Chapter 153: Impostor

Lin Yifan looked at the maggots wriggling back and forth inside the impostor's ear and felt so nauseous he almost vomited.

Maggot Human Bone is disgusting, but after all it has no human heart and isn't pressed against his face, so even though it makes him deeply uneasy, he can still endure it.

But now this thing is pressed against his own face; the thought of writhing maggots inside makes Lin Yifan's stomach churn with revulsion.

He took a deep breath and sneered mockingly:

"They're just a bunch of writhing maggots; even if you can mimic my appearance, a fake is still a fake, it can never become real!"

"Real or fake? Does it matter?" the impostor scoffed disdainfully.

"When you die, I will be the only Lin Yifan, and then I will naturally be the real one."

At that point, it turned its head, glanced at the black ash left by the Maggot Human Bone beside Lin Yifan, squinted, and said:

"Some skill, huh! To be able to kill a low‑level Maggot Human Bone—guess I underestimated you!"

Lin Yifan hadn't expected that, even after it had turned to ash, the thing could still recognize it as Maggot Human Bone.

But this gave him a hypothesis: perhaps this impostor, though outwardly brimming with confidence, isn't truly that confident!

Otherwise, why hasn't he acted yet and keeps spouting nonsense?

Unless... like the Maggot Human Bone he killed early on, he cannot enter the Shelter.

And the Maggot Human Bone that the fake Father of God transformed into could be inside the Shelter because it was already within the Shelter.

If his conjecture is correct, dealing with this impostor could be simpler!

Only, he currently has no alcohol, and without fuel, handling this thing is truly difficult.

But at that moment, his Private Chat Channel suddenly lit up.

Lin Yifan saw the other side had no intention to attack, only babbling nonsense, so he lazily opened the Private Chat Channel to take a look.

To his surprise, the one sending him a message was Father of God (real).

Father of God (real): "Boss, boss, what's going on? How did another you appear in the chat channel—could your impostor have shown up too?"

Lin Yifan saw the message, quickly opened the chat channel, and indeed saw an avatar bearing "Lin Yifan" repeatedly posting messages:

"Fellow compatriots, I am Lin Yifan. I discovered that I have been impersonated. I don't know the impostor's purpose, but it is certainly hostile, so if another person appears using my name, everyone must not trust him!"

"Because I am the real Lin Yifan; the others are all fakes. I now announce that a Heavy Rain Disaster is about to strike, but I have many Water Avoidance Talismans, and later I will distribute them all to you. With the talismans, everyone can survive this disaster!"

"As for the distribution rules of the Water Avoidance Talismans, you can privately chat me to claim them. I've already removed everyone from the Blacklist, so anyone can initiate a private chat with me!"

Lin Yifan saw this string of messages and his eyebrows instantly knit into a frown.

He had indeed just removed all the people he previously added to the Blacklist.

But how did this impostor know that?

And the impostor even has Water Avoidance Talismans—where did they come from?

Most importantly, this thing can even post messages in the chat channel!

Could it be that these impostors, like the legitimate Survivors, also possess holographic information?

But how could that be possible?

If that were true, wouldn't the original host's death truly allow these impostors to completely replace him?

Lin Yifan's complexion turned terribly pale in an instant; looking at Father of God (real) who sent him the message, his eyes were filled with doubt.

If an impersonator can truly inherit the original, then is this Father of God the real Father of God?

Lin Yifan doesn't know, but now he dares not trust anyone!

Of course those matters aren't important now; the most crucial thing is to eliminate the impostor before him!

As for going to the chat channel to prove his innocence, he hasn't even considered it!

Because that's a self‑proof trap set for him; if he truly goes to prove his innocence, he'd be stepping right into the trap.

The impostor has already taken the initiative; if he now tries to prove his innocence, it only makes things darker!

Thus, to prove he is the true Lin Yifan, the only way is that this world has only one Lin Yifan!

Only, before he could devise a method to kill the impostor face‑to‑face, he discovered that the batch of Water Avoidance Talismans he had seized from the Mysterious Snake Clan now automatically floated out of his Space Ring!

Lin Yifan stared at the scene, his eyes nearly bulging out!

He always believed that anything he stored in his Space Ring could never be taken by anyone as long as he lived.

But what's happening now?

He desperately tried to stop it, but found it had no effect; the Water Avoidance Talismans kept drifting out.

Having completely lost control of the Space Ring felt rather unpleasant for Lin Yifan.

The only consolation was that, aside from the Water Avoidance Talismans, nothing else floated out of the Space Ring.

Nevertheless, this batch of Water Avoidance Talismans must not fall under the impostor's control; otherwise, he truly couldn't prove his innocence.

Lin Yifan took a deep breath and messaged Father of God (real):

"Do you have any alcohol or other fuel? If so, send it to me first; I'll trade you my Bronze Grade bows and arrows."

The batch of bows and arrows he previously obtained from the Elf Tribe is still stored in his hands, each of Bronze Grade.

Although they lack a locking function, their attack power isn't weak; at least for a short time, they're top‑tier weapons.

He originally intended to keep them for his teammates, but now fuel is more important!

As for whether Father of God (real) is truly genuine, that doesn't matter now; as long as he can provide fuel, whether he's real or not, he's a good person!

Only, Father of God (real) indeed, as he expected, has no fuel left in his hands.

Meanwhile, the chat channel was noisy, everyone discussing the Water Avoidance Talismans, and some had already obtained them.

Seeing them flaunt the Water Avoidance Talismans in the chat made the remaining people even more excited.

Thus Lin Yifan saw his batch of Water Avoidance Talismans begin to dwindle rapidly.