Assassinating Fluoxetine

After hearing Lin Yu's words, Fluoxetine looked Lin Yu up and down for a full three seconds before shaking his head.

"That's too far-fetched, I don't believe it."

"I admit you acted very well, but... that's impossible."

Lin Yu remained calm. "Whether you believe it or not, this is the truth."

Fluoxetine chuckled and said, "If you really are me from the future... then you should know where to look for me, why go through all this trouble?"

Lin Yu, of course, couldn't explain it.

But he can pretend to be a charlatan.

"You'll understand when the future arrives."

However, when faced with a genuine charlatan, this pretense seems rather inadequate.

A thoughtful smile appeared on Fluoxetine's face, "Hey, so... do you know my name?"

"Or rather, what are our names?"

Lin Yu remained expressionless. "I can't tell you that."

"That's too embarrassing, darling," Fluoxetine sighed. "The idea is good, but... let's just forget about it."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu asked again, "What do you think of amnesia?"

"This is an insult to my level."

Fluoxetine curled his lip and pulled a gleaming skinning knife from his pocket.

"Okay, okay, although you're interesting and have a lot of potential, I'm now giving you the following two options--"

"Now tell me who you really are... You can wear a mask, but you have to change my face... I want to see what you're using to cover your face."

"Or, I'll peel your face off and see who you really are," Fluoxetine said earnestly. "While I hope you can achieve something in that Game and in this world, I... I wouldn't mind using your death to satisfy a little bit of my personal paranoia and curiosity."

Although she made no threatening moves, Lin Yu still felt a sense of crisis.

The woman in front of me was definitely not joking.

Fluoxetine is such a dangerous character that meeting with her means taking risks— Lin Yu knew this very well.

Therefore, we can't continue playing this game.

Lin Yu raised his hand and said helplessly, "Okay, Leng Jing down... I just wanted to make a harmless joke."

As he was speaking, Fluoxetine immediately retorted, "What if I believed that joke?"

Lin Yu said, "I don't think you'll believe that... but if you really do, I'll continue."

Upon hearing this, Fluoxetine immediately burst into laughter, laughing Flower Branch he was doubled over.

"Hahaha, I've actually started to like you a little!"

"So, so... I'm becoming more and more curious about you."

Who exactly are you?

As Fluoxetine asked, Lin Yu placed his hand on his face, using a small amount of [Counterfeit] substance to disguise it as some kind of transparent membrane—a trick he had used before.

The ability to activate [Counterfeit] at the same time as revealing the [Mask] seems to be caused by using some kind of mask.

But...

Just before he was about to unveil it, Lin Yu paused for a moment.

"On another note... that line you said on the Rooftop is from Shakespeare, isn't it?"

Fluoxetine laughed, "Yes, Act III of Hamlet."

Do you like theater?

Lin Yu countered with a question, Fluoxetine nodded slightly. "Yes, I really like drama... or rather, I like most story-driven content creation."

"Novels, comics, plays, and movies—the greatest parts of human thought are often condensed in these."

As she spoke, she abruptly changed the subject.

"Oh, you're not stalling for time, are you?"

Lin Yu sighed.

"Of course not, I just thought of the theme of Hamlet: Revenge."

"That certainly fits everything that's going to happen tonight."

As he spoke, Lin Yu unveiled the [Counterfeit] mask, and then the [Mask] transformed into Zhu Ming's appearance.

Meanwhile...

The Counterfeit in Lin Yu's hand instantly transformed into the shape of a long sword.

"Hey— Fluoxetine!"

Fluoxetine stared at Lin Yu's face and the way he held the knife, momentarily stunned, before his smile grew even brighter.

"Oh dear, it's so good to see you're still alive!"

The flowers in her hand bloomed, followed by a short-handled Hand Axe.

"I don't know how you did it yet, but... I'll ask you after I chop off your hands and feet!"

She took a step forward.

In an instant, Lin Yu drew his [Infallible Revolver] with his other hand, aimed at Fluoxetine, and fired!

This pistol wasn't originally intended to be aimed.

But Lin Yu was aiming at this moment because...

He was aiming at the heart of Fluoxetine!

With the accuracy buff provided by [Immortal Brew] and the Item bonus of the [Infallible Revolver] item, the bullet flew cunningly toward Fluoxetine's heart.

However...

"Pfft!"

The blood that exploded on Fluoxetine's body was on his left hand.

"It hurts quite a bit, but... that's really impressive, friend!"

"These days, there are definitely no more than twenty 'Player' who can make me bleed—it's amazing that you could do that!"

As Fluoxetine spoke, he was already in front of Lin Yu.

Holding a short axe in her Right Hand, her injured left hand was not idle either, splattering blood towards Lin Yu's eyes.

Lin Yu took a step back, and the axe was already coming down!

"Snap!"

Fluoxetine's axe struck Lin Yu precisely on the shoulder.

This was the first time Lin Yu clearly realized just how dangerous his situation was tonight, and just how genuine this "Psychology Society" S-Rank was...

Powerful!

If that axe had struck his neck, he would be dead.

But...

Lin Yu bet.

Given Fluoxetine's personality, she could recognize the unknown person impersonating her, so naturally she wouldn't kill him here.

For those with potential... Fluoxetine is almost infinitely forgiving.

This was his best chance to kill Fluoxetine!

Seeing Lin Yu's limbs weaken from excessive blood loss, Fluoxetine smiled and spoke.

"Now we can have a proper talk... Put aside your thoughts of Revenge, I want to know how you managed to deceive me."

Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"Phew... Well, when you contacted me, I wasn't an ordinary person anymore; I had already become a 'Player'."

Fluoxetine paused for a moment, then laughed.

"Interesting... really interesting! What a coincidence and an error of Destiny!"

She was smarter, bolder, and more arrogant than Li Nian, so with just a little guidance from Lin Yu, she followed Lin Yu's expectations and steered her thoughts into the script Lin Yu had prepared.

"So, the moment you saw me, you used some kind of [Decoy Puppet] Item to fake your death, right?"

Lin Yu nodded slightly.

"Hmm... you're right, both things are true."

Fluoxetine stuck out his tongue. "Thanks for the compliment... but where did this second one come from?"

Lin Yu laughed.

"The second thing is the matter of 'faking death'."

"What you didn't realize is the first thing—you just asked me if I was stalling for time, right?"

As Lin Yu spoke softly, Fluoxetine suddenly showed a look of astonishment.

"Oh..."

Her dark skirt was soaked at the upper abdomen.

The blade pierced through his chest, and blood flowed down the tip of the Dagger.