Ke Wuwen woke up to hear Tong Zheng say that You Mi and Chi Hao were also in this rest area. He was in a hurry to find Jing Minghe, but Tong Zheng pushed him back onto the bed.
"No need to go, Minghe isn't here."
"What?" Ke Wuwen didn't react for a moment. "Idol isn't here? What do you mean? Could it be that idol... no, it's impossible. Idol is so powerful, and with Brother Chi protecting him, how could he..."
Ke Wuwen became more and more agitated as he spoke, about to cry. Tong Zheng quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, Minghe should be fine. It seems he was just sent to another space."
"Another space?" Ke Wuwen looked like he suddenly understood. "Oh, so he's the same as us, inexplicably sent into another instance!"
He then put on a bitter expression. "If that's the case, I still don't know when I'll see idol again."
"Minghe's situation is probably different from ours," Tong Zheng rubbed Ke Wuwen's head. "I carefully asked You Mi about their last instance. He's different from us. Believe me, he won't disappear for too long."
"Really?" Ke Wuwen became happy again. "That's great! I hope to see idol soon, I miss him so much!"
Hearing this, Tong Zheng deliberately sighed heavily. "You miss him so much, sigh~ I'm truly envious."
"Ah," Ke Wuwen quickly hugged Tong Zheng and nuzzled him. "I do miss idol, because I haven't seen him for a long time. But the one I love the most is still Brother Tong, really, I'm not lying to you."
"Alright," Tong Zheng dotingly stroked the back of Ke Wuwen's head. "I know, I was just kidding. I miss Minghe too. When I saw You Mi, I thought Chi Hao and Minghe would definitely be here, but I didn't expect Minghe to be missing."
Ke Wuwen looked up and kissed the underside of Tong Zheng's chin. The child who had almost cried out of worry was now comforting Tong Zheng. "Idol will be fine. We all believe idol will be fine, and he will be fine. Moreover, he will return to us all soon." Su Dan Novel Network
"Yes," Tong Zheng's eyes also held determination. "He will definitely come back soon."
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The days in the rest area passed both slowly and quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was time to enter the next instance. However, there were still ten people in the rest area, and Jing Minghe had still not appeared.
Fortunately, no one else had appeared.
The light door reappeared, and Mo Xiao, Hao Yu, Lu Bin, and Gao Zhenli were the first to enter. Gong Liang glanced at Chi Hao and the others, and then followed them into the light door.
You Mi looked around, and just as he was about to speak and persuade them, he saw Chi Hao step into the light door. Gu Chenhui shrugged and followed him in.
Tong Zheng pulled Ke Wuwen and nodded to You Mi. "Let's go in too."
"Okay."
The three entered the light door one by one. Passing through the light door, they were met with a vast expanse of white. Before they could react, a bone-chilling coldness swept over them from head to toe, making them feel like they were about to be frozen into ice sculptures.
"So cold!"
These three words were spoken through gritted teeth by Ke Wuwen, his teeth chattering from the cold.
Tong Zheng turned and pulled Ke Wuwen into his embrace. "Is it a snowy mountain? I should have worn more clothes."
You Mi rubbed his arms and said through chattering teeth, "At this temperature, it should be, minus fifty or sixty degrees Celsius, right? Forget about moving around here, just lasting for more than ten hours without freezing to death would be a miracle."
Tong Zheng saw that the people who had entered first were standing still, seemingly considering which direction to go. After all, there was nothing but snow in front of them, an endless white expanse in all directions.
"What do we do?" You Mi hesitated for a moment and walked behind Chi Hao. "Mr. Chi..."
You Mi's words were interrupted by Gu Chenhui beside him, who only said two words, "It's coming."
"What?" You Mi instinctively asked, and at the same time, he followed Gu Chenhui's gaze. A dark shadow was approaching them from afar.
"What is that?" Ke Wuwen peeked out from Tong Zheng's embrace. "It's so fast. Could it be dangerous?"
Before Ke Wuwen could finish his sentence, Chi Hao had already walked towards the dark shadow.
"Xiao Jing!" Gu Chenhui shouted excitedly and followed towards the dark shadow.
"What did Brother Gu just say?" Ke Wuwen stared at Tong Zheng with wide eyes and asked, "He said Xiao Jing, does he mean idol?"
Tong Zheng looked straight ahead. Now he could see clearly. Jing Minghe was standing on a sled, and a group of jet-black sled dogs were running at full speed.
Those who recognized Jing Minghe began to approach him, while those who didn't know him hesitated.
"Idol!" Ke Wuwen waved excitedly at Jing Minghe, as if he didn't feel the cold anymore.
However, as Jing Minghe got closer, he suddenly raised a hand. In his hand was a hunting rifle, its muzzle pointed directly at them. The bullet flew out, hitting Tong Zheng squarely between the eyebrows.
"Brother Tong!" Ke Wuwen let out a roar.
Tong Zheng's body slowly fell. Ke Wuwen tried to catch him but was pushed away by a force. The surrounding environment began to distort and change. White gradually gave way to red, snow turned into flames, and the temperature shifted from extreme cold to scorching heat.
It had been deadly cold moments ago, and now they felt like they were about to be roasted.
"What..." You Mi looked around in surprise. Jing Minghe, who had just appeared, had disappeared again. "Where is Minghe? What's going on?"
"Brother Tong!"
Tong Zheng, who had fallen on the ground, also disappeared. Ke Wuwen anxiously searched everywhere, unafraid of the raging flames around him.
You Mi ran over and grabbed Ke Wuwen, who was about to rush into the sea of fire. "Wuwen, don't be impulsive!"
"Let go of me, I want to find Brother Tong!"
Ke Wuwen was small but surprisingly strong, and he pushed You Mi away, continuing to run forward. Fortunately, Chi Hao blocked his path.
Whether it was a reflex or fear, just standing in front of him was enough to make Ke Wuwen freeze in place, his face looking at Chi Hao with a wronged expression.
The fire around them grew larger and larger, rapidly approaching them. They immediately scattered to find an escape route, but found that there was no breakthrough.
"How could this happen?" Gao Zhenli took off her jacket and held it in her hand. "Are they trying to burn us to death? What does this instance want to do? Are they planning to wipe us all out as soon as we enter?"
"It's definitely not," Hao Yu gestured for Gao Zhenli to put her jacket back on. It's better to be a little warmer than to have your skin burned. "Listen, it's the sound of water."
After Hao Yu spoke, Gu Chenhui immediately added, "More than that, it's the sound of water guns, fire hoses."
Because the fire was concentrated, everyone was also gathered together. Hao Yu and Gu Chenhui's words were heard by everyone.
"Fire hoses?" Lu Bin shouted for everyone to be quiet and carefully judged the direction of the sound. "It's over there!"
"Is it him?" Chi Hao said, and then, like lifting a chicken, he grabbed Ke Wuwen and walked in the direction Lu Bin pointed.