Navigator: I have a double six-story house

Those are meteorite fragments.

Su Qing stared at the fragment, her body trembling.

This trembling stemmed not only from hunger, but also from a deep longing within the soul.

He glanced back at Selena, who nodded slightly.

This thing seems even more sinister than he imagined, but he has to get rid of it.

The distance from where he was standing to the meteorite fragment was less than twenty meters.

The last twenty meters.

Su Qing took a deep breath and took the first step.

The moment his foot stepped onto the black basalt, an invisible force surged up from the ground, swept across his skin, and energy began to dissipate from his pores.

At the same time, Lin An's breathing behind him changed.

It was no longer the weak, hoarse breathing that had been present for the past fourteen days.

His breathing became steady, deep, and long, like something that had been dormant for too long finally smelling the scent it had been waiting for.

Su Qing stopped in her tracks.

He didn't turn around.

"Lin An".

"Um?"

The voice was still the same dry, lifeless tone, but Su Qing could tell that there was a hidden strength behind that dryness.

"You said you wanted to go back."

Su Qing's tone was calm.

"Go back where?"

Lin An's breathing paused for a beat behind him.

The wind blew across the open space, and the pulsating blue light shone on everyone's faces.

There was a three-second silence.

Then Lin An laughed, and that laugh was different from all his previous laughs; it was no longer ingratiating, timid, or cautious.

It was a relieved, reassured laugh.

"Brother Su Qing."

Lin An's voice turned somber.

"Actually, I'm very grateful to you all. If you hadn't helped me clear the obstacles, I wouldn't have gotten this far."

Su Qing did not turn around.

He didn't even pause, continuing to walk towards the meteorite fragments.

"When did you find out?" Lin An's voice came from behind, no longer hoarse, but clear and bright, as if he were a different person.

Su Qing did not answer, but took another step forward.

Five meters away from the meteorite fragments.

The air behind me was torn apart.

A narrow, long dagger stabbed towards Su Qing's lower back at an extremely fast speed.

The angle of the knife precisely avoided the muscle groups on both sides of the spine, heading straight for the kidney.

It's a kidney shot!

This guy isn't an adventurer at all; he's clearly an assassin.

Ding.

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed across the empty, circular open space.

[Provocation launched!]

"Hey, you really think you can take on two people at once?!"

Despite his surging hunger, Wang Yao forced his way through and withstood the blow.

The three people are now standing in a triangle.

Su Qing pulled out his musket and fired a shot at Lin An's head.

boom!

Flames shot from the muzzle, and blue smoke rose.

When the smoke cleared, the scene before her eyes almost stunned Su Qing.

The shot did not blow Lin An's head off, and Lin An was unharmed.

Su Qing had considered that this guy might be difficult to deal with, and that he might have some kind of defensive skill that could block this shot.

But to everyone's surprise, this guy didn't use any skills at all and just bit the lead bullet.

This is close-range shooting!

Did you catch the bullet with your mouth, or were you even human?!

Wang Yao was also a little confused, as this was the first time he had ever seen someone catch a bullet with their mouth in real life.

"Pooh."

Lin An spat out the lead bullet, a smile on his face.

"Captain who hasn't even finished the beginner's route, does he really think he can break through my defenses?"

!!!

The three people present were stunned upon hearing this.

Lin An actually knows about the Age of Exploration?

In Su Qing's understanding, all the NPCs in these instances had known about the existence of the outside world.

He glanced at Selena instinctively, but she shook her head.

Then there's only one possibility.

This Lin An wasn't an NPC from any hellish dungeon at all; he came from the outside world.

But now is not the time to dwell on that; now is the time for a life-or-death battle.

After missing his first shot, Su Qing did not choose to reload.

This "hunger barrier" was so close that he had no room to fill it.

He drew his deadly dagger and stabbed it into Lin An's throat.

Lin An slightly tilted his head to dodge the attack.

But Su Qing immediately changed tactics, elbowing Lin An in the face.

Lin An was knocked back two steps by the elbow, blood from his nose trickling down his chin and dripping onto the black rock, turning an eerie purple under the blue light beneath his feet.

But there was no panic in his eyes.

"Interesting. It's rare to see a rookie captain with this kind of skill."

"but......"

"That was too weak, it didn't even have the strength to hit me, and you think you can kill me?"

Su Qing did not answer him, because Selena's attacks came one after another.

The serrated blade sliced ​​through the air, biting towards Lin An's waist.

Ding!

The serrated blade, which had always been able to cut through anything, was stopped for the first time.

But Selena showed no surprise.

Wang Yao rushed over at that moment, his B-grade shield smashing directly at Lin An.

Lin An leaped lightly, stepping on Wang Yao's shield, and with a somersault, easily deflected the attack.

"It's rare to see a group of newcomers with this kind of fighting power. I haven't seen this in a long time."

"If I hadn't forced my way into this instance, where my strength was severely limited, killing you would have been as easy as killing chickens."

Wang Yao twisted his neck.

"What are you barking about, you dog?"

Lin An's face was gloomy. He pulled out another dagger, lowered his body, and looked like he was about to use all his strength.

"Very well, you're next to die!"

Wang Yao beckoned to him with his finger.

"Come here!"

"As you wish."

Lin An flashed and reappeared behind Wang Yao, his two daggers aimed at Wang Yao's lower back.

[Protective Hair Stirring!]

Wang Yao didn't have time to turn around, so he activated his protective skill, preparing to withstand the attack head-on.

However, this did not stop Lin An's attack.

Two daggers easily pierced Wang Yao's plate armor and stabbed into his lower back.

Fresh blood slowly flowed out from the gaps in the plate armor.

"Remember this in your next life: keep your mouth clean, or you'll die too quickly."

Lin An smiled confidently, preparing to draw his dagger.

But a pair of large hands pressed down on his hands as he was about to draw his dagger.

Wang Yao turned around and gave a weak smile.

"I've got you."

Lin An clicked his tongue; this guy was as annoying as a cockroach.

But it's just annoying.

He exerted force with both hands, and even though Wang Yao pressed down hard, the dagger was slowly pulled out.

At that moment, a chain swung over and entangled him and Wang Yao at the same time.

It was Selena who pulled the magical gadget out of his bag.

Lin An sighed.

"Just a death throes. You really think you can take me down?"

"Oh?"

"Who said we were going to kill you?"

Su Qing's voice came from the direction of the meteorite crater.

He had a smile on his face. "All we need to do is clear the dungeon."

Lin An's pupils dilated in shock as he finally realized he had been too arrogant, and he tried desperately to break free of the chains.

However, no matter how much force he used, the iron chain did not budge.

"Impossible. Even if my strength is suppressed, I still have strength close to the peak of the first stage."

"How could he possibly be trapped by chains!"

Selena tilted her head and smiled slightly.

"But these are chains that can even trap someone at the peak of the third stage of cultivation."