Capítulo 1073: Chapter 1077: Alongside the Gods (19)

Lin Zizhu and the others were just a bit too slow to react, letting Su Li slip away right under their noses.

Wang Weihan immediately pulled Li Yuerong and ran outside the hotel.

He suddenly realized that their smooth entry and acquisition of clues weren’t due to luck, but rather because something wanted to lure them here.

A chill ran down Wang Weihan’s spine. Every move they made was part of someone else’s plan, which was terrifying enough. What’s worse was that they thought they were clever but were actually stepping into the most dangerous place, one step at a time, guided by that thing’s intentions.

While Wang Weihan took action, Lin Zizhu, having been through several game scenarios, was equipped with some small props that Wang Weihan couldn’t compare to.

Though he reacted a bit slowly, he quickly pulled something from his chest. With a flash and a swish, he darted out like a beam of light.

In an instant, he surpassed Wang Weihan, leading the way ahead.

Lin Zizhu guiltily looked back at the stunned Zhang Xijuan and Huang Shuzhong who were left dazed in place.

The props were only effective for the holder and couldn’t bring others along.

Forced to make such a choice, Lin Zizhu could only silently apologize to Xijuan and Shuzhong in his heart.

Just when they were about to rush out of the hotel’s main door, an anomaly occurred suddenly.

A vine-like black mist sprouted rapidly from the ground, quickly spreading up the door, completely sealing the entrance within moments.

Thorns sprouted with a popping sound on the vine-like black mist. Lin Zizhu’s face changed drastically. Unable to brake in time, he crashed into the protruding thorny black mist, accompanied by a frightening, constant sound of corrosion.

Twisting his body, Lin Zizhu narrowly avoided danger, rolling on the ground. He hurriedly pulled out a vial of medicine from his pocket and sprayed it onto his wound.

When everything calmed down, and he checked again, the condition of his lower leg was horrifying, the flesh charred black, smelling of rotting meat, with deep wounds exposing bone.

Even after applying the medicine, Lin Zizhu still gritted his teeth in pain, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Unfortunately, Wang Weihan right behind him didn’t have such luck. Lin Zizhu’s evasive action seemed to have angered the black mist.

The vine multiplied wildly, with even sharper thorns quickly growing, and Wang Weihan, at the forefront, directly faced the writhing and tumbling black mist.

This thing gave off the sensation of a living being.

Wang Weihan didn’t have time to dodge. As he saw he was about to have an intimate encounter with the disgusting thing, he steeled his heart, leapt up, turned around, and threw out a Prop Card.

Wind rose under his feet, his speed inexplicably doubled, rapidly retreating toward the direction they came from.

Though his face was saved, his back was left exposed to danger.

Li Yuerong, carried on his back, was horrified to the extreme, her soul shattered. She screamed at a pitch only available to those in utter despair: “Dodge, hurry and dodge….”

“Ahhh… Wang Weihan, I will kill you; you forgot my father’s order to protect me! You are defying military orders…. I…I….” Initially, Li Yuerong could shout venomously, but soon her voice weakened, lifting her hand feebly, trying to hit the back of Wang Weihan’s head.

Wang Weihan’s gaze was firm, unaffected by Li Yuerong’s pitiful state.

As soon as he reached a safe area, he threw Li Yuerong off his back onto the ground.

He did it casually, like throwing away a piece of old cloth.

With an indifferent expression, he uttered an apology: “Miss Li, my primary duty isn’t to protect you, so forgive me.” You ultimately paid for your own recklessness.

Regarding the conduct of the General’s daughter, Miss Li of the Li Family, Wang Weihan could not understand at all.

She spied on the existence of this perilous game in the General’s study. According to normal human thinking, she should avoid it at all costs, but instead, she rushed headlong into danger.

If she didn’t have good luck, encountering an unfortunate soul like Lin Zizhu, she would’ve died in the first round for sure.

Though General Li had issued an additional death order, commanding him to protect Li Yuerong.

His primary mission still held the highest priority, and he had his personal motives.

When it comes to choosing between my life and someone else’s, the choice is clear.

Lin Zizhu’s leg merely grazed the black mist, and even after spraying medicine, the corrosion was severe, but Li Yuerong faced it head-on, receiving a direct hit.

A sharp, terrifying scream echoed throughout the entire hotel lobby.

Watching one’s body rapidly corrode and dissolve, what kind of despair does it bring?

Only Li Yuerong would know, yet from her constantly shrinking gaze, it was evident she regretted it.

Li Yuerong likely never anticipated Wang Weihan pulling such a stunt.

Clearly, he was a loyal dog under her father’s command, yet one day, he turned on his master…

Within just a breath, where Li Yuerong had been, nothing remained but a puddle of black liquid.

Lin Zizhu gazed at Wang Weihan with a complicated, pained expression.

Noticing the gaze, Wang Weihan calmly met his eyes, saying, “People are selfish, aren’t they?”

Lin Zizhu opened and closed his mouth multiple times, but ultimately, said nothing.

Zhang Xijuan and Huang Shuzhong went mad with fear, pulling at their hair frantically, running around, soon disappearing from sight, leaving Lin Zizhu and the others unsure where they went.

In such a strange place, running around was preparing for an early death.

Neither Lin Zizhu nor Wang Weihan mentioned them again, their spirits heavily focused on the entity at the main door.

They had walked into a trap and were now trapped here.

Wang Weihan: “Su Li is still in here, hasn’t left either, I’ll go find her now.”

Lin Zizhu watched Wang Weihan’s back with a deep, unreadable gaze, unsure of his thoughts.

Wang Weihan really is something else, that Prop Card he threw didn’t escape his eyes.

He never expected him to be hiding such depths, displaying skills unlike the previous impression.

He had been concealing it all along…

With no way out, they could only move further in.

Whether it was the black mist at the door blocking outside light or some other reason, both Lin Zizhu and Wang Weihan noticed the hall’s light had dimmed considerably.

Dim and obscure, the lighting seemed tinged with a somber dark orange hue.

The earlier new and luxurious decor instantly transformed into a state of disrepair.

In the corners of the walls, spider webs were everywhere. The floors and walls were covered in thick dust, except the white jade counter at the front desk, pristine as new, spotless….

Upon closer inspection, it was found that the white jade counter was covered in cracks, seemingly glued forcefully together like it had been by someone.