A day later, the sixteen-year-old girl was still spotless, like a heroine who had stepped out of an anime.
She was still wearing her Japanese schoolgirl uniform, without a speck of dust on it.
Wu Yu frowned deeply, his vigilance at its peak.
She had been chased by bandits, fled all the way to Redfang Village, and still kept her clothes clean after all this time. This woman...
If the nine people who had entered the Tower hadn't been ordinary humans, Wu Yu would have thought she was an augmented human!
"Different-colored eyes?"
"Did she have those Different-Colored Eyes at the start?"
Only then did he notice what was unusual about her.
She had suddenly revealed her different-colored eyes and come looking for him at a time like this...
"Miss Chen, what brings you here?"
Wu Yu suppressed his doubts and looked at her calmly.
Chen Lingling held her hands behind her back, staring at Wu Yu with her beautiful eyes wide open.
She was already pretty, and with those large, different-colored eyes, her lovely figure standing before him was undeniably alluring.
Even Wu Yu felt a stir of attraction. His guard immediately shot up, and he moved to close the door!
Suddenly,
Chen Lingling caught the door, and her pleasant voice rang out.
"Sir, I'm sorry to bother you. Please give me a chance to speak!"
Wu Yu's gaze sharpened slightly, and he opened the door.
Chen Lingling smiled sweetly and walked cheerfully into the room.
She still wore a pair of clogs, also free of dust. Her little feet were wrapped in thick white socks, and her long, shapely legs were fair and delicate.
As she passed him, he caught a faint floral scent, nothing like the strong, pungent smell of perfume.
Was she really not an augmented human?!
Wu Yu grew even more wary, his gaze fixed on the girl's back.
Just as he was about to inscribe a [Bi Fang Sigil],
Chen Lingling suddenly turned and smiled. "Sir, I'm really sorry for bothering you."
"It's fine, but I was about to get some rest."
Wu Yu smiled faintly. "Please get straight to the point."
"Okay, sir!"
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 didn't speak in riddles. She said frankly, "His talent can influence people's minds. Several of them, including Liu Zheng, have already fallen victim to it."
"Mind control?!"
Wu Yu was startled.
"No! It influences people's subconscious, changing how they act."
Chen Lingling explained, "It all happens without anyone noticing. First, he made that middle-aged woman shield him from the arrows, then he influenced Yu Tiezhu into fighting the bandits to the death while he hid in the back."
"Later, he influenced Bai Xiaotian and told him there was a treasure chest in someone else's house."
"It was such an obviously stupid line, yet people believed it so easily."
Hearing that it wasn't mind control, Wu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
In his previous life, he had played all kinds of games, and their mind control abilities were each more absurdly powerful than the last.
"What about you, then?"
Wu Yu looked at the girl,
who gave him a sly look and smiled. "Want to take a guess, sir?"
"..." Wu Yu didn't answer.
Chen Lingling pursed her lips. "Fine. Right now, only I, that mysterious Liu Yu, and you are unaffected!"
"Liu Zheng has already decided. In six hours at most, he'll leave Redfang Village and head straight for the Evacuation Point!"
"If you want to go with Liu Zheng, you'd better be back within six hours!"
At those words, Wu Yu immediately understood her intentions.
"So you want me to help you during these six hours?"
"Work with me!"
Chen Lingling said decisively, "I want to kill more bandits and get more cards within those six hours!"
"I appreciate the warning, but I'm afraid I can't agree."
Wu Yu firmly shook his head.
There was too much that was strange about this girl. Wu Yu would never venture out with her.
Chen Lingling blinked her large eyes without saying anything more, a trace of resignation in her pleasant voice.
"Forget it, then. Sorry for bothering you, sir."
With that, the girl left the room dejectedly.
Wu Yu closed the door, quickly took out the Diamond Badge, switched it on, and fastened it securely to his clothes.
Thinking back on what had happened earlier, Wu Yu began to understand.
Back in the Tower, the blue-haired young man who called himself "Brother Kun" had used his talent, trying to pry information out of him.
Bai Xiaotian, Yu Tiezhu, and the others had probably revealed their talents so carelessly because they had been influenced!
Bai Xiaotian was a child. It was normal for his willpower to be weak!
But even Yu Tiezhu and the others had their wills influenced that easily?
And Liu Zheng-not only did he have Psionic Equipment, he'd also kept his talent secret the whole time. Would he really be affected?
Wu Yu fell into thought.
You could know someone's face without knowing their heart. The people who had entered the Tower seemed straightforward, but they all had secrets of their own.
I still need to act alone.
Wu Yu stuck to his plan and began making preparations.
An hour later,
Wu Yu left the inn, walked out of the village, and arrived at the mouth of the valley.
"Little Wu!"
Old Wu was on duty again this time, and he called out a greeting.
Unlike before,
his face was all smiles this time, with even a hint of fawning.
Money really does work wonders.
Wu Yu marveled inwardly and greeted him in return.
"Heading out?"
Old Wu asked curiously, "It's so much safer to stay in the village."
"Thank you, but I still have something important to do."
Wu Yu nodded.
"Uh... be careful, then."
Old Wu didn't ask any more questions.
They were only passing acquaintances, after all. He had no reason to stop Wu Yu from leaving.
For the village guards, all that mattered was making sure someone wasn't a tiger wraith!
Unless you became a tiger wraith, you weren't even qualified to be a traitor. The Mountain Lord would simply help himself to an extra meal.
After leaving the valley, Wu Yu opened the [Map] and strode into the forest.
In the woods, three bandits were making their way down the mountain.
"Jabber, jabber!"
"Guwa!"
The bandits spoke in a strange language, seemingly chatting.
Suddenly!
Whoosh-!
Something whistled through the air. Before the three could react, a pebble struck one bandit in the head.
"Guwa-!"
Blood splattered, and the bandit who had been hit let out a scream.
The next moment,
Boom-!
Flames engulfed everything around them, and the blast sent leaves flying.
Wu Yu emerged from behind a tree, toying with a small pebble as he calmly walked over.
The sigil's magical flames quickly faded, and the mangled corpses dissolved into light, leaving only four cards on the ground.
"Lucky me!"
Wu Yu's eyes lit up, and he picked up all the cards.
One [Unpleasant Meat Chunk], two [Vitality Pill] cards, and one [Silver Tael].
Unlike the [Hundred Taels of Silver] dropped by the leader, ordinary bandits only dropped a single tael of silver.
Wu Yu casually tossed away the [Unpleasant Meat Chunk], put away the other cards, and continued toward the Evil Tiger Stronghold.
He advanced cautiously over the uneven terrain, wary of an ambush by archers.
Although the Diamond Badge could easily stop their arrows, the Psionic Battery inside had limited energy. He wanted to avoid triggering it whenever possible.
With it merely switched on, the battery's remaining Spirit Energy could last at least three days!
But once the Diamond Shield activates, it'll drain rapidly. It probably won't even last an hour!
And that's not even considering transcendent martial artists who can break through the Psionic Shield.
Wu Yu opened the [Map], pondering.
Just then,
he noticed the countdown beneath the map.
[Fogfall]: 00 hours 00 minutes 13 seconds
The fog... was coming!
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