Before the battle fully escalated into a white-hot frenzy, Lin Yu decisively made an early, hurried retreat from the elevated bridge.

Although the only harm he suffered was his right eye being momentarily blinded by the intense white flash, it served as a stark reminder to Lin Yu...

If these experts truly unleashed their full power, it might reach a point where "one glance could be fatal!"

Therefore, Lin Yu decided not to watch any further.

Fluoxetine had arrived anyway...

Though Lin Yu was indeed somewhat concerned about the final outcome of this grand battle,

he believed that with so many people on and near the elevated bridge, the ultimate results would surely surface on the forums the following day!

So, Lin Yu directly left this hotbed of trouble and returned home.

While these experts were embroiled in their chaotic melee, Lin Yu had his own tasks to attend to.

He needed to process, consolidate, and organize the newly observed information.

Especially concerning Fluoxetine.

Considering the immense volume of information, Lin Yu began to take notes – conveniently, he had a very, very secure notebook at hand.

The Ancient Notebook.

Not only was it a player item bound to his person, allowing him to store it instantly in his Item Space, but the notebook itself also possessed the unique properties of being unlosable and indestructible.

It was perfectly suited for use as a top-secret memo pad.

After a quick shower and drying his hair, Lin Yu returned to his desk, spread open a drama history textbook, and began scribbling furiously in the Ancient Notebook.

"Order, Li Hua: Current demonstrated abilities include the Gambler profession's skill, manipulation and alteration of probabilities, playing cards used for attack, setting up gambles to seize opponents' organs, and phantom dice for self-buffing actions..."

"Personality: conscientious, responsible, calm, and rational, possessing an extraordinary sense of justice, capable of making almost cold-blooded judgments."

"Primary contact identity: May May."

"Marauders, A'Yu: Profession is the Unique Class Free Man, abilities seem to involve extracting other professional skills, wields two flintlock pistols, metal grappling claws, and can deploy large amounts of explosives..."

"Personality: frank and unrestrained, prone to anger and impulsiveness, with a rather lax moral compass, yet possessing a sense of responsibility and leadership when dealing with colleagues and subordinates."

"Primary contact identity: Heavenly Artisan."

...

Information on each identity was meticulously recorded. All the experts who had appeared and clashed in Jiangcheng were comprehensively documented by Lin Yu in the Ancient Notebook.

Lin Yu let out a long breath, then paused his pen before the last character, the most important one to him.

"Psychological Society, Fluoxetine: Profession is Assassin..."

He gently tapped the notebook with his fingertip, recalling Fluoxetine's abilities and personality.

Upon seeing Fluoxetine again, he was certain...

That woman's mind was truly abnormal.

She had gladly accepted the invitation, acknowledging all the invitations sent by himself, the "imposter," which had nothing to do with her, and even produced two extremely valuable Items related to Gods to cover the imposter's lies...

Even though Lin Yu instinctively felt she would do this, and hoped she would, when it actually happened,

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh. Even by the standards of the mad organization she hailed from, the Psychological Society, she was exceptionally abnormal.

Therefore, regarding the "invitation" that Fluoxetine had specifically brought up, clearly hinting at him,

Lin Yu actually didn't believe she harbored any malice.

Perhaps she was genuinely curious about who was "impersonating" her, and might even have a certain fondness for the person who managed to impersonate her and deceive six experts.

That's why she would specifically present that "ticket" which had tempted all those experts, to entice him to reveal himself.

And...

Fluoxetine might truly wish for the person impersonating her to enter that dungeon, which seemed to be related to another God!

But...

Lin Yu wouldn't go.

"You must think I was impersonating you for 'fun' or something," Lin Yu muttered to himself, staring at Fluoxetine's name. "But... before I have absolute certainty I can kill you, I will absolutely not make contact with you."

He admitted that from the beginning of the last dungeon until now, in order to gather information and race against time, he had been taking dangerous risks.

The series of actions Lin Yu had undertaken were arguably no less perilous than directly confronting Fluoxetine.

However...

Taking a risk once or twice was fine, but if he used such gambits repeatedly...

Sooner or later, he would die by their side.

Lin Yu deeply understood this principle.

"I still need to keep getting stronger... The information I currently have is enough for a while; there's no need to take more risks to gather additional information."

"Especially since I actually gained some extra information this time."

He mumbled, taking a kraft paper envelope from his drawer.

This envelope was given to him by Grandmaster A'Mo, containing confidential files from the Order's internal investigation into Fluoxetine.

He wasn't sure if it was because the Grandmaster was genuinely kind, or if his senior's influence was too great, or perhaps a combination of both...

Even though Lin Yu had declined the Grandmaster's invitation at the time, she still sent him the information about Fluoxetine.

"After all, you were killed by her, and you're A'Miao's friend, so... after much thought, I've decided to give you these materials."

"However, I'm not doing this to encourage you to seek revenge; on the contrary, I hope that after seeing this, you'll abandon that notion."

Lin Yu had already read the contents.

The Order's investigation into Fluoxetine could indeed be called exhaustive.

It not only contained the basic information Lin Yu had pieced together, such as "Psychological Society S-rank enforcement member," "Assassin profession," and "Tier 3 rank,"

but also some vague details of Fluoxetine's past and...

Her combat record.

"Unknown background, suspected of having been hospitalized for mental treatment."

"Extremely dangerous, with severe antisocial tendencies; likely involved in homicides prior to joining the Death Game."

"Has been in the Death Game for over a year, confirmed to have killed over nineteen players in reality, all of whom were Promotion players. This includes seven Tier 2 players and four Tier 3 players. Among those killed were four official members of the Order."

"In addition, confirmed to have killed six non-players, all classified as B+ grade or higher by the Psychological Society, with five already confirmed to have become players."

"Including..."

Lin Yu quickly scanned the five non-players killed by Fluoxetine, besides himself.

Four of them, like himself, were confirmed to have become players.

They were A'Yin, a captain from the Order in Sucheng; Hummingbird, a cadre from the Night Watchman; Chestnut, the Shencheng manager of the Marauders...

And Jung, a board member of the Psychological Society.

These four were undoubtedly pillars of their respective organizations and had been supernovas who grew rapidly at the time!

They perfectly deserved their "B+ grade" potential and the treatment of Fluoxetine personally making a move.

However, what truly interested Lin Yu was not these four "seniors" who had already grown.

But the record of Fluoxetine's only "miss," someone who died on the same day as him and failed to become a player.

No...

Lin Yu knew that Fluoxetine hadn't actually missed.

He knew that the last person on the file had actually also become a player.

The reason why the Order's data contradicted the facts he knew

was because that person had not made it out of her first dungeon.

"Name: Xia Yue"

"Age: 21 years old"

"Profession: Student, Veterinarian"

"Education: Currently a graduate student in Veterinary Medicine at Huazhong Agricultural University"

"Work Address: Love Baby Pet Hospital, Beiqiao District, Jiangcheng (weekend part-time)"

"Home Address: Building 3, Fuqiao Garden, Beiqiao District, Jiangcheng"

Looking at the gentle, smiling girl in the one-inch photo on the file, Lin Yu sighed.

"What a surprise... Long time no see, Xia Yue."

Although it was just a fleeting encounter, and only three weeks had passed since their last meeting,

it truly felt as if an eternity had passed since they last met.