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Arriving at the supermarket, Xiao Lan headed straight for the tobacco and alcohol section. He had to get the cigarettes before Lin Yan did.

Suddenly, Xiao Lan paused as he passed the shelves. Once again, he felt like something was spying on him, but it was different to what he had felt in the warehouse; it wasn’t that cold, but it felt like a blade pointed at his back. dc4rC7

Xiao Lan surveyed his surroundings. The supermarket was still a ruin and filled with an air of decay; as far as he could see, everything was normal.

Unwilling to drop the matter, Xiao Lan looked at the shadows of the shelves. There wasn’t anything there this time. The thick layer of dust on the floor was undisturbed, and there weren’t any additional marks in it.

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It seemed that he was just overthinking it.

【Sir, something is spying on you】 yX45KG

Xiao Lan quietly said, “You can feel it, too?”

【Yes. It’s an intermittent existence, and hard to grasp】

Xiao Lan frowned. What on earth was it? Was it danger set up by the game, or a trick by a player? Xiao Lan knew too little about the game, and Luo had amnesia. Currently, they were unable to obtain enough information for an analysis.

Suddenly, the intense feeling of being spied on abruptly disappeared, and the supermarket returned to its ruined and rotting atmosphere, just without the dangerous feeling of a knife to his back.

The situation wasn’t too good, but Xiao Lan didn’t have any way of handling it at the moment. Increasing his vigilance, he followed his original plan, and headed for the tobacco and alcohol section.

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In front of the tobacco and alcohol display.

Xiao Lan discovered the Shandi brand cigarettes in the most unremarkable place. The packaging design was in the crude style of the end of the last century, and carried an old-fashioned sense of being abandoned with the flow of time. HNCMlr

Xiao Lan had just stretched out a hand, when a grey shadow appeared out of nowhere and swiftly headed for the cigarette box under his hand.

It was going to snatch his item!

Xiao Lan subconsciously made a fist and threw a punch at that thing.

He had worked countless jobs in various places all year round, and his reaction couldn’t be said to be slow, especially if someone wanted to snatch something from under his hand. He didn’t even have to think about it before his body automatically reacted, as if it had already become instinctual. y6BUXZ

Xiao Lan could tell from this punch that this thing was flabby and incredibly elastic; he couldn’t feel any bones at all.

Turning his head to look, that thing was an eye the size of a head, with a pair of hands growing out of it. At that moment, it was unable to crawl back up from the floor after suffering a violent punch. Its short hands scrabbled over the floor, and it even looked a little pitiful.

“Gu…” The thing whimpered for a moment, before it disappeared.

At the same time, Xiao Lan received a system prompt. “You have killed an eye of space and time.” Ld9rDX

“What’s that?” Xiao Lan was a little baffled. Was it this thing that had been monitoring him just now?

Luo’s handwriting appeared.

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【Eye of space and time: A monster that can hide in the cracks of space and time. It is much better at concealment than a lurker. From what’s left of my memory, this creature is very quick and has a very tough outer skin. Veteran players also often suffer losses because of it】

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“I never thought that you would actually be able to destroy an eye of time and space.” Lin Yan said coldly, “What on earth do you have on you? That thing was also what killed the lurker previously ba?”

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However, it seemed that Lin Yan thought that everything was Luo’s doing.

Lin Yan sneered. “Appearances really are deceiving ah. I thought at first that you were just some guy with good luck, but I didn’t think you would actually cause me to lose two items.”

He glanced at Xiao Lan’s side. “What in the world did you get? Give it to me, and perhaps I’ll consider taking you with me to clear the instance.”

Xiao Lan nearly rolled his eyes. “Those who believe those words are already cold and dead ba.” CPxjVF

Hearing this, Lin Yan’s expression darkened. “I’ll give you one last chance. Be tactful. You cannot imagine a veteran player’s tricks.”

Even if Xiao Lan hadn’t known about a traitor, he wouldn’t believe Lin Yan at all. This fellow was too slick at double-crossing; who knew how many people he had pitted to death to become this skilled.

Seeing Lin Yan’s expression, Xiao Lan understood that this might turn into an outright brawl this time.

He looked at the paper box of cigarettes on the side, and gave up the idea of keeping it on him for the time being. If they fought, he would definitely damage the packaging, and the boss might not accept it when the time came. ldIh3m

Seeing that Xiao Lan was unwilling to take the bait, Lin Yan’s eyes turned sharp, and he directly attacked Xiao Lan.

He was incredibly fast, and seemed to reach Xiao Lan in an instant. A fist that was as quick as lightning flew towards Xiao Lan’s head.

Xiao Lan wasn’t a vegetarian either; he had punched gangsters and kicked drunkards, and even dealt with a few robbers on his normal route home after work. Now, he dodged slightly and avoided Lin Yan’s attack.

When Lin Yan’s attack failed, he came after him again, this time aiming for Xiao Lan’s chest. Nv6q7Y

【Sir, he is approximately 2.75 times faster than a regular human being】

Glancing at Luo’s message, Xiao Lan calculated in his mind, then raised a hand to block Lin Yan’s fist. Taking advantage of that pause, Xiao Lan raised a leg and kicked Lin Yan in the stomach, sending him flying directly into the shelves on the side.

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At that moment, both sides were astonished.

Lin Yan’s surprise was at Xiao Lan being able to catch his speed and at the strength of that kick; his inside were aching dully right now. t4lZ0N

Xiao Lan, on the contrary, was surprised because when he kicked Lin Yan’s stomach, it felt much sturdier than the eye of space and time. He could straightaway dispose of the eye of space and time with a single punch at his current strength, yet Lin Yan had only spat out a mouthful of blood.

Could it be that it wasn’t only this guy’s face that was thick?

Sure enough, a veteran player couldn’t be underestimated. Xiao Lan felt even more cautious in his heart.

The two of them were in a face-off, when the sound of something hard being kicked rang out. wPDrj3

Xiao Lan had a bad feeling. He looked at his surroundings; during their fight, he and Lin Yan had strayed some distance away from the tobacco and alcohol counter, and a row of shelves just so happened to block Xiao Lan’s view of the counter.

Xiao Lan looked at Lin Yan warily as he retreated, but Lin Yan stood where he was, with no intention of moving forward.

Xiao Lan then saw the tattooed gangster shove a Shandi brand cigarette packet into his pocket. Seeing Xiao Lan come over, he frowned and stopped moving.

Xiao Lan: “You’ve joined hands with Lin Yan?” Zwy0 C

The tattooed gangster forced himself to stay calm. “Just… Just this once.”

Xiao Lan didn’t know whether to praise his bravery or curse him for his stupidity. “You’ve also seen what happened to the others who followed him.”

The tattooed gangster stiffened his neck and said, “He already told me that he just wants to deal with you. He’s already chosen his item earlier on, and this is for me. If you want to blame something, just blame your bad luck. He’s the one person that can’t be provoked!”

He spoke like he was looking for an argument to defend himself. He directly stuffed the cigarette packet into his pocket. “Laozi already has it in my hands now, so it’s mine!” ncTtvo

Xiao Lan really wanted to dunk this moron’s head in a toilet for a wash. How simple was this idiot’s brain structure that he would believe such nonsense?

Lin Yan walked over as well, smiling proudly at Xiao Lan. “How does it feel to oppose me?”

As he spoke, he raised a hand to signal to the tattooed gangster, and the two of them faced Xiao Lan in a pincer attack.

Lin Yan said, “Hand over what you obtained from your hidden task!” 7V4Dzr

Xiao Lan looked at the two people hemming him in. It was already hard enough fighting just Lin Yan. Coupled with the tattooed gangster, it would be very difficult for him to retreat intact unless he used his skill now.

But his skill only lasted for five minutes ah!

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It was just like a damn trial version; after acting cool for five minutes, then what? Pretend to be god for five minutes, then be a weakling for the remaining 23 hours and 55 minutes?!

At this critical juncture, Luo’s writing rapidly appeared, and it was even somewhat illegible because it was written in a hurry. 3jlJ2E

【Sir, please proceed according to my directions】

【I can stall them for three seconds】

【Run!】

Immediately, an arrow appeared on the floor. Xiao Lan used all his strength to run in the direction that the arrow was pointing. cganuk

Lin Yan and the tattooed gangster wanted to give chase when they saw this, but a dense, black shadow had infiltrated their shadows at some point. After that, their shadows seemed glued to the floor, locking them in place.

The two of them were instantly alarmed when they discovered that they couldn’t move at all. They began to struggle in place as they tried to break away from this unknown restriction.

Xiao Lan was extremely fast, and Luo’s arrow guided him to detour around shelves and through sales counters as he swiftly fled the supermarket area by taking shortcuts; he even pulled down a few shelves to act as obstructions in passing. He didn’t have time to care about the system notification about damaging the setting; if those two fellows cut him off, he would be cold and dead then.

He then leapt out a window in the corridor, and under Luo’s guidance, found an unassuming stairwell with junk in it. Xiao Lan ducked inside, closing the door behind him. WHnJRg

Not long after, Lin Yan and the tattooed gangster reached the corridor. Lin Yan: “He can’t have run far in such a short time. Search every room carefully!”

They began to carefully search each and every room along the corridor.

Among the junk on the other side of the corridor, Xiao Lan breathed a sigh of relief. He quietly said, “Luo, thank you.”

Luo’s writing was much lighter than before. nYd1pI

【Everything is for your safety】

Xiao Lan immediately noticed the peculiarity. “What’s wrong with you?”

【Thank you for your concern; I just overextended my power, that’s all】

Xiao Lan was a little worried. “Will this affect you much?” 8Djf12

【Many apologies, I may be unable to provide you with decent help for a period of time】

“That isn’t the main point.” Xiao Lan’s tone became sharp. “What’s important is how to help you recover.”

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Luo’s writing paused for a moment, then continued in a lively manner.

【Your concern makes me very happy, sir】 vntKBi

【You only have to bring me along to clear instances, and I’ll be able to recover. When I absorb more energy, I’ll even be able to condense a substantial form to be by your side】

That surprised Xiao Lan. He originally thought that Luo, this sort of inhuman species, would probably evolve into a dark shadow — the gooey, black type that was indescribable.

【To provide you with assistance, it’s more convenient to assume a human form】

【I anticipate the day that I’ll be able to stand by your side】 hFk7RU

Xiao Lan said seriously, “I’ll definitely take you along to clear this game. I swear.”

So you don’t have to use this method of overexerting yourself to prove your worth.

The author has something to say:

Xiao Lan: Can it be that my evolution is in the direction of One Punch Man? Q3m4ul

Luo: Is your hair still thick?

Xiao Lan: …Go away.

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