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It's light blue, palm-sized, with intricate patterns outlined in silver lines, and it subtly shimmers with light.

"The effect of this talisman is that it can isolate sound within a radius of twenty meters for twenty minutes."

Su Mu's eyes lit up.

He took the talisman and carefully examined its attributes...

[Silence Barrier (White)]

[Type: Consumable]

[Effect: After use, within a circular area with a radius of 20 meters centered on the user, all sound cannot escape the barrier. Simultaneously, sound from outside the barrier cannot enter, but it has no effect on sound within the barrier. Lasts for 20 minutes.]

nice one!

Su Mu's heart stirred.

If he had this, he could use his gun in a fight inside the haunted house. He could even use grenades... Of course, he definitely wouldn't use them unless absolutely necessary.

He looked up at Lin Yuwei: "This thing also came from a silver treasure chest?"

Su Mu was somewhat surprised; how come this guy was driving such good stuff?

Lin Yuwei glanced at Su Mu, rolled her eyes again, and shook her head: "No need to test him here. No, he bought it from someone else. I don't know if he opened it from a box or if it's because of his talent or something."

"who's that person?"

Su Mu asked very directly.

In his mind, if he could find that person, and if that person possessed the talent, buying several of these talismans would make dealing with large groups of monsters much easier. After all, his talent allowed him to locate treasure chests, which were often guarded by monsters. By using a silencing barrier to block out sound, he could safely clear monsters and open chests without worrying about attracting more enemies.

Lin Yuwei held up one finger.

The meaning is quite obvious.

Su Mu frowned: "Are you taking advantage of our misfortune? Just one piece of information, and you're offering 10%?"

"No." Lin Yuwei shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips. "What I mean is, I'll take ten percent more of the final resources than you."

"You wish," Su Mu sneered. "Since they're putting this up for sale, I can easily buy it as long as I keep an eye on the channel."

Lin Yuwei looked at him, smiling but saying nothing.

That smile carried a "you should give it a try" implication.

Su Mu frowned.

Su Mu frowned upon hearing this.

I'll need this when I go to the pirate ship later; it's a necessity.

and......

He glanced at Lin Yuwei, his mind racing. It wouldn't hurt to agree first; once they were in the haunted house and encountered that level-two mutated creature, it was uncertain who would contribute more. The profit-sharing ratio could be discussed later after dealing with the monster.

Thinking of this, Su Mu glared at her and said, "Fine."

Upon hearing Su Mu's answer, Lin Yuwei revealed a triumphant smile and then said, "That person's name is Zhou Zhenguo."

Upon hearing the name, Su Mu felt it sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, he remembered... Zhou Zhenguo, the veteran who was quite active in the channel and organized everyone to land at the same location. He had a certain ability to unite people.

Judging from the path the other party wants to take, it seems they want to take the path of leading everyone.

He wasn't sure if he could actually trade it. Su Mu tried sending the other party a message, wanting to trade the talisman. But the other party seemed to be busy with something, or perhaps they hadn't noticed, and simply ignored him.

Su Mu raised his head and looked at Lin Yuwei.

Lin Yuwei, with a knowing look on her face, said with a smile, "What, not going to reply?"

Su Mu remained silent.

Lin Yuwei pulled out another identical talisman from her bag and waved it in front of Su Mu: "If you want one, I have another one here. I want 80% of the supplies we get later."

"A profiteer." Su Mu squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth.

He naturally wouldn't agree.

Lin Yuwei raised an eyebrow, her smile instantly turning dangerous: "You know perfectly well who's the swindler between us. Think back to before, when you traded three stinky bedsheets for my breakthrough talisman, claiming food was scarce. Later, you traded two barrels of fuel for three blueprints..."

"Ahem... alright, alright." Hearing her bring this up, Su Mu coughed to interrupt her, "Let's go into the haunted house first."

Lin Yuwei snorted and didn't say anything more.

The two cautiously peeked out from behind the tree to observe their surroundings.

In the distance, the zombies were still gathered around the phone, huddled together in dense crowds, with occasional sporadic howls drifting through the air. But they were far enough away that they posed no threat.

Nearby, the road leading to the haunted house was indeed deserted.

"Walk."

Su Mu said in a low voice and took the first step.

Lin Yuwei followed closely behind.

The two tread lightly, staying close to the shadows of the buildings, and quickly and quietly traversed the area.

We didn't encounter any zombies along the way.

Soon, the gray-black haunted house came into view.

A typical horror-themed building, its exterior walls are painted dark gray, windows are boarded up, and tattered cobwebs hang in the porch. The main door is a heavy wooden door, currently ajar, and a chilling aura emanates from the crack.

Above the door, a crooked sign bore blood-red characters...

"Haunted House".

Su Mu stopped and took a deep breath.

He gripped the wrench in one hand and reached for the pistol at his waist with the other... but ultimately decided to stick with the pistol. After all, Lin Yuwei's intelligence indicated there were level two mutated creatures here, and they were likely of green quality or higher. A wrench, a melee weapon, would be too dangerous against monsters of that level in a confined space.

"Stay close to me," he whispered. "Don't stray too far, but don't get too close either. I'm not comfortable turning my back on someone."

Lin Yuwei nodded.

She had also taken out her equipment at some point... a circular shield about half a meter in diameter, with a silvery-white metal surface that gleamed slightly and reinforced edges.

Su Mu glanced at it.

[The attributes of other players' equipment and items cannot be viewed]

It appears to be already equipped, but cannot be viewed.

He didn't ask any more questions and looked away.

Lin Yuwei didn't explain, she just held the shield in front of her and held a grenade in her other hand... Of course, the safety wasn't on yet.

"This talisman can only be used for twenty minutes, but it can last longer."

After saying that, the other party threw the talisman, which then stuck to the wall of the haunted house.

The next second, a faint, transparent film spread out from him, covering an area of ​​about twenty meters around him.

[Silence barrier activated, remaining time: 19:59]

"Walk."

Su Mu took a deep breath and reached out to push open the slightly ajar wooden door.

squeak...

The hinges emitted a screeching sound, but within the barrier's range, the sound only reached their ears and did not travel outwards.

Behind the door was complete darkness.

The darkness was absolute and thick, like an abyss that swallowed all light.

Su Mu took out a flashlight from his backpack and turned it on.

A beam of pure white light pierced the darkness, illuminating the scene ahead...

A long, narrow corridor.

The walls on both sides were adorned with eerie framed pictures, all depicting distorted human faces with gouged-out eyes, as if something were peering out from within. Several broken chandeliers hung from the ceiling, their frames rusted and wires exposed.

At the end of the corridor, a bend can be vaguely seen.

Su Mu gripped his pistol and strode forward.

Behind him, Lin Yuwei held up a shield and followed beside Su Mu.