Chapter 206: Minor Restriction

Lin Yifan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

He knew this wasn't the time to delve into it; the urgent priority was to leave here as quickly as possible.

"It's okay, having this information is already good enough; this place is about to collapse. For safety, you should get us out first!" he said in a low voice.

Su Tianhao nodded and tightened his grip on the Red Moon crystal in his hand.

The crystal's red light grew ever more intense, almost dyeing the entire cavern in blood red.

He raised his other hand, tracing a complex rune in the void; the rune flickered with eerie red light, reflecting the crystal's glow.

"Go!" Su Tianhao barked low, and the rune suddenly expanded, forming a twisted spatial gate.

Lin Yifan grabbed Su Xiao xi and, without hesitation, stepped through.

At the moment of entry, he glanced back at Su Tianhao, who smiled and waved at them, his eyes full of relief and expectation.

At the same time, he thrust his hand into his own chest, retrieved a green‑glowing crystal, and hurled it toward Lin Yifan:

"This is what's in my heart, and it's the last thing I can give you; I hope it helps you a bit!"

Lin Yifan took the crystal, and before he could examine it, his vision began to spin wildly.

When Lin Yifan steadied himself again, he found he was back on the ground.

He was inside the Shelter, but the Maggot Human Bones that had once crowded it were now gone.

The white‑bone wall that blocked the Shelter's gate had also vanished completely.

Even the Red Moon's reflection had likewise disappeared.

But where the Red Moon's reflection vanished, a Purple Treasure Chest remained.

Outside, in the night sky, the Red Moon still hung high, though it seemed dimmer than before.

"Brother..." Su Xiao xi knelt on the ground, tears silently sliding down.

She clutched the fabric over her chest tightly, as if that could hold onto something.

Lin Yifan crouched down, gently patted her shoulder: "Don't cry. Your brother wants you to be strong, and you are his hope as well."

Su Xiao xi lifted her head, her tear‑blurred eyes firm: "Brother Yifan, I'll become stronger! I must bring my brother back to life!"

Lin Yifan nodded: "We'll work together."

He stood up, walked to the Purple Treasure Chest, hesitated a moment, then said to Su Xiao xi:

"If I'm not mistaken, this chest was left by your brother; essentially, your brother has become Maggot Human Bone, and after his death, monsters drop accordingly."

"Your brother didn't leave much; this chest is yours!"

However, Su Xiao xi refused:

"Brother Yifan, you don't need to give me the chest; perhaps because I'm a minor, I actually can't open it."

"These past days, whenever I found a chest, I'd trade it directly for food and supplies; that's how I survived."

"You can't open a chest? But isn't your Shelter already level three?" Lin Yifan was taken aback, genuinely surprised.

Because although this Shelter was a normal level‑three Shelter, up to now many adult Survivors have only managed to raise their Shelters to level two.

Su Xiao xi, a little girl, managing to raise her Shelter to level three on her own, must have had extraordinary luck.

But if she can't even open a chest, the fact that she reached this point is even more remarkable.

Yet Su Xiao xi shook her head and said with a wry smile:

"Brother Yifan, I know what you're thinking, but the Shelter didn't upgrade because of me; it upgrades automatically. Before each calamity strikes, the Shelter automatically advances to a level that can withstand it."

"Of course that was just my earlier speculation; now it seems it wasn't automatic at all, but my brother was helping me."

Lin Yifan only then realized the truth upon hearing that.

He had originally intended to give the chest to Su Xiao xi, to leave her something to remember.

But since she can't open the chest, there's no point in arguing about it.

Moreover, he currently has the Lucky Double buff, making it the perfect time to open a chest.

So he said, "I'll open the chest; if it yields something you need, you can take it."

"Brother Yifan, I want nothing," Su Xiao xi shook her head and sighed:

"Because giving me supplies won't help; let me be honest! When I activated my talent, a special option popped up."

"The option lets me trade all my physical strength for intelligence and a special talent, while keeping my body perpetually healthy."

"My brother and I have always been frail; he had cancer before this incident, and I have an incurable congenital heart disease. Doctors said I could only live to 18. Though the option is extreme, the promise of a forever‑healthy body is irresistibly tempting to me."

"So I chose it, and because of that, no precious physical‑enhancing supplies help me, nor do special items; all I have are the special talent and intelligence."

"But as long as I don't die, I stay healthy; even wounds heal quickly, so I'm relatively satisfied!"

At this point, Su Xiao xi lifted her head, looking solemnly at Lin Yifan and said:

"Brother Yifan, there's something I haven't confessed: I didn't stumble upon you by chance; I came looking for you on purpose."

"The night before last, a strangely‑looking person somehow broke into my Shelter and tried to kill me, but just as he was about to wound me, he suddenly died—likely my brother killed him for me."

"When he died, his body turned into a blue light and vanished, leaving behind two items where he disappeared: one called a One‑time Positioning Teleporter, and the other a rune called a Positioning Rune."

"These two work together: you use the Positioning Rune to mark a location, then the one‑time positioning teleportation talisman to transport the Shelter and everything inside to that spot."

"The Positioning Rune is simple to use—just input a name to locate. I heard your name in a chat channel, knew you were the strongest in our District, so I directly marked a spot near you."

"So… you intended to come looking for my Shelter from the start?" Lin Yifan raised an eyebrow.

Su Xiao xi nodded, pleading:

"Brother Yifan, I know I deceived you before, which was excessive, but from now on I promise never to hide anything from you again; please trust me once more."