Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

The golden light gradually dissipated, and the mottled light and shadow on the ruins' broken walls also distorted and disappeared. Chu Mengmeng leaned weakly on Xiao Yichen's shoulder, and her violent panting sounded like a broken bellows, which was particularly harsh in the silent ruins.

"Mengmeng, how are you?" Xiao Yichen asked anxiously, his eyes full of worry. He knew that Chu Mengmeng had used forbidden power to repel the leader of the dark creatures, which was undoubtedly a temporary solution for her.

"I'm fine..." Chu Mengmeng shook her head weakly, but before she could finish her words, a mouthful of blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth, staining the collar of her shirt red.

"You said you were fine!" Xiao Yichen wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, his eyes full of self-blame, "It's all my fault that I'm too weak to protect you..."

"Don't talk nonsense. If it weren't for you, we would have..." Chu Mengmeng endured the severe pain in her body and comforted Xiao Yichen instead.

Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er on the side also supported each other to stand up. Their conditions were not much better, they were covered in blood and wounds.

"We must leave here as soon as possible!" Su Mubai said hastily, enduring the severe pain in his body, "This ruin is about to collapse!"

Xiao Yichen nodded. He knew that now was not the time to be sad. The most urgent thing was to escape from this dangerous place. He picked up Chu Mengmeng and ran towards the exit of the ruins with Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er.

However, just as they were about to reach the exit, an even colder aura surged in from the depths of the ruins like a tide.

"Oh no! Something is coming!" Lin Wan'er's face changed drastically and she shouted in horror.

Xiao Yichen also felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. He looked back and saw a pair of scarlet eyes appearing in the depths of the originally empty passage. Like will-o'-the-wisp, they were flashing creepy light in the darkness.

"Damn it! We are surrounded!" Su Mubai clenched the sword in his hand, his face full of despair.

They are now all seriously injured and their spiritual power is exhausted. They are simply unable to resist such a large number of enemies.

"What should we do? Are we going to die here?" Lin Wan'er's voice trembled and her eyes were full of fear.

At this moment, a burst of shrill laughter suddenly echoed in the ruins.

"Hahaha! Want to escape? Can you escape?"

Xiao Yichen and others looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Xiao Yifeng slowly crawling up from the ground. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were full of madness and resentment.

"It's you! What did you do?!" Xiao Yichen roared.

"Hahaha! Blame it on you guys for being so stupid!" Xiao Yifeng laughed crazily, "In order to deal with you, I activated the ultimate defense mechanism of this ruins at all costs!"

"what?!"

When everyone heard this, their faces suddenly turned paler.

"Rumble..."

There was a violent tremor, and the originally open exit was blocked by huge stone slabs, completely trapping them in the ruins that was about to collapse...

 Despair in the Dark (Continued)

The rocks roared, dust flew, and despair spread like a plague in the hearts of the four survivors. Xiao Yifeng's crazy laughter still echoed in the ruins, like the death knell of death, announcing their doom.

“Hahaha! Enjoy your last moments!” Xiao Yifeng’s voice came from behind the boulder, with undisguised malice, “This relic will become your grave!”

"Damn it!" Su Mubai punched the wall, blood flowing down his fingers, but he seemed to feel no pain, his eyes were full of anger and powerlessness, "Are we really going to die here?"

Lin Wan'er clutched Su Mubai's sleeve tightly, her body trembling slightly, and she was obviously consumed by fear.

Chu Mengmeng leaned weakly in Xiao Yichen's arms, watching the desperate scene in front of her, tears silently sliding down her face. She had never hated her own powerlessness as much as she did now. If she had not chosen to use the forbidden power, if she could be stronger, would this not have happened?

"I'm sorry... It's all my fault..." Chu Mengmeng's voice was hoarse and weak, like the whimper of a wounded little animal.

"Mengmeng, stop talking nonsense. This is not your fault." Xiao Yichen gently stroked Chu Mengmeng's hair and comforted her softly, "We are all here to protect this city and the people we love. Even if we really have to die here, we have to die together."

Although he said words of comfort, Xiao Yichen's heart was filled with bitterness and despair. He knew that in their current state, it was impossible to escape from this ruin that was about to collapse.

"Are... we really going to give up?" Su Mubai's voice was full of unwillingness, but he looked around and couldn't find any hope.

The walls of the ruins were covered with cracks and could collapse at any time, and the dark creatures released by Xiao Yifeng were staring at them hungrily, waiting for their final struggle.

Despair, like an invisible hand, tightly grasped their throats, making it difficult for them to breathe...

Xiao Yichen felt Chu Mengmeng in his arms trembling even more. He knew that fear was entwining her heart like a vine, but he was powerless at the moment. He resisted the surging blood in his body, gently patted Chu Mengmeng's back, and said softly: "Mengmeng, don't be afraid, even if we can't escape, I will always be with you until the last moment."

"Yichen..." Chu Mengmeng raised her head and looked at Xiao Yichen with tears in her eyes, her eyes were full of sadness and despair. She knew that Xiao Yichen was comforting her, but she understood more clearly how desperate the situation they were facing was.

“Cough cough…” Su Mubai held onto the wall and coughed violently. Blood kept dripping from the corners of his mouth, but he still held on and looked at Xiao Yichen firmly. “Yichen, you don’t have to comfort us. We all know our current situation. If… if there is really no hope, I hope you can take Mengmeng away first. I’ll hold them back!”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lin Wan'er grabbed Su Mubai's hand, tears welling up in her eyes, "Let's go together, let's die together!"

Xiao Yichen looked at his companions in front of him, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He knew that even in this abyss of despair, they had never given up on each other. He took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm and firm, "No, we still have hope! As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to find a way to escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire ruins suddenly shook violently, and huge rocks above his head fell down one after another, making a deafening roar.

"What's going on?" Lin Wan'er exclaimed and grabbed Su Mubai's arm tightly.

"Oh no! The ruins are about to collapse completely!" Su Mubai's face changed drastically. He knew that if they couldn't escape in time, they would all be buried in the ruins.

At this moment, a low roar came from the depths of the ruins, as if a giant beast that had been sleeping for thousands of years was awakened, and it swept across the entire ruins in an instant with a heart-pounding pressure.

"What's that sound?" Chu Mengmeng raised her head in horror and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing!" Xiao Yichen's face also became solemn. He could feel that a powerful force was awakening, and this force far exceeded any enemy they had encountered before.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, their hearts filled with fear. They didn't know what they were going to face next, and the future of the team was full of uncertainty. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's eyes met, and each of them reflected the other's frightened look. The shadow of fear enveloped them, and the unknown fate made them panic. The future of the team, at this moment, was like this crumbling ruin, full of uncertainty, as if it would collapse at any time.

"boom--"

There was another loud noise, and a huge stone slab fell from above, hitting not far from them, stirring up dust. Su Mubai reacted quickly, pushing Lin Wan'er away, but he was hit by the fragments of the falling rock, and his arm was immediately torn.

"Su Mubai!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed and hurriedly supported the staggering Su Mubai.

Su Mubai groaned, his face pale, but he still forced a smile: "I'm fine, just a minor injury..."

Before he finished speaking, he coughed violently again, and blood gushed out of his mouth, staining his clothes red. Lin Wan'er's tears burst out instantly. She knew that Su Mubai was just holding on. The injuries on his body were much more serious than he showed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yichen became extremely anxious. He looked around, looking for a way to escape, but all he saw was endless darkness and collapsed ruins.

"Hahaha, you all will die here!"

The rampant laughter echoed in the empty ruins, sounding particularly harsh. Xiao Yifeng slowly walked out of the darkness, followed by densely packed dark creatures, their eyes flashing with greed, like evil spirits from hell, ready to reap their lives.

Next to Xiao Yifeng, a tall and burly figure exuded a suffocating sense of oppression. He was shrouded in a black cloak, revealing only a pair of scarlet eyes, like two burning flames, which made people shudder.

"The leader of the dark creatures!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed, her heart suddenly filled with despair.

This is a terrifying existence that is not even recorded in books. It possesses the power to destroy the world. Can they really escape from it?

Xiao Yichen clenched the sword in his hand, knowing that he would be doomed today. But he would not give up, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would do his best to protect his beloved girl.

Just when the city guardian team felt desperate, a mysterious guardian appeared before them. He claimed to be the guardian of the ruins and had a deep understanding of the dark forces...