Chapter 51: Thousand-Faced Wraith

Seeing Leng Yan, Rover wasn’t surprised, but he still had to pretend to be.

After all, the skill [Intuition] was a passive skill, always active.

The higher his [Spirit] was, the stronger this skill became, to the point where it could even sense someone’s presence even if they were hiding.

During the fight with Nick, Rover had already sensed Leng Yan lurking near the stairwell area, it was just… he hadn’t said it out loud.

When Nick saw Leng Yan, his expression immediately turned serious, no longer carrying the disdain or crazed excitement from earlier.

Seeing this, Rover silently reevaluated Leng Yan’s strength.

You had to know, even though Nick and he had fought to a standstill, the look Nick gave him had still been full of provocation and contempt. On top of that, Nick was the one who had taken first place in Game Round 2.

But the moment he saw Leng Yan, all of his confidence and arrogance vanished, replaced by seriousness. He even looked worried and a little afraid, something Rover could clearly detect through [Intuition].

As for Damon and Laura, it was even worse. They were so scared their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Leng Yan looked at everyone and smiled. “Stop here. Nick, this area is under my management. I… don’t want any conflicts here, understand?”

Nick frowned. His fists clenched so hard they turned white, but then he relaxed them, and his face gradually calmed.

“Lady Leng Yan, you should keep him in check too. Don’t let him act like a dog, wanting to eat anything he sees.”

Hearing Nick say that, Rover frowned, wanting to respond, but Selina spoke first.

“Ah! Someone can’t get the grapes, so he says they’re sour. How strange. Isn’t it just because he’s weak, because his talent can’t compare to Rover’s, so now he can only curse at others?”

“Aiya! Sorry, I wasn’t talking about you. I was talking about someone who only knows how to envy others. After all, you’re a Rank 2 Survivor. How could you possibly envy a Rank 0 Survivor, right?”

Nick’s forehead veins bulged, his anger obvious. He ground his teeth. “I hope your ability to survive is as strong as your mouth.”

Selina said with disdain, “My mouth is naturally very strong. I use it every day to serve my master.”

“You fucking slut!” Nick roared.

“So what?” Selina lifted her chin, as arrogant as she pleased, arrogant to the point it was like she was about to drown Nick in her saliva. “Even if I’m a slut, I’m only my master’s slut. What about you? You bring a woman, and you bring a man too. Playing gay?”

“You…”

“Enough.” Leng Yan smiled and spoke. “Stop arguing. This area is under my management. From now on, we’re a group. Nick, you’d better keep your legs under control too. Just because you took first place once doesn’t mean you’re invincible.”

“If you don’t believe it, or if you disrupt this Block, I can kill you at any time, or turn you into my slave.”

Nick’s face went pale. He clenched his teeth. “I… I understand.”

After saying that, he glanced at Rover and left.

Rover frowned. Right now, he found Leng Yan even more mysterious. Like a black rose hidden in a forest of poisonous thorns, revealing only a hint of its petals under faint moonlight.

Mysterious, thorny, dangerous, and drenched in death.

He felt… those were the most accurate words to describe her.

But… Rover was a little confused. From what he had seen, Leng Yan only used an ability similar to spikes, while Nick possessed elemental power.

If you compared them, Nick’s strength clearly surpassed Leng Yan’s in every aspect, whether it was versatility or combat potential.

So why was Nick so afraid of Leng Yan?

There was only one possible answer.

Because Leng Yan was still hiding her true ability, not showing it. Nick had seen that ability of hers, and that was why he feared her so much.

Leng Yan walked up to Rover and smiled enigmatically. “Curious about me?”

Rover didn’t hide it. He nodded lightly. “Yes.”

Leng Yan covered her mouth and laughed. “When a man is curious about a woman, that’s the beginning of a love story.”

Even though Leng Yan was smiling, [Intuition] was telling him that… this woman was dangerous, extremely dangerous.

So dangerous that he felt a chill crawl up his spine, making him shudder.

“Don’t be afraid…” Leng Yan extended her index finger, lightly tapping Rover’s chest as she smiled. “I’m very interested in you too, it’s just… I’m wondering… if I turned you into a specimen, how interesting would that be.”

Rover shuddered. For some reason, he suddenly pictured himself being nailed to the wall by her sharp spikes, then left to dry out into a mummified corpse.

He glanced at Leng Yan, frowned, and said, “Are you a pervert?”

“Hahahaha…” Leng Yan wasn’t angry at all. Instead, she laughed openly. “Yes. You should be a little more careful, don’t let yourself fall into my hands.”

“Ah! Don’t pick fights with other Survivors in this Block. Everyone needs to survive, there’s no need to stir trouble with others.”

After saying that, she turned around and went upstairs.

Rover shook his head, feeling utterly confused. What did she want? Why did she want to unite everyone together?

“Rover, that woman seems to like you,” Nanoe said at this moment.

Rover: “…”

He glanced at Nanoe, his face carrying a hint of pity, like he was looking at an idiot.

Nanoe: “…”

Rover curled his lip and said, “Which eye of yours saw her liking me?”

Nanoe smiled and shook her head, not knowing how to explain it to him. In the end, she could only say, “This is a woman’s intuition.”

Hearing that, Rover looked even more disdainful. Please, I have the skill [Intuition]. Do you think you can fool me?

Selina also gave a bitter smile. She could tell Rover didn’t believe them. But she could also see that Leng Yan really was interested in Rover.

After all, Selina had been in the entertainment industry for many years. What someone was feeling was something she could read at a glance.

Besides, Leng Yan didn’t seem to be hiding that emotion at all, which made Selina feel even stranger.

’Could it be they’ve met before?’ The same thought appeared in both Selina’s and Nanoe’s minds.

After all, Leng Yan had only been brought to this apartment building today, and this was also her first time meeting Rover. If you said she fell in love with Rover at first sight, they definitely wouldn’t believe it.

So there was only one other explanation, that Leng Yan had met Rover before, perhaps before they were brought to this world.

While Nanoe and Selina were letting their thoughts run wild, Rover frowned when he saw the notification that had just appeared in front of him.

[Notification: The Thousand-Faced Wraith has appeared. It has the ability to disguise itself as someone else, copy that person’s memories, and enter and exit any room. If you answer incorrectly, you will be considered to have failed by default.]

Seeing the notification, an unease suddenly rose in Rover’s heart.

“You saw the notification too, right?”

Nanoe and Selina nodded.

Rover sighed. He had originally planned to check out another Block, but now a monster called the ’Thousand-Faced Wraith’ had appeared, making him feel uneasy.

But… what was even more terrifying was that it could enter and leave any room. Not only could it disguise itself as someone else, it could even copy their memories.

If you answered wrong, it was default death.

“Let’s go. We’re going back to the room,” Rover said softly.

Selina and Nanoe both agreed.

Inside the room, both Nanoe and Selina began cultivating according to the Strength Cultivation Method and the Spirit Cultivation Method.

Rover, because he had already finished cultivating, sat down to check the chat window. Sure enough, someone had encountered the ’Thousand-Faced Wraith’.

[XXX]: There are two identical Tenants in my room, it’s definitely the ’Thousand-Faced Wraith’ in disguise. What should I do now?

[OOO]: Try using the link between [Owner] and [Tenant]. That way you can easily tell who’s fake.

[XXX]: I tried, but I have a link with both of them. Hurry up, I only have 3 minutes left.

[XOX]: Fuck! Is it that terrifying? Not only can it disguise itself and copy someone else’s memories, it can even bypass the System’s barrier? Fuck! Is it leaving people any way to live?

[XXX]: Hurry up! Hurry up!

[OOX]: Bro, this… I can’t help you anymore.

[OIO]: Then why don’t you try killing one of them and see? There’s no other way anyway.

[OOX]: Makes sense.

[OOO]: He isn’t replying.

[OOX]: Could it be…

Rover stared at the chat, his eyes growing more worried. Not only could it disguise itself, it could even bypass the System’s barrier. Was the ’Thousand-Faced Wraith’ really that terrifying?

While he was thinking, there was suddenly a knock at the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

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