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

Analysis of the deities associated with the castle ritual:

"Based on the ritual scene described in the original work:"

The young soldier's gesture of receiving the cross, and the old man on the left holding a cross in prayer—the cross appears many times in the Bible and is a universal sacred symbol, but it is more associated with light/sun or law/judgment.

The old man on the right is in a lifting posture—described in this otherworldly version of the Bible, where priests of Aethros (the sky god) often lift their hands towards the sky during important ceremonies, symbolizing receiving divine revelation and transmitting the law, which matches the posture of the old man on the right.

According to some anecdotes, different deities choose the location for their rituals based on their authority.

As a lord's/military fortress, the castle places more emphasis on order, law, judgment, and protection, which is related to certain areas of Aethros and Gaiaros (protection), but the action of lifting towards the sky more clearly points to the sky god Aethros.

Conclusion: Based on the contents of this Bible, the three statues in the castle's basement were most likely a site for a blessing ceremony designed for Aethros (the sky god).

The required offerings are lapis lazuli or eagle feathers, and the hymns are its exclusive hymns.

Lin Yu stroked his chin as he looked at the analysis and conclusions of the shadow clone.

While it's uncertain whether the analysis of shadow clones is correct, it seems to be the most complete analysis available at present, and perhaps it's worth giving it a try.

……

At this moment, Lin Yu had a clearer goal in mind regarding the ritual in the castle's basement—the sky god Aethros.

The required offerings are lapis lazuli or eagle feathers, and the hymn has its opening lines. All that's left is to find these items, complete the ritual in front of the statue, and receive the so-called blessing.

"Azure stone... eagle feathers..." Lin Yu pondered, "These things don't sound like ordinary items."

He was pondering his plans for tomorrow when suddenly—

Boom! Clang! Snap!

A tremendous, deafening roar, like demolition, accompanied by a piercing noise of tearing metal and shattering rocks, came from outside the apartment.

Lin Yu and his shadow clone instantly became alert and rushed to the apartment window to check the situation.

Across the street, a player apartment building was under a violent attack.

A grotesque ghoul was frantically tearing at and ramming against the apartment building's doors and walls.

Their sharp claws cut deep into the apartment door like a hot knife through butter, and each impact shook the entire building.

"It looks like that apartment won't last much longer," the shadow clone whispered.

Lin Yu's gaze was solemn.

Boom—!

With a sickeningly loud crash, the apartment door was ripped off by the ghoul and thrown aside.

Then the ghoul suddenly rushed into the apartment.

"Ah—!!!" A desperate scream echoed from inside the apartment.

About half a minute later, a male player wearing a leather jacket came running out of the door, covered in wounds. His right hand was a bloody mess and his forearm was broken, which looked like a bite wound.

He tried to escape, but he was too slow against the ghouls.

"roar!"

The ghoul inside the apartment let out an excited roar, and with a burst of power from its hind legs, it pounced on the fleeing player like an arrow, its sharp claws aimed straight for his back.

The player felt a deadly stench behind him, gritted his teeth, and a burst of gas suddenly erupted behind him. Under the force of the gas jet, his body flew forward several meters at high speed.

Meanwhile, the ghoul behind him was so choked by the gas that he couldn't open his eyes, and he stopped moving and coughed for a while.

Seeing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It seems that ghouls also have human senses.

But the gas did not cause any harm. The ghoul only paused for a second or two before recovering and quickly attacking the player again.

On the player's side, his speed was much slower than the ghoul, and it seemed he would be caught up soon. He was already somewhat desperate. At the critical moment, he suddenly pulled out a metal tube from his pocket—it was the [message firework] that the sunny young man had distributed.

Whoosh—Bang!

A blinding red flare shot into the sky, trailing a plume of flame, and exploded in the dim night sky, coalescing into a huge distress signal made of flames.

The light instantly illuminated the area.

"A distress signal?" Lin Yu frowned slightly. "Who would dare to come out at a time like this? A 'righteous' young man? No matter how 'noble' he is, he wouldn't risk his life for an ordinary player, would he?"

Lin Yu instinctively felt it was impossible.

In this brutal game, rational survival is the top priority.

However, reality is always full of drama.

Just after the distress signal was released, the ghoul was about to catch up with the player. The player had no choice but to fight to the death and turn around to fight the ghoul.

However, his strength was quite average, even less than the burly man Lin Yu killed during the day.

Therefore, they were almost completely overwhelmed by the ghouls and had no chance to fight back, and were soon killed.

But at this critical moment, a figure as swift as the wind, like lightning tearing through the night, suddenly rushed out from a nearby alley.

The man was tall and slender, holding a long sword that shimmered with a faint golden light; he was none other than the sunny young man.

He not only came, but he came very quickly.

Swish!

Halfway there, he had already swung his longsword! A crescent-shaped sword aura, condensed with golden light, tore through the air and slashed precisely at the ghoul's lower back.

puff!

The golden sword energy struck the ghoul's tough skin, producing a sizzling sound like burning. Although it didn't cause a deep wound, it was clearly much more effective than Lin Yu's previous bullets.

The ghoul, in pain, let out an angry roar, its attack abruptly halted, and staggered towards the sunlit youth.

"Quickly! Get to a safe place!" The sunny young man shouted at the terrified player, while moving nimbly to avoid the first ghoul's counterattack claws. He brandished his longsword, creating streaks of golden light, and engaged the ghoul in battle.

His swordsmanship remained exquisite, his footwork agile, and his strength appeared impressive, indicating that his attributes were not low.

The longsword, gleaming with golden light, seemed to have an extra effect against ghouls, each strike causing them to let out painful howls.

His seemingly lightweight leather armor shimmered faintly, offering impressive defense. It withstood several claw attacks from the ghoul, leaving only faint white marks.

"He actually came..." Lin Yu stared sharply at the sunny young man, clearly quite surprised.

This is a bit outrageous.