A Girl with Heterochromatic Eyes! Mind Control?

A day later, the sixteen-year-old girl was still spotless, like a heroine who had stepped out of a two-dimensional world.

She was still wearing a JK uniform, without a speck of dust on it.

Wu Yu frowned tightly, his vigilance raised to the maximum.

Hunted by bandits, she had fled all the way to Redfang Village, and after so long, she could still keep her clothes clean. This woman...

If the nine people who had entered the Tower had not all been ordinary people, Wu Yu would have thought she was a modified human!

"Heterochromatic eyes?"

"Did she have those heterochromatic eyes at the beginning?"

Only then did he notice what was unusual about her.

Revealing her heterochromatic eyes at this moment and coming to find him...

"Miss Chen, what did you want with me?"

Wu Yu suppressed his doubts and looked at her calmly.

Chen Lingling clasped her hands behind her back, her beautiful wide eyes staring unblinkingly at Wu Yu.

She was already pretty to begin with, and with those large heterochromatic eyes, she stood before him so sweetly that she was truly captivating.

Wu Yu could not help feeling his heart itch. His alarm immediately flared, and he was about to close the door!

Suddenly,

Chen Lingling grabbed the door, and her pleasant voice rang out.

"Uncle, I'm sorry for disturbing you. Please give me a chance to speak!"

Wu Yu's gaze sharpened slightly as he opened the door.

Chen Lingling smiled sweetly and skipped happily into the room.

She was still wearing a pair of Crocs, likewise spotless. Her little feet were wrapped in thick white socks, while her slender, well-proportioned legs were fair and tender.

As she passed him, he caught a faint floral fragrance, not the heavy, choking smell of perfume.

Was she really not a modified human!?

Wu Yu became even more wary, his eyes fixed on the girl's back.

Just as he was about to imprint the [Bi Fang Sigil],

Chen Lingling suddenly turned around and smiled. "Uncle, I'm really sorry for disturbing you."

"It's fine, but I'm going to rest."

Wu Yu smiled faintly. "If you have something to say, please get to the point."

"Okay, Uncle!"

Chen Lingling giggled. "I came to warn you to be careful of Chen Kun."

"That Brother Kun?"

Wu Yu frowned slightly. "What about him?"

Chen Lingling did not speak in riddles and frankly said, "His talent can influence people's minds. Several people, including Liu Zheng, have already fallen for it."

"Mind control!?"

Wu Yu was startled.

"No! It influences people's subconscious, thereby changing what they do."

Chen Lingling explained, "Everything happens silently. First, he made that auntie block an arrow for him. Then he influenced Yu Tiezhu into risking his life against the bandits while he hid behind."

"Later, he influenced Bai Xiaotian too, telling him that someone else's home had a treasure chest."

"Such an obviously stupid line, yet people believed it with ease."

Hearing that it was not mind control, Wu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

In his previous life, he had played all kinds of games, and the mind-control abilities in them had each been more outrageous than the last.

"What about you?"

Wu Yu looked at the girl.

A sly look appeared on her face as she smiled. "Take a guess, Uncle?"

"..." Wu Yu did not answer.

Chen Lingling pouted. "Fine. Right now, only me, that mysterious Liu Yu, and you, Uncle, are unaffected!"

"Liu Zheng has already decided that in six hours at most, he'll leave Redfang Village and head straight for the evacuation point!"

"If you want to follow Liu Zheng, Uncle, you'd better get back within six hours!"

Hearing this, Wu Yu immediately understood the girl's intentions.

"So, you want to ask for my help during these six hours?"

"Cooperation!"

Chen Lingling said decisively, "I want to kill more bandits within six hours and obtain cards!"

"I appreciate your warning, but I'm afraid I can't agree."

Wu Yu decisively shook his head.

This girl was far too strange. Wu Yu would never risk going on an adventure with her.

Chen Lingling blinked her large eyes and said nothing more, though there was a trace of helplessness in her pleasant voice.

"Then forget it. Sorry for disturbing you, Uncle."

With that, the girl left the room dejectedly.

Wu Yu closed the door, quickly took out the "Diamond Badge," activated it, and fastened it firmly to his clothes.

Thinking back on what had happened earlier, Wu Yu understood.

Inside the Tower, the blue-haired young man calling himself "Brother Kun" had used his talent to probe for information about him.

Bai Xiaotian, Yu Tiezhu, and the others had carelessly revealed their talents. They had probably been influenced!

"Bai Xiaotian is a child, so it's normal for his will to be weak!"

"But Yu Tiezhu and the others were also influenced so easily?"

"And Liu Zheng—he has Spiritual Energy equipment, and he has kept his talent secret all along. Could he truly have been influenced?"

Wu Yu pondered.

You can know a person's face but not their heart. The people who had entered the Tower seemed simple on the surface, but every one of them had their own secrets.

"I'd still better act alone."

Wu Yu did not waver from his plan and began making preparations.

An hour later,

Wu Yu left the inn, exited the village, and arrived at the mouth of the valley.

"Little Wu!"

Old Wu was on duty again this time and greeted him.

Unlike before,

his face was full of smiles, even carrying a hint of ingratiation.

"Money really is useful."

Wu Yu sighed inwardly and returned the greeting.

"You're going out?"

Old Wu asked curiously, "Isn't it much safer to stay in the village?"

"Thank you, but I still have important matters to handle."

Wu Yu nodded.

"Uh... then be extra careful."

Old Wu did not ask any further questions.

After all, they had only met by chance. He had no reason to stop Wu Yu from leaving.

For the village guards, it was enough to make sure someone was not a "Tiger's Minion"!

If one did not become a Tiger's Minion, then one was not even qualified to become an informant. The Mountain Lord would unceremoniously add them to its meal.

After leaving the valley, Wu Yu opened the [Map] and strode into the forest.

In the woods, three bandits were walking down the mountain.

"Gibberish!"

"Guwa!"

The bandits spoke in their strange language, seemingly chatting.

Suddenly!

Whoosh—!

A sharp whistle cut through the air. Before the three could react, a pebble struck one bandit in the head.

"Guwa—!"

Blood splattered as the attacked bandit let out a miserable scream.

The next moment,

Boom—!

Flames swallowed everything around them, and the blast sent leaves flying.

Wu Yu emerged from behind a tree, idly rolling a small pebble in his hand as he calmly walked over.

The miraculous sigil flames soon dissipated. The scattered remains at the scene also turned into light and vanished, leaving only four cards on the ground.

"Not bad luck!"

Wu Yu's eyes lit up as he picked up all the cards.

One [Unpleasant Meat Chunk], two [Vitality Pills], and one [Silver].

Unlike the [One Hundred Taels of Silver] dropped by the leader, ordinary bandits only dropped one tael of silver.

Wu Yu casually threw away the [Unpleasant Meat Chunk], put away the other cards, and continued toward the Evil Tiger Stronghold.

He proceeded cautiously, following the uneven terrain, worried that archers might ambush him.

Although the Diamond Badge could block an archer's arrows without issue, the Spiritual Energy battery inside held limited energy. It was best not to activate it unless necessary.

"If it is merely switched on, the remaining Spiritual Energy in the battery can last at least three days!"

"But once the Diamond Barrier is activated, Spiritual Energy will be rapidly consumed. It may not even last an hour!"

"Not to mention Transcendent Martial Artists capable of breaking a Spiritual Energy shield."

Wu Yu opened the [Map] and pondered inwardly.

At that moment,

he saw the countdown beneath the map.

[Fogfall]: 00 hours 00 minutes 13 seconds

The fog... was coming!