Chapter 276 Warning Arrives

Until Lin Xi stepped onto the wooden floor of the tea shed, that familiar resentment became even heavier, and a familiar mental shockwave attack struck out at her.

However, Lin Xi was no pushover—or rather, Xi Niang and the Vengeful Spirit were no pushovers. With their previous experience, if they still allowed the lingering traces of the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit to harm Lin Xi, they would likely be so ashamed they'd want to return to the furnace and be remade.

At this rate, wasting the resources Boss Yi Meng gave them, they might as well be replaced by another Specter sooner.

With just one strike, the energy the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit had gathered here was dispersed, and the black, deathly aura gradually faded and vanished.

Walking around the tea shed, many of the decayed tables still held rust-stained cups. The tea inside had spoiled and turned moldy, leaving only a layer of various colored molds floating in the water.

What was this?

They didn't fall in a Specter dungeon, nor did they fall on the global leaderboard; they were even still within the cross-server protection period, yet these people were just... gone?

Now it was one district against eight others. Setting everything else aside, naturally, the district with more players and a higher survival rate would have an advantage in cross-server play. Lin Xi didn't want these people to die without a clear explanation.

Finally, Lin Xi stopped at the place where the deathly aura was thickest. Even though the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit's aura had been crushed by the combined efforts of Xi Niang and the Vengeful Spirit, a faint trace still swirled around that account ID.

Lin Xi looked at the ID name: Limited-Time Experience.

It didn't sound like a name a normal person would choose. Out of curiosity and to investigate further, Lin Xi took over the account of the player named Limited-Time Experience.

[Does player 'Lin Xi Yi Meng' accept player 'Limited-Time Experience's' account?]

Confirm receipt.

In the next second, a series of inventory notifications popped up before Lin Xi. At the very top was a not-unfamiliar UR Specter.

Lin Xi: !!!

This guy actually drew the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit!

Realizing this belatedly, Lin Xi opened her own account and began scrolling up through the game announcements to check. Sure enough, she saw the notification about Limited-Time Experience luckily drawing a UR.

Combining all the signs at the scene, there was a high probability that because they drew the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit, they were subjected to an indiscriminate attack.

It was not much different from when she first drew the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit. It was only because she had Xi Niang and the Vengeful Spirit that she wasn't immediately pulled into its range of deathly aura and resentment, becoming dazed and demoralized.

This hadn't happened when drawing cards in their own server before. Could it be because they entered the cross-server stage that the abilities of all Specters had greatly increased? Especially for high-level Specters like UR, drawing one didn't mean you owned it; you also had to be able to survive it perfectly.

But how many people in the entire Strange Creature Breeding Simulator could withstand the Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit? No, not to mention her, if even the Fierce Ghost Writing Immortal and others had such reactions, there wouldn't be many people in the entire Strange Creature Breeding Simulator who could draw cards.

Doesn't this mean... they can't continue drawing cards?

Given the damage caused by this Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit, the nearby players were likely pulled into the deathly silence in an instant. Lin Xi thought for a moment and collected these accounts. She didn't take full possession of them; instead, she boarded the Ghost Mansion Immortal Palace and flew toward the Supernatural Research Institute.

Facing the sudden visit from Lin Xi Yi Meng, several members of the Supernatural Research Institute seemed a bit nervous and at a loss.

Although they had seen Lin Xi Yi Meng before, this time was different!

Boss Yi Meng was no longer wearing any mask to hide her appearance, which meant they would be facing Boss Yi Meng in her true identity as Lin Xi.

Just thinking about it was a bit... exciting!

At this moment, no one was more excited than Xu Rusheng.

What was this? His idol's daughter was still his idol?

"President Xu Xu, would you like to step away for a moment?" Ling Xueyuan spoke up to kindly remind Xu Rusheng, who was trembling slightly with excitement, looking restless, and even had slightly reddened ears.

"No, no need." Suddenly being called by name, Xu Rusheng was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, giving a start. He then realized something and forced himself to stay calm. He reached out to grab his water cup, wanting to take a sip to calm his nerves. Unfortunately, whether the cup was too full or his hand was shaking too hard, he didn't get to drink any tea; instead, it splashed onto his clothes and pants.

Xu Rusheng: ...

How unseemly! These were the clothes he had carefully prepared to meet Boss Yi Meng! What should he do now that they were wet?

Helplessly, Xu Rusheng could only leave temporarily to change his clothes. He silently prayed that Boss Yi Meng would arrive slowly and steadily, ideally arriving just after he finished changing.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished. Just as Xu Rusheng left, Lin Xi's Ghost Mansion Immortal Palace arrived at the Supernatural Research Institute.

Unsurprisingly, upon seeing the Ghost Mansion Immortal Palace, the members of the Supernatural Research Institute were first stunned, then erupted into enthusiastic cheers. Each one was like they'd been injected with chicken blood. After seeing Lin Xi herself, they screamed with excitement. If the location and time hadn't been wrong, it would have looked more like a concert venue.

Lin Xi: ...

If she had known, she wouldn't have used such a flashy way to enter the Supernatural Research Institute.

Led by the Netherworld Pardon, Lin Xi quickly walked into the conference room. With a wave of her hand, she spread all the accounts she had collected onto the table. Xiesui Qusan and the others were dumbfounded, not knowing what had happened. Moreover, some of their guild members were among them.

Did these people blindly provoke Boss Yi Meng, only to be killed by her, and now she was coming to demand an explanation?

That didn't seem right either. With Boss Yi Meng's current reputation, besides people from the other eight districts, who in this server would still be dissatisfied? Who would have their head stuck in a door and go to provoke Lin Xi Yi Meng?

Coming to his senses, Xiesui Qusan immediately dismissed the idea. Then, he heard Boss Yi Meng tell them about what had happened outside the Yugui Abyss.

Hearing that a drawn UR might backlash or even attack the person who drew it, Xiesui Qusan and the others felt a chill down their spines and broke into a cold sweat.

"So, you're saying they were all instantly engulfed by the deathly aura of that UR Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi slowly nodded, hiding nothing.

"When I first drew that UR Red-clothed Earthbound Spirit, I had a similar experience. However, I had Xi Niang and the Vengeful Spirit, and they intercepted it for me."

The implication was that if one had powerful Specters to protect them, they could indeed draw cards. But if not, it was best to pray they didn't draw a Specter that was too high-level; otherwise, before they could even celebrate, they might be killed by the Specter they just drew.

In that case, how could anyone still draw cards? Xiesui Qusan sat back in his seat, drained of strength. He then exchanged a glance with Ling Xueyuan, thinking that this matter was of great importance and must be announced quickly. Otherwise, given the situation, if this happened a few more times, there was no telling how many people they would lose!