Just about to doze off, and someone hands you a pillow?
Heaven is practically spoon-feeding him at this point.
What reason was there to refuse?
Qin Siyang stretched a little, ready to commit robbery.
Killing people? He'd done plenty of that. Robbery, though? This would be a first.
A faint anticipation and excitement stirred within him.
Just then, that young man also noticed Qin Siyang, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
Perhaps it was because Qin Siyang's Cyan Striped Armor was too well-hidden, causing him to overlook him at first.
The frenzied youth sprinted away at full speed, a vicious glint flashing across his face: "I thought they all ran away, but I didn't expect there was still a rat left. And you heard me!"
"But it doesn't matter. You've already lost your chance to escape. Just die here!"
Seeing the killing intent in the young man's eyes, Qin Siyang swiftly entered a defensive stance.
He was ready to activate [Violence] at any moment and fight to the death.
However.
The young man zipped past him without stopping in the slightest.
He had no intention of fighting Qin Siyang at all.
The young man glanced back with a mocking sneer: "This Sacrificial Giant Vine has been chasing me for so long, it barely has any strength left. It's just holding on for revenge! Once it kills someone, it'll probably retreat."
"Haha! You'll never outrun me! Just obediently die at the hands of this Sacrificial Giant Vine and help me obtain the Vine Core!!"
At that moment, Qin Siyang realized that the solid ground beneath his feet had suddenly turned as soft as a blanket, and his body was constantly sinking.
Forget running—just taking two steps required considerable effort.
'No wonder he's so cocky. Turns out he's an expert. This is my first time seeing a Sequence ability that can alter the terrain.'
Seeing Qin Siyang trapped, the frenzied young man turned back again, sneering so hard that his grin nearly reached his ears: "Haha, just wait for death!! It's mine! The Vine Core is mine!! Everything is mine!!"
Qin Siyang was now certain that this young man was mentally unstable.
Of course, it could also be that he was simply too excited about obtaining the Vine Core and had lost all rationality.
'If you've lost your mind, I'll help you find it.'
The frenzied young man's shouts still echoed in Qin Siyang's ears:
"Whooo!! You'll never outrun me!! I'm invincible!! From now on, I'm invincible!!!"
Qin Siyang remained utterly calm.
He glanced at the approaching Sacrificial Giant Vine, then at the young man dashing ahead, and bent down to tie his shoelaces, chuckling: "If you can outrun me, I'll never leave the Safe Zone again."
He pulled a divine remain from his backpack and stuffed it into his mouth.
'[Banquet Domain], activate.'
BOOM—
A thunderous explosion rocked the ground.
The Devouring Giant Vine smashed into the spot where Qin Siyang had just been standing.
The frenzied young man looked back and grinned even wider.
"I'm invincible!!! Haha!! Soon, the Vine Core will be completely mine..."
However, before he could finish laughing—
A blurred figure was charging toward him at breakneck speed.
"That… what kind of skill is that?"
He was momentarily stunned, unable to comprehend what Qin Siyang had done.
Qin Siyang's speed was absurd, closing the distance between them in an instant.
No—more accurately, Qin Siyang wasn't running.
His afterimage only appeared intermittently at intervals, as if he was teleporting.
Chasing after the frenzied young man like a ghost.
"This… how is this possible?"
The frenzied young man accelerated, making the ground beneath him even softer, seemingly trying to trap Qin Siyang.
But [Banquet Domain] was completely unaffected by terrain.
Qin Siyang wasn't hindered in the slightest, still moving in rapid bursts.
With a few more flickers, he closed in on the young man.
The whole thing took less than two seconds.
Before the young man could react, a dark gleam flashed before his eyes.
As Qin Siyang caught up, he swung his Hunting Dagger and slashed the young man's backpack open.
A fist-sized, glowing crystal stood out among a dozen large and small circular armor plates.
Like a radiant jade-green emerald.
Without a doubt, it was the Vine Core.
The frenzied young man tried to run even faster, but Qin Siyang was quicker. With another teleport, he was right beside him again.
Qin Siyang reached into the shredded backpack and grasped the Vine Core. Meeting the young man's horrified gaze, he smirked.
"I'll be taking the Vine Core."
"As thanks, I'll send you to your death."
With that, he activated [Violence] and kicked the young man square in the chest.
With that kick, the young man had two possible outcomes:
Instant death.
Or total immobilization, allowing the Sacrificial Giant Vine to catch up and crush him.
"Farewell."
BANG—
But the moment Qin Siyang's foot connected, his smile froze.
Neither of the two expected outcomes occurred.
The young man shattered like porcelain, breaking apart from the point of impact, crumbling into countless fragments.
'How can that be?'
Upon closer inspection, there wasn't a single drop of blood among the shattered pieces.
Moreover, all the fragments turned into dust and scattered with the wind in an instant.
Qin Siyang was stunned.
'What just happened?'
'A substitute? An illusion?'
'How many abilities does this guy have?'
While Qin Siyang was still processing, he suddenly saw the young man reappear in the distance.
His expression was no longer frenzied, but full of fear.
He turned back to glance at Qin Siyang with dread—then bolted forward at full speed.
One hit, and he still wasn't dead.
Qin Siyang looked at the Sacrificial Giant Vine closing in behind him. Without hesitation, he sprinted toward the Safe Zone.
[Banquet Domain] only lasted ten seconds.
If he didn't escape in time, the vine might catch him.
Relying on [Violence] alone, outrunning the Sacrificial Giant Vine would be nearly impossible.
That made him wonder, 'What exactly is that young man's Sequence?'
'He can alter terrain, use a substitution skill, and even run faster than me.'
Aside from not showing any offensive abilities, he was practically perfect.
No wonder he kept shouting, "I'm invincible!"—it wasn't entirely exaggerated.
Qin Siyang rapidly blinked to the side, confirming that the Sacrificial Giant Vine wasn't chasing him.
He glanced at the young man's escape route.
Perhaps out of fear, the young man didn't flee toward the Safe Zone but continued running straight ahead.
The Sacrificial Giant Vine was hot on his heels.
Qin Siyang noticed other Sequence users appearing in the distance and scowled.
"Damn it, more people are showing up. Killing him might not be possible for now."
Ten seconds later, [Banquet Domain] ended, but [Violence] was still active.
He tossed the Vine Core into his backpack and kept running.
He even spared a glance back at the young man being chased by the vine.
The young man stared at his slashed-open backpack, his expression bleak.
Not only had he lost the Vine Core, but the circular armor plates he'd collected were also scattered along his escape route.
His face was greener than the Vine Core itself.
Qin Siyang sighed sincerely: 'Man, that's rough.'
Qin Siyang truly sympathized with the young man.
Though… he couldn't help but laugh.
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