After the giant doctor fell to the ground, Lin Yu let out a long sigh.

It worked!

Although this giant looked very strong, and he was forced to fight him while being restrained at the start...

In actual combat, this was ultimately still within the realm of "mortal flesh and blood."

He could be injured by explosions, and he could be frightened away by fear flames.

Of course...

After all, he was big enough that even with just physical strength alone, he was terrifying enough.

For example right now, the giant had already been knocked down by the explosion, but he was still struggling in pain, rolling around trying to get up.

Lin Yu had a kind heart and couldn't bear to watch this scene.

So he quickly sped up untying the restraints, then stood up, pulled out the Bone Crusher, and gave the giant's head three solid whacks.

The giant doctor peacefully fell asleep.

"Phew, this dungeon's difficulty is manageable... mainly the restricted items are too annoying," Lin Yu complained, "The monsters are just average level... If Stiller and Hannah were both here, I could probably easily clear it."

"Even without them, I could have instantly killed him earlier with the [Guaranteed-Hit Revolver]."

As Lin Yu spoke, he stepped forward to examine the giant doctor's body.

He didn't gain anything—the only thing that made Lin Yu feel somewhat strange was that this guy had a sharp weapon cut wound on his neck.

This wound was very fresh, and just looking at the cut surface, length, and tissue growth, it seemed to be close to a fatal injury, but it had already healed now.

"Someone cut him before coming here? Is this hinting to me that his head isn't a weak point?"

Lin Yu thought about it but couldn't understand the meaning of this wound.

But to be safe, he lifted the hammer and broke the limbs of the motionless doctor on the ground.

After doing this, Lin Yu walked to the isolation room door.

Surprisingly...

Despite looking like an isolation room, this door wasn't locked.

Lin Yu turned the handle from inside, and the iron door opened by itself.

"Really strange."

Did this "doctor" not lock the door after entering? Thinking he was in a "restrained" state so it was relatively safe?

Such an irregular operation!

Lin Yu sighed, but still swaggered out into the corridor.

The gray corridor had aged concrete floors and stark white walls, with the scenery outside the windows being a somewhat oppressive leaden gray.

Just as Lin Yu was observing the surroundings...

From the other end of the corridor, a woman in a black shirt and glasses came hurrying over in a small run.

Seeing Lin Yu, she screeched to a halt, revealing a somewhat surprised expression.

Then, the other party tentatively spoke.

"Player?"

Lin Yu nodded, looking her up and down, feeling for some reason that she seemed very trustworthy, so he simply introduced himself.

"『Order』Jiangcheng First Team member, 『May May』."

Before Lin Yu could report his 『profession』and tier, a flash of excitement appeared on the other's face.

"『Order』brother?!"

"Hey, I've heard of you, you're that fierce first-tier 『Doctor』! The one who single-handedly took down the 『Marauders』and retreated unscathed from the 『Free Alliance』alone!"

The woman pushed up her glasses and also introduced herself: "I'm 『Max』from the 『Night Watchmen』, profession is 『Thief』, also 『first-tier』."

Hearing her words, Lin Yu nodded: "So it's a friend from the 『Night Watchmen』."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

There were only three players in this dungeon total, and now he'd met one, and from the 『Night Watchmen』...

At least he had a teammate he could trust.

Just as he thought this, Lin Yu suddenly felt something was wrong.

Wait a minute...

Why was his first reaction judgment like this?

This woman in front said she was from the 『Night Watchmen』, why did he immediately believe her?

He hadn't even seen her 『Night Watchmen』identification token yet?

This person's 『Night Watchmen』code name format wasn't even correct—『Night Watchmen』members' titles should all be birds and beasts, it's impossible to have a name like 『Max』.

But just as Lin Yu raised this question, an answer-like thought inexplicably bubbled up from within his heart.

"Maybe her code name isn't a very pleasant animal, and the young girl is a bit embarrassed about it?"

The moment this thought surged into his mind, Lin Yu confirmed it.

Something was definitely wrong!

Ever since he was in the room earlier, something had been interfering with his cognition and judgment!

Someone had implanted something into his subconscious...

Just like earlier, he suddenly intuitively felt there was someone else in the room—and he was very certain that the unknown presence in that room was hostile to him!

Watching Lin Yu standing frozen in place, Max's voice sounded again.

"Hey, Brother May, what's wrong?"

Lin Yu looked at Max in front of him, feeling somewhat wary inside, but showing nothing on the surface.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about some things regarding this dungeon, please give me some time."

He said very politely, already secretly gripping the [Bone Crusher] hidden behind his back.

Max didn't suspect anything, speaking optimistically: "Wow, brother, you've already figured something out? No wonder the forum says you're more like a 『Detective』than an actual detective!"

Lin Yu let out a breath, hearing Max's words made that strange feeling surface in his heart again.

"Indeed, my brain seems to have been invaded. When did it happen?"

"During the time before I woke up in the room earlier?"

Lin Yu pondered, deciding to activate the [Closed Mind] buff from the [Bliss Immortal Pot].

But just as he was about to do so...

Lin Yu froze.

He hadn't activated [Closed Mind] before entering the game, since this thing seemed very useful and only had precious 12 hours.

But now...

The remaining time displayed for [Closed Mind] was only [11 hours 37 minutes]!

In other words...

"I used 23 minutes of the [Closed Mind] BUFF?"

Looking at this time, Lin Yu suddenly realized something.

Hannah and Stiller mysteriously disappearing, the [Guaranteed-Hit Revolver] chamber being empty of bullets...

Combining these two anomalies with his frequently interfering "subconscious," Lin Yu considered one possibility.

"What if this isn't the first time I entered this dungeon?"

What if that mental attack had already taken effect, causing gaps in his memory?

Lin Yu really wanted to activate [Closed Mind] right now and use his deception ability through the 『Max』in front of him to clear the negative effects on himself.

But Lin Yu held back.

Because since he had already used 23 minutes of [Closed Mind], it meant he had activated this function in this dungeon before.

But now the [Closed Mind] buff had turned back into Immortal Brew and been placed back in the [Bliss Immortal Pot]...

This made Lin Yu have to consider a possibility.

"Could it be that 'I' at some point in the past voluntarily gave up using [Closed Mind] to prevent memory loss?"