Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 275 Death

Chapter 275: Chapter 275 Death

"Wha... what should we do now?"

Ou Zheng looked at Bai Yanliang with pale lips.

Unknowingly, the usually quiet Bai Yanliang became the decision-maker once again.

Bai Yanliang glanced at him, "Is there still a way back?"

Ou Zheng was stunned, then he shone his flashlight behind him...

The corridor had disappeared, and tightly behind them was that eerie wall again.

This time, Ou Zheng was finally on the brink of collapse.

Following Bai Yanliang forward offered a glimmer of hope, but he couldn’t afford to delay!

The best outcome for him now would be a lifetime of disability...

Bai Yanliang had no time to bother with their emotions, the appearance of the vermillion door made him somewhat restless.

He had thought that the one who set up this trap only arranged a series of obstacles, but now it seems... those were just appetizers.

This unearthed ancient tomb is the real killing trap.

However... as he said, there was no turning back.

"Boom—"

The heavy vermillion door was gradually pushed open by Bai Yanliang, making a dull sound.

As the door cracked open a bit, an air of icy chill seeped through.

Bai Yanliang was the first to step inside.

However, this time... something happened to him.

A ghastly, twisted arm stretched out, and Bai Yanliang’s nerves instantly tensed!

Danger!

Yet, he had no room to resist, immediately his neck was caught by that arm!

The four who followed him, Xu Zhifei and the others, suddenly changed their expressions.

What was that?!

Xu Zhifei instinctively pulled out a key, however, before she could take her next step, she heard a crack.

Bai Yanliang’s neck twisted at an exaggerated angle, broken...

For the first time, intense emotions surged in her eyes.

Terror, fear, disbelief, confusion, helplessness...

Xu Zhifei, no matter what, couldn’t imagine that Bai Yanliang would die here!

Not only her, Ou Zheng and the other two were also filled with shock and fear.

How could... how could it be him?

Anyone else could die, but how could he die!

However, that ghastly, twisted arm gradually disappeared into the air, and Bai Yanliang’s body collapsed onto the ground.

His neck twisted in an eerie fashion, and his pupils lost their luster...

He was truly dead.

Xu Zhifei didn’t know how she made her way to his side.

Her fingers trembled slightly as they pressed onto Bai Yanliang’s neck, the carotid artery had already stopped pulsating.

Moreover, his cervical vertebrae were completely broken, unable to support his head.

How... could this be?

Xu Zhifei bit the tip of her tongue, a sharp pain emerged.

This was real.

Yet, she had clearly dreamed about it.

Dreamed that Bai Yanliang would be part of her future, dreamed of his unfamiliar presence, how could he die here?

He couldn’t, and shouldn’t have died here!

The overwhelming shock left Xu Zhifei’s mind utterly confused.

Not only because of the fierce impact brought by reality but also because of the incredible break of her dream’s prophecy, this amalgamation resulted in Xu Zhifei’s inability to accept the reality that Bai Yanliang was dead.

It couldn’t be... if Bai Yanliang was dead, then who was the Bai Yanliang appearing in the future?

Just then, a "boom—" was heard as the door was strangely shut.

Ou Zheng and the other two had no time to grieve Bai Yanliang’s death, nor would they truly mourn him, maybe only Ruan Jie genuinely felt sorrow.

The other two merely cursed the loss of a useful mind and a useful person.

The moment the door slammed shut, they realized their situation was exceptionally dire.

The path forward now that Bai Yanliang, who led them, was suddenly "killed at the door," must be figured out anew. Should it rely on her?

Ou Zheng and Yang Xiaocan couldn’t help but simultaneously look at Xu Zhifei.

However, when they saw Xu Zhifei holding Bai Yanliang’s head in a daze, they immediately gave up this thought.

This woman was likely doomed...

Her visible mental chaos and extremely bad state didn’t resembled grief, nor pain, more like a collapsed faith.

"Should we... keep moving forward?"

Yang Xiaocan looked at Ou Zheng, hesitantly asking.

Ou Zheng immediately nodded: "That eerie hand just disappeared here, who knows when it will reappear, I don’t want to have my neck suddenly twisted like that."

Yang Xiaocan remained silent, looking at Ruan Jie: "Ruanruan... let’s go."

Ruan Jie stared blankly at Bai Yanliang, whose eyes remained open in death, and at the moment confirming his death, her heart clenched sharply. Although she wouldn’t cry for someone she hadn’t known long, she had a very good impression of Bai Yanliang. So now, feelings of regret and sadness dominated her heart.

However, sadness remained sadness, the deceased were already gone, and she, as one of the living, couldn’t possibly stay in this haunted place.

Just like Ou Zheng said, who knows when that twisted ghost hand would reappear and crush someone’s neck.

"Mm." Ruan Jie responded to Yang Xiaocan, temporarily forgiving her previous actions.

Then she crouched down, softly saying: "Miss Xu, let’s go..."

All three of them focused on Xu Zhifei, yet Xu Zhifei ignored Ruan Jie’s prompting.

She kept her head down, staring into Bai Yanliang’s eyes, which were wide open in death.

In those eyes, which never showed panic or fear, a lingering hint of regret seemed buried.

"Let’s go, don’t wait for her, this woman might as well follow her man into death." Ou Zheng said after a glance.

Ruan Jie glared at him angrily: "Don’t forget who helped stop your bleeding! Truly a dog that bites the hand that feeds it!"

"You!"

Ou Zheng’s face turned red then white, but facing Ruan Jie’s angry gaze, he was speechless.

"Hmph, leave if you want! If you want to die, keep staying here!"

Ou Zheng walked away boldly towards the dark old mansion and deep courtyard.

However, though he walked with flair, his pace was not quick.

Seeing the eerie-feeling, dark mansion ahead, Ou Zheng licked his dry lips, thinking to himself: I’m not scared, just waiting for them.

On the other side, Ruan Jie pleaded with Xu Zhifei again: "Miss Xu... let’s go."

All she received was silence.

Yang Xiaocan gently shook her head at her, squeezing her hand lightly, and Ruan Jie did not resist, she gave Xu Zhifei one last look of regret, then left with Yang Xiaocan.

Soon, Ou Zheng and the other two were out of sight.

Xu Zhifei remained kneeling on the ground, cradling Bai Yanliang’s head.

In truth... if anyone looked down at Xu Zhifei’s face now, they would find... she wasn’t unable to move, she simply couldn’t!

Her icy pupils filled with terror at the moment.

For within Bai Yanliang’s already dissipated pupils, there quietly and unexpectedly gathered a glint!

And in his right palm, an eerie blood-red hue was slowly seeping out...

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