a hundred floors. So even if the number of monsters on each level is only one-tenth of that on the first seven levels, the total number of monsters is still more than ten times that of the previous levels!

Moreover, because they usually appear alone, the monsters on this level are significantly stronger!

With their sheer numbers and formidable strength, if Zhang Lang hadn't been guided by the lucky pencil and had instead stumbled around aimlessly like a headless fly, he would likely have had to kill tens of thousands of powerful monsters before he could even find the exit… Of course, by then, time would have long since passed…

And so, guided by the lucky pencil, the group traversed the maze, defeating the monsters they encountered along the way and continuing their progress.

As for the distribution of loot, since most monsters were killed cooperatively, everyone simply decided that whoever delivered the final blow would get the loot.

After this rule was established, some people initially tried to hide their secrets and steal kills at the last minute. However, they quickly discovered that this "Hunter's Sacrifice" didn't give them a chance to finish off the enemy. If they didn't kill the monster before it made its move, they basically wouldn't be able to get any kills...

So, everyone quickly went from holding back and waiting for the last hit to turning the tables on monsters into focusing fire and killing them instantly without any mercy!

Even so, Zhang Lang still pocketed more than half of the loot. Moreover, the most experienced of them, Maned Wolf, noticed that he mostly killed very strong monsters, leaving behind large crystals... Could it be that he deliberately held back against weaker monsters? Were they too low-scoring to kill?

The problem is, there are no bounty posters for the monsters on this floor. Every monster that appears is new to them. How do they judge their strength?

"Four times to the right, one time forward!" After throwing the pencils, Olissis pointed to the right, and everyone turned in that direction. But suddenly, a cold wind from nowhere swept over the back of everyone's heads!

"Something's not right here!" The mane wolf lightsaber popped out, and everyone went on high alert. Zhang Lang, who was walking at the front, seemed a beat slower to react, turning back to ask, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you feel the cold wind behind you?" Zhao Ying gritted his teeth, swinging the throwing knife faster and faster!

"Cool breeze?" Zhang Lang raised an eyebrow, looked around carefully, and suddenly focused his attention in one direction. He raised his hand, drew Tiger Roar, and fired a shot!

But there were no monsters there; the bullets only hit the stone wall, creating small craters.

At the same time, Michiko's eyes lit up. She removed the rectangular wooden box from her back, opened the lid, and the puppet inside jumped out and began to move under her control. Its eyes shone with an eerie light as it scanned the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, the puppet's eyes changed color, and two lines of bloody tears flowed down its cheeks. It raised its hand and pointed in a direction, its whole body trembling uncontrollably!

"There!" Michiko immediately formed hand seals to control the puppet, gritting her teeth as she said, "It's a ghost!"

Ghosts are unseen and intangible monsters that come and go without a trace. They can even possess and control human bodies, making them troublesome enemies for novice reincarnators!

However, precisely because they have no physical form, most ghosts can only have a limited impact. Generally speaking, heroes with high attributes are almost unaffected by these ghostly creatures.

But clearly, this one is different!

Although they hadn't encountered ghosts in a long time and were initially a little slow to react, as experienced heroes, they had solutions for various situations.

Zhao Ying took out a bottle of medicine, applied it to the throwing knife, and tossed it out. The knife traced an arc around the group before returning to his hand, leaving a faint water stain around it.

Murong Lan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, they had turned into golden pupils. She slung the anti-materiel rifle behind her back, picked up the Gauss sniper rifle, unloaded the regular bullets, and loaded the specially made psionic bullets!

Angelica also chanted a spell, and a holy light shone down, enveloping everyone and protecting them from evil spirits.

Lei Ting also opened his storage space and took out several talismans...

On the contrary, Zhang Lang, who was the first to discover the ghost, did not take any action.

To be honest, although he had long since gained the ability to see spirits, this was the first time he had ever seen a real ghost with his yin-yang eyes!

When others first said something was wrong, he glanced around and saw a monster standing by the wall. He instinctively fired his gun, but to his surprise, the bullet pierced the monster's body completely... At this moment, Zhang Lang was still wondering if this was some kind of ability like etherealization. He didn't realize that the others couldn't see the monster, so he didn't say anything to warn them.

Then, seeing Michiko and the others cautiously preparing for their encounter, he realized that he had probably truly encountered a ghost this time...

"Don't waste your energy..." Zhang Lang finally spoke, "It hid in the wall and disappeared!"

"It ran away?" Everyone else was taken aback. Michiko nodded. "Indeed, my puppet sensed it for a moment, then stopped reacting..."

Murong Lan agreed, saying, "My golden eyes can't see anything special either... they must really be gone..."

"Wasn't this a waste of effort..." Zhao Ying shrugged helplessly. "What's the point of fighting monsters that can walk through walls in a maze like this..."

"You can see ghosts?" Mane Wolf looked at Zhang Lang.

"This is the first time I've seen this either." Zhang Lang nodded. "Next time, we'll have more experience."

"Do you have any weapons to deal with ghosts?" Thunder asked. "I have some spirit-dispelling talismans here, would you like to use them?"

"It's nothing..." Zhang Lang waved his hand. "I should be... pretty good at dealing with this thing!"

"What the heck is 'should be pretty good at'?"

Everyone else was baffled by this ambiguous statement, but Zhang Lang didn't reveal any more information.

Since the evil spirit had already escaped, there was no point in staying here. Everyone packed up their things and continued forward, stepping out of the circle of holy water that Zhao Ying had sprinkled.

But at that moment, Michiko's puppet suddenly reacted violently. Tears of blood streamed from its eyes, and it raised its hand, trembling as it pointed at someone!

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