Chapter 412: Calculations (2/2)

The branch touched the water without event.

Lu Yin hesitated and then shot star energy through his fingertip into the water. It created a ripple, but there were no other changes.

“It should just be normal ocean water,” the Cruiser spoke, hoping that Lu Yin would directly touch the water.

Lu Yin was not fooled. “Right, it’s only normal water. However, there’s a golden light, so there might be treasures under this ocean.”

The Cruiser’s eyes gleamed, as that option was indeed possible. He looked up at the sky and then at the gold color. As far as he could see, the entire ocean was tinted gold. At this point, it would be more unbelievable to him if there were no treasures here.

He did not wait for Lu Yin to act and personally moved to test the water. As his finger probed the water, his hand felt cold, but his body itself was not harmed. He immediately became delighted, as it was indeed just normal water, which meant that there had to be treasure hiding on the seafloor or in the depths of the ocean.

He emotionally looked into the distance; could this be an opportunity for him to profit from a disaster?

But then, his face quickly sank, as he was not alone. He thought about it and then glanced at Lu Yin, who was seemingly enthralled by the tall mountain. The Cruiser was puzzled. “Why do you keep staring at that mountain?”

Lu Yin answered, “The treasure could also be hidden at the top.”

“The golden light is obviously coming from the other side of the mountain.”

“That’s true,” Lu Yin replied with a nod after thinking about it. He then turned around to look in the other direction and showed his back to the Cruiser.

The Cruiser’s eyes quivered, and his fingers bent as he considered ambushing the youth, but he ultimately decided against it. He would wait a little longer for his condition to improve before acting. He definitely would not allow Lu Yin to survive, as this person had killed his brother.

Lu Yin’s back was to the man, but his eyes were twinkling. Then, he turned around and sat down cross-legged on the ground. “Let’s rest for a while.”

There was no nighttime in this area, as everything was permanently illuminated by the golden light.

Lu Yin looked at his gadget. It must be under the influence of the space he was in, as it had stopped working. He silently estimated the time and concluded that five days should have passed since he had first arrived. He waited on the beach for another day, and the Cruiser also refrained from acting.

Lu Yin gradually relaxed his vigilance as he was fascinated by the golden ocean more and more.

“Have you eaten?” the Cruiser suddenly asked Lu Yin.

Lu Yin shook his head.

“I’m going into the forest to look for any spacecraft wreckages. What about you?”

Lu Yin replied, “We don’t trust each other, so being together might not be the best idea.”

“This area is rather tricky. We should cooperate.”

Lu Yin was puzzled. “How do you want to cooperate?”

The Cruiser squinted. “We’ll take turns looking for food and exploring the ocean.”

Lu Yin thought to himself for a moment and then nodded. “Okay.”

“To show my sincerity, I’ll go and look for food first. Rest assured, I won’t hide any if I find some. I hope that we’ll be able to find some treasures together and then get out of this damned place,” the Cruiser said before walking into the forest.

Lu Yin continued to stare calmly at the mountain as he fell deep into thought.

Quite some time passed, but the Cruiser still did not return. Lu Yin relaxed and closed his eyes to quietly rest.

In the forest, a kilometer away from Lu Yin, the Cruiser’s eyes widened as he stared ferociously at Lu Yin’s back. He had never left from the very beginning and had instead been patiently waiting for the moment Lu Yin mentally relaxed so that he could launch an ambush. Rather than cooperating, the Cruiser felt that he might as well capture Lu Yin and use him as an extra life to search for a safe route.

The man did not use any star energy as he was afraid that Lu Yin would notice his approach. He gripped a branch, and a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes. He ferociously dashed out of the forest with the stick pointed straight at Lu Yin’s back. With his strength as a Cruiser, even without star energy, his all-out physical strike should be enough to instantly kill a normal Explorer. Even if this person was a freak, the Cruiser did not believe that Lu Yin’s defense could surpass an Explorer’s.

As the branch in his hand rushed towards Lu Yin, the branch struck Lu Yin’s back almost before he could even react. However, the expected spurt of blood did not appear, and the man only felt the branch snap as if it had run into a boulder, and he even nearly injured his own hand. He stared in disbelief at Lu Yin’s back; how could this kid’s body be so sturdy? It was no weaker than a Cruiser’s body.

But before the man could gather his thoughts, the clothes on Lu Yin’s back tore apart to reveal a piece of Progenitor Wushang’s hide.

The man looked directly at the hide, and his brain was heavily jolted. No longer able to control himself, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground with a deathly pale face.

Lu Yin slowly stood up and looked down at the man. “I waited a long time for you.”

That was the last sentence the man heard before losing consciousness.

Lu Yin definitely would not lower his guard when an enemy was nearby. He had instructed the monkey to use his innate gift of shadows to hide Progenitor Wushang’s hide on his back and then waited for the Cruiser to launch an ambush. The Cruiser was wary of the hide and would never open his eyes in a direct confrontation. Thus, the only path to success was for Lu Yin to bait the Cruiser into sneak attacking his exposed back.

Just as expected, the Cruiser had attacked Lu Yin’s back, only to be stunned by Progenitor Wushang’s hide.