Without Zhou Yunshan, only seven of them remained. If they excluded those two useless commoners, there were only five.
Of course, Princess Jinyang and Zi Yao were actually quite useless when it came down to it as well.
Counting it this way, only three people were left!
Lin Deyou sat on the ground, staring intently at the campfire with a deep frown.
He regretted his decision.
He shouldn't have agreed to carry Zi Yao through this dungeon just because of her beauty and gentle voice. Now, he felt like he might actually lose his life here.
The survival objective was one day, which totaled twelve shichen.
He had thought this mission would be simple.
But who would have expected that in such a short time, three of them would already be dead!
“It really is killing one person every half-shichen.”
Princess Jinyang sat quietly beside him. She looked calm on the surface, but she was actually drenched in a cold sweat. She had witnessed the moment Zhou Yunshan was taken away!
However, she had only caught a glimpse.
That specter had first appeared behind Lin Deyou, vanished instantly, and then reappeared behind Zhou Yunshan. When it vanished again, it took Zhou Yunshan with it.
Was he dead?
He must be dead.
Even without a scream, there was no way he could have survived!
After all, the first two who died had also vanished without a sound.
In other words, no matter how close they huddled together, the specter could easily take any one of them away whenever it wanted.
“Third Young Master Lin, what should we do now?”
Lin Deyou stood up abruptly. “I'm going to look around and search for Brother Zhou. Don't wander off.”
Seeing him about to leave, Princess Jinyang quickly tried to stop him. “Wait, Young Master Lin! It's too dangerous for you to go alone. You should have someone go with you.”
Lin Deyou shook his head and refused. “It's fine. I'm faster on my own. Besides, the specter just killed someone, so it won't strike again within half-shichen.”
Without waiting for Princess Jinyang or the others to respond, he leaped into the air and sped away.
He was using qinggong.
Princess Jinyang could only watch helplessly as he disappeared into the distance.
By this time, Zuo Lin'an had already finished his kill and hidden himself once more.
Zhou Yunshan's talent was Colossal Strength, and he didn't possess any specter items. Even though he was a Third-Rate martial artist, killing him had been exceptionally easy.
However, watching Lin Deyou perform qinggong left him feeling a bit envious.
Though Lin Deyou's qinggong required him to step on things to propel himself forward every once in a while.
He had heard that Xiantian experts could actually fly through the air.
It would be great if he could fly too.
Unfortunately, the rules of a Human-Specter Symbiont had to be self-formulated and completed in Sin Hunter City. He probably wouldn't be able to formulate any rules related to flight.
Right then, Lin Deyou found an isolated spot. A candy piece materialized in his hand out of thin air. He unwrapped it and popped it straight into his mouth.
Instantly, within Zuo Lin'an's Perception, the man's presence completely vanished.
“Huh?”
Zuo Lin'an was currently in his specter body form. He knew perfectly well that Lin Deyou was standing right there, but he simply could not target him.
After switching to his living body, he found that the previous restriction vanished, but he couldn't use his living body to kill players. A dungeon boss could only kill players using rules.
Besides, to be honest, his living body was absolutely no match for Lin Deyou.
“So this is the effect of that specter item candy?”
This effect targeted specters and was useless against living bodies.
Even in the perfect fusion state of a Human-Specter Symbiont, it was useless when encountering such a situation. As expected, perfect fusion wasn't omnipotent.
It seemed that if he wanted to kill him now, he would have to kill all the other players first.
Only when Lin Deyou was the last player left in the dungeon would the specter item's effect wear off.
Zuo Lin'an watched Lin Deyou search the surrounding area. To his surprise, Lin Deyou actually managed to find the corpse remnants that Zuo Lin'an had carelessly discarded somewhere.
After confirming Zhou Yunshan's death, Lin Deyou returned to the campfire.
Lin Deyou sat down casually next to Zi Yao.
“I found Brother Zhou's corpse. His deathly state was just like the others—bloody and gruesome.”
“It's in that direction. If any of you want to see it, go quickly. After all, once players like us die in a dungeon, our bodies disappear very quickly.”
Everyone remained completely indifferent to his words.
They already knew Zhou Yunshan was dead, how he died, and had even basically confirmed the specter's rules. There was no need to go look at the corpse.
More importantly, none of them were close to Zhou Yunshan.
Lin Deyou swept his gaze over everyone.
“Everyone, I think if things continue like this, we'll probably only survive for five shichen. At a rate of two kills per shichen, we'll all be wiped out in five shichen.”
Zhuang He looked at him.
“Does Third Young Master Lin have a way? If you can pull this off, my life is yours to command from now on! Not only that, but I'll also help you convince my big brother.”
Lin Deyou's eyes lit up, but that flicker of joy quickly vanished.
In the past, he would have been thrilled to hear this. After all, it was a pledge of loyalty and a promise from the second-in-command of Poison Dragon Mountain. If he could control that force...
However, right now, he couldn't even guarantee his own survival.
“I don't have any good solutions. But since we've reached this point, I hope none of you will hide your trump cards. Show us what you have.”
“At the very least, we must ensure our survival. After all, the more people die, the more dangerous it becomes for those who remain.”
Zuo Lin'an heard his words from afar.
Indeed, the fewer people there were, the more dangerous it became.
As long as Lin Deyou wasn't the last player in the dungeon, he, as the specter, could never make a move on him.
So while Third Young Master Lin seemed to be acting for everyone's benefit by trying to unite them, he was actually just looking out for himself. The others just didn't know it.
Bai Liu had always disliked him.
“Then what about you?”
“The illustrious Third Young Master Lin, noble in status and outstanding in strength. I heard you entered the dungeon this time specifically to carry the newcomer Zi Yao. You must have plenty of good items in your hands, surely more than the rest of us?”
Zuo Lin'an felt helpless.
Out of ten people, three had died in three hours...
Oh wait, it should be two hours.
From midnight to past two in the morning, it was indeed two hours.
“I didn't expect that even with a clear, impending crisis right before their eyes, these people are still scheming against each other.”
Or rather, they were unwilling to sacrifice anything.
But it made sense.
Although they weren't complete novices, they had probably only cleared a few One-Star dungeons at most. The only one with real experience and resources was Lin Deyou.
If he tried to get them to cooperate without showing anything of his own first, no one would ever go along with it.
Lin Deyou frowned and shook his head.
“You all should have experienced One-Star dungeons more than once before. I merely judged the difficulty of this One-Star dungeon based on my past clearing experiences, which is why I was confident enough to carry someone.”
“But as you can see, the current situation is completely different from what I anticipated.”
“Even if I had made preparations beforehand, they are utterly useless now.”
As he spoke, he pulled a palm-sized doll from his robe. The doll wore a set of exquisite ancient garments and looked chubby and extremely adorable.
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