The radiance of the twin sun and moon wheels did not last long, quickly dissipating as 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 layout of the haunted house was akin to a labyrinth. Having lost sight, chasing became difficult. With a maze of rooms and corridors, Bai Ye had no idea where Li Jiayi had gone.
Therefore, after a moment's thought, Bai Ye immediately decided to set aside Li Jiayi 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 felt something was amiss. It wasn't the cooperation itself, but rather that Li Jiayi was taking a huge risk. As Bai Ye himself had said, after escorting Bai Ye into the haunted house, Li Jiayi would be useless. On what grounds could he trust Bai Ye to share the mission rewards equally? On Bai Ye's noble character?
If it were in his past life, Bai Ye might have been that naive. But after the baptism of his past life, Bai Ye would have 100% chosen to eliminate Li Jiayi.
So, while suspicion of Li Jiayi was one aspect, Bai Ye also had no intention of giving up the restricted zone mission. If Li Jiayi had truly proposed cooperation out of naivety, then Bai Ye could only apologize and feel guilty for half a minute as a show of remorse.
The facts proved that Li Jiayi was not naive at all, and Bai Ye's suspicion was correct.
The claim of being unable to defeat the evil spirits and seeking Bai Ye's cooperation was absolute nonsense.
The brief exchange of a few rounds was enough to see that Li Jiayi was a formidable fighter; those twin sun and moon wheels were incredibly powerful.
However, what was Li Jiayi's objective?
This, Bai Ye still did not know.
But regardless of Li Jiayi's objective, Bai Ye's purpose was clear: the restricted zone mission. Since that was the case, he would 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.
Thinking this, Bai Ye quickly advanced down the corridor, spear in hand.
Simultaneously, Li Jiayi swiftly exited through a passage on the other side of the room. As he walked, he formed a "six" with his hand, placing it by his ear like a receiver, and said, "Hello, something's happened."
The next instant, a voice truly came from the receiver formed by his hand gesture: "What's happened?"
"That kid is more cunning than we thought. The plan to use him as a scapegoat has failed. If nothing unexpected happens, he should 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'd say 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 secure the hidden mission rewards."
"What about the restricted zone mission?"
"The longer this drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for both sides," Li Jiayi said coldly. "One must know when to cut their losses. As long as we get the hidden mission rewards, we won't be at a disadvantage."
"I understand."
"Now, follow my instructions. First, find a way to get to the amusement park's administration office, and then..."
...
Bai Ye was unaware that due to his actions, Li Jiayi had also become anxious, nor did he know that there was a hidden mission within the death amusement park.
But no matter what Li Jiayi was up to, Bai Ye was determined to proceed at his own pace.
Swiftly moving through the corridor, Bai Ye reached a corner and glanced to his side. There stood a headless axe-wielding figure, its head missing, and the neck stained with cheap blood.
It looked like nothing more than a prop designed to scare people.
However...
Bai Ye did not hesitate to aim his gun at the headless figure.
As expected, the moment Bai Ye turned his gun, the headless figure suddenly came to life, raising its axe to chop at Bai Ye.
But Bai Ye was clearly faster.
Bang!
With Bai Ye pulling the trigger, a loud bang followed, and the headless figure was blasted away, crashing heavily against the wall.
Bai Ye didn't even bother to look at it again, continuing forward with his gun.
With the power of the Evil Dragon's Roar, five energy beams hitting within a three-meter range would be difficult even for supervisors, let alone the "little guys" of the haunted house.
As for Bai Ye's almost prescient actions, they were naturally thanks to his memories from his past life.
Although Bai Ye couldn't clearly recall every monster that appeared in the haunted house, he knew that after the haunted house was burned down, a large number of evil spirits were born, and these spirits inhabited the haunted house, residing within the props used for scares.
Therefore, the evil spirits behind the walls, the female ghost hanging from the ceiling, the headless figure holding an axe in the corner – anything used to scare people would now become an evil spirit.
Naturally, upon seeing these things, there was no need for further action; just shoot them directly.
After passing the corner, Bai Ye raised his flashlight to illuminate the surroundings. In the dim corridor, some crimson light appeared below the ceiling.
Bai Ye raised his flashlight to shine on them – it was a large group of plastic bats.
These could not be possessed by evil spirits; there were too many of them, and evil spirits weren't that abundant.
So, Bai Ye walked straight ahead.
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, using his flashlight to shine on the bat swarm on the ceiling. It was at this moment...
From within the bat swarm, a pale face suddenly appeared, with two fangs at the corners of its mouth, lunging to bite Bai Ye.
A vampire!
Bang!
Bai Ye decisively fired, blasting the vampire's body to pieces.
However, unlike the previous monsters, after its body was shattered, the vampire's head actually floated in the air, and the surrounding bats quickly gathered towards the vampire, reforming its body.
Bai Ye fired again!
Bang, bang!
Bai Ye fired two shots in quick succession. The vampire's body, under the might of the Evil Dragon's Roar, was equally vulnerable. After Bai Ye fired twice, the vampire's body was blasted to pieces twice.
But...
It was useless!
After Bai Ye shattered the vampire's body, it dispersed into bats as it broke apart. The bats then flew back and reformed into a mass, turning back into the vampire's body.
At the same time...
The vampire floated down from the ceiling and approached Bai Ye.
Bai Ye dropped the Evil Dragon's Roar. It seemed technological weapons were useless against this fellow. Then...
"Fire Curse!"
Bai Ye produced a talismann, uttered a low cry, and then pushed the burning talismann forward with his palm.
...