"Cough, cough, the ground really is slippery..."

Su Ran awkwardly got up, using a cough to cover up his current embarrassment while disregarding the pain in his hips. He turned around and put the boat back into his bladder.

Seeing Banana laughing nonstop, his face turning red, probably laughing himself into anoxia, Su Ran couldn’t help but scowl, "Keep laughing and I’ll sew your mouth shut! Now ask Wu Qing about her location quickly. If she’s in any trouble, it’s all on you!"

"Ah? I almost forgot!"

Under Su Ran’s threat, Banana’s laughter stopped abruptly, and he hurriedly opened the friend interface to send a message to Xue Wuqing.

However,

After waiting for almost three minutes without getting a response from Xue Wuqing, Banana’s face suddenly turned pale, and he panicked right away, "Big bro, she didn’t even reply to a message. Do you think she’s in trouble? She’s still online. What’s happening then?"

"Don’t panic. If she hasn’t logged off, it means things haven’t reached the worst stage yet. Let’s go check it out; maybe Sister Wu Qing is just too busy fighting monsters to reply to you."

Su Ran too sensed that something was not quite right, but he managed to control himself and did not show any nervousness.

However, things turned out to be much worse than Su Ran had anticipated.

As they walked cautiously, they noticed that the ice around them had already fractured, leaving only a narrow path leading to the unknown. On both sides, there was a bottomless abyss, constantly devouring their dwindling courage.

What was troubling them, however, was that the path became increasingly narrow. The two of them also reached their peak of nervousness, afraid of accidentally falling into the abyss on either side; their hearts had already jumped to their throats.

The two of them moved forward one after another, until they came upon a hole two meters in diameter and stopped.

"Overturning Water bro, do you think Sister Wu Qing might have fallen down here?"

Banana, trying to calm his nerves, carefully examined the hole in front of him, growing more convinced, "This must be a trap. Anyone who comes here would fall for it, and Sister Wu Qing couldn’t have avoided it. Bro, do you think my analysis is correct?"

"You’re wasting your talent by not becoming a detective."

Su Ran crouched down and looked below, noticing a winding slide leading down into the darkness, unsure of the dangers that lay beneath.

"Banana, I think you guessed right. Sister Wu Qing must be trapped in there, but thankfully, it doesn’t seem to be a fatal danger."

Su Ran raised his eyebrows and deliberately asked Banana, "What will you choose then, to jump down to save her, or..."

"Isn’t that a stupid question?"

Because he was so agitated, Banana’s eyes bulged, "Of course, I choose to take a detour. Knowing there’s a trap below, why would I jump down? Do you think I’m stupid?"

What?

Su Ran stared at Banana in disbelief, finding his response completely beyond his expectations, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, this guy really could achieve immortality just by cultivating straightforward man-cancer. If he could still find a girlfriend, it would only be if all the bachelors in the world were gone!

"I have to tell you something, I’ve recorded this conversation. When we see Sister Wu Qing again, I’ll play this video for her."

Su Ran deliberately spoke in a tone devoid of warmth, curious about Banana’s reaction.

"Don’t you dare, bro! You’re my real bro. If that woman hears this, won’t she skin me alive?"

Upon hearing Su Ran’s words, Banana’s face immediately turned as bitter as a gourd, "I was only joking earlier. How could I possibly ignore someone in need? We’re comrades-in-arms after all; even if there’s a fiery mountain or a sea of knives below, I must give it a shot!"

Uh.

Banana, this kid, sure reacted swiftly.

"Big bro, I’m going ahead. If I die in there, remember to send me off." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

As if to prove his point, Banana said his dramatic piece and, without waiting for Su Ran to respond, steeled his heart and jumped straight down, leaving behind a series of terrified screams—

"Aaaaaah!!!"

"Wow, talk about reckless. Didn’t even prepare, just jumped right down. Forget about saving anyone, he can’t even protect himself! Man, that IQ is really worrisome..."

Su Ran watched as Banana disappeared from his sight and couldn’t help but sigh; he waited for a moment, then sent a message to Banana. After getting no reply at all, he finally confirmed that Banana had also been controlled by the trap.

"Well, great, now there’s one more person to rescue."

Su Ran helplessly curled his lip, "Banana, this kid, did you come here just to cause trouble?"

If all three of them got controlled by the trap, that really would be pleading to heaven without response, imploring the earth in vain.

At that moment, Su Ran felt the urge to take a detour and leave.

"Just to be safe, let’s have the doppelganger test it out first."

With his doppelganger, the Dark Bone Lion, it was like Su Ran had an extra life, especially in this kind of situation, highlighting the importance of the doppelganger. It also gave him a lot more certainty in clearing the plot.

And so.

The poor Dark Bone Lion once again acted as a scout, sliding down the slope under Su Ran’s control.

"Whoosh!"

The Dark Bone Lion, lacking sentience, knew nothing of fear. It slid downwards smoothly, encountering no monster to stop it, and Su Ran finally felt relieved.

However.

The good times didn’t last long. As the Bone Lion delved deeper, Su Ran discovered that the temperature below was frightfully low. Before the doppelganger even reached the bottom, its entire body was covered in a layer of ice crystals. Its bones were frozen stiff, rendering it unable to even stretch its leg bones, helplessly watching as the doppelganger slid further downwards.

"No wonder Wu Qing couldn’t reply to the messages, so this is the reason."

Su Ran shared the vision of his doppelganger, unaffected at all, probably the system also hadn’t realized there was a bug like Su Ran causing a loophole in this trap. When the Dark Bone Lion reached the bottom, it was completely stiff, unable even to turn its head. However, this didn’t affect Su Ran’s view; he easily spotted Banana and Xue Wuqing.

At that moment, Xue Wuqing was covered in blue crystals, even her eyebrows showing a faint blue shade, like a beautiful ice sculpture. Combined with her naturally cold demeanor, it added a unique charm.

When he saw Banana, though, Su Ran felt he couldn’t bear to look. Banana’s face was frozen in an expression of panic, limbs flailing about—the very picture of awkwardness.

About this, Su Ran silently took a screenshot, planning to whip it out the next time Banana tried to annoy him and take him down in one shot!

But...

How should he solve this desperate situation?

Su Ran felt utterly at a loss. Neither Banana nor Xue Wuqing had perished, which meant there was still a chance, but how to carry them out from beneath the earth now seemed like an Olympic-level problem.

This problem, truly hard to solve!