Chapter 180: Sister, please, save me

Night deepened, everyone in the shelter finally fell into a deep sleep; tonight everyone was destined to sleep well.

Lin Meng felt no sleepiness, sitting cross-legged on the mat in the training room, sensing the changes brought by her growing spiritual power, feeling incredulous.

I never expected that the faith power of the wasteland world would let her cultivation breakthrough in one go to the sixth layer of Qi Refining!

How many Yellow Dragon Pills would one need to eat to reach that? The faith power is surprisingly powerful.

It is obvious that these dust people truly regard her as the supreme god in their hearts.

Their faith contains no false pretense; otherwise it wouldn't have such a good effect.

However, the increase in cultivation brought by faith power is not as solid and stable as that gained through gradual personal training.

For the next few days, she should still focus on stabilizing her cultivation.

Last time I heard Ye Fan's meaning, after reaching the sixth layer of Qi Refining, many low-level techniques could be attempted to learn.

I really hope Ye Fan this young man puts in extra effort, quickly finishes the mission, returns to the sect to earn points, and then exchanges them for cultivation techniques and skills for her.

For now, she can only wait patiently.

After a brief meditation, Lin Meng extended her mental power into the First Space, taking out the crystal core and crystal stones.

The crystal core stored in the Third Space, when used with that laser pistol, will surely find its use.

There are six crystal stones in total; to obtain them, Ye Heng must have paid a considerable price.

Lin Meng held the crystal stones and tried to absorb them.

With her cultivation experience, her speed of absorbing the crystal stones increased greatly.

The First Space successfully absorbed two crystal stones, expanding to more than double its size; now it has huge capacity, enough for her and Ye Heng to use together.

Unfortunately, that door remains tightly shut; it's unknown how many crystal stones must be absorbed to open it.

In the Second Space, Lin Meng likewise tried to absorb crystal stones, but failed.

She again attempted to upgrade the Third Space; this time she absorbed three crystal stones at once, and while the space expanded, the world inside the door likely also changed.

The cooldown timer for re-entry remains 24 hours; it's unknown how much the allowed stay time has increased.

Seeing there was still some time before dawn, Lin Meng decisively grabbed her equipment and entered that door.

It was still that broken street, much colder than when she last entered.

After staying less than a minute, frost formed on Lin Meng's eyebrows and eyelashes, melting and freezing over repeatedly.

Indeed it is a strange world; not only is there strangeness, but the weather is also so harsh that it remarkably resembles the wasteland world where Ye Heng resides.

Exhaling hot white mist, Lin Meng attempted to mobilize her inner spiritual power, instantly dispelling the chill, and she couldn't help feeling delighted.

After all, cultivation is good; the uses of spiritual power are manifold, and even if not used for fighting, employing it in daily life is excellent.

No longer suffering from the cold, Lin Meng held the laser gun and began walking down the street.

Since this time she only came to verify the duration of stay, Lin Meng also didn't plan to go far.

But just then, she keenly noticed that the surroundings of the street seemed to have new traces, proving that biological activity had occurred here in recent days.

Upon close inspection, many food wrappers lay scattered on the ground, obviously recently opened and discarded, clashing with this dilapidated, desolate street.

In the trash heap, Lin Meng picked up a bloodstained student ID; the student's photo on it was completely obscured by blood stains, but the name was clearly visible.

The two characters "Ye Xiu" were conspicuously printed in the name column; upon seeing them, Lin Meng's brows furrowed instantly and she felt a pang of doubt.

"What a coincidence? Another person with the surname Ye."

A faint strange feeling arose in Lin Meng's heart; she lowered her head, wiped the blood off the student ID, and put it away.

Estimating that three minutes had long passed yet she hadn't been pulled out, Lin Meng decided to continue walking forward to see.

Having walked out of this street, she didn't know where the path ahead led.

Just as she reached the first intersection, trying to decide which way to go, suddenly a series of faint rustling sounds entered her ears.

Although she, having reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, has not yet learned any techniques, her five senses are already acute, enabling her to catch those faint rustlings.

Soon Lin Meng locked onto the source of the sound and felt her way toward it.

Eventually she stopped in front of a crooked theater.

The slanted doors, inside pitch black, emitted a chilling aura even colder than outside.

This creepy place practically screamed that something strange was inside; Lin Meng furrowed her brows slightly, but ultimately gripped her gun tightly and went in.

The theater's internal structure is simple, consisting only of the hall and the inner arena.

The hall, like other shops on the street, was covered in cobwebs and dust.

But the floor bore many chaotic footprints, looking as if they had been made not long ago.

Just then, that soft, rustling sound rang out again, coming from the inner arena.

Lin Meng cautiously entered the inner arena; rows of audience seats were already dilapidated.

And on the stage at the very front, a person was actually bound in a five‑fold tie!

Red strips bound the person's limbs, each tied to a pillar.

He hung there, head drooping, his life or death unknown.

"Drip‑drop."

"Drip‑drop."

A bead of blood from his hair dripped onto the wooden floorboards, producing an eerie sound.

Just as Lin Meng was about to mobilize her spiritual power to sense whether he was dead or alive, the person suddenly moved.

Only then did she see him slowly lift his head; his face was smeared with blood, unrecognizable, yet his clear, cool eyes locked onto Lin Meng, striking her heart.

Her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and her breathing grew rapid as well.

Those eyes revealed a deep sense of unwillingness, stubborn and unyielding.

"Save, save me……"

He hoarsely forced out a few words from his throat, the sound like rust scraping metal and piercing to the ears.

As he breathed, blood sprayed from his mouth and his loose teeth fell out.

It's quite obvious he was previously hung up and beaten, and likely also gang‑attacked.

Furthermore, that group's methods were extremely brutal; they didn't just beat him to death, they also beat him until his face was unrecognizable.

They avoid hitting the face when they strike, and avoid cursing mothers when they scold—yet these people are still utterly lacking in virtue.

However, Lin Meng did not approach; she only called out from a distance.

Are you human or a weird one?

That person lifted his eyelids, looked at Lin Meng with difficulty, and spoke in a voice as faint as a silk thread.

I, I am from Class 8, Senior Year 3 at Chengnan High School, Ye Xiu. Sister, please, please save me……

His speech was halting, but Lin Meng still heard him clearly; upon hearing this, she was momentarily stunned and pulled out her student ID.

What a coincidence?

You're called Ye Xiu? Are you sure you're human and not a weird one? I see your wounds aren't simple.

Lin Meng then examined Ye Xiu's condition more closely and discovered that the blood dripping from this young man's body actually had an eerie green hue.

She remembered that when she killed that uncanny creature at the noodle shop earlier, the blood that seeped from its body was also green.

One of the signs of the uncanny might be green blood!