CHAPTER 2126: CHAPTER 1700: TREACHEROUS HINT (DOUBLE CHAPTER)

"I’ll put these characters together!"

Zha Shi volunteered and stepped forward. He laid out the characters one by one, pondering for a moment before starting to piece them together. But, to everyone’s surprise, just when he hadn’t even completed half, the characters burst into a dazzling light, and a blade of light shot out, hitting Zha Shi right in the forehead.

"Swish!"

Zha Shi’s health instantly emptied. The smile on his face lingered, but his entire being had already been forcibly refreshed.

"What just happened?"

Creamy Lad was startled, instinctively taking a step back. "How did Zha Shi die?"

"This must be the punishment for incorrect placement, forced death, and no revival."

Su Ran said with a serious expression. The body had been refreshed, so how could they revive him? This move by the system was incredibly harsh!

"Brother Overturning Water, you mean we only have three chances left, so we can’t place casually next time. I don’t want to die like this!"

Bei Diao realized the seriousness of the situation and couldn’t help but complain, "This damn system, why not just arrange a BOSS fight? If we died, no one would complain, but why throw in these ridiculous twists? If we wipe out the whole team because of this word puzzle, I can’t accept that!"

"Let me try."

Creamy Lad knew that this wasn’t the time to complain. How long these characters would exist was still unknown. Within this limited time, even if the word couldn’t be pieced together, they could still provide Overturning Water with more hints, and even if it meant dying, it would be worth it.

"Little Lady, let me go first. Since I’m stuck in this space whether I die or not, it won’t hurt to try a few times to get the answer."

Su Ran couldn’t let Wan’er risk herself, but he regretted it the moment he finished speaking.

His death wasn’t important, but all those treasures in his possession would be spilled out, wouldn’t they?

Without the Illusion Demon Black Robe, how was he supposed to face Bei Diao with his skeleton body?

"We can all die, except you. The task is on you, and it cannot be ruined because of your death!"

Creamy Lad didn’t notice the change in Su Ran’s expression, refusing to let him near those characters, thus giving him an out.

"Brother Overturning Water, my sister-in-law is right. It doesn’t matter if we die, but you must protect your life, and don’t let us down!"

Bei Diao was forced to step up, unable to be outdone by a female. He had already resigned himself; after all, it’s just one life. If he died, he died, there would be no loss. After making peace with this, he relaxed and said with a smile, "It’s just a word. We still have three chances left. Brother Overturning Water, if you can’t piece it together, there’s nothing I can do."

"Don’t worry, I’m not averse to studying."

Su Ran looked at the radicals below and combined them in his mind many times, concluding that the strokes were incomplete.

This increased the difficulty of forming a word and made Su Ran hesitant to act rashly, pondering the possibilities of these characters.

"Huh?"

Creamy Lad observed for a moment and then brightened up. Pointing at the characters, she said, "Look, if you place them like this, could it be the character ’soul’?"

Then she used the Bloodfire Fan to write the character ’soul’ on the ground and broke it down into these characters, getting a bit excited. "What do you think? Is it possible?"

"I feel like it’s forced, probably won’t pass the system’s test."

For some unknown reason, Su Ran felt uneasy. If they tried it like this, they were likely to fail.

"I think it could work."

Bei Diao held an opposing view to Su Ran, pointing at the marks on the ground and analyzing, "Think about it, the Sand Prison Mark is an imprint deep in the soul that can only be eradicated at its core. This soul character perfectly illustrates that point. Sister-in-law, your idea is excellent; this soul character is very on point!"

"Okay, let’s try. Maybe it’ll work. If it fails, then it’s up to you, Brother Bei Diao."

After Creamy Lad finished speaking, she began arranging the characters. Unexpectedly, before she even completed the left portion of the character, she was struck by a blade of light and forcibly expelled from the space.

"Sigh, if only she’d listened to reason. What a waste of a chance. Brother Bei Diao, we can’t afford to waste this opportunity easily again, right?"

Su Ran said meaningful words, making Bei Diao flush with embarrassment. After talking so much about the ’soul’ character, only to see Creamy Lad die, he was at a loss for words.

"Brother Overturning Water, we need to plan carefully now. We can’t afford any more mistakes."

After the burden was placed on Bei Diao, he became a bit anxious. "What do you think this should be? I can’t see anything..."

"Relax, calm down, maybe something will come to you."

Su Ran studied the radicals, especially the hooked strokes, contemplating which character they might form. But with the vast number of Chinese characters, it was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Even so, Su Ran had no intention of giving up, calming himself, focusing only on the characters, and thinking of nothing else.

"..."

Bei Diao looked at the multitude of characters, feeling overwhelmed. If he had known it would come to this, he might as well have gone first, gotten it over with, and spared himself the headache.