CHAPTER 262: CHAPTER 263: I’M REALLY NOT THE VILLAIN (PUT DOWN THE KNIFE)

"Damn, does Wang Ce even know how to talk?" Liu Cheng was shocked. Dared to directly question Lin Yue? We’re gonna die, gonna die, gonna die.

"I remember the forum said Lin Yue is a killing Demon King, how else did Levik’s group lose to him? Wang Ce is dragging us all to hell," Xu Luo promptly replied.

"This guy’s presence is unbearable, it’s too strong. That dragon... guys, the dragon’s both handsome and fierce, but I don’t know if this is the last thing I’m gonna see. Speaking of which, should we tell him we’re all from the Tang Country and not to shoot?" A drop of sweat trickled down Chu Yu’s face, falling to the ground.

"Lin Yue took down that beetle so easily, killing us would probably take just a second, maybe it won’t hurt that much, let’s all endure," Luo Meng finally comforted everyone.

They were all bowing their heads, each using the system’s chat panel to express their dissatisfaction with Wang Ce and their fear and unease over Lin Yue’s imminent wrath.

At the same time, they all felt that with such words spoken, Lin Yue wouldn’t be able to hold back from killing them.

"Oh, that? Who knows where you came from, it’s mine now." Lin Yue wasn’t as dramatic as these people; he couldn’t care less.

Though he didn’t expect Wang Ce to be here.

When Bai mentioned there were other survivors here, Lin Yue didn’t pay much attention, after all, the Ancient Secret Realm Gate had been concentrating many survivors in one area for quite some time, and he had encountered such situations several times before.

This Wang Ce was one of the seven who came to scout during his last battle with Levik. At that time, he left three, and among them, his impression of Wang Ce was the strongest.

He always spoke briefly, never exceeding five words.

Hearing him say so much this time made Lin Yue feel strange.

"Oh." Wang Ce nodded.

The rest of them were drenched in sweat, still recovering from the shock.

They had just closed their eyes tight, muscles tense, nearly screaming out of fear, thinking Lin Yue was going to do something but Lin Yue did nothing.

"You can leave now." Lin Yue nodded, looking at the kneeling people, he also found it a bit unbelievable.

Am I really that scary?

The few exchanged glances, thinking they misheard, hurriedly got up from the ground, and dared not look directly at Lin Yue, seemingly unable to believe it.

Wang Ce had said Lin Yue had instantly killed four of the seven men on a previous occasion and was a merciless killer!

They thought they were going to be killed, but Lin Yue did not do so.

Wang Ce glanced at them, expressionless, took out a light blue design map from the Storage Space, and placed it on the ground.

The others saw him put down a Shelter Design Map on the ground and quickly understood what to do.

Each pulled out one or several Shelter Design Maps, placed them on the ground, and quickly disappeared through the door.

"Ga wu." Bai flew back, grabbing onto the window frame with its claws, signaling to Lin Yue that it was time to go, there were still many things left undone.

Looking at the small pile of Shelter Design Maps on the ground, Lin Yue deeply felt once again that he was seemingly being treated as a "bad guy."

"It always turns into them giving me these things... hmm, shouldn’t be extorting, after all, I did save them," Lin Yue muttered to himself, then jumped onto Bai’s back through the window.

Next, he needed to collect the spoils.

The Giant Beetle wasn’t leaving without providing something.

Its huge, slick black shell indeed didn’t fear fire. Even now, with the inside burned beyond recognition, almost seared through, its shell remained unaffected.

Lin Yue had Bai gradually descend, ultimately landing around the still burning Giant Beetle.

Waves of heat surged, making Bai visibly uncomfortable, forcing it to counter with continuous icy breaths.

"Bai, does it still have enough energy?"

"Ga wu." Bai nodded, unsure of its master’s intention, only wanting to leave this place soon.

"Let’s put out the fire on this dead stinking beetle, can you do it?"

Bai received the command and immediately charged out, Lin Yue mounted it, flew into the air, wings flapping while a massive force surged in its abdomen!

Suddenly, Lin Yue on the dragon’s back felt a powerful thrust, propelling both him and Bai skyward.

At the same time, Lin Yue sensed the heated air suddenly vanish, replaced by a cool, refreshing gust.

The fire was out.

Lin Yue opened his eyes, seeing a large stretch of ground and the Giant Beetle covered in frost, gradually melting under the warmth from the smoldering ashes.

The cold vanished, temperatures returned to normal, and the fiery surroundings became completely quiet.

He approached the Giant Beetle’s corpse; a foul stench surged upwards, the burnt smell combined with the beetle’s odor, truly unbearable.

Pulling out the Outstanding Iron Spear, Lin Yue poked at the charred bug, knocking on the massive shell.

[????’s Shell]

I knew it.

Lin Yue was used to the system’s deliberate ignorance of monster names in the Secret Realm and had no complaints.

As long as you got something, that’s all that matters.

[You acquired ????’s Shell]

[Storage Space insufficient]

Oh boy.

He didn’t expect this thing to take up so much space.

Looks like he had to go back.

He glanced at Bai, noticing its exhaustion, able to continue searching, but Bai couldn’t follow.

Besides, the Otherworld was nearly dark.

If he wanted to return, he’d have to take a certain risk.

Lin Yue stretched, feeling he still had strength, but recognized not to overexert.

Giving Bai a Lion-headed Bear steak, Lin Yue noticed the supplies were running low, less than a third left.

Speaking of which, Lion-headed Bears were only seen in the Underground Ruins...

Why would a beast capable of yielding Golden Treasure Chests submit to Lizardmen?

And during the battle over the bodies, didn’t Eagle-winged Insects avoid the Lizardmen, not even daring to retaliate against attacks from them...

What’s on the Lizardman?

Bai soared high with Lin Yue, filled with questions, returning to the Ancient Secret Realm Gate on the beach.

When Lin Yue returned to the Otherworld, he found the sky here was already getting dark.

Time difference is a hassle.

Although special Secret Realms were beneficial, the mismatched time was truly difficult to adapt to.

Returning to the Shelter, Lin Yue let the weary Bai rest well and headed to the basement.

Ten Little Ice Lizards were still guarding the Underground Ruins Stone Gate, standing up only when they saw Lin Yue return, having not moved the whole time.

"Not back yet?" Lin Yue stared at the Stone Gate, suddenly feeling an impulse.