"This is the Ghost Clan’s turf, how could I have been here before? I only got a bit of task information before, which is how I knew this place belongs to the Ghost Clan. This place is rife with the Power of Curse, and it’s easy to fall victim if we’re not careful. We mustn’t let our guard down."

Su Ran emphasized the dangers posed by the Ghost Clan, and with Lin Yuqing already afflicted, his words were very persuasive.

"Task information? Overturning Water, you still have a task involving the Ghost Clan?"

The focus of Withered Fish was different; she cared not for the Power of Curse but for the task information Su Ran mentioned.

"Yeah, I need to acquire a special item called Lamp Soul, remember to help me keep an eye out for it. Oh right,"

Su Ran suddenly remembered something and for the first time gave Withered Fish a serious look, "Withered Fish, could you trouble someone to check if there’s a miniaturization potion for sale in the auction house or the marketplace? I have an urgent need for it."

"Why do you always need such strange and unusual items? First it was the Lamp Soul, and now a miniaturization potion. I’ve been playing this game for so long, I’ve never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen one!"

Withered Fish opened her friends panel, but in the next second, her expression changed, "Overturning Water, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this damn terrain won’t let me send messages. I’ll notify them after I go offline."

"Limited by the terrain... It’s no wonder. The Ghost Clan has been suppressed by the combined forces of gods and demons; it’s normal that messages can’t be sent out."

Su Ran nodded silently, eyeing the eerie environment around him. He had a bad feeling that something unfortunate was about to happen, but what comforted him was that the Ghost Clan’s Power of Curse had no effect on his Undead Body, which would be his greatest advantage.

"Why didn’t we find a teleportation array when we teleported here?"

After getting used to the environment, Lin Yuqing realized she couldn’t see a teleportation array behind her. How were they going to leave this place?

"Such a scenario is quite common; it’s random teleportation. Players who aren’t in the same party might be teleported to different corners. The original teleportation array is hard to find."

Withered Fish patiently explained, as her sister was a gaming newbie and needed to establish a solid foundation of knowledge.

"No wonder there’s not a single player in sight; so that’s the deal,"

Lin Yuqing felt a bit surprised, "The terrain of the Ghost Clan is truly vast, absorbing so many people yet still so vacant, it’s somewhat beyond imagination."

"Perhaps most of them have already perished."

Su Ran summoned ten skeleton minions to protect the trio and continued, "These powers of curse are everywhere, and there aren’t many players who can withstand them. In the Ghost Clan’s domain, death isn’t necessarily a good thing."

"Everyone thought this new terrain was an opportunity, but it turned out to be a deadly trap; how ironic."

Withered Fish didn’t dare to be careless and immediately summoned her phoenix pet. Just as she was about to mount it, Su Ran stopped her.

"Withered Fish, I suggest you withdraw your flying pet. It’s unsafe in the air, as it’s easy to expose oneself. Moreover, the curses above are likely not less than below."

"Alright, I oversimplified things."

Withered Fish stuck out her tongue sheepishly and followed Su Ran’s advice, retracting her phoenix pet. Just then, her character suddenly froze and became rigid.

"What’s this?"

Su Ran was surprised; it was his first time encountering such a situation. He wondered if this woman had unknowingly been hit by a paralyzing curse?

"My sister is on a phone call; she’s in offline status. Overturning Water, you don’t know about this, do you?"

Lin Yuqing said with a giggle, feeling very accomplished at being able to clarify things for Su Ran.

"Hey, so that’s how it is. I thought I was cursed,"

Su Ran suddenly realized, he had experienced it himself but hadn’t thought of it at the moment.

Soon, the drizzle gracefully stopped, and Lin Yuqing’s figure returned to normal, but to everyone’s surprise, her face turned very serious, and she said in a deep voice, "Little sister, Overturning Water, we’re in big trouble."

"What’s wrong?"

"Big sister, what kind of trouble?"

Su Ran and Lin Yuqing almost simultaneously asked, waiting for Yu Jing’s explanation.

"The teleportation array in Demon Tower was destroyed minutes ago, and the forums have already exploded with people cursing everywhere. Not a single player who entered has been able to get out, everyone’s trapped inside, and even Teleportation Scrolls are useless. Overturning Water guessed it right before, even if we die, we’ll just appear in the Ghost World, with no way to get back to God-Demon Continent given the current situation."

"Ah?"

Lin Yuqing was dumbfounded, standing still, "Does that mean we can’t get out?"

"There are no absolutes in anything. If we can get a special item that permits us to leave the Ghost World, there’s still a chance we could leave this place,"

Su Ran sensed Lin Yuqing’s current abnormality and couldn’t help but comfort her, "We, the lucky ones, have our own fortunes, no need to worry."

"What’s there to worry about? I’m not like you guys, overthinking stuff. If we can’t get out, then we can’t get out. The three of us can just play the game together, how nice is that?"

Lin Yuqing gave Su Ran a bright smile, "And if we do run into trouble, I’ll have my sister and Overturning Water to back me up, right?"

"Little sister, you don’t understand the magnitude of what this means! What a play the Tiger Supreme guild has made!"

After pondering for a moment, Yu Jing let out a cold laugh, "That Withered Fish has some guts, daring to deceive everyone! No wonder he’s willing to spread such information, so cunning!"

Su Ran knew exactly what Yu Jing was thinking and kept silent, waiting for her to continue.

"Overturning Water, Withered Fish has trapped us here most likely due to the upcoming martial arts competition after the new year. What a clever scheme!"

"Guild master Yu Jing, you can’t entirely blame guild master Withered Fish. He played a ’please enter the pot’ move and didn’t force anyone. It’s on us for walking into it. If we do miss the martial arts competition, it’s our own fault."

Su Ran was quite philosophical and not in the least bit impatient, because he knew that the martial arts competition was still days away, and they still had a fair chance. Moreover, he still had his own missions to complete in this world, and was unbothered about not being able to leave temporarily.

"By the way, Overturning Water, about the shrinking potion you mentioned earlier, I’ve also sent people to look for it. But don’t get your hopes up too high, the potion is quite rare, it takes luck to find it."

After finishing, Yu Jing pointed at the skeleton warriors with shields and said, "You conjured these skeletons not just for defense, did you?"

"Hmm, the Power of Curse can’t affect Undead skeletons, having them lead the way should ensure our safety."

Su Ran nodded in agreement, but before he could say more, a scream came from the distance.

"Someone died!"

Yu Jing’s ears were sharp; she turned her eyes to where the sound came from, "Let’s go and check it out, we might find some treasures from the dead!" freewёbnoνel.com

Treasures from the dead?

Su Ran shivered, hearing those words from a beautiful woman’s mouth, he didn’t even know what to say...