A bed that traverses countless worlds

Lin Yu was still basking in the glow of being the center of attention, his tail practically wagging in the air.

"Cough cough," a sudden sound exploded in his mind, like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head, instantly sobering him up.

"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the trial. Next, you will receive a new mission..."

Lin Yu's lips twitched. This system really knows how to pick its time; it's a master at ruining the atmosphere!

He raised his hand, and an ancient scroll appeared out of thin air, emitting a faint halo.

The scroll was made of neither gold nor jade, and it felt somewhat cool to the touch. It was inscribed with something in a strange script.

"What is this?" Su Yao asked curiously, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a thirst for knowledge.

Ellie, Aisha, and Alice also gathered around, chattering excitedly.

"Master, what does this say?" Ellie's mechanical eyes scanned the scroll, but found nothing.

Lin Yu shook his head, indicating that he didn't recognize the script either.

He tried to touch the scroll with his hand, and a line of information came to mind.

"Journey to the Lost Lands to retrieve the Stone of Origin."

"The Lost Land? The Stone of Origin?" Lin Yu muttered to himself, feeling that the name didn't sound like something good.

"Mission requirements: One month time limit. Penalty for failure: Annihilation."

The system's voice was cold and ruthless, sending a chill down Lin Yu's spine.

"This system is trying to kill me!" Lin Yu couldn't help but complain. This punishment of being wiped out at the drop of a hat is even more ruthless than the 996 work schedule.

"The place we're going to this time is a bit far," Lin Yu said to everyone in a serious tone.

"Moreover, it probably won't be very safe."

According to the information on the scroll, the Lost Lands are located at the westernmost edge of the continent, a place shrouded in mist year-round, with complex terrain and numerous dangers.

Swamps, poisonous insects, ferocious beasts...

It's an adventurer's nightmare.

The next day, Lin Yu and his group embarked on their journey to the Lost Land.

The road was more difficult to travel than I had imagined; the rugged mountain path meant I could easily trip over loose stones.

Swampy areas occasionally surfaced around, bubbling and emitting a pungent, putrid stench, like gaping maws waiting to devour life.

"Everyone be careful, these swamps are poisonous!" Lin Yu warned, while gripping his weapon tightly.

Su Yao walked at the front, her long sword gleaming coldly, constantly alert to any movement around her.

Ellie activated the scanning mode, her mechanical eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, trying to find hidden dangers.

Aisha and Alice followed closely behind.

"This damn place is really tough!" Lin Yu couldn't help but complain. The road was too difficult to walk on, which was a huge challenge for his disabled body.

Just then, Su Yao suddenly stopped and her eyes turned sharp.

"Someone!"

Su Yao's words, "Someone's here," put everyone on edge.

Suddenly, a group of people appeared at the corner of the road ahead.

They were all dressed in rags, with fierce expressions, and carrying rusty swords and knives—the standard setup for highway robbers.

"This mountain is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll!" A bald, burly man brandished a large knife, his voice booming like a bell, startling the birds in the trees into flight.

Lin Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn it!" There are still such retro bandits in this day and age?

The lines are so cliché!

"Hand over all the treasures you've looted from the ruins! Otherwise, I'll make sure you all die on the spot!" the bald bandit said viciously, his eyes greedily fixed on Lin Yu and his group.

Su Yao sneered, brandishing her long sword and saying defiantly, "You think you can take our things? You bunch of chickens and dogs!"

"You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!" the bald bandit roared. "Charge! Kill all the men, and take the women back to be your wives!"

The bandits charged forward, howling and brandishing their weapons, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, knowing that there was no way to avoid it.

With a thought, a powerful energy surged throughout his body.

This is the ability he gained in the ruins—Elemental Control!

"Since you want to play, then I'll play along with you!" Lin Yu sneered.

He raised his hand and waved, and blades of wind appeared out of thin air, whistling as they flew towards the bandits.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh," the wind blades were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they knocked down the first few bandits.

"Ah!" "My leg!" "Help!" Screams rose and fell, throwing the bandits into chaos.

Su Yao, Ellie, Aisha, and Alice were not idle either, and all joined the battle.

Su Yao's swordsmanship was fierce, killing one enemy with a single, clean strike.

Ellie then activated her firepower mode, bombarding the bandits relentlessly with her energy cannon, sending them sprawling and crashing to the ground.

Although Aisha and Alice were slightly weaker in combat, they did their best to cooperate and prevent the bandits from getting close to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu's performance was the most outstanding. He controlled the wind blades, weaving back and forth through the crowd as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Those bandits were no match for him.

"Wow! Master is so amazing!" Ellie cheered excitedly.

"Lin Yu, you are truly a great man!" Aisha exclaimed, watching Lin Yu's departing figure.

Although Alice didn't speak, her eyes betrayed her true feelings.

She had initially looked down on Lin Yu, but now she was completely impressed by his strength.

Seeing how powerful Lin Yu was, the bandits began to back down.

They originally thought they were a flock of fat sheep, but they didn't expect them to be a pack of wolves in sheep's clothing.

"Brother, this kid is too powerful, let's retreat!" A bandit tugged at the bald, burly man's sleeve, his voice trembling as he spoke.

The bald, burly man was also starting to panic; he hadn't expected this group to be so difficult to deal with.

However, he felt it would be a loss of face to simply slink away like that.

"What are you afraid of! There are more of us! Charge! I don't believe he can beat all of us by himself!" the bald, burly man roared, his voice trembling with fear.

Lin Yu looked at the hesitant bandits and felt a surge of pride.

It feels so good to be admired!

Just then, Aisha suddenly screamed.

"careful!"

Aisha's scream made Lin Yu's heart tighten, and his elemental perception instantly reached its maximum!

A robber had somehow gotten behind Aisha, his rusty knife pointed directly at her back!

"Holy crap! Insidious!"

Lin Yu cursed angrily and hurled the wind blades at him as if they were free.

With a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," the wind blades accurately struck the bandit's wrist, and the knife fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ah!" the robber screamed, clutching his bleeding wrist and rolling on the ground in pain.

Lin Yu rushed to Aisha's side, pulled her behind him, held her hand tightly, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Aisha looked up at Lin Yu, her eyes full of dependence, and her body unconsciously moved closer to him.

A faint fragrance wafted over, making Lin Yu's heart flutter.

"No...it's nothing, thank you, Lin Yu." Aisha's voice was soft, her cheeks slightly flushed, like a ripe red apple, making one want to take a bite.

Seeing this, Su Yao gripped her sword tighter, glanced at Lin Yu and Aisha with a complicated expression, then quickly regained her composure and swung her sword even more swiftly, repelling all the approaching bandits.

Alice turned her head away and snorted coldly, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied with the scene before her.

"Stop standing there! Quickly deal with these bastards!" Lin Yu shouted to the crowd, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.

As if waking from a dream, everyone focused their attention and wielded their weapons with even greater effort.

With no worries about the future, Lin Yu was able to act completely freely.

He wielded the wind blades, weaving freely through the crowd; the bandits were utterly helpless against him.

"Bang bang bang," Ellie's energy cannons bombarded relentlessly, blasting the bandits to smithereens.

In less than ten minutes, the battle was over.

The bandits were either dead or wounded, and the rest knelt down begging for mercy, crying and wailing.

"Please spare us! We won't dare to do it again!"

"We were forced into this! Please, please let us go!"

Lin Yu looked at the bandits kneeling and begging for mercy, but his heart remained unmoved.

He would show no mercy to these villains.

"Tie them all up!" Lin Yu said coldly.

The group immediately sprang into action, tying the bandits up tightly and throwing them aside.

"Let's go," Lin Yu called out, leading the group forward.

After crossing the battlefield, the group arrived at the banks of a wide river.

The river was swift and roared deafeningly, like an angry dragon.

A thin layer of mist hung over the river, obscuring the view of what was happening inside.

"How...how do we get across?" Aisha looked at the river in front of her, somewhat perplexed.

Su Yao also frowned. She walked to the riverbank, observed carefully, and her expression became even more serious.

"There's something wrong with this river; it seems like there's something hidden in it," Su Yao said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Lin Yu asked.

"I don't know, but I can sense that this water is full of danger." Su Yao shook her head, her tone serious.

Ellie also activated the scanning mode, her mechanical eyes constantly scanning the river surface, trying to find hidden dangers.

"Beep beep beep," a rapid alarm suddenly sounded from Ellie's mechanical eye.

"Warning! Warning! Unknown creature detected! Danger level: Extremely high!"

Just then, a huge splash of water suddenly rose from the river surface.

"boom!"

A colossal creature seemed about to burst forth from the water...