The radiance of the sun and moon wheels did not last long; it quickly dissipated, and Bai Ye's vision returned to normal.
However, when Bai Ye opened his eyes, Li Jiayi was already gone.
Bai Ye did not pursue. It wasn't that he didn't want to eliminate future trouble, but the haunted house's structure was akin to a labyrinth. Once his vision was lost, pursuit became difficult. With a multitude of rooms and corridors where people came and went, Bai Ye had no idea where Li Jiayi had run off to.
Therefore, after a moment's thought, Bai Ye immediately decided to set aside Li Jiayi and focus on completing the restricted zone mission as quickly as possible.
From the moment he received the call and heard the proposal for cooperation, Bai Ye felt something was off. It wasn't the cooperation itself that was problematic, but rather that Li Jiayi was taking a huge risk. As Bai Ye himself had said, after escorting Bai Ye into the haunted house, Li Jiayi would be useless. Why would he trust Bai Ye to share the mission rewards equally? On Bai Ye's noble character?
If it were his past life, Bai Ye might have been naive enough to believe it. But after the baptism of his previous life, Bai Ye would hundred percent have chosen to eliminate Li Jiayi.
So, while suspecting Li Jiayi was one factor, Bai Ye had no intention of giving up the restricted zone mission. If Li Jiayi had indeed proposed cooperation out of pure naivety, Bai Ye could only offer an apology and then feel guilty for half a minute as a show of remorse.
The facts proved that Li Jiayi was not naive at all, and Bai Ye's suspicion was correct.
The excuse of being unable to defeat the evil spirits and seeking Bai Ye's cooperation was absolute nonsense.
The brief exchange of a few rounds was enough to see that Li Jiayi was a formidable fighter, and those sun and moon wheels were quite potent.
However, what was Li Jiayi's objective?
This point remained unclear to Bai Ye.
But regardless of Li Jiayi's purpose, Bai Ye's objective was clear: the restricted zone mission. Since that was the case, he should complete it quickly. As long as his own objective was achieved, Li Jiayi's actions would be none of Bai Ye's concern.
With these thoughts, Bai Ye raised his gun and quickly moved forward down the corridor.
At the same time, Li Jiayi quickly left through a passage on the other side of the room. As he walked forward, he gestured with his hand to form the shape of a "six" and placed it by his ear like a receiver, saying, "Hello, something's happened."
In the next instant, a voice truly came from the receiver formed by his hand gesture: "What's happened?"
"That kid is more cunning than we thought. The plan to use him as a scapegoat has failed. If nothing unexpected happens, he should complete the restricted zone mission as quickly as possible."
"Can't you stop him?"
"It's not easy," Li Jiayi said. "This kid is quite strong. After a brief confrontation, I have at most a thirty percent chance of defeating him."
"Then what should we do now?"
"Let's change the plan. We need to complete the hidden mission before he finishes the restricted zone mission and secure the rewards for ourselves."
"Don't you want the restricted zone mission anymore?"
"The longer this drags on, the less beneficial it will be for both sides," Li Jiayi said coldly. "One must know when to cut their losses. As long as we get the rewards for the hidden mission, we won't be at a disadvantage."
"I understand."
"Now, follow my instructions. First, find a way to get to the amusement park's administrator's office, and then..."
Bai Ye was unaware that due to his actions, Li Jiayi had also become anxious, nor did he know about the existence of a hidden mission within the death amusement park.
But no matter what Li Jiayi was doing, Bai Ye was determined to proceed at his own pace.
He quickly moved through the corridor and reached a corner. Bai Ye glanced to his side, where a headless axeman stood. It had no head, and its neck was covered in a viscous, fake blood.
It looked like a mere prop meant to scare people.
However...
Bai Ye unhesitatingly aimed his gun at the headless axeman.
As expected, the moment Bai Ye turned his gun, the headless axeman suddenly moved, raising its axe to swing at Bai Ye.
But Bai Ye was clearly faster.
Bang!
As Bai Ye pulled the trigger, a loud bang followed, and the headless axeman was sent flying backward with a shot, crashing heavily against the wall.
Bai Ye didn't even spare it another glance, continuing forward with his gun.
With the power of "Dragon's Roar," five energy beams hitting within three meters would be enough to trouble even a regulator, let alone the "little guys" in this haunted house.
As for Bai Ye's almost prescient actions, they were all thanks to the memories from his previous life.
While Bai Ye couldn't recall the exact appearance of every monster in the haunted house, he knew that after the haunted house was destroyed, a large number of evil spirits had been born, and these spirits had taken up residence within the haunted house, inhabiting the props used for scaring.
Therefore, the evil spirits behind the walls, the female ghost hanging from the ceiling, the headless axeman standing in the corner – anything used to scare people would now become an evil spirit.
Naturally, upon seeing these things, there was no need for pleasantries; a shot was all that was required.
After passing the corner, Bai Ye raised his flashlight to illuminate his surroundings. In the dim corridor, some crimson lights appeared below the ceiling.
Bai Ye shone his flashlight up and saw a large swarm of plastic bats hanging there.
These couldn't possibly be possessed by evil spirits; there were too many. Evil spirits weren't as common as cabbages to inhabit such a large group.
So, Bai Ye walked straight ahead.
But the moment Bai Ye moved forward...
Suddenly, the bats flapped their wings, emitting a "chirping" sound, and flew up above Bai Ye's head.
What was going on?
Bai Ye half-crouched and shone his flashlight at the swarm of bats on the ceiling. It was then that...
From within the bat swarm, a pale face suddenly appeared, with two fangs at its mouth, lunging to bite Bai Ye.
A vampire!
Bang!
Bai Ye decisively fired, blasting the vampire's body to pieces.
But unlike the previous monsters, after its body was shattered, the head actually floated in the air, and the surrounding bats quickly gathered around the vampire, reforming its body.
Bai Ye fired again!
Bang, bang!
Bai Ye fired two shots. The vampire's body, facing the "Dragon's Roar," was equally fragile. After Bai Ye fired twice, the vampire's body was shattered twice.
But...
It was useless!
After Bai Ye shattered the vampire's body, it dispersed into bats upon impact. The bats then flew back and reassembled, once again forming the vampire's body.
At the same time...
The vampire floated down from the ceiling and approached Bai Ye.
Bai Ye discarded "Dragon's Roar." It seemed the technological weapon was useless against this creature. Then...
"Fire Curse!"
Bai Ye produced a Taoist talisman, uttered a low cry, and then pushed the burning talisman forward with his palm.