Chapter 123: Calm Down

Even Han Cheng’s assistant came in! This Mysterious Domain was getting more and more complicated!

The internet celebrity Han Cheng became famous at a young age. He acted in a high-profile way and was very arrogant. He did everything as he pleased. If he were the Death Killer, his personality would fit very well.

Han Cheng first became famous because he was a writer. For a writer, what they were best at was their wild imagination. This made him very suitable to be an Engineering Spectralist. When creating a Mysterious Domain, he had an undeniable advantage over others.

Also, he and Liu Yin were the same person, which made him even more suspicious.

On one hand, he came to Guishe City in a high-profile way under the name Han Cheng to hunt the Death Killer. On the other hand, he secretly directed the capture of the Death Killer under the name Liu Yin. If the Death Killer was actually himself, this was all too ridiculous. No wonder the police could not catch him.

This possibility could not be ruled out. The only question was, did the Death Killer intentionally want Lü Yang to know all this?

Why did he let these people live and then have them point the finger at him in front of Lü Yang?

Either this was all a confusing trap he set on purpose, or he was sure that Lü Yang would not survive this Mysterious Domain, so he did not care about revealing the truth to him.

“I don’t know why we are here, but Young Master Han is not the Death Killer. He would never do what he said… something about tearing his face and changing into someone else? Do you think Young Master Han is Tom Cruise? Do you think you are watching Mission: Impossible? This stupid detective is just talking nonsense!” Wang Zixian had a look of disdain on his face.

“Why would I lie? What good would lying do me now?” Ji Zhen quickly defended himself to Lü Yang.

“Make him suffer, make him tell the truth!” Lü Yang gave an order to Sun Haibo. He really did not want to go through the whole process of threatening and beating Ji Zhen again with Wang Zixian. He knew that even if he beat Wang Zixian and forced him to say a lot of things, could those words be trusted?

Sun Haibo looked a bit slow-witted, but he was not hesitant when it came to action. After Lü Yang told him what to do, he immediately started torturing Wang Zixian. He did not smash Wang Zixian’s hands with a rock like Lü Yang did to Ji Zhen. Instead, he bent Wang Zixian’s fingers back one by one. It hurt so much that Wang Zixian kept screaming in pain. Later, Sun Haibo even broke two of Wang Zixian’s fingers in a row. The pain made Wang Zixian scream like a pig being slaughtered…

Lü Yang glanced over and narrowed his eyes slightly. This hotel Security Guard Sun Haibo was really ruthless…

Wang Zixian just kept screaming and did not confess anything. It was clear that he was very protective of Han Cheng. He would rather die than say anything bad about Han Cheng.

Or maybe, he simply had nothing to say.

The only girl among the five was already scared out of her wits. But she did not dare to leave the group. She just sat crouched by herself, her body trembling nonstop.

“What is your name? Why were you at Jinda Hotel tonight?” Lü Yang walked over to the girl. He had a feeling that these four surviving people were probably arranged by the Death Killer. Whether what they said was true or false, he now had to get all the clues he could ask for and then make his own judgment.

“My… my… my name is Li Ping… I… I… am an intern reporter. Young Master Han… Han Cheng is my idol… so… so… I wanted to see… no… interview him…” The intern female reporter Li Ping stammered as she spoke to Lü Yang.

“Do you promise you are not lying!?” Lü Yang shouted at Li Ping.

“No! No! Absolutely not!” Li Ping was so scared she started crying and quickly assured Lü Yang several times.

Lü Yang was feeling particularly irritable right now. He had the urge to beat up all the other people and keep interrogating them…

But he soon realized something. All this… might be a trap, deliberately arranged by the Death Killer to confuse his thinking.

The one-hour time limit given for completing the first Task had already passed half. If Lü Yang kept interrogating like this, he might not be able to find out the Death Killer’s whereabouts. The first Task would fail first. And once the Task failed, he, like these people, would inevitably be erased by the Mysterious Domain.

No matter how angry he was, he must not lose his mind. To save Yi Ya, he must be calm, calm.

If he messed up the important matter because of impulse, that might be exactly what the Death Killer wanted to see.

He should finish the first rescue Task first. These four people… if they really had problems, they would definitely show it along the way.

As for Liu Yin and Han Cheng, they would be placed on Lü Yang’s key suspect list. But dealing with them should be something for after returning to the Real world. Right now, the most urgent thing was to find a way to successfully end this Mysterious Domain.

“Other matters stop here. If we don’t complete the task of rescuing the hostage within one hour, everyone will die! From now on, I’m in charge here! For those who disobey orders, I will not be soft!” Lü Yang stood up and announced loudly to everyone.

“Anyone who opposes the boss is opposing me, Sun Haibo!” Sun Haibo stood next to Lü Yang and announced to everyone, acting tough because of Lü Yang’s authority.

Lü Yang and Sun Haibo were the burliest and toughest among the group. The others had witnessed their ferocity. With the two of them saying this, the other three really did not dare to have any objections.

The private detective Ji Zhen was a sensible person. At this moment, he kept nodding and repeatedly assured Lü Yang and Sun Haibo that he would absolutely obey orders. The female reporter Li Ping lowered her head, wiping her tears, with a scared expression on her face. She probably did not dare to question Lü Yang’s authority either.

Only the bespectacled man Wang Zixian, after getting up, groaned while holding his broken fingers. Then he adjusted his glasses, lifted his head, and tidied his hair, wearing a very scholarly and punchable expression.

“Now I will announce the discipline!” Lü Yang was clearly not very satisfied with these companions, but he knew that dealing with the numerous Dark Predators alone would not be easy. So, being able to use their strength would be somewhat helpful to him.

When the time came to really use them as cannon fodder, Lü Yang could only harden his heart and do it. The dangers of the Mysterious Domain did not allow for too much kindness. Surviving and rescuing Yi Ya were the most important things.

“During action, you must keep quiet. Once those kidnappers discover us, it will be very difficult to rescue the target…”

“When we reach the target location, you will set up an ambush on the spot as I require. I will go ahead and lure out the kidnappers one by one. When a kidnapper appears, take turns shining the flashlight on him. Remember to press the strong light button! Once the battery runs out, charge it immediately! Remember! The flashlight’s light is your guarantee for survival!” Lü Yang demonstrated the two working modes of the flashlight to everyone.

Two players died earlier, and one Dark Kidnapper was killed. Lü Yang now had one Handgun, two flashlights, and an iron pipe. He was basically fully armed.

“If more than two kidnappers appear at once, don’t panic. Shine the flashlight on them. The strong light will make their bodies stiffen and reduce their Black Fog Armor. Once their armor is burned away by the light, I will blow their heads off!”