Zhang Hao and Qi Zhao were both greatly startled. Fortunately, the cave wasn't deep. Although the two were dizzy from the fall, they weren't smashed to pieces.
Just at this moment, another figure fell from outside the cave. Zhang Hao subconsciously hugged her.
"Mmngh!" a sound.
Smelling the fragrant scent and finding it quite comfortable to hold in his arms, Zhang Hao knew without a doubt that the one who had fallen was Liu Mengyao.
"Brother Lin, what is the meaning of this?" Zhang Hao asked Lin Junwei outside the cave coldly.
"Hahaha... Zhang Hao, someone offered a high price for your life, so we had no choice but to do this! It's just a pity that these two fellows will be buried with you. You won't be lonely on the path to the Yellow Springs." Wen Tailai and Guo Sheng's laughter came from outside the cave.
"So you're one of Wen Tailai's men?" Zhang Hao gritted his teeth.
Zhang Hao had originally been careful enough. Although he knew Lin Junwei and the others were somewhat suspicious, he had left Liu Mengyao outside, thinking they would have some scruples. But he didn't expect that they would still act. He also secretly blamed himself for being too careless.
"If I get out, it will be the day you die," Zhang Hao said angrily.
"Kid, you still want to get out? It seems you don't know where this is. This is Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave). Soon, thousands upon thousands of vengeful spirits will tear you to shreds. When you go to the underworld, you can report us to King Yama! Hahaha..."
As he finished speaking, Lin Junwei and the others' smug laughter came from outside the cave. Afterward, the sound vanished without a trace.
Although Zhang Hao harbored resentment, he was helpless at the moment. After all, this place prohibited flying. While they could normally fly, they couldn't here.
"Mengyao, how did you get down?" Zhang Hao asked Liu Mengyao.
Liu Mengyao glanced at Zhang Hao and said lightly, "They wanted to deal with me too. I wasn't a match for the three of them, so I had no choice but to jump down."
Zhang Hao was immediately silent. Looking at Liu Mengyao and Qi Zhao, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, you were implicated because of me. Their target was actually me."
Qi Zhao shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "It's okay. They are the culprits, why are you apologizing?"
Zhang Hao suddenly thought of something and looked at Qi Zhao, asking, "Right, do you know what Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) is?"
As soon as Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) was mentioned, it was clear that both Qi Zhao and Liu Mengyao's expressions changed.
Liu Mengyao said with a solemn expression, "Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) is a deadly place in the Wanmo Ridge area. Legend has it that there are countless resentful souls and vengeful spirits. Within a thousand li radius, the resentful souls of deceased beings will be sucked in here. The rumor is that even a Martial Emperor who enters here cannot get out."
"Then we're definitely going to die?"
Zhang Hao was covered in cold sweat. According to Liu Mengyao, this Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) had been absorbing spirits for years, so it wasn't just ten thousand ghosts, 'a billion ghosts' would be a more accurate description. Once these vengeful spirits got close, they could easily tear them apart. What's more, without targeted magical treasures, ghosts were difficult to eliminate. After all, their life forms were different.
"Forget it, Zhang Hao, let's not struggle anymore. For thousands of years, no one who has entered Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) has survived. That includes Martial Emperor, let alone us." Qi Zhao was filled with despair.
Zhang Hao looked at Qi Zhao and Liu Mengyao and asked with some surprise, "Since you know this is Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave), why weren't you alert before?"
Qi Zhao shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "How could we know this was Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave)? The legend of Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) has been circulating in this area for a long time, almost everyone knows about it, but we didn't know the exact location. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been tricked by these despicable bastards."
Zhang Hao looked slightly bewildered and said, "That's not right. If this is Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave), then why haven't we seen a single ghost yet?"
Qi Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Zhang Hao, don't hold onto hope. The reason there isn't a single vengeful spirit yet is because it's the time of day with the strongest yang energy. Even within Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave), those vengeful spirits and resentful souls don't like to be active. However, as soon as this hour passes, those vengeful spirits will come out to roam. As long as they smell the aura of living people, they will swarm towards us like cats seeing fish, tear us to shreds, and devour our flesh and blood."
As he said this, Zhang Hao clearly felt the fear in their eyes.
A trace of determination appeared on Zhang Hao's face. He said, "We don't necessarily have no chance of escape. Remember, Heaven never bars all roads."
Qi Zhao nodded and said, "That's right, we can't give up until the last moment."
A look of determination also appeared on Liu Mengyao's face.
The three began walking inside Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave). Although it was called a 'cave', it was essentially an underground labyrinth. There were skeletons everywhere underground. These were clearly Seniors who had fallen into Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) before. Their death states were extremely horrific; it was clear their deaths had been very painful.
Seeing this, Zhang Hao and the others felt their scalps tingle. If they didn't want to become one of the withered bones here, they had to find an exit during this time. Otherwise, it would be a dead end.
The further they walked inward, the more Zhang Hao felt gusts of eerie wind. It was very cold and eerie. Chilling winds blew on their bodies, piercingly cold.
"What kind of Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave) is this? This is practically an underground labyrinth!" Qi Zhao's expression showed shock.
Liu Mengyao also said, "No wonder, for thousands of years, there's been no exit from Wan Gui Ku (Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave). Let alone the ghosts, even this labyrinth would make people dizzy."
Zhang Hao also nodded slightly.
Suddenly, bursts of harsh sounds came from ahead. They were like a baby crying, or a resentful woman lamenting. Hearing them made one's skin crawl.
After hearing this sound, both Liu Mengyao and Qi Zhao's expressions changed drastically. They said, "Not good, the vengeful spirits are coming."
Zhang Hao looked at Liu Mengyao and Qi Zhao, whose faces were ashen. He knew they were probably in despair at this moment. There was nothing they could do. Facing hundreds of millions of vengeful spirits, even a Martial Emperor probably wouldn't know what to do!
Zhang Hao, however, didn't give up. He immediately entered the System Store. He wanted to see if there were any items that could restrain vengeful spirits. The System Store had everything. Naturally, there would be no shortage of items to restrain vengeful spirits.
What left Zhang Hao speechless was that these items for restraining vengeful spirits required too many points, at least a million points. Of course, there were some cheaper ones, but looking at their descriptions, they could only capture a dozen or a hundred at most at a time. These were like a drop in the bucket against hundreds of millions of vengeful spirits.
Could it be that they were really going to die here this time?
As he was thinking, black dots surged from the distance, covering the sky and earth. Each black dot was a vengeful spirit. These vengeful spirits were currently like locusts.
"It's over," Zhang Hao also felt a bit of despair.
Suddenly, Zhang Hao thought of something. Fire. Fire could restrain all evil and darkness. Restraining these vengeful spirits naturally wouldn't be a problem.