CHAPTER 1619: CHAPTER 696: HERO PELT_2

Gu Qingqiu spoke: "Lin Schoolmate and I stayed inside for so long and didn’t notice anything unusual. Plus, with Eri-chan, it’s certain that the Soldier Sheepskin isn’t in the sheep pen."

San Miyairi nodded, agreeing with this thought.

"You guys are really sharp-witted, aren’t you?"

Xia Hongyao was dumbfounded.

"I wasn’t trying any tricks. I genuinely want to be friends with you all!"

San Miyairi smiled.

Taking on these three, it’s clear I can’t win.

After witnessing the behavior of Lin Baici and Gu Qingqiu, San Miyairi gave up early on the thought of outsmarting these people and benefiting alone.

Funny Walker, not even seeing this much clearly.

"Alright, less talk, let’s get that old man up first!"

Gu Qingqiu began igniting smoke to chase away that old monster.

"Lord Lin really treats you well!"

San Miyairi chipped in, leaving Xia Hongyao to protect this mad woman.

"If you want to use a Beauty Trap, go ahead. In our team, only Small Fish and he have had intimate contact, so your chances are big!"

Gu Qingqiu smiled.

San Miyairi raised an eyebrow, is this woman threatening her?

What’s with Lin Baici?

Why not touch these two beautiful women?

Xia Hongyao is so naive, she could be fooled easily. Is it because he fears Xia Hongmian?

San Miyairi had considered a Beauty Trap, but with Gu Qingqiu’s suggestion, she hesitated instead, realizing she didn’t understand Lin Baici deeply, possibly missing vital information.

For instance, does he like men?

Gu Qingqiu and San Miyairi’s combined cunning equals a hundred people, plus their slyness and the use of threats with incentives. They tricked the Goat-headed Old Man out of the tunnel with just a few words.

Next, it’s interrogation time.

...

Lin Baici and the group arrived at the east village.

On the way, they saw two skinless Goat-headed Folk, but because everyone was wearing sheepskin, there wasn’t any conflict.

"Over there!"

Grey mother pointed her finger at a wooden shed.

Under the shed was a well, with an old rotted pulley for drawing water.

Lin Baici ran over.

The well had a diameter of one meter, made from stacked stones.

The workman who built the well did a good job; the stone wall was smooth, almost no place to grab hold.

Inside the well was water, with some dead tree leaves, branches, and debris floating, along with a broken water bucket.

Some mosquitoes were flying about.

Lu Changming glanced around and then stretched his neck, peering into the well: "The sheepskin isn’t down there, is it?"

If so, it’s troublesome!

The well’s inner wall is too smooth, tricky to move up and down; worst is its diameter is only one meter, making it feel extremely cramped if one goes down.

If someone has claustrophobia, they might get sent away immediately.

"There’s nowhere nearby to hide things, it’s very likely down there!"

Grey mother swallowed nervously, with her small stature and swimming ability, she was worried Lin Baici would send her down to check.

"God Lin!"

Classmate Zhou stared at the water’s surface: "I can go down to search for the sheepskin, but I hope you can grant me Divine Grace."

With this power, survival chances would increase.

"Do you know how precious Divine Grace is?"

Hua Yue Yu was speechless: "Give me Divine Grace, and I’ll go down and search!"

Classmate Zhou guessed Divine Grace was valuable, now seeing Sister Fish’s expression, he became even more certain, though he wasn’t expecting to get it in the first place.

"Then I’ll step back, give me a Meteorite or a weapon."

Classmate Zhou sniffed: "I’m able to fight too!"

Even if it’s in vain, I’ll be the most valuable one, not someone discarded last.

"Small Fish, you keep watch, I’ll go down and find it!"

Lin Baici couldn’t trust these people to handle things and worried there wasn’t enough time.

The wolf-headed folk’s combat strength wasn’t high, but that double-barreled shotgun was too brutal, causing casualties upon appearance.

Lin Baici took out a rope, tied it to the pulley, then took out the White River Dolphin’s Tooth, putting it in his mouth.

This Taboo item allows underwater breathing.

After preparing, Lin Baici folded his arms, stepped forward with his left foot, and fell straight into the well.

Bang!

Water splashed.

Lin Baici immediately opened his eyes, but the well water swirled, stirring up some debris, obstructing his view so that he couldn’t see clearly.

After more than a minute, the well water calmed.

By this time, Lin Baici had slowly sunk more than thirty meters, yet hadn’t reached the well’s depths.

Lin Baici found the speed too slow, so he swam to the wall, grasped those stones, using the reaction force to dive quicker.

Lin Baici held his breath, counted mentally; reaching over 500, he still hadn’t hit bottom and, having dove so deep, no light penetrated, making everything look pitch black.

"Made a mistake, should’ve brought a flashlight!"

Lin Baici felt numb but decided now he couldn’t resurface to grab equipment, as it would delay things too much.

Lin Baici shook his head, discarded stray thoughts, activated Passing Ears Recitation, seriously listening to the surroundings.

counts later, Lin Baici’s feet finally touched the ground; it felt like mud, not very deep, reaching his ankles.

Lin Baici immediately crouched, reaching around randomly, then his right hand bumped into something hard, he hurriedly approached, touching with both hands.

Long, flat, like a box?

Lin Baici groped other areas, even extending into the well’s mud to thoroughly search, confirming no other items, then grasped the box, began rising with effort.

Luckily, Lin Baici had consumed God, Meteorite, and strengthened his body; otherwise, an ordinary person would have been crushed by water pressure diving so deep.

...

On the ground, near the well, everyone anxiously waited.

"Why’s there no movement yet?"

Lu Changming checked his left wrist’s Patek Philippe: "Been five minutes already!"

Even if Lin Baici was a God Hunter, holding breath for so long would decrease physical function, right?

"God Lin can breathe underwater?"

Brother Overcoat was curious.

Hua Yue Yu didn’t feel like answering them, holding the kitchen knife, focusing intensely on the surroundings.

Everyone could only wait, another fifteen minutes passed.

Faces grew increasingly grim; people started wondering if Lin Baici might be done for.

"You reckon there might be monsters down there?"

Classmate Zhou picked up a rock, wanting to toss it into the water.

"Can you not jinx it?"

Hua Yue Yu glared at Classmate Zhou: "Throw a rock down there, I’ll dunk you and drown you!"

No one expected Fish Sister, typically so adorable on camera, would say such a fierce thing.

"How long can God Lin stay underwater?"

Lu Changming pursued answers.

"About forty minutes?"

Even Hua Yue Yu wasn’t certain of the accurate info.

Lu Changming stopped asking; if over forty minutes without news from Lin Baici, it indicates misfortune likely struck.

A boss sitting on the ground sighed.

He came to Wolong Villa seeking Master Zhang’s feng shui advice, hoping to make fortunes, yet met such trouble.

Thinking of those monsters, the boss grew frightened, feeling the urge to urinate.

He stood, looked around.

Not daring to go far, but if he peed here, Fish Sister would scold him!

"Anyone else need to pee?"

The boss asked!

"Me!"

Brother Overcoat licked his lips, wishing to handle it here but realizing it seemed improper.

"Go over there then!"

The boss pointed thirty meters right at a locust tree: "Anyone else? Some of you, let’s go in numbers for courage!"

Everyone had been in the game long, none went to the bathroom yet, though several were scared to the point of urination. Now, with nothing to do, they accompanied each other for a restroom break.

Standing around the large locust tree, enough for three or four people to embrace it.

"Do you think we’ll survive to leave here?"

The boss was somewhat exhausted.

"Afraid it won’t be easy; mostly because we know nothing."

Classmate Zhou sighed: "Actually, we should sit down with God Lin and discuss thoroughly, inquire about current circumstances, then find strategies."

"After this ordeal, talk with God Lin!"

Brother Overcoat suggested: "At that time, don’t chicken out; fight for the rights you deserve!"

Everyone agreed readily but felt anxious inside, reluctant to cross Lin Baici.

"How about picking a representative?"

Just as Brother Overcoat finished speaking, a gunshot rang out!