"Is this thing useful?" Lan Yan asked.

  " it up, no more talking," Qin Nuo replied without further expnation.

  Lan Yan had no choice but to uhe bandage and, with Qin Nuo's help, it around his chest a few times to cover the wound.

  A few seds ter, Lan Yan's expression ged slightly as he saw a green glow emanate from the bandage, his face filled with astonishment.

  Ohe green light faded, Qin Nuo removed the bandage.

  The horrifying wound had pletely vanished, leaving no scar behind.

  "This thing is amazing! Is it a reward from the instance? How e you have so many ghost creatures? You're only level 2, where do you get all these rewards?" Lan Yan asked in shock.

  "Maybe we're pying different games," Qin Nuo replied casually.

  "If I'm not mistaken, we should only be missing the st three puzzle pieow." firming his body was back to normal, Lan Yan twisted his arm joints and said.

  "o rush."

  Qin Nuo stood up, looked down the corridor, and asked, "Where's the blond guy?"

  "That niame... I'm not sure, we split up, but I guess he's at a simir stage as me."

  Just as they were speaking, the floor suddenly trembled. Before they could uand what was happening, the sparks from the puzzle pieces fred up and floated in one dire.

  The brightness of the sparks was enough to illumihe surrounding space.

  "Why is the rea so intehis time?" Lan Yan asked in surprise.

  "Let's go take a look." Qin Nuo let Meng sit on his shoulder, grabbed the oil mp, and ran with Lan Yan in the dire the pieces indicated.

  As they reached the bottom of the stairs, a wall suddenly burst open, with steel and crete flying everywhere.

  A ghost wielding a scythe emerged, its blood-red eyes filled with violence, and in one hand, it held the bloodied blond man.

  "Toy, a beautiful toy!"

  The scythe ghost examihe blond man as if admiring its artwork, then its eyes fell on Qin Nuo and Lan Yan.

  "Two more oys!"

  Lan Yan took a step back, looking at the battered blond man: "He was just looking for pieces, how did he provoke such a terrifying ghost?"

  Seeing the stroion of the puzzle pieces, Qin Nuo said, "It means this ghost has more than one puzzle piece."

  As he spoke, the scythe ghost raised its arm and swung down fiercely, the terrifying scythe sshing toward Qin Nuo and Lan Yan.

  Both quickly retreated.

  The floor was immediately torn open with a deep crack, the steel inside severed, and dust rose.

  Lan Yan pulled out a shotgun and fired at the scythe ghost's head.

  The bullet pierced through the ghost's face, flesh spttering, but it paid no attention to sujuries and tinued advang with the scythe.

  "Even if it has pieces, we 't get them, this ghost is too terrifying!" Lan Yahe shotgun barrel in his hand go limp.

  "The only thing that deal with this ghost is the holy water you have."

  Lan Yan's words reminded Qin Nuo, who then took out the bottle given by the old man and poured a little onto the Grave Ghost Stone.

  "No holy water, I wonder if alcohol will work?"

  As Qin Nuo spoke, he threw the Grave Ghost Sto the charging scythe ghost.

  The powerful ghost power pierced through the ghost's chest, shattering ribs and sending fragments flying.

  The scythe ghost took a step back, unfazed, and tio approach with a sinister smile.

  But then, its entire body began to rot and colpse like foam.

  The ghost's face melted away like cheese, and it let out a pleading cry: "No..."

  In an instant, the scythe ghost turned into a puddle of rotting, foul-smelling flesh.

  Qin Nuo raised his hand, and the Grave Ghost Stone flew out from the flesh, nding ba his palm.

  He was secretly shocked at the power of the alcohol.

  Lan Yan couldn't help but curse: "Damn, you have an absurd amount of ghost creatures!"

  Qin Nuo ignored him and walked over.

  The blond man crawled out from the flesh, leaning against the wall, looking barely alive.

  Qin Nuo and Lan Ya no sorrow; after all, they weren't close, and in the hame, no oruly died.

  The blond man raised a hand, holding a total of seven puzzle pieces, indig he had found the st three pieces.

  Qin Nuo raised an eyebrow, surprised: "Didn't expect you to e through at the crucial moment."

  The blond man coughed up blood, expressionless: "Don't say I held you back."

  "The puzzle pieces are plete, now it's up to you."

  Qin Nuo took the pieces and said, "Alright, you rest easy."

  The blond man's face darkened: "I'm not dead yet!"

  "But the death exemption card for this instance, once used, has a resurre time of six hours, so I'm out for tonight."

  "Hope when I wake up, I don't hear you've been eliminated!"

  "I hope so too," Qin Nuo said.

  Lan Yan looked at the blond man, barely holding on, and couldn't help but ask, "Wao finish you off?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the blond man passed out.

  It seemed like Lan Yan's words had choked him to death.

  Soon, the blond man burst into a cloud of bck smoke and dissipated.

  Lan Yan stood up and asked, "Where to now?"

  Just as he asked, a game annou sounded in their minds: "gratutions to Pyer Lan Yan, Phantom, and Emperor fathering all the puzzle pieces. Mai progress is 80% plete."

  ", the game will ehe final stage of the mai. The mastermind will actively hunt the pyers. Good luck!"

  Lan Yan's face ged drastically: "The mastermind is making a move!"

  Qin Nuo's expression remained calm: "It's already made a move, but now is the mai."

  Qin Nuo took out all the puzzle pieces from himself and the blond man, and Lan Yan quickly took out his two pieces.

  A total of twelve puzzle pieces floated in the air, assembling together.

  The full picture of the puzzle was revealed for the first time!

  Last time, the blond man and Lan Yan had only pieced together half.

  Seeing the other half now, Lan Yan's expression was filled with astonishment, his gaze involuntarily shifting to Meng, even more fused.

  "I'm a bit lost, what does this mean?"

  Qin Nuo said calmly, "It's okay if you're lost, as long as I'm not."

  With the full picture of the puzzle, Qin Nuo firmed his suspis, holding the Grave Ghost Stone in his hand.

  "Let's go."

  "Where to now?" Lan Yan asked instinctively.

  "The first-floor lobby, find a spacious pove freely," Qin Nuo said.

  "Yoing to front the mastermind head-on?"

  "The only thing it fears now is the holy water in my hand."

  Qin Nuo thought for a moment and spoke to Meng on his shoulder: "Meng, I o make a p, something more secure, and I'll need your help."

  Though fused, Meng nodded: "As long as brother needs help, I'll do my best."

  JOSOLUNA