"You don't love Arthur at all. You're just a selfish person who uses the name of love to make Arthur fall into depravity with you!"

"Shut up! You son of a bitch! Shut up!!!"

Veins bulged menacingly on his forehead as Chad roared excitedly, "I will make Arthur eat your flesh! I will make Arthur eat your flesh!!!"

"Arthur will definitely kill you! If you dare to touch me, Arthur will definitely kill you!" Xia Linyin roared back.

She glared fiercely at Chad and said, enunciating each word clearly, "If you dare to lay a finger on me, Arthur will kill you."

"What are you saying? Hahahaha—" Chad laughed as if he had heard something extremely funny.

“I am his father! You are nothing!” Chad told Charlene.

"Do you think Arthur will come to save you? No! He won't! Arthur isn't here. I just need to tell Arthur that you ran away, and then serve him the soup made from your meat. Arthur will thank me for letting him taste this unparalleled delicacy, and he will realize that only by eating you will you be with him forever!"

With a murderous glint in his eyes, Chad pulled the trigger. "Die! You son of a bitch!"

Gunshots rang out, but the bullets were aimed upwards. Arthur stood behind Chad, one hand gripping the barrel of the shotgun, the other hand holding Chad's head.

"Arthur—"

With a "crack," Arthur snapped Chad's neck.

Releasing his grip, Chad lay motionless on the ground, his neck twisted 180 degrees backward. His eyes bulged out, and a look of shock lingered on his face. It was unclear whether he was shocked that Arthur had suddenly returned or that Arthur had killed him.

Arthur was shocked... he actually killed him.

Xia Linyin was equally stunned. She stared at Chad's corpse with her mouth agape. She had told Chad that if he dared to lay a finger on her, Arthur would kill him. It was just a threat, meant to make Chad think twice and not dare to lay a hand on her.

She hadn't expected Arthur to actually kill Chad, to kill him so decisively and cleanly—Chad was her father, after all…

Without blinking or hesitating, he snapped Chad's neck.

She thought that Arthur would at most be angry when he found out that Chad had hit her.

A stinging sensation in her palm pulled Xia Linyin from her stunned state, and she quickly looked at her palm—

"Dear players, congratulations on killing the ogre! The lingering vengeful spirits can finally rest in peace. The fog is gradually dissipating, and the exit is becoming visible. Now, hurry and leave Manscher Town to complete the quest."

After reading the red text, Xia Linyin blinked. The boss in the game was killed, not by the player, but by the boss's son.

This really is—

What a plot twist!

Arthur walked over and silently scanned Xia Linyin from head to toe. After confirming that she was not injured, he took her hand and led her outside.

Arthur's hands were broad and thick. After taking Xia Linyin's hand, he completely enveloped her small hand. He silently led Xia Linyin out without saying a word.

Arthur led Charlene back to the cave above, the place Chad had once used to entertain the players.

He helped Xia Linyin sit on the soft sofa, then skillfully opened the cabinet and took out a bamboo basket covered with a checkered cloth.

Lifting the checkered cloth reveals a basket filled with various fresh fruits, emitting a fragrant aroma that makes one's mouth water.

He magically produced a pot of hot tea from somewhere and placed it on the coffee table next to Xia Linyin, along with a fruit basket.

Finally, he took out a clean blanket and covered Xia Linyin's knees, then patted Xia Linyin's head, took the cloak hanging on the wall and put it on, preparing to go out.

"Where are you going?" Xia Linyin asked.

Arthur turned around, looked at Xia Linyin for a moment with his eyes that seemed perpetually sleepy, and said, "Wait for me to come back."

Arthur opened the door and strode away.

After sitting quietly on the sofa for more than ten minutes, Xia Linyin picked up the teapot, lifted the bamboo basket, bent down and crawled through the wooden door in the hole, then jogged down the spiral stone steps.

She ran downstairs in one breath, and after searching around for a while, Xia Linyin finally found the basement where Bai Xiaolin and Ying Meihui were being held.

Both of them had already fainted. Xia Linyin quickly untied the ropes binding them, laid them on the ground, and then massaged and moved their limbs.

The spout was brought to Bai Xiaolin's chapped and bleeding lips, and warm tea flowed out. Bai Xiaolin instinctively swallowed. After the spout was removed, Bai Xiaolin, still thirsty, slowly opened his eyes. "Water..."

Xia Linyin cradled the back of Ying Meihui's head with her arm and slowly poured water into her mouth. Ying Meihui opened her big eyes and stared at Xia Linyin for a long while before asking, "Xia-chan?"

His vision gradually cleared, finally settling on Xia Linyin's face. Bai Xiaolin's eyes widened in shock. "Lin...Lin...Linyin! You're still alive?"

The hoarse voice was as unpleasant as a broken gong, and he shrank back in fear. "You, you, you... are you a human or a ghost?"

"I wish I were a ghost, then I wouldn't have to be afraid of death anymore," Xia Linyin replied.

After confirming that Xia Linyin was human, Bai Xiaolin smiled happily and said excitedly, "Linyin, I didn't expect you to be alive! That's wonderful!"

He stared longingly at the teapot in Xia Linyin's hand, swallowed hard, and said, "I thought you were doomed after being dragged away by the cannibal. How did you survive? Oh, right, where is that cannibal?"

As he spoke, he glanced fearfully toward the door.

"Dead." Wiping the tea spill from Sakura Mie's lips, Xia Linyin said casually without even looking up.

"Dead! How did he die?!" Bai Xiaolin cried out in shock, trying to sit up abruptly, but the pain all over his body contorted his face. "Ouch—"

He screamed, staring in horror at his arms, "Why can't I move my arms! It's all over, I'm doomed, am I going to have to have them amputated?!"

His hands had been tied behind his back for days without moving, so the blood wasn't circulating and they must have become necrotic!

"Never mind how he died, he's dead now. The exit has appeared, we need to get here quickly!"

Xia Linyin said seriously that she did not know when Arthur would return, and once he returned, they probably would not have another chance to leave.