[It's over, it's over, it's over! Lin Yu is really done for this time!]
[Safe travels, Lin Yu. Your experience in this dungeon is absolutely making it onto the "Unluckiest Horror Game Players" leaderboard.]
[What a pity… I've said these two words way too many times already, but I still have to say them.]
[Lin Yu really shouldn't have hidden in the coffin. If he hadn't, he might've still had a chance to run out of the room.]
[Those upstairs, stop yelling. If it were you, you'd have believed Wang Gang and the other two from the very start, followed them like an idiot, and gotten sold out without even realizing it.]
...
Inside Lin Yu's livestream room, the audience couldn't help but hold their breath as they watched this scene unfold.
For some reason, when they heard Lin Yu speak just now, an inexplicable chill ran through them.
After all—
Ever since Lin Yu bit through his tongue, he hadn't spoken a single word.
This was the first sentence they had heard him say in a long time.
At the same time—
Whether Lin Yu's choice had been the right one became the hottest topic in the barrage comments.
With Wang Shan and Li Hai dead, viewers from their livestreams began flooding into Lin Yu's and Wang Gang's rooms, wanting to see—
Whether anyone at all could survive this Vampire Castle dungeon.
...
Time passed, second by second.
Lying inside the coffin, Lin Yu could clearly hear his own breathing and the pounding of his heart.
Yet outside the coffin—
There was not the slightest sound.
It was as if time itself had been frozen.
"What the hell is going on?"
The silence made Lin Yu frown in confusion.
He couldn't understand it at all.
The Blood Clan Queen should've seen him enter the room.
The room itself wasn't big—there were only so many places to hide. It should've been easy for her to deduce where he was.
So why hadn't she made a move?
"Don't tell me… it's because I'm hiding in the coffin?"
Given everything that had happened so far, this was the only explanation Lin Yu could come up with.
Even so, he didn't dare to be certain.
He could only lie still, quietly, inside the coffin.
"Hm hm hm…"
"Where did you run off to~?"
The Blood Clan Queen's emotionless voice echoed through the room—
Like a cat toying with a mouse before the kill.
Immediately after—
Lin Yu heard slow, measured footsteps circling around him.
"Is it almost my turn?"
Sensing that the Blood Clan Queen was searching the room, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
At the same time, he wondered—
Whether he should do something before dying.
Like suddenly bursting out of the coffin and giving her a solid punch.
But after thinking it over carefully—
He gave up on the idea.
If this spot really was safe, rushing out now would be the definition of suicide.
That would be way too stupid.
Thinking about the 16 terabytes of resources on his computer back in the real world, Lin Yu felt a sharp pang of heartache.
"Heh heh heh…"
"He wouldn't be hiding here, would he?"
The Blood Clan Queen's voice sounded again, closer this time.
Judging by the sound—
She was right next to the coffin Lin Yu was lying in.
As her soft laughter faded, Lin Yu clearly felt the coffin lid above him begin to shift—slowly.
At that instant—
He involuntarily held his breath.
His expression tightened.
The gap above him grew wider and wider—
And a pair of blood-red eyes appeared through the opening, staring down at him.
Seeing those crimson pupils, Lin Yu's expression barely changed.
After all, he had already experienced this once before.
With prior experience and mental preparation—
The fear he felt was surprisingly limited.
Just as Lin Yu braced himself for the Blood Clan Queen's death sentence—
Something completely unexpected happened.
After scanning the inside of the coffin with her blood-red eyes for a few moments—
She showed no reaction at all.
Instead—
She turned around and left.
"Looks like the trash who ruined my doll isn't in here…"
Her voice rang out again, still devoid of emotion.
Tap… tap… tap…
Listening to the footsteps gradually fading away—
A look of disbelief slowly appeared on Lin Yu's face.
He even wondered if he had misheard.
Unable to help himself, he bit down hard on his tongue.
A sharp, piercing pain spread through his mouth, nearly making him cry out.
Alright.
Judging from the Blood Clan Queen's words and the retreating footsteps—
This wasn't a hallucination before death.
It had really happened.
"I… survived just like that?"
Only after her footsteps completely disappeared did Lin Yu finally mutter the words in disbelief.
His face was still filled with confusion.
He truly couldn't believe that—
Under these circumstances—
He had actually survived the Blood Clan Queen.
Even so, Lin Yu still didn't dare let his guard down.
After all, there was still a strong smell of blood on him.
If he rushed out carelessly and attracted her again—
That would be truly disastrous.
[What the hell? What just happened? The Blood Clan Queen left?!]
[No idea… Is she just messing with Lin Yu?]
[Hey, is it possible that these coffins actually have a hiding mechanic for players?]
[At this point, that's definitely possible…]
[Those who said the streamer chose his own grave earlier—come out and explain! Why did Lin Yu survive?]
[Damn… what Lin Yu did might seem like a small step for him, but it's a giant leap for Horror Game players everywhere. If any of you ever get matched into this dungeon, remember—hide in a coffin!]
...
Not only Lin Yu—
Even the livestream audience looked utterly baffled after hearing the fading footsteps.
No one understood why the Blood Clan Queen had chosen to leave.
Some even began speculating that it was because Lin Yu had hidden in the coffin.
But no matter what—
Facing the Blood Clan Queen's relentless pursuit and still surviving—
Even the most skeptical viewers could only accept one conclusion:
Lin Yu survived because he was hiding in the coffin.
The realization excited the audience.
After all, Horror Game player selection was completely random.
With Lin Yu as a precedent—
If they ever entered the Vampire Castle dungeon themselves, they wouldn't need to panic as much.
Just find a coffin, hide inside, and wait it out.
...
Thump… thump… thump…
Hidden inside a coffin, Wang Gang winced as the bats slammed into the lid above him, the sound making his eardrums ache.
Tap… tap… tap…
Suddenly—
Clear footsteps rang out near his ears, distinct amid the chaotic impacts.
"Something's wrong!"
"The banging stopped!"
Only then did Wang Gang realize—
The bats' crashing sounds had vanished almost instantly.
And at that exact moment—
He discovered in sheer terror that the coffin lid above him was slowly being pushed open.
This sight nearly made his heart stop.
Yet—
He didn't have the slightest courage to resist.
Very quickly—
A pair of blood-red eyes appeared through the opening in the coffin lid.
The Blood Clan Queen—
Had appeared right in front of Wang Gang.
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