Zuo Lin'an thought that after finishing the dungeon, he could contact the staff to reclaim the unsolvable specters.
There were five of them in total, each worth 5 Contribution points, totaling 25 points. Adding the 2 Contribution points he got from wiping out the players twice, that would be 27 Contribution points in total.
This brought him much closer to the 100 points needed to purchase the Sin Hunter City Entry Application.
Zuo Lin'an arrived at the mountaintop, but this time he did not release his specter aura. Instead, he completely concealed his presence and observed Tang Wanrong from the shadows.
At this moment, Tang Wanrong was tightly clutching the 【Withered Leaf】 and the 【Death Doll】 in her hands.
Even though she had used the 【Death Doll】 countless times and confirmed that she didn't have a Death Lock on her, she still held onto them like a drowning person clutching at a straw.
Zuo Lin'an also realized something. Xuan Liu had probably known about the unique nature of this dungeon and its dungeon boss for a long time.
He knew that this dungeon was of extremely high difficulty, and the probability of multiple people clearing it together was despairingly low.
Especially with Zuo Lin'an as the specter.
He didn't even need a Death Lock to actively kill players. Even if there were time limits, it was still an unsolvable situation for the players.
The 【bamboo-leaf throwing knife】 was definitely the only specter item in Xuan Liu's possession that could repel specters.
He had been tricked by Zuo Lin'an earlier and ended up wasting it.
Thus, Xuan Liu actually had no other specter items left to deal with him.
Furthermore, since Xuan Liu was the one who had plucked the 【Withered Leaf】 from the tree and handed it to Tang Wanrong, he was also very clear about its special effect.
From Xuan Liu's perspective at the time, with no means left to repel specters, there was only one way to keep Tang Wanrong alive.
That was to make sure she was the only player left in the entire dungeon.
That was why Xuan Liu immediately carried Tang Jianghe away after the latter used his talent.
Then, he went down the mountain to search for the other players captured by Zuo Lin'an. Once he confirmed their numbers, he killed them all before finally committing suicide.
Although he hadn't communicated his plan to Tang Wanrong before leaving the mountaintop,
Tang Wanrong didn't need to understand. She only needed to use the 【Withered Leaf】 when a specter attacked her, and she would survive and clear the dungeon.
In Xuan Liu's mind, no matter how foolish Tang Wanrong was, she wouldn't be so stupid as to not use the specter item when she was actively being attacked by a specter.
As it turned out, Xuan Liu's prediction was correct.
At this moment, Tang Wanrong was in a state where she might use her specter item at any second.
Her entire body trembled slightly as she constantly scanned her surroundings, as if looking to see if Xuan Liu had returned, or perhaps because she was terrified of the dense darkness around her.
She felt like something could crawl out of the darkness at any moment.
Even though she knew Tang Jianghe's talent guaranteed she wouldn't be attacked by specters for a period of time, she was still paralyzed by fear.
“Father...”
“Xuan Liu?”
Filled with terror, Tang Wanrong would call out for her father or Xuan Liu from time to time.
But unfortunately, the withered forest and barren mountains offered nothing but darkness and deathly silence.
Zuo Lin'an looked down at the copper coin in his hand.
It was time.
He concealed his figure and slowly drew closer. Then, with a flick of his finger, a crisp sound rang out, instantly catching Tang Wanrong's attention.
She reflexively looked back but saw nothing. However, the copper coin soon struck a rock not far from her, making a sharp ding sound.
The coin bounced off the rock and landed right next to the campfire.
At this distance, all Tang Wanrong had to do was reach out to pick it up.
Naturally, she spotted the coin.
“What is this...?”
She was somewhat puzzled, but she quickly recognized that this copper coin belonged to Tang Jianghe.
“It's Father's 【Life-Buying Coin】!”
Once she recognized it, she cast all caution aside, reached out to pick it up, and examined it closely.
“It really is!”
Watching this unfold, Zuo Lin'an's lips curled into a smirk.
Actually, before this, he had assumed Tang Wanrong would have at least some suspicions.
After all, Tang Jianghe had thrown this copper coin to the specter right in front of her. In other words, the coin should currently be in the specter's possession.
Yet, at this very moment, the coin had appeared right before her eyes!
This was incredibly bizarre.
Anyone with even half a brain would realize that the specter was nearby!
But all Tang Wanrong thought was that the coin belonged to her father, so she picked it up.
In Zuo Lin'an's opinion, if it had been literally anyone else, they would never have picked it up!
At least, not so quickly.
He sighed inwardly. Though he found her a bit foolish, it was a good thing for him.
Because this match was in the bag!
Now, he could bypass all restrictions and even ignore his own rules to kill Tang Wanrong directly.
And no matter what methods Tang Wanrong used, she wouldn't be able to stop him from taking her life!
Not even the special effect of the 【Withered Leaf】.
It seemed one shouldn't just pick up any random money on the ground. He would have to keep that in mind for himself in the future.
Zuo Lin'an took a deep breath and slowly materialized his form.
With his appearance, his specter aura gradually diffused, bringing with it a familiar, bone-chilling coldness.
Tang Wanrong clutched the coin, the joy on her face instantly vanishing.
Her expression grew tense as she slowly stood up, her eyes scanning the surroundings.
Soon, she spotted a familiar, terrifying figure, and her scalp went numb.
Tang Wanrong's pupils shrank. “The specter?!”
“No, wait! That's impossible!”
“Two shichen!”
“Father said it can't attack for two shichen!”
Having said this, she calmed down slightly.
“Yes, it must be safe within those two shichen. The specter is appearing now just to scare me! To make me lose my composure.”
Thinking this, her tense emotions relaxed a bit.
In her view, the specter Zuo Lin'an had appeared because Xuan Liu was temporarily away. It was trying to scare her and pressure her.
Or perhaps it wanted to drive her away from this spot so that Xuan Liu would have to waste time searching for her when he returned.
“Yes, that must be it.”
She was firmly convinced her deduction was correct.
“I am absolutely not leaving this place!”
Tang Wanrong mumbled to herself, reinforcing her resolve.
But as Zuo Lin'an gradually closed the distance between them, the psychological defense wall she had just erected quickly began to crumble.
For no other reason than she was simply too terrified.
Even though she believed the specter was only there to scare her, she still lacked the courage to face this looming, menacing presence.
Tang Wanrong couldn't help but start backing away.
“Don't... don't come any closer!”
By now, she could almost clearly see those crimson slit-pupils.
“No!”
“Stay away from me!”
Tang Wanrong trembled like a leaf. In her extreme terror, she threw the 【Death Doll】 in her hand directly at Zuo Lin'an, and then immediately activated her specter item, the 【Withered Leaf】!
Zuo Lin'an was somewhat surprised to see this.
Because from his perspective, Tang Wanrong was actually clutching the 【Death Doll】 in a death grip, and had thrown the 【Withered Leaf】 as a weapon instead.
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