Chapter 39: A Giant Sun-Shroom Enters the Battlefield!

Looking at the approaching apparition, Bai Wan turned to Su Yueling and said, "When you stumbled just now, I actually noticed something interesting."

"What is it?" Su Yueling asked with a puzzled expression.

Bai Wan explained, "You fell down just now, but the apparition that came to attack you wasn't the one that had been chasing you all along. Instead, it was another entity wandering nearby."

"What do you mean?" Su Yueling didn't quite catch it at first.

Bai Wan elaborated further, "I mean, the apparition that had been persistently pursuing you actually gave up on you as a target once you tripped. However, a different entity that had been wandering aimlessly nearby ended up attacking you instead."

This time, Su Yueling understood.

"You mean the apparitions behind us have different killing rules... When I tripped, my state changed, so the specific entities targeting me switched as well?"

As he ran, Bai Wan nodded. "Precisely. If I'm not mistaken, the apparitions behind us are divided into two types: one attacks people in motion, while the other attacks stationary targets..."

If they only had to deal with one type of apparition, it would be manageable, but facing two conflicting types simultaneously turned it into an unsolvable death trap.

Whether moving or standing still, they would trigger an attack.

"Then what should we do?" Su Yueling seemed to be growing accustomed to letting Bai Wan take the lead.

Bai Wan's mind raced, figuring out how to break the deadlock.

Moving meant death, and staying still also meant death. It seemed like an absolute dead end.

He checked the time once more... What they needed most right now was time...

With that thought, Bai Wan suddenly shouted to Wang Jian and Sun Qian ahead: "Brother Sun, stop running! The apparitions are too fast, running is useless. I have an idea, want to give it a try?"

Hearing Bai Wan's call, Sun Qian and Wang Jian slowed down their pace.

"Little brother Liu Tong, do you have an idea?"

Bai Wan replied, "I think I've figured out the apparitions' killing patterns, so I'd like to ask for your cooperation."

Sun Qian and Wang Jian gritted their teeth upon hearing this and came to a halt.

They knew Liu Tong's capability well. Since they were doomed either way, they might as well take a gamble and trust Liu Tong for once.

Seeing everyone stop, Bai Wan instructed Su Yueling to stay put as well, while he sprinted off in the opposite direction.

Immediately, the apparitions split into two streams.

The entities whose killing rule required dynamic motion began pursuing Bai Wan.

Meanwhile, those whose killing rule targeted static objects surged toward Su Yueling and the others.

The apparitions were successfully divided into two groups.

Just as the entities were about to close in on Su Yueling's group, Bai Wan yelled: "Run!"

At the command, Su Yueling and the others started running.

The apparitions hunting stationary targets instantly lost their objective.

Meanwhile, Bai Wan stopped in his tracks as the entities tracking motion converged on him.

The dynamic-seeking apparitions instantly lost their target as well, hesitated for a second, and then turned around to chase after the running Su Yueling and the others.

At the same time, the static-hunting apparitions spotted the stationary Bai Wan, thereby triggering their killing rule and rushing directly toward him.

And thus, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The two waves of apparitions had been on the verge of catching up to Bai Wan and Su Yueling's group, but because their movement states changed, the two groups of entities reversed direction, buying precious time for Bai Wan and his companions.

Seeing this, Su Yueling and the others' eyes lit up as they grasped Bai Wan's strategy.

By exploiting the stationary and dynamic killing rules of the apparitions, they were repeatedly looping and outmaneuvering them.

After repeating this cycle several times, not a single one of the numerous apparitions managed to lay a hand on them.

"Unbelievable!" Sun Qian and the others stared at Bai Wan in utter astonishment.

To be able to deduce so much simply from Su Yueling's accidental fall and utilize it so rationally—

Who on earth was this young man...?

Right at that moment, Bai Wan's expression shifted as he felt a cold, eerie energy flow into his body.

Immediately afterward, a title materialized above his head.

[He Always Manages to Ruin Everything]

Perhaps due to the abundance of ghostly Qi nearby, Bai Wan's title was triggered.

At this moment, the title above him shimmered with a continuous purple glow, displaying the supreme aura of an epic-grade title to the fullest extent.

Naturally, the effect was remarkably potent.

Buzz! Buzz!

The distant graveyard began to vibrate, and more apparitions crawled out from within, all locking their sights directly onto Bai Wan.

Seeing this, Bai Wan's face stiffened as he mentally cursed the system.

Sun Qian and王健 were also stunned for a moment.

What kind of dazzling thing was that... a title?

They had heard that exceptional players could earn titles, but this was their first time seeing one in person.

He always manages to ruin everything???

That title sounded awfully familiar.

Wait!

Holy crap!!

Sun Qian and Wang Jian suddenly widened their eyes. Wasn't this the title belonging to 'Family Member'?

With such a unique title, only that legendary 'Family Member' possessed it.

It was at this exact moment that they finally realized Bai Wan's true identity.

"No wonder he's so strong... He is the most mysterious new player who achieved the first-ever negative rating, 'Family Member'..." Wang Jian couldn't help but feel utterly shocked.

Wait!

Sun Qian looked back at the title floating above Bai Wan's head, then hurriedly wiped away a cold sweat.

If he remembered correctly, this was a suicide title!

Wailing...

The ghostly cries from the graveyard grew louder, accompanied by the chilling sounds of something clawing its way up from beneath the earth.

Holy crap.

Watching the rapidly multiplying apparitions, Sun Qian cried out, "Big Boss, what do we do? Your title is way too overpowered!"

Bai Wan wore an awkward expression, glaring with bitter annoyance at the flashing title above his head. That thing was acting like a cozy lighthouse, continuously guiding lost souls toward the meaning of life.

Good grief, was he supposed to be a career counselor for ghosts now?

"Don't panic, just hold on for one more minute!" Bai Wan and the group continued running back and forth. After a minute passed, a massive wave of apparitions had arrived. Some of these entities clearly differed from the previous ones; their killing rules were neither movement nor stillness. However, Bai Wan had no time to analyze them one by one, especially with so many apparitions right in front of them.

Bai Wan and the others were utterly exhausted and could barely run anymore.

Even so, they had managed to survive the most perilous period.

Counting down the final ten seconds in his mind, Bai Wan's face lit up with joy.

Suddenly, a massive, glowing golden mushroom materialized out of thin air in his hand.

The mushroom radiated warmth and emitted a brilliant light, illuminating the surrounding darkness quite a bit.

Sun Qian and the others looked with bewildered eyes at the mushroom in Bai Wan's hands.

Where in the world did this mushroom come from?

Then, to their utter shock, they watched as Bai Wan directly fed the golden mushroom to the sunflower perched on his shoulder.

After swallowing the giant sun mushroom, the sunflower rapidly expanded in size while breaking into a radiant smile.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Dazzling sunlight burst forth from the sunflower, its blinding brilliance possessing an even stronger presence than the title above Bai Wan's head.

Seeing this, Bai Wan let out a sigh of relief and smiled. Gently touching the sunflower, he looked toward the horde of approaching apparitions and declared, "Did you have fun attacking? Now, it's my turn!"