Chapter 694 [(*^▽^*)]

He stopped when he got about five meters away, because when he got to that position, Lin Leyou showed a clear look of wariness, and he could not get any closer.

Lin Leyou: "You live over there, so you should be able to buy it anytime, right?"

He was puzzled. "I always felt something was off about the food I bought myself. But when I met you, I realized it was because the person who bought it was wrong. The food you bought tastes especially sweet. Could I have a bite?"

Does "take a bite" refer to the cake in his hand, or the flesh on his body?

Lin Leyou ignored him and focused her attention on the special box inside her backpack.

This box was a gift from Xue Rui containing gemstones and gold-plated items. There were requirements beforehand: the recipient had to be a resident, and specifically an upper-class resident with assets worth billions of points.

He hadn't met the requirements before, but now... having met them, it was indeed time to open it. He glanced at the person standing not far away.

He had to hurry. Although he didn't know exactly how strong the sixteenth-ranked ghost was, it was definitely much stronger than him now. Even with the help of items... you can never have too many items, can you?

"System, open the Gem Gold Item Box."

"System notification: Opened, obtained a gold-plated weapon item inlaid with gold gems."

Lin Leyou checked his backpack and found that there was indeed an extra gold-plated gem weapon item inside.

"Red Lotus of Karmic Fire: A gold-plated, gem-encrusted weapon and item. Anyone burdened with sins will have their soul ignited by the red lotus, with the burning time calculated based on the severity of their sins."

Upon seeing the small red lotus in the backpack compartment, Lin Leyou suddenly felt as if his luck had truly defied the heavens. The description of this red lotus seemed simple, but in reality... it was incredibly powerful.

In the entire endless world, among all the residents and NPCs within the instance, who dares to say they are without sin? To be without sin means to have never done anything wrong, but who can guarantee that?

Even he himself cannot be said to be completely innocent. Even if it was for the sake of completing the mission, he had still killed people. There must be many people whose points were reduced to negative numbers because of the people he killed.

So, was he the one who killed them? Did he kill them himself? There must be a reason behind this. Lin Leyou doesn't even dare to take out the red lotus now.

After all, the system didn't specify the attack range of the Crimson Lotus, and didn't provide a detailed explanation. That means it's an indiscriminate attack. So how do you use the Crimson Lotus?

Whenever he needs to use it, he has to come into contact with himself. Once he comes into contact with himself, he will definitely be ignited by the Red Lotus. He still needs to think of other ways.

The person who had been ignored by Lin Leyou from the beginning had lost his composure and said, "Hey, baby! Can you please stop ignoring me? Am I really that insignificant?"

Lin Leyou looked at the cake she had eaten a little more than half of and the hot milk tea she hadn't finished, and asked, "What did you say?"

"..." He didn't think Lin Leyou hadn't heard him. "Fine, since you're unwilling to communicate with me, then let's wait until tonight. When tonight comes... I'll let you experience it properly."

Lin Leyou asked the system in his mind, "System, does 'Red Lotus ignites the soul' refer to the spirit?"

If it's within ten minutes, then I can use the effect of Golden Sun to grant my soul, or spirit, ten minutes of invincibility.

"System prompt: Yes."

Lin Leyou felt that this was a prop tailor-made for him, very good, very good, but he didn't know the attack range. The system didn't say either, so it meant... no range?

Lin Leyou roughly confirmed the next steps, then slowly got up and walked away from the village. The other person watched him walk further and further away, then resumed his previous smile and followed him to a distance.

Just then, some people walked out of the village, probably people who were going to leave the village for the night to hide elsewhere. A few of them were also coming in their direction, but when they saw the figure following Lin Leyou, they froze on the spot, turned around two seconds later, and ran away frantically in other directions, their limbs swinging as if they would be thrown off at any moment.

Lin Leyou didn't pay attention to anyone else. As long as he killed the monster in front of him, he could inherit its strength and abilities. He hoped that the monster's abilities would be stronger.

As he walked, he unexpectedly saw the same tree he had seen when he first woke up. After thinking for a moment, he headed towards it. When he reached the tree, the person who had been following him seemed to feel a bit emotional.

"This is indeed a good place. I'll build you a cenotaph under this tree later, what do you say?"

Lin Leyou ignored him, circled the tree once, then touched the ring on her hand and tried to contact Xue Rui again, but still received no response.

He found the spot where he had been when he awoke, slowly sat down, leaned against a tree, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the boundless grassland seemed like a green ocean.

He didn't get angry when he didn't receive a reply from Lin Leyou, and just stood not far away waiting for night to fall.

Lin Leyou sat there quietly, still holding the food he hadn't finished eating. He could continue eating, knowing that a tough battle was coming up that night!

Time passed slowly, and after Lin Leyou finished eating, it was still around 2 p.m., which seemed to be taking a long time.

It's not that we can't just take out the Red Lotus right now, but it's still daytime. If this person doesn't transform into a ghost, even if we kill him, we probably won't be able to obtain his abilities.

Perhaps growing impatient, the other person muttered somewhat irritably, "What's going on? You always liked to speed things up until evening, why are you taking so long today..."

He looked up at the azure sky, especially at the scorching sun hanging there. He really disliked the sun, but there was nothing he could do; he couldn't make it disappear.

If he were to acquire that ability himself, he would absolutely use it every morning. If he could use it for half an hour or an hour during the day, he would be merciful enough.

But there's no other way now; we can't leave. What if this treasure we finally found escapes if we leave? We can only wait until tomorrow…

Lin Leyou didn't care what she thought; he simply closed his eyes to rest and wait for night to fall.

His nonchalant demeanor initially made him seem unimpressive to the other party, but as time went on and he had nothing else to do, he began to ponder why Lin Leyou was so calm.

"Aren't you afraid? When night falls, you'll become my meal."

Lin Leyou acted as if he didn't exist, remaining quiet and unmoved by what the other person said or thought.

Even if the other party is in a hurry, they dare not make a move during the day, because no one has strong abilities during the day, and they would have to rely on hand-to-hand combat to kill the other party.

He had no confidence that he could defeat Lin Leyou in hand-to-hand combat. At this moment, he was even a little worried that if Lin Leyou suddenly attacked him, he might not be safe.

Therefore, he went a little further away, as long as Lin Leyou was still within his sight. Night would come, and that would be his hunting time.

As for why Lin Leyou didn't make a move, in his opinion... he just couldn't understand it. Surely it wasn't because he couldn't obtain his abilities if he killed him during the day?

"Am I really going to die at his hands tonight?" Lin Leyou was far too confident in his own abilities.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself for having such an outrageous idea. But the truth was, he really couldn't think of any other reason.

But it's alright, it'll be dark soon. After dark, he'll eat the other person, then get the thing, and that way...

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Leyou opened his eyes and looked around. Noticing the sky, he realized that it was already evening.

The people who had gone far away had now returned to the edge of the big tree. Lin Leyou opened his eyes and stared straight at him. Soon, just wait a little longer... Soon they will all turn into ghosts.

The sun has reached its westernmost point in the sky, and almost half of it has already sunk below the horizon; it will be here soon...

Looking eastward, you'll find that the eastern sky has been tinged with a gray hue, and the remaining light is becoming increasingly scarce as the sun sets.

Finally, the last ray of light on the horizon disappeared.

Lin Leyou saw that his hands had turned pale and his fingernails had changed shape, and the person who had been standing not far in front of him had also disappeared without a sound.

Lin Leyou touched the earring on his ear, which was the prop Golden Sun, ready to activate invincibility mode at any time. As for the golden defensive energy shield, it was already hidden in his clothes.

No matter what kind of attack it is, he can protect himself, especially for safety reasons, he now needs to make sure that the monster is not too far away from him.

In other words, it's best to wait until he appears nearby before taking it out, so you can also test just how powerful your newly acquired item, Crimson Lotus, really is.

Lin Leyou took a deep breath, waiting for the opponent's attack, but after a few minutes, there was no movement. He stood up strangely and looked around, but did not find any figure.

What happened? It just vanished; does that mean it really disappeared?

As time went on, Lin Leyou quickly realized that this ghost was not following the usual path and was trying to break through his psychological defenses. It didn't matter; he was least afraid of wasting time.

Perhaps seeing that Lin Leyou wasn't really scared, the other party appeared in less than ten minutes, this time behind him.

Good evening, little one.