Chapter 193: Just kill them all

And while Lin Yifan was thinking, taking a long time to answer the question, Su Xiao xi finally became anxious.

She grabbed Lin Yifan's arm, tears blurring her vision as she begged:

"Lin Yifan brother, I beg you, please help me find my brother! Although I have no supplies to offer as payment, my talent is somewhat useful, I am willing to use my talent to work for you."

"All I ask is that you help me save my brother! He's all I have left; I can't let him leave me."

"Don't startle the snake." Lin Yifan did not refuse; he was originally going to investigate this matter.

Besides, helping to look for her brother wouldn't be a problem, so he whispered: "First pretend nothing is discovered; let's see what these impostors really want to do—maybe this way we can find your brother."

Su Xiao xi wiped her tears, nodded lightly, "Lin Yifan brother, I'll listen to you; I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

"I'll do my best."

Lin Yifan ultimately did not refuse, but instead reached out and rubbed her head, feeling a bit envious of her brother whose fate was unknown.

Having such a sister who constantly thinks of saving him is definitely a fortunate thing.

And at that moment, the "Su Tianhao" beside them suddenly turned his head, looking at them suspiciously: "What are you whispering about?"

Lin Yifan's expression remained normal, he shrugged: "Su Xiao xi said she's hungry; I'm thinking about where we can find food."

"Su Tianhao"'s expression relaxed, and he laughed: "Just hold on a bit longer; once I figure out how to cross the river and deal with this impostor, we'll go look for food."

The "Su Tianhao" across from them snorted coldly upon hearing that: "You're doing a pretty good job of pretending! Su Xiao xi, come quickly to your brother's side; don't be deceived by that fake."

Su Xiao xi pretended to hesitate, shrinking back behind Lin Yifan.

This action seemed to anger the "Su Tianhao" beside them; his eyes instantly turned dark.

"Su Xiao xi, even you don't believe your brother anymore?" His voice suddenly became hoarse, and something could be seen wriggling beneath his skin.

Lin Yifan silently thought "not good," and quickly shielded Su Xiao xi behind him.

At the same time, he quietly took out a bottle of homemade incendiary from his backpack; these incendiaries were something he made in his spare time.

After experiencing several crises with the Maggot Human Bone, he had purchased large amounts of fuel-type supplies on the Trading Hall, then crafted incendiary bottles from bamboo tubes.

This was precisely to deal with those Maggot Human Bones!

He originally thought that, having just defeated a wave of Red Moon's assault the previous night, injuring its vitality, these strange things would behave themselves for a while.

He didn't expect that, only the second day, these things would appear again!

Moreover, they could deceive his eyes, making it impossible for him to tell at first glance whether they were human or Maggot Human Bone.

Since he had promised Su Xiao xi to do his best to help her rescue her brother, he naturally needed to put in some effort.

"I certainly believe you." Lin Yifan suppressed all his emotions and spoke in a feigned casual tone.

He must first stabilize the emotions of these two Maggot Human Bones, then after finding the real Su Tianhao, deal with them.

So he then asked: "Su Tianhao, I have a question I want to ask you."

"What question?" the "Su Tianhao" beside him, upon hearing this, whose emotions had just begun to stir, immediately calmed down.

Lin Yifan then took the opportunity to probe carefully:

"As far as I know, although many impostors have appeared recently, these impostors can only successfully imitate after coming into contact with the real person."

"Since the you across from me is an impostor, it must have previously come into contact with you; I want to know when you came into contact with it."

"Does the time of contact relate to eliminating it?" "Su Tianhao" immediately asked suspiciously.

Lin Yifan smiled and said calmly: "Of course it's related; to eliminate it we must definitely find its source."

"That's how it is." "Su Tianhao" showed no suspicion whatsoever: "I don't exactly remember the details, but it was probably last night when I fled the Shelter; I might have unintentionally come into contact with it."

"I remember that when entering the cave, I seemed to see a black shadow flicker in the woods behind me; I guess that was the time."

It turned out to be inside the cave.

Lin Yifan and Su Xiao xi beside him glanced at her inquiringly.

He believed that, given Su Xiao xi's cleverness, she must have already had this guess.

As expected, Su Xiao xi immediately nodded: "I also remembered; last night, before the cave, my brother indeed said it felt like something was following him from behind."

"However, when we looked back we saw nothing, so we went straight into the cave; but the weather was too cold, and my brother, fearing I would freeze, placed me inside the cave and then left alone to look for firewood."

"After that, a wolf pack arrived, and we were forced to leave the cave."

Although Su Xiao xi didn't express things particularly clearly, she had actually already made the key information clear.

Her guess is probably that the real Su Tianhao was harmed by the Maggot Human Bone when he left the cave.

However, Lin Yifan noticed that Su Xiao xi firmly believed her brother was not dead.

This is also a point of puzzlement for Lin Yifan, but he guessed it might be related to her talent.

Since they hadn't said it outright, perhaps because it was inconvenient now, he didn't press further.

After confirming Su Tianhao's initial whereabouts, Lin Yifan also had no more hesitation, and smiled at the "Su Tianhao" beside him:

"Thank you for your honesty, goodbye!"

"Su Tianhao" stared for a moment, his face full of confusion: "What do you mean?"

A cold flash appeared in Lin Yifan's eyes as he fiercely hurled the incendiary in his hand at "Su Tianhao".

Instantly, sparks flew everywhere, and the flames shot up high in an instant.

"Ahhh—" a shrill scream rang out; "Su Tianhao"'s body twisted and deformed in the flames, his skin melting like wax to reveal countless white maggots underneath.

Seeing this, the "Su Tianhao" on the opposite bank changed color drastically and turned to flee.

Lin Yifan had prepared in advance; a flame-tipped arrow shot out instantly, piercing straight through his body.

"You think you can run?" Lin Yifan sneered, then fired four more flame-tipped arrows in succession, piercing the "Su Tianhao" on the far bank and pinning it to the ground.

The flames devoured the two monsters, and the air filled with the smell of burnt protein.

Occasionally there was a crackling sound—the noise of the maggots bursting under the flames.

Su Xiao xi, standing beside Lin Yifan, saw this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of indignation as she said:

"That damned monster is finally dead; whenever I think that I've been calling a monster my brother for so long, my heart feels sick to death."

Lin Yifan smiled and said indifferently:

"You little girl are indeed very sly, knowing full well there's a monster beside you, yet you can still disguise yourself without showing any sign—your courage is quite big."

However, at this moment, he suddenly realized, turned his head and stared at Su Xiao xi, saying:

"You must have long discovered that the Shelter's location is moving, so you deliberately lured me here, right?"

Before, he could never figure out one thing: that Su Xiao xi actually knew that the brother beside him was an impostor.

Then her seeking people must have been for self-preservation, but she had long discovered Lin Yifan's true identity and yet never exposed it.

Instead, she let that impostor lead Lin Yifan here, and only when another impostor appeared did she reveal the truth.

It is clear that Su Xiao xi must have long known that the distance between their two Shelters was shrinking, so she played along, luring Lin Yifan here, using her to save her own brother.