[Holy hell—this is insane! Is this really something a newbie player could come up with?!]
[What's going on these days? Are all new players this terrifying now?! He actually thought of something like this!]
[That's ruthless. He deliberately destroyed the side-quest item, then used an invisibility potion.]
[Lin Yu doesn't look like a newbie at all. He's way too calm.]
[Hahaha—Wang Gang and Li Hai are about to be completely screwed.]
...
At first, the livestream audience didn't quite understand why Lin Yu had deliberately provoked them.
But—
When Lin Yu drank the Invisibility Potion and destroyed the side-quest items—
They suddenly had a full realization.
Now they understood why Lin Yu had provoked Wang Gang and Li Hai in the first place.
After all—
When people are enraged, they can't think calmly.
During the chase, Wang Gang and Li Hai were already furious to begin with. Add Lin Yu's blatant provocation on top of that, and they became even angrier—so angry that they chased him without the slightest hesitation.
At the same time—
For this trap to work, both the Invisibility Potion and the side-quest items in Lin Yu's hands were absolutely crucial.
If Lin Yu hadn't been carrying the side-quest items, Wang Gang and Li Hai might not have pursued him so relentlessly.
And without the Invisibility Potion—
Lin Yu would never have been able to vanish without a sound.
...
The moment the black shadow appeared—
The moment the Blood Clan Queen revealed herself—
Wang Gang and Li Hai couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Even though—
She hadn't attacked them yet.
Just the sight of those blood-red eyes was enough to fill them with terror.
"Not me!"
Faced with the Blood Clan Queen's questioning, Wang Gang shook his head frantically in denial.
Forget admitting it—even if he had damaged the dolls, there was no way he would acknowledge it now.
At that moment, Wang Gang finally understood—
Why Lin Yu had abandoned the two side-quest items.
Everything—
Had been a trap set by Lin Yu!
What confused Wang Gang, however, was this:
They had clearly seen Lin Yu move toward the staircase.
So why, after they followed him down, was there no trace of him at all?
"Not me either!"
Li Hai reacted slightly slower than Wang Gang.
But under the suffocating pressure of death, he quickly echoed the same denial.
He understood perfectly well—
No matter what, the first thing they had to do was shift the blame.
"Lies."
The Blood Clan Queen spoke coldly.
In the next instant—
Countless black bats burst forth from her body.
They surged toward Wang Gang and Li Hai like a tidal wave.
If it were only one or two bats, neither of them would have been afraid.
But what appeared before them now—
Was a dense, countless swarm.
Even a single bite from one bat would leave nothing but bones.
"Really—it wasn't us!"
"It was a guy named Lin Yu! He's the one who damaged your dolls!"
Faced with the overwhelming swarm, Wang Gang and Li Hai instinctively began backing away.
Suddenly—
Wang Gang seemed to realize something and shouted.
At that moment, everything clicked for him.
Lin Yu hadn't disappeared for no reason.
He must have found some item—
Used a special method to vanish right under their noses—
And deliberately destroyed the side-quest items to lure the Blood Clan Queen here.
Realizing that he had fallen into Lin Yu's trap again, Wang Gang felt furious—
But now was not the time for anger.
At this critical moment, he finally came up with a solution:
Blame everything on Lin Yu.
After all—
The dolls really had been damaged by Lin Yu.
He was just telling the truth.
"That's right!"
"It was Lin Yu who did it! We were only trying to fix the dolls!"
Li Hai immediately caught on and hurriedly chimed in.
At this moment—
Facing the Blood Clan Queen—
Neither Wang Gang nor Li Hai dared to harbor even the slightest thought of resistance.
The gap in power was simply too great.
Resisting would be nothing more than suicide.
Now, all they could do—
Was gamble on whether the Blood Clan Queen would believe them.
"Lin Yu?"
A strange glint flashed through the Blood Clan Queen's blood-red eyes.
The change was subtle and fleeting.
Neither Wang Gang nor Li Hai noticed it.
Nor did the livestream audience.
But—
The bats surrounding them did not stop.
Which made Wang Gang and Li Hai begin trembling uncontrollably.
The black bats encircled them, wings flapping—
As if they could surge forward at any moment and drain them dry.
"It really wasn't us…"
"It was Lin Yu…"
Wang Gang's voice trembled violently.
At this point, his mind had already collapsed.
As for Li Hai—
His legs had long since gone weak.
He collapsed onto the ground, unable to stand.
Beneath him, a dark wet stain slowly spread—
It looked very much like he had wet himself.
...
Meanwhile—
The very person responsible for Wang Gang and Li Hai's predicament—
Lin Yu—
Was calmly searching for items in a room somewhere inside the castle.
"Why aren't those two dead yet?"
"Don't tell me the items they're carrying are similar to the ones I just used?"
Looking at the number 4 next to the dungeon's player count, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After all—
Even though his plan looked nearly perfect—
It still had flaws.
If Wang Gang and Li Hai possessed sufficiently powerful items, they might be able to escape.
Unfortunately—
The two side-quest items he had found were now destroyed.
There was no longer any chance to complete the dungeon's side quest.
Not only that—
The two items he had obtained inside the dungeon had both been consumed.
He was back to being as poor and empty-handed as when he first entered.
However—
As long as either Wang Gang or Li Hai died—
Everything he had lost—
Would be worth it.