As the sound of the System prompt began, a circle of red light spread out from Lin's body, radiating in ripples and soon enveloping the entire planet.
"Ding! The mission to eliminate the invaders has been activated. Current enemy count: 7. Please eliminate all enemies."
The prompt left Lin momentarily stunned. He gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath, feeling that the situation was quite troublesome. Shitou reacted even more intensely; he immediately flew to Lin's side and started shouting.
"Quickly get out of here! The scanning wave just now has revealed your location, and those monsters are definitely heading in our direction."
After shouting this, Shitou angrily added, "How could such a mission be activated? Those monsters could tear you apart in seconds. How could the System allow this?"
"Are those monsters really that formidable?"
In fact, everything Lin knew about the monsters came solely from Shitou and his own subjective judgment. Hearing Shitou speak like this made him feel it was somewhat exaggerated.
"Regardless, you can't fight even one of them. Instead of wasting time here, you should find a place to hide."
Lin Wuli countered these words but had no choice but to follow Shitou as they ran toward the base.
Not long after Lin left, a new group of seekers arrived at the open space. They were clearly the monsters known as "Destruction," seven in total, sniffing around on the ground like hunting dogs.
The leading monster soon caught wind of Lin's trail. It lifted its head and let out a loud roar before darting off with incredible speed. It wouldn't take long for them to catch up to Lin.
...
Meanwhile, Lin Ye had already reached the base. Throughout their journey, Shitou had been mumbling, seemingly reporting the situation to their superiors.
The outcome was relatively good; Shitou's "boss" was requesting additional reinforcements from above, turning their elimination mission into one of waiting for rescue.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness; we won't have to face death head-on this time."
Lin Shu clicked his tongue and sighed with relief. Although he enjoyed taking risks, he didn't like the idea of throwing himself into certain death.
"I think this place isn't very safe either. You should quickly learn how to control the spaceship. Let's wait in mid-air; these low-level monsters can't fly, so you'll be safe there."
"Alright."
Following Stone's suggestion, Lin purchased "Comprehensive Spaceship Control Technology" from the mall and learned the spaceship control techniques through an input-based learning method. In just a few minutes, he mastered the skills.
"With people drifting in the starry sea, how could one not know how to pilot a spaceship? It's just like riding a horse in ancient martial arts..."
Lin Yi was eager to try out his newly acquired skills, but Stone doused his enthusiasm with a bucket of cold water, instantly chilling him.
"There's some bad news. Those monsters seem to be closing in on us; we might not be able to escape..."
"What?"
Startled, Lin quickly looked out the window.
Indeed, they were already surrounded by the annihilation creatures. The seven monsters moved at incredible speed, leaving Lin no time to react as they encircled the Mushroom House where he was located.
The leader of the annihilation creatures confirmed Lin's position by throwing back its head and letting out a horrifying scream that sounded like a ghost wailing.
However, these creatures seemed to have some reservations; they merely circled around the house Lin was in, slowly closing in without rushing inside.
This was due to their nature; they were inherently suspicious and extremely cunning and cautious beings.
This gave Lin some time to think. He rubbed his temples and began contemplating strategies while mumbling, "What should I do? What can I do? There must be a way..."
"A deadlock..." Stone suddenly remarked.
"…"
Lin shot Stone a glare and replied with a grin, "Shut your gloomy mouth!"
"It seems there might actually be a turning point; someone is coming our way."
"Could it be your boss's rescue? Are they here so soon?"
Glancing at the stone, Lin looked out the window and saw a Single-Person Spaceship rapidly approaching. It seemed that this was not someone from the stone side, but rather Teacher Bai and the others who had just left.
At that moment, Lin lowered his head to check his smartwatch and found his inbox filled with messages, as he had been in silent mode earlier and hadn't noticed.
Hastily browsing through the messages sent by Fatty and the others, Lin realized that the newcomers were Teacher Bai. He quickly sent a communication.
As soon as the connection was established, Lin immediately said, "Teacher Bai, you need to leave here quickly. I'm surrounded, and those monsters are not something you can handle."
On the other end, Bai Quexin paused for a moment before scoffing, "Not listening, huh? Talking nonsense; you must have lost your mind to stay here."
"Wait for me; I'm coming down right now!"
Before Lin could say anything else, Bai Quexin had already cut off the communication, and the Single-Person Spaceship was flying toward Lin's location!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Feeling utterly helpless, Lin could only open the door and rush out. At the same time, the monsters surrounding him were startled and retreated a short distance in caution.
They also noticed Bai Quexin's arrival and dared not advance recklessly until they understood the situation.
...
The standoff continued until Bai Quexin shouted from mid-air and directly threw the spaceship down from above, crashing straight down!
Yes, it came crashing down!
With a loud bang! Dust flew up where Bai Quexin landed!
A gray cloud of dust enveloped the area as Bai Quexin's upright figure did not pause; the moment he hit the ground, he rebounded like a bouncing ball and charged toward the nearest monster!
At the entrance, Lin could see nothing clearly; he squinted and waved away the dust in front of him.
He had thought that with Bai Quexin's impressive entrance, he would appear before Lin Mian holding the head of a monster. However, to his utter shock, after just half a minute of fighting, Bai Quexin was thrown out like a ragdoll!
"Bang!"
Bai Quexin's body slammed against the wall, leaving a circle of cracked marks behind him. He spat out a mouthful of blood, having been severely injured by the monster in a single encounter.
Stunned for a second, Lin's pupils suddenly constricted as he shouted, "Teacher Bai!" He immediately turned around to help Bai Quexin up.
Just as he completed this action, Lin's body froze again. It was only when he lifted Bai Quexin that he realized his right arm was completely severed at the shoulder, the entire limb missing!
Blood gushed from Bai Quexin's severed arm, pooling beside him.
"Run... run..."
Accompanied by weak gasps, Bai Quexin shouted at Lin. Just as he finished speaking, another spurt of blood erupted from his mouth, and he fell unconscious from the excruciating pain.
Damn it! What on earth just happened!
Grinding his teeth, Lin's mind was blank. He quickly dragged the unconscious Bai Quexin back into the house, slammed the door shut behind them, and began to breathe heavily.
Fear! A long-lost fear enveloped Lin's heart, causing his entire body to tremble.
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