Chapter 201: Trapped

Su Xiao xi heard Lin Yifan's explanation, and her face turned deathly pale instantly.

She stared fixedly at Su Tianhao's corpse in the blood moon's reflection, her eyes full of disbelief, and tears slid down silently.

"How is this possible…" she choked, her voice barely audible, trembling as she said:

"I always thought my brother had been eaten by those monsters, but I never imagined he was actually this close to me, yet I never noticed his presence."

Saying this, Su Xiao xi suddenly lifted her head, grabbed Lin Yifan's arm, and asked excitedly:

"No, if my brother is truly a Maggot Human Bone culture dish, then this shelter I made must also be part of the culture dish, but since I arrived in the Survival Realm, aside from going out during the day to scavenge supplies, I've spent all other time in this shelter."

"But why had I never been attacked by Maggot Human Bone before last night? This is completely unreasonable, unless my brother is still alive and protecting me!"

Lin Yifan furrowed his brows, carefully pondering Su Xiao xi's words.

Because what she said actually makes sense—she has always lived in this shelter; if this place were the origin of Maggot Human Bone, then there could be no absence of Maggot Human Bone here.

Yet she never discovered it, nor was she harmed because of it, which is indeed unreasonable.

Although Su Tianhao now looks like this, if he were still alive it would also be unreasonable.

But this world has many unreasonable things; perhaps the most unreasonable reason is actually the correct one.

And seeing Lin Yifan fall into silence, Su Xiao xi also knew he had taken her words to heart, and she hurriedly pleaded:

"Brother Yifan, I know I currently have no right to ask you for help, because I already owe you too much."

"That's my brother; I can't just watch him die before my eyes and do nothing. I beg you to save him—if you're willing to save him, I'll serve you as an ox and horse, as a slave and maid for the rest of my life."

"Once older brother, please, please!"

As for saving people, Lin Yifan wasn't particularly interested.

However, gaining Su Xiao xi's loyalty made taking a risk worthwhile.

Moreover, he originally intended to destroy this culture dish, and destroying it meant he had to get Su Tianhao out of it.

So he nodded and said: "Alright, I'll help you get your brother out, but you also need to prepare yourself mentally—your brother's been in this state for many days, so the chance of survival is slim."

"I understand." Su Xiao xi gave a bitter smile, "but no matter what, we have to try."

"Alright, then hide behind me and protect yourself." Lin Yifan gripped the dagger in his hand, warily scanning the surroundings.

Increasing numbers of Maggot Human Bone crawled out from the blood moon's reflection, their bodies twisted, emitting a creepy "ge-ge" sound, as if mocking their helplessness.

"Mao Mao, prepare for battle!" Lin Yifan shouted lowly; the Golden Eagle instantly spirited, its gaze blazing as it fixed on those Maggot Human Bone, then continuously spewed Flame Breath.

These newly born Maggot Human Bone were not as weak as imagined; instead, more and more maggots were unafraid of fire.

These maggots crossed the flames and lunged at Lin Yifan, forcing him to activate the Eternal Freeze Domain, then use Ice Power to freeze all the maggots that lunged at him into ice blocks.

Ice and fire combined—overall, whether it was Lin Yifan or Mao Mao, dealing with these Maggot Human Bone was still relatively easy.

However, at that moment, the corpse of Su Tianhao in the blood moon's reflection suddenly opened its eyes!

Those eyes had no pupils, only a sheet of blood-red, staring straight at them.

"Xiao… xi…" the corpse actually spoke, its voice hoarse and broken, as if coming from the depths of hell.

Su Xiao xi trembled all over, her face full of excitement as she lunged forward: "Brother, brother… is it you? Is it you? Brother?"

"Don't go over!" Lin Yifan grabbed her, his face full of warning, saying, "Look at its appearance—it's no longer your brother!"

But Su Xiao xi seemed to be bewitched, her gaze gradually drifting, constantly beginning to struggle, trying to break free from Lin Yifan's grip, murmuring:

"Brother… you're still alive, that's wonderful, brother, I miss you so much…"

Lin Yifan's heart sank; he immediately realized Su Xiao xi's mind was being affected by some force.

He fiercely grabbed her shoulders and shouted lowly: "Xiao xi! Snap out of it! That's an illusion!"

However, Su Xiao xi seemed unable to hear his voice, still struggling, just wanting to walk toward the blood moon's reflection.

"Damn it!" Lin Yifan gritted his teeth, made a swift decision, and struck her neck with a palm. Su Xiao xi let out a muffled groan and went limp in his arms.

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt a chill wind attack from behind!

"Be careful!" Mao Mao let out a sharp cry, dove down, and spewed Flame Breath, burning a sneaking Maggot Human Bone to ashes.

But more Maggot Human Bone had already closed in, their bodies twisted, rotting faces bearing eerie smiles, stepping closer step by step.

Lin Yifan held the unconscious Su Xiao xi, his back against the wall, with nowhere to retreat.

"Really endless!" a flash of cruelty crossed his eyes, and ice power surged wildly within his body.

Eternal Freeze Domain—activate!

Sharp cold air burst from him as the center, spreading outward instantly, enveloping the surrounding shelter.

And all Maggot Human Bone within the domain instantly turned into ice sculptures.

However, there was still an endless stream of Maggot Human Bone crawling out from the blood moon's reflection.

Activating the Eternal Freeze Domain consumes intellect, and intellect is actually mental strength.

Thus, fully activating the Eternal Freeze Domain drains intellect very quickly.

Lin Yifan had estimated that, with his current intellect, he could at most sustain it for five minutes.

Mao Mao's innate skill Flame Breath likewise consumes stamina and is not limitless.

So they won't last long!

Moreover, he still has to protect Su Xiao xi; if they continue to be drained here, they might very well perish here.

"Mao Mao, cover me—we're leaving the shelter first!" He shouted low, and taking advantage of the gap while the Maggot Human Bone were frozen, he grabbed Su Xiao xi and rushed toward the shelter's exit.

And Mao Mao cooperated fully, blasting out Flame Breath at full power, then followed Lin Yifan together, rushing toward the shelter's exit.

However, when they rushed to the doorway, they found the original wooden door had vanished, replaced by a wall made of white bones!