Lin Yu's Plan

Lin Yu agreed to Will Valetti's offer not because he was truly tempted by the "Notebook" offered as payment.

Actually, he was just asking tentatively.

Since we can get extra rewards for free... there's no reason not to take them!

From the very beginning, Lin Yu never truly intended to ignore this monster.

Admittedly, Lin Yu didn't care about the lives or deaths of the other Player in this Game, but...

Lin Yu knew very well that if he wanted to survive, the best thing he could do was to get help from Will Valetti to kill this monster!

After all, it's only the "Day Five".

Although Lin Yu could temporarily escape the forced sleep caused by the "Dream Manufacturing Device" by using his "official" abilities...

However, the difference between the abilities of "officials" and "Hooligan" lies in the fact that "officials" have a time limit for modifying the Rule.

Depending on the extent of the Rule changes, the "officer's" ability can last from one to three hours.

Three hours later, the Dream Manufacturing Device restarted, and he would fall into a deep sleep again!

Moreover, Lin Yu wasn't confident that he could stay completely awake for 48 hours in this cold weather.

So...

To survive and complete the Rank Advancement Mission, the monster in front of you absolutely cannot come back to life!

"I'll help you kill it... although it's not really alive yet, saying 'destroy it' is a more accurate description."

Looking at Will Valetti, Lin Yu said earnestly.

Will Valetti looked at Lin Yu in confusion. "But no matter what you do, you can't enter the dream!"

"It's simple, just physically destroy it," Lin Yu said in a low voice. "Besides, even if we destroy the 'Consciousness Entity' formed by those souls, these 'Oil of Fear' will still exist, and sooner or later, more souls will be devoured by it again."

Will Valetti shook his head. "Impossible, I've already said it... and you can see for yourself, the Oil of Fear has now spread throughout the entire underground research base, it's on a massive scale, it's not something that one or two people can physically destroy!"

"Even if a 'company' came, I'm afraid they couldn't do it."

Lin Yu shook his head. "No, it's possible... Although the quantity of 'Oil of Fear' is enormous, but..."

He looked down at the churning black ocean and said in a low voice, "It is, after all, still 'fuel,' isn't it?"

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, Will Valetti paused for a moment, then he understood what Lin Yu wanted to do.

"You... you're a madman!"

"Leaving aside whether it's even possible, you're threatening to destroy the entire Winter Mountain!"

"The entire mountain will be burned down... and it might even trigger an avalanche!"

Will Valetti shouted.

Lin Yu spread his hands. "So what? You said it yourself, if this thing comes to life, it will be unimaginably dangerous—Researcher Will Valetti, at a time like this, just put away your conventional thinking... Anyway, there are only nine living people in this Winter Mountain!"

Will Valetti's imposing manner softened slightly, and he murmured, "But then your companions will die... you might even die..."

Lin Yu stepped forward, looking at the soul bound by the Oil of Fear, the remnant consciousness of the deceased, and spoke sharply.

"You tried to stop it, but you failed... I don't know what you did back then, but I think I can guess why you failed."

"Kindness and weakness... Researcher, you are indeed different from most of the people in the 'Truth Company' that my companion 'Sherlock' described. You are kind," Lin Yu said coldly, "But this kindness also brings you a 'flaw'... You are too weak."

"Faced with a monster that has already caused the deaths of hundreds and may grow even more terrifying in the future, you actually think about destroying it without making any sacrifices?"

"Weak kindness in this situation is no different from evil!"

"Or rather, you are not weak..."

"Is it just that I can't bear to part with this remaining vestige of consciousness that coexists with it?"

Lin Yu stared intently at Will Valetti, asking in an almost coercive and interrogative tone.

"Weakness or cowardice, which are you, Will Valetti!"

Will Valetti was rendered speechless by Lin Yu's words.

He clenched his fist and said, "... I didn't!"

Finally, after a fierce internal Struggle, Will Valetti compromised. "Alright, but even if the 'Oil of Fear' is flammable... you've already obtained the Torch made from it, and you've realized one thing, haven't you?"

"Although it has a high combustion efficiency, it is also exceptionally stable and its combustion is not too rapid."

"Now that this monster has developed self-awareness, it may try to save itself through 'isolation'... It might even be able to use the wind and snow outside to put out the fire."

Will Valetti again tried to dissuade Lin Yu.

This time, however, Will Valetti's advice was not that Lin Yu couldn't do it, but that Lin Yu's plan was unfeasible.

In other words, if Lin Yu finds a feasible "solution"... then Will Valetti will agree.

Lin Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing Will Valetti's words.

This not only meant that Will Valetti had agreed to his proposal.

Also because...

Judging from Will Valetti's reaction just now, Lin Yu could finally confirm that the NPC in front of him was trustworthy.

He was indeed an outlier within "Truth Company," a good person who genuinely wanted to prevent the birth of monsters.

Yes...

Until just now, Lin Yu was still probing Will Valetti.

There was nothing he could do; his first two Instance were riddled with traps.

Lin Yu couldn't help but be a little suspicious of everything.

As for how to ignite the entire "Oil of Fear" without allowing the monster to save itself...

Lin Yu already had an idea and a plan in mind.

"So, Will Valetti... are you really afraid of dying?"

He looked at the curly-haired young man in front of him.

The young man paused for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "Actually, I was very scared... but back then, I was really scared."

"Now that I'm 'dead,' I don't really want to continue existing as a 'residual consciousness,' as you just said."

"To be honest, I don't miss this state—I even want to get out of it as soon as possible."

"I can say that sincerely," Will Valetti said.

"That makes things much easier, Researcher," Lin Yu grinned. "As long as you cooperate, things will be much simpler from here on out."

"In short, since you said the 'Oil of Fear' is very stable and won't burn too quickly..."

"Then why not just make it unstable?"