"What are you looking at, little brother?"
The tattooed girl quickly got off the stage and, with a smile, found Su Fan.
"What do you want?" Su Fan said expressionlessly.
"Don't be so cold, I won't eat you," the tattooed girl said with some dissatisfaction.
"Stop pretending. I saw it all. That blonde guy was your doing. Who are you? Why are you looking for me?" Su Fan didn't believe the tattooed girl was pestering him out of genuine affection. There had to be another reason.
"Since little brother wants to know who I am so badly, I'll tell you. My name is Lin Yao, remember that," Lin Yao winked at Su Fan.
"Two 'Fiery Hearts' please," Lin Yao said to the bartender.
Su Fan frowned, looking at Lin Yao.
Soon, two specially made cocktails were ready and placed before them.
Fiery Heart, the drink lived up to its name. It was extremely potent, and most people couldn't handle even one glass.
"Don't frown, it makes you look less attractive," Lin Yao leaned in, her hand gently stroking Su Fan's forehead. She whispered in his ear, "Drink this, and I'll tell you anything you want to know."
Su Fan looked at Lin Yao, then at the vibrant, fiery drink before him.
It was just a drink, wasn't it? With his current physique, could he not handle a single glass of alcohol?
Without hesitation, Su Fan picked up the glass and downed it in one gulp.
"Refreshing!" Lin Yao smiled and finished her drink as well.
"Do you feel a bit warm?" Lin Yao suddenly leaned close to Su Fan's ear and whispered.
Su Fan froze. He immediately felt a strange sensation in his body. A wave of heat emanated from within him, his body temperature rising rapidly, rushing to his head. A sense of drowsiness began to overwhelm him.
"What did you do?" Su Fan instantly realized he had been tricked!
"Nothing much, I just added a little something to your drink," Lin Yao said with a smile.
Su Fan blinked, suddenly recalling Lin Yao's movement earlier when she leaned into his ear. At that time, she had used her head to block his view. That must have been when she slipped him the poison!
"Sleep now, you'll know when you wake up," Lin Yao said with a smile.
Su Fan finally couldn't hold on any longer. His eyes rolled back, and he fell unconscious.
The moment Su Fan lost consciousness, he chose to enter the game.
Su Fan woke up in the game. He was unaffected in the game world, but he needed to return to reality as soon as possible.
Su Fan quickly lay down on the bed, wanting to fall asleep and return to reality. However, he couldn't fall asleep this time. The option to rest simply didn't appear.
"Damn it!"
Su Fan couldn't help but curse.
He had been set up, and what's worse, he didn't even know why. Who was behind it? What grudge did they have against him?
For now, Su Fan could only wait here until the rest option appeared so he could return to reality.
But before that, Su Fan needed to use this time to think about what to bring back with him. It had to be something that could enhance his strength to deal with the crisis he would face upon his return.
First, attribute pills could definitely boost his strength, but taking attribute pills required time, and Su Fan might not have that much time to consume them. So, that was out.
Next were equipment. Currently, Su Fan had a level one bracelet and level five boots that he had taken off. Neither item had any special effects, so bringing them back might not be of much use. That was also out.
That left only items. The Bagua Token he brought back last time was a divine artifact. Therefore, Su Fan felt that items were the fastest way to enhance his strength.
Soon, Su Fan's gaze fell on the Blood Pool. The Blood Pool's effect in the game was to add a Blood Pool bar, which would rapidly restore health after the character left combat.
What would its effect be in reality? Would he directly become a tank?
Su Fan felt it was worth a try. It might have unexpected results.
Su Fan immediately purchased a Super Blood Pool.
After making all his preparations, Su Fan could only wait for the rest option to appear. This was all he could do now.
Su Fan reasoned that the reason he couldn't leave now was likely because the drug's effects hadn't worn off in reality yet, which was why he couldn't return. Once the drug's effects disappeared, the rest option would probably appear.
After waiting for several hours, the rest option finally appeared before Su Fan.
Su Fan immediately chose to rest, closed his eyes, and lay down on the bed.
As soon as Su Fan returned to reality, a basin of cold water was splashed on his face. Su Fan jolted and his eyes snapped open.
Su Fan found himself in a dimly lit basement. He was tied to a chair. The person who came into Su Fan's sight was someone he recognized: Li Bidi!
"It's you!"
Su Fan finally knew who was behind the scheme. It turned out Lin Yao was working for Li Bidi.
However, Su Fan hadn't expected Li Bidi to act so quickly, coming from Myanmar to China to deal with him in just two days.
"How was it? Fun? I even sacrificed a beloved car to catch you. You really don't know your limits, daring to mess with me!" Li Bidi said with a ferocious expression, holding a branding iron that was heating in a brazier.
Li Bidi wasn't the only one in the basement. Lin Yao was also there. The wild-looking Lin Yao was now standing obediently behind like a docile kitten.
A middle-aged man in a black robe also stood behind Li Bidi.
Su Fan remained silent, seizing the opportunity to open his inventory and immediately use the Super Blood Pool.
Super Blood Pool
Upon use, stores a large amount of vitality within the body. When injured, consumes vitality to recover from wounds.
Su Fan was instantly delighted. Although it wasn't exactly like becoming a tank as he had imagined, this was still equivalent to a super ability for rapid recovery.
"South African diamond mine, boss? You lied to me so badly!" After investigating Su Fan, Li Bidi discovered that everything Su Fan had said was a lie. Su Fan had never even been to South Africa!
"What do you want?" Su Fan said calmly.
"What do I want? I've treated you well, fed you and housed you. Don't you owe me something in return?" Li Bidi said with a sinister grin.
Su Fan knew what kind of dirty dealings the Vali Group was involved in. What Li Bidi meant by "in return" was literal.
"With just the three of you, aren't you afraid I'll escape?" Su Fan probed.
"Try escaping. I know you have special abilities, but you're not the only one out of the ordinary in this world. You can try and see if you can get out," Li Bidi said, taking out the red-hot branding iron. Sparks flew from the glowing metal.
"For those who lie to me, I always like to leave a mark," Li Bidi said, bringing the branding iron towards Su Fan's chest.
Su Fan knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.
Flames ignited on Su Fan's arm, and the ropes began to burn. With a surge of strength, Su Fan broke free from the ropes binding him.
Su Fan kicked Li Bidi's wrist, sending the branding iron flying.
Seeing Su Fan break free, Li Bidi panicked slightly and scrambled behind Wu Wei.
"Wu Wei, kill him!"
Li Bidi no longer cared about taking revenge himself. He wanted to eliminate the threat that Su Fan posed first.