Chapter 1 The Beginning

Seeing the eager looks, Xie Lingxi pursed her lips and said in a clear, sweet girlish voice:

"In the old version of the walkthrough, Spirit Realm Hunters needed to pass through the underground parking lot. During this process, an Autobot would appear every three minutes. It would chase the Spirit Realm Hunters who entered the parking lot, and those caught would be eliminated."

"The Spirit Realm Hunters had to find the controller and turn off the Autobot's power before everyone was eliminated, and the controller was hidden in one of the cars in the parking lot."

The hot-tempered Fire Demon suddenly understood and said, "So, it's about finding the controller and shutting down the Autobot, right? Wang Tai, what do you think?"

The others were pondering, and upon hearing this, they immediately turned their gazes towards Zhang Yuanqing.

They wanted to see what insightful opinions this young man, who possessed good abilities and had perfectly resolved the crisis in the first mission, had.

*Ahem*, you crude Fire Master, your method of extracting the core is simply barbaric... Zhang Yuanqing worded carefully:

"In the old version of the amusement park, elimination meant deduction of experience points, not death. But now that the difficulty has been changed to S-level, the correct understanding of each elimination is that one person will die every three minutes."

Xi Shi's charming face changed slightly, "We only have a maximum of eighteen minutes..."

The Father of Shame slowly shook his head, "No, we better not have anyone die in this level. The more people there are when entering the haunted house, the greater the probability of surviving."

Old Father, you almost spelled it out that the haunted house needs cannon fodder... Zhang Yuanqing sighed:

"Lingxi, will the parking lot seal our skills?"

Xie Lingxi recalled for a moment and shook her head, "The walkthrough didn't mention it."

The Fire Demon thought for a while and suggested:

"Once we enter the parking lot, everyone should act separately, so we can find the keys faster."

The Great Sage Equal of Heaven quickly shook his head, "Such a dangerous place, acting separately is suicide."

The Fire Demon glared and said disdainfully, "You're just afraid of death, you useless thing."

A flash of anger crossed the Great Sage Equal of Heaven's eyes, but he was also wary of the Fire Demon, and he coldly snorted:

"Anyway, I don't recommend splitting up."

Acting separately is a more appropriate approach, if there aren't any traitors in the team... Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand, nipping the dispute in the bud, and suggested:

"Let's go in first. The prerequisite for formulating a plan is to have enough information."

He took the lead, walking down the slope and entering the underground parking lot filled with bright white light.

Walking down the gentle slope, Zhang Yuanqing looked around, his mouth twitching fiercely.

The underground parking lot was very large, like the parking garage of a large shopping mall. As far as the eye could see, rows of cars were parked neatly in their spaces.

There was a dazzling array of car models, with a thick layer of dust accumulated on the roofs.

Xie Lingxi and the others followed into the parking lot. Seeing the scene before them, the Fire Demon's face darkened:

"There are so many cars, how long will it take to find them?"

Xi Shi's beautiful eyes flickered, and a worried look appeared on her charming face, "Should we act separately? With so many cars, how long will it take to find it?"

The others didn't speak, because they simultaneously received a copy of the prompt:

[Ding, the team has entered the underground parking lot, the experience begins, redundant items have been removed for you.]

[Hint 1: Controller. Hint 2: Car key. Good luck!]

[Countdown: 00:02:55]

"Active skills are sealed again..."

"The item bar can't be opened either, damn it, skills are sealed again..."

The expressions of several team members changed slightly, but Zhang Yuanqing's focus was on the two hints.

There are actually hints? The old version of the walkthrough didn't say there were hints in this level...

S-level dungeons won't give too obvious hints, Spirit Realm Hunters need to observe, think, and summarize the rules to find a way out.

The underground parking garage actually gave two obvious hints, "controller" and "key," which indicates that the danger is very high, otherwise the Spirit Realm couldn't give hints.

Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice, "Everyone, the situation is not good."

The others were stunned, only then breaking free from the panic of their skills being sealed. After carefully savoring the dungeon prompts, their expressions became serious.

"Car key..." The impatient Fire Demon strode to the nearest van and tried to open the car door, but it was locked.

He turned sideways and swung his elbow, trying to smash the glass.

*Clang*~

The glass made a loud noise, but it didn't break, not even a crack.

"Can't break it. It seems that to find the controller, we must first find the car key..." The Fire Demon spat and cursed:

"I suggest we split up."

Zhang Yuanqing glanced at everyone, seeing that they all had this idea, he immediately said:

"Okay, but don't spread out too far. Make sure you are always within sight of your teammates. There's not much time, let's move."

The countdown was like a death knell, and the six Spirit Realm Hunters no longer delayed, each searching the parking lot.

The huge parking lot was silent, only their footsteps could be heard.

Zhang Yuanqing deliberately stayed behind, making sure everyone was in sight, paying attention to the movements of his teammates, while also searching for the car key.

"This mission is a bit strange. The underground parking lot is so big, it's impossible for us to find the controller in three minutes. It's unlikely we can even find it if we're all wiped out here..."

Just as Zhang Yuanqing was thinking, he suddenly heard Xie Lingxi in the front left drop to the ground and crawl under a car. A few seconds later, she cheered excitedly, "I found the car key, under this SUV."

She raised her fair and tender arm and held up the car key.

At the same time, she pressed the unlock button on the key.

The parking lot was silent, and the car didn't respond.

Xie Lingxi's face turned to disappointment, and she said pitifully, "The car isn't near me..."

Seeing this, everyone continued searching. Soon, the Great Sage Equal of Heaven shouted:

"I found a car key."

He pressed the unlock button, and the car next to him beeped twice, its taillights flashing.

Everyone rushed forward, opened the four car doors, and searched the inside of the car.

The Father of Shame said disappointedly, "There's nothing here."

"Wait a minute..." Xie Lingxi had sharp eyes. She leaned her upper body into the car, sticking out her little butt, and picked up a card from under the seat.

This was a metal card, with a layer of gold paint brushed on the surface, and a clear pool of water depicted in the center.

Staring at the card, a piece of information appeared in everyone's eyes:

[Life Concentrate]

[Type: Potion]

[Function: Healing]

[Introduction: A potion containing vast life force, capable of healing all external injuries.]

[Note: Because it is a consumable item, there is no cost.]

"Life Concentrate?" Xi Shi's eyes lit up, "I remember Life Essence is an item for the Musician class. I didn't expect to find a consumable item in the car. Do you think there are others in other cars?"

If so, their chances of clearing the level would greatly increase.

Is Life Concentrate related to Musicians? I remember Musicians' ability at the Transcendent stage is singing... Zhang Yuanqing resisted the urge to ask. After all, Wang Tai was a seasoned hunter who had experienced many Spirit Realms, a reliable partner.

If the teammates knew that the team's leader was a newbie entering the Spirit Realm for the second time, he wondered what they would think.

"Put it away first..." Zhang Yuanqing looked at the countdown, "Keep looking for car keys, we don't have much time left."

Everyone dispersed again, searching for car keys quickly.

While searching for car keys, Zhang Yuanqing thought:

"Giving both hints and consumable items, the danger of this level is probably beyond expectations. The murderer can probably figure it out too. I hope he won't kill anyone again, and try to preserve the lives of his teammates as much as possible, otherwise we really won't be able to pass the haunted house..."

Time passed by, and no third car key was found. The Spirit Realm Hunters became more and more anxious, and their search became more and more urgent.

Just then, the Great Sage Equal of Heaven, who had been watching the countdown, exclaimed:

"Time's up..."

The next moment, the deep roar of an engine came from a distance. Everyone's hearts trembled, and they looked in the direction of the sound. A tall figure appeared at the entrance of the underground parking lot.

It was as tall as two meters, covered in metal, with a pair of red glowing eyes, and a three-foot-long chainsaw in its hand.

"Everyone must die, everyone must die!"

An electronic voice echoed from the speaker on its chest.

"A Transformer?!" Xie Lingxi exclaimed.

"Boom boom boom..."

The engine roared, the Autobot slid its feet, and rushed through dozens of meters, dashing towards everyone.

"Scatter!" Zhang Yuanqing shouted.

Everyone exploded in all directions like bowling pins hit by a bowling ball.

Xie Lingxi seemed to be less physically fit than the others, and was a step slower. She was knocked down by the robot in the dodge. She groaned, and her lower back slammed into the car body, her eyes blacking out, and she couldn't get up from the pain.

The Autobot's ankle vents spewed gas, removing the inertia, making a sudden stop that humans couldn't do, and raising the chainsaw in its hand, it slashed down with all its might.

The sound of the chainsaw's motor running was like the whisper of the Grim Reaper.

The little girl was pale with fright, her face full of despair.

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ps: Correcting typos after updating.