Clearing the Instance! Bountiful Settlement Rewards!

"It's finally over. As expected of someone recognized by the God of Change."

Looking at the Oil of Fear burning fiercely across the ruins, Will Valetti felt a deep sense of relief.

The entire "monster" was engulfed in flames, transforming into a highly flammable creature. This caused the entire cave to overheat the moment it was ignited, making combustion unavoidable.

All the Oil of Fear was burning, and even Will Valetti was no exception.

At last...

The Oil of Fear exploded, collapsing the entire Winter Mountain.

Most of the Oil of Fear had burned away, and what remained was insufficient to form a "monster" anymore.

Most importantly, the entire base and all the equipment had been destroyed by the explosion, and the method of "self-propagation" of the Oil of Fear was no longer possible.

These remaining remnants will disappear sooner or later.

Now, even Will Valetti's own soul is being slowly consumed by the pale flames.

By using the "Ancient Notebook" left to him by his mentor, Will Valetti preserved his independent consciousness and the integrity of his soul. He did not become a part of this monster's aggregated Consciousness Entity in a daze, and naturally, he also retained his perception to a large extent.

Now, I feel the flames burning my soul...

"It still hurts quite a bit..."

"Vill Valetti said with a sigh."

However, it's finally over.

Since joining "Truth Company", this is a rare good thing.

Of course, this might not be a good thing.

Research findings were stolen, superiors ordered to ignore the dangers posed by immature technologies, and the researcher was "assigned" to a field department...

Finally, amidst this Snowfield, he perished together with the nameless monster.

Will Valetti laughed self-deprecatingly.

"The teacher is right, I am a hopeless idiot."

Even the one favored by the Deity can see my weakness and cowardice.

"But I was pretty brave just now, wasn't I?"

Sitting in the wind and snow, Will Valetti pondered and asked himself a question.

But no one answered him—the world was shrouded in white.

"That's good. Although we don't know what methods they used, it's a good thing they escaped."

Moreover, he no longer needs anyone's approval.

I was absolutely brave and cool just now.

Congratulations on completing the Game "Frozen Winter Mountains"!

[Settling your Game rewards!]

[You have received the basic reward: 7 days of Survival Time.]

After opening his eyes, Lin Yu saw the familiar [Settlement Space] and breathed a sigh of relief.

"We finally survived!"

In fact, as an excellent Actor, Lin Yu can immerse himself in a "role" for about ten hours.

As for why it will take another forty hours...

On the one hand, the more time you have, the safer you are.

On the other hand, according to Lin Yu's calculations, forty hours was almost exactly the time it would take them to leave the Instance.

As researcher Will Valetti put it.

Destroying that monster on a physical level would make it virtually impossible to survive.

Therefore, Lin Yu timed it.

To ensure you leave the Instance as soon as the actual explosion occurs!

Now it seems...

I have succeeded!

Within the [Settlement Space], besides Lin Yu, there are five other surviving figures.

It seems the dream was indeed dangerous; in this final period of time, three more people died.

Everyone remained rooted to the spot, still shaken, and no one spoke to each other.

Even the optimistic Sherlock was like that, squatting there looking disheveled.

However, this is also something Lin Yu is happy to see.

He then looked at the Game's results—based on his performance, Lin Yu felt it was impossible for him not to receive an extra reward.

[Based on your performance in this Game, you have received the rating "Master of Control" and have been awarded an additional bonus.]

[Bonus Reward: Randomly receive one "Non-exclusive item" as a reward.]

[Based on the performance in this Game, a rating of "Unraveling the Clues" has been received, earning an additional reward.]

[Bonus Reward: Randomly receive one "Non-exclusive item" as a reward.]

[In this Game, you completed Hidden Mission set by an NPC and met the hidden Clearance Conditions, earning an extra reward.]

[Bonus Reward: Receive one NPC "Item Reward".]

Lin Yu was pleasantly surprised to see the three extra rewards that appeared.

"Ha, that's great!"

[Master of Control] He had already cleared the first Instance, and this time Lin Yu had indeed once again become the one who absolutely controlled the situation among all the Player.

[Unraveling the Clues]... Sherlock mentioned it, so it's reasonable that he was able to obtain it.

The third point, however, surprised Lin Yu somewhat.

"Although the guide mentioned that there are sometimes Hidden Mission and you can get rewards for completing them, I never expected this to be one of them!"

This can be considered a pleasant surprise.

Indeed, choosing to help Will Valetti was the right decision.

Good deeds are rewarded!

Lin Yu sighed.

Especially for him...

All of these rewards can be doubled!

After Deception the "God of Change" last time, although the Deity had already seen through his lie...

However, it seems that in order to encourage Lin Yu's behavior, the "privilege" of receiving double rewards for Lin Yu has been retained!

And this "doubling" mechanism... naturally means the larger the base amount, the more you benefit!

Right now, Lin Yu can get three more rewards from this one Instance!

This naturally pleased him greatly.

"I wonder what kind of Item they'll give me!"

Lin Yu thought about it and started collecting the Item rewards!

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Non-exclusive item reward: Fear Torch]

Lin Yu looked at the first Item reward and realized it was an old friend.

The Black Oil Torch that had accompanied him throughout the entire Instance now returned to his Item Space under his [True Name].

"That's great!"

Lin Yu said very happily.

This thing provides a constant source of warmth and light, making it a very handy tool.

It's also good for starting a fire.

Made of metal and of a suitable length, it's very effective at hitting people from a distance.

This can be said to make up for Lin Yu's lack of close-combat offensive methods and lack of sustained output methods.

After all, the [Infallible Revolver] only has one bullet.

Then, Lin Yu looked at the next Item reward.

[Congratulations! You have received the Non-exclusive item reward, Chat's Supplies.]

Lin Yu took a look and found it was a small wooden box containing a bag of biscuits and a bottle of water.

However, to Lin Yu's surprise...

This thing isn't a consumable item.

[Chat's Supplies: Generates enough biscuits and water to meet the minimum daily needs of an adult; requires "Fear" as an ingredient.]