At this moment, John Reed naturally didn’t dare to go against Ryan Carter’s words anymore. He hurriedly bent down, directly picked up the woman’s corpse, carried it to the roadside, and threw it down. The female corpse rolled down the steep slope and disappeared into the bushes.

“Alright, now let’s go meet the heroine of ‘The Descent 1’, who is also the target we need to protect in this mission world—Sarah. You can also continue to recall the information the Lord God left in your minds. Trust me, all that information is real. Don’t risk your lives challenging the authority of a god.”

After saying this, Ryan Carter turned and walked straight toward the gas station. Because there was a slope between here and the gas station, the two sides’ lines of sight were blocked. That’s why Ryan Carter had no qualms about drawing his gun and killing someone here. Of course, the gun was also equipped with a silencer.

Megan Foster and John Reed exchanged a glance, and both saw hesitation and uncertainty in each other’s eyes. However, Megan Foster was a bit more resolute. She shook her head, then directly followed behind Ryan Carter toward the gas station. John Reed looked at the bloodstains on the ground, then at his own hands, took a deep breath, and followed as well.

Originally, Ryan Carter had been pondering how to join the three women’s cave exploration team, but this problem completely disappeared with a greeting from Sarah:

“Ryan Carter, what took you so long? We’ve been waiting for you for half an hour. Megan Foster, John Reed, hello! Oh, right, where’s Emily Cooper? Wasn’t she coming with you to meet up with us?”

Sarah was sitting casually on the car’s hood, greeting Ryan Carter and the others as if they were old friends who had known each other for years, with not a hint of awkwardness.

“Oh… Emily Cooper said she wasn’t feeling well and decided not to come at the last minute, so it’s just the three of us this time.”

Seeing this, Ryan Carter understood. The Lord God must have already arranged identities for the members of the Chinese team in this world based on ‘The Descent 1’, and they had all become friends with Sarah and the others, agreeing to meet here before heading off to explore the cave together. This setup by the Lord God saved Ryan Carter a great deal of trouble and once again made him marvel at the Lord God’s abilities. Such power was equivalent to arbitrarily inserting a person’s existence into a world’s system—and even “fooling” the natives of the original world.

“Sigh, Emily Cooper has her fiancé to keep her company now, so she doesn’t care about us old friends anymore. It’s really heartbreaking, haha.” Sarah joked self-deprecatingly, and at the same time, she took out a few bottles of drinks from the car and handed them to Ryan Carter, Megan Foster, and John Reed.

“Everyone’s worked hard. Once the car is refueled, we’ll set off. We’ll spend the night at the mountain cabin we booked in advance, and then tomorrow morning we’ll go explore the cave that June picked out. I can hardly wait!” Sarah said excitedly.

“Heh, yes, it’s good to get out and have some fun.”

Ryan Carter chimed in. He knew the plot of ‘The Descent 1’ and was aware that Sarah’s husband and daughter had just died in a car accident, leaving her in a deep depression. This time, it was June and Beth, her two friends, who organized the cave expedition to help Sarah relax and ease the pain of losing her husband and daughter. Moreover, Ryan Carter also noticed that although Sarah seemed lively when she spoke, the trace of sorrow at the corner of her eyes could not be concealed no matter what. This woman must be in great pain inside, but in order not to dampen her friends’ spirits and not to let down their good intentions, she kept pretending to be happy.

After meeting Sarah, Megan Foster and John Reed finally became convinced of the reality of this world. After all, if this were really some criminal organization or some kind of hypnosis or brainwashing, there’s no way they could have gotten Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, and other top Hollywood actresses to join in on the act. Besides, ‘The Descent 1’ was a movie from 2005, almost ten years ago. Even if the original cast showed up, they couldn’t possibly look as young as they did back then.

June and Beth had already finished refueling the car. When they saw Ryan Carter and the others arrive, they greeted them warmly. June gave off the impression of a tough, capable woman, exuding a heroic aura, while Beth seemed a bit more gentle and delicate.

“Emily Cooper said she’s not coming, so now everyone’s here. We can set off,” Sarah said to June. June was always the team leader, as she was the most experienced adventurer among them.

“Alright, let’s get going. Everyone, get in the car.” June patted the car door, signaling everyone to get in.