Chapter 319: Chapter 319
Jiang Ye had originally been shaken to the point of doubting his life in the White Tower...
Then suddenly Zhang Minghan grabbed him, and the whole person looked utterly confused.
Before he could figure out the situation, he heard a voice calling him “Jiang Ye”...
That voice did not carry any kindness. Relying on his years of survival experience, Jiang Ye immediately sensed trouble!
So, still dazed, this “Jiang Ye” who was being held by Zhang Minghan raised his hand to remove the mimic mask on his face.
At the same time, he shouted, “Hero, have mercy! I am not—”
The words “Jiang Ye” hadn’t even left his mouth.
The mimic mask on his face didn’t have time to be removed.
Suddenly, the back of this “Jiang Ye”’s head was struck hard.
Zhang Minghan casually threw the unconscious “Jiang Ye” to the ground.
Then he turned to Yu Mo and said, “Come on, invade him.”
Yu Mo was also a bit confused, blinking hesitantly, “This...”
Wu Wang also felt something was wrong. After a slight hesitation, he still kindly reminded, “That damn Jiang Ye has too many secrets on him and is involved in too many matters. I really don’t recommend—”
Unfortunately, his kind reminder was cut off.
Zhang Minghan shot him a sharp glare and said domineeringly, “I don’t want your advice. I want my advice!”
“Right now, am I the eldest brother, or are you?”
“...” Wu Wang fell silent.
Zhang Minghan snorted again, “You’re not the eldest brother, so shut up and obediently listen to me.”
“If anything happens, I’ll take the responsibility as eldest brother.”
Since he said so, Wu Wang and Yu Mo naturally did not say much.
So Yu Mo had no choice but to pick this “Jiang Ye” to invade.
As a Reincarnation Ghost, his strength was quite decent.
He activated the full power of his ghostly tattoos and quickly subdued “Jiang Ye.”
With Zhang Minghan and Wu Wang assisting nearby, this invasion went very smoothly.
When the unconscious “Jiang Ye” opened his eyes again...
His gaze was suddenly bright and shining, his voice filled with surprise:
“This guy doesn’t seem to be Jiang Ye, but actually an old player...”
He then prepared to remove the mimic mask.
However, this motion was stopped as Zhang Minghan slapped the mask back onto his face.
Zhang Minghan’s eyes swept coldly over him, then he said in a low voice,
“Now, we add each other as friends. From now on, all your actions follow my orders.”
He took out a Survival Jade Token and added Yu Mo, who had changed from a Reincarnation Ghost to a monster player, as a friend.
Yu Mo had no objection to adding friends, but...
His original look of surprise quickly turned into terror.
While Zhang Minghan was leading the friend request, he shouted,
“No, big brother! I feel like my body is heating up! It’s like all my blood is boiling!”
“Look! Steam is coming off my body! This... this is not right!”
He shouted while raising both hands.
Sure enough, the skin on his arms was blood-red, and scalding steam was escaping from his pores!
Zhang Minghan and Wu Wang standing next to him both felt that boiling heat!
Yu Mo’s expression rapidly changed from fear to uncontrollable pain!
Unfortunately, Zhang Minghan gave him no time to adjust.
After confirming the friend request was accepted, he slapped Yu Mo’s forehead.
Then, as if his palm contained spatial power, he forcefully pushed Yu Mo’s forehead.
In the next moment, Yu Mo’s figure disappeared from the spot.
Of course, he reappeared inside the chaotic White Tower.
Because the entire White Tower had been overturned, all players inside were tossed like waves in a storm, mixed and shaken wildly.
So no one noticed that, in this brief moment, one member of Jiang Ye’s small team had been swapped like a “raccoon changing the prince.”
Even Yu Mo’s painful state did not stand out among the many suffering inside the White Tower.
However, in the Twilight Sands, Yu Mo suddenly disappeared, leaving Wu Wang to face Zhang Minghan alone...
Wu Wang looked a bit awkward and asked Zhang Minghan,
“...Big brother, do you have any orders for me?”
“You,” Zhang Minghan raised an eyebrow, “just go to the Black Ice Domain at your usual pace.”
A flash of surprise crossed Wu Wang’s eyes, but he didn’t question and nodded directly, “Alright.”
“Anything else you want to tell me, big brother?”
Zhang Minghan thought for a moment, then smiled faintly,
“Nothing extra. Just remember to enter from the southern border of the Black Ice Domain.”
Wu Wang was curious but did not ask further.
He casually raised his cloak of black mist.
The cloak enveloped him for a moment, then took him away without a trace.
On the other side, at the southern border of the Black Ice Domain,
a cheerful and lively voice suddenly rang out:
“Hey hey hey! Two old friends, hope you’re both well~”
The sudden voice made Lin Jing and Ouyang both freeze in place.
They quickly turned around, and like seeing a ghost, caught sight of Zhou Qiming’s figure!
was naturally a clone transformed from Jiang Ye.
His expression was relaxed, as if meeting an old fellow villager, and he joyfully rushed straight toward the two.
His posture seemed to want a big hug from each of them.
Lin Jing and Ouyang each took a half step back.
They exchanged glances. Ouyang raised his hand, palm facing out in refusal, frowning at Zhou Qiming’s clone:
“What... what are you doing here?”
Zhou Qiming’s clone raised an eyebrow, still casual in tone:
“What? This is your turf? I can’t come?”
Lin Jing and Ouyang frowned, both cautious and alert.
The clone smiled mischievously and said, “If it’s not your turf, then what are you doing here?”
Their brows furrowed deeper.
The clone then said directly, “Are you here for the Three Life Stone Staff? Or do you have some other purpose?”
As he said this, his gaze locked tightly on Lin Jing and Ouyang.
Unfortunately, neither of their expressions revealed any clues.
Ouyang obviously didn’t know about the Three Life Stone Staff, but perhaps he was simply not informed.
Lin Jing’s expression was calm, his face as expressionless as if covered in Skin Sand and frozen into facial paralysis.
He showed no emotional fluctuations and instead carefully examined Zhou Qiming with his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly said to Zhou Qiming:
“You... aren’t Zhou Qiming, are you?”
Jiang Ye was not surprised he would say this.
After all, the original Zhou Qiming looked like he hadn’t slept for ten days, gloomy and listless, basically lifeless except when showing off.
But now, Jiang Ye’s Zhou Qiming was totally different, lively and unpredictable.
However, he didn’t care.
Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow and flipped his palm.
Suddenly, two resurrection stones from the Reincarnation Graveyard appeared in his palm.
He played with the two resurrection stones like fiddling with ornamental walnuts.
At the same time, he smiled slightly and said, “Does it matter if I’m Zhou Qiming? Does it affect how you treat me?”
Lin Jing’s gaze fell on the resurrection stones in his hand, his eyes slightly thoughtful.
But during his thoughts, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he said in a low voice, “Come out!”
With this sharp command,
Jiang Ye, leisurely playing with the resurrection stones, turned his gaze toward a spot.
Only Ouyang was left, dumbfounded, looking around nervously, fully prepared.
Right where Jiang Ye’s gaze landed,
a cloak of black mist slowly materialized.
The figure inside the cloak had not yet appeared, but a tranquil and ethereal voice drifted out from within:
“This generation of newcomers is truly surprising.”
This ethereal voice, though light and airy, seemed to carry an inexplicable force, striking the three’s eardrums and minds as if a sharp soundwave.
Even Ouyang, who was weaker in strength, felt mild discomfort just from hearing the voice.
With the black mist cloak spreading, a figure appeared, and a terrifying aura spread like a tangible force, engulfing the three in an overwhelming manner!
This invisible aura was like a huge net, enveloping all three!
Even Lin Jing felt an inexplicable panic as if completely locked down by something, with no escape or evasion...
He was slightly startled inside but forcibly suppressed the panic on his face.
Just as he was thinking how to deal with this mysterious powerful figure...
He saw the “Zhou Qiming” still relaxedly playing with the resurrection stones.
After a moment, he flipped his hand again and put away the resurrection stones.
With a flash, he grabbed the corner of the mysterious figure’s black mist cloak.
This scene completely stunned Lin Jing and Ouyang!
Just as the mysterious figure was also shocked and about to strike,
“Zhou Qiming” smiled slightly and said,
“Stop showing off for now, Xiao Wang, your second brother is here!”
“Zhou Qiming” smiled again and gave Wu Wang a meaningful look.
That look was very similar to the one Zhang Minghan had shown before.
You could even say it was exactly the same!
While Wu Wang was full of question marks and completely stiff,
“Zhou Qiming” laughed, “What? You want your second brother to give you a slap before you recognize him?”
Wu Wang grew even more stiff.
But he had always been someone who knew the situation.
In the blink of an eye, the “mysterious powerful figure” who was floating in the air with a cloak just moments ago,
next second put both feet on the ground, removed the cloak, and shouted to Zhou Qiming, “Second brother...”
“Hi, so obedient!” Jiang Ye, posing as Zhou Qiming, smiled faintly and turned his gaze to Lin Jing and Ouyang.
Seeing their expressions of 30% confusion and 70% shock, he continued smiling:
“Are we fighting together? Or teaming up to explore this Black Ice Domain?”
“...” Lin Jing and Ouyang exchanged a slightly stiff glance.
Before answering, Jiang Ye suddenly said to Lin Jing,
“By the way, did you know? This Black Ice Domain is Lin Ling’s turf.”
“Lin Ling, the big sister who forced you into exploring the Red-lit Elevator.”
As he said this, he stared intently at Lin Jing, trying to read something from his face.
Unfortunately, he still saw nothing.
Instead, Lin Jing’s gaze locked with his.
It seemed he wanted to dig something out from Jiang Ye.
After a moment of eye contact, Lin Jing looked into Jiang Ye’s eyes and said in a low voice,
“If that’s the case, aren’t you afraid that if Lin Ling causes trouble for me, it will involve you?”
“Hi.” Jiang Ye laughed heartily, even slapping Lin Jing’s shoulder, jokingly saying,
“I’m even more afraid that if Lin Ling causes trouble for me, it will involve you :)”
Lin Jing didn’t know whether to believe this joke.
But after thinking for a moment, he moved Jiang Ye’s hand off his shoulder and calmly said,
“Then teaming up might be the best choice?”
Jiang Ye smiled, “Naturally.”
Ouyang stood quietly behind Lin Jing like an outsider.
Wu Wang, like Jiang Ye’s little brother, quietly stood behind Jiang Ye.
Thus, the two teams of 2v2 formed successfully.
Lin Jing then asked Jiang Ye, “Since the target is here, do you know how to enter the Black Ice Domain?”
Jiang Ye didn’t answer, instead raising his eyebrows to look at Wu Wang, “You should know, right?”
Wu Wang nodded, but his tone was meaningful, “If the information I got is correct, anyone—players or monsters—can directly enter this domain’s space.”
He stopped there, but Lin Jing immediately understood his implication and replied:
“Generally, if a space is easy to enter, it’s hard to get out. So, do you still want to go in?”
Jiang Ye raised his eyebrow and smiled, “That’s a question I should ask you.”
Lin Jing was silent, then bluntly said, “Since neither side objects, let’s just go in.”
So the four of them, two teams, headed straight toward the barrier of the Black Ice Domain.
Because the idea of “direct entry” came from Wu Wang,
Then Ouyang went second.
Lin Jing and Jiang Ye entered almost simultaneously.
The four were not separated by their entry times but appeared together on a vast plain.
The scenery on this plain matched the natural landscapes shown on the game board.
Looking up from the plain, the four could see a starry night sky, with countless stars spread out like a scattered chessboard.
Almost simultaneously, their attention focused on the “constellations” in the night sky.
Wu Wang was the first to speak, “These stars might contain some secrets.”
Lin Jing thought the same but didn’t speak.
Jiang Ye, posing as Zhou Qiming, slapped Wu Wang’s shoulder without mercy and said:
“Didn’t you say you were entering the Black Ice Domain to find a certain treasure to lure the boss?”
“So now, you must know how to find that treasure :)”
Wu Wang had no way to refute this.
He had even doubted this “second brother” before.
But now, since “second brother” directly revealed information only “big brother” knew, he dared not doubt anymore.
After a moment of silence, he said bluntly:
“According to what I heard, the space inside the Black Ice Domain is divided into grids. Each grid corresponds to different scenery and constellations.”
“If you want to find the treasure that will definitely attract the boss... I know how to get to the grid where the treasure is.”
After he said this, Jiang Ye looked at Lin Jing, seeking his opinion.
Lin Jing, considering Wu Wang’s identity and the “boss” Jiang Ye mentioned, had many guesses. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ noⅴelfire.net
He didn’t ask more and didn’t intend to expose himself.
After a moment of silence, he said calmly and expressionlessly,
“Then let’s go explore this grid space where the Reincarnation Ghost big shot says the treasure is.”