The little girl’s reply felt philosophical.
Lin Yuan already had an answer in mind.
This little girl was either an old hag or a truly blank slate.
He still needed to conduct a few more experiments.
“Do you know that this place is very dangerous right now?” Lin Yuan asked, seeming to let down his guard as he squatted on the ground, smiling at the girl.
“This place is my home. What’s dangerous about it?” The little girl’s big eyes were full of confusion.
Could it be that he had judged incorrectly?
Her response didn’t sound like an old hag.
“Did your mother ever tell you not to talk to strangers casually, especially strangers like me?”
At this question, the little girl instantly froze, unsure how to answer for a moment.
*Damn it, didn’t you just strike up a conversation with me? Why so many questions?!*
“Mother told me to eat strangers, but I don’t think you look like something edible~”
The little girl’s sweet, soft tone, coupled with her pitiful expression.
She took a few more steps forward.
Lin Yuan really felt an impulse to ruffle her head, but he clearly saw faint cracks appearing under the girl’s feet.
This indicated that the wooden floor couldn't bear the excessive weight.
“What do I look like?” As Lin Yuan spoke, his muscles were already tensed for battle.
“You look like,” the girl suddenly lowered her head, “something very delicious!”
A frantic roar and the sound of flesh tearing erupted simultaneously.
The little girl, who had just looked like a doll, instantly transformed into a monster covered in blood.
Five or six tentacles resembling sea kelp flailed wildly in the air, then lunged directly at Lin Yuan.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan was prepared. The moment the little girl "transformed," he had already jumped back several steps, landing by the window.
The "Claymore" mine by the right-side door had already been repositioned by Lin Yuan to face him.
Holding the detonator, he beckoned the monster in front of him: “Want to eat me? Come and catch me, na-na-na~”
Lin Yuan’s grotesque face and provocative tone drove the monster into a frenzy, causing it to lunge at him like a madman.
But it missed. When it recovered its senses, it saw Lin Yuan standing outside the house, looking at it with a smile.
“Surprise!”
He pressed the detonator and ran towards Tryst’s house.
“Boom!” The massive sound of the mine explosion immediately alerted some of the Eternal Life Cult members who were returning.
“Something happened?”
“Where did that sound come from?”
“I just saw a flash of fire, it seemed to be from the Mill family’s house.”
“What? My daughter is still at home!” a plump woman and a balding middle-aged man exclaimed in unison.
The remaining people also became flustered upon hearing this: “Then what are you waiting for! Let’s go!”
This child’s identity was not just the Mill family’s daughter; she was also a candidate for the next Saintess.
If anything happened to her, they would all be held responsible.
However, Lin Yuan, who had escaped, did not run into Tryst’s old house. After thinking halfway, he realized that this level of chaos was not enough; he needed to add more fuel to the fire.
So, Lin Yuan turned back and installed another "Claymore" near the entrance. Installing it directly at the door would be a waste; it would only kill a few people at most. He wanted to maximize its power.
When everyone crowded at the doorway, that would be the time for a big reward.
Less than two minutes after Lin Yuan finished installing the mine, those people arrived.
The snow that had fallen during this period had covered both Lin Yuan and the mine. It would be impossible to spot him from a distance. The wire was 10 meters long, and the mine itself was even smaller. Even if discovered, it would likely be mistaken for a rock.
Footsteps sounded about ten meters ahead of Lin Yuan. Dozens of people were coming to investigate the situation.
To Lin Yuan’s disappointment, they all surrounded the outside of the courtyard, with only two people rushing in to check the house. The others fanned out around the house to search.
Bad!
He had underestimated them.
In the current situation, Lin Yuan had no room for regret. He tightly clutched the detonator, gambling that once they discovered the situation inside the house, they would rush in.
This little girl was clearly not an ordinary member. She had already been blown to smithereens by the Claymore. Lin Yuan followed up with two more shots, ensuring she was completely still. He didn’t believe the people investigating would remain unmoved.
“Oh my god!”
The two who had gone inside stumbled out of the room and sat on the ground, vomiting profusely.
Even the Eternal Life Cult members felt disgusted?
Interesting.
Lin Yuan, lying prone on the ground, rubbed the detonator, ready to press it at any moment.
“Mill, what’s wrong? What did you see?”
The people searching outside heard the commotion inside and moved closer, asking what had happened.
“……”
“Mill, speak quickly, what exactly is wrong…”
“Yes, tell us quickly.”
“Hey, guys, don’t you feel anything?”
“What?”
“I can’t quite explain it, it’s like being stared at by a venomous snake. My neck is getting goosebumps…”
“Boom!” A violent explosion and the scattering of shrapnel interrupted everyone’s thoughts.
What the heck?
Who is bombing me?
The scene devolved into chaos. Those near the mine were all injured, suddenly losing nearly half their men. Their leader naturally flew into a rage, frantically searching for the attacker’s trace.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan had used this opportunity to move to the back of the house. First, he ran to the other side of the fence and left footprints, then he leaped 5 meters, landing by the wall of the house and burrowing in.
The saying goes that the most dangerous place is the safest. With this tactic of hiding in plain sight, they surely wouldn’t have expected it.
He hoped this family’s house didn’t have any sensory devices or anything like that.
Based on Lin Yuan’s observations, these ordinary residents were the outermost members, possessing no special abilities. They might control small to medium-sized animals like wolves, dogs, and crows through parasites.
Others lacked even the ability to grow a second head, making them quite weak.
They shouldn’t have such perceptive abilities. He hadn’t been marked with pheromones.
Furthermore, in this town, such tracking methods wouldn't be very effective because there were too many pheromones, making it impossible to pinpoint.
Behind the window was the stairs. Without a second thought, Lin Yuan set up a booby trap on the stairs.
He only had two fragmentation grenades left; he needed to use them wisely.
However, just as he took out the grenade, people entered through the front door.
There wasn’t enough time; he could only go upstairs.
Moving stealthily upstairs, Lin Yuan made no sound.
The second floor was the bedroom. Lin Yuan discerned that the room with the pink hairdryer drawing was likely the little girl’s room.
While waiting for the people downstairs to arrive, Lin Yuan took the remaining alcohol and poured it on the bed, then lit it with his windproof lighter.
With the alcohol acting as an accelerant, the fire spread rapidly. Then, Lin Yuan slowly retreated, setting up another booby trap at the stairwell before leaving. He masked it slightly and then moved to another room.
He waited quietly for the explosion.