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

After confirming that there were no new threats for the time being, Lin Yu returned to his apartment.

After locking the door, he immediately checked his findings. The six orbs of light opened in sequence, revealing the following:

[Black Iron Grade Molotov Cocktail Blueprint]: Manufacturing Materials: Glass x1, Any Liquid Fuel x1, Cloth x1.

【Charred Black Ring】:

Category: Jewelry

Attribute: Special

Grade: Iron

Durability: 10/10

Effect: Consumes 10 mana to pull the target into a fiery illusion. Targets with Spirit > 10 are immune to this effect (one durability cost per use).

Description: Burned to the bone!

[Fire Resistance Potion] x1:

Category: Props

Grade: Iron

Effect: Increases the user's fire resistance to a certain extent after taking it.

Description: No more fear of scalding yourself when taking a hot shower!

[Soul Essence] x3:

Category: Props

Grade: Iron

Effect: Players can increase their Spirit attribute by 1 point after absorbing it (can only be used once). Ghost-type creatures can increase their Soul Power after absorbing it.

Description: Pure soul power.

"The harvest is not bad." Lin Yu put the [Charred Ring] directly on the middle finger of his left hand.

Although he already has a ring, this small piece of jewelry doesn't conflict with other items. According to the game's rules, up to three rings can be worn.

This naturally leads to jewelry and accessories like rings being quite valuable in the market.

The ring felt warm to the touch and had a faint burnt smell.

The drawings are used directly on the workbench, and the information is integrated into the mind.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have fuel right now and can't make it immediately.

Looking at the three Soul Essences that emitted faint soul fluctuations, Lin Yu picked up one and tried to absorb it.

A cool, pure energy surged into his mind, instantly invigorating him. System notification: [Mental attribute +1].

Current mental state: 11 o'clock.

After carefully storing the remaining Soul Essence and Fire Resistance Potions, Lin Yu was preparing to go out to investigate again when a series of urgent knocks sounded at the door.

Lin Yu walked alertly to the door and looked through the iron gate—it was Boss Wang! Behind him were several pale-faced, still-shaken residents of the walled city.

Lin Yu opened the door: "Boss Wang? What's up?"

Boss Wang looked at Lin Yu with a complex expression, a mixture of gratitude and a hint of awe.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his voice low and deep: "Brother Lin... thank you so much for your help earlier. If it weren't for you, who knows how many more people would have died tonight."

The residents behind him also showed expressions of gratitude and lingering fear.

Lin Yu shook his head: "It was just a coincidence. Are you all alright?"

"Thanks to you, I escaped unscathed." Boss Wang sighed, then his expression turned extremely grave: "But... the landlord is dead!"

Lin Yu's gaze sharpened: "Dead? When? How did he die?"

"That's when those monstrous things appeared!" a resident blurted out, his voice trembling with tears. "They...they were the first to pounce on the landlord's house, and we heard him screaming in agony...and then they rushed out and started killing everyone!"

Boss Wang nodded heavily: "That's right. As for why everyone was shouting 'fire breaker'..."

He gave a bitter laugh: "Those are burning ghosts! Their attacks are filled with intense resentment and illusions, which can instantly plunge the attacked person into the terrifying illusion of being burned alive."

Many people weren't killed by the ghostly claws, but rather burned alive in their hallucinations! That's why everyone instinctively shouted for help...

"Burning ghost..." Lin Yu's gaze instantly sharpened like a knife as he abruptly looked up towards the fifth floor!

Boss Wang immediately understood what he meant and hurriedly said, "I went to check. The ghost-suppressing lock is still there. Although the runes on the door are dim, they are not broken. It's not that big thing that escaped from the seal."

It must be... the vengeful spirits of the other victims of the fire back then!

Lin Yu understood.

Liu Xiangxiang set fire to the house, killing dozens of people. Those who died unjustly were filled with resentment, and it seems not impossible that they could turn into ghosts.

He rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice, "The situation is worse than expected. These brats are already so terrifying. Once the real 'evil spirit' breaks free, the entire stronghold will probably..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Desperate fear was evident on the faces of Boss Wang and the residents.

"We must find out exactly what happened back then and find a way to completely resolve this." Lin Yu thought for a moment and said to Boss Wang, "Take me to see the landlord's body and the room; maybe we can find some clues."

Without hesitation, Boss Wang nodded: "Okay! Follow me!"

The landlord's room was in a relatively independent and clean location on the first floor of the walled city, and it was indeed the best place in the entire walled city.

Pushing open the door, a strong smell of burning hit me.

The landlord's obese body lay in the center of the living room, his death extremely gruesome. His eyes were wide open, filled with extreme fear and pain, and his mouth was agape, as if he had witnessed an unimaginable horror before his death.

His body was in a bizarre, twisted position, his skin charred and carbonized, with many places looking as if licked by invisible flames, emitting a strong, acrid smell.

Clearly, he was only truly killed after experiencing the agony of being burned alive in the illusion created by the burning ghost.

Lin Yu examined the landlord's body but found no information. He coldly scanned the room and immediately began searching for other valuable clues.

After quickly searching the living room, we went to the bedroom.

He immediately noticed a locked drawer in the bedroom.

Lin Yu stepped forward and directly removed the lock from the drawer, then found a thick, yellowed diary inside.

It's obviously been around for quite some time.

Upon opening the diary, Lin Yu was instantly disgusted by its contents.

The diary was filled with black and white photos of young children being tied up and abused, a scene brimming with disgusting evil.

The accompanying text was even more inhuman! It detailed how the landlord used his position to coerce, entice, and swindle the tenants' children, then subjected them to inhumane torture, humiliation, and ultimately, brutal murder! The words were filled with a perverse pleasure and twisted satisfaction!

The latest and final detailed record features none other than "Liu Yue'er".

It records how he tricked Liu Yue'er, who was home alone, into leaving, tortured her for several days in a secret location, and finally strangled her to death and dumped her body in a stinking ditch behind the city wall.

Even more appalling, he then went to Liu Xiangxiang, who was suffering from a mental breakdown, and vividly described how he tortured and killed her daughter.

"You beast!" Lin Yu suppressed his surging nausea and murderous intent, and cursed under his breath.

He finally understood why Liu Xiangxiang had gone mad and why she had set fire to the place! This kind of inhuman torture was enough to destroy any mother!