I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 10: Do it even if there are risks!

"I don't know if Xu Can was killed in the end."

Lin Xing'an thought to himself while rubbing his throbbing temples.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he felt his strength gradually recover.

This time when he came back, he did not withdraw the improvement in his physical fitness.

And the energy consumed is only that of running about 400 meters.

For Lin Xing'an now, it seems that he can recover in more than ten minutes.

"It seems like I really did make a breakthrough, but I don't know how I did it..."

Lin Xing'an pushed the cart to a place where there were no street lights. While recovering his strength, he silently recalled his recent experience.

The more I think about him, the more fortunate I feel.

It may be that his image looks completely without fighting power.

Therefore, Xu Can never felt any threat from him from the beginning to the end, and unscrupulously provoked his emotions for the sake of "delicious food".

This gave him the opportunity to break through and counterattack.

If Xu Can had been a little more vigilant, Lin Xing'an would have reopened the game long ago.

"These monsters act like superiors to humans, treating themselves like gods."

"How did the world become like this..."

Lin Xing'an let out a bitter sigh, temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, and looked in the direction of Xiao Ximen.

"If I continue through the west gate, I'll probably run into Xu Can again."

"If you go through another door, you definitely won't meet Xu Can. It's safer, but it's a bit far from the station."

"but……"

There was a gleam in his eyes.

Since I already know that Xu Can is extremely arrogant, he will not eat me right away.

Now that I know the terrain that will appear in a while and some key time nodes.

Now that I know how to harm Xu Can...

Then can I...

Take the initiative to kill her?

Lin Xing'an's heartbeat quickened.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and recalled the details of his battle with Xu Can.

"That layer of skin seems to be very important to Xu Can. It's her weakness."

"Although she's extremely flexible, her defense isn't high at all. I was able to break her defense with a rusty iron bar."

"But if I wanted to kill her..."

Just relying on that iron railing?

That is definitely not enough.

Jump off the building with her in your arms again?
There's no point in dying with her.

What's more, we don't know whether Xu Can was killed in the fall...

"...Is it really impossible..."

"Do I have any other means? Is there anything else I can use?"

"Can it really be that I can only be played with by her as a toy?"

Lin Xing'an thought with some reluctance.

Xu Can's half-truths and half-lies kept echoing in his mind.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and his breath stopped.

"……fire?"

A gleam flashed in Lin Xing'an's eyes.

This monster is not a Golden Immortal, it is just a mortal!

Is it possible to withstand the raging flames?
"The guy who hanged himself on the seventh floor had two barrels of oil under his feet!"

"Then hide in the building first. When Xu Can comes, pour a bucket of oil on her and light a fire. Are you afraid that she won't burn to death?"

Lin Xing'an's mind opened up instantly, and he could already imagine the scene of a flying fire snake.

“But the risks are still huge…”

He quickly calmed down again.

First of all, Xu Can’s fear of fire was just his guess.

What if this monster is really invulnerable to water and fire?
Secondly, are there really oil in the two gasoline barrels under the feet of the guy on the seventh floor?
What if it’s empty?

Even if there is oil, is there fire?

And the prerequisite for all this to succeed is that Xu Can still acts as he did last time.

That way he would be ignored, and he would be teased to make his moods fluctuate, playing hide-and-seek with him. This way he would have the time and opportunity to make arrangements.

“…We have to do it even if it’s risky!”

"At worst, I can try again. With my current strength, I still have at least one more chance to make a mistake!"

"Even in the worst case scenario, it's just death."

After a brief hesitation, Lin Xing'an thought of Xu Can's arrogant attitude that did not treat people as human beings at all, and his heart became firm again!

The opportunity to kill the monster is hard to come by, how can we give it up easily?

Even if the success rate is only one percent, it's worth a try!
If I just leave like this, wouldn’t it be a waste of my death?
"Now, I can only bet that Xu Can's behavior is the same as last time, and that the guy on the seventh floor really has oil in his bucket."

"As for the fire...I'm going home to get it now!"

Lin Xing'an looked towards the corridor. Although he was full of resistance in his heart, he didn't dare to bet that the guy on the seventh floor was still angry.

We have left enough to fate and goddess luck.

"Huh... We have to fight quickly, or we might not be able to meet Xu Can."

He adjusted his breathing and went into the corridor again.

Because my father always works overtime, there is always a spare key under the carpet at the door.

Lin Xing'an opened the door carefully, and it was quiet inside.

"Ten forty-six..."

He glanced at his watch and remembered that the last time he left home was ten forty.

It was already six minutes late, but Lin Xing'an didn't delay any further.

Although no one at home smokes, my father always likes to have romantic candlelight dinners.

So there is still fire.

Lin Xing'an tiptoed to the kitchen according to his memory.

Sure enough, I saw a lighter and matches in the drawer.

After taking everything away, he looked at the half barrel of oil at home.

But he immediately withdrew his gaze, did not stay long, and left again.

There was no way he could carry a barrel of oil.

"Fortunately."

The whole process takes only one minute.

Although there was no danger at all, Lin Xing'an was still very nervous.

"I have done what I can do. Now I will just leave it to fate."

He patted the matches and lighter in his pocket, got on his bike and sped towards Xiaoximen.

The road was still extremely quiet, without a single person in sight.

"It shouldn't be..."

After riding for a long time, Lin Xing'an frowned.

The last time I met Xu Can was at the entrance of Xiaoximen.

This time he was six or seven minutes later than last time, and he was taking the route that Xu Can had to take to get home.

Logically speaking, I should have met Xu Can halfway...

"...Could it be that I missed it?"

"Then we can only proceed as planned."

Lin Xing'an secretly said what a pity and sped up his ride.

But when I turned the corner again, a flashlight beam shone at me at an angle.

Lin Xing'an was stunned. In front of him was the figure of Xu Can pushing a cart in.

...I was clearly six minutes late, so how come the place where I met Xu Can didn't change at all?
Is she waiting for me here?

A doubt flashed through Lin Xing'an's mind.

"Ah, be careful!"

"...Huh? ...Anan? Is that Anan?"

A familiar voice came, exactly the same as last time.

But this time, Lin Xing'an, who was prepared, caught a glimpse of a sneer on Xu Can's face as expected.

It disappeared in the blink of an eye and turned into surprise, confusion and worry for him.

Like a hunter who sets a trap and catches his prey.

It's like...

It was as if Xu Can had known he would come.

(End of this chapter)