Bai Ye knelt on the track and pulled the bolt of his gun, and a dim energy crystal popped out of the gun body.
Bai Ye quickly took out a new energy crystal to load into the gun, but at this moment…
*Crack!*
Large cracks suddenly appeared on the frozen tentacles. One tentacle broke free from the icy restraint and smashed heavily onto Bai Ye's back.
"Ugh…"
Bai Ye couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and loaded the energy crystal. As the tentacle smashed down again, he spun around.
"Die!"
*Bang!*
Bai Ye pulled the trigger, and the energy beam shot out, instantly blasting the tentacle to smithereens.
Bai Ye climbed up from the track, gritting his teeth, and said, "I'll risk it, Assault!"
Assault: Allows for continuous firing of energy beams without interval until the energy crystal is depleted or you release the trigger. Each use of Assault requires the Dragon's Roar to cool down for nine minutes.
Assault was one of the many effects of the Dragon's Roar, and Bai Ye had not intended to use it unless absolutely necessary.
Because this move represented a desperate gamble!
If Bai Ye could not break through after using Assault, the Dragon's Roar would be rendered useless and would require a nine-minute cooldown before it could be used again.
However, Bai Ye could not afford to worry about that now.
Just do it!
The Dragon's Roar truly roared to life.
Bai Ye continuously pulled the trigger, and energy beams were incessantly fired forward.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
The tentacles blocking Bai Ye's path were continuously blown to pieces, and countless fragments of flesh exploded, scattering in all directions.
Viscous purple liquid dripped continuously, splattering on the track or falling below, hitting the ground and shattering.
"Ah!"
Bai Ye also became frenzied, roaring loudly.
The Dragon's Roar was even fiercer than Bai Ye had imagined. Bai Ye only needed to continuously pull the trigger.
Soon, the area in front of Bai Ye was a mess. The tentacles had been blown to pieces by Bai Ye, and even though the Lord in Yellow kept summoning new tentacles, they couldn't keep up with the speed at which Bai Ye was destroying them.
Bai Ye strode forward, heading straight for the Lord in Yellow.
The eyes beneath the hood of the Lord in Yellow became even more scarlet. He swung his right hand forcefully, and a purple phantom quickly enveloped his arm.
It was clear that the Lord in Yellow was ready to face Bai Ye directly, but…
Suddenly, just as he reached the bottom of the slope and in front of the Lord in Yellow, Bai Ye lunged sideways, his body beginning to fall.
The Lord in Yellow turned his head to look at Bai Ye.
As he fell, Bai Ye waved at the Lord in Yellow and said, "Bye-bye!"
The next moment…
"Wind Curse!"
On the roof of the building below the track, a swirl of wind suddenly rose, catching the falling Bai Ye and allowing him to land steadily on the roof.
Bai Ye had never considered a direct confrontation with the Lord in Yellow, because it was meaningless.
Even if Bai Ye killed the Lord in Yellow, a new supervisor would appear in the Death Playground to replace him.
Therefore, Bai Ye's objective from the beginning had been to keep moving forward, to get closer to the haunted house.
After descending the slope, the building Bai Ye was temporarily targeting was to his side. Why continue to tangle with the Lord in Yellow?
Bai Ye smashed through the skylight and then leaped into the building.
After landing, Bai Ye immediately looked around.
It was a fast-food restaurant, with tables and chairs. There was no one else there.
Bai Ye casually pulled out a chair and sat down. He checked the time; there were six minutes left until the next card draw, so Bai Ye decided not to move. He would rest for six minutes and wait for the card draw.
Of course, if it was another human card, Bai Ye would have to risk getting tangled with the Lord in Yellow again, fighting and trying to advance towards the haunted house.
As Bai Ye thought, he took out a can and started eating.
By the time he finished the can, it was exactly six minutes. A light screen appeared before Bai Ye's eyes, with two cards floating on it.
Bai Ye still chose the left card. He had drawn human cards twice in a row from the left; it was time for a ghost card, wasn't it?
Bai Ye flipped the card over and then slammed it onto the table.
"Damn it, is it that hard to be a ghost? I don't want to be a human anymore!"
On the white card face was Bai Ye's own likeness, indicating that this time Bai Ye had still drawn a human card.
"This is going to be the death of me." Bai Ye felt a headache and said frantically, "Do I really have to fight my way to the haunted house by constantly clashing with supervisors?"
*Ding-a-ling…*
As Bai Ye pondered, he was about to leave the fast-food restaurant. The cards had been drawn, so what else could he do? He had to face it head-on. But at this moment, the phone behind the restaurant counter suddenly rang.
"Huh?"
Bai Ye glanced at the counter and chose to ignore it.
This sudden ringing might not be a good thing. Don't forget, this was a supernatural area. Perhaps by simply answering the phone, he would be entangled by some evil spirit.
As Bai Ye thought, he continued to walk forward. But after only taking a dozen steps, a public telephone attached to a pillar also rang, and Bai Ye happened to be walking past the pillar.
Bai Ye couldn't help but stop. This was interesting.
Was this a sign telling him to answer the phone?
Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, then walked over to the public phone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello!" a voice came from the other end of the phone. "Hello, are you interested in cooperating?"
"Huh?" Bai Ye said, "Chosen one?"
"Yes, I'm not some strange entity from this place, but a chosen one like you. My name is Li Jiayi," Li Jiayi said. "By the way, I drew a ghost card."
Bai Ye looked around and said, "Are you watching me?"
Li Jiayi smiled and said, "If you need me to, I can show myself, but not now. It will be after you agree to cooperate. Otherwise, I think it's better not to meet."
Bai Ye said, "Cooperation requires some basic conditions. Why are you looking for me? What is the content of our cooperation? How can we trust each other?"
Li Jiayi said, "The reason I'm looking for you to cooperate is that you are very strong. I saw you fighting a supervisor alone and successfully escaping from the supervisor twice. As for the content of our cooperation, it's naturally to complete the restricted area mission as quickly as possible. Many people are still hiding inside buildings, focusing on finding ghosts and killing them. Some people who drew ghost cards are also trying to find lone individuals to kill to obtain fragments of the God's Stone. However, the game in the Death Playground is not played this way."
"Oh?" Bai Ye's interest was piqued, and he became a little more patient. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and said, "Then how do you think it should be played?"
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