Chapter 183: Red Moon's Target

No matter what, Lin Yifan hopes that Ruan Qingtan can be safe forever.

So he hurriedly sent a message to comfort her:

"It's good you haven't encountered danger; since you've returned to your Shelter, go ahead and rest well! You must have been exhausted both body and mind in the Illusion Realm before."

"Hmm! I will rest properly," Ruan Qingtan replied through the channel:

"You also stay safe! The heavy rain has stopped; I reckon this disaster is over, so you should head back and rest early!"

Lin Yifan closed the private chat window, looked up at the sky, and indeed the heavy rain had stopped!

However, the sky remained densely overcast, showing no change at all despite the rain's cessation.

This made Lin Yifan's heart feel heavy!

Of course, what truly weighed on his mood was that he still hadn't received any update on the progress of this disaster mission.

The previous disaster mission reported its progress every hour, but this time there was absolutely no report.

That means no one knows how their mission is progressing, nor who currently ranks what position.

This gave Lin Yifan a certain amount of pressure regarding this disaster mission?!

At that moment, Lin Changsheng suddenly spoke:

"My time is running out; if you have anything you still want to ask me, ask it quickly! There won't be another chance later."

Li Yifan heard this and hurriedly turned his head toward the dying Lin Changsheng.

"Why did she suddenly get teleported back?" he asked in a low voice.

Lin Changsheng coughed up a mouthful of black blood and smiled weakly:

"Because Red Moon's 'mark' on her was severed… the Survival Realm deemed her 'out of danger' and automatically teleported her back to a safe zone."

"Mark? What is that?" Lin Yifan frowned.

"The 'Maggot Human Bones' you saw in the Illusion Realm are proof of Red Moon's marking." Lin Changsheng strained to sit up, his voice low as he said:

"But now that you've broken the Illusion Realm, Red Moon's corruption of you has been temporarily blocked."

"And once Red Moon's corruption stops, its mark on you becomes invalid, so the Survival Realm will naturally teleport people back to their original location."

"So that's how it is!" Lin Yifan realized.

He looked down at his arm and suddenly noticed faint, fine black markings there, much paler than those in the Illusion Realm.

"What are those? Could Red Moon's contamination of me still be ongoing?" Lin Yifan asked, his complexion sallow as he stared at the markings.

"Don't be so nervous; those markings on you are actually good. We call them antibodies, something many people dream of but never obtain!" Lin Changsheng said, half‑smiling as he stared at the markings.

"Oh, right. Each time you successfully resist Red Moon's contamination, your body creates a corresponding resistance imprint. Your current speed boost is because of that."

Lin Yifan clenched his fist and truly felt an unprecedented surge of power flowing within his body.

After opening Personal Info, he widened his eyes in shock!

Name: Lin Yifan

Age: 23

Strength: 45

Agility: 60

Physical Stamina: 40

Intelligence: 55

Remaining Attribute Points: 0

Life Tier: Transcendent Three-Tier (upgrade to Supernormal Twelfth Segment, can breakthrough to the next Life Tier)

Talent: 【Random Buff, one draw per day!】 (can draw lottery)

【You can draw the lottery once daily to obtain various buffs with different effects; the draw refreshes at 12 AM each day. Whether you're an O‑king or a Non‑lucky depends on your face!】

Life Skill:

【Beginner Skinning】 (Proficiency 1000/6)

【Beginner Cooking】 (Proficiency 1000/45)

Special Item: 【Mythril Cast Iron Pot·Unique (Creator: Barolinte)】

【Attributes: Delicious +5, Physical Stamina Recovery +3】

【Item Status: Repaired】

【Special Effect: When cooking there is a chance to trigger "Delicious Critical Hit", doubling food attributes.】

Special Item: 【Mage-level Inherited Memory (left by Keluositin)】 (Already soul‑bound; can be learned after Life Tier breakthroughs to Transcendent Great Perfection)

【Evaluation: You kid are not bad, you already broke through to Extraordinary Second Tier so quickly; although it's not a remarkable stage, it's still worth praising!】

Lin Yifan stared at that string of Personal Info, rubbed his eyes hard, and almost thought he was seeing it wrong.

Every item had actually increased a lot of attributes!

Especially the Agility attribute; he originally only had 18 points. He hadn't added points to Agility because he thought his Swift Wind Boots would let him escape any situation relying on equipment alone.

He didn't expect the Agility he had abandoned to suddenly leap up!

The increases in other attributes, though not as impressive as Agility, were still considerable.

For example, the Physical Stamina and Intelligence he cared most about each gained about 10 points, which made Lin Yifan… how could he not be excited?!

At that moment, a series of delayed notification messages finally appeared before his eyes.

【Congratulations. Successfully resisted an unknown consciousness's mental attack, rewarded Intelligence +5!】

【Congratulations. Successfully broke the first Illusion Realm, repelled the evil god Red Moon's contamination, rewarded all attributes +10!】

【Congratulations. Escaped the contamination's pursuit at terrifying speed, rewarded Agility +32!】

What does "wealth sought amid danger" mean?

This truly is wealth sought amid danger.

Although the Illusion Realm is dangerous, the reward is indeed generous; even without other rewards, just these Attribute Reward points make Lin Yifan fully satisfied.

Not to mention, this batch of Attribute Reward also directly pushed his Life Tier to the Extraordinary Second Tier.

This is more precious than anything!

Lin Yifan clenched his fist, sensed the overall surge of power, and then happily opened his eyes.

And Lin Changsheng, who was already hanging on by his last breath, spoke softly:

"Congratulations, this reward is indeed abundant, isn't it?"

Lin Yifan gave no answer, but instead asked:

"What about you? When you were in my position, did you ever encounter the same Illusion Realm?"

"Of course I did." Lin Changsheng forced a bitter smile and said helplessly:

"It's just that I'm not as good as you; I barely escaped the Illusion Realm, but didn't break it, and the reason I could leave is because someone made a sacrifice for me…"

"Someone made a sacrifice for you?" Lin Yifan was startled, suddenly thought of Ruan Qingtan, and said with a grim face:

"The one who sacrificed for you wouldn't be Ruan Qingtan, would it?"

"It's her!" Lin Changsheng lifted his head, his face full of remorse, and said:

"Lin Yifan, I know you still don't fully trust me, but it doesn't matter now; I'm about to die anyway."

"Before that, I want to advise you of one last thing: never miss the person who cares about you most!"

"Ruan Qingtan truly holds deep affection for you; for you, even if it costs her her life, she would not hesitate a moment."

"Because of my own incompetence I missed her; I hope you can atone for my regret and look after her properly for me!"

Ruan Qingtan… died for Lin Changsheng?

No, not because of Lin Changsheng!

It was for him, she died!