Yang Zicang shot a dirty look at Bai Yuan.

Filled with childlike glee, Bai Yuan continued his introduction to the onlookers:

“At that time, right after we got here, I saw Mr. Yang here being chased by an evil bus monster, totally out of control, running for his life. So of course, I, this dashing partner, stepped in, withstood the beast’s fury, and saved the survivors! “

“Just shut the hell up, alright? “

Yang Zicang pulled open the dark-colored door, and everyone inside saw the wooden wainscoting lining both sides of the hotel corridor paved with soft carpet. Under the dim yellow light, several rooms were all situated along this row of the corridor.

The outside was a particularly retro hotel hallway, the kind that only seemed to exist in old movies.

“What is this place? “

The tip of Yang Zicang’s gun pressed against Vice President Wapi’s temple.

The vice president sneered repeatedly at Yang Zicang; he was very satisfied with the look of panic spreading across the people in the room, because many had discovered that their always-invincible model-linking abilities had become useless here. They were cut off, trapped in this place with no way to contact anyone outside.

｛Black Rose indicates it wants to feel the enthusiasm of the firing chamber.｝

Wave after wave of negative impulses to shoot surged through Yang Zicang’s mind.

His finger rested on the trigger. “Let us out, and then I let you go. Otherwise, you can die right here. “

“Haha, are you threatening me? “

The vice president swept his gaze across the guards in the crowd who were glaring at him with malice. “If I die, none of you are getting out! Come on, pull your trigger, hahaha, I bet you won’t… “

Bang!

The man’s head shattered like an exploding watermelon.

Yang Zicang tossed the body aside; the corpse, with its shattered skull, collapsed at the doorway, and fresh blood slowly seeped into the carpet of the corridor floor.

“Ah! You just killed him like that! “

The twenty-odd people in the house burst into an uproar.

“Are you crazy? If you killed him, how are we going to get out? “

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done, Yang Buchen! “

“Couldn’t you have just sold him that so-called ‘Flash’? What’s the difference who you sell it to? “

Bai Yuan was stunned, staring at this man he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Anyone who threatens me dies. “

Yang Zicang’s words sent a collective shudder through the room.

Long since pulling the triangular cloth that covered his mouth down to his neck, Yang Zicang swept his gaze over the crowd—some fearful, others burning with rage.

These people had all been fished out of the sea not long ago; after a few murmurs of complaint, most gradually swallowed their resentment. This guy surely strutted around like a tyrant in his own city.

Now, with Wapi’s fall, a subtle but undeniable change had occurred in the room.

Click, click~

A paper—covered in English script, looking like a small desk calendar beside the bedside call bell—swiftly turned over on its own, becoming a blank page.

Everyone looked on; though there was no special annotation, the object’s action alone sent a powerful signal to those who noticed: this room was now masterless.

One of them tried to keep his tone calm and reasonable:

“Yang Buchen, we know that guy was asking for it, but you killed him over some fleeting anger… What do we do now, trapped here together? “

“Yeah, you’re new here, so you might not know. I’ve been in this world for almost three days now. The Weiting Travel Merchant Association is extremely powerful—the fact that they can travel back and forth across this misty sea, which others can’t return from, is proof. Now that we’re trapped inside their treasure, we’ve probably ended up in some terrifying place. “

“Being able to cross storms simply means they have a Crossing Person in their team, ” Yang Zicang said coldly. “You all know that as long as there’s a Crossing Person, one can travel back and forth through the misty seas, right? “

The crowd began to whisper among themselves.

Yang Zicang looked toward the man in the white suit who was casually posing at the door.

—｛The Shark-fin Ancestral Agate Guard Belt indicates that the distributor Di’an wishes to gain a clearer understanding of my current specific situation.｝

Yang Zicang frowned, looking at the guard belt on his wrist.

Although this thing could, at his will, shield the clear attention of certain distributors, or choose to give vague reminders, allowing the distributors to roughly know what kind of event he was currently in,

He hadn’t actually shielded the distributors.

“Don’t bother looking. The very existence of this place can affect the communication between the distributors and these alchemical creations. “

—｛The Shark-fin Ancestral Agate Guard Belt indicates that the distributor Di’an wishes to know my current specific situation.｝

Yang Zicang looked up at Bai Yuan and said,

“By the way, if the Travelers’ Guild team has a Crossing Person, they should have been able to detect these people’s crisis. So why did you suddenly show up? “

“Ara ara, as expected of you. You’ve connected the dots so quickly. “

Bai Yuan spread his hands and smiled, “That’s right, I tried it. Even the Crossing People can’t perceive the future here. “

His words intensified the murmurs around them.

Yang Zicang lowered his head in thought. Was this the reason even the Weiting Travel Merchant Association couldn’t anticipate Bai Yuan’s move?

If there really were Crossing People within the Weiting Travel Merchant Association, they would never have skipped investing Radiance in them for a scheme like snatching the “Heroic Flash ” level prize on him, in order to explore future possibilities.

If they had done that, the Travelers’ Guild should have, at the very least, foreseen the crisis brewing here.

“In other words, this place can simultaneously block the perception of Moon Realm Distributors and disrupt the probing of Crossing People who are driven away by the Track of Fate of this world… ” Yang Zicheng murmured.

“We’re in a very strange place! “

“Are we inside some special treasure? “

The twenty or thirty people all turned their eyes to the man in the suit standing at the door.

That man, supposedly a “good friend ” of Yang Buchen, appearing at such a moment was a bit odd, but he looked as if he was fully prepared. He might just know how to leave!

Xue Qi leaned closer to Yang Zicang. The young man gave her a slight nod of reassurance, then asked Bai Yuan directly:

“Since you appeared here, you must know what this inn is all about, right? “

“As expected of you! You’re right. I came here specifically so you could take possession of this house. “

“Take possession of this house!? “

Not only did the surrounding crowd erupt in an uproarious clamor, but Yang Zicang himself was utterly shocked, never having expected such an answer.

“What does this mean? Did you know I would show up here? “

A surge of anger, as if fate itself were pulling the strings, flared up in Yang Zicang’s mind like a bonfire doused with oil.

His index finger instinctively landed on the handle of “Night Rose “; he hadn’t forgotten how this man—who had nearly screwed him over on their first meeting—had pulled off those despicable moves back then.

Seeing the sudden shift in Yang Zicang’s demeanor, the once leisurely Bai Yuan shot his hands up like an old wolf catching a whiff of danger, quickly shouting: “Hey, hey, don’t get all riled up! What the hell happened to you?“

“Spit it out, you bastard! ” the crowd yelled at Bai Yuan.

“Anyway, someone asked me to come here and help Yang… Bu Chen take possession of the Weiting Travel Merchant Association’s inn. “

“The inn? Why give it to me? “

“Because nestled inside it, there lies a ｛Divine Spark｝. “

“Divine Spark! “

The inn instantly buzzed with stunned murmurs. A few of the Travelers’ Guild members exchanged glances, a shared thought haunting them: Could some of those pests, as stubborn and persistent as lice that refuses to be shaken off, have found their way here?

—｛Sharkfin Zunao Guard Belt: Distributor February. Di’an wants to pre-order my Radiance Prelude event.｝

—｛Sharkfin Zunao Guard Belt: Distributor February. Di’an raises the purchase price of that Glory Light by 100%.｝

The distributors’ perception was merely clouded, not completely blind. Having sensed something amiss, the special Dī’ān immediately expressed the utmost respect for the goods.

Those around had finally realized what the word “Divine Echelon ” might imply.

“A Divine Echelon? “

“Good heavens, is that the thing I’m thinking of? A Divine Echelon? Such a thing actually exists? “

Everyone present had elevated their own echelons to varying degrees—how could they not grasp the meaning of those two words?

The crowd lowered their heads one after another, staring at the rings manifesting upon their chests.

A Mexican man in a tattered suit exclaimed in disbelief: “You mean to say, the echelons we’ve been climbing… will eventually turn into Divine Echelons? Oh my god! “

It was hard for them not to let their imaginations run wild with those two words.

Bai Yuan smiled, glancing at Yang Zicang, whose expression shifted through several shades.

“A ‘Full Moon Angel’ sent me here to help you claim the residency of this house—and even seize control of this ‘Feilü Inn,’ where a Divine Echelon lies hidden. This is that being’s bestowal. “

“So that’s your goal? ” The crowd asked enviously.

“And besides gaining the ‘Cornerstone of Spirit’ from the Full Moon Angel that will last until my Fifth Ring, I’ll also be able to accumulate some of the related ‘Blazing Light’. “

“Full Moon Angel? “

“Actively seeking out the potential for Radiance to be born… that’s… incredible, isn’t it? “

“The ‘Cornerstone of Spirit’… what exactly is that? “

“My goodness, just like that—out of the blue—a matter involving a Divine Echelon appears… and it’s in this inn? “

The room erupted into a clamor as everyone bombarded him with a barrage of questions.

None here were fools. If they had feared being trapped before, now their hearts raced with anticipation, wondering where the so-called “God Seat ” was hidden.

Those who heard the term “Full Moon Angel ” for the first time looked upon Bai Yuan with awe. This world was indeed unfathomably mysterious.

Perhaps this was a person blessed by a high-ranking entity, walking the earth and gathering experiences far and wide!

Xue Qi’s beautiful eyes shimmered with wonder.

The young woman with an oval face turned to look at Yang Zicang as a thought crossed her mind: what kind of stories unfolded within a metropolis spanning forty-five city-designated zones?

Both Yang Buchen and his friend who had arrived ahead of him were shrouded in mystique.

It seemed that every soul who emerged from that place possessed extraordinary experiences and formidable strength.