The glass bead thrown by Su Menglan didn't hit Zuo Lin'an. Instead, it silently shattered into powder while still in mid-air.
【Player used specter item Marble. The special effect can repel specters!】
【This player cannot simultaneously kill the person bound by the gold hairpin. The specter item's special effect is invalid!】
After throwing the specter item, Su Menglan waited for the specter in front of him to be repelled and vanish into blood mist. However, reality left him in disbelief.
Although the marble was used and its special effect had indeed been triggered, the specter still stood in front of him, completely unharmed.
“This...”
His eyes widened in shock.
What was going on?
“That's impossible!”
In this moment, though Su Menglan was shocked by why the specter item hadn't worked, he also knew how critical the situation was. There was no time for him to overthink it.
Disregarding everything else, Su Menglan changed direction and resumed his escape.
Seeing this, Zuo Lin'an took a step forward. His figure instantly vanished and reappeared in the direction the other man was fleeing.
Looking at the specter that had blocked his path in the blink of an eye, Su Menglan didn't dare force his way through. He could only change direction once more, turning back to flee through another mine shaft.
At such a critical moment, Zuo Lin'an was about to continue his pursuit, planning to force Su Menglan to trigger his talent so that it would be easier for Fang Tang to step in and kill him.
But just then, Fang Tang's figure suddenly appeared in front of Su Menglan, blocking his way.
“The second one!”
Su Menglan was horrified!
But despite his shock, he knew he absolutely could not stop. Once he stopped, he would have to face two specters pinching him from both sides.
In that case...
He gritted his teeth, and a dirty, reddish-black blood-stained awl suddenly appeared in his hand.
Then, he abruptly accelerated. In the blink of an eye, he closed in on Fang Tang. At the same time, the awl in his hand locked onto her and stabbed down.
Zuo Lin'an blinked in surprise as he watched this.
Save her?
It was definitely too late for that.
So, what on earth was Fang Tang in such a rush for?
【Player used consumable specter item Awl. Specter Fang Tang is imprisoned. Duration: ten seconds.】
After successfully attacking Fang Tang, the awl in Su Menglan's hand didn't disappear. It seemed it still had remaining uses.
He quickly bypassed the immobilized Fang Tang and fled toward the middle mine shaft, his figure disappearing into the darkness a moment later.
Zuo Lin'an was in no hurry to give chase. He simply stood where he was and waited for ten seconds.
Once the control effect of the specter item wore off, Fang Tang looked completely guilty.
She stood up straight, her gaze dodging as she avoided looking directly at Zuo Lin'an.
“Sigh...”
Zuo Lin'an let out a sigh.
“What were you in such a rush for?”
“Couldn't you have waited for me to force out all of his trump cards before acting?”
Though guilty, Fang Tang still offered an explanation.
“I heard what he said to Liu Fei earlier.”
“Although this Su Menglan has a special talent, there's a high probability it can't repel specters, and he only had one specter item on him that could do so.”
“He already used that specter item to deal with you just now, which meant he had no other means to threaten me. That's why I thought about taking action.”
“It's just, I didn't expect...”
Zuo Lin'an was speechless. “You just didn't expect that while he indeed had no more means to repel specters, he still had a specter item that could imprison them.”
Fang Tang let out a sheepish giggle, feeling a bit embarrassed, but she didn't regret her choice.
“It couldn't be helped. After all...”
Although her face was wrapped in bandages, one could tell from her curved eyes that she was smiling.
“Your arrival in my dungeon this time was purely an accident.”
“You only came to help. In the future, when I open dungeons, I'll definitely have to act on my own, or at most find a temporary partner.”
“Even if they are strong, they certainly won't compare to your gold hairpin.”
“So I can't always rely on you to test the waters first and eliminate all dangers whenever I try to kill players.”
Fang Tang made a very reasonable point.
“As a dungeon boss, I definitely need to judge the players' means in real-time. Only then can I plan my subsequent moves step-by-step.”
“If I rely too much on others, I won't get very far.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded inwardly.
Though Fang Tang seemed a bit reckless, she had indeed hit the nail on the head.
After all, he couldn't possibly keep helping her forever.
“Then do you still need me to deal with Su Menglan?”
Fang Tang shook her head.
“Judging by the situation just now, he really poses no threat to me anymore, even though I still don't know what his talent is.”
“But without a doubt... I can kill him.”
Zuo Lin'an didn't say much else.
“Alright, then I won't interfere later.”
Fang Tang looked toward the middle mine shaft.
“Let's go.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded, but before leaving, he subconsciously glanced at Liu Fei's hanging corpse once more.
Her body had not yet vanished.
Noticing his gaze, Fang Tang couldn't help but chuckle softly.
“What? Do you think I'm cruel?”
After all, the love between Liu Fei and Su Menglan was indeed genuine.
Even though the chances of survival after being captured by a specter were extremely low, Su Menglan had still chosen to chase after her.
This was definitely because of their feelings.
By contrast, their own actions made them look like absolute, cruel villains.
Hearing this, Zuo Lin'an slowly shook his head.
“If I thought it was cruel, I wouldn't have become a dungeon boss.”
Besides, when it came to methods of execution, Zuo Lin'an had yet to meet anyone more cruel and bloody than himself.
When it was his turn to act later, he could let Fang Tang see a bit of it.
Fang Tang tilted her head to observe him. Seeing that his expression remained completely calm and unbothered, she finally withdrew her gaze.
“True.”
“No normal person can be a dungeon boss.”
“Because normal people have a certain level of common sense, empathy, and so on.”
“But we don't, and we can't.”
“You have to know that every time a dungeon opens, a dungeon boss might encounter players with pure, innocent hearts or deep, profound love. Hunting down these players would be a constant torment to a normal person's humanity.”
Fang Tang paused for a moment before continuing.
“Besides, you don't need to think too much about it. It's just a difference in stance.”
“After all... you wouldn't want to watch your own world gradually die out and completely disappear as its energy depletes, right?”
Zuo Lin'an naturally agreed with this, but he had no intention of discussing it further with her.
“Let's go.”
“Su Menglan runs quite fast. If we don't catch up now, he might meet up with the other players ahead.”
Come to think of it, he had only subconsciously glanced at Liu Fei's corpse just now. Why did Fang Tang have so many unrelated thoughts about it?
Having an overactive imagination was really something.
Hearing his words, Fang Tang slowly nodded.
Indeed, the current situation was not suitable for chatting.
“Alright, let's go.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the specter bodies of the two quickly sank into the middle mine shaft, giving chase.
As for their living bodies, they had already left this place long ago.
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