Legendary Person: I brought my skills back to reality!

Luo Ming's sacrifice weighed heavily on everyone's hearts, and the air was filled with an inescapable sadness and the stench of blood.

However, deep underground, fraught with danger, excessive grief is a luxury. In truth, deep down, everyone harbored a degree of underestimation of the Red Moon Canyon during this expedition.

It's because of the resurrection mechanism in the Fama Continent that if you die, you can just be resurrected and come back to life!

But when everyone learned that the mechanism had failed, and that their close comrades had died right before their eyes.

The feeling was instantly different.

The crowd forcibly suppressed their surging emotions, and the grief in their eyes was gradually replaced by determination and vigilance, making the atmosphere heavy again.

For novice players on the continent of Fama, actual death might be a devastating event, like the sky falling. But for these seasoned veterans, it was merely a momentary shock, nothing particularly profound.

After all, everyone had witnessed the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood at that altar; they had all crawled out of piles of dead bodies.

Just then, Qiao Xi walked to Xu Hao's side. Her face was still pale and her eyes were red, but her gaze had regained its usual calmness.

She turned slightly to the side, leaned close to Xu Hao's ear, and whispered a few words quickly in a voice only the two of them could hear, glancing subtly at Miao Yu not far away.

Xu Hao frowned slightly, listened in silence for a moment, and finally nodded heavily, a hint of helplessness and determination flashing in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and strode towards Miaoyu. Miaoyu was standing slightly outside the group, her delicate brows furrowed, clearly also troubled by Luo Ming's death and their current predicament.

“Sister Miaoyu,” Xu Hao said, trying to keep his voice calm, “the road ahead will be even more dangerous, far exceeding the previous levels. For your safety, you…”

Before she could finish speaking, Miaoyu suddenly raised her head, her eyes sharply fixed on Xu Hao, her tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of resistance: "Xu Hao, what do you want to say? That you want me to leave?"

Xu Hao met her gaze and said frankly, "Yes. You saw what happened just now. Luo Ming... the strength of the monsters here has exceeded our expectations. I'm worried..."

"Worried that I'll hold you back?" Miao Yu interrupted him, her voice suddenly rising a few decibels, filled with obvious anger and a hint of hurt. "I am the guild leader of Liyuefang, and I know my own strength!"

Even if... even if it was a little difficult just now, I can keep up! She subconsciously gripped the judgment in her hand, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Xu Hao sighed inwardly as he looked at her stubborn expression.

Miaoyu has a bit of arrogance about him; as the leader of Shabak, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's the number one person in the world.

But comparing people is a recipe for disaster, and comparing goods is a recipe for disaster!

This elite squad is almost entirely composed of ancient powerhouses. To put it bluntly, the strength of Guild Master Miaoyu is somewhat lacking.

Aside from Xu Hao, the only exception is Miao Yu. As the guild leader of Liyue Pavilion, Miao Yu is also the strongest member of Liyue Pavilion, and on paper, his strength is no weaker than Qiao Xi and her group.

However, theoretical strength and actual combat ability are not the same thing. During the battle just now, Xu Hao had already noticed that Miaoyu was struggling, but the others had been subtly helping her, which was why she was barely keeping up.

Xu Hao had a bit of a headache. He patiently explained, "This isn't about holding you back, Sister Miaoyu. Look, if it weren't for the seniors intentionally or unintentionally helping you share the burden, you might already be..."

He paused, not wanting to say anything too harsh, "I just don't want anyone else to get hurt. Luo Ming's sacrifice was enough."

Mentioning Luo Ming, Miao Yu's eyes dimmed slightly, but her stubbornness remained undiminished: "That's precisely why I can't leave! I must stay and avenge Luo Ming!"

"Besides, I'm part of the team, and I have the right to decide whether I stay or leave!" Her voice was firm and resolute, leaving no room for doubt.

That's a bit capricious. Before, there was a resurrection mechanism, so everyone could help you out. But now you're really dead. Calling you "Run" is for your own good!

The atmosphere between the two became somewhat tense, and those around them noticed the argument and turned their attention to it.

Xu Hao wanted to persuade her further, and his words became more intense, trying to make her understand the enormous risks of staying.

Just as Miaoyu was engrossed in debating with Xu Hao, trying to defend her right to stay, a figure silently circled around behind her.

It was Qiao Xi. Her movements were as light as a cat's, her face expressionless, with only a hint of barely perceptible apology and decisiveness deep in her eyes.

Qiao Xi quickly pulled out a dungeon escape scroll from her storage space with her right hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, she exerted force with her fingertips, and with a soft "rip," the scroll was instantly torn open! A powerful burst of spatial energy erupted, and a brilliant silver light shone forth.

Almost simultaneously, Qiao Xi's left hand shot out like lightning, and she slammed the torn scroll, which was rapidly releasing energy, against Miao Yu's back!

"You—!" Miaoyu felt a chill run down her back, followed by an irresistible, immense pulling force. She didn't even have time to see what was happening behind her, and only managed to utter a single word in astonishment.

A strong, distorted spatial fluctuation spread out from her center, and the surrounding air seemed to turn into viscous water waves.

The silvery-white light instantly engulfed her completely. Miaoyu's figure quickly became blurred and distorted in the light, and finally, with a soft "pop," she disappeared from the spot like a bursting bubble.

As the light faded, only faint ripples of spatial energy remained. Xu Hao stared at the spot where Miao Yu had disappeared, opened his mouth, but ultimately let out a helpless sigh. He looked at Qiao Xi, who had expressionlessly withdrawn her hand, with a complex expression.

The surrounding teammates fell silent, clearly understanding Qiao Xi's intention. The grief hadn't subsided when harsh reality forced them to make another difficult choice.

Xu Hao looked at the spot where Miao Yu had disappeared, and the remaining spatial fluctuations spread out like ripples, eventually turning into a helpless sigh.

He turned his head and looked at Qiao Xi, who had just withdrawn her hand, with a complicated expression.

The apology and resoluteness on Qiao Xi's face from forcibly sending her teammates away had not completely faded, and her eyes were still red, with traces of her previous grief for Luo Ming remaining.

But she simply shook her hand lightly, as if to shake off the lingering energy or to shake off some heavy emotion.

She met Xu Hao's complicated gaze, and a slightly tired yet cynical smile suddenly appeared on her lips. In a slightly hoarse voice, she said, "See, little brother, you can't argue with girls."

She raised her hand and gently tapped Xu Hao's chest with her fingertips. The touch was light, yet it carried an undeniable authority.

“Sometimes, you have to be bolder and more assertive! You can’t reason with someone who’s always dragging their feet.” As she spoke, a sly glint flashed in her eyes, as if the decisive, expressionless woman she had just seen was just an illusion.

Then, she changed the subject, raised her chin, and said with a hint of mockery and warning, but her eyes sharpened: "However," she held up her index finger and waved it in front of Xu Hao, the tip of her finger almost touching his nose, "if you dare to be so domineering towards me, I'll slap your head until it's smashed!"