The moment someone placed a bounty on Leinster, a virtual mini map appeared in front of every challenger.
Under the new challengers' confused stares and the veteran challengers' excited look, a red dot named "bounty" flashed.
Floating above the red dot was Leinster's face picture, along with his full name.
This...
Some challengers, mostly ordinary people who entered the ruin for the first time, didn't have the heart to kill a fellow human being.
Even the new challengers didn't want to look greedy in front of the audiences, losing their future life votes.
But then, when they saw the unique name "Leinster Raine" and that iconic white hair-red eyes combo, the challengers instantly went into an uproar.
"Isn't this the number one criminal in our country?? He was even known to our neighboring countries!"
In an instant, the thought of sparing fellow humans disappeared from the challengers' minds.
If they could kill this scum of society, not only would they get the bounty, they would also earn praises from the audiences and might even get many, many life votes!
The challengers' eyes turned red with greed and everyone immediately rushed towards the coordinate displayed on the map.
"Find this Leinster Raine!"
"He's at the Pandora Jewel Store!"
"Kill him!!"
"Kill!!!"
The challengers outside were all scrambling to the jewelry store and inside the store...
The female shopkeeper, who was about to agree to Leinster's offer, immediately changed her mind on the spot.
"You...a...thief!"
Kill! She had to kill this guy!
The rule was triggered and the pressure on Leinster's body was so strong that Leinster instantly collapsed to the ground, sprawled like a spider.
"Ugh! Damn— "
The process of turning someone into a jewel required a lot of pressure and time, so Leinster could clearly feel every change in his body.
The alien could feel that his body slowly hardened, turning into a strange material and his pair of crimson eyes solidified—
Into a pair of rubies!
Even worse, Leinster's precarious sanity level started to tremble, about to drop by a few more points all the way to the 20-point line.
Leinster's face instantly turned paler than the ghosts in the store.
No, no, if this continued, he would definitely die! No turning back the table like last time!
Leinster mustered all of his energy to move his limbs, but just then, his sixth sense suddenly sent him a loud alarm.
Danger!
Leinster subconsciously hugged his oil lamp and rolled around like a kebab.
Swoosh!
A sharp wind cut the tip of his hair before landing straight on the floor.
Crack!
Three claw marks appeared on the floor, as if a huge beast scratched it with nails.
The crack was a few centimeters deep, showing how strong the blow was.
If this attack landed on Leinster's body, he would have been shredded to pieces!
Leinster shuddered and subconsciously looked at the place where he felt the most malice.
There, hidden in the dark and only dimly illuminated by Leinster's and Otomen Lover's oil lamp, a striking red slowly approached with the iconic sound of heels.
Clack. Clack. Clack.
A long black hair reaching the ankle swayed in the air, followed by a strong stench of corpse.
Following behind the figure were countless figures with long necks, so long that these necks almost got entangled with each other.
"Hi...hi...hi...where...are...you...going?"
Both Leinster and Otomen Lover felt their scalps tingling.
This voice!!
A familiar greyish and rotten face appeared just a few meters away.
It was that nosy female customer!
The female customer led the other shopkeepers, along with the one who was dealing with Leinster and Otomen Lover.
Leinster didn't know when, but the group of corpses had already encircled them so tightly that not even a fly could get through.
Otomen Lover took a few steps back until her heels bumped into Leinster's arms on the floor.
"L-leinster..."
What do we do??
Seeing this scene, the audience in Otomen Lover's livestream immediately commented anxiously.
[Sister, run! Abandon that scum!]
[Sister, he's the one being targeted, not you! Just abandon him! You will survive!]
[Use him as bait!]
[Wait, take the ten oil cans and all his belongings before you run!]
Otomen Lover's eyes flickered at these comments but she quickly flung her face away from the transparent panel.
No, no, don't be tempted by the short-term benefit.
She's now in the same ship as Leinster.
If Leinster died, she would not survive for a long time either!
B-but what to do?
The monsters...they were already so close...
So close that Otomen Lover could feel the chill from their bodies.
The flames in the two oil lamps flickered wildly and the oil was consumed so fast that there were only a few drops left!
Otomen Lover quickly snatched the spare oil cans inside Leinster's shopping bag and switched the oil cans for both of their lamps.
The monsters were only two meters away from them, but they only stretched their necks out, not moving their feet even for an inch.
Even the female customer only growled at the two people while salivating all over.
"Grrrr...soon! Soon!"
Her eyes darted towards the dim oil lamp and a trace of fear flashed in the woman's eyes but she quickly clenched her long nails.
Heh. Just wait until the prey with a slippery tongue turns into a jewel.
By then, they could all feast to their heart's content!
Sensing the monsters' avoidance towards the lamp, Leinster opened his mouth and whispered weakly.
"Lamp...the...lamp...shine it...on...them..."
Quick!
Otomen Lover mustered all of her courage and suddenly bolted towards the female customer, shoving the oil lamp dangerously close to the customer's face.
"Begone, thot!!"
Leinster: Pffff—
Flash!
"ARGGGHHG!! MY FACE! MY FACE!"
The female customer shrieked miserably, her screams shattering the heaven and earth ears but the long-neck shopkeepers almost screamed in unison.
"Ah...ah...! Fire...!"
They quickly took a few steps back, distancing themselves from the female customer.
Their big movement inadvertently created a hole in the tightly-closed circle.
Leinster's eyes instantly flashed.
It's now!
"Run!!"