Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 1026 - 482: Devil’s Hand Seizes Life, Death Takes a Startling Turn_2

Chapter 1026: Chapter 482: Devil’s Hand Seizes Life, Death Takes a Startling Turn_2

Long Miaomiao said she would do it and stopped, looking at the wall to the right, ready to climb up, "Come over here and be a cushion!"

"Perhaps not?"

Fang Mingyuan worried.

Lin Baici crouched down, knowing that if the examinees didn’t know the method to pass, there was a great chance they would give up halfway.

They could only wait!

"Proctoring is pretty relaxing; it’d be great if I could kill time on my phone!"

Lin Baici forgot to ask his aunt how much the proctor’s allowance was.

With Lin Baici’s current salary, he definitely wouldn’t miss that little extra. Mainly, he found this kind of money easy and satisfying to earn.

Gurgle!

Lin Baici’s stomach started growling again.

The bread he had just eaten didn’t help.

"What’s that over there?"

"What’s going on?"

"Dark mist?"

Lin Baici, who had great hearing, caught several exclamations and questions that quickly reached his ears.

He looked up and saw a mass of black fog coming from the southwest, sweeping over like a sandstorm, engulfing the ancient town.

A strong sense of crisis hit him.

Without any hesitation, Lin Baici immediately sprinted, rushing toward Fang Mingyuan and Little Faddy Sister.

Fang Mingyuan heard footsteps and looked up to see Lin Baici appearing above.

"Old White?"

Fang Mingyuan felt grateful in his heart, knowing his friend was worried about his safety.

Long Miaomiao blinked her eyes and pulled out a lollipop, offering it to Lin Baici, "Want one?"

"Thanks, but no!"

Lin Baici refused and looked towards the distance.

In less than two minutes, the dark fog surged over, devouring the surrounding light, leaving nothing but darkness that one couldn’t see through.

Just as the black fog was about to engulf him, Lin Baici jumped down.

Patter, patter!

In the fog, raindrops hit him, chilling to the bone.

Lin Baici instinctively wanted to take out the Ghostly Oil Lamp but gave up a second later.

Now that he could see nothing, if it fell, he couldn’t find it again, and he also worried that having a light might make him a target.

Just wait!

"Goodness... why did it suddenly get dark?"

Fang Mingyuan was a bit nervous.

"It must be rule contamination!"

In the darkness, Long Miaomiao’s voice sounded clear, "Shall we keep going?"

"How can we move if we can’t see anything?"

Fang Mingyuan loathed the night.

"You decide!"

Lin Baici felt in his backpack, pulled out the Paramour Pliers, then backed up until he hit a wall and crouched down.

No screams were heard, which was suspicious!

The students definitely wouldn’t be this calm, suggesting that the dark mist might also block sound.

"Pitch black and might trip, let’s wait a bit more!"

Fang Mingyuan suggested.

"Sure!"

Long Miaomiao crouched down, and in the darkness, only the sound of her licking the lollipop could be heard.

Time ticked away, and Lin Baici silently counted the minutes. After a good half hour, the dark mist began to thin slightly.

They could vaguely make out things two or three meters away.

"Waiting like this isn’t a solution, right?"

Fang Mingyuan looked around, but unfortunately, could see nothing.

"We can’t keep waiting."

It seemed that the mist wouldn’t clear for six or seven hours, and Lin Baici was also worried about the safety of Gu Qingqiu and Hua Yue Yu.

Pan Yunxiang hadn’t mentioned this scenario, which likely meant something unexpected had occurred.

"Let’s go!"

Lin Baici stood up, holding the pliers close to the wall.

Crackle!

As Lin Baici moved forward, the pliers scraped against the wall, creating a harsh sound.

"Old White, slow down!"

Fang Mingyuan exclaimed worriedly.

"Auntie!"

Lin Baici called out loudly, but no one responded.

After walking about fifty meters, suddenly, a pale light appeared on the right side, like will-o’-the-wisps in a mass burial ground.

The trio walked towards it.

When they got close, they saw the light was actually an Apricot Yellow Flag.

It had four inverted characters that read ’Death to those who advance!’

Lin Baici furrowed his brows.

This didn’t match the chief examiner’s description of the first town!

Pan Yunxiang had said that following the instructions on the flag through nine streets would see them through, but now the words were reversed.

"So, should we go back?"

Lin Baici looked back.

He didn’t start moving immediately but examined the flag closely for three minutes, making sure not to miss any details, before moving forward.

One!

Two!

...

Lin Baici counted his steps, turning back to look at the orb of light until it suddenly vanished, then he immediately took a step back.

The orb of light was gone!

Lin Baici took three more steps back, but it still wasn’t there.

Undeterred, he walked back more than twenty meters, but still saw nothing.

It seemed he had no choice but to continue forward!

"Old... Old White, what are you doing?"

Fang Mingyuan didn’t understand, feeling his roommate had suddenly become cautious, which made his nerves tense as well.

"Something happened, stay close to me!"

Lin Baici moved forward, and after more than ten minutes, another orb of light appeared ahead.

He didn’t rush, maintaining a steady pace until he reached the light.

It was still the Apricot Yellow Flag with the same four inverted characters.

"Those who turn left will die."

He had followed the directions on the flag before, which hadn’t changed, but this time, Lin Baici chose the opposite direction.

He walked to the right.

The dark fog slowly dissipated, the visibility reaching three or four meters.

All around was dead silence, apart from the sound of Lin Baici’s footsteps, nothing else could be heard.

It was like being in a graveyard at midnight.

Lin Baici walked, occasionally looking back, just as he was contemplating whether to go back and check if the flag had changed, the black mist in front of him suddenly surged like a tidal wave.

A pair of pitch-black hands, like the claws of an evil spirit, stretched out abruptly and grabbed Lin Baici’s neck.

Lin Baici instantly couldn’t breathe, and the ghostly hands not only choked him but also lifted him off the ground.

He was choking!

Not just Lin Baici, Fang Mingyuan, and Long Miaomiao also fell victim; two robust ghostly hands, with lightning speed, grabbed their necks.

"Uh..."

Fang Mingyuan’s tongue was forced out from the choking, and even though he was tall and muscular, he was lifted until his toes left the ground.

Lin Baici, clutching the Paramour Pliers, smashed them fiercely at the ghostly hands.

Bang!

One of the ghostly hands shattered into a black mist.

It worked!

Lin Baici raised his eyebrows and quickly struck again!

Bang!

The other ghostly hand was dispersed.

Lin Baici landed, gasping heavily, while swinging the pliers to smash at the ghostly hands grabbing Fang Mingyuan and Long Miaomiao.

Bang bang!

All were broken off.

The two were freed.

Lin Baici initially wanted to immediately retreat, but hesitated for a moment, then stopped, his eyes fixedly staring ahead.

Could it be that he was wrong, and despite the reversed flag, was still supposed to follow the flag’s direction?

"Let’s go!"

Lin Baici shouted, hurrying back under the Apricot Yellow Flag.

Fang Mingyuan and Long Miaomiao hastily followed.

"Those who turn left will die."

The ghastly pale light spread, like bones exposed to wind and rain.

"Old White, cough, thanks for just now!"

Fang Mingyuan covered his neck, uncomfortable, "But you’re the examiner, helping us, wouldn’t that cause problems?"

"An unexpected situation arose!"

Lin Baici explained.

"Huh?"

Fang Mingyuan didn’t understand.

"This shouldn’t be part of the assessment, our current task is to find a way out first!"

After Lin Baici finished speaking, Fang Mingyuan gasped.

He sensed Lin Baici’s caution.

Damn, damn!

Even the examiner is this nervous, am I, the examinee, totally doomed?

Hold on,

Maybe it’s just that my roommate lacks strength, lacks experience...

"What are you thinking? Hurry up and follow!"

Lin Baici urged, heading to the left.

In this pitch-black darkness, once separated, they might never find each other again.

"Oh!"

Fang Mingyuan was also worried about Little Fatty Sister, "Miaomiao, stay close to me!"

Lin Baici walked, occasionally looking back to check the Apricot Yellow Flag.

Nothing unusual.

Just when Lin Baici thought he was overthinking, a pair of ghostly hands suddenly stretched out from the black mist behind, grabbing his neck.

The ghostly hands were powerful, pushing Lin Baici forward and pressing down!

"Shit!"

Lin Baici stumbled, nearly falling over.

Fang Mingyuan and Long Miaomiao also couldn’t escape, both similarly grabbed by ghostly hands from behind around their necks.