Chapter 116

And Lin Yifan was also feeling terrible at this moment, his chest as if struck hard by a heavy hammer, making his five viscera and six bowels seem to shift.

But when he saw Hong Shaoqiang's condition, his pupils contracted violently.

He didn't even care about his own condition, grabbed Hong Shaoqiang, and asked anxiously:

"How are you?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Hong Shaoqiang coughed heavily twice, his body nearly going limp.

With Lin Yifan's support he barely didn't fall, but even so he still gripped his axe tightly, warily eyeing the distant Keluositin, and said softly to Lin Yifan:

"Captain, I'm fine; just now the shockwave jolted my five viscera and six bowels, I couldn't help spitting a mouthful of blood, but it's no big problem."

"Even with internal injuries you say it's no big problem!" Lin Yifan's face turned extremely grim; he quickly pulled out a handful of chestnuts from his pocket and shoved them into his hand, saying solemnly:

"I don't know whether restoring Physical Stamina will help heal the injury, but I have no wound medicine on me, only these."

"Quickly eat five of them, then we'll see if Physical Stamina recovery activates."

Hong Shaoqiang didn't delay, immediately ate the five chestnuts, then took a breath and said:

"You don't need to worry so much; I'm really fine. I received medical training in the army before; although I just suffered a slight internal injury, I've coughed up the stagnant blood, and after I go back and rest a few days, it'll naturally be fine."

"The only problem now is whether we still have the life to go back..."

Lin Yifan lifted his head, gazing far at Keluositin, his face also extremely grim.

He originally thought that relying on the personal items left by the townspeople, perhaps he could emotionally sway Keluositin.

But now it seems he was mistaken!

Although Keluositin reacted to those things, trying to sway him now seems far insufficient.

However, although it just released a tremendous Overwhelming Pressure, causing Hong Shaoqiang to suffer a serious injury.

But Lin Yifan still felt that Keluositin did not truly harbor killing intent; he seemed to have some reservation.

The reason he attacked them was more like driving them away.

As expected, Keluositin suddenly spoke at this moment:

"Forget it, you're just a few ants; killing you would only dirty this seat's hands. Today this seat spares your dog's lives—hurry and scram out of this space, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Lin Yifan hearing this became even more certain of his speculation.

He said to Hong Shaoqiang: "Brother Qiang, first retreat to the town ruins and meet up with Xiao Hudie and the others, wait for me there."

"Captain, you're not giving up, are you?" Hong Shaoqiang furrowed his brows, full of disagreement, said:

"This guy is tough to handle; anyway our Instance rewards are already obtainable, and the mission rewards will let us weather the upcoming Heavy Rain Disaster steadily, so you shouldn't keep adventuring."

Lin Yifan thought of that drop of 【Myriad Waters Source】 and still couldn't help but firmly say:

"I still want to try; if I can complete this Hidden Mission, then more people can survive."

"Of course this isn't saintly compassion; I'm also doing it for myself, I won't hide it from you—last round's Disaster Mission reward was very abundant, so I still want to gamble on the next round's Disaster Mission reward."

"But no matter how good the reward, you need a life to claim it!" Hong Shaoqiang still advised.

"Rest assured! I won't gamble with my own life." Lin Yifan reached out and patted Hong Shaoqiang's shoulder, full of confidence, said:

"Since I dare to adventure, I naturally have some confidence; you believe me."

After saying that, he didn't wait for Hong Shaoqiang's reply and directly swam toward Keluositin's direction.

Keluositin remained where he was, his gaze straight toward the direction of the town ruins, his eyes holding sorrow, longing, and endless regret.

And before Keluositin, the small items Lin Yifan had previously placed were still there, utterly undisturbed by the earlier disturbance.

Seeing these, Lin Yifan became even more certain of his guess, and said:

"Mr. Keluositin, I don't know what your reservations are, but I still hope you can trust me once; I sincerely want to uncover the truth."

Saying that, he picked up the attribute-bearing Comb and handed it to Keluositin.

"Take a look at this Comb; I recall it was a personal item of an old woman, and from the traces left on it, this Comb was highly cherished by its previous owner."

"So this Comb is not only well preserved, but even stained with the owner's lingering aura, becoming a rare Magic Artifact."

"Now that I have obtained this thing, it shows I have affinity with these items; therefore, even though I am still weak now, I might very well be the fated one to let the truth see light."

Lin Yifan didn't know whether this NPC-like existence Keluositin would notice these attribute-bearing items.

He also didn't know what they call these items, so he simply borrowed the term for magical artifacts from old magic novels.

"You actually know about Magic Artifacts; that does show some insight." Keluositin raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Lin Yifan with some surprise.

Then his gaze fell on that Comb, a flash of pain and longing passing through his eyes.

After a long silence, he softly spoke:

"Perhaps what you say is correct; although you are still weak now, you managed to obtain this Comb—maybe you truly have affinity with us."

"But the events of those years involve secrets so terrifying that even if you knew them, you could hardly do anything, and might even bring danger upon yourself."

Lin Yifan hearing this, his eyes lit up instantly.

He really hadn't expected that his offhand fabrication of the term "Magic Artifact" would actually, by mistake, boost his own worth.

But of course he wouldn't go on to explain it randomly; instead he feigned nonchalance and said:

"Although my Life Tier has just reached Transcendent, I only recently came into contact with Life Evolution, so I also have a bit of a fortuitous encounter."

"And as for me, I've always liked adventure; perhaps the truth indeed carries danger, but crisis often also means opportunity—I don't want to waste my life in mediocrity, let alone in the Survival Realm, where mediocrity won't let you live long."

"So Mr. Keluositin, please believe me; no matter how much danger the truth brings, I will not retreat, and you, having become vengeful spirits underwater, never seeing daylight, must also be a torment."

"If I can help you gain liberation, what's wrong with that being a good thing?"

"Liberation?" Keluositin's voice low and hoarse, "Do you really think I can still be liberated?"

"Do you know that everyone in Yuntetisi Town actually died because of me?"