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"Rules, huh..."

Fang Qingyu murmured these two words.

Recalling those words Old Qiao had once told him.

"Once the force field is opened, unless all the Life Ghosts inside are dead, the person who opened the force field cannot come out. Even if you're dead, as long as your corpse is inside, the force field won't be easily destroyed from within."

After hearing this.

Fang Qingyu wanted to ask a question.

Why do those people... really follow the rules to the death without running?

But this question.

Still has no answer to this day.

"Heh, brothers, if anyone can't hold on, remember to speak up, don't be too proud to admit it and suffer."

After Duan Ling finished speaking.

Someone chatted in the Third Squad channel, seemingly alleviating tension.

One of them, after listening, suddenly laughed loudly and asked, "If I draw the death sign, Dazhi, will you come to save me, hahaha!~"

That person immediately laughed and cursed, "Save your ass, at most I'll burn incense for you, if you're dead, you're dead, don't drag me with you."

The others burst into laughter.

"What is the death sign?"

Jiang Wei listened quietly, then suddenly asked.

"It's when you draw a location with Life Ghost fluctuations that don't match your level."

Fang Qingyu explained.

It's written in the materials, once there's a large-scale Life Ghost fluctuation.

It means...

There's a high possibility a high-level Life Ghost will appear!!!

Because surveys can never guarantee 100% accuracy, especially in situations where multiple fluctuations appear at once.

The accuracy... drops slightly.

The one who draws such a location.

Is the one who draws the death sign.

Everything is completely random; no one knows if the place they're going to is a survey mistake.

For example, Breaking Mortality confronting Profound...

Even now, Fang Qingyu doesn't dare to guarantee 100% survival against a Profound Life Ghost.

Let alone other people.

"Oh..."

Jiang Wei nodded, then, after a long time of a conflicted expression, said another sentence.

"Do you think these fluctuations are due to my misfortune...?"

Fang Qingyu paused for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"In my opinion, all misfortunes stem from insufficient firepower!"

Jiang Wei listened with a blank look, pondering over the words 'insufficient firepower'.

Although she didn't quite understand the meaning of firepower.

It should refer to strength.

It seems... there might be some truth to it.

After all, if she had sufficient strength back then, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

So misfortune isn't fate!? Insufficient strength is the root cause!?

Jiang Wei pondered, her eyes growing brighter.

"We've arrived."

Seeing this problematic child seemingly less conflicted, Fang Qingyu reminded, then opened the car door and got out.

It's just past twelve noon.

The downtown area was bustling with people and cars.

The local police had already received notification from above to temporarily isolate this area, so they began stopping vehicles.

Fang Qingyu, getting drenched in the rain, pulled out his police ID copy and started evacuating the crowd.

However, evacuating so many pedestrians alone.

Is quite difficult.

Until Qin Hui and Qi Hao came to help.

As for Jiang Wei...

At her age, it's best to wait for the fighting to start.

Very soon.

With the help of several Divine Management Bureau staff around.

A clear area was temporarily isolated in front of the mall plaza.

Coincidentally, there were event tents nearby.

A few of them moved the tent to the specific location where the Life Ghost would be activated.

"You all understand the rules, right? You told me before."

Before going in, Fang Qingyu looked at the group.

"Understood."

The group nodded with a smile.

"Then let's do this."

The open ground around made it easy to see if there were people, so there was no need for another inspection.

Fang Qingyu activated the force field.

All voices, all sounds of horns were suppressed.

Only the sound of the bustling rain persisted.

"Guard."

With freedom of movement, there wasn't a need for many twists and turns, just pay attention to which direction the Life Ghost appeared from.

However, under the night's rain.

The six of them kept scanning their surroundings but saw no signs of movement.

Until Jiang Wei spoke up for the first time.

"Underground, retreat quickly!!!"

Everyone instinctively retreated to various positions, leaving their original spot.

Once steady, they began to focus on any movements on the ground, following Jiang Wei's warning.

It started with a very faint vibration...

Like a distant heavy truck driving by.

If not for putting their ears close to the ground in the rain, no one would have noticed.

But the vibrations grew faster...

And clearer, heavier, with a heart-stopping regularity.

Thump... thump... thump...

Like a giant beast slumbering underground, slowly ramming its cage.

CRACK!!

A sudden deafening noise, like thunder exploding beneath their feet.

The center of the plaza suddenly arched upward, and the solid tiles shattered and burst like brittle cookies!

An enormous, irregular sinkhole formed instantly, with jagged edges.

Rubble and dirt shot upwards like a fountain.

The group quickly dodged.

Meanwhile, Fang Qingyu, Qin Hui, and Qi Hao, the three who had fully read the Life Ghost data.

Had a guess rise in their minds.

To make such a commotion upon appearing, it's likely...

A large Life Ghost!

The next second.

A strong, iron-tinged stench mixed with the nauseating odor of decay overpowered all the fresh rain scents, making them want to retch.

From the foul-smelling sinkhole.

A huge, twisted outline slowly rose.

Two chains as thick as ancient tree roots, rusted and barbed, slammed heavily onto the ground.

Emitting a teeth-grinding, supremely heavy scraping sound of metal.