From Yao Shunyu's eyes, Fatty didn't see any pleading, only a hint of relief and release, something familiar.

Fatty hesitated. Subconsciously, he wasn't considering whether to leave or not, but rather pursuing the source of this familiarity. He hadn't known Yao Shunyu for long, so he shouldn't feel this way.

The next moment, he saw Yao Shunyu's mud-covered face suddenly smile, then he trembled as he raised his hand, gently waving in the direction of their escape.

"Go."

Across the distance of several dozen meters, Fatty actually understood Yao Shunyu's lip movements. It was at this moment that Fatty's body trembled violently, and his vision began to blur.

He remembered, he remembered where this damned sense of familiarity came from!

He had seen the relief on Yao Shunyu's face before.

On the faces of more than one person.

As his vision gradually became obscured, Yao Shunyu's already unclear face became even more blurred. Wang Qi had that face when he abandoned him; Huai Yi, whose corpse was dragged away by a ghost in the manor's corridor, also had that face... Suppressed and profound memories gradually eroded his last bit of reason, and that familiar feeling of helplessness struck again.

He could continue to retreat, just like before, merely adding another life to the toll.

Moreover, this person wasn't his brother, just a partner on a mission.

The other party had also given up on himself, telling him to leave.

A moment later, Yao Shunyu's calm and desperate gaze suddenly changed. He saw Fatty squat down, forcefully insert the mirror's handle into the soil, then adjust the angle, aiming the mirror at the female ghost. The next second, he leaped up and ran towards him.

He had never seen anyone run so fast. The surrounding scenery retreated rapidly. This distance of what seemed like only a few dozen meters was the most insurmountable chasm in life.

The will to survive, which had originally been extinguished, reignited. Yao Shunyu didn't want to die either, but at this moment, he was even more unwilling to see Wang Fugui die here to save him.

This shouldn't be.

Some people are destined to live.

He used his last strength to struggle to his feet. Fatty had already run to his side, picked him up without a word, slung him over his back, and immediately turned around and ran back.

At this time, the female ghost was very close to the mirror, less than 5 meters away, while Fatty still had a full 50 meters to go.

This was a despairing distance. As long as the female ghost touched the mirror and lifted the restriction, Fatty and Yao Shunyu on his back would be trapped forever.

The scenery on both sides retreated rapidly. Yao Shunyu, lying on Fatty's back, had a strange feeling. The speed of the man beneath him seemed to be tearing through time.

Just as Fatty was about to reach the edge of the barrier, the female ghost's hand finally touched the mirror. The mirror was knocked over, and the restriction was instantly lifted. In the blink of an eye, the female ghost appeared behind them, a hanging rope coming straight for Fatty's head.

Just a little bit more...

Just a little bit more and they could have escaped!

Yao Shunyu was unwilling to accept this. At this moment, Fatty was still running, completely unaware of the death rope about to land on his head.

But Yao Shunyu wasn't going to wait any longer. He absolutely wouldn't allow Wang Fugui to die here. He couldn't face going out alone. He grabbed Wang Fugui's shoulders, straightened his body, and used his head to take the death rope.

He would just return the life that Wang Fugui had helped him retrieve...

But the next second, a scene he never expected appeared. A sigh suddenly rang in his ear.

It really was a sigh, he heard it very clearly!

And... and it was right beside his ear!

It was as if an invisible person was standing next to them.

Then, a force pushed him hard from behind. With this force, the two of them suddenly accelerated. The rope just grazed the back of his head. The next second, the two of them rushed out of the barrier.

From the perspective of the people outside, it looked like Fatty was carrying Yao Shunyu, and the two of them fell out of the air together.

They really did fall out. Fortunately, Fatty was agile and adjusted his landing posture in mid-air, so he didn't fall flat on his face.

When she saw Yao Shunyu lying on Fatty's back, Lin Qianqian was so surprised that she couldn't speak. Even Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan couldn't help but gasp, looking Fatty up and down with scrutinizing eyes, as if they were re-evaluating him.

"He really saved him."

Looking at this scene, Li Bai took a long time to recover.

Jiang Cheng released his clenched fist. He had always had confidence in Fatty. Every time, he didn't disappoint him, and even in desperate situations, he brought hope to those around him.

Yao Shunyu didn't express the tearful gratitude that everyone expected towards Wang Fugui, who had saved him. He simply lay on Fatty's back and sighed, "I finally understand."

Fatty also escaped from the tension and couldn't help but gasp for breath, "You understand what?"

"No wonder someone like Li Shanru would tell you the clues." Yao Shunyu said in a very soft but very serious voice, "Wang Fugui, if only one person can survive this mission, I hope that person is you."

"Please, you must live."

After saying that, Yao Shunyu climbed off Fatty's back and walked towards the coffin with difficulty. He didn't just say those words casually. The Nightmare Assault (噩梦惊袭) never lacked skilled people. Treacherous, insidious, and ruthless people were even more common, but no one had ever given Yao Shunyu the shock he felt now.

Because he brought hope to those around him.

That was the rarest thing in the nightmare world.

He suddenly had a feeling that Wang Fugui's appearance would bring an immeasurable change to the nightmare world, sowing hope in the hearts of more and more people. The flowers that bloomed would eventually cover this desperate land, and when every corner was filled with flowers, the nightmare would end.

He didn't believe that such a thing would happen before, but after seeing Wang Fugui, he began to believe it.

Not only him, but Li Shanru should also believe it.

Otherwise, why would he have sung that song?

"Hehe, not easy, Little Friend Wang, and Little Friend Yao's performance really opened the eyes of this old fellow. Sure enough, talents are emerging in large numbers, and I have to admit that I'm getting old."

Yuan Shanyuan said dry and polite words, probably even he didn't believe them himself.

Luo Tianhe even put on a slightly guilty expression, but more than that, he was delighted that the two were able to survive successfully. "This time, we were able to successfully pass the second level. Wang Fugui and Yao Shunyu have made great contributions. Fortunately, there were no real dangers."

Yao Shunyu and Fatty were not interested in the flattery of the two, because they knew that it was not from the heart. Yao Shunyu was still thinking about what had just happened, the guy who sighed, and the hand that pushed him at the last moment.

That guy would never be a ghost from this mission, because firstly, ghosts would never save them, and secondly, and most puzzlingly, he detected a familiar aura from that guy.

It seemed... like Wang Fugui's aura.