Chapter 41: Elimination [5th Update]

Lin Ye walked forward step by step, holding a bottle of mineral water in one hand and slowly unscrewing the cap with the other, his expression devoid of any worry throughout the entire process.

"If you surrender and beg for mercy, I might consider letting you go."

Yet, the strange entity walking toward him in his field of vision showed no signs of fear.

"No self-awareness?"

Unable to perceive danger, and therefore completely uninhibited?

It was completely different from the "Yellow-Haired" one that had turned into a staff member at the hotel; when faced with the threat of the adult toy, that one had begged for mercy and pleaded to be spared immediately, displaying a strong instinct for survival as a "sentient being."

But this one...

Aside from being able to tell it was still a humanoid creature, in terms of appearance, there was really nothing human left about it.

Its face, cracked like charcoal and oozing liquid, had no discernible features; apart from a pair of eyes that were still somewhat distinct, the mouth and nose seemed to have completely merged together.

The smell of charcoal permeating the air grew heavier.

The temperature rose as well,

forming a sharp contrast with the coldness of the night.

The distance closed further,

and Lin Ye clearly felt that at the same distance, compared to the previous situation, the ambient temperature was higher.

It was burning more intensely.

'Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...'

The sound of burning grease echoed beneath the empty street.

'Tap...'

'Tap...'

The footsteps were crisp.

Lin Ye's gaze remained fixed on the strange entity; he still showed no trace of panic.

'Roar...'

With a roar, the strange entity suddenly erupted. Its face twisted into a ferocious expression, its pale eyes bulged, its flesh split open, and its charred form burst forth with speed far exceeding before.

Faster, more violent.

In the blink of an eye,

the strange entity was upon Lin Ye, grinning with a cackle. Its right hand was already raised high, as if it had already foreseen the scene of Lin Ye being slapped to death and burning with a sizzling sound of agony.

'Swish!'

What it felt instead was the sensation of hitting nothing.

The strange entity was stunned once again.

"Over here!"

The strange entity immediately turned its head.

Lin Ye had activated [Time Stop].

"So it does have consciousness."

The fact that it had gone berserk and launched a surprise attack from seven or eight meters away just now showed that it was also calculating and setting traps; if it had been anyone else, they might have truly fallen for it.

But unfortunately for it, it had encountered him.

"Come, let me give you a bath."

After finishing,

Lin Ye pulled back a considerable distance to avoid being caught in the aftermath.

'Plop...' ===== CHAPTER 99 =====

Time Stop ended, and time began to flow.

"Boom..."

The moment it flowed, a roaring sound erupted, and a burst of white water vapor sprayed and scattered in all directions.

Lin Ye felt the heat radiating from the flowing steam.

"Did it work?"

In the distance, Tachibana Hinata watched intently.

Although she didn't know how Lin Ye had done it, a change had indeed occurred in the strange entity.

It worked,

it must have worked.

The night wind grew stronger, though she didn't know when,

and the white mist dissipated rapidly.

The strange entity revealed its figure, its eyes still wearing a mocking expression.

It wasn't dead; in fact... it wasn't even seriously hurt.

"No damage?"

"Is it not water?"

Impossible.

If water wasn't the key item to solve the strange entity, then the setting where coins dropped from the entity were used for the vending machine would be meaningless.

He must have overlooked something.

"Not enough quantity?"

Did he need to use two bottles?

Lin Ye immediately unscrewed the other bottle of mineral water he was carrying and activated Time Stop again, rushing straight at the strange entity.

From a distance of one meter, he saw the mockery in the strange entity's gray eyes even more clearly.

No,

this wasn't right.

There must be a problem.

Lin Ye withdrew his hand and screwed the cap back on.

He calmed his mind and observed his surroundings again. In the distance, Tachibana Hinata by the vending machine showed only anxiety and worry. The street was empty, a few fallen leaves hung suspended in the air, and the streetlights continued to emit white light, dispelling the darkness.

How to correctly kill the monster possessed by the strange entity?

"Firelight in the dark night..."

"Have I... seen fire?"

At this moment,

Lin Ye finally figured it out.

The key was to extinguish the fire!

He had to find the source of the fire.

Lin Ye immediately picked up stones from the roadside.

"Thud..."

"Thud..."

The four streetlights nearby, both in front and behind, were all destroyed.

"Roar..."

The moment time resumed, the strange entity roared.

But it suddenly noticed the change in the ambient light around it.

Everything was dim, and only it was emitting a faint, bright luster, appearing exceptionally dazzling in the dark night.

The fire was revealed.

"I finally realized why you would deliberately walk slowly on sections without streetlights, not pursuing relentlessly, but following only after we had walked far away."

"So that was the reason."

Lin Ye looked at it and smiled.

And at this moment,

the strange entity could no longer hold it together; its composed expression of having victory in its grasp finally vanished.

As Lin Ye took a step, it subconsciously retreated.

"So you really are conscious. Then... please die now!"

As the words fell, the strange entity turned and ran.

But time was manipulated and stopped once again.

Lin Ye poured the water onto the core part of the strange entity that was burning.

"Ahhhhh!"

Screams rang out.

And Lin Ye, watching from afar as the strange entity collapsed on the ground, struggling and howling in pain, slowly let out a breath.

Done.

This possessed strange entity was finally eliminated.

... ===== CHAPTER 100 =====