“Hmph… finally here.”

As Feng Bujue spoke those words, a sparrow flew down from the darkness above him and slowly came to stand before him.

“Mama killed me.
Papa ate me.
My brothers and sisters climbed under the table,
And gathered up my bones…
And buried them… beneath the cold stones.”

A child's voice, devoid of any emotion, issued from the “sparrow's” mouth and entered Feng Bujue's ears.

“Ah… I already know all this, you don't have to repeat it.” Feng Bujue stopped walking, raised his eyes to look at the sparrow, and said, “Can you say something new, like… where is that 'stone tomb'? And… after we find your bones, what do you want us to do with them?”

“You will never find my bones.” The sparrow replied, “Because… you will all die here…”

Before the words faded, a sudden change occurred.

Crackle, crackle, crackle…

At that moment, the sound of shattering suddenly rang out, one after another.

Countless cracks burst open on the stone walls on both sides of Jue-ge. Within the cracks, specks of black pistils emerged.

Flowers bloomed into roses, rich with fragrance. Petals fell and turned to powder, scattering and withering.

Black roses instantly covered the stone walls, the scattered petals and pollen like mist and haze, a desolate beauty.

However, in Feng Bujue's eyes, this “beauty” was dangerous, deadly…

“Pollen that lowers survival value as soon as it enters the respiratory system, huh…” A dark light flashed in Feng Bujue's eyes as he murmured, “This kind of gas attack is indeed quite troublesome…” As he spoke, he had already taken out the [Oxygen Pipe] from his bag and put it in his mouth, “I have to hurry and see how the others are doing.”

“Want to leave?” The sparrow said coldly, “Not so easy!” Its voice was very childish, but its tone revealed a fierce killing intent, “Papa, stop him!”

After the sparrow finished speaking, it flew back into the shadows above.

The next second, the surface of the river a few meters in front of Jue-ge suddenly exploded, and a pillar of water shot into the sky.

White stone walls, black roses, colorless river water, reflecting golden light.

Under the backdrop of this bizarre scene, a burly figure rose ferociously from the mud at the bottom of the river, pushing aside the gold and silver jewelry covering the riverbed, and came to the surface of the water.

It was a male ghost, wearing a white shirt and suspender pants, barefoot, floating in mid-air.

His whole body seemed to be swollen, and his knotted muscles were about to burst through his clothes. And the most severely swollen part… was undoubtedly his head. His head was ridiculously large, and his entire face was distorted by the swelling; his mouth could no longer close because a piece of bloody meat was stuffed into it…

“Oh? ‘Papa’ has become a ghost too?” Feng Bujue grinned (because he had a pipe in his mouth, he was only speaking with one side of his mouth) when he saw the monster, “If I remember correctly, in the fairy tale *The Juniper Tree*, which is associated with *my_mother_has_killed_me*, ‘Papa’ and ‘sister’ didn't die…”

“Ga—eh—ah—” Just as Jue-ge was pondering, the monster staggered, as if “walking”, and approached, treading on the air. As he walked, he made strange sounds, as if trying to say something.

“Hmm…” Feng Bujue looked at the monster, thought for a few seconds, and said, “I don't know if you're being controlled, or if you've become a monster in the true sense of the word… but, pardon me for not having time to tangle with you…”

Before he finished speaking, his body moved.

In the blink of an eye, a strong wind rose and spiritual energy surged.

Feng Bujue stepped on [Moon Steps], his body like a swimming dragon, his eyes without the slightest hesitation, and rushed straight towards the monster in front of him.

The moment he tilted his body, black energy covered his hands, this was the precursor to the activation of [Evil King Flame Kill Hell Blaze]…

Chi—

In just an instant, blood spurted out.

Lo and behold… on the river filled with black flower mist, a scorching aura tore open a path, a purple figure like lightning, tearing the enemy in front into charred pieces of flesh.

“Sparrow, sparrow, this level of monster can't stop me…” After Feng Bujue finished this charge, he continued forward without stopping, running wildly across the water.

He didn't look back to see if the monster was completely dead, because in this race against time, there was no extra time for him to finish it off.

“As expected… it's not just near me… both sides of the entire river are now covered with black roses.” As Feng Bujue ran wildly, he also observed the environment and thought calmly, “The average person can hold their breath for thirty seconds to two minutes… and as a player whose physical fitness is far superior to ordinary people, and who is already at level forty-something, they should be able to reach about five minutes.”

Bang, bang, bang—

Continuous explosions sounded from behind him, but Feng Bujue still didn't look back.

“So ‘Papa’ still isn't dead, huh…” he thought, “But… judging from the sound, he can't catch up for now… even if I don't go all out, he can't close the distance.”

His judgment was correct, the monster was indeed not dead, and quickly reorganized and chased after him… However, the monster's movement speed was a weakness, wanting to chase after Jue-ge in a serious state… I'm afraid he was willing but unable.

“Assuming… all five of them haven't encountered monster attacks, I only have about five minutes left to solve their breathing problems…” Feng Bujue's thoughts never stopped, and his feet quickened a bit, “If they triggered some kind of battle, the situation would be even more dangerous… the time they can hold their breath would be greatly shortened, or even interrupted.”

Thinking of this, Jue-ge happened to see Ou Bu's figure. The latter had already entered the water, floating by treading water with his feet, but he didn't have to worry about breathing problems, because…

“Oh? This guy…” When Feng Bujue came behind Ou Bu, his expression immediately relaxed, “…he actually has an oxygen tank and respirator with him!”

As a very professional medical specialization player, it was not surprising that Ou Bu would have these things, of course, Ou Bu himself did not expect that these things would come in handy in this situation.

“Hmm?” A few seconds later, Ou Bu heard the sound of splashing water, he immediately turned his head, and happened to see Jue-ge running towards him, “Oh! Teacher Jue! This pollen…”

“I know, I'm fine, come with me.” Feng Bujue directly interrupted Ou Bu, and quickly said these nine words.

When he said the first three words, he was still behind Ou Bu; when he said the middle three words, he had already grabbed Ou Bu's arm; and when he said the last three words, he had already pulled Ou Bu out…