Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The deeper the predicament, the harder it is to escape

"Demonic energy..." Those two words boomed like thunder in my ears. I stared in horror at the black mist, as if it possessed a life of its own, greedily devouring my remaining vitality. I diligently mobilized my spiritual energy, trying to dispel it, but I found it was like a maggot on the tarsal bone; no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake it even a little.

"Hahaha..." A shrill laugh came from the depths of the dark clouds. The voice was filled with malice and ridicule. "Do you think you can stop me like this? You are so naive!"

As soon as I finished speaking, a black lightning bolt struck from the dark clouds, heading straight for me. I tried to dodge, but found that my body seemed to be imprisoned and I couldn't move at all.

"Yaoyao!" Hao Yang exclaimed and rushed towards me with all his might, trying to block this fatal blow for me.

"No!" I closed my eyes in despair, but the next second, I felt a powerful force pushing me away.

I fell to the ground in a mess, and looked up in shock, only to see Hao Yang standing where I was originally, with the black lightning sticking out of his body!

"Hao Yang!" I shouted his name heartbreakingly and wanted to crawl to his side, but my body seemed to be out of control and I could only watch him slowly fall down.

"Don't come over!" Hao Yang raised his hand with difficulty, wanting to touch my cheek, but his hand fell down weakly, "Don't come over... It's dangerous..."

I desperately tried to get closer to him, but the black mist was like an invisible wall, trapping me firmly in place. I watched helplessly as Hao Yang's figure was swallowed by the black mist, but I was powerless to do anything.

"Ah!" I screamed in despair, tears blurring my eyes.

"Wei Yao, hold on!" Elder Wei's voice rang in my ears, calling my name anxiously, "You must hold on!"

However, I could no longer feel my body. All I could see was a growing darkness, and my consciousness was gradually blurring...

"No, we can't wait any longer!" Elder Wei's voice suddenly grew grave. He jerked his head upwards, gazing at the swirling dark clouds, a flicker of determination in his eyes. As my consciousness blurred, I felt a warm force envelop me. This force, unlike the overbearing, cold demonic energy from before, was warm and gentle, yet possessed a resolute force, as if pulling me out of the endless darkness. I strained to pry open my heavy eyelids, but could only see a blur of light and shadow.

"Yaoyao, hold on, you must hold on!" Elder Wei's anxious voice echoed in my ears. His voice was weak and trembling, like a candle swaying in the wind, which could go out at any time.

I wanted to respond to him, to tell him I was fine, but my throat seemed to be blocked by something and I couldn't make any sound. I could only try to open my eyes wide, trying to see everything in front of me clearly.

I saw Elder Wei standing in front of me, his hands constantly changing various complicated gestures, and golden rays of light shot out from his fingertips, like sharp swords, piercing the rolling dark clouds.

The dark clouds rolled violently under the attack of the golden light, emitting bursts of heart-pounding roars. However, despite its immense power, the golden light could not truly harm the dark clouds in the slightest.

"Cough cough..." Elder Wei suddenly let out a painful cough, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his body began to tremble violently.

"Elder Wei!" I wanted to reach out to help him, but my body seemed to be out of control and I couldn't move at all.

"Don't worry about me, Yaoyao, you must..." Before Elder Wei finished his words, his body shook violently and he was about to fall to the ground.

"Elder Wei!" I shouted his name in despair, but could only watch him fall.

"Master!" From not far away, Master Hao's hoarse voice came, his voice full of worry and pain.

I tried hard to see what was happening over there with Master Hao, but I found that my vision was becoming increasingly blurry, and my consciousness was gradually fading into darkness...

"No, I can't fall down. I still have to protect Yaoyao, and I still have to..." Before I lost consciousness, I heard Elder Wei muttering to himself with his last bit of strength. His voice became increasingly faint, and finally disappeared into the darkness...

"Hao Yang, hold on, you can't..." I heard Master Hao's voice fading away, his voice filled with despair and grief, as if he had lost all hope. And I, too, fell completely into darkness, no longer having any consciousness...

"Hehehe, it's all over..."

A cold voice sounded in my ears. The voice was full of malice and ridicule, like a poisonous snake, which made me shudder.

"Give up, you can't beat me..."

I tried hard to open my eyes and see who was talking, but my eyelids felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds and I couldn't open them.

"Soon, everything here will be mine..."

The voice was getting closer and closer, and I felt a cold breath coming towards me. This breath made me feel extremely scared, but I was powerless to resist...

"Is it over? I don't think so!" A clear voice suddenly sounded, and the voice was full of confidence and determination, like a flash of lightning in the dark night, cutting through the darkness before their eyes.

I tried hard to open my eyes, to see who was talking, but my eyelids seemed to be glued tightly shut, and I couldn't open them at all...

"You... who are you?!" The cold voice was filled with a hint of fear and disbelief, as if it had seen something incredible.

"You don't need to know who I am, you just need to know..."

The clear voice paused at this point, and then I felt a powerful force enveloping me, and my body began to rise involuntarily...

"Let her go!"

I heard the sound of fighting and tried to open my eyes to see what was happening, but my consciousness became increasingly blurred. Finally, I fell into a coma again...

I don't know how long it was before I felt someone gently shaking my body.

"Wake up, wake up quickly..."

A gentle voice sounded in my ears. It sounded familiar yet strange.

I struggled to open my heavy eyelids and saw a blurry figure standing in front of me.

"You...you are..."

"It's me." The figure smiled slightly, with a hint of pride and mockery in her smile, "Long time no see, my dear sister..."

"Wei Qing, you traitor!" I finally saw the person in front of me clearly. It was Wei Qing who had been trapped in the dark cloud before! She was looking down at me at this moment, her eyes full of resentment and pleasure.

"Traitor? Hahaha, Wei Yao, you've come to this day!" Wei Qing laughed wildly. "Blame it on me, you're the one who blocked my path and stole everything that originally belonged to me!"

"You're talking nonsense!" I wanted to retort, but I found myself so weak that even speaking became difficult.

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If you lose, you have to accept the price of failure!" Wei Qing said, and suddenly a dagger flashing with cold light appeared in her hand, and she walked towards me step by step.

"Yaoyao, be careful!" I heard Hao Yang's exclamation from a distance. I wanted to turn around to look at him, but found that my body was restrained by an invisible force and I couldn't move at all.

"Don't waste your energy! Do you think you can escape?" Wei Qing's voice was icy cold, like a demon from hell. "Today is the day you die!"

"Hahaha, Wei Qing, well done!" Hao Shuang's excited voice came from a distance, "After we take care of Wei Yao, Hao Yang will be next. I'll see how you can still be so complacent then!"

"That's right, anyone who dares to go against us is simply courting death!" Wei Xue's voice came from the other side, her tone full of gloating.

I closed my eyes in despair. Am I really going to die here today?

"Stop!" At this moment, a majestic voice suddenly sounded, a golden light flashed, Wei Qing's body shook violently, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground.

I suddenly opened my eyes and saw a tall figure blocking my way. He had his back to me and I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could feel the powerful aura emanating from him, which was the pressure of a strong man.

"Who are you? How dare you ruin my good thing!" Wei Qing was stunned by this sudden change. She covered her chest and looked at the mysterious man in front of her with shock and anger.

"Hmph, do you think you're worthy enough to know my name?" The mysterious man snorted coldly, his tone full of disdain. "If you know what's good for you, get out of here right away, otherwise..."

The mysterious man didn't say anything else, but the threat in his tone was self-evident.

Wei Qing's face turned pale and blue. She looked at the mysterious man, then at Hao Shuang and Wei Xue, who were watching her closely from a distance. Finally, she gritted her teeth, turned around, and turned into a puff of black smoke, disappearing into the dense forest in the distance...

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The mysterious man snorted coldly. Just as he was about to chase him, his face suddenly changed and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master!" I recognized the voice, it was Master Hao!

I struggled to get up, but I heard Master Hao's painful voice again: "Don't come over! Go! It's dangerous here..."

Before he finished speaking, Hao Shuang suddenly jumped up, a black dagger in his hand, stabbing straight at Hao Yang's back! Hao Shuang's movements were too fast, so fast that I had no time to react. Hao Yang didn't seem to expect him to suddenly attack, and could only watch the black dagger get closer and closer to him.

"Yang!" I screamed heartbreakingly, but I was powerless to do anything.

At this critical moment, Master Hao suddenly appeared behind Hao Yang. He used up his last bit of strength to push Hao Yang away, and the black dagger pierced into his chest mercilessly.

"Master!" Hao Yang's eyes were bloodshot. He caught the fallen Master Hao and was heartbroken.

"Go away... cough cough... don't worry about me..." Master Hao uttered a few words with difficulty, blood constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth.

"Want to leave? Dream on!" Hao Shuang grinned and raised the dagger again.

"Stop!" The mysterious old man standing in front of me shouted angrily, but before he could make a move, Wei Xue suddenly appeared behind him, holding a dagger flashing with cold light in her hand, and stabbed him fiercely in the back.

"Despicable!" I couldn't help but curse out loud. This group of people are so despicable and shameless!

The mysterious old man didn't seem to expect Wei Xue's sudden attack. He groaned, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Although Wei Xue's attack didn't kill him, it did cause him more injuries. For a moment, he was unable to move.

"Hahaha, old man, your death has come!" Hao Shuang laughed triumphantly. He walked towards Hao Yang step by step, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Yang, go! I'll stop them!" I struggled to get up, but found that my body was restrained by an invisible force and I couldn't move at all.

"Yaoyao!" Hao Yang wanted to come over anxiously, but was stopped by Hao Shuang.

"Your opponent is me!" Hao Shuang smiled coldly, waving the dagger in his hand and attacking Hao Yang.

"Hao Yang, be careful!" I could only watch Hao Yang being entangled by Hao Shuang, but I was powerless to do anything.

My heart seemed to sink into a bottomless abyss, despair, fear, powerlessness, and all kinds of negative emotions overwhelmed me.

At this moment, I felt a cold breath slowly eroding my body, my vision began to blur, and my consciousness began to fade.

"Yaoyao, hold on!" I heard Hao Yang's anxious voice, but I couldn't see his face clearly.

I could feel myself growing weaker and weaker, my strength draining away bit by bit.

In a trance, I saw Wei Qing break free from the restraints. She walked towards me step by step with a ferocious smile on her face.

"Wei Yao, if you lose, everything you have will be mine!"

Her voice, like a demon from hell, echoed in my ears.

I wanted to speak, to resist, but I no longer had the strength.

I could only watch her approach step by step, her eyes filled with despair...

"Wei Yao, your time of death has come!" She raised the dagger in her hand high and stabbed it into my heart.

I closed my eyes and waited for death to come...

"Yao Yao!"

I could hear Hao Yang's heart-wrenching cry, but I could no longer feel any pain. Only darkness engulfed me...

Then I heard a voice, a cold, emotionless voice:

"The game begins..."