137: Chapter 137 Void Spirit

"Lord Duke, I am here."

A level 54 junior priest could be seen waving not far away.

This person was Momo.

"Are you sure there are over 30 people inside?" Jiang He asked hurriedly as he arrived with his team.

"Mm-hmm. I was passing by earlier and saw many NPCs being chased by monsters, so they fled inside here," Momo nodded.

"This is your reward." Jiang He took out a gold coin and handed it over.

"Ah? This... isn't this too much?" Momo was somewhat surprised.

"It's fine, this is what you deserve." Jiang He waved his hand and turned around.

Standing ahead was a building resembling an ancient castle; it was massive and constructed from bluestone bricks.

[Shadow Maze · Level 95 Map]

Jiang He frowned tightly.

He wasn't worried about how strong the monsters were, but rather about that group of NPCs.

About twenty minutes had already passed since Momo sent him the message.

"Old Xie, use Stealth and lead the way."

"Understood." Xie Yunzhou immediately activated Stealth and entered the map.

Jiang He and the others followed closely behind.

After entering the castle, rows of dim corridor lights automatically turned on, but the light was very faint.

The group walked through the corridor, then all froze in place.

There was a passage directly ahead, as well as one to the left and right.

"Big Brother, which way do we go?" Xie Yunzhou's voice suddenly came to Jiang He's ear.

"Damn it!" Jiang He jumped in fright. "When you're in Stealth, can you not talk right next to my ear? Don't you know that scaring people can literally kill them?"

"Uh... my bad, I'll be careful next time." Xie Yunzhou's voice sounded embarrassed.

He didn't know why, but every time he used Stealth, he couldn't help but lean close to others' ears to speak.

Jiang He carefully examined the three passages, then pointed ahead: "Let's go this way."

But before he could take a step, a voice rang in his ear again: [This path is wrong.]

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat.

He turned around and asked in a low voice: "cheat system, you're awake? You said this path is wrong? Then which one is right?"

[Hehe... want to know?]

"Yeah."

[One hundred.]

"Uh..." Jiang He was speechless; this cheat system was always asking for money.

He was a bit annoyed and turned to the group: "Forget it, let's go left instead."

The next second, the cheat system spoke up: [That one is wrong too. Hehe, if you want to know which one is correct, just pay up, and Brother will tell you.]

Jiang He curled his lip and pointed to the right: "I guess this side must be the correct one then!"

[Damn, how did you know?]

Jiang He ignored it and led the people toward the right passage.

He smiled inwardly: This cheat system isn't that smart; it did the process of elimination for me for free!

The group walked for a while.

"Ah! Who... who touched me?" Miaomiao suddenly shrieked from the back row.

Miaomiao was seen looking around, her face pale.

Lu Li immediately blocked in front of her: "What's wrong, Miaomiao?"

"Just... just now, I felt someone touching my leg!" Miaomiao's voice trembled.

This statement angered the group, especially Jiang He: "Old Xie, you've gone too far! Scaring me is one thing, but why are you touching a girl?"

At this moment, Xie Yunzhou revealed his figure at the front of the team and shouted aggrievedly: "Big Brother, I'm right here! When did I touch her leg?"

The group was stunned: It wasn't him?

Just as everyone was confused, Fire Phoenix also let out a cry of surprise: "Ah! Let go of me..."

Everyone looked toward the sound.

A semi-transparent, blurry ghost shadow was seen tightly hugging Fire Phoenix from behind.

"Get your filthy hands off her!" North Wind rushed forward, forcefully pried the ghost's arms open, and pulled Fire Phoenix back.

Immediately, he drew his weapon and slashed fiercely at the ghost.

But the ghost's figure flashed and merged into the wall.

North Wind rushed to the wall and pounded it with his fist: "Damn it! Get out here! I'll chop off your hands!"

In those few seconds, Jiang He saw the information: [Ethereal Spirit · Level 90].

"Be careful, this thing is very strange and could appear at any time." Jiang He reminded everyone to keep moving forward.

But his next actions left everyone stunned.

Xie Yunzhou ran to his side in a few steps: "Big Brother, are we moving?"

"Damn, aren't I walking right here? What's your rush?" Jiang He said impatiently.

"Big Brother, are you sick?" Xie Yunzhou's eyes widened.

"I think you're asking for a beating! Hurry up and move, I don't have time to play with you, we need to hurry and save people!" Jiang He urged.

The group gathered around in surprise.

Yunque asked cautiously: "Jiang He, are you really okay?"

"I'm fine! What is wrong with you all?"

"Uh... Brother Jiang, if you're fine, then why are you marching in place?" White Clothes pointed out the key issue.

Jiang He was stunned: "Marching in place?" He tried to take a few steps forward, very sure he was moving. "No? Am I not walking forward?"

"Big Brother, why don't you look at what we look like?" Xie Yunzhou was speechless.

Jiang He turned to look at Xie Yunzhou beside him; he was completely motionless!

Looking at the surrounding walls again—they seemed to be moving forward along with him?

The only things not moving were his teammates!

Jiang He immediately stopped, rubbed his eyes hard, and took a few more steps: He was clearly walking! The walls were moving too! But his teammates were just like statues!

Jiang He's expression changed drastically.

This... what is going on?

[Yo-ho... business is here!]

[Kid, need some help?]

Jiang He turned around and lowered his voice: "Stop with the nonsense, just name your price."

[Hmph, I can't take this job for less than five hundred.]

"Damn, you're too greedy! Give me a discount!" Jiang He gritted his teeth.

[No discount, who told you to try and trick me earlier.]

Jiang He knew his trick from earlier had been seen through: "Fine, fine, fine, I'll pay!"

After the [Top-up Successful] notification, the cheat system said lazily: [Kid, you've hit a 'ghost wall'.]

"What does 'ghost wall' mean?"

[Ethereal Spirits don't have much attack power themselves; they are just vengeful spirits that died here, and they love to prank people. There's one currently clinging to your back, covering your eyes with its hands.]

These words made Jiang He shudder violently. He jumped up suddenly, frantically patting and hitting his back.

Thinking of an Ethereal Spirit clinging to him, he felt his hair stand on end.

[Hehe, it's useless, you can't touch it.]

"Damn! Since you took the money, tell me the solution! I'm not here to listen to your trivia!" Jiang He was furious.

The cheat system then slowly said: [Ethereal Spirits fear fire.]

Hearing this, Jiang He quickly turned around and shouted toward Yunque:

"Yunque, burn me!"

Yunque was stunned, her face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito: "J-Jiang He, you... what are you saying?"

Xie Yunzhou immediately ran over with a wicked smile:

"Big Brother, I didn't realize you had such heavy tastes. With so many people watching, you're asking Yunque to harass you? I'm embarrassed for you."

"Damn it!" Jiang He was so angry he slapped him, "I said BURN me! Use fire to burn me! Understand?"

He had been scared quite badly earlier, so his tongue got tied, and his perfectly normal 'burn me' was misheard as 'harass me'.