Chapter 116: Chapter 113: The Law-Figure-World Belonging to the Demon Servant (6000 words, two Chapters combined)_1

In the dark night, the moon stood bright, casting its light onto the earth like ripples of water, while the twinkling stars decorated the night sky of spring, like brilliant pearls.

Regrettably, at this moment, no one could stop to admire nature’s beauty.

The beating hearts, the hot blood rushing through their bodies.

Wang Xinfei, Li Jingming, Sun Houbing, Hu Linlin.

Two men and two women, with varying degrees of fear of the unknown and anxiety about the future, sprinted along the rugged mountain path towards the dark cave mentioned by Assistant Han.

The Chimney frog, seemingly out of reach, jumped in pursuit.

Each landing resulted in a heavy sound, accompanied by a dense white smoke. Like a grim reaper shrouded in smoke, it gradually drew closer.

The Decaying Dog was even quicker.

Thanks to its ability to regenerate, this creature made of bones didn’t feel as much pain as living creatures.

It could run recklessly without considering the consequences. Even if this approach would injure its bones and compromise its vital energy lines, it didn’t care.

All it needed was enough blood food and time to heal itself. It didn’t mind at all. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Croak! Croak!, Woof! Woof!"

One evil frog, one evil dog.

The former a Rainbow Light Great Completion, the latter a Rainbow Light Perfection.

This difference in power, beyond an entire level, instilled fear in these lower-ranked Fond Spirits, rooting it in their bloodlines.

Fortunately, both the frog and the dog were wounded.

The armored horses and the Blue Lion lightened their armor by consuming fortification drugs. Their eyes turned red, and their speed rivaled the Mud-cast fetus, the most agile of its kind, just barely meeting Ye Hanjun’s minimum speed expectations.

"Puff—"

Stone cave...arrived!

Ye Hanjun, who was clinging tightly to Wang Xinfei’s back armor, pointed to the third entrance on their left.

Wang Xinfei didn’t dare hesitate, her taut nerves pushed her reaction speed to its limit.

Once she drove the armored horse into the cave, the path ahead immediately became narrow.

Li Jingming’s eyes brightened slightly. The rocks in here seemed extremely thick, even the Rainbow Light Fetus might not be able to freely destroy it.

And this narrow path could accommodate at most two people side by side.

The armored horse and the Blue Lion couldn’t get in, and likewise, the Decaying Dog and the Chimney frog would be blocked.

The countless branching paths suggested the existence of a large maze.

How did Assistant Han find this place?

Was he planning to buy more time by using the maze to toy with Ghost Hunt and Ghost Tooth?

These quick thoughts weren’t exclusive to Li Jingming. Hope could be seen in the eyes of Wang Xinfei, Hu Linlin, and Sun Houbing.

They once had the same hope under the protection of Mo Xuan and Wei Hongying.

But after witnessing one classmate after another die, this hope dimmed with each subsequent death, until it finally extinguished.

Now, could it really be reignited once more?

"Swish—Swish—"

With two flashes of light, the armored horse and the Blue Lion returned to the Contract Space.

Ye Hanjun glanced coldly at Wang Xinfei, silently warning her to stop entertaining any extraneous thoughts, then gripped her wrist, leading ahead, half dragging her to keep running.

"Assistant Han..."

"Miss Xinfei was approached by the Ghost Hunt earlier. If all has happened as expected, she’s been marked..."

Hesitating, Li Jingming, who was being carried by the flapping wing of the Ghost-Faced Moth, reminded from the back.

Wang Xinfei’s long eyelashes trembled, and she subconsciously looked at the back of her hand.

There was a subtle green skull mark there, which emitted dim, pulsatile light due to the surrounding darkness.

Everyone was clear that Ghost Hunt was an E-rank hunter.

And ’Marking’ was the one and only active ability of Hunter.

Whether approaching or hurting the prey, within the same time frame, the hunter can apply only one single mark, which is difficult to erase.

During the duration of the mark, the target is considered "hunted" by the hunter, unless it manages to escape tens of miles away, the mark would always be projected onto the Hunter’s perception system, like a highly accurate radar.

During this time, the hunted would randomly be weakened in certain abilities, which could be strength, physical strength, explosive power, recovery power...

Although the degree of weakening is relatively small, when the hunter and his Contracted Spirits attack the marked prey, they would cause additional damage.

The standard hunting method of hunters is to first mark and then fight.

With this ability, the hunter has a chance to defeat wild spirits stronger than them.

Now, Wang Xinfei has been marked by Ghost Hunt.

As a human being, the slightly decreased physical prowess is not a particularly important problem.

But she had been located. Since they could not increase their distance from Ghost Hunt, even if the maze-like cave could hinder them, Ghost Hunt, alongside Ghost Tooth, could still easily pinpoint their location.

"I know," Ye Hanjun replied indifferently.

If he were a selfish manipulator, the best strategy at this time would be to leave Wang Xinfei in a passage and then lead the other three students away.

By doing so, there’s a significant chance they’d escape survival.

Unfortunately, Li Jingming wasn’t heartless.

Despite his handsome appearance, he was deeply emotional and loyal towards his classmates and teammates. He had his own beliefs and responsibilities.