Infinite flow is not like that at all!

Chapter 98 The Midnight Adventurers Assemble!

the other side.

The humanoid monster, almost a giant, was nearly three meters tall. Its skin was a swollen, bluish-white color, like a corpse that had been floating in water for decades. Its flesh was so swollen that it was about to burst through its tattered work clothes.

At this moment, he was staring intently at the little boy in Shen Ye's hands, letting out a muffled growl from his throat, filled with the fury of protecting his child, yet because the hostage was in the other party's hands, he dared not take a single step forward.

"Don't get excited."

Shen Ye ignored the giant poised to attack, slightly tightened his fingertips, and lifted the little boy in his hand a little higher, the blade gently brushing against the boy's cold neck: "Little friend, tell your brother, where is this place?"

The little boy, who had been terrified, reacted instinctively with a knife to his neck, opening his mouth to let out a strange "hohohoho" laugh.

The laughter had barely begun to rise.

"Snapped!"

Shen Ye slapped it on the forehead with his backhand. The force wasn't great, but it made its head tilt to the side, and the laughter that was about to come out of its mouth was swallowed back. It almost choked and rolled its eyes back.

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Ye said calmly. "Speak properly."

The little boy covered his forehead, his empty eye sockets filled with grievance. His throat was already completely hoarse; all he could do was laugh and scream, unable to utter a complete syllable, let alone speak properly. He struggled to point to the note in his school uniform pocket.

Shen Ye loosened the back of its collar, casually tossed it onto the tiled floor, the knife tip still pointed at it: "Write."

The little boy shakily pulled out a piece of paper and wrote crookedly on it.

My brother and I were captured and brought here. This is the second containment layer, which contains many dangerous contaminants.

"Is this your brother?" Shen Ye glanced at the three-meter-tall, mouthless giant not far away, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"They don't look like twins, but it's not a big problem. Show me around this floor."

The little boy quickly wrote on a piece of paper: "There are many wandering containment objects in the corridor. If we walk like this, we will definitely encounter them. It's very dangerous."

"It's alright. We're actually a friendly and cooperative team. What if we can work together with all of you contained creatures to create something brilliant?"

The little boy: "?"

He stared blankly down at the knife still pressed against his neck.

You call this friendly cooperation?

The knife was just taken off my neck, you know!

The monsters behind them dared not speak out in anger and could only follow them step by step.

Shen Ye used the boy to control his brother, but in reality, he could defeat the monster himself, but that's not the point.

"That phantom..."

The countless pairs of eyes he had just seen on the first floor and the terrifying and dangerous object that appeared at the end were still vivid in Shen Ye's mind.

This made the little rascal scream in terror.

Moreover, that death line is still very strong... it involves Shen Ye and everything else...

Yes.

Even these contained objects seem to be at risk of being killed by that phantom at any moment.

at this time.

The group hadn't gone far.

Suddenly, a static-like noise came from a half-closed iron door on the left.

The little boy stopped abruptly, his hair standing on end. He began to write rapidly with his pen.

[Danger! The ghost in the most terrifying videotape on this floor!]

[Run!]

If it targets you, you're dead!

The words were written crookedly, and even the exclamation mark sounded trembling, showing that he was truly terrified to the core!

The giant brother beside him also tensed up, a suppressed whimper escaping his throat, and he subconsciously took a half step back. This thing is a spirit, and physical attacks are almost ineffective against it, which is perfect for suppressing physical deformities like them!

But it was too late.

"Sizzle"

The static on the screen inside the iron gate suddenly became louder, and then a clump of long, jet-black hair slowly drooped down from the crack in the door.

The woman's figure slowly crawled out through the crack in the door. She wore a faded white dress, was soaking wet, and her long hair clung to her deathly pale face, obscuring most of her features, leaving only a pair of completely rolled-back eyes, devoid of any black pupil, entirely a lifeless gray-white. Her body was half-real and half-ethereal, like a projection or an aggregate of resentment. Wherever she passed, a thin layer of frost formed on the walls, and a biting chill spread from the ground, as if even the air itself was about to freeze.

This is a spiritual contaminant, extremely corrosive to the mind, and almost immune to physical attacks.

The ghost's rolled-back eyes swept straight over, landing on the group at the front, emitting a sharp hiss as its body...

It transformed into a blur and pounced forward!

The little boy was terrified and opened his mouth to scream in a desperate attempt to save himself.

But it had just opened its mouth.

Shen Ye took a step forward and casually drew his Ghost Slash.

The jet-black blade gleamed with a cold, sharp light, and the corrupting aura emanating from it was hundreds of times stronger than that of the ghost. Shen Ye didn't even use any special techniques; he simply swung his hand forward casually!

"Swish"

The blade sliced ​​through the air, carrying a terrifying pressure of 230,000 pollution points, and slashed straight at the oncoming ghost!

"boom!"

The ghost's movements suddenly froze in mid-air.

For the first time, clear emotions appeared in its rolled-back eyes—bewilderment, astonishment, and a deep-seated fear.

It is formed from the aggregation of pollution and resentment, and its sensitivity to the scent of its own kind far exceeds that of other creatures.

The moment the blade came slashing down, it didn't feel the sharpness of the blade, but a terrifying pollution like an abyss, countless times stronger than itself. It was like an ant hitting a mountain, unable to even muster the thought of resistance!

"Thump."

The ghost fell straight down from mid-air and was slashed to the ground by the blade. Its semi-transparent body was trembling violently!

It seemed that if the knife had gone down an inch further, she would have been utterly destroyed.

The little boy opened his mouth, but the sound of laughter was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound for a long time.

He stared blankly at the trembling videotape ghost on the ground, then at the knife that Shen Ye had withdrawn from his hand; he was completely dumbfounded.

That's it?

Just as he was still in a daze, Shen Ye squatted down, looked at the ghost curled up on the ground, and revealed a harmless smile: "Friend, want to join my Midnight Adventure Team?"

The ghost's body trembled even more violently. She probably didn't understand what "the midnight people" or "the adventure team" meant, but she just kept nodding.

The little boy stood there, feeling a chill on the back of his neck.

Although the knife was just removed from its neck, why does it feel like—the knife could be put back against its head at any moment?

This person is more like a monster than any of the contained objects!

With the addition of the videotape ghost, the team's atmosphere instantly changed.

The little boy walked ahead, leading the way, and his back was much straighter now.

but.

They hadn't walked for very long.

The second problem is yet to come.

At the corner of the corridor, a floating balloon resembling a human head drifted slowly over.

The human-shaped balloon was as big as a washbasin, with bloodshot eyes and eerie deep purple pupils. Wherever it passed, the air rippled slightly, creating a strong hallucinatory effect.

[Everything around you is an illusion; once you're dragged in...]

The little boy had just picked up his pen to scribble wildly when Shen Ye pulled out a chilling eyeball from his neck.

"Little rascal, weren't you going to help?"

"It's your turn to shine."

next second.

The balloon with the human head design suddenly jolted.

It intended to hypnotize the other party, but instead saw an endless abyss and countless distortions in those lazy eyes!

"boom!"

Its entire head was swelling wildly! It looked like it was about to explode in agony at any moment!

"Alright, don't kill it." Shen Ye calmly put the little rascal back.

Shen Ye stepped forward and patted the balloon with the human head on it: "You have two choices: one is to die, and the other is..."

Before Shen Ye could finish speaking, the big-eyed girl obediently floated behind him and followed quietly.

"That's what you call professional." Shen Ye gave a thumbs up.

Little boy:

Alright, another one joining.

Further on, they bumped into a Titan aberration, its muscles bulging and its skin as hard as rock, swaying back and forth in the corridor with its head down. Hearing the noise, it raised its head, about to roar and charge, its gaze sweeping over the group behind Shen Ye: Giants watching monsters, videotape ghosts, human head balloons...

"?"

The Titan's roar got stuck in his throat.

Something's not right.

Shen Ye raised his hand and casually unleashed a Dragon Blast.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the Titan's massive body was blasted backward and embedded solidly in the opposite wall, dust falling down in a flurry.

Ten seconds or so passed.

The giant struggled to pry the monster out of the wall, and the ghost approached and seemed to say something.

Before Shen Ye could even offer to recruit them, Titan obediently walked to the back of the line.

The little boy was numb.

The rest of the journey went much more smoothly.

The creatures encountered along the way were incredibly diverse: multi-armed monsters that could climb walls, dripping ghosts hiding in the ceiling, and Minions that could disappear into shadows...

Later on, Shen Ye didn't even need to lift a finger.

The moment the team stood there, their aura spread out, and the menacing containment objects were taken aback at first. After seeing the lineup, and realizing that they couldn't escape, they realized that they were doomed.

Without a word, they obediently joined the team, without even a hint of resistance.

In less than ten minutes.

The line behind Shen Ye had already stretched out in a long queue, a total of eight people.

"Alright, it's about time." Shen Ye stopped. "We should head to the next floor."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of "woof woof woof" erupted from behind him.

"Hehehe!"

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

There were also faint whistling sounds from the ghosts and the muffled nodding of the Titans, making the scene quite lively for a time.

"Isn't there anyone who can speak human language?" Shen Ye felt a headache coming on.

"Yes, Captain!"

A clear and distinct voice suddenly rang out, standing out from a chorus of strange cries.

Everyone turned to look and saw a little yellow man standing at the end of the line. He had a round body and only one big eye on his face, and he was respectfully bowing to Shen Ye.

It was the last to join the group, and its strength was the weakest among the contained creatures. It was the first to surrender when things went wrong.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow: "You can talk?"

"Reporting, Captain! I know!" The Minion's voice was crisp and clear, his big eyes curving into crescents as he rubbed his little hands together with a fawning expression. "I'm perfectly smart; none of these guys are as sensible as me!"

Shen Ye was very satisfied.

"Alright, Xiao Huang, you're the one." Shen Ye casually pointed. "You're now the leader of the Midnight Adventurers' team, responsible for leading the way and reporting the situation."

"YES! SIR!" The Minion stood up straight!

How much do you know about this place?

The Minion immediately cleared his throat and began his serious report: "Captain, this containment corridor has four levels. We are currently on the second level. The third level is the high-risk containment zone, which is where those people just fell down; the fourth level—is the core area, but we've never seen what it is before."

"Also... Captain..." it paused, then added cautiously, "We were all captured and brought here. Many of us want to escape, but no one has ever been able to get out of the first level."

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

Just as he guessed, it was a layered structure, with increasing danger as you went down. Du Ziteng and the others must have fallen directly to the third level.

"Let's go to the third floor."

The Minions immediately led the way, taking the large group towards the stairwell.

With them leading the way, the journey was incredibly smooth, and we found the fire door leading to the lower level without any trouble.

Pushing open the heavy iron door, an even stronger smell of rust hit you.

The corridor on the third floor was even darker, with dark brown bloodstains covering the walls, and bone fragments embedded in some places, indicating that countless brutal battles had taken place there.

There were many broken weapons, empty potion bottles, and some pieces of clothing that were not completely rotten scattered on the ground, all left behind by players who had broken in earlier.

Shen Ye squatted down, smeared a bit of blood on the wall with his fingertip, and then tore off the peeling wallpaper to reveal deeper layers of bloodstains and scratches, layer upon layer, accumulated over countless years.

"Captain, a lot of people have actually been here before."

The Minion leaned in and whispered, "Every now and then, someone breaks in, some of them after the containment objects below, but no one ever manages to escape. Most of them die here, and the rest—become new containment objects, trapped here forever."

The group was just one of those trapped here, and they had seen far too many people enter full of youthful vigor only to end up dead, their bodies mutilated beyond recognition.

No one is as domineering as Shen Ye, recruiting them all into one team.

"Can't escape?"

Shen Ye stood up without commenting.

He's encountered situations where he's trapped here many times before.

The problem is not big.

He was only thinking about the terrifying phantom that had awakened on the first floor.

It can make all the three-headed monsters in the entire corridor kneel down, make Little Evil repeatedly warn of danger, and serve as the first-level monster from which there is no escape... It can connect every contained object to the death line.

That thing is probably the core of everything.

"Don't be afraid." Just then, Xiao E's voice suddenly rang out in his mind, his tone carrying a rare solemnity, yet also a hint of barely suppressed excitement: "This place is indeed very dangerous. The thing on the first level is even more dangerous than you think, but... listen to me, and you can get out and get what you want."

Shen Ye's lips curled slightly, his tone carrying a casual smile: "Okay. Whatever you say."