"What do you mean... we're all dead?"

The burly team leader asked with difficulty.

He pinched his arm to feel a slight pain, and the evidence of breathing, heartbeat, and even the tension—everything proving he was still alive—made it hard for him to believe what Wu Liang had just said.

However, hearing his doubt, Wu Liang just shook his head and said:

"You say you've been lost in the forest for half a month, then tell me, why haven't you found this place that can be reached within two hours? What have you been doing for this half month?"

The seemingly casual question made the squad members sneer.

Just as they were about to explain, all their mouths opened but they suddenly froze.

"We went... hiss... went..."

That's right! What did they do in these half months besides setting up camp!?

The members looked at each other, unable to recall where they had been during this time.

Wu Liang bent down and picked up a handheld gaming console and a decorative doll from the ground, saying, "These things only seem slightly damaged and a bit old, probably left less than half a month ago, understand?"

Now he completely understood the most serious problem in this place!

Which was—region!

The exploration team that came here half a month ago was completely wiped out upon reaching this place, leaving all their belongings behind.

Was their cause of death the Fierce Ghost?

No, absolutely not!

It was just because—they arrived here.

This place is very close to Taohua Village, so they violated the rules.

"Those who accidentally entered this space were divided into two groups: Taohua Village and Endless Forest." Wu Liang squatted on the ground, using a stick to divide the two regions to explain.

He then pointed to the village and said, "People from Taohua Village will die if they venture too deep into the forest; conversely, people in the forest will die if they approach the village."

"The reason is basically like this..."

This seemingly incredible rule was surmised by Wu Liang through the corpses of maniacs inside Taohua Village.

In essence, this space does not have any truly Fierce Ghosts, just two areas where time flows differently.

But the difference in time flow is like extreme water pressure—

People on the shore suddenly falling into the deep sea will be crushed to death by the formidable water pressure; conversely, deep-sea creatures brought to shore will die from ruptured internal organs due to pressure imbalance.

Therefore, those who died entering the forest at night weren't killed by any Fierce Ghost, it's just that they couldn't adapt to the time flow change and died from their own time disorder.

The ones who survived weren't scared insane, they simply managed to escape back to the village before the time chaos could kill them, causing irreversible brain damage.

This really has nothing to do with daytime or nighttime, it's just that because everyone died entering the forest at night, rumors of supernatural phenomena spread outside the village at night.

It also explains why the death times of those ten corpses were completely different.

The only mystery left is why they died inside Taohua Village.

"Then why did we revive after death into our current state?" The burly team leader was calmer than the others.

But even Wu Liang couldn't answer this question.

According to his speculation, the miscellaneous items found in the outskirts of Taohua Village are essentially relics from those who approached the village but died due to the space's time flow issue.

As for where the corpses went remains unknown.

It shouldn't always happen like this, where the exploration team loses part of their memories and alternatively revives to continue exploring in the forest.

If so, this forest would be teeming with people.

"Hold on, did you see anything strange in the forest? Like stones or fragments that can't be destroyed?"

Suddenly, Wu Liang thought of something.

The white-haired Fierce Ghost guarding the Bogda Peak snow mountain for years has a fragment inside it that looks stone-like and indestructible.

He was pulled into this space because of the attraction of the Ghost Compendium, and this fragment having the same attraction indicates it also comes from this space?

Though uncertain, Wu Liang instinctively felt a huge connection between the fragment and this space, even with the different time flow issue.

"Hm? An indestructible fragment? Are you referring to this thing?"

The stout man suddenly realized and took out a black fragment from his backpack.

Its size was far larger than the fragment Wu Liang obtained from the white-haired Fierce Ghost!

The fragment Wu possessed was only half the size of a palm, but the one the exploration team brought out was larger than his face, looking just like a huge stone slab.

Buzz—

The Ghost Compendium emitted another sensation.

The stone slab was drawing him strongly, and this feeling even affected Wu Liang's emotions.

Fortunately, it was just attraction, not forcing Wu Liang to do anything.

He quietly took out his small fragment, placing it lightly on the stone slab while the exploration team looked on with puzzled expressions.

Clang—

The small fragment emitted a sound like metal clashing and magnetically adhered heavily to the stone slab.

Rapidly and visibly, it integrated into the stone slab, causing its area to expand a bit more.

"Indeed, the key problem lies with this thing." Wu Liang took it and examined it thoroughly.

Since the small fragment carried by the white-haired Fierce Ghost could leave Bogda Peak, it showed it had the ability to disregard and break through this strange space.

The exploration team's game-like revival probably also had to do with the stone slab they found.

He turned excitedly and asked, "Where did you find this thing?"

"We picked it up in a strange cave shortly after entering the forest." The stout man informed him, seeing the look on Wu Liang's face, he seemed to understand something and asked, "You mean our revival is related to it?"

"Yes."

As Wu Liang nodded, the burly team leader suddenly snatched the stone slab.

He pointed at the stone slab and asked Wu Liang sternly, "Mr. Reporter, if what you said is true, and we who held the stone slab originally died and revived at the forest's edge, then what about you?"

"How can you be sure you're not your resurrected self post-death? Or rather... are you really still yourself? The outside world has been oblivious to your fate for three months now."

"Besides, how are you able to freely walk between the village and forest despite the rules you just mentioned?"

"..."

Right!

The time flow speed affecting everyone is as fatally pressing as strong water pressure, yet not only does Wu Liang feel no threat, but his body has actually returned to how it was five years ago.

He looked up at the wary burly team leader, then down at his own hands.

Wu Liang smiled.

He confidently said, "It's simple, I can adapt to time chaos, that's all."

The entire exploration team: "?"

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