Chapter 5, Talent Replacement
Fu Yuchen met Li Hanmo's fierce gaze and tried to explain that he had no intention of poaching her.
"Li Hanmo, don't look at me so fiercely. Zhong Bingxuan, that barbaric woman, is not my type. I won't try to take her away from you."
Zhong Bingxuan was a tigress, and Fu Yuchen, who had no masochistic tendencies, naturally disliked this fierce woman.
If I had to pick his favorite, it would be someone like Zhong Linlin, a cute little girl.
Fu Yucheng turned his gaze to Zhong Linlin. After Zhong Bingxuan noticed Fu Yucheng's gaze, she stood between the two of them to stop Fu Yucheng from coveting her gaze.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and leave, or I'll leave you here all alone."
Zhong Bingxuan pulled Zhong Linlin out the door quickly, cutting off Fu Yuchen's chance to be alone with Zhong Linlin.
Just now, Zhong Bingxuan took a moment to ask Li Hanmo about the situation outside. Li Hanmo said that the faceless clay figure is impersonating a human, and has all the original memories, personality, and appearance. It also has its own special abilities.
If you randomly encounter someone on the street, unless you are not very familiar with them, you can't tell the difference between them and a fake person unless you scratch their body or check them with a mirror.
The best solution is to avoid traveling with strangers to prevent being attacked by faceless clay figures hidden in the group due to unfamiliarity.
Li Hanmo followed his girlfriend's pace, and Fu Yuchen had no choice but to follow along.
The places where train tickets are hidden are usually not very well concealed; they are usually found in some special object, basically in a place that is easily accessible indoors.
The fact that the Faceless Mudman has weak attack power does not mean that it has always been like this. After being possessed, the Faceless Mudman will develop superpowers just like a normal human.
On his way to find Li Hanmo, Fu Yuchen encountered this situation before. Just in case, he needed a strong helper. Relying on himself alone, he could easily perish in this newly transformed one-star monster dungeon.
If I had known this place was so dangerous, I would have brought some of my men with me. Now we wouldn't have to rely on the native inhabitants of Earth for help.
But who would have thought that this level of monster dungeon is just as difficult as the level of the level of supernatural dungeon?
Fu Yuchen is quite strong, ranking seventh on the leaderboard, but he lacks powerful attack methods when facing supernatural or similar dungeons.
I heard that this dungeon produces strange and mysterious items, so I came here alone.
Unexpectedly, it was so difficult, but fortunately, the rewards were also considerable. The disguise card of the faceless clay figure had no restrictions, so Fu Yucheng will have a way to hide himself next time he goes to the supernatural dungeon.
Supernatural beings are difficult to kill, just like faceless clay figures. The only way to defeat them is to find their weaknesses or use supernatural weapons and powerful combat abilities to kill them by force.
Fu Yuchen hadn't told Li Hanmo about these things; their relationship wasn't that good yet.
Zhong Linlin is a cute little girl. If we have the chance, we can bring her back to the guild and raise her well.
As for the others, forget about them. Like Zhong Bingxuan, that woman has an incredibly strong intuition that Fu Yuchen is not a good person to begin with, so don't expect him to have a change of heart and start doing good deeds.
Unlike Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen, who arrived amidst a swarm of faceless clay figures, Zhong Bingxuan led Zhong Linlin ahead. The silence outside was somewhat eerie; not even the chirping of birds could be heard.
"Cousin...could it be that we're the only four people left in the whole city?"
Zhong Linlin, arm in arm with Zhong Bingxuan, nervously looked around, wary of any monster that might rush out at any moment.
"The faceless clay figure won't be so quiet. Something's definitely amiss. Hanmo, you guys keep an eye on things behind us, don't let the monster sneak up on you."
Zhong Bingxuan frowned and reminded Li Hanmo to be careful, but she didn't get a response from him. She had a bad feeling.
As long as Li Hanmo is by her side, he will always respond to her words immediately and never delay for even a moment.
Several minutes had passed, but there was still no sound from behind. Zhong Bing turned her head to look behind her, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen, who were following closely behind them, were nowhere to be seen. Only she and Linlin remained on the street.
When did the two groups get separated? They both left the community gate together.
"What happened to my cousin?"
Seeing her cousin standing there motionless for a long time, Zhong Linlin asked in confusion, while following Zhong Bingxuan's gaze.
"When did Li Hanmo and Senior Fu disappear?"
Strangely, the two grown men vanished without a trace right before everyone's eyes. A sudden gust of cool wind blew by, and Zhong Linlin got goosebumps all over her body.
[Warning! Warning! A Displacement-type Faceless Clay Figure has appeared. Please leave the area immediately.]
Suddenly, Zhong Bingxuan heard a frantic alarm sounding in her mind. Without thinking too much, she instinctively grabbed Linlin and ran forward as fast as she could.
A strong suction force came from behind. Zhong Bingxuan tried her best to get rid of the suction force, but it was in vain. The suction force was stronger and teleported Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin to an unknown white mist space.
As soon as the two regained their footing, Zhong Bingxuan drew her dagger and held it horizontally in front of her chest to guard against an enemy attack.
This is Fu Yuchen's dagger. Zhong Bingxuan hasn't had a chance to return it to Fu Yuchen yet, so she's using it for self-defense.
It was only after this unexpected incident that Zhong Bingxuan realized that she and Linlin didn't have a suitable weapon.
If the entire city were filled with those four or five fragile one-star faceless clay figures from Zhong Bingxuan's family, it would be manageable; Zhong Bingxuan could barely handle the enemy with her innate superhuman strength.
But that's not the case. She and her cousin could easily be killed by high-level faceless mudmen if they were unarmed. They need to find an opportunity to find a sharp weapon to fight back.
Zhong Linlin didn't want to hide behind her cousin forever, becoming a burden who could only be protected. She mustered up her courage and took out a mirror to protect her cousin from being attacked by the faceless clay figure.
Just then, an exciting and upbeat promotional advertisement rang out, startling Zhong Linlin so much that her hands trembled and she almost smashed the mirror.
"Don't miss out! Xingni City's specialty clay dolls, not 199,999, not 19,999, only 1,999 each, you can take them home."
Zhong Bingxuan was startled by the sudden loudspeaker announcement from the merchant, and almost threw the dagger like a dart, but a notification sound in her mind interrupted her dangerous action.
[Attention! Attention! A special scenario has occurred. Please observe the situation carefully and adapt accordingly.]
This wasn't a danger warning, so Zhong Bingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Linlin forward to ask for directions.
"Excuse me, how do I get to the nearest supermarket?"
Zhong Bingxuan had never encountered such a special situation and was not very familiar with it.
If it were an experienced player like Fu Yuchen, he would immediately realize that this is where train merchants and special items appear. They can buy something that is more advanced than a regular train ticket and have some special privileges.
However, Fu Yuchen was unlucky at this time and, along with Li Hanmo, was taken to the Faceless Mudman's headquarters by the Replacement System. He could no longer follow behind Zhong Bingxuan to pick up scraps, and had to work hard to fight his way out to avoid becoming the Faceless Mudman's replacement.
Li Hanmo's face darkened further, his body radiating a murderous aura. With a swift stroke of his blade, he killed a faceless clay figure, causing many of the surrounding faceless clay figures to fall.
Having just reunited with his girlfriend, Li Hanmo was utterly devastated when their reunion was disrupted by a monster lurking in the shadows. The mere thought of Ah Xuan suffering the same fate as him fueled his resentment, causing him to fight the monsters with increasing speed. Rows of faceless clay figures fell to the ground, transforming into cards that entered the ever-changing backpack on Li Hanmo's back.
The timid faceless clay figures were so frightened that they wanted to run away, but due to the pressure from the king behind them, they had no choice but to rush forward and become the victims of Li Hanmo's blade.
Li Hanmo was frantically searching for Zhong Bingxuan and was slaughtering the faceless clay figures.
Zhong Bingxuan escaped the scheme of the faceless clay figures of the substitution system and found herself in a peaceful and tranquil space, as if the apocalypse had never happened.
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