Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 187 Escape from Trouble

Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Escape from Trouble

"...Qi Nian?"

At this moment, Bai Yanliang’s mind went uncharacteristically blank.

Even in life-threatening situations, his mind had never gone blank, but now, due to Qi Nian’s actions, he found himself in such a state.

Unable to comprehend...

Completely unable to comprehend...

He put himself in her shoes for a moment, would she do the same if she were in his situation?

No.

Although he was willing to help others to the best of his ability, he would never put himself in danger.

In the past, every time he helped, it was always with his absolute safety as a priority.

For Bai Yanliang, putting oneself in danger to help others was an extremely foolish act.

But now... he was a bit shaken.

If not for this "foolish" person in front of him, he would have already been smashed to pieces.

Thinking carefully, Qi Nian has always been this kind of person. Although she was scared when she first entered Fog Gathering, she risked her own life to save Lu Guo during his life-threatening crisis.

"Bai... Yanliang..." Qi Nian clutched his right arm tightly, struggling to call out his name.

The noise Bai Yanliang made on the tempered glass could be heard throughout the entire building, and Qi Nian was no exception.

She hid just a short distance from the window, and so she saw the person tossed around by the wind outside the glass at a glance.

Upon noticing Bai Yanliang’s peril, she cautiously approached the window and, observing his upward glance, deduced Bai Yanliang’s current situation.

There was a ghost above him!

Though she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, Qi Nian’s guess was spot on.

Soon after, Bai Yanliang began leaping to the right, and Qi Nian immediately understood his intention—he wanted to enter through the small bathroom window!

Once this realization hit, Qi Nian rushed to the bathroom and, at the critical moment, grasped Bai Yanliang’s arm.

Seeing Bai Yanliang’s fingers covered in blood, Qi Nian’s heart pounded wildly.

But, as a woman, she was already exerting all her strength to hold onto Bai Yanliang and had no energy left to pull him up.

The standstill continued.

Although Bai Yanliang hadn’t fallen yet, how long could Qi Nian hold on?

Moreover, if Qi Nian exhausted herself, she might end up falling alongside Bai Yanliang and both would be smashed to pieces!

The danger here was obvious to Li Mu and the others, but they could only stand by helplessly.

"Qi Nian... Bai Yanliang... keep it up!"

Li Mu’s nerves were taut, and the tension there was felt by everyone.

"Damn!" Gu Pingsheng’s usually calm demeanor showed signs of stress. Just as everyone was about to ask him what was wrong, the incident on the opposite building answered their question.

On the rooftop... a rotten, Dark ghostly figure was crawling down the wall!

The horrifying sight left everyone breathless!

Too terrifying, that entirely rotten fierce ghost completely ignored gravity as it crawled swiftly down the wall!

Stranded in mid-air, Bai Yanliang was the first to notice this due to his constant upward gaze.

He could even see the ghost’s scarlet eyes and its ghostly grin!

"Qi Nian, let go!"

Bai Yanliang was a rational person.

His judgment told him that with Qi Nian’s strength, it was impossible for her to pull him up, and with the ghost crawling down, both he and Qi Nian would be doomed.

A simple choice: should two die, or just one?

Without a doubt, letting himself die was the best option.

However, Qi Nian clenched her teeth, holding onto his arm firmly, refusing to let go.

Gradually, Bai Yanliang felt his body being pulled upwards!

Because of her intense effort, Qi Nian’s nails left several bloody marks on Bai Yanliang’s arm.

"You... let go quickly." Bai Yanliang said again.

Qi Nian didn’t speak but shook her head.

She was holding her breath, knowing that if she spoke, her breath would disperse, and Bai Yanliang would immediately fall!

So stubborn...

Bai Yanliang didn’t know what to say.

Actually, his strength was slowly returning. If... the ghost’s descent could be delayed even a little, or something could distract it, he could work with Qi Nian to pull himself up.

But in this situation, what could distract the ghost?

After all, he didn’t even understand what "ghosts" really were, only that Fog Gathering and the ghosts were inextricably linked.

This thought had barely formed when Bai Yanliang’s eyes suddenly widened.

Maybe... that thing could?

Taking action when thinking is one of Bai Yanliang’s strengths.

In any case, things couldn’t get worse than they were now.

He lifted his left hand, reached into his collar, and tore off a key in front of Qi Nian’s surprised gaze.

Then, casually tossed it aside!

He didn’t throw it far; one, because he had no strength and two, because if he threw it too far, the fierce ghost might not retrieve it!

Its range of movement was confined by the game’s rules, limited to this department store.

Hence, Bai Yanliang aimed the key toward the bottom of the department building.

After doing this, Bai Yanliang immediately looked at the crawling fierce ghost.

It worked!

Bai Yanliang noticed that the ghost changed direction the moment it saw the key!

It swiftly scrambled toward the lower floor on the other side!

The key truly attracted the fierce ghost!

This bought them about thirty seconds.

But it was enough!

Feeling a bit of his strength returning, Bai Yanliang looked at Qi Nian and said seriously, "Hold on, I need to grab your arm and climb up a bit."

Qi Nian nodded quickly, her face already red with exertion, clearly near her limit.

Bai Yanliang didn’t hesitate, because the ghost, having retrieved the key, was climbing back up!

He raised his left hand, clasped both hands around Qi Nian’s right arm.

Using a pull-up motion, he slowly inched upward.

Now, his perspective couldn’t see the ghost, but Qi Nian could!

She lay on the windowsill, her arm was gripped by Bai Yanliang, and her eyes were filled with fear, as the ghost climbed with an extremely terrifying posture!

And it seemed like it was less than ten seconds away from grabbing Bai Yanliang!

Faster...

It had to be faster!

Intense tension struck Qi Nian’s nerves, and at the same time, her right arm felt a huge weight!

A grown man was hanging onto her arm, and Bai Yanliang was exerting force, bringing tears to Qi Nian’s eyes from the pain.

She didn’t want to cry; it was a reflexive physiological response.

Her right hand felt like it was breaking, and at this time, the ghost was closing in!

Fortunately, after climbing a bit higher, Bai Yanliang managed to grab the edge of the windowsill, releasing Qi Nian’s arm!

Qi Nian quickly reached out with both hands, grabbed Bai Yanliang’s collar, and pulled him up with all her strength.

Li Mu and the others watched this with their hearts in their throats, tense and parched.

Finally!

As the ghost got within about five seconds of reaching Bai Yanliang’s feet, he climbed up onto the window and flipped inside!

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