Yin Xiu focused his gaze on the last one.
He already knew that offering a hundred lives as sacrifices on the island would attract the so-called gods who possessed important artifacts, but this seventh rule, using other believers as stepping stones, meant... that if he killed the hunter with the best record, the hunter's head count would belong to him?
Generally speaking, a hunter with the best battle record must be very strong.
Other hunters might hesitate, but he can give it a try.
Yin Xiu truly did not expect that what appeared to be a survival challenge on an isolated island, where players were thrown into the island's hunting grounds to survive and clear the dungeon, was actually a bizarre sacrificial ceremony.
This bizarre perspective is quite ingenious; sacrifices and gods don't matter, as long as you get the items, you kill them all.
But before that, he can slowly explore and kill his way through this place, to see what this so-called god really is.
Before the other monsters returned, Yin Xiu toured the entire cruise ship. It was indeed just an ordinary rest area, with nothing special except for a wall full of weapons.
As dawn approached, the hunters returned from the island one after another.
Yin Xiuzheng lay on the deck, looking at the scenery. He held a withered red flower in one hand and a still-blooming blue flower in the other. He watched as a large group of hunters wearing black masks walked back with bloodstained weapons. The voices coming from under their masks did not have the excitement of returning from a slaughter, but rather a deep worry.
"Which of the human players is Yin Xiu? We've never seen him before, so it's hard to tell. It would be scary if we accidentally ran into him."
"Don't worry, if you're unlucky and encounter this, you can't escape it even if you run away. Just make the sacrifice as usual."
"But the thought of Yin Xiu in this instance makes me a little scared when I see other players. I always feel like Yin Xiu is the one on the other side."
"...Who isn't? Right now, we just hope that a Yin Xiu will emerge from among humans soon, so we can all see what he looks like and then avoid him."
"That's right, otherwise we won't be able to get 100 people in seven days, and we'll have to refresh the dungeon when it opens next time."
The hunters grumbled resentfully as they returned to their boats.
At daybreak, the cruise ship will sail away from the island and float on the sea, waiting for the next night.
Seeing that the hunters had all returned to their rooms, Yin Xiu figured it was about time to pretend and go back to his room for a nap.
He turned his gaze away from the receding island and prepared to return to the cabin. Just as he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of something bouncing and swimming on the sea surface, rushing towards him at the speed of light.
Yin Xiu turned around and squinted at the thing that was moving at the speed of light across the sea. Before he could see it clearly, the dark figure quickly climbed onto the cruise ship and pounced on Yin Xiu's hand.
The cold touch startled Yin Xiu, who quickly shook his hand away. As he swayed, the dark figure grabbed his arm, making soft, whimpering noises.
Yin Xiu paused, looking down at the cold tentacles wrapped around his arm. The tentacles instinctively curled up, tightly wrapping around Yin Xiu's arm.
"Why are you here..." Yin Xiu didn't expect that after leaving him with Zhong Mu, a small group of people would come over.
The tentacles wriggled on his arm. "I miss... my boyfriend!"
"Missing me?"
"Um!"
Yin Xiu stared silently at the dark, twisted mass on his arm. It had eyes, a mouth, and tentacles wriggling all over it. It was such a terrifying thing, yet its speech was so straightforward and simple that Yin Xiu found it increasingly adorable... Why did it feel more comfortable with it than with a human form?
"Okay, fine, you're here now. Just keep an eye on Zhong Mu over there." He replied casually, glancing thoughtfully at the small tentacles.
"What are you doing, staring at me?" The little tentacles wriggled shyly, enjoying being stared at by their boyfriend!
"It's nothing." Yin Xiu always felt that it was easier and more natural to kiss the tentacles and the slightly monstrous Li Mo than to kiss the normal Li Mo.
Perhaps because he grew up surrounded by monsters, he finds it easier to accept monsters than humanoids. Kissing a monster seems acceptable, but kissing a human would make him feel like a firecracker, ready to explode at any moment.
As if to confirm something, Yin Xiu reached out and lifted his mask, revealing the lower half of his face, and then lowered his head to peck at a tentacle.
Hmm, it's definitely easier to kiss a finger than a relative.
But after that one bite, the little tentacle immediately screamed excitedly like a megaphone, "Ahhhhhh! Boy-boyfriend! Kiss me! I kissed you!"
"Stop yelling, be quiet."
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
"Shh..."
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
"...If you call me again, I'll throw it down."
The tentacles fell silent in an instant, obediently clinging to Yin Xiu's arm, "I won't call anymore."
"..." Yin Xiu was speechless. As expected, it was still Li Mo. No matter what he became, his threatening methods were as effective as ever.
He pulled his hand back under his cloak, so that no one would know that there was a tentacle wrapped around his hand.
It's daytime now, the hunters are resting, and he should go back and rest too. When night falls, he'll make sure to boost his performance.
Yin Xiu turned to head to his guest room, but as soon as he returned to the lobby, he saw a tall hunter, also wearing a cloak and mask, standing there staring intently at him.
The bloody scent emanating from this hunter was distinctly different from that of other hunters. Beneath its black mask, a gaze seemed to be staring intently at Yin Xiu, gloomy and dangerous—a hunter's probing.
Yin Xiu remained unmoved by its gaze and said calmly, "What's wrong?"
"I just heard strange noises coming from the deck." The other person remained standing there, as if testing the waters. "Could it be coming from you?"
"Yes," Yin Xiu replied indifferently, "I caught a seagull to eat, so what?"
The hunter opposite him was silent for a moment, unable to respond. "You eat seagulls? Hunters don't need to replenish their energy with food like humans do."
Yin Xiu's voice was cold. "Replenishing my energy? I'm just eating for fun. Today's hunt was boring; I'm just killing time."
"What's so great about eating seagulls to pass the time?" the other person said dismissively.
Yin Xiu sneered, "Don't you understand the pleasure of tearing apart your prey and listening to its screams?"
The other person suddenly stood up straight, a smile coming from behind the mask. "Of course I understand. So we're kindred spirits. Most of the people on this ship are timid and hesitant. Hunting with them is no fun. You're quite special. Want to hunt with me tonight?"
Yin Xiu narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the other party. It looked different from other hunters and should be quite strong. Given its abnormal taste, it should have a lot of kills. Once he killed it, the kills would be his.
This is a valuable experience package that's been delivered right to my door.
Yin Xiu lazily responded, then walked past the other person, saying, "I'm not interested in you. Someone too weak would only spoil my fun."
Arrogance and disdain for others are common traits among those with blood on their hands; provoking the opponent is the best way to subdue them.
"You can test my abilities; I'd be happy to have another playmate with similar interests," the other party warmly invited.
Yin Xiu stopped at the top of the stairs, glanced back at the other person, and said in a sinister tone, "Since you're so confident, why don't you try it tonight in a place where no other hunters will bother you? You're too weak, I might just kill you."
His sinister aura only fueled the other's fighting spirit. The voice beneath the mask was filled with excitement, "I'll wait for you here tonight and won't let any other hunters disturb us."
Yin Xiu turned around indifferently, then turned and left, unmoved by the scrutinizing gaze behind him.
This experience pack is so easy to fool.