The radiance of the sun and moon wheels did not last long, quickly dissipating, and 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 rather that the haunted house's layout was similar to a maze. Once his vision was lost, pursuit would be difficult. There were countless rooms and corridors, and Bai Ye had no idea where Li Jiayi had gone.
Therefore, after a moment of thought, Bai Ye immediately decided to set aside Li Jiayi for now and focus on completing the restricted area mission as quickly as possible.
From the moment he received the call and heard the proposal for cooperation, Bai Ye 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 Bai Ye into the haunted house, he would be of no further use. Why would he believe Bai Ye would share the mission equally with him? Was it because Bai Ye was noble?
If it were his previous life, Bai Ye might have been that naive. But after the tempering of his past life, Bai Ye would have absolutely chosen to eliminate Li Jiayi.
So, while suspicion of Li Jiayi was one factor, Bai Ye also had no intention of giving up the restricted area mission. If Li Jiayi had truly proposed cooperation out of naivety, then Bai Ye could only say sorry and feel guilty for half a minute to show his regret.
The facts 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 few rounds of engagement were enough to show 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 was still unclear.
But regardless of Li Jiayi's objective, Bai Ye's purpose was very clear: the restricted area mission. Since that was the case, he should complete the mission as quickly as possible. Once his goal was achieved, whatever Li Jiayi wanted to do would be no concern of Bai Ye's.
While thinking, Bai Ye quickly advanced down the corridor with his spear.
At the same time, Li Jiayi quickly left through a passage on the other side of the room. As he walked, he gestured with his hand to form the character "six," placing it by his ear like a receiver and saying, "Hello, there's trouble."
The next moment, a voice actually came from the receiver formed by his hand gesture: "What kind of trouble?"
"That kid is more cunning than we thought. The plan to use him as a scapegoat has failed. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll complete the restricted area mission as fast as possible."
"Can't we stop him?"
"It's not easy," Li Jiayi said. "This kid is quite capable. After a brief exchange, I only have about 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 area mission and secure the reward for it."
"Don't we want the restricted area mission anymore?"
"The longer this drags on, the less beneficial it will be for both sides," Li Jiayi said coldly. "One must know when to cut their 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 manager's office, and then..."
...
Bai Ye was unaware that because of him, 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 doing, Bai Ye was determined to proceed at his own pace.
He walked quickly through the corridor and reached a corner. Bai Ye glanced to his side, where a headless axe-wielding figure stood. It had no head, and its neck was covered in cheap-looking blood.
This looked like a statue meant to scare people.
However...
Bai Ye unhesitatingly aimed his gun at the headless axe-wielding figure.
As expected, the moment Bai Ye turned his gun, the headless axe-wielding figure suddenly moved, raising its axe to chop at Bai Ye.
However, Bai Ye was clearly faster.
Bang!
As Bai Ye pulled the trigger, a loud bang followed, and the headless axe-wielding figure was sent flying back by the shot, crashing heavily against the wall.
Bai Ye didn't spare the opponent another glance, holding his gun and continuing forward.
With the power of the Dragon's Roar, five energy beams hitting within three meters were enough to trouble even a supervisor, let alone the "little guys" in a haunted house?
As for Bai Ye's near-prophetic actions, they were naturally thanks to his memories from his previous life.
While Bai Ye couldn't precisely recall every ghost 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 evil spirits inhabited the haunted house and the props used for scaring people.
Therefore, evil spirits behind walls, female ghosts hanging from the ceiling, headless figures standing in corners – anything used for scaring would now become an evil spirit.
Naturally, upon seeing these things, there was no need for pleasantries; one just needed to shoot them.
After passing the corner, Bai Ye raised his flashlight to illuminate his surroundings. In the dim corridor, some scarlet light appeared beneath the ceiling.
Bai Ye raised his flashlight to shine on it. It was a large group of plastic bats.
These couldn't possibly be possessed by evil spirits; there were too many. Evil spirits weren't that common.
So, Bai Ye walked straight ahead.
But the moment Bai Ye stepped forward...
Suddenly, those bats flapped their wings, emitting "squeak" sounds, and flew up above Bai Ye's head.
What was going on?
Bai Ye crouched down, using his flashlight to shine on the cluster of bats on the ceiling. It was then...
From within the bat swarm, a pale face suddenly appeared, with two fangs at the corners of its mouth, and lunged towards Bai Ye.
A vampire!
Bang!
Bai Ye decisively fired, shattering the vampire's body.
However, 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, reforming its body.
Bai Ye fired again!
Bang, bang!
Bai Ye fired two shots in quick succession. The vampire's body, in the face of the Dragon's Roar, was equally vulnerable. After Bai Ye fired twice, the vampire's body was shattered twice.
But...
It was useless!
After Bai Ye shattered the vampire's body, it broke apart into bats upon destruction. Then, the bats flew back and reassembled, forming the vampire's body once more.
At the same time...
The vampire floated down from the ceiling and approached Bai Ye.
Bai Ye dropped the Dragon's Roar. It seemed that technological weapons were useless against this fellow. Then...
"Fire Curse!"
Bai Ye took out a talismans, whispered a command, and then thrust the burning talisman forward with his palm.
...