Wrath of Yesterday, Annihilation of All Things

Although he didn't know the origin of the creature with the huge eyes beneath the water, Lin Yu was certain of one thing...

This thing was a trap prepared for the three of them by the Inquisition director, or specially prepared for himself.

And it made no effort to conceal its hostility and killing intent toward Lin Yu.

"Sand--!"

A faint, loud noise came from underwater, and then that eye moved.

"Swish!"

It vanished from the field of view of the three of them, as if diving into deeper depths.

This clearly wasn't a retreat, but rather what predators did before hunting.

Lin Yu only felt his back crawl with goosebumps, and the instinctual fear made his skin feel a fine chill radiating from the inside out.

A'yu was the same.

Yet compared to fear, A'yu seemed to feel more anger.

"Damn those bastards, that Inquisition director actually dared to play us!"

She clenched her fists and then drew a pair of flintlock pistols.

Lin Yu looked at A'yu and asked with some puzzlement: "Could it be that you're planning to go head-to-head with that big guy?"

"Or do you have a better idea?" A'yu said coldly, "That damned old fogey sent us down without leaving us an exit, or at least we won't find one anytime soon."

"Besides... at least this thing under the water is still a Dark Species, and even though I don't know what rank it is, butchering it should count as clearing the level."

As A'yu said this, Lin Yu also feigned being encouraged.

"That's true... it seems we have no choice but to fight to the death."

He spoke, subsequently taking out his own "weapon."

The weapon prepared for Schreiber was the [Soul-Chasing Life-Severing Spear] he had obtained earlier in the [Instance] within the