There really is a ghost!

"Yes! It really is a palace!" Zhen Haoyun gestured, his face showing exaggerated horror.

"That palace was enormous, it was like it was built for giants! Each pillar was hundreds of meters high, reaching into the sky! Standing below it, I felt like an ant."

"Before I could observe carefully, I saw a swarm of human-faced owls rushing out from the depths of the palace... I was so scared that I quickly turned into a zombie and ran away."

"As I ran... I realized my mental energy was almost depleted, and at that moment I thought, 'If only I had a mental energy potion...'"

And guess what happened?

I actually found a bunch of basic mental potions on the palace steps.

They were just thrown on the ground like trash.

There were a total of 6 bottles!

I drank four bottles and slowly walked outside, which allowed me to hold on until you arrived.

"A colossal palace..."

Lin Hui stroked his chin, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Since there are mental energy potions on the outside, what about inside the palace? Could there be even more advanced items? Like intermediate mental energy potions? Or... upgrade blueprints for Lv.6 or even Lv.7?

At this moment, Li Feifei had obviously thought of this as well.

"How about it? Want to team up?" she suddenly asked.

Li Feifei looked at Lin Hui, her eyes gleaming with ambition. "Since everyone wants the potion, why don't we go in together and take a look? I have a Level 6 vehicle, and you have that terrifying firepower. If we join forces, we can even put up a fight against a Level 6 alien."

"and……"

She paused, then pointed to herself, "My specialty is the spiritual magic [Secret Sleight of Hand]. I can sense unseen dangers. In this eerie place, my reconnaissance abilities are definitely more useful than your radar."

"If we encounter a danger we can't overcome, we'll retreat immediately. The spoils of war will be divided among ourselves, how about that?"

"Want to take a gamble?"

Lin Hui did not answer immediately, but looked at Liu Xi instead.

Liu Xi leaned close to Lin Hui's ear and whispered, "Boss, what she said is true. Her 'Secret Insight' is indeed very strong; she can see things that we can't, especially those 'dirty things'."

Lin Hui weighed the pros and cons.

While one's own RV boasts unparalleled physical defenses, these ancient ruins often come with mystical dangers. Having a dedicated scout... well, I mean, teammate is definitely a safer bet.

"About how far?" Lin Hui turned to ask Zhen Haoyun.

"I don't know either..." Zhen Haoyun said with a bitter face, "I feel like I've been running around like a headless fly for more than an hour to get here."

"OK."

Lin Hui nodded and made his decision, "Then let's go in and take a look. But let me make this clear beforehand: if things don't look good, I'll be the first to leave."

"Of course," Li Feifei smiled proudly. "I don't need anyone to protect me."

At this moment, Zhen Haoyun pitifully raised his hand.

"Um...you two great masters, could you take me with you? I don't want to be here alone! What if the Man-Faced Owl comes again?"

Lin Hui thought for a moment.

This guy may look like a loser, but he's the only one who's ever been to that palace.

"Get in the car."

Lin Hui pointed to the back of the car, "But there are no seats left in the car, so you can go to the back and squeeze in with the Tyrant."

"what?"

Zhen Haoyun glanced at the terrifying tyrant sitting in the corner in a daze, and his face turned green.

But looking at the dark woods around him, he gritted his teeth: "Fine, I'll squeeze in! At worst, I'll turn into a zombie and have a chat with it!"

After saying that, he cautiously climbed into the back of the car.

For the sake of safety, without saying a word, he activated the ring's power and transformed back into that ugly zombie, cowering in a corner, trembling.

The tyrant tilted his head and glanced at him, seemingly wondering why this fellow human looked so sleazy, before turning his head away in boredom.

"Set off!"

With Lin Hui's command, the black RV and the red sports car, one after the other, disappeared once again into the even thicker fog.

……

The wheels rolled over the long-rotted, black, withered branches, making a sickeningly crisp sound.

The further in you go, the thicker the fog becomes.

Even with the headlights on full blast, the RV's lights can only illuminate a distance of less than twenty meters ahead.

"The magnetic field in this place is completely disordered."

Su Qingqian frowned as she looked at the various instrument panels on the center console that were jumping wildly. "The radar is malfunctioning, and even the electronic compass is spinning. Boss, we're driving completely blind right now."

Lin Hui gripped the steering wheel, his expression grave.

This feeling of losing control is unpleasant.

"How much further?" he asked Zhen Haoyun in the back compartment via the internal communicator.

"I...I don't know either!" Zhen Haoyun's voice trembled. "The fog is so thick, it looks the same everywhere! But I feel that oppressive feeling getting stronger and stronger, we should be almost there!"

It took another half hour to drive.

The fog was extremely thick.

If the fog outside only obstructs vision, then the fog here is practically a living thing—thick, cold, and clinging to the bulletproof glass, forming a greasy film of water.

"parking."

Lin Hui suddenly slammed on the brakes.

There is no road ahead.

Or rather, the road ahead was blocked by something extremely magnificent.

In that instant, the thick, inky fog seemed to be parted by an invisible hand.

Everyone gasped in shock.

That's... a pillar.

Giant stone pillars, each over 500 meters in diameter and entirely bluish-gray in color, stand abruptly in the darkness like supporting ridges.

Each pillar is carved with intricate and ancient patterns that do not belong to any known human civilization. They are wild and rugged, yet they exude an indescribable sacredness and majesty.

Looking up along the stone pillars, you can't see the top at all; they seem to pierce the clouds, supporting this abandoned sky.

At the end of the stone pillar, the outline of a palace as huge as a mountain was faintly visible in the mist.

At that moment, the feeling of human insignificance was magnified infinitely.

"Oh My God……"

"This is incredible," Su Qingqian murmured to herself, forgetting to record data on her tablet.

Li Feifei's car also stopped. Her voice, blaring from the car's loudspeaker, was filled with awe: "Is this a palace of the gods?!"

"This thick fog looks so eerie, could there be ghosts?" Li Feifei's female teammate suddenly said.

Li Feifei frowned upon hearing this. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Zhen Haoyun in the back of the RV suddenly shout excitedly.

"Look, everyone!"

He pointed to a huge staircase leading to the palace.

Scattered in the gap between the two-meter-high steps were more than twenty test tubes emitting a faint golden light.

In the darkness, the blue light was so alluring.

"Basic Mental Energy Potion!"

Lin Hui's eyes narrowed.

really have!

"Bai Ling, let the tyrant go get it!" Lin Hui didn't lose his mind and gave the order immediately.

"Alright!" Bai Ling clearly knew the importance of the matter.

The enormous tyrant jumped off the chariot and strode heavily toward the steps.

At the same time, Li Feifei also made a move.

Two holsters were strapped to the outside of her legs, one of which held a specially made silver revolver. She moved with incredible speed, like a red cheetah, rushing towards the steps in a few leaps.

Seeing this, Zhen Haoyun panicked, reverted to human form, jumped off the car, and ran off with his rear end sticking out.

"Fortune favors the bold! I'm going to take the plunge!"

Just as Tyrant, Li Feifei, and Zhen Haoyun were about to return after snatching the basic mental energy potion, Li Feifei suddenly noticed something and looked in a certain direction.

Her face changed drastically, and she shouted, "Run! Something's coming out!!"

However, she had barely finished speaking.

"Waaah—"

A chillingly shrill sound exploded in everyone's minds without warning.

That wasn't the sound of the wind.

It was a woman crying.

The sound seemed to emerge from the depths of hell, carrying endless resentment and chill, instantly piercing through the vehicle's armor, through the flesh, and directly into the depths of the soul.

"ah!!!"

Inside the RV, Su Qingqian and Liu Xi simultaneously covered their ears, their faces turning deathly pale.

Lin Hui felt as if his brain had been stabbed hard by a red-hot steel needle, and the intense pain almost made him lose his grip on the steering wheel.

[WARNING! You may be under psychological attack!]

[San -10!]

"Something's wrong! Retreat!"

Lin Hui shouted into the communicator.

The fog rolled in.

Behind the enormous stone pillar, a figure slowly emerged.

That was a... "person".

It wore a tattered red wedding dress, its long hair cascading down its front, obscuring its face. It had no feet, its body hovering in mid-air, and the surrounding mist condensed into black ice crystals the instant it appeared.

As it drew nearer, the chilling aura it exuded almost froze one's blood.

"Ghosts...there really are ghosts!!!"

The female team member in Li Feifei's car screamed in despair, curling up into a ball and trembling.

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