Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

pop - pop - pop -

The crisp, rhythmic sounds echoed through the corridor, growing louder and louder. Each crisp sound seemed to strike the two people's hearts, making their hearts race.

It felt like something very light was bouncing and approaching the two of them.

Their expressions gradually turned ugly.

Because both of them had read the strategy guide, they knew what this meant.

[Rule 7. If you see a young child dressed in white mourning clothes, immediately look around to see if there is a ball nearby. Give the ball to the child, and it will leave on its own.]

There is no doubt that the ball and the eerie child are linked.

The sound of the ball also signifies that some kind of death threat is approaching.

"We've been targeted by a ghost child..."

Wang Shan looked around anxiously, but the surroundings were shrouded in darkness. Although the sound was getting louder and closer, it inexplicably surrounded him, and he couldn't find its source at all.

Suddenly!

The thud of the ball hitting the ground stopped abruptly.

Wang Shan stood frozen in place, and an eerie silence fell over the air.

But the next second, an ethereal and eerie shriek of laughter suddenly rang out, like a child's playful laughter, yet it made Wang Shan's hair stand on end instantly.

"Hehehe...hehehe..."

The sound, like the previous sound of a ball, echoed all around, its source impossible to pinpoint, yet it was incredibly clear.

The eerie child has arrived!

Bai Yiyi had removed the jade bracelet from her wrist at some point, clutching it tightly in her hand. Her face was pale, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Are we...going to find the ball...?"

"Now? Here..."

Wang Shan also looked around at the countless rooms with their doors slightly ajar, his face ashen.

Looking for a ball here?

Are you kidding me? How the hell are we going to find this?

Only then did he realize why the back room was the most dangerous part of this instance.

This place is perfect for triggering the murder rule.

If it were outside, the space would be small with little obstruction, making it easy to find. But here, it's almost impossible...

pop - pop - pop -

Ok?

A crisp sound suddenly rang out again, this time incredibly clear, unlike the previous 3D surround sound which was ethereal.

The two instinctively looked in the direction of the sound.

In the darkness of the corridor ahead, a round object slowly rolled out and stopped at the edge of the darkness, just wide enough for someone to see it.

"The ball?"

Both of them were taken aback.

Wang Shan was the first to react, his face lighting up with joy, and he was about to walk over:

"Quick, quick, get the ball! That way we won't be afraid when the ghost child appears..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Bai Yiyi suddenly shouted in a very fast voice:

"Don't move!"

Wang Shan paused, startled, and turned to look at Bai Yiyi, still shaken.

"What's wrong???"

Bai Yiyi's pupils trembled slightly, and she whispered:

"Run! Run! It's a trap!"

"What?!"

"The creepy kid doesn't need to use the ball rules to kill us at all!"

Bai Yiyi said urgently:

"Rule 5: The back room is a private area. Do not enter without permission! We did not have permission! In this old house, all the strange things can kill us without triggering any other murder rules!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shan looked astonished.

"Run! We have to hide now!"

Bai Yiyi turned and ran first. Wang Shan paused for a second, glanced at the ball again, gritted his teeth, and followed.

The next second after the two turned and fled.

Da-da-da-da

In the darkness where the ball appeared, another set of footsteps sounded.

A little boy, about five or six years old, slowly walked out of the darkness to the ball.

The boy was dressed in a small white mourning outfit, with dark blue skin, short hair, and large, round eyes covered by completely black pupils. When he opened his mouth, he revealed a set of sharp, yellow fangs.

"Oh dear... I've been found out..."

The ghost child looked in the direction Wang Shan and the other man had fled, then stuck out its crimson tongue and licked its lips.

"This is so much fun! If you don't want to play ball, let's play hide-and-seek! After we finish playing, how should we eat...? Hahahaha!!!"

As it spoke, it slowly chased after the direction in which the two had disappeared, its laughter filled with the cruel intent of a cat toying with a mouse.

Meanwhile, Wang Shan and Bai Yiyi, who had been running for an unknown amount of time, escaped into a half-open room and hid in a dark corner, panting heavily.

Wang Shan pushed up his glasses with slightly trembling hands and stared intently at the doorway.

These glasses are a level 3 sealed artifact. In addition, they also have a level D skill. Combined with the fountain pen sealed artifact currently in Qi Xie's possession, they make him one of the top performers among beginner travelers.

But a novice traveler is still a novice traveler. Faced with a restricted-level monster, there is no other outcome except for desperately resisting to prolong his death by a few seconds.

"Miss Bai, if you have any trump cards up your sleeve, don't hide them now. I can't stop that thing..."

Wang Shan lowered his voice and said urgently to Bai Yiyi:

"Besides Di'ao, the only one capable of dealing with restricted-level anomalies is Mr. Qi. Since you and Mr. Qi came in as a team, you must be quite formidable yourself. Someone like Mr. Qi wouldn't accept a burden as a teammate..."

"We've been trying it for a while now..."

Bai Yiyi's lips trembled, and she raised the jade bracelet she was clutching in her hand with a grim expression.

At this moment, a bright green light shines on the jade bracelet, forming intricate patterns.

"The other one is with Mr. Qi... I activated it when the ball rang. But Mr. Qi didn't teleport over... The teleportation distance of [Linked Branches] is limited to ten meters. We can only pray now that the bracelet's information can be transmitted to the other one, and that Mr. Qi isn't too far away... otherwise..."

Halfway through her sentence, Bai Yiyi abruptly stopped, turning her head to stare intently at the half-closed door with a terrified look.

Wang Shan also kept his mouth shut, and his forehead twitched.

Without Bai Yiyi even needing to remind them, the very light footsteps echoed in the silent darkness, yet they seemed all the more distinct.

Da-da-da-da

"Hmph hmph hmph~~"

The footsteps were mixed with the tune of a child humming an unknown little tune.

The two people in the room held their breath, as if they had been frozen in place, not daring to move an inch, their eyes fixed on the door, not even daring to blink.

Fortunately, the footsteps and the sound of humming passed by the door and gradually faded away.

The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Right at this moment!

crunch...

With a chilling, unsettling sound, the two nearly choked on their breath, their bodies instantly stiffening.

They slowly raised their heads...

The slightly ajar door was pushed open a crack. A boy's face, innocent yet eerie, peeked through the gap, his smile both strange and unsettling.

The eerie child tilted its head, revealing sharp, yellowed fangs on either side of its mouth.

His dark eyes were filled with a mocking yet cruel killing intent.

The two gasped, fear spreading through their hearts, almost rising in their throats.

"Ah~"

The eerie child chuckled:

"Found you~"

Snapped!

Suddenly, a large hand patted the eerie child's shoulder.

"I found you too~"