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

"The pickup point is the Withered Manor in the north of the city, which is the territory of an old witch."

The delivery point is... the entrance to the 'Black Mist Cavern'.

Bull: "The cave is one of the places where Lady Black Mist's power is most concentrated; it's practically an extension of her own domain. She's practically offering you a free ride!"

"Can I refuse the order? Or can I accept the order and then abandon it, using special cards to remove or change the rating?"

Lin Yu frowned and asked a question.

"Forced order designation, refusal, or failed delivery will have consequences, including a deduction of 1000 points. Of course, this is a minor issue, and you probably don't need that much. You can also remove the reviews and order records after a failure."

But the biggest problem is that for this level of order, if you fail, your order-taking privileges will be frozen for 8 hours. That means you'll definitely lose your top order for the day.

"Besides," the bull said helplessly, "even if you stubbornly refuse the punishment, that crazy woman will definitely have other tricks up her sleeve. She will keep using this method to disgust you until you are completely worn down."

Lin Yu took a deep breath.

It seems that, in any case, he can't avoid this trip to the north of the city.

"I understand." His tone returned to calm. "I've accepted the order."

"Kid..." The bull seemed surprised by his straightforwardness: "You...are you confident?"

"We have to go even if we're not sure," Lin Yu said calmly. "We can't just sit here and wait to die. Captain, is there anything you can help me with? Like, more information about this order? Or... a map of the northern part of the city?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, as if weighing something, before finally saying, "...I don't have the map. That's a highly dangerous area, and the company's detailed maps are not available to riders."

However, I can assure you one thing: once this deal is over, and as long as you don't go to the northern part of the city, no matter what happens in the future, this guy won't be able to continue to annoy you.

In this situation, neither I nor the company can tolerate it more than this once. If it dares to cause trouble again after this, I will personally deal with it.

Lin Yu nodded: "Okay, thank you, Captain."

"Sigh, kid, good luck to you." The bull sighed. "Remember, in the north of the city, especially near the Black Mist Cave, that madwoman's power is terrifying. She may have more than one incarnation, and her strength far exceeds that of the ones you encountered before."

Don't fight head-on. Find an opportunity to retreat; preserving your life is the most important thing.

After ending the call, Lin Yu stared coldly at the order information that automatically popped up on his phone and he couldn't refuse it.

[Mandatory Order Designation (Urgent)]

[Pickup Point]: North of the City - Withered Manor - "Mystic Witch"

[Delivery Point]: North of the City - Entrance to the Black Mist Cave - "Cave Guardian"

[Item]: Eternal Well Water

[Time Limit]: 120 minutes

[Note]: This order is crucial to the stability of the Black Mist Cavern! Elite riders are required to deliver on time! —System-mandated label

Seeing the system's note, Lin Yu scoffed, "That sounds nice."

He knew this was a trap, but it didn't matter. Although he wasn't Liu Bang, the woman in black mist might not be Xiang Yu either.

The Feast at Hongmen is not something anyone can just host!

Since this woman in black mist is causing trouble, it's time for him to settle things once and for all.

He didn't set off immediately, but first carefully checked all his equipment and adjusted it to its best condition.

He then went to the dwarf and bought three super batteries to keep in his backpack as spares. With the ones he already had, Lin Yuguang could now fly for eight hours, which was enough.

Then, Lin Yu took out the equipment fusion scroll that he had obtained from the blacksmith.

"Now that we've come this far, we can't hide our shortcomings anymore."

Picking up the scroll, Lin Yu didn't hesitate and directly selected the two pieces of equipment that needed to be fused.

【Bio-Armor - Symbiotic Floral Vine】

【Blessings of the Earth - Willow Branches】

Lin Yu's reason for wanting to fuse these two pieces of equipment was quite simple: they had many overlapping abilities, so he naturally wouldn't refuse since they could be fused.

As Lin Yu used the scroll, the emerald green willow branch flew from his hand and then directly bound to the symbiotic vine armor on his body.

Lin Yu was not surprised by this scene. It was described in the fusion scroll that fusion would mainly involve equipment with spirituality, but the flower vine was not just spiritual, but had consciousness.

The flower vines on Lin Yu's body seemed to sense the fusion of the new power and cheered joyfully. Countless colorful flowers slowly bloomed on the armor, emitting waves of strange pollen.

"Don't mess around."

Lin Yu waved his hand, fanning away the pollen in front of him. He knew that this was no ordinary pollen, but something that was highly poisonous and had strong hallucinogenic properties. If he hadn't been wearing the flower vines, he probably would have been poisoned long ago.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the flower vine extended a tentacle and gently stroked Lin Yu's cheek before closing the flower on the armor.

【Earth's Power - Symbiotic Willow Vine】

Category: Armor

Grade: Gold

Defense: 300

Durability: 500/500

Effects: Strength +3, Constitution +10, Spirit +1

Exorcising ghosts: This ability can attack the physical form of ghosts and forcibly remove ghosts or ghostly energy attached to a person.

Willow Flower Vine: Summons hundreds of willow branches, vines, and petal phantoms to launch an area-of-effect attack.

Bio-Armor - Power of the Earth: As a bio-armor that has absorbed the power of the earth, the symbiotic vine possesses certain plant-like biological characteristics and can absorb the power of the earth. When inserted into the soil, it can absorb sunlight and the power of the earth to rapidly heal itself and restore its durability.

Symbiotic Intelligence: The equipment gains a stable, loyal, and highly intelligent spirit that completely obeys the master's commands and is no longer at risk of going out of control.

It enables more complex communication and the execution of more precise instructions.

Life Drain/Bloom: When Bloodvine attacks, in addition to absorbing blood, it can selectively absorb the target's life force to nourish its master, or rapidly grow poisonous flowers with hallucinogenic and paralyzing effects in a designated area.

Earth & Plant Life Mode: Insert it into the ground, activate its skill, and it will transform into a plant life with a gold-level creature panel to fight for you.

Friendly creatures standing within the aura of the willow vines experience a significant increase in their health and mana regeneration rates, along with a temporary boost to their comprehension and the speed at which they can learn and cultivate skills.

Protector: The symbiotic vine has an extremely strong protective instinct; any target that attempts to harm player Lin Yu will be attacked.

Blessed by the Earth: Creatures wielding this equipment will continuously receive a small amount of health and mana regeneration, and will be full of energy, as long as their feet are on the ground.

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Lin Yu's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the new equipment.

"Gold level!"

Lin Yu never expected that the two silver-grade equipment pieces would actually be fused into a gold-grade piece, and that they would combine almost all the advantages of the two pieces of equipment.

This was a completely unexpected surprise. You see, Lin Yu had always been quite envious of the 5 points of physique attribute from the willow branch. It was simply because he had too many weapons and rarely used the willow branch.

Now things are much better. The weapon has been transformed into armor, and it's even gold-grade, enough for Lin Yu to use for a long time!

The flower vine was quite excited after its successful upgrade, but perhaps it still remembered Lin Yu's instructions, so it didn't do anything else, but just kept sending Lin Yu happy and joyful emotions.

"Let's go, let's go meet that Lady Black Mist." Lin Yu smiled. With this new equipment, he was even more confident. He got on the electric bike, turned the throttle, and drove out of the station gate.

This time, he didn't choose any detours, but instead sped directly towards the north of the city.

……

As Lin Yu drove along the road, he noticed that the closer he got to the northern part of the city, the more eerie and oppressive the surrounding environment became.

The sky seemed perpetually shrouded in a thin, grayish-black mist, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate and giving the entire area a cold and gloomy feel.

The ruins were even more dilapidated, as if some force had drained their life force, and the air was filled with a faint musty smell and an indescribable sense of oppression.

Within the field of vision of the "Sky Eye," wisps of black energy can be seen floating in the air, becoming increasingly concentrated the deeper one goes.

These energies seem to have a slightly corrosive and mentally disruptive effect, making people feel involuntarily agitated.

The monsters encountered on the road became increasingly rare, but those that did appear were beings with a chilling aura and even more distorted forms.

They would simply stare coldly at Lin Yu as he sped past, without launching an attack, as if they had received some kind of command.

Lin Yu was completely focused and dared not be careless in the slightest.

He knew that he had entered the domain of the Black Mist Lady.

Following the navigation, he quickly arrived at his first destination – the Withered Manor.

It was a vast estate, but it had long since fallen into disrepair.

The rusted wrought iron gate stood crookedly open, and in the courtyard behind it, there were no living plants, only withered trees and blackened, twisted bushes.

The main house of the manor is a huge, old Gothic building with many broken windows that look like dark, unseen eyes staring at the uninvited guests.

A strange odor, a mixture of herbs, formaldehyde, and some kind of putrid substance, wafted from deep within the manor.

Lin Yu stopped at the entrance of the manor, put the electric scooter into his backpack, and then went inside.

The ground beneath my feet was soft and muddy, as if something was buried beneath it.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, a sickening "crunching" sound came from a pile of bones nearby.

Several skeletons, pieced together from the bones of various animals and humans, with eerie blue soul fire flickering in their eye sockets, stood up unsteadily and blocked the way.

Lin Yu didn't want to waste time, so he made a thought.

The vines of the Symbiotic Flower Vine on his wrist shot out instantly.

Like a serpent emerging from its hole, it swiftly coiled around the skeleton soldiers, its emerald green patterns flashing as it activated a powerful life-draining ability.

Crack! Crack! The skeleton soldiers were almost instantly drained of the meager negative energy that sustained their movements, scattering across the ground with a clatter, their soul fires extinguished completely.

"Well done," Lin Yu praised.

The flower vines seemed to radiate joy, becoming even more vibrant. At the same time, several slender tendrils wrapped around Lin Yu's hand like gloves, as if holding his hand.

Lin Yu didn't care about that. Anyway, the vines didn't affect his movements and could be used for attack and defense, which was pretty good.

He arrived at the main gate of the house without any obstacles.

The door was covered in stains and scratches and was not locked.

Lin Yu pushed open the heavy door, which made a loud, teeth-grinding creak.

Behind the door was an extremely spacious but dimly lit hall.

This place is less like a living room and more like a combination of a mad scientist's laboratory and a specimen display room.

The hall was filled with various glass jars containing bizarre biological organs, unformed embryos, or complete, grotesque biological specimens with painful expressions.

In the center was a huge, long experimental table, on which various surgical instruments gleamed coldly, crystal bottles, and dried, suspiciously colored stains were scattered.

In terms of disgust, it's even worse than that old monkey's lab. After all, although the old monkey's lab was full of brains, at least it was clean.

This place, in particular, can't even achieve the most basic cleanliness and tidiness; it's more like a slaughterhouse than a laboratory.

Lin Yu looked inside and saw an old woman wearing a filthy black dress, hunched over, with sparse, gray hair, standing with her back to the door, stirring something in front of a large pot bubbling with green bubbles, while humming an off-key and eerie tune.

She seemed to hear the door open, stopped stirring, and slowly turned around.

Her face was covered with deep wrinkles and age spots, but her eyes were unusually bright and sharp, flashing with a mad yet wise light.

Her nose was as sharp as a bird's beak, and there was a slightly neurotic smile on her lips.

"Oh ho ho ho... Has the new 'material' been delivered?" Her voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping. "Let me see... Hmm? Not one of those stupid goblins I ordered? It's... a human rider?"

Lin Yu showed his phone order: "Delivered by 'Starving Tomorrow', pickup, order number 88."

"Number 88? The Eternal Well Water?" The sorceress paused for a moment, then her sharp eyes narrowed as she sized Lin Yu up, seemingly reassessing him: "Is this what that old hag wanted? She actually sent a human to fetch it… How interesting…"

She muttered to herself as she slowly walked to a magnificent silver cabinet protected by layers of magical barriers, chanting incantations and drawing several complex runes in the air with her fingers.

The light from the barrier dimmed, and the cabinet door opened silently.

An extremely pure aura, containing immense life energy, instantly spread out, dispelling the foul air in the laboratory and invigorating everyone.

There was only one thing in the cabinet—a transparent crystal bottle, only the thickness of a finger and the height of a palm, filled with a clear liquid that emitted a faint milky white glow.

Is this the water from the Eternal Well?

The witch carefully took out the crystal bottle, her old hands trembling slightly, her eyes filled with reluctance and greed. She stared at the well water for several seconds before reluctantly handing it to Lin Yu.

"Take it...tell that cowardly old hag..." The witch's voice carried a hint of malice: "This is the last batch! Even if she gives me the entire treasure of the dungeon next time, I won't have any left!"

Lin Yu took the crystal bottle; it was icy cold to the touch, and the immense life energy contained within it startled him.

He put it in the delivery box.

Just as Lin Yu turned to leave, the witch suddenly spoke again, her voice carrying a strange allure: "Young man... you have a very interesting scent about you... a mixture of life, death, and the aura of a divine artifact... are you interested... staying to be my apprentice? It's better than dying for that shady old hag..."

Lin Yu paused, but didn't turn around: "Thanks, but not interested."

He strode out of the Withered Manor, the witch's neurotic, ambiguous laughter echoing behind him: "Oh ho ho ho... What a pity... Such good material..."

Getting the item is only the first step.

The real challenge has only just begun.

Lin Yu got on his bike and set the navigation to his final destination—the entrance to the Black Mist Cave.

The closer you get to the cave, the denser the black mist becomes, to the point where you can't see your hand in front of your face.

Even with the "Sky Eye" activated, the field of vision is severely compressed, allowing only a range of a dozen meters around the user.

The chilling malice and oppressive feeling in the air almost solidified, constantly trying to erode Lin Yu's mind.

The sound of the electric vehicle seemed particularly jarring in the deathly silence.

suddenly!

The dense black mist ahead churned violently, rapidly coalescing into three enormous claws made entirely of black mist, which lunged at Lin Yu from different directions! Their speed was astonishing!

Lin Yu was prepared. He suddenly twisted the ignition, and the electric scooter accelerated forward, narrowly avoiding the encirclement of the two sharp claws.

At the same time, he leaned back, and the Azure Rose appeared in his hand. Without aiming, he fired continuously at the third claw that was grabbing at him from the left, relying on his instincts.

boom! boom! boom!

The demon bullet pierced through the black mist, creating a small gap, but the claw only paused slightly, dissipated a bit, and still managed to grab down.

"cloak!"

The [Heavenly Cloak] automatically protected its owner, suddenly rising up like a red shield blocking Lin Yu's side.

laugh--!

The black mist claws gripped the cloak, making a corrosive sound, while the cloak's surface shimmered with red light, steadily blocking the attack.

But more attacks followed. From the surrounding black mist, countless black arrows, tentacles, and even some blurry, wailing faces condensed and poured down on Lin Yu like a storm.

This is no longer a test, but a full-scale encirclement and attack.

Is this guy really that impatient?

However, with this little power, it's wishful thinking to think you can kill him.

"Liu Xiangxiang! Hua Teng! Clear the area!" Lin Yu shouted, pushing the electric scooter to its maximum speed and frantically weaving and drifting through the narrow, ruined streets.

With the Demon Sword drawn, Liu Xiangxiang transformed into a gigantic evil spirit, emitting a sharp howl as she swung her claws to tear apart the approaching black mist.

The flower vines resembled a wildly dancing python, with willow branches and tendrils whipping and sweeping wildly. The emerald green energy, carrying a sense of heaviness, clashed violently with the black mist, constantly sweeping away the surrounding erosion.

Lin Yu himself used both hands, with [Azure Rose] precisely targeting and threatening the enemy, while [Seven Techniques of Subduing Demons in Green Mountain] and thunder magic would erupt from time to time, clearing out a large area.

In an instant, Lin Yu felt as if he were caught in a black, turbulent sea, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Fortunately, his powerful equipment and the assistance of his summoned creatures helped him move forward in this storm of death.

The golden-grade willow vines and the all-encompassing cloak provided an impenetrable protective barrier around Lin Yu.

Any entity attempting to attack Lin Yu will be blocked by these two.

But the woman in black mist seemed determined to keep him here at all costs.

Lin Yu's magical power rapidly declined.

If this continues, we'll eventually be worn down and die here.

We must get to the cave entrance as soon as possible to deliver the takeout. Although it's a dangerous place, at least the destination is clear.

Lin Yu gritted his teeth and rushed headlong in the direction indicated by the navigation.

"Go! Cover the sky and the sun!"

[The Heavenly Cloak] leaped out, with willow vines taking its place in defense. The vines and willow branches danced so densely that they withstood countless attacks.

Meanwhile, the Hun Tian Cloak rapidly expanded in front of Lin Yu, transforming into a massive barrier that enveloped all the black mist attacks, clearing a large safe zone for Lin Yu.

Lin Yu rushed out quickly, the Hun Tian Cloak constantly fluttering above his head. The enormous evil spirit Liu Xiangxiang followed closely behind, so he simply draped the Hun Tian Cloak over her body. The cloak, now incredibly large and capable of covering the sky and sun, fit perfectly behind the ten-meter-tall Liu Xiangxiang.

With the protection of the Heavenly Cloak, Liu Xiangxiang no longer needed to fear the attacks of the black mist. She fought with increasing ferocity and charged directly in front of Lin Yu, clearing a path for him.

After rushing for an unknown amount of time, as if traversing an endless sea of ​​darkness, the fog ahead suddenly began to thin out.

A massive cave entrance, seemingly leading to an abyss beneath the earth, appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

The opening was over ten meters high, with rough and irregular edges, as if it had been torn open by a giant beast.

Thick, ink-like black mist was pouring out of the cave entrance, carrying a chilling and deathly stillness that sent shivers down one's spine.

Beside the cave entrance stood a simple watchtower made of black boulders.

A tall figure stood quietly beneath the watchtower.

Its entire body was covered in jet-black armor that seemed to blend into the black mist, and even its face was covered by a full-coverage helmet, leaving only two scarlet eyes that burned like will-o'-the-wisps in the gaps of the helmet.

It held a huge, long-handled battle axe shrouded in black mist, and just by standing there, it exuded a terrifying and suffocating aura.

Clearly, this is... the guardian of the Black Mist Cavern.

Lin Yu slammed on the brakes and stopped about a hundred meters from the cave entrance.

The black mist pursuers behind him, after approaching a certain range from the cave entrance, seemed to be restrained and stopped advancing. Instead, they surged and rolled behind him like a black tide, letting out unwilling roars.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became incredibly heavy and deathly silent.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, took out the bottle of [Eternal Well Water] from the delivery box, and stared directly at the dark-skinned guard.

"Starving Me Delivery, your food has arrived." His voice came through clearly.

The dark-skinned guardian slowly raised its head, its scarlet gaze focusing on the crystal bottle in Lin Yu's hand, before slowly moving to Lin Yu's face.

A deep, cold, lifeless voice seemed to come from the deepest depths of the underworld: "Put the thing down... You can... Go now."