Chapter 58.3 (2/2)

Xiao Tangqiu regained his energy instantly and he immediately rushed towards the light for fear that the light would disappear.

That spot of light grew brighter and brighter until it finally became completely bright. He finally arrived at the exit of the underground tunnel!

The long-absent light stung his eyes but he couldn’t bear to stop, instead squinting his eyes and running forward. Just as he was about to run to the exit, he heard the sudden whistle of wind!

Dang dang dang dang—

Xiao Tangqiu turned his head and saw the familiar subway rush straight towards him!

It’s over! This time there’s no hiding!

Why did it happen just as he was about to leave this underground tunnel?

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, even the air was frozen, and he unthinkingly closed his eyes.

Just when Xiao Tangqiu thought he was going to be smashed back in the next second, the violent wind suddenly disappeared!

He opened his eyes and saw that there was no subway at all, only a black tunnel and a rusty abandoned track.

He was already covered in cold sweat and couldn’t help but take a step back, dropping to sit on the ground. At this moment, a shout came from nearby, “Qiuqiu? Is Qiuqiu you?”

Xiao Tangqiu turned his head stiffly just to see Tang Mianmian flying towards him and plunging into his arms, “Qiuqiu! Scared me to death! I thought you… What happened to you!”

Without waiting for Xiao Tangqiu to answer, Tang Mianmian was pulled entirely off of him. Shen Yuan squeezed in front of Xiao Tangqiu and stared straight at him, black eyes darkened, “Jiujiu, where did you just go? ”

This past month, Shen Yuan obviously became more rational and progressive than when he woke up. Although he still had no previous memories, he had accepted and understood many things under the inculcation of everyone. But the only thing that was unchanged was his dependence and possessiveness of Xiao Tangqiu.

After seeing Shen Yuan and Tang Mianmian, Xiao Tangqiu was finally at ease. He gave a big sigh of relief and smiled reluctantly, “I’m fine, just now …”

He quickly spoke about what had just happened, and at this time the Reincarnation Team people came over one by one.

After listening to his narrative, Xue Junli asked mildly, “You said you just met a ghost subway in the tunnel behind you?”

Xiao Tangqiu nodded fearfully, “Yes.”

Xue Junli paused and told Xiao Tangqiu mildly, “We just sent Duan Hongzhen to take a look, it was an abandoned tunnel.”

Xiao Tangqiu smiled bitterly, “I saw that just now.”

“Not only that, this is not an ordinary underground tunnel in a city, but a train tunnel through the mountains. It is impossible for the subway to take the train tunnel unless it derails,” Xue Junli said a pun without changing expression. “Duan Hongzhen walked a long way in the tunnel. If he didn’t shirk, this tunnel has an end, and it is not far in, only a bit over a hundred meters. ”

Xiao Tangqiu was stunned, “Only a bit over a hundred meters?”

Duan Hongzhen lazily spoke up from the sidelines, “Yes, there is only a bit more than a hundred meters. There is a landslide at the end. Those rocks blocked my way, and it also cut off the tunnel. Besides, we’ve only been in the instance for maybe ten minutes. You said you’ve been in the tunnel for at least half an hour? ”

Xiao Tangqiu fell into contemplation and was speechless for a long time.

“And most importantly, when I was exploring this tunnel just now,” Duan Hongzhen stared at Xiao Tangqiu for a while, “I didn’t see you.”

Without waiting for Xiao Tangqiu to speak, Shen Yuan immediately said coldly, “I believe Jiujiu!”

Xue Junli and Duan Hongzhen both stopped for a moment, then the two of them twitched at the same time, Xue Junli smiled bitterly, “We didn’t mean to doubt Xiao Tangqiu, we just thought there might be a problem with this tunnel.”

Shen Yuan snorted. “We knew from the beginning that there was a problem with this tunnel.”

“Although that’s what I said…” Xue Junli reached out and rubbed his temples, “but now that I look at it, this tunnel may be an important clue related to the plot. As for the things Xiao Tangqiu saw, it may be his hallucinations, it could also be a flashback of a scene, a hint of clues. ”

“Flashback of a scene? A hint of clues?” Xiao Tangqiu couldn’t help repeating it.

“Yes. Didn’t you realize that each instance has a certain logic and plot? It’s like a well rounded and complete story,” Xue Junli said calmly. “Our mission goal is to find relevant clues and reasoning by figuring out the logic and plot, find important items, and finally complete the mission. ”

“Isn’t that just like a game?” Tang Mianmian couldn’t help but interject.

“That’s right,” Duan Hongzhen snorted. “That’s why we call this place an instance, and players and whatever… These terms are all invented by Xue Junli.”

“Invented by Xue Junli?” Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian were stunned. They thought that these terms were previously already in place!

“Not only that,” Duan Hongzhen raised his chin. “You should have been on the Abyss Forum already? That stuff was invented by this guy, too.”