Bai Ye knelt on the rail and pulled the bolt of his gun, causing a dim energy crystal to pop out from the body of the weapon.
Bai Ye quickly took out a new energy crystal to load into the gun, but at this moment...
*Crack!*
Large cracks suddenly appeared on the frozen tentacles. One tentacle broke free from the icy restraints and smashed heavily onto Bai Ye's back.
"Ugh..."
Bai Ye grunted, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain as he loaded the energy crystal. As the tentacle swung down again, he spun around sharply.
"Die!"
*Bang!*
Bai Ye pulled the trigger, unleashing an energy beam that instantly shattered the tentacle.
Bai Ye scrambled up from the rail, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm going all out, Assault!"
Assault: Can continuously fire energy beams without intervals until the energy crystal is depleted or you release the trigger. After each use of Assault, the Dragon's Roar requires a nine-minute cooldown.
Assault was one of the many effects of the Dragon's Roar, an ability Bai Ye had not intended to use unless absolutely necessary.
Because this move represented a desperate gamble!
If, after using Assault, Bai Ye could not break through the encirclement, the Dragon's Roar would be rendered useless and would require a nine-minute cooldown before it could be used again.
However, Bai Ye could no longer afford to worry about such things.
It was time to fight!
The Dragon's Roar truly began to roar.
Bai Ye repeatedly pulled the trigger, and energy beams continuously shot forward.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
The tentacles blocking Bai Ye's path were continuously blasted to pieces, with countless fragments of flesh exploding outwards in all directions.
Viscous purple liquid dripped down, splattering onto the rail or falling below to the ground, where it shattered.
"Ah!"
Bai Ye also became frenzied, roaring loudly.
The Dragon's Roar was even more ferocious than Bai Ye had imagined; he only needed to keep pulling the trigger.
Soon, the area in front of Bai Ye was a mess. The tentacles had all been pulverized, and even as the Lord in Yellow continuously summoned new ones, they could not keep up with the speed at which Bai Ye was destroying them.
Bai Ye strode forward, heading directly for the Lord in Yellow.
The eyes beneath the Lord in Yellow's hood turned even more crimson. He swung his right hand forcefully, and a purple phantom quickly covered his arm.
Clearly, the Lord in Yellow was preparing to face Bai Ye directly, but...
Suddenly, as Bai Ye reached the bottom of the slope and stood before the Lord in Yellow, he abruptly leaped to the side, his body beginning to fall downwards.
The Lord in Yellow turned his head to look at Bai Ye.
As he fell, Bai Ye waved at the Lord in Yellow and said, "Bye-bye!"
The next instant...
"Wind Spell!"
On the roof of the building below the rail, a circle of wind suddenly rose, catching the falling Bai Ye and allowing him to land steadily on the rooftop.
Bai Ye had never considered a direct confrontation with the Lord in Yellow, as there was no point.
Even if Bai Ye killed the Lord in Yellow, a new overseer would simply appear in the Death Amusement Park to replace him.
Therefore, Bai Ye's objective from the beginning had been to keep moving forward, to get closer to the haunted house.
After descending the slope, the building he was temporarily targeting was to his side. Why continue to entangle himself with the Lord in Yellow?
Bai Ye smashed through a skylight and then leaped into the building.
Upon landing, Bai Ye immediately looked around.
It was a fast-food restaurant, with tables and chairs scattered around. There was no one else present.
Bai Ye casually pulled out a chair and sat down. He checked the time; there were six minutes remaining until the next card draw, so Bai Ye decided not to move. He would rest for six minutes and wait for the card draw.
Of course, if it was another human card, Bai Ye would have to risk further entanglement with the Lord in Yellow, fighting his way towards the haunted house while figuring things out.
As Bai Ye mused, he took out a can and began to eat.
By the time he finished the can, exactly six minutes had passed. A screen appeared before Bai Ye's eyes, with two cards floating on it.
Bai Ye again chose the card on the left. Having drawn human cards from the left twice in a row, he hoped for a ghost card this time.
Bai Ye flipped the card over and then slammed it down hard on the table.
"Damn it, is it that hard to be a ghost? I don't want to be a human anymore!"
On the white card face was Bai Ye's own likeness, indicating that he had drawn a human card once again.
"This is going to be the death of me," Bai Ye said, his head aching, a hint of madness in his voice. "Do I really have to fight my way through the overseers to get to the haunted house?"
*Ding-ling-ling...*
As Bai Ye pondered this, he prepared to leave the fast-food restaurant. The cards had been drawn; what else could he do but face it head-on? Just then, the phone behind the restaurant counter suddenly rang.
"Huh?"
Bai Ye glanced at the counter and then ignored it.
The sudden ringing of the phone might not be a good thing. He mustn't forget that this was a supernatural area; picking up the phone might lead to him being haunted by some evil spirit.
As Bai Ye thought this, he continued to walk forward, but after only a dozen steps, a public payphone hanging on a pillar also rang, and Bai Ye happened to be walking past that pillar.
Bai Ye couldn't help but stop. This was interesting.
Was this a sign telling him to answer the phone?
Bai Ye hesitated for a moment before walking over to the public phone and picking up the receiver.
"Hello!" a voice came from the other end. "Hello, are you interested in a collaboration?"
"Hmm?" Bai Ye asked. "A chosen one?"
"Yes, I'm not some strange entity from this place, but a chosen one like you. My name is Li Jiayi," Li Jiayi said. "By the way, I drew the ghost card."
Bai Ye looked around. "Are you watching me?"
Li Jiayi chuckled. "If you need me to, I can show myself, but not now. It'll be after you agree to cooperate. Otherwise, I don't think it's a good idea to meet."
Bai Ye said, "Cooperation requires certain basic conditions. Why are you looking for me to cooperate? What is the content of our cooperation? On what basis can we trust each other?"
Li Jiayi replied, "The reason I'm looking for you to cooperate is that you're very strong. I saw you facing an overseer alone and escaping from the overseer twice. As for the content of our cooperation, it's naturally to complete the restricted area missions as quickly as possible. Many people are still hiding inside buildings, focusing on finding ghosts and killing them. And some people who drew ghost cards are also trying to find lone individuals to kill to obtain Stone of God fragments. However, that's not how the game in the Death Amusement Park is played."
"Oh?" Bai Ye's interest was piqued, and he gained some patience. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and asked, "Then how do you think it should be played?"
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