Zhong Cheng really couldn't figure it out!
In the dungeon, only he and Zhang Tinglei were left as players, along with one native and one specter.
He was fine, yet the specter item had been triggered.
But the main quest was not completed, which meant Zhang Tinglei had not repelled the specter.
From this, it could be inferred that the person he killed must have been... the native.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cheng couldn't help but curse out loud.
“What is inside that old geezer's head? What on earth was he thinking?”
“Why would he go and kill the native?!”
Hearing these words from the shadows, Zuo Lin'an understood.
Zhong Cheng indeed had not connected the native to the Specter Master.
He merely thought Zuo Lin'an was an accomplice of the specter; otherwise, he would definitely know why Zhang Tinglei killed Zuo Lin'an instead of venting his incompetent rage here.
“!!”
Right at that moment, Zhong Cheng snapped back to reality as he felt a familiar, chilly aura.
“It's... the unsolvable specter!”
The unsolvable specter that Zhang Tinglei had transformed into approached from the distance, arriving right in front of him.
Although Zhong Cheng saw it, he had absolutely no time to buffer or react!
Countless chilly auras completely enveloped him.
He felt as if he had been thrown into a world of ice and snow, his entire body stiffening, and even his thoughts grew sluggish.
In the end, Zhong Cheng could only watch helplessly as Zhang Tinglei's sharp claws lunged toward him.
It was useless.
None of the means at his disposal were of any use against an unsolvable specter!
Feeling helpless, Zhong Cheng ultimately had no choice but to give up resisting.
Because he could no longer see any hope.
Zuo Lin'an monitored the situation here in real-time through his God's-eye view.
Upon finding his target, Zhang Tinglei struck ruthlessly, a single swipe of his claws disemboweling Zhong Cheng!
The scene was bloody, brutal, and devoid of any humanity.
But to Zuo Lin'an, such a sight was already a daily occurrence.
He only withdrew his gaze once Zhong Cheng was completely dead.
“Phew...”
It was finally over.
This was truly...
“Is this what they mean by 'you can never be sure of the outcome until the very last moment'?”
“But it's fine.”
“Though the process was a bit convoluted, I am still the ultimate winner.”
He opened his work phone to check his messages.
【Congratulations, you have successfully wiped out all players and received a reward of 1 Contribution point.】
【An unsolvable specter has been detected in your specter dungeon. Would you like to apply for staff recovery?】
He clicked the confirmation button with practiced ease.
【Confirmed. Staff will arrange a time for recovery as soon as possible.】
【Note: This is currently a special period. Please keep your communication lines open. Staff may arrive at any time. Please wait patiently.】
After glancing at the message, Zuo Lin'an put away his work phone.
“Mm, it's time to calculate the earnings from this dungeon run.”
He had a smile on his face and was in a great mood.
“Let me calculate... the first one at the beginning was made by me.”
“Then, Zhang Tinglei controlled Wu Zhao to kill thirteen players, which makes thirteen unsolvable specters.”
“Just now, Zhang Tinglei was killed by Zhong Cheng and turned into an unsolvable specter... that counts as one too.”
“Adding them up, that's fifteen!”
Zuo Lin'an happily calculated his Contribution points.
“Fifteen unsolvable specters, with each worth five Contribution points, makes seventy-five points in total. Plus the one point for wiping out the players this time, that's seventy-six points.”
“I originally had forty-three points, so adding them together makes one hundred and nineteen Contribution points!”
Not bad, not bad.
He could finally make another trip to Sin Hunter City!
“Oh, right, I wonder how Xu Youyou is doing on his end.”
He pulled out his personal phone and opened their chat window.
He found that their conversation was still stuck on three days ago.
“Huh?”
That's not quite right.
Given Xu Youyou's personality, it was impossible for him to be this quiet.
Should he send a message to ask?
Zuo Lin'an hesitated with his phone for a moment before finally putting it away.
“Never mind. Knowing him, if he had the chance, he would definitely spam me with messages.”
Since he hadn't sent any messages for so long, it meant he simply had no spare time right now.
“In that case, it's better if I don't disturb him.”
In any case, whether Xu Youyou failed or succeeded, he would contact him immediately.
Zuo Lin'an glanced back with his phone in hand, then left the white mist.
Just as he walked out, he saw a familiar figure.
“!”
Zuo Lin'an was startled!
But he quickly realized that he now had a lackey!
“It's you? Have you been here the whole time?”
Feng Xingyun, who had indeed been waiting here for the past few days, slowly turned around.
“Yes, I have been here the entire time.”
Zuo Lin'an scratched his head, feeling a bit helpless.
“I didn't tell you to guard this place. You can go back and rest.”
Feng Xingyun did not follow up on his words, instead asking about the dungeon's status.
“How is the dungeon?”
Zuo Lin'an stretched and briefly explained the situation of the dungeon.
“To be honest, the psychological battle between Zhong Cheng and Zhang Tinglei was truly spectacular.”
There were many details he hadn't noticed before.
Feng Xingyun smiled. “Even so, they are still the losers.”
Zuo Lin'an chuckled.
“Yeah, so what if it was spectacular? Failure is failure.”
“Let’s go back and rest. After being exhausted for so long, I need to get a good night's sleep.”
Returning home, just as Zuo Lin'an was about to open the door, he felt something approaching from the distance.
He looked back into the distance and saw the specter bus.
“It's here so quickly?”
Feng Xingyun found it strange.
“What is?”
Before Zuo Lin'an could answer, he saw a pitch-black road continuously extending toward them.
The road was very wide and smooth!
But the most critical part wasn't that, but rather a brand-new bus driving along the road.
Once the bus came to a halt, Zuo Lin'an saw a very familiar person step down from it.
It was Bai Yuan's older brother.
He hadn't expected that it would be him again coming to recover the unsolvable specters.
He opened his mouth, but his expression was a bit hesitant.
So, what should he call him?
Previously, since they didn't know each other, he just had to be as respectful as possible. But now that he knew who this person was, did he still need to be so distant?
Having just gotten off the bus, Bai Mo glanced at him, seemingly noticing his hesitation.
“Since you're friends with A-Yuan, you can call me Brother Bai. Of course, if you mind, you can call me Captain Bai.”
Brother Bai? Captain Bai?
Zuo Lin'an didn't know where the title 'Captain Bai' came from, but that didn't stop the scale in his heart from tipping toward the former.
He had to be joking.
The person in front of him was an absolute powerhouse of a dungeon boss; of course he had to get as close as possible.
“Brother Bai.”
Bai Mo nodded. Without saying anything more, he simply waved his hand.
Triggering the Domain Rule!
Zuo Lin'an once again beheld the boundless prison.
To be honest, no matter how many times he saw it, he was still shocked and envious.
Standing silently behind him, it was Feng Xingyun's first time seeing such a scene.
He looked around in shock.
Eventually, his gaze locked onto several cells closest to him on the same level.
They had seemed empty before, but now, a ghostly figure had appeared inside more than ten of the cells.
Counting them briefly, there were exactly fifteen, including a few familiar faces.
Just as he wanted to take a closer look, the endless prison vanished.
Bai Mo withdrew his domain and looked at Zuo Lin'an.
“You must have gathered enough for one hundred Contribution points by now?”
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