Zhao Lin was still somewhat puzzled.
“Then why didn't it just kill them and dump their skins and bones here instead of taking them away?”
Wu Su rolled his eyes.
“How should I know?”
“Maybe there's a limit to how many people the specter in this dungeon can kill. For example, after killing one person, it can't kill a second one for a short period of time.”
As they were arguing, Shu Laiyun interrupted them with a sigh of helplessness.
“Everyone, it's already three fifty. Shouldn't we focus on leaving first?”
“If you want to argue, why don't you exchange phone numbers and call each other to chat after we clear the dungeon?”
Upon hearing this, the bickering immediately died down.
Indeed.
The most important thing right now was to get out, not to stand around arguing.
Soon, Wu Su, Shu Laiyun, and Zhao Lin all began to search for the correct mine shaft using their respective methods.
However...
Zhao Lin and Shu Laiyun seemed to dash toward the exact same direction at the exact same time.
Naturally, Shu Laiyun was faster.
After all, he possessed the 【Ground-Shrinking】 talent; there was no way Zhao Lin's speed could compare.
Right in front of Zhao Lin, Shu Laiyun casually swept aside the piled-up clutter and spotted an old kerosene lamp. Without a second thought, he snatched it up!
Before he could even inspect it, Zhao Lin caught up from behind and suddenly lunged at him.
Shu Laiyun smoothly spun around and raised his hand to block the strike. His figure then flickered as he sidestepped Zhao Lin and retreated to Li Zhuang's side.
Seeing this, Zhao Lin did not pursue him to fight for it.
With a grin on his face, Shu Laiyun examined the item in his hand.
【Kerosene Lamp: Consumable specter item. Its light can guide the way to the exit. Once lit, it can burn continuously for ten hours. Can be used once.】
Upon seeing this, his joyful smile faded slightly.
He possessed the instincts of the Rat Immortal, so even without this kerosene lamp, he could still find the correct way out.
But his brow soon smoothed over.
He materialized the kerosene lamp into a phantom state and stored it inside his body.
It didn't matter if he couldn't use it in this dungeon; that didn't mean it wouldn't be useful in the future.
After all, the description stated that the light could guide the way to the exit, not that it was limited to the exit of this particular dungeon's mine.
Meanwhile, Zhao Lin glared at Shu Laiyun with a dark expression.
“I recall that the Rat Immortal you took on isn't some Treasure-Seeking Rat, is it? And you don't have any secret techniques of a Treasure-Seeking Rat either.”
Shu Laiyun let out a sinister chuckle.
“Indeed, I don't. That was just my own ability.”
In truth, there was no secret technique at all.
He had simply relied on his sharp Perception to notice Zhao Lin's odd behavior.
After performing the art of Qi-gazing, instead of immediately looking at the mine shafts, Zhao Lin had cast his eyes toward a certain corner.
At the time, Shu Laiyun didn't know why Zhao Lin was looking in that direction, but when he saw Zhao Lin start to move toward it, he didn't overthink and simply dashed over.
No matter what Zhao Lin had discovered, snatching it first was bound to be the right move.
In any case, his speed was faster than anyone else here!
Actually...
If he hadn't been afraid of being targeted by the specter if he acted alone, he would have used 【Ground-Shrinking】 to find the exit by himself long ago.
It had been four hours since the dungeon started.
If everything had gone smoothly, he probably would have already left the mine.
But in the end, he was still wary of the specter.
Zhao Lin's gaze remained fixed on the smug Shu Laiyun.
When he performed the art of Qi-gazing earlier, he had only intended to find the correct mine shaft, but to his surprise...
One had to understand that everything in heaven and earth possessed qi.
Yet, he couldn't see or even sense the qi in that corner just now.
He had experienced this exact sensation once before.
It was a specter item!
This only happened where a specter item was present.
He didn't know whether he simply couldn't sense the qi of a specter item, or if specter items didn't possess qi at all.
All he knew was that this method allowed him to pinpoint the location of specter items.
Of course, this also came with a significant limitation.
That was...
The specter item had to be very close to him.
He had originally thought the specter item was practically in his pocket.
But now he realized he had still underestimated Shu Laiyun.
Now that the specter item had been snatched away, he also knew that once a specter item fell into someone else's hands, it was impossible to steal unless the other party voluntarily gave it up.
However, what he found unacceptable was...
Even though he was the one who discovered the specter item first, it didn't belong to him, and he hadn't given it to Shu Laiyun—the man had snatched it right from under him!
Therefore, Shu Laiyun didn't owe him anything.
As a result, not only did he lose a specter item, but he also couldn't plant a curse seed on him.
He quietly averted his gaze from Shu Laiyun.
It was as if he had accepted this outcome.
Yet, his heart was far from calm.
Good, very good!
As expected of the 【Danger-Scenting】 talent. It really was impressive to be able to avoid all danger.
And 【Ground-Shrinking】 was quite useful too, allowing the man to beat him to the specter item.
But it didn't matter...
He sneered inwardly.
Shu Laiyun was currently riding high on his joy from obtaining the specter item.
Because of this, he hadn't noticed at all that when Zhao Lin tried to seize the specter item, Zhao Lin had used the moment Shu Laiyun raised his arm to block to leave a scratch on his arm.
It was an extremely faint scratch, one that didn't even leave a red mark.
It was only natural that Shu Laiyun felt nothing.
But Zhao Lin had already achieved his goal.
He had scraped a tiny fragment of skin from the man's arm, which was now hidden beneath his fingernail.
Zhao Lin's expression turned slightly peculiar, but it quickly returned to normal.
None of the people present seemed to know that he was highly skilled in curse arts...
Haha!
Truly, to gain, one must give.
All the players stared at Shu Laiyun. Though they were burning with envy over the specter item, it was already in Shu Laiyun's possession, and they couldn't steal it now.
Gradually, everyone shifted their focus back to finding a way out.
“Brother Zhao, which path should we take?”
Li Zhuang also looked at Shu Laiyun.
As for Wu Su, he also began to sense the surrounding qi to distinguish the correct way out.
Soon, all three parties determined their respective paths.
As it turned out, Shu Laiyun and Zhao Lin had chosen the same path on the right.
Wu Su had chosen a different one on the left.
These two mine shafts were on the left and right, seemingly leading to completely opposite directions.
Seeing this, Zhao Lin offered a piece of advice.
“Wu Su, why don't you come with us?”
“Shu Laiyun and I both chose this path, so it's definitely correct.”
Wu Su was well aware of this.
But he also believed that his own ability would not fail him.
However, if he insisted on his choice, he would have to separate from this group and end up alone once more.
Shu Laiyun frowned. Wu Su's choice had nothing to do with them.
“Brother Li, let's head out first.”
Li Zhuang didn't want to waste time because of Wu Su either.
“Alright.”
The two of them took the lead and left, and Zhao Lin had no intention of lingering either.
After all, several players behind him were already urging him on.
“Wu Su, we're leaving first. You should make your decision as soon as possible.”
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