The radiance of the sun and moon wheels did not last long, quickly dissipating. Bai Ye's vision returned to normal.
However, when Bai Ye opened his eyes, Li Jiayi was already gone.
Bai Ye did not pursue. It wasn't that he didn't want to eliminate future trouble, but the haunted house's structure was akin to a maze. Losing sight made pursuit difficult. With a plethora of rooms and corridors to enter and exit, Bai Ye had no idea where Li Jiayi had gone.
Therefore, after a moment of thought, Bai Ye immediately decided to ignore Li Jiayi for now and focus on completing the restricted zone mission as quickly as possible.
From the moment he received the call and heard the proposal for cooperation, Bai Ye had felt something was off. It wasn't that the cooperation itself was problematic, but rather that Li Jiayi was taking a huge risk. As Bai Ye himself had said, once Li Jiayi escorted him into the haunted house, he would be useless. On what basis would he believe Bai Ye would split the mission reward with him? On Bai Ye's noble character?
If it were in his past life, Bai Ye might have been that naive. But after the tempering of his previous life, Bai Ye would have 100% chosen to eliminate Li Jiayi.
So, suspicion of Li Jiayi was one aspect, and on the other hand, Bai Ye genuinely had no intention of relinquishing the restricted zone mission. If Li Jiayi had genuinely proposed cooperation out of naivete, then Bai Ye could only apologize and feel guilty for half a minute as a token of apology.
The facts also proved that Li Jiayi was not naive at all, and Bai Ye's suspicions were correct.
The claim of being unable to defeat the evil spirit and seeking Bai Ye's cooperation was absolute nonsense.
The brief exchange of just a few rounds was enough to see that Li Jiayi was a formidable fighter, and those sun and moon wheels were quite powerful.
However, what was Li Jiayi's objective?
On this point, Bai Ye still had no clarity.
But regardless of Li Jiayi's objective, Bai Ye's was very clear: the restricted zone mission. Since that was the case, he should complete the restricted zone mission quickly. As long as his objective was achieved, whatever Li Jiayi wanted to do would be none of Bai Ye's concern.
While thinking, Bai Ye raised his gun and swiftly moved forward down the corridor.
At the same time, Li Jiayi quickly departed through a passage on the other side of the room. As he walked, he formed a "six" with his hand and brought it to his ear like a receiver, saying, "Hello, something's happened."
The next instant, a voice actually came from the receiver formed by his hand gesture: "What's happened?"
"That kid is more cunning than we imagined. The plan to use him as a scapegoat has failed. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll try to complete the restricted zone mission as quickly as possible."
"Can't we stop him?"
"It's not easy," Li Jiayi said. "This kid is quite capable. After a brief exchange, I have at most a thirty percent chance of defeating him."
"Then what should we do now?"
"Let's change the plan. We need to complete the hidden mission before he finishes the restricted zone mission and claim the hidden mission reward."
"So we're not going for the restricted zone mission anymore?"
"Delaying any further is risky, and entanglement would benefit neither party," Li Jiayi said coldly. "One must know when to cut losses. As long as we get the reward for the hidden mission, we won't be at a disadvantage."
"I understand."
"Now, follow my instructions. First, find a way to get to the amusement park's administrator's office, and then..."
...
Bai Ye was unaware that due to his actions, Li Jiayi had also become anxious, nor did he know about the existence of a hidden mission within the Death Amusement Park.
But regardless of what was happening on Li Jiayi's end, Bai Ye was determined to proceed at his own pace.
Quickly passing through the corridor, he reached a corner. Bai Ye glanced to his side, where a headless axeman stood. It had no head, and its neck was stained with cheap-looking blood.
This appeared to be just a statue designed to scare people.
However...
Bai Ye unhesitatingly aimed his gun at the headless axeman.
As expected, the moment Bai Ye turned his gun, the headless axeman suddenly moved, raising its ax to chop down at Bai Ye.
However, Bai Ye was clearly faster.
Bang!
As Bai Ye pulled the trigger, a loud bang ensued, and the headless axeman was blown away, slamming hard against the wall.
Bai Ye didn't spare it another glance, continuing forward with his gun raised.
With the power of the Dragon's Roar, five energy beams hitting within a three-meter range would be enough to trouble even a supervisor, let alone the "little guys" in a haunted house?
As for Bai Ye's almost prescient actions, they were naturally thanks to the memories of his previous life.
While Bai Ye couldn't precisely recall which monsters appeared in the haunted house, he knew that after the haunted house was destroyed, a large number of evil spirits were born and inhabited the haunted house, latching onto the props used for scaring people.
Therefore, any object used for scaring – the ghost behind the wall, the female ghost hanging from the ceiling, the headless axeman standing in the corner – would now become an evil spirit.
Naturally, upon seeing these things, there was no need for pleasantries; a single shot would suffice.
After passing the corner, Bai Ye raised his flashlight to illuminate the surroundings. In the dim corridor, some crimson light appeared beneath the ceiling.
Bai Ye raised his flashlight and shone it upwards. It was a large group of plastic bats hanging there.
These couldn't possibly be possessed by evil spirits; there were simply too many. Evil spirits weren't that common.
Therefore, Bai Ye walked directly forward.
But the moment Bai Ye stepped forward...
Suddenly, the bats flapped their wings, emitting "squeaking" sounds, and flew up above Bai Ye's head.
What was going on?
Bai Ye half-crouched, shining his flashlight at the bat swarm on the ceiling. It was then...
From within the bat swarm, a pale face suddenly appeared, with two fangs at its mouth, lunging to bite Bai Ye.
A vampire!
Bang!
Bai Ye decisively fired, shattering the vampire's body.
But, unlike the previous monsters, after the vampire's body was dispersed, its head actually floated in the air, and the surrounding bats quickly gathered around the vampire, re-forming its body.
Bai Ye fired again!
Bang, bang!
Bai Ye fired two shots in succession. The vampire's body, facing the Dragon's Roar, was equally fragile. After Bai Ye fired two shots, the vampire's body was shattered twice.
But...
It was useless!
After Bai Ye shattered the vampire's body, it dispersed into bats as it broke apart. Then, the bats flew back and condensed into a mass, transforming back into the vampire's body.
At the same time...
The vampire floated down from the ceiling and approached Bai Ye.
Bai Ye discarded the Dragon's Roar. It seemed that technological weapons were useless against this guy. Then...
"Fire Charm!"
Bai Ye took out a talisman, let out a low cry, and then pushed the burning talisman forward with his palm.
...