The fatty realized something was wrong, and he quickly jogged forward a few steps, intending to pull the mercenary back.

But just then.

The fluorescent dot matrix suddenly underwent a drastic change. The fluorescent dots began to vibrate erratically, like ripples in water, spreading outward in circles. Before long, the mercenary's body was engulfed by the fluorescent dot matrix.

The fatty didn't dare approach any further and immediately stopped in his tracks.

The mercenary screamed in terror, "It... it's entering my body..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a green flame suddenly erupted from the mercenary's body, the color of the flame exactly matching the fluorescence.

The green flame instantly spread over the mercenary's entire body. His body was like a candle burning fiercely, softening and melting. Wherever the green flame touched, nothing remained.

The mercenary's skin was quickly burned away, and through the green flames, the others could vaguely see the mercenary's skeleton burning in an extremely distorted posture. His skull glowed with an eerie green light, which was especially terrifying.

This green fire was so bizarre that it could even melt bones. In just a short while, the mercenary's bones were also burned away.

The green fire extinguished, leaving nothing behind. Not even bone fragments or ash remained on the ground. It was as if no one had ever been there, and nothing had ever happened. The mercenary was incinerated by the green fire and vanished into thin air.

The others stared in astonishment at the scene before them, their mouths agape...

"What... what's going on..."

Derek was completely stunned by the sight before him, and the others' faces were also extremely grim.

Everyone felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads, banishing all sleepiness and instantly waking them up.

There was currently a problem: were these fluorescent dot matrices already present, or did they suddenly appear at night?

If the dot matrices had always been there, what caused them to become visible?

If the dot matrices had just appeared at night, what was the reason for their appearance?

But regardless of the explanation, the existence of these fluorescent dot matrices completely blocked their path forward.

The terrifying scene just now had completely dispelled everyone's thoughts of continuing forward. The fluorescent dot matrix in this area was like a fiery pit filled with raging green flames. Rushing forward would be no different than jumping into the pit.

Derek's voice came from the front of the group, "I don't know, the compass and positioning devices are malfunctioning now."

Hearing Derek's reply, the fatty felt a faint sense of unease.

The compass and positioning devices were malfunctioning, and the fatty had a very bad premonition.

The fatty's premonition was right.

Before long, the team's flashlights began to malfunction, the light flickering erratically, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.