"Holy crap, what's the situation? Old Zhou, how are you gone??"

Zhong Yi's position was still some distance from Zhou Yue; he was currently still in the East Building.

Everything happened too fast; Zhong Yi only heard a burst of fierce and rapid gunfire, and then Zhou Yue was gone.

"I... I don't know either! It was too fierce!!"

At this moment, Zhou Yue transformed into a Soul state, attaching himself to the small flask at Zhong Yi's waist, instantly synchronizing with Zhong Yi's perspective.

In the background of "Operation Xianyuan Continent," Lu Ze's setting was that everyone carried two Soul Return Flasks.

When teammates die, they don't truly die but return to the Soul Return Flask in a Soul state.

This state allowed them to spectate their teammates continuing the game, which actually fit the circumstances of the cultivation world.

"No way? Bro was insta-killed? ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) This... this Evil Venerable Yide is too perverted!!!"

Zhou Qiaoling was panicking big time.

Her backpack was stuffed with all sorts of supplies, and the value she was carrying already exceeded a million!

Zhou Yue's skills were just like his luck—so steady it made people feel at ease.

Since even Zhou Yue was insta-killed by Evil Venerable Yide, she naturally didn't think she was a match for him.

Out of the instinct for survival and wealth, Zhou Qiaoling was now minimizing her noise as much as possible.

Stealthy walking wasn't enough; she was now prone on the ground, crawling forward inch by inch.

Just as she decided to turn herself into a maggot and wriggle out of the Administrative Palace, a dark green weapon crate ahead suddenly caught her eye.

Zhou Qiaoling couldn't help but lick her lips.

"Taking one bite should be fine, right?"

Zhou Qiaoling reached out and opened the weapon crate.

With a "creak."

The sound of opening a container was exceptionally piercing in this silent Administrative Palace.

The nearby Asala Loose Cultivator immediately went on alert: "A sound?"

Upstairs, Sayid, who had just exited combat status after killing Zhou Yue, saw his slow footsteps suddenly become extremely aggressive.

"It seems someone has stepped into my trap!"

Sayid let out an evil laugh and, as if his feet were born of wind, ran straight toward Zhou Qiaoling's position.

In just a few breaths, this killing god in a black cloak and red mask had already arrived in front of Zhou Qiaoling.

"No, it's not! Big brother, listen to my explanation!"

Zhou Qiaoling, in her panic, scrambled to hide behind the weapon crate to dodge Sayid's Spirit Bullets.

"Feel my wrath!"

Sayid pulled out a crimson hand crossbow from his waist, and a fire arrow struck the ground beside Zhou Qiaoling.

Zhou Qiaoling was instantly engulfed in flames.

【Evil Venerable Yide (Boss) killed Nimble Little Zhou】

"Aaaaah!! My little purples and little golds!!!"

Zhou Qiaoling let out a heart-wrenching wail as she joined Zhou Yue in possessing the Soul Return Flask at Zhong Yi's waist.

"That's what you get for being greedy..."

Seeing Zhou Qiaoling, who had been looting the whole game, now turned into a Soul, Zhou Yue felt a secret wave of satisfaction.

"Wuwu, Senior Brother Zhong, you have to find a way to avenge us!!"

Zhou Qiaoling's heart was bleeding.

Her samsara seal was only 2 slots in size; it was full after putting in one gold bar.

Several "little golds" were left outside, and there was no way to get them back!

"Forget it, don't make things difficult for Old Zhong... let him retreat."

Zhou Yue shook his head.

He knew the strength of Evil Venerable Yide best.

He had died before he could even see the other's movement of drawing a gun; he was truly a monster among monsters.

On the other hand, what about Zhong Yi?

In the time it took this guy to draw his gun, I would have finished a whole magazine and started reloading Spirit Bullets...

In terms of mechanics, Zhong Yi's reputation was as steady as Zhou Yue's luck.

Just then, after finishing off Zhou Qiaoling, Sayid leisurely returned toward the second floor.

His footsteps were carefree, but to the ears of Zhong Yi's trio, they were full of killing intent.

As the footsteps grew closer, Zhong Yi's mind was in a mess.

Run?

That would be too dishonorable.

Then...

Should I fight?

Zhong Yi swallowed hard, watching a shadow on the ground grow longer and closer.

Eh?

For real...

Am I going to fight Evil Venerable Yide!?

"Senior Brother Zhong, you definitely wouldn't abandon your fellow Disciples to survive alone, right?"

"Sis, what the hell are you talking about..."

"If you run away now, it will definitely become a Heart Demon in the future! There might be a tribulation when breaking through to the Void Refining Stage!"

"...You just can't bear to lose the little golds in your backpack, right?"

"This has nothing to do with little golds! I think Senior Brother Zhong should believe in himself. What is a mere Evil Venerable Yide? He's just an insignificant pebble on the path of cultivation!!!"

"You just can't bear to lose the little golds!!"

"How about Senior Brother Zhong goes downstairs, revives me, and we run together?"

???

...

The bickering between Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling in his ears made Zhong Yi's brain even more chaotic.

Just as he was at a loss, Evil Venerable Yide's footsteps drew closer, and that iconic black cloak and red mask were already half-visible around the corner of the corridor.

Evil Venerable Yide slowly stepped out of the corridor, his pace carrying immense pressure.

Behind him, a purple-black evil Qi flickered.

A terrifying sense of oppression, accompanied by that eerie music, rushed toward him.

Even in their Soul states, Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling couldn't help but shut their mouths.

"It's over... it's too late to run..."

Zhou Yue sighed, feeling the despondency of everything being lost.

Zhou Qiaoling also remained silent.

Although she had just cheered for Zhong Yi, she didn't believe he could confront Evil Venerable Yide head-on.

That weapon with an extremely fast fire rate, those purple-flamed Spirit Bullets, those fire arrows that were practically unsolvable...

There was absolutely no chance of winning.

"It's... it's bad!"

Zhong Yi's breath hitched as he frantically began to draw his gun.

He had been thinking of a strategy to deal with Evil Venerable Yide, but he didn't expect the opponent to have already reached such a close position!

One must know that once a minion's alert mechanism was triggered, they would hunt you to the ends of the earth...

At this moment, Evil Venerable Yide was right before his eyes!

I'm dead!

A sense of despair spread through Zhong Yi's heart.

Especially the moment Sayid turned his head and locked eyes with him.

Just a moment ago, the tiny sound of Zhou Qiaoling opening a weapon crate had caused Sayid to hunt her relentlessly;

Now that he was making eye contact, wouldn't he be torn to pieces?

"Come on! Even if I die, I'll die with some dignity!"

Zhong Yi took a deep breath and raised his mingju 15, his expression incredibly heroic.

"We Disciples of the Lingxiao Sect are no cowards!"

"Kill me or skin me, I, Zhong Yi, am not afraid!"

However, to his surprise,

The Evil Venerable Yide in the black cloak and red mask froze for a moment, then suddenly turned his head away and leisurely changed direction.

It was as if he hadn't seen him at all.

He even seemed to hum a leisurely tune.