No matter what, the fact that Fern and Algae possess two different "Classes" is already undeniable.

The function of the "Ritual Implement" is to ensure that a Monk's prayers will definitely receive an additional "Blessing," and this "Blessing" will also affect the "Ritual Implement."

Lin Yu was just about to ask what the effect of the "Disciplinary Scepter" was, but he soon witnessed the effect of the "Disciplinary Scepter" firsthand.

As Algae's voice, which sounded like both chanting and scripture recitation, fell silent, the entire longsword shone so brightly it looked like a hundred-thousand-lumen light stick.

Under the intense illumination, both the pitch-black nightmare substance and the ashen-grey eerie human hand began emitting wisps of white smoke!

Clearly, this intense light possessed some kind of purification or dispelling effect—it was almost like a special attack against these things that clearly looked like "evil heretical ways."

For a moment, even Twenty seemed somewhat dazed.

As a "Detective," a well-known "crime planner," he often helped various Players utilize their abilities to plan all sorts of things...

For Twenty, he was also very familiar with various "Classes" and "items."

Similarly, he also recognized the "Monk," the "Ritual Implement," and the "Disciplinary Scepter"...

In fact, Twenty was even on guard against the opponent switching to a different "Class"—although he felt this person might not be the Lin Yu he was looking for, Twenty still planned as if this person really was Lin Yu.

But Twenty truly never expected...

Not only did the opponent switch to a different "Class," but they also had two Second-Tier "Specialized Items"!

"This is just too abnormal!"

Twenty felt like he had never encountered such a chaotic situation and state of affairs before.

Even though he mostly operated as a "crime consultant" in his daily activities, he was, after all, a "Detective."

Twenty had never wondered why one person could have so many mysteries surrounding them!

If the opponent was Lin Yu, how could he possibly manage to obtain two "Second Tiers"?

If the opponent wasn't...

Then why did this person appear here so perfectly?!

It felt less like he had chased Lin Yu in here, and more like he had been deliberately ambushed by that guy.

"What a truly unpleasant feeling."

Watching the dissipating nightmare substance, Twenty gritted his teeth and withdrew that ashen-grey human hand.

But judging by the hand's even more blurred form, this thing wouldn't last much longer either.

The only thing worth being thankful for was probably that the bizarre woman in front of him was also seriously injured.

Blood gushed from the wound on her lower abdomen, and blood seeped from her mouth and nose.

Yet she still dragged that gleaming greatsword, step by step, advancing towards Twenty's direction.

"You are indeed troublesome... but I still have to kill you."

She once again inappropriately explained herself.

Twenty's expression grew increasingly irritable.

"What a huge loss, taking this job for the 'Diviner' and ending up in such a wretched state!"

"I knew getting involved with matters concerning those guys who are almost ascending to godhood would turn out like this."

He said impatiently, pressing both hands hard against his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, both had turned completely ashen-grey.

But rather than looking blind, it seemed more like... his eyeballs reflected a world of grey and white.

Behind Twenty, a half-formed, slender, blurred grey-white humanoid ghostly figure crawled out, clinging to his back as if parasitizing him.

The slender head of that thing had no facial features, only a split "mouth" with edges like sharp serrated teeth.

Lin Yu confirmed once again that this thing must have some kinship with the "Shadow-Type Pseudohuman" he had seen before—because the shape of the "big mouth" it opened when feeding looked somewhat similar.

"Eat her."

Twenty issued the command in a low voice, and the grey-white ghostly figure immediately pounced towards Algae.

Algae raised the shining greatsword—the two didn't actually physically collide, only the "blurred" edges churning around the grey-white ghostly figure and the blazing white light were mutually consuming each other.

In the short term, it seemed Algae had the upper hand.

Because the grey-white ghostly figure couldn't stop her from advancing step by step towards Twenty.

It was just that the blood flowing from Algae's body increased more and more, and her face had already turned noticeably pale.

Yet she didn't speak, only swinging the greatsword in her hands faster and faster.

Old Zheng watched this scene and sighed.

"What a pity... although the process had some twists and turns, the outcome is probably about the same as I predicted."

"And this kid still didn't use his "Exclusive Item" in the end... but thinking optimistically, maybe his "Exclusive Item" doesn't provide much positive combat power."

This time, Lin Yu didn't argue back.

Even though the situation seemed to still be at a stalemate, the winner and loser were indeed already decided.

Because perhaps Algae, who was fully immersed in the close-quarters combat, had overlooked this point, but the observing Lin Yu and Old Zheng had never forgotten...

In this duel, a "stalemate" meant Algae lost.

Because from the very beginning, Algae had a "time limit"—she only had five minutes.

And now, the time was almost up.

At Twenty's feet, the black cat stretched.

"Let me confirm one last time, the Nightmare doesn't have any large-scale destructive skills, right?"

Lin Yu inquired.

Old Zheng shook his head: "Of course not, even if it did... the cost wouldn't be as simple as three days' worth of perception and sleep."

"Then I'll continue staying to observe," Lin Yu nodded, "If I'm not mistaken... this might actually be a good opportunity."

He stared at that black cat, counting down silently in his heart.

The distance to the five-minute mark was...

The final few seconds.

Five, four, three, two...

One!

The moment the countdown ended, the black cat swayed its tail and gently tapped its paw on the ground.

And the next moment, Lin Yu saw that "black cat" begin to "melt."

It melted into some kind of flowing, expanding "darkness."

Different from the pitch-black "nightmare substance" from before, this darkness was pure "dark."

Like solidified "night," it quickly spread out, covering an area of about three meters.

And within this range, Algae, touched by the darkness, had no time to react before she collapsed to the ground as if she had fainted or died.

And as the creator of this "darkness"... Twenty was not exempt either.

He also collapsed to the ground, the ghostly figure behind him dissipating.

Watching this scene, Lin Yu wasn't surprised. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"So it really is that 'entering dreams' move."

He then took out the "BBE-300" and the spear he picked up, and after activating the "Prayer Water Necklace" to draw out a portion of the blood inside, he tried using these methods to attack "Twenty."

However, just as Lin Yu had anticipated...

These attack methods were ineffective against the sleeping "Twenty"—although his physical body was still there, it was as if he had gone to another dimension.

The attacks all passed right through him and the darkness enveloping him.

But Lin Yu was just trying casually anyway.

"Alright, since it really doesn't work, then let's stick to the original plan!"

"Hannah, Old Zheng, remember to help me smooth things over later."

Lin Yu said, and then...

He jumped straight down.

The moment he made contact with that pitch-black darkness, Lin Yu also slumped over and fell asleep.