Cross-Realm Invitation

[Su Haoming: Big Boss, with that tone of yours, why am I feeling less and less reassured...]

[Lin Yu: If I remember correctly, that Jinwu Guard jumped out a window and died. Your cousin is known for his quick wits and calmness under pressure, so he probably wouldn't be as reckless as the Jinwu Guard.]

[Su Haoming: ...]

[Su Haoming: Hard to say!]

[Su Haoming: I thought it over carefully, and I'm still worried.]

[Lin Yu: So what now? Don't tell me you want to follow them to the Ghost Market?]

[Su Haoming: Sigh, there's no helping it. My cousin and Uncle Qian are my last remaining family in this life...]

[Fan Xian: Allow me to ask, Brother Su. How strong are you?]

[Su Haoming: I've loved working out since I was little. I've got abs and pecs, so I should be able to handle an ordinary person.]

[Fan Xian: Compared to a Jinwu Guard?]

[Su Haoming: No chance. This world still leans heavily toward wuxia. Every expert can run across roofs and scale walls—it's absurd!]

[Fan Xian: Then don't blame me for pouring cold water on this...]

[Su Haoming: (ㄒoㄒ)]

[Lin Yu: If you really want to go, I have a suggestion—do you have a hundred Points?]

[Su Haoming: I'm still twelve points short. (ㄒoㄒ)]

[Yun Ye: Then don't take the risk. You'd only get in the way if you went.]

[Su Haoming: (ㄒoㄒ)]

It was worth mentioning that although Su Haoming appeared rather emotional in the group chat, he was actually calm and composed in reality. Even when sending crying emojis, his expression barely changed.

Clearly, he was someone who wore different faces online and in real life.

So... what should he do? Should he follow them or not?

Su Haoming furrowed his brow slightly, caught in an inner struggle.

Just then, Lin Yu sent another message:

[Lin Yu: Or there's another way. I can invite you to my world and give you some items for self-defense.]

Su Haoming's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Is that possible?!"

[Lin Yu: Of course, but I need your consent.]

[Su Haoming: Of course I'm fine with it!]

[Lin Yu: Good!]

In the Frieren World, Lin Yu nodded in satisfaction. He immediately exchanged for a [Low-Tier Cross-Realm Invitation], tapped Su Haoming's name, and selected the newly appeared invitation option.

In an instant, two lines of text appeared before Su Haoming's eyes in another world.

[Group member 'Lin Yu' has sent you a cross-realm invitation. Do you accept?]

[Yes/No]

Without hesitation, Su Haoming tapped 'Yes'.

The next second, a speck of silver light burst forth from the void, rapidly expanding into an oval-shaped silver portal.

Seeing this, Su Haoming was understandably stunned.

But he quickly came back to his senses and stepped forward with apprehension in his heart.

Just as he was about to step into the portal, the silver light on its surface suddenly rippled violently.

Su Haoming jumped in fright and hurriedly backed away two steps, staring at the portal in uncertainty.

The next instant, the two-meter-tall silver portal abruptly folded inward and vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only a gale-like current of air surging through the guest room.

"Thud!"

Su Haoming fell backward onto the floor, staring wide-eyed at the place where the portal had disappeared.

What the hell?!

After his brief shock, Su Haoming hurriedly opened the Chat Group.

[Su Haoming: @Lin Yu Big Boss, what happened?]

[Lin Yu: Nothing. I forcibly shut down the portal.]

[Su Haoming: Huh?]

[Fan Xian: Huh?]

[Yun Ye: Huh?]

[Lin Yu: Sorry, Brother Su. It was my mistake. I forgot where I currently am. This place is too dangerous—if you had really entered, you probably would have died in an instant.]

[Everyone: ...]

[Su Haoming: So I almost died...]

[Lin Yu: That's right. This was my fault. I'll find a way to compensate you.]

[Su Haoming: That won't be necessary, Big Boss. You wasted a hundred Points on me. I should be the one compensating you!]

[Fan Xian: More than that, I'm curious where exactly you are, Big Boss. The Earth's core?]

[Lin Yu: Hard to say. Perhaps somewhere even worse than the Earth's core...]

That was right. Lin Yu had never expected this thing to be bound not to the Frieren World, but to his Internal Universe!

While he had been waiting eagerly in the Castle's Study Room, an oval silver portal had suddenly appeared on the lifeless continent within his Internal Universe.

The moment he noticed it, Lin Yu's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly used his authority to forcibly close the portal.

There was no helping it. Although this continent lacked the extreme heat, energy, and density of the outside world, it was still absolutely not a place humans could enter.

Not only was there no air here, but the vast, boundless ocean of Magic Power in the sky also filled every corner with intense magical radiation.

If Su Haoming had truly entered this place, he would likely have been corroded by Magic Power in an instant and turned into a sculpture of flesh and blood gleaming with magical light.

Fortunately, Lin Yu had reacted in time. Otherwise, he would have gotten Little Su killed.

Meanwhile, upon seeing Lin Yu's message, the other three group members all fell silent.

They truly could not imagine what kind of environment could be worse than the Earth's core...

[Yun Ye: So what should Brother Su do now?]

[Fan Xian: Analyzing it calmly, I suppose we can only stand by and do nothing...]

[Lin Yu: Not necessarily.]

[Lin Yu: When I said I would compensate you, I wasn't just saying it. Thanks to you, I also realized something while closing the portal.]

Realized something?

What had he realized?

Su Haoming looked bewildered, completely at a loss.

[Lin Yu: It may still be inferior to the Chat Group's methods, but sending you a gift is more than easy enough!]

[Fan Xian & Yun Ye: ...?]

[Yun Ye: You mean the portal is two-way?]

[Lin Yu: No, one-way.]

[Yun Ye: Then what do you mean...]

[Lin Yu: Didn't I say I realized something? I can barely trace things back through the Chat Group's portal.]

[Everyone: ...]

[Su Haoming: [Terrified expression]]

[Su Haoming: Big Boss, tell me honestly. Did you try to enter my world?]

[Lin Yu: emmmm]

[Su Haoming: Big Boss, don't do this. I'm scared.]

[Lin Yu: Fine, I did try for a moment. But unfortunately, the Chat Group resisted rather strongly. I had no choice but to use that instant to send you a gift.]

[Lin Yu: @Su Haoming, search around nearby carefully and see if you can find it.]

Su Haoming's heart stirred. He quickly climbed up from the floor and began rummaging through the guest room.

Soon, he spotted a glint of reflected metal beneath the bed.

Clearly, the airflow from when the portal closed had blown the item under there.

Su Haoming's eyes lit up. He immediately lay beside the bed and strained to grab the object underneath.

The moment the gift landed in his hand, Su Haoming stiffened as though struck by electricity.

The next second, he abruptly pulled it out. Still kneeling on the floor, he stared blankly at the object in his hand.

Under the sunlight streaming through the window, it reflected a silver metallic sheen. Its smooth curves, grip that fit perfectly in his palm, satisfying weight, and icy metal texture all proved its identity—

This was a pistol?!

A Big Boss from a magic world had actually sent him a gun...

This was completely the wrong genre!