Survival in an apartment, starting with a stroke of luck on a plane

Charged Shot 3.

A buzzing sound emanated from the [Azure Rose] gun, strained from its weight, as destructive energy gathered within it.

Eagle Eye sensed extreme danger, his expression changed, and he released the bowstring without hesitation.

Whoosh—! The flaming arrow shot straight at Lin Yu's face like a meteor!

But just before the arrow was about to hit, Lin Yu pulled the trigger.

boom! ! ! ! ! !

With a deafening roar far more terrifying than ever before, the explosion occurred.

【Azure Rose】spits out a huge tongue of fire from the muzzle of her gun, and a beam of demonic energy, condensed to its extreme, slams into the crowd in front of her.

Rumble—!!!

With a loud explosion, the earth began to shake, as if it had been hit directly by a cannonball. The ruins around Lin Yu began to collapse, and countless pieces of rubble, bricks, and dust were swept up by the shockwave of the explosion and swept wildly in all directions like a tsunami.

Thick smoke and dust instantly spread out, covering an area of ​​tens of meters in radius, and visibility dropped to extremely low levels.

[Hawkeye]'s deadly flaming arrow was also affected by the sudden shockwave and dust storm, losing its aim and flying off to an unknown destination.

"Cough cough cough!"

"My eyes!"

"Where is he?! I can't see him!"

The players were instantly thrown into chaos and panic, coughing violently from the smoke and dust, their vision completely obscured, like headless flies.

Lin Yu, who had activated his infrared vision, held an absolute advantage in this smoky environment.

In his field of vision, the heat sources representing the players were clearly visible around him.

Lin Yu's figure flashed, appearing directly behind the pointy-mouthed, monkey-faced player who had just been shouting "drop equipment!" The [Poseidon's Trident] pierced out silently, going straight through the back of the chest.

Sold out instantly!

She drew her trident, vanished again, and reappeared the next instant beside the burly player who was leading the group. In his horrified gaze, [Azure Rose] fired at close range, and with a bang, the man's head exploded like a watermelon.

His killing efficiency was extremely high; these human players were much easier to kill than ghouls.

The players' screams rose and fell, but they couldn't even catch a glimpse of Lin Yu.

Eagle Eye, watching from afar, was horrified. She had completely lost track of Lin Yu and could only hear screams and gunshots coming from the smoke and dust.

She fired several arrows blindly in the direction where there might be movement, but they all went unanswered.

Realizing something was wrong, she immediately pushed off the ground, trying to retreat and leave the smoky area.

But it was too late.

A cold figure appeared silently on the broken wall behind her, like a ghost; it was Lin Yu.

[Eagle Eye] sensed danger, turned around abruptly, and drew the Rising Sun Bow to its full extent in an instant.

But Lin Yu was faster. He didn't use guns or halberds, but instead directly swung the emerald green [Blessing of the Earth - Willow Branch].

"Willow Shadow!"

With a low shout, a jade leaf on the willow branch withered and vanished instantly, replaced by hundreds and thousands of illusory willow branches, as if carved from jade, appearing out of thin air and lashing out at [Eagle Eye] like a storm.

The coverage area was extremely large, almost completely blocking her escape route.

Eagle Eye's pupils contracted sharply; she hadn't expected Lin Yu to have such a range control skill.

In her haste, she could only hold the Rising Sun Bow horizontally in front of her to try to block, while a protective light shone on her body.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The sound of intense whipping rang out like raindrops, and the protective light shattered in less than a second.

The remaining phantom willow branches lashed fiercely at her black robe and bronze mask.

"Ugh!" Hawkeye let out a painful groan as his body was whipped backward, his bow arm throbbing with pain and numbness, his blood churning.

Just as she was stunned by the attack, Lin Yu moved. He exerted force with his feet and charged forward like a cannonball. The [Demon Sword] shot out with a mournful ghostly howl, its speed astonishing.

[Eagle Eye] barely managed to turn sideways, trying to avoid a vital spot.

scoff!

Although the demon sword failed to pierce her heart, it did slash a deep, bone-revealing wound on her shoulder blade. The chilling ghostly energy instantly invaded her body, making half of her body cold and numb, and she almost dropped the Rising Sun Bow.

She gritted her teeth and threw a round prop with her other hand, slamming it to the ground.

Bang! The sphere exploded, releasing a blinding flash of light and thick smoke.

Flash smoke grenade.

But Lin Yu was completely unaffected. His figure moved like a shadow, directly piercing through the smoke. The cold muzzle of the [Azure Rose] gun was already aimed at the back of her head.

Eagle Eye sensed the deadly threat of death, and a hint of despair and resentment finally flashed in his eyes.

She seemed to want to say something, but—

boom!

Gunshots rang out, and Lin Yu did not hesitate at all.

Hawkeye's body trembled violently, a charred bullet hole appeared on her forehead, and demonic fire erupted from within, completely engulfing her.

The bow and arrow in her hand clattered to the ground.

With Hawkeye dead, everything has settled.

Lin Yu picked up the bow and arrow, turned around, and went back into the smoke.

Ten minutes later, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, leaving only Lin Yu standing there.

The area was littered with the corpses of players.

Lin Yu walked forward expressionlessly, skillfully looting all valuables from Hawkeye's body, and then took out the bow and arrow to examine them.

【Sun's Blessing - Rising Sun Bow】

Category: Weapons

Attribute: Physical/Special

Grade: Silver

Attack: 100

Durability: 100/100

effect:

Blessed by the Sun: Arrows fired are automatically imbued with the fire of the sun, dealing additional burning damage to dark, undead, and evil creatures, and can ignite normal targets.

Solar Power: In a sunny environment, it can automatically absorb solar energy and can directly condense solar energy arrows for shooting without the need for physical arrows (the power is slightly weaker than physical arrows, but there is unlimited ammo).

Rising Sun (Active): Infused with mana, the next arrow fired will explode violently upon hitting its target or reaching its maximum range, creating a large-scale solar fire impact that deals massive area damage. Long cooldown.

Illuminate (Active): Infused with mana, the next arrow fired will burst into a blinding flash of light for several seconds along its trajectory or at a designated point, enough to dispel darkness and mist within a certain range. Medium cooldown.

Divine Blessing (Passive): The divine blessing bestowed by the sun god grants the Rising Sun Bow attacks a special attack effect against ghouls, enabling it to kill them, and increasing damage against dark creatures.

Description: A divine bow imbued with the radiance and power of the sun, a powerful weapon to drive away darkness.

The fourth divinely blessed weapon has been obtained.

In addition, he also acquired a large amount of game currency, some scattered equipment and items, and more than a dozen apartment keys, which was undoubtedly a huge fortune.

What surprised him even more was that among the items dropped by Eagle Eye, he found a strange stone the size of a fist, irregular in shape, pure white, cold to the touch, and seemingly with moonlight flowing inside.

Moonstone

Category: Quest Items/Materials

Description: A peculiar mineral that has absorbed a large amount of moonlight essence, it is a precious offering used in certain ancient moon goddess rituals.

Lin Yu never expected that the Moon Goddess's offerings would end up in his hands in this way.

Lin Yu collected all the spoils of war, his cold gaze sweeping over the mess on the ground.

The greed of these players ultimately destroyed them, but in turn benefited him.

Now, he only needs to take one last step—find the statue of the moon goddess Selene or a witness to complete the final ritual and gather the blessings of the four gods!

Without lingering, he vanished once more into the mist-shrouded ruins, beginning his final search for the Moon Goddess's whereabouts.

This time, however, he will face no obstacles.

……

Above the town ruins shrouded in thick fog, a blurry blood moon hung high, casting a dim and ominous glow.

Lin Yu stood atop a high hill on the edge of the town.

This may have once been the site of a viewing platform or a small temple, but now only a broken platform and a few broken stone pillars remain.

In the center of the platform, he found a unique statue.

This statue is carved from a kind of black stone that seems to absorb moonlight, presenting a female figure draped in a light veil, with a graceful figure and a blurred face, yet exuding a sense of tranquility and mystery.

She tilted her head slightly, her hands outstretched as if to receive the moonlight from the sky.

The surface of the statue is cool, and touching it feels like experiencing the tranquility and profundity of the night.

Statue of the moon goddess Selene

Category: Quest Items

Description: A statue symbolizing the moon goddess Selene, allowing you to experience her tranquility, mystery, and dreamlike power.

Lin Yu took out the Moonstone he had obtained from Eagle Eye.

Under the faint glow of the blood moon, the fist-sized, translucent white stone seemed to have liquid moonlight slowly flowing inside, emitting a soft and cool halo.

He cleared a space and placed the statue of the moon goddess upright.

Then, holding the Moonstone in both hands, he placed it before the statue, mimicking the statue's posture, and with a calm mind, began to recite the hymn recorded in the Bible, dedicated to the Moon Goddess: "Tranquil Moon, Weaver of Dreams, Guardian of the Hidden Veil! Your silvery light soothes souls, guides the lost..."

The clear and melodious chanting echoed on the silent mountaintop, strangely blending with the thin mist and the dim glow of the blood moon.

The moonstone in his hand shone brightly, and the moonlight flowing inside seemed to come alive, becoming active and full of spirit.

A vast, tranquil will, carrying a hint of illusion and coldness, slowly descended.

Unlike the weight of the earth, the vastness of the ocean, or the chill of the sky, this is a power that leans more towards the spiritual and hidden realms.

The surface of the statue shone with a soft, silvery-white light, like mercury spilling onto the ground.

As the hymn finished, Lin Yu clearly called out the name of God: "Selene!"

Om-!

The silvery-white divine light, like cascading moonlight, instantly enveloped Lin Yu and the [Moonstone] in his hand.

The moonstone transformed into a pure stream of moonlight, merging into the statue.

"Bearer, choose your vessel..." A cold thought emerged.

Without hesitation, Lin Yu raised the [Mother and Daughter Demon Sword] to meet the torrent of silvery divine power.

After all, this was the highest-level unblessed equipment he possessed, and the Moon Goddess's blessing should theoretically have some compatibility with it, so Lin Yu naturally wouldn't choose it.

A gentle, moonlit divine power enveloped the sinister demon sword. The jet-black blade seemed to transform into the night sky, absorbing the silvery light.

The demon relief on the scabbard seemed to become more lifelike, with a glint of silver flashing in its scarlet eyes.

On the blades on both sides of the sword, faint, crescent-shaped runes appeared.

Soon, as the divine light slowly dissipated, a brand-new, eerie longsword, exuding a chilling aura and serene moonlight, floated in front of Lin Yu.

It seems to possess both the gloom of hell and the remoteness of the moonlit sky.

Lin Yu reached out and grasped the sword hilt.

A cool, calming force surged through his arm into his mind, while the chilling, ghostly energy emanating from the sword became increasingly refined and concentrated.

【Moon Goddess's Blessing - Demon Sword】

Category: Weapons

Attribute: Physical/Special

Grade: Silver

Attack: 150

Durability: 200/200

effect:

Spirit +5

Power of Moonlight: Under moonlight, the Demon Sword can automatically absorb moonlight energy, slowly restore its durability, and slightly enhance the power of the sword spirit.

Evil Spirit: While dealing physical damage, the resentment of the evil spirit within the sword will simultaneously impact the enemy's soul, causing additional mental damage and pain, and inflicting the [Moonlight Erosion] effect, making the target more susceptible to illusions, mental disorder, and more mental damage.

Soul Nest: A self-contained space within the sword that can store and command ghosts (current limit: 20). The strength of the ghosts stored cannot exceed that of the sword spirit itself. Stored ghosts are under the control of the sword spirit and can be summoned to fight.

Summon Soul: Raise your longsword, consuming durability (1 point per minute), and summon a sword spirit to materialize and fight.

The sword spirit possesses independent combat consciousness. It can also summon ordinary ghosts stored within the sword (without consuming resources).

Yin Weapon: This sword is an extremely Yin weapon. It can devour souls, absorb resentment, ghostly energy, evil energy, Yin energy, moonlight, and other Yin-attribute energies to restore its durability and slowly enhance the sword spirit's strength.

If a living person wields this sword, they will be corrupted by Yin energy, which will lower their sanity (Note: However, because the sword spirit is reshaped and regains its sanity, the effect of Yin energy corrupting the wielder is greatly weakened).

Blessing from the Gods: (omitted)

Description: "Ghostly shadows under the moon, a mixture of reality and illusion."

The fifth and final divinely blessed weapon has been acquired.

The power of the Demon Sword has been enhanced in all aspects, especially its spiritual enhancement and its destructive power against spirits and minds. It also has the added practical effect of automatically restoring durability under moonlight.

This is very important, mainly because Lin Yu frequently summons sword spirits, so the durability consumption of the Demon Sword is actually quite high. Naturally, it would be best to have more ways to restore durability.

Lin Yu swung the sword a few times with satisfaction. The blade sliced ​​through the air, accompanied by a mournful ghostly howl and a faint moonlight, its power astonishing.

Having collected the blessings of all five gods, Lin Yu no longer needed to stay in this game world.

He no longer lingered, turned around, went down the mountain, and returned to the town.

Instead of ending the game immediately, he first began a thorough "cleanup".

Using the dozen or so apartment keys he had obtained from killing players, he spent an entire day meticulously "visiting" the apartments of the deceased players one by one.

Some of the owners of these apartments were killed by him personally, while others died at the hands of ghouls or other players.

Lin Yu accepted all the unclaimed wealth without any hesitation.

The process went exceptionally smoothly, without encountering any resistance.

The harvest, however, was extremely bountiful.

A large amount of game currency, all kinds of equipment, a wide variety of props, and mountains of basic and advanced materials... almost filled his backpack and apartment.

This is a huge fortune that would make any player envious, but fortunately, there are only a handful of players left in the game, so no one will compete with him for it.

After completing all this, Lin Yu leisurely walked towards the square in the center of the town.

The bright young people are still firmly bound there.

At this point, there were no players guarding the area. The few remaining players were terrified, fearing that Lin Yu would wipe them out. If it weren't for the fact that ghouls couldn't be killed by ordinary means, someone would probably have already tried to kill him and end the game.

Seeing Lin Yu approach, the sunny young man looked up at him, his eyes filled with resentment and a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

He seemed to want to say something, but his gagged mouth could only produce "mmm" sounds.

Lin Yu looked at him expressionlessly, without saying a word, and didn't even give him a chance to leave his last words.

Lin Yu directly raised the [Azure Rose].

Lin Yu had nothing more to say to this loser.

boom!

Gunshots echoed in the town square.

The bullet struck the young man's forehead with pinpoint accuracy, and demonic fire surged in instantly, completely engulfing his last vestiges of consciousness and life.

[Title Quest "The Witcher": Progress 9/5]

The last ghoul is gone.

The instant the sunny young man died, a cold system notification simultaneously rang in the minds of all the surviving players: [All ghouls have been eliminated!]

Humanity wins!

【game over!】

[Teleportation will begin in ten seconds! 10…9…8…]

Lin Yu relaxed his body and waited for the teleportation to begin.

The scene before my eyes began to blur and distort...

The next moment, he was back in his familiar apartment, and the environment outside the apartment had changed to the 9527 residential complex.

[Game: Humans VS Ghouls - Results Begin...]

[Main Quest "Kill All Ghouls" Completed. Player has killed nine ghouls, reaching 90% of the total number of ghouls killed. Rewards: 90 Game Coins, Gold-tier Apartment Decoration "Nagulos's Gaze", 9 Small XP Packs, 1 Level-Up Card.]

The title quest "[Witcher]" has been completed. The player has killed a total of nine ghouls. Reward: Title "[Witcher - Elite]".

Settlement complete.

The generous reward arrived in his account. Lin Yu first looked at his experience bar: LV5 (970/1000).

Without hesitation, he immediately used the [Small Experience Pack x9] he had obtained.

[Used 9 Small Experience Packs, gained 900 experience points.]

Current experience: LV5 (1870/1000).

(Experience capped, please use an upgrade card to upgrade)

[Use the upgrade card!]

Upgrade successful! Current level: LV6.

[Gain 2 free attribute points.]

Current experience: LV6 (870/2000).

Without hesitation, Lin Yu immediately added two free attribute points to his Spirit.

His base Spirit stat increased from 13 to 15. His base Mana cap also increased to 150.

There was no other way; most of his abilities and equipment consumed a lot of mana, and his mental attribute was currently the highest. Therefore, he naturally had to improve his strengths, since he could also improve his other attributes with equipment.

Next, he checked the other rewards.

First, there's the gold-tier apartment decoration, "Nagulos's Gaze."

This is a lifelike eyeball-shaped ornament, only the size of a fist.

The eyeballs were entirely dark gold, but the pupils were an unsettling, murky amber color that seemed to be slowly rotating.

Just looking at it gives one an unsettling feeling of being watched by some evil entity.

Lin Yu naturally knew who Nagulos was; he had seen it in the books in the game before. It was the evil god who created ghouls, and it didn't seem like a good thing.

Lin Yu thought for a moment and then led him directly into the [Taoist Study].

As soon as he entered the study and took out [Nagulos's Gaze], a strange change occurred.

The statue of the True Lord in the center of the study seemed to be touched, and the third eye on its forehead quickly opened, shooting out a beam of golden light.

"Buzz—!"

The statue seemed to come alive, its majestic gaze seemingly focused on the evil god's eyes.

[Nagulos's Gaze] seemed to sense its natural enemy, and trembled violently. Countless fine, twisted black lines appeared on its dark golden eyeballs, and a cold, greedy, and filthy aura tried to spread out. A very weak but venomous roar even came from inside the eyeballs.

However, under the overwhelming might of Heaven, all resistance was in vain.

Golden light shone from the third eye on the forehead of the True Lord statue, precisely covering the evil god's eyeball.

"Sizzle... Crack!"

Like cold water dripping into boiling oil, the black lines on the evil god's eyeballs quickly melted and evaporated under the golden light, and the chilling aura was completely purified.

The luster of the eyeball itself quickly dimmed, the dark golden color on the surface faded, and it became gray and rough.

A few seconds later, the golden light subsided.

pat.

The so-called gold-grade decoration, "Nagulos's Gaze," had turned into a small pile of grayish-white, energy-free gravel, scattered on the floor.

At the same time, the golden light on the surface of the True Lord statue slowly receded, but it gave people a more majestic, profound and powerful feeling.

Lin Yu immediately checked the statue's attributes:

Statue of Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun

Category: Apartment Decoration

Grade: Black#

durable:?

effect:

Evil-repelling: Erlang Shen is the God of War in Heaven. His statue carries his aura, and evil spirits and monsters will be intimidated when they approach the apartment where he is located.

Demon Slayer: Any demons, monsters, and evil spirits that dare to ignore the warning and enter the apartment where the statue is located will be slain by Erlang Shen.

Protection: After sincerely bowing in thanks to the statue, you will receive a 30-minute [True Lord's Protection] buff. (3 times per day)

Righteous God: The True Lord is a righteous god of the Heavenly Court. Any wild god, evil god, or false god who dares to enter the apartment will be intimidated. If the warning is ignored, he will be killed immediately.

Blessing: After a player worships the statue of the True Lord, the statue will randomly bless and upgrade one of their pieces of equipment. The specific upgrade effect is unknown. (Currently, only one piece of equipment can be blessed. If the blessed equipment is destroyed, it can be blessed again.)

Sealed: Due to certain special reasons, the power of the statue is sealed. As the player Lin Yu's apartment level increases, the statue will unlock more effects and abilities.

Description: Hmph!

(This item is a special item, already bound to player Lin Yu, and cannot be dropped, stolen, or robbed in any way... No other player can use this item except for player Lin Yu.)