Wait, where’s my girlfriend?

The entire Radio Station Building descended into Chaos in an instant.

As that deadly black mist, carrying the aura of Death, began to spread, people around the building's rooftop started jumping off one after another!

Originally, a middle-aged man had been running a business using a 'Gargoyle' mount.

As midnight approached, the business of ferrying people to the rooftop became increasingly lucrative; a single trip could cost one or two years of lifespan.

"It's a pity this Gargoyle is too small. It can only carry two people at most, and I have to get them up there before they're willing to trade their lifespan…"

"Otherwise, if I could carry a few more at once, wouldn't I be making a fortune?"

The middle-aged man had just delivered a customer to the rooftop.

Riding his Gargoyle, he turned around, intending to leave.

Suddenly, a faint black mist of Death spread from behind him, enveloping him!

Before the man could even react, players began screaming in terror, leaping one after another toward his Gargoyle, which was flying not far from the rooftop.

The Gargoyle's wings, neck, claws…

Players grabbed onto the Gargoyle one by one, treating it like a literal lifesaver!

"Baka! Get lost! All of you, get lost!"

The middle-aged man was utterly stunned.

Amidst the faint black mist of Instant Death energy, dozens of players suddenly clung to the small Gargoyle, which couldn't bear the weight and began plummeting toward the ground.

The middle-aged man's curses echoed all the way down!

And this was just the situation on one side.

People were jumping from every direction of the rooftop. Those with insufficient attributes fell to their Deaths on the spot, while others used displacement skills upon landing to successfully cancel the gravity…

However, even those who landed successfully still looked terrified.

Because as they looked around, this faint black mist containing Instant Death energy seemed to stretch on without end!

Even among them, those with Agility reaching two or three hundred points—counting all sorts of speed bonuses—were moving at a super-fast fifty or sixty meters per second.

The very best wouldn't exceed a hundred meters per second.

Yet the surrounding black mist of Instant Death energy had already spread for a full three kilometers!

To escape within a mere twenty seconds…

It was simply impossible!!

Unless their starting position was relatively far away, it might be possible.

Even the players on the rooftop, who were better off than some, had almost no chance of escaping.

Those in an even worse position were the people trapped and squeezed into the hallways; the entire building was so congested it was a mess, making escape even more impossible.

Stampedes had already occurred. Several staircases and rooms throughout the building were packed with people; those with low Strength attributes couldn't even squeeze their way up.

The moment the Instant Death energy mist spread, these people crammed in the hallways were all dumbfounded.

Bang! Bang!

Many windows were smashed as people jumped out from stairwells and offices.

Originally, this entire area was under a mass 'Silence' state due to the power of the long-tailed snake goddess statue.

No one could release skills.

Even if they used items or other means to remove the Silence, they would be Silenced again in the next second.

Unless they used 'Super Armor' methods.

Equipment special effects or Super Armor skills could still be used.

Although they were in a Silence state, Super Armor skills could be activated and would override all control effects on the body…

And so.

As the Instant Death energy mist spread, a few people managed to release Super Armor skills, their bodies glowing with golden light as they directly activated their abilities!

Some blasted the building's walls, creating explosion after explosion. A huge gap was blown into the north side of the building, and figures like tiny ants came rushing out of the opening.

Some activated Super Armor and used consecutive blink skills to flee outward at top speed.

These people…

Black Instant Death energy began to entwine around every one of them, and a black progress bar appeared above their heads!

This progress bar was just like the ones in games.

It was the 'Instant Death Gauge'.

These players had no Instant Death resistance; every second, the Instant Death Gauge would stack by 5%.

They would die in twenty seconds at most!

At this moment…

The entire Radio Station Building was like a boiling pot as thousands of people fled. Most importantly, even more people were squeezed inside the building, unable to leave in a short time, as if trapped in a birdcage.

…

"Ya… Yamete!!"

Not far below, the Great Xia youth Ma Fei and his twin-tailed girlfriend, who witnessed this scene firsthand, both had their expressions change drastically.

They had originally been hurrying to find a flying mount to take them to the rooftop to worship the goddess statue.

But…

When they were several streets away from the Radio Station Building, they saw the chest of the long-tailed snake goddess statue crack open, and deadly black mist of Instant Death energy billowed out from within!

Then, Chaos erupted on the spot!

The young couple saw the billowing black mist spreading from two kilometers away. Without a second thought, they turned and ran on the spot.

Ma Fei's class was Assassin. Although it was a common class, his Agility was quite high, and his equipment provided many movement speed bonuses.

His girlfriend was an Archer with decent Agility. Although she had short legs, she ran incredibly fast.

The two of them wove through the streets, heading into the distance.

As they ran, pitch-black Instant Death energy quickly accumulated on them, swirling around their bodies!

Compared to those inside the building or on the rooftop…

This young couple was lucky.

Because they were still some distance from the building, escaping this area was twice as easy for them as it was for others. Of course, the most critical factor was that their own speed was fast enough.

"Ma Fei, get the hell out of there right now!"

"The black mist is three kilometers total. You're less than a kilometer from the edge. With your speed, you should make it in time!"

At that moment, Ma Fei's Communication Crystal Ring rang; a private message from his older brother Ma Yi came through.

But Ma Fei had no time to reply.

He fled in the opposite direction at his maximum speed!

"Less than a kilometer…"

"At my current speed, I can indeed make it."

"Fortunately, this area was full of people earlier, so all the nearby mobs have been cleared out. Otherwise, if there were mobs blocking the way, it would be quite troublesome…"

Ma Fei breathed a slight sigh of relief.

For the next ten seconds, he experienced a life-or-Death race against time!

Thanks to his good starting position and his top speed, he finally burst out of the black mist's range just as his Instant Death Gauge hit 55%!

Looking at the gray sky and the streets ahead, Ma Fei was trembling with lingering fear. Even after escaping, he didn't dare stop and kept running forward…

"I didn't expect something to actually happen."

"The embassy's warning was too accurate…"

"If that warning hadn't caused my brother and me to argue for several minutes, we would be among those jumping off the rooftop right now, wouldn't we?"

Ma Fei felt incredibly bitter.

He was actually considered cautious, but the temptation of 10 points to all attributes was too great.

Besides, with so many people there, he didn't think anything would happen. He figured he'd just leave immediately after worshiping the statue, but as it turned out…

That statue actually pulled such a massive stunt!

Suddenly, as Ma Fei ran, he felt like he had overlooked something.

"Wait, where's my girlfriend?"

He looked back.

Sure enough, his girlfriend was gone!