With a backpack on his back, Zhao Zhuo sat on the sofa and felt that the scene in front of him had suddenly become blurred, and then he felt that his buttocks were suddenly empty.

  Just then, Zhao Zhuo suddenly realized that the scene around him had changed again, just like last time, but this time he was already mentally prepared.

  He is now sitting on a stone by the side of the road, and there are seven other people beside him, old and young, but everyone seems to have made preparations, each carrying a bag with things prepared for this task.

  Xiong Zhiqi had previously analyzed the list, and there wasnt a single pure newcomer. Two of them were like Zhao Zhu, having only experienced one Task World, while four others had been through two Task Worlds.

  The last one named Yan Xing has already gone through four task worlds, this is his fifth task world.

  Yan Xing and Xiong Zhiqis relationship is still good, the two have also gone through the task world together, helping each other out of danger.

  And during that crisis in the hospital, Xiong Zhiqi had also called Yan Xing for help. After all, Yan Xing was a master of Taoist magic and had strengthened his body as a Taoist, so he had a lot to say about ghosts and supernatural things. Later, it was during the phone call that Li Fan appeared and snatched the phone from Xiong Zhiqis hand.

  In fact, before Zhao Zhu entered this task world, Xiong Zhiqi had already contacted Yan Xing for Zhao Zhu, which can be considered as a prior notification. However, its hard to say whether Yan Xing will really take care of Zhao Zhu or not. Xiong Zhiqi didnt have much confidence in this either. The key still lies with Zhao Zhu himself. After all, in this place, no one would risk their own life to protect someone unrelated. Only if Zhao Zhu can demonstrate his abilities and value under the same conditions will Yan Xing possibly choose to help him out; otherwise, no ones face or connections will be of any use here.

  Yan Xing wore a light yellow robe, somewhat like a Taoist robe, but not quite the real thing. He looked a bit out of place, and his face was slightly gaunt, giving off an unfriendly impression. However, he had managed to maintain a relatively good relationship with Xiong Zhiqi because they shared a common experience of having gone through life and death together. In fact, Yan Xings personality was quite reclusive, and in his free time, he liked to lock himself in his room to study Taoist scriptures.

  At this time, even if Yan Xing is as reclusive as ever, he must come out and speak up. After all, he is the most senior of the eight people, and also the strongest in terms of combat power that can be imagined. For an 8-man team, unless they want to play their own games separately, if they want to integrate together and take action, there must be a leader, and only Yan Xing has this qualification.

  "Alright, let me introduce myself first. Maybe some of you have seen each others IDs in the group chat, but this is our first time meeting in person." Yan Xing started off, "My name is Yan Xing, and this is my fifth task world. In task worlds, its almost impossible to not lose anyone, but I still hope that we can minimize casualties and maximize survivors. So, lets not have any unrealistic ideas - only by relying on each other can our chances of survival and successfully completing the task increase."

  "My name is Zhao Zhu, this is my second task world, I am a doctor, if there is a need, I will do my best to provide help for everyone."

  Zhao Zhu smiled sincerely and said that he controlled his expression and tone just right, emphasizing that as a doctor, it was essential to minimize the sense of hostility and defensiveness from others. Of course, Zhao Zhu also stood out first to introduce himself in order to leave a good impression on Yan Xing. He noticed that when he mentioned his name, Yan Xings gaze deliberately swept over him once.

  Right after that, a young man in his early twenties with dyed yellow hair spoke up: "My name is Huang Tianxi, and this is my second mission." Huang Tianxi had a distinct Guizhou accent, and his skin was dark. Although he looked like a small-time hoodlum with the yellow hair, there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes, clearly not your average street punk.

  "My name is Wang Ye, this is my second mission." Wang Ye was wearing a camouflage uniform with military boots on his lower body, giving off a very rugged impression, but he didnt seem to be a soldier.

  Zhao Zhu, Wang Ye and Huang Tianci are the least qualified among the seven, as they have only experienced one task world.

  The four people below also made self-introductions. Ma Ruixi was a short and stout middle-aged man who looked about 40 years old, giving off a somewhat despicable feeling;

  Li Liangjian was a man in his thirties wearing black sunglasses. He wore the sunglasses not to show off, but because his enhancement hadnt been controlled well yet, so his eyes were very red. He usually wore sunglasses when going out. As for what kind of enhancement it was, he didnt say, and Yan Xing didnt ask. Zhao Zhuo understood that Yan Xing should also understand, but it was enough that he knew, there was no need for everyone to know. Besides, everyone likes to keep some secrets to themselves.

  Shi Chong and Xiao Ge seemed to have known each other, standing together, both around 25 years old. Zhao Zhu noticed that Shi Chongs temples were high and protruding, his arms also appeared longer than ordinary people, he should be a practitioner of internal martial arts, and the level was absolutely higher than Zhao Zhu who only practiced occasionally in his free time, if they fought under equal conditions, Zhao Zhu knew clearly that he would not be a match for Shi Chong.

  However, the ancient tomb is full of crises and unexpected changes can happen at any time. Absolute strength may not play an absolute role in that environment. This is also the announcement given by Xiong Zhiqi to Zhao Zhu, as a guy who has continuously passed through multiple group tasks, his suggestion, Zhao Zhu cannot help but take it to heart.

  Xiao Ge, on the other hand, was dressed in casual attire, with a much smaller bag slung over his shoulder, indicating that he hadnt packed much. Xiao Ges facial expression also had a hint of subtlety, giving off an air of hidden strength. Standing together, they already formed a small clique within the group of eight, and their expressions seemed rather calm, as if they had immense confidence in completing this mission.

  Just as everyone had finished introducing themselves, a piece of sheepskin paper floated over from the side of the road, as if blown by the wind without intention, and stopped right in the middle of Zhao Zhu and his group.

  "Branch mission released: Enter the ancient tomb within 10 days. Reward for completing the task is 500 points; failure will deduct 500 points, and those with negative points will be eliminated."

  The group owners prompt tone echoed in everyones mind, the first branch task has arrived.

  Yan Xing bent down and picked up the sheepskin paper, then said: "Everyone come and take out your phones to take a photo as backup, this is a map."

  Everyone else wasnt very surprised either, after all they were all people who had experienced at least one task world, and knew that sometimes the group leader would give you some seemingly forced instructions to guide you through the next part of the plot, sometimes it was so forced that it seemed like a BUG.

  Since I picked up a sheepskin map, lets start the adventure, but here are 8 people who mostly dont have that kind of adventurous spirit.

  After taking the photo, Yan Xing walked in front with a map, followed by Zhao Zhu and 7 others. They left the road and entered a nearby forest, walking for an entire night until dawn broke. Only when they reached a wide area near a small stream did Yan Xing signal that everyone could stop to rest. However, no one complained about this, as time was pressing and they couldnt afford to delay too much.

  Zhao Zhu discovered a detail, that is, as the meat head rose, a layer of faint mist appeared in the forest, which should be the miasma. The sun shines during the day and the temperature is high, so the miasma rises. Therefore, traveling at night is actually the safest choice. It seems that Yan Xing was clear about this early on.

  But if you always walk at night, and often take the riverbank path, wont your shoes get wet?

  After all, its midnight, and thats when those miscellaneous things like to appear. And this time, everyones goal is still to go to the ancient tomb, so they will definitely encounter those dirty things.