Clutching the compass in his hand, Blake began to retreat to the other direction of the cemetery.
Of course, he was not stupid enough to attempt saving John.
Even if he had wanted to, the ground in the north was shaking at the moment.
It was not a question of his willingness.
The pit John was stuck in was like quicksand, dragging and swallowing him in...
Blake saw the ghost qi gushing out from the ground like a flood, and the compass' needle was flickering out of control.
The ghostly qi in the grave had completely surrounded the cemetery.
Blake had the Spiritual Treasure Mirror Backpack, but at the moment, he was definitely no match against the ghostly qi.
It was obvious that digging up the cemetery had completely enraged the ghosts present.
The supernatural initiated their crazy counterattack.
Now, the only option left for John and his team was to retreat.
Blake opened his Yin-Yang Eye and observed the mass of ghostly Qi around the cemetery, trying to get as close as possible to where it was spread thinnest.
He still remembered his mission: he could not leave before the morning. Failing the mission, what awaited him was the countdown to death!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Blake's figure blurred as he leapt back and forth in the cemetery.
...
When the audience in the livestream noticed that Blake did not come to John's rescue, they kept silent for a long time.
This time, they did not disagree with his decision.
He had already warned John and the others to withdraw immediately multiple times, but they did not care to listen.
He did save the members of the expedition team from their hallucinations, but John had turned the whole situation onto him and snatched his cross instead.
At this point, all the members were in trouble. It was completely understandable that Blake did not lend a helping hand.
He had no obligation to save John.
Moreover, he was only a high school student.
Blake had left them. It seemed that John's cry for help had no ulterior meaning. Blake did not seem to have any special abilities...
After all, he was only a high school student...
Reasoning as such, they tacitly accepted that Blake was only a high school student with no special abilities, and no longer paid attention to him.
...
John, who had been stuck in the grave pit for a long while, saw that Blake had left him, and he was left completely in despair.
The fear of death wrapped his heart. He felt as if there was an invisible hand clutching onto him tightly, dragging him deep down the grave into the pitch-black cemetery.
He used his fingers to dig into the soil and the ground, but it was futile.
The force emerging from the grave pit was very strong. He was tugged down, unable to fight back...
Not long after, half of his body was swallowed up in the soil, and his cries for help also began to weaken.
This meant that the soil had already covered his chest and lungs, exerting pressure on them. He did not even have the strength to cry out any longer!
Whoosh! The cold wind gushed into the graveyard from all directions, causing the leaves in the forest to rustle and danced along with the wind.
The audience in the livestream noticed this change in the atmosphere and shivered as they heard the terrifying cold wind blast through. Goosebumps covered their entire bodies.
"There's a ghost... There's definitely a ghost in this place!"
"There's someone in the cemetery! I saw a hand pulling John in!"
"It's the woman in red. I think I saw the woman in red who had bitten Jack London appear again!"
The livestream was once again in an uproar!
The scene of Jack London being attacked by a ghost the night before reappeared in everyone's minds, reminding them of the true nature of the place.
Could it be that John Jones... would suffer the same fate as Jack London had the last time?
Everyone's fingertips went numb as they speculated fearfully...
At this moment, it was already two in the morning.
The other members of the expedition team scuttled around in all directions, and their figures could no longer be seen in the camera,
The only thing anyone could see was John's body, which was still currently being swallowed up.
He was being dragged down inch by inch...
The grave pit that held him was like a huge mouth, slowly shifting, as if it was chewing on his body.
The scene looked strange and terrifying.
Many girls who were watching the livestream were so afraid of the sight that they quickly shut their eyes, not daring to take another look.
As this was happening, Blake, who had been running around in the cemetery, paused.
His Yin-Yang Eyes showed him that the ghostly Qi had spread to the entire graveyard.
Soon, it would continue to disperse itself even further, completely taking hold of the entire graveyard.
The items in his Spiritual Treasure Mirror Backpack would barely be able to resist it, but if he wished to remain here until dawn broke, he had to do something about it.
It was impossible not to be contaminated by the overwhelming ghostly qi. The system did mention that he would not die before the stipulated date of death, but it did not say that he would be safe and sound the entire time!
According to the description of the ghostly qi in the Spiritual Treasure Guide, getting infected with this could be fatal. At the very least, his hair and skin would turn into frost, and his blood would be poisoned. At most, his limbs would be deformed, leaving him crippled...
If he were to end up like this, with physical deformities, extending his life span wouldn't change anything!
As he thought of this, Blake's heart immediately turned cold.
"System, is there any way to not be in contact with the ghostly qi?"
Blake asked in a distressed voice.
[ Ding! ]
The system notification rang instantly.
[ Reporting to the host: The source has the solution. The source has a method to restrain the ghostly qi. ]
[ If the host wants to completely overcome the ghostly qi, go to its source to search for ways to shut it down. ]
The source of ghostly qi...
Blake was stunned.
'Doesn't that refer to the bottom of the tomb?
'Does that mean that the way to suppress the ghostly qi is hidden under this huge tomb?'
Blake slowly looked at the large tomb in the distance.
Under the gaze of his Yin-Yang Eyes, the bottom of the tomb morphed into twisting lines.
The lines merged within the soil, causing the entire ground to rise and fall like waves.
John, in the meanwhile, had stopped being swallowed by the soil; he was already nearing the bottom of the pit. That meant that he could control the structure of the soil and ground in this place to swallow John Jones if he wished...
Blake widened his eyes in bewilderment.
His intuition tugged at his mind, telling him that at the bottom of the grave lies a great danger.
He could not risk his life so simply.
However, the system's warning rang in his ears again.
If he did not take this opportunity, he would definitely be consumed by the ghostly qi tonight...
What should he do?
Blake wondered, deep in his thoughts.
On the other side of the graveyard, the members of the expedition team retreated to the edge of the bottom of the tomb.
Across the dense jungle of trees, they caught a glimpse of John, who was being devoured into the ground. Everyone's faces were filled with panic.
"Captain... Captain John, he's in danger. We have to save him!"
"Calm down! The Yin qi in this graveyard is so strong that even Captain John couldn't deal with it. If we charge in blindly, do you think we can come out alive?"
"But... Are we just going to watch Captain John being dragged into the bottom of the grave?"
"Captain John is a lucky and capable man. He will definitely..."
"Look! There's someone! Someone is running towards Captain John's location!"
Just as the expedition team members shook their heads and sighed, having decided to give up on John Jones, a recognizable figure entered their view under the dark night!
The audience in the livestream also caught sight of that figure and they cheered on in the comments section.
"It's Blake!"
"Blake has returned!"
"He... He actually jumped into that tomb on his own accord!"
"Could it be that he's going to save John Jones?"
The livestream was once again in chaos as everyone now looked up to Blake with great respect.