I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 309 I refuse to believe there's no way
"This Lin Xing'an... do you know who he reminds me of?"

Wei Dongling looked through the rearview mirror at Lin Xing'an, who was standing silently waiting behind the car.

"Who?"

Qian Sen pinched his beard.

"...Never mind, you don't know him."

Wei Dongling paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

"She's currently... in the shrine, a low-ranking maid, right? Very, very inconspicuous."

"Because she...is very good at hiding herself, and she will stop at nothing to achieve her goals."

Wei Dongling said quietly.

Until Lin Xing'an's figure completely disappeared behind the car.

"You really want to make a deal with this Lin Xing'an?"

"He publicly humiliated Zhizhi!"

Qian Sen's loud voice made Wei Dongling's face show a hint of displeasure.

"Don't worry, Zhizhi won't mind."

"Aren't you afraid that Lin Xing'an is playing a trick on you?"

"It's alright, I'll have Lao Fu keep an eye on him."

Wei Dongling waved her hand.

"This is the last thing I can do for Zhizhi before I die."

When she spoke of death, a meaningful glint flashed in her eyes.

"McLinbu's 'Painted Skin' is truly a remarkable ability..."

"How much longer can a dying person live if they wear the skin of a young person..."

"Especially the skin of one's own relatives..."

"The compatibility is so high... it's hard not to be tempted..."

Wei Dongling held her aged hands in front of her eyes and examined them carefully.

He suddenly sighed for no apparent reason.

……

"call……"

As Lin Xing'an got out of Wei Dongling's car, cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

The back of my clothes was already soaked with cold sweat.

Wei Dongling's eyes always carried a chilling, all-seeing quality, as if she could devour him whole.

It's so hard to put on a flawless performance in front of someone like that...

"The matter of the candidate committee members has been resolved."

"Now it's all about keeping Auntie and Teacher Orange alive..."

Lin Xing'an thought to himself silently.

He then used his cryptic manner to survey the surroundings.

really……

After finding Fu Li, Lin Xing'an felt relieved.

This shows that Wei Dongling wants to cooperate.

After making some adjustments, he flew directly towards the audit area.

But it landed at the North Gate, which is the furthest from Teacher Orange and the others.

Then the ghost domain was released, covering the entire community, starting from the first building and the first house at the north gate, checking each household one by one.

at the same time……

"Auntie."

The shadowy creature crept into the room and slowly transformed into the appearance of Lin Xing'an in front of Yu Shi.

On the sofa, Ms. Orange, who was wiping the long sword, paused for a moment.

"Auntie, Teacher Orange."

Even though it was through the shadows that I saw Yu Shi again.

But thinking about the last time... Lin Xing'an's heart still ached.

"There's no time to explain. The gluttonous ghost is coming. Follow my shadowy path."

"I will reclaim the Ghost Domain in about half an hour."

"After we leave this neighborhood, I'll guide you for a while longer, and then..."

"You should head north and hide in Tiexi District first."

While being secretly followed by Fu Li, Lin Xing'an pretended to search each room.

He spoke rapidly, his voice laced with gloom.

“An’an, you…”

"Teacher Orange, Auntie, listen to me this time, you won't go wrong."

Seeing that Yu Shi's eyes had reddened at some point, Lin Xing'an's gloomy expression trembled.

"You don't need to sacrifice; sacrifice is not necessary."

"An'an, how many times is this...?"

Yu Shi stepped forward.

Even though she knew that the Lin Xing'an in front of her was nothing more than a shadowy figure.

But I still reached out my hand.

"It's the second time, so everything is going according to plan."

Lin Xing'an didn't hide anything and nodded.

"Auntie, I also have a lot to say to you."

"Once this is over, we'll have... plenty of time."

Lin Xing'an looked at the time on the wall.

"Okay! Let's go!"

Teacher Orange put away her longsword.

Yu Shi also took a deep breath, nodded, and temporarily suppressed what she wanted to say to Lin Xing'an.

And the gloom has transformed back into tiny particles.

Instead of being guided from the outside, it slipped into Teacher Orange's ears.

"Teacher, can you hear me?"

"...It was you who helped Kexin..."

Teacher Orange rubbed her left ear, a look of surprise on her face.

"it's me."

Lin Xing'an, who was conducting the search, seemed a little tired and stopped, rubbing his temples.

In reality, it instantly established a connection with all the gloom spreading around it.

At the same time, they inspected the area surrounding the residential community, as well as the environment outside the community.

Half a minute later, Lin Xing'an opened his eyes.

Continue the search.

"Go straight and turn left, take the small path behind this building, and then exit through the south gate."

"Turn right after exiting the south gate, and there aren't many confused people on the road."

"There's a milk tea shop every thirty meters, and there are lots of clueless people there."

"I've already ordered for you using my 'Shady' method and reserved a seat for you inside."

"Wait inside for a while, until the ghost realm disappears."

After Lin Xing'an finished speaking, he immediately cut off contact with the gloomy atmosphere in Teacher Ju's ears.

Then, gritting his teeth and remaining expressionless, he waited for the excruciating pain in his brain, as if the nerves were about to explode, to subside.

Just now, I controlled too many dark things at once...

For Lin Xing'an, who had just finished the rollback, the burden was too great!
"We need to hurry..."

Twenty minutes later, Lin Xing'an located the building where Sixteen Months was.

Teacher Orange and her aunt had already sat down at the milk tea shop.

They chatted casually, like ordinary confused fools.

There were no traces of the gluttonous ghosts around.

But Lin Xing'an had a strange, ominous premonition... that something was spiraling out of control...

Lin Xing'an then carefully examined it again in the shadows.

Nothing unusual...

Am I overthinking this...?

He shook his head and stopped in front of Sixteen's door.

Fu Li was still watching from the other side.

Therefore, Lin Xing'an did not go in directly.

Instead, it controlled the water flow normally, letting it seep through the crack in the door, and then knocked on the door.

"Teacher Orange, I'm going to put away the Ghost Domain."

He reconnected with the gloom in Ms. Orange's ears.

His plan was to reclaim the Ghost Domain the moment he saw the Sixteenth Month, confining it to the room.

He could also explain that it was to seize on Sixteen.

"Teacher Orange, please avoid these areas and head towards Tiexi District."

As he pushed open the door, Lin Xing'an spoke again. At the same time, the water stains on the table formed a simple map.

But the next second...

Lin Xing'an's expression changed.

He sensed a fluctuation and impact from the ghost realm.

This is because other gluttonous ghosts have opened up their own ghost realms within his own...

Moreover, it was a forceful and unyielding move that directly squeezed Lin Xing'an's ghost domain out of a space.

And the location where it blooms is...

"boom!"

The door of the milk tea shop was suddenly blown open by a burst of scorching heat!

The flying door, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, slammed the row of people behind the milk tea shop against the wall, crushing them into meat patties!
Blood instantly filled the entire milk tea shop!

The crowd screamed and rushed out.

But as soon as you step out of the bubble tea shop, your body melts completely like ice cream.

"Zizzizi..."

With an extremely gloomy expression, Zhang Guang stepped into the milk tea shop, his feet treading on the viscous mixture of blood and flesh that had melted away.

His gaze swept over the confused figures inside, each with their own distinct expression.

Finally, the camera focused on Teacher Orange and Yu Shi.

Especially Yu Shi.

He looked at Yu Shi's face, at the faces of Yu Shi and Yu Yu that seemed to be cut from the same mold, and felt as if he were on the verge of a volcanic eruption.

"Human, your abilities are far too weak."

He blinked hard.

Yu Shi's face turned pale.

Her ability to conceal her vision was ineffective against Zhang Guang...

"I really didn't expect that Xu Zhe was right."

"I really didn't expect that Lin Xing'an, no, starting with Yu Yu, was already plotting against humans and beasts."

"What a brilliant tactic! What a brilliant tactic..."

He said through gritted teeth.

It's as if each word has tens of thousands of degrees.

"Go away!"

Teacher Orange was just about to make a move!
Zhang Guang then roared angrily!
"Zizzizi!"

When the gas around him came into contact with Ms. Orange, it made her exposed skin feel as if it had been doused with molten iron!
A layer of skin was instantly burned off!

The meat underneath was cooked through before it even bled!
The intense pain contorted Teacher Orange's features, and she couldn't help but cry out in agony!

"Teacher Orange!"

Lin Xing'an, who could see everything through the gloom, suddenly raised his head!

The pain, which felt as if he were experiencing it himself, drained the color from his face as well!
What happened...?

Why is this happening...

Why did Zhang Guang come?
Lin Xing'an disregarded Fu Li's surveillance and no longer concealed his near-Level B truth.

A swirling, dark cloud rose up, carrying him into the air and flying towards the milk tea shop!
"Don't come, An'an, don't waste your energy."

Yu Shi seemed to know Lin Xing'an's intentions.

She grabbed Teacher Ju's hand, stared at Zhang Guang, and spoke in a voice only Lin Xing'an could hear.

Meanwhile, the orange-scented teacher in her arms had fainted from the pain.

"An'an, don't come."

Yu Shi spoke again.

Lin Xing'an was also abruptly stopped in mid-air.

He knew Yu Shi was right.

Going now would be a waste of energy.

Physical strength is the most precious thing to him right now.

You need stamina to revert to a previous state.

"..."

In mid-air, Lin Xing'an gritted his teeth!
A trickle of blood seeped from his lips, filling his mouth with the stench of blood.

The sharp pain forced Lin Xing'an to calm down.

“Wei Dongling…”

"It's Wei Dongling..."

He closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

"Wei Dongling didn't hide anything; she directly told Zhang Guang that I wanted to cooperate with her and that I wanted to become a candidate committee member..."

"Yes...because it's like cutting off my escape route and Zhang Guang's hope..."

"So, my desire to become a candidate committee member was so clear that Zhang Guang could immediately understand..."

Lin Xing'an's temples were throbbing!

He chose to stop the car in advance and cooperate with Wei Dongling, naturally considering that Wei Dongling might directly and humiliatingly confess to Zhang Guang.

But Lin Xing'an felt that the possibility was unlikely.

While this approach makes sense, it would also lead Zhang Guang to a desperate situation, directly exposing Qian Qiongzhi's true colors in public.

This kind of risk is absolutely unacceptable to Wei Dongling and Qian Sen.

but……

“Wei Dongling actually said that directly, and after knowing I betrayed him, Zhang Guang…”

"How did Zhang Guang find the milk tea shop directly? How did he pinpoint Teacher Orange and her aunt? He..."

Lin Xing'an's breath suddenly caught in his throat!
He saw Zhao Wuji slowly taking shape outside the milk tea shop.

The reason it is said to be slowly forming is because Zhao Wuji is mending himself.

His flesh and blood were converging on his body from all directions...

"...Zhao Wuji used his ability to spread his flesh open..."

Lin Xing'an's pupils trembled.

If the skin of a normal human being were peeled off and spread out, the area covered would probably be less than two square meters.

But the thickness of one layer of skin is four millimeters.

If you separate a four-millimeter piece of leather into two two-millimeter pieces, the coverage area will double.

Zhao Wuji used his abilities to thin his skin, thin it out, until it was infinitely thin.

And his flesh, his blood...

He single-handedly covered the entire old town area!
Therefore, Lin Xing'an never showed up.

However, Zhao Wuji still sensed a subtle abnormality in the route taken by Teacher Ju and Yu Shi.

"Crack!"

A door suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the air in front of Lin Xing'an.

Thousands of meters in the air, Wei Dongling actually pushed open the door and stepped out.

"Lin Xing'an, I thought you were just an ambitious person..."

"Wow!"

The moment he saw Wei Dongling, he didn't even give her a chance to utter a complete sentence.

Lin Xing'an then summoned the River of Time and disappeared from Wei Dongling's sight.

"Lin Xing'an, how are you? You look terrible."

Si Que, biting her nails, hurriedly came forward.

"That was ill-considered."

Lin Xing'an took a deep breath, calmed his heartbeat, and then checked his physical strength.

With 50% remaining, it's considered a relatively healthy state.

However, the consumption still exceeded the recovery amount of the [Tide] ability.

"Lin Xing'an, what's going on this time?"

"It's the worst-case scenario, even worse than the last one."

Lin Xing'an rubbed his throbbing temples.

“I absolutely cannot cooperate with Wei Dongling again. She told Zhang Guang that it wasn’t just a matter of probability, but almost certainty. I can’t afford to gamble…”

"And even if she doesn't say anything at first, I will be exposed later when everything is revealed to Zhang Guang after killing Sixteen Months."

"But we can't cooperate with Wei Dongling, and we can't let Zhang Guang and Professor Niu know that Teacher Ju Zi and Sixteen Moons are together..."

"Having a child as leverage is absolutely not enough to make me a candidate for committee member."

Lin Xing'an gave a bitter smile.

Ensuring that both Teacher Orange and Auntie survive, while simultaneously making him a candidate for committee member, seems like an impossible choice—a fish and a bear's paw...

"Lin Xing'an, do you want to use my ability?"

"Should I use my abilities to take a look first?"

Si Que blinked as he spoke.

The tiny flame was already poised to ignite at her fingertips.

"No, I'll try again. I refuse to believe there's no way..."

"There must be a perfect combination among all the options and all the probabilities!"

Lin Xing'an wasted no time or energy, and once again went against the current, striding forward!
This time, he once again chose to step out of the river of time right after shedding his gentle "painted skin".

(End of this chapter)