I can equip strange items

The effect of the "Escape Expert" trait can only be triggered when the user is in an escape state.

But besides the escape state, there is another state—

That is, it can be triggered when you are nervous or afraid.

Li Yuan quickly sensed the situation carefully and then discovered that he felt somewhat depressed, accompanied by a faint sense of panic.

However, because this feeling of panic was so weak, he wouldn't have noticed it unless he had been carefully sensing it.

Is there something wrong with this department store, or what's going on?

He looked at the others, but found that they didn't react at all.

Li Yuan was wary, but he wasn't scared away.

Anyway, now that it's broad daylight, almost everyone mentioned online who had an accident did so at night.

And there are so many people.

In particular, this might be my chance to gain some initial physical fitness more quickly.

Because of muscle soreness all over my body, my legs are always trembling, which affects my walking speed when I'm outside.

But here, the condition of my legs has improved significantly.

Besides, there might be some strange items here?

With that in mind, he continued forward with the crowd, starting from the first floor and moving upwards, sensing as he went.

Just as he expected, he sensed something as soon as he arrived on the second floor.

What will it be this time?

Li Yuan quickly followed that feeling to find the past.

However, because there were so many goods and shelves in the department store, the view was obstructed.

So it took him more than ten minutes to find the target item.

To his astonishment, the special item this time was actually the cashier counter on the second floor.

"Excuse me, could you move aside? Don't worry, I won't cut in line..."

He then squeezed to the front and touched the cash register.

Strangely, the equipment panel did not respond.

"Is the item inside the checkout counter?"

Then I won't be able to see it.

With regret, Li Yuan left and continued upwards.

When he reached the fourth floor, that special feeling finally reappeared.

Unfortunately, the items appear to be in the warehouse, or perhaps they are also not for sale.

He could sense the general location, but he couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the target.

Feeling regretful, Li Yuan continued walking upwards, 'strolling' around.

Not long after, he discovered another unusual item on this floor.

Strangely, this special item was also not located in the cargo area.

This was too strange, and it made him wary.

Li Yuan continued forward, searching along the way.

He passed through several more floors, during which he sensed at least ten special items.

But those special items were in the non-sale area, and he couldn't get there.

This made him feel even more heavy-hearted.

What secrets does this building hold? Why are so many unusual items present at the same time?

With so many special items gathered together, this is definitely no small matter.

Considering the invisible force within the building that evoked a subtle sense of unease, he felt that something bad was about to happen here soon.

Finally, when he reached the top floor, he discovered another special item.

To his great relief, he was able to handle the special items this time.

The special item this time is a large inflatable castle, the kind specifically for children to play with, and it is also not for sale.

Li Yuan first glanced at the children playing inside, then went over to touch the inflatable castle.

[Equipable item detected: Nightmare Castle]

Just the name alone made his heart sink.

Nightmare Castle?

He quickly continued reading—

[Nightmare Castle: A bizarre item with the ability to devour fear; anyone who enters its interior will suffer lifelong nightmares. The holder can summon a brick castle and become invincible within its walls.]

[Usage Cost: Once the holder enters this item, they will never be able to leave.]

[Equipable Affix: Duke Zhou's Benevolence (Blue)]

[Action Effect: Controls dreams, invincible within dreams.]

……

Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat: 'A blue tag?!'

This was the first time he had ever seen a blue entry.

However... the effect of this entry is actually manipulating dreams.

Although the blue attribute should be powerful, it's not something he urgently needs in his current situation.

On the contrary, the children playing inside the plastic castle are in grave danger.

After all, this isn't a normal nightmare; it's a nightmare involving supernatural forces.

Who knows if the things that happen in a nightmare will affect reality?

"We don't know how long this plastic castle has been here, or when it became a strange object. How many children have been inside it before today?"

As Li Yuan hesitated about what to do, he suddenly felt a sudden, inexplicable panic in his heart.

The next moment, the strength in his legs suddenly increased.

At the same time, people on that floor gasped in surprise.

"A ghost..."

"monster……"

"Run!"

It's unclear who made the first sound, but then the entire floor suddenly erupted into chaos.

"Has the disaster at the department store begun?"

Li Yuan's expression changed slightly. He could no longer care about continuing to search for strange items and hurriedly went downstairs.

People on the lower floors are also starting to panic, and this panic is spreading at an alarming rate.

Screams and cries erupted as everyone rushed toward the stairs or elevator.

Where is the monster? Why can't I see anything?

Li Yuan was feeling heavy-hearted and was about to continue downstairs when he suddenly saw a familiar face – none other than Meng Jinyu.

However, at this moment, Meng Jinyu was limping, whether she had sprained her ankle or something, and almost got knocked down several times.

Considering how much the other person had helped him yesterday, he strode over and asked, "Meng Jinyu, are you alright?"

"Brother Li?"

Upon seeing Li Yuan, Meng Jinyu was overjoyed, but then she pleaded with a hint of tears in her eyes, "Brother Li, could you help me up? My legs are weak..."

"Okay then."

Li Yuan did not refuse and helped Meng Jinyu downstairs quickly.

But just then, the gasps from behind became louder, and some people even started screaming.

However, when he turned around, he still couldn't see anything.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that Meng Jinyu was almost crying from fright, but instead her legs went weak from fear, he immediately copied the "Escape Expert" entry and merged it into her body.

The process was completely silent, and Meng Jinyu felt nothing at all.

Upon acquiring the "Escape Expert" trait, Meng Jinyu was pleasantly surprised to find that her legs had suddenly stopped feeling weak.

Because of the urgency of the situation, she didn't think twice and quickly followed Li Yuan downstairs.

Soon, the two arrived at the third floor.

Just as he was about to continue down, Li Yuan suddenly sensed a special object that seemed to be moving.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw two figures wearing black trench coats walking past not far away.

Two people, but only one special item?

Li Yuan pondered: 'It seems not all those wearing black trench coats have special items on them.'

The two people weren't going downstairs; they were going upstairs against the flow of people, clearly on business.

"They do seem to be government officials." A thought flashed through his mind, and he made his decision.

Since we have the ability to nip a disaster in the bud, we naturally cannot let it go unchecked.

However, since we're going to be good people to the end, let's send Meng Jinyu out first.

In particular, as the saying goes, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall," meaning one must first leave the dangerous place oneself.

Fortunately, although everyone was terrified and an invisible fear was spreading, the real tragedy remained unseen.

So, the two arrived on the first floor without any major incident and successfully walked out of the department store with the crowd.

As soon as he left the department store, the effects of the descriptive phrase disappeared because he was no longer in the special setting, and Li Yuan's legs started shaking again.

Because he knows the truth, he won't easily panic unless influenced by external forces.

"Meng Jinyu, you should leave first. I have some things to take care of."

As Li Yuan spoke, he subtly withdrew the entries from Meng Jinyu's body.

As soon as the entry was retracted, Meng Jinyu's legs went weak again, and she cried out as she fell into his arms.

"Are you alright?" he asked knowingly, quickly helping the other person up.

But this girl is really well-endowed; I never would have guessed before.

"N-nothing... I just suddenly felt weak in the legs again, it's so strange."

Meng Jinyu's face flushed red, and she said shyly, "I can't leave. Could you please take me home a little further? I can pay..."

Li Yuan hesitated slightly, then suddenly added a new entry for the girl: "Master of Escape".

The next moment, Meng Jinyu was surprised to find that her legs were no longer weak.

Even if she was stupid, she realized that Li Yuan must be helping her, and she looked at Li Yuan in shock.