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Initially, everyone thought Bai Liu was just an ordinary

person who strayed into the game.
Later, they realized it was this game that welcomed its god
with victory and a laurel crown saying, «Welcome home.»
Chapter 1: Siren Town
I Became a God in a Horror
Game
TL Note: Hello everyone, welcome to my new novel. Once

again, it is an unlimited flow novel because well… anyone
who has been following me for a while knows I can’t get
enough of UF stories and powerful/intelligent main
characters.
This is a very plot-oriented novel and the author has plainly

stated that the romance will occur later in the novel. The
first arc is a bit slow as it sets up many things but things
really start going once the MC starts forming his team and
multiple twists happen. It is really exciting and there are
some parts that I can’t wait for you to get to. I’ve been
wanting to start this one for ages and I’m thrilled to have
you all on the ride!
Bai Liu woke up and found himself sitting in the backseat of

a car. The inside of the car was narrow and there was the
vivid smell of smoke from the worn seats. Water was
dripping down the window and the drizzle of rain outside the
window could be seen. The sky was dim and it was difficult
to tell if it was dusk or night. The faint smell of salted fish
lingered in his nose, making him uncomfortable.
There was a panel floating in front of him that said: [Game

Instructions]
Bai Liu frowned. Where was this? Why was he here? What
was this panel?
The panel seemed to perceive the doubts in his heart and

the answers were revealed in turn.
[You are in a deadly game. The reason you are here is

because we detected you have a strong desire for money
after being unemployed. This triggered the opening of the
game.]
The words on the panel appeared one by one and Bai Liu
finally remembered something.
Yes yes, he was unemployed.
In addition, he was a person with a strong desire for money.

He had loved money to an abnormal level since he was a
child. He was even diagnosed as a patient with ‘a desire to
hoard money’ by a psychologist. The doctor warned him
that if he didn’t control his desire for money, sooner or later
he would do something desperate for money.
During the time when he had a job, Bai Liu had a certain
fixed income every month and barely restrained his desire
for money. However, once he lost his job, Bai Liu fell into a
type of uncontrolled situation where he couldn’t control
himself and wanted to desperately hoard money. His
psychologist said this was a normal state of mind for laid-off
social animals. He should adjust and calm down, go out to
see the world and relax.
Bai Liu just wanted to sneer after hearing this. Without

money, he would only see hell when going out, not the
world.
Bai Liu satirized the psychologist. “After I go out and see the
world, can I become rich?”
The psychologist exclaimed, “Of course not. You will become

poorer.”
Bai Liu, “……” Fucking, didn’t this person know what was
going to happen?
“However, once you become poorer, you will find…” The

psychologist comforted Bai Liu. “It is just poverty. Money is
something that isn’t part of your body. Why make yourself
work so painfully for it?”
Bai Liu asked the psychologist in an expressionless manner,

“Is it painful to meet a patient like me?”
The psychologist, “……” It was painful.
Bai Liu laughed. “Why are you struggling so painfully? Why

don’t you quit your job and go for a walk?”
The psychologist, “……” For the sake of money. He didn’t

dare go out without money.
A dog’s cry came out.
After making the psychologist cry, Bai Liu clapped his hands
together and sighed that poverty was the best weapon to
attack humanity. He hurt other people 800 times and
himself 1,000 times. Fortunately, the psychologist was free
in the community or Bai Liu would be even poorer.
The moment Bai Liu lost his job, he fell into a type of
extreme anxiety. He couldn’t adjust at all. In his dreams, he
dreamt he had become rich overnight, sitting on a pile of
money and laughing happily. Once he woke up, the huge
gap between dreams and reality made him even sadder
because his savings was only five figures.
In this type of anxiety and conflict, Bai Liu couldn’t help

dreaming. If only there was a way in this world that he could
make money with high risks. It didn’t matter if he died as
long as he got money!
He told his friend what he thought and his friend comforted

him by saying, “Do you see the ‘Criminal Law’ on your
bookshelf?”
Bai Liu said he saw it.
His friend told him, “You can casually turn to a page and find
a high-risk job where you can make a lot of money. If you
work hard, you can make it onto this month’s wanted list.”
Bai Liu, “……”
He didn’t want to break the law. Wasn’t there a way to make

money quickly without breaking the law? His friend said,
“You should dream faster.”
He wanted money even if it meant playing with his life. Bai

Liu lay in bed dreaming of this. Then he lost consciousness
and became involved in this game.
The memory was over. Bai Liu examined the game panel
floating in front of him. Another line had appeared on the
panel: [Yes, it was your strong desire that started the game.
As long as you successfully pass the game, you can get
everything you want.]
Bai Liu didn’t hesitate. “I want money.”
Regardless of the game, he just wanted to make money.

After a while, Bai Liu asked again, “Your game is legal
right?”
The panel: […It is legal.]
The panel: [You will get points for clearing the game. The
points can be exchanged for money and everything you
want.]
Bai Liu asked, “What game is this? What do I have to do to

clear the level and get the points you mentioned?”
The panel: [This is a horror escape game filled with ghosts,

murderers and incredible things. You have to find out their
weaknesses, complete the plot of the instance and smoothly
survive.]
[A game instance is loading… loading finished.]
[Name of the game instance: Siren Town]
[Level: Level 1 (games with a player mortality rate of less

than 50% are level 1 games)]
[Mode: Single player mode]
[Comprehensive description: This is a combination of

exciting action and deciphering. The game is very popular
among players but it doesn’t seem friendly to newcomers.
The death rate of newcomers is very high.]
[Player information is loading… loading finished.]
[Player name: Bai Liu]
[Health value: 100 (once the health value is lower than 60,
the player’s attack power will decrease. The player will die
once it reaches zero)]
[Physical strength: 80 (full of strength)]
[Agility: 24 (You sit at a desk all year round and your body is
stiff. You aren’t very agile)]
[Attack: 30 (it is the attack power of a female high school

student hitting people with a schoolbag)]
[Intelligence: 89 (you are unexpectedly smart)]
[Luck: 0 (you’ve been surprisingly unlucky all your life. If

your company wants to lay off one person, that person must
be you)]
[Skills: None (you don’t have any skills)]
[Mental Value: 100 (you are the first player this year who
has maintained a full mental value after entering the game)]
Below the mental value was a small note in red.
[Note: Please ensure that the player’s mental value is higher

than 60. If the mental value is lower than 60, the player will
become confused and the attributes in the character panel
will be halved. If it is lower than 50, the players will see
illusionary content that isn’t part of the game, leading to an
increase in the difficulty of clearing the game. If it is lower
than 20, the player will become mad and the attack power
attribute will randomly soar, allowing the player to kill all
types of creatures. If it is 0, the player will be completely
assimilated by the instance and become one of the
monsters.]
[Comprehensive player panel attributes evaluation: F level

player. The lowest ranked player but due to the special
determination of the mental value and intelligence value,
the rating is doubtful. The final level of the player is
recorded as F-(?)]
Bai Liu scanned the entire character panel and saw the
question mark after the F. He felt like he was being ridiculed.
He exited out of the character panel and a new panel
popped up on the screen.
[You have logged into the small TV screen (1/100) in the

newcomer area. No one is stopping for you at the moment.
The player Bai Liu’s popularity level is 0 and the game
recharge rate is 0.]
Bai Liu frowned. “What is this?”
The panel: [Your game process will appear on a small screen

in the newcomer area in the player lobby for other players
to watch. However, no one is watching your gameplay. You
are currently unknown.]
Bai Liu understood a bit. It was similar to a game anchor.

However, this didn’t matter. His focus was on the game
recharge rate. “If someone recharges for me, can I get
points?”
[Yes.]
[Next, the game is staring. Good luck, new player.]
The panel was like a turned off TV screen. It flashed with a

white light in front of Bai Liu’s eyes and disappeared.
Then in a certain game lobby, a small screen suddenly lit up

and showed Bai Liu’s clear, white face. There were many
similar screens around it that showed the faces of various
newcomers and players who collapsed in horror. Some
people shrank back and hugged their heads like a
hedgehog, refusing to accept reality. Others were crying and
hitting the screen, wanting to get out.
Only Bai Liu’s face that wasn’t frightened looked completely

different among the panicked newcomers. The people in the
area looked at the screens that suddenly lit up and
discussed it with interest.
“There are newcomers here again. I don’t know how many

days they can last.”
“Looking at the background, isn’t it the instance Siren

Town?”
“This group of newcomers has really bad luck. The mortality

rate for newcomer players in Siren Town is very high. Wasn’t
there 100 people logged in last time and only one
survived?”
“Recently, they’ve been giving new players random

instances that are too hard. Still, it is quite funny to see
these new players frightened!”
“Wait!” Suddenly, a passing player seemed to have

discovered something terrible. He approached the screen
where Bai Liu was located and looked at Bai Liu’s character
panel attributes in an incredulous manner. “There is a new
player here with a full mental value!”
“What?”
“Get out of the way. I want to see!”
“Damn, newcomers are so abnormal these days? A mental

value of 100?!”
“The last one who logged in with a mental value of 100 is
now in the top 10 of the game’s total scoreboard.”
“A seed of potential! Let me see as well!”
Bai Liu’s small screen flickered and a mechanical sound

reported flatly:
[There are 50 people gathered around player Bai Liu’s TV

screen. The player Bai Liu has achieved the initial
achievements and unlocked the ‘one click, three link
system’.]
[28 people have liked the video of player Bai Liu, 56 people
have saved player Bai Liu’s small TV. No one has recharged
for the player Bai Liu. Please continue to work hard, player
Bai Liu.]
6th Anniversary Event Page (Final Submission Date: 15th

November)
Game
Bai Liu slept leaning to the side in the last row of the van.
The back seat of the van was very narrow and it was difficult
for him to turn over. The moment he moved, a necklace fell
out of his shirt.
The clothes he was wearing now were the same as before

he entered the game. It was a white shirt and black pants.
They were the typical daily wear for office workers. Only this
necklace was an extra thing.
The pendant of the necklace was a copper, square-holed

coin. Bai Liu touched it and the game panel popped out. The
panel was the same as the one Bai Liu had seen previously
and there was no more information. This should be similar
to a game manager.
Bai Liu put the necklace back in his clothes. He didn’t like to
see this type of damaged coin.
He stuck his head out from the back seat of the car. This
was a seven-seater van. In addition to Bai Liu lying in the
back, there were four people in front. The moment he came
out, someone looked at him with surprise. “Bai Liu, my
sweetheart. You finally woke up!”
Apart from Bai Liu, the other people here were obviously
foreigners. The one calling Bai Liu ‘sweetheart’ was a girl
with brown curly hair, red lips and brown eyes. She wore hot
pants and suspenders. The moment Bai Liu saw this person,
the coin popped up with a panel that had the character
information written on it.
[NPC name: Lucy]
[Character Profile: Your classmate who you really like. You

tried to have sex last night but you were too shy to face
Lucy, who is 10 centimetres taller, enthusiastic and bold.
You didn’t succeed (laughs)]
Bai Liu’s gaze paused for a few seconds on the ‘didn’t

succeed’ and ‘laughs’. Then he quickly retracted his gaze
and fell into thought.
To trigger the NPC panel information in this game, it seemed

he needed to ‘see’ the person. It was the same as the
information that popped up when clicking with a mouse in
an online game. The player’s eyes were equivalent to a
mouse and gamepad. He was thoughtful. It seemed that he
wouldn’t lose his sight in this game.
Lucy winked at Bai Liu. “Baby, did I make you tired? You’ve
been sleeping since you got in the car.”
The moment Bai Liu saw Lucy, the ‘didn’t succeed’ prompt
popped up in his mood. Bai Liu, who had been single since
he was a child, felt a bit complicated. “……”
He painlessly ended his single life. He changed the topic in

time. Bai Liu looked at the increasingly remote and cold
scenery outside the window and asked, “Where are we
going? Why is it so remote?”
“It seems that the coward wants to escape again.” A
sarcastic male voice came from the front. A tall man
wearing tight jeans and a sporty t-shirt looked at Bai Liu
contemptuously. The man was too sturdy and his t-shirt
looked like it was going to burst. He was like a rugby player.
He crossed his arms and looked at Bai Liu in a

condescending manner. “It is too late Bai Liu. Even if you
are a coward and want to escape, it is too late. We are
already on the way to Siren Town.”
The new panel said:
[NPC name: Andre]
[Character Profile: Your love rival. Likes Lucy but was

rejected by Lucy. Very hostile to you. Previously, you made a
bet with him to protect Lucy in the most dangerous place in
the world to prove your love for her. Thus, you decided to go
to Siren Town. You regretted it before getting in the car and
you cried a lot. You were forced into the car by Andre.]
Bai Liu had seen the name ‘Siren Town’ twice. He ignored
Andre’s taunts and asked, “Siren Town, what type of place is
it?”
Andre snorted and was going to continue the taunting when

a whisper interrupted him. “Siren Town, the only seaside
town in history where the remains of a siren have been
found. In history, many people say that they have seen a
siren here or heard the beautiful singing of a siren or
mermaid in the waves. They’ve also seen strange sea
monsters feasting on human corpses in the pitch-black
reef…”
“Jeff! Those are just stories made up by Siren Town to trick

tourists into sightseeing!” Andre interrupted the other
person impatiently even though imperceptible fear quickly
flashed across his face.
A small boy with thick beer bottle glasses shrank back with
a book against his chest. He seemed a bit afraid of Andre
but he still mustered up the courage to retort in a low voice,
“Then how do you explain it? The mysterious disappearance
of the tourists in Siren Town! 12 tourists disappeared
completely in Siren Town last month! The police searched
everywhere to no avail. No one has seen them leave Siren
Town…”
Bai Liu looked toward the panel.
[NPC name: Jeff]
[Character Profile: A strong fan of unnatural creatures such

as mermaids and sea monsters. After learning that Lucy’s
group was going to Siren Town, he actively asked to come
along. He is very good at telling the legendary story of Siren
Town.]
Andre refuted it. “Most of those people fell into the water
and drowned. Isn’t it normal for people to drown at a
beach?”
Jeff was unconvinced. “The police organized salvage crews

for a month but nothing was found. Even if they really fell
into the sea, this isn’t normal…” As he spoke, his tone
became low and gloomy with a hint of excitement. “Unless
their corpses were eaten by sirens. This way, the police
can’t find them…”
Andre finally became angry and hit Jeff hard on the head.
“Shut up! You damn four eyes! All day long, it is mermaids,
mermaids! I think you look like a mermaid!”
Andre’s hands were heavy and Bai Liu could clearly see that
Jeff’s head hit against the seat before bumping into Andre in
a daze. This completely angered Andre and he slapped Jeff
several times so that some teeth fell out.
Jeff lowered his head silently and picked up his teeth. He

stared at Andre with a faint look of hatred and said
something very softly. No one else heard it but Bai Liu’s
hearing had always been good. He heard Jeff say, “The
mermaids will tear you up and swallow you, Andre.”
Bai Liu slightly raised his eyebrow but said nothing. The
relationship between NPCs was really complicated. It
seemed that Andre’s random beating and scolding of Jeff
wasn’t just something that happened once or twice. This Jeff
seemed to have made a revenge plan using the ‘mermaids’.
The driver was a local from Siren Town that Bai Liu paid for.
Based on Lucy’s words, Bai Liu found that he was a rich
second generation and was covering all the food and
accommodations of the group. The driver was also paid by
him. He had asked the driver to help find a local hotel for
them to stay at.
It was late at night when they finally reached the mysterious

Siren Town. According to the driver’s description, Siren Town
was a small town that relied on fishing and helping to
salvage sunken ships. It had always been relatively remote
and dilapidated until the new mayor found ways to attract
tourists using the rumors of sirens. Siren Town then relied on
tourism to develop.
However, there were many incidents with tourists starting

from last month. These tourists didn’t fall into the water as
Andre said. Some of them disappeared from different
corners of Siren Town before even having time to go to the
beach. For example, a tourist stayed in the hotel and
disappeared early the next morning. The door was closed
and no one saw him go out. The bed in the room was still
messy like the person had just disappeared.
Due to the disappearance of tourists, Siren Town was

incredibly desolate when it should be tourist season. Many
hotels were closed due to poor management.
Siren Town was indeed very dilapidated. There were flying

fence fragments and fishing nets everywhere. The ground
was covered with dried shells, seaweed and silt. There were
only a few hotels that were well decorated. Bai Liu and the
others arrived at night but there were still many people on
the road.
These people were originally going to the beach. However,

once Bai Liu and the others drove in, they stopped in
unison. Their heads turned and they stared straight at Bai
Liu’s car. Lucy shuddered at being watched by so many
people in the middle of the night. She screamed softly and
retracted into Bai Liu’s arms. It was just that she was much
taller than Bai Liu. Her head emerged above Bai Liu’s
shoulders and it looked more like Bai Liu was in her arms.
Bai Liu turned his head and asked the driver, “It’s midnight.
What are these people doing by the sea?”
The driver shook his head. “No one has come to travel
recently and the economy is down. They can only rely on
fishing again to make a living. You haven’t fished before so
you don’t know how many valuable fish are afraid of strong
light and only move at night. Thus, the people are going to
the sea at night.”
The townspeople looked at Bai Liu with strange eyes. Their
eyes glowed like cat eyes in the night and there was a
strange expression on their faces. It was as if they were
smiling but the corners of their mouths didn’t completely
rise. Instead, they were stiff and just twitched.
They held fishing nets and hooks in their hands while some
had emulsified oil lamps. They stared intently at the car
containing Bai Liu and their eyes moved with the car. It was
as if they would rush to attack the car with their fishing
gear.
“You have to be careful with them.” The driver warned,

“They’ve been short of money lately and you are rich.”
Bai Liu was a rich second generation so the driver arranged

for them to stay at the best local hotel.
This hotel was a very modern and luxurious five-star hotel. It

was so luxurious that it was incompatible with the style of
the entire town. There was a fountain at the door.
The fountain contained a stone sculpture of a mermaid. The

mermaid was carved in a life-like manner. The shiny marble
was almost like human skin shining in the moonlight. Her
long hair hung down to cover her plump breasts and the fish
tail hung down in the pool. Her eyes were lowered and she
had a compassionate expression. She held a jug in her hand
with some pearls scattered. The water poured down from
the jug and fell into the pool, making a sound like ocean
waves.
The driver bypassed the fountain at the entrance of the

hotel and drove all the way to the front entrance of the
hotel.
Jeff suddenly screamed as he pointed to the mermaid statue
in front of the hotel. “She was just looking at me! She just
moved!”

November)
Game
Bai Liu followed Jeff’s gaze. The mermaid was still looking
down at the water, motionless.
Andre was startled by Jeff’s yelling and then viciously

punched Jeff. “Fuck! Where did it move? It didn’t move at
all! If you surprise me like this again then I’ll pull out your
vocal cords. Then let’s see if you can scream!”
Jeff clutched his head and glanced at Andre with some fear.
He curled up in a ball and muttered to himself, “She moved,
she really moved…”
Lucy was also a bit scared by Jeff and smiled reluctantly.

“Jeff, why are you so sure it wasn’t your eyes but the statue
moving? This mermaid statue has no eyes. How do you
know she is looking at you?”
This was a milky white marble statue of a mermaid. The

eyes might be carved but there were no blacks of the eyes.
The eyes were entirely white. Yes, it was like a dead, eyeless
creature standing at the door of the hotel.
“Didn’t you discover it?” Jeff’s voice became lower and he

was still slightly trembling. “No matter where our car drives,
the statue is staring directly at us. Her eyes must be
moving…”
“Uh… why is this…” Lucy was obviously relieved and finally

smiled comfortably. “It is the same as the portrait of Mona
Lisa right? No matter the angle, you think the person is
looking at yourself.”
“No, a situation where the person in the portrait keeps

looking at you can only be produced on a two-dimensional
plane. It can’t be reproduced on a three-dimensional plane.
In other words, it is impossible to have this happen with a
statue.” Bai Liu calmly retorted Lucy. “Jeff is right. The eyes
of this statue are indeed staring at us like all the
townspeople.”
It was the same as the townspeople who stared at them as

soon as they entered. It was like looking at prey who
entered their hunting area. This should be a monster.
He just had this thought when the coin against Bai Liu’s
chest shook abruptly. The brand new panel popped up. The
game panel turned into a thick and old medieval book and
slowly opened in front of Bai Liu.
[Congratulations to the player for discovering the first

monster in the game and unlocking the monster book—
‘Siren Town’ Special (1/4)]
A photograph appeared on the page of the mermaid statue.

The pale face of the mermaid statue was immersed in deep
water. Half of the face was exposed and the carved eyes
stared silently at Bai Liu as if crawling out of the photo.
[Monster Name: Merfolk Statue (Pupa State)]
[Attack Value: ??? (Unknown. Unlocked after battle)]

[Attack Method: ??? (Unexplored)]
[Weaknesses: ?? (Unexplored)]
The places with the question marks were like wet ink stains.
The specific writing couldn’t be seen. The explanation
appeared after it in fluorescent writing.
Below the weakness was a caption:
[Note: Explore and complete the monster page information

to get corresponding points and special rewards. Collect all
the monster pages in a game instance and you can take
away the most precious thing of a monster in the instance.]
The monster book of Siren Town had four pages. Bai Liu
couldn’t turn to the next page, showing that it wasn’t
unlocked. It should be another monster in the instance. It
was a bit like fighting monsters and getting rewards. The
higher the danger level of the monster, the better the things
that one could eventually obtain.
However, looking at the exploration conditions, there were

even battles. This was entirely encouraging players to be
proactive against monsters. As a weak fighter with the
combat power of a high school girl with a schoolbag, Bai Liu
stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Lucy held Bai Liu’s hand in a panic. “…Did she really move?”
“How is it possible?” Andre also seemed infected by Bai

Liu’s plausible rhetoric and a look of fear appeared on his
face for a moment. Then it was soon suppressed and he
mocked Bai Liu, “Bai Liu, you coward. If you want to make
up this reason to escape because you are greedy for life and
afraid of death then you can run away! After you go back,
you will automatically give up Lucy and then kneel down to
lick the urine on my leather shoes!”
This should be the content of Bai Liu and Andre’s bet.
The driver’s expression became strange but then he smiled

as usual. “It’s too late. Did you see incorrectly? How can
there be any moving statues? If they can move, our town
would’ve long protected them and used them as a
sightseeing feature! This can make a lot of money! The
mermaid statues are just a feature of our town. They are
everywhere and they’re nothing special.”
“We’re here! Get out of the car! Have a good rest and get
up tomorrow morning to have fun!” The driver opened the
door and sent them off.
Bai Liu watched the mermaid statue in the fountain. From a

distance, the statue was still facing them with her head
lowered docilely. She stared at the water, seemingly not
watching them. However, Bai Liu clearly remembered that
when their car drove in, the front of the statue was facing
the entrance of the gate rather than the hotel entrance.
There were also two merfolk statues on the left and right of
the hotel entrance. They held scepters and had a strangely
twisted smile on their faces. They seemed to be pretending
to be staff welcoming them but their expressions made it
seem they were forced to stand here.
The group walked into the hotel and found there were large
and small merfolk statues everywhere. There was even a
merman waiting behind the cash register with money in his
hand, as if he was a cashier.
It was just like the driver said. These merfolk statues

seemed to be a feature of Siren Town and could be seen
everywhere. However, this was too much. It was from the
merfolk statue floor lamp to the merfolk carving pen holder
on the front desk. This wasn’t just everywhere but was
inseparable from the town.
These merfolk statues had a common feature. Bai Liu found

that no matter where he walked, these merfolk statues
would give him the feeling they were looking directly at him.
In addition, none of these merfolk statues had pupils.
Logically speaking, statues without pupils couldn’t give
people the feeling they were being watched yet Bai Liu had
this feeling.
The sensation of so many staring merfolk statues was really

uncomfortable. Even Andre, who had been mocking Bai Liu
for being a coward, got goosebumps after coming in and
couldn’t help rubbing his arms. Jeff shivered and hid behind
Andre like he wasn’t afraid of Andre hitting him.
Lucy snuggled up to… she clung to Bai Liu’s arm, her face
like a white rose. She seemed to be startled by the strange
hotel decorations.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu calmly communicated with the front

desk. “Hello, my surname is Bai. I booked a room
previously.”
The front desk employee was a young man with a pale,

marble-like complexion. He wore a Scottish skirt and it
seemed a bit inconvenient to walk. It was hard to tell if he
was a statue or a real person when he stood still.
Bai Liu’s group leaned over. Once this person moved, Lucy
was shocked. She thought it was a statue that moved and
she covered her face as she exclaimed, “Oh my god! You are
as white as a statue!”
“I’m sorry.” The front desk employee looked at them
apologetically. “I have albinism and I scared you. I’m sorry!
You are Mr Bai? You have booked four rooms a week ago.
The fee has been paid and here are the room cards. I wish
you a happy stay.”
Bai Liu took the room cards and sighed with relief when he
heard that he booked four rooms. He didn’t want to sleep in
a room with Lucy whom he ‘didn’t succeed’ with.
Lucy seemed to understand this as well. The woman who

had just been frightened quickly recovered. She had an
expression that said ‘Oh baby! You’re so shy!’ as she looked
at Bai Liu. Bai Liu’s expression remained unchanged. “I
would like to ask you something. Why are there so many
merfolk statues in your hotel?”
The front desk employee replied calmly, “Sir, the merfolk

gave us everything. Siren Town had nothing. Then the
corpse of a merfolk was salvaged and more tourists started
coming here. We obtained money and everything else.
Therefore, we are very grateful to the merfolk. There are
many merfolk statues in every household and they are like
amulets for us.”
Bai Liu pointed to the merman statue behind the front desk.
“Your merman statue varieties are very rich. There are all
types. The one behind you looks exactly like you and the
material seems to be different from the other statues.”
In fact, he couldn’t blame Lucy for being unable to tell the

difference between the person and the statue. The merman
statue behind the front desk looked exactly the same as the
front desk employee. Even the expression was more vivid
than the real person and it could be called somewhat
ferocious.
The merman statue’s eyes seemed to be staring straight at
the front desk employee in front of it. He didn’t look away
no matter where the front desk employee moved. The
statue looked like he would run out with his teeth and claws
to tear up the front desk employee that looked exactly like
himself. The sight made people shudder. This merman
statue looked a bit dilapidated and its texture was more
brittle. It wasn’t as thick as the other merfolk statues.
“Yes, sir.” The front desk employee raised his eyes and
stared directly at Bai Liu. “The merman statue behind me is
my amulet. We will carve merfolk statues to look exactly like
us. Once disaster strikes, the devil will mistake these
merfolk statues for us and will bear the disaster on our
behalf.”
Bai Liu felt it was a bit interesting. This amulet status was
obviously different from the other statues.
[The player has gained a new awareness. The ‘Siren Town

Monster Book’ merfolk statue panel has updated.]
[Monster Name: Merfolk Statue (Pupa State), Amulet Statue

(Cocoon State)]
Pupa and cocoon? There were two different states of this

monster called ‘merfolk statue’?
Bai Liu thought about it. Pupa was the state where the
insect hadn’t broken its shell. The cocoon could be called
the shell left behind to protect itself. This was consistent
with the front desk employee’s statement that the shell
could resist attacks…
It was estimated that this merfolk statue had two states,

‘pupa’ and ‘cocoon’. Bai Liu intuitively felt that there should
be a state more aggressive than ‘pupa’ and ‘cocoon’. At
present, it seemed that the merfolk statues in these states
had no intention of actively attacking people. However, it
was also possible that the method of attack was one that
Bai Liu didn’t realize such as mental pollution. He felt that
the merfolk statues all over the lobby staring at the players
was a type of mental pollution.
Bai Liu distributed the room cards. Lucy pestered him about
sleeping in the same room as him but Bai Liu told her, “I
haven’t proven my bravery. I don’t deserve to really be with
you yet!” Lucy was extremely moved. Before leaving, she
prepared to give Bai Liu a hot kiss goodbye but was stopped
by an angry Andre.
‘Thank you Andre! I hope you won’t have an accident!’
Bai Liu hoped from the bottom of his heart that Andre could
live a bit longer or he really wouldn’t be able to withstand
Lucy.
This woman was enthusiastic, generous and looked to

engage in pornographic things. She belonged to the type
that would never let go once she entangled around
someone. Bai Liu felt that Lucy really wanted to eat him.
She had already taken advantage of Bai Liu along the way.
She touched all over his arms and legs. This made the miser
Bai Liu want to tell Lucy that his body was his private
property and she had to pay five yuan for one touch.
Bai Liu swiped the room card to unlock his room. Once he
opened it, he stopped walking.
The NPC played by Bai Liu was quite rich and had booked a
better room. The decorations in the room were exquisite
and meticulous. However, from the table lamp shade to the
sculptures on the bedside table, the entire room was full of
merfolk. Bai Liu entered and the eyes of the merfolk statues
moved, all of them watching Bai Liu.
The panel popped up:
[Activate the main task: Bai Liu must safely spend the night
in the room and survive until tomorrow without being
incubated. Reward for task completion: 20 points.]

November)
Game
The system sent Bai Liu the first task but his focus wasn’t on
it. He fell into deep thought at the words ‘avoid being
incubated.’
…Incubated? Could these statues incubate him?
Bai Liu silently noted it down and turned around to see a

mermaid statue standing on the opposite side of the bed.
Bai Liu saw that it was the largest merfolk statue in the
room. This mermaid statue was beautiful and looked
mournful as she held a tall and clean mirror in her hands.
The graceful hands of the mermaid statue were the
supports of this dressing mirror.
This was the only merfolk statue in the room not looking at
Bai Liu. She was instead looking sadly at the mirror. In the
mirror, Bai Liu was reflected and the mermaid embraced the
mirror with both hands. This made it seem like she was
embracing Bai Liu in the mirror and he was a bit
uncomfortable.
The eyes of the mermaid statue were on the mirror. The

eyebrows were drawn together, the corners of the eyes
were drooping and the fish tail was weakly spread out on
the ground. It was as if she was crying for the person in the
mirror with a realistic expression of pity. Bai Liu looked at
the mirror and the ‘self’ inside the mirror showed an eerie
smile.
Bai Liu covered the mirror with a white cloth.
This degree of horror wasn’t effective for Bai Liu. He created

horror games in the real world and often stayed up until two
or three in the morning alone to conceive various horror
scenes. Bai Liu was almost numb to the routine of the
person in the mirror smiling and he didn’t feel anything.
It seemed the tourists Jeff mentioned who disappeared

silently in the hotel and were never found were probably
incubated by these merfolk statues. Bai Liu didn’t know
exactly what ‘incubation’ was but he didn’t think it would be
a good thing.
In order to be cautious, Bai Liu covered all the merfolk

statues with white sheets in the hotel room, including the
huge mirror. It blocked these weird gazes. It might not
necessarily be useful but it was better than nothing.
Most importantly, there were so many merfolk watching him

that he couldn’t sleep.
As he was covering the mirror, he ended up touching the

fishtail of the mermaid statue. The fishtail wasn’t smooth
and silky like marble. Rather, it was sticky and slippery like
an actual fish. Bai Liu even felt the scales on the fishtail of
the statue.
Bai Liu paused. After touching the statue, he smelled his

fingers. There was a strong fishy smell. Yet when he
approached the mermaid statue and smelled it, there wasn’t
a fishy smell at all. There was only the incense of the hotel
room. It might be a smell from inside the car.
…It was more likely that Bai Liu himself was exuding the
fishy smell. He thought about how the merfolk statues
‘incubated’ tourists and felt a bit uncomfortable.
What could be hatched from a merfolk statue? It was

probably some type of disgusting-looking fish. The word
‘incubation’ made Bai Liu think of a movie called ‘Mermaid
in the Sewer.’ He had watched it two or three times for the
purpose of drawing materials. Since then, he never had any
fantasies about mermaid creatures.
Due to the long car journey, Bai Liu was already tired. He
simply cleaned himself and fell asleep on the bed. His
physical strength was consumed and he urgently needed to
sleep for some time to supplement it.
In the middle of the night, Bai Liu was awakened by a dull

dragging sound.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw that the white

cloth covering these merfolk had slipped and only part of
them were hanging from the statues. Some of the statues
covered by white cloth had only one eye exposed and their
expressions seemed to have changed from divine
compassion to unwillingness and spitefulness. They stared
at Bai Liu motionlessly, seeming to blame him for covering
them with the white cloth.
Bai Liu found that these statues seemed to be closer than

before he went to bed. It was like a group of people about to
gather at the table for a meal. They raised their hands while
slowly gathering by his bed.
In particular, the mermaid statue holding the full-length

mirror. Once Bai Liu woke up in a daze, he saw that his feet
were almost touching the mirror. The huge mirror had
moved toward the bed.
Bai Liu saw himself reflected in the mirror the moment he
sat up.
The Bai Liu in the mirror had skin that was as pale as a rock,
there were no blacks in the eyes and his eyes were
surrounded by marble, cobweb-like patterns. ‘He’ smiled
stiffly at the Bai Liu outside the mirror before becoming
normal again. It was as if it was just Bai Liu’s illusion.
Bai Liu quietly stood up from the bed and covered these
merfolk statues with the white cloth without changing
expressions.
In order to prevent them from breaking free, Bai Liu also

tied them tightly with rope. Then he wrapped the smaller
merfolk statues in white cloth, threw them into the closet
and locked it. The large statues were pushed into the
bathroom and locked. His movements were as quick as a
skilled kidnapper.
These things seemed to be subject to certain movement

restrictions. Before Bai Liu fell asleep, these things couldn’t
move. It seemed that even after he was sleeping, they
needed to break free of the white cloth and see Bai Liu to
move toward him. Some of the little merfolk statues covered
with the white cloth didn’t take them off. They scurried
around in all directions under the white cloth and didn’t
gather at the bed.
Bai Liu figured out this rule and immediately increased the
limit to the maximum.
Just as he finished this and clapped his hands to go to sleep,

Bai Liu heard the sound of the door next to him opening and
closing, as well as creeping footsteps.
Bai Liu couldn’t help pausing as he was going to lay back
down on the bed. The four rooms he booked were all
adjacent and Andre and Jeff lived in the rooms to his left and
right. In order to protect (?) himself, Bai Liu deliberately
arranged Lucy in the furthest room from him.
The sound of the door opening and closing came from the
left which was Jeff’s room. Bai Liu got up from the bed and
looked out into the corridor through the peephole. He saw
Jeff standing in the corridor, looking around. After confirming
there was no one in the corridor, he sneaked down the stairs
of the hotel.
Bai Liu frowned. Jeff wasn’t sleeping in the middle of the

night?
Bai Lu was going to open the door and take a look when he
saw the doorknob of the door Jeff had closed start to slowly
turn again. It seemed that someone else was going to follow
Jeff out of his room.
The hotel room was for one person. Jeff was the only one in
his room. Lucy wouldn’t go to Jeff’s room in the middle of
the night and Andre had a bad relationship with Jeff. Bai Liu
was in his own room. So who was this person coming out of
Jeff’s room?
Bai Liu’s heart thumped as he realized something and he

slightly moved away from the face that was close to the
peephole. It wasn’t a man coming out of Jeff’s room!
Jeff’s door knob turned with a click and finally opened slowly
from inside. Bai Liu heard that same dull dragging sound
that occurred in his half asleep, half awake state. It was as if
something was kneeling on the ground and being dragged.
However, Bai Liu knew how the sound came about this time.
A tall merfolk statue came out of Jeff’s room. Its face was
still and there was no expression. It looked lifeless because
its eyes were all white but its tail was on the ground. The
tail dragged along the deserted corridor in the middle of the
night.
The snow-white, heavy fishtail dragged on the hotel’s old

red carpet as it moved toward the stairs, reminding Bai Liu
of a stiff ghost that can only move forward. This thing could
actually run out by itself and open the door…
The merfolk statue ‘walked’ out of Jeff’s room and was

heading to the top of the stairs when it seemed to sense
something. Suddenly, its head turned 180 degrees to the
back. Then it changed its forward direction and walked
toward Bai Liu’s room without any expression.
Bai Liu determined that the door was locked and took two
steps back, holding his breath with his back to the door. He
wanted to know what this thing wanted to do. Bai Liu saw
from the corner of his eye that the peephole at the door had
turned white.
This thing came to look at the person inside the room. The
thing that kept turning was the white eyeball. It was
searching through the peephole for the person in this room.
Bai Liu frowned. This peephole… it didn’t seem to be the

normal one-way peephole. It was like a piece of glass where
the person inside or outside could see to the other side.
The white eyeball at the peephole was still turning non-stop.

Bai Liu held his breath and slowly moved, stretching out his
feet to hook around the white cloth on the ground. He was
preparing to cover himself with the white cloth.
This terrifying scene was projected onto the big screen and
the people waiting in front of Bai Liu’s TV stared
breathlessly, almost biting their hands out of nervousness.
“Fuck, it’s too scary. If I was in the game then my mental

value would definitely drop…”
“Stay steady! Stay steady! This place has a high mortality

rate for newcomers!”
“The monsters in Siren Town are really disgusting. This

newcomer just came in. it will be hard for him to keep calm
and find out the weakness of this thing.”
The newcomer players on the screens around Bai Liu had

almost reached the place where the merfolk statue was
blocking the door. Some players were faster and were at the
point where the merfolk statue knocked on the door.
One of the players was whimpering and curled up by the

vibrating doors. He held a wooden stick in his hand as he
was ready to fight. When the merfolk statue hit the door, he
cried and screamed loudly but no one came to rescue him.
After the door of his room shook twice, it stopped. The
merfolk statue outside seemed to have left.
The crying player wiped his tears, sighed with relief and
stood up weakly while supporting himself against the door.
The thing he didn’t notice was that the peephole was still
white. The pure white stone eye was quietly staring at the
person through the peephole.
The merfolk statue hadn’t left at all, it just pretended to

leave. Seeing the player strand up, a strange and stiff smile
appeared on the statue’s face. It smiled contentedly like it
had found its prey. The door was slammed against twice
again and was easily broken open. The player didn’t have
time to react and screamed as he was pressed under the
door.
The merfolk statue dragged its heavy fishtail into the room.
There was a strangely pure yet fierce smile on its face as it
slowly reached out toward the player under the door.
The moment the player was touched by the merfolk statue,

he seemed to be sucked by something. It sucked at his brain
and his eyeballs rolled crazily while foam flowed from his
mouth. His limbs slowly curled up, twitching and shaking
like a fish that was splashed with boiling water. His skin
instantly became stiff and pale.
The grey-marble pattern seen in the Bai Liu reflection

appeared around the player’s eyes. His pupils disappeared
leaving only the whites of the eyes and the corners of his
lips were stiff and upturned.
[Player Yi Zhong’s mental value has fallen to 0. He is

completely alienated by the monster Merfolk Statue and has
failed to clear the game instance.]
[Player Liu Xiaohong’s mental value has fallen to 0… has

failed to clear the game instance.]
[Player… failed to clear the game instance.]
The small TVs of the players who failed to pass the level
turned off and the people around these TVs sighed.
“I knew it would be difficult to pass the instance this time

but it is too hard…”
It was only the first night and the first encounter with a
monster yet almost one-fifth of the small TVs filling the
entire wall of the Newcomers Area were dim. The TV screens
on the top and bottom of Bai Liu went out, leaving him
alone on the black screen as he looked at the door calmly.
TL: Yes, I don’t know where Bai Liu got so much cloth and
the rope from haha.

November)
Game
Bai Liu stood quietly with his back to the door and covered
himself with a white cloth.
He could hear the sound of marble colliding with the door

and the doorknob also moved twice. The door was locked
and the doorknob was vigorously twisted by the merfolk
statue outside the door, making the fragile metal crack. It
sounded like it was going to be scrapped soon and even the
door started to shake.
This thing seemed to really want to come inside. The dead

white eyes searched around Bai Liu’s room and didn’t seem
to find anyone. Then the room became quiet inside and out.
The doorknob didn’t move for a long time and the other
party seemed to have left.
Bai Liu still held his breath. He remembered that when this
thing moved around, it would make a very dull noise. It was
wrong that there wasn’t this sound. The merfolk statue
didn’t leave at all and was quietly guarding his door.
This thing was deceiving him and inducing him to come out.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed and he found that the peephole,
which had been restored to the color of the carpet, suddenly
turned white again.
That thing was still there! It hadn’t given up after waiting a
while. It still wanted to come in. The doorknob abruptly
twisted into a protruding, broken shape and was about to
slide down from the door. The merfolk statue outside was
coming in!
Some of the viewers in front of Bai Liu’s TV couldn’t bear it

and closed their eyes.
“It is rare to see a seeded player… what a pity.”
“The main reason is that the Siren Town instance is too

disgusting. This isn’t at the difficulty of a novice instance at
all. It is completely meant to kill newcomers.”
“What is going on? I am still very optimistic about him. A

talent with 100 points in mental value!”
“So what if it is 100? His other attributes are very ordinary. I

didn’t know much about the Siren Town instance when I first
entered, let alone newcomers. The veterans here are bound
to die if we didn’t know the weaknesses of the merfolk
statues. How much adversity will the newcomers have to
face before they can pass the instance…”
Bai Liu’s brain was spinning quickly as he slowed down his

breathing.
The game clearly told him that these monsters had

weaknesses and players could use the weaknesses to
escape from the hands of the monsters. So the current way
to clear the game was to find the weakness that restricted
the movement of this thing.
Bai Liu closed his eyes as he recalled everything that

happened tonight.
It was a game so it must be solvable. Games that were
unsolvable were the worst trash. Bai Liu had been making
horror games for many years and he was extremely sure
there must be something that suggested the weakness of
the merfolk statue.
What exactly was it…?
Bai Liu calmly started to comb through all his encounters

with the merfolk statues.
The first time was the fountain outside the hotel. Jeff
exclaimed that he saw the mermaid statue moving. The
movement was silent and it was when the car turned. The
mermaid statue didn’t look directly at them but was
watching the water.
The second time was in the hotel lobby. There were a large
number of various merfolk statues watching him without
moving.
The third time was in the hotel room. Apart from the huge
mermaid statue with the mirror, the other statues had
looked directly at Bai Liu. Once Bai Liu fell asleep, these
statues started to move. The mirror mermaid moved the
fastest. Then once Bai Liu woke up, these statues stopped
moving.
Obviously, Bai Liu staying away wasn’t a condition to restrict

the movement of the merfolk statues since the one outside
the door was ready to break in. The game wouldn’t have an
unbreakable situation. He must have something that could
limit the merfolk statues’ movements.
If it wasn’t something in the room or in the hotel then it

must be something he brought with him. It was because the
things in the hotel and the rooms couldn’t restrict the
movements of the statues. This was proven when the statue
freely entered and exited from Jeff’s room
What exactly was it?
Mirror… water… gathering at the bed… looking!
Bai Liu knew what it was!
Bai Liu stood up sharply. He opened the door and looked

directly at the merfolk statue.
The statue outside the door was so close that they were
almost face to face. From Bai Liu’s point of view, the face of
this lifeless merfolk statue seemed to be stuck to the tip of
his nose. Its hand was still on the doorknob and its pure
white eyes were looking through the peephole to the lower
right corner—it was right where Bai Liu had been hiding.
No wonder this thing tried to come in. It must’ve seen Bai

Liu hidden in the lower right corner behind the door. All its
movements had frozen. The fishtail touched Bai Liu’s toes
and it stood still in front of the door at the last moment
before entering Bai Liu’s room. Bai Liu sighed with relief. It
was true that the secret weapon to stopping this thing was
the human eye.
The crowd in front of Bai Liu’s TV was stunned.
“Fuck! How did he think about it?! There was no hesitation

as he opened the door!”
“The average newcomer player wouldn’t be able to think of

it at all. Even if they do think about it, they won’t dare open
the door. They will just look through the peephole. However,
if you do this then you will definitely die. It is because the
movement of the merfolk statues will only be partially
restricted if you look at it from such a close distance
through the mirror image of the peephole. This is sufficient
for it to break in.”
“Wow, he just confronted the merfolk statue. I have goose

bumps!”
“What is his name? This newcomer is so awesome…”
A crowd gradually gathered around Bai Liu’s TV.
[168 people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV. The
player has achieved the 100 viewers novice achievement.]
[102 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 143 people have saved
Bai Liu’s small TV, 3 people have charged Bai Liu’s small TV
and player Bai Liu obtained 3 points.]
Bai Liu’s expression on the small TV was still calm like he

didn’t think he did anything extraordinary. It was quite
simple to infer that the human eye restricted the movement
of the merfolk statues.
It was because after Bai Liu went to bed, the statues started
to move. Then they stopped the moment he woke up. The
only difference before and after he went to bed was that he
opened his eyes. This showed that ‘human eyes’ could
restrict the movement of these statues.
However, there was a trap here. Looking at it through a

mirror-like object would only weaken part of the merfolk
statues’ movement speed. One had to look directly at it to
completely stop the movements.
There were two types of statues that had moved under the
direct view of the human eyes. It was the fountain statue at
the entrance of the hotel and the mirror mermaid statue in
the room.
The mermaid statue fountain outside the hotel was looking

into the water. This meant people were looking at the
mermaid through the water. The mermaid statue might be
restricted and unable to move fast but she could still move
slowly and rotate. Out of all the statues in Bai Liu’s room,
the mirror mermaid moved the fastest. It was because she
was looking in the mirror and people looked directly at the
statue through the mirror. The limiting force was limited by
the mirror so the mirror mermaid moved the fastest.
The merfolk statue just now was looking at Bai Liu through
the peephole. If Bai Liu looked directly at it through the
peephole, there might be certain restrictions but it could still
move.
Such a close distance through the peephole was definitely

not enough to stop the merfolk from breaking in. If it was
allowed to enter, the player would be pressed under the
door and the condition of ‘view directly with the human
eyes’ would be lost. The player would soon die.
It had to be said that in this case, there were indeed very

few new players who could open the door and face the
statue. Most of them panicked. Even if they inferred the
condition of ‘view directly with the human eyes’, they would
have no courage to do so. Only Bai Liu, who wanted money
but not life, could show this type of calmness even if he
wasn’t 100% sure that his inference was correct.
[The ‘Siren Town Monster Book’ merfolk statue panel has

updated.]

(Cocoon State)]
[Weaknesses: The human eyes looking directly at it (1/3)]
[Attack Method: Incubation.]
The merfolk statue’s eyes were drooping, the head was

slightly tilted to the lower right, the corners of the mouth
were raised in a slight smile, the fishtail was graceful, the
body was white and flawless and the posture revealed an
indescribable beauty and divinity. Once frozen, the statue’s
chilling desire for occupation was gone and it became a
statue with a great aesthetic value, standing silently in front
of the door of a stranger at midnight on the seashore.
[Player Bai Liu has obtained 3 points from the recharge of

watching players. The game merchandise store has been
unlocked.]
[Your points are too low to purchase any items. Players

should please continue their efforts!]
The players had recharged 3 points. Bai Liu understood a

little bit. Someone should’ve given him a reward. In the
unlocked merchandise store, all the merchandise were grey
and had the display status of ‘unavailable to be purchased.’
He glanced through briefly and found that it had everything
from daily necessities to weapons. There were also many
messy things such as ‘intact heart’, ‘potion of love at first
sight’ and other items that sounded incredible. However,
the prices of these items were very high.
Bai Liu finally understood the words ‘You can buy anything
you want with points’ that he heard when entering the
game. Bai Liu closed the merchandise store and stared at
the statue standing still in front of him.
This thing currently wasn’t moving but Bai Liu couldn’t stay
up all night and stare at it. After this incident, Bai Liu had
gained a new understanding of its destructive power. He
glanced at the stainless steel doorknob that was about to
fall off his door.
Judging from the performance of the statues in his room,

this thing might have great destructive power but it could
only rely on its eyes for positioning or it was only sensitive
to vision. Once covered with a white cloth, there was no
room to find Bai Liu even when in the same room.
In other words, the merfolk statues didn’t seem to have

hearing, smell and other senses.
Bai Liu had been in the same room with so many mermaid
statues. They just needed to detect Bai Liu’s vision and they
would be able to easily locate him and twist his head like
the doorknob. There would be no need to pull off the white
cloth and look for him. The ability to twist the doorknob off
meant they wouldn’t stay locked in the bathroom and
closet.
It was so troublesome. It was really a burden to keep such a

large quantity.
His eyes narrowed slightly and a bit of an evil thought

occurred. Currently, there was a motionless statue in front
of him. Could he do some experiments on it to determine its
weaknesses? For example, burn it with fire or smash it to
death with a stick…
[Tip: If the player directly attacks the monster then it will

cause the monster’s hatred value to remain on the player
for a long time. As long as the monster doesn’t die, it will
continue to attack the player, reducing the player’s survival
rate.]
Bai Liu thoughtfully touched his chin and smiled, showing a
harmless little dimple on his right cheek.
“Attacking it directly will cause it to hate me and want

revenge on me…” Bai Liu murmured to himself. “Then it
can’t blame me if something happens to it on its own.”
Bai Liu repeated his old tricks and wrapped the mermaid
statue in a bed sheet and rope. Then he unkindly put the
mermaid statue onto the stairs of the hotel and returned to
the room. The merfolk statue would walk around like a
headless fly when it couldn’t see. Bai Liu put the statue in
this place so the statue would fall down the stairs by itself.
Under the premise that it might provoke endless hatred, Bai

Liu wouldn’t take the initiative to break these statues. It
would be nice if he could break them directly but if it didn’t
work, it would obviously cause some trouble for himself.
It was just that such a large number of merfolk statues was

a big hidden danger. Bai Liu had only one pair of eyes. The
horizontal viewing angle of the human vision was only 188
degrees. If he was surrounded by statues on all sides then
Bai Liu wouldn’t be able to look at all of them and he would
undoubtedly die.
Bai Liu liked to do more cost-effective things. The game said

that it was enough to use the weaknesses to escape from
the monsters but he wanted to know if these statues could
be destroyed directly in some way or if they had other
weaknesses.
The risk was too great if he took the initiative to break or

beat the merfolk statue. However, it had nothing to do with
him if the statue fell off the stairs because of its poor
eyesight. Bai Liu wanted to try a little experiment to see if it
could be smashed.
Soon after, the statue really moved. Bai Liu was thoughtful.
In fact, he was still watching the statue but it was covered
by a white cloth and didn’t know Bai Liu was looking at it.
This proved that ‘view directly with the human eyes’ was
just an objective condition. The statue had to subjectively
feel it was being looked at before it stopped moving.
There were so many statues in Bai Liu’s room that he

couldn’t look at them one by one. The moment Bai Liu woke
up and looked around, they actively stopped moving.
Therefore, it was only when the merfolk statues ‘felt’ they
were being looked at directly that they would stop moving.
This level of self-awareness meant they were indeed living
creatures and ones with a certain degree of intelligence,
although it seemed the intelligence wasn’t high.
The statue on the stairs struggled a bit and fell from the
side of the stairs. It fell covered in white cloth and made a
loud noise while dust rose. Standing on the stairs, Bai Liu
looked down condescendingly. He patted the dust off his
hands and made a regretful sound. The statue was
unscathed after falling down the stairs. There wasn’t even a
crack in the marble. As expected, it wasn’t broken. Physical
attacks were ineffective…
Bai Liu didn’t know that this villainous appearance caused

the group of players around his small TV screen to be
stunned.
“Damn! Is this person really a newcomer? Covering it with

bedsheets and dropping the statue down the stairs… what
type of villain is this? Was this newcomer a kidnapper before
he came in?”
“Just now, I was nervous and afraid for him. Now I am

sympathizing with the statue who knocked on the door. It is
too miserable…”
“I am the same. He looks like a villain standing at the stop

of the stairs like this. He feels scarier than the statue…”
“A reversal. It was the merfolk statue that just wanted to kill

him and now he wants to kill it. Does this person really think
of himself as a player?”
“Other players are trying to survive the monsters while he

doesn’t want the monster to live…”
“Is this the world of a bigshot?”

November)
Game
Bai Liu didn’t know about these discussions. His attention

was quickly drawn to other things. He saw Jeff. Jeff had
hidden under the stairs, talked to someone and then walked
back.
Jeff had gone out sneakily in the middle of the night but now
he was back. Bai Liu had a good angle of the stairs just now.
He saw that the person behind Jeff was tall and dressed the
same as the driver who brought them here today.
The two of them seemed to be discussing something in a

low voice. Jeff also handed the driver many colorful things
and added a few more words. If Bai Liu was right then Jeff
should be giving the driver this world’s coins.
[You’ve inspired the plot characters to hide the side story —

Jeff’s bloody plot.]
[Explore the entire side story and gain 50 points. The

current side story completion degree is 15%.]
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes slightly. His hand reached into the
collar and took out the square coin with the hole. He aimed
it at the driver and the character information popped up on
the panel.
[NPC: Driver]
[Character Profile: The driver who took you to Siren Town.

The driver was hired by Jeff and is said to know the town
well. He has a history of arson and robbery.]
Sure enough, the identity was also a character NPC.
Previously, Bai Liu and the driver had never been in direct
contact. The driver was always sitting in the front seat
driving and Bai Liu was in the back row. It was impossible to
see the driver. The driver hadn’t gotten off the car so Bai Liu
had never seen him. This meant he couldn’t identify the
driver’s personal information.
He hadn’t felt anything previously but now Bai Liu came

back to his senses and found that Jeff had been intentionally
or unintentionally blocking the contact between Bai Liu and
the driver. For example, he chose to sit between Bai Liu and
the driver and he screamed when getting out of the
vehicle…
Why did these two men need to hide their plot?
Regarding this plot, based on the currently known

information, Bai Liu guessed that Jeff had hired the driver to
do something for him related to the criminal history. This
matter was currently unknown but Bai Liu thought it was
likely to be revenge against Andre.
When entering the town, the driver said that many people
here had no source of income for a while so they should be
careful. Previously, Bai Liu thought it was a type of reminder
but now it seemed like a proud and arrogant warning. He
was warning Jeff that without his cooperation and
protection, Jeff would be easily hurt by the other
townspeople.
Of course, he was a citizen of Siren Town and he was also
very short of money. It was possible that he would do
something to rob the group because of a lack of money.
The driver probably did many things to get people’s money

and belongings. He didn’t seem a good sort and was
obviously crazy about money. The moment he entered Siren
Town, he threatened them in a hidden manner. It was no
wonder why Jeff couldn’t sleep and came down to give
money to the driver. It wasn’t known what the driver would
do if he didn’t get the money in time.
Bai Liu returned to the room before Jeff saw him and helped
close Jeff’s open door. Jeff hesitated for a moment as he was
passing by Andre’s room. Then a black object was placed
down in front. Bai Liu used the peephole to see that Jeff put
down something similar to a large piece of fish.
Bai Liu soon saw gloomy, white merfolk statues gathered in

front of Andre’s door. There were a series of dull creaking
movements as the statues moved through the corridor
again.
To be safe, Bai Liu covered the peephole of his room with

white cloth to prevent a merfolk’s snooping. He also placed
a cabinet against the door, hoping the sound would wake
him up if someone broke in.
His physical strength had been emptied. After doing all this,
Bai Liu lay on the bed and closed his eyes. It was a night
without dreams.
The next day, Bai Liu woke up and found that the closet
door and room door were closed, but the bathroom door was
about to be opened.
Bai Liu opened the bathroom and took a look. He found that
the merfolk statues inside that had been covered and tied
had broken free of the white cloth. They overlapped each
other in various twisted and weird postures as they moved
toward the bathroom door. Some of the merfolk statues had
reached the door handle of the bathroom and were only one
step away from opening it.
The postures of these merfolk statues reminded Bai Liu of

the 123 Statues game he played. He would turn around
suddenly and saw that the people behind him couldn’t
control their expressions and gestures. He thought it was
funny at the time but now looking at these gloomy white
statues trying to come out the door, Bai Liu couldn’t laugh
at all.
The human-like marble statues were stacked in this way and

it made the pressure on him stronger. Their eyes were
staring at Bai Liu in such a small space and it made him
uncomfortable. Normal people would feel uncomfortable
when looked at by the eyes of so many non-living things.
Bai Liu closed the bathroom door. He no longer cared about

the statues and didn’t try to bind them. It was because it
made no sense. These things were breaking free faster and
faster. If he couldn’t find more weaknesses to control them,
covering them with white cloth was a very low efficiency
method. Maybe these statues would develop the ability to
instantly get free.
The moment Bai Liu opened the door of his room, a new
prompt appeared on the panel.
[Player Bai Liu has completed the main task: staying in the
room overnight without being alienated. Rewarded with 20
points.]
[Current balance: 23 points. You can purchase items. Do you
want to buy anything?]
Bai Liu opened the store. He was currently poor and the
things available could be counted on one hand. Bai Liu
spent 15 points to buy a strong flashlight. He had 8 points
left and he thought about it for a moment. He didn’t know if
there was any type of 3D holographic projection equipment.
[Yes, it costs 4 points for one. A promotional discount

activity is being held and it costs 8 points for three. Do you
want to buy three?]
Bai Liu nodded without thinking. “Yes!”
As a social animal who lacked money, the absolutely two

best words he could hear were ‘discount’ and ‘promotion.’
After buying it, he took out the 3D projector and happily

started playing with it. The quality of the discounted
projector wasn’t bad. Bai Liu entered his image and the
projected effect was amazing. There wasn’t any inferior
texture, the color was lifelike and there were lights and
shadows. It was almost like a real person.
Bai Liu was very satisfied with the goods he bought.
However, his audience was dissatisfied. The group of people

gathered around the small TV gestured and sighed.
“Does this newcomer want to use the projector as human

eyes? The weakness of the monster is written as looking at
it directly with the human eyes. This projector can only fool
the merfolk statues for a while. It won’t last long.”
“He actually bought the discounted projectors! This thing

looks advanced but it is useless! Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a
slow-selling item that isn’t bought by anyone. What is the
newcomer thinking?!”
“…Yes, this projector was on sale when I came in. So many

years have passed and it is still on sale.”
“Fuck! 23 points was clearly the highest points in the

newcomer area but it was all wasted. He didn’t buy anything
useful. Is his brain flooded with water?!”
Suddenly, a player exclaimed from in front of another small

TV. “Come here! A newcomer here bought a fire torch! This
thing can defeat a merperson so he is stable!”
The group abruptly left Bai Liu’s small TV and surrounded

the newcomer who bought the right item. Many people
nodded in approval.
“Yes, this is a regular item for clearing the instance. This

newcomer has good items.”
“The fire torch can be used three times and should be

handled well. He should be the only one in this group of
newcomers to pass the level.”
There were only a few people left in front of Bai Liu’s TV.
[34 people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV. 167
people have left.]
[50 people have canceled their likes of player Bai Liu’s small
TV, 44 people canceled their collection of player Bai Liu’s
small TV, 17 people stepped on player Bai Liu’s small TV, no
one has recharged for player Bai Liu’s small TV.]
Bai Liu finished experimenting with his own items and went
out of the room. He headed to Jeff’s room to call him.
Jeff obviously hadn’t slept well last night. His face was a bit
pale and there were two big dark circles under his round
glasses.
Bai Liu took a look and the number of merfolk statues in

Jeff’s room was almost the same as his room. However,
unlike the statues that Bai Liu had locked in, these ones
were quietly still in their original place. Bai Liu didn’t know if
it was his illusion but the features of the statues in Jeff’s
room were more obvious than his room. They were more
realistic and the face had become slightly similar to Jeff’s
face…
Unlike the white marble of the merfolk statues, there was a

layer of opaque redness. The eyeballs seemed like they
could move in the eye sockets at any time and the
expression was more comfortable and natural, like a fish
that was in water. The scales of the tail were relaxed and
there was a faint fishy smell.
Bai Liu went to Lucy and Andre’s rooms to observe as well.

He made a careful comparison and found that these merfolk
statues were indeed closer to a human skin color than the
ones in his own room. Both the touch and color and facial
features started to become similar to the person living in
the room.

November)
Game
Lucy sat at the dining table like she wasn’t fully awake. She
leaned against Bai Liu and yawned. Jeff had been dozing off
all morning. There were dark circles under his eyes, his skin
was bluish-grey and his eyes were sunken. Bai Liu didn’t
know if it was his illusion but he felt that Andre’s pupils had
shrunk a bit compared to yesterday. Andre had a very
uncomfortable, nervous and anxious aura and he exuded a
fishy smell that was absent yesterday.
Bai Liu took out the coin and aimed it at Andre.
[NPC Name: Andre (mental value has declined, alienation)]
Andre seemed to have a big appetite. He was eating from a

large plate filled with the hotel’s breakfast buffet food. It
was as if he wanted to pour it directly down his throat.
This hotel was close to the sea so most of the breakfast was
pan fried, boiled and fried fish. The fish soup was smooth
while the fish steak was golden and crispy. It looked
appetizing. However, Bai Liu smelled something pungent
like rotten fishtails. It was the smell of dead fish surrounded
by flies at the garbage dump where fishmongers threw fish
at the market. The moment he approached these beautiful
fish dishes, he felt like vomiting and couldn’t swallow it.
Yet neither Jeff nor Lucy showed that they smelled it. Bai Liu
swept the coin over them. As expected, the two of them
also showed ‘alienation’. It should be related to the merfolk
statues in the room.
Speaking of Andre, the way that he ate made Bai Liu a bit
uncomfortable. Andre was taking big mouthfuls and the
slippery fishtails slapped his mouth as he chewed. Often
before he finished eating, he would use a fork to grab the
next piece and send it to his mouth.
Lucy cut the fish steak with a knife and fork and looked at
Bai Liu with a bit of surprise. “Aren’t you going to eat it?
Baby, the fish steaks here are really delicious! I might be on
a diet but I can’t help eating two!”
“You’ve found a pretty good hotel!” Lucy was about to come

over and kiss him. Bai Liu was choked by the strong fishy
smell from Lucy’s mouth and instinctively pushed her away.
He pulled a plate in front of Lucy and told her, “Baby, you
are in good shape right now and I can’t allow you to lose
your beauty for a fish. Eat some vegetarian dishes. The fish
steaks here are just ordinary.”
Lucy was coaxed by him. She might be reluctant to give up

the fish but she obediently ate a salad. In order to keep up
the excuse, Bai Liu also passed some salads to Jeff and
Andre for them to eat. Bai Liu gave it and Jeff ate it, but he
was a bit ungrateful.
Meanwhile, Andre couldn’t look at Bai Liu in a pleasant

manner and mocked, “Surely our rich man isn’t short of
money, right? Before we came here, you spoke big words
and said we could eat and live as we wanted. Now you can’t
even bear a piece of fish steak. Lucy, look! This is your
stingy boyfriend!”
Lucy immediately cursed angrily. “Andre! If it wasn’t for Bai
Liu, do you think we could come to this hotel to eat this
high-end fish steak? You can’t live like this! Look at how
much you are eating. If Bai Liu didn’t pay for you then you
wouldn’t be able to leave this hotel at all!”
“Lucy!” Andre roared but Lucy was unmoved. She just

stared at Andre quietly. Andre couldn’t do anything to the
woman he liked so he turned to direct all his anger at Bai
Liu’s head.
Lucy screamed as Andre’s wide palm was about to grab Bai

Liu’s collar. Bai Liu wiped his mouth unhurriedly, looked at
Andre and smiled. “If you want me to pay for you then you
better not touch me.”
Andre’s hand abruptly stopped in mid-air. His nostrils

expanded and contracted like a bull as he breathed out
violently. He stared at Bai Liu with red eyes and threatened
fiercely, “If you don’t follow the contents of our bet tonight
then I’ll see how good you look, short piece of trash who
can’t even be with a woman!”
His eyes were bloodshot and he seemed filled with anger

that shot to his head. However, he didn’t do anything to Bai
Liu. After all, he was still relying on Bai Liu to pay for him. It
just so happened that a piece of broccoli rolled from Jeff’s
plate down onto Andre’s shoes.
Andre was like a balloon that had been inflated to its limit
and was then pierced by this broccoli. His anger leaked out
uncontrollably. Before Jeff could apologize, his palm hit the
back of Jeff’s head and directly knocked him onto his plate.
Jeff also vomited out everything he ate this morning.
“You soiled my shoes! You’re disgusting!” Andre seemed

amused when he saw Jeff vomited. He found a certain
mental balance and kicked Jeff. After wiping out the
negligible oil stains on his shoes onto Jeff’s pants, Andre
spoke again. “I don’t care about waste that can’t fight back.
Wipe it clean and get out of here.”
Lucy helped up the dizzy Jeff and shouted hysterically at

Andre, “You are too much Andre! You’ve gone too far with
Jeff!”
Bai Liu ignored the arguing between the two people. His
eyes were focused on Jeff’s vomit. The golden fish steak that
had been chewed and vomited up by Jeff had turned blue-
black like a dead fish. It was stained with something
creeping up it like an insect.
People couldn’t eat this type of rotten dead fish.

Fishmongers at the market would usually use this dead fish
to feed large fish. Bai Liu remembered a fishmonger telling
him that the larger the saprophytic fish, the more they liked
to eat dead fish.
Bai Liu finished breakfast and the driver came to pick them
up.
[Main task: Visit the Siren Museum and you will be rewarded
with 50 points.]
[Main task: Participate in the merfolk fishing conference and

you will be rewarded with 50 points.]
The Siren Museum and merfolk fishing conference. It

sounded like two attractions.
Bai Liu pondered on it for a moment. He wanted to ask the

driver what these two things were when Jeff suddenly
rushed up to block the way between Bai Liu and the driver.
He lowered his head and didn’t speak. His pale and thin
cheeks were sunken and there were still blood stains around
his mouth from Andre’s hit. He was gritting his teeth and
trembling slightly.
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. Jeff seemed to be trying to avoid

Bai Liu having contact with the driver since yesterday. This
wasn’t normal.
Bai Liu’s fingers instinctively turned the coin around. The

coin flipped back and forth between his fingers. This was a
common posture when Bai Liu was thinking about
something. The feeling of money in his hands, even a coin,
was enough to make him calm and happy.
Without any other information, Bai Liu guessed that Jeff’s

target should be Andre. It was normal for Andre to have
contact with the driver since the driver should be looking for
a chance to act. Lucy was also a fool and there was no need
to isolate her deliberately.
There must be a reason for Jeff to isolate Bai Liu from the
driver. Bai Liu thought about it and realized it should be
money. Jeff obviously had the daily routine of being beaten
violently on campus by Andre and he wasn’t a rich
character. Andre was a bully and afraid of hardships. He
didn’t like the rich Bai Liu but he couldn’t take practical
action against Bai Liu. Meanwhile, he always struck and
scolded Jeff. From this perspective, Jeff’s family situation
shouldn’t be comparable to Bai Liu or even Andre.
Last night, Jeff gave the driver what looked like a huge sum
of money. Bai Liu suspected that Jeff took the money Bai Liu
gave him to hire a driver to show them around and instead
hired the driver to retaliate against Andre. He felt guilty and
didn’t allow the driver to contact Bai Liu.
However, last night Jeff had already paid the driver a sum of
money. It stood to reason that the transaction had almost
been completed and the driver also completed the work of
showing them around very well. There was nothing
suspicious and generally speaking, Jeff should be relieved.
There was no more need to deliberately isolate Bai Liu and
the driver when it might arouse suspicion.
This type of guilty and cautious performance made it seem

that things hadn’t been implemented yet.
Still, it was possible that Jeff was just cautious and timid. He
didn’t want to let down his vigilance until things were done.
Jeff’s side story was called ‘bloody plot’ after all. This type of
plot obviously involved killing just based on the name so Bai
Liu understood the caution.
It wasn’t known when Jeff would act against Andre but Bai
Liu currently wanted to focus on the main plot line.
Bai Liu talked to the driver. “Driver, what attractions are

there in Siren Town?”
“Attractions?” The driver thought about it. “The visitors who

come here must see the night fishing and the museum.”
Bai Liu heard this answer and thought ‘sure enough’. Then
he raised his eyebrow and asked, “Do the night fishing and
museum have any special features?”
“Of course, this is Siren Town.” The driver turned around. It

was the first time that Bai Liu had seen the driver’s
appearance up close. Bai Liu couldn’t help sucking in a
breath even if he was resistant to horror scenes.
It wasn’t because of fear. It was because of surprise. The

driver’s appearance was too strange.
The whites of his eyes were so large that his pupils were
only the size of a fly. His eyes shook uneasily everywhere as
he spoke like he couldn’t control them. The driver’s skin was
also pale to the point of being opaque.
The driver was biting the fish steak sandwich in his hand as
he drove and spoke. The bitten cross-section of the fish
steak was green-black like it was moldy. However, the driver
ate it with relish. His teeth were stained a green black color
and the smile he showed Bai Liu was so wide that it was
abnormal.

November)
Proofreader: Purichan
Game
Previously when Bai Liu got in the car, he had smelled a

strong fishy smell from the front. He always thought it was
Andre because this man ate a lot of rotten fish steaks in the
morning. He hadn’t expected it to be from the driver. The
fishy smell in the car yesterday was probably also from the
driver. It was just that compared to today, it wasn’t
concentrated at all. The fishy smell from the driver today
was much stronger.
Bai Liu covered his nose and glanced sideways at the driver.
This driver… should be a monster too.
[Warning! Player identification error! The NPC is not a

monster! He can’t enter the Monster Book! It is just
alienation!]
[The player’s identification is incorrect and the NPC’s trust in

the player has dropped sharply. He might be more
aggressive toward the player~]
The driver slowly bit the sandwich in his hand. His shaking
eyes looked at Bai Liu for a while before he spoke in a bad
tone. “…Do you think the smell on me is disgusting?”
Bai Liu thought ‘yes’ in his heart but on the surface, he
hurriedly denied it. “No.”
“You look at me like I’m a monster. Damn arrogant rich

man.” The driver spoke gloomily. Then he turned to eat, no
longer answering Bai Liu’s questions.
This was a bit tricky. In this way, Bai Liu’s difficulty obtaining
information increased a lot. It was impossible for him to
forcefully ask the driver since the panel already indicated
that the driver would behave aggressively toward Bai Liu.
Bai Liu shifted his gaze and coaxed Lucy to ask the driver.
The driver snorted but answered Lucy’s question.
“The sights of Siren Town are naturally related to the

merfolk.” The driver’s smile gave people goose bumps. His
eyes shook and it was hard to tell who he was looking at or
who he was talking to. “The fish we catch aren’t ordinary
fish. It is a special merfolk fishing activity that is only held at
night. In addition, our museum isn’t an ordinary museum.
We make wax sculptures of merfolk and display them in the
museum. The bones of the first merfolk we caught are also
placed in the museum.”
“Merfolk fishing activity?” Bai Liu asked. “You really catch

merfolk?”
The driver ignored Bai Liu. Then Lucy asked again and the
driver answered.
The driver gave a meaningful smile. “Yes, the merfolk that

were caught later might be inferior and incomplete
compared to the first very beautiful one but they are indeed
merfolk.”
Andre suddenly snorted with contempt. “It is just a gimmick.
Do you really believe this?”
Jeff opened his mouth to speak but shut it again. It was

probably because he was beaten by Andre just this morning
and didn’t dare refute it. However, Lucy was different. She
stared at Andre with dissatisfaction and exclaimed loudly, “I
believe it! Bai Liu, what about you?” She turned angrily to
Bai Liu.
“Seeing is believing.” Bai Liu replied lightly. “We’ll know

when we watch the fishing activity at night.”
Andre couldn’t hate Lucy but he couldn’t wait to ridicule Bai

Liu. “I hope some people don’t flee while crying when
watching the fishing activity at night.” A wicked smile
flashed across his face as his eyes flicked over to Bai Liu. “If
you fall into the water, you might be treated as a merman
by these fishermen- merfolk are caught and made into
sculptures. We absolutely won’t save you but we will come
to the museum to see your sculpture. Oh poor Bai Liu.”
Andre shrugged pretentiously and smiled unkindly. He

seemed to be imagining Bai Liu falling into the water and
being made into a sculpture.
Bai Liu suddenly remembered that he and Andre still had an

unfulfilled bet tonight. He had drawn the specific contents of
the bet from Lucy this morning.
Andre and Bai Liu were to rent two canoes to drift on the
Siren Sea at night. Whoever couldn’t stand it and returned
early would be a coward and didn’t deserve Lucy. Lucy
herself didn’t want to have this bet but the role played by
Bai Liu insisted on going.
In a horror game centred around merfolk, the sea at night
was undoubtedly a very scary place. Bai Liu would never let
himself go to such a place with a person who was obviously
hostile to him when he was still unclear about the specific
situation. He had no doubt that Andre would overturn his
ship if they encountered each other, letting him die in the
sea.
Bai Liu couldn’t stand water.
To some extent, things like merfolk, sirens or sea monsters

were far less terrifying to Bai Liu than the sea. As long as he
fell into the sea, he couldn’t do anything. The deep and
gloomy water would choke him in a few minutes, taking
away his oxygen and finally killing him in the dark and cold
water. Bai Liu was disgusted with this helpless death that
gave him no right to struggle.
Bai Liu wouldn’t approach the sea unless necessary. His

expression betrayed his rejection of this so-called gambling
activity and Andre laughed. “Look look, this is our young
master. You aren’t better than me in any aspects except for
money. You don’t even dare go into the sea.”
Bai Liu nodded cheerfully and spoke sincerely, “I have

nothing but money.” Still, having money was enough to
make him feel satisfied. He was very happy even with
virtual coins.
Andre, “……”
Why did this person look like he was complimented?
Andre sneered. “Then you mean to give up Lucy?”
Bai Liu wanted to confront Andre and say he didn’t want to

go on this death activity. Then the coin on his chest shook
and a task notification appeared.
[The side task ‘True Love Ship’ has been triggered. Please
complete the betting contract before leaving Siren Town.
Win against Andre in the bet and you will be rewarded with
100 points.]
So many points were given as a reward! The desire for

money defeated the fear of water. Bai Liu calmly replied,
“No, I will go. I must beat you.”
Lucy was moved and hugged Bai Liu. “Oh, Baby. Once you
come back, we must live together and have a pleasant
evening.” There was an explicit hint in her words and her
hand ran upward along the gap in Bai Liu’s legs as she gave
Bai Liu a wink.
Bai Liu silently removed Lucy’s hand as something occurred

to him.
…Wait, True Love Ship. Did this mean what he thought it

meant? After he finished riding the waves on the ship at
sea, he would have to come back and ride the waves with
Lucy on the bed…
European and American style horror games would indeed

frequently have this type of plot. It was to let the male lead
be with the female lead before the final horrible ending,
which was regarded as a type of giving benefits. However,
as a game designer, Bai Liu felt that this type of benefit
wasn’t tempting. The final reward he gave was usually a lot
of money. This might be one of the reasons why he devoted
himself to games.
Now he wanted to decline this type of benefit. Not only did
he risk falling into the sea, he also had to bear the risk of
being taken advantage of by Lucy after returning. This type
of double loss made Bai Liu feel depressed. Nevertheless,
Bai Liu didn’t dare break away from the character
framework and say, ‘Lucy, I will break up with you. I will
never succeed with you in my life.’ This was likely to reduce
the character’s trust in him.
There was the lesson from the past. The driver’s trust in him
had dropped. Obviously, there was a lot of hidden
information with these characters. If he did something that
broke character or was wrong, Bai Liu was likely to be
rejected by these characters and miss out on some key
information.
Still, did he really have to open the True Love Ship with
Lucy?
Bai Liu fell into deep thought. Forget it, he would think about
it when the time came. In any case, he didn’t succeed the
first time and it was normal to not succeed the second time.
Even if he did go up, he could pretend to be unsuccessful.
Bai Liu gladly accepted the impotent setting. Then he looked
at Lucy like she was a sister (not) and felt this woman was a
lot more pleasing to the eye.
The driver turned his head. “You should go and see the
museum during the day. The merfolk fishing will take place
at night.”
The group agreed and the driver drove past a beach. Bai Liu
saw a lot of sun-dried debris on the beach. The driver said
that this was where the merfolk were caught and the debris
was all fragments of the caught merfolk. Some were too
broken and were discarded on the beach. Others weren’t so
broken and were turned into sculptures and wax statues to
be placed in the museum.
Bai Liu did see many huge fishtail bones and skulls on the
beach. These things were scattered all over as well as a few
nets drying. Some fishermen came out to clean up these
bones and nets and looked up at Bai Liu and the others. Bai
Liu hadn’t noticed the looks of these townspeople the night
before but now that he saw them during the day…
These townspeople looked very strange. They had a strange

similarity to the driver but they were more inhuman than
the driver.
The whites of their eyes were white to the point of being

abnormal while their pupils were the size of a soybean and
moved aimlessly. The distance between the eyes was very
wide as if they were growing beside the ears. They were like
catfish in Bai Liu’s impression.
There were grey-black marble patterns around their eyes. It

permeated from their eyes to their necks. They walked in
the sun very slowly and their feet rubbed against the beach
like they were itchy. If Bai Liu was right, there seemed to be
some green scales on the back of their feet that didn’t fall
off. They smiled dumbly as they passed by Bai Liu’s car like
a child smelling food.
Lucy was also frightened by the looks of these fishermen

and muttered in a low voice, “They look so strange.”
These fishermen looked much stranger than the driver.

Compared to humans, these fishermen were more like…
strange, deep-sea fish. The driver swallowed the last of the
fish sandwich and showed black teeth as he smiled. “Is it?
We all look like this here. Perhaps it is because we eat fish
like this and that isn’t very healthy.”
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes. He thought these townspeople
were quite like monsters but he stopped his thoughts
halfway through.
He had misidentified the driver. The townspeople and driver

were obviously inhuman but the driver couldn’t enter the
Monster Book. The townspeople were similar to the driver so
it was likely they also wouldn’t meet the monster setting of
the game. It would be serious if he raised the hatred value
of so many townspeople.
Still, Bai Liu wasn’t stupid enough to think that these

strange-looking townspeople weren’t monsters. There were
two possibilities of why they were not monsters.
The first one: they really weren’t monsters.
The second one: they didn’t meet a certain standard

determined by the Monster Book.
This Siren Town had a peculiar setting, which was

‘incubation’ and ‘alienation’. The mermaid sculptures could
incubate while Andrei was in a state of alienation. Bai Liu
felt that these townspeople seemed to be in a state of
transformation.
Bai Liu didn’t know the result of these two states. He

guessed they might become monsters but he needed to
verify it.
Bai Liu’s eyes moved slowly to Andre who was sitting in

front of him. He could’ve saved Andre last night. However,
for him, Andre was an NPC that was somewhat aggressive
toward him and the value of Andre’s death was greater than
his survival.
Meanwhile, Andre watched the driver licking his fingers with
relish and his appetite swelled uncontrollably. He swallowed
his saliva and scratched his itchy cheek impatiently. Then he
glanced at Bai Liu sitting behind him through the rearview
mirror with a bitter expression.
Bai Liu was so rich. Why couldn’t Andre eat a few fish
steaks? He was so hungry that when he saw what was in the
driver’s hands, he couldn’t help wanting to grab it. It was
just that the driver ate too quickly. Before Andre could
move, the driver had finished eating and rubbed his
stomach with an intoxicated expression.
Seeing the driver lick away the minced fish at the corner of
his mouth in a delicious manner, Andre once again recalled
the moist, smooth and alluring taste of the fish steak. His
saliva kept secreting and his Adam’s apple moved
involuntarily. He never had such a delicious fish steak. No, it
wasn’t just the fish steak. All the fish here were cooked so
well that he couldn’t stop eating them.
The driver sighed with contentment. “It is delicious. Only the

fish in Siren Town is so delicious.”
Lucy also praised it. “Yes, I have never eaten such delicious
fish. It is so fresh.”
“No, it isn’t fresh. The secret of the delicious fish in Siren

Town is that it is never fresh. This fish isn’t delicious when it
is fresh. It needs to be marinated and receive special
treatment to taste good.” The smile on the driver’s face
became strange. “You are eating a very special fish, a fish
that isn’t found anywhere else. It is a fish unique to Siren
Town.”
Lucy asked curiously. “What fish?”

The driver replied, “Merfolk.”

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The car fell silent and everyone’s expressions became

strange. Lucy laughed awkwardly and Andre sneered. The
two of them obviously didn’t believe it. Jeff looked down and
only Bai Liu remained calm.
The driver drove calmly and steadily to a building. “This is

the museum. Get out of the car.” Once everyone got off, the
driver said, “You can visit first. Call me in the evening and I
will pick you up to go see the merfolk fishing activity.”
He drove away after speaking.
Bai Liu looked at the surrounding environment after getting

out of the car. The building in front of him was so high that
he needed to tilt his head to see the top. There were several
English letters at the top which made the English name of
this place, ‘Siren Museum’.
[Scene unlocked – Siren Museum.]
The entire museum was painted a sea-like dark color and it

was supported by a few thick granite columns. Standing at
the door, Bai Liu could see the outline of many merfolk
statues inside.
The decorations of Siren Museum looked new but the
exterior walls were a bit worn. It was a type of red brick wall
and there were many old newspaper clippings of missing
people posted on it. The wind blew one onto Bai Liu’s face.
Bai Liu took the old newspaper off his face and saw a notice
printed in bold writing: [Police Notice – 12 people have gone
missing in Siren Town this month. If you have seen the
missing people published in the following photos then
please report it to the police. In addition, please pay
attention to your safety when visiting Siren Town. Don’t play
with large fish and beware of falling into the water.]
There were 12 black and white photos posted below the

notice. The people all had joyful smiles from visiting Siren
Tower. However, the smiles in the yellowed, outdated
newspaper gave off an indescribably strange feeling when
they fell into Bai Liu’s eyes.
After carefully reading, Bai Liu planned to put it away in his

bag. He folded it twice only to suddenly feel that the folding
wasn’t right. It was a bit too hard. It was a newspaper. Even
if it became dry and brittle due to the sea breeze, it
shouldn’t have such a hard texture… it was like it wasn’t
just a sheet of paper.
Bai Liu looked at the cross section of the newspaper. The

cross section did look thick but there were no traces of
multiple sheets. The main reason was that the newspaper
was very solid. Even if there were multiple sheets, it
couldn’t be easily seen. Bai Liu frowned and put the
newspaper away. He decided to find some warm water to
soak it in after entering the museum to see if the newspaper
had multiple layers and could be separated.
[The side task has been triggered: Find the hot water pool in
the museum and separate the newspapers stuck together.
10 points will be rewarded.]
The keeper of Siren Museum was an old man with cataracts.

His eyes were cloudy and white but he seemed to have no
big problem seeing people. The moment Bai Liu and the
others walked in, the old man quickly turned his head
toward them. The keeper’s eyes were blank but his face had
a polite smile. The way he quickly moved to their side made
Lucy exclaim in a low voice.
The keeper of the museum looked strange as he sighed. “It

has been a long time since someone came here… since the
incident last month, no tourists have come to Siren
Museum. No new merfolk statues have entered the museum
for a long time.”
Bai Liu heard this and hurriedly asked, “Why haven’t there
been any new merfolk statues entering the museum for a
long time? Does it have anything to do with the absence of
tourists?”
“Of course.” The keeper’s tone became excited and he

waved his stiff arms. “Without tourists, we rarely do large-
scale activities like merfolk fishing since it is time
consuming and laborious. Without merfolk fishing, we can’t
make merfolk statues to place in the museum.”
“Was there always a steady stream of merfolk statues

entering the museum?” Bai Liu immediately realized a
problem. “The capacity of this museum is limited. If you
keep getting new statues, surely you won’t be able to store
all of them?’
“No!” A weird smile appeared on the museum keeper’s face

and his white eyes rolled toward Bai Liu. He spoke in a
mysterious tone, “These merfolk statues will never fill the
museum. Siren Museum will never be filled because as
many merfolk statues will leave the museum as the number
that enters.”
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow and continued to ask, “Then

where do these merfolk statues go after leaving the
museum? Will they be thrown back into the sea?”
The keeper shut his mouth. He seemed to feel he had said

something he shouldn’t have said. Bai Liu keenly sensed it
and continued questioning the keeper. “What happens after
the tourists come?”
“Nothing will happen.” The keeper whispered to himself.

“You will have a pleasant holiday in Siren Town and then
leave here.”
The keeper refused to answer any more questions. After

asking about the hot water pool in the museum, Bai Liu
gave up. He took the ticket and walked into Siren Museum
with the others behind him.
The moment he entered, Bai Liu saw a golden-lacquered

statue of an imposing middle-aged man standing at the
door. This was a humanoid statue wearing a suit and a hat.
He was completely different from the previous merfolk
statues Bai Liu had seen. He had no fishtail and was covered
with gold. There was an official smile on his face as he
waved to the tourists coming in.
The lights in the museum were very dim and cast an unclear
shadow on the face of the statue, making the polite smile on
the statue’s face become weird.
An introduction about this statue was engraved onto the

black stone platform. Bai Liu leaned over to take a look: This
is the statue of the mayor of Siren Town. It was completed
when the ribbon of Siren Museum was cut and the museum
opened.
The stone platform used some exaggerated tones to highly

praise the major’s contribution to Siren Town. He supported
the development of tourism by salvaging the bones of the
merfolk and supported the construction of Siren Museum.
This made the entire backward seaside Siren Town thrive.
Another sentence was carved on the stone platform: [Mayor

Harris has an unconditional love for every villager in Siren
Town like they are his children.]
Bai Liu was reading it carefully when Jeff, who had been
silent the entire time, suddenly approached and asked in a
low voice, “Do you believe that there are merfolk? Do you
think the things mentioned about Siren Town are true?”
Of course, he didn’t believe all of it. This type of novelty

experience was specifically created to promote the
development of tourism. It might look serious but probably
only 30% of it was the truth. Most of it was false information
fabricated by the locals and used to hype and attract
tourists.
However, this was a horror game.
Bai Liu said, “I think they are true.”
Andre folded his arms and grinned widely. He seemed to be

mocking Jeff and Bai Liu but he didn’t say anything. He just
followed Jeff and entered the museum.
Bai Liu and Lucy were supposed to be together but Bai Liu
wanted to go to the hot water pool to separate the
newspaper. Therefore, Lucy left to go shopping alone. She
expressed her regret and said she would wait for Bai Liu in
the exhibition hall. Bai Liu went in the direction of the room
containing the hot water pool that the keeper had
mentioned.
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The keeper said the hot water pool room where Bai Liu was
going was a bit remote and the lights were broken, so the
keeper asked Bai Liu to be careful. He also warned that
there were many merfolk statues piled up randomly over
there so be careful not to hit them. The museum keeper’s
face was full of malice when he said these words.
Bai Liu moved between the marble columns. The marble

columns inside the museum stood at a distance that was as
wide as two or three people. There were merfolk statues
located on both sides of the road. These statues had
different shapes while their fishtails touched the ground. Bai
Liu found that almost all of these statues were looking out
the window.
It was like these merfolk statues wanted to escape from

here.
The hot water pool was at the end of the corridor. It wasn’t
known who opened it but water came out of it
spontaneously. The entire corridor was filled with steam
from the hot water. Bai Liu walked in the corridor like he was
walking on the foggy surface of the sea, surrounded by
merfolk swaying under the water.
Bai Liu took a few steps before finding that the necks of the
merfolk statues staring out the windows on both sides were
slowly distorting. Their expressionless faces started to look
at him. Moreover, the merfolk statues in front and behind
were all staring at him. They were approaching Bai Liu in the
middle at a subtle speed that wasn’t easily noticeable.
The wide, deep and tall European-style building was dark

and opaque. The tourist who came alone stepped on smooth
ground. The beautifully carved merfolk statues on both
sides seemed to change postures and expressions in the
blink of an eye as they got closer to him. A faint smile
appeared on the faces of the merfolk statues that were
originally dead and empty. The fishtails dragged on the
ground and the white fog was about to take the other’s life.
They were pale and flawless like a group of ghosts frozen in

this place.
Bai Liu silently counted the number of merfolk statues in his

heart while looking back at the things following him from
time to time in order to control their movement speed.
However, there were too many statues here. If he stared at

the merfolk statues behind him, the moment he turned his
head, the one with a compassionate smile in front of him
couldn’t wait to stretch out a hand to his neck. It could
immediately grab his neck and pinch it.
Bai Liu calculated the speed of these things. He basically

moved while turning and used the pillars to deliberately
avoid these things forming a circle. Although the statues felt
very threatening, Bai Liu had dealt with them several times
and found that their movement speed and intelligence
wasn’t very high. The most troublesome thing was that they
couldn’t be destroyed and their number was large. Once a
siege was formed, it would be difficult for him to escape.
These merfolk statues were gradually getting closer to him

and Bai Liu found that the statues were changing from a
dead state to a living thing.
These merfolk statues originally looked similar in Bai Liu’s

eyes. Then the general European and American faces
started to change. The closer they got to Bai Liu, the more
they became like… Bai Liu.
Yes, the faces of these merfolk statues were becoming more

like Bai Liu’s face. They showed a strange smile that was too
wide and moved toward Bai Liu with sharp teeth and nails.
Bai Liu finally reached the hot water pool that the keeper
mentioned. The faucet of the yellowed, old washbasin was
covered with brown spots. It wasn’t known if it was blood or
rust. The rectangular iron pot for boiling hot water stood
above the faucet and was making the sound of hot water
boiling. He calmly placed the newspaper into the pool and
then looked back.
A group of statues with different shapes but a face that was

80%-90% similar to him stood in several rows. They densely
surrounded him and blocked his path.
Their heads were lowered and the dim light in the museum
cast a haze over the empty eyes. Their mouths had widened
into a strange, cracked smile. This smile was obviously
malicious but on their marble white faces, there was an
indescribable sense of God’s love for the world. These
mermaid statues stared at Bai Liu standing in front of the
pool with greedy eyes. Bai Liu also stared straight at these
things, feeling like he was surrounded by dozens of copies of
himself.
These things were hunting him.
Bai Liu thought about how he just said these things didn’t
have a high IQ and couldn’t think of hunting him.
Unexpectedly, this group learned to surround him. Their
learning ability was amazing.
Bai Liu stared calmly at this group of things. Behind him, the
hot water overflowed from the washbasin but he didn’t turn
his head. He couldn’t turn back or this group would rush
over immediately. He couldn’t even blink.
He reached behind him and turned off the tap. The hot
water overflowing on the ground evaporated into water
vapor and water droplets fell from the edge of the pool,
making a dripping sound. The newspaper floated in the
warm pool.
Bai Liu blinked and the merfolk statues moved an inch

forward. Their faces became more hideous but Bai Liu didn’t
seem to see them. Instead, he was looking at their faces
and touching his chin thoughtfully while speaking to himself.
“Incubation, what does that mean? The closer they get to

me, the more similar to me they become… in addition, the
fishy smell on my body is heavier when these mermaid
sculptures approach. So I am also affected by incubation.
Are the townspeople also incubated?”
He wasn’t in a rush here but the players watching in front of

his small TV weren’t as calm as Bai Liu. They were all
cynical.
“At this time, he is still analyzing and pretending to be

awesome. I want to see what he will do with a bunch of
useless projectors. Is he going to show a movie to the
merfolk?”
“Tsk tsk, his mental power is 100 so I thought he was
awesome.”
“It’s too wasteful. The first time I played a game, I was

better than him. It is a waste to spend points on 3D
projectors.”
Then there was an exclamation from next to them. “The

novice player with the torch broke through! Quickly! Come
and see!”
On the small TV screen two spaces apart from Bai Liu, a

male player was holding a flaming torch. He gritted his teeth
and waved it at the statues surrounding him while shouting,
“Go away! Go away if you don’t want to be burned to
death!”
The merfolk statues retreated and there was a burst of

cheers from in front of the small TV.
“I said that this player can do it. He chose the right item.
One of the weaknesses of the merfolk statues is their fear of
light. The fire torch is the best item. I will charge him
points!”
“I like him. His strength value is also really good. If he

develops well in the later stage then he might be on the
new stars list.”
“Hey, if I knew this then I wouldn’t have charged anything

for the Bai Liu next door. It was a waste of points. This one is
a serious seed player…”
The likes of Bai Liu’s TV dropped to the single digits. There

were still a few spectators but they weren’t here to cheer for
Bai Liu. They came to watch the newcomer’s death.
The remaining viewers couldn’t help laughing when they
saw Bai Liu take out the three discounted 3D projectors from
his pocket.
“He actually took it out. What is he going to do?”
“The torch next door looks so strong. They are all

retreating.”
The merfolk statues came close to the tip of Bai Liu’s toes.
They stood there and surrounded Bai Liu in the small, dark
space. Dozens of white marble statues stood in all
directions, trying to catch the prey called Bai Liu.
Bai Liu calmly threw the 3D projector to the back, left and
right of the statues. There was one on each side. Then he
smiled and pressed the switch. A vivid Bai Liu projection
emerged in all three directions and smiled exactly like him.
The three projections and Bai Liu stood in four directions
and kept moving forward. The mermaid statues hesitated
for a few seconds and all stopped.
However, the audience members still had mocking

expressions.
“The merfolk statue has a high IQ and can distinguish

between the real person and the projection. The projected
human gaze might be able to fool them for a while but it will
be exposed if it takes too long. This fool is GG.”
An audience member who just recharged the torch player

with a lot of points sneered. “He bought that strong
flashlight but it is just one. It can repel the merfolk and has
both a deterrent and attack power against them, but it isn’t
as good as the torch. You can’t get out of this encirclement
with the flashlight unless you can get four and shine them
from four directions. Otherwise, he will definitely die.”
He had just finished speaking when the mermaid statues
retreated a bit and stopped moving. They stood outside the
light and stared at Bai Liu gloomily. It was as if they realized
that Bai Liu’s projection was fake and were eagerly
preparing to come forward.
The audience member said, “Look, I said it would be like

this. Although the fire torch is a consumable product and
can only be used three times, it is better than the flashlight.
The flashlight is a long-lasting product but the attack power
isn’t enough. If there are multiple flashlights then it can
force the merfolk back. However, novice players who have
just entered the game can’t afford multiple flashlights.
Therefore, the best solution is the expensive and highly
aggressive torch…”
He hadn’t finished speaking when he saw something on the

small TV screen and stopped his talkative analysis.
The three projections of Bai Liu were exactly like Bai Liu.
They took out the strong flashlight and pointed it at the
merfolk statues. The four Bai Lius took out their flashlights
and aimed them at the statues as if finding some shells.
Bai Liu smiled. “One isn’t enough but four should be

sufficient.”
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Four intense beams of light shone violently at the merfolk

statues from four directions. For a while, Bai Liu’s small TV
screen was much brighter than the one next to it. The
screen had a pure white glare, making it impossible to stare
directly at it.
Under the strong beams of light, the merfolk statues raised

their hands stiffly and prepared to block their eyes. The
eyes of the statues were dazzled by the strong light of the
flashlights. They started to retreat and curled up like poor
criminals surrounded by the police. They huddled in the
middle of the bright light and some of the statues tried to
bury their heads in their arms.
Bai Liu crouched in front of these statues like a big devil and
smiled. “Ah, I really guessed correctly. You are afraid of the
light.”
The onlookers in front of the small TV, “……”
“Are you a villain!!!”
“Fuck! There is a new use of the 3D projectors!”

“…How did this person think of using the 3D projectors to
record an image of himself holding the strong flashlight and
then project it to deal with the merfolk statues.”
“Shit, the 3D projector is trash in my hands and a replicator

in the hands of bigshots. The weapon is doubled and can be
used repeatedly.”
“I couldn’t help buying three 3D projectors…”
“Oh, the projector is on sale now! It only costs 8 points for

three! Grab it quickly!”
Nearby, the player who was heavily praised for picking the
right item was frantically waving the torch to force the
merfolk back while trying to read the newspaper in the hot
pool in a flustered manner. The merfolk statues were still
leaning toward him with fierce faces and sharp claws. They
were constantly approaching and the player seemed like he
was going to die at any time. This scene was extremely
thrilling and exciting.
It was obviously a scene that could lift people’s hearts but

as long as they watched Bai Liu, it became tasteless and
dull.
Bai Liu let his three projections surround the mermaid

statues like policemen. Then he unhurriedly shook the
newspaper and read it by the hot water pool like he was on
vacation. Meanwhile, the merfolk statues were weak, pitiful
and helpless as they curled up motionless in the middle of
the circle.
The contrast was simply too big!!
Someone sighed in a complicated manner. “From now on,

the fire torch will no longer be the best item to use to clear
Siren Town…”
[347 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 355 people have saved
Bai Liu’s small TV, 21 people have charged Bai Liu’s small
TV and player Bai Liu obtained 21 points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received over 300 likes in one minute
and his reputation is rising rapidly!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for gaining a promotion

position and entering the edge of the game screen in the
central lobby. The number of viewers is rising rapidly…]
Someone stared at Bai Liu’s TV in a trance. “Fuck, this is the

first time I’ve seen a player in the newcomer area get a
promotion place and enter the central lobby.”
“I seem to be… witnessing the rise of a bigshot…”
[The ‘Siren Town Monster Book’ merfolk statue panel has

updated.]

(Cocoon State)]
[Weaknesses: Human eyes looking directly at it, bright light

(2/3)]
[Player Bai Liu has only one weakness remaining before he

can collect the page of ‘Merfolk Statue’ in the Monster Book.
The corresponding reward can be unlocked after the game is
over.]
Bai Liu had long guessed that one of the weaknesses of the
merfolk statue was the fear of bright light. It was actually
pretty easy to guess.
Previously, the driver said that some valuable fish only

came out at night because they were afraid of strong light.
The merfolk fishing activity happened to be held at night. It
was conceivable that fish like the merfolk were also afraid of
light.
As for whether the merfolk statues had anything in common

with the merfolk about avoiding light, Bai Liu hadn’t been
able to easily reach a conclusion.
Therefore, Bai Liu observed and found there were hardly any
merfolk statues on the streets of Siren Town during the day.
The hotel and the Siren Museum had insufficient lighting
and there were many merfolk statues. He made a guess
that the merfolk statues might have no sense of hearing or
smell but their vision was extremely sensitive, so they had a
strong ability to perceive light.
The answer was almost in front of him. The merfolk statues

feared bright light.
There was a bit of a gambler in Bai Liu’s bones. After

inferring this, he calmly and frantically pursued this
weakness using the most cost-effective method.
How many merfolk statues could be forced back by strong

light? How much influence did strong light have on the
statues? How long would it affect them? If the merfolk
sculptures formed an encirclement, could the strong light
directly help him break through?
Therefore, Bai Liu conducted an experiment. He deliberately

induced these merfolk statues into an encirclement and
tried to use the strong light and 3D projector to break
through. Of course, it might fail but Bai Liu didn’t just do
things fearlessly. According to his inference, this action had
a more than 80% success rate. It was a situation he had to
face in the future so Bai Liu didn’t hesitate to gamble once.
If he failed then he failed. No risk, no gain. This was normal.

Playing games was a risky process and he was playing a
game.
However, his current attention was on the softened

newspaper in the pool. Bai Liu grabbed it and gently tore
the back of the newspaper with his hands. It separated!
Sure enough, this wasn’t an ordinary newspaper.
[Player Bai Liu has completed the task of separating the

newspapers in the hot water pool and is rewarded with 10
points.]
[21 points have been charged and the current points

balance is 31. Do you wish to purchase items?]
Bai Liu refused and continued to look down at the

newspaper. Bai Liu touched the two separated newspapers.
The thickness was obviously different. One was much
thinner. He frowned slightly and tore the thicker one. It
separated again.
Wow. Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. He was almost confused by

the reminder that the task was completed. In fact, there
were still newspapers stuck underneath. If he hadn’t looked
at it twice then he might’ve thought he found all the
information about this place.
Hey, this game was quite deceptive.
Bai Liu tore it apart seven or eight times and the washbasin
behind him was full of wet, old newspapers. He confirmed
there were no more layers and quickly glanced at the
content. All the headlines of the nine old newspapers were
‘missing notices’ by the police about missing tourists. The
number of missing people added up… well, it wasn’t a small
number.
The earliest time the tourists disappeared could be traced

back to last year which was the time when Siren Museum
just opened.
In the beginning, there weren’t many missing tourists and

there were obvious signs of robbery. Popular tourist
attractions always had disappearances so one or two people
wasn’t a great event. Such crowded places were always
prone to crime and it was the seaside. Falling into the sea or
being kidnapped and robbed was normal. These things just
needed to be reported for registration.
However, based on what Jeff told Bai Liu, the outside world
didn’t know that so many people had disappeared here
before last month. The tourism industry was still vigorously
developing. It wasn’t until the number of missing tourists
gradually increased and strange things happened frequently
that it was noticed. Last month, the number of people
missing in Siren Town alone was 12 and this was a big
report.
If Bai Liu didn’t guess wrong, the disappearances of these

tourists were covered up by Mayor Harris. He loved his
people like they were his children and used some means to
suppress the news in order to continue developing the
tourism industry.
Judging from the information in the newspaper, the

townspeople here were really good at crime.
Bai Liu collected the newspapers and projectors and shone

the flashlight on the statues. Once they didn’t move, Bai Liu
came out of the corridor and headed to the central
exhibition hall of Siren Museum where Lucy and the others
were waiting.
It was said the central exhibition hall only contained the

skeleton of a merfolk and it was placed in a tightly locked,
bulletproof glass cabinet. It was the perfect merfolk skeleton
the driver said they caught that was the beginning of
everything.
This skeleton was like a gift from the sea to Siren Town. It
brought wealth to Siren Town but it also brought an ominous
feeling. Everyone only saw the wealth it brought and no one
realized their current misfortune also came from this.
Bai Liu was stunned when he walked in.
The central exhibition hall was a circular one. There was a

glass cabinet that was like a crystal coffin in the middle.
Inside the glass cabinet was a bright white LED light that
illuminated the merfolk ‘skeleton’ at 360 degrees without
any dead ends. Bai Liu looked at the merfolk corpse that
was called a skeleton with surprise.
This couldn’t be called a skeleton, at least by Bai Liu’s

standards.
Lucy stared at the merman in the glass cabinet with an

obsessive expression. “He is so beautiful. I have never
seen… such a perfect look. It isn’t even computer
generated.”
Jeff seemed to be greatly affected. The shocked boy with

thick glasses stared up at the merman with disbelief. It was
unknown how long he had been standing here.
As always, Andre had an absolute contempt for this
creature. “You are all deceived. It is just a matter of finding
a fishtail, sewing it on a human body and putting it in a
glass cabinet. It is a trick to deceive the eyes… but it is
really well done.”
The merman’s body was immersed in liquid in the glass

container. It was white bone from his left hand to his
shoulder while the rest was flesh and blood like a real
person.
His lines were elegant and sharp and the well-proportioned

muscles enveloped the thin bones. Bubbles slowly rose in
the dark blue liquid and tangled around the merman’s long,
dark brown hair that was floating. Finally, they were stuck
on the long eyelashes like pearls
His eyes were closed and his face was so delicate and
beautiful that it was incredible. Long, slightly curly hair
floated across his beautiful cheeks in the water, revealing a
pair of ears that was very different from ordinary people.
The left ear was a fin with a mica shell-like texture that
shone brightly in the water while the right ear was a bone-
like fin that emerged from the long and wet hair.
The winding fishtail resembled a bright, silver-blue ribbon in

sea water. It hung down in the glass cabinet and the
inverted triangle scales gleamed under the light. There was
a translucent membrane between the fingers of the right
hand which overlapped with the white bony left hand on his
chest.
The author has something to say:
This is the gong’s first appearance. Please cherish this

beautiful, white, elegant gong who looks good. This guy will
soon be blackened.
Xiao Bai doesn’t know this is his future partner. He is

wondering how much the corpse can be sold in reality. It
should be more expensive than pork.
Gong: ……
Let’s shed some tears of sympathy for the gong.

Game
Bai Liu understood why the driver would describe the first
merfolk salvaged as beautiful and high-class. The originally
finely carved merfolk statues were like shoddy, cheap
tourist souvenirs compared to this.
Bai Liu always had a good impression of seemingly

expensive items. He stepped forward and looked at the
introduction next to the merman.
[Siren. On the evening of xx, xx, x, Siren Town caught this

organism in a collective fishing activity. It was verified by
relevant agents and confirmed that there are no artificial
factors. He is a rare creature grown naturally under purely
natural conditions. Once caught, he was already in the state
of a corpse. He was sealed in a solidification liquid and kept
in the central exhibition hall of Siren Museum for visitors to
see.]
This thing should be a monster, Bai Liu thought.
As Bai Liu looked down at the introduction of the merman

corpse, the fingers of the merman’s right hand flicked
imperceptibly. Suddenly, the coin on Bai Liu’s chest vibrated
like crazy and countless bright red panels popped up one
after another, superimposed in front of Bai Liu like a system
failure.
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Siren King (2/4)]
[Monster Name: Siren King]
[Weaknesses: None (the player isn’t required to explore the

monster’s weaknesses)]
[You have triggered the wandering god-level NPC, Siren

King!]
[The survival rate of the game instance ‘Siren Town’ is

declining rapidly. It is being recalculated… the original
clearance rate was 51% but now it has dropped to ??%!!]
[Warning! Warning! This NPC is extremely dangerous and

there are no clear weaknesses. Once the NPC wants to kill,
the player can’t use the weakness to escape. There is only a
dead end. Please speed up clearing the game and quickly
escape from Siren Town before the NPC wakes up!]
[It is predicted that the NPC will wake up in one day. Please
speed up the exploration progress!]
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. He… had he encountered

something extraordinary?
Bai Liu calmly looked at the red warning text on the panel.
He was still thinking about countermeasures and didn’t
know that this warning almost frightened a senior cloud
player who had been accidentally passing by the big screen
in the central game lobby. (Cloud player = players who
know the game in an indirect manner such as online
strategy guides, videos etc but haven’t actually played it
themselves)
Wang Shun was a veteran cloud player who sat in front of

the big screens in the central game lobby for many years.
Now he was standing there staring at Bai Liu’s small TV.
Cloud players were those who spent less time playing

games and more time watching others play. This allowed
Wang Shun to get a lot of game-related information so he
could play better in official games. He had been watching
the game videos for so long yet this was the first time he
had seen the god-level wandering NPC on the game screen.
This made Wang Shun stare at the screen in a trance. After
repeated confirmations, he murmured, “Is this right? This…
is the god-level wandering NPC right? Who is so unlucky as
to enter the instance of the god-level wandering NPC?”
In the entire system, there were thousands of horror games

that were considered independent instances. The NPCs and
monsters in each game were different and fixed, just like
different games displayed at a game store. There was no
interference with each other. The process of players
entering each instance was independent and there was no
merging with each other.
It wasn’t known when it happened but a strange wandering

type NPC suddenly appeared. This NPC would randomly
appear in a horror game, moving through the games
unreasonably and even becoming attached to one of the
monsters inside. This monster was transformed from a
normal monster to a god-level monster with huge lethality.
This caused a lot of players to complain.
However, the probability of triggering this NPC actually

wasn’t high. Wang Shun had watched the small TVs for
many years and had never seen anyone trigger this god-
level wandering NPC.
It was also because the lethal power of this god-level

wandering NPC was so huge. Usually he wiped out the entire
team so quickly that the audience had no time to see his
appearance. The players were all dead. Therefore, there
were many rumors about the god-level wandering NPC but
there was very little information. Once he appeared, it was
top information for cloud players like Wang Shun!
If he collected the information then he might be able to sell

it for points! Wang Shun was instantly attentive. He would
stick to Bai Liu’s small TV today!
Still, it was amazing that such a famous god-level NPC

appeared on the very edge of the central screens. If it
wasn’t for Wang Shun’s habit of scanning all the screens
and seeing the red warning signs, he might’ve missed it.
“Is the system’s algorithm incorrect?” Wang Shun murmured

to himself in front of Bai Liu’s screen. “Why should this type
of video be in such a position on the edge? This player
performed very well. He is about to gather the first page of
the monster book and he is so calm when seeing the god-
level wandering NPC. This psychological quality is good
enough…”
He clicked on his game manager and inquired about the

player Bai Liu. Then his eyes slowly widened.
“…Fuck! This is actually a newcomer playing the game for

the first time?! Seriously?”
[Game Forum – Did anyone see the new player on the

central screen who just came up from the newcomer area?]
1L: Rising up in the first game, okay! Let me make a bet if
this year’s new star rankings will have him?
2L: You’re dreaming. It is all gods fighting for this year’s

rankings. This person just got his screen promoted. If you
open it too early then you will be ridiculed.
3L: It’s impossible. This person must be cold. I was watching

his small TV and his luck was too bad. He actually
encountered the god-level wandering NPC. It is estimated
that this game will be the last game of his life. Unfortunate
child, silently mourning for him.
4L: Fuck? He was very good in the newcomer area before.

Why is this… still, he is really amazing. He might not
necessarily die.
5L: Is there anyone who doesn’t know that the wandering

NPC is a bug? This NPC has no weaknesses. Every time he
appears, the player is basically destroyed because they
can’t run away. I feel that the balance of the game is
broken. The system probably made the unsolvable bug of
the wandering NPC to fool the players…
6L: This newcomer is too unlucky. His strength is clearly

good but his luck is really bad. Forget the extremely difficult
Siren Town instance but he also encountered the wandering
NPC… the clearance probability of this is basically 0. RIP.
7L: I was pretty optimistic about him before. I thought he

was likely to get the highest points record of Siren Town
because he has a really strong mentality.
8L: I remember that the highest score for Siren Town

belongs to God Mu right? I remember that without charging,
it was more than 1,300 points. God Mu is now in the top 10
of the new star ranking. This newcomer can’t survive.
9L: I also watched this newcomer’s small TV. The god-level
NPC is amazing. When I played it, the central exhibition hall
contained an ordinary mermaid called Siren Banshee. Now
the god-level NPC came and it was directly turned into the
Siren King.
10L: What is this newcomer still thinking about? Just commit

suicide. It is meaningless. He will die and it will be a
miserable death.
11L: He didn’t know. The first time I played, who would’ve

expected to encounter a bug?
12L: However, as an NPC, this face value is too high,

although I became dizzy after seeing him and can’t
remember too well. I think my goddess Xin Xing who is
among the top 10 high face value players can’t compare to
the face of this NPC. Has the system adjusted the system’s
face value to the max? This is also a bug…
13L: What a pity. This newcomer’s face is fine. If he doesn’t

die then he has a chance of making it into the top 10 high
face value players…
14L: Fart, his pretty boy face looks like a hammer. The top
10 high face value players also looks at operation, okay? He
will be cold this time…
[1 new person liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 416 new people have
saved Bai Liu’s small TV, no one charged player Bai Liu.]
[512 new people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV but
no one likes it. It is really strange. Is it because the player
isn’t performing well? Please give a thumbs up!]
[The number of new likes is too small. The promotion of

player Bai Liu to the edge of the central screen is about to
expire.]
Bai Liu knew nothing about these discussions and was

staring silently at the merman in the glass cabinet. This was
undoubtedly the highest level boss in the entire game. The
system clearly told him that faced with this boss, players
had no way to use the weakness to escape.
After the boss woke up, Bai Liu must die.
Bai Liu didn’t like this feeling of being absolutely restrained

but since the game said so, he really couldn’t do anything
against the other party. But— Bai Liu flipped his coin
between his fingers while thinking.
Before waking up, this merman might be able to bring a

trace of survival to Bai Liu.
Bai Liu touched his chin and boldly thought about trying to
use the Siren King to gain some benefits for himself. If he
spoke this idea aloud then the group of people outside
would probably be speechless. They would say that a
newborn calf wasn’t afraid of a tiger.
Unfortunately, he didn’t know anything. Bai Liu regarded the

Siren King as a monster he could handle at will, it was just a
bit more advanced and difficult.
In the game, there was no boss that was impossible for a

player to face, even if they had terrible stats. As long as
there were no bugs in the game, this was just a means to
whet the player’s appetite and make it more mysterious
even if it was bluntly stated that the monster was too much
for a player to handle.
The thing Bai Liu didn’t know was that he encountered the
‘god-level wandering NPC’ who was also known as the bug
of the game.
They stayed in the museum until the evening. The driver

came to pick them up and the museum keeper said
goodbye to them in an old and decaying voice. “It has been
a long time since there has been such a large-scale merfolk
fishing activity. After tonight, Siren Museum can finally usher
in new merfolk statues.”
There was a strange pleasure in his smile as his eyes rolled

toward Bai Liu. “I wish you a pleasant evening.”

Game
The keeper stood quietly at the door and watched them

leave. Behind him was the faint silhouettes of countless
statues. In the darkness, the marble expressionless faces
appeared slowly like fish protruding from the sea. The man
in the museum stood still with his pupil-less eyes. At night,
he could hardly be distinguished from the faintly moving
statues behind him.
[Main task: Exploring Siren Museum has been completed. 50

points have been rewarded.]
[The current points balance is 81. Do you wish to purchase

items?]
81 points… Bai Liu touched his chin and asked: [Is there any
high concentration alcohol?]
[Opening the store. Yes, a bottle of 6L is 9 points.]
6L. There was so much in one bottle. It was too cheap. A

strong flashlight cost 10 points while 6L of alcohol was only
9 points. Last time, three projectors cost 8 points while Bai
Liu remembered that the fire torch cost 20 points despite
being a consumable.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the words behind ‘fire
torch’ and ‘3D projector’ on the menu bar: [The price of the
products has changed.]
[The fire torch has lowered the price to 17 points.]
[The 3D projector is restored to the original price of 6 points

each.]
Both of the items he noticed previously had price changes.
Bai Liu was thoughtful. The strong flashlight and fire torch
were commonly used and effective items in horror games
and seemed to be more expensive. Then after he used some
of the items, the price of these items changed to a certain
extent. He knew it was a live broadcast system so Bai Liu
guessed that during the period of his game, the number of
players buying these items changed. This resulted in a
change in the price of the item.
In other words, the pricing of these items wasn’t directly

linked to practicality but was linked to market demand. This
meant that expensive items might not be better to use.
This was different from the concept of items in the horror

games developed by Bai Liu. The more expensive the item,
the better they were to use. He hadn’t expected this game
to be priced using supply and demand.
Bai Liu was completely relieved. There was no need to

pursue high priced items to clear the game. This would save
him a lot of points.
Bai Liu was very generous. [I want to spend all my points on

it.]
[Nine bottles of high concentration alcohol have been
placed into player Bai Liu’s shopping bag. We welcome your
next visit.]
Wang Shun watched Bai Liu anxiously and hit his legs. “Oh!
What is this newcomer doing? Are you going to burn the
statues with alcohol? The statues might be light-sensitive
but they aren’t afraid of fire! In addition, you spent all your
points at once. Stupid!”
Some players whispered beside him.
“What is wrong with this newcomer? He spent all 81 points

on alcohol. Is he an alcoholic?”
“I’m still looking forward to it. This newcomer’s operations

are too crazy. Is he playing the game with his eyes closed?”
“Why is he buying so much alcohol? Monsters are only

afraid of their weaknesses. The merfolk statues are light-
sensitive but they aren’t afraid of fire. Moreover, the
brightness when alcohol is burned isn’t enough to drive
back the merfolk statues. Buying so much alcohol is
useless.”
“He took it for granted and thinks that the merfolk statues
should be afraid of fire because they are afraid of light.
There have previously been newcomers who committed this
error. They used the torch to burn instead of shining light on
the merfolk statues. As a result, they died once the light of
the torch dimmed.”
“It’s broken. I thought he was awesome but it turned out to

be luck…”
“The gold content of the central screen is getting lower. This

type of newcomer can actually enter here. The previous
batch with God Mu was withdrawn…”
[0 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 2 people have saved Bai
Liu’s small TV, 766 people stepped on player Bai Liu’s small
TV, no one charged player Bai Liu.]
[1447 people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV and

more than half of them stepped on player Bai Liu’s small TV.
Player Bai Liu has won the title of ‘Not Worthy of the Name’.
Your play is really bad and everyone hopes you will die
quickly~]
[Player Bai Liu’s edge of the center screen promotion has

expired.]
[The total number of people stepping on Player Bai Liu’s

small TV is rising too fast. Player Bai Liu has entered the
Death Comedy screen. Use your funny death and game
skills to please everyone!]
Wang Shun watched the small screen on the edge of the

central area flash and Bai Liu’s TV went dark. The players
behind him were laughing about how this newcomer fell
from the central area to the death comedy area. Only Wang
Shun sighed. He pushed up his glasses and thought about
how he hadn’t collected the information of the god-level
wandering NPC yet. He hesitated for a moment before
getting up and heading to the death comedy screen area.
Night fell.
The driver drove the van through the darkened streets. The
street lights on both sides flickered. On the street, there
were fishermen dragging fishing nets while holding
machetes. They looked at the van passing by with a dull
expression.
They were all fishermen who were going to the merfolk
fishing activity tonight.
Under the gloomy street lights, the marble-like grey and

black lines on these people’s faces seemed to be interacting
and slimy liquid slipped from them. It was like watching… a
fish shave off its scales. After that, the slippery skin
underneath was more terrifying than what was seen during
the day. Their eyes glowed with a dark green light in the
darkness.
The driver warned again, “These townspeople are very

dangerous. They haven’t received any income for a long
time. You can watch the merfolk fishing on the designated
boat later but don’t make contact with them. You look like
outsiders and it is easy for you to be robbed.”
The driver ate the sandwich in his hand as he spoke. This

man also ate sandwiches for dinner. The minced meat of the
fish steak fell from his mouth and Bai Liu wanted to vomit. It
was the smell of rancid fish but no one except him seemed
to smell it. Andre was even gulping as he watched the
driver’s sandwich dinner.
Lucy couldn’t help murmuring, “This sandwich smells so

good.”
Andre was grumpy. “What did we have for dinner? I’m

starving to death!” His eyes were looking at Bai Liu.
They had eaten at the museum in the evening. Bai Liu

ordered the cheapest vegetarian banquet and didn’t want
any fish. Not only was Andre angry but Lucy was also taken
aback. However, Bai Liu was paying for everything. He said
he didn’t want to eat fish so everyone had to listen to him.
Andre cursed. “Don’t come out to play adult games if you
can’t afford it. Go back and drink your mother’s milk!”
Bai Liu just smiled slightly. “I feel the same way. Andre, if
you want to eat fish or meat then order it yourself.”
He had paid for Andre’s vegetarian meal. All the museum

packages were so expensive that Andre couldn’t afford it at
all. Even so, Bai Liu didn’t buy it for him.
Andre didn’t dare find Bai Liu to make trouble. After all, Bai
Liu still had to check out of the hotel. Andre didn’t want to
sleep on the streets in this type of town. However, he didn’t
care about Jeff so Jeff’s vegetarian meal was stolen by
Andre. He was also beaten by Andre several times and kept
shrinking back in the corner, clutching his stomach without
making a sound.
Now that he smelled the sandwich, Jeff’s Adam’s apple kept

sliding up and down. His eyes showed suppressed desire
and then killing intent when he looked at Andre.
[Jeff’s bloody conspiracy – 30% progress.]
Bai Liu glanced at Jeff whose head was lowered.
Andre was completely irritated by hunger and the smell of

food. He couldn’t help scratching his itchy ears. Bai Liu
noticed that the red skin behind Andre’s ears were opening
and closing. Suddenly, several arc-shaped folds appeared
like fish gills. It was only for a moment before the piece of
skin returned to normal.
This piece of skin seemed to be alive as it moved slightly. It

was like the slight stirring of the closed gills of a fish on the
shore.
Bai Liu swept the coin toward Andre.
[NPC Name: Andre (highly alienated)]
Andre’s alienation had increased since coming out of the

museum.
Bai Liu slightly raised his eyebrow. “Andre, did you touch
any of the merfolk statues inside the museum?”
“So what if I touched it?” Andre turned his head and smiled
wickedly. “Bai Liu, tonight we will see who should go home
and drink milk!”
Andre growled angrily and both sides of his cheeks swelled

in the dim car. Bai Liu could clearly see the gills behind
Andre’s ears shaking violently and grey-black lines like fish
scales appeared around his eyes. The pupils in his eyes
shrank and a subtle fishy odor radiated from his body. His
sweat became like slime gliding on his bare skin.
The driver suddenly warned, “Boys, don’t fight in my car!”
Andre instantly retracted his gills but his eyes still fell
viciously on Bai Liu.
The driver continued, “I have followed your request and

found a place for your duel or your bet. There will be two
wooden boats placed at a secluded beach tonight. Pay
attention to your safety. If you drown then I’m not
responsible.”
Then the driver seemed to laugh to himself. “However, you

have been here for so long. You probably won’t drown… you
should all be able to swim.”
Bai Liu’s face changed. He couldn’t swim.

The residents of this town were all fish-like things. This
group of people had been here for only a day and were
gradually becoming like fish. They liked to eat strange fish
and exuded the subtle smell of fish.
Fish were born to swim and definitely wouldn’t drown. Bai

Liu was the only one who would drown.
The difference between him and the others was that he

didn’t eat those strange fish or let the merfolk statues
approach him at night. Bai Liu speculated that these two
things caused the others to be transformed into fish but Bai
Liu hadn’t assimilated and evolved. This meant that while
carrying out his bet, his risk would double.
Who knew what was in the sea? Who knew if Andre would
become a monster and topple his ship?

Game
It was no wonder why the side task True Love Ship gave 100
points. The danger was much higher than other tasks. Andre
really couldn’t control his appetite and reached out to grab
the sandwich in the driver’s hand. “Give me a bite!”
The sandwich in the driver’s hand was stuffed into his

mouth and gobbled up. He ate in an extremely rude manner.
After chewing, he beat on his chest while swallowing.
However, the driver didn’t try to grab it back. His
compassionate eyes looked like he was feeding an animal as
he watched Andre who was hunched over to eat. “Eat my
child, eat. You are so hungry and didn’t eat much, right?
Enjoy your dinner.”
Bai Liu took a look and said, “This is his second dinner
tonight.” The first meal was grabbed from Jeff.
Jeff had been robbed of his dinner and he moved slightly

when he heard this. There were also gill-like patterns behind
his ears. Jeff’s gills seemed to grow out of anger for a
moment and his teeth became sharp and dense like a shark.
Such a creepy scene occurred for only a moment. As Bai Liu

watched, Jeff lowered his head timidly and covered his face
like nothing happened. It was just that his eyes remained
strangely on Bai Liu’s face reflected in the rearview mirror.
Bai Liu frowned. Why did the task progress go up before and
why did it go up again now? Jeff should’ve done something
to Andre last night. So why did it increase this time?
Bai Liu and the others arrived at the port. As he got off the
van, he remembered that the driver had an extremely low
trust in him. He remembered how the driver was likely
involved in Jeff’s bloody conspiracy and wanted to raise the
trust of the driver, an important NPC. So as he got out of the
car, he handed the driver some money in the name of a tip.
The driver looked down at the money in the wallet that Bai
Liu hadn’t given him with a deep gaze before finally smiling.
He kissed the tip Bai Liu gave him and waved. “Have a good
time.”
The townspeople here did indeed have the attribute of a

robber. They saw the money and their eyes were green with
greed. Bai Liu didn’t seem to see the driver’s greedy gaze
on the banknotes in his pocket. He showed it generously to
the driver while making his usual smile. “We will.”
The place to watch the merfolk fishing activity was on a ship

that would slowly leave the port at night. On the deck, silent
sailors came and went. Some of the boats next to the ship
contained fishermen who looked like fish. Bai Liu and the
others got on the ship after it was completely dark. The
fishermen on the boats below kept staring straight at Bai
Liu’s group on the deck.
There was a fundamental difference between the sailors on
this deck and the fishermen on the boats. The most
important thing was that these sailors looked human instead
of like fish. They didn’t have any strange patterns on their
faces or a fishy smell on their bodies. They just had pale
skin that was very similar to the front desk employee of the
hotel who said he had albinism.
Bai Liu paid attention and observed that there weren’t many
people on this huge ship. He didn’t know why it was
necessary to use a ship with such a large carrying capacity.
It was too wasteful.
Moreover, there was something wrong with this ship. Bai Liu
had noticed it when he got on the ship. The draft of the
ship’s hull was too deep in the water. There was definitely
something heavy on the ship.
The sailors walked around the ship with expressionless faces

like they hadn’t seen Bai Liu’s group. Occasionally, Bai Liu
would find a few sailors standing in a dark corner and
watching Bai Liu’s group with strange eyes. They would
whisper to the other sailors and then make a weird, satisfied
smile.
The ship left.
Late at night, the surface of the sea was calm. The light
from the bow searchlight could only illuminate a small area
of the sea. Other than that, there was a darkness that
seemed able to swallow this huge ship. There was the
occasional sound of waves passing by on both sides of the
ship. The sailors distributed their work in an orderly manner
while the fishermen in the boats laid out their fishing nets.
The ship sailed deeper into the night.

Lucy was standing next to Bai Liu in a cloak. Her lips
underneath her lipstick were purple and she huddled next to
Bai Liu to keep warm. “Why is it so cold? Bai Liu, I just asked
them. They said they want to steer the ship to the place
where the first merman was caught. It is only from that
place that merfolk can be caught. They call that sea area
Siren’s Gift and it seems to be a legend.”
Bai Liu wondered, “Siren’s Gift?”
“Yes.” Lucy wrapped her cloak tighter around her and

shivered. “God, it’s too cold. I feel like I’m heading to a hell
full of ghosts. That is the only reason why there can be such
a cold wind.”
Bai Liu didn’t feel cold. He suddenly thought of something

and swept his coin over Lucy.
[NPC name: Lucy (alienated)]
Bai Liu reached out and touched Lucy’s hand. Her skin was
cold and hard. It felt like human skin covering stone. Lucy
looked at Bai Liu and smiled. She seemed to want to
squeeze her brow but the muscles of her face were as stiff
as a corpse. This made her expression very strange, like an
abstract figure painting by Picasso.
Her voice also became dry and hoarse while containing an

inexplicable eagerness, “Are you going to kiss me?”
Bai Liu declined before giving himself an explanation,

“There are too many people here.”
Lucy was cold from the wind and her body temperature was
dropping.
Then Jeff abruptly appeared next to Bai Liu. He stared at the
sea in front of him with a fanatical gaze and whispered,
“Yes, Siren’s Gift. Legend has it that this sea area is a gift
from the Siren King and can restore life. If tourists
accidentally fall off the boat and drown to death, the Siren
King will give them the ability to recover. They will return to
the world as merfolk… that’s why fishermen can catch
merfolk here.”
Bai Liu thought, ‘The Siren King has already been caught
and kept in the museum. Why is this sea area still producing
merfolk?’
It was from the time when the Siren Sing was caught that
the sea area started producing merfolk. In addition, dead
people turned into merfolk and returned to the world. This
didn’t sound like the story of a god’s blessing. It was more
like a cult’s myth about a curse.
Bai Liu added a creepy follow up to this story in his heart.

The deceased turned into merfolk would be caught and
made into statues for visitors to see while others were
directly made into food. The townspeople ate them and
these merfolk statues finally started to move. The tourists in
the town disappeared one after another…
It wasn’t like a gift. It was more like the merman’s revenge.
A sailor suddenly came over and spoke to them. “We are

going to the Siren’s Gift sea area. Please don’t walk around
the ship or we won’t be responsible for what happens to
you.” After that, Bai Liu found that all the sailors were going
below deck. There were no sailors left on the deck.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed and he circled the boat a few times
before pretending to inadvertently follow one of the sailors.
The sailor went down to the lowest area which was the
warehouse. These soldiers moved down the wooden ladder
to the cabin one by one without any emotion on their faces.
Then they came out one by one, accompanied by some
whispers.
“No… no problem.”
“…We must make sure these things have no problems.”
“There were a few broken ones before but it doesn’t matter.

After the four people who came here tonight are eaten, we
will have new ones to put in.”
The sailors seemed to be checking for something important

and were doing it one by one.
Bai Liu hid in a corner and narrowed his eyes. As expected,

there was something in the warehouse that was very heavy
and important. Bai Liu vaguely guessed what it was but he
didn’t know why the sailors brought them along while
fishing.
All the sailors left and the last sailor seemed to forget to
lock the cabin as he left. The lock was just hanging down
from the door while swaying back and forth due to the
waves. It seemed to be saying to Bai Liu, ‘Come and explore
me~ come and explore me~’.
Bai Liu opened the door and went down. There was a low
narrow staircase that creaked and went all the way down to
a dark basement. There was no light and the entire
structure looked like a cellar. Bai Liu didn’t go down and
instead turned on the flashlight to see if the things at the
bottom were what he expected.
He turned on the flashlight and looked down. It was as he
expected but Bai Liu’s breath still felt suffocated.
The warehouse was full of all types of merfolk statues.

These statues were densely packed together in the bottom
warehouse. At a glance, there was almost no empty place.
They were all statues and these statues had turned their
heads in the same direction. They turned their heads and
their white eyes stared directly at Bai Liu. Bai Liu found that
there were significantly more statues on the stairs where he
was standing. These merfolk statues were like schools of
fish swarming at the smell of fish food. Two of them had
already walked up the stairs to where Bai Liu was located.
Then they were stunned by the flashlight and retreated.
However, the light of the flashlight could only illuminate one

place. In the darkness of the warehouse that wasn’t lit up,
there was the rustling sound of stones rubbing against the
ground. More and more statues gradually gathered at the
stairs where Bai Liu was located, staring up at Bai Liu.
Bai Liu didn’t leave. He also stared at the faces of these

statues for a while. Then he suddenly put down the
flashlight, walked over and reached out to try and touch
these statues.
Wang Shun who was watching in front of the small TV, “!!!!”

Game
“Fuck!” Wang Shun couldn’t help exploding. “I haven’t

collected any information about the god-level NPC. Don’t kill
yourself! The statue will alienate you if you encounter it and
your mental value will be reduced. Once your mental value
drops, you will be confused! At that time, you won’t be able
to tell whether what you see is true or not. How are you
fucking playing?!”
Wang Shun’s excited curses attracted another player.
Players in this section of the screens (death comedy) either

liked people who played in a hard and stimulating manner
to attract eyeballs or they liked death. However, they didn’t
like garbage play on the way to death. Therefore, the
spectators wandering here liked to watch players die in a
fancy way. These spectators saw Bai Liu reaching out to
touch the merfolk statue and still gave a slightly surprised
‘wow’.
The audience member’s eyes widened. “Fuck, this is the

first time I’m seeing someone looking for death. He is going
and touching a monster by himself. What is he doing?”
“What type of instance is this? Let me see… Siren Town. I

remember that the monsters are merfolk statues. If you
meet them, you will start to be alienated. When I played this
instance, I didn’t have time to hide. Yet he is going there
himself? There hasn’t been a player like this even in the
death comedy section…”
“He is really going to die. A newcomer actually came down

from the central screens area. What did he do to go directly
from the central screens to the death comedy…”
Wang Shun turned his head and talked to this audience

member. He tapped on Bai Liu touching the merfolk statue
on the screen and said, “I followed him all the way from the
central screens. He got points very quickly and they were
almost 100. Do you know what he bought with them?”
“100 points?” The audience member was surprised. He

glanced at the time record on the small TV. “This is only the
second day in the game and he almost got 100 points? The
speed at which God Mu accumulated points is around the
same as this. If his performance is excellent then how did he
fall into the death comedy section?”
The audience member hadn’t finished speaking when on the

small TV, Bai Liu had put his face close to the merfolk statue
and traced the lines of the statue with his fingers. The
audience member’s expression changed and he added in a
somewhat complicated manner, “Still, it isn’t surprising with
this person’s type of gameplay. He is probably going to be
cold… what did he buy? He can buy quite a lot of useful
items for Siren Town using 100 points. The fire torch and
water bubble add up to almost 100 points. These are the
best instance clearance items.”
“No, he didn’t buy either.” Wang Shun spoke blankly. “He

bought nine barrels of high concentration alcohol totaling
54L.”
“Is it?” The audience member looked at the small TV in a
strange and dumbfounded manner. “…Nine barrels of
alcohol? Is he going to burn Siren Town? This is almost 100
points. It is really wasteful. Fire and light created by burning
alcohol are invalid against the merfolk statues and sailors.
Did he take it for granted when he bought the alcohol?
However, if he touches the statue like this then the points
would be wasted with his death. It isn’t a loss.”
Wang Shun found something strange and approached the

small TV. “What’s the matter? He has been touching it for so
long. Why hasn’t he started to be alienated by these
statues?”
The other viewer frowned and leaned over, “No, it’s been
five minutes… he should’ve been completely alienated by
the merfolk statue, his mental value dropped to 0 and then
the game failed.”
Bai Liu gently touched the merfolk statue with his fingers.
He looked casual like he was playing with a work of art
rather than touching a monster. He didn’t have any fear on
his face. He seemed to be talking to the statue, “Sure
enough, your face hasn’t changed to my appearance.
Previously when those statues attacked and tried to
incubate me, their faces would become closer to mine.
However, your face hasn’t changed at all. Those merfolk
statues were still in the pupa state. You can’t alienate me by
touching because you have already—”
He opened his mouth and laughed as he observed the face

of the merfolk statue in a condescending manner. He
exhaled softly, “You have someone else’s face. You are the
amulet of those sailors. You are the cocoon of those sailors.”
The merfolk statue under Bai Liu’s hands had the face of a
sailor he had just seen on deck. It looked exactly the same.
Bai Liu touched the statue’s fingers. They were cold, thin
and felt different from the statues he observed in the
museum. The material was very fragile and thin, different
from the marble statues he saw in other places. Looking at
them with the flashlight from close range, these statues
were as fragile and thin as a shell, allowing light to pass
through. It was as if it could be broken with one poke.
These statues were exactly the same as the front desk

employee of the hotel. It was more similar to the merfolk
statues called ‘amulet’ and the merfolk amulet statues were
also called ‘cocoon form’ in the monster book. If Bai Liu
wasn’t guessing wrong, all the statues in this warehouse
were amulets of the sailors on the ship. They were all their
‘cocoons’ and cocoons weren’t capable of attacking. Since
the merfolk statues changed from pupa to cocoon, it meant
the insects inside had turned into butterflies, leaving only an
empty shell.
The sailors walking around the ship were the monsters

trapped in the statue.
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Merfolk Sailor

(3/4)]
[Monster Name: Merfolk Sailor (Butterfly State)]
[Weaknesses: ??? (Unexplored)]
Wang Shun and the audience member watching in front of

the small TV were in a daze.
Wang Shun was stunned as he watched the refreshed
monster book on the small TV. He said in a trance, “I have
watched the clearance videos of Siren Town many times and
no one has ever found that the statues at the bottom of the
ship are monsters. The moment the player goes down, they
are scared by the warehouse of merfolk statues. The statues
start chasing them and they have to run away. Then the
merfolk sailors guarding the door will start the chase. Many
players died here. So how did Bai Liu know that the statues
below don’t need to be avoided? In addition, the third page
of the monster book was refreshed so early by him?!”
The audience member was completely stunned. “Shit! I

think he is going to collect all of the pages in the monster
book of Siren Town and clear the instance. This is too
awesome. After touching the statue, the third page came
out. The last person to collect the Monster Book of Siren
Town is God Mu, right?”
“No way!” Wang Shun returned to his senses and

immediately denied it. He pushed up his glasses and stared
at Bai Liu with appreciation and regret.
Wang Shun sighed and shook his head. “He isn’t very lucky.
The second page that appeared in the monster book is
regarding the wandering NPC, called the Siren King. The
probability of him passing the instance is very low. Even if
he clears it before the Siren King wakes up, he has
absolutely no way to collect the Siren King page of the
monster book. The Siren King has no weaknesses. In order
to collect the Siren King page of the monster book, players
need to explore the attack method. In order to explore this,
the Siren King has to wake up and attack. However, once
the bug-level NPC attacks, the player will undoubtedly die.
This means it is impossible to gather all the pages and he
still can’t break God Mu’s record.”
“What? He also encountered the wandering NPC?!” The
audience member immediately yelled and he stared at Bai
Liu with reverence. “This is the first time I’ve seen a player
still alive in a game where the wandering NPC appeared.
Most players who encounter it try to quit the game. This
person is still playing. Isn’t he panicked?”
“Those who don’t know anything can’t be afraid.” Wang

Shun smiled. “He is a newcomer.”
The two people’s excitement and loud conversation

attracted a lot of onlookers. If in a competitive place like the
central screens, the audience preferred to watch the level in
one go. In other words, they wanted to see people clear the
instance with the best items. If there was a freak like Bai Liu
who didn’t take the usual path in order to save points, most
of the players in the central hall wouldn’t take a second
look. It was because he didn’t look like a person who could
clear the instance.
However, here in the death comedy section, everyone liked

players who didn’t take the usual path and walked on a
steel wire to stagger through the level. The news that Bai
Liu had a god-level wandering NPC and three pages of the
monster book on the first day had attracted many visitors to
come and see it.
“This is good enough to play!”
“Yes, I like it when they act crazy but don’t die.”
“Single-handedly touching the statue and going bankrupt to

buy alcohol. This is proud and refreshing! Exciting! Even if
you die, you can drink bitter alcohol before death! This isn’t
a loss!”
“Don’t encourage, just do it! Bai… what is his name? Let me
see…”
[205 new people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 200 new people
have saved Bai Liu’s small TV, 35 people have charged Bai
Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu has obtained 35 points.]
[297 people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV.]
[Congratulations to the player Bai Liu for his popularity in

the death comedy zone and winning the title of ‘Death
Comedian’. Please continue your humorous game process
and let players laugh at your death game~]
After Bai Liu found out that the sailors were monsters, he
stopped walking upward. If he hadn’t guessed incorrectly,
the door of the warehouse he had been lured to explore
must be guarded by sailors. The moment he went up now,
he would anger the sailors who found him sneaking into the
warehouse. This would start a thrilling deck chase.
If players didn’t know that these statues were harmless,

most of them would run and be surrounded from the front
and back. Then it would be a dangerous situation of life or
death.
This was a game design with no aesthetics. Bai Liu thought

in a bored manner. It was very easy to think of a way to
solve the chasing situation. It was to jump into the sea.
For those wondering how some of these players passed the

games, remember that most of them are ordinary players
who rely on a strategy guide from players who previously
cleared the instance. They just follow this guide. The only
game they really needed to pass on their own was the
newcomer game, most of which aren’t as hard as Siren
Town, as previously mentioned.
Game
Bai Liu had seen a highly popular item called ‘water bubble’
when purchasing items. It allowed the player to breathe and
float in a bubble for two hours. It could also expel fish and
keep them away. However, it cost more than 70 points and
could only be used twice. This made it a consumable. From
Bai Liu’s critical point of view, this item had no value except
for allowing people to breathe underwater. Selling it for over
70 points was pure blackmail. Whoever bought it was
paying an IQ tax to the game store.
Of course, this had nothing to do with his dislike of water

and his unwillingness to jump into water. It was just because
he naturally wouldn’t do such a wasteful thing, nor would he
take a route with no game aesthetics.
Bai Liu looked up at the warehouse door. The door started to

creak like someone was coming back to unlock the
warehouse door. If he was an ordinary player then at this
time, he would be very nervous and try to run out to leave
the gloomy, white statues. However, Bai Liu just turned off
the light of the flashlight and went into the statues to look
for a dark corner. He undid his coat and wrapped his lower
limbs with grey cloth on the ground, pretending to be a
statue.
The eyesight of this group of amulet mermaid statues
wasn’t very good. They searched for Bai Liu blankly but
couldn’t find him.
The door of the warehouse shook a few times and slowly

opened. Two sailors came down the stairs, holding dim
yellow lamps in their hands and talking in hoarse voices.
“Count the number of statues…”
“I’ve counted them several times. There is nothing wrong…”
“After tonight, there will be four more statues here. Let’s

send these four people to the museum first. The statues
there have been guarding the Siren King for too long. It is
time to take their amulets and go out for activities…”
“Protect the Siren King well. Don’t let him wake up and
return to the water. Or else we will all…”
Two sailors were standing on the steps above the

warehouse. They were carrying old-fashioned lamps as they
walked straight down. In this environment that was
extremely lacking in light, Bai Liu couldn’t tell if these two
people were statues or real people.
They were too white, so white that they were opaque to

death. The blood vessels on their faces and hands couldn’t
be seen despite being so close to the light.
Sure enough. Bai Liu slightly rolled his eyes as he looked at

the two sailors. However, something wasn’t quite right. The
two sailors were in the form of human beings but the
monster book had called them ‘merfolk sailors’. He frowned
imperceptibly and his heart was filled with a bad
premonition.
One of them was the sailor who had previously told Bai Liu’s
group not to run around on the deck. His eyes were dead
and so rigid that it seemed like they wouldn’t move. He said,
“Are you sure these amulets are okay? If there is nothing
then lock and fix them in place lest they be broken by
shaking when the waves come. Last time, an amulet was
smashed. The sailor was still in the sea and couldn’t go
ashore.”
The two sailors walked up to the group of statues and

started to fix them in place with chains. Bai Liu held his
breath, looked at the opened warehouse door and slowly
started to move closer. One of the sailors seemed to see a
statue talking. He paused, frowned and turned to mutter to
the statue. “You said that you just saw a tourist here?”
Bai Liu’s heart thumped. He formed fists and his expression

sank.
It was a mistake. He hadn’t expected the sailors to be able

to talk to their amulet statues.
It seemed this chasing battle was a must but it was much

better than being on the deck. After all, there were only two
sailors. Bai Liu’s brain spun quickly as he thought about the
best countermeasures. His physical fitness was so poor that
he would undoubtedly die during a chase. This was why he
wanted to avoid a chase in the beginning. He just hadn’t
expected this place to be a deadlock. He would be pursued
no matter whether he left or stayed.
He couldn’t run and he couldn’t go up because there would

be more sailors once he went up. Then it would be a group
attack instead of a chase and he would have to jump into
the sea. Bai Liu didn’t want to jump into the sea. He calmly
thought about what he should do.
The sailor approached the statue and seemed to have heard
something extremely funny. He laughed in a low voice that
echoed through the warehouse. “I didn’t expect that a
distinguished guest came here in advance. Please don’t
worry. Sooner or later, you will come to this place.” As he
spoke, the sailor aimed the oil lamp at every corner. The dim
light hit the sailor’s chin, making the smile on the sailor’s
face even more terrifying. “…Please come out quickly. The
fishing activity is about to start. The merfolk are waiting for
you in the sea.”
Bai Liu started brainstorming. These sailors were obviously

worse than the statues. They were also monsters so what
were their weaknesses?
In a few seconds, the sailor would arrive in front of Bai Liu.

Bai Liu simply took out the flashlight first and aimed it at the
sailor. Unfortunately, the sailor just blocked his eyes with his
hand before putting it down like nothing had happened. The
smile on his face became even more mysterious. “We are
different from these things. We aren’t afraid of the light.”
Their weakness wasn’t light. The response to strong light

was the same as a human. Bai Liu’s brain spun quickly. He
quickly lowered his flashlight, picked up the barrel behind
him and threw it. The barrel hit the sailor and it was like
hitting hard stone. It scattered into a pile of wood
fragments.
The two sailors had the same hard bodies as the merfolk
statues but they didn’t have the same weaknesses.
In the dim warehouse, the sailor looked directly at Bai Liu.

He reached out to grab Bai Liu’s wrist while giving him a
strange smile. The sailor’s teeth were thin and sharp. “Come
on, guest. Let’s go and watch the fishing under the sea.”
Bai Liu slowly narrowed his eyes. The sailor seemed to have
no weaknesses but he wasn’t a monster with no
weaknesses like the Siren King. After all, the system didn’t
inform Bai Liu that it was a monster with no weaknesses.
The players should be able to resist with what they had on
hand or he wouldn’t be able to play.
Yet the sailor was unmoved by force or persuasion. Both

physical and optical attacks were invalid. This shouldn’t be
the case. According to Bai Liu’s previous inference, the
merfolk sailors and merfolk should be photophobic or they
wouldn’t only come out at night. Bai Liu didn’t think his
inference was wrong. After all, he had verified that the
merfolk statues were afraid of strong light. It was just that
these two sailors weren’t afraid of the strong visual
intensity…
There was something concealing their weakness… the front

desk employee said earlier that the amulet could help them
resist injury.
Bai Liu’s mind turned. He searched for the sailor’s statue

and found that there was a slight crack on top of one of the
statues, as if it had been smashed on the head from the
wine barrel. The expression of the statue had changed from
friendly to pained. His hands were in front of his eyes like
light had directly hit it.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed and he kicked out, his eyes locked
on the sailor’s amulet statue behind him. He turned around
and kicked the face of the merfolk statue. The statue fell to
the ground like a ceramic thunderbolt. Rotten black blood
flowed out from it. The sailor holding Bai Liu’s wrist gave a
shrill scream like a high frequency cry. It was like some type
of fish and it made Bai Liu’s ears hurt.
The sailor was a broken exoskeleton. He started to crack
and drop lime-like flakes, exposing his body inside.
Since he started, he had to carry it through to the end. Bai

Liu pulled at the other sailor’s statue, grabbing his head and
directly knocking the statue to his knees. The sailors’ bodies
were so powerful while the amulet statues were as brittle as
egg shells. No wonder why they had to be protected in the
warehouse.
Both sailors screamed and the pure white color on their

faces turned blue-black. Their eyes migrated to the sides
and eventually grew on their temples. The sailors’ bodies
gave off a strong fishy smell. The lower body formed a
mottled fishtail like an eel and their teeth became serrated.
They lay on the ground before moving their hands. They
acted like a gecko and quickly attacked Bai Liu. Bai Liu
turned on the flashlight and aimed it straight at them. The
sailors, who had been unresponsive previously, shuddered
at the light and gave out a sharper cry.
After breaking the amulets that protected them, the bright

light was effective.
Bai Liu stood on the stairs and backed up slowly, pointing

his flashlight at the two sailors who were constantly moving
on the ground like geckos. The sailors crouched on the
ground, shrinking back from the light and hissing unwillingly
as they tried to get close to Bai Liu. Bai Liu withdrew from
the warehouse with his back to the door and then quickly
closed the door without locking it.
After closing the warehouse door, Bai Liu could still hear the
sound of the tails dragging on the ground in the warehouse.
It was like a bunch of snakes were raised below and
something slammed against the warehouse door.
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Merfolk Sailor
(3/4)]
[Weaknesses: Fear of bright light, amulet (2/3)]
[Attack method: Biting and scratching (there is a certain

probability of triggering the alienation state after being
scratched)]
Bai Liu calmly straightened his collar and walked out from
the warehouse stairs. Lucy caught Bai Liu in an instant. She
grabbed his arm and wondered, “Where did you go? They
said they are about to start fishing.”
“We are already in that sea area.” Lucy said with a smile.
There were fish-scale lines on her face and her eyes were
scary in the darkness. The hand that grasped Bai Liu had a
strange roughness. Bai Liu felt it and calmly removed Lucy’s
hand. “Really?”
“Yes.” Lucy laughed hoarsely. “The merfolk are coming.”

Game
The sailors lowered their fishing nets on both sides of the

boat, muttering something strangely. Bai Liu only heard
things like ‘Siren King’s gift’ and so on. Jeff stood by the side
of the ship and looked down. A strange and fanatic
expression was on his face. “They are praying to the Siren
King for him to give them abundant merfolk.”
Before Jeff’s words finished, the sailors on the side of the

ship pulled the edge of the net and jumped down one by
one. Lucy was scared and screamed, “What are they doing?!
Don’t they want to catch merfolk? Why are they jumping
down on their own?!”
Bai Liu’s expression was casual. “They are fishing for

merfolk.”
A long time passed before a giant net slowly floated under

the surface of the sea. Inside the giant net were fragments
of limbs and fish tails. There were also a dozen merfolk
trapped in the net, all in a dead state. Their tails were rotten
and sticking up.
These 12 merfolk were like dolls in a garbage dump. They

were twisted into a certain posture in the net and their dead
eyes were staring at the people on the ship. Their faces
were hideous or frightened and their bodies were all bitten.
It seemed like they had been killed by some fierce, deep-sea
fish and thrown in the net.
Bai Liu looked at the faces of these merfolk using the light
of the searchlights and breathed slowly. The faces of these
merfolk looked exactly like the 12 tourists who went missing
in the newspaper.
The sailors on the ship were whispering joyfully.
“They will be made into statues and sent to the museum…”
“However, there will only be four statues coming out of the

museum tonight because there are only four tourists. What
about the extra merfolk?”
“Put them in the warehouse below first. You can give it to

us…”
The merfolk were soon sent to the rear and it was unknown
where they went.
Bai Liu and the three other tourists could eat some fresh,
common fish caught with the mermaids. These sea fish were
soon prepared and delivered to them. These fish also
seemed tainted with the smell of the merfolk and the smell
was particularly strange after they were cooked. The three
people besides Bai Liu were frantically sucking their fingers
as they stared at the fish that were brought out.
The fish steak was pushed to the center and the wet fish
head was chewed on by Lucy. Lucy ate quickly and even the
hair on her cheeks was eaten. She plucked the oily hair out
of her mouth and smiled at Bai Liu. “Bai Liu, why don’t you
come eat? The fish tonight is really fresh.”
The small white eyes of the fish head in Lucy’s hand were
staring at Bai Liu intently.
Andre was biting a fishtail, his teeth clicking sharply. He had

become very similar to a fish. His eyes were almost invisible
from the front and they were located on both sides of his
face. His nose was completely flattened and too wide. Fishy
liquid dripped from the corner of his mouth.
Jeff was using a fork to cut the fatty belly of the fish. It
seemed that he was barely maintaining his sanity but his
actions were getting faster and faster as he mechanically
stuffed the fish into his mouth.
A sailor stared at Bai Liu and placed the plate full of fish in
front of Bai Liu with a strange smile. “If you don’t eat fresh
fish then you will have come here for nothing, Mr Bai.”
Bai Liu was eager to refuse but the panel in front of him
gave him instructions.
[Task reminder: If you don’t eat the fish presented by the

sailor then the fishing activity will be regarded as a failure.]
Bai Liu was quiet for two seconds before eating a piece. This
fish had a strange, sour smell but once it entered his mouth,
it became normal fresh and sweet fish meat. Suddenly, all
the fish meat in front of Bai Liu had a strange temptation.
Bai Liu was someone who didn’t have a large appetite but
he had the uncontrollable urge to eat all the fish on the
table.
The sailor saw him eating and left in a satisfied manner.
Bai Liu tried his best to keep his mind sober. He avoided
looking at the fish on the table as he got up and stood by
the railing in the sea breeze. He lowered his head and
sniffed the metallic smell of the coin against his chest.
The smell of the coin calmed Bai Liu. He could probably

reason some things out.
After being salvaged, the Siren King fell into a deep sleep
and lost a certain ability in this sea area. As a result, the
people who died in this sea area would become merfolk.
They were resurrected from the dead and returned to the
world. This was actually a legend but the corpses of the 12
tourists just now verified the authenticity of this legend.
People who died here really could become merfolk.
The question was why so many dead people could transform

into merfolk in such a remote area of the sea. Wasn’t it
enough to fill the entire museum? Why were there so many
dead people in this sea area?
Once Bai Liu saw the 12 tourist mermaids who had been
salvaged, he finally understood why there were so many
merfolk in this sea area. It was because this was an area of
corpses. It was estimated that the bodies of the missing
tourists were thrown into this area. Then they were salvaged
by the tourists as merfolk and made into the statues.
It just wasn’t known who killed these tourists… Bai Liu had a
vague guess. This was a town full of robbers. Many of the
missing tourists in the town had lost their belongings. It
could be seen from the robbery and disappearance cases
that Siren Town wasn’t a place with simple customs.
This town had become rich not because of tourism. It was

the stealing that was attached to tourism. Were there any
lambs fatter than tourists from afar?
In such a vicious place, so many tourists died. Bai Liu
guessed that these tourists were robbed, killed and their
bodies thrown in this place. Of course, it couldn’t be ruled
out that merfolk came ashore to hunt.
However, judging from the merfolk’s fear of strong light, it

would probably be difficult to go ashore to hunt tourists
during the day. At night during the popular tourist season,
these merfolk were all caught for the tourists to watch. The
probability of them killing wasn’t high.
Wait. Bai Liu fiercely connected a series of things. The

merfolk fishing activity required someone to die in this sea
area so that merfolk were caught. If there were no dead
people then there would be no merfolk. For example, Bai Liu
and the others caught the tourists who had disappeared last
time.
The residents of this town might deliberately kill people and

throw their bodies here for them to become merfolk. Then
they made a gimmick out of the merfolk fishing. This
created a tourism industry, attracting more tourists and
making it easier to steal.
It was no wonder the museum keeper said there would be

no merfolk fishing activity without tourists. It was because
the merfolk caught were all dead tourists.
The mayor here loved his people like they were his children.
In order to promote economic development, cover up the
townspeople’s crimes and further expand this merfolk
tourism industry, Bai Liu felt that the mayor was completely
capable of making the merfolk. Then he would fish them up,
turn them into statues and put them in the museum or let
the residents dispose of them directly.
It was naturally impossible for the police to find any corpses.
The corpses had been processed and turned into statues…
These merfolk statues were the corpses of previous tourists

and inside were the ghosts of the tourists. The ghosts
turned into monsters and out of revenge, they started to
incubate the residents of the town. They turned these
residents into their amulets.
In the process of alienation, the residents would become like

fish while the merfolk statues transformed into humans. The
two exchanged identities.
In this way, the amulets in the warehouse below were

actually the townspeople of Siren Town while the sailors on
the ship were the ghosts who died in the deep sea. They
were no longer human but monsters.
There was still one thing missing from this inference. The
merfolk statues had three forms: pupa, cocoon and butterfly.
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes. According to the growth law, the
merfolk statues were still lacking one state. It was the larval
state, the most numerous and vulnerable larvae.
The larvae were… Bai Liu slowly covered his belly. The piece
of fish that he had just eaten seemed to be squirming
smoothly against the wall of his stomach. Bai Liu looked at
his pale fingers and the faint lines of fish scales in his skin.
He could feel both sides of his mandible beginning to itch
and there was an illusion of gills growing.
Bai Liu slowly turned around. The three people who came
with him were still eating frantically. They had almost lost
their human forms, especially Andre. He was stuffing the
fish intently into his mouth. His hair had turned into bone
spurs that stood up like fins and the bridge of his nose was
covered with dark green scales.
[Warning: Player Bai Liu has entered the alienation state.

Your mental value is declining. Please pay attention to
distinguish between the game reality and game illusion.]
Bai Liu thought about it. Sure enough, this was the last
monster in the monster book, the last form of the merfolk
statues: the larval state. Anyone who entered Siren Town or
a resident who didn’t leave Siren Town would be alienated
into this type of thing. It was a form that was weakest and
most likely to be eaten, killed and robbed.
The current Bai Liu was now the weakest form of the
merfolk statue, the larval form.
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Merfolk (4/4)]
[Monster Name: Merfolk (Larval State)]
[All the pages in the Siren Town Monster Book have been
unlocked. Please explore the missing parts of the monster
book.]
Andre wiped the rotting flesh from his mouth and pushed
away from the table. His mouth was filled with fine and
sharp teeth that stretched down to his chin. He looked like a
clown with bloody fish inside his mouth as he said, “Bai Liu,
do you remember our bet?”
Bai Liu was attracted by the peculiar smell of Andre’s body

and blinked slowly. “I remember. It is to spend the night on a
boat, right?”
Andre sneered and his mouth stretched out to the side of his
face. “Why don’t we spend the night in this sea full of
merfolk?” He looked at Bai Liu, his long tongue stretching
out to lick the remnant meat on the edge of his face. He
stood tall in front of Bai Liu and smiled in a more malicious
manner.

Game
Andre’s eyes looking at Bai Liu were very explicit. They were
filled with a desire for food.
Andre laughed. “I haven’t eaten enough. If a fish here tries

to overturn my boat in the middle of the night, I will pick it
up and eat it.” Andre was clearly talking about killing and
eating merfolk but his eyes kept falling on Bai Liu’s neck. It
was as if he was talking about eating Bai Liu.
Bai Liu’s thoughts had become a bit slow. It should be the

effect of the drop in mental value. He realized at this time
that Andre had such a great fragrance coming from his
body. For a moment, he even wanted to bite the other
person. Then in the eyes of Andre, a merfolk with a
significantly higher degree of alienation would be even more
delicious food.
Bai Liu wanted to eat himself.
However, Bai Liu’s physical strength, intelligence and even

reaction power had all dropped sharply. Now his panel
attributes had started to glow and his mental value was
already on the edge of 60 points. If Bai Liu was at sea while
Andre was completely alienated then he would definitely die
if they fought.
There must be some way to fight Andre but all the
information in Bai Liu’s mind seemed to be covered by a
translucent cloth. He could vaguely see those plans but he
couldn’t recall them. He vaguely remembered that he had
prepared a way for himself to deal with Andre but he
couldn’t remember it.
Bai Liu blinked again, shook a bit and whispered to himself.
The group of people in front of the small TV saw Bai Liu

sway and their hearts were in their throats.
Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu all this way and knew that
this person was a very talented player. He had seen people
playing Siren Town many times but he had never been so
nervous before. Wang Shun held his breath without blinking.
His hands clenched tightly and the volume of his voice in
front of the small TV became much smaller. “Bai Liu has
been alienated and his mental value is about to drop below
60. He will start seeing hallucinations.”
A large number of people were gathered around Wang Shun

and their volume was also reduced. The player who had
been here before with Wang Shun spoke in a complicated
tone. “His mental value is 60. He is at the life or death
pass.”
A mental value of 60 was the line between reality and

illusions. Above the mental value of 60, they were only
fighting against monsters. Once below 60 points, they had
to fight against their own illusions.
It was harder than fighting against monsters.
This was because the monsters’ weaknesses could be

explored and there were traces to follow. Meanwhile, an
illusion was generated by yourself and you would never
know the weakness of your own illusion or if it was real or
an illusion.
This was why players with high mental values had huge
advantages in the game and Bai Liu attracted such great
attention previously.
Players who were easily frightened or easily contaminated

by the spirit of monsters could easily fall below 60 points.
After that, most players’ death rate would increase step by
step. Many players were scared to death by their own
illusions. Therefore, the mental value of 60 was called the
‘life or death pass’ among players.
The audience’s regretful words said it all.
“It was great. He took so long to get under 60.”
“Without an item to clear mental value, it will only get lower

and lower. I think his life is hanging by a thread.”
“The survival rate of newcomers in the game Siren Town is

only 1%. They haven’t watched the clearance strategy and
haven’t purchased the corresponding mental value
protection items. This game is basically unsolvable for
them.” (TL: Remember, the 51% survival rate is for all
players, while newcomers is 1%)
“It isn’t unsolvable right? Didn’t that last batch of

newcomers also clear the instance?”
“Haha, the only person who cleared Siren Town out of the
last batch of 100 newcomers came out of the game with a
mental value of 25. They went crazy after coming out of the
game. What is the use of that?”
“The newcomer will probably go crazy in a moment.”

“Let’s go. I don’t want to watch if he is stupid.”
“Um, I still like the feeling when he plays games very calmly.
Once it falls below 60, emmmmm, forget it.”
[7 new people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 17 new people have
saved Bai Liu’s small TV, 0 people have charged Bai Liu’s
small TV and 0 people have stepped on player Bai Liu’s
small TV.]
[There are 20 people watching player Bai Liu’s small TV. You
have lost 300 viewers in just one minute. What type of
disappointing antics did the player do~?]
[The popularity of player Bai Liu has fallen to the bottom

and you have won the title of ‘Inferior Clown’. Perhaps now,
only your death can entertain the public and make the
audience laugh~]
The sailors on the ship were in a good state. They prepared

two small boats for Andre and Bai Liu to put them out into
the deep sea. Bai Liu seemed confused by the situation and
stood blankly beside the railing. He even asked for an extra
quilt from a sailor, saying he might be cold on the boat at
night.
The sailor looked at Bai Liu mockingly and placed two or

three thick quilts on his boat before saying meaningfully, “I
wish you a good night. Good night, Mr Bai, if you can wake
up.”
Bai Liu smiled. “I will.”
There were many small boats on either side of the two

boats. These small boats contained fishermen who looked
like deep-sea fish. The fishermen were strangely similar to
Andre. In the dark night, there were only small lights on the
boats. In the dim light, the eyes of the fishermen glowed
with a faint green light. They stood on boats swaying on the
waves but these fishermen were strangely motionless. They
stared directly at Bai Liu on the boat holding the quilts and
their gills slightly opened and trembled, as if they were
seeing prey.
Andre stood in another small boat not far from Bai Liu.
Saliva filled his mouth and his eyes glowed with the same
green light as these fishermen. He stared at Bai Liu and
whispered hoarsely, “Bai Liu, take your stupid quilts and go
to the bottom of the sea to sleep.”
The big ship slowly left. A sailor told them that the next
morning, the ship would come to pick them up.
Bai Liu looked around. Apart from Andre, there were many
fishermen on the small boats who didn’t leave with the big
ship. Instead, they gradually moved closer to Bai Liu and
surrounded him.
Even if Bai Liu’s mind was currently dizzy, he knew very

clearly that he was the weakest ‘larva’ here. The fishermen
had given all the merfolk to the sailors and he would be
spending the night with these starving fishermen. He was
afraid that he would be torn to pieces of meat and
swallowed in less than half an hour. There was also Andre
staring beside him. On the sea in the middle of the night,
Bai Liu was completely helpless.
He might be alienated but jumping into the sea to escape

wasn’t a good choice. He was only in the initial alienation.
Bai Liu could feel that his mouth and nose could breathe
while the gills next to his ears had no breathing function. It
was unknown if the gills could breathe in water. Even if it
was possible, Bai Liu definitely wouldn’t be able to outswim
these highly alienated fishermen and Andre. Jumping into
the sea was nothing more than the difference between
dying above water or dying below in the sea.
Bai Liu also had the true love ship task. In this situation
where it seemed extremely difficult to survive, he had to
stay on the boat all night and beat Andre. It was impossible.
Wang Shun slowly put down the pen that was constantly
recording and sighed sincerely. “Unfortunately, the best
item to use to win this bet is the water bubble.”
“This item can drive away the fish. If you buy two and use
them three times then you will be able to survive until
dawn. It might be a bit expensive at 140 points but it is
useful. If Bai Liu hadn’t spent his points indiscriminately, it
would’ve been easy for him to get there.”
The player watching next to him also nodded in agreement.

He folded his arms and shook his head helplessly. “After all,
he is a newcomer. It is normal if you can’t play. This Bai Liu
might occasionally show an excellent performance but he is
always messing around. It is a common problem for
newcomers.”
“It is obvious that the water bubble is a high popularity item

but he didn’t buy it. Instead, he bought alcohol. What can
alcohol do at this time? Disinfect himself and send himself
to the fishermen as clean rations?”
The scattered audience remaining there started dispersing.
At this time, Andre’s boat shook violently on the screen. A

man, no, a merman landed on it and opened his mouth,
grinning at Andre with sharp teeth. The audience who were
about to leave suddenly stopped.
Wang Shun pushed up his glasses and leaned forward
violently. “What is this situation? Shouldn’t the fishermen
and Andre start attacking the player here? Why did they
attack Andre?!”
The merman above Andre was very ferocious. He was wet

from being in the sea and got on the defenseless Andre’s
boat. Then he fiercely bit Andre’s neck. Andre let out a
scream and the gills on both sides trembled from the pain.
Stinky black blood was sprayed all over the ship and some
splashed into the sea, blending with the dark water.
The smell of blood immediately floated from the sea. All the
fishermen made strange sounds like they were gulping and
their eyes slowly moved to Andre’s boat.
Andre exuded the smell of food that was so attractive to

them. The boats that were originally approaching Bai Liu
deviated from their path and gathered around Andre’s ship.
There was an eerie chewing sound. Andre’s boat was full of

hungry merfolk. He panicked and wanted to jump into the
sea, but he was pulled back by his ankles. The merfolk filled
his boat. Andre raised his hand and made a vague whimper
of pain, completely overwhelmed by the small hill of merfolk
biting him.

Game
Bai Liu stood on the swaying boat and watched for a long
time before reacting. “Oh that’s it. Just in case I became
alienated after getting on the boat, causing my mental
value to drop and entering this foolish state, I made
arrangements before getting on the boat. I can win against
Andre by doing nothing.”
After Bai Liu on the small TV screen finished speaking, he

seemed to feel it was a bit cold so he wrapped himself in a
quilt. He shrank under the quilt and started to watch the
show with gusto. Still, he was a bit drowsy so he started to
doze off on the boat!
The audience in front of the small TV, “……”
What did he do before boarding the boat? Why did Andre die
suddenly?!
Wang Shun saw Andre being eaten and curiosity scratched

at his heart. He had never seen the fishermen taking the
initiative to eat Andre. He also couldn’t grab Bai Liu and
open his mind to see what this man had done that they
didn’t know about.
“He did something before he got on the boat!”

The player beside him was also curious. He closed his eyes
and thought about it. “Wait! I thought about it! In the
normal process, they took the driver’s car and came here.
He paid the driver and boarded the ship. The driver said he
would prepare the venue and items for their bet at night…!”
The few players who were about to leave changed their

minds and stayed. The crowd gathered again and someone
shouted, “Can someone who is a member of the game
system watch the video playback and see what he has
done? I’m not a member and can’t watch the replay.”
“I am, I am! I’ll show it! I’ll project it and everyone can come
over to watch!”
“Emmm it feels like he played normally? Why did this

happen? The player’s luck value is only 0. It is impossible for
the fishermen to bite Andre due to luck.”
“So how the hell did he do it?”
“Fuck, I’ll send it to the game forum for help. I watched the
replay three times and didn’t find out what arrangements he
made. He is really a god.”
[Game Forum – Help! Does anyone know why these merfolk

are eating Andre?]
1L: I saw a few magical gameplays from a player today.

Many people have played Siren Town. Once it comes time
for ‘True Love Ship’, is it possible to play the side plotline of
the merfolk eating Andre? I saw it for the first time
(attached Bai Liu’s game video).
2L: Kids, I have many question marks?? How did this come
about? I have never seen this type of development. The
monsters are taking the initiative to help the player eat
Andre and complete the task? Is this a mess of emotional
lines? Is there a hidden BL line between the player and
Andre in this game?
3L: This player must have a very high luck value. If his luck
value is high then some unthinkable things will happen in
the game.
The original poster replied to 3L: No, his luck value is 0. He

is very unlucky. He is a newcomer and the first instance
drawn was Siren Town. The wandering NPC also showed up
in the monster book. This is obviously unlucky so I can’t
understand why it suddenly shot in this direction.
4L: This newcomer… has it a bit tough… then how did he do

this?
5L (Mu Sicheng): You can do it with the side task Jeff’s

Bloody Conspiracy. Once the completion of this side task
exceeds 80%, the driver will take the initiative to go into the
sea and wait for the opportunity to kill Andre. In the process,
the bloody smell from killing Andre will attract more
fishermen to eat Andre.
However, to play this side task, you need to control the

merfolk statues on the first night and go out to discover
Jeff’s plot. You also can’t be discovered by Jeff or you will be
killed by him. This player is a pure newcomer? He can
actually play out this side task in his first time here. This is a
bit powerful.
6L: Damn!! God Mu! Taking a photo of the above reply!
7L: The great god appeared! Bless me once in a difficult

game instance!
8L: God Mu is actually praising a newcomer! I want to see!
Tell me what area the newcomer is in! I want to watch!
9L: Me too!
……
The original poster replied to Mu Sicheng: !! It is God Mu!

This player is a pure newcomer and he is currently in the
death comedy division… his mental value is about to fall to
60…
Mu Sicheng replied to the original poster: Death comedy?

He should be a very powerful newcomer. Why is he in the
death comedy zone?
The original poster replied to Mu Sicheng: His gameplay is

rather strange = =. He didn’t buy the conventional items of
the water bubble and fire torch…
Mu Sicheng replied to the original poster: He didn’t buy a

water bubble? That is a bit dangerous. After Andre goes
crazy, he is a medium-tier boss. It is good for the player to
clear the side task and get rid of him in advance. However,
after the fishermen attack Andre, they will immediately turn
around and attack the player. It will take time to eat Andre
so in this remaining time, you can survive as long as you
have the water bubble. If he didn’t buy it then it is a bit
mysterious…
“I’m still curious about how he pushed the progress of Jeff’s

Bloody Conspiracy to 80%. In the car, the completion
progress of this plotline was only 50%. Why did it suddenly
soar to 80%?”
Wang Shun questioned it. As a cloud player, the information

of how to progress the side plotline was extremely
important to him. Wang Shun took out his game manager
and asked God Mu in the forum.
God Mu replied to Wang Shun in the forum: [He gave the

driver more money.]
[Jeff has already paid the driver once and the cost of the car
and tour was paid as one lump sum. Logically speaking, the
player doesn’t need to pay the driver anymore but the
newcomer gave it again.]
Wang Shun suddenly remembered this. Yes, it was

reasonable to say that Bai Liu didn’t have to give it but he
gave money again.
[Watch the video carefully. He showed the driver that he still

had a lot of money left in his bag.]
[The town’s residents are set as robbers. The excessive

desire for money is bound to induce the driver to rob and kill
them. At the same time, the driver has the side plot to kill
Andre. Thanks to this side plot, he will kill Andre first.]
[Push the side plot to 80% and let the driver know you have
expensive possessions. He will kill Andre first in order to
steal the player’s money.]
Wang Shun saw God Mu’s reply and suddenly realized. “It
turned out to be like this.”
Then he pondered on it and had a new worry. “No, then

won’t the driver immediately come to rob the player after
killing Andre?”
Wang Shun typed out: {God Mu, in this way, won’t the
driver immediately come back to rob the player after he kills
Andre?]
Mu Sicheng: [Yes, that’s why the player has to hide in the
water bubble that can drive back the fish.]
[The driver can kill Andre by a sneak attack but his combat
power alone isn’t as good as Andre. Andre is a boss of this
level and can break the water bubble. However, Andre is
dead. The water bubble can deal with the driver and other
merfolk. After triggering this side task, the difficulty of the
True Love Ship task is reduced a lot. It is great.]
Wang Shun scanned the forum while also frowning at Bai Liu
on the small TV. “Did you see the reply of God Mu? He said
the merfolk will turn around and attack the player as soon
as they finish eating.”
“I saw it.” The audience member who had always been with
Wang Shun in front of Bai Liu’s small TV was very sad at this
moment. He looked at Bai Liu’s dazed eyes and sighed. “The
newcomer was praised by God Mu. It is really a pity. If he
hadn’t spent so much points on buying alcohol then he
should be able to pass this level by buying the water
bubble.”
Wang Shun also felt resentment toward Bai Lu for failing to

meet expectations and he said helplessly, “Hey, the
difficulty has been reduced so much yet he is actually stuck
in such a place!”
He wasn’t the only one feeling hopelessness. The many

players who came to watch because of God Mu saw Bai Liu
dozing in the quilt. The merfolk finished biting Andre to
death and turned to rush toward Bai Liu’s boat. Bai Liu
didn’t seem to feel anything. He just shrank back into his
quilt and dozed slightly, letting the merfolk silently
approach him in the water.
Many players didn’t know what to say at this scene and
were choked up.

Game
Seeing that Bai Liu was about to be bitten, the audience was
so anxious that they turned into grumpy old men.
“Wake up! Get up and fight the monsters!”
“Fuck sleeping. Can’t you sleep when you come out? So you
are just missing one hour of sleep? Didn’t your mother teach
you not to quit while playing games?”
“I’ve been watching game videos for so long and I’ve never
seen someone just lie down like this.”
In the midst of the crowd’s noise, Bai Liu on the small TV

seemed to awaken. He opened his eyes.
He watched the waves of the sea. Half of the fish had

surfaced with open mouths and were swimming to his boat.
Bai Liu could see that their legs under the water had turned
into eel-like tails. They looked like snakes underwater. They
twisted and turned as they swam and rapidly approached
Bai Liu on the sea. Andre’s boat that wasn’t far from Bai Liu
was covered with blood, some pieces of meat and white
bones.
The lower part of Andre’s body had started to merge and
become like a fish. The cloth strips of his clothes hung from
the side of the boat and floated alone on the sea. This
showed how fierce these merfolk were.
In this critical situation, Bai Liu just slowly soaked the quilt
in the sea water twice before pulling it to cover the entire
boat. He shuddered under the quilt like he was hiding from
himself. The tortoise-like behavior triggered bursts of
swearing from the viewers.
Bai Liu also did this in an extremely slow and difficult

manner like his body was going to freeze.
Marble lines started to appear on his originally white fingers.

He had now entered Lucy’s previous situation. His body
temperature dropped sharply and he felt that he was slowly
turning to stone. Both his brain and actions weren’t very
agile and he couldn’t help shaking.
Bai Liu’s bewildering action of covering his boat with his

quilt caused a lot of complaints.
“What the hell is he doing? Does he know he is going to die

so he is holding a funeral for himself in advance?”
“No way, I think he has been alienated very seriously. It is

good that he can still move. His panel attributes are too low.
Once alienated, he will be a frozen person.”
“God Mu praised him for being awesome. Now I think it

might be irony…”
Bai Liu was unaware of these discussions. He looked at the

barrels of alcohol in the items section of his panel and spoke
to himself, “Pour a barrel of high-concentration alcohol in
the sea around my boat and on the quilts in my boat.”
[System tip: It has been dumped.]
Bai Liu pulled a box of matches from his pocket. He shrank

back in the wet quilt and his hands trembled several times
before he could light it.
His expression was still calm. Once he lit the match, he

casually lifted a corner of the quilt and threw the match
onto the sea where alcohol was poured. The raging fire
ignited immediately. Bai Liu was covered with a wet quilt
and looked down at the merfolk approaching the warm fire
with a calm smile that seemed triumphant. It was as if he
had been waiting a long time for these merfolk to come
closer.
A scorching fire was lit on the dark, icy sea. The merfolk
approached the boat, swimming around it greedily. Bai Liu
sat in the boat in the middle of the fire, his eyes reflecting
the flames on the seat.
He wore a burning heavy quilt. The quilt was soaked with a

thick layer of sea water and only the alcohol on the surface
of the quilt was burned. It looked like Bai Liu was wrapped in
a layer of fire armor on the sea, protecting him.
The sea water on the quilt soaked Bai Liu’s hair. His black
hair stuck to his pale face and water dripped from his
eyelashes. His expression was calm as he looked down at
the merfolk around him. He wasn’t like a sacrifice to be
eaten but a cruel fisherman who lured the fish here to kill
them.
Bai Liu’s eyes reflected the colors of fire and alcohol. He was
more like a sea demon who came from the deep sea than
those strange monsters at the bottom of the big ship. His
alienated face gave off a magical attraction.
The merfolk, who were in urgent need of prey, were caught
in the fire and there was the sound of fish being barbecued.
The merfolk screamed and floated on the sea while
struggling.
After being burned, the fish gave off a strange aroma. The
merfolk approaching the boat went to eat these cooked
merfolk. The harsh sound of bones cracking and flesh being
eaten was heard around the boat. The strong smell of blood
and fish filled Bai Liu’s nose, turning into a strange and
delicious smell that made Bai Liu lick his lips.
Bai Liu was surrounded by merfolk biting each other but he

was still sitting quietly. His face that was pale and gloomy
from the alienation turned healthy and ruddy due to the
alcohol and fire. He looked at Andre’s empty boat and
smiled.
It was a satisfied smile like he had received a reward. It was

the same as the merfolk who were munching on the other
merfolk with satisfaction and it was a bit creepy.
Bai Liu whispered, “Good night Andre.”
[Side task ‘True Love Ship’ —Player Bai Lu has won against
Andre in the bet and will be rewarded with 100 points.]
[Side task — Jeff’s Bloody Conspiracy, 90% progress.]
[Main task: Participate in the merfolk fishing conference has

been completed. 50 points will be rewarded.]
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Merfolk (4/4)]
[Monster Name: Merfolk (Larval State)]

[Weaknesses: Fire, light, relatively fragile in a manner
similar to humans.]
[Attack mode: Biting and scratching. This won’t trigger the

alienation state. They have low intelligence and can’t use
tools.]
[The Merfolk (Larval State) page in the monster book has

been collected. I hope the player can continue working
hard.]
A long list of rewards and achievement panels popped up,

almost hitting the dazed audience members in front of the
small TV. After a long time passed, the audience member
who said that Bai Liu was just lying down let out a curse.
“Fuck!”
This operation was like snapping his fingers so that all the
audience members who were immersed in the scene
regained their senses.
“I take back what I said about God Mu’s irony.”
“I now think that his operation of covering the boat with the
quilt is to send these merfolk to their funerals. I’m sorry, I
made a mistake. I apologize to the newcomer.”
“Lying down, what nonsense! This guy actually won by lying

down. It is an awesome operation.”
“The newcomer’s face is quite capable of fighting. The fire is

burning but I’m looking at him, not the merfolk under the
boat.”
“?! You’re starting again?!”

“Am I the only one who is focused on how he did it with
alcohol? I am super curious! A barrel of alcohol only costs 9
points while a water bubble is 70 points. He saved a lot of
points!”
[2,300 new people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 2,670 new
people have saved Bai Liu’s small TV, 499 new people have
charged Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu obtained 499
points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received over 2,000 likes in one minute
and his reputation is rising rapidly!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for gaining a promotion

position and entering the recommended location in the
single-player division system. The number of viewers is
rising rapidly…]
Bai Liu sat on the boat in a bored manner as he watched the

merfolk eating each other. Once they finished, he poured
another barrel of alcohol and lit it. The cooked merfolk were
much more attractive than Bai Liu so the other merfolk
didn’t attack Bai Liu. There was also a circle of fire around
Bai Liu. Bai Liu seemed like he was feeding the fish as he sat
on the boat and burned the merfolk.
He roughly estimated that four or five barrels of alcohol

would last him until dawn. This was only 45 points, which
was a fraction of the 140 points needed for two water
bubbles. He also had five barrels of alcohol left.
The reason he bought alcohol was because he heard from

the keeper of the Siren Museum that merfolk could be
cooked, including roasted, and everyone loved eating them.
If they could be roasted then a high temperature fire attack

was effective. Fire wasn’t effective against statues but these
merfolk in the fragile larval state weren’t statues. It should
be effective considering they could be cooked and eaten.
These merfolk should be very attractive to other merfolk. It
could be seen from Andre’s desire for fish steak. He didn’t
eat as much raw fish tonight as he did the fish steak in the
morning.
Meanwhile, there were the two popular items in Siren Town,

the fire torch and water bubble. Bai Liu hadn’t bought them
but as the name suggested, the core of these two items was
to drive back and isolate the fish.
Bai Liu combined these two ideas with the merfolk’s fear of
fire. It was using the high concentration alcohol and quilt to
create a fire bubble on the sea. Buying a few more barrels of
alcohol could increase the usage time and it could isolate
and drive the merfolk back. This saved him money.
Results of the voting for my celebration event are out. You

can check it out at the below link or it is an announcement
on the homepage.
Results Page
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It had to be said that the final result was much better than
Bai Liu expected.
The items in the game seemed to have a bonus effect. The

burning effect of these barrels of high-density alcohol was
much more exaggerated than what Bai Liu saw in real life.
The previous strong flashlight was also so bright that people
were blinded.
The sun rose and the sky brightened. The merfolk who were
afraid of the light gradually dived under the surface of the
sea and disappeared without a trace.
Bai Liu confirmed that there were no merfolk around and he

opened the panel. He had not looked at it before because he
was too busy fighting against the merfolk. Now Bai Liu saw
the information and he couldn’t help narrowing his eyes.
[Side task — Jeff’s Bloody Conspiracy, 90% progress.]
Andre had been killed and the driver was burned to death
by Bai Liu yet there was still 10% progress left for this side
task… how to achieve the remaining 10% for this bloody
conspiracy?
[The current points balance is 684. Do you wish to purchase
items?]
Bai Liu was stunned. He stared at his points that suddenly

soared before opening the panel to check the details. He
found that more than 500 points were from ‘charging’.
In other words, he struggled all night yet more than 80% of

his points weren’t earned from the game system for
completing tasks. It was from the audience who gave
rewards. Bai Liu thoughtfully fiddled with the coin against
his chest. In other words, he could earn a lot more points
from the audience than the game.
This wasn’t reasonable. If the rewards for the game were

lower than the rewards outside the game, this would make
players passive in the game. They would make choices to
please those outside the game or directly use gimmicks to
attract the audience instead of playing the game.
In particular, these points could be used to purchase items.

If the points earned by charging were sufficient then Bai Liu
could purchase a large number of items and forcefully pass
the instance so that the game had no experience.
Bai Liu wouldn’t design such a game and he didn’t think the
system would either. There must be some type of reward in
this game which could balance the rewards system inside
and outside the game, so that players would want to get
rewards from the game more than outside the game.
Bai Liu’s fingers repeatedly flipped the coin. All the rewards
for the tasks in this game were instant. In other words, he
could get the points directly after completing the task.
There was only one exception.
That was the monster book.

The rewards obtained from collecting all the pages of the
book would only be issued after clearing the instance.
Generally speaking, the rewards should be very large. Now
Bai Liu looked at the reward points and felt he had
underestimated the weight of the monster book.
He now felt that the rewards given by the monster book

might not only be large but also very precious. They were
the type that couldn’t be easily purchased with points, so as
to balance the rewards mechanism inside and outside the
game.
Bai Liu opened the monster book and read every page for a
while. Finally, his eyes stopped on the Siren King page that
didn’t have anything unlocked and he paused.
[Siren Town Monster Book – Siren King (2/4)]

[Note: For the god-level wandering NPC, the danger level is

very high. Player, please explore carefully.]
This was to explore the attack method… based on the

previous few monsters, exploring the attack method was to
let them launch an attack. Then the player would complete
the exploration. However, if a monster at the level of the
Siren King launched an attack then Bai Liu felt it would be
GG.
It was just that Bai Liu knew there was such a big, fat
reward. It wasn’t the style of this miser to leave it alone.
If Bai Liu knew how ferocious this NPC was and heard the
deeds of this bug-like NPC in the rumors then he might’ve
given up. After all, the thing he feared most in games was
bugs. Bugs were hard to crack. They weren’t part of the
game itself and there was no logic. Therefore, players
couldn’t fight against bugs.
However, Bai Liu didn’t know this. Not only did he not know
it but Bai Liu also regarded this NPC as a guard boss. He felt
that if he defeated the opponent, the rewards must be
great. Moreover, this game must have solutions. No matter
the boss, there must be a way to fight.
Bai Liu stared for a while before chuckling softly and closing
the monster book. He opened the game shop. “I want to buy
items.”
[What items do you need? Recently, there has been a price

reduction promotion for the water bubble. Do you need it?]
Bai Liu took a look. Sure enough, the water bubble item had
dropped from 70 points to 40 points. Next to the water
bubble in the popular items bar, the high concentration
alcohol was added. This was what Bai Liu bought before. It
had changed from 9 points per barrel to nearly 13 points per
barrel.
Bai Liu looked at this price change and showed a sly and
triumphant smile.
He had guessed correctly. The game process on his side

would be fed back to the audience, causing the audience’s
purchase direction to change, just like a livestream. As long
as Bai Liu used cheaper items to achieve the same effect,
players would rush to buy it. This would cause changes in
the price of items.
For example, previously he used the 3D projector and
flashlight in the Siren Museum. The conventional solution for
that map should be to use the fire torch but Bai Liu easily
passed it with a few non-consumable items. It also beat the
effect of the consumable item, the fire torch.
At a similar price, players would definitely be more willing to

buy lasting items. As a result, the price of the fire torch
decreased and the price of the 3D projectors rose. This time,
he repeated the same trick in order to reduce the price of
the water bubble. This way, he could save some money
from the price difference.
Bai Liu smiled. “I want to buy a water bubble.”
[Okay, 40 points have been consumed. Thank you for your

patronage.]
Wang Shun rushed all the way from the death comedy
division to the single-player game area. He approached the
TV in a confused manner. After confirming that Bai Liu really
bought the water bubble, Wang Shun fell into a greater
confusion. “Why did he buy the water bubble?”
“After this, I remember that Siren Town consists of almost all

land chases. There is no place to use the water bubble…”
Next to him was a player who followed him and there was a
reasonable analysis. “Now Bai Liu has more points and he
doesn’t know there are only land chases left. Maybe he
bought one just in case. Anyway, it isn’t expensive. It is only
40 points.”
“He now has over 600 points and spent 40 to buy himself a
water bubble. This is equivalent to buying insurance. After
all, the risk of alcohol is still too high.”
However, Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu all this way and
he already knew the style of the man who liked to spend his
points on the knife’s edge.
Previously, Bai Liu would rather take the risk to buy alcohol,
choosing the relatively high risk and lost investment scheme
over spending more points to buy the water bubble. Now he
spent 40 points to buy the water bubble just in case…
Wang Shun felt it wasn’t something that Bai Liu would do.
Wang Shun even had the absurd idea that Bai Liu
purposefully only bought the water bubble now. In other
words, he manipulated the price through a series of
operations in order to wait for the moment the water bubble
dropped in price, so he could buy it at this low price and
save money.
Wang Shun muttered to himself while thinking. He was so

immersed in his own thoughts that his voice volume wasn’t
low. His self-talk was heard by the player next to him.
The player couldn’t hold back from retorting. “Are you Bai
Liu’s brainless fan? Manipulating the price? He is a
newcomer and hasn’t played the game. I admit that he is a
bit skilled at playing the game but controlling the price of
items is a bit too much.”
The player’s attitude was somewhat perfunctory and casual.

“I think he was scared after such a thrilling night. He saw
that he had money and immediately bought a few life-
saving items. He previously used alcohol. I think this was a
huge bet…”
Wang Shun saw the player’s mouth flatten as he whispered,

“It is just a gamble and there was nothing great. He actually
rushed to the single-player division with this.”
The player had a bit of jealousy in his expression. He
seemed to think that Bai Liu might’ve used some of his
brains to rise to the single-player division but it was mostly
due to luck.
The forum was also enthusiastically discussing Bai Liu’s use

of alcohol to kill the merfolk. After the frenzy of praise at the
beginning, they mocked Bai Liu for being opportunistic and
lucky. Similar to this player who was judging Bai Liu, most of
them were disdainful with a sour ‘I can also do it’ attitude.
[What is the point of this operation? After thinking about it,

there is a much more secure plan. Why choose the plan with
a higher risk?]
[Fuck, he is just pretending to be strange. It isn’t the first

time I’ve seen it. Isn’t there a lot of strange actions in the
death comedy section?]
[I’m laughing so hard. He bought nine barrels of alcohol and

four were used. There are still five barrels left. He isn’t going
to use it to raise merfolk, right? For those who are bragging
about this plan saving money, I’ll buy you a calculator. 81
points is 11 points more expensive than the original water
bubble!]
[Some people just close their eyes and brag right? Apart
from the visual effect, his method of clearing the instance is
useless. Moreover, after getting the rewards, he
immediately bought the water bubble. Isn’t this a fucking
confession? He thinks the alcohol isn’t good and the water
bubble is better. If he has the ability to continue burning
alcohol then I would like to see how he burns it after going
on land. The merfolk statues don’t burn at all!]
Game
The forum questioned whether Bai Liu’s operation was good

or not but Wang Shun had already expected such a scene.
Bai Liu’s previous performance was too amazing and the

amount of points he was charged was too much. The total
amount had surpassed 500. The previous record holder of
Siren Town, Mu Sicheng, had got more than 1,000 points
from charging. Over 500 points was quite high for a pure
newcomer.
Being too eye-catching would inevitably attract other

people’s envy. Other people played Siren Town and had to
live in fear of danger. After deducting the cost of the items,
they barely earned one or two hundred points. Meanwhile,
Bai Liu could use dozens of points to buy items to easily
fight the monsters and could earn hundreds of points.
The effect of the show and the cost-effectiveness of his

instance clearance were incredible. If nothing else, Wang
Shun was certain that Bai Liu must be in the overall
rankings in the future.
Nevertheless, he was curious about what the remaining

barrels of alcohol that Bai Liu bought would be used for.
Wang Shun felt that Bai Liu was the type of player who
wouldn’t squander one point. This operation of having five
idle barrels of alcohol and buying the water bubble didn’t
match him.
According to the process, the player was about to go ashore.

There were merfolk statues on the shore and they couldn’t
be burned by alcohol at all. The brightness of the light
emitted by burning alcohol wasn’t strong enough to match
the level that the merfolk statues were afraid of.
Wang Shun frowned and fell into thought.
The single-player zone where Bai Liu was located was much
larger than the previous dark corner. If the death comedy
zone was like a 1980s video hall then this was a clean and
tidy big game hall, with small TVs distributed in each zone.
Moreover, Bai Liu was in the ‘recommended’ area. The

system recommendation area was at the entrance of the
single-player zone. The flow of people here was quite good
and the conditions for going up were relatively loose. A
player could go up by earning only 2,000 likes in one minute
so it was a highly competitive area.
Generally, old players with a certain fan base would rely on

the fans they accumulated in the previous games to quickly
collect 2,000 likes and rise to this promotion position. This
position could be regarded as a very standard springboard
promotion position. The flow of people was good, the
location was good and the conditions for entering it weren’t
too harsh. As long as players did well, they could rise to a
higher promotion position. This meant it could be regarded
as a battlefield to be fought for.
This promotion position was generally where old players

relied on their fans to fight. In order to get to this position,
many mid-level and low-level players would tear at each
other and fight. Few newcomers could rise here.
Bai Liu’s ability to get this position as a newcomer caused a

lot of controversy and attracted many curious eyes. In
addition, the forum was still arguing about his operation so
more people came to watch the newcomer who had a
strange brain circuit.
As Wang Shun was thinking, more and more people

gathered behind him.
The viewing area of each player’s small TV was an infinitely

expandable space that could accommodate countless
players. It looked like a small place from outside but once
inside, they would find it could accommodate thousands of
spectators.
The dense group of players talked in front of Bai Liu’s small

TV.
“Isn’t this system recommendation a demon field? It is said

that there is a bloody storm before it opens. Why is there a
newcomer here?”
“Hiss— the data of this newcomer is a bit awesome. A pure

newcomer can play so well so the system will help. It is no
wonder the recommendation position is given.”
“However, this newcomer rose up. Then the person who was
in the system recommendation position before will go down.
I remember that the last batch of players recommended by
the system were crazy. It is said there was also a murderer
for the show effect… who was pushed down by this guy
named Bai Liu?”
“I will look… fuck! He squeezed down Brother Gou!”

“Fuck! This newcomer is going to be cold!”
“I saw on the forum that Brother Gou has cleared the game.
He should now know that he has been squeezed out of the
promotion position. I’m lighting a candle for this newcomer.”
A tall man over two meters tall with a long scar on his right
eye walked into the area.
The man’s face was full of flesh and the flesh on his cheeks
was stacked on top of each other. His teeth were clenched
and he looked like a savage Shar Pei about to bite. This man
had a fat upper body and used a black steel nail belt to
carry a machete as wide as two palms on his back.
Some viewers secretly stepped away.
This person was Brother Gou. It was said that his last game
was a multiplayer game. This person killed his other
teammates and stole from them before clearing the level for
the effect of the show.
After killing, he peeled their skin from their bones for the
show effects. There were quite a few perverts in this game
who liked to watch this type of bloody scene. This Brother
Gou should’ve had blood on his hands before entering the
game. His actions were extremely skilled and in the eyes of
the audience who liked such scenes, they were as elegant
as a cat.
Brother Gou walked to Wang Shun’s side. His left eye

glanced at Wang Shun and Wang Shun got a chill. He
smartly retreated to give the best viewing position. Brother
Gou immediately sat down on the ground and grinned
viciously as he stared at the screen. “I want to see what
little bunny has taken my position. I will follow him in the
next game to see how good he is.”
The people who were just whispering fell silent. Bai Liu
might’ve reached this position due to his own ability but he
had provoked the vicious Brother Gou. Even if he could
survive this game, he wouldn’t survive the next one. In the
last game, Brother Gou killed his teammates and robbed
them of over 36,000 points and some items. His wealth was
so high that he wasn’t someone Bai Liu could contend with.
Wang Shun frowned and opened his own game manager. He

used his skill to inquire about the information of this Brother
Gou.
[Player Name: Li Gou]
[Player Occupation (before entering the game): Butcher.]
[Reason for entering the game: Imprisoned for the cruel

rape and murder of a female high school student who
bought meat from him in the afternoon. A strong desire to
survive was aroused during the trial and he entered the
game.]
[Core wish: He wants to be released from prison and wants

to retaliate against those who accused him. He has drawn
up a retaliation plan and decided to accumulate points to be
released from prison before setting a fire to kill the family of
the female high school student who accused him.]
[Recommended products in the game store for fulfilling the

wish: Crime erasing cream (can make changes to the face,
giving all the people who committed a death penalty crime
to live a brand new life and brand new face. One bottle lasts
for 10 years and one bottle costs 12,000 points), seamless
arson match (just lighting one stick can cause a fire that is
considered an accident at this location. Remember, it is an
accident~ It has nothing to do with you. One stick is 21,000
points).]
The detailed criminal record of Li Gou was also attached
below the information. Wang Shun hesitated before clicking
on it.
Li Gou’s criminal record was raping and killing a female high

school student in a small alley.
The female high school student was in her third year of high
school. She was on a break from school and went to buy
meat to help her parents who were cooking. In the end, she
was raped by the malicious Li Gou. Since she resisted
fiercely, he became angry and chopped off the girl’s hand
with a knife. The girl bled to death in the process.
Li Gou didn’t want to be discovered so he chopped off the

girl’s hands and feet, selling her meat as pork.
The girl’s parents thought their daughter was tired from

studying and went for a walk when she didn’t return from
buying meat for a long time. They even went to buy the
meat. They almost collapsed when they learned the truth.
However, Li Gou gritted his teeth and insisted he killed her

unintentionally. He just saw she was pretty and wanted to
tease her. He didn’t expect to kill her by mistake. His later
actions of chopping off her hands and feet and selling her
meat was due to regret, not intentional torture.
The girl’s parents were stubborn and wanted to sue him

even if they lost all their money. He was indeed sentenced
to death. This aroused his resentment and desire for
revenge, becoming an opportunity for Li Gou to enter the
game.
TL Note: The author wrote a disclaimer in later chapters

because Chinese readers were getting frustrated with the
audience comments. The audience comments are important
for giving some information about the background of the
world etc. The author actually got rid of around 5,000 words
of comments before releasing but couldn’t eliminate
anymore or else things wouldn’t make sense. The audience
comments won’t show up so frequently once the first arc is
over. It is also the reason why I said the first arc is a bit slow
due to the setup.
Game
After reading about Li Gou’s life, Wang Shun felt for the first
time that it wasn’t good for him to possess the ‘Know It All’
skill that allowed him to check players. He looked at Bai Liu
on the small TV with a bit of worry and sorry.
The game over there hadn’t even been finished yet there
was already a butcher guarding him out here.
Bai Liu really had a luck value of 0.
have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 0 people have charged
Bai Liu’s small TV and 378 people have stepped on player
Bai Liu’s small TV.]
[Player Bai Liu has gained 3,000 viewers in one minute but
the like rate is less than one-tenth. It seems that most of the
viewers are watching you to eat melons and join in the
fun~]
[A high level player Li Gou is watching the player Bai Liu’s

small TV. Congratulations to player Bai Liu for winning the
first high level player audience!]
[Li Gou has stepped on the player Bai Liu. Wu wu, it seems
this high level player doesn’t like you.]
Bai Liu waited on the sea until dawn. It didn’t take long for
the big ship that had left last night to come back. He noticed
that both Jeff and Lucy were at the bow of the ship. Jeff
seemed to be comforting Lucy, his hand on Lucy’s shoulder.
Lucy buried her head in Jeff’s arms like she was about to
collapse and she was gently soothed by him. Jeff also kissed
Lucy’s crying face affectionately from time to time. Lucy
didn’t refuse and somewhat snuggled against him
dependently. Looking at this scene, Bai Liu slightly raised his
eyebrow.
It seemed that after one night, it wasn’t only Bai Liu’s True
Love Ship that successfully made it ashore. It seemed Jeff
and Lucy also boarded the ship of true love.
Once the big ship approached, Lucy and Jeff saw Bai Liu
draped in the quilts like he had been sleeping all night. Lucy
screamed with surprise, clutching her chest and pushing Jeff
away. Jeff seemed disbelieving and took a few steps away in
a panic, gesturing wildly. “Bai Liu, you are okay?! No, I
mean, are you okay?”
Bai Liu calmly grabbed the rope ladder that had been
lowered and climbed it. His meaningful eyes moved
between Lucy and Jeff before he showed a kind smile. “I’m
fine. Good morning Jeff, Lucy. I had a very pleasant evening.
It seems that you did as well?”
Lucy panicked and leaned over to hug Bai Liu’s arm. Bai Liu
calmly avoided her and Lucy covered her face and cried.
“No, Jeff told me last night that you and Andre would both
die. I was scared and thought it was my fault. Jeff comforted
me.”
Bai Liu smiled but didn’t ask if Jeff comforted her using his
body. His attention was on other places.
Lucy’s face was pale and there was a weird lag to her
actions. In addition, the texture of her hand… was very
similar to the texture of the amulet merfolk statue that Bai
Liu touched in the warehouse before. It was as crisp as an
egg shell and the thin texture didn’t give off a fishy smell.
Jeff also defended himself, his eyes dodging around. “Yes,

Lucy thought you and Andre had an accident and stayed
with me because of fear. There is nothing between us.” He
squeezed out a reluctant smile at Bai Liu. “I know she is
your girlfriend and I didn’t do anything. You are my best
friend, Bai Liu.”
Bai Liu didn’t think so. “Where did you spend last night? The
museum, right?”
Lucy exclaimed loudly, “How did you know?” Then she

started complaining endlessly. “Yes, they didn’t allow us to
go back to the hotel. They said it is the custom here after
participating in the merfolk fishing activity. In order to wash
away the scent of killing and blood, we needed to spend the
night at the Siren Museum. That place is terrible. It is full of
statues that seem to move at night. No matter where we
went, Jeff and I would have statues blocking our way.”
Jeff was still smiling. “Bai Liu, where is Andre? Where did he
go?”
Bai Liu smiled and replied, “He should be at Siren Museum

now, waiting for us.”
Jeff looked suspiciously at Andre’s boat on the sea. The boat

was covered with black paint-like blood and there were
some torn leather strips that could be seen as Andre’s coat.
Jeff’s eyes flashed at this scene and he lowered his head. He
couldn’t help showing a happy grin.
Bai Liu watched Jeff. It was clear that Andre’s death had
satisfied this person.
Soon, Jeff turned to look at Bai Liu again. He pretended to

be puzzled as he pointed to the ship. “However, Andre’s
boat is still here. It is impossible for him to return to the
shore.” Jeff glanced at Bai Liu timidly, shrank back and
stopped his mouth at just the right time.
Lucy exclaimed again and covered her lips. “My god, Andre
is really dead! Bai Liu!” She looked at him with disbelief and
disappointment. “Did you kill Andre? Did you push him into
the sea?”
Bai Liu thought she wanted to cry but her eyes were dry.
That’s right. How could a statue shed tears?
Jeff looked sadly at Bai Liu. “You shouldn’t have done such a
thing. Andre might not be a good person but he has the
right to live.”
Bai Liu smiled as he stared into Jeff’s eyes. “I might be able

to say the same thing back to you.”
Jeff stared at him vigilantly. Bai Liu shrugged indifferently

and turned to Lucy who was still accusing him. “You can wait
until we get to the museum to see Andre. I wouldn’t lie to
you.”
“We’ll break up if I lie to you,” Bai Liu continued with a

smile.
Lucy hesitated a moment. She glanced at Bai Liu’s trouser

pockets where Bai Liu put his wallet. Then she thought of
the high vacation expenses and finally closed her mouth.
Bai Liu had figured out the last 10% of Jeff’s bloody
conspiracy. He felt that he had overestimated the human
nature of the NPC setting in this game too much. This game
actually had no teammates who were slightly kind to him.
When designing games, Bai Liu was accustomed to being

pressured by his boss to sing praise to friendship. At the
very least, he would design a teammate who was pure and
good because such a game was better received. He didn’t
expect this game to be the setting of all villains. The violent
Andre, the cruel-hearted Jeff and his girlfriend Lucy who was
dating him for money and could cheat at any time.
This type of set-up where no one was good… he really liked

it.
The corners of Bai Liu’s mouth curved up.
Once he got out of the misunderstanding of ‘Jeff is familiar

with the merfolk setting and must be a good person. He
should be kept until the end’ then it was easy to guess the
last 10% of Jeff’s bloody conspiracy.
It was no wonder that Jeff had been vigilant toward Bai Liu
and that the progress bar rose twice in a strange manner. It
was because Jeff had always wanted to kill two people from
beginning to end: Andre and Bai Liu.
The task the driver received wasn’t only to kill Andre. It was
to also kill Bai Liu. It might even include robbing him.
Go back and think about it. It was weird that the player
came to Siren Town in a group and that the initiator was the
player himself. It was because the setting of the player was
someone with little courage who would cry even when
getting in the car to head to Siren Town. He would never
choose a strange place like Siren Town for a bet.
As for the others, Andre obviously didn’t know about this

place. It was the first time Lucy had come here. The only
one who knew about this place and could recommend it for
a courage bet was Jeff who had been immersed in merfolk
research for many years. The reason why such a timid
person made a bet with Andre and came to Siren Town was
probably due to Jeff’s instigation.
Jeff’s reason for choosing Siren Town was good. He had

studied Siren Town and knew about the high theft rate and
the police’s difficulty in solving crimes. None of the missing
people could be found. Based on this information, it could
be concluded that Siren Town was the best place to commit
a crime.
There was no better place to throw a corpse than Siren

Town. Jeff’s mermaid knowledge setting wasn’t intended to
help them clear the game. It was used to kill players.
[Side task — Jeff’s Bloody Conspiracy, 100% progress. It has

been completed and 50 points are awarded.]
[Unlocked the hidden state of the character — Jeff who

resents everything]
Bai Liu swept the coin over Jeff.
[NPC name: Jeff (Status ???)]
[Character Profile: A strong fan of unnatural creatures such

as mermaids and sea monsters. After learning that Lucy’s
group was going to Siren Town, he actively asked to come
along. He is very good at telling the legendary story of Siren
Town.]
[Character Hidden Profile: Due to being beaten by Andre all
year round without daring to resist, Jeff deeply hates
everything in his heart. After accidentally gaining your trust
and becoming your friend, he was jealous of you who has a
good girlfriend and deep wealth. He resents you for not
getting justice for him. He thinks that you are just a
hypocrite and wants to take everything from you. He even
wants to use you to kill Andre.]
[After encountering the opportunity when you and Andre

were making a bet, his heart was moved. He knew the most
perfect crime location in the world. It wouldn’t be him who
killed you and Andre. It would be the merfolk he loves
deeply. He decided to use his favorite thing to end your and
Andre’s lives…]
[Warning to the player after unlocking the side story. Jeff has
a very low trust in you and is likely to attack you. You should
pay attention to your own safety.]
In front of the small TV, Wang Shun suddenly realized. “It

turns out to be like this. I was wondering why Jeff always
tried to kill the player during the land chase.”
Other players were also discussing it while complaining.
“Fuck! Jeff turned out to be this type of person! His setting is

that he is proficient in merfolk so I thought he was an NPC
who gave information and couldn’t die casually. I saved him
several times when being chased in this game and almost
died!”
“There is something about this player. He caught a traitor as

soon as he came ashore.”
“His thinking always feels jumpy but he is very stable.”

The audience members praising Bai Liu were talking loudly
when Li Gou slammed down his knife impatiently and the
audience suddenly became quiet.
Li Gou looked at Bai Liu’s small TV and sneered. “Isn’t it just

a side story? I thought he was so awesome. All the people in
the forum were calling him the next Mu Sicheng. The people
praising him must not have played many games and
haven’t received many promotion positions. Just him? The
next Mu Sicheng? Is he worthy?”
Wang Shun opened his mouth but closed it without any

rebuttal. He just shook his head helplessly.
Less knowledge?
He had watched so many videos of Siren Town and knew

that the only players who played close to the complete side
story were Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu. The video of Mu
Sicheng’s gameplay of Siren Town was in the VIP video
library of the system and required 40 points to watch it.
This price was enough to explain the value of the

information in the video. The side story that Mu Sicheng
could play out was definitely not easily done by everyone,
otherwise it wouldn’t enter the VIP library.
Moreover, Wang Shun remembered that even Mu Sicheng

didn’t get the final 10% for Jeff’s bloody conspiracy. Mu
Sicheng had 56 points in luck when he played Siren Town.
From Wang Shun’s point of view, Bai Liu could play to this
level. It meant that at least in this game—
Bai Liu was far better than Mu Sicheng.

Chapter 24.1: Siren Town
Game
After Bai Liu got off the ship, he needed to stay in the
museum until the evening according to the customs of the
sailors. It was to wash off the killing from his body. He had to
atone for his sins before leaving. Lucy and Jeff went to the
museum with him.
In the early morning, the dim museum was gloomy. A sailor

sent Bai Liu in and warned him not to leave. He had the
museum keeper watch Bai Liu and left.
Lucy got closer to Bai Liu from behind and whispered, “Why
is this museum still so terrible during the day?”
There were statues looking down on Bai Liu and the others.
The faces of these statues were even more vivid than those
seen by Bai Liu yesterday. Bai Liu noticed that the fish tails
of two of the statues had become shorter. Only the part
under the knee was a fish tail while the thighs were in the
shape of normal human legs.
Bai Liu looked at the faces of these two statues with short
tails. They held a subtle resemblance to Lucy and Jeff. There
was a strange smile on their faces as they looked directly at
Lucy and Jeff behind Bai Liu.
It was as Bai Liu suspected. Lucy and Jeff who spent the
night here were ‘sacrificed’ and turned into the ‘amulet
statues’. Meanwhile, the merfolk statues that enjoyed the
‘sacrifice’ gradually became ‘Lucy’ and ‘Jeff’.
Currently, the statues should be in the intermediate

transformation state of ‘breaking from the cocoon into a
butterfly’. The merfolk statue wasn’t fully hatched as a
butterfly. It would continue as the cocoon was broken. This
was why Lucy and Jeff still had a trace of life.
Bai Liu didn’t want the transformation of Lucy and Jeff to be

completed. It wasn’t due to the Virgin Mary idea of saving
everyone. It was because once the transformation was
successful, he would need to deal with two more powerful
‘butterfly’ monsters. Thinking about this, Bai Liu took out
the flashlight to force these merfolk statues back.
As a result, the moment the lights turned on, Lucy and Jeff
went even crazier than the statues. They howled and Jeff
rushed to try and snatch Bai Liu’s flashlight. Bai Liu dodged
just in time and turned it off, causing the two people to calm
down.
Lucy slumped to the ground and looked up at Bai Liu with a

bit of bitterness in her eyes. “Your flashlight was too bright.
Bai Liu, were you trying to blind us?”
Jeff was supporting himself on a statue as he hysterically

warned, “You better never turn on that thing again!”
Bai Liu opened his hands in an insincere manner. “Sorry, I

didn’t know you were so sensitive to light.”
Of course, Bai Liu knew that Jeff and Lucy would inevitably
be afraid of light once they transformed into statues. He
didn’t care that the two of them would be harmed. He just
hadn’t expected them to resist so fiercely that they would
grab at his flashlight.
These two people were different from the merfolk amulet

statues. They could move freely and weren’t any slower
than Bai Liu. If Bai Liu turned on the lights and the two of
them crazily grabbed the flashlight then Bai Liu would lose
it.
This limited the use of Bai Liu’s items.
It seemed that since the plot had developed to this point,

the game obviously used Jeff and Lucy to restrict the use of
flashlight to push back the statues. This meant there was
the possibility of a subsequent chase with the merfolk
statues. In order to make the chase stimulating, the game
banned the player’s bright light items.
Bai Liu often did this when designing games. For example,
there was a mirror that could force the monster back. In
order to create the effect of the monsters scaring the
players, Bai Liu would let the mirror have a CD (after using it
once, there would be a rest period). During the CD, players
would be forced to hide to avoid being discovered and killed
by monsters. Then the fear of the game was greatly
enhanced.
Bai Liu might’ve been very happy when designing this type
of evil plot but he wasn’t so happy once he actually
encountered it.
Bai Liu put away the flashlight and raised his hands to
indicate that he wouldn’t turn it on. At the same time, his
gaze swept over the entrance of the museum. It was already
guarded by statues and more statues were approaching
him.
In this way, Lucy and Jeff would attack when the light was
turned on. However, the merfolk statues couldn’t be pushed
back without turning on the light. Bai Liu had to wait here
until evening to be released and he would surely die.
It wasn’t just because these merfolk statues would come

over to possess Bai Liu, increasing his degree of alienation
and turning him into an amulet statue. There was another
very important point.
Bai Liu flipped the coin in his hand and a panel popped up.
[Warning. The god-level NPC, the Siren King will be

awakened in seven hours. Asking players to clear the
instance before then.]
The moment this warning popped out, the audience in front

of Bai Liu’s small TV exclaimed. Even Li Gou stood up and
narrowed his eyes at the small TV. A few seconds passed
before he burst out laughing. “It is really the god-level NPC.
This person is going to be killed by the monsters or the god-
level NPC. He is dead. There is no need to kill him. He
fucking deserves it for grabbing my place.”
“Wow, isn’t it an ordinary siren banshee in the museum?

How did it fucking become the god-level NPC? How to play
this? He must surely die!” The people seeing Bai Liu’s small
TV for the first time exclaimed.
“This was originally the place where players had to play hide
and seek until they were released at night. Then they would
be killed by the merfolk statues at night. However, this
person can’t survive until night.”
“Originally, as long as you escaped from Siren Town this

night, it would be considered a pass. However, escaping
from Siren Town is just the normal ending and the
evaluation and rewards aren’t high. I heard that God Mu
played the true ending. He sent the corpse of the banshee
back to the sea to seal the ghosts in the town. Fuck, now the
banshee has directly become the Siren King for Bai Liu. It is
a direct GG!”
“He can’t survive either way. This newcomer is going to

die.”
Wang Shun’s heart rose to his throat.
He didn’t expect Bai Liu to obediently go to the museum! If

Bai Liu had run away midway then it would directly
stimulate a chase to escape Siren Town and there might be
a chance of life. Now he entered the museum and it was a
dead end.
Wang Shun sighed with regret. He objectively admitted that

Bai Liu was a player with great potential who didn’t lose to
Mu Sicheng. It was just that Bai Liu had no luck.
saved Bai Liu’s small TV, 0 people have charged Bai Liu’s
small TV and 378 people have stepped on player Bai Liu’s
small TV.]
[There are 4,500 new viewers. Congratulations to player Bai

Liu. The number of people watching the small TV is more
than 10,000 but no one likes the player Bai Liu. Player Bai
Liu has gained the achievement of ‘no approval in 10,000
people’. It is really bad gameplay and the recommendation
system is very disappointed.]
[The recommended promotion position of player Bai Liu is

about to expire.]
Bai Liu headed toward the central exhibition hall with Lucy
and Jeff following behind him. The body of the Siren King
was still floating in the transparent liquid behind the glass
showcase. The fine foam floated between his long hair and
light-colored eyelashes like a layer of snow had fallen on
him. Bai Liu walked next to the Siren King’s showcase and
looked up at the merman that hadn’t been completely
corrupted.
The face of this merman was gorgeous and overwhelming

yet had a breathtaking sense of strangeness. It was like the
merman would open his eyes the next second, using his
long and powerful fish tail to break the bulletproof glass
coffin that imprisoned him and massacre everyone before
returning to the sea.
Lucy looked around and questioned it. “Bai Liu, you said that
Andre is here in the museum. Where is he?”
Bai Liu didn’t look back. His eyes were still on the Siren King
in the showcase as he spoke lightly, “Didn’t you already
pass by him when you entered through the door? Jeff even
helped him a bit.”
“I helped him a bit?” Jeff pointed at himself in a questioning

manner. “Bai Liu, there is no one in this museum apart from
the three of us.”
“Yes.” Bai Liu responded casually to Jeff. “When did I tell you
that Andre is still a human?”
Lucy held her arms, rubbing them as she stepped back with
fear. “Bai Liu, don’t joke around. Where is Andre?”
Bai Liu seemed to hear the dull dragging movements of the

statues. His ears pricked and he turned his head to see a
grim-faced Andre merfolk statue standing behind Jeff and
Lucy with sharp teeth and nails. He seemed about to attack
Lucy and Jeff. Bai Liu opened his mouth and spoke in a
polite manner. “Lucy, Andre is behind you.”
Lucy and Jeff instinctively turned around and then let out a
fierce male and female duet scream. Bai Liu had already
expected it and blocked his ears.
This is the beginning of the author’s irregulat chapter

lengths, with chapters randomly ranging from 3k (average
chapter) to 13k Chinese characters. Therefore, chapters
might be split into multiple parts.
Chapter 24.2
Game
Andre’s skeleton had been taken away by the merfolk last

night and the Siren Museum had received two fresh
offerings, namely Jeff and Lucy. Logically speaking, the Siren
Museum should have two merfolk fish statues that could
leave the museum after being attached to the sacrifice’s
bodies. This meant Andre’s skeleton would be made into a
merfolk statue to fill the vacancy in the museum. This was
why Bai Liu said that Andre had gone to the museum.
Although Lucy and Jeff’s statues hadn’t left yet, the merman
statue of Andre had still entered.
Behind Andre was a large group of statues. They stood in a

dense manner at the entrance of the exhibition hall and
their faces were becoming somewhat similar to Bai Liu’s
face. They obviously wanted to be attached to Bai Liu. He
raised his eyebrow and avoided Lucy, who wanted to grab
his arm while screaming.
For Lucy and Jeff, these statues weren’t dangerous at all. It

was because they were already statues and it was only a
matter of time before they completely transformed. The
most troublesome one was Bai Liu because these statues
and Lucy and Jeff were all opposed to him. He was also
restricted from using the flashlight and alcohol couldn’t burn
these statues.
The resistance of these statues was much higher than the

merfolk. The only method Bai Liu could use to fight against
these statues was the ‘direct human gaze’. This method of
restricting the movement of the statues actually had a big
loophole. It was that people needed to blink.
Jeff and Lucy could no longer be regarded as humans and

their gaze was useless against these statues. Only Bai Liu’s
eyes were useful. Every time Bai Liu blinked, he could feel
the statues getting closer to him.
In the dimly lit room, the statues of varying shapes started

to slowly melt like wax figures. Their faces became strange
and subtly similar to Bai Liu’s face. The statues also had a
weird and satisfied smile on their faces…
The statues’ long lips revealed a row of white, sharp teeth

while the scales on their tails started to peel off and
disappear. The fishy smell in the air gradually became
stronger as Lucy and Jeff clung to Bai Liu’s right and left
side. As soon as Bai Liu took out the flashlight to push back
the merfolk statues, these two people would go crazy.
Of course, Bai Liu didn’t think about killing Lucy and Jeff
directly. It was because after killing these two human
amulets, the merfolk statues corresponding to them would
instantly run away and there would be two more merfolk
sailors in the museum. Those things moved fast and
currently Bai Liu’s physical strength panel was bad. Once he
encountered the sailors without a terrible advantage like the
warehouse, he would probably die.
Seeing this, Wang Shun closed his electronic recorder and

sighed with mixed feelings as he prepared to leave. Like
Wang Shun, there were many viewers preparing to leave.
Almost no viewers were interested in this type of game
video with a predetermined failure.
However, before leaving, Wang Shun looked up at the small

TV. Wang Shun was stunned. He stopped and muttered to
himself in disbelief, “Bai Liu… why is he smiling?”
Bai Liu lowered his head and slowly smiled. He felt that the
game that had developed up to here was quite interesting.
It was a good game. He hadn’t played such a high quality
horror game in a long time. His fingers flipped the coin
quickly and panels popped out one by one, dazzling the
audience in front of his small TV.
Some viewers started to taunt him.
“Is this panic? His last dying struggle?”
“Item shop, monster book, mission panel… wow, all the

panels are brought out. What is he doing? Is this spending
all his points before death?”
Wang Shun was silent. He just held his breath as he watched

Bai Liu on the small TV while taking out his electronic
recorder again. He could clearly see that Bai Liu was dealing
with the situation in front of him very quickly. He wasn’t
panicked at all like the other viewers had said. Bai Liu just
did things too quickly that it seemed like he was messing
around. At this point, Wang Shun was nervous. He started to
look forward to whether this magical newcomer Bai Liu
could make a miraculous comeback.
Bai Liu calmly handled things.
[Item shop, I need a pickaxe that can smash bulletproof

glass.]
[17 points, deal.]
[I need a mobile cart that can haul giant animal carcasses.]
[7 points, deal.]
[System, open the monster book to the Merfolk Statue and

Merfolk Sailor pages.]
[Yes, the Siren Town Monster Book is being opened for the
player—opening completed.]
[Siren Town Monster Book – Merfolk Statue (1/4)]

(Cocoon State)]
[Weaknesses: Human eyes looking directly at it, bright light

(2/3)]
[Siren Town Monster Book – Merfolk Sailor (3/4)]
[Weaknesses: Fear of bright light, amulet (2/3)]
[Attack Method: Biting and scratching (there is a certain

scratched)]
[Your first and third pages only need one more weakness
before the gathering is complete. Please continue to work
hard!]
Bai Liu’s rapid operation made the players in front of the

small TV feel numb. The players who had previously been
laughing were now silent. Everyone was staring at Bai Liu’s
smiling face as he switched quickly between different panels
with ease.
Panels with different colors reflected their light on Bai Liu,

cutting Bai Liu’s face into pieces. The calm and relaxed
feeling around him was too convincing. Everyone could tell
that Bai Liu wasn’t messing around. One player asked in a
weak voice, “What the hell is he going to do…?”
Only Wang Shun’s eyes lit up. “He is collecting the monster
book!”
Fuck! Wang Shun hit his hand with a bit of annoyance and
admiration. Why didn’t he think of such a simple method of
clearing the game? If the previous weakness was banned
and couldn’t be used, simply abandon it and explore a new
weakness!
The others discussed it with surprise.
“No way? He really wants to collect the monster book?”
“It was previously said that only God Mu successfully

collected the entire Siren Town Monster Book. Ordinary
players could only collect one page. Can this newcomer do
it?”
“I don’t think it is possible. I have watched the game video

of Siren Town many times and I have never seen the third
weak point of the merfolk statues and sailors.”
Bai Liu couldn’t hear the confusion. He just raised the

pickaxe in his hand lazily and aimed it at the Siren King in
the glass showcase before smashing down.
The glass cracked and shattered. The Siren King gradually
fell to Bai Liu’s feet along with the liquid. The merfolk
statues seemed greatly frightened. They withdrew from the
central exhibition hall and fled in all directions. Even Lucy
and Jeff clutched their heads and ran away from the central
exhibition hall, screaming like they had seen a demon.
Wang Shun looked with bright eyes at Bai Liu who was
drying the liquid on his fingers. Now the situation was
obvious.
“The third weakness of the merfolk statue and merfolk

sailors is the Siren King!”
Bai Liu crouched down and raised the Siren King’s chin.
Liquid clung to the Siren King’s eyelashes like glue before
dripping down onto his gorgeous lips. The lips moistened
from the water and gleamed as if inviting people for a kiss.
In this way, the face was even more enchanting and
beautiful beyond the limit of human imagination. Only
unconventional words like siren and sea demon could frame
such a face.
The texture under Bai Liu’s fingers was cold and delicate. It
was incredible. Bai Liu wanted to say that the NPC modeling
of this game was quite excellent. It could make such a
beautiful NPC.
Then as he came to the door, Bai Liu also suddenly

remembered that he was broadcasting. The collection of
three pages in the monster book was quite exciting and the
audience should want to see him speak in a chuuni manner.
Therefore, Bai Liu exhaled in a serious manner and smiled.
“Everything starts from you and everything will end with
you, the beautiful Siren King.”
“Let me lead you to your ending and my victory.”

Bai Liu leaned down and put the Siren King into his small
cart. He looked up and smiled slightly as he stepped on the
foot of the cart and pushed it. The cart with the Siren King
exited the museum in an arrogant manner. No merfolk
statue dared to approach. They stood far away in the dark
corners of the museum and were afraid to step forward.
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Merfolk Statue

(1/4)]

(Cocoon State)]
[Weaknesses: Human eyes looking directly at it, bright light,

Siren King]
[Attack Method: Incubation]
[The Merfolk Statue (Pupa and Cocoon State) page in the

monster book has been collected. I hope the player can
continue working hard.]
[Weaknesses: Fear of bright light, amulet, Siren King]

scratched)]
[The Merfolk Sailor (Butterfly State) page in the monster

book has been collected. I hope the player can continue
working hard.]
[System Notice: Player Bai Liu is only one step away from
collecting the entire Siren Town Monster Book. Please keep
working hard!]
There was a three minute silence in front of Bai Liu’s small

TV. Even Li Gou was taken aback for a while.
In the end, it wasn’t known who it was but someone called

out excitedly, “Bai Liu! Charge him! Great! Awesome!” The
entire atmosphere of excessive silence was shattered.
It was like a drop of water had fallen into an oiled pan. In an

instant, all the players watching Bai Liu’s game were incited
by this desperate situation and reversal. They couldn’t help
their screams.
“The monster book is coming together!”

Game
“He is only one step away from the monster book being
collected. Damn, this is the first time I’m seeing it. It is
amazing.”
“I really want to let those on the forum see this now. I

estimate that if they met the same situation, they would be
in the grave. Meanwhile, Bai Liu is at the top.”
“Good strength. He encountered the god-level NPC and

didn’t care. He directly used the pickaxe to smash it and
bring him out.”
“I laughed so much that my system malfunctioned. What a

historical innovator. This is the first time I’ve seen the god-
level NPC being dragged in a cart to be used as a tank to
fight monsters!”
“Too sad! The god-level NPC is miserable!”
Li Gou’s face was dark. He slammed down the knife again

but he simply couldn’t hold back the praise for Bai Liu.
Many people who had talked about Bai Liu’s strangeness on

the forum also came to watch the small TV. They had a bad
expression when they were beaten in the face by Bai Liu.
Now they heard someone call them out and cursed back. “It
is true. If he is so awesome then let him be on the central
screen! Isn’t this just the single player area? What’s so
great?”
At this point, the system said:
people have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 1,300 new
people have charged Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu
obtained 1,300 points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received more than 10,000 likes in a

minute and his reputation is like a broken bamboo! Player
Bai Liu has won a famous momentary achievement!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for getting the promotion

position and entering the single player central screen
strongly recommended position of the central hall. Wow,
good job. You got a central hall promotion position and the
number of views is rising rapidly.]
Wang Shun took a deep breath. He didn’t know why his

heart was beating so fast. He hadn’t experienced the feeling
of watching the process of a hearty and exciting game for a
long time. He stared deeply at Bai Liu’s small TV that was
extinguished and then turned and ran. He couldn’t miss a
single minute of the video of this player called Bai Liu!
Wang Shun’s run was a reminder to the other players.
“Fuck fuck fuck! Central hall promotion! This is the first time
a newcomer playing the game will be on it!”
“What are you screaming for? Go! Go to the central hall! If

we miss out on any plots and want to rush it again then we
will have to become members. Such a high quality video will
definitely enter the VIP library. Watching it is earning profit!”
“Oh yes! Come on!”
The player who previously said to place Bai Liu on the

central screen if he was so awesome had a dark face. The
group of people laughed and ridiculed him before running
away. Li Gou, who was standing at the rear of the group,
had an extremely dark expression. He gripped the knife in
his hand and went to the central hall.
The central hall.
A young man was squatting on the ground, wearing huge

headphones and holding a lollipop. He looked up at the
center screens with relish like he was selecting a video he
was interested in.
The headphones he was wearing were fluffy and looked a bit

like a big-mouthed monkey holding the earpieces with its
long hands.
The monkey’s eyes were red and the teeth were made from
cloth strips sewn in countless pointed triangles. It looked a
bit like a cartoon character but there was a trace of horror in
the cuteness. The appearance of this young man was also
similar to the monkey. He had a round face, dark red eyes
and pointed tiger teeth. If he closed his mouth, the tiger
teeth would be exposed. It was a type of cute yet slightly
scary appearance.
The lollipop slid in his mouth and his cheek bulged on one
side. This person complained impatiently, “Why are there no
players with a bit of potential? The current ranking is really
getting worse. There isn’t even a player who collected the
monster book. I don’t know how they came out.”
He dusted off his ass and prepared to leave.
Just then, a screen to the right side of the central screens lit
up. The small TV of a player who was here previously before
going out turned on again, revealing a beautiful face that
looked particularly harmless.
This player who looked like a good student was dragging a

cart with a smile on his face like he was handing in
homework to the teacher. His hand movements were simple
and flexible as he pushed the cart containing a merman who
looked like a celestial into a merfolk sailor like he was firing
a cannon.
The merfolk sailor let out a piercing, horrified scream and

ran away quickly, tears of horror flowing from the ugly eyes.
Bai Liu couldn’t help letting out a happy grin as he chased
the poor merfolk sailor.
Mu Sicheng who was in front of the big screen, “……”
Then he reacted. “??????”
Damn, where did this wild player come from? This type of
gameplay was simply too reckless! Why was he running
around a map pushing a monster?
Mu Sicheng quickly opened the player profile for his

promotion and slowly frowned. “Bai Liu, why is this name so
familiar? Have I heard it somewhere…?”
He kept turning the page. “This person is playing well. Three

pages of the monster book have been completed and there
is the side plot. The side plot is 100% finished… I
remember!”
Mu Sicheng suddenly remembered. Previously on the forum,
there was talk about a new player who was expected to
exceed his single player points record for Siren Town.
The newcomer who was said to not be able to complete True

Love Ship now completed three pages of the monster book
as well as the side plot, Jeff’s Bloody Conspiracy. Even he
hadn’t finished it. In addition, this man’s charged points for
Siren Town were already higher than his! It was really
possible for this person to get the highest points record for
Siren Town.
Mu Sicheng was a bit unconvinced as he entered the

onlookers around Bai Liu’s small TV without hesitation.
[Mu Sicheng, the fourth ranked player on the Rising Stars

ranking has entered player Bai Liu’s small TV. He hasn’t yet
expressed his attitude to you. You have to work hard and
impress him~]
The onlookers who saw this notice sucked in a breath. They

looked left and right for Mu Sicheng.
“God Mu is here!”
“Where is God Mu?!!”
“This newcomer is so awesome that he can even bring God

Mu over. God Mu hasn’t watched other people’s small TVs
for a long time. He just watches the videos directly from the
VIP library. The last time God Mu watched a small TV was for
Spades.”
“Spades is the king of this game and the person ranked first
in the total leaderboard. God Mu watching him is normal.
Then what is the background of this newcomer? How can
God Mu watch him?”
Mu Sicheng stood in the corner and the huge monkey
headphones on his head changed to a monkey cap.
He pressed down the brim of the cap and his eyes turned
dark red as he raised his head slightly to watch the leisurely
person on Bai Liu’s small TV. Mu Sicheng bit the lollipop in
his mouth with his sharp teeth and cocked his head as he
smiled thoughtfully.
“This newcomer is kind of interesting.”
Bai Liu pushed the Siren King and walked along the streets
with a pleasant smile on his face. It was more like he was
playing a casual game than a horror game.
The merfolk sailors following some distance behind Bai Liu

wanted to get close to him. Then they looked at the Siren
King on Bai Liu’s cart with fear and stared at Bai Liu with
bitterness. Bai Liu seemed to feel nothing like he was
pushing a stroller at the beach. The smile on Bai Liu’s face
was sinister. It felt like he was holding the feudal overlord to
control his vassals.
However, the relationship between the Siren King and the

merfolk sailors and statues wasn’t as simple as a feudal
overlord and his vassals. In fact, it was very simple to infer
that the Siren King was the last weakness of the merfolk
sailors and statues. This was based on two points.
First of all, the Siren King had no weaknesses so he was

equivalent to being the strongest in the game. Relatively
speaking, the Siren King was indeed a great threat to
players.
At the same time, it was the same for monsters. The Siren
King had no weaknesses and couldn’t be defeated by
monsters or players. Bai Liu instantly transferred the Siren
King’s threat to the monsters.
Second, it was based on the plot of the game.
Through the previous series of plots, it could be seen that

the merfolk, merfolk statues and merfolk sailors had a three
stage progressive relationship corresponding to the larva,
pupa and butterfly. However, it wasn’t just a progressive
relationship between these three monsters. There was also
a food chain relationship.
The merfolk sailors and statues, as well as the stronger

merfolk, would eat the meat of the weaker merfolk. In the
process of alienation, the merfolk fishermen could only
serve the merfolk sailors. They had to eat the merfolk
sailors’ leftovers and also do the fishing for the sailors on
the boat.
Meanwhile, the merfolk sailors controlled which merfolk

statues could be hatched. For example, Lucy and Jeff last
night. These merfolk sailors sent them to the Siren Museum
and decided which statues were hatched. This was
obviously the attitude of the upper class to the lower class.
It was like the boss of Bai Liu’s company deciding who would
be promoted.
It could be seen that there was a hierarchical relationship

between the monsters: merfolk (servant and food) →
merfolk statue (minion) → merfolk sailor.
The Siren King was at the top of this food chain. He had a
certain degree of control and deterrence and the other
merfolk monsters were obviously afraid of him.
Chapter 25.2
Game
Bai Liu found that these monsters weren’t only afraid of the
Siren King, they wanted to restrain him. He discovered this
because there was something wrong with the Siren
Museum.
In the case where almost the entire town was under the rule
of the merfolk monsters, there was actually no need for the
Siren Museum to exist. Previously, the Siren Museum existed
to conceal criminal evidence.
However, it wasn’t necessary for the merfolk.
The merfolk statues could move around the entire town just
like those in the hotel. Then why fix a certain number of
statues to the museum? They even supplemented the
number when a merfolk statue left the museum in order to
ensure there was a fixed amount.
This behavior of fixing a certain number of monsters in one

place without leaving had the appropriate adjective called
‘guarding’. The Siren Museum was more like a prison
guarded by a certain number of soldiers.
Yes, this was correct. These merfolk statues were guarding

the Siren King in the Siren Museum.
These fish monsters must’ve prevented the Siren King from
awakening using some means that Bai Liu didn’t know. It
was very likely that the liquid glass showcase had a certain
restraint effect on the Siren King.
Bai Liu had found that the liquid was as sticky as glue,
almost condensing as a thin shell on the eyelashes of the
Siren King. It also gave off a strange and dizzying smell. If
the game stated that the Siren King had a weakness then
Bai Liu would 100% guess that it was this liquid. It was a
pity that the Siren King had no weakness. The liquid could
only restrict him for a while and he would soon be able to
wake up from the liquid.
In fact, strictly speaking, Bai Liu’s guess wasn’t wrong. It

was because the weakness of the normal version of the
‘siren banshee’ was indeed this liquid. The siren banshee
couldn’t wake up from this liquid on its own. It needed to be
rescued by the player. At the same time, the player needed
to use the liquid to prevent the siren banshee from
attacking them once fully awake.
Unfortunately, Bai Liu encountered the Siren King, the bug

version that was strengthened and he could wake up purely
on his own. Therefore, it was pointless even if Bai Liu
guessed right. The liquid had a very limited effect on the
Siren King and it wasn’t realistic to expect the liquid to stun
the Siren King again.
The Siren Museum was the prison of the Siren King. The
reason why the monsters were so afraid of the Siren King
waking up was because once he woke up, it was basically
the death period of these monsters in Siren Town.
The monsters only started to appear after the Siren King

was salvaged. If the Siren King sank to the bottom of the
sea then these monsters should disappear. This was why
these monsters were so afraid of the Siren King and they
didn’t dare disturb Bai Liu who was pushing the cart. They
were afraid of disturbing the sleeping Siren King.
The thing these merfolk monsters didn’t know was that Bai
Liu would definitely die if the Siren King awoke. The reason
Bai Liu dared to be so arrogant was because he knew the
Siren King wouldn’t wake up in a short time. The system
prompts said it would take five hours for him to wake up.
This was why Bai Liu dared to use the Siren King as a
‘hostage’ to force back the monsters.
Now all Bai Liu had to do was take the Siren King to the
Siren’s Gift sea area, sink the Siren King to the bottom of
the sea and the game would end.
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the entire

storyline and entering the prologue of the ending. The
player has escaped from the museum during the day and
the merfolk statues can’t move during the day. The player
currently has a huge advantage and this has a strong
influence on the gameplay. In order for the merfolk statues
to participate in the final plot and to weaken the player’s
current advantage, balancing the gameplay, the weather is
about to change. Please prepare for it in time.]
[Weather change: Cloudy → Rainstorm]
Heavy rain came down suddenly. The big raindrops touched

the ground and made puddles of dust and water. Bai Liu was
instantly wet and turned into a drowned rat. He held the
cart with one hand and used his other hand to lift up the wet
hair from his eyelids. The water dripped from Bai Liu’s
eyelashes to the ground.
The world in front of him was engulfed in a white mist within
a few seconds. Bai Liu was flustered by the rain but the
merfolk sailors who had been chasing after him turned and
swallowed the rain. They seemed to get some type of
energy from the rain and they became strange. Gills grew
by their mouths and a green light appeared in their eyes.
They started to approach Bai Liu step by step.
Some merfolk statues that had been hidden in the shadows

also started coming closer. The pure white stone fish tail
seemed to come alive in the rain. They moved on the
ground like they were swimming in lubricating oil and the
speed of the statues was a lot faster than before.
The expression on the faces of the statues had changed

from a cookie-cutter smile to a ferocious and rampant smile.
The grey-black cracks around the eyes spread all over the
body. The upper body lost the human appearance and
became more like a fish in the deep sea.
The long eyelashes of the Siren King on the cart trembled

twice. The rain moistened his slimy fish tail and washed
away the remaining liquid from the glass cabinet. The silver-
blue scales started to gleam in the rain.
Bai Liu scanned the monsters with the coin game manager
hanging around his neck.
[Monster Name: Merfolk Statue (During rain enhancement,

they will move faster on land. The Siren King’s deterrent
power is reduced and the attack power is increased.]
[Monster Name: Merfolk Sailor (During rain enhancement,

they will move faster on land. The Siren King’s deterrent
power is reduced and the attack power is increased.]
[Monster Name: Siren King (Rain doesn’t have an
enhancement effect but due to the washing away of the
medicated liquid, the Siren King will wake up earlier. There
are only three hours left until the Siren King wakes up.
Please speed up the game progress.)]
Bai Liu saw the panel information and snorted. “This game
is a bit of a rogue. It can’t play so it has to forcibly penalize
the player. In addition, isn’t this strengthening too much?
Not only has it shortened my clearance time, the heavy rain
also restricts my movement speed and sense of direction.
My panel attributes are bad and it is easy to die in a
chase…”
“Well, for me, it isn’t impossible to play in this situation.” Bai

Liu’s wet hair that had been blocking his line of sight was
pushed back with his fingers. The rain slid down his chin and
soaked his clothes, making them even tighter. Combined
with the heavy rain, Bai Liu felt a bit short of breath.
He unbuttoned the first button of his drenched white shirt,

revealing a small piece of pale chest and the looming
outline of this collarbone under the translucent white cloth.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and smiled lightly. “I hope the
final rewards that the game will give me will match my
efforts. I don’t play games with abnormal rewards.”
[If you can win then you won’t be disappointed by our game
rewards. You will surely satisfy your inner desire.]
Bai Liu smiled. “Then thank you in advance for the reward.”
His tone and attitude were very natural as if he had already

received the rewards from the system. However, the group
of people in front of the screen looked stupid.
Due to his single-player position in the central hall, Bai Liu’s
small TV had attracted many new viewers. Some of them
were attracted by the gimmick ‘the new player’s small TV
that Mu Sicheng is watching’.
This group hadn’t seen Bai Liu’s previous divine operations.

They just saw the short-lived broadcast after Bai Liu was in
the ‘strongly recommended’ position. They felt speechless
that Bai Liu could still make such a confident speech in such
a desperate predicament.
“I wondered what type of player God Mu was watching. I

didn’t expect him to be such a thing. The monsters have
been enhanced, his panel attributes are bad across the
board and the game time has shortened. Yet he has the
leisure to chat and act handsome. I am speechless. I really
don’t understand it.”
“Previously I watched the forum praise. Now that I see him

playing like this, I think he is just so-so. I don’t know how he
got the promotion position. Did he rely on his face?”
Others defended Bai Liu. They were mostly those who

followed all the way from the single player zone.
“He has collected three pages of the monster book yet he is

fucking weak? You can play the game right? Do you have
the ability to show your game record and let everyone see
how many monster books you have collected?”
“Let me see who says they are better than Bai Liu? Oh, a
group of people who don’t have over 10 points to charge.
This is fine.”
Players could check each other’s charging points. Now they

were poking at the sore points of the people taunting Bai Liu
and the noise became worse.
There was fierce bickering between the two sides.
Meanwhile, Wang Shun was silent as he looked at Bai Liu on
the small TV in a worried manner.
Bai Liu truly had a luck value of 0. He was targeted both

inside and outside the game. The system specifically
restricted Bai Liu and he encountered the most difficult
audience in the central hall: those watching the central
screens.
The central area didn’t care much about the clearance

process. Many players who came to the central area,
especially the central screens, watched the videos mainly to
find a way to clear the level. They didn’t care about the
game process. They only looked for a few things. How much
were the final reward points and if the game could be
effectively cleared.
Therefore, the audience in the central area were notoriously

mean and picky. The number of times they stepped on
people was quite high except for the great gods. Their
points were generally spent on the paid live broadcasts of
high level players and the paid videos in the system VIP
library. Therefore, they didn’t easily charge people and were
more likely to step on players. They also held a lot of malice
toward new players. They would ridicule whoever came up.
The live videos of players who weren’t great gods would

quickly be stepped on by these viewers in the central area.
This type of bickering situation would accelerate the rate at
which viewers stepped on Bai Liu.
Chapter 25.3
Game
bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 0 people have charged Bai
Liu’s small TV and 3,807 people have stepped on player Bai
Liu’s small TV.]
[Player Bai Liu has been stepped on by more than 3,000

people in one minute. Your small TV has been stepped on by
over 5,000 people and you’ve earned the ‘Hateful’ title.]
[It seems everyone wants you to leave here, oh no, to die

here.]
[Player Bai Liu’s central screen strongly recommended

position is about to expire.]
Wang Shun saw the system notice and let out a long sigh. It
had become like this.
The audience members who followed Bai Liu were red with
anger while the audience from the central area was
triumphant. Just then, someone exclaimed, “There is
another newcomer who got a promotion spot at the edge of
the central hall!”
There was another one. The previous person was Bai Liu.
Then who was this? Wang Shun looked over suspiciously and
found it was a player holding a fire torch and using a water
bubble.
This player was swimming through the sea while using the
torch to drive away the merfolk sailors chasing him. He also
held a merfolk skeleton in his right hand. This was a real
skeleton made of dense white bones. It was the normal siren
banshee, not Bai Liu’s Siren King version.
This player was obviously alienated. HIs face was covered

by fish scales and his lower body was somewhat similar to a
fish tail. The thighs merged with the hells and disappeared,
allowing him to swim quickly in the water.
This player had obviously reached the ending. As long as

the siren banshee was returned to the bottom of the sea,
the level would be cleared. The survival rate of this player
was obviously much higher than Bai Liu. This caused even
greater derision from the central area audience.
“I’m laughing to death. Didn’t you praise this Bai Liu to the
sky? The other newcomer can pass the instance earlier
using the traditional plan!”
“This Bai Liu just likes to pretend to be awesome. I advise

you to rein in from the precipice and watch more serious
videos. It is better to spend more money than to watch this
free live broadcast of Bai Liu.”
“Let’s go. There is nothing to say about low level players like
them. It is a waste of time to watch.”
“I’m leaving too. I’m really speechless. I wasted time when I

could be watching the videos of the great gods.”
People kept leaving Bai Liu’s small TV. The previously
crowded viewing area quickly became empty. Wang Shun
sighed and walked in front of Bai Liu’s small TV in the
position he previously wanted but was squeezed out of due
to the crowd.
[7,060 people have left player Bai Liu’s small TV. Out of
them, 3,900 have entered the newcomer’s small TV next
door.]
[The player Bai Liu’s gameplay is too bad. No one is

watching or liking it. You won this position only to be
spurned. The strongly recommended system is very
disappointed and has decided to exchange the promotion
position of player Bai Liu with the promotion position of the
newcomer next door.]
Wang Shun was in a daze when another system notice

popped up.
[Player Bai Liu has dropped from the central promotion area
to the edge of the hall.]
[Player Mu Ke rises to the single-player strongly

recommended area in the central hall.]
Bai Liu hadn’t even stayed in this position for 10 minutes

before being taken down. The few viewers who stayed
behind for Bai Liu were angry and disappointed. They
complained and sighed. Some viewers moved to the
outskirts to continue to watch Bai Liu’s small TV. Some
silently stayed in place, waiting to watch the live broadcast
of the newcomer Mu Ke. They gave up on Bai Liu.
There weren’t many viewers who followed Bai Liu along with
Wang Shun. There was a strange man with a monkey hat
standing in front of the small TV who attracted Wang Shun’s
attention.
Wang Shun looked at the man in a strange manner. Bai Liu

had many ups and downs. As a viewer who had followed
him all this way, he was very emotional. Therefore, he went
to chat with this person who also came over. “Why did you
come to this place? Do you like Bai Liu very much?”
The man wearing the monkey hat slightly raised the brim,
revealing a pair of sly, red eyes. “It is because I think the
person who is said to be able to replace me definitely isn’t
only at this level.”
Who would Bai Liu replace? Wang Shun was taken aback
before realizing and he almost exclaimed.
Then Mu Sicheng made a ‘shh’ gesture and lowered his

voice as he laughed.
“In addition, he did play very well before, didn’t he? This is
the first time I’ve seen a player gather three pages of the
monster book beside me. In addition, I believe he definitely
would have gathered all of it by now if it wasn’t for the last
page being the Siren King.”
“This guy isn’t pretending. He really is strong.” Mu Sicheng

crushed the lollipop as he turned to look at Bai Liu’s small
TV with a grin on his face. “I haven’t seen the system act so
excessively to weaken a player’s advantage before.”
“The system says it is for the pursuit of game balance. This

means that Bai Liu, as a player, needs to be weakened to
this level for it to be considered a balanced game. He is
such a strong player yet some people think he won’t pass
the level…”
“How do you say it?” Mu Sicheng chuckled. “It is a bit
funny.”
[Mu Sicheng, the fourth ranked player on the Rising Stars

ranking has entered player Bai Liu’s small TV.]
[Mu Sicheng sincerely liked player Bai Liu’s small TV. It

seems he has a good feeling for the player~]
[Mu Sicheng used the authority of the fourth ranked player

on the Rising Stars ranking to recommend Bai Liu’s small TV
on his own small TV. A large number of viewers will soon
come over.]
Wang Shun was completely stunned. He only reacted after

some time and he asked Mu Sicheng in a puzzled manner,
“God Mu, if you think that Bai Liu is very strong, why didn’t
you say it just now? Why wait until he falls into the outskirts
before recommending him?”
If Mu Sicheng had stepped up and said these things then Bai

Liu might’ve been able to keep the highly recommended
promotion position. The recommendation of a great god like
Mu Sicheng was very good for newcomers like Bai Liu.
Mu Sicheng smiled and glanced at Wang Shun. “However, I

was waiting for him to fall to the outskirts.”
“For such a strong player, giving charcoal in the snow is

better than icing on the cake. I recommended him now so
he will owe me a favor.”
Wang Shun was choked up by Mu Sicheng’s shamelessness

and he stared at God Mu in a dumbfounded manner.
This God Mu was completely different from the ruthless and

brutal appearance he showed in the game. His face was
thick and he was shameless.
Bai Liu knew nothing about these outside things. The

merfolk statues and sailors were chasing him in the rain. Bai
Liu pushed the cart while moving very slowly. The monsters
had caught him several times. Once when he was caught,
Bai Liu turned the cart containing the Siren King around and
pushed it at the merfolk monsters several times. However, it
was becoming more useless. It was because the number of
monsters chasing him was increasing. In addition, the rain
made the fear of the Siren King smaller.
Bai Liu was scratched by a sailor’s nails and blood gushed

out. He turned and dragged the cart to hide in an alleyway.
There was a sudden buzzing in his mind as the system
popped up a red warning panel.
[Warning: Player Bai Liu has become alienated after being

scratched by a merfolk sailor. The mental value has dropped
to 60. This is about to drop below the safe mental value.
Once it drops below 60, the player will have hallucinations.]
“It isn’t very good…” Bai Liu covered his bloody arm and
leaned against the wall of the alleyway to catch his breath.
He was soaked by the rain and looked like he was fished out
of the sea.
He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing while getting

used to the dizziness and sense of dullness. The feeling of
the alienation value falling to 60 was like a black hole or
whirlpool sweeping his body’s senses and thinking ability.
Bai Liu had felt it once before but at that time, after the
early discomfort, he relied on his high mental value and
strong resistance to recover quickly. This time—
Bai Liu’s knees softened and his arms touched the ground.
His face was quickly covered with grey-black lines and dark
green scales started to grow under his eyes. His skin color
became whiter and seemed to be the white texture of fish.
He lowered his head and gasped constantly while the rain
fell on top of his head. Bai Liu was like a dying fish caught
ashore.
“This is my mistake.” Bai Liu’s tone was still very calm. “I

didn’t expect that my mental value falling to 60 would affect
me so much.”
Wang Shun stared at Bai Liu on the small TV in a tense

manner. “The mental value really fell to 60. Once it
decreases by one more, he will start to have hallucinations.”
Mu Sicheng’s expression was also serious and the lollipop he

was sucking and chewing on was completely unmoved from
one side of his cheek. He spoke in a vague voice, “It is 60
and it is easy to die in a chase battle. This is because there
are hallucinations. It is hard to distinguish between the real
monsters and the monsters you are hallucinating. It is hard
to find a way to escape.”
“Is it useful to buy a cleansing mental value item at this

time?” Wang Shun asked nervously. “Bai Liu’s current points
are enough to buy an item to cleanse mental value. After
cleansing, the mental value can rise.”
Mu Sicheng shook his head. “It might be possible in other

games but it is best not to cleanse in this game.”
Wang Shun was bewildered. “Why?”
Mu Sicheng no longer answered. The audience attracted by

Mu Sicheng’s recommendation whispered in a low voice.
“This player, is it my illusion? Why is there an illusion of

vegetables…?” (Vegetables = slang for weak/inexperienced)
“Why did God Mu recommend such a dish… is he serving us
a meal?”
As the discussion continued, Bai Liu on the small TV

suddenly stood up against the wall. His eyes narrowed as he
looked out of the lane where he was hiding. There were
several sailors and statues approaching. The black outline of
the monsters were looming in the misty rain.
After Bai Liu’s mental value dropped, his movement speed

had become even slower. If he rushed out now then he
would 100% be caught by these monsters. He just needed
to be caught once for his current mental value to instantly
fall below the 60 mark. If he started hallucinating on a rainy
day then he would have no way to tell the direction.
Bai Liu leaned against the wall and thought about it.
The merfolk monsters outside the laneway sniffed and

crawled on the ground like geckos as they scouted at a fast
speed. There was a strong green light in their eyes and
mucus dripped from their slightly open mouths. They
reached the alley and these monsters sniffed twice before
letting out a creepy smile with their fish lips. They quickly
approached the alleyway with their hands and lower limbs
attached to the wall.
Wang Shun held his breath and barely suppressed the ‘Bai
Liu, run!’ in his throat as he clenched his fists.
It was useless to run at this time. It was because Bai Liu’s

movement speed was far slower than that of the merfolk
monsters. Running would just attract the attention of other
monsters and was equivalent to delivering a meal. The only
thing he could do now was pray that the monsters didn’t
find Bai Liu in the lane and he could hide. Now these
monsters were moving closer and the situation wasn’t
optimistic.
Wang Shun’s thoughts were up to here when he saw Bai Liu

pulling the cart and rushing out of the lane without
hesitating under the heavy rain.
Wang Shun, “!!!!”
He anxiously blurted out, “You can’t run! It will be over if

you run!”
It was as Wang Shun expected. The merfolk monsters

moved closer and gathered at the entrance of the alley in
the blink of an eye. Many merfolk statues also flocked there.
The narrow lane was instantly surrounded by monsters.
However, Bai Liu pulling the cart didn’t stop. His eyes were
calm as he faced the monsters surrounding him.
Wang Shun understood. Bai Liu was going to break through

the encirclement!
Wang Shun was so anxious that he almost stomped his feet.
He couldn’t believe that Bai Liu would make such a fatal

mistake at this critical moment. Even if Bai Liu broke
through here, these monsters moved faster than him. They
could catch up with Bai Liu at any time and tear him to
pieces. Running like this didn’t make any sense at all!
Mu Sicheng frowned. “The drop in mental value might’ve

affected part of his thinking ability. He shouldn’t run out
here.”
“Yes.” Wang Shun let out a deep breath. “We have forgotten
to estimate the drop in mental value. Due to the influence of
his low physical strength, Bai Liu must’ve panicked here.”
The expressions of the other viewers were indescribable.
Everyone started to complain about whether Mu Sicheng
had changed his taste to being a vegetarian. Mu Sicheng
pretended not to hear this. He just slightly pressed down the
brim of his hat and muttered helplessly, “Am I really wrong
about this Bai Liu?”
Meanwhile, Bai Liu used the cart containing the Siren King
to break through the encirclement. The monsters’ eyes
stared at Bai Liu who was running away. Wang Shun’s heart
instantly rose to his throat. They were going to chase him!
These monsters were going to catch up!
However, the merfolk monsters on the small TV were

bizarrely hesitating at the entrance of the lane for a while.
They turned a blind eye to Bai Liu running away and rushed
into the lane in a strange manner.
Wang Shun, “??????”
Mu Sicheng, “?????????”
The other audience members, “????????????”
Why didn’t the monsters chase the player? What were they
doing in the lane?!
The scene on the small TV slowly switched to the inside of

the lane where there was actually another Bai Liu.
This Bai Liu held the cart as if he was facing the enemy. He
was also making some aggressive moves. Bai Liu raised his
chin at the monsters and slightly hooked his index finger,
seemingly provoking these monsters so they would fight
him. The merfolk monsters were indeed provoked and
attacked with gritted teeth.
The weird other Bai Liu ignited the audience’s discussion.
“Wow, what is this? Can he split his body?”
“Damn, what item is this? It is such a cheat. Can such a high

level item be used in a first level instance like Siren Town?”
“High level items can’t be used right? If high level items are
used in low level instances then the player will be directly
kicked out by the system because they disrupt the balance.”
“So what is this?”
Then the first fish monster scratched angrily and Bai Liu in
the lane turned into an afterimage. Then it was quickly
restored with that same lazy smile on his face. Wang Shun
thought of an item in Bai Liu’s items library and shouted, “It
is the 3D projector! Bai Liu is using a 3D projector!”
“The intelligence of the monsters in Siren Town is very low.

It is impossible for them to distinguish between the image
projection and the real person.”
Wang Shun opened his own electronic recorder about the

Siren Town monsters and spoke quickly. “The 3D projector
on rainy days will make the image more substantial.
Combined with the provocative actions made by Bai Liu’s
image, it is easy to anger and attract these low level
merfolk monsters.”
“Between a player who is holding his head down and

running away and a player in a fighting pose, the thinking
ability of these monsters means they will deal with the more
dangerous one first.”
Wang Shun’s eyes lit up. “He used this item to successfully
get rid of these monsters.”
Some viewers questioned it. “Still, it doesn’t matter how low
their intelligence. As long as their repeated attacks are
invalid, they will realize that they have been tricked and will
chase the real Bai Liu. These monsters are much faster than
the real Bai Liu.”
“He might’ve thrown them off here but they will still catch
up unless he restricts the movements of the monsters.”
The audience’s questioning words had barely emerged when

the monsters on the small TV started to sniff Bai Liu’s image
suspiciously. They tested it twice by scratching before
discovering it was indeed not the real thing. Then these
monsters gave off an extremely ear-piercing angry scream
at being teased.
The group of monsters were about to rush out of the lane to

chase the real Bai Liu.
Just then, the Bai Liu image behind them grinned and took
out his flashlight in an unhurried manner. He pointed it at
the backs of these monsters and turned on the flashlight.
The light beam was launched, passing through the merfolk
statues in the lane who wailed and closed their eyes and
leading them straight into the rain.
In the rain curtain, far away on the opposite side, another

beam of light was transmitted to meet the one from the
lane. It merged into a strong beam that crossed Siren Town.
The light-fearing merfolk statues were blocked by the light

and didn’t dare to move forward. This dazzling and
scorching light almost penetrated the entire Siren Town.
Therefore, these light-phobic merfolk statues were
completely restricted. They could no longer go past this
beam to chase Bai Liu.
Even the merfolk sailors who were protected by the amulet
and weren’t so afraid didn’t dare easily cross the light. They
wandered around it vigilantly and tentatively.
On the other end, Bai Liu leaned against the wall and
gasped. A 3D projector was placed beside him. The Bai Liu
in the projector took out a flashlight and turned it on. It
combined with the beam of Bai Liu in the lane to form this
strong light that blocked the way.
Bai Liu wiped the rain dripping on his forehead and sighed.
“Fortunately, this 3D projector works in water.”
A strong beam of light that blinded people was shown on Bai

Liu’s small TV.
The audience in front of the small TV was silent for a few

seconds. The previous people who questioned Bai Liu were
still dumbfounded. After a long time, someone said, “Okay,
so amazing…”
“The flashlight can still be played like this! So handsome!”
“I also suspected God Mu’s vision before. I was wrong. It

was my eyes that didn’t recognize gold and jade. It wasn’t
the player who is a vegetable. It was my eyes. I will go back
and eat my eyes.”
“Isn’t this newcomer’s gameplay similar to those in the

death comedy zone? I feel that he really regards this
horrible game as a game. It doesn’t matter if he wins or not.
The most important thing is the game experience.”
Game
Mu Sicheng was thoughtful. “In the case of rain and fog, the
light of the strong flashlight will form diffuse reflections on
the droplets of rain and fog.”
“In normal weather, the light of the flashlight will scatter

everywhere and it won’t be so concentrated as to form a
beam of light. However, the performance and effect of the
items given by the system are better than in reality. Along
with the addition of the weather, this effect can be
achieved… Bai Liu can even use this?”
“Interesting.” Mu Sicheng smiled, his tiger teeth biting the

sugar. “Rain was clearly a condition given by the system to
restrict Bai Liu but he actually used it to reverse the
situation.”
Bai Liu dragged the cart all the way to the beach. The
merfolk sailors behind him hesitated for a while before
finally crossing the beam and chasing him. It was just that
the photophobic statues were indeed all stuck behind the
beam. The danger here had already been greatly reduced.
At this time, the player only needed to enter the sea and
send the Siren King to the Siren’s Gift sea area to pass the
level. Since most of the players would be highly alienated,
they would be in a form similar to a merfolk. This allowed
them to go directly into the sea to send the Siren King back.
Wang Shun saw this and understood why Mu Sicheng said it

was better not to cleanse the mental value. It was because
the mental value was linked to the alienation state. If the
player’s mental value rose, they would change from the
state of ‘merfolk’ back to ‘human’. Humans couldn’t enter
the deep sea and send the Siren King back.
The last link in Siren Town was to send the Siren King back
and it could only be done by a ‘merfolk’. The degree of Bai
Liu’s alienation was just right. There was no need for the
cleansing. He could go directly into the sea as a merfolk.
Wang Shun sighed with relief when he thought of this.

Fortunately, Bai Liu didn’t cleanse his mental value. Wang
Shun was also a bit ashamed of his own finger pointing. The
game consciousness of a great god like Mu Sicheng was
indeed incomparable to a small fry like him. Yet a newcomer
like Bai Liu could stabilize himself and not cleanse…
If he compared himself to others then he would only torture

himself. Wang Shun shook his head and no longer thought
about the things that made him want to cry.
It stood to reason that Bai Liu only needed to drag the Siren
King into the sea while finding a way to avoid the sailors
behind him. Yet once Bai Liu came to the beach, he turned a
corner and didn’t go into the sea. Instead, he boarded the
big ship he previously took to the merfolk fishing activity!
The big ship was docked at the sea. Bai Liu pulled the cart
up the gangplank and boarded the ship! It was the merfolk
sailors’ base!
Wang Shun was about to suffer a heart attack from Bai Liu’s
twists and turns. He covered his chest and spoke helplessly,
“It was going to be cleared! Why is he going on the ship? Is
he sending himself to the door to be caught?!”
Mu Sicheng was also shocked by Bai Liu’s passionate death

action before the instance clearance. He bit the lollipop,
only to choke on the candy and he coughed several times.
Mu Sicheng struck his chest with red eyes and barely
swallowed the pieces of candy stuck in his throat. He
coughed a few times before replying, “If Bai Liu rushes into
the sea, he will be easily chased by the merfolk sailors
behind him. It is because the sailors move faster in the sea.”
“The conventional method of clearance is to use some items

to limit the sailors’ movement speed. For example, like that
newcomer before who floated on the sea using the fire
torch. Or he could resist. It doesn’t matter as long as his
mental value isn’t lost before completing the task.”
“Bai Liu should want to get rid of the merfolk sailors behind
him by getting on the ship.” Mu Sicheng made a thorough
analysis. “However, getting on the ship won’t work. There
are still some sailors who haven’t disembarked on the ship.
The moment Bai Liu gets in a confined space like the ship,
he would be easily caught by the sailors still on the ship.”
“Secondly, the sailors in the sea can also climb onto the
ship. These monsters swim faster than the ship. Bai Liu’s
move to get on the ship doesn’t make sense.”
The moment Mu Sicheng finished speaking, Bai Liu on the

small TV was in a situation.
Bai Liu pushed the cart along the wooden plank connecting
the ship and the land, running quickly to the ship. The
merfolk sailors on the ship moved when they heard the
sound and immediately came in front of Bai Liu. The sailors
chasing Bai Liu also stepped on the plank and were about to
touch his shirt.
This wave of attacks caused Wang Shun to look fearful but

Bai Liu’s eyes didn’t even flicker. He took out a 3D projector
from his pocket and threw it to the side of the ship. The
projector bounced twice on the ground, showing a similarly
provocative projection of Bai Liu. The merfolk sailors
hesitated a moment between the two before going straight
for the other Bai Liu.
Wang Shun was sweating all over and he took out a towel to
wipe his forehead. “Is Bai Liu going to repeat his trick again
and use the light of the projector to limit these sailors or is it
simply to confuse them and delay time?”
Then he was confused again. “However, the merfolk sailors

aren’t afraid of light. Even if the projection of Bai Liu takes
out the strong flashlight, it can’t stop the sailors who aren’t
afraid of light. The light beam on the land didn’t stop them.”
“Wrong. Didn’t you record the page of the Merfolk Sailor in

the monster book? Take a closer look at the weaknesses on
that page.” Mu Sicheng looked at the calm Bai Liu on the
small TV and couldn’t help admiring it. “I know why he got
on the ship. This person is amazing. It is no wonder why the
system wants to weaken him like this.”
Wang Shun hurriedly turned on his electronic recorder. He

had indeed written down the page for the merfolk sailor. He
clicked on it and inspected it carefully.

[Weaknesses: Fear of bright light, amulet, Siren King]

scratched)]
“Eh, it’s strange.” Wang Shun pointed to one of the

weaknesses and muttered to himself, “The weakness of the
merfolk sailor is obviously a fear of light. Why did the sailors
seem to be completely free of fear on land?”
“The amulet.” Mu Sicheng explained to Wang Shun. “There

is the protection of the amulets so strong light doesn’t work
on the merfolk sailors.”
Wang Shun reacted abruptly as he stared up at the small TV.

“Yes, that’s it! Bai Liu is going to—”
Mu Sicheng smiled at the small TV. “Yes, Bai Liu is going to

the bottom of the ship where the monsters put the amulets.
He is going to smash the amulets of the sailors. Then the
sailors will lose their protection and the bright light item in
his hand can be used to restrict their actions.”
On the small TV, Bai Liu had already thrown away the
monsters behind him and came to the warehouse. He raised
the pickaxe that had smashed the bulletproof glass and
started to smash the merfolk amulet statues placed below.
The amulet statues were smashed into pieces of stone

fragments under his feet. As Bai Liu in the warehouse took
out most of the amulets, the Bai Liu projection on the deck
took out his flashlight at the right time. It looked like a pair
of Bai Lius had coordinated together.
The Bai Liu projection smiled and raised the flashlight before
turning on the switch. It was in a posture similar to pulling
the trigger of a gun. There was a click and a bright light
beam passed by all the sailors surrounding the Bai Liu
projection.
The bright light struck and the merfolk sailors who had lost
the protection of the amulets covered their eyes, laying
down on the ground and wailing harshly. Even Wang Shun,
Mu Sicheng and some of the audience members covered
their eyes because the light from the small TV was too
bright.
“This is too… cruel.” Wang Shun had mixed emotions. “I

even feel that these monsters are a bit pitiful.”
However, the monsters soon escaped to both sides of the

light. Some even jumped into the sea, preparing to climb up
on the other end to attack Bai Liu.
This made Wang Shun frown. “Bai Liu might have the
flashlight but there is only one beam here. In addition, he
has no more projectors. Such a beam might indeed restrict
the movements of the sailors but it can’t directly trap them
like he did on the shore.”
Mu Sicheng crossed his arms and explained calmly. “Even if

two light sources are connected in a line, it is impossible to
completely restrict these sailors. It is because the location is
a ship and it is different from the town.”
“Bai Liu could use the light to block the road from the town
to the sea but if there is only one light on the boat, the
sailors can escape from both sides of the light and enter the
sea. This is no use.”
“Yes.” Wang Shun touched his chin thoughtfully. “There is no

time to buy a projector to record an image. He can only buy
another flashlight so that three rays of light can be
connected into a triangle. Then sailors will be trapped in the
triangle formed by the light.”
“I think so too.” Mu Sicheng nodded. “However, a player is

estimated to bleed a lot if they buy a flashlight at this time.
It is because at the end, the relevant clearance items for the
game will be more expensive. For example, at this time
point in Siren Town, the flashlight is a key item and will cost
at least 100 points.”
“100 points?” Wang Shun was speechless. “This is too

expensive. Isn’t it openly killing people?”
Mu Sicheng’s eyes narrowed. “Then would you buy a

flashlight for 100 points at this critical moment?”
Wang Shun was silent for a moment before a word popped

out. “Buy.”
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Bai Liu came out of the warehouse with the pickaxe and the
cart. He was also holding a flashlight in his hand. It seemed
his thoughts were the same as Wang Shun and the others.
The moment he came out, he opened the system store to
buy an item.
As he was sliding through the interface, Wang Shun saw the

price of the flashlight in Bai Liu’s store and couldn’t help
complaining. “A flashlight is 250 points? Is this a points
grab? This price is too damn expensive!”
Then as Bai Liu slid past the flashlight without changing his
expression, Wang Shun started to worry again. “Hey Bai Liu,
it might be expensive but it can save your life. After this
operation, you will clear the instance 100%. Don’t worry
about the points!”
The other audience members were also anxious. He was

only a bit away from clearing the instance but Bai Liu was
still slowly selecting items. The flashlight was in front of him
but he seemed reluctant to buy it.
“Bai Liu! Don’t care about that small amount of money! I’ll
charge you and you can buy it!”
“Quickly! Raise a flashlight for Bai Liu! Help the kid!”
“Fuck! Why are you swiping to choose items? Listen to me!

The most beautiful flashlight for 100 points is good! You’ll be
happy together! I’ll charge you the money!”
Even Mu Sicheng opened his own points wallet in order to

charge Bai Liu. Just then, Bai Liu’s movements abruptly
stopped. It seemed he finally saw the item he wanted and
he smiled widely. Bai Liu’s gaze fixed on an item and he
purchased it.
[Do you want to buy the high definition mirror?]
Bai Liu didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”
[System prompt: 3 points have been consumed. Thank you

for your patronage.]
Bai Liu placed the mirror in a corner of the ship. Then he

tied the flashlight to the bow of the ship and turned it on.
The white beam penetrated through the fog of the sea and
hit the mirror. It was reflected by the mirror and the
reflected light merged with the light from the Bai Liu
projection.
The three bright lights that made the scalp numb were like
three high-wattage LED lamps, forming an extremely bright
triangular area on the ship, enclosing the merfolk sailors
inside. The sailors covered their eyes, rolled on the ground
and wailed. However, they couldn’t escape this area at all.
Bai Liu raised one knee and sat on the bow of the ship. The
sea breeze and heavy rain made his hair messy. His eyes
were hidden by the flying dark hair but he was smiling.
“Return to sunny days, sailors.”
[System notification: Since most monsters have been

restricted by the player Bai Liu, the heavy rain has lost the
ability to weaken the player Bai Liu. Now the weather will
change. Please be prepared for it.]
[Weather change: Rainstorm → Sunny Day]
Light slowly rose from behind Bai Liu. He stepped on the

cart with one foot while his other foot swung outside the
ship. Golden light fell from the overlapping dark clouds, the
heavy rain dispersed and the sunlight poured on Bai Liu. It
combined with his smiling expression and gave him a
strange charm.
[Player Bai Liu has entered the ending of Siren Town—Return

the Siren King.]
There was a short period of silence before the audience in

front of Bai Liu’s small TV screamed and charged points
wildly. The players hugged each other and clapped excitedly.
The number of likes was rising almost every second.
Mu Sicheng withdrew his hand from where he wanted to

charge points. He was stunned for two seconds before he
couldn’t help laughing and clapping. “It is really you, Bai
Liu.”
Wang Shun also started to clap. His hands were red from
clapping so much and he was so excited that sweat dripped
down his face. The other audience members weren’t much
better than Wang Shun. They seemed so excited they were
about to sing the song “Tonight is Unforgettable.”
“It rains when it rains and it returns to sunny days when he
says so! Bai Liu, are you the son of the weather?!”
“Fuck, who said that Bai Liu is the son of the weather? I’m
laughing to death hahahahahaha!”
“A reversal with a mirror that costs 3 points. All the items

were used perfectly, forcing the system to weaken him and
then surrender. Fuck! I think this scene can be recorded in
history. This must be the most exciting operation that can
be played in Siren Town!”
“Make him hot! Blow him up! Charge him with points and
make him rush to the forefront! Bai Liu! Rush to the Rising
Stars ranking!”
people have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 2,077 new
people have charged Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu
obtained 3,011 points. More than 300 people have charged
you with over 1 point.]
[Player Bai Liu has received more than 10,000 likes and
more than 3,000 points in a minute. His reputation has
never been better. Player Bai Liu has got the achievement of
‘Initial Success’!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu who has received the

promotion position to the highly recommended central
single player screen of the central hall!]
[Welcome back to your original position, player Bai Liu.]
The moment Bai Liu was pushed up, almost all the audience
on the outskirts ran to follow Bai Liu. This group of viewers
crossed the game hall with a lot of excitement and flushed
faces, attracting the attention of many passersby who asked
them what small TV they were watching.
“What are you looking at? So lively.”
“Son of the weather!”
”Mirror god fuck!”
”The person who is so awesome that God Mu acknowledged

him!”
The players who asked, “???”
What the hell was on the small TV they were watching?

Many players joined because of curiosity.
The ones who ran the fastest were Wang Shun and Mu
Sicheng. As Wang Shun ran, he realized that Li Gou was also
present. This person should’ve seen Mu Sicheng and hid. Li
Gou ran with his knife and his face was terribly dark. He
probably saw Mu Sicheng supporting Bai Liu and realized
that Bai Liu wasn’t someone easy he could handle at will.
Wang Shun couldn’t help sighing with relief for Bai Liu. Bai
Liu should stay as far away as possible from players like Li
Gou.
Wang Shun and his party ran to the recommended position

and there were already many viewers in the area in front of
Bai Liu’s small TV. Some viewers were from those who had
followed before but left midway. Others were surprised to
see Bai Liu rise again.
In addition, there were those who ridiculed Bai Liu saying

that his audience had low aesthetic tastes. It wasn’t known
what these viewers were thinking. They obviously didn’t like
Bai Liu but they were the first to gather when Bai Liu rose to
the central screen. These viewers were crowded in front,
gesturing and complaining loudly at Bai Liu’s small TV.
“Hey, how did he rise again? He is annoying to watch.”
“Why are there so many people who gave him likes? This is
pulling down the average level of the recommended
position. No way, it doesn’t work. I’m going to step on him
quickly.”
“I don’t understand. What’s so good about pretending to be

awesome? He tricked people into giving him over 10,000
likes and four or five thousand people charged him. Are they
all fools? Spending their points on this type of person? Is
there nothing else in life it can be wasted on?”
“It’s annoying, annoying. Can he go down from the

recommended position and change it to players with a
similar level to God Mu?”
This group of viewers interfered with the normal viewers

watching the small TV. However, the normal viewers
generally didn’t want to have conflict with this group of
crazy people so they all endured it.
Mu Sicheng looked at this group of viewers, his mouth

curling downwards and his expression sank slightly. He
seemed uncomfortable but he still had a smile on his face.
He took off his monkey cap, walked to the front, turned
around and smiled at the talkative audience. He placed one
hand on his chest and the other on his hat as he saluted
these viewers. It seemed a bit funny since Mu Sicheng was
wearing a plush monkey’s hat but this didn’t affect the
audience members from covering their mouths and
exclaiming.
“God Mu! You’re God Mu, right? You’re really watching his
small TV?!”
There was also a direct questioning. “God Mu, can I ask why
you recommended this player? He has no game ability at
all. It is really annoying that he is occupying the
recommended position of the single player games.”
Mu Sicheng smiled. “Hello, I just heard your conversation

and I felt a bit nostalgic.”
The audience reached their peak and they started to

comment on Bai Liu.
“God Mu, you also think that this type of player is very
annoying right? This type of strange player pretending to be
awesome should’ve died a long time ago. Why is he
occupying a position that many capable players can’t get
on?”
“It is a lot of trouble when I scan the live broadcasts. Since

such a person is occupying the screen, I can’t see any high
quality live broadcasts. I hope he will die soon and fall out of
the strongly recommended position!”
“God Mu, you should enter the game and start a live
broadcast to squeeze him down!”
These people were eloquent and excited, as if seeing the

newcomer Bai Liu being squeezed down was a good thing.
However, suppressing newcomers has always been the
favorite thing for these central screen viewers, especially
some low level ones. They wished that all newcomers would
die instead of occupying the promotion position.
“No, what I mean by nostalgic is—” Mu Sicheng’s smile

became realistic. He laughed with the lollipop in his mouth.
“It is because when I entered the promotion position for the
first time, many central screen viewers stepped on me and
scolded me like this.”
The people who were previously so talkative seemed to be

strangled. They suddenly closed their mouths in an
embarrassed manner and communicated with each other
using their eyes.
Seeing these viewers who ranted loudly in front of Bai Liu

becoming silent in front of him, Mu Sicheng laughed loudly
before leaning forward to ask them, “Do you know what
happened to those audience members?”
The audience stared straight into God Mu’s dark red eyes
and some of them shuddered.
In Mu Sicheng’s pupils, a grinning cartoon monkey was

reflected. The cartoon monkey’s eyes glowed bright red and
the people closest to him realized that the dark red in Mu
Sicheng’s eyes didn’t come from him. The color in his eyes
was originally caused by the light of the monkey in his eyes.
Facing Mu Sicheng’s weird eyes, these loud spectators

gulped and took a few steps back. A chill went down their
spines as they shook their heads.
Mu Sicheng smiled and drew the cartoon monkey hat from

behind him. He pointed at the hat, making a gesture of
display. “Since I hated those viewers, I simply killed the
annoying ones in the game.”
He spoke casually as if killing people was commonplace for

him. “If Bai Liu comes out then I will support him in killing
those who are talkative. Of course, this is just a suggestion
from someone who has come here.”
“It is because you are really noisy.” Mu Sicheng smiled
politely. “You are disturbing me from watching his TV,
idiots.”
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The monkey on Mu Sicheng’s hat suddenly opened its

mouth and grinned. Its eyes flashed red as it seemed to be
responding to Mu Sicheng’s suggestion to kill. It looked
strange and horrifying. The audience members who had
been acting superior were frightened by Mu Sicheng. They
screamed and fled in all directions. In the process of
escaping, some of them ran too quickly and bumped into
each other. They crawled out of the viewing area of Bai Liu’s
small TV in an embarrassed manner.
Mu Sicheng put on his hat and stood in the front row as if

nothing had happened. He restored a bland expression and
continued to look up at Bai Liu’s small TV. The surrounding
audience inevitably stepped back, leaving enough viewing
space for Mu Sicheng in the front row.
The audience’s normal discussion became much quieter, as

if they were afraid to disturb Mu Sicheng watching Bai Liu’s
small TV. Wang Shun stood behind Mu Sicheng and his
expression was as complicated as his mood. For the first
time, he faced Mu Sicheng’s danger.
This was why there were almost no critical spectators in the
live broadcast rooms of the top gods. They were almost
always full of praise. It was because the game here could kill
people. If their words provoked a certain great god then the
other party could kill them as simple as crushing an ant.
There were only many viewers who liked to criticize in the

viewing areas for newcomers and some mild-tempered
players. If they dared to do such things in Mu Sicheng’s
viewing area then grass would grow on their burial mounds.
Many of the spectators who liked to criticize Bai Liu were

mostly low level guild players. In fact, their game skills were
very low. Many of the games were played with the guild or
they directly searched the strategy guide to clear the game.
Their game ability was very limited.
Instead of living precariously every day, they liked to talk

drivel everywhere. These low level audience members
especially disliked newcomers who were explosive and
competitive. It was because these newcomers would grab
their paying audience and promotion positions. They felt
great malice toward newcomers who were obviously going
to rise. For example, Bai Liu, for example, the original Mu
Sicheng.
Wang Shun moved back next to Mu Sicheng. He might be a

bit afraid of Mu Sicheng but he still wanted to stand in the
front row. Facing Mu Sicheng, Wang Shun restrained his
curiosity for information. He turned his head and asked
quietly, “God Mu, did you really kill the audience members
who scolded you?”
“How is that possible?” Mu Sicheng replied indifferently. “I’m

not so idle. I just said that to scare them because they were
being very annoying.”
Wang Shun sighed with relief. “Oh, it was fake.”
“Although I didn’t kill anyone, my monkey headphones likes

to eat those I hate. So it really ate a few.” Mu Sicheng
suddenly turned his head and looked at Bai Liu on the small
TV with a slight smile.
He shrugged and didn’t defend himself that much. “Still, the

main reason is that they were willing to scold me. It led to
this end. I think I shouldn’t be blamed.”
Wang Shun, “……”
Bai Liu dragged the cart and got off the ship again. He was
followed by a few merfolk sailors behind him but it wasn’t
enough. Bai Liu still had the Siren King. Now without the
blessings of the weather and the amulets, the merfolk
sailors could only stay far behind Bai Liu, staring at Bai Liu
with resentment and greed.
However, Bai Liu’s mind was no longer on the sailors. He

was thinking it was strange. The system said that most of
the monsters on land had been restricted so it gave up on
using the weather to weaken him. Yet the monster book had
four pages. There were the merfolk sailors and the merfolk
statues. The Siren King was in Bai Liu’s hands. Meanwhile,
the weakest and lowest level monster with the highest
number hadn’t appeared.
They were the merfolk, or the larval form.
Bai Liu had been chased for so long on the shore and the
merfolk hadn’t been seen at all. This was unreasonable. If
the system wasn’t lying to him, the monsters on land had
indeed been mostly restricted by him. In other words, the
weakest merfolk monsters probably weren’t on the shore.
Bai Liu’s eyes slowly fell on the calm, waveless sea in front
of him. The huge number of merfolk were likely to be lurking
in the sea.
[System notification: There is one hour before the Siren King

wakes up. Please speed up the pace and clear the instance.]
An hour. Bai Liu estimated the speed at which he could drag

the Siren King while swimming. It was almost good. There
was just an uncertain factor: the merfolk hiding in the sea.
The interference of the merfolk meant this time wasn’t

necessarily sufficient. Still, different situations called for
different actions. Bai Liu didn’t think too much. He left the
cart by the seaside, kneeled down and looked at the Siren
King in the cart.
The Siren King, who had shown no reaction during the chase
and fight, was now flapping the fins at his ears. His chest
was slightly undulating and the lustrous jade complexion
showed a type of vitality. Bai Liu could feel that the Siren
King was about to wake up. He placed the Siren King’s arm
around his shoulder, took a deep breath and ran to the sea.
As the sea water covered his legs, Bai Liu’s legs, waist, the
corners of his eyes and the bridge of his nose were all
covered by small silver-green scales. Gills appeared on both
sides of his face and his eyeballs shrunk to half the original
size, trembling in the center of his eye sockets. He took a
deep breath, held the Siren King and plunged into the
boundless blue waters.
In front of the small TV, Wang Shun sighed with relief. “He is
finally going into the sea. It should be cleared soon.”
“That isn’t necessarily the case.” Mu Sicheng folded his

arms across his chest as if remembering something. The
corners of his mouth twitched from the unbearable
memories. “I thought it would be cleared soon when I
dragged the siren banshee into the sea. I didn’t expect that
once I swam to the sea area called Siren’s Gift, it would be
densely packed with green-eyed merfolk. I was almost
killed.”
“Finally, I had to buy a strong flashlight to get rid of those

merfolk. It cost me more than 200 points.” Mu Sicheng was
a bit depressed when he recalled it. It was one of the
biggest failures in his game career.
Wang Shun was surprised. “More than 200 points? How can
it be so expensive?!”
Then he seemed to react. “Bai Liu already needed to pay

250 points if he wanted to buy the flashlight previously.
Then the system will definitely increase its price. Won’t it be
more expensive?”
“It should be. The system’s pricing for each item is mainly
based on two points. The first is based on the ‘supply and
demand relationship’ of the entire market. The second is
when the system evaluates the player’s demand for a
certain item to determine the price. In short, if the system
feels that you urgently need an item then it will set the price
higher.”
Mu Sicheng watched the unknowing Bai Liu swimming in the

deep sea and showed a rare gleeful smile. “Once Bai Liu
swims to the sea area called Siren’s Gift, the player will be
surrounded by merfolk and fall into an emergency. Then
they will be slaughtered by the system. Just wait for Bai Liu
to be bled. I guarantee that his flashlight will cost at least
400 points.”
Just as they were discussing this, the novice player who
previously squeezed out Bai Liu’s promotion position, Mu Ke,
had already entered Siren’s Gift. Mu Ke held the white bones
of the siren banshee in one hand, waved his feet like a
fishtail and swam toward the dark, bottomless seabed.
He should also be aware that he was about to pass the

level. There was an ecstatic smile on his face that was
visible to the naked eye. Wang Shun in Bai Liu’s viewing
area could see other people’s small TVs but it wasn’t as
clear as Bai Liu’s TV. It was blurry like frosted glass.
Even so, it was clear that Mu Ke had swam to the bottom of

the sea area, Siren’s Gift.
Wang Shun looked at Mu Ke who was about to reach the

bottom of the sea and couldn’t help sighing regretfully. “He
is reaching the bottom of the sea while Bai Liu is still
swimming… this newcomer called Mu Ke will still pass the
level faster than Bai Liu. He should be the first one in this
batch of newcomers to pass the level.”
“The system will give a special reward to the player who is

the first to pass the level in a group of newcomers. It is a
personal skill, which is very precious to a player. Bai Liu
could’ve obtained it.” Wang Shun sighed.
As he talked, Wang Shun watched Bai Liu who was still

ignorantly swimming in the small TV. He resented Bai Liu for
failing to meet expectations and exclaimed, “Hey, Bai Liu!
Who asked you to do these tricks to waste time! It is indeed
a waste of time! It might save you some points but there are
losses. If you had moved faster then you would be first in
this batch of newcomers!”
Since Bai Liu rushed to the central screen’s strong

promotion position after falling, Mu Ke was ranked one spot
higher than Bai Liu in the ‘single player strongly
recommended promotion position’ by the system.
Compare Mu Ke’s happy appearance at almost clearing the

instance with Bai Liu dragging the Siren King forward gently
like he was sleepwalking in the sea. It seemed Mu Ke had
firmly stepped on Bai Liu’s head and Wang Shun shook his
head. It was like seeing his own talented child who was so
fond of playing that he couldn’t even beat the ordinary child
next door in an examination. He felt helpless and
suffocated.
Mu Sicheng’s attitude was completely different. He just

looked at Mu Ke next door and spoke indifferently, “Who will
be the first newcomer? It still isn’t easy to say.”
However, most of the people watching Mu Ke’s small TV had

the same views as Wang Shun, especially those who were
driven out of Bai Liu’s small TV viewing area by Mu Sicheng.
Most of them went to Mu Ke’s small TV viewing area.
This group of spectators didn’t remember what they

suffered. The moment they changed positions, they proudly
ridiculed Bai Liu.
“Oh, this Bai Liu is in the strongly recommended position

but he can’t beat other newcomers. What is the point of
these fancy moves? The moment Mu Ke clears the level and
gets the skill reward given by the system, his rapid
development will soon leave the idiot Bai Liu behind.”
“I don’t know why God Mu is protecting such a useless

newcomer. If he isn’t first place then he won’t get the skill
reward and will soon die in the game. I don’t know why he is
still struggling.”
Some normal-minded audience members nearby looked at
these viewers prattling on self-importantly in a
dumbfounded manner.
There were 100 newcomers in one batch and only the first
one could get the skill reward given by the system. The
probability of one in a hundred was said by these people as
if those who had no skills deserved to die miserably in the
game.
Many players present had no skills and their faces didn’t

look very good.
One audience member was really tired of listening to them.

It was estimated that his own strength was pretty good. He
scoffed and retorted impatiently, “If you say that someone
with no skills will die then show your skills. Otherwise, I will
kill you on the spot and you really will die without a skill.”
So many skilled players gathered to point fingers at others.

How funny. Since when were skilled players so weak?
Sure enough, the group of spectators who had been

laughing loudly, their voices as loud as trumpets, suddenly
stopped. Some of the loudest ones shrank back with red
faces as they hid the game manager in their hands. They
obviously didn’t want to show their so-called skills.
The audience member who just scolded them laughed

angrily. It was as he thought. There was no one here with
skills. They were shameless enough to say that others would
die without skills. Then why were these unskilled spectators
with loose tongues still alive?
The audience member who scolded them didn’t find it

interesting. It wasn’t possible to kill people in the central
hall. He just said this to scare some of them. It was
meaningless to talk to them so he kept watching Mu Ke’s
small TV.
Just as he spoke, Mu Ke was diving down and green eyes lit

up at the bottom of the sea like fireflies. At first, it was just
one or two. Then it seemed to light up densely with green
fluorescence. It took some time for Mu Ke’s gaze to adapt to
what these things were. He instantly got goose bumps and
the hairs on his back stood up.
Thousands of merfolk corpses were at the bottom of the

sea. Their heads were raised and they were staring straight
at Mu Ke. Most of their bodies and faces were rotten, their
white rotten meat being eaten by black fish. Their entire
face and bodies were eaten by these finger-sized fish and
some parts only had white bones and a pair of flashing
green eyes exposed.
All around Mu Ke were merfolk green eyes, lighting up the

dark seabed like ghost fire.
It could no longer be called the seabed. The seabed was full

of black, rotting fish in a number large enough to make the
scalp numb. The sand at the bottom of the sea couldn’t be
seen at all. Only the eggs of the fish wriggled on the bottom
of the sea. The visual effect was similar to black maggots.
There were glowing green eyes submerged in the black
maggots.
This scene was so shocking that even the audience

members in front of Mu Ke’s small TV had to take a few
steps back, their scalps numb.
Mu Ke turned around and ran, opening the item store while

running away. The merfolk behind him rushed toward him
from the bottom of the sea. The surging school of black fish
surrounded Mu Ke like flies.
A closer look at these small fish showed that even though
they were only the size of a thumb, their teeth were
extremely sharp. Mu Ke just spun around and half his arm
was bitten off. He screamed silently at the bottom of the
sea. The bitten part of his right arm left a long blood trail in
the water, attracting more merfolk and schools of fish.
The audience was attracted by this exciting sight and yelled

anxiously, “Buy items! Hurry up! Buy items to push back
these monsters or you will die!”
Mu Ke used his remaining hand to hold the skeleton of the

siren banshee, preventing the fish and merfolk from
sweeping it away. Then he opened the game store in a
panicked manner, ready to buy items to restrain these
rampant monsters. The fish in the deep sea were generally
photophobic and it was the same for the merfolk. He quickly
made a decision.
[I need a strong flashlight!]
[It will cost 417 points. Thank you for your patronage.]
Mu Ke was completely stunned and asked with disbelief.

[How many points?]
Mu Ke didn’t have so many points. He was dumbfounded

but quickly calmed down. He didn’t need the strong
flashlight to push back the fish. The water bubble also had
this feature.
It was just that in front of so many merfolk, the water

bubble was likely to be damaged by the fish. Even so, Mu Ke
couldn’t help it. He could only make a bet. He gritted his
teeth and said.
[I need a water bubble!]
Mu Ke almost couldn’t take a breath. He was almost killed

by the system under the sea. He didn’t have so many
points!
The price of this water bubble was previously reduced to 40

points. Now it was more than 8 times higher! This was just
taking advantage of his misfortune!
However, arguing with the system was useless. Mu Ke could

only check his own items in a panicked and desperate
manner. The fire torch was still usable but he was
underwater and a fire couldn’t be started at all. He had
bought the water bubble twice but he had used almost all of
it for the True Love Ship task. He only had half an hour left
for one water bubble.
It was just that half an hour of the water bubble was

definitely not enough for him to pass the level. He couldn’t
even dive to the bottom of the sea in half an hour.
The worst thing was that his points had been consumed by
buying various items…
Mu Ke was in despair when he remembered that he could

ask the audience members to reward him with points.
Therefore, the audience in front of Mu Ke’s small TV saw Mu
Ke begging everyone to charge him. He looked embarrassed
and pitiful while his eyes were full of the crazy desire to
survive.
He was crying while escaping but his tears soon merged

with the sea and they weren’t seen by anyone. The
audience members who had predicted his boundless future
and used him to pull down Bai Liu were speechless.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu was swimming to Siren’s Gift. Wang Shun

could vaguely see the situation on Mu Ke’s side. Seeing Bai
Liu swimming in the dark, he inevitably opened the game
manager with some worry to check his points balance.
He was a bit afraid that Bai Liu would be in the same

situation and wanted to help by giving a few more points.
Mu Sicheng saw Wang Shun’s action and said, “Don’t worry,

this guy has over 3,000 points. It doesn’t matter how high
the price. Even if one flashlight costs 400 points, he can buy
it.
Even so, Mu Sicheng couldn’t help clicking on his points

balance. He checked it and then raised his head, letting out
a long sigh of relief. If all of them charged him, Bai Liu would
definitely get enough to clear the instance.
It wasn’t just Wang Shun and Mu Sicheng. Due to the

movements on Mu Ke’s small TV, many viewers of Bai Liu’s
small TV had seen it. They all checked on their points wallet
to check the balance, whispering to each other.
“If Bai Liu doesn’t have enough points to buy items, I can
charge 10 points.”
“There are three or four points on my side. It should be

enough.”
“I-I should be able to charge one point. I previously charged

too much QAQ.”
Mu Sicheng was a bit curious watching the scene where

many viewers said they wanted to give Bai Liu money. He
turned his head to gaze at Bai Liu who was still swimming in
the sea and raised his eyebrows. This guy was quite popular
with the audience. So many people were willing to spend
money on him and didn’t want him to die.
This was better than him. Due to his personal skill, Mu

Sicheng had an extreme relationship with the audience.
There were many players who either liked him or hated him,
thinking he was immoral.
Like Mu Ke, Bai Liu saw the green eyes at the bottom of the
sea not long after entering this sea area. Wang Shun
immediately held his breath. He looked even more nervous
than Bai Liu on the small TV. His fists were on his chest
while the charging interface was opened in front of him.
Wang Shun whispered, “Buy items, buy items! If you wait
until the group of monsters below are awakened then it will
be too late!”
Mu Sicheng told him, “You don’t need to be so nervous. He

can’t die in a short amount of time.” However, Mu Sicheng’s
eyes were also stuck to Bai Liu’s small TV and didn’t move
away. He held the game manager in his hand, prepared to
open the charging interface at any time.
Almost all the audience members held their breaths. Some

people had already placed their hands on the charging
button. They were just waiting for Bai Liu to open the item
store to press down to charge Bai Liu.
Yet when Bai Liu saw the terrifying schools of fish and
merfolk at the bottom of the scene, he just raised his
eyebrow slightly. There was no surprise as he continued
swimming down without any haste.
The audience’s breathing stopped. They watched Bai Liu

slowly use the Siren King to tease the merfolk and schools
of fish, angering these monsters to chase Bai Liu with Bai
Liu fleeing.
Unfortunately, Bai Liu’s underwater movement was very

unskilled. He was a pure novice, swimming while kicking. He
didn’t move fast in the sea and was about to be caught and
torn apart by the fish and merfolk behind him.
“Bai Liu, what are you doing? Bai Liu!!!” Wang Shun broke
down and shouted. “Why are you provoking the monsters?”
The other audience members were also going crazy and

screamed, “Ahhh!!! Buy items quickly! Bai Liu!”
“Fuck! Bai Liu, don’t play around at this time! Come out and
Brother will accompany you to play slowly!”
“He was going to clear the instance! Bai Liu will become my
psychological shadow if he dies!”
“Ahhhhh I’m afraid to look! Is he going to be caught and

eaten?”
“My mentality is collapsing. If Bai Liu dies here then I will

never watch the small TV of a newcomer again!”
Wang Shun didn’t dare look away from the screen. He stared
at it, sweat dripping down his forehead and into his eyes.
Even so, he didn’t dare to blink. It was because on the small
TV, the merfolk and fish had already touched Bai Liu’s feet!
Even the always smiling Mu Sicheng didn’t have much of a

smile on his face at this moment. Both arms were folded
over his chest and his right index finger kept tapping his left
arm. He was in a rare upset mood. “Bai Liu, what are you
doing?”
Bai Liu glanced back calmly and confirmed that almost all
the merfolk and fish were behind him. His legs opened wide
and he moved through the sea like a sea rabbit, opening up
a distance from the monsters behind him.
However, this distance was quickly overtaken. The merfolk

had white eyes and hideous, rotten faces. Their skin floated
in the sea in a half-flaky state. They made a hunting cry on
the dark sea bottom and opened their bloody mouths at Bai
Liu. The sharp teeth fish swept out from the merfolk’s
ragged, black throats and rushed toward Bai Liu like a black
rope.
At this critical juncture, Bai Liu had the leisure to think about
the origin of these merfolk corpses. The merfolk obviously
had another form on land.
Then they changed back to the form of a corpse after

arriving at the bottom of Siren’s Gift. This indicated that his
speculation was correct. The bottom of this sea area could
make these things return to their original form. The only
thing missing was the Siren King in his hand. As long as he
returned the Siren King, these things should become real
corpses.
As a merfolk attacked him, Bai Liu awkwardly moved to the

side but half his palm was still bitten off. The bitten area of
the palm left a blood trail in the sea.
[System warning: Due to being attacked by the guard

monsters, the merfolk corpses, the player Bai Liu is in a
state of alienation. Your mental value is continuing to
decline. It is currently at 41.]
[System warning: There are only 21 minutes before the

Siren King wakes up. Please clear the game quickly!]
Chapter 27.2
Game
Bai Liu was spinning dizzily at the bottom of the sea area.
He now felt like he was forced to drink half a bottle of cheap
wine at the company’s annual meeting by the general
manager of his company. He started to feel numb and his
movements were uncoordinated. This directly led to Bai
Liu’s desire to stare at both legs while he was moving.
However, due to the numbness of his limbs and his
dizziness, he was actually only staring at one leg. The effect
was very much like a rabbit with a lame leg hopping around
to avoid predators.
Wang Shun opened his mouth. “…His mental value is only

41. He will have a lot of hallucinations soon and the Siren
King will wake up in 21 minutes.”
Mu Sicheng’s expression was complicated and confused. His

tone and mood were becoming increasingly more anxious.
“Yes but he can clear the instance directly…”
The rest of the audience were even more angry and

anxious. Some were directly stomping their feet in place.
It was as Wang Shun said. Bai Liu started to have

hallucinations and the monsters in front of him became
‘mountain ranges’. A merfolk could shake three heads in
front of Bai Liu. Most people would be scared and collapse
but Bai Liu just shook his head and started to persistently
avoid these things.
Even so, he didn’t go to the bottom of the sea where he

could clear the instance. Instead, he swam around the sea
like a fish that couldn’t find the direction. Therefore, Bai Liu
was attacked two more times. One foot and his palm were
bitten by the merfolk. The pain caused Bai Liu to
instinctively curl up to try and cover up his wound.
Such a fragile move undoubtedly exposed more

weaknesses. It exposed Bai Liu’s back completely to the
monster behind him. The merman behind Bai Liu showed a
cracked grin and a fishtail aimed directly at the side of Bai
Liu’s face.
The immense strength created waves in the sea. There

might be the buffer of the sea water but judging from the
waves, the strong attack power wasn’t hidden. If this tail
came down then Bai Liu’s spine would 100% be broken.
Almost all the audience members instinctively closed their

eyes, not wanting to see the moment when Bai Liu died.
Suddenly, a huge plastic bubble appeared between Bai Liu
and the merman. It bounced the merman away and Bai Liu
shrank inside the bubble, breathing slowly with fish gills.
Wang Shun screamed loudly, “The water bubble! By the

way, Bai Liu bought a water bubble previously!”
Bai Liu was fine but the viewers watching his small TV
looked like something was going to happen to them. They
looked like they had gained a new lease on life and spoke in
an exhausted tone.
“Bai Liu, give yourself and us a way to survive! Stop playing
around and clear the instance quickly!”
“Damn Bai Liu, I killed pigs in a past life. Watching your

video in this life is too evil. I almost got a heart attack
because of you.”
Mu Sicheng sighed with relief when he saw Bai Liu was alive
and asked, “When did Bai Liu buy it? He was willing to
spend his points on it?”
He noticed something was wrong the moment he asked. The

water bubble was very expensive in the middle and late
stages. He hadn’t seen Bai Liu buy it. However, if he bought
it in the early stages then he still hadn’t used it until now.
Spending 70 points to hoard items was a bit wasteful and
risky for newcomers like Bai Liu.
Mu Sicheng frowned. “Did Bai Liu squeeze out 70 points to

stock up on items?”
“No.” Wang Shun’s expression became very complicated. “It

was only 40 points when he bought this water bubble.”
“40 points?” Mu Sicheng was a bit surprised. “The normal

price of the water bubble is 70 points. How did he buy it for
40 points?”
Wang Shun explained the cause and effect to Mu Sicheng

while sighing. He had guessed that Bai Liu fought a time
difference price war to save money but he hadn’t expected
it to actually be the case.
Bai Liu had predicted so early that these items would

increase in price and stored the water bubble when it was
the cheapest.
It should be known that Mu Ke’s water bubble had risen to
nearly 400 points while Bai Liu bought one at one-tenth of
the points. While Mu Ke was being killed by the system, Bai
Liu had already taken advantage of the system to win the
price difference…
The audience member who said that Bai Liu was hoarding
items to save his life and knew nothing about the system
store was still here. Now he looked stupid as he watched Bai
Liu’s series of operations. Obviously, Bai Liu not only knew
how the entire store system worked, he also used the
loophole in it for his own profit.
Mu Sicheng stared thoughtfully at Bai Liu who was gasping

behind the water bubble filled with air on the screen. What
type of monster was this newcomer? The last time he saw
someone who dared to play with the system was the
number one player in the standings, Spades.
“I’m very curious.” Mu Sicheng moved his index finger to his

chin and he intently watched Bai Liu on the small TV. “How
did he know the water bubble he bought would definitely be
useful?”
“Siren Town has two endings. The first normal ending only
needs you to run out of Siren Town to pass the level. All
subsequent battles are land chases and the water bubble
isn’t used. This is the way most people will choose to pass
the level.”
Mu Sicheng continued. “Only the true ending requires you to

go to sea but the true ending is essentially just an extra side
mission to return the Siren King. The reward points aren’t
that much more than the normal ending and the risks are
surprisingly high. Normal people won’t choose this
clearance route.”
Wang Shun also fell into thought. “However, Bai Liu is a
newcomer. He might not know this?”
“I think he can guess.” Mu Sicheng shook his head. “Bai Liu

should’ve discovered that this game is a task mode process.
In other words, complete a task to get the designated
points. Essentially, if we simply talk about the risks
compared to the points received, the normal ending is much
better than the true ending.”
Wang Shun couldn’t help glancing at Mu Sicheng. “Then God

Mu, why did you do the true ending?”
Mu Sicheng was silent for a few seconds. “High risk does

come with high rewards. There aren’t many points given for
the true ending but the ‘benefit’ of the true ending isn’t a
simple thing like points. There is something that can be
obtained by following the true ending plot and the value of
this thing is completely worthy of the high risk.”
“What is it?” Wang Shun wondered.
Mu Sicheng glanced at him. “The reward after the monster

book is collected. It is only by walking the true ending
plotline that you can collect the full monster book and get
this reward. However, it is impossible for Bai Liu to collect
the monster book.”
“Why is it impossible…?” Wang Shun instinctively retorted

only to quickly react. He stared at Bai Liu on the small TV in
amazement. “Fuck! That’s right! The Siren King in Bai Liu’s
monster book is the god-level wandering NPC!”
“I’m thinking about the worst case scenario…” Mu Sicheng

thought deeply. “Bai Liu probably doesn’t know how
dangerous the god-level NPC is. He should be able to guess
that the biggest reward is obtained after gathering the
complete monster book. I feel that Bai Liu is preparing to
collect the monster book. In other words, he is delaying the
time until the Siren King wakes up. This is why he isn’t in a
hurry to clear the instance…”
Wang Shun was shocked and his mind was in a daze. He

stared at the screen blankly with a wide open mouth. “…No
way…”
On the small TV, Bai Liu was hiding behind the water bubble
but he didn’t enter the water bubble. He was playing hide
and seek with the merfolk and fish.
The audience started to become anxious again. Bai Liu

always had the ability to play the game in a manner where
everyone was anxious for him.
“The defense of the water bubble is very low. If he keeps

letting the merfolk attack then it will be broken soon and
this item will be wasted!”
Bai Liu turned to look at a certain place on the water bubble

behind him. That place was constantly being attacked by
the fish and merfolk and cracks had appeared. Water hadn’t
entered but a merman’s hand was penetrating the water
bubble. Bai Liu showed a comfortable smile but the
spectators were howling and screaming. They all anxiously
wanted to cross the screen to play the game for Bai Liu.
Mu Ke was also hiding in the water bubble, fleeing in the sea

to drag out time.
Those pretentious audience members who previously

walked away from Bai Liu to Mu Ke’s side were bored. They
found that Bai Liu was on the verge of life or death and
came back happily. However, they avoided Mu Sicheng in
the center. They only dared to gather in the corner to
discuss it contemptuously.
“These people have charged Bai Liu and Mu Ke so many

points. I’m annoyed to see it. They have no vision at all.
Why don’t they give it to me? At least if I play Siren Town, I
won’t fail.”
“I’m so mad. I’ve been fancying that outskirts promotion for

a long time. I was planning to enter the game but the two
newcomers came and snatched it from me. I’m annoyed to
death. Hurry up and die so I can be promoted.”
Bai Liu knew nothing about the outside world who were
anxious for him or hoped for his death. His mental value had
dropped to 40 and he was faltering at the second danger
mental value level. Once he crossed this level, he would
have many hallucinations. Bai Liu was somewhat distracted
and he had to concentrate all his attention on the water
bubble behind him.
A merman had already entered through the crack in the

bubble. Bai Liu let go of the bubble, turned and hugged the
bubble in front of him. He stared at the merman with a
rotten face in the water bubble that was slowly sinking in
the sea.
There were many merfolk and fish entering the water

bubble. The bubble was filling up with fish while Bai Liu was
the bait, attached to the bubble to seduce these merfolk
into casting themselves in the net. The audience in front of
the small TV discovered that Bai Liu was going to do
something. They couldn’t help feeling curious.
“What can he do? The bubble is broken. Without the outer

barrier, only the inner barrier is left. It is equivalent to only a
bunch of air that hasn’t leaked out. He has no items to use,
right?”
The air-only bubble was like an embryo that enveloped the

merfolk monsters, twisting their limbs and stuffing them in.
Bai Liu closed his eyes, leaned back and let out a long sigh.
A string of bubbles came out from his gills. He released his
hands where membranes had grown from the bubble and
the bubble floated in front of him.
Bai Liu spoke to the system. “Dump alcohol into the water
bubble.”
Transparent alcohol slowly filled up the bubble from the

bottom. Bai Liu reached into the bubble, lit the light and
tossed it in. As a monster reached out to touch his hand, a
burning fireball lit up the deep sea floor.
The roar of the merfolk and the flickering flames reflected

the boundary of light and shadow onto Bai Liu’s face.
At this time, the audience realized that Bai Liu was actually
smiling.
His shallow smile in the light of the fire, the bright green fish
scales on the bridge of his nose and the reflection of the
light under his eyes blended together, making him look evil
and ghostly. He was more like a monster in the deep sea
than the merfolk burning in the bubble.
The merfolk who were caught by the flames desperately

slapped the transparent bubble and blue-green blood stains
and dirty handprints covered the wall of the bubble. Smoke
rose in the spherical body and soon obliterated the ugly and
ferocious faces of the merfolk struggling in pain.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu floated quietly in the water, watching the
merfolk who attacked him being easily wiped out by the
flames. He had an indifferent and nonchalant smile on his
face. This smile showed a cruelty and power that was
creepier than the monsters.
After Bai Liu used this burning bubble to clear the wave of
monsters, he dragged it and used it as a fire torch in the
water. It wasn’t only used for defense. Since there was a
gap in the water bubble, it could be used to swallow the
merfolk to destroy them. It was both offensive and
defensive.
The merfolk were used by Bai Liu as fuel. The rich oil that
spilled after the merfolk burned was even better than the
fire from the alcohol. The ‘fireball’ increased and kept
devouring the merfolk on the seabed.
The fire was becoming stronger and the scent of cooked

flesh overflowed after the merfolk burned. The monsters
driven by instincts couldn’t help burrowing into the bubble
one after another, wanting to eat. This formed a strange
scene.
Bai Liu stayed to the side, calmly watching as the merfolk

monsters lined up to commit suicide in the water bubble in
front of him. This gave him time to rest.
The audience in front of the screen were completely

stunned. Many of them had wide open mouths. They didn’t
know how to evaluate this type of bug-like method of
clearing the game.
Mu Sicheng had seen many strong storms but even he

couldn’t hold back from letting out a long breath. He pulled
his hat down to cover his face in a depressed manner. “Bai
Liu is too much. It seems I was extremely stupid when
clearing the instance. I was being attacked and running
around all over the place.”
“I’m convinced, I’m completely convinced.” Wang Shun

exclaimed again and again.
“Fire type items are powerful against merfolk but they can’t
be used at the bottom of the sea because there is no
burning condition, just like how Mu Ke’s fire torch couldn’t
be used at the bottom of the sea. However, these items can
be used in the water bubble.”
“However, this is only the case if you don’t stay in the water
bubble and allow a hole to break in it. The bubble will lose
its ‘barrier’ function to the outside monsters.”
“This is equivalent to wasting an item. Only the internal

barrier function is retained and the merfolk can’t easily
come out when it enters. This will turn a defensive item into
an offensive item to trap and burn the monster. It is a
courageous item modification.”
Mu Sicheng nodded. “Bai Liu’s previous actions should be to

lure the merfolk to attack his bubble. He needs a gap to let
these merfolk enter.”
“How did he think about it?” Wang Shun felt admiration.

“Compared with Bai Liu, I feel like I haven’t used my brain to
play the game.”
“I don’t think it needs a smart brain. This method is actually

easy to think of.” Mu Sicheng shook his head. “Bai Liu’s
strong point lies in his psychological quality.”
“The water bubble in Bai Liu’s hand is a brand new item. He

can hide in it and pass the level. Although the water bubble
might indeed be broken by the merfolk, the risk is lower and
it gives people a sense of psychological security.”
“This method requires completely abandoning a safe

environment, breaking the bubble barrier that is protecting
yourself and calmly using yourself as bait to trap the
merfolk, using this broken barrier to kill all the fish to death.
This method of killing all the monsters without caring if he
can survive or not is really…”
“Extreme and crazy.” Mu Sicheng gave a deep appraisal.
The ordinary audience members who had been excitedly

telling Bai Liu to quickly enter the water bubble were even
more embarrassed.
“When I think about myself five minutes ago telling Bai Liu
to enter the bubble quickly, I feel very emm… stupid…”
“God, Bai Liu bought alcohol so early to prepare for the

follow-up clearance method… before, there were people
who mocked Bai Liu for being stupid enough to buy too
much alcohol. Now I think they are stupid. Yes yes, I’m
talking about myself.”
“I counted. It is around nine barrels and Bai Liu bought the

alcohol when it was the cheapest. It didn’t cost many points
at all. I’m convinced. What type of brain is this to make all
the plans work so well?”
“Then Bai Liu has cleared all the monsters in the Siren Town
map? This is the first time I’ve seen someone clear all the
monsters on a map…”
The group of players who ridiculed Bai Liu in the corner had
dark expressions. Many of them had previously laughed at
Bai Liu’s useless purchase of alcohol. Now Bai Liu’s usage of
the ‘buy more’ alcohol was so brilliant that it reflected the
shallowness of the people who laughed at him previously.
This group of people were obedient now. They all shrank
back in a corner and didn’t dare say a word of nonsense.
On the small TV, Bai Liu dragged the burning ‘merfolk ball’
with his left hand. Apart from a few merfolk who didn’t
approach, he was indeed about to clear all the monsters at
the bottom of the sea. However, Bai Liu was holding the
Siren King with his right hand. Suddenly, the Siren King’s
eyes trembled and his tail slightly stirred. Bai Liu, who was
holding onto the Siren King, shook and blood spilled from
the corner of his mouth.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu has been affected by the

awakening of the Siren King. The current mental value is 21.
It has fallen below the second mental value safety defense
line of 40. The player is about to see many hallucinations.]
Bai Liu felt his mind was buzzing. If a mental value of 41

made him feel drunk, the current value of 21 made Bai Liu
feel like he had eaten the poisonous mushrooms mentioned
on the Internet. There were colorful, kaleidoscope fragments
of glass in front of him.
In his ears, all types of strange noises overlapped in a

chaotic manner. They stuffed Bai Liu’s ears and he felt like
he was in an underground 80s club or 80s era disco. He had
a splitting headache and he seemed to lose control of his
limbs.
The ever-changing color halo diffracted on his retina and

people’s faces appeared in the halo. There were the merfolk
monsters as well as various people and things Bai Liu
encountered in the real world. Bai Liu even saw the boss of
his company. There were also the faces of Jeff and Andre on
the merfolk corpses.
They smiled strangely and pounced at Bai Liu.
In an instant, the merfolk monsters disappeared again. Bai

Liu saw the Siren King he was holding in his hand open his
eyes and look at him. The next second, the Siren King
turned into Lucy’s pale, smiling face. Lucy took Bai Liu’s
hand, nestled in his arms and smiled softly at Bai Liu. “I love
you.” However, Lucy’s hand was inserted into Bai Liu’s
chest.
Blood dripped slowly from Bai Liu’s chest and into the water.
Lucy dug out Bai Liu’s heart and swallowed his guts. Blood
and flesh fell from the corner of her happy mouth as she
leaned forward to kiss Bai Liu’s cheek.
Just as she was going to kiss him, she turned into a merfolk
monster with a rotten face. It opened its mouth and bit Bai
Liu’s shoulder. The sharp tingling from his shoulders made
Bai Liu’s excessively dizzy mind sober.
‘This seems to be real,’ Bai Liu thought casually.
Wang Shun saw the way Bai Liu’s eyes lost focus and how
his limbs floated in the sea. Wang Shun had a bad feeling
and his expression sank. “No! Bai Liu has entered the stage
of many hallucinations!”
Soon, something bit Bai Liu on the shoulder. Bai Liu didn’t
respond. Only the slight twitching of the shoulder verified
Wang Shun’s words.
Wang Shun was anxious. He didn’t care that Bai Liu couldn’t
hear him and shouted at the small TV. “Buy items to cleanse
your mental value! Bai Liu! Restore your mental value!”
“No.” Mu Sicheng shook his head and interrupted Wang
Shun. “You can’t cleanse it. The moment the mental value
rises to 60, Bai Liu will be directly removed from the
alienation state.”
“He is still in the deep sea. The moment the alienation state
is removed, Bai Liu will become a ‘normal person’ and
drown directly. In this deep sea, Bai Liu is likely to explode
into pieces of meat due to the pressure difference.”
Wang Shun watched Bai Liu floating motionless in the sea in

a really anxious manner. “Then what to do? If he doesn’t
cleanse his mental value and he keeps getting attacked
then his mental value will continue to drop. If it drops to 0
then he will completely become a monster!”
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath. “He can only rely on… Bai
Liu himself. He needs to stay awake in the face of this type
of high-intensity hallucination.”
Bai Liu couldn’t distinguish between hallucinations and

reality but he wasn’t motionless and unresponsive due to
the hallucinations like Wang Shun thought. Bai Liu just
couldn’t tell the direction. Still, he knew the place he was
going was the bottom of the sea. Therefore, he took the
stupidest and easiest way. He relaxed his body and let
himself sink.
He was now a fish and not a human. He let go of the water

bubble and sank holding the Siren King in his other hand. It
stood to reason that he could sink smoothly as long as he
didn’t move. As for being attacked by the merfolk during the
sinking process—
Bai Liu closed his eyes and stretched out his body
completely. The coin in his white shirt floated strangely from
his collarbone, showing it wasn’t a real coin. The merfolk
swimming back and forth around Bai Liu bit him.
Although the aroma of the cooked merfolk meat attracted

most of the merfolk and fish, there were a few who were
more interested in Bai Liu’s raw meat. They bit Bai Liu’s
arms and ankles enthusiastically, leaving ring-shaped teeth
marks with a hideous shape.
[System warning: Bai Liu’s mental value is 17. It is lower

than 20 and the player has entered the ‘rage’ state. The
panel attributes are about to rise.]
Game
Bonus ko-fi chapter
The moment the notification was heard, Bai Liu’s mouth

curled up in a smile. At the same time, his various panel
attributes that had been red started to soar.
[Player Name: Bai Liu (Rage attribute bonus panel)]
[Physical strength: 7 → 151]
[Agility: 3 → 149]
[Attack power: 6 → 167]
[Resistance: 2 → 166]
[Comprehensive defense and attack power has increased.

The total of the panel attribute points has exceeded 500 and
the player is rated as a C level player. The player Bai Liu’s
level has increased. It rose from F (?) to C level and you can
resist the attack of the merfolk.]
Wang Shun was stunned for a moment before reacting. “Yes,

if the mental value level is lower than 20, the player will be
judged to be in a crazy state because their mental value is
too low. The rage state will turn on and this can increase the
panel attributes. After 20, the lower the mental value, the
higher the panel attributes. It will rise to the limit of the
player’s potential!”
Wang Shun thought quickly. “This is a good thing for Bai Liu!
At least he can fight back against the merfolk!”
“Not necessarily.” Mu Sicheng wasn’t so optimistic. His

expression had become more solemn. “The player’s panel
attributes will indeed rise and the strengthening of attack
power is a good thing.”
“However, most players have lost their minds at this stage.

The lower the player’s mental value, the more they will look
like the monster in the game. It has no meaning even if the
panel attributes are high. Players will only attack like
monsters. As the player goes mad, their mental value will
accelerate then decrease until it reaches zero.”
On the small TV, Bai Liu’s eyes slowly opened. Sharp nails
grew on his hands and his lower limbs swayed softly like a
fish tail. There were no blacks in his eyes. Just gray-black
cracks that spread and the uncomfortable whites of the
eyes. There were also fangs at the corners of his mouth.
He attacked a merfolk with the back of his hand. The

merfolk was cut in two by his nails. It opened its mouth and
the gills shook with pain before it slowly sank to the bottom
of the sea. Bai Liu just stared at it in an expressionless
manner. If it wasn’t for the Siren King being held by his right
hand, he would be just like any other merfolk monster.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value has

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 15 and
the rage state has intensified.]

[Agility: 149 → 249]

The total of the panel attribute points has exceeded 2000
and the player is rated as a B level player. The player Bai
Liu’s level has increased. It rose from C to B level.]
Wang Shun stared. “Bai Liu’s panel attributes have risen too
fast! He has reached the B level so soon. This potential is
too amazing!”
Then Wang Shun soon became worried again. “However, Bai

Liu’s mental value has dropped again. If he can’t stay awake
and his mental value drops below 10 then he will be
completely finished—”
Before Wang Shun’s words, finished, the system on Bai Liu’s

small TV gave a sharp alarm.
[Strong system warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value has

continued to decline. The current mental value is 9 and the
rage state has intensified.]
[System warning: There are only 3 minutes before the Siren

King wakes up. Please clear the game quickly!]
“Only three minutes! His mental value is only 9 points!”

Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu’s ups and downs the entire
way but he had never experienced such an exciting
situation.
He was now looking at Bai Liu, who had no emotions on his
face, and the Siren King whose eyes were slowly opening.
Wang Shun was nervous as he watched Bai Liu play the
game. He pinched the web of his hand and barely
maintained his calm as he cried out, “Bai Liu, hold on!”
The instance clearance might be a fantasy at this point but

Wang Shun had followed Bai Liu all this way. He didn’t want
to see a potential player like Bai Liu just die. He stared at
Bai Liu’s small TV without shifting his gaze.
Mu Sicheng’s right hand was also strongly gripping the

elbow of his left arm. His jaw was tight and his tone was a
bit slow and dignified. “In three minutes, he can send the
Siren King directly to the bottom of the sea and pass the
instance. I just don’t know if Bai Liu has maintained a bit of
sanity under the control of the hallucinations and rage state.
Does he know he is a player, not a…” monster in the game.
Other viewers were also collapsing at Bai Liu stopping at

this critical juncture. They screamed and couldn’t believe
that Bai Liu couldn’t pass. They watched Bai Liu’s small TV,
liking it and charging it, using all types of methods to
awaken Bai Liu’s consciousness. Only the audience mocking
Bai Liu in the small corner laughed a few times as if they
had anticipated this situation.
On the small TV, the system was still giving a warning.

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 8 and
the rage state has intensified.]

[Agility: 249 → 733]

and the player is rated as an A level player. The player Bai
Liu’s level has increased. It rose from B to A level.]
Bai Liu’s face was gradually covered with fish scales and his
eyes emitted a dark green light in the sea. Every scale
exuded danger as Bai Liu dragged the Siren King, slowly
sinking. The Siren King changed from the state of being
dragged and floating without support to using his fish tail to
maintain his balance in the water.
The moment the Siren King’s fins spread out in the water, all
the merfolk surrounding Bai Liu screamed and fled. The
flawless face of the Siren King was reflected on the small TV
and everyone held their breath at this beauty and the
danger behind the beauty.
Bai Liu’s face was full of armor-like scales, dark and hard.
Scales were also constantly growing on his hands.
The Siren King’s face was pure and clean, his fingers long
and clear. They held hands in the sea where dirt and
corpses floated, shaking their tails while sinking. However,
they looked somewhat strange and carefree, like two
mermen playing on the seabed.
Yet the harmony of this scene would be destroyed in a

bloody manner as long as the Siren King opened his eyes. It
was because as soon as the Siren King woke up, Bai Liu
would undoubtedly die.
“Bai Liu has been promoted to an A level player.” Wang
Shun felt complicated and nervous. “I didn’t misunderstand
him. He really has potential. There is a lot of room for him to
rise. If he enters the rage state then he can really do many
things.”
Mu Sicheng, who was currently an A level player, heard

these words and seemed to remember something. His eyes
narrowed. “Wait—Bai Liu knows that he can enter the rage
state by lowering his mental value. The moment he entered
the game, the system would’ve warned him that he would
enter the rage state if his mental value fell below 20.”
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu slowly sinking on the small TV

and spoke in a certain tone. “Bai Liu deliberately took
advantage of this. He let the monsters attack him so his
mental value would drop and he would enter the rage state.
In this way, his panel attributes will improve!”
Wang Shun couldn’t understand it. “Why would he do this?

Bai Liu can completely pass the level without strengthening
the rage state.”
“Yes, not only that. Bai Liu didn’t have to care about the
merfolk monsters. He could just hide in the water bubble,
send the Siren King to the bottom of the sea and easily pass
the level.” Mu Sicheng seemed to figure it out and
continued with a bit of disbelief and a sudden realization.
“…The reason Bai Liu wants to kill all the monsters is
because they might hinder his plan.”
“What plan?” Wang Shun became even more confused as

he listened. “He currently only has a mental value of 7.
What plan can he have?”
“Bai Liu deliberately let his mental value fall to this

number.” Mu Sicheng took a deep breath and raised his
eyes to look at Bai Liu on the small TV.
“Do you remember when I said that Bai Liu chose the true
ending in order to collect the monster book? Bai Liu has
almost finished the Siren Town Monster Book. Only one
piece is missing—the attack method on the Siren King page.
If Bai Liu wants to gather this piece, he must let the Siren
King wake up and attack him. However, in normal
circumstances, Bai Liu can’t bear the attack of the Siren
King. So—”
“Bai Liu let the fish monsters attack him to lower his mental
value, forcing himself into the rage state to improve the
panel attributes so he can take an attack from the Siren
King?” Wang Shun finished Mu Sicheng’s words but he was
dumbfounded after he finished speaking.
Wang Shun was too shocked and stammered helplessly at

Mu Sicheng. “B-But this is a god-level NPC! To take an attack
from a god-level NPC requires at least an S level player
attribute panel like Spades!”
“Yes.” Mu Sicheng stared at Wang Shun. “You forgot the

most important point. Bai Liu doesn’t know he is facing a
god-level NPC. He regards this as a normal game.”
“He guessed everything but missed a small thing. He

doesn’t know that he is facing a bug.” Mu Sicheng opened a
lollipop and placed it in his mouth. “This madman thinks
there will be a perfect way to clear the game.”
“Bai Liu is obviously a player who can make the best

solution. He solved the merfolk sailors, statues and merfolk
in order to avoid these monsters causing trouble when he
finally takes the attack of the Siren King. He wants to save
his spare energy to deal with the Siren King.”
“It can be said that this guy has done everything to the
extreme. It has the least risk, the smallest points cost and
the highest rewards. Bai Liu never questioned that he chose
the best solution from beginning to end. The execution is
almost perfect. It is clear that his attributes panel is only F
level, which is too—”
Mu Sicheng was quiet for a few seconds as he recalled Bai

Liu during the entire game. Then he used one word to
describe Bai Liu. “Terrible.”
“Is it possible for Bai Liu to clear the instance?” Wang Shun
listened to Mu Sicheng’s analysis and his heart was about to
jump out of his throat. “God Mu, I don’t understand what
you mean. Is Bai Liu likely to clear the instance or not?”
“I don’t know.” Mu Sicheng bit the lollipop and chewed on it

absent-mindedly.
The red light in his eyes flickered and he stared at Bai Liu’s
small TV as if he had found something extremely strange.
“Bai Liu has two endings. First, he fails and dies.”
“The second… he successfully clears it.”
“This means that Bai Liu will break my single player points
record and will become the first player to collect a god-level
NPC monster page. As you said, to resist the attack of the
god-level NPC, you need an S level attributes panel. At
present, only Spades who is first on the overall leaderboard
has an S level attributes panel.”
Mu Sicheng’s expression was somewhat unclear. “If Bai Liu

achieves it then it means his potential in the rage state can
reach S level. Then he will become the second player in this
game who is likely to become S level.”
Wang Shun stared at Bai Liu on the small TV and repeated
Mu Sicheng’s words. “The second S level player?”
Bai Liu and the Siren King were slowly sinking in the water
while holding hands. In front of Bai Liu were various
overlapping illusions. These illusions looked like various
colors because they were too densely overlapped. They
spread out in front of him and even his senses started to be
consistent with the things in the illusion. Bai Liu’s brain
seemed to be manipulated by something strange and the
sensory experience corresponding to the various illusions
appeared.
Even so, Bai Liu didn’t know why but he could determine
what was an illusion and what was reality. Bai Liu saw in the
illusion that he was being bitten and scratched by a group of
merfolk. Bai Liu did indeed experience this pain. All his
senses were completely deceived. If he was an ordinary
person then he might suspect that he was being killed by
the merfolk.
However, Bai Liu calmly remembered that all the merfolk

were trapped in the water bubble. He couldn’t rule out that
some of them came out to bite him but Bai Liu chose to
believe in himself at this time. After all, Bai Liu felt that the
reliability of his plan was more credible than the illusion.
Bai Liu relied on this self-confidence that came from

nowhere and remained motionless in the midst of the
thousands of maddening hallucinations. He maintained an
eerie calmness as he used his heartbeat to calculate the
remaining time to the Siren King’s awakening. Bai Liu slowly
sank to the bottom of the sea.
[System warning: There is only 1 minute remaining before

the Siren King wakes up. The countdown has started. Please
clear the game quickly! 59… 58… 57…]
Wang Shun couldn’t breathe and he felt more nervous than

Bai Liu. “There is only one minute.”
“He is almost at the bottom of the sea.” Mu Sicheng also

watched Bai Liu’s small TV intently.
The audience couldn’t speak at all. They raised their heads

and held their breaths, their eyeballs almost sticking to the
screen. Even the group of viewers who had been ridiculing
Bai Liu were staring at his small TV.
Bai Liu clearing this instance or not depended on this one

minute.
The Siren King finally slowly opened his eyes. At the same
time, Bai Liu seemed to know that the Siren King would
wake up at this moment and he released the Siren King’s
hand.
The Siren King floated quietly in the water. He stared at Bai

Liu, his eyes a pure white like fresh snow, a white that was
as abnormal as marble. His light colored eyelashes covered
his silver pupils and his long hair floated around the Siren
King’s expressionless face.
His breathtaking face combined with this pair of white eyes

was like a fairy from legends or some rumored beautiful
creature. He shone uncontrollably at the bottom of the sea.
The audience saw this face filled with divinity and were
dazzled and bewitched. They couldn’t bear to attack him.
[System warning: The Siren King has awakened! Please stay

away from the small TV screen! There is a risk of being
contaminated by the spirit of the god-level NPC if you get
too close to the screen!]
The audience in Bai Liu’s viewing area moved toward the
small TV like they were fascinated. Mu Sicheng keenly
noticed that some of them started to experience a rapid
drop in mental value.
Next to him, Wang Shun was also caught. He stared at the

Siren King’s eyes in a daze. “He is so beautiful. Don’t hurt
him.” As Wang Shun said this, his eyes showed the same
silvery-white color as the Siren King on the screen.
Mu Sicheng took out a mint-flavored lollipop which was a

long-lasting slow release item to maintain his mental value.
He stared at the Siren King on the screen and raised his
eyebrow. “Wow, this is a god-level NPC. The mental pollution
effect can penetrate through the small TV screen.”
Most of the monsters in the game polluted through contact

but the god-level NPC was worthy of being the god-level
NPC. The pollution method was ‘radiation’ and these players
couldn’t hide behind a screen.
[System warning: A large number of viewers have been

contaminated and their mental values decreased in the
viewing area of player Bai Liu’s small TV. The protection
mechanism is activated and all mental values cleansed.]
[The source of the pollution, the Siren King, has been

detected. Image blurring has been done and players can
rest assured to continue watching.]
A burst of white fog occurred in Bai Liu’s viewing area. Wang

Shun, who was walking in the direction of the small TV in a
daze, suddenly woke up. He coughed twice and his pupils
returned to black. On the small TV, the Siren King’s face was
covered with a mosaic by the system. Wang Shun stared at
the fuzzy image of the Siren King with lingering fear and
couldn’t help moving his eyes to Bai Liu’s body.
The viewers were affected so strongly across the screen. Bai
Liu, who dragged the Siren King all the way until the Siren
King was about to wake up, had his mental value affected
and it started to decline. What type of monster was Bai Liu…
Game
Above the heads of Bai Liu and the Siren King, fireballs
burning like the sun fell into the sea. Below them were
countless sunken corpses and shipwrecks. The sea had
pieces of burned black debris floating silently. It all seemed
calm but the constantly ringing alarm reminded everyone
that this scene wasn’t as quiet as it seemed.

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 6…]

On the small TV screen, Bai Liu’s entire face was covered

with scales and tough skin like reptile claws was growing out
of his hands. The second finger was bent and the lower
limbs were elongated and completely turned into a fishtail.
He looked no different from the other monsters.
Wang Shun’s heart was jumping out of his chest. “His

mental value is 5…”
“Bai Liu, do you still know you are a player and not a
monster?” Mu Sicheng raised his head and looked at Bai Liu
on the small TV with an ugly face.
The Siren King’s fishtail shook slightly and he approached
Bai Liu at an unpredictable swimming speed.
On the small TV, the Siren King flashed for a moment. The
next second, he appeared right in front of Bai Liu. The
audience in front of the small TV exclaimed but quickly
covered their mouths.
The Siren King’s expression was light and his long hair
floated over his high nose. He extended a finger to touch
between Bai Liu’s eyebrows. His pale lips opened and closed
slightly but there was no sound. No one knew what the Siren
King was saying except for Bai Liu.
“You brought me to the deep sea. What is your wish?” The

Siren King wondered. “State your wish and I will grant it for
you.”
Bai Liu’s pupils shrank with a sense of extreme pressure.

The moment the Siren King approached him, he felt that his
brain had been stirred by a mixer. He seemed to be crushed
by a road roller and couldn’t move.

Wang Shun was nervously biting at his hands. “Ahhhh, it is

only 1 point! Only 1! Fuck fuck fuck!!!”
Mu Sicheng’s breathing also paused. He didn’t speak and

just watched the small TV seriously. The other audience
members were shouting.
“Uhhh I don’t dare look at it!”
“I want to suck oxygen!”

“Fuck, I haven’t seen this type of life or death player in
many years that doesn’t make me want to leave. I always
think he can create a miracle… my heartbeat is so fast…”

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 1. Rage
limit—]
[Agility: 733 → 1033]
[Resistance: 776 → 1209] (TL: I know numbers are different

from the last chapter. Author’s mistake)

and the player is rated as a super A level player. The player
Bai Liu’s level has increased. It rose from A to super A level.]
Wang Shun slapped his thighs fiercely. “It is only super A

when the panel attributes are pushed to the limit! This is too
far from S. The panel attributes of S need to be over
10,000!”
“It is 6,000 short. It is impossible to withstand the attack of

the god-level NPC.” Mu Sicheng gave a rare frown as he
looked at the TV with some regret. “He is a very interesting
player but unfortunately, this is his last game.”
The severe pain made him sober up. The corners of Bai Liu’s
mouth and eyes were bleeding. He didn’t care and just
indifferently wiped them away. Then he smiled and spoke
clearly to the Siren King, “My wish is to please attack me
right now.”
The Siren King on the small TV took a moment to react. His

silver pupils moved and he stared at Bai Liu. “You want me
to attack you? You might die.”
“Who knows? Perhaps not.” Bai Liu’s smile kept becoming

bigger. Every scale on his body was bleeding and trembling
due to the Siren King’s approach. He was almost identical to
a merman now.
The Siren King suppressed him using blood. Bai Liu couldn’t
help fearing the Siren King from the bottom of his heart but
he didn’t care about this fear. This made him show a very
fragmented emotion on his face. The expression on the right
side of his face was filled with uncontrollable fear. Tears
flowed from his eye and the corner of his mouth was
pressed down.
Meanwhile, the expression on the left side of his face was

very natural. He was smiling casually, his eye indifferent
and the corner of his mouth tilted upwards.
Bai Liu approached the Siren King at a distance that was

almost nose to nose. He looked down and whispered like a
joke. “If you can’t kill me then what can I get from you?” For
example, rewards such as points.
The light-colored eyes of the Siren King stared directly at Bai

Liu. It took a long time before he withdrew his gaze. “Crazy
wanderer, as you wish, I will attack. However, you sent me
back to the bottom of the sea. If you survive then I will owe
you a wish. You can exchange it with me at any time as long
as you hold a part of my body and call my soul’s real name
—Tawil.”
“Thank you.” Bai Liu’s eyes curved in a smile.
The Siren King slowly swam around Bai Liu. Then his pupils
suddenly formed a vertical line and his fishtail curled up,
hitting Bai Liu’s waist in an unstoppable manner.
Bai Liu was struck by the Siren King and shot toward the
bottom of the sea like a torpedo through water. The entire
TV screen shook for a moment. The seabed was shaking and
cracks formed. The boiling magma below could be seen. The
fish fled in a panic but they all avoided the Siren King
hovering in the sea.
The Siren King lowered his eyes in a condescending manner,

his long hair floating in the sea. The fishtail that hit Bai Liu
swayed gracefully. In the background of the sea, the Siren
King’s appearance was pure without any mud staining him.
There were no human emotions on his face and there was a
sense of holiness like a god descending.
All the viewers in front of the small TV closed their eyes. No

one dared to open them. Then only one person whispered,
“Is he dead?”
Wang Shun retracted his gaze in a melancholy and helpless

manner. “He only has a mental value of 1. Even if he resists
the attack of the Siren King, his mental value will be zero.
He should be gone.”
Mu Sicheng looked at the screen with his hands in his

pockets. His eyes narrowed and it wasn’t known what he
was thinking. For once, he didn’t have a lollipop in his
mouth. He just made a soft sound of agreement and sighed
regretfully. “I thought I could play a game with him. Bai Liu…
he was very interesting.”
Just as many viewers were preparing to leave with regret,
the system suddenly issued a faint warning beep like a bad
signal on the black TV screen. There was snow for a few
seconds before returning to normal. This attracted
everyone’s attention.
The small TV hadn’t gone out. This meant only one thing.
Bai Liu wasn’t dead.

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 0.1.
Please pass the instance quickly!]

continued to decrease. The current mental value is 0.1.
Rage ultimate limit—]
[Player Name: Bai Liu (Rage peak attribute bonus panel)]
[Physical strength: 955 → ??? (Unable to be measured)]
[Agility: 1033 → ??? (Unable to be measured)]
[Attack power: 955 → ??? (Unable to be measured)]
[Physical strength: 1209 → ??? (Unable to be measured)]

The total of the panel attribute points is unknown and the
player can’t be assessed. The superior is being notified…
the superior has intervened in the processing. Bai Liu’s
small TV video data has been sealed into the game
encrypted file.]
Wang Shun’s eyes widened with disbelief. He was really

dumbfounded and couldn’t speak properly. “S-Still alive, a
mental value of 0.1. Shit—!”
Mu Sicheng was also dumbfounded. He stepped forward and
approached the small TV, trying to find Bai Liu in the dust.
The Siren King seemed to have discovered that the person
at the bottom of the sea was still alive. He slowly sank while
sweeping the mud on the seabed with his tail.
Bai Liu’s limbs were embedded in the seabed in a distorted

posture. The lower body that had been hit by the fishtail had
directly disappeared. Only the upper body lingered in the
mud. Bai Liu’s eyes, nose and ears were bleeding but he
was laughing extremely openly and joyfully. He laughed so
much that blood was overflowing.
Seeing the Siren King who almost hit him to death with a
tail, Bai Liu still had enough energy to raise his broken right
hand at 90 degrees to lazily say hello. “Yo, Siren King.”
Wang Shun was amused by Bai Liu. He felt disbelief and

didn’t know if he should laugh or cry. “Doesn’t this hurt? He
even greeted the monster with a broken hand. The sensory
experience of this game is 100%!”
“A madman.” Mu Sicheng sneered and commented.
Bai Liu was naturally in pain. He was dying of pain all over
his body but his attitude toward pain was indifferent. The
pain was physical and didn’t interfere with his mental
calmness and the comfort brought about by the upcoming
instance clearance. His emotions were independent of each
other like paint distributed in different squares. They had no
way of interfering with each other.
The Siren King spoke with no emotion on his face, “You’re

still alive.”
“Yes.” Bai Liu smiled and opened his mouth full of blood. He
was still in the mood to laugh. “I said that if you can’t kill
me, what can I get from you?”
The Siren King leaned down, eyelashes covering his light

colored eyes. He asked, “What do you want from me?”
Bai Liu’s mind was a bit confused at this time. The Siren
King’s exquisite face was so close that he suddenly wanted
to tease this person.
Bai Liu smiled and touched the Siren King’s long hair with
his broken hand. He kissed it with bleeding lips and asked
with a laugh, “Perhaps a kiss? I have never seen a creature
as beautiful as you. I can’t build it myself through
modeling.”
The Siren King lowered his eyes. “Okay.”
“?” Bai Liu was wondering what was okay when he saw the
Siren King’s eyelids close and he leaned down to kiss Bai
Liu.
(End)
Game
“Okay.” The Siren King closed his eyes and kissed Bai Liu
without hesitation.
Bai Liu was stunned for a moment. He had just made a joke
like players who messed around with the final boss when
clearing an instance. He hadn’t expected the final boss to
be so cooperative. The Siren King’s lips were cold and soft.
There was the light scent of creeper plants as their lips
touched.
The Siren King was supporting Bai Liu, his expression

strange and confused. “You are hot.”
“Of course.” Bai Liu was a bit amused. “I’m a warm-blooded

animal. See you next time, Tawil.”
Bai Liu gently hugged the Siren King, patting the king’s
back. He treated the Siren King boss like a child.
Bai Liu had a type of affection for the final boss in this
game. It was because the final boss was really difficult to
design and would definitely be the character the designer
spent the most time on. He rarely saw a boss designed as
perfectly and beautifully as the Siren King.
He sighed from the depths of his heart. “Tawil, I really like

you very much.” The design.
Before Bai Liu finished speaking and at the moment the

Siren King was hesitantly holding Bai Liu, Bai Liu’s body
scattered into a burst of bright glowing light like fireflies on
the deep, dark seabed. They spilled from the fingertips of
the Siren King, slowly floating and rising like stars up to the
sea surface dyed golden by the rising sunlight.
The Siren King raised his head and stared at the light spots
that were disappearing in the sea. He watched for a long
time before lying at the bottom of the sea with his hands
together. He closed his eyes and spoke softly as he fell
asleep, “See you next time, Bai Liu.”
[System: Congratulations to the player Bai Liu for sending

the Siren King back to the bottom of the sea and clearing
Siren Town.]
[System: The player has reached the true ending of Siren

Town—Return to the Peaceful Old Town.]
[…As the salvaged merman returned to the bottom of the

sea, the townspeople of Siren Town gradually returned to
normal. The statues were destroyed and the ghosts became
dormant at the bottom of the sea. The sea area that once
salvaged the Siren King became a forbidden area. People
know that breaking the taboo can awaken the undead
sleeping under the sea. Perhaps one day, greedy humans
will touch this taboo. However, at least it won’t be for now.
Hush, let us leave quietly without disturbing the sleeping
Siren King and deadly ghosts…]
[System: Player Bai Liu has collected the Siren King page of
the Siren Town Monster Book.]
[Siren Town Monster Book has refreshed – Siren King (2/4)]

[Attack Mode: Fish Tail Strike (1/???) (Note: Since the upper
limit of the attack mode can’t be determined, it is decided
that the player will collect the page if they collect one attack
mode)]
[System: Congratulations to the player for collecting the

entire Siren Town Monster Book!]
The front of Bai Liu’s small TV viewing area was quiet for
several minutes. Everyone lowered their heads and there
was only the sound of them liking and charging him. After a
while, people couldn’t help exclaiming loudly.
“First! Bai Liu’s comprehensive data for Siren Town is first!

We charged him and liked him enough for him to break God
Mu’s record!”
“This is crazy! He actually won! He won against the god-

level NPC! The rookie player I’m fond of is too powerful!”
“Damn, Bai Liu’s final mental value is 0.1! I’ll fucking kneel
on the ground and write a word for him using my nose!
That’s awesome!”
“In the end, didn’t it say the values couldn’t be determined?

The fact that he resisted the god-level NPC means that Bai
Liu’s potential limit must be up to S!”
“I really have the feeling of witnessing history. My god, after
the god-level NPC, isn’t Bai Liu the second one where the
system can’t determine the data?!”
Many spectators cried and laughed. They hugged each

other and celebrated. Even Wang Shun and Mu Sicheng
were high fiving and smiling at each other. Only the players
who had been criticizing him had ugly expressions.
They were still mocking him strangely.
“Che, it is just clearing an ordinary single player game. What

is so great about it?”
“Let’s see if he can go to the core of the central screens. He

is just a newcomer who cleared an instance yet you are
jumping around like this. Tsk, it is better to be a low-key
person.”
Hearing these words, Mu Sicheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He slowly put his hat back on his head, the red light in his
eyes flicking brightly and darkly. The monkey on the hat
widened its bloody mouth in excitement, showing an
expression like he wanted to eat.
Mu Sicheng seldom offended others for a newcomer but he

had just watched a game performance that made him
happy. He was very upset when he heard these words. He
turned his head and glanced lazily at the spectators who
were still talking. He wanted to walk over to confirm their
identities so he could kill them in the game.
Wang Shun noticed Mu Sicheng’s intentions and quickly

stopped him. “They are all members of the Kings Guild.”
“Oh, it turned out to be the Kings Guild?” Mu Sicheng curled

his lips in a sneer. “This stupid gamers guild is full of stupid
people with high vision who can’t achieve anything.”
“Cough cough.” Wang Shun pretended to choke and lowered

his voice to whisper in an embarrassed manner. “God Mu, I
am also a member of the Kings Guild.”
Mu Sicheng, “……”
“God Mu, our guild members might be stupid but I advise

you not to offend them because…” Wang Shun kindly
advised. “You can scold them but forget killing. Our
president is…”
Mu Sicheng sighed in an annoyed manner. “I know. The

president of the Kings Guild is the second player in the
overall rankings [Queen]—The Queen of Hearts, this mad
woman is very protective and cruel. It is best not to offend
her people.”
“Still, listening to Bai Liu being commented on by this group

of people who are completely inferior to him—” Mu Sicheng
broke the lollipop with his tiger’s teeth, his eyes gloomy. “It
is really uncomfortable. It reminds me of being a
newcomer.”
Wang Shun sighed. It was always difficult to be a newcomer,

especially a lone wolf player like Mu Sicheng who hadn’t
joined any large-scale organization. They would inevitably
be excluded by the big guilds.
Many players in this game formed their own guilds to help

each other and this could greatly reduce the death rate of
players. Among them, the one with the largest number of
players and a guild that was second in the total standings
was the Kings Guild established by the player Queen of
Hearts.
There was a special mechanism inside the guild to recruit
new players as talents to be cultivated and old players were
regularly asked to bring new players to clear dungeons.
Wang Shun knew that Mu Sicheng had received an invitation
from the Kings Guild when he emerged in the game but he
refused. Since then, he had been oppressed intentionally
and unintentionally by the Kings Guild. Therefore, Mu
Sicheng and the people of the Kings Guild had never gotten
along.
Players at the bottom of such large guilds were generally

very hostile to powerful new players. It was because once
these newcomers came out, they would soon be snatched
by the high level guild members. They would be provided
with a lot of items, points and resources to be cultivated.
The gap between them and the players at the bottom was
instantly opened up. It wasn’t too much to say it was a step
into the sky.
Jealousy was inevitable. Some extreme people would even

gather together to trample on the powerful newcomers,
making them unable to get ahead.
The group of people just now were a typical example. Wang

Shun had paid attention to them. They just stepped on
others regardless of whether it was Bai Liu who they
intensely dissed or Mu Ke who was pressed by them.
This group of sour chickens saw the audience members who

were excited by Bai Liu’s success in clearing the instance
and charging him. They forced out sour words.
“Isn’t it a long way from the big gods in the central core
promotion positions? Why so happy? Haven’t you ever seen
anyone clear the instance? I’m speechless.”
[System Tip: Player Bai Liu’s final small TV rating—]

people have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 7,190 new have
charged Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu obtained
10,200 points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received 20,000 likes in one minute and
6,000 points from charging! Rise to fame! Unstoppable! You
are crazily loved by the audience!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for getting the final

promotion position and entering the promotion position on
the core homepage of the central screen. The number of
views is rising rapidly…]
Wang Shun held his breath for a while. He was really

dumbfounded. “Core?! Core promotion position?! Bai Liu has
been promoted to the core promotion position? Seriously?!
Oh my god!”
“It is difficult even for me to get this promotion position.”

Mu Sicheng looked at Bai Liu’s small TV and the audience
members who wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate
when they saw this promotion. He laughed. “If I knew this
then I wouldn’t have charged him so much, tsk.”
After that, Mu Sicheng’s slightly glowing eyes swept over

the guild players and his lazy tone became slightly louder
“Ah, speechless person. It is actually a core promotion
position.”
‘Core promotion position.’ These words spoken by Mu

Sicheng were especially mocking.
The previous group of Kings Guild members hadn’t left yet.

Once they saw Bai Liu rising to the core promotion position,
their disbelief was greater than the other audience
members.
A few of their expressions cracked on the spot. They rushed
to the small TV and questioned it. “System, are you sure?
Player Bai Liu actually got the core promotion position?
Why? This position is all for the big gods! How can a
newcomer get it?!”
The system replied in a straightforward manner. [The

comprehensive data evaluation of player Bai Liu’s clearance
of the game is ranked in the top 500 of the site. It meets the
conditions for the promotion position.]
“The top 500? So high?! He only played his first game. How
can this be possible?”
The system had no fluctuations. [The comprehensive data of

player Bai Liu’s small TV is ranked 497th in the same
period.]
The spectators from the Kings Guild collapsed to the ground

in a daze. Bai Liu was stronger than they imagined. The
system wouldn’t lie. The first time he played a game, he got
the core promotion position and rushed to the top 500 of
people in the same period…
They could imagine the scene of Bai Liu being madly

recruited by the major guilds and then stepping on their
heads. If Bai Liu joined the Kings Guild then based on his
strength, he would definitely be their boss. Then this person
could do whatever he wanted to them…
The other spectators ignored the severely impacted people

from the Kings Guild. They rushed excitedly to the central
core screens to see Bai Liu’s final promotion position. These
audience members had followed all the way and must
witness the scene of Bai Liu rising!
The central hall, the central screens, the core promotion
area.
The decorations of this area were obviously better than the

edge of the central hall. The decorations here were
magnificent. Many small TVs were decorated with gold
edges and there were posters of famous players. The
players here whispered and politely talked to each other.
The moment Mu Sicheng raised his gaze, he noticed Bai Liu

on the small TV on the opposite wall at first glance.
The main reason was that Bai Liu was too eye-catching. In
the core promotion position, he was the only one with a free
small TV. The rest of the players in this position were all big
gods, like the previous members of the Kings Guild had said.
Most of the live broadcasts of the big gods were charged
and points needed to be paid to enter the viewing area.
If they didn’t pay points then they could only watch the
highlights captured by the small system to attract viewers
on the small TV outside the viewing area. All the small TVs
around Bai Liu’s needed to be paid to watch the live
broadcast. Only Bai Liu’s didn’t need payment. There was a
subtle sense of cheapness among the relatively gorgeous
scene in the core area. Therefore, Bai Liu’s small TV might
be free but it had no audience yet.
The audience who came to the core promotion hall were

aiming for paid players. For a player like Bai Liu who just
rushed up, most of the audience didn’t care. They felt that
players who came up suddenly were just a flash in the pan.
It was indeed true that most of the players who rushed up
would soon go down. Therefore, the audience here didn’t
give it much attention.
However, soon these viewers couldn’t help looking at the
small TV. It was because Bai Liu’s small TV kept beeping and
it was too annoying.
[System: Player Bai Liu’s rewards comprehensive

evaluation]
[Cleared Siren Town’s true ending: 600 points rewarded.]
[Reward for collecting the Siren Town Monster Book—Merfolk

Statue page: Item ‘Statue’s Shell’ (normal quality).]
[Function: Defense is increased by 100 points after wearing

it.]

page: Item ‘Stealth in the Sea’ (normal quality).]
[Function: Movement speed is increased by 100 points after

wearing it.]

Sailor page: Item ‘Merfolk Amulet’ (excellent quality).]
[Function: After wearing it, you can use the amulet in any
dangerous situation and have a chance to escape using the
shell of a golden cicada. This is a consumable item. It will
automatically shatter after one use.]
[Reward for collecting the Siren Town Monster Book—Siren

King page: Item ‘Siren King’s Reverse Scale’ (quality
unknown).]
[Function: Unknown. It represents the Siren King’s reply to

your love, hoping that the player will wear it for a long
time.]
[Reward for collecting the entire Siren Town Monster Book:
Item ‘Siren’s Fishbone’ (quality unknown).]
[Function: The Siren King has given you his fishbone, which
is the bone from a god. It can pierce time, space and all
visible or invisible barriers.]
[—Born before the existence of truth and after the

destruction of lies. It seems to be an offensive item and the
player needs to explore the usage by yourself.]
[System: Comprehensive evaluation of player Bai Liu’s small

TV]
[This video of the Siren Town game process was strongly

liked by 49,074 players and was bookmarked by 52,899
players. A total of 15,069 points were obtained through
charging. At the same time, 1,238 players didn’t like this
video and stepped on it. At its peak, more than 50,000
people were watching player Bai Liu’s small TV at the same
time.]
[Player Bai Liu’s game video undoubtedly has an

extraordinary appeal to the audience!]
[The comprehensive data of player Bai Liu’s small TV has

exceeded 100,000 and the Siren Town video is rated. It
should be a silver badge video but since the likes to steps
ratio is too high at around 1:40, the video is downgraded.
The final rating is a brass badge video. This is eligible to
enter the VIP library. Player Bai Liu’s game video has
entered the VIP library.]
[After entering the VIP library, if there are players who want
to watch player Bai Liu’s Siren Town game video then they
need to become a VIP member of the system and pay 40
points. The points will be divided 5:5 between player Bai Liu
and the system.]
[Bai Liu’s small TV has the following achievements this time

—]
[Newcomer with the highest amount of points charged for a

single video.]
[First newcomer to rise to the core promotion position.]
[Highest points clearance record for Siren Town.]
[First to clear the instance in the same batch of

newcomers.]
……
[System: Congratulations to player Bai Liu for clearing the

instance. It is important to note that the player must enter a
horror game again within a week or you will suffer a fatal
punishment. The countdown is starting now: 7 (days): 00
(hours): 00 (minutes).]
[6 (days): 23 (hours): 59 (minutes)]
[I wish player Bai Liu a happy next game~]
TL Note: So first arc is over and ML only made a small

appearance. This is the reason why the author stated that
romance is very late focused. ML doesn’t appear very much
in the beginning but author gradually sets things up for him
to appear more. Can’t wait for you to learn more about him
eventually.
In addition, next arc is coming! I’m really excited about this

one because it was the arc that made me truly decide to
translate GHG. Once our MC starts interacting with other
players then it is
Chapter 31: Game Hall
Game
The system politely bid farewell after the long list of rewards
and titles. Then Bai Liu’s small TV went out with a pop but
by this time, many viewers had gathered in front of it and
were marveling and discussing.
“Newcomer? A pure newcomer? I’m completely shocked.

The newcomers these days are too good. The instance
clearance rewards have been broadcasting for 10
minutes…”
“That isn’t the most powerful thing. Didn’t you notice that
he has collected all of the monster book? Many great gods
can’t collect the monster book when clearing the true
ending!”
“I have purchased his video to watch it. I think it must be

very good-looking!”
“Me too! I’m really shocked. Such a long list of rewards and
more than 10,000 charged points. How did he do it?”
“I’m more curious about where the 1,000 people stepping

on him came from. It stands to reason that his clearance
data is very good. How can anyone step on it?”
The purchase of Bai Liu’s Siren Town game video climbed
straight up and hundreds of copies were sold in an instant.
This was the reason why everyone wanted to come to the

core area. The audience here was very generous and their
thinking was relatively rational. Bai Liu had already cleared
the instance and showed up here. Some were willing to
spend dozens of points to buy the video to see what type of
monster or potential newcomer he was. Someone once
calculated that the number of charged points that could be
obtained from a promotion position in the core area was in
the thousands.
Wang Shun reluctantly looked at Bai Liu’s dark screen. “God

Mu, when do you think Bai Liu will enter the game next? Do
you think he will choose single player games? I kind of want
to wait in front of his small TV.”
“Why ask me? How should I know?” Mu Sicheng narrowed

his eyes. “Bai Liu should’ve logged out in the newcomer
area. You can go to the newcomer area to catch him and ask
him directly. Currently, Bai Liu’s mental value hasn’t
recovered and his mind shouldn’t be clear. If you take
advantage of this to increase your good impression then he
might be willing to take you to play games in the future.”
“God Mu, you are really…” Wang Shun’s expression was

very complicated. “So shameless…”
“Aren’t you going?” Mu Sicheng didn’t care about Wang

Shun’s accusation. He shrugged and smiled wickedly but
this image was destroyed by his cheek that was bulging on
one side due to the lollipop. “I’m very curious about his
newcomer skill.”
“The first player in a group of newcomers to clear the

instance will get a newcomer skill. The system will conceal
the player’s newcomer skill and this skill is said to be linked
to the player’s real desires. I would like to know what Bai
Liu’s desires are.”
Wang Shun was actually very curious but he also felt

doubts. “Under normal circumstances, everyone knows that
this type of thing should be kept secret, right? Bai Liu
shouldn’t tell us.”
“Bai Liu’s mental value is only 0.1 right now. Do you think
he is normal? It is a miracle if he isn’t crazy when he comes
out.” Mu Sicheng looked at Wang Shun innocently. “I think
that Bai Liu might be unstable when he comes out of the
game and his mind definitely isn’t sober. Why can’t we
pretend to be the system staff to find it out?”
God Mu, you are such a gangster.
Bai Liu came out covered in water. He was all soaked and
his eyes were dazzled, like they were covered with a layer of
frosted glass. He felt like the sky was spinning as he stood
and he had to hold onto the wall, gasping to recover his
strength. He felt like he was low in blood sugar so he
squatted down. The moment he squatted, his legs softened
and he directly sat on the ground. After sitting down, Bai Liu
tried a few times but couldn’t stand up. In the end, he
slumped down on the ground.
“I’m really weak,” Bai Liu inwardly sighed.
There was no one here at the entrance of the newcomer

area. After all, none of the other players had cleared the
game except Bai Liu. Bai Liu took advantage of this to rest
and organize the rewards and items he got.
He guessed correctly that the rewards from collecting the
monster book were indeed the ‘biggest’. This type of
‘bigness’ didn’t mean that all the items from collecting the
monster book were awesome. For example, Stealth in the
Sea and Statue’s Shell were very normal items that
increased the panel attribute points. As a game designer,
these types of items couldn’t be more ordinary for Bai Liu.
Nevertheless, Bai Liu thought these things were the biggest

rewards. It was because they couldn’t be purchased using
points in the game store.
Bai Liu had searched several times but couldn’t find any
items in the store that corresponded to his item rewards.
This showed that the reward items gained from the monster
book were non-marketable and were considered limited
items. In other words, these items couldn’t be obtained from
the game store. They could only be obtained by the player
when clearing the game or through a transaction between
players outside the system.
However, the monster book obviously wasn’t easy to collect

and this meant it was difficult to obtain these items through
the game. Thus some players would obtain these limited
items through the second method: transactions between
players. These people probably weren’t few.
In other words, Bai Liu felt that he would be able to get an

incredible price if he sold the items he got. Even so, he
wouldn’t sell them. At least not now when he needed to
increase his basic attributes. Bai Liu wouldn’t easily see the
monster book items he got.
The item that Bai Liu considered valuable was naturally the
Merfolk Amulet, which was equivalent to an escape item.
For the Siren King’s Reverse Scale, the system had directly
given him an explanation that the effect was unknown. The
Siren’s Fishbone also gave a specious explanation that it
could tear through space and time but Bai Liu had to
explore the specific function by himself. These two items
weren’t rated by the system and stated it was unclear. Bai
Liu clicked on the supplementary explanation after ‘unclear’
and it told him directly that the system couldn’t rate it.
“The system can’t evaluate it?” Bai Liu sighed. “This system
doesn’t work.”
The thing Bai Liu didn’t know was that these two items
came from the god-level NPC and this NPC was originally a
string of bug data that couldn’t be calculated by the system.
It was a bit difficult for it to judge the bone and scale from
the bug data.
Bai Liu checked his rewards all the way to the end and found
a very magical ‘personal skill reward’ with the word
‘unlocked’ displayed after it. Bai Liu curiously clicked on the
‘unlocked’ twice. The interface slowly faded away and a new
page appeared. [Please close your eyes and imagine what
you want.]
Bai Liu closed his eyes, clasped his hands together and
muttered piously three times, ‘Money, money, money.’
[The player can now open your eyes to receive the skill.]
Bai Liu opened his eyes and found a very worn-out leather
wallet floating in front of him. It looked like a leather wallet
that had been used for more than 10 years. The edges of
the wallet were white, the leather was damaged and the
braided thread inside was exposed. Bai Liu looked at this
wallet that he hadn’t been willing to throw away even after
using it for a long time.
This was his new skill?
[Player Bai Liu’s skill item: Empty Old Wallet (it seems to
have been used for a long time but the owner is still
reluctant to throw it away. It is enough to see that the owner
is stingy with money.)]
[Player Bai Liu’s skill identity: Poor wanderer (unemployed,

no money, your rent is about to expire soon. You seem to
have no way other than wandering the streets.)]
Was this skill used to attack the poverty of others (such as

himself)?
[System: Of course not.]
[Player Bai Liu’s skill: You can use anything in your hand to
exchange with other people. As long as the other party
promises to give you something, you can put it in your
wallet.]
[The other party’s skills, points, items, life and even soul
and beliefs can be turned into coins and put in your wallet,
becoming tools in your hand. You are the devil’s trader, the
seemingly poor tramp. However, the person who trades with
you can sell everything they own.]
[You might have nothing now but you will have everything in
the future. It is because your desire for money is endless.
Sooner or later, you will have the wealthiest wallet in the
world, even if it is full of the souls of the helpless.]
[Skill Usage: A transaction. After two parties agree to the

transaction, they can’t go back on it. They can’t sell things
obtained from a person to the same person. If one of the
parties dies during the transaction, the soul of the person
who hasn’t performed the transaction duties will be
detained in the wallet.]
“Wow.” Bai Liu was a bit interested. “This skill sounds

inhumane.”
[System: Do you hate this skill?]
“No.” Bai Liu smiled. “On the contrary, I really like it. It suits
me. I would like to ask, if the other party doesn’t know I
have this skill, is the transaction still valid?”
[System: If there is a coin relationship between the two

parties and a coin enters the item wallet at least once, the
transaction is established.]
“A money relationship?” Bai Liu touched his chin. “For

example?”
[System: For example, you want to get someone’s item. You

can use the coin in your wallet to buy it from him. It doesn’t
matter if he knows you have this skill or if he really means
to agree. The moment he takes your coin, the transaction is
established and his item is yours.]
“Even if I suggest buying an expensive item from the other

person for 1 point in a joking tone, it will be established as
long as the other party agrees?” Bai Liu’s smile became
brighter.
[System: Yes.]
“Tsk tsk, this skill is really shameless.” Bai Liu commented

sincerely. “Still, I can’t wait to try it.”
[System: Your current points balance is 15,781. Do you want
to fully load it into your wallet?]
Bai Liu nodded. “Put it in.”
After organizing his items, Bai Liu checked his panel

attributes. Almost all his attributes were red and miserable
because Bai Liu had overworked them in the game.
[Health: 20 (a 120 kg man can kill you by sitting on you but

you are slowly recovering.)]
[Physical strength: 7 (unsteady when standing,

automatically recovering.)]
[Agility: 7 (stiff and sore muscles all over the body,

automatically recovering.)]
[Attack power: 1 (your full blow is like a two month old

kitten’s paws patting, automatically recovering.)]
[Intelligence: 45 (the original value is 89. It is halved due to

the low mental value. The original value will be restored
once the mental value recovers.)]
[Luck: 0 (you have been surprisingly unlucky all your life. If

there is a person in the game to meet a god-level NPC, that
person must be you.)]
[Skill: Empty Old Wallet]
[Identity: Poor Wanderer]
[Mental Value: 3 (it is reasonable to say that you should be

crazy to the extreme and become a monster. It is shocking
that you can still maintain your sanity. Thinking about it,
maybe you are already a monster with sanity. No matter if
you are crazy or not, keeping your sanity and calmness is
the way for you as a monster. What a terrible player! This
value is being automatically recovered.)]
Bai Liu didn’t seem to see the long comment about him
being a monster after mental value and he asked calmly,
“How long will it take these values to recover?”
[System: According to your current recovery rate, you can

fully recover within three to five days after leaving the
game.]
Bai Liu wasn’t a character who liked to procrastinate. “Then

leave the—” game.
Before he could finish his words, he saw two men making

their way to the entrance.
Mu Sicheng and Wang Shun saw Bai Liu sitting on the

ground and leaning back against the wall of the exit. They
were speechless and a bit amused. It was obvious that Bai
Liu was unconscious and rested in such a posture. It seemed
that the lowering of mental value had a serious impact on
Bai Liu.
Yet when they walked over, Bai Liu raised his head to look at
Mu Sicheng and Wang Shun. The first words he spoke when
he saw them caused their expressions to change.
Bai Liu asked, “Are you here to spy on my personal skill?”
There was a smile on Mu Sicheng’s face. He crouched down

and put his hands on his knees to look at Bai Liu. Then he
asked with interest, “How can you be sure that we are here
to spy on your personal skill? What if we are here to kill you
or rob you? After all, you should be rich now and have a lot
of items.”
Wang Shun wanted to say it was impossible to kill people in

the system hall but once he saw Bai Liu looking like he was
really thinking about it, Wang Shun realized that Bai Liu had
just come out of the game and didn’t know about it.
“You shouldn’t be able to kill people in this hall.” Bai Liu

came to this conclusion after a few seconds of thinking.
Wang Shun was startled and blurted out, “How do you

know?”
Mu Sicheng’s eyes became more and more interested. He

was sure that Bai Liu didn’t know ‘you can’t kill people here
in this hall’ because when he was talking about killing, Bai
Liu had instinctively retracted his legs and avoided Mu
Sicheng. This was the automatic response of humans to
things that could harm them.
Then only a few seconds later, Bai Liu came to the correct
conclusion.
“The reason?” Mu Sicheng raised an eyebrow.
“It is because there will be many people waiting here if a

game player can be robbed or killed after they log out.”
Bai Liu shrugged. “I have been out for 10 minutes. Apart

from you, I haven’t seen anyone else. If you can kill here
then there will definitely be a lot of people coming to rob
from me. However, no one has come so I guess that killing
should be forbidden here. There is a high probability that
robbery is also prohibited.”
Bai Liu could make this guess because from the perspective
of a game designer, the balance would be greatly distorted
if a player was allowed to be killed at the exit. It was like
allowing players to wait and kill people next to the
resurrection spots in large-scale online games. This would
make the gaming experience very poor. If a player could be
robbed or killed the moment they logged out then the game
would soon have no players and it wouldn’t run so well.
Mu Sicheng whistled, his eyes full of appreciation. “Bingo,

you guessed correctly.”
Wang Shun’s eyes were very complicated. Previously, Mu

Sicheng said to bluff Bai Liu and coax this person to reveal
his skill. Now it seemed that Mu Sicheng couldn’t even lie to
Bai Liu. Wang Shun and Mu Sicheng’s combined IQ basically
bid farewell to tricking Bai Liu…
“I’m very curious about what your current mental value is.”
Mu Sicheng was amazed when he saw Bai Liu’s clear
expression and calm eyes. “You don’t look like a player
whose mental value was 0.1 just now. Did you buy yourself
mental bleach to restore your mental value?”
Bai Liu seemed to have a clear mind like someone with a

normal mental value. Mu Sicheng couldn’t think of a
reasonable explanation apart from buying mental bleach.
“My current mental value is only 3,” Bai Liu replied calmly. “I
am still recovering.”
Mu Sicheng and Wang Shun’s eyes filled with sluggishness

and stupefaction for a moment. Then Wang Shun stepped
forward and asked in disbelief, “How much did you say your
mental value is now?”
“It is 3 points.” Bai Liu asked naturally, “What’s wrong?”
“3 points…” Wang Shun’s words couldn’t properly come out.

He looked at Bai Liu like he was seeing a weird creature who
shouldn’t exist in the world. “Bai Liu, do you know the
concept of a mental value of 3? You should have many
overlapping illusions right now and your consciousness and
body should be in a state of being tortured…”
“My mental value hasn’t fallen below 60 but when I fell to

60, I was already very uncomfortable and couldn’t even
speak. The players who fell to 20 points were basically crazy
after exiting the game. Your mental value is 3 yet you are
like this…”
Wang Shun gestured to Bai Liu’s entire body with his hands,
his expression difficult to describe. He didn’t know what
words to use to evaluate Bai Liu. However, Bai Liu became a
bit interested. He leaned against the wall and asked Wang
Shun lazily, “What’s wrong with me? I think I’m quite
normal.”
Yes, he was normal but Bai Liu’s current normal state was an
extreme abnormality! No one could maintain normality
when their mental value was 3!
“How can you still be answering our questions? You should

be in a mess and your intelligence should be halved!” Wang
Shun was a bit incoherent.
“Yes, my mind is confused.” Bai Liu nodded in agreement.

“My intelligence has been halved but how to say it… this
doesn’t prevent me from thinking about your questions with
an intelligence of 45. These questions aren’t difficult.”
Wang Shun was speechless.
Bai Liu was indeed suffering from a distorted consciousness.

This consciousness seemed to be a type of inward desire,
constantly urging him and tempting him, as if to turn him
into an evil monster. However, Bai Liu had been like this
since he became unemployed.
There had been a voice in Bai Liu’s ears telling him ‘go and
beat up your boss’ or ‘go and beat up the young master Mu
Ke’ and so on. Bai Liu’s high IQ meant he could beat up
these two people without being discovered.
However, Bai Liu was used to restraining himself using the

laws. He had a large book on laws at home and he could
almost recite it from memory. Bai Liu’s bottom line for
himself was ‘I can’t violate the recognized rules of the
group’. He was a member of the ‘human group’ and he
couldn’t violate the laws and regulations established by the
‘human group’.
Bai Liu had become accustomed to restraining his abnormal

desire for money so being tortured by this level of desire
wasn’t painful for him.
By the way, what was mental bleach? Bai Liu squinted as he

thought about the name of the item uttered by Mu Sicheng.
It sounded a bit like the ‘blue medicine’ that restored a
player’s state.
Bai Liu didn’t directly ask Wang Shun what mental value
bleach was. The two people had already lied to him once.
Thus, Bai Liu turned to look thoughtfully at Mu Sicheng. This
person obviously seemed more playful…
Wang Shun wondered, “Bai Liu, how did you guess that we
came to ask about your personal skill?”
“Since you didn’t come to kill me, you must’ve come to me
to ask me for cooperation or you are curious about me and
want to spy on my information.”
Bai Liu’s words weren’t hurried and they were clear. “As a
newcomer, I shouldn’t have much valuable information for
you. My attribute values and item rewards are open to you.
The only thing hidden is my personal skill.”
He raised his eyes and stared straight at Mu Sicheng and

Wang Shun. “So I guessed that you are here to ask me
about my personal skill. Under normal circumstances, I
wouldn’t tell you but you still came. I think it is because my
current mental value is abnormal and you think I am
delirious. It is more likely that I will talk about it, right?”
Wang Shun couldn’t say a word and just sighed. Bai Liu
guessed correctly! They had been preparing to take
advantage of this loophole!
Mu Sicheng stared closely at Bai Liu. “I now feel a lot of

doubt about your mental value. It seems like I can’t get
information on your personal skill today.”
“Not necessarily.” Bai Liu slowly spoke as he smiled and

glanced at Mu Sicheng. “How about we make a deal? I will
show you my skill and you will help restore my mental value
with mental bleach.”
“…Are you serious?” Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu

suspiciously. “Don’t lie to me. I have items to judge if you
are honest or not.”
Bai Liu smiled. “You are welcome to judge it.”
“Why should I help cleanse your mental value for free?” Mu

Sicheng thought about it and suddenly regretted it. He
smiled maliciously, “Mental bleach isn’t cheap. I can wait to
see your skill when you play the game next time. You will
definitely use it, right?”
Bai Liu took out a point from the wallet hidden in his pocket.
This point turned into a silver coin that was pinched by Bai
Liu’s fingers. “It isn’t for nothing. I will give you one point.”
Game
Mu Sicheng looked at the one point silver coin with eyes like
he was seeing a ghost. He stared at the person holding the
coin rather speechlessly. “Bai Liu, you are teasing me? You
want mental bleach for one point? Do you know how
expensive mental bleach is? My mental bleach is all of high
quality and costs over 1,000 points. What’s the difference
between you and white bleach?”
“One point plus a display of my personal skill. Isn’t it a

deal?” Bai Liu kept smiling. “You can look at my skill first
and then give me the mental bleach. How about it? You are
probably the first player to see my personal skill.”
Hearing Bai Liu’s words spoken in a slightly seductive tone,

Mu Sicheng couldn’t help wavering but he was still a bit
skeptical.
He could completely see Bai Liu’s skill and refuse to give the
mental bleach. Bai Liu’s current mental value was only in
the single digits. He might seem sober but it was obvious
that he couldn’t take Mu Sicheng. Moreover, personal skills
such as robbery and theft were prohibited in the game hall.
Even if Bai Liu’s skill allowed him to steal things from others,
it couldn’t be displayed in this hall.
However, Bai Liu didn’t know this yet. After much
deliberation, Mu Sicheng felt that he wouldn’t suffer anyway.
It was better to agree with the newcomer since he was
indeed very curious about this guy’s personal skill. Mu
Sicheng rubbed his nose before reaching out to grab the
coin from Bai Liu’s fingers. He gave a sly smirk. “Deal. Then
Bai Liu, show me your skill!”
[System alert: The transaction between player Bai Liu and

player Mu Sicheng is established. The poor wanderer Bai Liu
has received a bottle of mental bleach.]
[System reminder: Player Mu Sicheng has given player Bai

Liu a bottle of high quality mental bleach worth 1,700
points. This can restore a player’s mental value that is
below 20 to the original value.]
An aluminum can of mental bleach fell into Bai Liu’s hands.

It looked a bit like spray paint. Bai Liu took it and shook it.
Before Mu Sicheng could react, he sprayed it on himself.
White mental bleach smoke covered Bai Liu’s face.
Mu Sicheng finally reacted and screamed, “This is the high

quality bleach I hoarded during the discount sale!”
Before Mu Sicheng could grab it, Bai Liu had already finished
spraying.
Mu Sicheng stared at the refreshed Bai Liu with a

particularly resentful and depressed look. “What is your
personal skill? Stealing? However, in the game hall, players
are only allowed to trade. They aren’t allowed to steal or
rob! How did you steal the bleach that I stored in the system
warehouse?!”
“I have just finished showing it to you.” Bai Liu stood up
from the ground with a smile and patted Mu Sicheng’s
shoulder, who was dejectedly drawing circles on the ground.
“Thank you player Mu Sicheng for the mental bleach. It is
easy to use.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t figure it out at all and chased after Bai

Liu like a little monkey. He jumped around and asked what
the personal skill was, using a strange scale to test if Bai Liu
was honest. The result of the measurement was ‘yes’, which
meant that Bai Liu hadn’t lied to him from beginning to end.
This made Mu Sicheng more confused.
At this time, Wang Shun gave Bai Liu some basic knowledge
of the game thanks to Bai Liu’s inquiry. As he mentioned
that this batch of newcomers was almost wiped out apart
from Bai Liu, Wang Shun spoke with regret. “In fact, there is
another newcomer called Mu Ke in your group who is also
good. He is still struggling but he should end up dying. I just
went to watch it and he has fallen into the death comedy
section. There are no rewards and he is most likely going to
die.”
“What did you say his name was?” Bai Liu paused when he
heard this.
Bai Liu was fired and lost his job. A big reason for that was
the son of a big boss who was parachuted into the company
to experience life. Bai Liu was dismissed by his boss, who
looked down on him, in order to make room for the young
master who wanted to experience the social hardships of
the Internet industry.
The young master’s name was Mu Ke.
The young master Mu Ke was notoriously bad-tempered.

Once the position was handed over, Bai Liu didn’t have time
to copy the horror game and some important graphic data
files on his computer. When he went there the next day, he
found that his computer had been thrown out by the
arrogant young master.
It wasn’t just the computer. All the things Bai Liu hadn’t
taken away from his office were lost.
However, it was clear that the handover day was tomorrow.

This young master didn’t give Bai Liu a day to clean up. He
just packed up Bai Liu’s things with disgust and threw them
out of the company in full view of the public.
Since Bai Liu was suppressed by his boss in the company,

he had been working in a small, dilapidated corner. He used
a computer with an XP screen that was very old. Later, Bai
Liu brought his own computer. It was also very old but it was
a bit better than the XP system.
Therefore, Mu Ke threw away Bai Liu’s personal computer.

Bai Liu asked Mu Ke about it. Mu Ke indifferently said it
looked so old that it annoyed him, so he threw it away. If Bai
Liu wanted, he would compensate Bai Liu with a new, top-
level computer.
Bai Liu originally thought that his computer still had dozens
of gigabytes of data and some new ideas for horror games.
However, he was now unemployed. It was boring to get
tangled up in these things and he was no match for the
opponent.
It was said that this young master had a congenital heart

disease so he was very spoiled at home. They gave him
whatever he wanted. He wanted to experience life in a
game company so they arranged layoffs so he could get any
position he wanted.
Bai Liu knew that his mouth was mean and unforgiving. If he
said a few more words then he would stimulate the other
person to get sick. Bai Liu felt he couldn’t afford to pay the
medical expenses. It wasn’t worthwhile.
Therefore, Bai Liu simply nodded and took Mu Ke’s newly

bought top-of-the-line Alien computer worth tens of
thousands of yuan. He made Mu Ke compensate him for all
the things he had lost, including a bag of half-used tissues.
He took the money and left, ignoring the other person’s
contemptuous eyes.
Bai Liu said he wanted to see this Mu Ke himself. Wang Shun

found it a bit strange but he obediently took Bai Liu to the
death comedy section.
Mu Ke’s small TV was in a very desolate corner.
This type of powerless struggle before death was also

unpopular in the death comedy section because it was too
boring and had no comedic effect. Only one or two people
occasionally looked at this small TV. They saw the tearful Mu
Ke trying everything to survive and quickly looked away in a
bored manner.
This type of dying player could be seen every day in the

game. It wasn’t unusual at all and couldn’t attract the
attention of the audience.
Bai Liu clicked on the game panel to check the progress of

Mu Ke’s game. He found that Mu Ke had already collected
two pages in the monster book, one of which was the
merfolk sailor page. This page was the one that gave the
Merfolk Amulet that Bai Liu thought was valuable. He
stopped when he saw this.
“Mu Ke’s desire to survive is very strong.” Wang Shun was
used to life and death. He sighed in front of Mu Ke’s small
TV but didn’t have too much pity. “However, it is too difficult
for him to pass the instance. He used the rewards to gain a
water bubble but this bubble was quickly broken by the
merfolk and became useless. Later, no one gave him any
rewards and Mu Ke fell to this place.”
“The newcomer’s performance is quite good.” Mu Sicheng

commented. “If Mu Ke were willing to sell me this Merfolk
Amulet after clearing the game then I would be willing to
give him enough rewards for him to clear it. This item is
very useful. However, no player would easily give up the
monster book item they got so I have to watch him die.”
Bai Liu also wanted to get the Merfolk Amulet. Based on his
many years of designing games, he could tell it was a very
valuable item. Still, it was as Mu Sicheng said. If Bai Liu
gave Mu Ke enough rewards to clear the instance, Mu Ke
would never give him this item after coming out. He also
wouldn’t do anything for Bai Liu. However, there was
obviously a very valuable item in front of him. Watching it
sink into the bottom of the sea wasn’t Bai Liu’s style.
Bai Liu asked the system in his heart: [System, can I trade
with Mu Ke in the game?]
[System: You and the player Mu Ke aren’t in the same

latitude world and can’t make a trade.]
Bai Liu lowered his eyes. He could only trade when in the
same latitude. [What is the definition of latitude?]
[System: The time and space between you and the one you
are trading with must be in a unified, continuous and
unbreakable state. Meanwhile, the time and space between
you and player Mu Ke are separated from each other and
aren’t in the same dimension. Therefore, a trade isn’t
possible.]
“Time and space…” Bai Liu’s fingers unknowingly started to

play with the coin hanging around his neck as he muttered
to himself. “It doesn’t seem impossible.”
[System, give me the Siren’s Fishbone.]
[System: Loading this item for the player.]
A fishbone around three meters in length and glowing with a

white fluorescence appeared in front of Bai Liu.
This fishbone was pure white and flawless. It was elegant in

shape and translucent like amber. It was as its owner, the
Siren King. It could be called a beauty that went all the way
to the bones but this fishbone was obviously completely
extracted from the spine of a merfolk. This made the beauty
take on a cruel and bloody meaning.
The end of this fishbone was a pointed bone while the other
end was very smooth. It looked like a good whip.
The fishbone slowly wrapped around Bai Liu’s waist. It has a

cold texture like fish scales and Bai Liu couldn’t help
shivering. The fishbone finally stuck to Bai Liu’s waist gently
and hung loosely from it like a bone chain.
The pointed fishbone was stuck to Bai Liu’s belly button

while the smooth other end fell out of Bai Liu’s belt. It was
like a non-mainstream clothing decoration and was out of
line with Bai Liu’s suit pants and white shirt.
Mu Sicheng curiously reached out to touch the fishbone

around Bai Liu’s waist. He was just about to touch it when
he was pierced by the fishbone that seemed alive. He shook
his somewhat numb, cold and stiff hands and exclaimed
with horror, “What is this? The players in the system hall are
separated by an independent space. How can it attack
me?!”
Mu Sicheng had the physical quality of an A-grade player

yet his health dropped by half when this thing pierced him.
This wasn’t the most important point! The important thing
was that players couldn’t be attacked in the hall!
Game
Once players showed a tendency to attack, spatial isolation

would occur. How could this thing make his health bar red?!
“The Siren’s Fishbone.” Bai Liu didn’t mean to cover it up.

He opened his clothes and gave Mu Sicheng a look at the
fishbone around his waist. Bai Liu didn’t realize it but the
fishbone shrank a bit and wrapped around Bai Liu’s waist
tightly, covering up all the possible exposed skin.
Bai Liu spoke frankly. “You should’ve seen this item in my

list of rewards.”
This was also the reason why Bai Liu didn’t hide it. This
thing had been ‘put out for public display’ by the system so
he didn’t have any thoughts about hiding the function. The
existence of the ‘live broadcast’ and ‘forum’ mentioned by
Wang Shun meant that the moment Bai Liu used the item in
the game, sooner or later everyone would know the
function. Hiding it from the outside world was completely
unnecessary.
However, his personal skill was special and could be hidden.

It was a good trump card and Bai Liu would hide it for as
long as possible.
Even so, Bai Liu was also blind to the specific function of the
item. It required experimentation. Bai Liu just didn’t want to
experiment in a game because the risk was too great. If this
item failed against a monster then Bai Liu could easily die.
The best way was to experiment outside the game to
determine the function. Then he could use it directly in a
game.
Experiments needed an experimental subject. Bai Liu

thought that Mu Ke, who was trapped and dying, was a good
one. He would be a highly obedient experimental subject.
Bai Liu was originally not prepared to experiment with Mu

Sicheng but Mu Sicheng’s hands were too cheap and
touched it directly. This made Bai Liu realize that his
fishbone whip could attack people in the system hall. In
other words, it was indeed possible to tear space.
“It is said that it can tear time and space. I am going to try
with Mu Ke.” Bai Liu looked at Mu Ke on the TV and naturally
raised his whip.
Wang Shun was in a state of confusion and couldn’t

understand Bai Liu’s thoughts at all. “Wait! What are you
going to do Bai Liu? What if you throw the whip straight in
and kill Mu Ke?”
Mu Sicheng was quick to react to what Bai Liu was going to

do and sneered. “Are you ready to save him? You’re so
kind.”
“No,” Bai Liu smiled. “I’m not saving him. It is a trade.”
Bai Liu drew the fishbone whip from his waist and shook his
wrists. He took a deep breath, lifted the fishbone and waved
it at Mu Ke’s TV.
For a moment, Bai Liu felt that his left hand holding the whip
seemed extremely heavy. The fishbone that was barely
swung hit the transparent barrier around the small TV and
quickly fell down. It was just that this small thing caused the
seabed in Mu Ke’s small TV to shake. Then the TV flickered
like there was a bad signal.
Everything around Bai Liu shattered into a glass-like scene

the moment the whip fell. Mu Sicheng and Wang Shun’s
appearance became blurred like a poorly connected TV and
the characters inside were distorted.
Bai Liu was in total darkness but he could clearly hear the
sound of the waves from Mu Ke’s small TV as well as the
tearful Mu Ke’s hysterical cries for help. Mu Ke seemed to
realize that someone had come to the bottom of the sea
and started to cry out frantically for help.
“Who is going to save me?!” Mu Ke knelt down in the broken

water bubble at the bottom of the sea and shed tears. “I am
willing to do anything! Please help me!”
Bai Liu wanted to wave the whip again but the system
suddenly issued a warning.
[System warning: The use of this item consumes a lot of

player Bai Liu’s physical strength. Based on the player’s
physical strength, it can’t be used again. The forced use of
physical strength will reduce it to a negative number and
you will be forcibly sent out of the game.]
Bai Liu gave up in an instant. [So am I now in the same

latitude as Mu Ke?]
[System: In the process of calculation… the latitude of the

player Bai Liu and the player Mu Ke has overlapped due to
some type of attack. Player Bai Liu’s latitude is in the crack
of the torn latitude and only sound can spread. No image
can spread and simple transactions can barely be carried
out.]
“Sound?” Bai Liu was thoughtful before whispering Mu Ke’s

name. “Mu Ke.”
Mu Ke suddenly howled and crawled through the bubble like

a bereaved dog. “I’m here! Who are you? Save me!”
“I am a wanderer,” Bai Liu whispered while watching the TV.

It was difficult to see this sobbing man as the arrogant
young master.
In a way, Bai Liu had become a poor wanderer due to Mu

Ke’s whim. Now Mu Ke was desperately asking for help from
the wanderer he drove away and this wanderer would use a
terrible deal to take away the only valuable thing left on Mu
Ke.
It was a very logical chain cycle.
“I can save you but it isn’t for free since I am also very
poor.” Bai Liu spoke honestly. “You need to make a deal with
me. As a reward, I will give you points to save you.
Correspondingly, you need to give me something.”
“Yes! I’ll give you whatever you want! Please help me!!” Mu
Ke cried loudly and reached out to try and touch the non-
existent god. “Are you a god? Or the system? Where are
you? What do you want me to give you? Money? Or
something else? I have nothing on me now… don’t give up
on me. I want to live!”
“I’m not a god. Objectively, I’m not a good existence for

you.” Bai Liu evaluated himself rationally.
He didn’t have any particularly extreme malice toward this
young master. It was just an ordinary dislike. Even so, an
ordinary dislike aimed at a person was quite terrible. Bai Liu
realistically felt it and said, “To you, I should be regarded as
a type of devil.”
“Devil… do you want my soul?” Mu Ke’s eyes narrowed and

became empty. The next second, there was a burst of light
in them. “I am willing to give you my soul as long as you
save me.”
The words ‘I want your Merfolk Amulet’ stopped before they

emerged from Bai Liu’s mouth. He raised his eyebrow with
surprise as he was attracted by Mu Ke’s proposal.
He did need the Merfolk Amulet but at the same time, Bai
Liu also needed an experimental subject to experiment with
the specific function of the bizarre skill Empty Old Wallet.
One of the descriptions for Empty Old Wallet was that it
could trade souls…
“Deal.” Bai Liu smiled and took out 200 points from his
crumpled wallet. He handed it to Mu Ke on the TV. The coin
around his chest lit up and the points disappeared.
[System: Player Bai Liu has used 200 points to buy the soul
of player Mu Ke.]
[System alert: Player Mu Ke has been charged 200 points.]
Mu Ke almost cried angrily when he saw these 200 points.

“You really are the devil. I sold my soul to you but you are
too stingy! It is only 200 points! This isn’t enough for me to
buy items!”
“I really am stingy, I am a poor wanderer,” Bai Liu replied

arrogantly. “However, you have 200 points and the broken
water bubble. Follow my instructions and you can survive.
Open the system store and buy alcohol. Yes, alcohol. Hey,
can you not cry? Your crying is louder than my voice…”
Once Mu Ke successfully cleared the instance, Bai Liu felt

there was a brand new polaroid-like coin in his wallet. The
coin was printed with a black and white photo of Mu Ke’s
face. There were the words ‘200 points’ in the corner and
‘soul coin’ on the back. Bai Liu used the system manager to
scan it and an explanation popped out.
[Item: Prop Mu Ke’s Soul Coin]
[How to use: You have the ownership of player Mu Ke’s soul

debt. You have all rights such as dominating him, regulating
him, cultivating him or obliterating him, etc.]
Dominance, regulation, cultivation, obliteration. Bai Liu’s

eyes narrowed. Wasn’t this all the permissions that the
system had for players?
It turned out that this was called soul debt ownership.
In other words, the system had the ownership of all the

players’ soul debts. It could be said that players sold their
souls to the system when entering the game?
Interesting.
Bai Liu asked: [After this, I am equivalent to Mu Ke’s

system? Then who has more authority over Mu Ke? Me or
the official system?]
[System: In the process of calculation… If the system

conflicts with the deployment of player Bai Liu over player
Mu Ke, considering that player Bai Liu’s current strength is
insufficient, the system’s decision will prevail.]
Hey, it actually depended on strength. Then if he became
stronger, could he take away the system’s control over Mu
Ke? Or could he even dominate the system in turn?
However, these were currently only assumptions that Bai Liu

could think about. His physical strength had bottomed out
and there was no need to think about it anymore. He walked
out of the dark crack and felt dizzy for a while. His legs
softened and he almost knelt on the ground. This was the
aftermath of his strength reaching the bottom.
Wang Shun quickly supported Bai Liu. “What happened to

you just now? You suddenly stopped moving after waving
the whip.”
Mu Sicheng looked thoughtfully at Bai Liu. “How did you do

that? Just now, Mu Ke cleared the instance using your
method.”
Chapter 34: Reality
Game
“My personal skill.” Bai Liu smiled weakly at him. “If you are
curious, do you need me to show you my personal skill
again? My physical strength is now zero. If you give me a
bottle of physical strength recovery agent then I’ll show it to
you again.”
“Of course, I won’t take your physical strength recovery

agent for free.” Bai Liu repeated the old trick and took out a
one point coin with a laugh. “How about exchanging it with
you for one point?”
Only a ghost would exchange with him!
One minute later.
[System alert: The transaction is established and the

wanderer Bai Liu has received a bottle of physical strength
recovery agent.]
[System reminder: Player Mu Sicheng has given player Bai

Liu a bottle of physical strength recovery agent valued at
180 points. It can restore 90 points of physical strength to
the player.]
Mu Sicheng was simply going crazy. He wanted to ride on
Bai Liu’s back to strangle Bai Liu who was lazily drinking the
recovery agent. He viciously asked Bai Liu, “How on earth
did you do it! It is forbidden to steal or rob a player here!
Players are only allowed to trade and give away items to
each other! You can’t steal from my game warehouse!”
It happened in front of him! Twice! He has always been the

one stealing from others. It was the first time he fucking had
something stolen by someone else.
“Personal skill.” Bai Liu raised his head while drinking the
physical strength recovery agent. He felt strength returning
to his hands and feet and smiled at Mu Sicheng. “If you
want me to show it to you again then I can…”
“No need.” Mu Sicheng interrupted Bai Liu’s words in an

expressionless manner. He would be a fool if he fell for this
person’s tricks again.
“Ah, the residency fee I paid yesterday is due. I have to quit

the game first.” Wang Shun said goodbye to Bai Liu and
prepared to quit the game. He also reminded Bai Liu, “Bai
Liu, you need to pay a residency fee to the system every
day if you want to stay in this game hall. The player’s
residency fee for each level is the same. At your current
level, you need to pay 100 points every day.”
“My payment is due. I’m going first. See you next time.”
Wang Shun politely bid farewell to Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng.
“Hey, I’m going too.” Mu Sicheng glanced at his watch and

then at Bai Liu. “I have something in the real world. I’ll come
find you next time, Bai Liu.”
“Next time, I will come to you to play a game.” Mu Sicheng

suddenly showed a nasty smile. “You cheated things away
from me today. I will get them back, Bai Liu.”
After saying this, the two people disappeared from the game
hall. Bai Liu took the path that Wang Shun previously
showed him to return to the newcomer district. He found Mu
Ke trembling in a corner of the exit, his face covered in
tears.
This young master actually looked quite good. He had a very

delicate body structure like a Japanese bishounen. The soft
look with red eyes and tears would make many girls feel
distressed and say, ‘Mother loves you.’
Bai Liu was a male game designer who only loved money
and he gave his small amount of maternal love to money
and the horror game bosses he designed. He lacked a basic
empathy for the appearance of humans. At the very least, a
beauty on the level of the Siren King was needed to move
him.
Bai Liu crouched down and Mu Ke shrank back vigilantly like

thorns were standing up all over his body. There were still
tears in his eyes as he made a courageous and rude
expression. “Go away!”
“This is the first time, no, second time we are meeting,

Young Master Mu.” Mu Ke was completely stunned the
moment Bai Liu spoke. He stared up at Bai Liu in a dazed
manner, tears dripping from his eyelashes onto the ground.
He cried but didn’t ask Bai Liu to get lost. He just stared
blankly at Bai Liu.
Mu Ke knew this voice. It was the voice that saved his life
when he was about to die. He bought Mu Ke’s soul for 200
hundred points and easily burned those monsters that Mu
Ke couldn’t get rid of. He claimed to be a poor wanderer and
a devil.
Bai Liu calmly looked down at Mu Ke. “This is the second
time you’ve seen me but it seems you don’t remember me.
It doesn’t matter. After all, we are now in a completely new
relationship.”
“Then Mu Ke, consider it as our first meeting. I am the

owner of your soul debt. My name is Bai Liu.” Bai Liu
reached out to Mu Ke.
After a long time, Mu Ke, who seemed depressed to the

extreme, cried out. He rushed to Bai Liu and hugged him,
the tears he had been holding back for a long time gushing
out again. Mu Ke seemed like a child who hadn’t seen his
parents in a long time.
“Why are you here?!”
Currently, Mu Ke thought he was embracing a devil he had

no choice but to rely on. It was a long time before Mu Ke
knew he was embracing a god disguised as a devil. He gave
his faith and soul to Bai Liu and Bai Liu gave him a new
heart and new life.
Bai Liu took Mu Ke to log out of the game. The log out
location was Bai Liu’s house.
It was almost midnight when he logged out. The young

master’s eyes were simply like a fountain. Once he came
out, he cried all night long. He cried until he passed out and
even then he was still clinging onto Bai Liu’s sleeves. The
moment Bai Liu had told him to go home, the cries of the
young master could lift up the roof. He didn’t want to go
back. He had sold his soul to Bai Liu yet Bai Liu was driving
him away!
Mu Ke spoke forcefully and was full of convictions.

Bai Liu felt it was the chick imprinting effect and the
suspension bridge effect. The young master had a strong
sense of security toward Bai Liu, the devil who should be
playing the role of a villain. In short, if Mu Ke couldn’t wake
up from his fear then it wouldn’t be easy for him to leave
Bai Liu’s house.
However, Bai Liu didn’t want to keep Mu Ke in his house.

The reason was very simple. This young master cried too
much. Therefore, five minutes after Mu Ke fell asleep, he
called his previous boss and asked him to pick up the big
boss’ son. Mu Ke was currently at his house and didn’t want
to leave.
The moment Bai Liu’s boss received the call, he was so

shocked that he spilled coffee on the computer keyboard.
He had never liked Bai Liu very much. It was mainly because
Bai Liu had his own ideas when making games. Every time
he asked Bai Liu to add something to follow the market
trends, Bai Liu would directly say that the game design was
full. If this plot was added, there would be bugs and so on.
He refused to add it.
In fact, adding it or not adding it wasn’t a big deal but the

boss didn’t like Bai Liu’s disobedient attitude. Someone who
worked for him just needed to do what he asked. Bai Liu
made so many excuses to seem noble.
Then Mu Ke took over for Bai Liu and hardly did anything.
The boss had to wipe the young master’s butt and take over
Bai Liu’s work. Only then did he find out that Bai Liu wasn’t
disobedient and wasn’t making excuses. He was just telling
the truth.
Now it was his turn to do Bai Liu’s work and the person who
was critical became Mu Ke. Mu Ke had three or four ideas a
day and tortured the boss incessantly. Sometimes he said
he couldn’t add it. Then Mu Ke would sneer and say, ‘If you
don’t listen to my advice, I will change your position with
someone who will listen.’
Now the boss’ position was at stake but he didn’t know

where the young master disappeared to for a day. He hadn’t
expected the young master to be at Bai Liu’s house!
The boss couldn’t help thinking more. What was the

relationship between Bai Liu and this young master…
however, thinking about it was useless. He was nominally
Mu Ke’s boss but he was more like Mu Ke’s babysitter. He
had to go and pick up this person.
The boss came to Bai Liu’s house while Mu Ke was still

sleeping. The boss felt a bit guilty and embarrassed when
he saw Bai Liu but Bai Liu didn’t feel anything. Before he
came out, he exchanged his points for 100,000 yuan. The
points in this game were quite valuable and the exchange
ratio with RMB was 1000: 1. 100 points could be exchanged
for 100,000 yuan.
Bai Liu had money in hand and looked at everyone calmly.

Even if he saw this boss who didn’t understand anything
and liked to tell others what to do, Bai Liu just politely
opened the door to let him in, saying, “Mu Ke is sleeping. He
cried all night and just went to sleep. Don’t wake him up.”
Bai Liu originally didn’t want to wake up Mu Ke because his

continuous crying made Bai Liu’s head hurt. However, Mu Ke
grabbed Bai Liu’s shirt (Bai Liu directly took off the shirt to
get away from Mu Ke) and curled up insecurely in a small
ball on the bed, his eyes and nose red and there were some
suspicious bruises on his body (aftermath of the game).
Combined with Bai Liu’s words just now— The boss
accepted the amount of information that came in at once
and stiffly said, “Oh.”
It turned out that Bai Liu and Mu Ke had this type of

relationship! Why didn’t Bai Liu tell him earlier! Then he
would’ve fired anyone except for Bai Liu!
“Or should we let Mu Ke continue sleeping with you, Bai

Liu?” In fact, the boss didn’t dare to wake up Mu Ke. This
young master was very angry when awakened from a nap,
let alone after he was tossed all night in this way.
The boss also found it a bit strange. Bai Liu tossed the
young master in bed in this way and after finishing, he
called for the boss to pick him up. Why did it feel like a bit of
a scumbag…
Bai Liu naturally refused. “No, take him away. His crying is
too annoying.”
The boss, “!!!”
What a scumbag! This type of scumbag infuriating remark,

how could Bai Liu say it so seriously?!
Mu Ke was awakened by the voices of the two men. His

eyelashes trembled and before he woke up completely, he
hugged Bai Liu’s shirt in his arms and whispered, “Bai Liu…”
Seeing this scene, the boss’ expression became even more

difficult to describe. He stared at Bai Liu with an expression
of condemnation but Bai Liu didn’t care. Every time he
worked, the boss always looked at him like he did something
wrong. Bai Liu has been used to it for a long time.
He called out very calmly, “Mu Ke, get up. Someone came to
pick you up.”
Mu Ke slowly woke up. Then once he saw the boss by the
bed, he understood that Bai Liu had called someone to
come and pick him up. Mu Ke reacted violently. He
instinctively tried to grab Bai Liu’s hand while scolding the
boss irritably. His back arched and he bared his teeth like a
cat being taken to a place he didn’t like. “Go away! I won’t
go back. I will stay here!”
“This is my place.” Bai Liu’s attitude was light and he

avoided Mu Ke trying to grab his hand. “I don’t allow you to
stay here. Mu Ke, go back.”
Mu Ke stiffened. He turned to look at Bai Liu and the hand

that wanted to grab Bai Liu’s hand fell down. Mu Ke’s eyes
turned red again and his lips moved. “Bai Liu, I will be very
good. Don’t drive me away.”
“I’m ordering you based on the relationship between us, Mu

Ke.” Bai Liu spoke quietly. “You don’t have the right to
refuse.”
Bai Liu could actually understand why Mu Ke didn’t want to

leave. This person had a strong desire to survive and Bai Liu
had saved him. Mu Ke subconsciously equated ‘stay with Bai
Liu’ to ‘can live’. It was better to say that Mu Ke was
dependent on Bai Liu now. Mu Ke was afraid of an
environment without Bai Liu’s protection.
Mu Ke’s tears fell. He bit his lower lip and stared at Bai Liu
for a long time before finally getting out of bed obediently.
Mu Ke stood behind the boss with a pale face and trembling
body, his fear obvious on his face.
Bai Liu saw Mu Ke like this and felt it was necessary to give
this player a certain level of guidance, just like the system
did for players.
“Mu Ke, if you are so vulnerable that you can’t live without
me then you are useless to me.” Bai Liu spoke softly. “Then I
will soon abandon you, understand? It is because I can gain
many people like you but you only have me.”
“I-I know.” Mu Ke’s lips were white as he replied. He lowered

his head and wiped his eyes, controlling his tears. “I will try
and be useful to you.”
The boss who had been watching the entire process looked
awkward. He felt like he had watched a cruel and heartless
drama with a scumbag gong. His face was shaken as he
looked at Bai Liu with a bit of fear.
Bai Liu actually dared to talk like this to the young master
Mu Ke! What was his identity?!
Mu Ke followed behind the boss in a trance. The moment

they got out the door, the boss couldn’t stand it anymore
and asked, “Young Master Mu, what is the relationship
between you and Bai Liu?”
“What is the relationship?” Mu Ke’s eyes were empty and he

seemed to be talking to himself. “I belong to him. He owns
my soul and is my master.”
The boss, “……”
What the hell were they playing?
He didn’t expect Bai Liu, who was handsome with thick

eyebrows and big eyes, to actually be an S&M master. He
was a top S who actually trained Mu Ke, the arrogant young
master, into this obedient little cat…
The boss shuddered and led away the trembling Mu Ke who

wasn’t crying any longer.
He felt like he had fired a terrible person.
Once Mu Ke left, Bai Liu opened the Alien laptop that Mu Ke

had bought him as compensation and started to inquire
about information related to Siren Town.
He used a forward search, reverse search and even

searched the names Jeff and Andre without getting any
matching information. Bai Liu rubbed his stiff neck and
thought about it. It seemed that the game was indeed not a
real product. However, if it was a virtual product then—
Bai Liu’s eyes became deep and he pulled the thread

hanging around his neck with his index finger. There was a
coin with a square hole in the middle. This was his game
manager. Bai Liu flipped the coin a few times in his hand like
he was playing with it but the coin didn’t respond. The game
panel didn’t pop up. Bai Liu was thoughtful.
If the game was a completely virtual product then how did

this thing follow him into reality?
In addition, Bai Liu fiddled with the coin and a scale as thin
as a cicada’s wing separated from it. A translucent fish scale
with a texture like ice was threaded through the string and
hung around Bai Liu’s neck. It stuck to the coin and exuded
a faintly colorful light.
Bai Liu hadn’t realized until he came out that there was a
scale around his neck. If he guessed right, this was the item
he got, the Siren King’s Reverse Scale. He hadn’t taken it
out but it followed him out of the game.
Then he thought about the system’s advice for this item, ‘It
represents the Siren King’s reply to your love, hoping that
the player will wear it for a long time.’ After wearing it for a
night, Bai Liu found there were no abnormalities so he let it
go.
However, this made Bai Liu think. It was unreasonable to

virtualize the game into something similar to the ‘thinking
palace’ which was composed of human consciousness. It
was because there were real things such as the coin and
scale. This meant the game should be an objective and real
existence.
There should be signs of its existence but Bai Liu hadn’t

found any signs of the game on the Internet. This was very
strange.
Apart from Bai Liu, there must be other players who have
entered the game. After all, 100 players were logged in at a
time. As long as one or two survived, they would make a
forum post, Weibo post or a Moments related to the game.
This type of data flow was extremely fast. In the era of big
data, Bai Liu should find it but he didn’t find anything similar
to this game concept.
There must be traces of things that existed… Bai Liu

thought about it. The only reason there would be no traces
—
Was if the traces were erased.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed. He opened Weibo, wrote a specific

message about the Siren Town game and clicked to send it.
As a result, he watched with his own eyes the sent Weibo
post fade and disappear.
Chapter 35: Reality
Game
Sure enough, the game had a higher authority than the real
world and could tamper with facts in the real world. This
was a world that had been tampered with and the selected
players discovered this reality, but were forbidden to reveal
the truth.
He just didn’t know how far it went. It was easy to falsify

and erase objectively existing things such as deleting words
written on paper or a Weibo post. This degree of erasing
could be done by humans in the real world.
Bai Liu found his mobile phone with the broken screen that
he wasn’t willing to change and called a friend. Before the
other person could react, he quickly said everything he
encountered. The friend listened and once Bai Liu finished,
he put his hand on the table and knocked, counting down
casually, “7, 6, 5…”
“Why are you counting down? Continue telling me about

what happened to you! Fuck, is this true? You didn’t make it
up? It is too exciting—”
Bai Liu looked down. “—3—2—1.”

His friend’s voice abruptly stopped before sounding
confused. “Eh Bai Liu, why are you calling me? Huh? When
did I answer your call? I have no impression at all!”
“It’s nothing.” Bai Liu spoke casually. “I was just thinking of

you and gave you a call.”
Seven seconds was the time from when Bai Liu sent the
Weibo post to when the last word completely disappeared.
He made a special note of it but he didn’t expect that the
game could easily tamper with non-objective things like
human memory. Moreover, it only took seven seconds to
complete the tampering. It seemed that tampering with a
person’s memory was no more difficult for the game than
tampering with a piece of data.
“I’m nauseous. Bai Liu, people like you can only think about
money. Don’t make me sick.” This friend obviously
understood Bai Liu very well. He joked before asking,
“Seriously, why did you think about calling me. Is there
something?”
“I was thinking about a question. Lu Yizhan, do you think a

person’s memory is only seven seconds?” Bai Liu tapped his
fingers on the table as he wrote down his experiences in the
game on a piece of paper. Then he watched the words
disappear one after another.
Lu Yizhan’s voice sounded a bit confused. “Why are you

suddenly thinking about this type of philosophical question?
In addition, isn’t your question wrong? Isn’t the original
saying that a fish’s memory is only seven seconds?”
“Did I remember incorrectly?” Bai Liu lazily stretched his

body. “Perhaps. After all, there are only seven seconds of
memory and it is normal to remember things incorrectly. Eh,
is it possible that the original sentence is ‘a human’s
memory is only seven seconds’ and it was tampered into ‘a
fish’s memory is only seven seconds’ by something to fool
us humans who only have seven seconds of memory?”
Lu Yizhan was accustomed to Bai Liu saying strange things

after becoming unemployed and didn’t know if he should
laugh or cry. “What are you thinking about after becoming
unemployed? In any case, I was paid today. I will invite you
to dinner. Don’t think about humans, fish and seven seconds
of memory. If everyone only has seven seconds of memory
then what to do when you ask us to recite French clauses
every day?”
“If you are inviting me to dinner then I will naturally come.”

Bai Liu casually threw the coin around his neck back into his
shirt and was chilled by the cold touch that was different
from the coin. It was the Siren King’s scale pressing against
his heart. Before Bai Liu hung up, he couldn’t help asking,
“If a person’s memory is only seven seconds and a fish’s
memory is only seven seconds, tell me, how many seconds
is a merfolk’s memory?”
“Why are you still struggling over this question and even
pulling out the merfolk?” Lu Yizhan let out a helpless laugh.
“According to your hypothesis, the memory of a human and
fish is only seven seconds so the memory of a merfolk must
definitely be shorter. Perhaps only a few tenths of a
second?”
“Probably.”
Although he said goodbye to the merman called Tawil, the

other party might’ve forgotten him the moment Bai Liu left.
Bai Liu felt a rare disappointment about being forgotten. He

didn’t pursue human approval and could live well as long as
he had money to entertain himself. However, the Siren King
was really an unprecedented beautiful piece of data. Even
Bai Liu who had no feelings couldn’t help slightly regretting
that he was erased from the other person’s memory in a few
seconds. Of course, it was just a little bit, a little bit like the
size of a fish scale.
The main reason why Lu Yizhan and Bai Liu could play
together was because they had the same stinginess. The
two become unshakeable friends by sharing various
discount lottery information. Of course, some people
thought that they played together because both of them
had no parents. They were orphans who could understand
each other’s misery.
The moment Bai Liu sat down at the barbecue stall, Lu

Yizhan opened his mouth with curved eyes. “Bai Liu, I’m
going to get married.”
“Congratulations.” Bai Liu wasn’t surprised. Lu Yizhan and

his girlfriend had been together for several years and
marriage was normal. “Then I will ask you to treat me to this
meal today. I will pay you 2,000 yuan later.”
Lu Yizhan almost sprayed a mouthful of cold beer onto Bai

Liu’s face as he stared in shock. “Are you crazy? Giving me
money for a treat? It is also 2,000! Didn’t you say that you
will never give people money for marriage in your life? Why
are you doing this type of ‘to hit a dog with a steamed bun’
thing?” (Never get back what is given away)
Yes, this was what Bai Liu said when a colleague got
married.
This colleague usually didn’t get along well with people like
Bai Liu so he always talked about Bai Liu behind his beck.
Then once he was getting married, he kept being cheeky
and trying to get Bai Liu to give him money. He said that his
other colleagues gave one or two thousand yuan. Bai Liu
could put together a monthly bonus. One or two thousand
would do.
At that time, Bai Liu had said with a calm face, “I don’t
intend to get married so I won’t give strangers money for
marriage. This type of thing is like hitting a dog with a
steamed bun and there is no return on my investment.”
The colleague’s face had turned dark. He was directly

scolded by Bai Liu as a dog. Bai Liu meant that he and his
wife were a couple of dogs, right? The colleague was so
angry that he swore at Bai Liu, saying that he would kill Bai
Liu’s children and grandchildren.
Bai Liu’s emotions hadn’t fluctuated after hearing this. He

didn’t have any intention of raising future generations so
such swear words were just an objective narrative of his
future life. He had no need to be angry.
“That isn’t necessarily the case. I just won’t give money to

strangers.” Bai Liu took a sip of his beer. “However, you’re
not a stranger. We are in contact with each other and it isn’t
an invalid investment if I give you some money.”
Lu Yizhan was a bit gratified but also wanted to laugh.

“Why? Do you still want to make money back from investing
in me? Really Bai Liu, I don’t need you to give me money.
I’m just happy to be married and I wanted to invite you to
dinner. I don’t have many friends and you count as one. I
am very happy that you came. In addition, isn’t your
situation bad right now? Forget about it.”
Lu Yizhan waved his hand and made a virtual rejection

gesture. “We’ll talk about it when you have money.”
If Bai Liu’s stinginess was a result of his nature then Lu
Yizhan’s was because he was forced by life. Lu Yizhan was a
poor policeman. His recent days had been better and he
was far better than the unemployed Bai Liu. He really didn’t
want Bai Liu to give him money.
Bai Liu ate a bunch of cooked kidneys and wiped his mouth
before suddenly saying, “I made 100,000 in the past week.”
“Pfft—!” Lu Yizhan really sprayed out his beer this time.

“What did you do?”
He knew that Bai Liu wouldn’t lie to him. If Bai Liu said he
earned 100,000 then it was really 100,000. Lu Yizhan was
shocked. “You didn’t do anything illegal right? I will kill you
personally!”
Lu Yizhan had always known that Bai Liu’s brain was

excellent but it could be used in some strange or crooked
paths such as designing horror games or designing
seamless criminal plots. Therefore, after hearing that Bai Liu
was rich, Lu Yizhan’s first reaction wasn’t to feel jealous. He
had an eerie feeling and took out his phone in preparation
to call his police colleagues.
Lu Yizhan knew that Bai Liu’s moral bottom line was very
low and combined with the money hoarding psychological
problem, it was really hard to say what Bai Liu would do
without a source of income.
“I changed jobs. You don’t have to be so nervous. I asked

and it is legal.” Bai Liu replied while peeling peanuts. “This
job has a high income. It is more dangerous but it is quite
suitable for me.”
“What kind of job can earn so much?” Lu Yizhan doubted it.

“100,000 in a week?”
“Ummm, I probably sold my soul to a large underground
organization but I can’t reveal the existence of this
organization.” Bai Liu touched his chin and thought about it
before trying to talk about his experience with the game in a
way that wouldn’t be blocked.
“Then I will go on stage, or call it a live broadcast, and do

things that sell my body and soul on the stage. There will be
some weird things that insult and bully me and this will be
shown to the audience. Some of the viewers who watch my
performance will give me a lot of money and I earned
100,000 yuan.”
“……” Confusion, shock, fear, complexity etc. appeared on

Lu Yizhan’s face. Finally, it froze on pity and Lu Yizhan
looked at Bai Liu sadly. “Are you acting as a male prostitute
in nightclubs, Bai Liu?”
After he explained it, Lu Yizhan reluctantly believed that Bai

Liu wasn’t doing such things but he was determined not to
accept any money from Bai Liu. He felt that this money was
from Bai Liu selling himself and didn’t want it!
If Lu Yizhan insisted on understanding it this way then it

didn’t seem impossible.
After the brief meeting, Bai Liu went home and rested for
two days. He paid half a year’s rent to his landlord, cleaned
his house and prepared to enter the game. The game only
required him to enter once every seven days but Bai Liu felt
he needed to enter in advance to learn about other things.
Still, he should have a good meal before he left. If he died in
the game then it was equivalent to a good final meal. Bai
Liu had this thought and went downstairs to buy a bowl of
noodles with fried eggs.
The craftsmanship of the owner of the small noodle

restaurant downstairs was quite good. In the small noodle
restaurant, there was a TV set up on a shelf that was
covered with oil. The social news was being played directly
above Bai Liu who was eating noodles.
The voice of the female anchor on the news was clear. “The
lawyer of Li Gou, a major suspect accused of raping and
killing a high school female student, has filed a lawsuit
again. He said that the evidence for Li Gou’s original death
sentence is insufficient and he is currently preparing for a
second trial.”
On the TV, photos of the suspect with a fleshy face and a

smiling schoolgirl with mosaics covering their eyes were
placed side to side. It was clearly incompatible.
The male owner of the noodle restaurant also saw the news.
He wiped his hands on his apron and shook his head with a
sign. “How evil. A good girl has been ruined. If I was the
parents of this female student, I might be crazy right now.
He was about to receive his sentence only to suddenly say
that the evidence is insufficient. I heard that the evidence
has suddenly disappeared. There is a lot of fuss about it on
the Internet.”
The female anchor on the TV was still reporting without any

fluctuations in tone. “The emotional ups and downs of the
victim’s family are very serious. People are gathering to
make trouble at the entrance of the court. Relevant
personnel have been sent to investigate and coordinate.”
The video behind her showed a middle-aged hysterical
woman with messy hair being stopped by a group of people.
She was so emaciated that she almost lost her human form.
Her hair was white and there were wrinkles around her eyes
that were filled with tears. Even if she barely wiped away
the tears with the back of her hands, with the next breath
more tears and snot would fall.
The woman was stopped by a group of people and went

crazy. She rushed to the door of the courthouse and knelt on
the ground, howling. She gave a heart-rending howl like a
mother beast. “She was only 18 years old! Why is the
evidence missing?! Why is all the evidence recording what
that beast did to my Guoguo gone? Are you protecting
him?!”
Next to her, a middle-aged man had already been subdued

by a security guard and his head was pressed to the ground.
He screamed and writhed on the ground, his clothes torn by
the struggle.
The man wept while shouting, “Let go of me! Give my

daughter justice! Give back my daughter’s innocence! Call
out that brute Li Gou! I vowed before Guoguo’s grave that I
would kill the bad guy and avenge her!”
The video soon changed and Li Gou with a mosaic over his
eyes appeared in the video. He pressed down the corners of
his mouth but the pride of a successful crime still
overflowed from his expression. “I didn’t do it. The previous
evidence was all made up by the couple to frame me.”
“A good person like me,” Li Gou’s mouth raised in a smile.

His eyes were covered by the mosaic so the raised corners
of his mouth gave him a weirdly ferocious and tyrannical
expression. He whispered hoarsely, “—God will help me.
Yes, those types of bad people who casually spread rumors
about me should be burned to death.”
“It’s so sad.” The restaurant boss was a soft and chubby

man like dough. Now seeing this news, he couldn’t help
wiping his tears with an apron. “I know those two people.
They used to live here. Their daughter Guogou had very
good grades. I didn’t expect… how could this happen?”
“The evidence suddenly disappeared?” After Bai Liu finished

his last bite of noodles, he watched the social news on the
screen and raised his eyebrow.
This method of obliterating a certain objective existence

was slightly similar to the method of the game…
“Where is this girl’s grave?” Bai Liu asked the noodle

restaurant owner. “Or do you have her parents’ number?”
The owner was taken aback. “I have it. What are you doing
to do, Bai Liu?”
“Maybe I can help them.” Bai Liu wiped his mouth, placed
10 yuan on the table, pressed it under the bowl and stood
up.
The noodle restaurant owner was taken aback. “Help them?

How can you help?”
“Using an unconventional and legal method,” Bai Liu calmly

replied.
Bai Liu had found that this game used a MLM-style

promotion method. Players were like dominoes one after
another. They were knocked down by events that seemed to
be unrelated but there was actually a certain internal
connected event that knocked them down, making them fall
into the trap and despair preset by the game. This would
stimulate fierce desires and they would be entered into the
game, becoming someone who sold their soul to the game
in order to satisfy their out of control inner desires.
The condition of entering the game was to have personal

desires so intense that they didn’t care about life and death.
For example, Bai Liu’s desire for money.
If Bai Liu didn’t guess incorrectly, perhaps the next batch of

players in the world would have a pair of sad and desperate
parents.
This Li Gou should also be a player and he used an item to

eliminate his crimes. This action of Li Gou forced the parents
who lost their beloved daughter to be helpless and fall into a
state of extreme desire for revenge. They reached the
standard that the game had for players.
It was like Mu Ke wanting to experience life due to his bad

heart. Therefore, he was parachuted into the company and
took Bai Liu’s original spot, forcing Bai Liu to lose control of
his desire for money after being laid off, thus entering the
game.
Everyone in this world was like chess pieces or building

blocks for the game. The game played around like God and
their lives were just a fun game.
What a cunning and cruel game.

Chapter 36: Reality
Game
The noodle restaurant owner gave Bai Liu two coins as

change and Bai Liu put them in his old wallet. The kind-
hearted restaurant owner hesitated a long time before
telling Bai Liu the number and address of the couple. He
said in a sorrowful tone that if Bai Liu could help them then
help. It wasn’t easy for people to live.
It started to rain slightly when Bai Liu left the restaurant. He

held a black umbrella and took a bus to the cemetery
mentioned by the restaurant owner. In front of a silent
gravestone, he quickly found the couple who had appeared
on TV.
They weren’t holding umbrellas and stood in front of their

daughter’s gravestone with red eyes. Their only umbrella
was placed on the gravestone, covering the black and white
photo of Guoguo who was smiling happily.
“You are… Bai Liu?” The mother’s voice was rough and
hoarse due to crying all morning. She looked at Bai Liu with
a hostile expression. “You called and said you have a way to
bring Li Gou to justice? What can you do? What do you
want? Money?”
Bai Liu smiled in the rain, the fog around his face giving him
a strange sense of holiness. “I’m here to make a deal with
you but I don’t want money.”
This might be the first time in his life that Bai Liu said, “I
don’t want money.”
He told them, “I will help you realize your wish and get rid of
Li Gou. In return, you will sell me your souls.”
The mother sneered as expected. “My soul? Another liar.”
She turned her head and stared at the black and white
photo of Guoguo with red eyes.
The father watched Bai Liu vigilantly. Due to Guoguo’s

matter, they had asked for help from many people during
this period. They had tried all types of methods and
encountered many swindlers.
They were prepared for a liar when they came to meet this
person who said he could let Li Gou get retribution. They
just wanted to try their luck. Unexpectedly, Bai Liu said
something so outrageous. It was the first time they met a
liar who wanted to buy their souls. He was just playing with
their feelings.
The father gave a cold warning. “Liar, get out of here!”
The unmoved Bai Liu crouched down on one knee and

stared at the photo of Guoguo on the gravestone. “Li Gou,
47 years old. A few months ago, he killed Liu Guoguo, a
female student, at the entrance of Majia Alley and was
sentenced to death. A week ago, all the evidence and
documents related to the evidence suddenly disappeared.
The relevant people involved also had vague memories and
stated they don’t remember if they had seen the evidence.
It has gone up for a retrial.”
Hearing the facts, the eyes of Liu Guoguo’s parents became

full of resentment. They gritted their teeth and clenched
their fists as they stared viciously at Bai Liu.
Bai Liu didn’t seem to notice that these two people were
angered by his words and were ready to hit him. He just
continued calmly, “If my guess isn’t wrong, this Li Gou said
he will be released from prison without charge and the
evidence will disappear.”
“How did you know?” The mother looked at Bai Liu with
amazement.
They had been paying close attention to Li Gou’s actions in

prison. Initially when he went to prison, Li Gou was irritable
and crazy. He knew he might be sentenced to death and
shouted all day long, angry and resentful. He said he
wanted to retaliate against them.
Then not long ago, this person’s attitude suddenly changed.

In the past one or two weeks, Li Gou even hummed in a
good mood. He said that sooner or later, he would leave this
damn place and the evidence would disappear. God
wouldn’t wrong good people.
It seemed that he had expected to get out of prison so they

suspected that someone was protecting that animal.
“Yes, you can understand it like Li Gou made a deal with a

devil and sold his soul. That is why he could erase the
evidence.” Bai Liu stood up and looked at the parents. “I am
here to steal business from this devil.”
Liu Guoguo’s parents looked at Bai Liu suspiciously like they
didn’t believe his words but a trace of desperate despair
and hope filled their eyes.
People who were well-informed could indeed inquire about

these things. They couldn’t rule out that Bai Liu was a liar
deceiving them. However, they had really used all possible
methods. They even asked someone to perform a ceremony
to help Guoguo’s soul find peace even though they
previously laughed at these feudal superstitions. They had
done it several times.
“What are your conditions?” Liu Guoguo’s mother asked

cautiously. “Is it money? We don’t have much money.”
Bai Liu smiled. “I said it from the beginning. I don’t want

money. I want your soul debt.”
He was just curious. What would happen to the system if he

bought the souls of these players before they entered the
game? Would he have a higher level of authority than the
system in the game? If Bai Liu had a higher soul authority
than the system over the parents then could he control the
parents’ system by manipulating the parents? Would he
eventually dominate the system?
Bai Liu liked money but he hated being ridden by someone

above him to make money. This made him feel like a low-
level social animal at the bottom of a company. Therefore,
he wanted to try and control the system in turn to gain the
highest authority.
It seemed to have sensed Bai Liu’s dangerous thoughts. The

coin on Bai Liu’s chest started to become hot and an alarm
sound in a bad electric current sounded in his ears.
[System warning: zzzi—forbidding player Bai Liu—zzii—from
acquiring the soul debt right of reserve players! Player Bai
Liu is prohibited from trading with non-players outside the
game!]
[System warning: Will soon—zzi—seal player Bai Liu’s Empty

Old Wallet skill!]
Bai Liu sighed regretfully. The real world was monitored by

the game. It seemed he couldn’t grab the souls of reserve
players that the game was aiming at. That’s right, the game
shouldn’t allow players with a higher authority than it to
exist. If Bai Liu was the game designer then he would also
stop it. Still, Bai Liu had to try even if it didn’t succeed.
Just as Bai Liu was going to give up, the fish scale hanging
around his neck along with the coin started to slowly grow
to wrap around the coin. The cold scale encased the hot
coin and cooled it down in an instant. Then the system gave
off an electric current that sounded like a scream.
[Warning—zzzi—abnormal data from the fish scale is

invading—bug data intrusion—the abnormal data is being
cleared—failed to clear abnormal data—occupied by
abnormal data—zizizi.]
After the messy electric sounds, a new cold and magnetic

electronic male voice was heard.
[System: Hello player Bai Liu. Do you want to use your

personal skill?]
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow at this voice. This system voice
was subtly familiar. It might have an electronic quality but it
was better than the previous system. it was a few degrees
colder than the previous system but it was still very nice.
Bai Liu thought that this voice was a bit like the NPC Siren
King that he met…
Bai Liu laughed. [Of course I want to use it.]
Liu Guoguo’s parents couldn’t understand some of Bai Liu’s

words. They were hesitant but they really had no other
choice. Even if Bai Liu was a liar and someone from a MLM
coming to trick them, they needed to give Guoguo a bit of
hope! Even if it was fake!
The mother took the lead in collapsing to her knees while

crying. “As long as you can kill Li Gou, you can take
whatever you want! Take it all! I can give you all my
money!”
This was treating Bai Liu like a gangster.
Bai Liu smiled. “No, I’m not going to ask you for money. On
the contrary, I will give you money.”
He took out the two coins that the noodle restaurant owner
had given him and placed them on his spread open palm.
Bai Liu looked down. “I will use one coin to buy your soul.
Are you willing to make this deal with me?”
The mother gritted her teeth and took the coin. The father
hesitated for a few seconds before also taking a coin from
Bai Liu’s hand.
“I want to.”
It didn’t matter what this person did or if he was a madman

speaking nonsense. As long as he was willing to help them
get revenge for Guoguo then they were willing to give it a
try.
[System reminder: Player Bai Liu has used two yuan (RMB)
to buy Liu Fu and Xiang Chunhua’s souls.]
[System reminder: Player Bai Liu is the first purchaser of Liu

Fu and Xiang Chunhua’s souls. You have the highest
authority and can transfer part of Liu Fu and Xiang
Chunhua’s soul debt.]
The moment Xiang Chunhua said these words, she felt a

strange sensation in her body like something heavy had
been taken from her heavy body and stored somewhere.
She looked at the smiling young man in front of her and felt
a sense of trust and sincerity in her heart that she couldn’t
express.
Xiang Chunhua was stunned before asking, “You are Bai Liu
right? What do you do? Where can we find you?”
“I am unemployed, a poor wanderer.” Bai Liu looked down at

the new coin in his wallet. “You will find me in a game. I
hope that when we meet, you will have survived the first
game.”
On the coin, there was an image of Xiang Chunhua and Liu

Fu standing to the left and right of the gravestone while
crying desperate tears. The two people gently stroked the
top of the gravestone like they were stroking the top of their
child’s head. The photo of Liu Guoguo was smiling while
covered by an umbrella to block the rain. The lower right of
the coin said ‘2 yuan’ and the back said ‘soul coin’, followed
by a small line of words: Issued by a non-system bank. The
highest authority belongs to the owner Bai Liu, not the
system.
The corners of Bai Liu’s mouth rose slightly.
[Hey new system, good job.]

The system was silent for a few seconds. [Thank you for the
compliment.]
The fish scale wrapped around the coin on Bai Liu’s chest
warmed slightly before becoming cold again.
There were still two days remaining until the deadline of a

week to enter the game as stipulated by the system but Bai
Liu was ready to enter the game.
He sorted out his things and sent a message to Mu Ke that

he was going to enter the game. Then he called Xiang
Chunhua and Liu Fu several times but no one answered.
They also didn’t pick up the landline. Bai Liu roughly had a
guess. These two people should’ve entered the game and
must’ve fallen asleep.
Bai Liu took a bath and put on his favorite and most
comfortable clown nightcap with pompoms and his pajamas.
He covered his chest with a quilt and held the coin around
his chest.
[Login to the game.]
[System: Does the player Bai Liu want to confirm that he is

logging into the game?]
Bai Liu closed his eyes. [Confirm.]
[System: Logging in…]
[Wait!] Bai Liu suddenly opened his eyes again. He got up to

go to the bathroom and turned off the electric switch,
natural gas valve and water of the house before lying down
in a satisfied manner. [While I am logged in, these valves
might leak some water or electricity when I’m sleeping and I
will lose money.]
[System: ……]
[System: Logging into the game…]
Bai Liu fell into a whirlpool of black sleep. Once he woke up

again, he was already standing in the hall where people
were coming and going.
[System: Since player Bai Liu has some popularity, do you

want to use some of the appearance value to hide your
identity?]
[You can also adjust my appearance data?] Bai Liu became

interested. [Can I design my own appearance?]
He was quite good at transforming his face.
[System: Yes, you need to pay 300 points to enter the face
adjustment program. Does player Bai Liu want to pay it?]
[It requires money?] Bai Liu quickly gave up. [Then you can
adjust it for free as you want.]
[System: Entering the random facial adjustment program:

eye color changed (black→blue), hair color changed
(black→colorful), lip color changed (fleshy color→black)…]
Soon, a person with colorful, messy hair and painted black

lipstick that made people think of ‘Ai Shi ① A Kind of Sorrow’
wandered around the game hall with a casual attitude,
attracting dull and shocked gazes.
Cheap wasn’t good. Bai Liu had expected that the face he
changed for free wouldn’t be too good-looking so he calmly
accepted this non-mainstream shamate appearance. In any
case, he couldn’t see what he looked like. Bai Liu didn’t care
if it was terrible in someone else’s eyes.
Chapter 37: Log In to the
Game
Game
Bai Liu was scanning the forum using the game manager
while walking around in order to learn about the internal
structure of the game. The game hall was composed of
three areas: the live TV area, the game login area and the
game logout area.
Players could choose to login to a game in the game login

area. After logging in, the game process would be shown on
the various small TVs in the live TV area. Players who
successfully passed the game would appear in the game
logout area and players who failed would be trapped in the
game forever, be completely alienated into monsters or die
directly.
Among the three areas, the most complex one was the live
TV area.
The structure of this area was almost like a maze. The

decoration styles of the different areas varied and they were
inlaid together in violation of each other. Bai Liu was almost
dazzled. There were all types of zones with promotion
places and tens of millions of small TVs were playing the
game process of different players.
Bai Liu’s small TV had been to the newcomer zone, death
comedy zone and the single player game zone. Those were
just three of the thousands of live streaming small TV zones
and the types of promotional places were even more
diverse. There were almost dozens of different types of
promotion positions in a zone.
However, there were still high and low promotion positions.
Among all the zone promotion positions, the most difficult

one to board and the one with the highest gold content was
the ‘central hall king promotion position’. Only the top 10
players on the comprehensive rankings could board it and it
became the place where only the great gods could reside.
Bai Liu saw on the forum that it had been a long time since
a newcomer got this promotion and the first and second
places were even more set. As long as Spades and Queen of
Hearts entered the game, their small TVs would be first and
second on the ‘king promotion position’.
For newcomers, the top promotion position was ‘nightmare

rising star promotion position in the central hall’. Mu
Sicheng ranked fourth in this promotion position all year
round.
The ‘central hall core promotion position’ that Bai Liu got
last time was indeed good but among all the promotion
positions, it could only be regarded as an advanced position.
It was considered a promotion position with more paying
users and was still one level behind the ‘top promotion
position’ that almost all players paid attention to and would
spend points to see.
Mu Sicheng said it was difficult for him to enter the central

hall core promotion position because he played too unstably.
If Mu Sicheng played well then most of the time, he skipped
this promotion position and went straight to the nightmare
new star promotion position. If his performance wasn’t good
then Mu Sicheng really couldn’t touch the core promotion
position.
In addition to the best promotion positions and the highest

zones, there were naturally the poor promotion positions
and the worst zones.
Bai Liu’s footsteps stopped at the entrance of a deserted

area that looked like a garbage station. The walls of this
area were pure white and the small TVs weren’t well
arranged. Rather, they were crookedly piled up into a hill.
The small TVs on the hill showed the pitiful appearance of
many players struggling to survive.
Most of the TV screens were noisy. It seemed like the quality

of the small TVs weren’t good and some small TVs simply
had the static screen. It wasn’t known if the players inside
were dead or alive.
This ‘TV hill’ was very long and was like a train with no end
in sight. It started from Bai Liu standing at the entrance all
the way into empty, white space.
The voices of countless players distorted and filled this pure

and messy area. It was very similar to the place of
abandoned futuristic electronic equipment that Bai Liu saw
on TV. The signboard at the entrance of this area seemed
like it would fall at any time and it had the words ‘Nameless
Land’ in big letters.
This game was really cruel. A player in the highest level was
a king while a player in the lowest level didn’t even deserve
a name.
This was the only area without a promotion position. Of
course, it was because there was no need to distinguish
anyone. If there was a small TV live broadcast in this area,
the promotion effect would be the same because this place
didn’t have an audience. Players who fell here had almost
no possibility of overturning things. This was equivalent to
the prison of the game. Only players who were completely
exiled and abandoned would fall here.
Bai Liu stood in this deserted and lonely no man’s land and
thought about some issues. Meanwhile, the forum was full
of a heated discussion.
[The seven day countdown of player Bai Liu who entered the
VIP library with his first game is coming. Bet on what game
he will choose next!]
1L: He is really good at playing. I replayed his last game

video of Siren Town three times and gained a new
experience every time. I really want to watch him play a
new game!
2L: Me too! I want to see him play a multiplayer game! The

revenue and rewards for single player games are far less
than multiplayer games. Multiplayer games are also more
competitive and interesting. I want to see Bai Liu and the
bigshots fighting each other!
3L: It is true that this person called Bai Liu likes to play
unconventional routines but in multiplayer games, playing
unconventional routines is easy to overturn right?
First, Bai Liu can’t be sure that everyone will cooperate with
his weird thinking. Multiplayer games have more variables
than single player games.
Second, what if he encounters the killer type player? They
like to kill players to loot their items and points. Bai Liu has
a lot of items and points so it is easy to be killed during a
robbery. Robbery and killing are prohibited in the game hall
but it can’t be helped in the game…
4L: I think it is best for him to stay in the single player area.
The multiplayer game area where bigshots gather and are
prone to killing aren’t suitable for players with strange ideas
like Bai Liu. His F-grade panel attributes mean he might be
killed by other players without even completing the first
task…
5L: Not necessarily? Didn’t Bai Liu rise to the level of a

super A-grade player due to the decline in mental value? He
doesn’t have to be abused when meeting a bigshot right?
7L: …I’ll say something weakly. The last time in Siren Town,
he achieved peak fury with a mental value of only 1 and
reached the level of a super A-grade player. Isn’t this just
pure luck? If his mental value isn’t stabilized and it drops to
0 then wouldn’t he just GG?
8L: The multiplayer game zone requires players with well-

balanced attributes. Bai Liu is a player with too high
intelligence and low attack value. He really isn’t suitable for
multiplayer games. Going to the multiplayer zone is just
going to die.
9L: One core aspect of a multiplayer game is the

competition. The rewards received by the first player in the
comprehensive evaluation of the game isn’t on the same
level as the rewards received by the other players. In
multiplayer games, everyone is aiming to be first but Bai Liu
doesn’t have the advantage of a single player game. Tsk tsk,
it seems he can only be the think tank of a bigshot…
10L: What if there is a guild willing to support him and equip
Bai Liu with a high attack item? If he uses his brain to
control other players then he can take the path of
multiplayer games. It is just like the Puppet Master player
who ranks 199 on the leaderboard. Doesn’t he rely on
manipulating other players to get within the top 200?
11L: Did the person upstairs make a mistake? I am going to

make a fuss as a fan of String Puppet Master! It isn’t that
anyone with a smart brain can be a great god on the same
level as the String Puppet Master. Bai Liu and String Puppet
Master aren’t players of the same level, okay? I will thank
you not to go too far!
First of all, String Puppet Master is a big name player in the

Kings Guild. It isn’t an exaggeration that the Kings Guild is
raising him!
All the ‘puppet players’ in his hands are carefully selected

by the Kings Guild. Any one of them alone can kill Bai Liu. In
addition, String Puppet Master has an intelligence value of
93! 93!
Bai Liu only has 89! Besides, Bai Liu had better luck last
time. There was no big god broadcasting and he
accidentally rushed into the top 100. Now he has fallen and
has a comprehensive ranking of 3,000! Meanwhile, String
Puppet Master’s ranking has been stable in the top 200!
12L: This String Puppet Master is really cautious and smart.

In the game, he hides behind his puppet players to protect
himself. A person who has followed him for many videos still
can’t recognize what he looks like. Sometimes I can’t even
figure out what player he is…
12L: Speaking of which, didn’t a puppet player die in the

String Puppet Master’s last game? It seems that the Kings
Guild is recruiting a new puppet player for him. Eh, this
treatment is really good. You might just be a puppet but one
game will give you 1,000 points and items. If it wasn’t for
the fact that I’m not qualified then I would like to apply wu
wu wu.
13L: Don’t think about it, it is over. A player called Li Gou

has applied…
Wang Shun looked at most of the forum saying that Bai Liu
gaining the core promotion position was just good luck and
wanted to laugh. He shook his head and closed the game
manager. It seemed that everyone had forgotten that Bai
Liu’s luck value was only 0. If Bai Liu was lucky then
wouldn’t ordinary players with a luck value of 30 be the
favorites of the god of luck?
Nevertheless, Wang Shun agreed with some of the opinions

on the forum.
Bai Liu actually wasn’t suitable for playing multiplayer

games. Multiplayer games had more than 80% of the
players in the entire game and the competition was fierce.
Bai Liu might’ve revealed a physical fitness of a super A-
grade player in his rage state last time but for him to show
this quality, his mental value had to fall to 1. A mental value
of 1 was too dangerous. A monster would kill him just by
flicking him.
Bai Liu’s potential might be high but he was obviously still in

the development stage. He shouldn’t go to the multiplayer
game area where the mortality rate was high and the
competition was cruel. Once he gained enough good panel
attributes in the single player game, he could go to the
multiplayer games to test the waters. Of course, for a
newcomer with great potential like Bai Liu, there was a
faster way to develop—
It was to join a big guild directly.

Chapter 38.1: Game Hall
Game
As a member of the Kings Guild, Wang Shun’s skill was

related to collecting information. Therefore, he was mainly
responsible for two tasks. One was to collect instance
clearance data for various games and the other was to find
players with great potential for the guild. Wang Shun had
wanted to report Bai Liu’s data and snatch him. Then he saw
the announcement from the Kings Guild that they were
recruiting puppet players and Wang Shun hesitated.
If he reported Bai Liu now, Bai Liu’s superior intelligence

data and mental value data would probably be noted and it
would be easy for him to be selected as a puppet player. For
ordinary players, being selected as a puppet player was a
pretty good position. However, it would be a pity for a
newcomer like Bai Liu with an S-grade potential to be a
puppet.
Another point was that when Wang Shun did a statistical

analysis of the data, he found that the panel attributes of a
player who became a puppet didn’t rise any higher or the
rise was very slow.
On the contrary, String Puppet Master’s intelligence rose

from 71 to 93 points and the other panel attributes also
soared.
This data was only clear to Wang Shun who did internal data
collection and analysis in the Kings Guild. It was speculated
a long time ago that the skill of String Puppet Master wasn’t
just ‘player manipulation’ but also ‘potential absorption’.
Currently, players only knew that String Puppet Master’s
skill was player manipulation.
Many players judged as having high potential by Wang Shun

ended up in the arms of String Puppet Master and became
puppets. They gradually became mediocre and were
abandoned by String Puppet Master or died in the game.
They changed from a piece of jade that could emit luster
after a single polishing into crushed up mud.
Wang Shun felt sorry but at the same time, he had to accept
this helpless reality.
The game was a place ruled by the law of the jungle. After
the bottom players were squeezed and their remaining
value used up, they would be thrown away by the guild or
the strong players. Here, the least valuable thing wasn’t the
unsaleable discount products that could be bought with one
point but human lives.
Therefore, joining a guild wasn’t necessarily the best choice

for an eye-catching player like Bai Liu. It was too easy to be
restrained by the rules of the guild and then used by higher
level players. Mu Sicheng also saw through this so he didn’t
join the Kings Guild.
Coincidentally, it was String Puppet Master who saw Mu

Sicheng and wanted him to join the Kings Guild. Mu Sicheng
said that he wouldn’t be a puppet under anyone’s control
and refused the invitation of the String Puppet Master.
Later, Mu Sicheng suffered a lot from the hands of String

Puppet Master but he became more powerful. His ranking
gradually climbed to the top 300 of the overall rankings and
String Puppet Master had to let him go.
However, Bai Liu was currently ranked in the top 3,000. He

was a newcomer with great potential and String Puppet
Master wouldn’t easily let him go. Although Wang Shun
didn’t submit Bai Liu’s personal data to the Kings Guild out
of selfishness, Bai Liu’s eye-catching performance and panel
data still attracted the attention of String Puppet Master.
String Puppet Master had been stuck with an intelligence

value of 93 for a long time. He needed high intelligence
players as ‘nourishment’ to develop his intelligence. Was
there a better breeding ground than Bai Liu, a newcomer
who only played one single player game?
Wang Shun somewhat wanted to remind Bai Liu to pay

attention to this String Puppet Master and the people of
String Puppet Master who were also looking for Bai Liu.
However, Bai Liu had colorful messy hair and black lipstick.
Even if Bai Liu stood in front of Lu Yizhan who knew him for
over 10 years then he might not be recognized as Bai Liu.
Unexpectedly, someone recognized Bai Liu despite his

strange appearance. Mu Sicheng crossed his arms and
stared at Bai Liu who was standing at the entrance of the
game area. “…Bai Liu, what did the real world do to you? In
just a few days, you have turned into this appearance that
doesn’t discriminate between a human or an animal?”
“You can recognize me?” Bai Liu was a bit surprised. He

used this face to wander through the game hall several
times and no one recognized him. However, Mu Sicheng
recognized him with certainty.
Mu Sicheng smiled proudly, revealing his tiger teeth. “Bai

Liu, I can recognize you no matter the disguise! I said that I
want to take back everything you stole from me so you
can’t escape! I can find you!”
“Since you don’t recognize people by appearance…” Bai

Liu’s eyes swept over the weird hip-hop monkey hat on this
person’s head. “You recognized me by smell, right? Your
personal skill is related to this monkey? Strengthening the
five senses?”
Mu Sicheng’s smile grew wider. “You guessed wrong. My

personal skill isn’t to strengthen my five senses but I did
recognize you by smell. You have a very strong smell of
copper, or money.”
“Then it should smell good.” Bai Liu was noncommittal as he

looked at Mu Sicheng calmly. “What can I do for you?”
“One player is looking for another player—” Mu Sicheng

looked at the large game entrance behind Bai Liu. There
was a dark and unclear smile on his face and a red light
flickered in his eyes. “It is naturally to play a game. I won’t
allow you to shrink back and hide in single player games. It
is too boring and the death rate is too low.”
Bai Liu nodded in agreement. “I’ve discovered that the

rewards for multiplayer games are 10 times the rewards for
single player games. I have given up on that poor division.”
“……” Mu Sicheng had wanted to scare Bai Liu but now his
words were blocked. He looked at Bai Liu who was serious
about carefully screening the multiplayer games and asked
dejectedly, “No Bai Liu, it is easy to die in multiplayer
games. Aren’t you afraid?”
Next to the entrance behind Bai Liu was a huge projection

screen that showed the cover and names of various games
randomly.
Bai Liu touched his chin while selecting the game to enter.
He glanced over the games and didn’t give Mu Sicheng a
superfluous look as he replied lightly, “Objectively, I have a
fear of death but this fear is nothing compared to the fear
that poverty brings me.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t understand Bai Liu’s mind at all but the

choked-up feeling Bai Liu caused in him was extremely real.
“No, you aren’t panicked when entering the game? Aren’t
you a bit too calm?”
Bai Liu observed the games on the screen while talking with
Mu Sicheng. “I am calm and not afraid because I enter the
game with the mentality of coming to work.”
“Coming to work?” Mu Sicheng was completely speechless.

“You are coming to work in a horror game?”
“Yes, I work once a week and can take five days off. I can
earn at least 200,000 yuan if I do a good job. There is no
boss to deduct my bonus and salary and no need to deal
with other human beings by trying to understand them, lie
to them or reluctantly communicate with them. I just need
to do what I’m good at—play horror games.”
Bai Liu finally turned around to look into Mu Sicheng’s eyes

and shrugged. “The death rate is slightly higher but I often
stay up late when working in the real world. There is no
guarantee that I won’t suddenly die so this death rate can
also be considered negligible. In summary, this is an ideal
job with a high income. I can never find this type of job in
the real world so it is hard for me to be afraid of the game.”
Mu Sicheng felt like he was fucking persuaded by Bai Liu.

“Can I ask something?” Bai Liu asked while pointing to the
various games on the huge wall. “Are there only 100 horror
games in here? Judging from the number of TVs and players
in the game, 100 types are too few. I would like to ask if
there are any other games.”
The forum generally discussed a player or a specific game.

There were no relevant discussions about the basic
mechanisms of the game. Bai Liu had searched for a while
and didn’t find any game-related posts. Now Mu Sicheng
came to the door and Bai Liu treated him as an object of
inquiry.
“There are many kinds of horror games in this game and we

don’t know how many types there are.” Mu Sicheng spread
open his hands. “It is just that this wall only projects 100
games at a time. Once all 100 games are full, the screen will
refresh and new games will appear. Sometimes, games that
appeared last time will be repeated.”
Bai Liu touched his chin. “In other words, this game has a
total ‘question bank’. It isn’t clear how many games are in
this question bank for us players.”
“Every time, the system will randomly or not randomly

select 100 game questions from the question bank and put
them on the screen. Then us players who are candidates will
choose a game question and answer them. Sometimes, if
lucky, there will be repetitive questions and sometimes it
might be all new questions. Is this correct?”
“That’s right.”’
“If this is the case, it is no wonder that there will be guilds in

the game.”
Bai Liu was thoughtful. “The big guilds should summarize
some of the repetitive questions that appear. In other words,
information on how to quickly and safely clear the instance
is internally shared. Through this, they can recruit powerful
newcomers.”
“Meanwhile, players with strength or potential will play new

games to accumulate ‘answers’ and will receive more
resources from the guild. However, there is the live
broadcast and the answers to the game are open at a
certain level. This means this system can’t last a long time.
Current guilds shouldn’t rely on game answers to develop.
They should be at the stage of relying on the growth of
advanced players in the guild.”
“If I want to develop a guild then I would let senior players

bring low level players but the lower level players would
need to pay a certain amount of points to the seniors. To the
senior players, this is equivalent to remuneration. They will
pay a certain amount of points to the guild which is
equivalent to paying taxes.”
“At the same time, the items that the low level players get
are fully distributed to the guild and most of them will flow
into the pockets of high level players to ensure they stay in
the guild.” Bai Liu sighed. “However, this will inevitably lead
to the exploitation of low level players by high level players
and curb the development of low level players. Many low
level players won’t have items or personal skills, so they can
only survive by relying on the high level players in the
guild.”
“Still, there is a steady stream of newcomers joining the

guild so the exploited low level players can exploit the
newcomers. It is only when a guild is formed layer by layer
that it can stabilize its existence. It is no wonder why so
many low level players are malicious to strong newcomers.”
Bai Liu had seen all those criticizing him in the forum but
didn’t care much. Now he could understand it a bit.
Bai Liu’s words were all correct. It was almost the same as
the current situation of the guilds that Mu Sicheng had
learned.
Chapter 38.2
Game
Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng curiously. “Why are you looking

at me with such strange eyes?”
“I was thinking…” Mu Sicheng’s face was full of vicissitudes.

“Is your intelligence really only 89?”
It was too fucking outrageous! How on earth did he infer

such a thing? Mu Sicheng answered a question about the
game and this guy determined the whole system of the
guilds in the game!”
“Many newcomers join a guild in order to survive because

the high level players will indeed protect them and help
them pass the instance. Although they need to pay one-
third of the points earned in the game, it is indeed safer and
isn’t so easy to die. A newcomer with high potential like you
will be trained directly. I had wanted to ask you why you
didn’t join a guild.” Mu Sicheng tore open a lollipop in a
depressed manner. “Now I think I don’t need to ask.”
“It is stupid to join a guild.” Bai Liu answered

straightforwardly. “In this type of life threatening game,
there won’t be any charitable organizations. Helping
someone must be profitable.”
“In the short term, the guild will help you reduce your
mortality but you are cowardly paying a lot of points to this
guild. In this game that requires human expressiveness to
attract the audience, it is self-defeating. Once the guild can
no longer get any benefits from you, it will definitely
abandon you. You will have turned in most of your points
and items so you will have no capital to survive
independently. You will inevitably die.”
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu in amazement and then with a

bit of interest. “What exactly do you do in the real world?
Why are you so clear about the way the guilds operate?”
Indeed, many useless low level players were rarely

protected by high level guild players in the later stages.
“This is how most companies in the real world operate. They

rely on drawing a big picture and so-called internal
resources to attract employees. Then they will wait for the
employees to stay up all night until their productivity
declines. After that, they will fire you and hire younger
workers to squeeze.”
Bai Liu was expressionless. “In the real world, I am just a

low-level social animal who was exploited and fired.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for me to join a guild
and be exploited after entering the game.”
This guy exuded strong resentment when talking about the

real-world life of a social animal…
“Then have you thought about a game you want to play?”

Mu Sicheng glanced at the screen. “Is there any game you
like? Or do you want to look again?”
“The login limit for single player games is 100. All single
player games on this screen are fully logged in.” Mu Sicheng
pointed to the ‘full’ symbol in the lower right corner. He
gave a vague introduction around the lollipop in his mouth.
“If there is this ‘full’ mark on the game icon, it means the
game has been fully logged in and no new players can log
in.”
“For multiplayer games, each game has a different login

limit. I have played with 4 people and 50 people. It depends
on the specific game. By the way, these multiplayer games
‘Ghost House’, ‘Doomsday City’ and ‘Ghost Power’ are
games that have appeared before.”
Mu Sicheng casually pointed to a few games. “Do you want

to play these? I can help you find the clearance information
for some of these games but it isn’t for free.”
“No.” Bai Liu responded without thinking about it. “Even if I

have information, I will definitely react much slower than
the guild players who have played old games many times. It
is easy to preempt me. My advantage needs a new game to
play.”
“That is true.” Mu Sicheng bit down on his lollipop. “You are

quite adventurous. Most newcomers will still play old games
for stability.”
“My purpose is to make money, not to survive.” Bai Liu’s

attitude was flat. “I need to win and get first place to get
enough points.”
“You are really weird—” Mu Sicheng thought for a moment

and gave up on understanding Bai Liu. He wrinkled his nose.
“You earn so many points but if you die in the game then
there is no place to spend it.”
Bai Liu replied naturally, “I don’t earn points for spending
but for hoarding. In addition—” Bai Liu suddenly made a
strange smile and turned to look at Mu Sicheng who was
stunned by the abrupt smile. “Do you think I will die in the
game?”
“I’m still a bit confident. Playing horror games is what I do

best. I probably won’t die that easily.” Bai Liu smiled. “I am
better at designing games to let other players die and have
never died in a game designed by others.”
What the hell did this guy do in real life? Was he a criminal
or something?
“What about this game? Why are there no players logged

in?” Bai Liu tapped on the game icon of a train burning on
the screen. The icon zoomed in and entered the game
manager on Bai Liu’s chest. Bai Liu clicked on the icon to
view the specific information of the game. “Exploding Last
Train?”
So many games on the screen were full but this one was still
empty. It was a bit conspicuous and weird.
[Name of the Game Instance: Exploding Last Train]
[Level: Level 2 (games with a player mortality rate greater

than 50% and less than 80% are level 2 games)]
[Mode: Multiplayer mode (0/7)]
[Comprehensive Description: This is an exciting multiplayer

game. The last train is on fire. There are four broken glass
shards and charred corpses hanging from the ring, making
players linger and stay here forever~]
Mu Sicheng saw this icon and frowned. “You want to play
this?”
“What’s wrong with this game?” Bai Liu asked.
Mu Sicheng paused. “It is actually an old game that has

appeared on the game screen several times but there is
currently no clearance information.”
Bai Liu understood in an instant. It had appeared several

times and the system of the wall was that it would only
refresh once all games were full. Therefore, several batches
of players should’ve entered. Yet there was no clearance
record…
Bai Liu glanced sideways at Mu Sicheng. “The players who

entered previously died?”
“It’s strange. If no players have cleared it…” Bai Liu’s eyes

swept across the icon for Exploding Last Train and his finger
tapped twice on the death rate. “How is the game mortality
rate determined to be greater than 50% and less than 80%?
Based on the data of all players being killed, the death rate
should be 100%.”
Mu Sicheng disagreed and dismissed Bai Liu. “It is just a

way of grading the games. Almost all games have this
grading.”
He continued, “Following your words, the death rate of the

game is actually measured. So any game without a death
rate of 100% should have players who cleared it and
clearance data. I watched the videos of the VIP library and
asked many old, qualified gods. I really didn’t find any
players who have passed Exploding Last Train. I don’t think
any players have cleared it.”
Bai Liu gazed into Mu Sicheng’s eyes with a meaningful
look. “You didn’t find it. This doesn’t mean there are none.”
“The death rate of Exploding Last Train is between 50-80%.

If at least 20% of players passed Exploding Last Train as you
said—” Mu Sicheng wasn’t convinced and retorted. “Such a
large number of players who successfully cleared it would
always post forum posts or have someone watch their small
TVs. Isn’t it impossible that there are no traces?”
“How many players do you think there are in the game?” Bai
Liu turned his head to stare directly at Mu Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng was stunned by the question. “I don’t know but

there should be a lot.”
“We are such a large group but are there any traces of our
existence in reality?”
Bai Liu wondered, “Can anything related to this game be

seen by people in the real world? No matter what form we
post about the game, does it exist or is it remembered by
anyone? For the players who haven’t entered the game, are
there any traces of the existence of players? Of course not.”
Mu Sicheng was completely shocked by Bai Liu’s words.
Bai Liu asked the last question. “Okay, back to the first
question. If there are no traces of us players in reality, do
you think we exist?”
“Of course we exist.” Bai Liu quickly replied. “It is just that
traces of us have been erased. Then isn’t it possible that the
20% of players who cleared Exploding Last Train are like
this? The traces of their existence might’ve been erased by
the system or the game.”
Mu Sicheng exclaimed, “Their clearance data and player
data have been deleted!”
“There is a good chance that they themselves have been

deleted.” Bai Liu stared at the icon of Exploding Last Train.
“The players who passed this game are likely to be dead or
else they wouldn’t have failed to come and clear this game
twice.”
Mu Sicheng got goosebumps at Bai Liu’s words but he was

still a bit unhappy. “However, everything you say is based
on the fact that ‘game mortality’ is actually measured. What
if the ‘player mortality’ in the game is a virtual
measurement…”
Mu Sicheng stopped here in a startled manner.
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “I believe you should’ve just

discovered that mortality rate is a type of data that can’t be
measured virtually.”
“Have you ever studied statistics?” Bai Liu asked Mu

Sicheng. “There are two values in statistics that must be
actually measured. One is the birth rate and the other is the
death rate.”
As he spoke, he casually tapped on the icon of Exploding

Last Train on his game panel twice. Then Bai Liu gradually
entered the game as Mu Sicheng screamed and stared in
shock. Mu Sicheng collapsed. “Why are you going in?!”
Bai Liu gradually faded in Mu Sicheng’s vision as he

thoughtfully answered the question. “I’m very curious about
why the system specifically deleted the player data of
Exploding Last Train. Experience tells me that the more
deeply hidden something is by the superiors, the more
profitable it is…”
[The game ‘Exploding Last Train’ has gathered one player.
Six more players are needed for it to start.]
Chapter 39: Exploding Last
Train
Game
Bai Liu’s figure disappeared completely as Mu Sicheng

jumped frantically.
Mu Sicheng bit his fingernails and circled the place where

Bai Liu disappeared a few times anxiously. He crouched
down, grabbed his hair and crushed the lollipop in his
mouth. Finally he gritted his teeth, clicked on the icon of
Exploding Last Train and followed Bai Liu into the game.
One second before entering the game, Mu Sicheng talked to

himself in a depressed manner. “Damn Bai Liu, this guy
made me curious too. I didn’t do anything to prepare for a
level 2 game!”
[The game ‘Exploding Last Train’ has gathered two players.

Five more players are needed for it to start.]
Two minutes after Mu Sicheng disappeared, four players

with almost the same height, figure and appearance showed
up in front of the screen.
They all had weird puppet paint on their faces and they
walked like puppets being led on strings. Every step they
took had a strange sense of pause in their limbs and joints.
They looked like four identical puppets made by a skilled
craftsman and it was hard to tell the difference using the
naked eye.
The first person, or puppet, asked in a low tone, “Bai Liu

entered this game?”
When this ‘puppet’ spoke, his mouth moved up and down a

lot like a puppet pretending to speak under the control of
strings while the low and hoarse voice came from the one
lifting the string behind him.
A hint of a desire for revenge flashed in the eyes of another

puppet carrying a butcher knife on his back as he
respectfully replied, “Yes, Mr String Puppet Master.”
“Is this Exploding Last Train?” The ink painted eyes on the
puppet’s face narrowed realistically before he gave a vicious
smile. “A level two game. It seems that even if I don’t fight
against Bai Liu, he is unlikely to come out alive from this
game. It is a pity for such a high talent to die. He should just
be used as my puppet.”
“Go!”
The four puppets acted neatly together as they clicked on

Exploding Last Train and disappeared together.
[The game ‘Exploding Last Train’ has gathered six players.

One more player is needed for it to start.]
A person wearing a sweater, thick plain glasses and holding

a thick tome in his hand appeared at the screen next to the
entrance.
His thick square glasses were so big that they covered half
his face. The lower half of the face exposed by the glasses
had scattered freckles on the bridge of his nose. His head
was shrinking down into his sweater. If Bai Liu saw him then
he would think this player was similar to Jeff in Siren Town.
However, he looked weaker and more normal than Jeff. He

seemed to be a normal student. Yet in the game, a normally
dressed student seemed strangely abnormal.
“Let’s see what game I should choose…” The player pushed

up his glasses and looked closely at the screen like he was
wearing reading glasses. Then he opened the management
panel of his game manager.
The personal panel of his game manager showed:
[Player Name: Du Sanying]
[Today’s Rising Stars Points Ranking: You have surpassed Mu

Sicheng’s 170,000 points, who is fourth on the rising stars
ranking. He will definitely not be able to catch up with you in
the short term. Please continue to work hard to widen the
gap and catch up with the players in front of you.]
[Achievements: Winner who did nothing, the only lucky one

who survives, the player who is ignored by monsters for no
reason, the fighter who attacked you missed 100 shots.]
[The items you bought in the game store are being

discounted from 10,000 points to 1 point. Do you want to
buy them?]
[Congratulations to player Du Sanying for winning the top

player gift package with a winning rate of one in 100,000!
Do you want to receive it now?]
……
Du Sanying seemed to have become numb to these

windfalls. He didn’t receive any of the rewards or gifts. He
crossed out of all these interfaces until he reached his
personal panel on the last page. Du Sanying pushed up his
glasses and almost pushed his face to the panel. He
squinted as he searched for the information he wanted.
[Luck value: 100 (You are the luckiest person in the world
today. You are favoured by the god of luck. Choose the
game you want according to your instinct! The one you
choose will make you the luckiest!)]
“The luck value is also 100 today?” Du Sanying glanced

hesitantly at the entire screen. “In that case, it is better to
choose according to intuition. Then—”
He glanced around and his eyes finally froze on the icon of

Exploding Last Train. Du Sanying’s hand hung above the
icon and a creepy premonition surged in his heart. It
seemed that if he clicked on this icon, something very lucky
and very unlucky would happen. This was a feeling that Du
Sanying had never felt before when choosing a game as he
was 100% lucky.
Previously, he always had a certain feeling that he would be

lucky if he chose a certain game. Why did he feel that he
would suffer a lot if he chose this game but at the same
time, he would be very lucky…
It was a mess. Du Sanying shook his head and hesitated a

long time. Even so, he still clicked on the game icon of
Exploding Last Train.
[All players have been gathered for the game Exploding Last
Train. The game will start.]
On the big screen, the ‘full’ mark appeared in the lower right
corner of the Exploding Last Train icon. The next second, Bai
Liu opened his eyes in a subway station. At the same time,
seven small TVs lit up in the game hall. One of them showed
Bai Liu’s calm face in a crowded subway station.
Wang Shun was looking for Bai Liu in the game hall when his
game manager shook again and again.
[System tip: Bai Liu, the player whose small TV you have
bookmarked, has logged into the game. Please go and be a
viewer~]
[System tip: Mu Sicheng, the player whose small TV…]
[System tip: String Puppet Master, the player whose small

TV…]
[System tip: Du Sanying, the player whose small TV…]
“No way…” Wang Shun was in an unprecedented trance

after checking all the messages in his game manager. “Fuck.
Bai Liu, the third and fourth on the rising stars ranking and
String Puppet Master actually entered the same multiplayer
game. This is a fight between gods…”
Bai Liu received the system reminders the moment he

opened his eyes.
[Welcome players to Exploding Last Train.]
[You are a passenger. Please use the ticket in your pocket to

enter the station within 10 minutes and wait to board the
last train that is going to explode.]
Bai Liu reached into the pockets of his suit pants and took
out a thin, hard subway ticket that said ‘Metro Line 4:
Antique City → Antique City’. Bai Liu raised an eyebrow with
slight surprise. The departure station and end station of this
ticket actually had the same name. If it wasn’t a case where
two platforms had the same name then…
Bai Liu turned his head and looked inside the subway
station, trying to find the subway line map. Soon, Bai Liu
saw the subway map next to the ticket booth. Line 4 was a
very eye-catching red line. Bai Liu instantly found this
subway line on the route map.
“Sure enough, Line 4 is a closed-loop subway line.” Bai Liu

observed the red Line 4 that went around the city. “The
starting station and the terminal station are the same. This
station is called Antique City.”
Bai Liu wandered around the subway station. Apart from a

few s, no other extra information was found. The only thing
he felt was a bit strange was the design of the subway
station. Generally speaking, there would be escalators at
both the exit and entrance of the station.
In order to facilitate the flow of passengers, the escalator at

the exit should go up while the escalator at the entrance
should go down. However, the design of the subway station
here was reversed and this made Bai Liu feel it was a bit
unnatural.
Another thing that Bai Liu found strange was the LED
electronic clock at the top of the subway station.
[7:34]
It seemed normal but Bai Liu looked at it several times. He

found that the time wasn’t going forward but was going
back. In Bai Liu’s eyes, it became 7:12 in the blink of an eye
and this made him react quickly.
“This is a countdown, not a clock.” Bai Liu was thoughtful.
“It seems to be giving me the countdown. I have six minutes
left to enter the station.”
Despite there being only six or seven minutes left, Bai Liu
wasn’t in a hurry. He went out of the subway station and
found that it was dark outside with no sound, no light,
nothing. The passengers who walked into the pitch black
night disappeared. Bai Liu didn’t try to walk out. He turned
back and found that the countdown of the clock had
become 3:02.
Bai Liu slowly looked at the map again. This time, he

focused on the names of the stations on Line 4. The station
after Antique City was Reservoir and there was also a Mirror
Museum a few platforms away. This platform attracted Bai
Liu’s attention.
“The name Mirror Museum…” Bai Liu’s gaze fell on it and he

seemed caught up in a memory. “Why do I feel like I have
heard this name…?”
Bai Liu was recalling where he had heard this name when a
male voice interrupted his memory. “Damn! Bai Liu! Why
haven’t you come in yet?!” Mu Sicheng looked back from
the platform and saw Bai Liu touching his chin while looking
at the subway map. Mu Sicheng narrowed his eyes and
walked over. “There is a bit more than a minute left. What
are you doing here? Are you remembering the map?”
Bai Liu wasn’t surprised that Mu Sicheng would chase him

into the game. He glanced at the red LED light of the
countdown and answered Mu Sicheng. “I think I’ve been to
this place…”
Mu Sicheng was startled. “Have you played this game?”

Then he quickly denied it. “Impossible, you are a
newcomer.”
“Yes, I haven’t been to this place in the game.” Bai Liu

admitted it.
Mu Sicheng frowned at Bai Liu. “Then how could you come

to this place…”
“I haven’t been to this place in the game but that doesn’t

mean I haven’t come to this place. I think I should’ve been
to this place in reality.” Bai Liu retracted his gaze from the
subway line.
“Reality?” Mu Sicheng was shocked. “You’ve been to this

subway station in reality? How do you know?”
“If I’m not mistaken, this should be a horror game based on

real-life events. Have you heard of the Mirror City
Bombing?”
“Are you talking about how two thieves hid a bomb in an

antique mirror? They were preparing to bring it to the local
museum to rob the museum using a bomb threat. As a
result, the bomb went out of control on the way and the
entire subway train exploded?”
Bai Liu walked as he talked with Mu Sicheng. He took out

the ticket and there was a beep as he smoothly entered the
station. “I studied the distribution of the subway stations
just now on the subway map. This game was probably
designed based on the Mirror City Bombing.”
“I have heard of it…” Mu Sicheng took out the ticket and

followed him into the station. “Still, it is useless even if you
know it. The case had a significant impact but I still don’t
know how the perpetrators hid the bomb in a mirror and
escaped the security check. A lot of information hasn’t been
released to the public.”
Mu Sicheng finished analyzing it and spoke noncommittally.

“Even if we know the game’s reference, we don’t know what
happened on the last train to make it explode and we don’t
know the details. We only know the inspiration. It is
useless.”
“I might know what is going to happen…” Bai Liu touched

his nose and smiled at Mu Sicheng. “I was on the subway
that day and I got off at the stop before the explosion.”
Bai Liu shrugged innocently and spoke kindly to the shocked

Mu Sicheng. “Isn’t this a good deal? Can’t you use this
important information to clear the instance?”
“Mu Sicheng, I can tell you everything I know but it isn’t for
free. If you don’t believe me then you can verify if I’m telling
the truth or not. I remember you have an item to detect
lies.”
Train
Game
This was what Mu Sicheng told Bai Liu before entering the
game. Now Bai Liu returned it to Mu Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng was silent for a long time before cursing

sullenly. He could fucking do this too?! The guy was actually
on this train!!
Mu Sicheng was quiet for a moment before chuckling and

opening his points wallet. “How many points do you want for
what you know? If it is less than 300 points then I can
consider buying your information.”
This was indicating that he was preparing to use points to

buy Bai Liu’s information. Mu Sicheng had watched Bai Liu’s
game and discovered his love for money. This person would
never refuse points sent to his door, nor would he waste
points.
Bai Liu survived the explosion. He was a player who had

survived the exploding last train in reality. In a game where
nothing was known, Bai Liu’s information was indeed very
valuable to Mu Sicheng who entered hastily. Mu Sicheng
wouldn’t refuse something that would allow him to clear the
instance.
“You can give as many points as you like.” Bai Liu put his
hand in his jacket pocket and touched an old wallet. The
smile on his face became more sincere. “Mu Sicheng, I have
something else I want to talk to you about. I will tell you the
setting and information of this game and in return, you will
help me when necessary. How about a mutually beneficial
cooperation?”
Mu Sicheng looked Bai Liu up and down. Bai Liu was

watching him very sincerely. Mu Sicheng crossed his arms,
raised an eyebrow and revealed a meaningful smile.
“Cooperate with you? Then you will give me the information
for free?”
“It can’t be for free right? You are a player with so much
money. Getting information for free is a bit shameless…” Bai
Liu sighed and pretended to be generous. “You can just give
one or two hundred points as a symbolic meaning.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t help the smile on his face becoming

nasty. “One or two hundred? You are thinking very
beautifully. You want a high level player like me to cooperate
with you while I also have to spend 100 or 200 points to buy
information that I don’t know the value of? You are
dreaming! I still haven’t calculated the item worth 2,000
points that you stole from me previously!”
“…One point is also okay.”
“Wait Bai Liu, I think it is strange that you will actually seek
cooperation with other players in the game.” Mu Sicheng
stared at Bai Liu and narrowed his eyes slightly. “You aren’t
such a naive player. Do you really think I will help save you
if I verbally promise you?”
“You might be a newcomer but I see you as a competitor. I
don’t take you lightly. You have many tricks and perhaps I
will even get in your way. It is strange for you to seek
cooperation. It is like a conspiracy.”
Mu Sicheng looked at Bai Liu suspiciously. He didn’t believe

that Bai Liu wouldn’t have thought about this. Apart from
the cooperation of players with off-site restrictions like
guilds, the cooperation of other players in the game was
just a blank check. There was no credibility at all.
For example, Mu Sicheng was a super A-grade player. What

if he got the information from Bai Liu and then wasn’t willing
to help out? Could Bai Liu take him when he was fourth on
the rising stars ranking?
“There is no conspiracy. I really want your cooperation.” Bai

Liu answered. “This is a game with a high mortality rate and
my panel attributes are only F-grade. If I don’t seek
cooperation with a god like you then it is easy to die.
Secondly, I think we have a common enemy.”
“A common enemy?” Mu Sicheng asked.
“String Puppet Master is also in this game.” Bai Liu smiled.

“You shouldn’t want to face this type of group attack player
alone, right?”
Mu Sicheng’s expression changed. “How do you know he is

in this game?”
Don’t blame Mu Sicheng for reacting so strongly. He had

really suffered during his newcomer period and had a
psychological shadow about this person.
At one time, String Puppet Master wanted Mu Sicheng to be

his puppet. After using various means to recruit Mu Sicheng
only to be rejected, this String Puppet Master still didn’t let
Mu Sicheng go. He cooperated with other players in the
game to encircle and capture Mu Sicheng many times. His
actions were ruthless and it was like he didn’t care about Mu
Sicheng’s life or death.
Every time, Mu Sicheng barely escaped from death. If it

wasn’t for his personal skill that allowed him to move very
fast, he would’ve been caught and turned into a puppet.
During the period when Mu Sicheng hadn’t grown up, String

Puppet Master was Mu Sicheng’s natural enemy. Even if he
was strong now, he felt extreme disgust toward this puppet
master and didn’t want to meet this person in the game.
The puppet master was also a smart person. If Bai Liu’s

method of playing games was unorthodox then the puppet
master’s way of playing games was evil.
In the constant chase battle with Mu Sicheng, String Puppet

Master quickly realized that no player in this game could
catch Mu Sicheng. Therefore, String Puppet Master changed
his approach. He used his 93 points of intelligence to quickly
come up with a new way to capture Mu Sicheng.
At that time, Mu Sicheng was really almost caught as a

puppet. No matter how fast Mu Sicheng ran, there were
people who could catch him. In front of those he wouldn’t
run away from, Mu Sicheng would be easily caught.
As a newcomer, Mu Sicheng played games with a friend. It

was because it was a bit hard for newcomers to fight alone.
That person was someone he knew in the real world. He and
Mu Sicheng entered the game around the same time and
they often played games together. Due to the real world
connection, the relationship between the two of them was
good at first. Mu Sicheng didn’t trust this friend but he didn’t
put more attention on this person.
It wasn’t known what String Puppet Master did to instigate

this friend but he joined the Kings Guild and secretly
cooperated with the puppet master’s plan to encircle Mu
Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng was deliberately introduced into a game by this

friend while String Puppet Master entered in advance to set
an ambush. Mu Sicheng didn’t know he would face a large-
scale attack the moment he entered the game.
In the end, Mu Sicheng had his hands cut off and his mental
value dropped to 18. He was in a rage and killed all the
puppet players of the String Puppet Master in the game
before clearing it. By the time he came out to the game hall,
half his body had been alienated and his entire body was
covered in blood. His appearance was terrible and he was in
a semi-mad state of delusion.
Since then, Mu Sicheng felt strong hostility to this type of

cooperation.
It stood to reason that as the first player to enter the game,

Bai Liu shouldn’t know who came in later. Why would Bai Liu
know that String Puppet Master was among the players?
…Unless Bai Liu previously made an appointment with

String Puppet Master to enter the same game.
This reminded Mu Sicheng of his experience of being

ambushed and his expression became more unsightly. His
eyes flashed red like a danger warning signal. Mu Sicheng’s
hand turned into gray and black sharp monkey claws. He hid
the claws behind his back and stared at Bai Liu with a
gloomy expression on his face. “Bai Liu, give me a
reasonable explanation on how you know that the String
Puppet Master is also here or perhaps your game journey
will end here.”
Bai Liu calmly opened his game manager to let Mu Sicheng

see. The game panel clearly showed a red post. [String
Puppet Master has entered Exploding Last Train and said he
will catch Bai Liu as a puppet!]
The dangerous expression on Mu Sicheng’s face turned into

surprise and the red light in his eyes faded a lot. “How can
you open the forum? I remember that after entering the
game, we can’t open the forum to communicate with the
outside world.”
“It is my personal skill. I saw on the forum that you also

encountered something like this and were pursued as a
puppet.” Bai Liu didn’t say much and reached out to Mu
Sicheng. “In short, we are now in the same camp.
Cooperate?”
“Of course, I don’t accept free prostitution. One point can

show the sincerity of cooperation.” Bai Liu added with a
smile like he was joking.
Mu Sicheng’s eyes narrowed and he placed a lollipop in his

mouth as he stared at Bai Liu for a long time. Finally, Mu
Sicheng took out one point.
He showed a hypocritical smile and condescendingly gave

the coin to Bai Liu. “Okay, we will cooperate, share
information and help each other. I will give you one point to
show my sincerity.”
Mu Sicheng still remembered the last time Bai Liu used one
point so he gave one point to Bai Liu. Bai Liu grasped the
coin and the smile on his face became deeper. “I feel your
sincerity.”
“My sincerity is that if you cry and beg for help—” Mu

Sicheng pulled down the huge monkey headphones he was
wearing and hung it around his neck. The monkey’s strange
and sharp voice suddenly stopped. Mu Sicheng placed his
hands in his pockets and sneered. “If you cry sincerely then
I can reluctantly help you.”
Bai Liu smiled in an incomprehensible manner and followed

Mu Sicheng’s words. “No problem. I will cry very sincerely
and you will definitely help me.”
At the same time, a system message was heard in his head.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu and player Mu Sicheng’s

cooperation transaction has been reached.]
[Transaction content: In the Exploding Last Train game, any

time the player Bai Liu asks for help then the player Mu
Sicheng must do everything to help player Bai Liu. If player
Mu Sicheng is unwilling to cooperate then the system will
force player Mu Sicheng to cooperate. Accordingly, player
Bai Liu will tell player Mu Sicheng all the information he
knows and give the player Mu Sicheng help when necessary
—fixed help for points compensation.]
Mu Sicheng was going to urge Bai Liu to say all the

information he knew when he saw the gentle smile on Bai
Liu’s face and a chill suddenly went down his spine. What
was this feeling like someone was going to take advantage
of him?
As Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng were waiting for the countdown

to end, the game hall and forum had completely exploded.
The multiplayer game area was crowded as people came to
watch the rare scene of so many great gods gathering.
“Fuck! It is really the puppet master, God Mu and Xiao Ying.

Oh my god, how did the three of them get together?!”
“Now it is rare for gods to encounter each other in a game.

They will pay attention to each other and avoid each other.
What happened this time? What is going on? Three great
gods are all playing a game? It is also a level 2 game that no
one has ever cleared?!”
“The gods want to play something exciting but… this is too

exciting!”
“Now I don’t know who to watch. I’m a fan of Xiao Ying but
Xiao Ying always wins by lying down. It isn’t too interesting.
I want to see something exciting. Who should I choose
between God Mu and the puppet master?”
“I’m also very troubled. I have someone new I’m following. It

is Bai Liu. He was so handsome last time! I recommend you
choose his small TV! The level of excitement is no worse
than God Mu and puppet master!”
“How annoying. It’s coming again. This newcomer Bai Liu is

acting pretentiously everywhere. What can Bai Liu do as
someone who hasn’t played a multiplayer game before?”
“Just now I went to take a look. He is still talking about

cooperation with God Mu. How stupid is he to talk about
cooperating with God Mu? God Mu has never cooperated
with people since he was back-stabbed. God Mu promised
him but Bai Liu is probably being played by God Mu.”
Bai Liu was very popular right now. His ranking might not be
high but the discussion around him was high. Bai Liu’s
strong personal clearance video attracted some people who
liked him.
However, just as people liked him, others hated him. The

crowd couldn’t be convinced by a player like Bai Liu who
rushed up very quickly while having a poor personal panel.
Therefore, Bai Liu’s reputation among the low level players
was very poor.
Chapter 41
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Every time there was a post discussing Bai Liu on the forum,
it would end with people tearing at each other. The most
important point of this tearing was around the core
promotion position Bai Liu received last time and if Bai Liu
deserved it.
Many players thought that Bai Liu’s strength was too poor.
He might be a bit clever but he wasn’t worthy of such a
good core promotion position. There were also many people
who wondered why Bai Liu being worthy or not had anything
to do with them.
Wang Shun had watched a few arguments and to sum it up,

most of the players who hated Bai Liu felt he didn’t deserve
it.
The last one to set off such a large-scale argument was Du

Sanying in his newcomer period.
Du Sanying’s luck value was 100. No matter what he did,

things went smoothly. Points poured into this guy’s account
in a steady stream. Many players were jealous and scolded
Du Sanying every day. An existence that depended on good
luck didn’t deserve to exist and would die in the game
sooner or later.
Some people said that Du Sanying was also powerful and
his personal skill was strong. However, most of the time,
this type of defense was rejected using the argument ‘let Du
Sanying’s luck value fall to 0 and then see if he has
strength.’
Then once Du Sanying was firmly in the top three of the

rising stars ranking, no one dared to insult and offend him
and things became much better.
Now Bai Liu’s luck value was 0 and he reached the core
promotion position purely using his strength and mind.
Nevertheless, this group still saw him as unpleasant or
thought he wasn’t worthy of the position.
It seemed that deserving it or not wasn’t important. It was

the position that mattered. As long as someone climbed up
to that position, it didn’t matter who they were. They
weren’t worthy. As long as the person who climbed up
wasn’t themselves, they would pick on a mistake and zoom
in for everyone to see.
Wang Shun shook his head and stopped listening to these

players’ discussions. He looked at the small TVs in front of
him and had the same problem. Whose small TV should he
watch?
String Puppet Master’s small TV had the paid mode while Mu

Sicheng’s small TV also opened the paid mode. Du Sanying
was third on the rising stars ranking but he always played
games without any waves and had a mediocre amount of
paying viewers so Du Sanying’s live TV broadcast was never
in paid mode.
As a newcomer, Bai Liu naturally didn’t open the paid

model. Yet Bai Liu, a free player, had a smaller audience
than String Puppet Master, let alone Du Sanying.
Du Sanying’s popularity had always been high and it was
free. In this type of live broadcast of a game where three
gods gathered and the topic was high, players who weren’t
willing to pay flooded into Du Sanying’s small TV area. From
a distance, it could be seen that Du Sanying’s viewing area
was densely filled. The number of viewers was more than
that of Mu Sicheng and the puppet master’s viewing areas.
There was the influence of the puppet master so even the

views of the three puppet players such as Li Gou were quite
good. It was much higher than Bai Liu’s area. Only Bai Liu’s
viewing area was deserted.
Wang Shun couldn’t bear it. He sighed and walked to Bai

Liu’s viewing area.
In a situation where multiple gods bumped into each other

and most of the audience couldn’t wait to watch the big
god’s small TV, how could they pay attention to a
newcomer? Most of the traffic of Bai Liu’s small TV was
sucked away and it was normal.
[301 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 89 people have

bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 210 people are watching Bai
Liu’s small TV and 0 people have charged player Bai Liu’s
small TV.]
[Player Bai Liu, please work hard! Your number of likes is

only 1% of Du Sanying, the player who is ranked first in the
comprehensive data of the small and medium TVs in the
game Exploding Last Train!]
“Du Sanying has 30,000 likes. How long has it been since
the game started?” Wang Shun sighed. He saw Du Sanying
immediately get the first promotion position and leave this
zone to go to the central hall. Wang Shun sighed again and
gave Bai Liu a like. “Come on Bai Liu, don’t fall into the
nameless area.”
Du Sanying stood outside the platform and almost stuck his

face to the ticket. “It’s strange. Why is the departure station
and end station the same?”
The LED clock on the platform behind him had reached

[00:10.] The moment it entered the 10 seconds countdown,
the station went completely dark. It turned on again after a
second but it was no longer the normal white lights. It was a
flickering dark red light.
The subway station became red and black and the lights
made the entire station look like a dark room for washing
photos. At the end of the track, a train with red lights roared
from the dark and deep tunnel like the red eyes of a beast
desperate to devour its prey. It rushed into the station and
slowly stopped in front of Du Sanying.
The female machine voice of the subway station coldly

announced. “Passengers on the train have arrived at the
terminal station of Antique City. Please get off the train at
the destination. The train is about to start the next round of
operation…”
Along with the announcement, the train doors in front of Du

Sanying slowly opened. The stench of burnt meat swept out
of the train doors along with the wind caused by the train
arriving at the station. The strong burning smell filled Du
Sanying’s nasal cavity and he couldn’t help covering his
nose and mouth and coughing a few times.
Du Sanying looked up at the Line 4 train he was about to

board. Under the flashing lights, Du Sanying saw that the
train was empty. The handholds were swaying alone. Then
one moment later, it was filled with passengers like a train
during the peak period in a big city. It was so crowded that
Du Sanying couldn’t get on.
The red LED clock behind Du Sanying jumped to [00:05.]

This jump was like a signal and the air-conditioning vents of
the subway station stopped working.
The temperature of the subway station started to rise

rapidly. The loudspeakers of the station became like candles
and started to melt and drip. The female voice on the radio
became distorted and finally just repeated ‘44444’
strangely. Du Sanying thought that she should be trying to
say ‘Line 4’.
The passengers around Du Sanying who were also waiting

to get on the train slowly started to board it. The silhouettes
of these passengers flickered strangely under the dark red
lights. There were a few sudden changes as they walked.
They burned violently without a sound and became burning
corpses.
The skin on the faces of these ‘passengers’ were burned by

the flames. They turned black and curled, exposing the
yellow body fat that was being roasted and melted inside. It
melted and dripped onto the ground. Their limbs convulsed
and shrank under the heat of the fire and pungent black
smoke was emitted. Even so, they didn’t seem to know they
were burning and kept walking onto the train.
The train started to fill with these charred corpses. They

were sitting or standing. Some of them were hanging onto
the handholds while some were leaning against the subway
train doors. The flames burned the plastic handholds and
the melted plastic dripped. The glass of the train cracked
under the high temperature. The ‘passengers’ kept looking
down at their mobile phones that were burnt like they
weren’t aware of these terrible sights.
They would look like normal tired people on the last train
home if it wasn’t for the flames on them.
[System tip: Asking player Du Sanying to board the train

quickly.]
“No…” Du Sanying was speechless. “What is the matter

with this game? Are you driving me to death? The train car
is burning like this. If I go in, isn’t it just a live barbecue?”
The viewers in front of Du Sanying’s small TV were laughing.
“Driving you to death! Don’t worry, no one will kill Xiao

Ying!”
“Xiao Ying, have confidence in your luck value! If you board

then perhaps the fire will be extinguished!”
“Damn, no! Take a look! There aren’t just burning people on

the train! There are players on the train!”
“Fuck! Who is so stubborn as to go up directly? Aren’t they

afraid of death?!”
Among the countless burned corpses, there was a man with

a fair complexion in a white shirt and suit pants. He looked
like a normal office worker as he turned his head and spoke
to the person next to him.
The person he was talking to had a lollipop in his mouth and

hands in his pocket. He looked like a university student as
he lowered his head to put his ears closer to the office
worker. He seemed to be listening to the office worker. Then
the university student raised his eyebrow and showed a
smirk. This was very eye-catching with his facial features.
On the train full of smoke and fire where all the passengers
were burnt black, these two seemingly normal people with
outstanding appearances caught the eye.
The audience of Du Sanying’s small TV instantly boiled over.
“Fuck! It’s God Mu! God Mu is so handsome!!”
“Who is that office worker? He is so calm.”
Mu Sicheng was amused as he watched Bai Liu recover his

original appearance. “Why did you change back? Do you
think the shamate style is inappropriate?”
“The live broadcast has started. My face is adjusted back to

seduce the audience.” Bai Liu tidied up his shirt sleeves and
spoke shamelessly. “People are all appearance creatures. I
have a pretty good face. I should make good use of it to
earn money.”
“There is also another reason.” Bai Liu glanced sideways at

Mu Sicheng. “It will make it easier for the puppet master
who came to catch me to find me.”
The smile on Mu Sicheng’s face faded slightly and he made

an annoyed sound. “Bai Liu, do you really want to use
yourself as bait to lure the puppet master? He has good
skills and your plan has many loopholes. Even if I cooperate
with you, it might not succeed in killing him…”
“Shh.” Bai Liu raised his index finger to his lips. He looked at
the LED countdown clock outside the train that showed
[00:01] and whispered, “It is reaching zero. The players will
come up.”
“It is up to you.” Mu Sicheng leaned against the train door
and whispered, “In any case, it is you who will easily die in
your plan, not me. It doesn’t matter to me. You can die
yourself.”
Chapter 42
Game
Du Sanying hurriedly stepped into the train carriage at the

last second. The cabin was extremely hot but it wasn’t the
type of high temperature that would burn people to death
like he imagined. The corpses hanging from the handholds
and the other passengers in the carriage also stayed in
place. They didn’t step forward to attack. The flames
scorched Du Sanying’s hair. Although it was a bit hot, it
didn’t have the real texture of flames.
Bai Liu smiled kindly at Du Sanying. “Hello, my name is Bai

Liu. I am one of the players in this game.”
Du Sanying reached out his hand in a slightly embarrassed

manner. “Yes, hello. I am Du Sanying…”
Mu Sicheng looked at Du Sanying with surprise like he

hadn’t expected Du Sanying to be in this game. Then he
soon gave a cold snort and sneered while crossing his arms.
He turned his head and acted like he didn’t see this person,
not even saying hello.
Du Sanying seemed to have expected that Mu Sicheng

would be like this. The smile on his face became more
awkward and he shrank back in the corner almost silently. In
the end, he couldn’t hold back and asked, “Bai Liu, you…
how did you know that you wouldn’t be attacked when you
got on the carriage?”
“This should be a simple cutscene.” Bai Liu analyzed. “It is

because we haven’t received the first task that will give
points. It means the game hasn’t officially started so these
things are probably just to frighten the players and explain
the story. It won’t really kill the players.”
After that, Bai Liu glanced between Mu Sicheng and Du

Sanying with interest. The two of them were obviously at
odds. He turned to look at Mu Sicheng who didn’t say a word
after Du Sanying came up. “Why? Do you have a hatred
with this kid Du Sanying?”
Mu Sicheng stared at Du Sanying coldly with a hostile look.

Du Sanying had no place to put his hands and feet and
shrank back a bit helplessly, watching their conversation
secretly from behind a burning corpse.
Du Sanying wasn’t very tall. He was half a head shorter than

Bai Liu. The thick bottle cap glasses and the thin, small body
made him look like a high school student who was overly
prepared for exams. He exuded a very strong and harmless
nerd air so Bai Liu who entered society called him ‘kid’.
“You will know it after playing a game with Du Sanying

once.” Mu Sicheng seemed to be very uncomfortable
recalling this experience and he bit his lollipop hard. “His
luck value is 100 points. No matter how hard you try, he will
be first in the game in the end, taking away your victory in
various ways that you can’t think of.”
The audience of Du Sanying’s small TV instantly laughed.
“Is God Mu thinking of the last multiplayer game where Xiao

Ying picked up what he missed by mistake and came first?”
“Xiao Ying doesn’t pick up mistakes, it is called the Sky
Surrender Express. He didn’t stoop to pick it up. It was
delivered by God Mu himself. I have to say that God Mu’s
delivery service is still in place.”
“This is why Du Sanying doesn’t know information like the

opening animation even if he is third on the rising stars
ranking.” Mu Sicheng sneered. “This person lies down to win
and get to the top. He has no game awareness at all. I
advise you not to deal with him or all the instance clearance
items, information and so on that you collect will eventually
somehow fall into his hands.”
“He is lucky but those close to him are unlucky. Every time
you meet Du Sanying in a game, your luck value will drop to
a certain extent.”
Mu Sicheng spoke like he was looking down on Du Sanying

who didn’t even dare get on the train but when Bai Liu
pulled Mu Sicheng onto the burning train, Mu Sicheng was
also frightened. Later, it was Bai Liu who said they hadn’t
received the points task and the opening scene was
probably just an animation effect. Only then did Mu Sicheng
react.
Most players rarely thought of things like opening

animations. Even if they did think about it, they wouldn’t
dare get on the carriage with certainty. Only Bai Liu would
do such a thing without hesitation.
Bai Liu, this person was a heavy gambler. If it wasn’t illegal

to gamble then he might’ve gone gambling. If he guessed
that the success rate was 80% then he would 100% dare to
try it.
If it was the future Mu Sicheng, he would definitely not get

in the train with the courageous Bai Liu so obediently.
However, the current Mu Sicheng didn’t understand this
attribute of Bai Liu and it was easy for him to be fooled by
Bai Liu’s very determined expression.
Having said this, God Mu continued to explain Du Sanying to

Bai Liu.
“No.” Mu Sicheng clicked on the game manager and showed

Bai Liu his luck value panel. His expression started to sink.
“My luck value has dropped from 56 to 43. Tsk, Du Sanying’s
strength is becoming more and more lethal. Bai Liu, your
luck value will also be affected and decreased…”
Bai Liu silently looked at Mu Sicheng. “Can the luck value in

this game have a negative number?”
Fuck, he forgot that Bai Liu’s luck value was only 0.
Du Sanying saw Mu Sicheng explaining about his ability to

reduce the luck of others. Bai Liu seemed to know of his
unpleasant ability. Du Sanying couldn’t help scratching his
face and slightly shrank back into a corner. Then the sudden
closing of the carriage door surprised him.
All the burning corpses in the carriage suddenly turned into

normal passengers. They turned their heads together and
smiled strangely at Bai Liu. Then they turned into ashes and
disappeared as a female voice sweetly announced in the
carriage, “Passengers, welcome to Line 4. The next stop—
Mirror City Museum.”
Bai Liu turned his head and paid attention to the LED
countdown board on the subway station. After reaching
zero, it had become [60:00].
A one hour countdown. This was the time that Bai Liu
calculated it would take for the train to go from the starting
station to the terminal. It seemed that the explosion would
be in an hour.
Bai Liu remembered the Mirror City Bombing that was the
prototype for this game, Exploding Last Train. The explosion
occurred at the subway station of the Mirror City Museum.
At that time, he had got off at the last stop before it. Yet in
reality, the last stop before it wasn’t Antique City where Bai
Liu and the others got on the train and the subway line
wasn’t a closed loop.
Bai Liu was on this train with Lu Yizhan. He was supposed to

get off at a stop after Mirror City but Lu Yizhan temporarily
took Bai Liu to get off the train with him early. Otherwise,
Bai Liu who was unlucky inside and outside the game would
already have exploded to pieces in the Mirror City Bombing
incident.
The Mirror City Bombing occurred when two thieves stole a

priceless antique mirror. They pretended to be the owners of
the mirror and wanted to donate the mirror to the local
museum. However, they wanted to escort the mirror to the
museum.
The antique mirror was said to be worth more than 100

million yuan. The museum rarely received such a large
donation so it agreed to some unreasonable small requests.
The city where the museum was located was called Mirror
City and the name of the museum was Mirror City Museum.
The real purpose of the two thieves was to use the process
of transporting the antique mirror to the backstage of the
museum. Then they would use the bomb hidden in the
mirror to rob the collections in the museum.
It wasn’t known what these two thieves were thinking but
they were unwilling to transport the antique mirror by car.
They had to choose the subway. Therefore, the museum had
to send people to accompany them during the
transportation. It wasn’t known what happened during the
subway transportation process but the bomb hidden in the
antique mirror exploded. Almost all the people in the
carriage died on the spot, including the two thieves and the
museum commissioner escorting the antique mirror.
Soon after the death of the two thieves, their crimes of

stealing the antique mirror and wanting to steal the
museum collections were exposed. After sparking intense
discussion, it was finally concluded that this was a terrorist-
like theft case and was put to rest.
Later, Bai Liu discussed with Lu Yizhan about the huge

explosion they had just escaped. They agreed that the
entire explosion case was full of doubts, mainly due to the
following two points:
First, how did the two thieves hide enough explosives to

blow up an entire carriage in a mirror and pass the security
check to transport it through the subway? Secondly, these
two thieves planned this explosion attack to make money.
So why were they generous enough to donate a priceless
antique mirror to the Mirror City Museum?
As far as Bai Liu knew, the estimated price of the collections

in the Mirror City Museum wasn’t higher than the value of
the mirror. If the two thieves were doing this for money then
they could sell the antique mirror privately. There was no
need to spend a lot of time and effort to transport the mirror
to the Mirror City Museum and then rob the collections
inside.
This type of operation wasn’t cost-effective. It also used a
bomb which was stupid and risky. The moment a bomb
showed up, the two thieves wouldn’t be able to escape after
the theft even if no one was injured.
As Bai Liu and Lu Yizhan talked about the bombing, Bai Liu
said that if he wanted to rob the museum, he would sell the
antique mirror directly. Then he would bribe the guards at a
high price to let him in to steal. After, he would kill the
guards and place the blame on the guards. If he did it
cleanly then he could delay the time so he could go abroad
to sell the stolen goods. It was too stupid to use a bomb.
Lu Yizhan had been completely speechless when he heard

Bai Liu’s analysis. He asked Bai Liu about the bombing case
for him to think of a way to solve the case, not to let him
take the perspective of the perpetrator to come up with a
more perfect method of crime!
Bai Liu had insincerely apologized, saying that he could only

think from the perspective of the person with the highest
vested interests. Lu Yizhan indignantly accused Bai Liu,
stating that Bai Liu’s thinking would cause a big problem
sooner or later!
Now the problem was coming. Bai Liu was in the game
Exploding Last Train and he needed to think about why
those two idiots would do this stupid thing.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed and his mind turned fast. The two
thieves were unwilling to take a small vehicle like a car and
were unwilling to be alone with this mirror. The two thieves
preferred the subway which was a crowded public
transportation method. They weren’t afraid of damage to
the mirror and hid a huge amount of explosives in the
priceless mirror.
They would rather use this mirror to exchange with the
other collections in the museum instead of selling the
mirror. This was obviously contrary to the nature of thieves
to collect money.
In summary, Bai Liu could come to an obvious conclusion—

the two thieves were afraid of this mirror.
The two thieves didn’t dare stay alone in the car with the
100 million yuan mirror. The two thieves might’ve tried to
dispose of the mirror but they didn’t succeed for some
reason. The mirror returned to their hands. The thieves who
collapsed sought out the authority of a museum in the hope
of donating or detaining this mirror.
The two thieves even madly stuffed explosives into the

mirror in order to destroy the mirror. Even if the two thieves
did so much in an attempt to get rid of the mirror,
something unfortunate happened. The mirror exploded on
the subway.
Therefore, if Bai Liu’s guess wasn’t wrong, the key to this

game wasn’t the last train that was about to explode, nor
was it the passengers who burned to death or the names of
the subway stations that Du Sanying was looking closely at
—
It was the mirror.
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for triggering the main

task—collect the broken lenses on the last train (0/?)]
Chapter 43
Game
This system notification was broadcasted over the subway

radio. In other words, everyone could hear Bai Liu triggering
the main task.
Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng were both taken aback. They

had watched Bai Liu leaning against the subway train while
playing with the coin in his hand.
Just now, Bai Liu had been sitting in a daze on the train
while Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying actively looked for clues
in the carriage. Bai Liu had told them that he wanted to sort
out the information in his brain and just sat in his seat
without moving, making Mu Sicheng speechless.
Bai Liu had told Mu Sicheng everything he knew about the

bombing but Mu Sicheng didn’t think too much about it
since the focus was to find clues in the carriage to trigger
the main task.
Exploding Last Train was a collection-oriented horror game.

According to Mu Sicheng’s game experience, it was
necessary to find the first item to collect in order to trigger
the main task. The thing Mu Sicheng didn’t know was that
as long as one parsed out the key thing needed to be
collected from the game background, it could also trigger
the main collection task.
In fact, this couldn’t be blamed on Mu Sicheng’s failure to

think deeply. It was due to a fixed mindset. Generally
speaking, there wasn’t enough information when logging
into the game. They truly only could trigger the task by
finding the first thing to collect on the map.
However, Bai Liu was a bug. He was a newcomer and a

game designer. He didn’t have this type of fixed thinking. He
was used to thinking about how the game was designed
from the background of the game. In addition, Bai Liu knew
enough background information. He simply reversed things
to find what he needed to collect. He hit on it right away.
Hearing the notification that Bai Liu triggered the main task,
Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying simultaneously turned their
heads to see Bai Liu resting in his seat.
Du Sanying and Bai Liu weren’t familiar with each other so

he couldn’t go up and ask. Still, his eyes staring at Bai Liu
were full of curiosity. He wanted to know how this person
had triggered the main task without moving.
Mu Sicheng wasn’t so scrupulous. He stepped forward and

asked the question in his mind. “How did you trigger the
main task? You didn’t move!”
This was also the voice of the audience. The moment the
system notification came out, many people were stunned
stupid. No one thought that in a horror game with the third
and fourth on the rising stars rankings and String Puppet
Master, the first one to actually trigger the main task was a
newcomer! It wasn’t scientific at all!
“Damn! How did he trigger it? I swear he hasn’t moved from
start to finish!”
“…Could it be that he just sat on a broken lens and

triggered the task? Hiss, my ass hurts suddenly.”
“Doesn’t this type of good thing usually happen to Xiao

Ying? How come it happened to this newcomer?”
Mu Sicheng directly lifted Bai Liu up and looked at Bai Liu’s

seat in a puzzled manner. “Did you sit on a broken lens and
trigger the main task?”
Bai Liu clenched his fists in an expressionless manner. “Mu

Sicheng, let me down.”
The 1.76 meter Bai Liu hated others doing this to him! As a
child, Bai Liu’s dream was to cut off the ankles of everyone
taller than him with a machete! If someone actually dared to
pick him up like this then Bai Liu would let them understand
what a crime it was to grow tall. If it wasn’t that Bai Liu
needed to use Mu Sicheng—
Bai Liu stopped his overly tyrannical thoughts while Mu

Sicheng felt a chill shoot down his back. He put down Bai Liu
hesitantly and turned to look at him. “How did you trigger
the task without the lens? You didn’t move at all.”
“How did I not move?” Bai Liu patted himself where he was
touched by Mu Sicheng. He confirmed there was no dust
and kindly looked up at Mu Sicheng. “My mind was moving,
Mu Sicheng.”
Mu Sicheng, “……” Bai Liu stared at him like he was stupid

and he felt insulted.
Once Bai Liu sorted out his clothes, he told Mu Sicheng,
“Haven’t I told you the key information? Can’t you figure it
out yourself? What is your intelligence? You can’t think of
anything?”
‘You fucking told me about the mirror worth 100 million

yuan and that you would kill the guard and steal the
collections collecting a lot of money from selling the
collections. What fucking key information is this? In addition,
Bai Liu you pervert. Stop looking at me like I’m a low-level
creature!’
Bai Liu clapped his hands and explained to Mu Sicheng as

he walked. Du Sanying cautiously followed behind them. Bai
Liu deliberately didn’t lower his volume and Du Sanying was
shocked when he heard it from behind. It could actually be
inferred like this.
The audience was also startled.
“What is the name of this new player? His thinking is a bit

interesting. I want to watch his small TV.”
“…This is the first time I’ve seen someone trigger the main
task first before Du Sanying in a collection game. This
newcomer is awesome. He can actually trigger it faster than
the 100% lucky Du Sanying.”
“The main task is to collect the broken lenses but we don’t

know the exact number to collect…” Mu Sicheng sucked on
his lollipop while glancing at Du Sanying who was
pretending to be searching behind them. Then Mu Sicheng
licked his sugar-stained lips a bit violently. “You just told him
the information directly? Wait until he finds a lot of mirror
fragments later.”
“This guy is lucky and is very good at finding things. Even
the lenses we find are likely to fall into Du Sanying’s hands
in various strange ways. Aren’t you going to guard against
him?”
Bai Liu looked strangely at Mu Sicheng. “Why should I guard

against him?”
Mu Sicheng’s expression was very ugly. “Didn’t I tell you?

The lenses we are looking for might possibly…” Be taken
away by Du Sanying.
“Who told you that we are looking for the lenses?” Bai Liu
stared into Mu Sicheng’s eyes before his gaze swept over
Du Sanying behind him. Then he casually retracted it like
nothing happened. “We won’t look for it. Let Du Sanying find
it. Isn’t he good at searching? Let him slowly find it. It is best
that he collect them all.”
Mu Sicheng was startled. “Do you want to…wait until Du

Sanying gathers all of it to rob him?”
“En.”
Mu Sicheng licked the back of his teeth with his tongue. “I

want to carry out your plan but it won’t work. Bai Liu, don’t
you understand the concept of Du Sanying having 100%
luck?”
As he spoke, Mu Sicheng seemed to remember something

unbearable. He rubbed his teeth hard against each other,
looking very ferocious. “As long as you try to grab
something from Du Sanying, your luck value will fall
continuously. You will encounter all types of bad luck. Even if
you have a means to reach into his system warehouse, you
will be interrupted by monsters. In short, you can’t get it.”
“Oh.” Bai Liu still didn’t care. “That is for you. I might be
okay.”
Mu Sicheng was really irritated by Bai Liu’s stubbornness. “I

said that Du Sanying is 100% lucky. No one can steal his
things, not even Spades.”
It was as the system said. Du Sanying was the favorite of

the god of luck.
“You said that Du Sanying relies on the luck of the

surrounding things for his luck value, right?” Bai Liu finally
glanced at Mu Sicheng and sighed like this person was a
fool. “However, I can’t be influenced by him. My luck value
is already 0 and it can’t drop lower. His luck can’t make me
unlucky.”
Mu Sicheng was startled and Bai Liu’s gaze moved calmly

again, the corners of his mouth twitching. “Then my
misfortune might make him even more miserable. What do
you think, Mu Sicheng?”
Du Sanying was sneakily following behind Bai Liu and Mu

Sicheng only to inexplicably get goosebumps on the back of
his neck. He stared at Bai Liu in front of him in a slightly
bewildered manner.
That strange lucky yet unlucky feeling came again.
Mu Sicheng finally looked intrigued by Bai Liu’s words.

“What are you going to do in this collecting game if you
aren’t going to look for the broken lenses? Just sit still like
before?”
“Of course not.” Bai Liu smiled. He looked around the empty
carriage in front of him, showing a happy expression like he
had seen gold and silver treasures. “You just told me that
robbery is allowed in this game. Do you think the puppet
master is very rich?”
Mu Sicheng sneered. “Your words are very big. It might be

you who will die at that time.”
“It’s possible.” Bai Liu spoke nonchalantly. “However, if I

was him then I would be determined to keep me alive. It is
because I have greater value alive. He should’ve realized
this when he wanted to make me a puppet.”
Bai Liu smiled and said, “It depends on who becomes the
puppet.”
Puppet Zhang’s eyes narrowed as they scanned the entire

carriage. He held transparent silk threads with his ten
fingers that extended out to pierce the back of the necks of
the other three players.
His index finger moved slightly and the transparent silk

thread trembled. One of the players lying on the ground
while searching stood upright as if affected. Puppet Zhang
asked the player in a bad voice, “Li Gou, have you found
any broken lens?”
Li Gou replied, “No.”
Puppet Zhang sighed impatiently. His oil-painted puppet’s

face vividly showed his inverted eyebrows and lowered
mouth, showing that he was angry.
“We have searched half the carriages and haven’t found

them yet.”
The three puppets stood together in a trembling manner

and lowered their heads. On the puppets’ forehead, huge
light blue drops of sweat appeared and flowed down like an
animation. Li Gou stepped forward fearfully and repeated in
a low voice, “Master, we really didn’t find any broken
lenses.”
“Don’t look for it.” Puppet Zhang’s fingers flicked and three
puppets stood neatly in front of him like it was military
training.
Standing in the center, Li Gou asked carefully. “Master, don’t

look for it? Doesn’t this game require collecting the broken
lenses to clear the level? If we don’t find it then how can we
clear the game?”
“Idiot.” Puppet Zhang sent Li Gou a look that was slightly

arrogant and contemptuous. “Don’t question any decision I
make with an intelligence of 93, understood?”
“The main task wasn’t triggered by us but we should’ve

been the first to find one. It is because we have the
advantage of numbers and searched almost half the
carriages, but we didn’t find it. Don’t you understand?”
Puppet Zhang stared at Li Gou.
Sweat appeared on Li Gou’s forehead but he was indeed at

a loss. “U-Understand what?”
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Puppet Zhang snorted proudly. “An idiot is an idiot. One of

the three people is Bai Liu. This guy has very poor panel
attributes and his movement speed isn’t as fast as all of you
under my control. He can’t search the carriage faster than
you.”
“Mu Sicheng moves fast but his intelligence isn’t as high as

Bai Liu’s intelligence. When it comes to finding things, he
can’t compare to me who has intelligence and you puppet
players. Unless those two people unite, I must be the fastest
player to search the carriages.”
“However, those two definitely won’t cooperate.” Puppet

Zhang’s smile became malicious as he casually kicked one
of the puppets in front of him. The puppet fell as he was
kicked, bowing his head and kneeling in front of Puppet
Zhang.
Puppet Zhang stepped carelessly on the kneeling puppet’s

back, lowering his head as he approached the puppet in
front of him with a smile. “Right, Mu Sicheng’s one-time
good friend, Lin Huai?”
The puppet player called Lin Huai said nothing, his limbs
trembling slightly.
“I specifically brought you with me because I knew this
game will have Mu Sicheng.” Puppet Zhang smiled. “Mu
Sicheng wouldn’t think that you have become my puppet
player, right?”
“He almost became my puppet because of your betrayal but

in the end, Mu Sicheng’s mental value fell to 18 and he
violently attacked me. He violently killed my four puppets
and escaped. So many of my puppet players died that I had
to take you as one.”
“Still, it is good to be my puppet. You must be happy too.

Wait until you see Mu Sicheng and remember to give a good
performance to disturb his mind, understand? If you let him
run away then the fate waiting for you isn’t something as
good as being my puppet.”
Puppet Zhang spoke while patting Lin Huai’s face with his
hand. Lin Huai’s puppet face was constantly sweating and
he didn’t dare say a word.
Puppet Zhang seemed to feel bored and quickly withdrew

his hand. “Mu Sicheng will never cooperate with anyone let
alone Bai Liu who obviously has a lot of thoughts. Even if Bai
Liu intends to cooperate, Mu Sicheng will definitely disobey.
These two people, whether alone or cooperating, can’t
search the carriages faster than me. We should be the
fastest players in the game but we still can’t find any. There
are only two possibilities—”
He raised two fingers and explained, “The first possibility is

that the broken lenses needing to be collected aren’t on the
train at all.”
“The other one—” Puppet Zhang’s eyes narrowed

meaningfully “There are seven players in the game. Mu
Sicheng, Bai Liu, the three of you and I occupy six players.
There is one more spot left. If the player who entered later
has the ability to find all the broken lenses before us then it
is a possibility.”
Li Gou might be scared but he still raised his head and

asked in a confused manner, “Master, we have searched
half the train at full speed and haven’t seen any lenses. It is
impossible for all the lenses to be in the other half of the
train and they also happened to be collected by the last
player who came in, right?”
“Why is it impossible?” Puppet Zhang gritted his teeth a bit

as he spoke this person’s name. “If the last person who
entered is Du Sanying then it is possible for all the broken
lenses to be piled up in front of him, waiting for him to pick
them up!”
Bai Liu glanced at Du Sanying behind him. Du Sanying was

searching the seats one by one in a distressed manner. He
didn’t find any broken lenses but had already followed Bai
Liu and the others through two carriages.
“No…” Du Sanying murmured to himself. He felt it was

really strange. “How come a broken lens hasn’t been
found?”
He had done this type of collection task before. This was the
first time he looked for so long while being empty-handed.
Du Sanying pushed up his glasses and clicked on his game

manager to check that his luck value was still 100%. Then
he became deeply confused. How could this be? His 100%
luck value had always been good at finding something…
Du Sanying had a strong hunch that he could successfully

pass the level with Bai Liu. It might be accompanied by a
sense of discomfort that made him feel creepy but Du
Sanying never doubted his own intuition. His instincts told
him that he would be able to clear the level with Bai Liu and
it would definitely be the case.
Bai Liu saw Du Sanying checking the luck value on the panel
and turned to speak to Mu Sicheng confidently. “There are
no broken lenses on the train.”
Mu Sicheng had given up on understanding Bai Liu’s

thinking process and directly asked, “Why?”
“If there are broken lenses on the train, it is impossible that

Du Sanying who has 100% luck hasn’t found one yet.”
Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow. “Did you forget that there is

the puppet master in this game? Du Sanying might be really
good at finding things but there are four people on the
puppet master’s side and the puppet players move very
quickly under his control. It is very likely that they can find
the broken lenses on the train ahead of us.”
“It is unlikely.” Bai Liu shook his head. “First, you mentioned
that Du Sanying’s luck value has the advantage in this
game. Second, if the puppet master had found the broken
lenses and determined the key to this game then he would
probably attack us. We have walked through so many
carriages without encountering them. I think they are
deliberately avoiding us to avoid conflict. It doesn’t seem
like they can find them.”
Mu Sicheng hugged his chest and gave a somewhat

sarcastic laugh. “You smart people can understand each
other and you all like to play this game.”
“I don’t like his style.” Bai Liu understood Mu Sicheng’s

ridicule and clarified for himself. “If I need a person to
cooperate with me then I will let him cooperate with me
willingly.”
“Just like I’m working with you right?” Mu Sicheng said with
a false smile. “Bai Liu, this type of verbal agreement
between you and I isn’t very strong.”
“It is a money transaction.” Bai Liu emphasized and smiled

slightly. “You gave me one point, Mu Sicheng.”
Mu Sicheng smiled mockingly and didn’t care much about

this matter. “So if there are no broken lenses on the train as
you said, where will they be? Outside the train? At the
subway station? Do we have to wait until we get off the train
and go to the subway station to find them?”
Bai Liu touched his chin and thought for a moment.

“Actually, I think the possibility of the broken lenses being in
the subway station is very small.”
“It isn’t on the train or outside the train. The map is so big.”
Mu Sicheng spread open his hands. “Then where do you
think it will be?”
Bai Liu didn’t answer because the train arrived and the
female voice on the train’s intercom interrupted him as his
lips slightly opened. “The train has arrived at Mirror City
Museum. Passengers who need to get off at this station
should get off the train in an orderly manner. Passengers
who need to get on the train at this station should get on in
an orderly manner…”
The train doors slowly opened. Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying

saw something outside the train and their faces changed in
an instant. Bai Liu maintained his indifferent expression like
he already expected it.
On the platform outside the train doors were various
scorched corpses. Some of the corpses had their eyeballs
burned while others had shrunken limbs and exposed teeth.
The weird thing was that these corpses maintained normal

human actions. One of the corpses was looking down at his
watch even though the watch on his wrist had long been
burned to the point where no trace could be seen.
These burned passengers were densely distributed

throughout the subway station. As the door opened, they
raised their heads and their black eyes stared at Bai Liu’s
group on the train. Du Sanying couldn’t help gulping and
backed away to stick to the train window.
The subway station was a mess. There were blackened

charcoal traces everywhere from the fire and the smell of
charred human flesh was so strong that it made the throat
itch.
Du Sanying weakly hid behind Bai Liu and asked in a low

voice, “B-Bai Liu, do you think this is a cutscene as well? Will
they attack people?”
“I probably wouldn’t design two similar cut-scenes.” Bai Liu

answered. “It is too boring and a waste of time.”
Du Sanying became weaker and weaker. His hairs were

standing up and a feeling of danger made him want to
escape.
However, once he left Bai Liu, the misfortune that he was

likely to die hung over Du Sanying like a shadow. Du
Sanying now felt that he couldn’t go, nor would he go, so he
could only tearfully ask, “Bai Liu, how would you design it?”
“If it were me…” Bai Liu quickly searched for items in his
system interface while talking. He found the tool he was
looking for and continued to speak. “I would probably design
a very dangerous train chase to add excitement at the
beginning of the game.”
Mu Sicheng understood Bai Liu’s meaning. He stared at the

burned corpses outside the doors with a dark expression.
This was going to be a chase.

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“I suggest you use an item that can speed up movement.”

Bai Liu took a look at the passengers gathered at the door.
“These monsters should move very quickly.”
Mu Sicheng quickly put on a wristband that increased his

movement speed and suddenly laughed strangely while
eating a lollipop.
Bai Liu heard this weird laughter and turned his head. He
saw Mu Sicheng with his feet on the wall of the train,
grabbing onto the wall with monkey paws while also
wearing a speed increase item. This was obviously a ready
to escape posture.
Mu Sicheng saw Bai Liu looking at him and let go of one

monkey’s paw to make a salute gesture with two fingers to
Bai Liu. He stared into Bai Liu’s eyes with obvious bad
intentions. “Then I will be leaving one step ahead. Bai Liu,
I’m not going to participate in your plan to kill the puppet
master that is full of gaps. You can do it alone.”
“In addition—” Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow and shook a

small white merfolk sculpture in his hand at Bai Liu. “Your
item, the Merfolk Amulet has been taken by me. This is the
price of cheating me of 2,000 points. I said that no one can
make me suffer.”
“By the way Bai Liu.” Mu Sicheng moved his monkey claws
and his entire body disappeared from the carriage like a
gust of wind. Bai Liu could only hear Mu Sicheng’s laughter.
“I hate working with people the most. This time, I’ll give you
a lesson. If you can survive then don’t thank me. Bye!”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has used the skill ‘Thief’s

Monkey Paws’ to steal a tool (Merfolk Amulet) from the
player Bai Liu’s system backpack.]

Stealth’. Movement speed +7,000.]
Mu Sicheng turned into afterimages in a dazzling manner

and disappeared from in front of Bai Liu’s eyes, leaving a
dumbfounded Du Sanying and a still calm Bai Liu.
Du Sanying was dumbfounded. He stared at Bai Liu and

questioned him with an expression that was more shocked.
He gestured back and forth between Bai Liu and the leaving
Mu Sicheng. “A-Aren’t you cooperating? Why did Mu Sicheng
leave you and run away? Why did he steal your things?
Aren’t you friends?”
Seeing that Mu Sicheng really did act, Wang Shun sighed in

a complicated manner in front of the small TV. Sure enough,
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu and followed him into the
game because he wanted to steal an item from Bai Liu.
Siren Town was a game exclusively for newcomers. The

game rarely refreshed and old players couldn’t enter and
newcomers found it hard to get out. An item like the Merfolk
Amulet that could be obtained by collecting the later pages
in the monster book was even harder to find. Wang Shun
heard that Mu Sicheng wanted to buy this Merfolk Amulet
before. It was estimated that the kindness he showed to Bai
Liu previously was for this item.
Then Bai Liu’s stinginess made Mu Sicheng realize that Bai

Liu wouldn’t accept his affection and sell him the Merfolk
Amulet. Therefore, he directly prepared to steal it from Bai
Liu.
Bai Liu truly deserved to have a luck value of 0. Wang Shun

sighed. Bai Liu bumped into Du Sanying, who was 100%
lucky in a collection game. His object of cooperation was Mu
Sicheng, who hated companions the most and had bad
intentions. There was also Puppet Zhang after him to make
him into a puppet…
These were simply all the mines that could be stepped on. It
was hard for Bai Liu.
However, not everyone had Wang Shun’s sympathy for Bai

Liu. Most of the audience was realistic. Bai Liu took the
initiative to seek cooperation but Mu Sicheng backstabbed
him. This disappointed some viewers who had expectations
of Bai Liu.
Bai Liu originally attracted viewers of the three great gods.

The rest of the audience wasn’t much. Now he made
mistakes one after another. Although no audience members
stepped on him, the number of people who liked his small
TV was also very few. This caused the data of Bai Liu’s small
TV to be quite unsightly.
have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, no one charged player
Bai Liu.]
[Only 120 new people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV
which is too far from the last game video data. The player
Bai Liu will soon drop from the multiplayer game area to the
burial mound dancing area. Please Bai Liu, please take this
game seriously!]
[Welcome slogan of the burial mound dancing area to player

Bai Liu: yo~ your performance is like jumping repeatedly on
the lines of death ~ yo~ it is so bad that I want to laugh~
yo~ The burial mound dancing area welcomes players who
don’t want to have a good game. It has prepared high level
brick burial mound-shaped small TVs as a place for players
to dance!]
This was in sharp contrast with Mu Sicheng’s small TV. The

effect of stealing things from Bai Liu and backstabbing him
made the data of Mu Sicheng’s small TV skyrocket. Mu
Sicheng’s small TV followed Du Sanying’s small TV and left
this area, smoothly entering the central hall.
“The burial mound dancing area?” Wang Shun’s expression

sank when he saw the name of this zone and his expression
became ugly. “Only players whose performance is too far
away from their previous performance will fall to this area.
Bai Liu’s current data might not be good but it isn’t enough
for Bai Liu to fall to this area directly! How long has it been
since the game started?”
Then Wang Shun soon realized why Bai Liu would directly
fall to this area. It wasn’t because his performance this time
was too bad. It was because his previous performance was
too good.
The system evaluated it as Bai Liu… not playing seriously. It

thought he wasn’t contributing so it gave Bai Liu a warning.
Wang Shun was dumbfounded and didn’t agree. Still, no
matter how much he disagreed, Wang Shun couldn’t change
the fact that Bai Liu was going to the burial mound dancing
area. He had a heavy heart as he went to the burial mound
dancing area.
There were some viewers who followed Wang Shun but

more viewers frowned and sighed. They left Bai Liu’s small
TV and headed to the small TVs of the other great gods.
Wang Shun came almost alone to the burial mound dancing

area. The small TVs all had crosses on their heads and
looked like small tombstones. Two huge wreaths were
placed at the door and elegant couplets fell to the ground
from the center of the wreaths. One couplet said ‘The most
anticipated star’ and the other said ‘died without a burial
place.’
The decorations of the burial mound dancing area was very

similar to the storage room where altars were placed. The
small TVs were also black and white.
Most of the players here could be described as miserable.

The black and white color looked similar to a photo of the
dead. At first glance, it wasn’t a sunny television area and
the atmosphere was very ghostly.
The number of viewers here was also very small. Most of

them were anxious and irritably cheering for the players on
the small TV. They all had an expression of ‘resenting
someone for failing to meet expectations and were
impatient to see improvement’. This was similar to how
Wang Shun’s face looked now.
This was normal because the burial mound dancing area

was also called the ‘fall of new stars’. Players with too high
data who were judged to not be playing seriously by the
system were sent to this place.
This was also considered the ‘cold palace’ of the game hall.
There were many players who entered the cold palace but
there were very few players who could leave. It was
because the requirements for players to leave the burial
mound dancing area was for the player’s small TV data to
exceed their previous small TV data. Then the system would
assign them a new promotional spot to leave.
Bai Liu’s last comprehensive data for his small TV was more
than 100,000. Wang Shun had never heard of a player who
could gain over 100,000 data in the burial mound dancing
area. However, if Bai Liu was trapped in this burial mound
dancing area then it was easy to fall directly into ‘no man’s
land’ and never rise again…
Unlike Wang Shun’s current heavy mood, the forum was

simply a festival for the low level players who couldn’t
understand Bai Liu.
[Warm congratulations to the player Bai Liu who was blown

up as the star of tomorrow for his gravestone small TV!]
[I’m in a hurry, I’m in a hurry. When will Bai Liu fall into no
man’s land? I bet that he will fall in after three hours!]
[I now want to ask, where are all the people who bragged
about Bai Liu wildly before? Did you go to the cold palace to
accompany him? Didn’t you praise Bai Liu before? Come out
and line up!]
Bai Liu knew nothing about the bloody storm and was now
facing a more severe challenge.
The charred corpses from outside the train rushed into the
carriages frantically. They lay on the ground in a strange
posture, their heads up and sticking to their backs. Their
necks seemed broken but in general, all four limbs were on
the ground and moving wildly. They were like human-faced
spiders with all types of normal expressions on their faces.
They were like normal passengers who were numbly looking

at their phones while crowding onto the subway train with
other passengers. Some passengers didn’t have time to run
away and were squeezed against the window glass by the
passengers who rushed in. In an instant, they were
squeezed into bloody foam. Even so, it gave Bai Liu the
illusion of a train during the morning rush hour.
Du Sanying dodged a dead passenger coming in and patted

his chest with lingering fear. “This monster has high
strength and speed.” As he spoke, he equipped himself with
an item.
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used the item ‘lucky

bumper car’. Movement speed +1,890. He is lucky enough
to avoid all creatures that hit you. The usage time limit is
one hour.]
Du Sanying instantly sat in a pink and colorful bumper color.

It was like a small car for children but Du Sanying was thin
and small, so there was no sense of discordance.
Du Sanying anxiously waved at Bai Liu. “Bai Liu, come on,

I’ll drive you to escape. The monsters are coming in!”
Du Sanying wasn’t casually saving Bai Liu. He had a strong

sixth sense that in this game, Bai Liu was the key to clearing
it. In any case, this person couldn’t die. Bai Liu’s expression
was still calm. He declined Du Sanying’s help and also
equipped an item.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has equipped the item (Statue’s
Shell). Defense power +100. Since this is a heavy piece of
equipment, player Bai Liu’s movement speed -13.]
“Pfft!” Du Sanying saw Bai Liu wearing a heavy piece of

marble armor shell and he couldn’t stand still. He knelt on
the ground and sprayed his saliva. His expression cracked
and he screamed and waved at Bai Liu. “Bai Liu! You have
worn the wrong item! That is a defense item and will
obviously slow you down. Take it off!”
Bai Liu knelt on the ground due to the weight of the marble
armor that was dozens of kilograms. He couldn’t stand up
but he spoke very stubbornly. “I didn’t wear it incorrectly so
I won’t take it off.”
Bai Liu’s appearance caused the viewers of Du Sanying’s

small TV to complain.
“What the hell is he doing? Is he giving up after falling to

the burial mound area?”
“He probably doesn’t know he has fallen into that area.

However, the operation of carrying a stone in a chase is
worthy of being included in the bewildering action award…”
“I see Xiao Ying looking anxious and stunned! Ah, don’t save
this fool! Let him kneel and die. You should run first!”
Du Sanying was going to die of his anxiety. His premonition

was telling him to madly go and save Bai Liu. “Don’t you
have any means of transportation? An acceleration kind!
Forget it, take off this useless armor! It isn’t too late to take
my car!”
“This armor is useful.” Bai Liu spoke calmly while clicking on

his personal skill. “I have transportation so you don’t have
to worry about me.”
Du Sanying was still too anxious. “How fast is your

transportation’s speed? If it is lower than 1,890 then you
should take my car!”
“Movement speed?” Bai Liu clicked on the Empty Old Wallet

skill and finally showed a strange smile. “It is probably Mu
Sicheng’s movement speed.”
Du Sanying was shocked. “A transportation tool with a

movement speed of 7,000? Is there such an item?”
The burning passengers behind Bai Liu ran in a distorted

form and countless burnt black and dry hands braved the
sparks and smoke to touch Bai Liu’s back. Sparks drifted
across Bai Liu’s white cheeks but his eyes didn’t fluctuate.
At the moment of death, Bai Liu’s hands formed a horn and

he yelled loudly and lazily, “Mu Sicheng, I need your help.
Help—!”
The stunned Du Sanying, “??????”
Didn’t Mu Sicheng just steal his things and leave? Why did
he want to ask Mu Sicheng for help? Mu Sicheng wouldn’t
help him! The viewers of Du Sanying’s small TV also had
question marks above their heads. They had seen Bai Liu’s
various enigmatic actions and now just had the idea that
this person might truly be crazy. Otherwise, there was really
no explanation for Bai Liu’s weird behavior.
However, there were more question marks above the heads

of the audience of Mu Sicheng’s small TV. They watched as
Mu Sicheng, who was happily fleeing the scene after
stealing, heard the sound ‘Mu Sicheng, I need your help.’
Then his expression changed suddenly like he was held back
by something. He instantly stopped in place.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has activated his personal skill
and player Mu Sicheng must cooperate with player Bai Liu’s
actions.]
[Now player Bai Liu has asked you to turn back. Do

everything he wants, give all the help you can give and take
him out of the dangerous place—]
“Fuck you!!” Mu Sicheng’s expression was dark. Then as if

he was being manipulated, he turned his body upside down
and rushed back to the carriage he had left. “Fuck you Bai
Liu!”
“You actually manipulated me with your personal skill!! Isn’t

your personal skill stealing things?!!!”
Mu Sicheng’s anger at Bai Liu’s conspiracy was written on

his face.
The almost breathless Du Sanying watched Bai Liu about to

be engulfed by the monsters behind him and was anxiously
scratching his cheeks. Meanwhile, Bai Liu was just smiling
and looking down. He was kneeling in the heavy marble
armor. Then he raised his head and opened his arms
slightly, as if waiting for someone to come and pick him up.
This action made Du Sanying feel confused, anxious and

stunned. “Bai Liu, what is the use of your armor?”
“This armor adds defense.” Bai Liu wanted to shrug but the
armor was too heavy for him to do so. “I’m afraid that my
vehicle with 7,000 speed will beat me up out of anger. I
have to wear this to endure it a bit.”
“????” Du Sanying was full of questions. A vehicle that beat
up people? What the hell was this?!! The moment Du
Sanying wanted to swear, he saw an almost invisible figure
roar while grabbing Bai Liu by the collar and pulling him up.
“Bai Liu—you beast—what did you do to me—?!!! Why am I
controlled by you—!!!”
Mu Sicheng pulled with all his strength. The burning

passenger behind Bai Liu had already opened his mouth and
his arms that were on fire happened to sweep past the end
of Bai Liu’s eyes. He dodged but his eyelashes were still a
bit burned.
Bai Liu calmly raised his burning eyelashes, blinked twice

and gave a very bad smile. “I just asked you for help. Mu
Sicheng, didn’t we say it?”
“I will ask for help and you will come to help me. Isn’t this
what you promised? How can you call it control?”
Mu Sicheng had a gloomy expression as he ran with Bai Liu

through a few carriages. Du Sanying saw that Mu Sicheng’s
state wasn’t right and hurriedly drove his own small car to
follow them.
After escaping, Mu Sicheng smashed Bai Liu into the ground

like a rag. He held Bai Liu’s collar with a brutal expression,
his eyes red, his breathing short and his chest undulating
violently. The blue veins on his forehead were bulging and
the veins on his arm gripping Bai Liu’s collar were also
obvious.
Mu Sicheng smirked, lowered his head and stared into the

eyes of Bai Liu below him. Then he squeezed out words
through gritted teeth. “Very good. Bai Liu, you are really
awesome.”
“In my life, I hate being controlled the most.” Mu Sicheng
gritted his teeth and smiled horribly. “You really provoked
me.”
After speaking, Mu Sicheng struck Bai Liu’s body with a fist.

The marble armor on Bai Liu’s body was like air-dried
plaster. It slowly shattered to pieces and fell to the ground.
Blood flowed from the corner of Bai Liu’s mouth but he was
still smiling. It was as if he had expected Mu Sicheng’s
punch.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu’s armor was completely damaged

because it resisted a blow from player Mu Sicheng. It can’t
be repaired. Player Bai Liu’s health has dropped to 40 from
the attack.]
“Are you sure you want to kill me?” Bai Liu opened bloody
lips and asked with a smile. “The skill I used is a control skill
that binds me and your health. If I die, you might die too,
Mu Sicheng.”
Bai Liu was scamming Mu Sicheng when he said this.

Nevertheless, there were indeed many control skills that
bound the health of the controlled person to the
manipulator.
Mu Sicheng controlled the expression on his face. He took a

few deep breaths and adjusted his breathing. There were
stormy waves in his eyes and his teeth snapped together.
“After this game, I will find a way to get rid of our
relationship and then kill you, Bai Liu.”
Bai Liu smiled, knowing he had succeeded in the scam.

“That is after. What about now?”
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu who seemed to be in control

for a few seconds. Then he couldn’t help cursing. “I really
want to fucking kill you!”
After cursing, Mu Sicheng glanced at the burned corpses

that were coming after them and pulled Bai Liu’s collar as
he ran forward with no expression on his face.

Stealth’. Movement speed +7,000. Due to carrying the
playing Bai Liu (weight 57kg, slightly injured), the speed has
dropped. The final movement speed added is 6,900.]
Du Sanying was stunned silly. He stared blankly at Mu

Sicheng’s back and at Bai Liu’s armor that had been
smashed by Mu Sicheng’s punch. Then he muttered to
himself, “So Mu Sicheng is the 7,000 speed vehicle that can
beat up people?”
Du Sanying had relied on his luck value to clear the game

and had never seen Bai Liu’s brutal method of using a
player as a means of transportation. Du Sanying watched
Mu Sicheng carrying Bai Liu with gritted teeth and couldn’t
help shivering. What was going on? He seemed to foresee
the future of being a tool man used by Bai Liu, just like Mu
Sicheng.
It was terrible. This guy, wasn’t he afraid of being killed by

Mu Sicheng? He could so calmly say that his vehicle could
beat people. Mu Sicheng had sincerely wanted to kill him
just now…
Du Sanying was deeply shaken as he drove his little bumper

car and followed Bai Liu.
In the same way, the greatly shocked audience froze for a

long time. For a few minutes, everyone watched the small
TV in silence like they didn’t know what to say. It seemed
like everything was a slap in the face for those who
previously mocked Bai Liu. After a while, the audience
coughed in an embarrassed manner and started speaking.
“This Bai Liu, there is some ability, hahaha…”
“More than ability…” Someone was in an extremely

complicated mood. “He actually controlled God Mu. This is
something that not even the puppet master could do using
the strength of the entire Kings Guild…”
“Is his personal skill the same as String Puppet Master?

They both control players?”
“It should be. This time, two players with manipulation skills
are fighting. There might be three puppets on the side of
String Puppet Master but God Mu has become a puppet in
Bai Liu’s hands. I still think that String Puppet Master has a
higher chance of winning but Bai Liu’s operation is too
powerful. He has a 40% chance of winning…”
“Poor God Mu, he could avoid it on the first day but not the
15th day. In the end, he became someone else’s puppet.”
“I would like to see Bai Liu’s small TV. Many things aren’t
clear from God Mu’s perspective.”
“I’ll go to Bai Liu’s side too. He is in the burial mound

dancing area right? Unfortunately, he should’ve shown this
operation earlier and he wouldn’t have fallen into the burial
mound dancing area.”
Mu Sicheng was constantly losing his audience to Bai Liu.
Gradually, people flocked to the burial mound dancing area

and gathered around Bai Liu’s small TV but this didn’t
attract Wang Shun’s attention.
Wang Shun was just focused on watching Bai Liu on the
small TV. He had been stunned for a while. He also
remembered that Bai Liu’s skill was stealing things?
In the end, Wang Shun shook his head with shock. Since
when did Bai Liu start laying out his plan to deceive Mu
Sicheng? The reason was to make Mu Sicheng lower his
vigilance and think that Bai Liu’s skill was stealing in order
to control Mu Sicheng?
If Bai Liu had any other personal skill then Mu Sicheng

would be wary. However, Mu Sicheng would never be wary
of a stealing skill. It was because Mu Sicheng was the
strongest thief in the game just judging by his stealing skills.
Mu Sicheng once stole something from Spades so he could
be called an invincible thief.
Yet Bai Liu stole things from Mu Sicheng, the strongest thief,
again and again. The first time it was mental bleach. The
second time was the physical strength supplement and the
third time was Mu Sicheng himself.
The fourth time—Wang Shun’s eyes shifted to the audience

that kept increasing and his emotions were extremely
complicated—Bai Liu stole Mu Sicheng’s audience.
Chapter 46
Game
people have bookmarked player Bai Liu’s small TV, 345
people have charged player Bai Liu.]
[2,004 new people are watching player Bai Liu’s small TV

and you have gained over 1,500 likes in one minute. Player
Bai Liu has finally become serious!]
[Yo~ your performance is back on track ~ yo~ my

punishment won’t be shifted ~ yo~ until you keep flying~
yo~]
[Player Bai Liu still needs 47,294 likes, 50,860 people

bookmarking your small TV and 14,724 points to be charged
before you can leave the burial mound dancing area.]
Mu Sicheng ran through the train many times until all the
passengers got off the train and he had a chance to
breathe. He lay on his back, filling himself with a physical
strength recovery potion. He wiped the hair that was wet
from sweat off his cheeks and stared at the resting Bai Liu
with a gloomy expression.
“Bai Liu, have you long guessed that my personal skill is

stealing?” Mu Sicheng had the same guess as Wang Shun.
“You used stealing my things to lead me and make me think
that your skill is also stealing so I would reduce my
vigilance.”
“Previously at the entrance of the game hall, you pretended

that you didn’t guess my skill. You spoke nonsense that my
skill enhanced my senses. In fact, you fucking knew that my
skill is stealing, right?” Mu Sicheng’s eyes were like
electricity as he stared at Bai Liu.
“Yes,” Bai Liu confessed.
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath as he kept watching Bai Liu.

“When did you know?”
A personal skill was something that tacitly wasn’t discussed

on the forum. It might be known but talking about personal
skills would offend people. Apart from the puppet master
who needed to spread his skill publicly to recruit players,
other player’s personal skills weren’t discussed in public.
Bai Liu was a newcomer. The only way for him to know the
personal skill was to buy Mu Sicheng’s game videos to
watch them.
The skill panel when playing wasn’t open to the audience. In

other words, the audience couldn’t see the specific skill. If
Bai Liu wanted to know Mu Sicheng’s skill then he would
have to make multiple purchases of his videos to guess the
personal skill or discuss it offline with old players.
However, Bai Liu had never purchased Mu Sicheng’s videos

and Mu Sicheng had found him the moment Bai Liu logged
in. There was no chance for him to discuss with other
players who knew Mu Sicheng’s skills! Why did this guy
know his personal skill?
Bai Liu said, “I knew what your skill was when I met you
after logging out of Siren Town.”
Mu Sicheng looked at Bai Liu incredulously. “When you left

Siren Town? I found you as soon as you logged out. You
couldn’t have time to find out what my skill is!”
“I really wanted to lie to you for a bottle of mental bleach in

the beginning. I didn’t expect to set you up.” Bai Liu rubbed
his nose. “Your reaction revealed that your personal skill is
stealing. In addition, you are fourth on the rising stars
ranking so your strength is pretty good. I thought that since
you were already here, it would be a bit of a loss if I didn’t
do something to you. So I followed the flow…”
Fucking, if he didn’t do something then he would suffer a

loss? Wasn’t this taking seizing any opportunity too far? Mu
Sicheng was so angry that his chest moved up and down
and he was unconvinced. “How did my reaction reveal my
personal skill?”
Bai Liu turned to look at Mu Sicheng. “It is because after I

stole your mental bleach, your first reaction was that my
skill is stealing.”
“Otherwise?” Mu Sicheng was speechless. “Is there any

other skill that can take directly from my system
warehouse?”
Bai Liu reminded him, “However, we were in the game hall.

You clearly knew that theft is prohibited there but when I
stole your physical strength supplement, you still
persistently thought that my skill was stealing. I think that
any normal player would feel differently about my personal
skill. For example, I manipulated you to give me the items.
However, you were firm.”
“You didn’t change the idea that my skill was stealing even
after entering the game.”
Mu Sicheng was taken back.
Bai Liu told Mu Sicheng, “This is your subconscious reaction.

It shows you have a strong obsession with stealing. The
personal skill is linked to desire so I guessed that your skill is
linked to stealing.”
“Fuck.” Mu Sicheng was embarrassed and interrupted Bai

Liu’s words. “Even if you wanted to manipulate and use me
early on, you couldn’t be 100% sure that I would follow you
into the game. The groundwork you laid would be wasted if I
didn’t follow you into the game!”
“I really wasn’t 100% sure you would follow me,” Bai Liu
admitted it honestly. “Still, I was 80% sure.”
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “It is because I have something you
want to steal. The Merfolk Amulet, right?”
Mu Sicheng felt suffocated.
“I previously found it very strange that you would come to

the game logout area to find me.” Bai Liu continued. “You
are a pretty good player in this game. Even if you are
curious about my personal skill, you wouldn’t stick to me
after losing 2,000 points.”
“You aren’t a fool to do something that is unprofitable. Thus,

there must be something you want from me. You also had a
strong confidence that you would get it so you came to me
as soon as I logged into the game. You wanted to make sure
that I brought the thing you wanted to get from me. In
thieves’ jargon, it is called ‘casing the target’ right?”
Mu Sicheng’s expression finally turned dark. “You knew that
I wanted to steal the Merfolk Amulet from you? You used this
thing to hook me?”
Bai Liu changed his way of speaking and smiled kindly. “How
can it be called hooking you? God Mu, I merely sought
cooperation from you. I gave this to you as a gift. Look, I can
control you but I didn’t ask you to return it to me, did I?”
Bai Liu’s ability to speak nonsense with wide-open eyes

reached the peak. In fact, he couldn’t control Mu Sicheng to
return the Merfolk Amulet to him. It really was a cooperation
between Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu couldn’t force
Mu Sicheng to do something.
Mu Sicheng’s expression became a bit better after hearing

this. Bai Liu didn’t make him give it back. This meant that at
least Bai Liu wasn’t like the String Puppet Master who used
his puppets regardless of life and death. Mu Sicheng was
temporarily safe.
Mu Sicheng no longer spoke to Bai Liu, this player who

made him so angry there was pain in his liver. He opened
his panel and took a look.
[Player Mu Sicheng’s Personal Panel]
[Health: 94 (decreased after being burned by fire)]
[Physical strength: 30 (empty, restoring in progress)]
[Mental value: 75 (mild alienation due to being attacked by

passengers)]
If Mu Sicheng was running on his own then his physical

strength decline wouldn’t be so severe and he wouldn’t
have been burned by those monsters. It was because he
brought Bai Liu with him. In order to maintain his original
speed, the physical strength consumed using the skill
almost doubled.
Mu Sicheng wasn’t clear to what extent Bai Liu’s control

over him was. He didn’t dare to rashly hurt Bai Liu but this
didn’t prevent Mu Sicheng from sarcastically speaking. “You
were carried by me but your physical strength was
exhausted. Your panel attributes are so weak that you
should’ve died long ago.”
“Isn’t there God Mu offering me a helping hand so I don’t

die?” Bai Liu leisurely opened his panel. “There must be a
blessing in a disaster. We have triggered the first monster
book page.”
[The Exploding Last Train Monster Book has refreshed—

Exploding Passengers (1/3)]
[Monster Name: Exploding Passengers]
[Features: Extremely fast movement speed (1,000 points in

movement speed, flames have a bonus effect)]
[Attack method: After being burned by the exploding

passenger’s body, the health and mental value will
decrease.]
“What is the use of triggering the first monster book page?”

Mu Sicheng chuckled and raised his head to drink the
physical recovery agent. “Do you want to collect the
monster book in the level 2 instance, Exploding Last Train?
Bai Liu, let me tell you, even I don’t dare to collect the
monster book in a level 2 game that no one has cleared
before.”
“There is always a first time for everything.” Bai Liu always
had the ability to kill people with anger and he smiled
casually. “Isn’t there me this time? God Mu, why not try to
gather it? Let’s cooperate.”
With these words, Bai Liu almost clearly threatened Mu

Sicheng to force him to help Bai Liu collect the monster
book.
Mu Sicheng felt his anger that was finally suppressed rising

up again. He took two deep breaths and adjusted his
heartbeat and breathing, lest he be killed by anger. “Your
damn health value is about to be cleared and you are
thinking about collecting the monster book. You really want
money and not life.”
Bai Liu felt he deserved it. “You’re right. I’m that type of
person.”
Mu Sicheng was right. Bai Liu’s panel attributes were much

more miserable than Mu Sicheng’s A-grade panel attributes.
[Player Bai Liu’s Personal Panel]
[Health: 31 (decreased after being attacked by player Mu

Sicheng and being burned by flames)]
[Mental value: 90 (slightly alienated due to being attacked

by passengers)]
Mu Sicheng let out a deep breath and calmed his sullen

mood. Currently, he and Bai Liu were tied to the same boat.
He barely kept calm as he told Bai Liu, “You have
experienced the consequences of a decline in mental value.
Maybe you don’t realize the importance of health. Let me
talk about the consequences of a decline in health with
you.”
“Health is the only attribute that a player can’t

automatically recover in the game. If it reaches zero then
you will die. There is no way to restore it with items.
Listening to you, your health is currently only 31. This is
very dangerous. Any monster in the dungeon just needs to
hit you a few more times and you will die. I advise you not
to think about collecting the monster book.”
Bai Liu didn’t say yes or not. He just changed the subject.
“We have to collect the broken lenses.”
Mu Sicheng closed his eyes to rest and restore physical

strength. He didn’t speak as Bai Liu continued to analyze it.
“It seems this game is about passengers getting on and off

at the same station. When the passengers get on, we have
to face a chasing battle. When the passengers get off, the
train doors will immediately close. If there are no lenses on
the train and they are on the subway station outside the
train, we only have one chance to search for the lenses.”
“In other words, when the passengers get on the train, we

have to go to the subway station platform to search for the
broken lenses and we have to come back before the doors
are closed or we will stay with these passengers in the
subway station. I think that the puppet master should’ve
searched the subway platform while we were being chased.”
“How do you know?” Du Sanying, who had been hiding in a

corner, finally asked curiously. He was in the best condition
among them. Although his little bumper car was covered in
burns and scorched flesh, Du Sanying himself wasn’t hurt.
“It is because we ran back and forth through the entire train
during the chase and didn’t meet anyone else.” Bai Liu
leaned against a wall and wiped the sweat off his face. “We
can’t coincidentally pass by the puppet master every time.
This means that when we were chased, the puppet master
wasn’t on the train at all.”
“Ah—!” Du Sanying was a bit anxious. “Doesn’t this mean

String Puppet Master can quickly collect the mirror
fragments and clear this game?”
“I don’t think so.” Bai Liu raised his eyes to look at Du

Sanying. “I think he probably didn’t find the broken lenses
on the platform.”
Du Sanying was taken aback. “Why do you think so?”
“It is because if I were him, I would do one thing after

confirming that the broken lenses are in the station.” Bai Liu
raised his index finger, his eyes calm. “It is to come to us.”
“Why would he come to us if it is confirmed that the lenses

are on the platform?” Du Sanying became more confused as
he listened.
“The time the train stops at the subway station is only two
minutes. I have surveyed the area of the subway station. It
is impossible for the puppet master to search the platform
in two minutes and get back on the train, even if he has
three puppets with the speed of Mu Sicheng (Mu Sicheng
gritted his teeth when he heard this).”
“It takes time to find something. It requires searching and

has nothing to do with speed.” Bai Liu continued without
changing his expression. “This subway Line 4 has 11
platforms. Putting aside the starting and terminal platform
Antique City where we boarded, there are 10 platforms.”
“It took more than three minutes from departing to reach
the first platform. Add the two minutes it stops and the time
spent on each platform is around 5 minutes. It will take 50
minutes to travel around 10 platforms and the countdown is
only one hour. This proves that it is very likely we can only
go around line 4 once before it explodes. In other words, if
the broken lenses are on the subway platform, we will only
have one chance to search the platform. However, the
puppet master’s three puppets can’t search the platform in
two minutes.”
“So he’ll come to us.” Bai Liu reached his conclusion.
Du Sanying’s eyes were like mosquito coils. “So why?!”
He couldn’t connect Bai Liu’s last sentence with the

conclusion at all!
If the three puppets couldn’t search the entire subway

platform in two minutes then the puppet master would
come to them! Why? They weren’t going to help the puppet
master search the platform—wait!
Du Sanying suddenly woke up and he stared at Bai Liu with

some consternation.
“It is because he lacks people.” Bai Liu looked at the empty

end of the swaying train. “After confirming that the key clue
is indeed on the platform, he would definitely try to change
us to become his puppets.”
“However, he shouldn’t act rashly and come to us before

confirming the key clue.”
“Master, the broken lenses aren’t on the platform.” Li Gou’s

tone was extremely quiet and his posture was respectful to
the point of walking on thin ice. “The three of us didn’t
search the entire platform but we searched most of the
places close to the subway tracks according to your words.
There is really none.”
“There are no broken lenses?” Puppet Zhang’s eyes

narrowed into thin slits. “It’s weird. This game should be
about searching for broken lenses on the platform, right? Is
it because we haven’t searched everywhere?”
Li Gou whispered, “There was only one part of the platform

that we didn’t search but there are too many burning
passengers there and we simply can’t go there.”
“I know. I was standing by the door and manipulating you. I

could see it with my eyes.” Puppet Zhang waved his hand
impatiently and the transparent silk threads pulled, forcing
Li Gou to kneel down instantly. “I’m thinking about our next
plan. Don’t interrupt me!”
Li Gou gritted his teeth and looked at Puppet Zhang who

was immersed in his thoughts. Li Gou couldn’t help
whispering, “Master, if you have no idea about the game for
the time being then why don’t we act against Bai Liu first?”
Li Gou had always been concerned about Bai Liu due to the
promotion matter. If he was alone then he might not choose
to act against Bai Liu. However, now he was leaning on a big
tree. It happened that this big tree was also very dissatisfied
with Bai Liu. If he didn’t go with the flow to act against this
little bastard who stole his promotion position then he would
be too broad-minded.
If it wasn’t for Bai Liu snatching his promotion position last

time, he would’ve collected all the points needed to buy the
items to release himself from prison and he would be happy
outside right now! Li Gou really didn’t want to stay in that
prison for another minute!
“Don’t attack Bai Liu until I know exactly where the lenses
are hidden.” Puppet Zhang stared at Li Gou in a
condescending manner like he was looking at an idiot.
“If you start a conflict with him then there will definitely be a
conflict with their side. They have Mu Sicheng who has a
grudge against me and will come to block me. There will be
losses on our side and the difficulty of passing the game will
increase. This is a level 2 game. We have to make sure the
game is cleared first. We can’t act rashly before knowing the
key clue for the game. We have to make sure that the game
is cleared before doing so. Don’t put the cart before the
horse.”
Li Gou gritted his teeth and whispered, “Yes, Master.”
After a while, Li Gou asked unwillingly, “Master, if the broken

lenses aren’t on the platform or the train then where would
they be?”
“Wait—” Puppet Zhang seemed to think of something and

his expression changed. “It can’t be—”
“Mu Sicheng, have you tried stealing things from monsters

in the past?” Bai Liu approached Mu Sicheng and asked.
Mu Sicheng impatiently pushed away Bai Liu. “No, I can

steal from players and have stolen from Spades, but
monsters aren’t good.”
“Why?” Bai Liu mused. “Does the system judge that it is

invalid to steal from them?”
Mu Sicheng squinted at Bai Liu. “I don’t know what you are

playing at but I’ll tell you directly. Bai Liu, I can steal items
from monsters but after stealing, their aggro will remain
locked on me and I’ll be chased until the end of the game. It
is easy to die even in a level 1 game, let alone a level 2. If
you want to use me then it is better not to use me for such
a stupid one-time thing.”
“Aggro…” Bai Liu was lost in thought and fiddled with the
coin in his hand. Suddenly, he looked up to stare at Du
Sanying who was eating a biscuit in the corner to replenish
his strength.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed and he made a kind smile like the
big bad wolf cheating Little Red Riding Hood. “Du Sanying,
have you ever played online games?”
Little Red Riding Hood Du Sanying still had cookie crumbs

stuck to the corner of his mouth as he opened it in a
confused manner. After a moment, he honestly answered
the big bad wolf’s question. “I’ve played them.”
“Do you know how to transfer aggro?” Bai Liu turned and
moved closer to Du Sanying.
Du Sanying didn’t know why but the back of his neck

became a bit cold, so he moved back a bit. He gulped,
shrank his head and whispered, “I know. Just OT or
something, right?” (OT = off tank. Concentrates on drawing
away aggro).
“Yes!” Bai Liu snapped his fingers and smiled more kindly.
“For example, after Mu Sicheng steals something from a
monster, the monster’s aggro is locked onto him. Then I will
attack the monster until the monster’s aggro transfers to us.
We will lure the monster away so that Mu Sicheng can keep
stealing things. You know, you drive and there will be a long
string of monsters behind us…”
“Wait!” Du Sanying didn’t notice that Bai Liu’s words had

changed from ‘I’ to ‘we.’ He was confused as he interrupted
Bai Liu’s words. “Isn’t this a collecting game? What is the
relationship between online games, a monster train, aggro
and so on? Shouldn’t our main task be to find the broken
lenses?”
“Yes.” Bai Liu raised his gaze. “If the broken lenses aren’t on
the train or on the platform then where do you think they
can be?”
Du Sanying became more and more confused. “…Where

else?”
Bai Liu’s lips curved up. “I feel it is unlikely the broken

lenses will be outside the train because the mirror exploded
in the carriage. It is unlikely to be on the platform. Then if it
isn’t on the train, is it possible that the broken lenses are
embedded in the passengers’ bodies because of the
explosion?”
Du Sanying, “……”
Fuck (a trap)!!
“So—” Bai Liu looked innocently at Mu Sicheng. “God Mu, it

seems that you have to try stealing from these non-human
things.”
Chapter 47
Game
“There is one minute left until the next stop, Hexagon

Avenue. Passengers who are getting off, please prepare for
the next stop.” The female voice was sweet and clear.
“Passengers getting off the train, please don’t block the
passengers getting on the train and jam the door. First let
them get on and then get off—”
Mu Sicheng’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He

waved his hand and glanced at Bai Liu who was sitting in
the carriage with Du Sanying. “Bai Liu, what if you can’t
transfer the aggro? If the aggro of these monsters is locked
on me then I will easily die.”
“Don’t you have my Merfolk Amulet?” Bai Liu wondered.

“You can just rely on this item to run away once. We are just
trying it out. If it doesn’t work, we can talk again.”
“Did you fucking let me steal this item from you to be used
here? What damn teleporting?!” Mu Sicheng exploded. “The
monster’s aggro will be locked on me from beginning to
end. As long as it sees me, it will chase.”
Du Sanying felt complicated as he looked at Bai Liu. “Bai

Liu, are the broken lenses really on the passengers? Then
this game is too…” It was a bit difficult.
“If the broken lenses are really on the passengers—” Mu
Sicheng changed to an acceleration wristband and sneered
while kneading his wrist. “Then the difficulty of this game is
estimated to not be low among the level 2 games. Bai Liu,
you really have a good eye when picking games.”
“I should be sure to transfer the aggro.” Bai Liu told him. “I

have a very strong attack weapon but it is a bit physically
demanding. Oh yes, speaking of this—”
Bai Liu seemed to suddenly remember something. He took

out 1,000 points from his wallet and handed it to Du
Sanying. “I will have to keep buying physical supplements
later and it is estimated that the price of the physical
supplements on my side will increase. Hold some points for
me. If the price doesn’t increase for you then you can buy it
for me.”
“Oh oh oh.” Du Sanying was paying attention outside the

carriage door and was emotionally nervous because they
were about to start fighting. He was confused when Bai Liu
interrupted and instinctively accepted the points Bai Liu
gave him. “I just have to help buy physical supplements for
you? Okay.”
Buying large quantities of the same items would indeed

increase their price in the player’s store. The moment Du
Sanying took the points, Bai Liu suddenly smiled and patted
Du Sanying on the shoulder. “During this game, we must
cooperate well. You should help me, Du Sanying.”
Du Sanying held the 1,000 points given by Bai Liu and

nodded in a daze. “Yes, okay.”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used 1,000 points in

exchange for player Du Sanying buying physical
supplements and a cooperative relationship. If player Bai Liu
needs help, player Du Sanying should provide help in time.]
“The train has arrived at the station—”
Mu Sicheng looked at the burned corpses, or passengers,

waiting outside the carriage doors and snorted with
impatience, pressing down the monkey headphones on his
head. Mu Sicheng’s entire face changed to look like a
monkey. There was a dazzling red light in his eyes, fangs
emerged from his lips and his hands became slender black
monkey paws with extremely sharp nails. On the back of his
neck, pale yellow fur could be seen. A black and white tail
also stuck out of his pants and curled into a question mark
shape.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has used the personal skill

‘Thief’s Full Armor’—]
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has entered the personal

skill status change ‘Monster Book: Capuchin Monkey Tamed
by a Thief’.]
Bai Liu stood back on the car. His ankles were tied with a
safety belt to the go-kart small car to prevent him from
being thrown off.
He slowly drew the snow white bone whip from his waist and
shook his wrist lightly to adapt to it. He stared intently at Mu
Sicheng. Bai Liu had always been very focused when doing
things. This type of concentration could reach an
unimaginable point when it was necessary to concentrate.
Once Bai Liu started to stare at Mu Sicheng, Du Sanying

could barely hear his breathing. Bai Liu was immersed in a
state of motionlessness similar to an object.
The idiom ‘to concentrate one’s attention’ wasn’t sufficient
to describe Bai Liu’s focus. Du Sanying stared at the slowly
contracting pupils and Bai Liu who hadn’t blinked for a
minute. For a moment, Du Sanying felt that it wasn’t a
human being standing on his small car.
It was a precision weapon that was calibrating the target.
The carriage door opened slowly. Hot wind and black

burning corpses with teeth and clues rushed into the train.
Mu Sicheng hung one hand and one foot on the handhold
loops and watched the corpses rushing toward him. He
might be maintaining a surface calmness but the rapid rise
in temperature caused sweat to slide down Mu Sicheng’s
temples.
The high temperature quickly distorted everyone’s sight and

even the door frame melted under the touch of the entering
passengers. Mu Sicheng took a deep breath and slowly
moved his trembling monkey paws.
Looking at these passengers who were burned by flames

and couldn’t escape, an unstoppable fear attacked Mu
Sicheng. What if Bai Liu’s speculation was wrong and these
monsters didn’t have the lenses? What if Bai Liu was unable
to transfer the aggro at all and just wanted to use him to
test some ideas?
If any part of Bai Liu’s plan went wrong then the player who
would die first was Mu Sicheng who faced the monsters
directly. These burning passengers would be what Mu
Sicheng would look like in the future.
Countless doubts, anxiety, fear, despair and even killing

intent appeared in Mu Sicheng’s heart. All the emotions
overlapped like flames in his heart, so strong that he was
breathless. In the face of death and burning in the never-
ending flames, Mu Sicheng shook and his monkey paws
trembled slightly. Perhaps no one could remain unshakable
in front of this scene except a monster like Bai Liu who was
desperate for money.
However, Mu Sicheng had no retreat. Bai Liu was in control

of him and he had to die even if he didn’t want to.
“Mu Sicheng.” Bai Liu called out suddenly. His eyes showed
an inorganic cold light and his tone was indifferent. “You are
the most useful card in my hand. You are too valuable and I
won’t let you die. Yes, you will survive.”
“So don’t hesitate to do what you have to do and leave the

rest to me.”
Through the strong smoke, Mu Sicheng looked at the flying

sparks, the corpses and Bai Liu. The entire carriage was
filled with an unquenchable flame. The passengers’ wails
echoed in his ears and the black corpses writhed horribly in
the sea of fire.
They seemed to be in the middle of a battlefield of burned

corpses where there was no doubt they would die. Bai Liu’s
words seemed like a greedy and cruel master bewitching his
soldiers to charge for him and win more benefits for him.
Yet bizarrely, Mu Sicheng was really absurdly inspired. The

moment he saw himself and the flames reflected in Bai Liu’s
eyes, Mu Sicheng actually felt that Bai Liu wouldn’t let him
die.
“Tsk.” Mu Sicheng turned around and suddenly smiled. He

took a deep breath to calm his noisy heartbeat and
declared, “If I die Bai Liu, I won’t let go of you as a ghost.”
The moment he finished speaking, the red light in Mu
Sicheng’s eyes brightened and the shrill laughter of the
monkey headphones resonated throughout the carriage. Mu
Sicheng’s tail was hooked on the handhold ring in the
carriage and he moved his hands and feet quickly. He
touched these monsters at a speed invisible to the human
eyes. The monkey paws quickly inserted into the charred
corpses one after another and quickly pulled out, bringing
out debris and black ash. Du Sanying could barely see all of
Mu Sicheng’s movements, only the afterimages.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has been burned by fire.

Health value -1, mental value -1.]

……
Sweat dripped down from behind Mu Sicheng’s ears onto

the iron floor of the carriage, making a sizzling sound like
cold water touching burning hot iron. After Mu Sicheng lost 5
points in health, the system’s notification finally changed.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has got a broken lens

(1/???). Congratulations to player Mu Sicheng for being the
first player in the game to get the broken lens.]
A broken lens around the size of a three carat diamond was

pinched between two fingers of Mu Sicheng’s black monkey
paws, emitting a crystal clear light.
Mu Sicheng couldn’t help letting out a whistle. Then he

turned to Bai Liu and smiled. “I got it. You actually guessed
correctly. Damn, the pit in this game is huge. The broken
lens is only so big and I almost missed it. Do you know how
much effort I took to grab this thing?”
“However, now is the beginning of the hard battle.” Mu
Sicheng watched the passengers who had been attacked by
him stagger. Then the eyes that had been nearly melted by
the flames stared at him intently. The flames on their body
quickly rose toward him.
[System tip: The player Mu Sicheng has stolen things from 5

passengers. The passengers are very angry. They have
decided to catch the despicable thief and punish him
severely.]
Mu Sicheng moved sideways and put his body on the

handhold ring to avoid a passenger’s outstretched hand.
Then as the other four passengers rushed toward him, his
veins bulged and he shouted, “Bai Liu—!!! Draw them
away!”
Bai Liu stood on the front of a pink bumper car, holding a

bone whip in one hand. Hot wind blew into Bai Liu’s wide,
white shirt and caused it to swell up. The wind rose up from
his collar and blew Bai Liu’s hair away from his forehead,
revealing Bai Liu’s incredibly focused eyes.
He waved his wrist and the whip shot through the air to
strike the back of the passenger about to catch Mu Sicheng.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used the Siren’s Fishbone to
hit the passenger. The target’s aggro is transferred. It has
decided to catch the naughty player Bai Liu and punish him
severely.]
Chapter 48.1
Game
After swinging the whip, Bai Liu was exhausted by this high-
level fishbone. He panted and half knelt on the hood of the
car, his face pale and his shirt soaked with sweat.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu’s physical strength has dropped

by 80 due to the use of the item Siren’s Fishbone. Please
replenish your physical strength in time! Avoid running out
of energy!]
The passenger hit by Bai Liu let out a pained roar from his
throat. The eyeballs fixed in his eye sockets by scorched
nerves swayed. He immediately turned and ran toward Bai
Liu on all fours.
Bai Liu raised his head and drank a physical strength

supplement. His eyes were calm as his whip hit another
passenger who was about to attack Mu Sicheng. His voice
was hoarse, “The second one. There are three more.”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used the Siren’s Fishbone to
hit the passenger. The target’s aggro is transferred. It has
decided to catch the naughty player Bai Liu…]
His whip moved one after another. Bai Liu poured the bottle
of physical supplements in his mouth. He used the corner of
his eyes to aim at the passengers with the whip. The rapid
consumption of his physical strength made Bai Liu’s status
drop visibly to the naked eye.
His face was white and sweat dripped all over his body. His
hand holding the whip was shaking so badly that he could
barely stand on the car. He was barely holding on due to the
seat belt tying his ankle to the car.
In this weak state that was like a terminally ill patient, Bai
Liu’s whip didn’t fail. Every whip happened to hit the back of
the passengers’ hands as they were about to attack Mu
Sicheng. Moreover, Bai Liu seemed to be maintaining his
judgment. The position of almost every whip strike was the
same.
Du Sanying stared almost blankly. Too strong… Was the

quality of newcomers so outrageous now?!
Du Sanying really wanted to know why Bai Liu could aim like
a sharpshooter. This person had all his values of his
attributes panel falling crazily and his physical strength was
repeatedly jumping around 0. If it was Du Sanying then he
would already be out of his mind and like a dead dog, yet—
Bai Liu’s concentration on Mu Sicheng’s body was never

once dispersed at all.
“The fifth one.” Bai Liu’s entire body was like a fish out of
water. His hair on his forehead was wet and his eyes were
darker under the sweat. They only had Mu Sicheng reflected
in them. He smiled and let out a breath. “Go on, Mu
Sicheng. The plan is effective. Continue to implement it.”
After this, his physical strength was exhausted again. His

legs were soft and sweaty and he almost slipped off the car.
Du Sanying’s eyes were quick and he grabbed Bai Liu’s
ankle to pull him up. Bai Liu lay on the hood of the car,
gasping. Then he took a bottle of physical supplement and
drank it.
Du Sanying drove the car around the carriage with the five
passengers chasing behind them while looking worriedly at
Bai Liu who could hardly stand up. “Bai Liu, your situation is
too bad! Do you want to take a break?!”
“No, the train is about to leave.” Bai Liu was cruel to himself
while giving an order to Mu Sicheng at the same time. He
staggered and stood up on the hood of the car, his eyes
calm. “Go on, Mu Sicheng. Don’t try to steal from every
passenger or your health will drop too fast. Try to find the
one who has a lens.”
“I don’t want to either!” Mu Sicheng was very irritated. He

would be burned by flames if he grabbed one and his health
dropped by 1 point. There were so many passengers and it
was impossible to steal from each one. That was just looking
for death. “However, I can’t tell which one has a lens!”
All the passengers were a scorched mass and were still

burning. Who the hell could find broken lenses the size of a
few carats from them!
“Isn’t looking for stolen goods what thieves are best at?” Bai
Liu was still in the mood to tease Mu Sicheng at this time.
As he spoke, he looked away from Mu Sicheng for the first

time and glanced over the passengers. The flames were
releasing smoke and ashes were scattered, gradually
affecting people’s vision. Bai Liu couldn’t simply determine
who had the lenses.
Since he was unable to come to a conclusion from the

passengers, he worked backwards from the results. Bai Liu’s
eyes shifted quickly to the five passengers following behind
the small car, one of which Mu Sicheng had found a lens on.
Then Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed.
Among the five passengers selected by Mu Sicheng, one

had a much slower running speed and less flames than the
other. It was like a headless fly swaying around. This was
the passenger that Mu Sicheng had stolen the broken lens
from. Yet Bai Liu remembered that previously, the passenger
had moved much faster when it had the broken lens.
“Mu Sicheng, the weakness of the passengers with the

broken lens is the broken lens!” Bai Liu spoke quickly. “The
broken lens seems to have a bonus effect on these
passengers. Find the passengers with a relatively fast
movement speed and strong flames and steal from them.
Can you see from your perspective who is moving faster and
who has more flames?!”
“No!” Mu Sicheng hung from the ring and attached his back
to the top of the carriage. He waved away the ashes flying
in front of him and squinted, trying to distinguish between
the red and black masses below him.
Mu Sicheng coughed. “All I can see is the fire and a bunch of

passengers sticking together. I grabbed it blindly before!”
Then Mu Sicheng suddenly hung his tail on the ring and

sank his body into the flames. He gritted his teeth and
reached out to a passenger.

“Stop, Mu Sicheng. You can’t continue to grab them

randomly. Your health will drop too seriously and it will be
easy for you to die if they catch you. Last time, you found
one among five passengers. This is an 80% failure rate. It is
likely to be invalid this time…” Bai Liu swung his whip at
almost the moment Mu Sicheng pulled out his paw and
distracted the passenger who tried to attack Mu Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng raised an eyebrow and gestured to Bai Liu that

he had stolen another broken lens. He grinned and
interrupted Bai Liu’s word, “I’m sorry, it was effective this
time.”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has got the broken lens

(2/???).]
Bai Liu quickly raised his head to the person hanging from
the rings. “Can you tell?”
“I can see it once I completely fall into the pile of

passengers.” Mu Sicheng wiped the smoke marks on his
face and raised an eyebrow as he slightly smiled at Bai Liu.
“You attack very accurately or else I wouldn’t do this. It is
too easy to fall in and be counter-killed by the passenger
once their aggro is locked on me.”
“I promise I’ll hit them accurately every time.” Bai Liu

smiled and waved his whip with a ‘please’ gesture. “Go on.”
Mu Sicheng hung from the ring with his tail. Like a monkey
fishing for the moon, he descended into the sea of fire and
scorched corpses time and time again, passing by the
passengers who wanted to bite him because their aggro was
locked on him.
Sometimes passengers would open their mouths when

facing him and the flames from their mouths burned Mu
Sicheng’s face. Before Mu Sicheng could feel fear, a white
bone whip would cut through everything and strike the
hideous passenger about to bite Mu Sicheng’s shoulder.
It was thieving without any worries.
In the later stages, Mu Sicheng didn’t have to think about

anything. He might even steal from two or three passengers
at a time without worrying that these passengers would
attack him in time.
It was just as Bai Liu said. He struck accurately every time

and could always hold the upper limit of Mu Sicheng’s
actions. No matter how many passengers Mu Sicheng stole
from at a time, Bai Liu could easily remove these
passengers to give Mu Sicheng a safe environment to steal.
Bai Liu’s extremely assured anti-monster performance

meant Mu Sicheng’s attention gradually focused on stealing
the lenses. Perhaps Mu Sicheng had completely forgotten
that he was entrusting his back to a player with an F-grade
panel who was participating in the game for the second
time.
Every time this player swung his whip, 60% of his physical
strength was consumed. All the passengers Mu Sicheng had
stolen from were now following behind Bai Liu and the small
car so the pressure Mu Sicheng felt was reduced. Stealing
lenses became easier and easier.
Correspondingly, on Bai Liu’s side, the pressure on Du

Sanying was much stronger.
Du Sanying’s go-kart car moved very fast and it could also

drive on the walls. There was also the lucky buff bonus.
Even if a few passengers tried to collide head-on, most of
them would miss the car. Nevertheless, Du Sanying’s face
was white now. He had a long string of charred bodies
behind him, some of whom were so fast that they could
possibly get into the car. Du Sanying screamed at Bai Liu
who was waving his whip.
“B-Bai Liu!” Du Sanying looked at the long string of corpses
chasing behind them. Each one had a ferocious expression
and they stared at Bai Liu with maliciousness. A group of
passengers got together and the flames grew a lot, so that
the tail of Du Sanying’s car was burned. Du Sanying was
frightened and stammered, “B-Bai Liu, we can’t hold on
anymore. There are more monsters and we are about to roll
over!”
“Someone else might roll over but you won’t.” Bai Liu
indifferently continued to clean up Mu Sicheng’s passengers
without glancing at Du Sanying, but there was praise in his
tone. “Believe in yourself. You are 100% lucky.”
For the first time, Du Sanying heard a player in the same

game as him say he was lucky in a tone of praise. However,
Du Sanying wasn’t happy at all. Du Sanying held the
steering wheel and wanted to cry. “I am 100% lucky but I’m
not always invincible! Bai Liu, I can roll over and die too!
The 100% luck only ensures that the probability of my death
is smaller. There is no guarantee that I won’t die!”
“No! I can’t drive anymore!” Du Sanying’s face was pale. He

had just almost been bitten on the neck by a passenger who
attacked from the side. If it wasn’t for him having a strong
hunch and dodging instinctively, he would be dead now.
“Bai Liu! I will give you the car. I want to get off!”
Just then, Du Sanying had a very strong unlucky feeling. Du

Sanying had always been an intuitive person and his
intuition had always been accurate. It allowed him to avoid
disasters several times. Generally speaking, the appearance
of this feeling meant something very bad was going to
happen and he had to run!
“I said to believe in yourself, Du Sanying.” Bai Liu stood on
the car and gave people a cold feeling when he stared at
them. His eyes were black as carbon burned to the extreme.
There was no excess heat and combined with the seemingly
kind smile on his face, he looked even stranger. An eerie
feeling shot down Du Sanying’s back as Bai Liu smiled and
whispered to Du Sanying, “I need you, Du Sanying.”
All of Du Sanying’s hairs stood up an in instant. The feeling

of ‘Danger! Run!’ reached its peak. Du Sanying had never
experienced such a strong sense of crisis after entering the
game, especially from a player. He instinctively wanted to
jump out of the car to escape but—
[System tip: Player Bai Liu needs player Du Sanying’s help.

Player Du Sanying needs to help player Bai Liu. Please
cooperate with player Bai Liu’s actions!]
Du Sanying collapsed. “!!! When did you control me? I wore

‘prevent control’ clothing. After wearing this, even the
puppet master can’t control me! Why can you control me?!”
“I’m not controlling you.” Bai Liu coughed weakly. He wiped

away the physical supplement that had spilled from his
mouth and smiled. “I’m just a collaborator asking you for
help. Just in case, I used a small trick.”
“Keep driving.” Bai Liu ordered as he stared at Du Sanying.

“Du Sanying, if you run away now, Mu Sicheng and I will die.
So you must be stable, understood?”
Bai Liu looked down at the trembling Du Sanying. “Don’t

worry. I won’t let Mu Sicheng die and I won’t let you die.”
He smiled. The blood stains and ashes on his face gave the
otherwise kind smile a cruel feeling. “You are all valuable to
me.”
“The train is about to leave. Passengers who want to get off,
please line up and leave the train in turn—”
The group of burnt corpses left the bloody carriage in turn,

leaving behind three people collapsed close to each other.
Du Sanying had no vitality in his eyes. He lay on his back in

the unrecognizable small car and felt like he would start
foaming at the mouth in the next second. “I don’t want to
drive anymore…”
Mu Sicheng was on one knee, leaning his head back against

a carriage door. He had changed from the Capuchin Monkey
state to a normal human form. His entire body was burned.
The corners of his mouth, his cheekbones and the skin on
the back of both hands were severely burned, revealing red
flesh. The monkey on the headphones seemed to be dying.
It curled up in a pitiful ball and wailed, the red light in its
eyes faint.
However, the worst one out of the three was Bai Liu. There
was no blood on his body and he was as white as a dummy
made of snow. He coughed a few times and blood dripped
from the corner of his mouth. His mouth was full of blood
and visceral fragments which were wiped away casually by
Bai Liu. His fingers slowly played with the diamond-like
broken lenses collected by Mu Sicheng.
Repeated physical fullness and exhaustion had a huge effect

on players. This type of consumption was a physical
consumption that would reduce the health value. This was
the same as decreasing the mental value. A decrease in
mental value meant the player’s mental state wasn’t good.
A decrease in health value meant that the player’s physical
state wasn’t good.
Mu Sicheng knew the feeling of nausea and dizziness after
being drained of strength and forcefully replenishing it. It
was as if his entire body had been washed in a washing
machine for a full cycle and all his internal organs felt like
they were cracked and going to burst. There were empty
bottles scattered around Bai Liu, all of which were physical
supplements. Combined with Bai Liu’s dazed expression, it
made it seem like Bai Liu had a hangover.
Mu Sicheng glanced at the empty bottle at Bai Liu’s feet and

snorted. This was crazy. After drinking so many physical
supplements, he couldn’t stand steadily when the train left
the station. Yet the first thing he did was to ask Mu Sicheng
to give him the broken lenses.
“Bai Liu, how much do you have left?”
Bai Liu slowly clicked on his panel. His wrist was unable to
move quickly due to swinging the whip.
[Player Bai Liu’s Personal Panel]


by passengers)]
“21 health.” Bai Liu replied to Mu Sicheng. “This wave

cleared me of 10 health points. Mu Sicheng, what is your
health?”
Mu Sicheng clicked on his personal panel and his expression

instantly sank.
[Player Mu Sicheng’s Personal Panel]
[Health: 70 (decreased after being burned by fire)]

by passengers)]
“Damn, my health was decreased by 24 points.” Mu

Sicheng’s eyes were gloomy. “Although I paid attention later
so the flames burning me didn’t lower my mental value too
much, it is still on the border. I want to cleanse it.”
“Don’t cleanse it. Your low mental value is useful for me.”
Bai Liu spoke while continuing to click on his panel to view
the completion progress of the monster book and the main
task.
[Main task: Collect the broken lenses on the last train

(20/???)]


[Weaknesses: Broken lenses (1/3)]

decrease.]
“It’s not good. I’m in big trouble here…” Bai Liu’s expression
became more solemn.
These words made Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying become
tense. Bai Liu rarely said such things. In general, this guy
was always like ‘Don’t be afraid of any difficulties! The best
way to overcome difficulties is to overcome it!.’ This
appearance could be called a modern master of gaining
benefits. Previously, this person always looked calm and like
the ticket to victory was in his hands. Now he actually said
that he had encountered a big difficulty!
“What’s the matter?” Both Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying

asked with anxious expressions.
“I bought 80 bottles of stamina supplements. I just used 33

bottles and there are 47 bottles left. However, there are still
several platforms to go. These 47 bottles aren’t enough…”
Bai Liu’s face looked very pained. “However, I just found out
that I have no money to buy any more. I am very poor. This
is big trouble.”
[System: Bai Liu’s account points balance is 179. You can’t

purchase any more physical supplements.]
“I need your help!” Bai Liu eagerly looked at Du Sanying

and Mu Sicheng. “Can you support me with a bit of credit!
Thank you!”
Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng, “……”
Asking for money while using them. Could this person be

any more shameless?!
Chapter 48.2
Game
The burial mound dancing area.
This area was extremely crowded with people for once and
almost all of them flowed to one place. The area of Bai Liu’s
small TV was filled with spectators and everyone was
looking up at Bai Liu’s small TV.
The passengers starting the second round of chasing, the

stealing war where Mu Sicheng started stealing broken
lenses and was attacked, Bai Liu waving his whip to transfer
aggro, Du Sanying collapsing and turning back and then Bai
Liu’s control of the situation… so many things happened in
just two minutes.
No one could blink and they subconsciously held their

breaths. During this process, people kept on coming over
and quietly joined the group looking up at Bai Liu’s small TV.
Almost no one spoke. Before the results of this fierce

struggle came out, all discussions were feeble. This was a
battle led by Bai Liu. It was a huge gamble and the outcome
was unknown. Before knowing who won, the judgment of
the audience outside the game would be very one-sided.
Only success or failure could evaluate if Bai Liu’s crazy
actions were right or wrong.
This lunatic, he controlled the third and fourth players on

the rising stars ranking and succeeded.
Wang Shun, who was standing closest to Bai Liu’s small TV,
let out a long breath. He had been too nervous so his
breathing was slow for two minutes. Now he took a deep
breath. His heartbeat was fast and his fingertips felt numb.
Wang Shun stared at Bai Liu’s quiet face on the screen in a

trance. He suddenly couldn’t think of reasonable words to
evaluate this newcomer. Bai Liu refreshed Wang Shun’s
understanding of him again. Finding the broken lenses and
collecting the monster book was normal gameplay but few
people could maintain Bai Liu’s high clarity and cruel
calmness, making decisions without hesitation.
It was like Mu Sicheng’s shaking and Du Sanying’s fear. In a

game that determined life or death, it was difficult for
humans to put living after victory, although the two were
linked to a certain extent. Yet in the face of death, few
players were willing to give up their lives to desperately win.
But Bai Liu… from beginning to end, he considered Mu

Sicheng’s survival rate, Du Sanying’s survival rate and the
progress of the game. The only thing he didn’t consider was
his own survival.
His physical strength was drained and replenished in a few

seconds. The blood of his body overflowed due to the
extreme consumption and his health jumped and fell. Bai Liu
waved his whip but in the later stage, he was in a very poor
state. His entire body was lying on the car and swinging
back and forth by the seat belt.
Nevertheless, the accuracy of his whip was maintained from
beginning to end. Then after the passengers got off the car,
the first thing Bai Liu did was to firmly grab Mu Sicheng’s
clothes and ask for the broken lenses.
Bai Liu’s crazy and chilling desire to win shocked Mu

Sicheng and Du Sanying in the game and the audience who
saw his performance outside the game. They couldn’t help
coming to the burial mound dancing area. They wanted to
see how far this newcomer could go from his own
perspective.
“This guy really has enough means.” Wang Shun moved his
numb fingertips. He took a deep breath again and lowered
his head to open his wallet. “Seeing you so desperate
because you have no money, it is too awkward.”
The other viewers also lowered their heads and whispered.
“If this player Bai Liu can come out alive this time, he will be
a great god in the future.”
“He only has 21 health… but I always think he won’t lose.”
“It’s horrible. 33 bottles of physical supplements in two

minutes. Doesn’t this newcomer have an F-grade attributes
panel? My god, how can he stand it? If my C-grade panel
was drained in one minute and refilled, I would vomit three
times.”
“…I’m a viewer of Du Sanying’s small TV. I’ve never seen Du

Sanying fight like that.”
“I came from God Mu. I’ve never seen God Mu being forced
like this…”
“How can this newcomer Bai Liu have so much courage? Du
Sanying and Mu Sicheng, the third and fourth place players
on the rising stars rankings are completely suppressed by
him. They are following his commands.”
In the midst of the whispered discussions and exchange of

opinion, the sound of people opening their wallets continued
to sound. Wang Shun turned his head and looked at the
crowd that he didn’t know when they had gathered behind
him. He saw the admiration and complicated emotions on
their faces and sighed with relief.
Bai Liu who fell to the burial mound dancing area could
come back quickly with absolute expressiveness. It was
almost a match for the 1st ranked Spades.
people have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 7,900 people
have charged player Bai Liu and 12,081 points have been
charged.]
[15,900 new people are watching Bai Liu’s small TV. You
have 99% of the viewers in the burial mound dancing area
and you are the popular king of the small TVs in the burial
mound dancing area!]
[It will take 37,588 more people to like you, 40,854 people
to bookmark your small TV and 2,643 points to be charged
before the player Bai Liu can leave the burial mound
dancing area.]
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has been charged 12,081 points.
Do you want to buy items?]
Bai Liu smiled slightly. [It is a good harvest. I want to buy

items.]
Bai Liu, who had sold misery to trick the viewers, responded
to the system in his mind and quickly swiped through the
interface of the system store. He seemed to discover
something and his sliding fingers stopped. [Why does it
show that items like rocket launches, atomic bombs, fire
hydrants, high-pressure water guns, etc. can’t be bought in
this game?]
[System: The game will prohibit players from purchasing

items that will greatly disrupt the balance of the game.]
[Items that will greatly disrupt the balance of the game…]

Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed. [Help me find if there are any bomb
or water type items that can be purchased.]
The system was silent for a second. [Sorry, player Bai Liu
can’t buy it.]
Sure enough, it didn’t work. No wonder why Mu Sicheng

resisted trying to buy items to douse the fire on the
passengers with water. It turned out that it was impossible
to buy.
Bai Liu realized something. [It seems that the bomb and
water can only be found locally.]
“Bai Liu, you’re right. The broken lenses are indeed on the
passengers’ bodies. However, your plan consumes too much
from all of us.” Mu Sicheng’s hoarse voice called back Bai
Liu’s attention. “I lost 24 health clearing one station. I
simply can’t support it for the remaining eight stations.
Based on my calculations, I can only hold on for three
platforms.”
Mu Sicheng paused for a moment before continuing. “That

includes you, Bai Liu. Your health is only 21. You can hold on
for two platforms at most. We simply can’t collect all the
broken lenses.”
“Indeed but I don’t plan to use your life to steal the broken
lenses.” Bai Liu looked down at the broken lenses in his
hands before throwing them to Du Sanying, who was
shrinking back in a corner to reduce his sense of existence.
“You keep the broken lenses, Du Sanying.”
Du Sanying hurriedly took the broken lenses. Then he

pointed his index finger at his nose with astonishment. “Are
you sure you want to give them to me?!”
“Yes.” Bai Liu explained before Mu Sicheng could frown. “Du

Sanying, it is safest for you to hold them. No one can easily
take them away from you, including the puppet master.”
Mu Sicheng sensed something and stared at Bai Liu. “What

do you want to do?”
Bai Liu didn’t answer Mu Sicheng’s question directly.

Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground and started
writing on it using his fingers. He analyzed the plot of the
game. “I just took a look through the store and all water and
fire type items are banned. In other words, players can’t use
items to extinguish the flames of the passengers.”
“My guess is that the system wants to force the players to

be burned by the passenger and lose one health in order to
get a broken lens. This should be the difficulty of the game,
that is, the players need to use their health to collect the
items and pass the level.”
Bai Liu dipped his finger in the black dust on the ground and
wrote two numbers, [700] and [20].
“We have seven players and a total health of 700. According
to this game’s mortality rate of 50-80% and the equation of
one health being reduced for every lens, the total health
value is 700 multiplied by (50-80%). The number of broken
lenses in this game should be in the range of 350-560.” Bai
Liu wrote the range [350-560] on the ground with this finger.
Then Bai Liu used his finger to draw a circle around the
number 20 and continued calmly, “We have collected 20
fragments at one station. The three of us basically occupied
half the carriages and the puppet master has the other half.
Assuming that the number of fragments collected by the
puppet master is the same as ours, the total number of
fragments at a station is around 40.”
“There are 10 stations so the total number of lenses should

be about 400.” Bai Liu pointed to the range of 350-560.
“The number of fragments is in this range so I’m inclined to
believe this is the total number of fragments that needs to
be collected.”
“400 fragments means that 400 points of health needs to be

consumed.” There were no ups and downs in Bai Liu’s tone.
“There are two game clearance plans. First, the seven
players reach a cooperative relationship. Every person will
actively consume 57 points of health in exchange for the
fragments and everyone will live to the end. However,
Puppet Zhang won’t care about this plan.”
“The second plan is to consume 100 points of health from

four players in exchange for us to clear the game.” Bai Liu
paused subtly and that was that confident smile on his face
again. “I know that the two of you were forced to cooperate
with me previously but I believe you have seen my
determination to not let you die. You probably don’t want to
be one of the consumed players, right?”
“Perhaps we can really work with each other honestly?”
Mu Sicheng sneered. “Can’t you control us? Why bother to

talk about cooperation when you can manipulate us?”
“There is a good chance I won’t be able to focus on

controlling you in the next scenario.” Bai Liu ignored Mu
Sicheng’s strange tone and sincerely spoke. “If you don’t
want to cooperate with me, you can leave now. Of course,
that’s if you’re fine with being alone and being a target of
the puppet master so your health would be consumed to
obtain the mirror fragments.”
Once Bai Liu finished speaking, there was a strange silence

between the three people. Only the sound of the wind as the
train moved was heard, as well as the sound of the train
swaying. The sound of the three people breathing was
almost non-existent.
Bai Liu used the slightly euphemistic word ‘consumption’

but it couldn’t hide the bloody connotations.
A long time passed before Mu Sicheng spoke blankly, “Tell

me your specific plan.”
Du Sanying bit his lower lip and hesitated.
His luck value made him less likely to be one of the ‘four
consumed players’. He didn’t want to keep following Bai Liu.
This person’s gambling behavior made Du Sanying
subconsciously reject him.
Moreover, his current hunch was very complicated.

Misfortune and luck were intertwined so that Du Sanying
couldn’t tell if he should follow Bai Liu or not. In particular,
he had already been pitted by Bai Liu once…
Bai Liu seemed to notice Du Sanying’s thoughts. He turned
his head and suddenly smiled. “Du Sanying, are you
thinking that if you don’t cooperate with us, the puppet
master won’t be able to see you and will let you go? Then
you will be lucky to clear the game after the puppet master,
right?”
Du Sanying was startled by the words.
“First of all, clearing this game requires four people to

complete the level. It isn’t enough even if the puppet
master kills me and Mu Sicheng. Do you think the puppet
master will sacrifice his own puppets before you?” Bai Liu
raised his eyes and stared at the pale Du Sanying. “In
addition, I think you will be the first player the puppet
master will target.”
Du Sanying was startled by Bai Liu and the hair on the back
of his neck stood up. “Why is it me? He has more of a
grudge with you!”
“Wrong.” Bai Liu shook his index finger and made a ‘no’
gesture while smiling. “Our value is much greater to the
puppet master than you.”
“One of his purposes for entering the game is to catch me

and Mu Sicheng as puppets. You are no use to him and your
100% luck value is one of the biggest obstacles to the
puppet master clearing the game. If I was the puppet
master, I would sacrifice you first and then control me. After
turning me and Mu Sicheng into his puppets, he can
casually sacrifice three insignificant puppets.”
“Then after all his goals are achieved, the puppet master
will fully pass the level.” Bai Liu smiled amiably. “What do
you think, Du Sanying?”
Du Sanying was silent for a long time. He lowered his head,
his lips trembling and his fingers curling up as he thought
about Bai Liu’s words.
Meanwhile, Mu Sicheng watched the frightened Du Sanying

before turning to look at Bai Liu. There was unwillingness
and a deep gloom in his eyes. How familiar was Bai Liu’s
statement to Du Sanying? It was the exact same fucking
statement that Bai Liu gave to Mu Sicheng the first time
they came to the subway station!
—First, establish a common enemy and then push you into

desperation through various hypotheses. Let you see from
his hypotheses that if you don’t cooperate with him, you will
destroy yourself. Finally, show his weakness and goodwill
appropriately, letting you see his sincerity and kindness to
you to finally draw you into the same camp.
[We are both targeted by the puppet master.]
[Have you thought about the consequences if he controls

me? Then you will have five opponents?]
[You don’t want to fight against this type of group attack

type player alone, do you?]
[I won’t let you die. Mu Sicheng, you have to believe me.

You are my most valuable card.]
His tone was sincere and gentle, his eyes pure and flawless,
almost showing weakness to the extreme. He looked at
people like that while fucking using them! He was a
completely heartless animal! This guy must be doing MLM in
the real world, right?
Mu Sicheng closed his eyes and recalled the entire process

of him falling into Bai Liu’s plan. He gritted his teeth at the
thought of this person planning it out from the beginning of
the game!
Bai Liu had now completely tied him and Du Sanying to his
boat. From now on, the three of them were grasshoppers on
the same rope. In order to live, they had to desperately
cooperate with Bai Liu, just like during the stealing battle
with the passengers. They might not want to cooperate with
Bai Liu in their hearts but Bai Liu had cut off all other
avenues.
Only this way was left for them.
Du Sanying was a lamb with only luck and he simply wasn’t

enough to play against Bai Liu.
Du Sanying finally raised his hand and looked at Bai Liu, still
stammering slightly. “B-Bai Liu, what is your plan?”
Chapter 49.1: Exploding
Last Train
Game
Bai Liu’s mouth slowly curled up. “If I’m not guessing
incorrectly, the puppet master will come find us to attack.
He should also know that the broken lenses are on the
passengers’ bodies. The puppet master is lacking people
and will need to control us to help him search the
passengers. We obviously can’t beat the puppet master so
my plan is this—”
“—It is better to seek the cooperation of the puppet master

in exchange for me and Mu Sicheng being controlled.”
Mu Sicheng heard this and became furious. “Bai Liu, what

the hell are you talking about?!!!”
Puppet Zhang played with the broken lenses in his hand, his
sharp eyes picking out something that looked like a
deformed diamond. “I have 20 of them here. Mu Sicheng is
good at stealing things and should have 20. There are
around 40 at one station and a total of 10 stations…”
Puppet Zhang stopped the following words in time. His three

puppets stared at Puppet Zhang who stopped the
conversation suddenly, as if they couldn’t react. Puppet
Zhang couldn’t help wanting to sneer at this silly look. He
had been afraid that this group of goods had found the
problem with this game and didn’t say the rest.
Then Puppet Zhang remembered that he had been using

this batch of puppets for a while. Apart from Li Gou, the
other puppets had their intelligence sucked by him.
However, Li Gou himself wasn’t very intelligent. It would be
strange if this group of idiots could find out the key point of
this game.
One health point was exchanged for one mirror fragment.

400 fragments would kill four people. Even if all three of Mu
Sicheng’s group were killed, one of his puppets would need
to take the last spot.
Puppet Zhang never felt sorry for his puppets. The puppets
were just consumables for him. There were many spare
puppets in the Kings Guild. Even if some of his puppets were
wiped out, the Kings Guild would recruit new ones for him.
Puppet Zhang never felt sorry for his puppets except for the
ones who were easy to use.
Even though Puppet Zhang’s use of puppets was cruel,

there were people constantly clinging to him to become his
puppets. After all, the death rate when clearing the game
themselves was much higher than when they were Puppet
Zhang’s puppets.
“I have identified the key clues. Next, we need to find Bai

Liu’s group. I can’t just consume you.” Puppet Zhang
pretended to be kind. “I’m going to control them. Then I will
have them help me search for the fragments and consume
their health.”
The extremely burned Li Gou’s eyes brightened. “Master,

are you going to attack Bai Liu?”
“No.” Puppet Zhang looked at the deformed mirror
‘diamond’ in his hand and slowly smiled. “Kill the seventh
player first. I am now sure that the seventh player is Du
Sanying.”
Li Gou was even more confused. “Master, how did you

confirm it?”
“Bai Liu is a player with a luck value of only zero.” Puppet

Zhang played with the broken lenses in his hand. “According
to his low luck, he should’ve met me in the carriage during
the two chases. If it wasn’t for a player with high luck being
with him so that he ‘just’ missed me every time, he should
have been in my hands a long time ago.”
“After all, I should be the biggest misfortune for Bai Liu in

this game.”
Puppet Zhang smiled arrogantly and pretentiously. Then he

threw the broken mirror fragments to Li Gou and Li Gou
hurriedly picked them up. Then he looked up at Puppet
Zhang with trepidation. “Master? Why did you give them to
me?”
“Naturally, it is because I value you Li Gou.” Puppet Zhang

gave a hypocritical leader’s smile and patted Li Gou’s
shoulder. “Take good care of them. This is the big task I’m
giving you and you should do it well.”
If Bai Liu was here then he would surely recognize Puppet

Zhang’s smile as ‘a leader’s special fake smile’.
In fact, Puppet Zhang’s move of giving the lens to Li Gou

had the same purpose as Bai Liu giving them to Du Sanying
—reduce the risk of carrying important items and create
confusion.
Du Sanying and Li Gou were both under the control of Bai
Liu and Puppet Zhang. If given to them, it wouldn’t have
much impact on Bai Liu and Puppet Zhang. They could get
them back any time before the end of the game.
However, these two guys with a human face and an animal

heart chose a sweet and amiable shell to wrap around their
sinister intentions.
Bai Liu’s was: This is the trust I give to you, Du Sanying.
Puppet Zhang’s was: This is because I value you, Li Gou.
“Now let’s go and find where those three people are hiding.”
Puppet Zhang waved his fingers and transparent silk
threads wrapped around the joints of his three puppets’
hands and feet. Puppet Zhang lightly flicked the silk threads
with his fingers and the three puppets trembled like they
were shocked.
“Before that, let me give you an enhancement. Puppet

players other than Liu Huai, enhance!”
[System tip: Player Puppet Zhang has used his personal skill
‘Puppet Enhancement’. Half the puppet’s mental value is
sacrificed in exchange for the puppet’s other panel
attributes doubling.]
[Player Li Gou’s Personal Panel]
[Mental value: 80 → 40]
[Agility: 270 → 540]

[Resistance: 350→ 700]

and the player is rated as an A level player. The player Li
Gou’s level has increased from B to A level.]
[Player Fang Ke’s Personal Panel]
……

and the player is rated as an A level player. The player Fang
Ke’s level has increased from B to A level.]
Li Gou and Fang Ke lost their focus in an instant. They stood

blankly on the spot like they were caught in some type of
confusion. They had no more thoughts. They were obviously
in pain. There was a strange and struggling expression on
their faces. The drop in mental value caused the two puppet
players to instantly enter the hallucination stage. They were
obviously tortured in their hallucinations.
Nevertheless, Puppet Zhang didn’t care if the two people

were suffering. Their joints were raised by Puppet Zhang
and they made exactly the same movements.
Puppet Zhang smiled with satisfaction and a type of

loftiness in his eyes. Puppet Zhang fiddled with his 10
fingers, casually and cheerfully mobilizing his powerful
puppets to perform various actions. Then he spoke in an
arrogant tone, “The decline in your mental value might
make you lose the ability to think independently but the
actions that you do with your stupid brains thinking are also
stupid. It is better to exchange it for something else.”
The only puppet who hadn’t been strengthened, Liu Huai

shrank back in the corner and shivered. He was too scared
to speak.
Puppet Zhang’s expression of admiring his puppets was like

an artist admiring the outstanding artworks in his hand that
didn’t have any brains or thinking ability. They just obeyed
his instructions. This gaze made a chill go down Liu Huai’s
spine. Puppet Zhang was an inhumane player who enjoyed
the pleasure of controlling and killing others.
Liu Huai really regretted it. He regretted betraying Mu

Sicheng. Mu Sicheng might not be a good person but he
wouldn’t throw people away after using them like Puppet
Zhang. However, what was the use of regret? There was no
going back.
Puppet Zhang crouched on a subway chair. Li Gou and Fang

Ke were spread out under his feet and had empty eyes like
dolls that had lost their batteries. Puppet Zhang hooked his
finger and smiled at Liu Huai. “Come here, I have a task for
you. Go to Mu Sicheng and say that you have betrayed me
and want to take refuge with them.”
Liu Huai gulped. “T-They won’t believe me. I am Master’s

puppet.”
“Is it hard to believe a betrayer’s second betrayal?” Puppet

Zhang placed his hand on the chair, sneered and sat down
on the chair again, his hands crossed under his chin. “You
can just say I have no humanity and I’m ready to use your
health in exchange for the fragments. You want to live, not
die, so you betrayed me.”
“B-But—” Liu Huai was a bit flustered. “Even so, they won’t
accept me so easily! I still have your puppet silk threads on
me! You can control me at any time!”
Puppet Zhang stretched out his hand and grabbed

something. Liu Huai felt the sharp pain of cramps from his
limbs and joints. He screamed and knelt down on the
ground. A roll of transparent silk covered with blood drops
appeared in Puppet Zhang’s hand. He shook the blood off it
in a bored manner. “Okay, I will take back the puppet silk
threads. Go ahead.”
Liu Huai was frozen on the spot. He never thought that

Puppet Zhang would take back the puppet silk threads so
easily and he didn’t know how to react for a while.
Puppet Zhang wiped the blood from the puppet silk threads
on Li Gou’s body, speaking slowly as he wiped it. “They will
definitely accept you. As I just said, they are short on people
and need to consume health. Even if they see that you have
ulterior motives, they won’t push you away easily. They will
send you to find fragments.”
Liu Huai didn’t speak. He took off the puppet headgear from
his neck and gently placed it on the seat. Then he cautiously
said, “T-Then I’m going, Master.”
As Liu Huai turned away nervously, he heard Puppet

Zhang’s slow voice coming from behind him. “Liu Huai, do
you know how to control someone who might betray you
again and again?”
Liu Huai paused, his voice trembling slightly, “No, I don’t

know Master.”
“Don’t give them room to betray you.” Puppet Zhang

suddenly laughed. “Liu Huai, do you really think I took away
all your puppet silk threads? Look down.”
Liu Huai lowered his head and was surprised to see a very
transparent silk thread passing through his chest. He turned
and followed the silk thread all the way to Puppet Zhang.
The silk thread that passed through his heart was tied to
Puppet Zhang’s little finger.
Puppet Zhang gave a smile that wasn’t a smile. “Do you

think I would be an idiot like Mu Sicheng and rely on trust to
maintain the relationship between people? Liu Huai, if you
behave a bit wrongly then I will kill you.”
“I can lack everything but I don’t lack self-righteous idiots

and puppet players.” Puppet Zhang slowly retracted his
hand. He raised his eyebrow and laughed as he saw the pale
and shivering Liu Huai. “Unfortunately, you seem to be
both.”
Liu Huai’s face was pale as he covered his heart and walked
through the shaky train. He did have a weak idea of
betraying Puppet Zhang previously but now he couldn’t do
anything that was contrary to Puppet Zhang’s mind.
Puppet Zhang wouldn’t leave any loopholes in his plan.
Liu Huai didn’t think that Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu were
Puppet Zhang’s opponents. The level difference was too far.
Mu Sicheng might have outstanding personal skills but his
control of people’s hearts was simply too far behind Puppet
Zhang who had 93 points in intelligence.
As for Bai Liu, Liu Huai had previously watched Bai Liu’s
video. He had to say that this person was indeed very smart
but it wasn’t enough compared with Puppet Zhang. At the
very least, Puppet Zhang wouldn’t join hands with Mu
Sicheng and Du Sanying in a collecting game. One was a
thief and the other was the king of picking up mistakes. He
wouldn’t be able to get anything by joining with them.
However, Puppet Zhang didn’t underestimate Bai Liu.

Puppet Zhang’s plan echoed in Liu Huai’s ears.
“This game requires exchanging health for the broken

lenses. It has become a game where both sides need to
grab heads. Now there are three heads on my side. I’m
definitely not a head.”
“There are three heads on Bai Liu’s side. Since the four of us
are bound, they can’t easily grab us. I feel that Bai Liu will
think we will take the initiative to attack and set a trap for
us, waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net. The
purpose of sending you is to try it out.”
“Since this broken game requires 400 fragments, it is

impossible for me to consume my health. I need you to tell
them that I intend to consume my puppets’ health to obtain
the fragments. This caused my puppets to turn violent and a
conflict occurred. I’m not in a position to give absolute
protection.”
“My puppet manipulation skill isn’t 100% flawless. If a

puppet struggles to the death then I will also suffer a certain
degree of backlash. I temporarily took back the more
conspicuous puppet master silk threads from you. The one
around your heart can’t be seen by anyone except for me
and you. You can tell them that this is the result of your fight
to the death. In order to avoid the backlash, I took back the
puppet silk threads from you.”
“On their side, Du Sanying definitely won’t have any health

consumed and Bai Liu is someone with an F-grade attributes
panel. Mu Sicheng will definitely be the focus of the
consumption. His mental value should be on the border
after two rounds of chasing battles. It is possible to cleanse
this with bleach but I think Bai Liu will stop him.”
“It is because he needs Mu Sicheng to lower his mental

value to enter the rage state and increase the combat
power. Mu Sicheng shouldn’t be sober right now. He was
very irritable and impulsive the last time he was in the rage
state and killed four of my puppets. I don’t think Bai Liu can
control him.”
“In this way, before the train arrives at the platform and the
chase starts, I believe the thief who feels hatred toward me
and is in an urgent situation will be tempted to come and
steal the fragments from our side while attacking me. It is
because things will become much easier if I am controlled.
My puppets are all B-grade players without my personal skill
enhancement and are easily defeated.”
Liu Huai didn’t quite understand why Puppet Zhang was

making things so complicated.
Based on Puppet Zhang’s strength, he could completely win

against the opponent in a frontal confrontation. He didn’t
know why Puppet Zhang needed to carry out these spy
countermeasures or something.
Puppet Zhang was a bit speechless and he couldn’t help

looking at Liu Huai like this person was an idiot. “It is
naturally to keep everyone’s health. I don’t want to
consume my health or Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu’s health. It is
better to ambush and destroy them one by one since the
loss is smaller. The consumption in a frontal conflict is too
large for everyone. If we fight, we’ll lose everything. If
everyone’s total health falls by 400, everyone will die
together.”
“Judging by the fact that Bai Liu could last until now, he
must’ve reached a partnership with Mu Sicheng. However,
this partnership must be quite weak.”
Puppet Zhang smiled. He looked at Liu Huai, patted Liu

Huai’s face with the back of his hand and stretched out his
tone. “I believe that once Mu Sicheng sees you, he will
definitely think of your unpleasant partnership. He already
has painful memories and once his mental value is low, this
type of memory will give rise to countless hallucinations,
making people crazy. Liu Huai, my only request is that you
keep reminding Mu Sicheng that you betrayed him.”
Liu Huai recalled these words and wiped the blood stains
from the corners of his mouth. He was beaten by Puppet
Zhang in order to act realistically and show the feeling of a
conflict.
Even so, Liu Huai was very disturbed. He always felt that Mu
Sicheng wouldn’t necessarily believe him since he had once
betrayed Mu Sicheng in order to live.
However, Puppet Zhang had told him with a smile, “It is

precisely because you have betrayed Mu Sicheng in order to
live. This way, you betraying me to live seems more
realistic. Remember, you really want to live. You became
determined to betray me because you want to live. This is
why I chose you.”
Chapter 49.2
Game
Liu Huai took a deep breath and continued to move forward.

Gradually, bloody handprints appeared in the carriage. They
were traces left from the previous battle. This meant that
players had appeared here not long ago. Liu Huai realized
he was getting closer to Mu Sicheng and his heartbeat
increased.
[The train is about to arrive at the station. The next stop is

Huangquan Road. Passengers who are getting off, please
line up and let the passengers come up first—]
The lights in the carriage flashed. Liu Huai walked into the
last carriage and saw Mu Sicheng leaning against the wall
with folded arms while Du Sanying was crouching down
beside his small go-kart car.
The moment Liu Huai entered, Mu Sicheng raised his

monkey paws vigilantly. Liu Huai raised his hands in an
embarrassed and fearful manner. He whispered to the
stunned Mu Sicheng, “Brother Si, I am here to surrender.”
Mu Sicheng’s face was cloudy and uncertain. He retracted

his monkey paws and sneered. “Puppet Zhang actually
brought you this time.”
“I… Brother Si…” Liu Huai didn’t dare look into Mu Sicheng’s
eyes as his voice became weaker and weaker. “I was just
trying to survive.”
“In order to survive, you took the initiative to chop off my

hands and give me to Puppet Zhang?” Mu Sicheng sneered,
the red light in his eyes about to drip blood. “Didn’t you join
the Kings Guild? Puppet Zhang took you this time? It’s good
for you. Such a high-level player is willing to take you along
with him. It seems you’ve been living well in the Kings
Guild.”
“You will actually betray Puppet Zhang? This is his trick isn’t
it? Don’t think I will fall for the same trick a second time.”
Mu Sicheng’s smile became more ironic.
Seeing that Mu Sicheng was going to act, Du Sanying

quickly stopped Mu Sicheng. They still lacked people! Even
if the one delivered to their door was fake, there was no
need to push this person out!
Liu Huai told Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying what Puppet

Zhang had told him to say. Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng
glanced at each other. Liu Huai’s words were very similar to
Bai Liu’s analysis. Puppet Zhang was willing to sacrifice his
own puppets in exchange for fragments.
“Wait!” Mu Sicheng’s eyes darkened slightly. He took out a

scale and grabbed Liu Huai’s throat with force.
A drop of blood splashed in Liu Huai’s eye and the red light
in Mu Sicheng’s eyes became redder. Liu Huai was choked
breathless by him. His limbs were in a disordered state and
his face was red as he hoarsely begged, “I’m not deceiving
you! I’m really here to ask for help!”
Mu Sicheng sneered, the expression on his face became
stranger and more brutal while the strength of his hands
increased. “You said you aren’t lying but I have my own
standard of judgment.”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has used the item ‘Judge’s

Scale’ on player Liu Huai. Honest or not, this will weigh your
conscience.]
[Judge’s Scale—can only be used on a certain player three

times a day and can only be used to judge whether the
answer is yes or no. Other overly complicated questions
can’t be used to determine if the player is lying or not.]
“Okay, now I will ask and you will answer.” Mu Sicheng

smiled evilly. One hand held the struggling Liu Huai while
the other hand held a strangely shaped scale. The left side
had the word ‘truth’ written while the right side had the
word ‘lie’. “The first question. Did Puppet Zhang send you
over here?”
Liu Huai coughed and looked at the item with horror. He

instinctively lied. “N-No!”
The scale tilted in favor of ‘lie’.
Mu Sicheng sneered. “Second question, is Puppet Zhang

very safe right now?”
Liu Huai was choked to tears and he begged for mercy.

“Brother Si! Brother Si! I didn’t know you have this item!
Please let me go! You still need me!”
Mu Sicheng indifferently closed his hand around Liu Huai’s

neck. “Answer my question.”
“Yes!” Liu Huai felt like he was going crazy from the feeling
of dying and tears flowed everywhere. “He is safe now! He
is protected by two enhanced puppets!! I might’ve come
here at his request but Brother Si, I really don’t want to
harm you! I came to join you! I really won’t betray you like I
did before! I will never cut off your hands again. Puppet
Zhang is a lunatic! I wouldn’t be able to live so I came to
find you, Brother Si!”
“Okay, the last question—” Mu Sicheng looked at Liu Huai

who was begging for mercy and suddenly, many
hallucinations appeared in front of his eyes. He saw blood
seeping through his hands. Mu Sicheng slowly moved his
gaze and saw that his shoulder was cut. The blood from this
place was flowing down to his fingers, just like when Liu
Huai cut off his arms.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng’s mood has fluctuated too

much. His mental value has fallen to 60 and mild
hallucinations have started to appear! Please pay attention
to restore your mental value!]
Mu Sicheng blinked slowly. Blood dripped down the side of

his face onto Liu Huai’s face as he lowered his head
expressionlessly. “Okay, the last question. You said you
won’t betray me anymore.”
“Then I will ask you. Are you still loyal to Puppet Zhang? Are
you part of his plan and still under his control or have you
really completely betrayed Puppet Zhang and separated
from his control—”
There was no wavering in Mu Sicheng’s eyes.
Liu Huai’s chest was heaving violently and the sweat on his
face fell drop by drop. His palms started to become numb
and hot due to excessive tension. He had a hunch that if his
answer wasn’t what Mu Sicheng wanted, Mu Sicheng was
likely to kill him.
Liu Huai had seen this look in Mu Sicheng’s eyes before. It

was the look that would appear after Mu Sicheng’s mental
value dropped below the safety value. In this state, it was
easy for Mu Sicheng to kill. It was in this state that Mu
Sicheng killed Puppet Zhang’s four puppets. Liu Huai
betrayed Mu Sicheng and stimulated Mu Sicheng too much,
but he managed to escape the catastrophe.
“I came to see you because of Puppet Zhang’s plans but I

really betrayed Puppet—” Before he could finish the
sentence, Liu Huai felt the transparent puppet thread
suddenly close around his heart.
Since he said he wanted to completely belong to Mu

Sicheng’s camp, Puppet Zhang wanted to kill him. Liu Huai
realized this and closed his eyes. The desire to live caused
him to speak in a despairing manner. “I won’t betray Puppet
Zhang.”
The scale shook twice before eventually falling slowly to

‘lie’.
Mu Sicheng slowly let go of the hand that was gripping Liu

Huai’s neck, his eyes strange and mocking. “…It seems that
you really can’t live on Puppet Zhang’s side so you betrayed
him like you betrayed me back then.”
“You are only loyal to yourself, Liu Huai.” Mu Sicheng

sneered. “You can be used.”
Liu Huai coughed and looked suspiciously at the scale in Mu

Sicheng’s hand. This small scale—was it because Puppet
Zhang had just wanted to kill him and he did give birth to
the idea of betraying Puppet Zhang? Or perhaps this
thought never stopped after Puppet Zhang made him a
puppet…
Did Puppet Zhang anticipate to this extent? He knew that

Mu Sicheng had the scale item and sent Liu Huai over…
Liu Huai suddenly felt a chill. Mu Sicheng once again asked

Liu Huai about the process of coming here. This time, Liu
Huai didn’t lie and told Mu Sicheng everything. Mu Sicheng
sneered. “Want to provoke me to attack him? If I really want
to attack him, I would do it in the later stages when he
almost has all the broken lenses. Tsk, it is really unnecessary
to separate me and Bai Liu.”
At this point, Liu Huai found something very strange. It had

been a while since he came here but he hadn’t seen Bai Liu.
He looked around and wondered, “Bai Liu isn’t here?”
Du Sanying scratched his face in an embarrassed manner.

“Well, previously when discussing the plan, Bai Liu actually
wanted to cooperate with the puppet master. However, Mu
Sicheng disagreed with the plan and they had a big
argument. Bai Liu broke away from us and went to take
refuge with Puppet Zhang.”
Mu Sicheng hummed coldly and turned his face away. “Do I

still need someone to separate me and Bai Liu? We can
break up ourselves!”
Liu Huai, “……”
Liu Huai, “????? “
What????? Who did Bai Liu go to?!
[The train is about to arrive at the station. The next stop is

Huangquan Road. Passengers who are getting off, please
line up and let the passengers come up first—]
Bai Liu walked forward all the way to the front of the train
and found Puppet Zhang sitting in his seat leisurely with two
hollow-eyed puppets in front of him. He didn’t seem
surprised to see Bai Liu and greeted Bai Liu naturally,
“Come, sit down. You came faster than I thought.”
Bai Liu sat opposite Puppet Zhang and sighed. “You sent Liu
Huai over and the chess piece Mu Sicheng was scrapped. I
can only surrender.”
“You’re a smart man.” Puppet Zhang gave a meaningful

smile. “It is just unlucky that you met the smarter me.”
Puppet Zhang’s arms and legs spread out on the chair in a

very relaxed and conceited gesture. He raised his chin and
looked at Bai Liu with a smile on his face. “This game
requires the sacrifice of four people to pass the level. Your
panel attributes are too bad to stand on the other side of
me and fight with me. It will be me who will win but in this
way, the overall health value will definitely be consumed.
After I control you, I might choose to sacrifice you to collect
the 400 health points needed to clear the game.”
“For you Bai Liu, I actually think the best plan is to

cooperate with me. You might be controlled by me but at
least I won’t sacrifice you easily.”
“However, Mu Sicheng definitely won’t agree to cooperate

with me.” Puppet Zhang smiled with a bit of regret. Then he
sighed in a fake manner. “In addition, you wouldn’t come to
me easily for cooperation. After all, not many people have
the personal desire to be controlled by others. You might
even want to let Mu Sicheng steal my things. I had no
choice but to let Liu Huai persuade you.”
The fish Puppet Zhang wanted to catch from beginning to
end was Bai Liu, not Mu Sicheng. In order to get Bai Liu, it
was necessary to shake the cooperative relationship
between Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu. Nothing would shake Mu
Sicheng’s trust in his teammates more than Liu Huai.
If Mu Sicheng had a normal mental value then he might care

that this was a level 2 game and barely maintain a
cooperative relationship with Bai Liu. However, if Mu
Sicheng had an abnormal mental value and kept being
reminded of Liu Huai’s betrayal then Mu Sicheng would have
no control over his doubts and hatred of teammates.
Of course, Mu Sicheng could restore his mental value back

to normal but this definitely wasn’t what Bai Liu wanted to
see. If Bai Liu chose to maintain the cooperation with Mu
Sicheng to the end and stand on the opposite side of Puppet
Zhang, it required Mu Sicheng being in the rage state to
have the combat effectiveness to fight against Puppet
Zhang.
Bai Liu could also put himself into the rage state to increase
his combat effectiveness but Puppet Zhang felt that Bai Liu
wouldn’t do so.
The rage stage was very dangerous and there were still
eight platforms to go. Bai Liu was an F-grade attributes
panel player and his basic attributes were much weaker
than the A-grade Mu Sicheng. The violent Bai Liu was a low
defense, high output player and it was easy for him to die.
Puppet Zhang’s plan was to defeat them one by one. First

take Bai Liu and then use Liu Huai to control Mu Sicheng. As
for Du Sanying, he could die at an appropriate time. Puppet
Zhang had no interest in Du Sanying who only reached the
top using luck.
Bai Liu was very honest. “I actually advised Mu Sicheng to
cooperate with you but not only did he refuse, he also beat
me up.”
Bai Liu showed Puppet Zhang his personal panel as he

spoke. Next to the health value, there were words stating
‘decreased by 40 after being attacked by Mu Sicheng.’ This
was actually from when Bai Liu used Mu Sicheng as a means
of transportation at the beginning. Mu Sicheng had punched
Bai Liu angrily. Now it was evidence of Bai Liu’s surrender.
Bai Liu sighed regretfully. “I currently have only a bit over 20

health and there is absolutely no way to clear the level with
that. I originally expected Mu Sicheng to kill you in his rage
state. Previously, didn’t he kill four puppets in that stage?
Unfortunately, I learned of Liu Huai’s existence and
completely gave up on cooperating with Mu Sicheng.”
Puppet Zhang sent Bai Liu an approving look. “Due to Liu

Huai’s presence, Mu Sicheng’s rage state will become more
unstable and he will indeed be more inclined to attack his
teammates.”
“It is too easy for me to die,” Bai Liu told him. “I might want
to win the game but I also want to live. Therefore, I came to
you for cooperation.”
If Mu Sicheng were here, he would definitely scold the

money-obsessed madman for talking nonsense. However,
Puppet Zhang didn’t know that Bai Liu was a crazy person
who wanted money more than his life so Puppet Zhang
smiled with satisfaction. He took out a roll of transparent
puppet silk thread. “Then you know my condition for
cooperating with me. You have to be my puppet.”
“Yes.” Bai Liu responded like he had expected such a result

long ago. Then he touched his chin thoughtfully. “Still,
cooperation is a matter of two parties, right? Puppet Zhang,
I will be your puppet but shouldn’t you show your sincerity?
For example, what are the benefits of being your puppet?”
Puppet Zhang found it very refreshing. “Tell me, how do you

want me to show the sincerity of my cooperation?”
“I have an item that Mu Sicheng stole called the Merfolk

Amulet.” Bai Liu slowly lowered his eyes. “I also fought with
Mu Sicheng because of this. If possible, I hope you can help
me get it back.”
“That’s it?” Puppet Zhang was a bit surprised. He hadn’t

expected such a simple condition from Bai Liu.
“It is a life-saving item.” Bai Liu rolled his eyes with an

obvious smile on his face. “My health is too low. I hope you
can grab it for me before the train starts again. This way, I
will be a bit safer. You don’t want me to die just after you
got me, right?”
“Yes.” Puppet Zhang smiled. “I prefer willing puppets. Bai

Liu, you are so sensible and willing to negotiate terms with
me. Then I will—”
The puppet silk thread in Puppet Zhang’s hands trembled

fiercely. The needle-sharp tip plunged into Bai Liu’s bones
and the thread tangled around Bai Liu tightly. Bai Liu
couldn’t help shuddering with pain and reflexively gasped.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has become the puppet of player
Puppet Zhang.]
Puppet Zhang slowly opened his mouth, the smile on his

face became weird and evil. “—It is up to here. Bai Liu, you
actually think you can still talk to me about conditions. Then
I will teach you the rules.”
[System tip: Player Puppet Zhang has used the personal skill
‘String Doll’ against player Bai Liu.]
“Now Bai Liu, give me everything you have, especially your

weapons.” Puppet Zhang hooked a thread on his finger. “I
won’t give you any more chances to turn things around.”
Bai Liu’s movements were stiff and his face was pale due to
pain. His hands stiffly opened his system panel and he
constantly threw things out.
A white fish bone, some messy little things and an old

wallet. Bai Liu’s expression changed when he threw out the
old wallet, instantly attracting Puppet Zhang’s attention.
Puppet Zhang bent down and picked up the old wallet.
“What is this? Your personal skill?”
Puppet Zhang patted the wallet and sneered. “It is shabby

enough.” He opened the wallet and saw the contents inside.
His eyebrow raised slightly as Puppet Zhang took out the
stack of point banknotes inside and displayed it in front of
Bai Liu. “What is this? A solid points wallet? You actually like
these messy things? There are also a lot of points. I counted
and it is 12,000.”
Puppet Zhang smiled. “Then I will kindly accept.”
After being controlled, Bai Liu’s expression was bleak. He

lowered his head and bit his lower lip, holding back what he
wanted to say. Then he finally only said stubbornly, “You
take it. Consider it my reward for helping me.”
Puppet Zhang sneered. “If you want to comfort yourself like

this then fine.”
However, if Puppet Zhang lowered his head and looked at

Bai Liu’s expression, he would see that Bai Liu’s eyes were
calm and the bit lower lip was slowly curving in a small arc.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has given player Puppet Zhang
12,000 points. Player Puppet Zhang needs to retrieve the
item Merfolk Amulet for player Bai Liu before the train starts
again.]
[If one of the players fails to complete the transaction then

the system will punish the party who hasn’t completed the
transaction by imprisoning them in the Empty Old Wallet, so
that they become soul money.]
Chapter 50
Game
Rainbow Turtle: I’ve been using soul coin previously but

based on later chapters, it is more like soul money. So I’ll be
changing soul coin to soul money from now on.
Originally, the warning ‘the soul of the player who fails to

keep the transaction will be imprisoned’ was a warning
given to Bai Liu by the system when Bai Liu got the Empty
Old Wallet skill to restrain Bai Liu from abusing this skill.
Since the transaction wasn’t complete, the soul would be

imprisoned by the system. It was a restrictive measure for
Bai Liu to keep his promises. It was the same as a Taobao
merchant’s ‘little black room’. Who would’ve thought it
would be used by Bai Liu to pit the people he was trading
with.
For a person like Puppet Zhang who liked plans and thought
he was smart, there was nothing better than following his
plan. He would feel a sense of accomplishment about
making his prey step into his own trap and become less
vigilant. It was only in this way that Bai Liu could seek a
breakthrough.
Bai Liu looked down thoughtfully.

However, Mu Sicheng was indeed in trouble. He had just
learned that Mu Sicheng actually had such a love-hate
relationship with Liu Huai. It was why Puppet Zhang brought
Liu Huai with him. The hallucinations caused by a lower
mental value had little influence on Bai Liu, a man who only
cared about money. Yet for people with normal emotions
and desires like Mu Sicheng, the influence of the illusion
brought about by a confidante and friend who betrayed him
was probably immeasurable.
Mu Sicheng wasn’t quite right when he talked about Liu

Huai.
Bai Liu understood that most people in this game had a

mental endurance value of around 70. 60 was dangerous
enough and people who could get out of the game without
going crazy once their mental value was below 20 were
extremely strong psychologically. However, Bai Liu needed
Mu Sicheng’s mental value to be further reduced. His
requirement for Mu Sicheng was even lower than Mu
Sicheng’s record lowest value of 18. By then, the
hallucinations and psychological impact would be more
severe on Mu Sicheng.
If Liu Huai was there as an inducing factor, it was estimated

that a major problem would arise with Mu Sicheng. It was a
bit difficult.
[The train has arrived at Huangquan Road—passengers are

requested to get on the train first before getting off in turn.]
Puppet Zhang’s index and middle finger moved like he was

playing the piano. He pulled the transparent silk and Bai Liu
was instantly pulled behind him. Puppet Zhang placed the
puppet headgear that Liu Huai previously took off onto Bai
Liu and laughed. “Well, now it looks like you are my
puppet.”
“I know you aren’t very willing. Perhaps you just pretended

to surrender to me. Perhaps you and Mu Sicheng have other
plans.” The corners of Puppet Zhang’s lips slowly rose. He
seemed to be putting a shackle on Bai Liu as he let go of the
heavy, huge and stuffy puppet headgear.
Bai Liu’s face was slowly enveloped by the puppet

headgear. He raised his eyes to look at Puppet Zhang.
Before the headgear fell, Bai Liu saw Puppet Zhang’s last
expression. There was malice and determination. His eyes
were arrogant and he seemed to be in control of everything.
Puppet Zhang’s tone was hoarse and low. “But Bai Liu, you
must’ve missed Liu Huai’s influence on Mu Sicheng. Thanks
to Liu Huai, Mu Sicheng will never be sober and cooperate
with you. No matter how many tricks you have, as long as
Mu Sicheng collapses here—”
Puppet Zhang smirked and continued viciously, “—Mu

Sicheng is the most valuable card in your hand. As long as
he collapses, your plan will completely collapse.”
Bai Liu’s expression didn’t change but his mind was moving
quickly. To a certain extent, Puppet Zhang was right. Mu
Sicheng was indeed the most important part of his plan. The
Merfolk Amulet was on Mu Sicheng.
If Mu Sicheng collapsed completely and lost his resistance, if

Puppet Zhang got the Merfolk Amulet and completed the
transaction then everyone would be finished together.
Previously, Bai Liu thought of playing tricks and having Mu
Sicheng directly use this item but—
[System tip: During the transaction, the transaction item
(Merfolk Amulet) must exist. Otherwise, it will be considered
an invalid transaction.]
During this period, if Mu Sicheng fell into a desperate

situation or simply didn’t want to listen to Bai Liu and he
ended up using the Merfolk Amulet, Bai Liu would be ruined
and he really would become Puppet Zhang’s puppet.
Thus, Mu Sicheng was very important to Bai Liu’s plan. If he

collapsed then Bai Liu would be in danger.
Bai Liu was making a bet and it was a big bet. The only chip
on his table was Mu Sicheng and this was an extremely
unstable bargaining chip. At present, it seemed like his
chances of winning weren’t very big. In fact, Bai Liu had
thought about using Du Sanying but Du Sanying was an
intuitive animal, like a keen rodent. If Du Sanying had to
fight, he might directly throw the amulet at Puppet Zhang to
reduce his danger, just like he wanted to abandon his car to
escape the danger he perceived.
Du Sanying was very unstable. Once Bai Liu was under the
control of the puppet master, he couldn’t remotely control
Du Sanying. This Du Sanying was far less hostile to the
puppet master. Mu Sicheng had a grudge against the
puppet master and was more worthy of using.
Thus, in the end, Bai Liu chose Mu Sicheng.
The door of the carriage finally opened. Countless burned

passengers wailed as they poured onto the train while
burning. Puppet Zhang cleanly manipulated the other two
puppets to go forward and grab the mirror fragments. He
didn’t use Bai Liu. It seemed he knew that Bai Liu’s health
was very low and it was easy to die with casual use.
Puppet Zhang manipulated the puppets very quickly. In
almost 10 seconds, the two puppets walked through a
section of the carriage in a ghostly manner and presented a
pile of broken lenses to Puppet Zhang with burned hands.
Puppet Zhang accepted it without looking and his
expression sank. “Go, clean up the next carriage.”
The aggro of these passengers was locked on the two

puppets. Puppet Zhang was safe and the two puppets
moved very fast. Puppet Zhang’s operation was very precise
and there was almost no additional damage. After cleaning
up one carriage, the puppets entered the next one and half
of the carriage was swept away in a minute.
Bai Liu’s group of three had such a difficult time previously.

They only had Mu Sicheng, a player whose attributes panel
was A-rated. Now there were three A-rated players and
Puppet Zhang was super A. In the gap between
manipulating the puppets, he also cleaned up the
passengers to make it easier for his puppets to grab the
lens. It was completely different from Bai Liu, the weak
chicken, who collapsed with one blow of the whip.
Mu Sicheng had told Bai Liu everything that he currently

knew about Puppet Zhang’s personal skill. There were two
aspects. The first one was called ‘Thread Doll’. It was to
implant the puppet silk to manipulate puppets, but the
puppets were self-conscious. It was just that their limbs
were controlled by Puppet Zhang.
If the puppet wasn’t voluntary or absolutely controlled, it

was difficult for Puppet Zhang to implant the puppet silk in
the struggling puppet’s limbs. This was why Puppet Zhang
said that he liked voluntary puppets. The most commonly
used puppets were the voluntary ones he hired. It was
because Puppet Zhang had to use a lot of energy to control
the implantation of puppet silk for involuntary puppets like
Mu Sicheng.
The second skill was called Puppet Enhancement. At this

stage, he sacrificed 50 points of the puppet’s mental value.
The puppet had no sense of autonomy while the other panel
attributes doubled. (Rainbow Turtle: said half but seems to
have been changed from now on to 50 points)
Puppets in this state were more difficult to control. Since it

entered the mental value danger area, the puppet itself was
in a lot of pain. Sometimes it would struggle instinctively. It
was just that since they were unconscious they hardly
feared any attack. Their combat power was very tough. As
long as the puppet master didn’t stop the silk threads in his
hands, the puppets wouldn’t stop attacking no matter how
painful.
However, Mu Sicheng told Bai Liu that this skill couldn’t be

used on puppet players with a mental value of less than 20.
At this stage, the puppets had already entered the rage
state and the puppet master couldn’t control them at all.
“In this game, no one has ever tried to control a player with
a mental value below 20, not even Puppet Zhang.” Mu
Sicheng stared at Bai Liu with narrowed eyes. “That is,
except for you. Bai Liu, you are trying to make me
remember the planned task you gave me when my mental
value is only 10 points. It is completely impossible.”
Bai Liu just smiled. “How do we know if we don’t try it? We

have no other way, right?”
As Bai Liu was thinking about this, the female broadcast’s

voice was heard in the train.
“There are heavy passengers and special items boarding the
train. In order to protect the safety of the passengers and
items, the station stop time has been extended to five
minutes. Passengers on the train are requested to stay calm
and stay away from the door—”
A huge charred corpse that was several times the size of an

ordinary player used two huge, still burning hands to open
the door of the carriage and lowered his head to squeeze in.
This guy’s eyes were burned out and the eye sockets were
full of burnt carbon marks. The skin of the corpse had
burned off and the entire body was covered with bare and
bloody muscles. There was a palm-sized broken lens
embedded in his chest. It was embedded in the bright red,
bleeding pectoralis muscles like protective goggles,
gleaming in the flames. He stood taller than the carriage
and his neck was crooked. He forcibly stuffed himself into
the carriage, almost bursting through the carriage.
The large scorched corpse with his crooked neck seemed to

feel uncomfortable. He struck the roof of the carriage with a
loud roar. The roof burst open with a loud sound and flames
emerged from his body, filling the entire carriage.
Puppet Zhang’s face darkened and he quickly retreated to

another carriage. He placed his ten fingers together and
pulled. The two puppets were sucked back toward his hand
like zombies. His other hand lifted Bai Liu up by the back of
the neck. Puppet Zhang moved quickly but he was still
burned and Bai Liu was also burned.
[System tip: Players Puppet Zhang, Bai Liu, Fang Ke and Li

Gou have been attacked by the monster’s flames and HP
-10. Player Puppet Zhang and Player Bai Liu’s mental value
-20. Player Li Gou and Player Fang Ke’s mental value -9 due
to being in the puppet state.]
Bai Liu coughed as he was burned. Blood slowly flowed from

the corner of his mouth. His face hidden by the puppet’s
headgear became paler and he glanced at his personal
attributes panel.

[Physical strength: 70 (restoring in progress)]

by passengers)]
Bai Liu also quickly glanced at the monster book.

Brother Thief (2/3)]
[Monster Name: Brother Thief (Younger Brother)]
[Features: Extremely strong and tall. Moves very quickly.

Can use one large-scale attack every one minute (1,400
movement speed, flames have a bonus effect, likes to use
fists to make the opponent obedient, extremely strong
attack power)]
[Attack method: Rage Hammer, fire impact (for player Bai

Liu, you can see God as long as you are hit by either of
these two attacks, amen)]
Bai Liu licked the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth
and intermittently said, “…The big broken lens in this
monster’s chest should be his weakness and the thing we
want to collect.”
“Do I need you to say it?!” Puppet Zhang interrupted Bai

Liu’s words angrily. He vigilantly watched the thief
approaching him step by step. His fingers danced quickly as
he arranged his puppets through gritted teeth. “This game
is broken. We are stopped here for five minutes. This not
only prolongs the chase time but a big boss got on…”
The death rate of this level 2 game Exploding Last Train

should be very close to 80%. Even for him, it was hard to be
stable.
Puppet Zhang’s teeth were tightly clenched together. He

couldn’t help swearing. “Fuck Bai Liu, you are really good at
picking! You picked the most difficult game among the level
2 games!”
“Thank you for the praise.” Bai Liu’s tone was lazy like a
dead pig not afraid of boiling water. “Aren’t you going to try
and grab the broken lens from this monster’s chest?”
“What fucking try?” Puppet Zhang spat out angrily, his

mentality was a bit broken now. “Look at the attack just now
and the movement speed of 1,400. This monster’s level is at
least A-rated. How the fuck can I send two puppets to grab
it? Even if I brought six puppets full of health to clear this
instance, I have no guarantee I can pass the game smoothly
when encountering this type of thing! If I had known there
was such a thing in the game…”
Puppet Zhang grinded his teeth together and he retreated

as he spoke, resentful in his heart. If he knew that this
instance was like this, he wouldn’t have entered so easily!
Puppet Zhang had never seen such a ridiculously high level
of difficulty! This guy Bai Liu picked the most difficult one
Puppet Zhang had ever seen! He deserved to have a luck
value of 0!
“There is no way.” Puppet Zhang pulled the two puppets in

front of him and quickly calmed down. “My puppets can’t
beat it. It is estimated that only Mu Sicheng in his rage state
can handle this thing. However, he won’t be far from death
after dealing with this thing—”
“Can’t I handle it in my rage state?” Bai Liu asked while

calmly shifting Puppet Zhang’s train of thought.
For Bai Liu, Mu Sicheng couldn’t die. The Merfolk Amulet

was on him and with Mu Sicheng’s death, the Merfolk
Amulet would drop. If Puppet Zhang took it and gave it to
Bai Liu then Bai Liu really would become his puppet.
“Indeed.” Puppet Zhang’s eyes narrowed and he scoffed.

“However, you only have a bit of health left. Even if you are
in the rage stage, you will almost certainly die if you just
block one attack from it. You are now my puppet. Compared
with Mu Sicheng, I will naturally choose to let him die
instead of you. I can still use you while Mu Sicheng will
never submit to me.”
Puppet Zhang sneered and gathered all the puppet silk. Bai
Liu and the other two puppets stood behind Puppet Zhang.
“Then he will go to death—!”
[System tip: Player Puppet Zhang used the item (I Want to

See You) for player Liu Huai and will move to the current
position of player Liu Huai within 10 seconds.]
Bai Liu felt dizzy and once he looked up again, he saw Liu
Huai, Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying who were also collecting
broken lenses in another carriage. The three of them were
working with each other. It was a bit laborious and difficult
but they seemed able to sustain it.
The one in the worst state was Mu Sicheng. He didn’t have

Bai Liu to help him attract the aggro and most of the
passengers went after him. Liu Huai helped Mu Sicheng
block some of it but Mu Sicheng’s state still declined very
seriously. His face was covered with blood stains. The red
light in his eyes flickered and his breathing wasn’t smooth
as he rolled around on the ground.
Puppet Zhang looked cold as he pulled the silk thread with

his finger. Liu Huai’s heart tightened in an instant. Liu Huai
felt that his heart was pulled in a certain direction. This type
of pull was a reminder so Liu Huai instinctively turned his
head and glanced in that direction while holding his stinging
heart.
He saw Puppet Zhang hidden in the carriage behind

countless corpses and flames.
Puppet Zhang pointed at Mu Sicheng in an expressionless

manner and slashed his neck fiercely as he ordered Liu
Huai, “The plan has changed. There is a big boss so give up
on Mu Sicheng. Lower Mu Sicheng’s mental value to the
rage state to let him fight the big boss. You don’t have to
worry about his life or death.”
Liu Huai had heard the sound of the train broadcast and
knew what it meant for a big boss to come. Even so, he saw
Puppet Zhang preparing to so easily abandon Mu Sicheng
and his heart trembled. His expression didn’t look good but
he understood Puppet Zhang’s meaning.
The big boss was probably very difficult to deal with. Only
Mu Sicheng in his rage state could take it on. However,
wasn’t this a level 2 game? How could there be a monster
that needed Mu Sicheng to enter the rage state?
Just as Liu Huai was hesitating, the big corpse ran over in a
rage. All the windows in the carriage were hammered and
flames burned wherever it passed. The passengers
screamed and were all turned to ashes by Brother Thief,
showing the strong lethality and high temperature.
Puppet Zhang pulled the three puppets and rushed forward

into the carriage where Mu Sicheng and the others were
located. The big corpse behind Puppet Zhang shocked Du
Sanying. “Fuck! What the hell is that fucking thing!”
Puppet Zhang violently tightened the puppet thread with his

pinky finger and yelled at Liu Huai, “Liu Huai! Do it!
Otherwise, everyone is going to die!”
Liu Huai’s heart was pulled by Puppet Zhang’s silk thread

and he felt great pain. He gritted his teeth and pulled out
two swords from his sleeves. Standing behind Mu Sicheng,
Liu Huai lowered his head and apologized before stabbing
without hesitation.
Du Sanying saw it and screamed. “Mu Sicheng! Watch out

behind you!”
Mu Sicheng had already noticed. He rolled and avoided Liu

Huai’s backstab. Then he stood up neatly and wiped the
blood dripping from his eyebrow with his elbow. He was
slightly injured by Liu Huai’s sword when he first avoided it.
Mu Sicheng sneered, “Liu Huai, do you think I would give
you my back so easily? It is impossible.”
“It is natural.” Liu Huai’s smile was very complicated. He

laughed with a bit of sadness and cruelty. “Brother Si, we
were once best friends and the best combination called
‘Assassin and Thief’. We could do everything, steal anything
and assassinate everyone. Of course, this includes each
other, right?”
“We are all for ourselves, Brother.” Liu Huai’s expression

completely sank as he raised the swords in his sleeve. “You
stole my things for yourself and I tried to assassinate you for
myself. Everyone is selfish.”
“Master! Grab Mu Sicheng!” Liu Huai shouted as he

mercilessly stabbed with his sword.
Puppet Zhang was silent as he threw sharp puppet thread

around Mu Sicheng’s ankle. Mu Sicheng grabbed onto a ring
with his finger and dangerously escaped. Du Sanying
hurriedly drove his small car only to be stopped by Puppet
Zhang who threw a puppet at him.
Now it was Puppet Zhang, Liu Huai and Li Gou against Mu

Sicheng alone. Du Sanying was held back by a puppet. He
was sweating and his face was red with anxiety.
Bai Liu said that Mu Sicheng had to hold on until the train
started and he couldn’t be restrained by Puppet Zhang!
However, how could Mu Sicheng hold on now?
Du Sanying instinctively looked at Bai Liu. Mu Sicheng

managed to keep control under the attacks of three people
but the big corpse soon broke the balance. It was about to
run into Mu Sicheng’s carriage. Puppet Zhang’s restriction
on Mu Sicheng became fiercer and almost the entire
carriage was filled with puppet silk threads. Mu Sicheng
couldn’t move an inch, his face was covered with scratches
from the puppet silk and his thieving hands were tightly
bound.
Puppet Zhang gasped, “Liu Huai, do it.”

Liu Huai gasped for breath as he approached Mu Sicheng
step by step, already raising the hidden blades.
Mu Sicheng suddenly grabbed the silk thread and sighed.

“Bai Liu, if you have anything up your sleeve then use it. I
really can’t hold on anymore. Right now, I can help you hold
the silk threads that Puppet Zhang is using to control you.
Puppet Zhang’s silk threads are controlled by the
fluctuations of the thread. Now I am holding it tightly and he
can’t pass on the fluctuations. However, after a while, my
fingers will be cut by the thread. You have to move now.”
Puppet Zhang was shocked. He didn’t know when but Bai

Liu was standing behind Mu Sicheng. His eyes swept over
Mu Sicheng’s hand. As expected, he was tightly holding the
puppet silk thread. Blood dripped from Mu Sicheng’s hand
and fell on the hot floor, soon evaporating.
Bai Liu slowly lifted the puppet headgear behind Mu

Sicheng, a pure smile on the puppet shell.
Puppet Zhang’s expression changed.
“Fuck!! These two guys still have an alliance! Liu Huai,

quickly do it!” Puppet Zhang tried to manipulate the silk
thread but the fluctuations of the manipulation couldn’t pass
because it was held by Mu Sicheng. He really couldn’t
control Bai Liu. Puppet Zhang pulled the silk threads tightly,
trying to cut off Mu Sicheng’s fingers while shouting, “Liu
Huai!! Hurry up!! Bai Liu has no attack power now!”
Du Sanying also roared like he was grabbing at the last

straw. “Bai Liu! Move faster!”
Liu Huai stabbed without hesitation while Mu Sicheng

instinctively looked at Bai Liu behind him. Bai Liu’s puppet
head still had the innocent smile on it. He opened his hands
and slowly touched Mu Sicheng’s back. Then he pushed
forward slightly and the defenseless Mu Sicheng’s body fell
forward.
Mu Sicheng’s pupils shrank.
Du Sanying’s mouth dropped open while Puppet Zhang let

go of the puppet silk in amazement. Liu Huai stared at Bai
Liu and Mu Sicheng dumbly, the blood from his hidden
blades sliding down the tip.
Mu Sicheng was pushed toward Liu Huai and Liu Huai’s

hidden swords pierced Mu Sicheng’s shoulders and moved
down, cutting off his arms. Mu Sicheng’s arms fell and
quietly hit the ground. It was like last time when Liu Huai
betrayed him and cut off Mu Sicheng’s hands. However, last
time it was Liu Huai. This time it was Bai Liu.
Blood gushed from the cut section of Mu Sicheng’s

shoulders.
“I also think that Master Zhang’s point made sense.” Puppet

Bai Liu said in a loud voice, the smile still on his face. “Mu
Sicheng, if you don’t sacrifice yourself to enter the rage
state then everyone will die.”
“It is useless to cooperate with you. You are too weak to

pass the level.” Bai Liu declared with a cool and gentle
smile. “Thus, I decided to be Master’s puppet
wholeheartedly and obey his orders.”
Chapter 51
Game
Mu Sicheng staggered two steps. His eyes were blank as he

stiffly lowered his head and looked at his arms that were on
the ground.
[System tip: Player Liu Huai has used (Dark Night Sleeve
Sword) to attack the player Mu Sicheng. Player Mu Sicheng’s
mental value is eroded by darkness and is rapidly falling!]
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng’s mental field is violently

shaking. His mental value is declining drastically!]
[System warning: Player Mu Sicheng’s mental value has

dropped to 40… 30… 20… 10. Player Mu Sicheng’s current
mental value is only 8. He has entered the rage state!]
[Player Mu Sicheng’s Personal Panel (Rage State)]
[Agility: 1040 → 2010]
[Resistance: 1310→ 2600]

and the player is rated as an A++ level player. The player
Mu Sicheng’s level has increased from A to A++ level.]
[The degree of alienation has deepened due to Player Mu

Sicheng being in the Capuchin Monkey Tamed by a Thief
state.]
Black buds quickly grew from Mu Sicheng’s severed arms.

They squirmed and gathered together, finally forming two
black monkey claws that dropped past the crotch.
Mu Sicheng raised his head and stretched. He exhaled and

shook his newborn arms to stand up. His pupils had
disappeared and his eyes were completely white. His fangs
emerged from his mouth and his ears had become monkey
ears. Mu Sicheng’s tail slowly touched the ground, moving
left and right. The monkey headphones behind him were
laughing wildly and the eyes flashed with a dazzling red
light. It screamed in a very strange, monkey’s sharp tone.
[Crazy!! Crazy!!]
Brother Thief rushed into the last carriage with flames all
over his body. He raised his fist and was about to knock
down the group of people. Mu Sicheng’s pure white eyes
moved slightly and he bared his teeth in a sneer. There was
a creepy animal tone in his laughter. He was extremely fast
as he swung his arm at a ring at a speed invisible to the
naked eye. He recoiled and kicked the burning Brother Thief
out of the carriage.
Brother Thief fell dully into the other carriage. His two huge
palms tried to pull on the window to stop himself. As a
result, the rest of the glass was shattered and a long black
carbon mark was dragged out on the ground. Flames
flashed in Brother Thief’s eyes. This monster seemed to
have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid
disadvantages. He roared in surprise and anger and seemed
to not understand why the prey who was chased by him was
suddenly able to kick him away.
Mu Sicheng exhaled a white breath in the midst of the

flames. The corners of his mouth curved in a weird smile
and his sharp teeth lined up neatly in his mouth. After a
simple and rapid jump, Mu Sicheng didn’t hesitate to step
on the carriage wall and rushed over. The sharp monkey
nails were going to grab the big lens in the monster’s chest.
Brother Thief roared and let out a burst of flames. He turned

over and struck at Mu Sicheng who was riding on his body.
The sea of flames instantly engulfed the two monsters
fighting together.
Mu Sicheng was also a monster now. No one would think he

was a person when they saw him. However, the one who
wasn’t human was obviously Bai Liu.
Du Sanying was completely stunned. He stared at Bai Liu

blankly as if he had never expected that Mu Sicheng would
be sold so cleanly by Bai Liu, the leader in charge of
planning everything. Du Sanying didn’t expect that after
buying Mu Sicheng, Bai Liu wouldn’t hesitate to turn around
and sell Mu Sicheng.
Bai Liu turned to Puppet Zhang and spoke calmly, “Master,

the broken lenses are on Du Sanying. We should take
advantage of when Mu Sicheng and Brother Thief are
fighting to kill Du Sanying and snatch his possessions.”
Bai Liu’s ‘Master’ was even more standard than Liu Huai
who had been Puppet Zhang’s puppet for several years.
Du Sanying was angry, anxious and sad. He cried out
angrily with tears in his eyes, “Fuck Bai Liu, you really aren’t
human! Didn’t you say we would counterattack against
Puppet Zhang together? You fucking really turned against
us!”
“I’m sorry,” Bai Liu sincerely apologized. “The big boss who
got on the train temporarily disrupted my plan. This monster
is too powerful. I found that I can’t pass the game if I
cooperate with you. Thus, I have decided to surrender to
Master and give up on the plan I discussed with you.”
Liu Huai was stunned stupid by Bai Liu calling out ‘Master’
to Puppet Zhang twice in succession.
He had a bit of remorse for betraying Mu Sicheng. He had

hated himself for a long time as he became Puppet Zhang’s
running dog. This was the first time Liu Huai saw a person
betraying others and driving them to death so quickly.
In addition, Bai Liu didn’t have any psychological burden.

After finishing off one teammate, he didn’t show any buffer
toward betraying his other teammate. It was faster than the
undercover Liu Huai. Liu Huai had to suspect that Bai Liu
was originally Puppet Zhang’s man.
Bai Liu spoke quickly and coldly analyzed it. “Du Sanying is
now trapped in this carriage. There are Brother Thief and
many passengers at the door of the carriage. He has no
place to go. Even if he has a high luck value, he will be
caught by us sooner or later. There is no better time to
attack him than now.”
“Fuck!!” Du Sanying ran across the carriage with tears in his

eyes. “Bai Liu, damn you! You aren’t human! Don’t you have
a heart?!”
It was just like Bai Liu said. Even if Du Sanying had 100%
luck, he had nowhere to go. It was just catching a turtle in a
jar. He was at an extreme disadvantage. Even if Du Sanying
could rely on his luck value to hold on for a while, he would
be caught by Puppet Zhang sooner or later.
Puppet Zhang didn’t hesitate to stretch out his silk threads

toward Du Sanying. Liu Huai also joined the team to hunt
down Du Sanying. The other two puppets took care of the
ordinary passengers pouring in through the carriage door.
Du Sanying wailed and threw out items crazily like a bullied
kindergarten child. He threw anything out in the chaos as
long as it could prevent Puppet Zhang and Liu Huai from
catching him.
As he ran, Du Sanying cried and yelled that Bai Liu wasn’t a

human. Bai Liu didn’t seem to be a human but he was the
safest player in this game.
After saying these words, he stood silently in the corner and

didn’t act rashly. He appeared obedient and knew how to
advance and retreat. Puppet Zhang deliberately protected
him from harm, using the puppet silk to get rid of the
passengers who tried to get close to Bai Liu.
Puppet Zhang once again moved a passenger attempting to

attack Bai Liu. He looked at the silent Bai Liu and his
intuition from playing many games told him that something
was wrong.
—When did Bai Liu actually take his place as the safest spot
behind the scenes while arranging the overall situation?
Puppet Zhang’s heart sank and his eyes examined the
entire scene.
Mu Sicheng was pitted by Bai Liu and was fighting the big
boss, Du Sanying was crying while being chased by Liu Huai,
Liu Huai was chasing Du Sanying, two puppets were
protecting Bai Liu and he had unknowingly given his back to
Bai Liu…
He didn’t know when but everything had started to revolve

around Bai Liu’s actions.
Puppet Zhang’s expression sank. He started to think back to

when things started to get out of control for him. It was from
when Mu Sicheng was pushed by Bai Liu. He had his arms
cut off and he started fighting with the monster. After that,
Bai Liu started to calmly control the field. Puppet Zhang
subconsciously trusted Bai Liu who was under his control.
Due to the drastic changes and shifting situation, he started
being led by this guy!
For two smart people, nothing was more deadly than

believing the other smart person was really obedient to
oneself. Puppet Zhang shuddered and became sober.
“No!!” Puppet Zhang shouted sharply and pulled his puppet

silk threads. “Liu Huai, come back! Pay attention to Bai Liu
and Mu Sicheng! We have been led around by him! There
are 20 mirror fragments at most on Du Sanying’s body. His
luck value is still at 100% and we can’t get the broken
lenses from him. We have wasted too much time on Du
Sanying. The broken lenses that Mu Sicheng snatched from
the monster are the big one!”
“Tsk, have you found it?” Bai Liu sighed with regret. He
turned his head to look at the countdown on the LED screen
of the train, muttering to himself, “However, it is almost
time. The train is about to leave.”
“The train is about to start. Passengers, please sit down and

hold on—”
[System tip: The system will give a friendly tip to Player
Puppet Zhang. The train will soon start. Please fulfill the
agreement with Player Bai Liu in a timely manner and obtain
the Merfolk Amulet from Player Mu Sicheng. Otherwise, as
punishment, we will put your soul into Player Bai Liu’s old
wallet as a soul banknote. Then Player Bai Liu will hold your
soul debt rights.]
Puppet Zhang’s expression sank. He might not understand

some of the words but this didn’t prevent him from realizing
that he was tricked by Bai Liu.
“That wallet…” Puppet Zhang raised his head and stared at

Bai Liu. He quickly reacted. “Your personal skill is trading?
What is this messy personal skill? How can you have a
personal skill that is close to the system’s authority? The
system won’t allow you to have it!”
[System tip: The soul debt rights is shielded vocabulary. A

small TV silencer has been placed on Player Puppet Zhang’s
words.]
Bai Liu rubbed his nose in a shameless manner. “However, I

have it. Sorry.”
Puppet Zhang’s face was tense. His eyes swept over the
countdown to the train leaving on the LED screen in the
carriage. There was only one minute left. Puppet Zhang
gritted his teeth and had no time to fight with Bai Liu.
Puppet Zhang quickly moved the silk threads using his
fingers. “Liu Huai! Don’t worry about Du Sanying. He is
being used by Bai Liu to waste time!”
Puppet Zhang’s eyes were cold as he gave orders. He

moved his puppets toward Mu Sichengs’s side. “Go kill Mu
Sicheng! Take what is on him and give it to me! He shouldn’t
be able to hold on anymore. Go! Kill him and grab his
items!”
Liu Huai also realized that the situation was urgent. He

turned around and rushed toward Mu Sicheng. In the end,
he didn’t even take two steps. The flames in the carriage
where Mu Sicheng was exploded and Liu Huai was forced to
stop.
Liu Huai smiled bitterly as he stood in front of the burning

carriage, unable to move forward. “Master, the fighting on
Mu Sicheng’s side is too fierce. I can’t get in at all. Apart
from Mu Sicheng in his rage state, none of us can resist
these flames. We will be burned to death if we enter.”
Puppet Zhang’s chest heaved violently. He glanced at Bai

Liu who was leisurely leaning against the door in the corner.
He violently tightened the puppet silk threads and dragged
Bai Liu over. Bai Liu was dragged in an embarrassing
manner. He was strangled by the puppet thread around his
neck and choked, instinctively trying to pull it away.
Puppet Zhang grabbed Bai Liu’s neck and lifted him up,
asking in a vicious voice, “You deliberately made Mu
Sicheng fight this monster, right? You knew that we couldn’t
get in there at all to get the item from him, right? Is this
your plan with Mu Sicheng? You pushed Mu Sicheng into
such a dangerous situation but he actually agreed to
cooperate with you?!”
“We reached an agreement.” Bai Liu was strangled by the

puppet thread and could barely breathe. His face turned red
and physiological tears fell down, but he was still smiling.
“We agreed that the most dangerous place is the safest
place to hide something.”
“Aren’t you afraid that I will kill you?” Puppet Zhang was
trembling with anger. He had never suffered such a huge
loss before. The string around Bai Liu’s neck tightened and
he almost lifted Bai Liu off the ground.
Bai Liu’s eyes were bloodshot due to being strangled. He

coughed and retched a few times, but his tone was still flat.
“My personal skill is still effective after my death. Killing me
is useless, Master.”
“Killing me won’t gain you anything apart from the loss of a

clever puppet, cough. You are just wasting time venting your
incompetent anger.” Bai Liu smiled while coughing. His face
was red-purple due to being strangled. “Will you kill me,
Master?”
However, he was still smiling.
Bonus ko-fi chapter

Chapter 52
Game
Puppet Zhang really wanted to impulsively kill this bastard

but it was as Bai Liu said. Killing Bai Liu had no benefits for
him!
Bai Liu’s personal skill had already been activated. It didn’t

matter if Puppet Zhang killed him or not. He wouldn’t be
able to stop it. Moreover, if he killed Bai Liu then he would
lose what he had finally managed to get, a smart puppet.
The top priority now was to get that Merfolk Amulet and
stop Bai Liu’s personal skill. Afterward, Puppet Zhang could
use a hundred tricks to abuse this damn Bai Liu and vent his
anger.
It was just that the cost of killing Bai Liu was too high. It
took him so much effort to catch a puppet with such a high
intelligence value. He couldn’t kill Bai Liu before sucking up
all the intelligence. This wasn’t in line with Puppet Zhang’s
style of maximizing benefits.
Puppet Zhang reluctantly calmed down and loosened the

puppet silk thread around Bai Liu’s neck. Bai Liu lay limply
on the ground, touching his injured neck while coughing and
gasping. His eyes had physiological tears but he actually
smiled. “Master, thank you for sparing my life.”
This smile made Puppet Zhang immediately want to
strangle him to death. Puppet Zhang suppressed the heart
that wanted to get out of control again. He took a deep
breath and cleared his mind while starting to think. The
system indicated that the transaction would fail when the
train started. He looked at the LED countdown on the
carriage. It showed the countdown to the train starting.
There were still 40 seconds left. He wasn’t completely

unable to win. It would only take 10 seconds to kill Bai Liu. It
wasn’t too late to wait until the countdown was at 10
seconds.
Puppet Zhang’s mind moved quickly as he gave orders. “It

isn’t a dead end now. If players can’t get in—Liu Huai, bring
all the passengers into Mu Sicheng’s carriage and have
those passengers attack Mu Sicheng! He should’ve lost
almost all his mental value now. Let the passengers alienate
him and kill him!”
Liu Huai shouted, “Okay!”
Tempting monsters was what Liu Huai was good at.

Assassins and thieves had very strong provocation skills.
Based on when he and Mu Sicheng worked together, Mu
Sicheng stole things while he lured and assassinated
monsters. They were truly good cooperative partners.
Liu Huai moved among the passengers while using the

swords hidden in his sleeves. Soon, the passengers’ aggro
was placed on Liu Huai. They followed Liu Huai as he led
them to the door of the carriage that was still in flames. The
passengers entered the carriage as they were searching for
Liu Huai. After entering the carriage, these passengers were
attracted by something. They climbed and rolled to the
place where Mu Sicheng was.
Previously, the fire of Brother Thief could directly burn these
passengers. It was just that while fighting with Mu Sicheng,
the status of Brother Thief obviously dropped a lot. His
flames were much smaller. Players might not be able to
resist it but these passengers could get in.
The flames in the carriage where Brother Thief was

gradually weakened. The people in the next carriage could
barely see the situation that was happening inside.
The blank-eyed Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth while riding on

the neck of the big monster, not being shaken off. The burnt
passengers seemed attracted by the lens on the big
monster and kept pouring into the carriage. They climbed
onto the big monster, roaring. The burnt corpses overlapped
on the big monster. Then the big monster twisted his body
and threw Mu Sicheng down.
Mu Sicheng seemed exhausted. He coughed and let go with

his monkey paws, falling back onto the pile of passengers
that piled up like a mountain on Brother Thief.
These passengers who were burnt black opened their

mouths and moved their nails as they grabbed at Mu
Sicheng. The black fingers grabbed Mu Sicheng’s pale face
and left scratches on it. The passengers kept pouring in and
Mu Sicheng was submerged. Mu Sicheng could only show an
exhausted face under the burnt corpses. He leaned back in
the sea of corpses like he was going to suffocate. He was
breathing but his mouth was soon covered by the pile of
burnt corpses.
Mu Sicheng was dragged into the blazing mountain of

corpses and there was no trace of him. Brother Thief
shouted loudly and flames ignited on his fist. He yelled and
raised his fist, seemingly ready to kill Mu Sicheng who was
drowning in the pile of passengers.
Mu Sicheng lay on his back in the pile of burned corpses. He

seemed to have lost all of his perception of the
surroundings. Only his slightly moving chest showed that he
was still alive. However, this survival wouldn’t last long.
The monster’s fist fell.
Du Sanying saw the situation on Mu Sicheng’s side and

screamed. The moment his voice was heard, Mu Sicheng
seemed to regain his senses. He blinked with difficulty and
managed to avoid the huge fist. Still, the wind from the fist
caused Mu Sicheng to vomit up blood. His eyelids drooped
weakly and he was pulled down, his body sinking deeper
into the pile of corpses.
[System warning: Asking the player Mu Sicheng to escape

quickly! Your mental value is falling! You are near the
boundary of death!]
Mu Sicheng obviously couldn’t last long.
“Mu Sicheng is bound to die.” Puppet Zhang narrowed his

eyes. “Bai Liu, you might not be able to block this monster
even if you are in the rage state. Liu Huai, wait for Mu
Sicheng to die and immediately throw the Merfolk Amulet
from his dropped items to me!”
“I can’t handle it with my rage state panel attributes?” Bai

Liu’s thoughtful voice was suddenly heard. “What if my
attribute points double while I’m in the rage state?”
“How will you double your attributes?” Puppet Zhang

wondered before laughing. “It seems that Mu Sicheng has
told you about my personal skill to strengthen puppets.”
“Let me tell you directly Bai Liu. It is theoretically impossible
to double your rage attributes panel. First, to enter the rage
state, your mental value must drop below 20. Then my
personal skill Puppet Enhancement requires you to sacrifice
50 points of mental value. Puppet Enhancement can’t be
used when you have less than 20 points in mental value.”
“What if I want it?” Bai Liu wondered softly.
Puppet Zhang sneered. “You won’t die but your mental

value will directly collapse and you will enter a state where
life is worse than death.”
Puppet Zhang was now talking to Bai Liu with a leisurely

mind. He looked at Bai Liu with a smile, his eyes showing a
sense of accomplishment after winning a fight against a
smart person. “The countdown until the train starts is 36
seconds. Mu Sicheng simply can’t last 36 seconds. You have
lost this time. I will surely get the—” Merfolk Amulet.
[System tip: The train has started and Player Puppet Zhang
has broken trust with Player Bai Liu. You have failed to
complete the transaction with Player Bai Liu regarding the
Merfolk Amulet. Player Puppet Zhang will be punished by
the system and will become soul money in Player Bai Liu’s
old wallet.]
Puppet Zhang’s eyes widened. He instinctively looked at the

LED countdown screen and asked with shock, “How can the
train be starting? There are clearly 36 seconds—”
The train started and Liu Huai stopped chasing Du Sanying

in amazement.
Du Sanying, who was running around in the carriage, could

finally catch his breath. He collapsed in a corner, his arms
and legs soft and his face full of tears as he unwrapped a
translucent cloth covering the LED screen. He leaned
against the door and sobbed. “Bai Liu, next time I won’t
cooperate with you. It is too exciting. I thought I was going
to die wuwuwu.”
The cloth slowly fell and the real screen that was exposed
read: [0 seconds. The train is about to start. Passengers,
please prepare for it.]
Puppet Zhang’s face was dark as his eyes fell on the piece
of cloth.
[Scouting result: Player Du Sanying used the item Disguise

Cloth to tamper with the time on the LED screen.]
“Du Sanying!” Puppet Zhang completely lost his cool. He

broke down and asked Du Sanying, “When did you use this
item? How come I have no memory of it at all—”
He suddenly stopped questioning it. Puppet Zhang

remembered that when Du Sanying was being chased by
them, he frantically threw out items to delay the time. There
was indeed a piece of cloth that was thrown out and hung
on the screen.
However, Puppet Zhang had been dazzled by the joy of

victory. His plan had gone so smoothly from beginning to
end. He never thought that Du Sanying’s crying
performance was just him pretending to be scared!
In fact, it wasn’t a pretense. Du Sanying was really scared to

tears by Bai Liu. Bai Liu played the villain so well that he
truly thought that he and Mu Sicheng were going to be sold!
Du Sanying had been frightened and scolded Bai Liu for not
being human.
Puppet Zhang realized all of this and took a few steps back
in a trance. He couldn’t believe it as he stared at Bai Liu.
“How is it possible? Your intelligence is only 89 points and
mine is 93. How can you be smarter than me and anticipate
what I wanted to do?”
“Maybe my intelligence is pure and natural?” Bai Liu

shrugged as he answered casually. He quickly pulled out a
brand new banknote out of his old wallet. It was Puppet
Zhang’s soul money and he pressed it against his system
panel.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used Player Puppet Zhang’s
soul money to intervene in Puppet Zhang’s system. Cutting
into Puppet Zhang’s system panel…]
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has officially cut into Puppet
Zhang’s system panel and can operate it.]
Bai Liu’s system panel instantly switched to Puppet Zhang’s

panel. After seeing this, Puppet Zhang realized he was
completely under control and was powerless. He turned his
head and closed his eyes so he wouldn’t see his defeat.
Overconfidence led to mistakes that shouldn’t be made. He

had controlled so many people and had never been
controlled by anyone.
Bai Liu, oh, Bai Liu.
This person must’ve known for a long time that Puppet

Zhang wanted to capture him to absorb his intelligence.
Thus, he was so fearless and felt that Puppet Zhang
wouldn’t kill him easily. As a result, Puppet Zhang was
exactly like this and Bai Liu took advantage of it.
Smart people were always greedy. Puppet Zhang didn’t
think it was wrong to be greedy. He just lost when he met
someone who was ten times greedier than him.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used the soul money to
intervene in Puppet Zhang’s system panel. Player Bai Liu
has used Player Puppet Zhang’s personal skill ‘Thread Doll’.
Player Bai Liu has manipulated Puppet Zhang to manipulate
Player Liu Huai to attack himself.]
Puppet Zhang’s fingers suddenly moved uncontrollably. He

moved his fingers and tightened the string around Liu Huai’s
heart. Both Liu Huai and Puppet Zhang stared at Bai Liu with
shock. Bai Liu calmly gave an order. “Attack me, Liu Huai.
Attack me in a way that consumes the most mental value.”
Puppet Zhang was shocked. “Bai Liu, you have won, What
else are you going to do? The doors are closing soon!”
Yes, the train had started and the burnt passengers and
Brother Thief were going to leave the train. These still
burning monsters were dragging the spoils in their hands—a
struggling Mu Sicheng as they prepared to get off the train.
Mu Sicheng seemed to have lost consciousness. His eyes

without pupils were dreamy and blood dripped from his
mouth and eyes. The only reason why Bai Liu could be sure
that this guy wasn’t dead was because—
From beginning to end, Mu Sicheng never used the Merfolk

Amulet to escape.
[Bai Liu, I’m not sure if I will use the Merfolk Amulet or not
when my mental value is 10. It is because people’s desire to
survive makes them do strange things, including violating
cooperation and betraying teammates.]
[Still… If I really haven’t used this item to the end, it means
I have maintained my sanity with a low mental value of 10
as you, a madman, required.]
[Mu Sicheng, if you don’t use the Merfolk Amulet, I promise I

will save you as long as I’m alive.]
[I hope so. Bai Liu, someone once said the same thing to
me. I promised to cooperate with you not because I trust
you. It is because I have no other way. I don’t want to be
controlled by Puppet Zhang. I would rather die. However, I
can accept your control.]
[I won’t let you die. Mu Sicheng, you have to believe me.

You are my most valuable card.]
“I want to save Mu Sicheng,” Bai Liu declared flatly and

bluntly. “Liu Huai, use your weapon and attack me in a way
that will lower my mental value very quickly.”
Liu Huai’s hand was out of control as he stabbed forward.

The hidden blades pierced Bai Liu’s chest and abdomen but
Bai Liu only frowned slightly. Liu Huai trembled as he
released his hands.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has been attacked by Player Liu
Huai’s Dark Night Sleeve Sword and his mental value has
been eroded. It has decreased by 30. The current mental
value is 39. Warning! Warning! It has entered the danger
area!]
Bai Liu let out a breath. He covered his bleeding chest,

looked at Mu Sicheng who was still struggling and spat out
dissatisfied words at Liu Huai, “It isn’t enough. Continue
stabbing.
Liu Huai’s hands holding the hidden blades were out of
control as he stabbed Bai Liu’s chest again. After he stabbed
it, almost his entire body was shaking. Liu Huai couldn’t
understand it. He was extremely shocked as he stared at Bai
Liu who had blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
“Why do you want to go this far for Mu Sicheng…?”
Bai Liu didn’t care about wiping the blood from the corners
of his mouth as he glanced at Liu Huai. “I promised him that
I will definitely save him.”
“This is my transaction and cooperation with him.

Complying with it is my basic morality as a wanderer.”
Thank you jellytheteawolf for the fanart of our ML as the

Siren King and Bai Liu wielding his whip!
Chapter 53
Game
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has been attacked by Player Liu
Huai’s Dark Night Sleeve Sword and his mental value has
been eroded. It has decreased by 35. The current mental
value is 4. Warning! Warning! The rage state has been
entered!!]
[Agility: 249 → 1133]

and the player is rated as an A+ level player. The player Bai
Liu’s level has increased from F to A+ level.]
“That’s it.” Bai Liu finally stopped Liu Huai’s non-stop

attacking hand.
Puppet Zhang saw Bai Liu’s attributes panel and quickly

judged it. “Your panel isn’t enough to go against Brother
Thief. Brother Thief is at least an A+ monster. Only players
like Mu Sicheng who are A++ level in the rage state can
handle him.”
“I know.” Bai Liu’s attitude was very calm. “Isn’t there still
you? What are you so anxious about?”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has controlled Player Puppet

Zhang to use the personal skill ‘Puppet Enhancement’ on
himself.]
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s mental value isn’t enough

to decrease it by 50! Do you want to forcibly use Puppet
Enhancement? It will cause Player Bai Liu’s mental value to
collapse!]
[System warning: Does Player Bai Liu want to forcefully use

the personal skill ‘Puppet Enhancement’?]
Bai Liu didn’t hesitate. “Yes.”
“You are crazy Bai Liu!” Puppet Zhang collapsed as he was

forced to move his fingers to manipulate Bai Liu. The
transparent silk thread invaded the back of Bai Liu’s head
and plunged into his occipital bone like a syringe. The rest
of the puppet silk vibrated and drilled into the seams of Bai
Liu’s bones. This was an extremely bloody and painful
process but the player would soon become numb to this
pain due to mental value dropping.
Puppet Zhang shouted loudly in order to stop the crazy Bai

Liu as he pulled the puppet silk thread with his hands. “Bai
Liu! Your mental value is only 4 points! You can’t forcibly use
this Puppet Enhancement skill! Although using a skill to
lower your mental value won’t cause it to fall to zero, you
will collapse! You will go crazy!”
Mental value collapse referred to the state where non-
monster alienation in the game reduced the mental value
and the mental value wasn’t cleared.
Players could use personal skills or items to reduce the

mental value but it was impossible to forcibly clear it. In the
game setting, only monsters could clear a person’s mental
value to zero but a player couldn’t do so.
For example, Puppet Zhang couldn’t control a player in the

rage state and the decrease in mental value by Liu Huai’s
Dark Night Sleeve Sword would be reduced suddenly. It
could be seen that these skills and items couldn’t clear a
player’s mental value.
However, there would be a very strange state.
Players could forcefully use these personal skills and items.

Under the constant attack, the mental value would
eventually show a state of infinitely approaching zero. This
state was called the ‘infinitely small mental value’ and was
also known as ‘mental value collapse’.
It was said that when a player’s mental value was at this

stage, their mind would be trapped in the gap between
‘monster’ and ‘normal human.’ The brain was already that
of a monster but it had a human shell.
Why was it described as a ‘mental collapse’?
It was because all players who experienced it went crazy,

whether it was killing all the players in the game or laughing
and committing suicide once out of the game. As long as
they touched the mental value collapse state, they all went
crazy.
Moreover, most of the players with a collapsed mental value
greatly improved their attributes panel due to their rage
state. They tended to kill all players in the game so players
with a mental value collapse were a nightmare to all players
in the instance.
“Bai Liu!” Puppet Zhang tried his best to control his hands,
not allowing himself to enhance Bai Liu. “Don’t fucking go
crazy! A mental value collapse and having a mental value of
0.1 aren’t the same thing!! This state is much more
dangerous! In theory, your mental value has been cleared to
zero but not yet. You will fall into the chaotic space of
subconscious desire. You will go crazy Bai Liu!”
Puppet Zhang gritted his teeth and dragged the puppet silk
thread in his hands. “Mu Sicheng dying has no effect on you
at all! You can clear the instance successfully! Aren’t you a
smart person? If your mental value collapses then you will
crazily attack people. Your high attributes value means we
will all be killed by you! You can’t save Mu Sicheng! You will
only attack him!”
The doors were gradually closing and as Mu Sicheng was

dragged out of the train, his fingers curled up and grabbed
onto the door frame as if struggling to survive.
Mu Sicheng’s eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Bai

Liu. His lips opened and closed as if he was calling out Bai
Liu’s name very reluctantly.
“I know.” Bai Liu had long been informed about the concept
of mental value collapse by Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying. His
eyes were calm to the point of being inorganic and his tone
was relaxed and indifferent. ”Still, I don’t like breaking
transactions.”
“Puppet Zhang—or Master.” Bai Liu turned his head and
smiled at Puppet Zhang. “If I really go crazy then it is time
to test you. I am still your puppet. You must control me and
make me do what I have to do.”
“Damn it! Bai Liu!!!” The veins on Puppet Zhang’s face were
bulging and his hands convulsed as he tried to control the
puppet silk around Bai Liu’s body. “No! I can’t do it!!”
“You can.” Bai Liu smiled casually and waved his hand. “I
believe in you, Puppet Master.”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has entered the ‘enhanced

puppet’ state. The mental value can’t drop enough.
Supplementary calculation is underway. Supplementary
calculation has failed. Player Bai Liu can’t provide the
required 50 points of mental value and has entered the
forced mental value collapse state—]
[System tip: The request is successful. Player Bai Liu’s

mental value is dropping. 4, 3, 2—0.00000000….1]
Puppet Zhang was hysterical. “Bai Liu, stop!!!!”
[System warning (for all players): Player Bai Liu’s mental

value has entered a collapsed state and he is an extremely
high-risk creature! Asking the rest of the players to flee from
him quickly!]
Bai Liu’s eyes gradually lost their focus. His breathing

stopped and all the sounds and lights in his eyes became
long and disordered lines, becoming something like another
plane and latitude.
He entered the hallucination state caused by the drop in

mental value.
Bai Liu suddenly seemed pulled into the carriage by
something. Brother Thief stepped on his chest and swung a
flaming fist at him. Bai Liu was hit and turned to see his
brain, bones and blood on the fist. Pain spread in a real and
vivid manner everywhere inside him.
A second later, Bai Liu was dragged into a brand new scene.
He was standing on the train that started to move. The
passengers were pouring into the train and Mu Sicheng
gloomily said they were going to chase. A few seconds later,
Mu Sicheng stole the Merfolk Amulet and left indifferently.
Bai Liu was caught by the passengers who were chasing
after him. They grabbed his limbs and trapped him in place.
The flames engulfed him and he felt it as he was burned
alive.
His vision changed again. Bai Liu was standing on Du

Sanying’s car with the whip. He knelt on the car to catch his
breath and Du Sanying told him, “I can’t do it. I can’t be
with you.” He cried as he pushed Bai Liu into the crowd of
passengers, driving his car away. Bai Liu had the aggro
locked on him and his physical strength was drained so he
could only fall and be bitten by the passengers.
He saw Mu Sicheng use the Merfolk Amulet so that Bai Liu

became a puppet in Puppet Zhang’s hands forever. He
gradually became stupid from having his intelligence
absorbed and was abandoned in an instance to die alone.
Endless illusions of death rushed forward. All the

possibilities and turns in the fork that could have led to Bai
Liu’s death that had appeared in his subconscious became
real. Then it reappeared as if it actually happened to him.
People couldn’t stop thinking, couldn’t stop imagining,

couldn’t stop the subconscious creating hallucinations. This
was the case even with Bai Liu. Thus, he could only repeat
these hallucinations from his subconscious hundreds of
times.
“It is boring to assume that there is no probability that

something has happened.” Bai Liu was being pressed to the
ground by Mu Sicheng. He had forgotten which node this
death plot was derived from. His throat was slashed brutally
by Mu Sicheng’s monkey claw and blood poured into his
trachea along with his words, making him choke as he
laughed. Then he sighed. “Still, I’m so bored thinking about
the ways you have betrayed me. Mu Sicheng, there are so
many ways and I have counted them. Perhaps there are
more than 800 kinds.”
Burning, a slit throat, biting, strangulation…
Mu Sicheng looked strangely at Bai Liu who was still

laughing even when dying. Bai Liu’s face was covered with
blood, his eyes closed slowly at the arrival of death and he
had a unique breathy sound before his trachea was cut
open.
“Among so many possibilities, you chose the one where you

didn’t betray me.” Bai Liu’s voice weakened and he closed
his eyes. “Then I’ll choose this as well. Mu Sicheng, this is a
fair deal.”
[Bai Liu, if I was really dragged away by a monster, do you

actually intend to save me?]
[Don’t worry. If you don’t use the Merfolk Amulet then I’m
very trustworthy. I will remember to save you even when I’m
crazy, Mu Sicheng.]
After listening to Bai Liu’s words, Mu Sicheng lowered his

eyes and sneered. “I will believe in you, Bai Liu.”
Chapter 54.1
Game
All the illusions in front of Bai Liu shattered. The Bai Lius
who died strangely turned into ashes like burning illusions.
Bai Liu slowly opened his eyes without focus.
Everyone held their breaths and couldn’t help taking a step

back. Du Sanying shrank back in the corner and looked at
Bai Liu. He couldn’t help gulping and stepping back in fear.
Du Sanying had a strange hunch. Bai Liu made the hairs on
the back of his neck stand up but at the same time, it made
his heart beat faster.
“What is the situation now?” Du Sanying muttered. “Is there

one more monster on our side or…”
Mu Sicheng’s dark monkey paws were being pulled away

from the train doors. His monkey paws scratched slightly
against the door rail as he tried to stop from leaving. The
door was closing slowly and only Mu Sicheng’s pair of
unwilling white eyes appeared at the door.
The next second, Bai Liu moved.
He moved through the carriage at an incredible speed. The

steel walls of the carriage were dented by Bai Liu as he
appeared at the door of the carriage where Mu Sicheng was
about to be dragged away. Bai Liu looked calm as he
stepped on the door crack with great strength. One second
before Mu Sicheng’s hand was about to be completely
pulled out of the train, both of Bai Liu’s feet pressed against
the doors to prevent the doors from closing.
Bai Liu exhaled. He held both sides of the door and pulled so
hard that his shirt was raised. The glass door of the carriage
made a loud sound and burst into countless pieces. The
heavy carriage door was pulled open by the seemingly thin
Bai Liu with his bare hands and it twisted.
“Bai…”Du Sanying looked stunned. “Bai Liu evolved into

King Kong Barbie!”
The passengers and Brother Thief who were dragging Mu

Sicheng all stopped at the same time. Bai Liu who opened
the door made them feel threatened. Brother Thief roared
viciously and instantly raised a burning fist to hit Bai Liu.
Bai Liu moved so fast that his afterimage could barely be

seen. After dodging, he bent down and dragged Mu Sicheng
into the train from below. Then he kicked Brother Thief
away.
This time, he completely infuriated Brother Thief. Flames

burst out around his entire body and his fist slammed into
the ground. The entire carriage that started to move was
immediately enveloped in fire again and was nailed in the
spot by Brother Thief’s brute force.
Puppet Zhang was completely confused. He tentatively

called out. “Bai Liu?! Are you not crazy?”
Bai Liu glanced back at him and replied with a very natural
expression. “There is no need to control me. Use your
puppet silk thread to catch Mu Sicheng.”
Bai Liu had wanted to throw Mu Sicheng to another carriage
but threw him to Puppet Zhang instead. He stopped in front
of Brother Thief. Brother Thief looked furiously at Bai Liu but
didn’t continue attacking. He gave up without hesitation on
Bai Liu in front of him and went to attack Mu Sicheng. His
fists aimed at Mu Sicheng who was thrown into the air by
Bai Liu.
The target of Brother Thief had been Mu Sicheng from

beginning to end. By the time Bai Liu reacted, Brother
Thief’s fist was aiming at Mu Sicheng. Bai Liu forcibly pulled
the back of Mu Sicheng’s collar sideways and turned to
block for Mu Sicheng. Blood was vomited from Bai Liu’s
mouth, dripping on Mu Sicheng’s pale face. Mu Sicheng’s
burned right hand suddenly moved.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu’s health is reduced to 6!]
“Tsk.” Bai Liu wiped the blood off his mouth and turned to
avoid another attack by Brother Thief. He gasped for breath
before suddenly smiling at Mu Sicheng who was motionless
behind him. “Well done. No wonder why the younger
Brother Thief wants to drag you away. It turns out you stole
his broken lens and his aggro is locked on you.”
In the right monkey paw was a mirror fragment the size of a

heart. The man had lost consciousness for a long time but
held on tightly to what he had taken from Brother Thief.
Stealing the lens was also part of Bai Liu’s plan. Mu Sicheng
had always remembered it.
Bai Liu turned and kicked Brother Thief out again. Brother
Thief roared and was about to smash the door to get back
onto the carriage. Bai Liu and Brother Thief scuffled for a
while. Just as Brother Thief was ready to use the group
attack again, Bai Liu gave an order to the group. “Come and
help me close the door. It will be fine as long as the train
leaves!”
The group of people hurriedly came to push the doors that

had been torn open by Bai Liu. They resisted Brother Thief
who became a lot weaker after losing the lens and finally,
the wrecked train moved away in a slow and creaky manner.
Everyone collapsed on the ground.
Puppet Zhang and his three puppets leaned against the

door and stared at Bai Liu in a daze. Du Sanying stuck out
his tongue and was sweating on the chair like a dog. Bai Liu
was squatting down in the corner. He was at his limit. The
mental value collapse state was very exhausting on him. Bai
Liu leaned back against the damaged wall of the carriage,
his chest moving up and down as he adjusted his breathing.
He bought two bottles of mental bleach and two bottles of

physical recovery agents. He drank one bottle of mental
bleach and one bottle of the physical recovery agent before
pouring the other two bottles into Mu Sicheng. Bai Liu’s
technique was very rough. Mu Sicheng was almost killed by
Bai Liu when he drank half of it. He woke up with a cough
and Bai Liu sat next to him, handing him what was left.
“Drink by yourself. By the way, these two bottles added
together cost 1,700 points. I’ll charge you a 10%
commission on your purchase for a total of 1,870 points.
Thank you for your patronage.”
Then he confidently reached out a hand toward Mu Sicheng,

meaning—give me money quickly.
Mu Sicheng who had just escaped from death and was going
to recover his sanity, “……”
Mu Sicheng silently transferred 1,870 points to Bai Liu. He
touched the blood stain on his face only to stop. This was
the blood that had splattered on his face when Bai Liu
blocked the punch to save him.
Bai Liu didn’t mention the matter of blocking the blow for
him but Mu Sicheng had vaguely seen Bai Liu standing in
front of him and blocking for him. Bai Liu, a person with no
conscience, helped him and didn’t mention it… this made
Mu Sicheng a bit uncomfortable. He turned his face away
and gave Bai Liu the broken lens he had held onto all this
time. “Take it.”
Bai Liu took it naturally and didn’t ask why Mu Sicheng

would give this to him. Everything was so natural.
Mu Sicheng eventually couldn’t hold back. He pretended not

to care as he spoke, “Bai Liu, you actually came to save me.
I thought you wouldn’t care about me. I didn’t expect you to
have a conscience.”
“It has nothing to do with whether I have a conscience or

not. If we are in a relationship where we use each other then
it is true I can clear the instance without you. It is a lot less
trouble.” Bai Liu spoke casually as he wiped the blood from
his mouth. Then he continued like he didn’t feel anything.
“However, we have a cooperative relationship and have
made a transaction. I said I won’t let you die so I won’t let
you die. This is a deal.”
Mu Sicheng was in a daze. “Transaction? What transaction?”
“A one point transaction.” Bai Liu held up the mental bleach

and drank it while recalling, “You gave me one point when
we agreed to cooperate, do you remember?”
Mu Sicheng was silent for a long time. He lowered his head
as if recalling many things but he seemed to have no
memory of it at all.
Mu Sicheng’s dark red eyes flashed before he calmed down.

He suddenly snorted and laughed. “It is really one point…
Bai Liu, you are really strange.”
“You aren’t the first person to say that about me,” Bai Liu
answered as he raised his head and drank the mental
bleach.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used mental bleach to

restore his mental value to 60.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has received a large broken

lens (1 large lens = 20 small ones) that was carried by
Brother Thief. Add in the broken lenses carried by Player
Puppet Zhang and the total number of broken lenses is 100.
The collection task progress has reached 1/4th. The total
number of broken lenses that need to be collected is
triggered.]
[System tip: Broken lenses collected (100/400)]

[Monster Name: Brother Thief (Younger Brother)]
[Features: Extremely strong and tall. Moves very quickly.

Can use one large-scale attack every one minute (1,400
movement speed, flames have a bonus effect, likes to use
fists to make the opponent obedient, extremely strong
attack power)]

[Attack method: Rage Hammer, fire impact (since the
important lens in the chest was stolen by the player, Brother
Thief has become uncontrollably weakened. His attack
speed and movement speed are greatly reduced. The
player’s survival rate in a confrontation has increased.)]
[System warning: Player Bai Liu only has 6 points of health

left! You are already on the verge of death! Please protect
yourself!]
Bai Liu closed his eyes, leaned back against the carriage
and finally let out a long, long breath. There was a slightly
tired smile after the victory as well as a rare bit of humanity.
“—Everyone has survived and there are still seven
platforms.”
Mu Sicheng was quiet for a moment before also laughing.

“Yes, we all survived by relying on your crazy plan.”
Yes, this was correct. Bai Liu’s initial plan was an incredible
one.
He wanted everyone to live. This madman Bai Liu wanted

everyone to be controlled by him and then survive. This was
the most cost-effective way in this health consuming game.
Bai Liu wouldn’t waste any health value. This extreme greed
made Mu Sicheng believe in him. Bai Liu wouldn’t easily let
Mu Sicheng die.
Bonus ko-fi chapter

Chapter 54.2
Game
Five minutes ago.
After Bai Liu said he would cooperate with the puppet

master, Mu Sicheng was furious. “Who the hell are you
going to cooperate with? The puppet master?”
“We must cooperate.” Bai Liu was calm. “Or rather than
cooperation, I alone must control everyone to ensure the
most efficient mobilization of health.”
“It is because our total health is too low. I only have 21, you
have over 70 health and Du Sanying has full health but even
so, our side only has over 100 health. On the puppet
master’s side, minus the 20 points in exchange for the
mirror fragments and 10 points for any testing, he must
have at least 370. This is a bit less than 600 points. It is too
level for a game that requires 400 health points to pass.”
“It is equivalent to one of us dying,” Bai Liu declared calmly.

“We already killed a player without knowing it.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t help complaining. “You lost most of

your health! You lost over 70 in your own!”
“Oh, is that so?” Bai Liu pretended not to hear anything and
changed the subject. “If the total mirror fragments are 400
and we have collected 40, there are still 360 health points
that will be lost.”
Bai Liu’s tone suddenly became serious. “There is another

important point. We have passed two stations but only one
page in our monster book has refreshed.”
Bai Liu opened his monster book and pointed to it. “The
monster book of Exploding Last Train has three pages. This
means there are at least two monsters we haven’t
encountered yet.”
Mu Sicheng’s expression sank. “Looking at the progress of

the game, the current progress is 20%. Usually at this time,
there will be a new monster.”
Bai Liu nodded and agreed with Mu Sicheng’s words.

“According to the general nature of the game, I think the
monsters that will appear at this time will be more difficult
than the exploding passengers.”
“It will be harder for us to get the broken lenses from this
new monster. Given that we are likely to lose 360 health, we
still need to fight two unknown and strong monsters. The
current 600 minus 360—even if all of the dead people
belong to the puppet master’s side, we only have two and a
half people left.”
Bai Liu wondered, “Do you think the probability of us

clearing the level or being wiped out is higher?”
Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying were both stunned.
Mu Sicheng looked at Bai Liu and opened his mouth first.

“So what do you mean?”
Bai Liu was calm. “I mean to let everyone survive so our
combat effectiveness is increased.”
Du Sanying was a bit dizzy. “Didn’t you previously say that it

is impossible for everyone to survive?”
Bai Liu explained, “I took Puppet Zhang’s perspective when

saying that. If he controls the game then it really is
impossible for everyone to survive. It is because we need
their strength to protect us from the monsters. We need
them to survive but they don’t need us. Our value is limited
so if the new monster is difficult to deal with, Puppet Zhang
can throw us to it to clear the instance.”
Du Sanying became even dizzier. “Then why should we

cooperate with Puppet Master? Isn’t this sending ourselves
to the door and letting him control us?”
Bai Liu’s mouth curved up slightly. “Yes, it is about making

him think he is in control of all of us.”
Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng were stunned.
“If I was Puppet Zhang, I wouldn’t confront us head-on

because that would increase their health loss. In order to
reduce the health loss, it is best to disperse us one by one
and then subdue us. For me, who is in a weak position, he
should lure me out and cut off my back path. My back path
is obviously Mu Sicheng, a player with a strong attributes
panel.”
“For a strong player like Mu Sicheng, I would have a high

probability of playing a negative non-frontal conflict. The
mind is the top priority. This game has the mental value
setting. I would find ways to lower your mental value first.
Then I will control or sacrifice you when you are confused.”
Mu Sicheng’s mouth twitched when he heard Bai Liu
speaking so plainly. He crossed his arms over his chest and
raised an eyebrow. “Then you want to seek cooperation
from Puppet Zhang? He might sacrifice us after controlling
us. How can you keep everyone alive after cooperating with
Puppet Zhang?”
“He controls everyone and I will control him through the

cooperation.” Bai Liu stared straight at Mu Sicheng. “It is as
simple as that.”
Mu Sicheng sneered and retorted, “How will you control

him? What will you rely on to get him to work with you?”
Bai Liu raised his head and stared intently at Mu Sicheng. “It
is thanks to you, Mu Sicheng. You will do a very risky thing
and there is a high probability you will die. However, I can
use this to control Puppet Zhang.”
Mu Sicheng was taken aback.
“However, even if you only have a few points of health left, I

will save you.” Bai Liu watched Mu Sicheng with a calm and
steady look. “Mu Sicheng, you are my most valuable card. I
promise that as long as you don’t deviate from my plan, I
will ensure that you survive no matter what.”
The plan that Bai Liu finally proposed was full of instability
and variables. Mu Sicheng didn’t know what this guy’s
personal skills were or whether Bai Liu’s so-called
‘cooperation’ skill was stronger than the puppet master’s
‘Puppet Silk’ so he could control the other party.
Yet in that moment, Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu and was

uncontrollably convinced by Bai Liu. For some damn reason,
he agreed to Bai Liu’s crazy plan that was full of gambles.
He saw his reflection in Bai Liu’s eyes and was a bit startled
as he thought of Bai Liu’s whip moving to attract the aggro
of the monsters.
This guy was a madman. He never flinched or evaded

anything. Bai Liu never looked away from Mu Sicheng
despite almost falling out of the car. It was just like Bai Liu
had said. He wouldn’t spare the whip in order to ensure Mu
Sicheng’s survival.
Previously, Liu Huai had played the role of attracting aggro

for the thief Mu Sicheng. Liu Huai was very suitable and
good at this type of work but Mu Sicheng felt that if Liu Huai
and him had cooperated today, Liu Huai would miss when
stealing the broken lenses from the monsters. It was
because he wouldn’t be like Bai Liu, who would save Mu
Sicheng regardless of his own life.
Bai Liu unreservedly told Mu Sicheng the key to the whole

plan. He told Mu Sicheng the role and function of the
Merfolk Amulet and stated that as long as Mu Sicheng used
this item, Bai Liu would completely become Puppet Zhang’s
puppet and the plan would fail.
Mu Sicheng had sneered. “Why are you telling me this?

Aren’t you afraid I will betray you and really use it?”
Bai Liu quietly watched Mu Sicheng, his eyes extremely

black. Once he looked up, the other person was clearly
reflected in his eyes like a mirror. There was a sense that Bai
Liu, this evil person, trusted him wholeheartedly.
Bai Liu asked Mu Sicheng lightly, “Will you use it?”
Mu Sicheng closed his eyes slightly and was silent for a long
time before replying, “Bai Liu, I’m not sure if I will use the
Merfolk Amulet or not when my mental value is 10. It is
because people’s desire to survive makes them do strange
things, including violating cooperation and betraying
teammates.”
After this sentence, Mu Sicheng paused. Bai Liu didn’t urge

him and quietly waited for Mu Sicheng’s answer. Mu Sicheng
took a deep breath. “Still, if I really haven’t used this item to
the end, it means I have maintained my sanity with a low
mental value of 10 as you, a madman, required.”
“Mu Sicheng, if you don’t use the Merfolk Amulet, I promise I

will save you as long as I’m alive.”
The small TV wall in the central hall.
Apart from Bai Liu who unfortunately fell to the burial

mound dancing area, all the players in Exploding Last Train
had boarded the promotion position in the central hall. Even
Li Gou got a ‘central promotional spot at the edge of the
hall’. Puppet Zhang, Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng had good
recommended spots.
Puppet Zhang’s promotion position was the best. Originally,

he was in the ‘hot promotional position of the multiplayer
area of the central hall’. Then once he successfully
controlled Bai Liu, the likes and recommendations of Puppet
Zhang’s TV burst out and he successfully rushed to the core
promotional position.
However, Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying’s situation wasn’t so

good. After these two were controlled by Bai Liu, the
audience no longer felt it was refreshing and slowly started
to move to Bai Liu’s small TV. This caused their promotions
to slip slightly.
Meanwhile, Puppet Zhang controlled Bai Liu using his power

and caused a wave of rewards. He was the first player of
Exploding Last Train to rush to the core promotion position.
The viewers of Puppet Zhang’s small TV were excited.
“Puppet Zhang can do it this time! It is worthy of a player

with 93 points in intelligence. He successfully controlled the
field!”
“Fuck, Puppet Zhang controls Bai Liu and Bai Liu controls Mu
Sicheng and Du Sanying. Doesn’t this count as everyone
being controlled by Puppet Zhang?”
“I’m in tears for my Xiao Zhang. He has waited a long time

and it has finally arrived! He chased after God Mu for so
long and today he can rely on others to take God Mu down!”
“I’m laughing to death. I can finally see the grand finale of

Puppet Zhang and Mu Sicheng’s love me and kill me play. I
thought that the third party Bai Liu would step in. As a
result, Bai Liu is indeed not Puppet Zhang’s opponent. His
strength is too far away!”
The audience of Puppet Zhang’s small TV were talking with

gusto when someone noticed something wrong. “No, what’s
going on? Puppet Zhang performed so well. It stands to
reason that the viewers of Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng
should flow over here. Why are they all running to Bai Liu’s
small TV?”
Chapter 55.1
Game
In a multiplayer game, the audience of the players was

mobile and they would generally run toward the one who
performed best. Now Puppet Zhang’s performance was the
best. The audience gave him a high number of rewards and
likes and it was like victory was coming.
The strange thing was that the number of viewers for the
core promotion of the multiplayer area hadn’t increased. Mu
Sicheng and Du Sanying might be losing their audience but
they were all crazily going to the burial mound dancing area
where Bai Liu was. They didn’t come to watch Puppet
Zhang’s small TV.
However, Bai Liu had just been controlled by Puppet Zhang.

He was the player with the worst performance. He shouldn’t
be able to attract the audience like this. He should lose the
audience! Some viewers couldn’t contain their curiosity and
whispered.
“What is Bai Liu doing? Does he have a trick up his sleeve?

He is all tied up with puppet silk thread! It is impossible for
him to turn things around!”
“…I also think so. Why don’t we go take a look before

coming back?”
“You go and see. I don’t want to leave. Puppet Zhang is so
wonderful here. I will wait for you to come back and tell us
what Bai Liu is doing.”
“Okay, I will go to check and come back to see you. Don’t

worry. At most, Bai Liu must be doing some type of eye-
catching dying operation. People must be watching for the
joke!”
A small group of viewers at Puppet Zhang’s small TV went to

see Bai Liu’s jokes. Then the audience who said they would
come back to speak about the joke called Bai Liu never
returned. The rest of the audience were even more
concerned.
“Fuck, Bai Liu doesn’t really have a trick, right? Impossible! I

haven’t heard of a way of removing the puppet skill!”
“…Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng’s side also rushed toward

Bai Liu like crazy. Did they discuss a plan? What the hell is
going on?”
“I can’t help wanting to look!”
“I’m curious too but shit, I’m Puppet Zhang’s firm fan…
forget it, I’ll go take a look. I’ll return to Puppet Zhang
straight away!”
In this way, the audience of all the players of Exploding Last

Train started to gather bit by bit. They streamed from the
small TVs of other players to Bai Liu’s small TV. The
originally cold and lonely burial mound dancing area started
to become crowded. The burial mound dancing area wasn’t
very large and this place that had never been visited was
crowded by the audience traffic brought by Bai Liu.
Wang Shun glanced at the new viewers who squeezed in
behind him and turned his gaze to Bai Liu who was on the
small TV, his expression and tone unprecedentedly
complicated. “You unexpectedly sucked the traffic from the
other three great players here…”
At the beginning of Exploding Last Train, almost all of the

audience that Bai Liu had accumulated was sucked away by
the great gods and only a few people remained to watch Bai
Liu. This time, Bai Liu sucked back all the lost audience like
crazy. Looking at the number of audience members, Bai Liu
had sucked back a lot. They also didn’t leave once they
came.
It was the first time Wang Shun had seen someone sucking
traffic from the small TVs of three great gods. All the
audience of Exploding Last Train was being sucked to Bai Liu
here.
Most of the audience here couldn’t take their eyes away

from Bai Liu on the small TV. Their eyes were glued to the
screen and it was like watching the climax of a wonderful
movie. No one was willing to look away for a second. Only
some viewers whose hearts couldn’t withstand it would look
away and murmur nervously.
“Fuck, I don’t dare look! Can Bai Liu fool Puppet Zhang? Oh
my god, this is Puppet Zhang! 93 points in wisdom! He is
actually daring to play against Puppet Zhang!”
“Hold on! Don’t panic! I feel that Puppet Zhang has been
hooked!”
Then Mu Sicheng was pushed and his arms chopped off, the
viewers of Bai Liu’s small TV wailed and many people
covered their eyes.
“Oh my god! God Mu is miserable! Even though I know it is
planned, I can’t stand it. He was smiling when he pushed
God Mu!”
“I feel like God Mu might be cold this time… Bai Liu puts
benefits first and I don’t think he will save God Mu.”
“Me too…”
“God Mu!! Are you stupid? How can Bai Liu save you?!! As
your fan, I am angry! You are doing this for nothing!”
“Bai Liu said he would save everyone but I think it is

impossible. He is mostly just being hypocritical and coaxing
Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying to cooperate with him. Bai Liu
and Puppet Zhang are the same type of people. Once it is
time to give up, they will give up faster than anyone else.”
“In the end, Bai Liu and Du Sanying might be the only ones
who survive. The others are likely to be thrown away by Bai
Liu and killed depending on the situation.”
“Mu Sicheng is pitiful… he was completely tricked by Bai

Liu…”
Once Bai Liu took complete control of Puppet Zhang, forcibly

used Puppet Zhang’s skill to collapse his mental value and
snatch back the unconscious Mu Sicheng from the monster,
the audience were stunned speechless as they watched Bai
Liu and his group resting in the messy carriage.
He reversed the situation in dozens of seconds, controlling

the entire field, repelling monsters and stealing people from
monsters. The most important thing was that it went as Bai
Liu planned. No one died, whether it was Puppet Zhang’s
group or his group.
It took a long time for the dazed audience to speak in a
disbelieving manner.
“In fact, Bai Liu really let everyone survive…”
“I was silly and thought that Mu Sicheng would die when he

was dragged out. Unexpectedly, Bai Liu dragged him in so
violently and took a punch for him…”
“Damn, I shed tears when Bai Liu saved Mu Sicheng. I

believe in love again. It isn’t cooperation!”
“Too strong, Bai Liu is too strong! Damn! Why can I only give
one like?”
“I’m so excited that I want to tear off my clothes! Bai Liu

and Mu Sicheng are so handsome! This time of courage and
brotherhood has moved me!”
“Wuwuwu, I think it is so sweet. Where can I get this sweet

brotherhood? Wuwuwu, Bai Liu, would you like to cooperate
with me too?”
“Bai Liu, you are a god! A god!!”
“Bai Liu, my eternal god!!!”
Wang Shun slowly took off his glasses to wipe off the drops
of sweat. He wiped them clean and put them back on to
watch the small TV screen. Bai Liu was closing his eyes and
resting, his face covered with blood. Wang Shun sincerely
smiled in the midst of the screams.
people have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 10,401 people
have charged player Bai Liu and 15,442 points have been
charged.]
[A total of 60,004 newly added people are watching Bai Liu’s
small TV. The player has received more than 40,000 likes in
one minute. Congratulations to Bai Liu for the achievement
‘10,000 people are dancing wildly on your grave’.]
[Yo~ tens of thousands of people are gathered at your

grave~ yo~ the coffin lid can’t hold you down yo~ you are
breaking out of the earth and flying into the sky in an
awesome manner yo~]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu on leaving the burial

mound dancing area. Unlocking the promotion position
program. Entering player Bai Liu’s small TV data and
recalculating. The promotion position is re-allocated.]
[Since Puppet Zhang’s data has dropped in an extreme

manner, the system is very disappointed with him and has
decided to switch the promotion positions of player Puppet
Zhang and player Bai Liu.]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for getting the final

promotion position and entering the promotion position on
the core homepage of the central screen. The number of
views is rising rapidly…]
[Player Puppet Zhang has entered the burial mound dancing

area.]
The cheering audience members heard the system’s

notifications and froze for a moment. Then there were
louder cheers. The excited audience members started
screaming in unison.
“Bai Liu, go!!! Core promotion!”
Bai Liu rested a while before opening his eyes.

Mu Sicheng was wrapping protective bandages around his
hands and feet. These bandages would slow down people’s
speed but the corresponding defense would increase. It also
had the effect of healing bleeding. It was a commonly used
item in the game.
Mu Sicheng saw that Bai Liu was awake and instinctively

handed over a roll of bandages. Bai Liu took it naturally and
said, “Protection bandages are a good item. Thank you.”
Then he wrapped them around himself, not intending to
give money to Mu Sicheng at all. It was very blatant.
Mu Sicheng was speechless. “…Did I say I would give it for

free?”
“I assumed you gave it to me for free.” Bai Liu was very

shameless. “Of course, you can grab it back but I currently
only have 6 health points. You can smash me to death with
one punch.”
Then Bai Liu spread out his bandaged hands and looked at
Mu Sicheng innocently. He was implying, ‘If you aren’t afraid
of killing me then you can grab it back.’
Mu Sicheng cursed and turned his head away from Bai Liu.
Bai Liu’s health was only 6. When Mu Sicheng saw this guy’s
hands and feet bleeding, he instinctively handed over the
bandages.
It was just that Bai Liu’s actions were too natural. He also
charged a handling fee for Mu Sicheng’s stuff. Mu Sicheng
had just paid 1,870 points to Bai Liu for the physical
strength supplement and the mental bleach, of which 170
points were the handling fee requested by Bai Liu.
Bai Liu took his things but there was no sense of paying. Mu
Sicheng hadn’t intended to ask Bai Liu to give money but he
was still very upset when he saw this person ‘happily taking
advantage.’ Still, it was useless to be upset. He really
couldn’t hit Bai Liu who only had 6 health.
Chapter 55.2
Game
The other people in the carriage were also bandaged. This

fierce attack by Brother Thief had hurt everyone to some
extent but Du Sanying was still fine. He sat in a corner, a bit
embarrassed as he watched the other people bandaging
themselves. Then Bai Liu suddenly called out to him. “Du
Sanying.”
Du Sanying reflexively turned his head and saw the large

diamond shaped mirror fragment thrown by Bai Liu toward
him. Du Sanying held this piece of broken lens that took
everyone’s efforts to gather. “Bai Liu, why are you giving
this to me?”
“You are 100% lucky and won’t be easily injured or drop

items. It is safest to leave it with you.” Bai Liu didn’t think
there was anything wrong. “If I die, it isn’t worth it if this
item is picked up by a monster.”
Bai Liu spoke casually but Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying’s

expressions changed after hearing it. Du Sanying nervously
put away the broken lens and stuttered, “Y-You won’t die Bai
Liu! You have calculated the health values and we can
definitely get through it, just like last time!”
Mu Sicheng also sent Bai Liu a deep glance. Bai Liu’s
attitude was very honest. “I have calculated my health but
there are always accidents, right?”
“For example, the second monster in this game is much

stronger than predicted and there is still one monster that
hasn’t come out. It is really hard to say what will happen.”
Bai Liu’s tone was very plain and it didn’t feel like he was
discussing something as terrible as his own death. “The
probability of death isn’t small. So Du Sanying, the safest
place for these lenses is with you. Even if I die, the broken
lenses won’t be wasted. Do you understand?”
After he finished speaking, he coughed up another mouthful

of blood. This blood was mixed with visceral fragments but it
was casually wiped away by Bai Liu’s hand.
The people in the carriage looked at the blood on Bai Liu’s

palms and were silent.
A drop in health to 6 points had a great impact on the

player’s body. Few people could stay awake like Bai Liu.
They were almost as weak as a terminally ill patient. Bai
Liu’s words were indeed true. It was an extremely normal
thing if he died in this game.
Du Sanying couldn’t bear it and watched Bai Liu with red

eyes. Bai Liu tried to save their lives but he…
“Okay!” Du Sanying nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

He was a bit moved as he looked at Bai Liu. “I must keep it!
Once the game is over, I will give it to you! You can rest
assured that I won’t give it to anyone except you!”
Du Sanying secretly glanced at the silent Puppet Zhang, as

if wary of this person snatching the broken lenses.
Bai Liu looked strangely at Du Sanying who suddenly had a
high fighting spirit. He gave the broken lenses to Du Sanying
because the monster was likely to lock onto and attack the
person with the lenses. Mu Sicheng was attacked badly
because of this.
Du Sanying had the highest health and least damage among

everyone. His luck was also 100%. The broken lenses had to
be given to Du Sanying to attract the monster’s aggro and
attacks so Bai Liu and the others were safer.
Puppet Zhang watched Du Sanying like this person was

mentally disabled. He sneered but didn’t say anything. In
any case, he was now controlled by Bai Liu. He didn’t have
to consider other things if Bai Liu wasn’t dead. It was safest
to leave the broken lenses with Du Sanying, a lucky fool.
The only thing Puppet Zhang couldn’t figure out was why Mu
Sicheng and Du Sanying, the two players on the rising stars
rankings, would listen to Bai Liu like they were bewitched.
Puppet Zhang had played so many games and this was the
first time he encountered this type of person who was
controlled and paid a lot of money to the controller. Still, it
was also the first time he met a controller who wanted to
save his ‘puppets’.
Puppet Zhang’s gaze stayed on Bai Liu’s pale face for a few
seconds. Bai Liu seemed to perceive Puppet Zhang’s gaze
and nodded politely at him. It seemed he didn’t regard
Puppet Zhang as an enemy, even though they were fighting
just a moment ago.
‘Damn, perhaps I am also bewitched.’ Puppet Zhang looked

away and cursed in his heart. He didn’t want Bai Liu to die.
He didn’t want Bai Liu to stay alive due to Du Sanying’s

idiotic emotions. It was from a more practical perspective.
Bai Liu had control of the field. This clever guy was very
good at accurately controlling everyone’s health to make
the overall loss much smaller.
He could guarantee that this game would be cleared with

the minimum loss.
If Bai Liu died, Puppet Zhang didn’t have the confidence to

control Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng completely like Bai Liu
did. Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying didn’t trust him. As long as
he couldn’t reach a cooperative relationship with these two
people, Puppet Zhang didn’t have the confidence to
successfully pass the game with just himself and his
puppets.
This game was too difficult. Simply put, this game required
seven players to cooperate to clear the level but no one
could do this except Bai Liu.
This guy with only 6 health was the key to the entire game.
Bai Liu looked up at the countdown. “The train is about to

arrive at the station again so I will make rough
arrangements. Mu Sicheng and Liu Huai will cooperate to
steal the broken lenses from the passengers. Mu Sicheng is
responsible for stealing the fragments and Liu Huai is
responsible for attracting the aggro. My health is too
dangerous so I won’t help Mu Sicheng attract aggro. Can the
two of you do it?”
Both Liu Huai and Mu Sicheng’s expressions changed. It was

strange that the teammates who had turned against each
other were arranged to cooperate by Bai Liu. Liu Huai didn’t
dare to look at Mu Sicheng’s face and spoke softly with a
guilty conscience. “I have no problem.”
Mu Sicheng didn’t speak. He intellectually knew that Bai
Liu’s arrangement was the best but he had a sense of
disgust and rejection that he couldn’t control. This slight
sense of rejection was reflected in his limbs and it was fatal
when working together.
For a player like Mu Sicheng with a movement speed of over

7,000, one second of hesitation was enough to kill him in
this difficult level 2 game. Previously, Mu Sicheng and Bai
Liu didn’t collapse when they cooperated because Bai Liu
didn’t drop the chain and was able to take care of Mu
Sicheng’s various mistakes.
However, Liu Huai wasn’t a monster like Bai Liu. He wouldn’t

be able to cover for Mu Sicheng’s mistakes. Mu Sicheng
wasn’t the type of person to ignore reality. He paused before
honestly expressing his position. “I will do my best to
cooperate with Liu Huai. There might be some subconscious
rejection but I will try my best to control it.”
“No.” Bai Liu cut off Mu Sicheng and stared at him. “You
aren’t cooperating with Liu Huai. You are working with me.
He is just a puppet I am manipulating through Puppet
Zhang. If I say you are working with my puppet, can this
eliminate your psychological feeling of rejection.”
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu for a moment before sneering.

“Yes.”
“Okay.” Bai Liu turned to look at Du Sanying. “Du Sanying, is

it okay if I ask you to hang the broken lens outside and to
not keep it in your system backpack?”
Du Sanying was a bit dazed. He didn’t understand why Bai

Liu did this but he still nodded. “Yes yes.”
Bai Liu continued. “Li Gou and Fang Ke are responsible for
working with Liu Huai and Mu Sicheng to handle the
attacking passengers. Reduce the pressure on them to
prevent them from being hurt.”
Li Gou and Fang Ke murmured, “…Yes.”
Bai Liu moved his eyes to the last person. “Puppet Zhang,
your mission is to protect me.”
Du Sanying and the others were shocked and Mu Sicheng

frowned in disapproval. “Bai Liu, Puppet Zhang is a very
cunning person. Even if you control him, you can’t be 100%
sure that he won’t break free of your control and kill you.
Not to mention, you only have 6 health points. You are too
weak to stay with him…” It was too dangerous!
“It is precisely because I only have 6 health left that I

guarantee he will protect me.” Bai Liu calmly cut off Mu
Sicheng and didn’t give other people a look. Instead, he
stared at Puppet Zhang with a calm expression in his eyes
before suddenly changing the name. “Master, will you kill
me?”
Bai Liu abruptly smiled. The smile was cunning and there
was a strange desire on his fragile face. “I think you won’t
kill me, Master. It is because you have missed the only
chance to kill me. You can’t kill me anymore. You can only
do one thing—”
His bloodless lips opened softly. “—That is to save me,

Master.”
Bai Liu kept calling Puppet Zhang ‘Master’. Bai Liu was
indeed still Puppet Zhang’s puppet but Puppet Zhang got
goosebumps when he was called this way. Every time Bai
Liu’s pale lips slowly and clearly pronounced the word
‘Master’, it gave Puppet Zhang the feeling that he was being
played in the hands of the other person.
The only chance to kill him… Puppet Zhang looked at Bai Liu
and remembered.
Eight minutes ago, he strangled Bai Liu angrily and said he

was going to kill Bai Liu. Bai Liu had looked at him with the
same eyes and asked in such a tone, “Master, will you kill
me?”
At that time, Puppet Zhang didn’t kill Bai Liu. Thus, he could
no longer kill Bai Liu.
[The train is about to arrive at Xinghai Lake Park.

Passengers who are about to get off, please sit firmly and
stay away from the door. First let the passengers board and
then get off in turn— zi zi zi]
Before the female voice could finish, the door of the train
that hadn’t stopped was blasted by a fist of fire. Brother
Thief got on and yelled at everyone, his hands beating the
crumbling train door. Even if the monster couldn’t speak,
everyone felt his anger at the broken lens being stolen.
“No!” Du Sanying collapsed and grabbed his hair. “Brother,

why are you here again?!!!”
“Du Sanying, I think you should run quickly.” Bai Liu kindly
reminded him. “The broken lens that Brother Thief had is
placed on your body and he will definitely chase you. I didn’t
arrange for anyone to protect you so you are on your own.”
Du Sanying was silent for a few seconds before tearfully

taking out his go-kart car and sitting in it. Du Sanying wiped
his tears while loudly scolding Bai Liu. “Bai Liu, you
deliberately did this! You deliberately placed the broken
lenses on my body! Fuuuuuuck!!!”
“Yes.” Bai Liu admitted it without any shame. “I am going to

use you to attract the aggro of Brother Thief. Draw him
away while we take this opportunity to steal the broken
lenses from the other passengers. Remember to run away
and don’t hurt us by mistake.”
“I will kill you Bai Liu!” Du Sanying’s facial features were

distorted by his crying. “Wuwuwu, I actually believed in you.
Bai Liu, you have no heart!”
Bai Liu perfunctorily raised a fist to the driving Du Sanying

and cheered for him. “Believe in yourself, Du Sanying. You
are the luckiest person and can definitely do it.”
“I can’t—!!!!!” Du Sanying roared to the point where his

voice broke.
The carriage door slowly opened and Brother Thief rushed in

with a roaring fist. He soon stopped as he looked left and
right, seemingly searching for his broken lens.
Bai Liu could see the burnt-black skull at the back of Brother
Thief’s head. There was a burnt and shrunken black brain
inside. The brain seemed to move suddenly and one eye
opened, but the eye soon closed again and disappeared.
Eyes in the brain… Bai Liu raised an eyebrow.

Chapter 56.1
Game
Brother Thief’s eyes swept over everyone with his black eye
sockets. Then he suddenly raised his head like he sensed
the location of the broken lens and chased after Du Sanying
who had already run far away. The entire carriage was
shaken by Brother Thief’s run and shook like it was going to
fall apart.
Liu Huai let out a sigh of relief. He had thought he would

have to fight like before. He smiled bitterly when he thought
of this. He didn’t want to attack Mu Sicheng again and force
Mu Sicheng to enter the rage state for the third time. Mu
Sicheng, the one who was cut, had no psychological shadow
while Liu Huai, the one who cut people, was about to have a
psychological shadow.
Puppet Zhang looked at Bai Liu. “Did you deliberately ask

Du Sanying to hang the broken lens outside to lure Brother
Thief away? You already knew that there would be a Brother
Thief at this station and had Du Sanying lure him away?”
“Yes.” Bai Liu nodded. “I found that the monsters at every

station aren’t new but actually came from the previous
station.”
Puppet Zhang wondered, “How did you find out?”

Bai Liu raised his eyes. “It is because the number of
exploding passengers is increasing at every platform though
we have attacked them.”
Puppet Zhang realized. The number of passengers was

indeed much higher this time compared to the last station.
The increase in monsters would further increase the
difficulty for players to steal the broken lenses and escape.
It was no wonder that Bai Liu wanted Du Sanying to guide
Brother Thief away. If Brother Thief and the increased
passengers flocked in together, the players really wouldn’t
be able to withstand it.
However, no matter if it was players stealing Brother Thief’s

broken lens or players distracting Brother Thief, the survival
rate couldn’t be too high. Puppet Zhang’s face became
darker and darker. No wonder why all the players who
previously played this game were wiped out. This game was
really disgusting. Brother Thief appeared when there were
still seven stations. This game had seven players in total.
Seven players and seven stations. One station would kill
exactly one player and they would be wiped out at the last
station…
Yet under Bai Liu, they actually arrived at the fourth station
without one player dying. In the last station, Mu Sicheng
took one step into the ghost gate before being pulled back.
This station was Du Sanying…
Tut.
Puppet Zhang glanced at Bai Liu. This guy was really good
at using his brain and using people. Du Sanying might be
useless but the possibility of him dying or being robbed was
very low. Using him to lure away Brother Thief was the best
option but—
“Aren’t you worried about Du Sanying being too scared to
lure Brother Thief and putting the broken lens in the system
backpack?” Puppet Zhang asked with narrowed eyes. “This
is a very dangerous thing. How are you sure that Du
Sanying won’t escape? if he escapes the battle and Brother
Thief turns back to attack us, we are all in danger.”
Bai Liu answered, “I am in a cooperative relationship with

him.”
Puppet Zhang understood and was a bit surprised. “Du

Sanying’s luck value is 100% yet he is controlled by you?!”
He had tried to control Du Sanying many times but his

puppet silk thread couldn’t even touch Du Sanying’s side! It
would be interrupted somehow! Du Sanying had a very
famous item called ‘Release Control Jacket’. No control skills
could penetrate this coat and it was one of the reasons why
Puppet Zhang gave up on controlling Du Sanying.
Bai Liu shrugged and smiled. “Perhaps for players like Du

Sanying, being controlled by me is a type of luck?”
Puppet Zhang who silently watched as Du Sanying was

chased by Brother Thief while crying and calling for his
mother, “……”
‘Okay, if you say that this is Du Sanying’s luck…’
The overall gathering of lenses this time was very smooth.

Apart from Du Sanying who only had swear words to say,
the rest of the group had an incredibly relaxed mood as they
found all 40 pieces. Liu Huai and Mu Sicheng were
responsible for getting the lenses and couldn’t avoid the fire
damage from the passengers, so their health decreased
each by 20.
“The use of defense items like the bandage can’t reduce the
fire damage.” Mu Sicheng’s clothes were burned, revealing
his stained chest and abdominal muscles. His face was also
blackened and his hands were sweaty and black. He looked
like a coal miner.
Mu Sicheng gasped as he sat on the ground. He raised his

bandaged hands to wipe his chest before putting both hands
on his knees as he looked up at Bai Liu. “I only have 40
health left. I can hold up for two more stations.”
Liu Huai also wiped the sweat from his chin with the back of
his hand, gasping in a tired manner on the ground. “My
health is 70 points. I can hold on for three stations.”
Bai Liu mused for a moment. “Everyone, tell me your health.

I have 6 points.”
Li Gou said, “65.”
Fang Ke answered, “80.”
Puppet Zhang said, “85.”
Du Sanying, who had been chased the entire time, was

strangely silent. After a long time, he gulped. “…100
points.”
Even Bai Liu fell into a speechless silence.
The very sorry-looking Mu Sicheng stared at Du Sanying for

a while before opening his mouth. “You were chased so
badly yet you didn’t lose a single point of health? Isn’t
Brother Thief’s movement speed 1,400? Why weren’t you
caught?”
Du Sanying’s guilty eyes widened slightly and he scratched
his face. “I was almost caught many times but… he tripped
over the seat of the train many times.”
Puppet Zhang was completely speechless. This wasn’t the

first time he saw the power of Du Sanying’s luck value but
this was too fucking outrageous! The boss was tripped by
seats while chasing someone?!
Puppet Zhang exclaimed, “How many times did he trip that

you weren’t even caught once?!”
“Just a few hundred times…” Du Sanying answered weakly

while looking away.
Bai Liu, Puppet Zhang and Mu Sicheng, “……”
Hundreds of times… Did Brother Thief ever stand up in front

of you, Du Sanying?
Before the train stopped at the next station, Bai Liu revealed
the battle plan again.
He looked at the LED countdown, turned back to look at the

ground behind him and simply gave orders. “There are two
minutes to go until the next station. The next station, Li Gou
and Liu Huai will be responsible for stealing the fragments.
Puppet Zhang and Fang Ke can assist and replace Mu
Sicheng. At the station after that, Li Gou and Fang Ke will be
the main attackers. The other two will assist. Then it will be
Puppet Zhang and Fang Ke. In this way, we will rotate and
keep everyone’s health at least above 20. We still have a
monster in the monster book that hasn’t appeared. We have
to be prepared for the boss fight.”
“Du Sanying, you are still responsible for attracting the

attention of Brother Thief.”
Mu Sicheng looked at Bai Liu with a bit of confusion. “Then
what should I do?”
Bai Liu looked calmly into Mu Sicheng’s eyes. “You are

responsible for preparing for the boss battle. I absolutely
need you in the boss battle. You are very important and the
main force against the boss, so you can’t die easily. Your
health must at least be above 30.”
Mu Sicheng looked down at his injured self, raised his

eyebrow and spread open his hands. “You want me to lower
my mental value again and madly fight the boss, right? Do
you really regard me as a sheep to collect wool from? I will
be delirious if my health keeps going up and down in such a
short period of time. Bai Liu, please don’t treat everyone as
a monster who can collapse their mental value like you,
okay?”
He wasn’t wrong. After his mental value dropped to the

single digits and recovered, Mu Sicheng’s eyes started to
become dazed. Even if his mental value was restored by Bai
Liu’s mental bleach, it had dropped sharply and recovered
quickly in a short period of time. The side-effects were still
there and Mu Sicheng’s spirit and attention was falling.
Previously when Mu Sicheng was the main one attacking the

exploding passengers, he was almost burned to death
several times. He was helped by three people and the
closely watching Bai Liu managed to barely save him.
Bai Liu’s voice was calm. “Judging from your performance

just now, your condition really isn’t good. Thus, I have
decided to replace you. Rest from now on and restore your
energy. I need you to maintain a high degree of
concentration during the boss fight. Take some sleeping pills
to sleep and you can sleep for 20 minutes.”
Sleeping pills could be bought from the system store and
the effect had always been good. Take one and the person
would immediately fall asleep. This was really effective for
restoring the mental value. However, Mu Sicheng wanted to
laugh after hearing it. He lay back and rested his head on
the palms of his folded hands.
Mu Sicheng tilted his head and watched Bai Liu with a smile.
“If I fall asleep, who will protect me and ensure my safety?
You have arranged for everyone else to grab the
fragments.”
Bai Liu looked at him with surprise. “Me.”
Mu Sicheng was so startled that he coughed. Then he

sneered and wanted to ridicule him. ‘Bai Liu, you only have
a health value of 6 points and you want to protect me.’ Then
he met Bai Liu’s plain eyes and his sarcastic words couldn’t
be expressed at all. He just scratched his head in an
annoyed manner. “You only have 6 health points. Are you
joking, Bai Liu…”
Bai Liu didn’t hesitate to explain. “Out of everyone here,

only I can guarantee your survival 100%. Do you have any
objections to this?”
Mu Sicheng’s eyes swept over the gloomy Puppet Zhang,

the crying Du Sanying, Liu Huai who was avoiding his gaze,
the other puppets and finally settled on Bai Liu’s unshakable
eyes. This guy also had this look in his eyes previously when
executing the plan to control Puppet Zhang. ‘I know this is
very risky but I won’t change it.’
A few seconds later, Mu Sicheng made a dull sound and

finally raised his hands in compromise, surrendering. “Fine, I
have no objections.”
“I said that I won’t let you die, Mu Sicheng.” Bai Liu walked
over and smiled at Mu Sicheng. It was a soothing and
comforting smile that looked hypocritical on Bai Liu’s face,
but Mu Sicheng still looked relaxed.
Bai Liu patted Mu Sicheng on the shoulder and sat next to

him. “Sleep.”
Mu Sicheng was patted by Bai Liu and involuntarily closed

his eyes, relaxing. He was originally very nervous but Bai
Liu’s whispered ‘sleep’ was like a spell. Mu Sicheng couldn’t
help relaxing his tense muscles and nerves, leaning against
the carriage door. He thought that even if he closed his eyes
and rested, he would never fall asleep. Falling asleep in a
game was too nerve-wracking. It definitely wasn’t
something that a highly vigilant person like him could do…
Bonus ko-fi chapter

Chapter 56.2
Game
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used a high-efficiency

inhalation sleeping pill on player Mu Sicheng.]
The moment Mu Sicheng heard this voice, he frowned and

moved his hand twice like he was struggling to wake up. Yet
the moment Bai Liu emotionlessly put his hand on Mu
Sicheng’s nose, Mu Sicheng breathed in twice and his
muscles softened as he fell into a deeper sleep.
Bai Liu looked sideways at the steadily breathing Mu

Sicheng and raised his eyebrow at the white powder in his
hand. “Is this inhalation sleeping pill so easy to use?”
Du Sanying looked silly. “Why did you suddenly put Mu

Sicheng down?”
“He was too affected due to his previous mental value

decrease. The best way to restore his state is with a deep
sleep.” Bai Liu held his breath and patted the sleeping pill
white powder off his hands. It wasn’t until the powder
dispersed that he turned to Du Sanying. “I need Mu Sicheng
to fight the boss in a good state so let him sleep first.”
Du Sanying was a bit confused. He approached Bai Liu and

thought he was very quiet as he whispered in Bai Liu’s ear,
“Bai Liu, you used Mu Sicheng previously because there
were only three of us. Now there are so many people. You
don’t have to rely on Mu Sicheng alone! It is okay for other
people to fight against monsters!”
As Du Sanying spoke, he glanced at Puppet Zhang and the

others from the corner of his eyes. His eyes looked
extremely nasty and gossipy as he wondered why Bai Liu
was caring about these villains.
“Their health will drop below 30 due to the search for the
broken lenses and their combat effectiveness will drop to a
certain extent.” Bai Liu knew that Puppet Zhang could
clearly hear him and Du Sanying whispering at this distance
but Bai Liu still lowered his voice cooperatively and turned
toward Du Sanying’s ear.
Bai Liu lowered his eyes. “In addition, in this game instance,
only Mu Sicheng is likely to be able to fight the final boss.”
“Only Mu Sicheng is likely?” Du Sanying repeated Bai Liu’s

words in a bit of a daze. He turned to look at Mu Sicheng
who was in a deep sleep due to Bai Liu’s sleeping pills and
asked in a puzzled manner, “Why is he the most useful?”
Bai Liu lowered his eyes toward the peacefully sleeping Mu

Sicheng. He smiled. “He is the best thief I have ever seen.
The only thief who can steal things from me.”
“He is much better than the brothers who stole the mirror.”
Du Sanying didn’t understand but he was used to not

understanding Bai Liu. He just stared at Bai Liu hesitantly.
“Bai Liu, even so, do you want to protect the sleeping Mu
Sicheng? You can let someone else protect him. It is too
dangerous for just the two of you. One is sleeping and one
only has 6 points of health.”
“It’s fine.” Bai Liu vetoed it. “There are only three people
grabbing the mirror fragments. One is grabbing them and
the other two defending. It is only in this way that we can
avoid unnecessary loss of health. If one grabs and one
defends then in the later stages, their state will decline and
they will lose a lot of health due to mistakes. If the total
health is less than 400, we will all be trapped in the game.”
Du Sanying wanted to persuade Bai Liu but in the face of

the emotionless Bai Liu, Du Sanying understood that this
person had made up his mind. It wouldn’t be easy to
convince Bai Liu so Du Sanying had to lower his head in
frustration.
Before leaving, Du Sanying looked at the sleeping Mu

Sicheng and Bai Liu next to him before sighing in a
complicated manner. This was the first time he had seen a
player risk his own life to give another player a good sleep.
Of course, Bai Liu’s purpose was to make better use of Mu
Sicheng after he woke up. It wasn’t known if Mu Sicheng
was lucky or unlucky.
Mu Sicheng suddenly woke up from his deep sleep.
The train was moving fast through the dark tunnel and wind
came in through the opening created by Brother Thief. It
brought the sound of the wind and this awakened him from
his dreamless sleep. Everything around him seemed to be
the same as before he fell asleep but Mu Sicheng took a
closer look and found that the damage to the carriage had
increased. It looked like it had gone through fierce battle
after battle and there were holes for the wind to come in
everywhere.
The status of the others also verified Mu Sicheng’s

conjecture.
Puppet Zhang and Liu Huai were huddled in the corner with
pale faces, Li Gou and Fang Ke were covered in blood while
Du Sanying was lying on a chair and panting like a dog, his
hair wet with sweat. After becoming wet, it stuck to his
forehead like a parrot fished out of water. His eyes looked
extremely tired.
Bai Liu wasn’t much better. His face was as white as a dead
man as he leaned against the door and adjusted his
breathing. He held a whip in his hand and sweat dropped
from his soaked shirt. His head was up as he drank a
physical strength recovery agent. There was a pile of bottles
at his feet.
Bai Liu’s gaze slowly shifted as he saw Mu Sicheng had

woken up. “Mu Sicheng, you woke up. The effect of the
sleeping pill is good. It is just over 20 minutes. How is your
recovery?”
Mu Sicheng rubbed his throbbing temples and stood up

while holding the door. He knew that Bai Liu wouldn’t care
about his temper tantrum over being drugged so he just
frowned and looked at Bai Liu. “What station is it now? How
many broken lenses have been collected? How much health
do you have left?”
“It is just after the eighth station. There are two more
stations before we return to Antique City and we have
gathered 300 broken lenses.” Bai Liu didn’t seem to hear
the last question. “I feel that your mental value is restored
so let me explain what you will do at the ninth station. Work
with me later to…”
Mu Sicheng raised his eyes with a bit of hostility. He stepped

on Bai Liu’s whip and interrupted the words as he repeated
his question. “I’m asking you, Bai Liu, how much health do
you have left?”
Blood flowed from the corner of Bai Liu’s mouth and he

licked it away as he raised his eyes. “If you know this, your
trust will just be shaken when you cooperate with me.”
“My trust will be shaken even more if I don’t know.” Mu

Sicheng snorted. “Go ahead. It doesn’t matter if I trust you
or not. Haven’t you always forced me to cooperate with you
well?”
Bai Liu was silent for a moment. “3 points.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t hold back. “Fuck!”
Mu Sicheng resisted his impulse to keep swearing. He stood

up anxiously and Bai Liu indifferently watched as Mu
Sicheng raised a train seat and forced himself to calm down.
Mu Sicheng turned around with gritted teeth as he stared at
Bai Liu. “You only have 3 points of health. What nonsense
about cooperating with me? You will die if you are burned
once!”
“It is three times.” Bai Liu corrected. Before Mu Sicheng

could yell at him, he calmly comforted the other person.
“Mu Sicheng, you will make too many mistakes if you
cooperate with others. I have to come up and cooperate
with you because in the next cooperation, no one can drop
the ball.”
“As long as you don’t make a mistake, I won’t die.” Bai Liu
and Mu Sicheng watched each other. “So you must not
make mistakes, understood?”
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath. In the end, he could only

shout irritably at Bai Liu. “No mistakes! This madman, tell
me what you want me to do? What should I do for you? How
the hell should I cooperate with you?”
Bai Liu smiled. “There is no need to be so serious. I just

need you to help me steal something.”
“What is it?” Mu Sicheng wondered incredulously.
Just as Bai Liu was about to speak, the female voice of the
train’s broadcast was heard. “There are two more stations
left. The train is about to reach the terminal station. The
next stop is Lujia Alley. Passengers who are going to get off,
please line up at the door…”
A dense pile of burned corpses gradually lined up outside

the door. They twisted their heads and made creaking
sounds. Brother Thief stood in front, covered in flames. His
eyes burned with a crackling sound and his bones were red.
Unwillingness was seen in the red eyes of Brother Thief. He
roared and beat at the door of the train. He was angry due
to the broken lens that was stolen from his chest.
“These monsters are coming up soon! Bai Liu, what do you

want me to steal!” Mu Sicheng asked Bai Liu as he watched
the monsters vigilantly.
Bai Liu touched his chin. “I’m not sure what I want you to
steal.”
Mu Sicheng’s eyes narrowed. “??? Fuck, you’re not sure? You

have to give me a goal!”
Bai Liu shook the fish bone. He let out a long breath as his
eyes stayed on the door, but there was a small smile on his
face. “If my guess is correct, you might have to steal back
all 300 broken lenses or perhaps only 20. It mainly depends
on whether Du Sanying can be stable.”
“?? The 300 broken lenses? Aren’t those on Du Sanying?”
Mu Sicheng turned to look at Du Sanying in a puzzled
manner.
This guy’s health was still 100 points which made Mu

Sicheng a bit speechless. “Steal it back? Are you saying
Brother Thief will steal things from Du Sanying? It’s
impossible. That big, silly monster has chased Du Sanying
for six stations and hasn’t even touched Du Sanying’s
clothing. How can he steal the fragments from Du Sanying?”
“Do you know that bosses designed in horror games have a

level jump principle?” Bai Liu suddenly asked.
Mu Sicheng squinted. “I don’t know. What is it?”
Bai Liu smiled. “Before the player clears the level, the
guarding boss will definitely go crazy. It can be through
berserk combat power or hit rate. In any case, this boss will
definitely improve its performance, which is a level jump.
This will bring great obstacles to the players clearing the
game. Generally speaking, it is a stage that will cause a
large number of deaths to the players before the game is
cleared.”
“But it is strange—” Bai Liu slowly raised his eyes. “This

Brother Thief who chased us through six stations is
obviously the main boss of the game but he hasn’t shown
any signs of a berserk state. We have already gone through
six stations but things have just become smoother. His
combat power hasn’t improved at all. This design isn’t
reasonable.”
Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow. “So what?”
“So I think there is another level jump.” Bai Liu looked up.
“If there is no quality enhancement, there must be a new
monster. Do you remember the monster book page? What is
the name on the second page? It is Brother Thief and there
was a note that it was the younger brother. However, we
have only seen the younger brother. What about his older
brother?”
Chapter 57
Game
Mu Sicheng was taken aback and his expression sank. “You

mean, there are two monsters on this page?”
Bai Liu nodded and continued to analyze it. “Brother

Thieves. If the younger brother was the stupid-looking
strong type then I would design the older brother as an
extremely fast moving with high stealing skills type. Once
the player accumulates a certain number of fragments, the
older brother will be triggered before the level is cleared.
Then the player’s fragments will be stolen to increase the
difficulty of the game.”
“However, that is Du Sanying. Can his things really be

stolen?” Mu Sicheng was skeptical. “This guy is 100% lucky
and no one has ever taken things from him.”
Bai Liu replied, “That is only if he can maintain the 100%

luck.”
“I took advantage of Du Sanying’s too high luck to block

Brother Thief for six stops. The balance of this game was
broken by me. I think the system will lower Du Sanying’s
luck value to maintain the balance.”
Mu Sicheng was stunned. He remembered in Siren Town how
the system said that Bai Liu broke the balance of the game.
In order to restrict Bai Liu, it forced down Bai Liu’s value and
increased the number of monsters…
A Du Sanying who wasn’t 100% lucky… Mu Sicheng looked

at Du Sanying in a daze. He was awkwardly climbing into his
small car, preparing to guide away Brother Thief. A bit of a
chill shot down his spine. A Du Sanying who wasn’t lucky
only had a C-grade attributes panel. An attack from a
monster would be similar to Bai Liu being attacked. If he
wasn’t 100% lucky, Du Sanying would die.
“If you force Du Sanying to lure them, he will lure them.” Bai
Liu continued. “Even if his luck value only drops from 100 to
99, this means Brother Thief tripping 99 out of 100 times.
He just needs to catch Du Sanying one time—”
Mu Sicheng stared directly at Bai Liu. There were no

fluctuations in Bai Liu’s eyes. “—He will die. Even so, Du
Sanying must lure the pair of thieves. It is because the
health of the rest of us is below 30. Brother Thief can easily
kill us with a punch. If Du Sanying doesn’t pull him away, we
simply can’t collect the fragments from the passengers.”
The train doors finally opened and the passengers poured

in. The others followed Bai Liu’s previous arrangements to
grab the fragments from the passengers. Du Sanying once
again took his small car that was almost scrapped and was
ready to lead Brother Thief away. As a result, everyone saw
Brother Thief’s charred chest wriggle twice.
The Younger Brother Thief let out two chuckles and a pair of
dark, sharp hands came out of his chest to attack Du
Sanying. Du Sanying had just sat down and was lucky
enough to avoid the disaster but—
Du Sanying touched his face in a dumbfounded manner.
There was a scratch on his face and blood dripped down
from it. He was hurt. This was his first injury in the game.
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has been attacked by Older

Brother Thief. HP -2, mental value -2.]
[System tip (for everyone): Since all players have survived

and no one has died, player Du Sanying’s luck value will be
reduced from now on in order to maintain the balance of the
game. Please give up on relying on him and rely on your
own strength to pass the level.]
[Player Du Sanying’s current luck value is 98.]
Brother Thief’s chest was pulled apart from the inside, his
cheeks were split from the middle and eyes grew from his
black brain into a baby-like dark head. This brain head’s
eyes were surrounded by burned coal paint but the white
eyeballs were still turning around in the eye sockets. He
looked around and exposed a full mouthful of white teeth. It
looked like he was grinning with pride.
His two feet were hooked on Younger Brother Thief’s burned

ribs and his body swung outside. His two hands were only
black bones, dry like coal but incredibly long and flexible.
His fingers were like spiders and his long fingers danced
quickly. His hand came from the side and slid across Du
Sanying’s head so fast he was almost invisible to the naked
eye.
Du Sanying was lucky enough to dodge back but he was

once again injured.

Brother Thief. HP -2, mental value -2. The luck value has
decreased again and luck is -2.]
[Monster Name: Older Brother Thief]

movement speed, flames have a bonus effect) and good at
stealing.]
[Attack method: Scratching and stealing]
Du Sanying gritted his teeth and ignored the blood on his

face. He turned over and got into the car to run as Bai Liu
had said. Even if his current luck value wasn’t 100%, a luck
value of 96 was enough to help distract the Brother Thieves
for a period of time. However, since he was unlucky, Du
Sanying had to face the consequences of confronting the
pair of powerful thief brothers alone and was likely to… die.
Du Sanying was now very clear in his heart.
Currently, there was no one who could stand a round with

the thief brothers except for him, whose health was almost
full.
There was no one to help him. His luck value had pushed
him into this position so he would take responsibility for
everyone. Even if he wasn’t lucky, Du Sanying wouldn’t
escape from the battlefield and watch Bai Liu and Mu
Sicheng die.
Du Sanying stepped on the accelerator of his little bumper

car with a bitter face. This was obviously a death mission
but his mood wasn’t sad. It was… strange.
He had always been the person to pick up mistakes who was
despised and hated by everyone. This was the first time he
took on the important task of attracting the monster’s
aggro. Since Bai Liu gave him the task, Bai Liu never
doubted that he wouldn’t complete it even though Du
Sanying was a very clumsy guy who was known as a vase
player.
It was very strange to be trusted wholeheartedly by Bai Liu.

Du Sanying might’ve been reluctant at first but he had
developed an unspeakable sense of trust and obedience
toward Bai Liu. He had an intuition—even if his luck value
dropped to 0, Bai Liu had a way and wouldn’t let him die
easily. He wouldn’t let Du Sanying die, just like Mu Sicheng.
Du Sanying trusted his intuition.
The back of Du Sanying’s car was smashed by the thief

brothers chasing behind him. Although the back of the car
was thrown away and stuck in a chair, Du Sanying was lucky
not to be thrown out. It was just that Older Brother Thief’s
cooperation in the attack injured him again. The fire of
Younger Brother Thief’s fist spread all the way from the back
of the car, burning Du Sanying’s eye sockets. He gritted his
teeth and wiped the blood that flowed from the blow.

Brother Thief. HP-20, mental value -20.]
“Du Sanying, hold on for a while. Drag it out until our side
collects all the broken lenses. Can you hold on?” Bai Liu
seemed to notice the situation over here and asked in a loud
voice.
Du Sanying coughed twice, his face calm. He placed his

hands on the steering wheel of the go-kart, stepped on the
accelerator to the full and answered loudly to Bai Liu, “I will
try my best!”
Bai Liu laughed. “Then the rear will be given to you, Du

Sanying.”
As Mu Sicheng helped to collect the broken lenses, he

looked a bit anxiously at Bai Liu. “Du Sanying’s attributes
panel is only C-rated. The only advantage of this guy is that
his luck value is 100%. Now his luck isn’t 100%. Do you
really think he can hold on against the pair of thieves? If he
drops the ball then it will be very difficult for us to defend
back here!”
Bai Liu honestly replied, “I’m not sure he can survive.”
“However, he agreed with me and I assumed he can do it.”

Bai Liu’s voice was calm. “It is just like in the original plan
when you weren’t sure if you could stay awake with a
mental value of only 10. I assumed you could do it.”
Mu Sicheng paused. “What if Du Sanying can’t support it?”
Bai Liu’s tone was calm. “Then there is you and me.”
Du Sanying lay against the steering wheel, dizzy and

retching out a mouthful of blood. His luck had just failed
him. Under the interference of the Older Brother Thief, Du
Sanying had to experience a hard blow from Younger
Brother Thief to protect the broken lenses. Du Sanying
might’ve blocked it with an item but the damage was still
very serious.
His health and mental value had fallen below the safety line.

Brother Thief. HP -20, mental value -20.]
Du Sanying raised his head and drank a can of mental
bleach to restore his mental value. He was still a bit dizzy.
Mental value only represented the stability of his mental
world. However, his physical strength and mental value
decreased and the fatigue brought about by it couldn’t be
restored by the mental bleach. Due to the consumption
brought about by various factors, Du Sanying was close to
the limit.
This pair of thief brothers was too difficult!
Younger Brother Thief’s attack power was very strong and

his movement speed was relatively slow. Du Sanying could
still get rid of him by moving fast. However, Older Brother
Thief had a movement speed of over 3,000 points!
Du Sanying couldn’t get rid of him despite using all his

items! In addition, these two monsters would cooperate!
Older Brother Thief giggled. Younger Brother Thief threw him

and he landed on the front of Du Sanying’s car. He stretched
out his dark claws toward Du Sanying to steal his broken
lenses. Du Sanying gritted his teeth and slammed the
steering wheel, frantically swinging the front of the car to
try and throw Older Brother Thief down. His car was almost
like a spinning top spun by Du Sanying. Du Sanying himself
was about to throw up but Older Brother Thief wasn’t thrown
off. Du Sanying couldn’t help it. He had to use an item to
get rid of Older Brother Thief stuck to the front of the car.
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used the ‘Sunny

Umbrella’ to attack Older Brother Thief.]
A translucent umbrella with a sun on it suddenly opened in

front of Du Sanying, emitting a dazzling light. Older Brother
Thief screamed and jumped back from the car, grabbing the
umbrella with his claws.
[System tip: The Sunny Umbrella was scrapped by Older
Brother Thief and can no longer be used.]
“Fuck!” Du Sanying might have a lot of items but he

couldn’t help cursing with a feeling of heartache.
He had lost seven or eight protective items, all of which

were destroyed by Older Brother Thief. The problem was
that he had almost no more resistance items. Du Sanying
glanced at his system warehouse. The items he had could
only endure two more attacks from Younger Brother Thief at
most.
However, two… Du Sanying’s face darkened. This time

wasn’t enough!
He was thinking this when Older Brother Thief was thrown

by Younger Brother Thief again. He flew across the train car
like a bat and landed on Du Sanying’s car. Older Brother
Thief’s hands moved very quickly. His two hands moved fast
over Du Sanying’s body like a skilled pickpocket. Du Sanying
hurriedly hid. He had hung the broken lenses around his
neck at first. Later, he thought this position was too
dangerous so he changed the position—
—Du Sanying felt that except for his butt crack, the safest
place was in his pants.
Older Brother Thief hesitated for a moment. His eyeballs

scanned Du Sanying’s entire body suspiciously. He seemed
to feel it was wrong that he didn’t find the broken lenses. He
turned around on the front of the car a few times and made
noises as if questioning where Du Sanying put the lenses
and telling him to bring them out quickly.
Du Sanying held on. “If you can’t find them then give up.”
Older Brother Thief seemed irritated and his whistling voice
became louder. He and Du Sanying stared at each other
strangely for a while. Du Sanying somehow seemed
disgusted and full of anger in the other’s eyes. Then Older
Brother Thief closed his mouth tightly like he was
determined and stretched out a trembling hand to touch Du
Sanying’s gear.
This action had a very Chinese style name and was called
‘Monkey steals the peach.’ (grabbing by the balls)
Bai Liu was finishing up on his side when he heard Du

Sanying let out a lung-tearing cry. “Ahhhhhhh—let go of my
[beep]!!! You rogue!!! Don’t pull my [beep beep beep]!”
Mu Sicheng and the rest of the group were strangely silent

for a moment.
“Damn!! Go away!!” Du Sanying yelled as he pulled up his

pants. He had never seen a monster without a bottom line
before. “You are too dirty! Take your hands out of my pants!
Are you a damn train molester?!”
Older Brother Thief’s eyeballs protruded and his teeth

shook. His slender hand was inserted into Du Sanying’s
pants. His face fell down, revealing that the inside was
burned flesh and blood. The corners of his mouth twitched
ferociously and he screamed frantically. It seemed he was
cursing Du Sanying for his shamelessness in hiding the
broken lenses in his pants!
Seeing that Younger Brother Thief was about to catch up

and Older Brother Thief’s slender hand was about to grab
the broken lenses in the pants, Du Sanying couldn’t help
cursing and was forced to use an item.
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used Clown Spring on
Older Brother Thief.]
Older Brother Thief was suddenly bounced back by a

clown’s head that emerged from the front of the car. A huge
elastic spring swayed under the clown. The clown was still
laughing as it held up several times against Older Brother
Thief’s scratches without breaking.
Before Du Sanying could sigh with relief, Younger Brother

Thief who came after him roared and raised a fist. His entire
body burned violently and there was a gust of hot wind. Hot
air filled the entire carriage and all the glass in the carriage
broke. Younger Brother Thief looked up and raised his
burning fist. He took off in two or three steps and aimed at
Du Sanying in the car.
Du Sanying suddenly felt a sense of suffocation that made

him unable to breath. His instincts told him that something
very dangerous would happen. Du Sanying instinctively
turned back. He stared up at Younger Brother Thief who was
jumping in the air with a violent expression. He couldn’t help
his eyes narrowing.
The two big moves of fire impact and rage hammer meant
the moment this fist descended, the entire carriage would
fall into a sea of fire.
Du Sanying knew he was going to die.
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used Clown Spring on

Younger Brother Thief.]
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used Golden Bell Cover

on Younger Brother Thief.]
Younger Brother Thief relentlessly threw his punch and the
entire carriage shook for a few seconds.
There was a loud bang in the carriage and there was

instantly a sea of fire. Mu Sicheng looked at the carriage
that was burnt everywhere by Younger Brother Thief’s fist
and couldn’t help shouting, “Du Sanying!!!”
There was no answer, only traces of smoke and Du

Sanying’s little car that was burned beyond recognition.
Next to it was a burnt clown’s head with that funny and
hideous smile still on the face. There was also a fragmented
golden bell next to the tire of the car that was burned to
ashes.
“…Du Sanying should’ve used the Clown Spring and Golden

Bell to block it. However, the overlapping effect of these two
items can’t stop the fist at all.” Puppet Zhang’s face was
ugly. “…Du Sanying is most likely dead. Even if an A-grade
player took this fist with full health then their health would
likely be cleared.”
“Not to mention, Du Sanying’s current luck value isn’t

100%. His attributes panel is only C-grade and he can’t
handle this punch.”
“Du Sanying’s luck value might not be 100% but it should

be above 90. I think that he isn’t dead.” Bai Liu calmly
refuted Puppet Zhang. ”Mu Sicheng, I will distract Younger
Brother Thief. He just used a big move and there should be
a one minute cooldown. You draw away the fast-moving
Older Brother Thief to give Du Sanying room to escape.”
Puppet Zhang couldn’t hold back his words. “You don’t have
to do this for Du Sanying. He is probably dead…”
Puppet Zhang hadn’t finished his words when Bai Liu didn’t
hesitate to throw the whip at the back of Younger Brother
Thief, interrupting Puppet Zhang.
Younger Brother Thief roared due to Bai Liu’s whip and

turned to look at Bai Liu. The irritated Younger Brother Thief
stomped the ground with his feet and ran in Bai Liu’s
direction. Mu Sicheng swung his arms and climbed up onto
the handhold rings. Older Brother Thief was circling around
the car and looking for something. Mu Sicheng aimed a
monkey paw and was about to stab him in the air. Older
Brother Thief keenly found it and avoided it. This also
angered Older Brother Thief and his long, bone-like hand
flicked toward Mu Sicheng’s heart.
The two brother thieves were both led away. Then the ashes
of the car moved twice and the dying Du Sanying crawled
out of the car. He coughed several times before turning over
and collapsing on the ground with blank eyes like a half-
dead roasted parrot. “…I thought I was going to die…
fortunately, I have a personal skill…”
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has used his personal skill

‘Legal Apprentice’ to reduce the damage to himself by
90%.]
[System tip: Player Du Sanying has been attacked by

Younger Brother Thief. HP -20, mental value -30, luck value
-10.]
The moment Du Sanying crawled out, Younger Brother Thief

seemed to sense the position of the broken lenses and
instantly turned to find Du Sanying. Du Sanying gasped and
hurriedly got up, crying out, “Bai Liu—!! I can’t hold on
anymore!”
“It is enough,” Bai Liu said with a smile. “Next, just leave it
to me. Give me the broken lenses.”
Du Sanying frantically ran toward Bai Liu, only to fall down

halfway. Younger Brother Thief behind him almost crushed
Du Sanying’s spine with one foot. Bai Liu immediately
shouted to Du Sanying, “Throw away the broken lenses!”
Before Younger Brother Thief could rush to Du Sanying

again, Du Sanying panicked and threw the broken lenses
into the air with a shout, “Bai Liu! Catch it!”
The moment the broken lenses were in the air, Younger

Brother Thief changed directions and reached out to grab
the broken lenses. However, Bai Liu used the whip to pull
away Younger Brother Thief. Then the fast Mu Sicheng got
the broken lenses first.
Du Sanying was paralyzed on the ground in tears, almost

unable to get up. He could only gasp with his tongue
sticking out. Bai Liu patted Du Sanying on the shoulder.
“Good job. Leave it to me and Mu Sicheng next.”
Du Sanying relaxed but looked at Bai Liu with a bit of worry.

“However, you only have 3 health points left. It is better for
it to be me…”
“3 points is enough.” Bai Liu flicked his whip and calmly

faced the two monsters rushing toward him. “Mu Sicheng,
we will start to cooperate.”
Mu Sicheng who was on the ring swung sideways and lifted

Bai Liu up by the back collar. Mu Sicheng sneered. “Okay, sit
and hold on firmly, Bai Liu. My movement speed is tens of
thousands at full speed.”
After speaking, Mu Sicheng carried Bai Liu with one hand
while fiddling with the headphones around his neck with the
other hand. The moment he wore it, the eyes of the monkey
headphones suddenly let out a bright red light. The monkey
on the headphones let out a huge grin and screamed,
“Quick—quick——!!”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has used the personal skill

Thief’s Stealth—the super full speed physical slot is fully
emptied.]
[Thief’s Stealth skill upgrade from A- to S-. Movement speed

+9003, please pay attention! Player Mu Sicheng had used
this skill forcefully and will suffer from a severe loss of
physical strength. It can only be used for one minute. After
that, the physical strength can only be restored
automatically without using physical strength supplements.
Player Mu Sicheng, are you sure you want to use it?]
Mu Sicheng’s eyes sank and the corners of his mouth curled

up slightly in a scornful smile. [Confirm.]
Chapter 58
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The moment Mu Sicheng turned his head, Bai Liu felt the
back of his collar being slightly pulled by Mu Sicheng. It was
just that Mu Sicheng moved too fast that he could barely
see Mu Sicheng’s hand.
Bai Liu felt that he was hovering in the air for a while before
slamming back toward the ground like he was bungee
jumping. His body moved quickly like he had entered a
space-time tunnel. All the surrounding scenes just became
lines of color and the black and white faded away. Bai Liu’s
ears rang for a few minutes and there was no light and
shadow. Only the sound of wind was heard. The high-speed
wind rubbed against Bai Liu’s face in a pained manner. He
was carried by the back of his collar by Mu Sichen and to
others, Bai Liu seemed like a kite in strong wind.
“Cooooool.” Bai Liu couldn’t help whistling. However, Mu

Sicheng moved so fast that the whistle was cut into several
sections. Only Mu Sicheng who maintained the same speed
as him could hear what this person was saying.
Bai Liu was shaken by Mu Sicheng but he didn’t forget to

praise Mu Sicheng with a thumbs up. “Mu Sicheng, your
skills are like a speedster. No wonder why everyone says
you are the fastest person in this game. You can fight
against the thief brothers for one minute.”
“…Aren’t you afraid of hurting your throat when you talk at

this speed.” Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow subtly.
“Moreover, why does it feel like you are scolding me when
you say these words?”
“My skill does allow me to move very quickly but it

consumes a lot of energy. I can carry you for a maximum of
one minute.” Mu Sicheng didn’t listen to Bai Liu’s glib
tongue. “If we can’t win in one minute, my movement speed
will drop severely. At that time, you and I are completely
finished, understood?”
“Understood.” Bai Liu made an ‘OK’ gesture. He held the

fishbone whip in his hand, lowered his eyes and smiled.
“Let’s get started.”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has reduced his movement

speed to 3,400. You will soon be overtaken by Older Brother
Thief.]
Mu Sicheng stepped on the carriage wall to brake. His

monkey paws grasped the wall, his feet pressed together
and long claw marks were drawn on the stainless steel
carriage wall. The black head and open fingers of the two
thief brothers appeared in Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng’s vision.
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath and focused all his attention.

Bai Liu was also concentrating. If Du Sanying were here
now, he would be surprised to find that Bai Liu and Mu
Sicheng’s eyes were maintaining a high degree of
consistency, in other words, inorganic eyes that looked like
a machine.
Older Brother Thief stepped on the four walls of the carriage
and jumped several times toward Bai Liu. He screamed and
grinned at Bai Liu. The moment he waved his claws at Bai
Liu, Mu Sicheng’s breathing became disorderly. Then Bai Liu
opened his mouth. “Mu Sicheng, do everything you should
do. The rest—”
“—Leave it to you, right?” Mu Sicheng snorted. “Don’t be

long-winded. I’ve heard you say it many times.”
Bai Liu’s plan was this. The thief brothers were a

combination of speed and attack. Older Brother Thief’s
attacks were relatively weak. Judging from the battle
against Du Sanying, Older Brother Thief’s attacks should
only be C-grade. This meant the attacks on Du Sanying and
Bai Liu whose attributes were below the C-grade could only
consume 2 HP. It was just that Older Brother Thief’s
movement speed was very fast. It was basically equivalent
to the A-grade Mu Sicheng’s movement speed. After
catching up with the player, he could interfere with the
player and reduce the player’s movement speed.
In this way, the slower Younger Brother Thief would catch up

and attack the player. Younger Brother Thief’s movement
speed was relatively weak but his attacks were very strong.
This combination of attack speed and attack power was
effective. In addition, since they were brothers, their
coordination meant there was almost no solution.
It was a pity that no matter how unsolvable, they needed to

be solved. Based on various data and analysis of the overall
setting of the game, Bai Liu guessed there would be 20
fragments on Older Brother Thief. It would be almost
impossible for Bai Liu’s group to get them.
The only way was if they had a higher attack speed, higher
attack power and higher coordination.
In terms of speed, Mu Sicheng could do it but it was

impossible for him to fight alone against the thief brothers.
Mu Sicheng would also need to fight while trying to steal the
broken lenses from the brothers and this was absolutely
impossible. It was estimated that before Mu Sicheng could
touch Older Brother Thief, he would be beaten to death by
the violent Younger Brother Thief.
Therefore, if they wanted to steal the fragments from Older

Brother Thief, it required another person to cooperate with
Mu Sicheng while moving at a high speed of 3,000 to 4,000,
so as to create space and conditions for Mu Sicheng to steal.
Moreover, there couldn’t be a single mistake.
Bai Liu thought for a while and determined it could only be

himself.
Everyone’s health was lower than 30 so it was impossible

for them to cooperate with Mu Sicheng with such high
precision. However, Bai Liu’s health was only 3 points. One
mistake in the cooperation was equivalent to wiping out the
entire group. So whether it was him or Mu Sicheng, neither
of them could make a mistake.
Bai Liu used Du Sanying to consume the thief brothers’ big

moves in advance. Now it was in the cooldown period of the
big moves. This made Bai Liu’s stealing plan more feasible
but it was still difficult. Besides, Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu’s
average attributes were far lower than the thief brothers.
Mu Sicheng didn’t know if his stealing skills could steal the
broken lenses that Bai Liu wanted from a monster who was
also a thief.
Mu Sicheng thought it was a risky plan. In any case, fuck it.
Bai Liu said it could be handed over to him so do it!
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath and threw Bai Liu out to face
Younger Brother Thief while turning to Older Brother Thief
rushing at him.
His sharp monkey paws blocked the Older Brother Thief’s

burnt and dry claws. The two equally dark paws were
matched and were ready to stab at the opponent’s chest.
After the attack failed, Mu Sicheng turned back and grabbed
Bai Liu who hit Younger Brother Thief with a whip. The
positions of the two of them rotated. Now Mu Sicheng faced
Younger Brother Thief while Bai Liu was thrown to Older
Brother Thief.
Bai Liu attacked Older Brother Thief with the whip without
any fluctuations on his face while Mu Sicheng attacked
Younger Brother Thief who couldn’t respond, blocking his
attack on Bai Liu. Although the speed was extremely fast, he
was still burned by the flames around Younger Brother
Thief’s body.

Older Brother Thief stepped back onto Younger Brother Thief

who had already caught up below. Younger Brother Thief
roared and bounced up again. Mu Sicheng once again threw
away Bai Liu.
Bai Liu was thrown into the air and turned over like it was
slow motion. He flicked his wrist and waved the whip toward
the back of Older Brother Thief. Older Brother Thief wailed
due to the whip. Once Younger Brother Thief saw this scene,
he yelled angrily. He rushed up, ready to teach Bai Liu
severely with his fists.
After wielding the whip, Bai Liu couldn’t control himself and
fell down. He was about to fall on Younger Brother Thief and
burn himself. Then he shifted his gaze and called out softly,
“Mu Sicheng.”
Mu Sicheng swung sideways on two rings, hooked his tail

around the falling Bai Liu’s waist. He raised Bai Liu to avoid
the attack and avoided Younger Brother Thief. Mu Sicheng
hung from a ring with one hand. His eyes fixed on Older
Brother Thief who was hit by Bai Liu’s whip and he extended
a monkey paw.
Older Brother Thief who was hit by the whip raised his eyes
and screamed twice. The person and monster were equally
flexible and dark. The paws used for stealing flicked through
the air at an invisible speed and bounced away.
Bai Liu was exhausted from swinging the whip twice in a

row. He hung from Mu Sicheng’s tail while drinking the
physical strength recovery agent. Younger Brother Thief
rushed up again, roaring and smashing his fists at Mu
Sicheng. Before Bai Liu finished drinking the recovery agent,
he quickly patted Mu Sicheng on the back. Mu Sicheng’s tail
swung and he threw Bai Liu out.
Bai Liu bit the physical strength recovery agent as he was

thrown around by Mu Sicheng. He stared, his mouth holding
the recovery agent as his throat moved up and down to
drink all of the recovery agent. His focused eyes moved as
he turned and swung the whip at Younger Brother Thief’s
fist. The fist became crooked and passed over the head of
Mu Sicheng who was hanging upside down, smashing into
the wall of the carriage.
“Fuck.” Mu Sicheng cursed in fear. He was almost struck in

the head by Younger Brother Thief just now. Mu Sicheng
quickly climbed up two rings, hooking the exhausted Bai Liu.
Bai Liu gasped and asked, “Can you hold on?”
Mu Sicheng’s physical strength was exhausted. He had been

hanging from the rings to help Bai Liu block attacks.
Moreover, he moved at full speed in order to catch Bai Liu
and this consumed his physical strength.
Bai Liu hung weakly while his feet hooked around Mu

Sicheng’s legs. He lazily raised his hand to make an ‘OK’
gesture to Mu Sicheng. In fact, he had no strength to speak.
Bai Liu quickly drank another physical strength recovery
agent. In the middle of drinking it, Mu Sicheng threw him
away again with a strong kick.
The two brother thieves were rushing toward Bai Liu but Bai
Liu was thrown away by Mu Sicheng. He raised his hand to
his mouth and drank the recovery agent without spilling it,
avoiding any waste while watching the thief brothers. The
two brothers saw that Bai Liu was thrown away and quickly
turned their target to Mu Sicheng. Bai Liu threw his whip in a
zigzag, knocking the brothers to the side.
In fact, Bai Liu’s whip didn’t deal any damage. It just

strongly interfered with judgment. Even like this, Mu
Sicheng was shocked.
This guy’s hands and psychological quality were too stable.

If he said he wouldn’t make any mistakes then he really
wouldn’t make mistakes. He obviously only had 3 points of
health. If Mu Sicheng didn’t catch him then Bai Liu would
die. Yet Bai Liu felt no fear at all. He just created an open
space for Mu Sicheng to steal.
“One minute is coming.” Bai Liu still had the time to talk to
Mu Sicheng. His expression seemed very leisurely and calm
due to the loss of strength. “Haven’t you stolen the broken
lenses from Older Brother Thief? Then it is the end for us…”
Bai Liu’s attitude was very lazy and ridiculous when saying
it was the end. He seemed to have no understanding of the
fact that it was over for them and wasn’t afraid.
“It isn’t in the right place. The broken lenses of the

passengers and Younger Brother Thief were all near the
heart.” Mu Sicheng’s face was dull as he hung from the ring
with one hand. He gasped from the intense physical
exertion as he said, “However, I can’t find it near Older
Brother Thief’s heart.”
“It isn’t near the heart…” Bai Liu mused thoughtfully.

“Judging from the setting, the broken lenses are a
weakness. This will definitely be placed in a very important
area for them. Other monsters are near the heart but Older
Brother Thief’s lens isn’t near the heart…”
The difference between Older Brother Thief and the other

monsters was that he had strong stealing skills and moved
quickly. These two points were similar to Mu Sicheng…
“There are still a few seconds before Younger Brother Thief’s

big moves are available again. My physical strength is also
being exhausted…” Mu Sicheng looked at Younger Brother
Thief walking below him and closed his eyes, gasping. “Bai
Liu, if we don’t grab the broken lenses the next time we
attack, we will die here.”
Bai Liu suddenly looked up. “Mu Sicheng, what do you think
is the most important or weak part of a thief?”
Mu Sicheng didn’t have time to think about Bai Liu’s

question. He roared hoarsely, “Bai Liu!! Older Brother Thief
is coming behind you! Turn around and wave the whip!”
One minute was almost up. Both he and Bai Liu were
exhausted at this time. Mu Sicheng was holding onto the
ring with one hand and Bai Liu with the other hand. Below
him, Younger Brother Thief was preparing a big move! He
couldn’t let go and help Bai Liu block at this time. Mu
Sicheng could only give a reminder in a loud voice.
However, Bai Liu didn’t seem to have the strength to react

and he didn’t even look back. Behind him, Older Brother
Thief stretched out his fingers and formed a sharp cone. His
exposed gums showed a strange smile. He didn’t hesitate
and pierced Bai Liu’s body directly.
Five sharp and dark fingers emerged from Bai Liu’s chest.
Bai Liu was stabbed and his chest was pushed forward. He
raised his head and frowned. Blood instantly flowed from his
mouth and stained his white shirt.
Mu Sicheng’s eyes narrowed.
“Bai Liu——!!!!!!!”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has been attacked by Older

Brother Thief! You are on the verge of death!!]
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[System tip: Player Bai Liu has been attacked by Older

Brother Thief! HP -2, mental value -2. You have 1 health
remaining. Warning! You are on the verge of death!!]
Bai Liu carelessly wiped the blood from the corners of his
mouth. He raised his head to stare at Mu Sicheng whose
face was pale. Bai Liu spoke in an unhurried manner, “What
are you yelling about? I’m not dead. The damage value of
these monsters isn’t determined by location. Older Brother
Thief’s damage value is only 2 points. I have 3 points of
health and I can live even if I’m pierced in the head. Come
and help me.”
After Mu Sicheng came back to his senses, he looked at the

blood-covered Bai Liu who was about to collapse. He was
more agitated than if his own chest had been pierced.
Mu Sicheng ran away from Younger Brother Thief. He took a

closer look and found that Bai Liu had twisted the whip
around Older Brother Thief’s hands. As a result, Older
Brother Thief couldn’t leave. He was stuck behind Bai Liu
and shouted angrily.
Bai Liu raised his eyes and glanced at Mu Sicheng. His tone
was a bit weak due to excessive blood loss but he was still
calm and clear. “Hand, it is in his hands.”
Mu Sicheng’s mind returned. “You think that the broken

lenses are in Older Brother Thief’s hands?”
“Yes, hurry up. I can’t control him for long and we don’t
have much time.” Bai Liu smiled. “For a thief, the most
important area is the hand. This is why Liu Huai cut off your
hands. It is because your hands are the strongest.”
“For Older Brother Thief, I think the most important part

should be the hands.”
Mu Sicheng was stunned before laughing like never before.

He laughed until tears came out and finally said, “Yes, I
forgot that the most important area for a thief is the hands.
After all, I have had my hands cut off many times.”
“Your words are indeed correct.” Mu Sicheng lowered his

eyes and curled his lips in a smile. His hands weren’t empty.
Mu Sicheng bowed his head, eyes glowing red. After turning
into a beast, his mouth was extremely big and he bit
viciously at the hands of Older Brother Thief who was
trapped by Bai Liu. He pulled hard and tore out the hand
stuck in Bai Liu’s body.
The moment the hand was pulled out, Bai Liu fell back with
a hiss. Mu Sicheng’s face was covered with Bai Liu’s blood.
He bit at Older Brother Thief’s hands and spoke vaguely,
“The most important thing to a thief is indeed his hands.”
The moment the dry hands were separated from his body,
Older Brother Thief screamed and struggled. Then it met Mu
Sicheng’s cold eyes and stopped moving.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has used the skill Thief’s

Monkey Paws to steal 20 broken lenses from Older Brother
Thief.]
The second Older Brother Thief lost his hands, he weakened

instantly. He withered and became even smaller. He
reluctantly opened his bleeding eyes and roared fiercely. He
looked at Mu Sicheng’s hands. The wrapped hands gleamed
with black ash and the fingertips shone with light. Each
finger had two broken lenses. There were 10 fingers for a
total of 20 broken lenses.
Younger Brother Thief finally made his big move. He

squatted and used Rage Hammer. Flames rose from his
body and filled the carriage. Mu Sicheng might move fast
but he couldn’t retreat in time. The flames from the carriage
caught up to them. Mu Sicheng threw Bai Liu out of the
range of the flames. He turned to block the flames for Bai
Liu and groaned.
Bai Liu was thrown to the ground and barely rolled a few
times.
Mu Sicheng’s face was bloody and his back was covered

with extensive burns. Bai Liu was thrown out by Mu Sicheng
and was now lying on the ground. His eyes were dilated, his
chest was heaving violently and he was panting. He was
completely exhausted and couldn’t even move his little
finger. The corners of his mouth and his white shirt were
stained with blood. Still, he was smiling with delight like Mu
Sicheng.
It was because they were a pair of successful thieves. Their

health might be almost empty but they survived.
“Wow, it feels great to be successful when doing bad

things.” Bai Liu struggled to wipe the blood from the corners
of his mouth and smiled with contentment. “Especially when
valuable things are stolen.”
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has been burned by the
flames of Younger Brother Thief. Health value -20, mental
value -20. Your current health is 16 and you are in danger!]
[System warning: Player Bai Liu only has a health value of 1

and it is about to reach zero. Please protect yourself and
avoid large movements!]
Mu Sicheng also sat on the ground. He leaned his head back

against the chair, lowered his head and just breathed. Then
he smiled and scolded Bai Liu who was paralyzed on the
ground. “Crazy Bai Liu, what the hell do you do in reality?
You are so good at stealing people’s things, controlling and
calculating others and good at using the whip. Are you a
member of a high intelligence criminal league?”
Bai Liu answered lazily, “I’m just a laid-off worker lacking

money.”
Mu Sicheng sneered contemptuously. “Laid-off worker? Like

hell I will believe you.”
The broadcast rang through the train again. “The train is

about to leave. Please line up to get off the train. Please
don’t stay in the carriage—”
After losing the broken lenses, the resentful brothers left the
train with the scorched passengers. They stood outside the
slowly closing door, looking bitterly at Bai Liu and Mu
Sicheng in the train. Bai Liu lay on the ground, bleeding
heavily from his chest. Still, he was in the mood to smile and
say goodbye to the brothers outside the door. “Goodbye.”
The thief brothers unwillingly roared at Bai Liu.
[System tip: Player Bai Liu’s broken lenses collection

progress (360/400)]
[Monster Name: Older Brother Thief]

stealing.]
[Attack mode: Scratching and stealing]
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu came out of the game drenched.

They coughed and knelt down at the exit, smelling like fish.
The two ordinary people who had entered the horror game
for the first time were so scared that their faces were
shockingly pale. Their hands and feet were trembling. If it
wasn’t for the guidance given to them by a young man and
their desire to get revenge for Guoguo, they would’ve never
survived the game.
Next to Guoguo’s gravestone, the young man said he

couldn’t tell them many things. Even if he told them, they
wouldn’t remember. Bai Liu smiled and told them to just be
obedient after going in.
Chapter 60.1: Exploding
Last Train
Game
Due to the existence of the ‘forbidden speech’ mechanism,

Bai Liu couldn’t directly tell Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu that
the game existed. He could only say that if they
encountered unexpected situations, they shouldn’t panic.
He would help them survive but they had to find a way to
tell him about their situation. Tell him their location through
the items they bought.
So after entering the game, Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu

listened to Bai Liu’s words. The moment they completed
their first task, they used their only points to buy the four
cheapest items: Wooden plug, blade, small torch and
paperweight. Liu Fu also bought a vibrator and the five
items together formed ‘Siren Town’. (Last characters of
these items form out Siren Town)
They had been terrified. They didn’t know if Bai Liu could
understand this but it was the only thing they could do.
Buying these cheap items spent almost all their points.
Viewers also criticized them for squandering points and sent
them to a division where almost no one came.
Fortunately, their system soon became stuck as if someone
had taken over. Their panel self-manipulated from time to
time to automatically help them buy items. They used the
items like the flashlight, 3D projector and alcohol in a
trembling manner. It was as if another person was
manipulating the panel to cooperate with them in playing
the game. Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu didn’t play games very
much but fortunately, both of them had a strong desire to
survive. Even if the two of them hadn’t figured out how to
use the items, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
After surviving the chase battle, Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu’s
game process became much smoother. Finally, they cleared
the game at the same time. Yes, this was correct. While Bai
Liu was dying in the level two game Exploding Last Train, he
also took the time to help Liu Fu and Xiang Chunhua play
the game and clear the level. This was doing multiple things
at the same time.
Despite Bai Liu’s help, they were still on their own most of
the time.
It was because Bai Liu was also in a very dangerous game

and the unreliable Bai Liu system would go offline. There
would be no movement from time to time and Bai Liu didn’t
know the specific progress of Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu’s
game. Therefore, most of the game was Xiang Chunhua and
Liu Fu relying on themselves to fight and clear the game.
After they came out, they couldn’t recover from the fear.
They supported each other and stood up tearfully.
It stood to reason that when encountering such weird and

unconventional things, normal people wouldn’t be able to
believe it and wanted to escape.
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu were two adults who didn’t
believe in gods and ghosts but they didn’t react with fear,
the desire to escape or yelling hysterically like a normal
person who was dragged into the game.
The couple hugged and wept with joy at the exit.
“The young man’s words were true.” Xiang Chunhua’s

hands trembled as she supported Liu Fu. In the short period
of time since she lost Guoguo, she seemed to have become
decades older. Tears fell from her eyes that had gradually
deepening wrinkles. She crouched down and started to sob.
“Do you think Guoguo can be saved? Will that beast really
be punished?”
Liu Fu kept wiping his tears with his hands. The big man
sobbed tearfully. “Yes yes, it is possible. He said he will help
us.”
Before entering the game, Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu sat

face to face on the night of the university entrance
examination in June.
Three pairs of chopsticks and a large bowl of braised pork

were placed on the table in front of them. Next to an empty
bowl was Liu Guoguo’s admission ticket. The photo on the
admission ticket showed a girl in a school uniform looking at
the camera with a bit of restraint and expectation. She
showed a small smile filled with uneasiness and hope for the
upcoming important exam.
Xiang Chunhua’s house was close to the street and they

could hear teenagers who had finished the university
entrance examination happily or dejectedly discussing the
answers to the questions.
In the midst of these laughs that made them feel lonely,
there should be the voice of a 17 year old girl. However, this
voice disappeared forever in a dark alley, turning into a
black and white sweet photo left on a distant grave stone.
The hands that should’ve picked up a pen and paper were
chopped into pieces and turned into minced meat. In order
to deal with it quickly, she was sold as cheap pork at 10
yuan per 500 grams to an unknown person.
Liu Fu frantically searched through the sewer to find

Guoguo’s right hand. Unfortunately, he didn’t find it even up
to the burial. His daughter’s right hand was reduced to a
pulp mixed with meat and flowed somewhere into the
ground.
“I heard from Sister-in-law Zhang that physics is a bit

difficult this year.” Xiang Chunhua muttered to herself dully.
“However, isn’t Guoguo the best at physics? This year’s
university entrance examination might just suit her.”
“Yeah, maybe she could’ve gotten into the school she

liked…” Halfway through, Liu Fu couldn’t speak. He covered
his eyes in a depressed manner and bent down like the
world was collapsing. He let out a mournful howl to the
extreme as he slammed his fists down on the table,
carefully avoiding the admission pass. “Bastard! She was
only 17 years old! Blame me, I shouldn’t have let her go!”
“Blame me too. If I hadn’t wanted to make braised pork for

Guoguo, she wouldn’t have…don’t be sad. That young man
said he would help us.” The tears in Xiang Chunhua’s eyes
dried up. She numbly cried as she patted Liu Fu’s shoulder
in trance. She told him in a comforting whisper, “Go to
sleep. It will be fine when you fall asleep.”
The moment they woke up, they appeared in the game.

Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu supported each other. They had a
beast-like vigilance toward this strange land. There was a bit
of the uniqueness of adults who mixed into communities.
The only thing they trusted was the young man called Bai
Liu who said he bought their souls and would help them in
the game.
Xiang Chunhua saw someone passing by and stepped

forward cautiously. “Young man, do you know someone
called Bai Liu?”
The man looked at them strangely. “Are you fans of Bai Liu?
Go to the core screens in the central hall. Bai Liu has just
soared with a wave of likes and charging of points. The
audience’s cheers are so loud that it seems like he is going
to rush to the nightmare new stars list. If you are in a hurry,
you can quickly go there.”
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu glanced at each other. They

thanked the man and headed to the central hall that he
pointed to.
The central core screens.
Wang Shun stood in front of Bai Liu’s small TV, face very
solemn. Bai Liu had just been charged with points and
praised for his wonderful performance but none of the
audience members there had a good face. It was because
Bai Liu’s health only had 1 point and he could be killed with
a single attack.
“Stay steady! Now Bai Liu absolutely can’t face any attacks
head-on!”
“Help! I want to take oxygen again. The last time I watched

Bai Liu’s video, I really wanted to take oxygen and it is the
same this time!”
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu rushed to the scene and saw
everyone staring nervously at the TV screen. They
instinctively watched the TV. They saw Bai Liu’s familiar face
and sighed with relief. The next second, they saw a man
flashing past in a corner of Bai Liu’s small TV.
“Li Gou! This beast!!!”
Li Gou sat on the ground, gasping with exhaustion. Bai Liu

who only had a bit of health left was protected by Du
Sanying and Mu Sicheng. His lips were extremely pale but
his eyes were still clear. “I’ll arrange the next station. We
have collected 360 fragments and there are still 40 left.
However, I don’t think we will be allowed to collect the
fragments at the next station.”
“Can’t we gather them at the next station?” Puppet Zhang

looked suspicious. “However, if we don’t gather them at the
next station then we will arrive at the Antique City departure
station. The train explosion should’ve occurred at Antique
City. If we don’t gather all the fragments at the second to
last station, we will face the explosion and will all die!”
Bai Liu’s tone wasn’t fast or slow but it was soft due to his
weakness. “The reason why I say that the next station isn’t
full of fragments is because there is still a monster that
hasn’t appeared in the monster book. Look, the exploding
passengers and Brother Thieves have fragments on their
bodies. My guess is that the last monster must also carry
fragments on their body.”
Puppet Zhang’s reaction was extremely quick. He followed

Bai Liu’s train of thought and touched his chin with
narrowed eyes. “That’s right. Bai Liu, will this monster
appear at the next station? Then we can gather the
fragments and directly clear the game.”
“Do you still remember the minimum death rate for this
game?” Bai Liu answered with a question.
Everyone was stunned.
Bai Liu lowered his eyes. “The mortality range of this level 2
game is 50% to 80%. In other words, if it is calculated
according to the general minimum mortality then 50% of us
should die in this game. This means three and a half
players. However, none of us are dead now. This forced the
system to lower Du Sanying’s luck value in order to balance
us out.”
“Then what if it wants to maintain the lowest mortality rate?

Du Sanying, how much is your current luck value?” Bai Liu
turned to Du Sanying and asked abruptly.
Du Sanying didn’t seem to expect that Bai Liu would

suddenly cue himself. He pointed to his nose in a bewildered
manner. After confirming that Bai Liu wanted to know his
luck value, he immediately opened his personal panel and
looked at Bai Liu. “80 points.”
“This means the system has only reduced Du Sanying’s luck

value by 20 points. If it wants to kill three and a half players
among us, Du Sanying’s luck value hasn’t dropped enough.”
Bai Liu made a quick and simple decision.
“Previously, Siren Town did too much against me to maintain

the balance. However, Exploding Last Train only dropped Du
Sanying’s luck value by 20. This is a very small correction.
The survival of all players at the last stop illustrates this
point. However, the system didn’t continue to lower Du
Sanying’s luck value and continued to maintain such a small
correction in balance.”
Bai Liu slowly looked up. “—This shows only one problem. In
other words, the system might only need a slight correction
and it thinks the mortality rate of this game is balanced.”
As the others were feeling confused, Puppet Zhang

understood and his body was filled with a chill. He turned to
look at Bai Liu, his face pale. “You mean, this game has a
certain stage before clearing the game that will increase the
death rate? It is likely that at least three of us will die in the
next stage?!”
A must die stage where a player needed to die to pass

wouldn’t be set up in a single player game but it was
relatively common in multiplayer games. Generally, in order
to ensure the difficulty and excitement of the game, a
player had to die for the other players to pass. In short, it
was ‘sacrificing a teammate for boundless power.’
For those outside the horror game, it was fun and exciting
but it was only bloody and cruel for those inside the horror
game.
“What do you think would be a death stage for the game

called Exploding Last Train?” Bai Liu’s tone wasn’t rushed.
Puppet Zhang slumped back in the chair. He stared up at

the fluorescent lights on the ceiling of the train and
murmured to himself. “…It is an explosion. This game should
require us to go through an explosion so we won’t be able to
gather the fragments at the last station.”
“We must get through the explosion and arrive at the

station before we can gather the fragments.”
“Three and a half will die which means three and a half can
live, right?” Li Gou’s hoarse voice suddenly interrupted Bai
Liu. He crawled on the ground while others weren’t paying
attention, getting through Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng. His
dirty hands grasped Bai Liu’s ankle and there was a fierce
light in his eyes. “You will decide who will live and die, right?
You must have a way to keep at least three of us alive,
right?! Bai Liu, let me survive! I will do anything!”
Mu Sicheng kicked the crawling Li Gou away. After Li Gou

was kicked away, he kept moving toward their side until Mu
Sicheng showed his monkey paws. However, the fierce, hot
and creepy desire to survive in Li Gou’s eyes made Mu
Sicheng a bit numb. He couldn’t help moving in front of Bai
Liu to block this person while threatening Li Gou with his
teeth. Li Gou reluctantly shrank back in the corner but he
was still staring at Bai Liu.
“I do have a way to get through the explosion.” Bai Liu

stared at Li Gou with meaningful eyes. “However, this plan
involves the sacrifice of two people.”
This was also the reason why Bai Liu had to save everyone
in the early stages. It was because Bai Liu had long
anticipated there would be a deadly barrier here. Everyone,
even Mu Sicheng, couldn’t help holding their breath as their
eyes moved to Bai Liu.
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “I previously checked that all water
items and explosive items in the system store had been
banned. I can’t even buy a bottle of mineral water. Banning
water items shows that one of the weaknesses of these
monsters is water. My guess is that the high temperature
corpses will show a certain dissolution reaction when
meeting water. Water can be called a big weapon against
these monsters.”
Bai Liu sighed with regret. “It is a pity that neither the train
nor the system will provide us with any water. At the next
station, we can’t use Du Sanying to distract the monsters. If
we keep using Du Sanying, the system will continue to
reduce his luck value. It won’t work. Therefore we need a lot
of water to fight the monsters at the next platform.”
“The problem of the explosion can also be solved by water.”

Bai Liu spoke clearly. “Death from an explosion is mainly
caused by shock waves, high temperature and explosive
projectiles. If a large amount of water can be introduced to
fill this section of the subway tunnel, lethal factors such as
high temperature and shock waves can be reduced and our
survival rate in the explosion can increase.”
“Then where will so much water come from?” Mu Sicheng

frowned. “It won’t be enough even if the system allows us to
buy mineral water and the seven of us empties our points to
buy it. What is the concept of filling a subway tunnel with
water? The height of a subway tunnel is generally around 8-
10 meters and the distance between each station is
generally 1.5 kilometers. You would need more than 500
swimming pools to fill a subway tunnel!”
“That doesn’t mean it isn’t possible.” Bai Liu smiled. “Isn’t

there a readily available one at the next station?”
Mu Sicheng was startled.
“Reservoir!” Puppet Zhang’s mind returned. “I remembered

the subway line map before getting on the train! The name
of the last station is Reservoir! The water is there! A
reservoir can’t be built next to an underground hollow
building like a subway station. This is an inconsistent place
and is a hint from the game! If this reservoir is a medium-
sized reservoir, the water in it will be enough to fill the
circular subway track!”
Bai Liu was calm. “Yes, I think so too. The problem is how to
introduce water to the subway station. I prefer to use a
bomb.”
“You want to blow up the reservoir?” Puppet Zhang quickly

replied to Bai Liu. Then he soon frowned. “However, the
system store has been cleared of explosive items. Where
will you get the bomb?”
Bai Liu smiled and took out a huge oval mirror with just a
triangular gap in the center. “Of course, from here.”
Chapter 60.2
Game
“This is the mirror formed from 360 broken mirror fragments

coming together.”
Puppet Zhang stared at the broken mirror in a puzzled

manner. He didn’t understand why Bai Liu was showing
them the mirror when talking about the bomb.
“I previously discussed it with a friend of mine. How did the

two thieves in the Mirror City Bombing get on the train with
the bomb? An explosive that can explode several cars must
be quite large. Where did these two thieves hide it to get
through the security check? The news said it was hidden in
the mirror. I always found it strange. What type of mirror can
hide so many explosives?” Bai Liu murmured softly. Then he
put his hands on the smooth surface of the mirror.
Water ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the

mirror, slowly spreading out and becoming a lake of
mercury.
The smile on Bai Liu’s face grew wider. He slowly sank his
hand into the incomplete mirror surface that was like a lake
of mercury in front of everyone’s astonished eyes. He
showed a satisfied smile as he cleanly pulled out a huge
black bomb that was several times larger than the mirror.
The black bomb fell on the ground, throwing out a cloud of
dust and exuding the strong smell of gunpowder.
“Now I know.” Bai Liu patted the ashes off his hands. “It
turns out it really was hidden in the mirror.”
Puppet Zhang was stunned. Then his mind spun quickly as

he stared at the pile of explosives. “You have pulled the
explosive out of the mirror. Does this mean the train doesn’t
need to explode?”
Bai Liu didn’t speak much. He put his hand in the mirror and
pulled it out again. Another big explosive was pulled out. He
shrugged and spread open his hands. “No, I suspect the
explosives are infinite. So this train and mirror must
explode.”
Puppet Zhang’s expression quickly sank.
“So the plan requires the sacrifice of two players.” Bai Liu
raised two fingers and explained without hesitation. “One
person needs to send this explosive to the reservoir. I guess
it will be difficult to return within two minutes. This is the
first player to be sacrificed.”
Puppet Zhang’s brow was so wrinkled that it could pinch a

fly. “This only needs the sacrifice of one player. What is the
other player you want to sacrifice?”
Bai Liu smiled. “The second player to be sacrificed needs to

use Du Sanying’s Fake Cloth and hold it after wrapping it
around this mirror. The cloth is fake so it doesn’t exist or
break in a certain definition. It can hold the broken pieces of
the mirror so that after the explosion, we can avoid looking
for the mirror pieces again. The cloth won’t break but it
needs to be held by the player. This means they will be too
close to the mirror and will likely be killed.”
“So the only question now is—” Bai Liu slowly bent his two
fingers as he raised his eyes, the smile on his face
meaningful. “Who are the two players who will die?”
“To be honest, apart from Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying, none

of you have much value to me.” Bai Liu continued. “The
health of Puppet Zhang and your three puppets has dropped
to this point and the combat power you can provide is very
limited. I don’t care if two of you die at the next station.”
Bai Liu’s mouth curved slightly and he gave a regretful and

hypocritical sigh. “It is because you are all useless to me.”
The eyes of Puppet Zhang and his three puppets moved

slowly to the smiling Bai Liu. Their expressions gradually
froze. This guy was too skilled at getting rid of someone
once they ceased being useful. He was serious.
However, Bai Liu was telling the truth. Even if he had

acquired Puppet Zhang’s soul and his strength was the
highest, it had little positive meaning to Bai Liu after this
game. Not only was it little, it was also negative.
Puppet Zhang was a high level player of the Kings Guild.

The fact that Puppet Zhang was controlled by Bai Liu would
be announced on the small TV. Bai Liu thought that a large
guild like the Kings Guild wouldn’t allow Puppet Zhang who
was controlled by others to occupy a high position in the
guild, let alone allow Bai Liu to control a player who knew a
lot of information about the guild.
In summary, Puppet Zhang was a big problem for Bai Liu. It

was best for him to die in the game. Then the Kings Guild
wouldn’t need to trouble Bai Liu because it was just a
grudge within the game.
However, Bai Liu would face a very difficult problem if he
chose to send Puppet Zhang to his death. If Puppet Zhang
died, his three puppets would be out of control.
Bai Liu thought about trying to use the Empty Old Wallet
skill to control the three people under Puppet Zhang. It was
just that the possibility of success was very small. First,
these people were very wary toward him. They knew he had
a control skill and his transaction skill required the active
consent of both parties. He might be able to successfully
trick the three people into opening a transaction with him in
a few minutes but Bai Liu thought it was unlikely.
The second was that even if it was achieved, Bai Liu

couldn’t manipulate anyone in the chaotic underwater
situation. The soul banknotes were banknotes so they were
afraid of water, just like Bai Liu. This was equivalent to Bai
Liu’s skill being banned. If the weakness of his skill was
known, his situation would become very dangerous.
Bai Liu would definitely put the broken lenses on himself

before clearing the instance, so his reward was the highest.
If this group of people knew that Bai Liu couldn’t manipulate
the soul banknotes in the water, Bai Liu was likely to be
attacked by a group of people and face the situation of
being robbed of the fragments by a group of people.
Unfortunately, Bai Liu felt that Puppet Zhang had guessed

he wouldn’t be able to control others underwater.
Puppet Zhang had seen the whole process of Bai Liu using
the soul money to rescue Mu Sicheng in an emergency so
he knew that Bai Liu used a paper item to manipulate the
players. This was an important reason for Puppet Zhang’s
death.
It was very likely that Puppet Zhang already understood the
conditions, limitations and weaknesses of his personal skill.
This was fatal to Bai Liu to a certain extent. If he released
Puppet Zhang this time, he wouldn’t have the advantage of
the other person not knowing his personal skill.
To be honest, Bai Liu had bad information. He knew this

himself. After all, Puppet Zhang was someone who relied on
a big guild and he had many channels unknown to Bai Liu. If
Puppet Zhang could get rid of Bai Liu’s control and hunted
Bai Liu like he did before, it would be impossible for Bai Liu
to escape.
Puppet Zhang was likely to disclose Bai Liu’s personal skill.

Bai Liu’s skill might be broad in use but it was also
extremely restrictive. He needed to use money to trade it. If
Puppet Zhang disclosed Bai Liu’s personal skill then Bai Liu
would be in a dilemma.
Bai Liu’s eyes moved slightly and his calm gaze met Puppet
Zhang’s dull and unclear eyes. Puppet Zhang had a dormant
aggressive look like he was waiting for an opportunity to kill
Bai Liu who only had a bit of health left. The opportunity
Puppet Zhang was waiting for was about to come.
“Puppet Zhang will hold the exploding mirror,” Bai Liu

ordered without hesitation.
Puppet Zhang’s expression changed. He hadn’t expected

Bai Liu to choose him but he quickly calmed down and
retorted, “If I die, the other three puppets will be out of
control. Bai Liu, you can’t choose me!”
Bai Liu squinted and stared at Puppet Zhang who was short
of breath. There was a shallow smile on his face. “However,
I think that if I don’t pick you, I will be killed by you when I’m
not prepared. After all, I only have a bit of health left. You
are the biggest threat to me.”
Puppet Zhang subtly paused before speaking again. “Bai

Liu, we have cooperated until now. I really don’t want to plot
against you. I tried my best to protect you previously,
right?”
He took a deep breath and exhaled, slowly raising his hands

in surrender as he tried his best to stare sincerely at Bai Liu.
“I know you still doubt me. I can give you everything on me.
I just want to pass the level. I’m a player with a ranking
around 200. You have controlled me. It is better to keep me
than to kill me. I’m very valuable to you.”
Puppet Zhang’s throat moved and he bowed respectfully,

revealing the back of his head and neck. “Bai Liu… Master, I
swear I won’t kill you. You can let Mu Sicheng use the
Judge’s Scale to determine if my words are honest. You can
distrust me but can’t you believe in the item?”
It was a very submissive gesture.
Bai Liu started to laugh. He also bent over and cocked his
head to look at the expression on Puppet Zhang’s face.
“Puppet Zhang, this type of posture and linguistic
psychological hints are no use against me. I’ve already
played with you.”
He rolled his eyes languidly. “Puppet Zhang, do you know

why from start to finish that I didn’t try to talk about
cooperation with you and controlled you directly?”
Puppet Zhang on the ground was startled. He felt something

unknown from Bai Liu’s smile.
The smile on Bai Liu’s face remained but his eyes were calm
and it seemed like he could pierce a puppet. His voice was
full of admiration. “It is because you are very similar to me.
People in this world who want to maximize interests have
similar thinking. We are both greedy. From the beginning, I
wanted to get the most from you, just as you want the most
from me.”
“There were two ways to get the most things, trading or

snatching. You disdain to trade with me but what you want
is on me. No matter how much you pretend that you want to
work with me, the only way you can get these things is to
kill me and rob me, right?”
Bai Liu smiled. “So from the beginning, I never considered

cooperating with you. It is because cooperation is too
shallow for people like you and me. It can be violated at any
time. Didn’t you violate the cooperation with me? I also
relied on this to finally control you. I managed to use this to
control you. Why do you think I will let you go?”
It was foolish to believe that an equally ambitious smart

person would completely surrender to himself. Bai Liu fully
agreed with this view. Every time he and Lu Yizhan played a
game, even if there was a cooperative relationship in the
early stage, Bai Liu wouldn’t hesitate to kill Lu Yizhan at a
critical moment to win the most benefits. It was because he
knew Lu Yizhan had a good brain and would definitely try to
kill him to become number one in the game.
“In addition, use the Judge’s Scale to verify the honesty of

your words?” Bai Liu laughed and looked down. “I’ll correct
a small mistake in your words.”
Bai Liu’s mouth twitched slightly and he approached the

shocked Puppet Zhang, whispering, “Judge’s Scale isn’t Mu
Sicheng’s item. This should be your item. It was stolen by
Mu Sicheng, right? You want me to believe in an item that
you’ve played around with? I’m not that stupid, Master.”
Puppet Zhang stared at Bai Liu before instinctively looking

at Mu Sicheng. Puppet Zhang thought Mu Sicheng had told
Bai Liu about this matter but he soon came back to his
senses. Mu Sicheng absolutely wouldn’t tell anyone where
his stolen goods came from. This was Mu Sicheng’s
professional habit to protect himself. It was impossible for
Mu Sicheng to tell Bai Liu where his items came from!
Mu Sicheng was equally shocked. He didn’t tell Bai Liu who

he stole the Judge’s Scale from. Mu Sicheng instinctively
asked Bai Liu, “How do you know I stole this item from
Puppet Zhang?!”
“Isn’t it because he played the same trick on you once

before using Liu Huai?” Bai Liu leaned back against the wall,
eyes closed and one hand played lazily on the chair. “People
have a strong trust in the things they are familiar with and
use them again and again.”
“In the juncture of life and death, Puppet Zhang didn’t want
to use his own items and instinctively tried to make me
believe in your items. You were hostile before… do you think
this is possible? Considering your skills, I think this is the
most likely answer.”
Puppet Zhang had palpitations as he felt he was seen

through. His palms on the ground were immediately soaked
with sweat. Sweat dropped down his jaw and he looked at
Bai Liu with fear.
This fellow Bai Liu… from the very beginning wanted to kill
him and planned it. From the time he was controlled, Bai Liu
prepared for his death. Was this really a newcomer? Why
was there no psychological barrier to killing in the second
game? What did this person do in reality?
“Okay, the next step is to choose one of the three of you to

send the bomb.” Bai Liu moved his gaze to look at the three
people in the corner while not speaking. He was dizzy from
excessive blood loss and fatigue. He shook and was helped
by Mu Sicheng again.
Bai Liu lowered his head and coughed violently. Mu Sicheng

looked at Bai Liu strangely. “Do you really want to choose
Puppet Zhang to hold the mirror? You have controlled him.
He should be valuable to you, right? Why don’t you save his
life?”
“There is value but it is too wasteful for you to guard me. I

can only kill him.” Bai Liu casually shifted the blame as he
wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. It was red and
he should’ve coughed up blood again.
Bai Liu just shook the blood drops off his hand without
caring. “I chose Puppet Zhang to hold the mirror because
after I fall into the water, my control is likely to fail and I
can’t control everyone. If Puppet Zhang decides to fight
back, you can’t deal with it. However, you can deal with the
rest of the puppets. Thus, it is okay for them to be out of my
control.”
“At the next station, I’ll control them to collect the broken
lenses quickly before the explosion occurs. Then we can
take the broken lenses and run. Their movement speed isn’t
as fast as you and there is Du Sanying’s 80 points of good
luck. This is enough for the three of us to pass the
instance.”
Train
Game
Mu Sicheng understood what Bai Liu meant. He, Bai Liu and
Du Sanying were indeed the ones who had a lot of
advantages. They should be the first to clear the level. Once
the explosion started, everyone would be overwhelmed. It
didn’t matter if Bai Liu’s control skill worked or not. Now as
long as they survived the explosion, these people would no
longer be able to sneak attack Bai Liu.
Mu Sicheng was silent for a moment. “There are three

people left. Who are you going to choose to send the
bomb?”
“Why?” Bai Liu moved his gaze. “Do you have a

recommendation?”
Mu Sicheng paused. “Liu Huai, I suggest you choose him.”
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow in surprise. “Why?”
He felt that Mu Sicheng wasn’t a person who acted due to

personal resentment.
“I’m not suggesting this to you out of personal grievances. It
is because Liu Huai has a personal skill called ‘Assassin
Flash.’ The distance of this flash is enough to exceed the
length of a carriage.” Mu Sicheng’s tone was complicated
and it was hard to determine the emotions in them. He
slightly avoided Bai Liu’s gaze as he spoke in a low voice.
“You only have a bit of health left. If Puppet Zhang dies in
order to get the broken lenses, Liu Huai can get rid of the
control and use the flash to assassinate you. My physical
strength has been exhausted and it is slowly recovering. My
personal skill only has a low level against Liu Huai’s skill and
I might not be able to protect you.”
Liu Huai’s body softened and he smiled bitterly. The

moment Mu Sicheng spoke, he knew that Mu Sicheng would
definitely say this.
At the beginning, he used this skill to almost kill Mu Sicheng.

It was indeed a lethal skill that people needed to be on
guard against. Liu Huai closed his eyes in despair. He could
already predict the outcome of his selection. Bai Liu only
had a bit of health left and couldn’t let a player with this
personal skill be out of his control.
“Oh, that’s it.” Bai Liu fiddled with the coin against his chest
as if thinking about it for two seconds. Then he opened his
mouth. “Your words are reasonable but I have made a trade
with someone before.”
Bai Liu had bought the souls of Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu in
exchange for promising to kill Li Gou for them. There might
be no time limit for this transaction but if he let it go this
time, he would have to spend a lot more energy to kill Li
Gou.
According to Bai Liu’s understanding, Li Gou should’ve
gathered enough points to get out of prison. If he let Li Gou
go this time to pass the game and get points, Xiang
Chunhua and Liu Fu might be killed by the passionate crime
type Li Gou once he was released from prison.
Bai Liu wouldn’t do such a low-cost thing. The plan he chose

would always be the one with the greatest profit and highest
cost performance. Risks weren’t considered by Bai Liu. It
was because there were no benefits without risks.
Bai Liu raised his eyes and declared, “So my choice is to

send Li Gou to deliver the bomb.”
Everyone was stunned. Liu Huai’s eyes widened with shock.

He couldn’t believe that he had escaped from death again.
Li Gou was struggling madly. He went crazy as he grabbed

the knife on the ground and rushed forward toward Bai Liu.
Then he was soon controlled again by Bai Liu through
Puppet Zhang.
Li Gou was really crazy. His limbs were bleeding from the
puppet thread but he still swung unwillingly. He stared at Bai
Liu with murderous and tyrannical eyes and yelled, “Bai Liu!
Why the hell did you choose me? Did you hear what Mu
Sicheng said? Liu Huai is the one who can kill you! Why are
you sending me to my death with the bomb?!”
“I will be released from prison soon!” Li Gou roared

hysterically, his eyes bloodshot and the thick blue veins on
his neck and forehead bulging due to anger. “You can’t let
me die here!”
The red-faced Li Gou and the calm Bai Liu stared at each
other for a while. Li Gou seemed to understand that Bai Liu
wouldn’t be threatened by him and eventually kneeled on
the ground. His eyes were dazed like a pool of rotten flesh
on the ground.
After almost 10 seconds, this person seemed to have

figured it out. Li Gou suddenly started bowing and
kowtowing to Bai Liu, snot dripping from his nose as he
wept. “Bai Liu! Please! No! Don’t let me go! Brother Bai! I
have been obedient from the beginning and did you what
you said without cutting corners. Why not let Liu Huai go?
He is the one who will harm you. Don’t choose me! Brother
Bai, why are you choosing me instead of Liu Huai who is the
biggest threat? Are you kidding me?”
Mu Sicheng also looked at Bai Liu with disapproval. “Why

did you choose Li Gou? He is less threatening than Liu Huai.
If Liu Huai tries a sneak attack against you, it is likely you
will have an accident!”
Wang Shun in front of the small TV was puzzled. “What’s

going on? Bai Liu isn’t someone who will put the cart before
the horse. Why did he choose Li Gou? Is his head dizzy? He
only has 1 HP left!”
Other viewers were also anxious.
“Liu Huai can backstab Bai Liu even if Mu Sicheng has a

high movement speed! Bai Liu couldn’t stop Liu Huai at all
even if he has Mu Sicheng!”
“Damn, I don’t understand why Bai Liu chose Li Gou. There

is no reason for it!”
None of the audience members understood Bai Liu’s choice.

They were confused, worried and disappointed. Only the
couple standing in the back of the crowd covered their
mouths and tried their best not to cry out. Since they were
enduring the urge to cry, their bodies were a bit unstable.
They leaned against each other, barely stopping themselves
from kneeling down.
Their blurry eyes were on the pale and quiet side profile of
Bai Liu on the small TV. They knew why Bai Liu chose Li Gou
and why this young man made such a risky choice.
Xiang Chunhua lowered her head and made choking sounds.

Her turbid tears rolled down over her fingers that covered
her mouth. Liu Fu wiped them with his rough hands but his
tears wet the grey hair on her temples.
“Thank you, thank you. Bai Liu, thank you.”
They were too tired. Every day they were like the walking
dead, condemning and torturing themselves. Countless
passersbys extended hands of sympathy to them only to
withdraw them. They said to mourn but the dead were gone.
Let it go and life would continue. If they kept being sad then
Guoguo would be sad when she saw it. Then they left after
saying these things, as if the couple really would live a
better life.
This support was fleeting while the couple tried again and
again with hope in their hearts, hysterically shouting that
people should pay the price for what they did. Their
suffering left hideous traces on their bodies.
Xiang Chunhua was no longer the amiable Aunt Xiang and

Liu Fu was no longer the honest Uncle Liu. They gradually
became people that everyone was tired of. They didn’t want
this but if they didn’t do it, who would remember poor
Guoguo?
They had asked this question several times. Why Guoguo?

They also numbly and viciously discussed why girls in the
alley who were lovelier than Guoguo weren’t subjected to Li
Gou’s murderous hands. How could the mothers of these
girls pretend to be compassionate and comfort them by
saying that if Guoguo survived the rape, the rest of her life
would be very hard and she wouldn’t be able to get married.
If she died then she might have an innocent life in her next
life.
There were so many girls in the world who were pure, bright
and naive. Before Guoguo’s incident, they loved all these
girls who were as cute as their daughter. Then after
Guoguo’s incident, they just wanted to ask—why not them?
Why must it be Guoguo?
Why did Li Gou, this beast, choose their Guoguo?
Li Gou knelt on the ground, approaching Bai Liu on his knees

only to be kicked away by Mu Sicheng. Li Gou was kicked
and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Li Gou moved back slightly due to fear. His lips were

trembling as he looked up at Bai Liu who had no emotional
fluctuations on his face. Li Gou couldn’t help shedding tears.
“Brother Bai, why do you have to choose me? Even if you
don’t want to choose Liu Huai, you can still choose Fang Ke!
Why do you have to choose me? Why choose me to die?”
Bai Liu calmly watched Li Gou. “You want to ask why? To put
it more directly, I chose you to die because you are
unlucky.”
He was unlucky enough to follow Puppet Zhang into this

game where Bai Liu was present, unlucky enough to be
Puppet Zhang’s puppet and unlucky that Puppet Zhang was
completely controlled by Bai Liu.
“Still, if you insist on knowing the cause of death before you

die, I can satisfy you.” Bai Liu’s expression was calm as he
crouched down thoughtfully, staring at Li Gou who was
extremely confused about why he was chosen.
Bai Liu whispered to him, “Do you remember Liu Guoguo?”
Li Gou heard the name ‘Liu Guoguo’ and he shivered like he

had received an electric shock. He stared up at Bai Liu in a
stunned manner.
Bai Liu’s eyes and tone were extremely calm. “If you have to
look for a logical reason, it can be said—you chose Liu
Guoguo so I choose you now. It is as simple as that.”
“How can…” Li Gou went completely limp. He sat with his

ass and hands on the ground, his eyes out of focus. He
stared at Bai Liu in a trance and muttered, “How can it be
because of Liu Guoguo? She is dead.”
Li Gou might’ve been imprisoned because of her but Li Gou

had long forgotten about this little girl who made him feel
good all night. Apart from the fact that she made him feel
good, later Guoguo was just a piece of flesh and blood in his
memory. Li Gou never regarded Liu Guoguo as a person, girl
or human being.
Yet the name that emerged from Bai Liu’s mouth brought Li
Gou back to the night that caused him to suffer in prison.
The bloody pieces of meat were pieced together in his
memory. He recalled the real little girl with feelings and
tears. She was desperate as she cried and screamed hard
after being caught by him.
Li Gou had pressed the struggling Liu Guoguo under his

body. He slapped the crying high school girl and told her not
to scream with a grin. Liu Guoguo had begged him to spare
her and cried for help in a broken manner. Liu Guoguo had
stared up at Li Gou with blank eyes, dirty tears dried on her
check as she asked Li Gou, ‘Why me?’
This question was exactly what Li Gou was desperately

asking Bai Liu now.
Li Gou had just sneered, one hand holding down Liu

Guoguo’s wrists while the other hand unbuttoned his pants.
He licked his lips and answered, “You are unlucky, little
beauty. I just watched some movies and was feeling
overwhelmed.”
The female voice on the train’s broadcast was heard. “We

are about to arrive at the next stop—Reservoir. Passengers
on the train, please sit down. The passengers who want to
get on the train are lined up outside the door. Let them get
on first and get off later—”
Bai Liu’s gaze swept over all of them. “We are about to
arrive. Li Gou will carry the bomb. Puppet Zhang, come and
take the mirror. Mu Sicheng, protect me. The rest of you,
find the broken lenses.”
“The train has arrived at the station, Reservoir. All

passengers, please prepare to get on and off—”
Bai Liu whispered, “Start!”
The moment all the passengers poured onto the train, Li

Gou moved uncontrollably out of the carriage. He was
carrying a huge black bomb on his back as tears streamed
down from his eyes. He was extremely scared as his hands
and feet trembled. There were burning pieces of paper
everywhere, flying through the subway station and drifting
across Li Gou’s face from time to time. They burned the skin
and flesh on his face but he wasn’t in control and couldn’t
struggle. Rather, he took the initiative to go to the place
where the fire was greater.
Li Gou carried the bomb and avoided the burning corpses on

the platform. However, if he couldn’t avoid them then
flames mercilessly burned his cheeks. He was in pain but
unable to struggle. Through his tears, he shouted, “Bai Liu! I
was wrong! I don’t dare do it! I’m sorry about Liu Guoguo!
Let me go!!”
He cried sincerely, his vision blurred. “I shouldn’t have done

that to her! I know I was wrong! Bai Liu, I beg you, let me go
back! I don’t want to die! Let me go! Please!”
“If I get another chance, I will never do anything to her! I

swear! If I do, I’ll die by a thousand cuts!!!”
Train
Game
[System tip: Player Li Gou has been burned by flames. HP

-15, mental value -15. Due to the violent shock of the mind
fluctuating violently, mental value will continue to
decrease… mental value is lower than 40.]
[System warning: Player Li Gou is about to see many

subconscious horror illusions! Asking the player to cleanse
their mental value in time!]
Li Gou screamed in the midst of the fire and couldn’t hear

the system warning at all. There was no way even if he
heard it. All the points on him had been taken away by Bai
Liu and he didn’t have the points to buy bleach.
Soon, Li Gou felt the bomb on his back becoming wet and
flesh. Blood dripped onto his neck. The blood was hot, just
like the surrounding flames were hot. Despite this, Li Gou
couldn’t help shivering.
His back was quickly wet with some type of warm, rusty
liquid. A girl’s long, wet black hair covered with blood
slipped over Li Gou’s shoulder and swayed from it. It swung
and drops of blood hit the back of Li Gou’s feet. A pair of
white hands wrapped around Li Gou’s neck, gently
surrounding him. On the back of one hand, words were
written in a black oil-based pen: [The countdown to the
university entrance examination is in (blurry) days! Guoguo,
jiayou! The teacher is waiting for you!]
The young girl hummed a song as her feet swayed on Li

Gou’s back. “Where is the world full of flowers? If it exists, I
will definitely go~”
This song ‘Chasing the Dreams of the Heart’ was the chorus
track for Liu Guoguo’s third year senior oath ceremony.
Every day, Li Gou would see this girl humming this song as
she walked through his alley with headphones. It was a pure
and beautiful scenery but he could only use his greasy eyes
to spy on the beauty that didn’t belong to him. Finally, he
used his butcher’s knife to destroy this fragile and simple
beauty.
Li Gou swallowed stiffly. He didn’t dare look back and could

only repeatedly whisper, “This is an illusion, this is an
illusion—”
“I want to stand on the highest mountain—” The girl’s sweet

voice interrupted Li Gou’s whispers. She giggled as she
sang, but there was a strong gloomy air as her cold hands
slowly wrapped around Li Gou’s neck. “I don’t care if it is a
cliff or not—”
A face that was cut by a machete and had a sunken nose

poked out. Liu Guoguo smiled strangely and openly at him
with her mutilated face. “Uncle Li, long time no see.”
“Ahhhhhhhhh———!” Li Gou completely collapsed and ran.

If it wasn’t for Puppet Zhang’s thread pulling him, he
would’ve completely lost distinction between the south,
east, west and north. He struggled to get rid of Liu Guoguo
on his back as he ran.
He obviously ran through the flame-filled station but the

station suddenly became the small alley where he worked.
No matter where he ran, he would see Liu Guoguo’s blood-
stained face. She smiled at him as she sang and approached
him.
Li Gou ran in a panic but Liu Guoguo behind him became

several times her size. She smiled as she grabbed the hands
and feet of the screaming Li Gou. She put him on the
chopping board, humming a song as she kept inserting a
sharp knife into his abdomen, removing his bones and
internal organs. It was just like what Li Gou did to her back
then.
“Ahhhhhh—! It hurts! Hurts! Stop! Don’t cut me!” Li Gou

screamed so miserably that his eyeballs protruded. Liu
Guoguo seemed annoyed by him and placed the sharp tip of
the knife to his throat. The tip of the knife circled Li Gou’s
throat as she sang in her light voice.
“That is the performance of a coward~” she sang happily.
Blood gushed out immediately and Li Gou retched a few

times from the pain. He almost couldn’t take it anymore. He
was filled with pain and his legs were wobbling. Even so, Li
Gou was dragged by the puppet silk threads. He vomited
blood while the puppet silk threads dragged him toward the
reservoir.
Li Gou’s limbs had been chopped off by Liu Guoguo. It might

be an illusion but Li Gou couldn’t wake up from his
subconscious imagination where he was constantly attacked
by Liu Guoguo. He dragged his limbs with empty eyes and
crossed the flaming station.
Liu Guoguo lay on him, cutting into Li Gou’s skin with a
knife. Even if Li Gou was pained to the extreme, he couldn’t
say a word. He could only shed tears. His eyes widened
feebly and blood filled his throat.
In the illusion, Li Gou’s clothes and chin were wet with

blood. In reality, this man suddenly twitched on the ground,
rolling blank eyes. In fact, nothing happened. Li Gou was
just tortured by the horrible hallucinations he imagined.
Li Gou had never thought Liu Guoguo was a person when he

killed her. Killing her was as simple as killing a pig. He
naturally wouldn’t feel guilty. He would never have had
these hallucinations that tortured him to go crazy because
he had never been afraid of Liu Guoguo subconsciously. He
knew he could easily decide the fate of this little girl, just
like deciding the fate of a kitten who had no resistance to
him.
Then Bai Liu suddenly changed Liu Guoguo from a cat who
had no resistance to him to a person who could send him to
death. His subconscious fear was awakened and he realized
what he had done.
It turned out he had killed a person. Liu Guoguo was a

person and she had experienced something so painful.
Li Gou carried Liu Guoguo on his back. He used his elbows

to support himself on the ground and finally climbed to the
reservoir with difficulty. He gasped hard, Liu Guoguo stuck
to his back, her blood mixing with his blood. At the same
time, her long black hair curled around his neck. Li Gou
knew intellectually that this was the bomb but now the
bomb was Liu Guoguo who was raped, killed and chopped
up by him.
She was like a happy bird as she sang on Li Gou’s back.
Only one person could hear the song.
“I might have no talent but I have dreams. I will use my life

to prove it. Perhaps my hands and feet are clumsy but I am
willing to keep exploring…”
“Even if blood spills on my arms, I will continue to run. I will

carry my pride.”
Liu Guoguo was a beautiful, hardworking and sensible 17

year old girl who liked to eat pork. She was going to take the
university entrance examination and was going to become a
good teacher at a normal school. She liked to sing ‘Chasing
the Dreams of the Heart’. When she laughed, she would flick
her long hair behind her ears. Even if she had been raped,
she might’ve cried, felt sad, cursed hysterically or curled up
in her house.
Still, there was always a chance to come back from it. It

wasn’t her fault. She didn’t have to live a hard life for such a
thing. She had a chance to turn it into a scar. However, that
was just originally.
Li Gou closed his eyes while shedding muddy tears. He

choked and opened his mouth. He seemed to want to say
something but in the end, nothing emerged. Blood just
poured from his throat. Li Gou unwillingly opened his eyes.
Liu Guoguo hugged him by the neck and after singing the
song, she fell lightly into the reservoir with him.
Countless bubbles appeared on the water.
Boom! The bomb exploded.
Li Gou exploded into countless bloody fragments just like Liu

Guoguo. The reservoir slowly collapsed and water gushed
from the gap. The girl’s clear laughter seemed to ring out on
the edge of the reservoir like she was laughing coldly. Then
it soon disappeared without a trace.
[System prompt (for all players): Player Li Gou’s health has

reached zero. His death is confirmed and he has exited the
game.]
Inside the train.
The group of people chased by the thief brothers ran as

hard as they could. Mu Sicheng led Bai Liu and ran in the
front. Behind them, the puppets were collecting fragments.
It was just that they wouldn’t be able to hold on for much

longer. Without Du Sanying to drag the thief brothers,
everyone’s items and various numerical values were
consumed. Meanwhile, the attacks of the thief brothers were
particularly fierce because they had been robbed. If they
were chased for a while then they were likely to be wiped
out once Younger Brother Thief’s big moves were available!
Mu Sicheng dodged and looked at Bai Liu, breathing uneven

and face pale. “Bai Liu, I can’t hold on any longer!”
Bai Liu looked outside the carriage, breathing also unsteady

as he smiled. “There is no need. The water is coming.”
Water flowed down the stairs of the subway. There was the
sizzling sound of flames going out and water splashing
down. Rising water vapor filled the subway station in
seconds and the train was instantly enveloped in a semi-
transparent mist. The passengers chasing them fiercely
were soaked in water and the fire on them was extinguished
instantly.
The burned corpses seemed to melt in the water. They were
stuck under the train and couldn’t move. They waved their
heads, wailed and waved their shriveled hands but they
could no longer move forward. They were set in place.
Younger Brother Thief who was chasing Bai Liu was

drenched in the water and fell to the ground. A big ball
plunged into the water and instantly turned into a black
charcoal corpse. The Older Brother Thief didn’t chase them.
Instead, he turned to help his younger brother up.
Unfortunately, even when shrunken, he was still too big for
the Older Brother Thief to carry.
The two brothers cried and supported each other pitifully.

They seemed to be cheering each other up but they were
like two drenched chickens. They huddled together and
shivered.
Mu Sicheng put Bai Liu down and rested beside him. Now
the attack power of the brothers was greatly reduced and it
was almost impossible for them to catch up. He stared at
the frail-looking Bai Liu whose white shirt was bloody and
then the brothers who seemed to be crying in the heavy
‘rain’ in a complicated mood. Who would’ve thought that
the thief brothers who almost wiped them out would now be
treated like this by Bai Liu…
“Put on your submersible.” Bai Liu reminded Mu Sicheng. He

put on his own diving mask and breathed out, spraying fog
on the mask. Only his dark and calm eyes could be seen.
“Just wait. This section of the track might collapse and all
the water will flow in.”
“The train will start soon. Passengers, please get off the
train in time. The next stop, the terminal—Antique City.”
Train
Game
Mu Sicheng also wore a submersible for himself. This thing

was from the system store and only cost three points. Mu
Sicheng glanced at Bai Liu. “Let’s go and meet them now.”
Du Sanying and Puppet Zhang were in the same carriage.

Du Sanying looked up and touched the water on his face
while gasping. Puppet Zhang, Liu Huai and Fang Ke were
also in an embarrassing state. Before they could recover
their breathing, Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng walked over from
the end of the foggy carriage. Bai Liu put his 360 pieces of
broken lenses into Du Sanying’s fake cloth. Regardless of
Puppet Zhang’s resentful eyes, he stuffed them into Puppet
Zhang’s arms. “You should have 20 fragments on your side.
It will explode in dozens of seconds. Hold it carefully.”
[System tip: Player Puppet Zhang has collected 380 broken

lenses. Collection progress (380/400)]
“As for the two of you…” Bai Liu turned to look at Liu Huai
and Fang Ke. The two of them couldn’t help shaking under
Bai Liu’s unwavering eyes. “Now that the broken lenses
have been collected, you are useless and will be a risk
factor. What…”
Liu Huai gritted his teeth. “We definitely won’t attack you. If
you kill me then you will just waste time. Our health is also
at the bottom. We won’t get any benefits from attacking you
and it is easy to die. We will hide away.”
“If you really don’t believe it…” Liu Huai stared into Bai Liu’s
unwavering eyes desperately. “I just want to live. I can do
anything to prove I will never attack you.”
Bai Liu suggested, “Then cut off your own hands.”
Liu Huai looked up in shock. Even Mu Sicheng’s expression

became stupid as the two men stared simultaneously at Bai
Liu.
Bai Liu didn’t feel like he had said anything shocking and his
attitude was still very natural. “I have no interest in killing
people but your existence is indeed a hidden danger. Your
skill requires the use of your hands, right? If you cut off your
hands and don’t die, your health will be around the same as
mine. Therefore, the risk to you when attacking me will be
much greater.”
“In addition, after losing your hands—” Bai Liu turned to

look at Mu Sicheng. “Can you beat Liu Huai like this?”
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu for a moment. “You—I—” His

expression was confused for a few seconds before he
sneered. “If Liu Huai cuts off his hands then I can casually
handle him.”
Bai Liu turned to Liu Huai and spoke politely. “Okay, then
you do it. We don’t have much time.”
The expression on Liu Huai’s face was complicated. Finally,

he gritted his teeth and turned to Fang Ke to ask for his help
in cutting off Liu Huai’s hands.
Fang Ke’s expression was complicated as he took the dagger
from Liu Huai. The moment Liu Huai’s hands fell to the
ground, Mu Sicheng looked startled for a second before he
recovered. He wasn’t gloating nor was he happy. He just had
red eyes as he turned his head, standing beside Bai Liu with
his black monkey paws hanging down.
“As for Fang Ke—” Bai Liu settled them one by one. He
hadn’t finished speaking when Fang Ke screamed and cut off
one of his hands. His desire to live was very strong as he
cried out, “Is this fine?”
“…I just wanted you and Liu Huai to hand over all your
items and points. I didn’t intend to have you cut off your
hands.”
Fang Ke, “……” Sob sob.
He was still calm and gentle when talking about robbery. Liu
Huai and Fang Ke exchanged looks before obediently
handing over their items and points. Then Bai Liu’s gaze
shifted to Puppet Zhang. “In addition, you should give me
your points and items. Otherwise, they will be wasted when
you die.”
Puppet Zhang who would be sent to his death by Bai Liu,

“……”
This fucker even wanted to take his ashes and sell them for
money! Bai Liu was too fucking damned! Puppet Zhang
gritted his teeth with hatred but he had no way to go
against Bai Liu. Bai Liu got his wish and robbed three senior
players. He stopped with satisfaction.
Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng who watched the entire thing,

“……”
They quietly watched Bai Liu who was very skilled in
robbery, killing and releasing water. They couldn’t help
wondering—which prison collapsed and let out a scourge
like Bai Liu?
The laid-off worker looked at his full inventory and was very
happy. He waved his hand at Liu Huai and Fang Ke. “Bye
bye, next time there is a chance, let’s play a game together.
You made my gaming experience very good.”
Liu Huai and Fang Ke, “……”
No, our gaming experience was very bad.
Fang Ke and Liu Huai ran away like dogs from Bai Liu’s
happy eyes. Mu Sicheng was speechless. Bai Liu was
obviously ready to steal from them the next time they met.
Once Bai Liu retracted his gaze and faced Du Sanying and
Mu Sicheng, Du Sanying was so nervous that he wanted to
cry. He stammered, “B-Bai Liu, I really don’t have any items!
I used a lot! Don’t rob me!”
Bai Liu was surprised. “Why would I rob you? We are

partners.” Then he paused with a bit of regret. “They are all
gone? I thought that you would have a lot of items since you
have 100 points of luck.”
Mu Sicheng, “……” Stop looking like you are staring at a fat

sheep before speaking, Bai Liu.
Du Sanying nodded tearfully. “I really don’t have anything!”
Bai Liu wouldn’t attack Mu Sicheng. He mainly relied on Mu

Sicheng to help him and Mu Sicheng’s skill was stealing. If
he took something, Mu Sicheng could just take it back.
However, Mu Sicheng should be a picky type of thief and
wouldn’t do it easily. Just now when Bai Liu was taking Fang
Ke and Liu Huai’s items, Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu like he
was watching a homeless man picking up trash.
Bai Liu just touched his nose. He was originally a poor

tramp.
The moment the train pulled out, both sides of the tunnel
gradually started to collapse. A violent flow of water poured
into the train tunnel from all directions and into the train
through the broken windows and gaps in the train. In
seconds, the water went up to Bai Liu’s waist.
Bai Liu was lifted up by the waves but Mu Sicheng was quick
and pulled him back. Du Sanying stood on a chair and
shouted, “Bai Liu! Puppet Zhang will explode in this
carriage! We will stay on both sides of the carriage! Mu
Sicheng and I have enough health and we also have defense
items. You stay away!”
Bai Liu wore the diving mask and made an ‘OK’ gesture. The
water went up to his cheeks as Bai Liu turned around and
clumsily moved his hands and feet to swim away—there
was no way. He still couldn’t swim.
Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng guarded both sides of the

carriage while using an item to protect themselves. In the
carriage, Puppet Zhang wore a diving mask. His face was
pale as he gritted his teeth. All his items were taken by Bai
Liu and only the diving mask was left to prevent him from
drowning before the explosion. He could only hold the fake
cloth around the mirror and wait for the explosion.
The front and rear of the carriage were blocked by people.

No matter how clever Puppet Zhang was, he had no items,
no time and was being controlled by others. He couldn’t do
anything. It was impossible for him to escape now.
Mu Sicheng and Du Sanying watched the scene in a trance.
For them, this was a familiar scene.
Mu Sicheng had been trapped countless times by Puppet

Zhang using disgusting methods. Every time, he crawled out
of the game in a scarred manner. There were several times
when he almost lost his life. Meanwhile, Du Sanying was
trapped in a carriage by Puppet Zhang a few stops ago and
chased through the carriage. Unexpectedly, things shifted
and it was their turn to trap Puppet Zhang.
After thinking about it, Mu Sicheng wanted to laugh. Bai Liu

was someone with a luck value of 0 but after meeting this
person, it didn’t seem so bad? This man seemed to return
all the hardships he had suffered in a natural manner, even
though Mu Sicheng knew that Bai Liu didn’t do those things
for him.
…Still, he couldn’t help feeling happy.
Puppet Zhang could clearly feel through the cloth that the
mirror in his hand was getting hotter. The hotter it became,
the more he trembled violently. Suddenly, he seemed to
collapse. His eyes that wanted help looked in all directions.
He seemed to be saying something in a panic under the
water but no one could hear his voice.
Mu Sicheng squinted and tried to make out the shape of

Puppet Zhang’s mouth through the diving mask. “Mirror—in
—side.”
Before Mu Sicheng could see the next word, the mirror in

Puppet Zhang’s hand exploded with a fierce red light. He
screamed and a large number of bubbles surged around him
from the explosive airflow. Mu Sicheng instinctively blocked
his eyes.
The mirror exploded.
The violent shock wave shook the entire train and turbid
bubbles rose to the surface. The waves of the explosion
rushed under the water, causing the underwater train to
sway from side to side. Du Sanying failed to grab onto the
door of the carriage and rolled around it several times. He
lost a few health points before stopping in a daze. Bai Liu
was much more careful. He wrapped himself in the defense
items he had previously robbed and hid far away, waiting for
the explosion to be over.
[System prompt (for all players): Player Puppet Zhang’s

mental value has reached zero. His death is confirmed and
he has exited the game.]
Mu Sicheng stood in front of the bag that had fallen to the

ground. Inside it was a clean, shiny and broken mirror with a
triangular gap in the middle. It looked exactly the same as
before the explosion.
It lay quietly at the bottom of the water and there were no

traces of Puppet Zhang’s body next to it. He faced the
explosion at a close range and was likely blown into pieces
and scattered throughout the water. Mu Sicheng felt
disgusted when he thought that he was in the water
containing this person’s minced meat but something else
soon attracted his attention.
Mu Sicheng lowered his head to look at the mirror. In the

mirror, Mu Sicheng’s eyes were missing due to the missing
piece. It was strange.
Obviously, only 20 more fragments were needed to pass the

game but Mu Sicheng had a strange and ominous
premonition in his heart. It was like the first time he saw Bai
Liu smiling at him in this game. He had a hunch that he was
about to be unlucky.
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If Du Sanying was here, he would yell at everyone to run

away because he would be able to feel the problem with the
mirror very strongly. Unfortunately, Du Sanying was still
dizzy after being hit on the head and didn’t come over. This
might be his luck that allowed him to smoothly escape the
disaster.
“What is in the mirror?” Mu Sicheng muttered to himself.

“What did Puppet Zhang see in the mirror before it
exploded?”
Bai Liu also felt he was unlucky. He obviously didn’t like

water but every time, he would encounter a game with
water. Water really loved him but he hated it and couldn’t
swim. Bai Liu sighed as his limbs paddled through the water
like a dog toward Mu Sicheng’s location.
Mu Sicheng truthfully told Bai Liu what he knew and then

asked Bai Liu, “Still, no matter what Puppet Zhang wanted
to say, our top priority is to find the remaining 20 broken
lenses. Where do you think they will be?”
“It is impossible for them to be on the passengers. Antique
City is the terminal station and there should only be
passengers getting off the train, not passengers getting on.”
Mu Sicheng touched his chin and thought about it. “Could
they be in the station? However, we boarded the train at
Antique City station. They are unlikely to be in the station. I
searched around and didn’t see any broken lenses.”
“We’ve looked for them several times on the train as well.

They can’t be on the train…” Mu Sicheng was still pondering
and analyzing. “Could it be that there is a group of
passengers at Antique City?”
Bai Liu interrupted him. He turned to look at Mu Sicheng. “I

know what Puppet Zhang wanted to say to you.”
Mu Sicheng was taken aback for a moment. “What did he

want to say? You mean, what is in the mirror?”
Bai Liu turned to look at the mirror and his eyes darkened.
“The last monster is in the mirror.”
“All the broken lenses were found on the monsters. No

matter if it was the exploding passengers or the Brother
Thieves, the lenses were on them. Our monster book is still
missing the last page, in other words, the last monster. The
20 broken lenses are likely to be on the last monster.”
Mu Sicheng frowned. “What is the last monster? Generally

speaking, the monsters in the game are dead people or
animals. I remember that on the news, the dead people
were only the passengers and the thieves. Doesn’t it mean
only these two types can be designed as monsters in the
game? Is there a ghost in the mirror? However, the game
didn’t give us any clues about this before. We also didn’t
trigger any ghost in the mirror-related story tasks.”
“No, there is no need for there to be a ghost in the mirror.
There is something else dead in this incident.” Bai Liu’s eyes
moved slightly. “It is the broken mirror itself.”
Mu Sicheng glanced back at the mirror. “You mean, the

mirror is the last monster?”
“Yes.” Bai Liu bent down to stare at the mirror. “Puppet

Zhang should want to tell you—the last monster is the
mirror.”
“I thought it wasn’t right. The system announced that

Puppet Zhang quit the game because his mental value
reached 0. This is very strange. He was in the center of the
explosion and only had a dozen points of health left, yet he
died because his mental value was 0. I thought you tortured
him with items.”
Mu Sicheng was speechless. “I’m not that idle.”
“It seems like you didn’t do so.” Bai Liu looked thoughtfully
at the mirror. “The one that tortured Puppet Zhang until his
mental value reached zero is something else, such as this
mirror monster.”
“I always thought that the mirror enhanced the monsters.

This is why they became weak after we took the broken
lenses.” Bai Liu’s body swayed in the water as he
approached to observe the incomplete mirror. “However,
you reminded me about the Mirror City Bombing. Now I find
that this likely isn’t the case. It is because in reality, the
thieves were afraid of the mirror. If this game is based on
reality, the lenses shouldn’t have a beneficial effect on the
thieves. This is illogical.”
Mu Sicheng grabbed the hand ring to prevent himself from

floating away in the water and looked at Bai Liu in a puzzled
manner. “Then how do you explain the monsters weakening
every time we take the lenses?”
“To us…” Bai Liu stared steadily. He was silent for a moment
before opening his mouth. “Let’s change our thinking. This
mirror exploded into 400 hundred fragments in the train. All
of the 400 fragments happened to be embedded in the
passengers and thieves. It is impossible for every fragment
to be in the bodies of the passengers and thieves. It is also
strange that they are in the key parts to be protected.”
“…That really is strange.” Mu Sicheng frowned. “What is the

cause?”
Bai Liu looked down. “The only reasonable explanation is

that the distribution of these fragments wasn’t caused by
the explosion. The monsters collected the fragments
themselves. The broken lenses were collected and hidden in
the most important parts of their bodies.”
“Collected them by themselves?” Mu Sicheng was a bit

surprised. “Didn’t you say they are afraid of this mirror?”
“Yes, this is why they want to collect it.” Bai Liu’s eyes sank.
“There are two teams collecting the lenses in this game, us
and the passengers. We are collecting them because we
want to piece together this mirror and they are collecting
them to stop us. They are afraid of this mirror and don’t
want us to collect all the broken lenses. They tried every
means to stop us and hid the broken lenses collected by
themselves on different people, hiding them in the most
important areas. We are the ones robbing them.”
“The reason they are weak isn’t because the broken lenses
give them beneficial effects. It is because the broken lenses
they are afraid of are in our hands. They are weak because
they are afraid of us.”
Mu Sicheng wondered, “So why did the passengers and
monsters do this?”
“There is only one reason—” Bai Liu’s gaze fell on the mirror.
“The reason they are like this is because of the mirror.”
The moment he finished speaking, the mirror in the water lit

up. The inside was burning with raging flames and the
missing Puppet Zhang was in the mirror. The place where
Puppet Zhang’s eyes were in the mirror happened to be the
triangular gap. This seemed to make Puppet Zhang unable
to see anything. He muttered in a confused manner as he
walked around the mirror while tapping it. “Where is this
place?”
Before Puppet Zhang had time to feel doubts, flames

appeared behind him and started to burn him. Puppet
Zhang screamed and ran away, constantly hitting the mirror
like he wanted to escape. However, the flames behind him
chased him and Puppet Zhang had nowhere to escape.
Soon, the flames in the mirror burned him to a scorched
corpse. It was exactly the same as those passengers.
“Previously, I wondered why there were so many severely

burned bodies in an explosion. Explosions generally cause
shock wounds and rarely burn people to death. However, all
the monsters we saw were severely burned corpses,
whether they were the passengers or the thieves.” Bai Liu
looked at the burned Puppet Zhang in the mirror and raised
his eyebrow. “Now I know why.”
Finally, the flames in the mirror slowly extinguished and

Puppet Zhang’s burnt corpse also disappeared. The clean
and smooth surface of the mirror clearly reflected the
contents of the train. The only difference was that there was
a broken lens in the train in the mirror.
“It seems like we’ve found the last piece of broken lens. It
was on the last monster.”
[System tip: Congratulations to player Bai Liu for completing

all the background settings of Exploding Last Train and
entering the final epilogue—Train in the Mirror.]
[System tip: Congratulations to player Bai Liu for unlocking

all of the monster book.]


[Weaknesses: Broken lenses, water, ghost mirror.]

decrease.]

[Monster Name: Older Brother Thief, Younger Brother Thief]
[Features: Younger Brother Thief is extremely strong and

tall. Moves very quickly. Can use one large-scale attack
every one minute (1,400 movement speed, flames have a
bonus effect), likes to use fists to make the opponent
obedient, extremely strong attack power./Older Brother
Thief has extremely fast movement speed (3,400 points in
stealing.]
[Weaknesses: Broken lenses, water, ghost mirror.]
[Attack method: Scratching and stealing/fire attack, Rage

Hammer.]

Ghost Mirror (3/3)]
[Monster Name: Ghost Mirror]
[Features: ??? (Unknown, can’t be explored by the system)]

[Attack method: ??? (Unknown, to be explored)]
[You have triggered the wandering god-level NPC, Ghost

MIrror!!]
[The survival rate of the game instance ‘Exploding Last

Train’ is declining rapidly. It is being recalculated… the
original clearance rate was 23% but now it has dropped to
??%!!]
[Warning! Warning! This NPC is extremely dangerous and

there are no clear weaknesses. Once the NPC wants to kill,
the player can’t use the weakness to escape. There is only a
dead end. Please speed up clearing the game and quickly
escape from the game before the NPC starts killing!]
[The god-level NPC will wake up after all the broken lenses
are completed. Please leave the game as soon as possible
after collecting the broken lenses!]
“Wow.” Bai Liu looked at his panel a bit curiously. He wasn’t

panicked at all when encountering this situation. “Isn’t it
said that this god-level NPC is difficult to meet? Why did I
meet him again?”
Meanwhile, Mu Sicheng’s mentality had completely

collapsed. His face was green and white after checking his
panel. Mu Sicheng had a twisted and ferocious expression
on his face as he gritted his teeth and looked at Bai Liu. He
felt like he wanted to give Bai Liu to the shark hidden in the
darkness. “It is really worthy of the luck value of 0.”
“God has decided that I am lucky enough to meet him every

time.” Bai Liu shrugged. “I can’t help it.”
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Game
“Damn!” Mu Sicheng looked at the broken lens in the mirror

and couldn’t help exploding. “How can we get the broken
lens in the mirror out? Puppet Zhang was burned to death
inside. Do we need to go in?”
“Calm down Mu Sicheng. Puppet Zhang was burned to death

because his alienation value reached zero. According to the
rules of the game, he will be turned into a monster of this
instance. This is why he was burned to a scorched corpse.”
Bai Liu spoke calmly with no panic. “From this perspective,
we just need to keep our mental value above 0 and the
mirror should basically be safe.”
He took off his diving mask and drank a bottle of mental

bleach. Then Bai Liu used his eyes to signal to Mu Sicheng
to drink quickly. After drinking, he could enter the mirror.
Bai Liu, this damn guy had no awareness of his own death
and wanted to go in! His damn life value was only 1 point!
Mu Sicheng was speechless but failing to pass the game

also meant death. In the end, he gritted his teeth and drank
a bottle of mental bleach. After drinking, the two men dived
into the mirror. The clean surface shook and then there were
no ripples again.
Bai Liu’s mentality hadn’t collapsed but the mentality of the

viewers in front of the small TV collapsed.
“No way?! It is the god-level NPC again and they have to

fucking enter the mirror? Isn’t this a nightmare difficulty?”
“I saw Bai Liu enter the mirror and my hands and feet are
cold. He only has 1 point of health…”
“Damn, I’m not reconciled! Bai Liu, come on! I will give you
a like and charge you! This is the epilogue! Hold on and
win!”
“Brother Liu, stay steady!”
Wang Shun’s expression was filled with tension while Xiang

Chunhua and Liu Fu charged all the points they got from
clearing the game to Bai Liu. The two of them were so
scared that they closed their eyes and didn’t dare watch the
small TV. Their expressions were at a loss as they clasped
their hands together and whispered, “Bodhisattva bless,
Bodhisattva bless Bai Liu! Nothing can go wrong! A good
person must be safe!”
Bai Liu in the mirror didn’t know that these outsiders were
so nervous they were almost stomping their feet. He was
extremely calm despite his low health bar. It was mainly
because the scene in the mirror couldn’t make Bai Liu
nervous.
The train rumbled forward while he was surrounded by

chatting high school students who had just finished their
evening classes and social animals after the night shift who
were looking at their phones. These people were obviously
tired.
There were slightly noisy human voices. Every time the train
stopped, people would get on and off with numb and tired
expressions. This was the daily life of social animals that Bai
Liu was familiar with. There were no burnt corpses, no fire
and no strange signs. If Bai Liu hadn’t remembered clearly
that he was in a game, he might’ve thought that he had
returned to reality.
Bai Liu glanced at the time on the LCD screen of the train
carriage. It was 10:57 p.m. on Z day, Y month, 20XX and
this was the last train. Bai Liu had a good memory. He
remembered that the train he boarded had exploded at 11
o’clock. If this was the real scene then the train should
explode one station after this one.
A sweet female voice was heard in the carriage. “The next

stop is Lujiazui. The destination is the terminal station,
Antique City. Please sit firmly and hold on. Passengers who
want to get off, line up by the door in order. Get off first and
then—”
Bai Liu stood in the carriage. He remembered that he got off

at Lujiazui station. If this was a projection of the real scene
of the train exploding then—Bai Liu turned around and
walked through a few carriages. He looked around and
finally saw himself and Lu Yizhan in the middle of a carriage.
Like other social animals in this carriage, Bai Liu was looking
at his phone while occasionally opening his mouth to speak
lazily. He wasn’t laid off at the time and often worked late. If
Lu Yizhan also worked overtime then he would wait for Bai
at the subway station. They took the train together and
would go home separately. Bai Liu didn’t understand why Lu
Yizhan had to wait for him like primary school students
going to the toilet together. It made him feel a subtle
disgust.
Still, Lu Yizhan was very insistent. He felt it wasn’t safe for

Bai Liu to go home so late and would accompany him when
possible. Lu Yizhan and Bai Liu had grown up together and
Lu Yizhan was very accustomed to taking care of Bai Liu
because this person was very worrying. For example,
currently Bai Liu was leaning against the seat and sleeping.
Lu Yizhan shook his head helplessly. He took off his coat and
covered Bai Liu’s shoulders. He had the natural vigilance of
a police officer. After covering ‘Bai Liu’ with the coat, his
gaze swept over the entire carriage and onto Bai Liu. Then
his gaze swept past as if he hadn’t seen anything.
Bai Liu watched from a distance. His body had a translucent

texture like he was a projected figure. He felt that he had
become an non-existent copy of the information of ‘Bai Liu’
who was covered by Lu Yizhan’s coat.
Lu Yizhan couldn’t see him.
The train soon arrived at Lujiazui station and the doors

opened. In Bai Liu’s memory, they got off at this station
because Lu Yizhan received a phone call that something
happened. In fact, Bai Liu should’ve actually gone to the
terminal Antique Cit to transfer. It stood to reason that he
should’ve died during the explosion. It was just that Lu
Yizhan was with him and took him off the train in advance.
In the end, Bai Liu got off at Lujiazui.
However, this time Bai Liu didn’t get out of the carriage.
Lu Yizhan received a phone call. Something obviously

happened and he had to get off early. However, ‘Bai Liu’ was
sleeping on the seat. Lu Yizhan asked Bai Liu to get off with
him but couldn’t wake him. In the end, he left his coat with
Bai Liu who wouldn’t wake up no matter what. Obviously,
this guy was just pretending to sleep and didn’t want to
leave with Lu Yizhan. Eventually, Lu Yizhan had to helplessly
leave the train alone.
‘Bai Liu’ sat quietly opposite the open doors. His eyes were
closed as people got on and off of the train. As time passed
by, ‘Bai Liu’ hadn’t gotten off yet while the train was about
to start.
Unstable patches appeared on Bai Liu’s face as if

information was loaded incorrectly. His face flickered
restlessly.
The train announcement was heard. “The train is about to

leave and head for the terminal…”
[System player information data loading error… checking

player Bai Liu’s status. The character is dead… died in the
explosion, unable to enter the game… starting to delete
player Bai Liu’s data. Player Bai Liu’s character game data is
being deleted…]
Many unstable patches started to appear on Bai Liu’s body

in the form of pixels flashing unsteadily all over his body.
Even so, Bai Liu wasn’t nervous and just raised an eyebrow.
“It really is reality.”
Bai Liu thought that the highly restored realistic scene

generated in this game was likely to be generated based on
the player’s memories. However, this game was beyond the
conventional and was beyond the capabilities of this
dimension. After seeing the train that was exactly the same
as his memories, Bai Liu started to think of another
possibility.
In fact, this wasn’t a scene from his memory at all. It was
reality. The game brought him back to the scene of the
original bombing and he was on the train that was about to
explode. There was just one clear deviation. Bai Liu clearly
remembered that although he was sleepy that day, he
didn’t fall asleep on the train because it was too cold.
This wasn’t a scene based on his memory at all. It was the

last train Bai Liu boarded that was bound to explode. Only
things that really existed would deviate from memories.
The train was about to start. Once it started, ‘Bai Liu’ would
die in the bombing case and there would be no entering the
game afterward. Then his current appearance here would be
a paradox and the system would prompt him that there was
a data failure. Now this actually happened.
‘Bai Liu’ leaned his head against the chair, half asleep and
half awake. Bai Liu knew that he was very tired. Bai Liu
couldn’t just watch himself sleep to death on the last train
that was about to explode, even though he was just a
projection.
Bai Liu calmly opened the system panel and bought a

mobile phone. He found that he might just be a virtual
existence in data mode but the data could still touch reality.
He could change reality by using the data transfer mode.
Bai Liu entered his own phone number and called. The
phone was instantly connected and Bai Liu saw his other
self answer the phone. Bai Liu slightly smiled and adjusted
his voice. “Hello, is this Mr Bai Liu?”
“Yes, that is me.” Bai Liu’s voice over the phone was lazy.
“You are?”
“I found Mr Lu Yizhan’s phone and wallet at the exit of
Lujiazui Subway Station. It contains his ID card and driver’s
license. His emergency contact number is your number. This
gentleman’s phone is almost out of battery so I used my
phone to call you.” Bai Liu lied without changing his
expression. “Can I ask you to come and get his things?”
Bai Liu remembered that at this time, Lu Yizhan had just

changed phones and it was a slightly expensive phone. Lu
Yizhan usually used it lovingly but he was always careless.
No matter how much he cherished something, he would
always lose it.
A new mobile phone plus the wallet was enough to make

‘Bai Liu’ move.
‘Bai Liu’ paused for a moment before getting up and walking

in the direction of the carriage doors. In the last second
before the doors closed, he walked off of the train while
speaking softly, “Okay, please wait at the gate and don’t
move. I am coming to get it now. I have to trouble you.”
The unstable patches on Bai Liu’s face stopped the moment

‘Bai Liu’ got off the train. He looked at ‘Bai Liu’ on the
platform through the closed doors and smiled. “Thank you. I
won’t move.”
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Game
Soon after ‘Bai Liu’ got off the train, Bai Liu’s body changed
from a state of translucent data to becoming real. He
squeezed his hands thoughtfully and found he could touch
the passengers around him.
Perhaps it was because there were two ‘Bai Liu’ in the same
space and time that his existence was virtualized or the fact
that he would die if ‘Bai Liu’ didn’t get off the train caused
his body to be virtualized. Nevertheless, these things
weren’t important any longer.
The next station was Antique City. He was still on the train
and it was going to explode in three minutes at most.
“Bai Liu—!!” Mu Sicheng’s voice came from another

crowded carriage. He squeezed to Bai Liu’s side with
difficulty, his expression ugly to the extreme. “There are so
many people here. How can we find the broken lenses? We
are arriving at the station soon! The last train will explode
before arriving at the station!”
“I just tried something. I originally wanted to get off the

train just now.” Mu Sicheng spoke solemnly. “However, I
couldn’t get off. It was like I was stopped by something in
the carriage.”
Bai Liu just turned a deaf ear to Mu Sicheng’s anxiety.

Rather than closing Mu Sicheng’s topic, Bai Liu told him,
“This is reality. Since the real ‘you’ is not on this train, you
can’t achieve the action of getting off the train. The real
‘me’ has just got off the train so I can’t get off the train
again. If causality is disordered then it will lead to the
disorder of the game logic.”
“What reality?!” Mu Sicheng was alert. “Bai Liu, this isn’t

reality. This is the game! Has your mental value fallen? Are
you hallucinating? What nonsense about getting off the train
but not getting off the train?”
“I didn’t mean that.” Bai Liu pointed beyond Mu Sicheng’s

shoulder to the subway map in the carriage. “Look at this
map. The stop before Antique City is Lujiazui, not Reservoir.
You can see that this subway line isn’t a circular one but a
linear one. This is the subway map in reality.”
Mu Sicheng followed Bai Liu’s hand to look over and saw it

as well. This caused him to frown. “However, we can’t return
to reality. This is indeed the game.”
Bai Liu continued, “I don’t mean we are back in reality when

I say this is reality. The ‘reality’ here is relative to the train
full of burnt corpses where we were before. That place
wasn’t the real game world. It was a mirror world in a
constant loop.”
“The train we are standing in now—” Bai Liu pointed to the

ground with his feet, his eyes flat. “This is the relative
reality of the real game. It can also be called a possibility
derived from the reality that has already happened. The
prototype of this game is the Mirror City Bombing case.
Generally, the reference prototype is to restore the event in
the game. This has been done very well and this game has
a greater ability than to just restore the event.”
“It reproduced the scene of the event.” Bai Liu looked at Mu

Sicheng. “It brought us back to the time of the explosion.
Then at this node controlled by players, it calculates the
possible scenarios based on our actions and this will lead to
different consequences.”
For example, Bai Liu’s first reaction when he boarded the

train just now was to find himself and Lu Yizhan. Originally,
‘Bai Liu’ didn’t sleep on the train because it was cold.
However, Bai Liu entered the train and brought something
on his body that made the carriage become warm—the 380
broken lenses. Once Bai Liu entered the world in the mirror,
these 380 broken lenses automatically entered the system
backpack.
Bai Liu was virtual but the mirror was warm. His approach
warmed the tired ‘Bai Liu’ with the residual heat of the
mirror and led him to be sleepy. This made him differ from
Bai Liu’s memories and ‘Bai Liu’ didn’t get off with Lu
Yizhan.
Mu Sicheng didn’t pay attention to this at all. He only

needed to know that Bai Liu knew this was still in the game.
The train was going to explode in three minutes so Mu
Sicheng was very anxious. He was determined to get the
key information from Bai Liu’s words to pass the game.
“The world in the mirror that is in an endless loop?” Mu

Sicheng asked eagerly. “What do you mean by endless
loop?”
“Don’t you think there is a big loophole in our previous task

of collecting the broken lenses?” Bai Liu spoke languidly.
“We were supposed to collect broken lenses on the last train
that is about to explode, right?”
Mu Sicheng nodded. “Yes.”
“But—” Bai Liu raised his eyes and smiled at Mu Sicheng. “If
the last train hasn’t exploded, where did the broken lenses
come from?”
“Unless it has exploded and we have been collecting the

broken lenses after the explosion.”
Mu Sicheng completely froze for a second or two before

coming back to his senses. Then he muttered in a trance.
“This is a continuous loop. The last train exploded time and
time again… it is useless for us to collect the broken lenses.
After the collection is completed, it is likely that we will
completely trap ourselves on the last train that continues to
explode. This is why the passengers tried to stop us. Fuck,
they are saving us stupid players.”
“Yes, I noticed before entering the subway platform. The

escalators in the subway station run in the opposite
direction. Later, the order of getting on and off the train is
also reversed. Even our mission is ‘reversed’ to a certain
extent.” Bai Liu explained clearly. “Our task is to collect the
broken lenses but in fact, they have already been collected
by the passengers. Instead, what we did is to scatter these
collected broken lenses and grab them again. It seems we
are doing the work of the villain while these passengers are
correct. My guess is that this is one of the characteristics of
the mirror—reversing the nature of the object itself.”
“So I think the main task in the mirror and the main task in
reality should be reversed.” Bai Liu’s eyes were calm and
lazy while the hand played with the coin against his chest.
“In the reality where we currently are, the train hasn’t
exploded. In other words, the mirror hasn’t been broken at
all. The task in the mirror is to collect and piece together the
broken lenses. Reversing it is—”
Mu Sicheng suddenly realized. “We have to break the

mirror!”
Bai Liu’s lips curved up and he snapped his fingers. “Bingo.”
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Bai Liu and

player Mu Sicheng for triggering the ultimate main task:
break the evil ghost mirror and end the continuous loop of
Exploding Last Train.]
[System prompt: The 380 broken lenses on player Bai Liu’s

body have returned to their original place. Please quickly
find the real mirror and break it to clear the level.]
Mu Sicheng let out a long breath that contained some fear.

He looked at Bai Liu and clicked his tongue. “This guy, in
this situation, your brain isn’t a mess at all?”
Three minutes to an explosion and only a bit of health left

yet this guy was still in the mood to think about the real
task in reality. Wasn’t he anxious at all?!
“Then where is the mirror?” Bai Liu might not be anxious but
Mu Sicheng was. “This train has six carriages and there are
only two minutes left. It is impossible to search every
section.”
“There is no need to search.” Bai Liu leaned against the

door of the carriage and pointed. “I have taken this train
before. Before getting off the train, I remembered the
thieves were in this section. This is why I came here directly.
It turned out they are in this section, no, in the center.”
Mu Sicheng’s gaze shifted and he saw two passengers, one
big and one small, standing there with a huge suitcase in
their hands. It was just big enough to fit a mirror. The mirror
should be in there. Next to them were several people in
suits and leather shoes. They should be museum personnel.
Mu Sicheng realized that these were the thief brothers. He
glanced at Bai Liu in a slightly speechless manner. “You
must’ve seen them long ago? Why didn’t you go over there?
What are you doing here?”
Bai Liu smiled. “Aren’t I waiting for you to steal the mirror,
big thief? How can I snatch something from a pair of
thieves? I naturally need you to come.”
Mu Sicheng was slightly taken aback. Then he curled up his

lips in a sneer. “You are good at saving your efforts.”
After speaking, Mu Sicheng’s eyes changed. They became

cold as he adjusted the position of his headphones. He put
on a hood to cover his face and flicked his right hand behind
him, turning it into a monkey paw. Then he moved in a
ghostly manner through the surrounding passengers.
Bai Liu didn’t see what Mu Sicheng did but he heard the
thief brothers screaming. “The mirror is gone!! There is a
thief!!!”
There was a commotion among the people in the carriage.

The moment Bai Liu turned his head, he felt the back of his
collar being lifted. Mu Sicheng wore a hood as he held the
suitcase in one hand and Bai Liu in the other. He smiled
wildly as he stepped on the walls of the carriage and ran
quickly. Behind him was the roar of the thief brothers.
“Catch the thieves!”
Mu Sicheng’s face was expressionless as he flashed a knife

and told people in the way to get lost. The group
immediately gave way, screaming and panicking as they
rushed to other carriages. Mu Sicheng ran smoothly all the
way to the last carriage. Then he scared away the other
passengers in the carriage, leaving it entirely empty for
them.
“Cool. Mu Sicheng, you are really good at doing bad things.”

Bai Liu sincerely praised as he saw the instantaneously
empty carriage.
Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow. “It is the same for you.”
Bai Liu crouched down to open the suitcase. The mirror was
inside and it was intact. The moment Bai Liu stood the
mirror up, he heard the system’s harsh warning sound.
[System warning: Once the mirror is broken, the god-level

NPC will break out of the mirror. All players in front of the
mirror will be attacked indiscriminately. Please be careful
when breaking the mirror!]
No matter if it was Bai Liu or Mu Sicheng, they were

destined to die with their current health if they were
attacked by the god-level NPC. The smile on Mu Sicheng’s
face quickly dissipated. Only the sound of the wind and the
small sobs of the passengers who were scared by Mu
Sicheng to other carriages were heard.
Then the sweet female broadcaster’s voice was heard at the

right time.
“We are about to reach the terminal—”

Train
Game
“Mu Sicheng, you have the Merfolk Amulet.” Bai Liu turned
to look at Mu Sicheng without any fluctuations on his face.
“Did you bind this item?”
Mu Sicheng’s face was stiff. “…I bound it as soon as I got it.”

He took out the Merfolk Amulet item. This little merfolk
statue no longer had the face of the previous model.
Instead, there was Mu Sicheng’s face.
At the same time, Mu Sicheng realized what Bai Liu wanted

to do. Bai Liu wanted to use this Merfolk Amulet. This would
allow players to break the mirror and escape instantly with
the Merfolk Amulet. However, this item had been bound by
Mu Sicheng so there was only one result.
“I’ll break the mirror.” Mu Sicheng held the statue and took
a deep breath.
However, this method wasn’t very safe. It was because no

one knew how fast the god-level NPC killed people, what his
attack skills were and whether Mu Sicheng had time to use
the item.
“Bai Liu, surely you didn’t let me steal the Merfolk Amulet in
the beginning just for this moment?” Mu Sicheng’s face was
a bit strange and sullen. “When did you know that the world
we were in on the train was fake?”
“Um, I probably had this idea when I saw the escalators

going in the opposite direction at the subway station as well
as the circular subway line.” Bai Liu answered honestly. “It is
because if it was me, I would design the track in the game
to be round just for the loop.”
Wasn’t that the beginning of the game? They fucking hadn’t

even got on the train yet!!!
Mu Sicheng fell apart. At that time, Bai Liu actually knew

about it. Bai Liu was almost the same as the god-level NPC.
He was a bug in this game!
Mu Sicheng closed his eyes. He actually had no choice. No

matter how high the risk of death was in breaking the mirror
and using the Merfolk Amulet to escape, he couldn’t avoid
it. It was impossible for Bai Liu with a small amount of
health to break the mirror himself, right?
Bai Liu clapped his hands and stood up. Then he spoke like
nothing happened. “I will use the whip to smash the mirror
later. Then if the god-level NPC breaks out of the mirror and
runs wild, you must remember to smash the amulet and
escape in time.”
Mu Sicheng was quiet for a few seconds. He stared at Bai

Liu with disbelief and shook Bai Liu’s shoulders incoherently.
“Who did you say will break the mirror?”
“I will.” Bai Liu stared at Mu Sicheng strangely. “I still

haven’t collected the last page of the monster book. I’m just
short of the ghost mirror’s attack method so I will wait for
him to attack me.”
Mu Sicheng, “??????”
Mu Sicheng, “?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!”
“Fuck!!” Mu Sicheng was completely confused. He felt that

all his conventional speculation methods were completely
invalid against the psychopath Bai Liu. He looked at Bai Liu
who had drawn out the whip with disbelief. “Hey, do you
really want to break the mirror yourself?”
Bai Liu glanced at him. “Or do you want to do it?”
“Of course I don’t want to but at least I have the Merfolk

Amulet! How can you be so reckless when you fucking don’t
have anything?!” Mu Sicheng was completely irritable and
wanted to shake Bai Liu awake. “Are you sick? You only have
a small amount of health left!”
As Mu Sicheng spoke, he held the Merfolk Amulet and

wanted to stand in front of Bai Liu. He took a deep breath
and pointed the monkey paws at the mirror, declaring in a
cold voice, “Okay, I’ll break the mirror. You can log out as
soon as the mirror breaks and the game ends. Get away
from me, find a place to hide yourself and don’t die in the
end.”
“Mu Sicheng, in fact, it is a very low cost-effective method if

you break the mirror.” Bai Liu’s voice that wasn’t in a rush
came from behind Mu Sicheng. “Obviously, the god-level
NPC will release a group attack skill when the mirror breaks.
If I break it, you can still use the item to run. If you break it,
this group attack skill will still sweep over me and I will likely
die right away, wasting an item.”
Bai Liu judged calmly, “It isn’t a good deal.”
Mu Sicheng became even more speechless and exploded.

“What the hell are you talking about? What isn’t a good deal
—”
“In addition—” Bai Liu’s voice was calm and clear. “Mu
Sicheng, I said that you are my most valuable card right
now. It is a pity for you to die here. The cost/performance
ratio is too low for me.”
Mu Sicheng was silent. He realized that Bai Liu… was

serious. He really felt it was wasteful.
Mu Sicheng turned to look at Bai Liu strangely. Bai Liu stared

at Mu Sicheng without any fluctuations. The two of them
stood at a stalemate for a moment while Mu Sicheng
opened his mouth in a daze. “No, Bai Liu? You really want to
break the mirror yourself while I watch you die? Are you
really crazy?”
Bai Liu’s face was pale and weak as he looked at Mu

Sicheng with a smile that wasn’t a smile. “Mu Sicheng,
didn’t you feel repulsive about being controlled by me? Now
you are willing to die for me? Who among the two of us is
crazy?”
Mu Sicheng fell into a strange silence. That’s right! Wasn’t

he being controlled? How did things get to this point? Oh
yes, Bai Liu was a madman who didn’t play cards according
to the rules. How could someone who controlled others die
for those he was controlling? Mu Sicheng was dizzy for a
while before clarifying the logic. “Bai Liu, what the hell are
you doing this for?”
“For the money.” Bai Liu flicked his fingertips and money
worth one point appeared. He suddenly laughed, “For the
sake of your residual value to me. Mu Sicheng, you being
willing to block the way for me and help me break the mirror
is almost the same as you being willing to die for me.
However, it is too wasteful for you to die here.”
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “How about you sell your soul to me?
At the very least, I won’t let you use yourself and die for me
in a worthless manner, Mu Sicheng.”
Mu Sicheng was speechless for a while. He didn’t know how

to evaluate Bai Liu’s words and his expression was
complicated.
“I need you to steal things for me, cooperate with me and

earn more money and points.” Bai Liu’s voice was soft as he
stared directly at Mu Sicheng, extending the one point. “So I
won’t die and I won’t waste your life. Do you want to agree
to this transaction?”
Mu Sicheng’s expression changed from strange to calm and

indifferent. He stared directly at Bai Liu. “I hate being
controlled by others.”
Bai Liu nodded but didn’t take back the one point. He just
smiled. “I won’t control you. We are just cooperating. I won’t
let you feel controlled by me.”
“Cooperating?” Mu Sicheng sneered as he grabbed the

money from Bai Liu’s hand. “Still, the feeling of cooperation
isn’t bad. One point is too few. It needs to be at least 10,000
points.”
“You are really expensive.” Bai Liu frowned and hesitated.

“10,000 points…”
Mu Sicheng watched Bai Liu for a while and then became
shocked. “Fuck you! Are you really hesitating to buy me for
10,000 points? I am fucking fourth on the new stars ranking!
Bai Liu!”
“But—” Bai Liu explained honestly. “10,000 points is really

expensive. I only spent 1 point buying other people’s souls. I
only bought Puppet Zhang for 12,000 and I felt that was too
expensive. Thus, he ended up dying. Do you want to die as
well?”
‘Fuck, are you fucking threatening me?! Do you think I will

be threatened by you so easily?!’
Mu Sicheng was expressionless. “You can give me a price.”
“100 points at most.” Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng sincerely.

“It is the first time you are doing this type of selling your
soul business. How about giving me a discount?”
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used 100 points to buy
the soul of player Mu Sicheng.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has obtained player Mu

Sicheng’s soul money. He will share player Mu Sicheng’s
soul debt right with the system.]
“Hey, do you really want to break the mirror yourself?” Mu

Sicheng pulled his hair a bit impatiently. “Tsk, if I knew this, I
wouldn’t have bound the amulet. Can it be unbound? I will
give it to you if it can be unbound.”
“Don’t give it to me.” Bai Liu shook his head. “Your safety is
also very important. I need the Merfolk Amulet for you to
ensure your safety. After all, you are my property now and I
need to protect you. This is the first time I’ve spent so many
points to buy a soul. One point is 1,000 yuan. You are
actually worth 100,000 yuan…”
Bai Liu sighed again. “100,000… should I think about it

again?”
‘Damn, what is this tone of regret that sounds like you

bought luxury goods impulsively? Am I not even worth
100,000 yuan to you?’
“Bai Liu.” Mu Sicheng threatened in an expressionless

manner. “If you fucking force me again, I will kill myself by
breaking the mirror in front of you and make you lose
100,000 yuan.”
Bai Liu quickly shut his mouth.
More lovely fanart!
Thank you to KeKe for the fanart of Chapter 25.

Train
Game
Mu Sicheng took the Merfolk Amulet and went to the front

carriage which was the carriage furthest from the mirror
according to Bai Liu’s instructions. Bai Liu said this was to
prevent the god-level NPC’s attack from hitting Mu Sicheng
before he could use the item. It was better to stay away
from the place where the mirror would be broken. Mu
Sicheng glanced at Bai Liu as he left.
He was a player with only a bit of health left and the god-
level NPC was emerging. If it was before, Mu Sicheng would
definitely think this guy would die. Still, if this player was Bai
Liu…
Mu Sicheng took a deep breath, snorted and turned around.

He felt that he was worrying about Bai Liu in vain and that
he might’ve been fooled by the madman Bai Liu—he
actually thought that Bai Liu would definitely survive.
This guy who left his items and health to himself would
surely survive. After all, he only spent 100,000 yuan on Mu
Sicheng. If he didn’t spend it on Mu Sicheng then it would’ve
just gone with him. Bai Liu was such a stingy guy that he
wouldn’t let Mu Sicheng go even if he was a ghost.
Mu Sicheng shook his head with amusement. He gripped the
Merfolk Amulet, took a deep breath and turned away.
Bai Liu, who sold misery that he had no items and used
brotherhood to trick Mu Sicheng into selling his soul to Bai
Liu, confirmed that Mu Sicheng left. Then he didn’t hesitate
to open his system panel.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu is logging into player Mu

Ke’s system panel… you have logged into player Mu Ke’s
system panel.]
Bai Liu’s face was calm. [Call up the item Merfolk Amulet.]
A white merfolk statue fell into Bai Liu’s hands. Mu Ke’s

Merfolk Amulet wasn’t bound so it could be used by Bai Liu.
Bai Liu held the white fishbone whip in one hand and the
statue in the other. He took a deep breath, exhaled and
stared at the mirror, muttering to himself, “Tawil, I hope you
are a self-aware, intelligent NPC as I guessed. I hope you
can remember more than seven seconds and that you will
remember what you promised me when you were a
merman.”
That’s right, Bai Liu had investigated the god-level NPC

before. The god-level NPC in Siren Town told Bai Liu that his
name was Tawil. The name of the original NPC, the siren
banshee, was Meade while the Siren King gave Bai Liu a
completely unrelated name. In addition, the previous siren
banshee didn’t say anything about helping the player realize
their wishes.
This type of data overwrote the original data. After

understanding the extremely conscious behaviors of this
god-level NPC, Bai Liu defined the other as an ‘intelligent,
wandering type NPC’ who had his own name. He was like an
alternative type of player who was really powerful and
played the role of a horror game boss, flowing between
different games.
Bai Liu felt that the other party had his own memories. This
was why Bai Liu dared to risk breaking the mirror.
First, he also had the Merfolk Amulet. If he broke the mirror

then it wasn’t much different from Mu Sicheng breaking the
mirror. Secondly, the god-level NPC Tawil once promised to
grant a wish. Judging from the fact that he repeatedly
emphasized it last time, this wish obviously had a certain
effect.
The premise was that the other party hadn’t forgotten his
words.
Bai Liu closed his eyes and slowly adjusted his breathing.
Then he opened them again, squeezed the bone whip and
mercilessly aimed the whip at the mirror. The moment it
struck, the train also exploded and flames surged through
the train like a tide.
The reflection of Bai Liu in the mirror shattered into

countless fragments. The train whistled past, letting out a
long vibrating sound while the fragments that fell to the
ground vibrated and pieced together into a broken mirror.
A naked man appeared in the mirror. He had a pale, gloomy

and beautiful face as well as a flawless body with muscular
lines. His face was glued together by the fine mirror
fragments and were like mirrors that dotted his eyes and
naked, perfect body.
His slender and curly hair fell to his waist. It was a bright
silver color that was as beautiful as a mirror. All of this
appeared in the fragmented mirror and was like a priceless,
artistic portrait. He seemed to be awakened. He slowly
opened his eyes covered by long eyelashes and his pupils
were like flowing mirrors that reflected the scene of the
explosion without any emotions.
The moment he opened his eyes completely, all the

windows on the train shattered and the people called out in
fear, soon dying from the glass shards striking their bodies.
Blood splattered everywhere in seconds. At the front of the
carriage, Mu Sicheng was scratched by many flying glass
shards. At the last moment before his health reached zero,
Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth as he crushed the amulet and
left the game.
[System prompt: The mirror has been broken. Player Mu

Sicheng has cleared the level and the rewards are being
calculated…]
Du Sanying barely got up from the train full of water. He

looked at the train that suddenly stopped running and
before he could react, he saw that everything in front of him
was like a shattered mirror. It suddenly broke to pieces in
front of him, cracking and scattering.
[System prompt: The ghost mirror has been broken and the
train in the mirror has stopped running. Players Du Sanying,
Fang Ke and Liu Huai have officially cleared the level. The
rewards are being calculated…]
Tawil stretched out his cold, white fingers to the mirror and
lowered his eyes in a slightly bored manner. It seemed that
waking up from a deep sleep made him slightly
uncomfortable. He whispered in a low voice, “It’s noisy.”
The noisy explosion paused in a flash. The flying pieces of

iron, the crowd running in a panic and the whistle of the
train all froze.
Behind Bai Liu was a wave of fire that would roll over him
the next second. He was surrounded by many broken
fragments that trembled in the air and almost enveloped
him. The sharp points of these fragments were facing him
but they just stopped in the air, shaking slightly but not
attacking him. Bai Liu gripped the Merfolk Amulet. It had
shattered the moment Tawil opened his eyes. It turned to
powder and the white sand slid down from his fingertips.
Bai Liu looked at Tawil in the mirror. He let out a long, long
breath and finally started to smile. “Long time no see,
Tawil.”
Now that he hadn’t received an attack from Tawil, Bai Liu

smiled. “It seems that you still remember me?”
Tawil in the mirror stared at Bai Liu lightly, his long hair
swaying in the silver waves. “It hasn’t been that long since
I’ve seen you, Bai Liu. The person I saw last time when I
woke up was also you. It is hard for me to forget you in such
a short time.”
“Really?” Bai Liu smiled softly. “Do you remember last time
when you promised to realize my wish?”
Tawil hummed as he looked at Bai Liu calmly. “Do you have

a wish in mind?”
“Yes,” Bai Liu smiled. “Attack me, attack me in a way that

won’t kill me. Tawil, this is my wish.”
Tawil was silent for a few seconds. “I rarely see humans like
you. You… Every time, you ask me to attack you. Do you like
this?”
If Bai Liu knew that his answer here would lead him to a
deeper and deeper misunderstanding with Tawil later, Bai
Liu would definitely answer the question seriously. Now he
was about to pass the level and was facing Tawil, a game
NPC whose modeling he really appreciated. Thus, Bai Liu
relaxed his nerves. He couldn’t help teasing the other
person, “Maybe it is because you are hitting me that I like
it? Maybe we have a special fate so I’m like this?”
A slightly confused expression appeared on Tawil’s

expressionless face but it quickly disappeared. He scanned
Bai Liu from top to bottom with an inorganic look. “You only
have a bit of health left. You will die no matter how I attack.”
Bai Liu was a rogue. “It is up to you to think about it. This is
my wish.”
Tawil stared at Bai Liu for a long time. Then he slowly poked
his head out of the mirror, lowered his long, pale eyelashes
and bit the lip of the slightly dazed Bai Liu very very slowly.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has been attacked by the

god-level NPC, the ghost mirror!]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has lost 0.5 health. Only 0.5
health is left. Please exit the game as soon as possible!]
“Is that okay?” Tawil lowered his slightly trembling

eyelashes and asked in Bai Liu’s ear so softly that it was
almost a whisper.
Bai Liu cocked his head a bit uncomfortably. He raised his

hand to wipe the tooth mark left by Tawil on his mouth. He
didn’t know what to say but it was best just to nod. “…Okay,
thank you.”
Last time… Tawil seemed to have kissed this place too. This
NPC seemed to like his lips a little bit? An illusion…
Ghost Mirror (3/3)]
[Monster Name: Ghost Mirror (god-level NPC)]
[Features: ??? (Unknown, can’t be explored by the system)]

[Attack mode: Fish Tail Strike, biting the face (2/???) (Note:
Since the upper limit of the attack mode can’t be
determined, it is decided that the player will collect the
page if they collect one attack mode)]
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Bai Liu for

collecting the Exploding Last Train Monster Book.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has subdued the monster in

the mirror. The game is cleared and the rewards are being
calculated…]
Bai Liu turned into dots of light and waved with a smile as
he disappeared from in front of Tawil. “Thank you Tawil. See
you next time if it is fated.”
In the mirror, Tawil lowered his eyes and caressed his lips
where he had bitten Bai Liu. He whispered, “…It’s still hot.”
He had a body temperature completely different from a cold

mirror and cold mermaid and wasn’t completely afraid of
Tawil… it was also the first time he saw a human who
actively had Tawil attack him.
After touching and attacking, Bai Liu didn’t turn into a cold
corpse, lying on the ground with fear and resentment. He
didn’t turn into a monster, feeling fear and avoiding Tawil.
Rather, Bai Liu looked at him with a smile and said, ‘See you
next time, Tawil.’
It was strange. It was so warm again.
‘See you next time.’ What did Bai Liu take him, the ultimate
monster, to be? If Bai Liu knew what type of existence he
was, would Bai Liu be able to say such things like nothing
had happened?
“See you next time, Bai Liu.” Tawil murmured to the place
where Bai Liu disappeared and closed his eyes.
In an instant, the mirror completely shattered and the train

was engulfed in a fierce explosion. The people screamed
with pain but the monster who brought about the disaster
wasn’t disturbed. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in the
cold, broken fragments that had been kissed, waiting for the
next meeting.
There was a residual temperature on his lips that didn’t

belong to him.
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Game
From the moment Bai Liu entered the mirror, it was made
clear that this was the reality of the game. The moment he
was going to break the mirror, the audience in front of the
small TV held their breaths.
Once Bai Liu proposed to break the mirror and God Mu

refused to let him, there was a commotion among the
audience in front of the small TV. They felt sad and
unbearable.
“Bai Liu is really good to God Mu. These people should be

good friends. Still, this is a game. I hope that Bai Liu will let
God Mu break the mirror…”
“I am a fan of God Mu. Previously, I was annoyed that some

people would always compare Bai Liu with God Mu. Now I
am in a complicated mood. I don’t want Bai Lu to die at all
but I don’t want God Mu to die either…”
“Uwuuuu, I don’t dare to look. I like both of them very much.

I can’t accept anyone’s death. Bai Liu is so powerful. He
must have a way, right?”
“Bai Liu only has a bit of health left now. What can he do?
Do you treat him as a god? I think it is best to go with Mu
Sicheng!”
Once Bai Liu finally persuaded Mu Sicheng to let Mu Sicheng

go first, Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu felt panicked. They
weren’t familiar with Mu Sicheng at all. They had been
waiting eagerly for Bai Liu to clear the instance. Once Bai
Liu took the initiative to die, they were completely anxious.
Some viewers disagreed with Bai Liu’s approach but most

admired Bai Liu’s loyalty to his friends. Bai Liu said he
wouldn’t let Mu Sicheng die so he protected Mu Sicheng
from beginning to end.
“Ah, I really want to cry. It is a pity. If both Bai Liu and God
Mu lived then they could form a team. In the future, they
would be no less than the combination of the fifth and sixth
ranked players in the overall rankings.”
“In fact, God Mu is very strong. He just needs a bit of help or

he would’ve climbed higher than Puppet Zhang. His
personal skill has great potential. He is the only player on
the rising stars rankings who has stolen something from
Spades and survived. If Mu Sicheng is willing to be the knife
in Bai Liu’s hand then the two of them definitely would’ve
risen very quickly.”
“Don’t say it. In fact, the combination of Bai Liu and Du

Sanying is also very good…”
The mirror shattered and the god-level NPC came out,

causing the audience’s mental value to drop. It was the
same as the situation with Siren Town last time. The
moment the system blocked it and the audience recovered
from their dizziness and drank mental bleach, Bai Liu’s small
TV had gone black.
There were only two conditions for a black screen: the
player was dead or they cleared the game.
Wang Shun lowered his head in a pained manner. The other

players also lowered their heads in silence. This was an
expression of nostalgia and respect for a player they liked
and respected. Bai Liu couldn’t have survived.
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu staggered away from the other

players and moved forward. Bai Liu who avenged them was
no different from their child. Seeing Bai Liu just so helpless,
their emotions fluctuated wildly. Xiang Chunhua took a few
steps forward and kneeled on the ground. She raised her
head in a daze and reached out for Bai Liu’s small TV, her
eyes hazy with tears.
Liu Fu reluctantly wanted to calm down. He helped Xiang

Chunhua up but he couldn’t hide the sadness on his face.
Even so, he still managed to maintain his sanity. “If
something happens to Bai Liu like Guoguo then we will enter
the game to earn points and revive them!”
The next second, the small TV lit up and the system’s

emotionless, mechanical voice was heard.
[Congratulations to the player Bai Liu for unlocking all the

main tasks and collecting the Exploding Last Train Monster
Book.]
[System: The players have reached the true ending: ‘Last

Train that Stopped Moving Forward.’ After the explosion, the
passengers who died were trapped by that terrible mirror,
repeating the painful hour before they died day after day.
They screamed and wailed, secretly hiding the fragments of
the mirror. Unfortunately, it was no use. The mirror without
human emotions still burned them, the ashes never
stopping. Finally, one day, someone stopped the last train in
the mirror that had been burned by fire. The passengers
walked out of the train with a smile. Even if they were dead,
they could finally arrive at the station…]
Wang Shun raised his head in amazement while Xiang

Chunhua and Liu Fu collapsed from the ups and downs in
their mood. They both knelt on the ground, covering their
mouths and weeping with joy.
“Alive! He successfully cleared the game!” Xiang Chunhua

yelled for the first time in a hoarse voice and broke the too
quiet atmosphere.
After a few moments of staring blankly and disbelief, the

audience burst out in tears and laughter.
“Fuck! How can this guy survive? He only has a bit of HP

left! That is the god-level NPC! How did he carry it off?!”
“Don’t think about it. He is still alive! Quickly charge,

bookmark and like! Push him up to the promotion spot!
Hurry up!”
“Yes yes! Push him to the last promotion spot! Go Bai Liu!
We can’t let such a powerful player be buried here! Hurry
up! Let’s see if we can get Brother Bai onto the nightmare
rising stars promotion list!”
“Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng both rushed to third and fourth

on the nightmare rising stars promotion list! I took a look
and the new stars in the other positions are all present. It is
estimated that if they weren’t here, he could rush to 10th on
the nightmare new stars list. Bai Liu’s luck is really bad!”
“Now a lot of new rising star players are rushing for

promotion. It is a bit difficult for Bai Liu to get on the
nightmare rising stars list. I don’t think he can do it. The
audience from the core area is too small. It is a pity since it
is such a wonderful game video.”
“Then should we still aim for it? I feel hopeless…”
The system’s voice was suddenly heard. [Player Du Sanying

and player Mu Sicheng have strongly recommended player
Bai Liu’s small TV!]
The audience was taken aback. Many of them quickly

reacted and immediately boarded the forum to see what
was going on. Then they screamed one after another.
“Damn! Mu Sicheng put his recommendation screen as Bai

Liu’s small TV the moment he came out of the game! Mu
Sicheng directly said that among the players who give Bai
Liu a like, he will take three people to play a level 1 game
for free!”
“Du Sanying also hung up Bai Liu’s small TV! He said in the
forum that he will give 10 players who like, bookmark or
recommended Bai Liu’s video system items worth 600
points!”
“Fuck! These two players in the promotion position are

ruthlessly helping Bai Liu! They are placing Bai Liu’s small
TV in the middle of their screens! They completely don’t
care about the promotion position benefits at all!”
“I’m in tears! This is the friendship between men! Bai Liu,

rush up! I won’t give up on you!”
“Rush! Bai Liu!! You are a well-deserved nightmare rising

star!”
A steady stream of viewers poured it. They might be

curious, they might not know anything or they might’ve
learned about it from Du Sanying and Mu Sicheng’s small
TVs. What type of player was it that could make these
people cry and scream with excitement?
However, they all knew that if there was no such player in

this terrifying nightmare-like game, there must be no
players who could pass this game. In a way, Bai Liu was a
nightmare star more terrifying than a nightmare for the
dead players, but he was a new star brighter than any star
to those who survived.
“It’s almost over! Ahhh, just a little bit more!”
[System prompt: Player Liu Huai has strongly recommended

player Bai Liu’s small TV!]
Wang Shun sighed. From the beginning, he had been

watching this small TV that was completely unimportant on
the edge of the central hall. Now he needed to look up and
watch this small TV among tens of thousands of people.
No player had ever rushed to the nightmare rising stars list

within two games except for the legendary player, Spades
who was first in the overall rankings. However, Wang Shun
had a hunch that this record would soon be broken by Bai
Liu.
[System prompt: The data of player Bai Liu’s small TV is

entering the final calculations…]
The audience stopped their hands that were constantly

charging points and liking the small TV. They watched Bai
Liu’s small TV with anxiety as they whispered among each
other.
“Ahhh, I’m so nervous. Can he rush up?”

“We all tried our best. If he doesn’t rush up… I’ll cry a lot
and then help Brother Liu next time!”
“I’m not too demanding. 10th on the nightmare rising stars

list is enough, although I know this request is too much…”
[100,007 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 126,700 people

have bookmarked Bai Liu’s small TV, 41,190 have charged
Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu has obtained 67,100
points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received over 100,000 likes in one

minute and over 60,000 points from being charged! You are
crazily loved by the audience!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for winning the final

promotion position and entering second place on the central
screen’s nightmare rising stars list. The number of views is
rising rapidly…]
There was a long silence in front of the small TV. The

mouths of the audience dropped open like they couldn’t
believe what they had done. Then it turned into crazy
laughing, cheers and screams.
“Ohhhhhh—!!!”
“Bai Liu is on there!”
“Fuck! Second on the nightmare rising stars list!!!!”
Thank you to aemecin for the fanart of the scene from

chapter 67. I will also be creating a fanart page for GHG in
the next few days that will be linked to the table of
contents. This way, you will be able to check out all the
fanart in one page. Be sure to keep an eye out for it.
Game
The nightmare rising stars screen in the central hall.
This was a black TV hall that was different from the

magnificent decorations style of the core hall. It was a
modern industrial style with black colors. Black curtains
covered all the walls and were dotted with scattered silver
or gold fragments. It looked like a dreamy starry sky on a
summer night but a closer look revealed some bloody
handprints on the curtains. These small fragments were
human metal denture fragments that were glued to the
curtains.
In the game, a player was defined as a newcomer when

they participated in less than 52 games. According to the
average game frequency of once a week, players who had
only been in the game for one year were called newcomers.
Newcomers had their own special features and rankings,
among which the nightmare rising stars was the best
promotion.
There were a total of 10 screens in the nightmare rising

stars hall. Only the top 10 newcomers for the day could
enter here. The competition had always been fierce. Usually,
many people appeared here and were quickly squeezed out.
Now the style in this fierce competition hall was a bit…
strange.
It was because the second screen, the third screen and the
fourth screen were all playing Bai Liu’s small TV.
Wang Shun rushed over to see it and didn’t know if he

should laugh or cry. Bai Liu rushed to second place but the
third place Du Sanying and fourth place Mu Sicheng hung
Bai Liu’s small TV in the center of their screens. This made it
look like Bai Liu alone occupied three positions in the
nightmare rising stars list. Many viewers who didn’t follow
Bai Liu were attracted by this and walked over in a confused
manner.
“Who is this newcomer? One person is occupying three

screens. Awesome.”
“That is Bai Liu! The one who made the forum really noisy
before! It is obvious that you haven’t eaten melons. At that
time, a group of people said that once he met Puppet
Zhang, he would either die or turn into a puppet. Tsk, they
didn’t expect that Puppet Zhang would become his puppet.”
“I remember a lot of people on the forum scolded him

because he gained a lot of charged points in his first single
player game. Many low level players were jealous of him
and said he was so pretentious that he would be struck by
lightning sooner or later. Now he is on the nightmare rising
stars list. If this newcomer is cruel and he catches a few of
those who cursed him in a game and kills them directly, I
don’t know who is the one who is struck by lightning.”
[Cleared Exploding Last Train’s true ending: 30,000 points

rewarded.]
[Cleared Exploding Last Train’s true ending: 100 attribute
points rewarded (can upgrade the attributes panel
according to the player’s own needs).]
[Reward for collecting the Exploding Last Train Monster Book

– Exploding Passengers page: The item 20 broken lenses
(unknown quality). You need to collect all the broken lenses
before you can unlock the complete item.]

– Brother Thief page: One thief’s black finger (good quality)
and 60 broken lenses (unknown quality). Equipping the
thief’s black finger is equivalent to having a third hand that
can steal other people’s things inadvertently; you need to
collect all the black fingers before you can unlock the
complete item.]

– Ghost Mirror page: Mirror frame (unknown quality). The
core tool for holding the broken lenses. It takes 400 broken
lenses to form a complete mirror.]
[Total reward for collecting the Exploding Last Train Monster

Book: Passengers’ blessing (excellent quality). The
passengers are grateful to you for saving them from their
painful destiny so they have bestowed a blessing on you. As
long as you sit in the seat of a vehicle, their souls will guard
you and won’t let any monster hurt you.]
[Note: The vehicle can’t be forcibly brought in by the player.

It must belong to the original scene.]
[System: Comprehensive evaluation of player Bai Liu’s small

TV]
[The video of the Exploding Last Train game process was

strongly liked by 153,266 players and was bookmarked by
186,385 players. A total of 94,802 points were obtained
through charging. At the same time, 1,359 players didn’t
like this video and stepped on it. At its peak, more than
100,000 people were watching player Bai Liu’s small TV at
the same time. The game video of player Bai Liu
undoubtedly enjoyed extraordinary attention.]
[The comprehensive data of player Bai Liu’s small TV has

exceeded 300,000 and the Siren Town video is rated. It
should be a flashing silver badge video but considering the
1:122 steps to likes ratio, the video has finally been rated as
a bright silver badge. This is eligible to enter the VIP library.
Player Bai Liu’s game video has entered the VIP library.]
[After entering the VIP library, if there are players who want
to watch player Bai Liu’s Exploding Last Train game video
then they need to become a VIP member of the system and
pay 60 points. The points will be divided 5:5 between player
Bai Liu and the system.]
[Bai Liu’s small TV has the following achievements this time

—]
[The first player to leave the burial mound dancing area

recently.]
[Second place on the nightmare rising stars list.]
[One of the first players to clear Exploding Last Train

recently.]
[After Spades, the first player to make it to the nightmare

rising stars list in the second game.]
Bai Liu came out of the exit and found Mu Sicheng leaning
against the exit and waiting for him. Mu Sicheng saw that
Bai Liu came out and looked Bai Liu up and down with
strange eyes. “I know that you must’ve had a trick up your
sleeve but how did you come out? That is the god-level
NPC…”
Bai Liu gave him a deep smile. “Do you want to know?”
Mu Sicheng hesitated for a few seconds before nodding.
Bai Liu calmly spread open his hands. “Use points to buy
information.”
“Fuck, you just got 100,000 points from charging yet you
still want to earn this type of money? You really only have
money in your eyes.” Mu Sicheng was particularly
depressed. “Forget it, I don’t want to know. How much
money have you cheated from me now?”
Bai Liu gave a more friendly smile. “You only have one of
the black finger items right? This item is for thieves and is
helpful for you. Do you want it?”
“I have one here.” Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng innocently.
“How much is it?” Mu Sicheng was dumbfounded as he

prepared to pay money to avoid a disaster.
Bai Liu smiled cheerfully. “I want the remaining 320 mirror

fragments.”
“…I only have 80 broken lenses here.” Mu Sicheng frowned.

He stared at Bai Liu for a few seconds before suddenly
realizing what this guy was playing at. “Damn, do you want
me to help you collect all the other broken lenses? Why?!”
Bai Liu wasn’t in a hurry. “You also want to collect the black
fingers from the other players. You might as well help me
collect them as well.”
Bai Liu didn’t expect that the items he would be given this
time were all in pieces. It would take five black fingers to
make the ‘third hand’ and 400 broken lenses to form an
item. Meanwhile, there were five players who cleared the
game. Everyone had one finger and 80 broken lenses. They
might be high quality items but everyone only got one-fifth.
They couldn’t be used at all.
There was no need to talk about the thief’s black fingers.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this prop was
necessary for Mu Sicheng and he would definitely try to
obtain the five fingers.
As for the broken lenses… it wasn’t certain who could

gather them together.
Mu Sicheng sneered. “Bai Liu, have you forgotten that Fang

Ke and Liu Huai are guild players? The good items they
obtain must be handed over to the guild. The thief’s black
finger that has strong personal attributes? They don’t have
much use for it. It isn’t necessary for it to be handed over to
the guild and I can use money to let them sell it to me.”
“However, the broken lenses with an unknown quality come

from the god-level NPC which is why the quality is unknown.
The last item from the god-level NPC is your whip. You were
so arrogant in the game and your judgment was too strong.
Everyone has seen that you, an F-grade panel player, can
use such great power.” Mu Sicheng folded his arms and
raised his eyebrow at Bai Liu. “So how useful is the item
made up of broken lenses from the god-level NPC?”
“The broken lenses on Fang Ke and Liu Huai must be handed
over to the Kings Guild. The Kings Guild will definitely try to
gather the broken lenses and put together this item with the
god-level NPC’s attributes.” Mu Sicheng was certain.
“However, there are 80 broken lenses on you, me and Du

Sanying.” Bai Liu was thoughtful. “What method will the
Kings Guild use to try and get these broken lenses from us?”
Mu Sicheng raised three fingers. “I can think of three

methods that the Kings Guild might use. The first is
acquiring it through a transaction. They can try to buy the
broken lenses from us at a high price. Bai Liu, I painfully
have to tell you that Du Sanying has sold the broken lenses
to the Kings Guild for 60,000 points.”
Bai Liu sighed softly. “Sure enough, Du Sanying will do

something that will bring misfortune to people. However,
spending 60,000 points for broken lenses with an unknown
function, the Kings Guild is really rich.”
Mu Sicheng continued. “The second method is theft. This is

my profession. They will look for someone with stealing
skills or items. The guild players will follow us and try to
steal the broken lenses from us in the game. Still, don’t
worry. No one has tried to steal from me except for
madmen.”
“Of course, there is the simple and straightforward third

method with the greatest benefit—” Mu Sicheng shook his
three fingers at Bai Liu with a smile. “I think you should’ve
guessed what the most profitable third method is?”
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “Kill me in the game and everything
on my body belongs to them.”
“You killed a senior player of their guild. They spent a lot of
resources to raise Puppet Zhang only for him to be killed in
the game.” Mu Sicheng threatened Bai Liu in an
exaggerated voice but there was a careless smile on his
face. It seemed he didn’t care about offending the Kings
Guild. “You have really offended them and now you want to
steal the broken lenses from them. Do you have any self-
knowledge? They will hunt you down to the ends of the
earth!”
“I have it now but it seems like it is too late.” Bai Liu

glanced at Mu Sicheng and suddenly laughed. “Even so, you
didn’t sell the broken lenses to the Kings Guild and kept
them. It seems like you are ready to be hunted down with
me?”
“You are narcissistic.” Mu Sicheng snorted and looked away

from Bai Liu. He placed his hands in his pocket before
suddenly stretching out a fist to punch Bai Liu. “You are the
one who first wanted to cooperate with me, right?”
Bai Liu staggered from the punch only to hear the system
prompt.
[System tip: Player Mu Sicheng has given player Bai Liu 80

broken lenses.]
“By the way, what name should we give to this

combination?” Mu Sicheng abruptly remembered
something. He seemed to be talking to himself with a
strange smile on his face like he was very excited about
confronting the Kings Guild. “When I was chased by Puppet
Zhang, I told Liu Huai that once we killed Puppet Zhang one
day, our combination would be famous. At that time, I gave
my combination with Liu Huai a very vulgar name. It was
Thief and Assassin.”
Later, the thief stole the assassin’s knife and the assassin
cut off the thief’s hands with that knife. The once
insurmountable puppet master who manipulated everything
was so easily executed by the newcomer Bai Liu. The name
of the combination that didn’t have many distinctive
features had long since disappeared from the forum.
“Shall we give our new combination a name?” Mu Sicheng

suddenly suggested.
Bai Liu didn’t care about such things but for live broadcasts
that relied on entertainment, it was indeed better to have a
combination name. He first consulted Mu Sicheng’s opinion.
“What do you want to call it?”
Mu Sicheng’s eyes wandered around for a moment. “…What

do you think about Thief and Schemer?”
Bai Liu couldn’t help making an expression. “= =”
Did this person not know any combination names except for
the profession? If he knew that Bai Liu’s original identity was
a wanderer then he might suggest a name like Thief and
Wanderer…
“We might as well call it…” Bai Liu pretended to think.

“Wanderer and Monkey.”
There were a few seconds of silence before Mu Sicheng

jumped up angrily. “Fuck! Bai Liu, you are implying
something about me!”
Mu Sicheng never would’ve imagined that the funny

combination name Bai Liu casually mentioned would sweep
through the entire game in the future and become a
nightmare combination that made countless players feel
fear. As long as they heard the sharp monkey laugh and saw
the smiling young man in a white shirt and suit pants,
victory in the game had already been decided.
In this game of eternal fear, the symbols of laurels and a

monkey would always belong to the Wanderer and Monkey.
The curtain on the eve of their victory was about to be
raised.
Chapter 71.1: Reality
Game
Not long after coming out of the game, Bai Liu was walking
and chatting with Mu Sicheng.
“What are the attributes panel points?” Bai Liu asked while
pointing to the reward of Exploding Last Train. “Can I
understand it as something that can be added to improve
my attributes?”
“Yes and no.” Mu Sicheng briefly explained to Bai Liu. “The

player rating of this game is based on four attributes:
physical strength, agility, attack power and resistance. The
attribute points you’ve obtained can only be added to these
four attributes.”
Bai Liu was thoughtful. “I didn’t receive any attribute points

in my last game.”
Mu Sicheng rolled his eyes. “This is an extra reward of the

system. In your last newcomer single player game, you got
the personal skill as an extra bonus. You are thinking too
beautifully if you want to get the attribute points as well. It
is very difficult to get this thing. In a level 2 game, only 100
attribute points are available. The system is also very stingy
and this thing can’t be added without limit. Once you reach
the limit of your potential, the attributes won’t rise no
matter how many points you add to them.”
“But—” Mu Sicheng gave a subtle pause. “Multiple players

have died before they reach the limit of their potential. It is
because a level 2 game only has 100 attribute points. There
is a quick way for players who don’t belong to a big guild or
aren’t overly skilled to gain panel attribute points but few
people use it.”
Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng. “What method?”
“Participate in the league.” Mu Sicheng whispered. “This is

how Spades became a player at about the S level. The
league gives the winning players a high amount of attribute
points.”
Before Mu Sicheng could finish, several virtual fireworks

suddenly exploded in the game hall. The fireworks fell in the
form of various words, attracting the attention of players
coming and going.
[Heavyweight! Heavyweight! The annual horror game e-

sports league is here! Don’t miss it! This is the annual event
for all gamers!]
The players saw this and looked away like it wasn’t strange.
“I don’t know which guild is so rich and has started buying

system fireworks so early to advertise.”
“The support season has started. Starting from this week,

the major guilds will start frantically advertising their
players. The Kings Guild spent 10 million points on
advertising last time and almost didn’t come back…”
The virtual fireworks fell on the player and the player’s
system panel automatically popped up to a game activity
interface that seemed like a grand opening.
[System activity: the horror game e-sports league is about

to start!]
[Players can choose their participation status: league

players or spectators.]
[As a league player, you have to fight fiercely with other

players in the arena regardless of life or death. As a
spectator, you can watch a lively and fierce game
competition, cheer for your favorite team and players and
charge and like them.]
[This is a competitive game of gambling on life and desire.

Have you chosen your position? Do you choose to be a
desperate participant in order to fulfill your desires or a
calm bystander like a god?]
……
[Requirements for players to participate in the league

registration: 5 players with 52 instances can form a team to
participate in the league.]
[Competition system: Two teams will compete in a team

match, a doubles match and a singles match. The one with
the highest total score in the three matches will be
promoted.]
[Note: If a player of a team dies during a game then the

team can recruit new players by themselves.]
……
There were also many rules such as disabling the player’s
system store during the game and so on.
Fireworks also fell on Bai Liu’s body and an for this event
popped up on the system interface. He swiped through it
and felt it was a bit like an e-sports competition in reality.
Bai Liu actually wasn’t interested in this type of e-sports
game. After all, Bai Liu was a horror game maker, not a
confrontation game maker.
However, he was surprised by the fact that there was an e-

sports league in a horror game. Mu Sicheng seemed to have
known about it a long time ago. He closed the system
notification interface and complained, “It’s so annoying. The
guilds have started advertising everywhere again. The
league’s support season is coming.”
“Support season?” Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng. “What do

you mean? Is this the league you were talking about where
one can gain a high amount of attribute points?”
Mu Sicheng impatiently replied, “You will know if you slide

down. It is all advertising, viral advertising.”
Bai Liu scrolled all the way to the end of the system page
and found it was as Mu Sicheng said. The following were all
advertising pages of various players and guilds. There were
team posters and single player posters on the page as well
as buttons for charging points and likes beside the posters.
The higher the comprehensive data of the charged points
and likes, the higher the ranking of the advertising page.
The number one single player poster was a photo of the side
profile of a man with bangs covering his eyes.
This man had pale lips, a thin jawbone and a black, long
whip hanging from his cold and thin wrist. The tail of the
whip was held in his hand. His face was slightly raised and
the tail of his eyes was slender. He seemed to be squinting
and gave off a fierce and cold temperament. The player’s
photo was blurred but even from the perspective of Bai Liu
who had no normal perception of human beauty, this man
was very superior. It was a type of superiority measured by
art standards.
The perfect bone modeling made Bai Liu think of Tawil but
this person was much colder than Tawil. If Tawil had an
appearance that was like moonlight, this man was like a
knife without a scabbard. He had a sharp appearance that
seemed to cut at people who looked at him. There was a
sense of killing intent and indifference even from this type
of blurry photo.
Bai Liu opened this person’s profile.
[Player: Spades]
[Current support comprehensive data: 1.3 million, first

among all the participating players. Unlocked the death-free
gold medal.]
[Note: This player has the system shelter due to high

popularity and has won a death-free gold medal. In a
competition game, if the player is near death then he will be
forcefully exited from the game by the system and placed in
a protective cover.]
[Total points ranking: 1st.]
[Guild: Killer Sequence.]
Bai Liu slid down. The difference between Spades single

player poster and the second ranked person was very big.
Spades’ personal poster seemed like it was taken by a
passerby on the street. The second person’s poster was a
refined photo like a top celebrity. Even the fine hairs on the
face could be seen clearly.
The second place person was an acquaintance that Bai Liu

had heard about. The poster showed a beautiful girl in a
cheongsam. She had snowy white skin, medium length
black curly hair, apricot eyes, red lips and a peach icon
under her right eye. She wore a one-side split cheongsam
and satin black high-heeled shoes. One leg was slightly
cocked forward, revealing black stockings. There was a set
of playing cards in her hand. She was smiling but it was in a
languid manner. She was very attractive with just one look.
There was a type of enchanting, lustful aroma that made
one fill with desire.
[Player: Queen of Hearts.]
[Current support comprehensive data: 970,000, second

gold medal.]
[Total points ranking: 2nd.]
[Guild: The King’s Crown.]
……
As Bai Liu kept looking, Mu Sicheng explained to Bai Liu, “In

this game, there will be an e-sports league every year after
August. Players can form teams to participate. Of course,
ordinary players participating are just sending food to the
top players. The league is the venue of the big guilds and
they have a solid foundation. In order to canvass votes for
the players participating in the league, these guilds will set
off fireworks in the game and engage in various tricks for
publicity. We call it the support season.”
“The guilds will search for items in the game and store them
in order to prepare the participating players and raise their
attributes.”
“This type of large-scale search and publicity is very

annoying and it will make it difficult for players like me who
don’t care about the league to receive the items I want.” Mu
Sicheng couldn’t help complaining. “This year, I heard the
puppet master was originally a reserve player for the Kings
Guild so they made great efforts to train him. He himself
was frantically searching for new puppets. Unexpectedly, he
died so they will need to change their reserve player.”
“The Kings Guild is very ambitious this year. They

introduced a new player called Little Witch whose personal
skill can restore health in the game. She is a very rare
player whom many major guilds tried to grab. She was
number one on the rising stars ranking and was finally
snatched by the Kings Guild.”
“I heard that the Kings Guild was going to use the puppet
master’s control skill and Little Witch’s healing skill to form
a strange tactic. As a result, Puppet Zhang was killed by you
and they have to change their tactic.”
Mu Sicheng snorted and smiled a bit gleefully when he said

this.
Bai Liu looked at the various teams and players on the

promotional panel and asked, “I was puzzled about this
before. In this life and death game, why are the audience’s
rewards so crazy. The first ranked person’s charges and likes
adds up to 1.3 million points and there is also competitive
entertainment such as the e-sports competition.”
“The audience consists of ordinary players. It is unusual for

them to participate in such entertainment as this type of
survival game.”
Mu Sicheng swiped twice on his system panel before

handing it to Bai Liu. “It is because the audience isn’t just
charging the players, they are also betting. Players can get
10%, the system gets 5% and the rest are for bets.”
[System reminder: Before the game, 85% of a player’s

charged points will enter the betting system. If the player
wins the competition, the spectators who bet on them can
win the charging points of the losers.]
[Small gambles are pleasant, large gambles can hurt your

body. Please charge as appropriate and gamble moderately.]
“What is 1.3 million?” Mu Sicheng said. “You didn’t see last

year’s league. When the finals were played, the charged
points of both sides reached 100 million. Now the support
season has just begun. This data will still rise.”
“The audience charging points for ordinary players like us is

just a mere trifle. It is to practice raising new people.”
“100 million points…” Bai Liu’s focus went astray. He

converted it. Even if the winning player only took 10%, that
was 10 million points…
10 million points, 10 million points, 10 million points… Bai

Liu’s eyes slowly changed and deepened.
Meanwhile, Mu Sicheng still knew nothing and was lecturing

him. “The rewards for the champion is 100 million points for
each person, single and double matches. The prize for first
in the team match is attribute rewards. Still, I don’t know. It
is said that it is different every year. Nevertheless, the
points given to the winning players and the income from the
charged points is an astronomical number. It is once a year
and the whole family won’t go hungry, so the league guilds
will do their best to prepare for it.”
Bai Liu’s fingers on the system panel paused for five

seconds. His eyes were frozen for a long time when he
heard ‘100 million points per person’. Then Bai Liu took a
deep breath to calm down. He sighed and quickly turned to
the registration interface he had swept past previously.
Fuck the story game experience! He wanted to participate!

Let him participate!
TL: Kings Guild and King’s Crown are the same. For some
reason, the author uses multiple names for a few guilds
mentioned in the novel. I just went with whatever name the
author chose in the raws.
Chapter 71.2: I Became a
God in a Horror Game
(Unlimited).2
Game
Only 100 million points were left in Bai Liu’s mind. It wasn’t
an exaggeration to say that his eyes and brain were
stimulated by the 100 million points. He quickly flipped to
the registration interface.
[Registration deadline: 2 months, 01 days, 7 hours, 34

minutes.]
[The player is still far away from the conditions of the

competition: 50 game instances, four teammates.]
It was too far away.
Bai Liu cooled down a bit and thought rationally. He only had
61 days left and he had to play 50 game instances. On
average, he had passed one instance a day. Even if the time
flow in the game instance was slower, it was one game a
day and his spirit might not be able to sustain him. To be
honest, the game consumed a lot from him otherwise Bai
Liu wouldn’t sleep so hard when he came out…
Then his eyes glanced at the 100 million points rewarded by
the game.
Mu Sicheng was still chattering. “Still, this competition has

nothing to do with us who are newcomers this year. It takes
52 instances to participate. I usually play one instance once
a week. Now I’ve only played 26 instances and there are two
months left. It is impossible to make up the number of
instances…”
As Mu Sicheng was talking, he met Bai Liu’s eyes. He

couldn’t help shivering and took two steps back. “Bai Liu,
what are you going to do with me?!”
Bai Liu smiled “Friend, do you want to stay up late to play

games? The type where 50 instances are done in two
months?”
Mu Sicheng, “?????”
Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu logged out of the game together

and the log out point was Bai Liu’s house.
It was because Mu Sicheng said he wanted to contact Bai

Liu offline but the specific information of players such as
their address and phone number wasn’t allowed to be
mentioned in the game. It was the same as how information
about the game wasn’t allowed to be mentioned in reality.
The exchange of WeChat accounts was blocked by the game
so the fastest way for two people to communicate was to
log out directly from the same player’s exit point.
Each player’s login address was a string of 12 digits that

was like a password. After confirming the log out, the player
could enter the password and they would be sent to the
login address corresponding to this password.
The initial password of the player’s login address was the
place where they first logged in. It was their default log out
place. If Bai Liu didn’t enter a password when logging out
then he would go to this login address by default.
For example, Bai Liu logged into the game from his house
and the game generated a string of 12 digit numbers for
him. The login address corresponding to this password was
Bai Liu’s house. Whoever entered the password could log
out at Bai Liu’s house.
Mu Sicheng was still a university student and he logged in at

his dormitory. If Bai Liu went there, he would be caught on
the spot by the dormitory aunt. Therefore, the two of them
chose Bai Liu’s small rental house to log out to.
The moment he arrived at Bai Liu’s house, Mu Sicheng

spoke bitterly. “Bai Liu, listen to my advice. Don’t try to
participate. You don’t even have enough participants. How
can we participate with just the two of…”
Before he could finish his words, Mu Sicheng stopped. He

had a strange expression on his face as he looked at the
exquisite young man sleeping on Bai Liu’s bed whose face
was covered with tears.
It wasn’t known what Mu Ke had experienced in the game.

His face was covered with tears and there were red marks
on his wrists and ankles like he had been struck by a whip.
He held Bai Liu’s shirt and buried his whole head in it. He
curled up like a small animal with no sense of security on
the bed, sleeping soundly.
Bai Liu didn’t find it strange and didn’t pay too much
attention to Mu Ke on the bed. He walked past the bed while
replying to Mu Sicheng. “There are three people. The one on
the bed will also participate.”
“????” Mu Sicheng’s face was full of question marks. “Fuck,
Bai Liu, are you serious? Who is this person?”
Don’t blame Mu Sicheng for not recognizing Mu Ke. He really

didn’t expect Mu Ke from Bai Liu’s group of newcomers to
appear on Bai Liu’s bed in such a form…
Bai Liu turned to look at Mu Sicheng. “He is Mu Ke, the

newcomer I brought out of the game last time. I will take
him to clear instances together.”
Mu Ke and Bai Liu were pure newcomers and had only

played two instances. Bai Liu and Mu Ke had the same
number of instances so it was enough if he took Mu Ke to
clear the instances with him.
Mu Ke had logged out at Bai Liu’s home last time. He knew

the logout password of Bai Liu’s home. This time, Mu Ke
chose to log out at Bai Liu’s home after clearing the game
and this was within Bai Liu’s expectations.
Before Bai Liu entered the game, he asked Mu Ke to play an

instance by himself and Bai Liu wouldn’t intervene much. He
suggested that Mu Ke choose a single player game. If Mu Ke
could survive then he would start to take Mu Ke’s training
seriously.
Bai Liu didn’t like to communicate with people with weak

minds. They were too good at making excuses for
themselves. Therefore, Bai Liu decided to test Mu Ke first. If
Mu Ke could successfully pass a game by himself then Bai
Liu would try to train Mu Ke while avoiding a situation like
Puppet Zhang. The Kings Guild spent a lot of resources to
train Puppet Zhang and as a result, he relied too much on
the intelligence absorbed from his puppets. He finally fell at
Bai Liu’s hands, resulting in a large amount of capital being
wasted.
Bai Liu didn’t like to do useless things. He liked to do things
that had a lot of benefits.
It seemed that Mu Ke had tried his best to clear the instance

on his own. Then after clearing the instance, the fierceness
of being on the line of life or death made him
subconsciously seek Bai Liu’s home when choosing to log
out. This was a way of seeking comfort and to prove his
commitment. Mu Ke wanted to tell Bai Liu that he had
cleared the instance. It was like a child who finally managed
to get 100 points on the exam crying while showing it to his
parents.
The parent Bai Liu took a white shirt and suit pants to the
bathroom and changed clothes. A few minutes later, he
emerged from the bathroom.
Mu Sicheng was now shrinking back in the corner like a

ghost. He stayed far away from Mu Ke on the bed and
pointed to Mu Ke. Mu Sicheng asked Bai Liu who came out
after changing his clothes, “…Did you take the new player
you saved last time to bed?!”
“He came by himself. He has the log out number of my

house and I can’t help it.” Bai Liu didn’t notice at all that Mu
Sicheng’s thoughts had become crooked. “I was planning to
let him go before but now time is urgent. I want to
participate in the competition and I don’t have many cards
in my hand. He is still pretty good and I think I can take him
to the instances to train him.”
After Bai Liu knew that he could get 100 million points from
the league, he seemed possessed and insisted on
participating. Mu Sicheng couldn’t persuade him so he had
to tell Bai Liu that it required five people who had played 52
instances each to participate in this competition. Where
could Bai Liu find these people to form a team?
Even if Mu Sicheng managed to play more than 20 games,

Bai Liu was still missing three people. Now Bai Liu was
planning to take Mu Ke, who only went through two games
like himself, to participate in the competition!
This was a joke! It required two months of endlessly playing

games 50 times to reach the registration line. Even if Bai
Liu’s crazy mental value could withstand it, how could an
ordinary player like Mu Ke withstand it?
Mu Sicheng couldn’t help pointing at Mu Ke who was still in

bed. “Bai Liu, a crazy person like you might be able to clear
50 instances but Mu Ke is a newcomer. He should’ve cleared
the instance just now and he still has injuries. Do you know
under what circumstances a player will still be injured after
coming out of a game instance? You and I came out without
any injuries.”
Bai Liu did up his tie and his eyes fell on Mu Ke’s wrist and
ankles. Finally, he looked at Mu Sicheng and asked, “Under
what circumstances will a player come out injured?”
Mu Sicheng casually found a chair to sit down on. He had

spent a lot of energy in the game and felt lazy. However,
apart from being a bit listless, there were indeed no injuries
on Mu Sicheng’s body.
Mu Sicheng leaned his head on the chair and looked up at

Bai Liu who was wearing the tie. “Injuries in the game can
only be brought out if he believes he is injured and can’t be
healed. The game will obey the player’s will and bring out
the injury. Generally speaking, it is only in the case of
extreme fear such as when the mental value falls below 10.
Usually people will lose their knowledge of the game and
feel that they aren’t in a game but in reality. They will feel
that they are really injured and the injuries will be brought
out.”
As he spoke, Mu Sicheng glanced at the boy on the bed who

looked very fragile from his actions and appearance. Then
he sent Bai Liu a disapproving look.
“A player who comes out of the game with an injury shows

that his mental quality isn’t good. His panel potential isn’t
high and if I remember correctly, this player Mu Ke has no
personal skill, right?” Mu Sicheng raised his eyebrow. “If you
take him to the competition, isn’t it just delivering food to
your opponents?”
“However, I can say that to some extent, I passed Exploding

Last Train with his help.” Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng and
replied in an unhurried manner.
Bai Liu relied on Mu Ke’s Merfolk Amulet as his trump card

to face the god-level NPC. It was also by relying on Mu Ke’s
Merfolk Amulet that he tricked Mu Sicheng into coming in.
According to Mu Sicheng, Mu Ke brought out injuries so he
must’ve reached a level of extreme fear and urgency in the
game.
Even so, he didn’t use the Merfolk Amulet in his single

player game and instead left his most precious survival item
to Bai Liu.
It was because before entering the game, Bai Liu mentioned

that he might use Mu Ke’s Merfolk Amulet. Even if Mu Ke’s
mental reality fell to the point of confusing reality and the
game and he came out with injuries, he didn’t use this item.
This was the same as what Mu Sicheng did in Exploding Last

Train.
“You and he have the same value in my heart.” Bai Liu
stared at Mu Sicheng, eyes never wavering. “You have both
abided by your deals with me despite desperation so I can’t
violate my agreement with either of you. I said that if he
came out by himself this time, I would train him and let him
live.”
“Just like I didn’t give up on you, I won’t easily give up on

him.” Bai Liu looked down at Mu Ke who was covered in
bruises. “It is because you have both proved your value to
me.”
It’s coming!
6: I’m going to start raising kids (crossed out) teammates!
Rainbow Turtle small note: The team forming that I

mentioned in my note at the beginning has started!
In the author’s small theaters at the end, the 6 she is

referring to is Bai Liu. The reason why she has given
him this number nickname will be explained later, I
think in the next instance. One small and well-known
joke among the readers is that most of Bai Liu’s
future teammates have numbers/or characters in
their names that sound like numbers and the author
usually refers to them by numbers. I think Mu Ke is
the only exception so far.
Also, there is a reason why I mentioned that romance

is a small focus. I think in the first 150 chapters, ML
probably only shows up for like 10% of them? Still,
the next arc is the start of the set up for him to
appear more. (P.S There were a lot of shipping wars
in the first 150 chapters but they are stopped after
ML actually starts appearing)
Chapter 72: I Became a
(Unlimited)
Game
After Bai Liu finished speaking, he lowered his head to

continue tying his tie. Meanwhile, Mu Sicheng was taken
aback.
During the conversation between the two, Mu Ke cried while

lying on the bed. He woke up with his hands sweaty and
feet twitching. He sat up and trembled violently. He
subconsciously hugged Bai Liu’s white shirt in his arms. He
gasped with blank eyes while still shedding tears. It was as
if he hadn’t woken up from the aftermath of a nightmare.
Bai Liu whispered to him, “Mu Ke, you are alive. Calm
down.”
Focus slowly returned to Mu Ke’s blank eyes. He stared at

Bai Liu in front of him, tears accumulating bit by bit in his
red eyes. The white shirt held tightly in his hands was also
released by him. Bai Liu noticed that this person wanted to
pounce on him and stepped back slightly, patting Mu Ke’s
shoulder comfortably. “Now you are back in reality.”
“Bai Liu, wooo, Bai Liu.” Mu Ke howled like a water pipe torn
off by excessive fear. Only seeing Bai Liu could make him
calmer. His hands firmly grasped the corner of Bai Liu’s
clothes as he looked up at Bai Liu, tears gushing down.
Mu Ke’s voice was hoarse. “I thought I would die in that

school! They wanted to strangle me!”
Bai Liu lowered his eyes and spoke softly, “However, you
didn’t die so you did a good job. You survived. It is over, Mu
Ke.”
Mu Ke cried non-stop, his chest moving violently up and

down. Halfway through his crying, he hiccuped. Then he
raised his wet eyelashes to look at Bai Liu, asking very
lightly and cautiously. “I passed the instance according to
what you said. I am qualified right? You will try to help me
survive in the game as much as possible, right?”
“I will do my best to train you so you can grow stronger and

survive on your own,” Bai Liu answered readily. Then his
tone changed and became a lot crueler. “However, if you
just want to rely on me then you will become more
worthless. I promise that I will quickly give up my
investment in you. Do you understand, Mu Ke? I don’t like
wasting energy on things that don’t pay off.”
The tearful Mu Ke nodded frantically. He choked up, his

beautiful eyes filled with tears like a good-for-nothing child
who was finally acknowledged. “I will! I promise I will, Bai
Liu!”
“I want to arrange for you to follow me in the next game.”

Bai Liu handed a piece of toilet paper to Mu Ke who was still
crying. He squinted at Mu Ke. “If you are willing to follow me
then we will clear 50 instances in 60 days. I want to take
you to the league but at the same time, I need you to grow
up quickly.”
Mu Ke took the toilet paper that Bai Liu handed over and
raised his head in amazement. Bai Liu looked at him without
any fluctuations. “Can you do it? If you can’t, I’ll arrange
other routes for you to train. You don’t have to follow me.”
Before Bai Liu’s words had finished, Mu Ke bit his lower lip.
His grip tightened on the toilet paper Bai Liu handed him
and his shoulders trembled as he spoke. “You need me to do
this? Then I can do it.”
“Mu Ke, have you really thought about it?” Bai Liu asked in a
flat tone. “Mu Ke, I am used to people looking directly at me
when discussing things. Lift your head.”
Mu Ke slowly raised his head with some trembling. Bai Liu

clearly saw the expression that Mu Ke wanted to hide.
The young man who had a heart disease kneeled on Bai

Liu’s bed with red eyes. His hands were clenched into fists
on his knees and his body trembled a bit uncontrollably as
he looked up at Bai Liu in a pitiful manner. Mu Ke was
obviously scared by Bai Liu’s words about 50 instances in 60
days. His uncontrollable fear made his eyes fill with tears
and he was barely holding back from crying.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this miserable young man

was a good-looking and pitiful person. Everyone would feel
soft when seeing him but Bai Liu just asked calmly, “Mu Ke,
you have other choices. In this game, there are many
players who get points from the audience by relying on their
appearance. You can also take this road. It will be very hard
if you follow me. Mu Ke, think about it before answering
me.”
“Follow me to play in the league or become a good-looking
player relying on charged points with my help. You can
survive both ways. Which way do you choose?”
Bai Liu’s eyes widened as he looked at the stunned Mu Ke.

“Follow me and you will grow very quickly. From the
perspective of personal needs and your own abilities
development, my suggestion is that you try and follow me
first to raise your panel attributes. It is best to follow me
into the league. If you can’t follow me, you can help me in
other places. I can find other players for the league. You are
just one of my backup options. I am simply making up the
numbers with you.”
“So your choice?” Bai Liu extended a hand to Mu Ke. He

looked at Mu Ke quietly, waiting for Mu Ke’s answer.
Mu Ke knew about the league. He had also seen the

fireworks and system notifications when he came out of the
game. However, he came out quickly because he was too
scared after clearing the game.
Any newcomer would want to quickly escape the game after

clearing it. Only Bai Liu with his problematic brain circuits
would wander slowly to collect information. Mu Ke’s
psychological quality meant he couldn’t maintain a
relatively peaceful state of mind after clearing the instance.
After clearing the game, the feeling of drowning made Mu

Ke recall the suffocating feeling of drowning in Siren Town
and there was no Bai Liu to hold out a hand to him.
The environment without Bai Liu made Mu Ke too scared.

Bai Liu had rescued him from the bottom of the sea and
gave Mu Ke a strong psychological support and influence. In
Mu Ke’s mind, Bai Liu was higher than the game. Bai Liu
could even cross the system barrier to save him and this
gave Mu Ke an unparalleled sense of security. So when Mu
Ke encountered a scene that almost killed him again, he had
a subconscious need for a safe environment. The mentally
collapsed Mu Ke logged out to Bai Liu’s place in a dazed
state.
Mu Ke was afraid of the league. He knew this must be a

game scene tens of thousands of times more dangerous
than the single player game he had just passed. A
newcomer like him must die in the game.
Mu Ke blinked his red eyes. His heart beat quickly and his
long eyelashes were stained with tears. He looked at Bai
Liu’s hand and his heartbeat gradually became faster. Mu Ke
knew that Bai Liu was a very cold person and this person
wouldn’t save him every time. The first time he saved Mu Ke
was for the added value of the Merfolk Amulet. Now this
thing had been used up by Bai Liu.
Bai Liu wasn’t a good man but he was a very trustworthy

person.
Mu Ke stared up at Bai Liu, his eyes vigilant and tentative

like a small animal encountering a threatening scene. “If I
follow you, will you guarantee to keep me alive in the game
as much as possible?”
Bai Liu whispered patiently, “I promise.”
All of Mu Ke’s sense of security toward Bai Liu originated

from this. As long as this person uttered a promise, he
would never break the promise no matter how desperate
the situation. Bai Liu promised that he wouldn’t give up on
Mu Ke easily and would try his best to keep Mu Ke alive. The
league might sound terrible but—
“Then I will play with you in the league.” Mu Ke placed his
hand lightly in Bai Liu’s hand. He answered in a small voice
that was weepy and nasal. There was a bit of complaint and
grievance in it. “I don’t want to play the game alone.”
Bai Liu lightly shook Mu Ke’s hand and let go. It meant that
they had reached a cooperation. He said softly, “Yes, I see.”
Then Bai Liu soon put away his fake business face that was
used to convince others to cooperate with him. He quickly
entered the mode of discussing business with Mu Ke.
“Mu Ke, when will you be ready? After the next time we go
in, it is likely that we won’t come out for a long time.” Bai
Liu asked Mu Ke. “You seem to need a good rest and you are
going to disappear for around two months. Shouldn’t you
talk to the people around you?”
“However, we don’t have time to prepare.” Bai Liu looked at

Mu Ke. “I can give you at most one day to prepare. Can
you?”
Mu Ke’s lips trembled slightly. He was a bit uncomfortable to

enter this high-intensity mode immediately. Yet under Bai
Liu’s calm gaze, Mu Ke quickly responded. “…Okay.”
“Go home now Mu Ke.” Bai Liu picked up his mobile phone
and called his boss. As he called, he glanced at Mu Ke. “I will
inform the boss to pick you up now. You have my address
and phone number. Once you are ready, call me. You can
come directly. Or do you need me to pick you up? What is
the meeting mode?”
“C-Can I come to you?” Mu Ke asked carefully as he watched

Bai Liu.
“Yes.” Bai Liu didn’t care.

Bai Liu called his boss and the boss soon came over. This
was the second time he had been to Bai Liu’s small rental
house to pick up the young master Mu Ke and he was
familiar with it. Although the boss’ eyes were still strange,
he respectfully greeted Bai Liu. Then he entered the room
and saw Mu Ke sitting on the bed with eyes red from crying.
The boss couldn’t bear it and his expression twisted slightly.
There were still marks on the poor young master’s hands

and feet as if he had been tied up by something (marks left
by the game).
However, this wasn’t what stunned the boss the most. The
most shocking thing was that a tired, good-looking male
university student was sleeping on the table (he fell asleep
while waiting for Bai Liu to negotiate with Mu Ke and was
wearing clothes with his university’s logo). Mu Sicheng also
had Bai Liu’s coat over his shoulders. This male university
student slept soundly as if he hadn’t slept all night and
there were still dark circles under his eyes.
The boss had a distorted expression as he looked at Bai Liu

who was calm but had faint dark circles under his eyes.
‘How many men did you play with in one night, you beast?!’
The moment Bai Liu turned his head, he met the eyes of the
boss who looked like he was overloaded with too much
information. It was just that Bai Liu never understood the
boss’ mind so he guided Mu Ke past as if he didn’t see it.
Mu Ke followed the boss in an absent-minded manner. The

boss thought of the shocking scene he had just seen and
couldn’t endure his curiosity.
After walking out of Bai Liu’s small rental house, the boss
coughed twice and pretended to ask casually. “Mu Ke, the
person in Bai Liu’s room just now looks like a university
student. What is your relationship with him?”
“Oh, that man.” Mu Ke’s mood was a bit complicated and

sour as he thought of Mu Sicheng.
Mu Ke knew about Mu Sicheng, the fourth ranked person in

the rising stars rankings. Mu Sicheng was stronger than him
and obviously more useful. Mu Sicheng must have a
different meaning to Bai Liu and had a better relationship
with Bai Liu. It could be seen from Bai Liu’s attitude toward
Mu Sicheng.
The moment Mu Sicheng fell asleep, Bai Liu actually placed

a coat over Mu Sicheng and he lowered his voice a lot when
talking with Mu Ke. It seemed he was afraid of waking up
the other person. Mu Ke had stared at Mu Sicheng and Bai
Liu explained that Mu Sicheng was exhausted from the
game so let him sleep.
…This was treatment that Mu Ke had never received from

Bai Liu.
Mu Ke was a young master and had received special

treatment from everyone. Bai Liu had been indifferent to
him since the beginning and there was a bit of boredom. Mu
Ke also noticed that Bai Liu treated Mu Sicheng, the great
player, completely differently. This difference in attitude
made Mu Ke a bit sour.
He snorted with a bit of resentment. “Him? He is just like

me, one of Bai Liu’s game partners. One day, I will surpass
his position with Bai Liu! I will make Bai Liu prefer to play
the game with me! I will play games with Bai Liu every day
starting from tomorrow! How can he be better than me?!”
“……” The boss listened with a wooden expression and was
shocked inside.
Was the competition so fierce among you M? Playing a

game to compete for the job?! In addition, there was no
need to work so hard! Could his body support playing
‘games’ with Bai Liu every day?
“…You should pay attention to your body and not overdo it.”
The boss coughed awkwardly and euphemistically advised
with an extremely complicated expression, “Playing that
hurts a lot. You should have more rest.”
“No,” Mu Ke replied in a daze. “Bai Liu has given me a task.

For the next two months, I will play 50 games with him. We
will also play the game with a total of five people. I don’t
know if I can physically handle it and I haven’t played with
others. Eh, Bai Liu only gave me half a day of rest. It is
about to start…”
The completely dumbfounded boss, “……”
The task given by this ‘master’ was too fucking ridiculous!

50 games in two months? It was also a damn multiplayer
game!
Bai Liu needed to take holidays when he went to work as a

social animal yet now he didn’t even give Mu Ke any
holidays! Mu Ke had to work overtime with him to play
‘multiplayer games’. What a scumbag!
The boss thought bitterly, ‘Bai Liu, you beast. You are
actually implementing the 996 system.’
(Unlimited)
Game
The boss took Mu Ke away and Mu Sicheng woke up.
He leaned lazily back against Bai Liu’s chair and picked up

the coat that Bai Liu gave him. Originally, Mu Sicheng
wanted to strongly prevent Bai Liu from participating in the
game but he soon found that Bai Liu was determined.
Considering Bai Liu’s style, Mu Sicheng thought that Bai
Liu’s heart wasn’t easily shaken.
Mu Sicheng had watched with cold eyes as Bai Liu brought

Mu Ke onto his ship. Then he fell asleep after realizing he
couldn’t easily shake Bai Liu’s thoughts. All Mu Sicheng
could do was seriously tell Bai Liu that he wouldn’t be
foolish and participate with Bai Liu in this dangerous league.
However, the coat that Bai Liu gave him softened Mu

Sicheng’s tone. “How did you manage to fool that little
beauty onto your damn boat?”
“You called Mu Ke by ‘little beauty’. Are you gay?” Bai Liu

glanced at Mu Sicheng. “Is Mu Ke’s type sexually attractive
to you?”
Mu Sicheng instantly choked up. “I am a straight man! Don’t

you understand a joke?!”
Bai Liu nodded casually. “I understand. Then looking at your

appearance right now, you should have something to tell
me?”
Before Mu Sicheng could open his mouth, he found a seat

and sat opposite Mu Sicheng. Bai Liu sat very comfortably
but he brought a sense of oppression to Mu Sicheng. Mu
Sicheng had been slouching lazily in Bai Liu’s chair but now
he couldn’t help sitting up straight.
Bai Liu stared directly at Mu Sicheng. “I guess you want to

tell me that you will never participate in this gaming
competition.”
“Can you give me a reason to convince me?” Bai Liu leaned

back against the desk and tapped on it with his fingers.
“Why aren’t you willing to participate in this type of
competition?”
“The mortality rate is high, the risk is high, the number of

people isn’t enough and the number of instances isn’t
enough.” Bai Liu stated them one after another before
looking at Mu Sicheng. “You can let me worry about all of
this as long as you participate. Do you have any other
concerns?”
Mu Sicheng almost wanted to laugh at Bai Liu’s calm and

idle look.
If it was before the instance, he might’ve been fooled by Bai

Liu but now Mu Sicheng wasn’t the original Mu Sicheng.
After one instance, Mu Sicheng had a clear idea about Bai
Liu’s character—his gambling nature wasn’t very good.
Even if the success rate was low, this person Bai Liu would
dare to try it as long as the profit was high enough.
“Those are all the main issues I am worried about.” Mu

Sicheng had a rare serious tone. “Bai Liu, the league really
isn’t a joke. The player death rate is very high. There is no
need to give up your real life for this game. This game might
bring a lot of things but you can earn points slowly with your
strength. This is more secure. In addition to the game, you
always have to leave some retreat for your real life…”
“Real life?” Bai Liu repeated this sentence with a soft voice.
He waited for Mu Sicheng to finish his persuasion before
asking a seemingly irrelevant question. “What do you think
about the single player game that Mu Ke just played?”
Mu Sicheng was startled. He didn’t expect Bai Liu to

mention this suddenly but Bai Liu had discussed it with Mu
Ke just now. Mu Sicheng had been sleepy at the time but he
had listened.
The last game Mu Ke played was called ‘Day of Leaving

School’ and it was a game with a bit of a Japanese style
campus background. The content of the game wasn’t the
place that attracted Mu Sicheng’s attention the most. The
point that Mu Sicheng was most attracted to was—
Mu Ke said that the school in the game had a prototype. It

was the private high school where he studied in Japan. It
was haunted because a girl committed suicide by jumping
from a building and many students died intermittently.
Apart from Mu Ke, everyone in his dormitory died in all sorts

of bizarre ways. This was the important reason why Mu Ke
confused the game with reality and brought out injuries. The
high school in the game was exactly the same as the high
school he went to. It was similar to what Bai Liu had
experienced. The prototype of Exploding Last Train was the
last train that Bai Liu had once got on and exploded.
Mu Sicheng was silent for a few seconds. “I don’t think it is a

coincidence. This is two games in a row that have
prototypes based in reality.”
“Yes, that is what I also think.”
Bai Liu pulled out a piece of paper from his desk. “So I
personally feel that there are three possible explanations for
this.”
Bai Liu was used to writing things down when he had ideas,
especially when Bai Liu confirmed that their memories could
be tampered with at will. Since the text of specific ‘banned’
information would disappear, Bai Liu just wrote down some
simple keywords. Once he wrote it down, he turned the
paper around with his fingers to show Mu Sicheng. Bai Liu’s
tone when explaining was very steady.
“I tend to think that many instances in the game are based

on reality. It is just that some people know it is a prototype
while others don’t know. For example, you and I both knew
that this was a prototype of the Mirror City bombing case
because we are from Mirror City. However, Puppet Zhang
obviously didn’t know it. Another example is the haunted
Japanese school mentioned by Mu Ke. He knows it but both
of us don’t know it.”
“The question is how the game chooses the reality

prototype of these games?”
Bai Liu wrote ‘scene selection’ on the paper.

“The first possibility is that the game randomly selects real-
life events as prototypes from which to design the horror
games. Yet judging from the Mirror City bombing and the
haunted Japanese high school, the selection of the events is
obviously biased. It will choose originally horrible tragedies
to design into games. So this possibility isn’t high and it is a
pass.”
Bai Liu wrote ‘source of inspiration’ on the paper and

continued talking.
“The second possibility is that the game will select the

tragedies and supernatural locations that players have
experienced as the prototype to design games from. You
and I both know that the game can delete people’s
memories. Is it possible that the game can also read
people’s memories, draw inspiration from their memories
and use them as a reference to construct the game?”
“This allows players to be easily immersed in the horror

game to a certain extent and the scenes are more realistic.
For example, the train scene setting at the end of the
second instance is exactly the same as my memories. It
makes it very difficult to distinguish between reality and the
illusion.”
Mu Sicheng crossed his arms and his fingers tapped the

other arm. “I think the second possibility is more reasonable
and I prefer this one. What is the third possibility?”
“No, there is a very big loophole in the second possibility. It

is that the logic of the timeline is wrong.” Bai Liu raised his
eyes to look directly at Mu Sicheng. “Do you remember
when the Exploding Last Train we played appeared?”
Mu Sicheng was startled and thought about it. “It seems to

have been a long time? It was there when I first entered the
game.”
Bai Liu calmly reminded Mu Sicheng. “However, the Mirror

City bombing incident happened this year. This shows that
the game Exploding Last Train was created earlier than the
Mirror City Bombing. Before this bombing incident
happened, the instance based on it already existed. Mu
Sicheng, do you know what this means?”
Mu Sicheng’s expression changed and he seemed to realize

something. He slowly looked at Bai Liu who continued to
speak indifferently.
“This means we have made a mistake with the reference

prototype. It isn’t that Exploding Last Train is based on the
Mirror City Bombing.” Bai Liu continued smoothly. “It is that
the Mirror City Bombing is based on Exploding Last Train.”
After this sentence, Bai Liu wrote the words ‘testing phase’
on the paper.
Mu Sicheng stared into Bai Liu’s unshaken eyes and felt like
a basin of ice water had been poured over him. He stared
stiffly at the words that Bai Liu had written on the paper and
a chill shot down his spine. Mu Sicheng’s hands started
shaking like he was shocked to the extreme. He understood
what Bai Liu meant but looking at the words on the paper,
he couldn’t believe it. “How is this possible?”
To use an in-game method to describe Mu Sicheng’s current

state, it was like his mental value had fallen below the
safety line.
Bai Liu was calm. “Before a game is completely developed,

there will be a version called the beta version. Simply put, it
will face a local public test before being released to all
players.”
“If the developers are satisfied with the reaction of players
to a certain instance then they will include this instance in
the official game and open this instance to everyone. In
other words, it is the final official version of the game.”
Bai Liu raised his eyes. “The third possibility I came up with
is that the game and the reality we live in are the public
beta version and official game version respectively.”
“The game is testing the reaction of selected local players

to a certain instance. If the system is satisfied with our
performance in this game instance, the corresponding game
will be launched in the reality where we live. It will be open
to everyone and become the official version.”
“For example, Exploding Last Train was put into reality and
became the Mirror City Bombing. Day of Leaving School was
put into reality and became the Japanese high school that
Mu Ke studied at. In general, they are just two different
manifestations of the same horror game.”
“In other words—” Bai Liu stared at Mu Sicheng with no

emotions in his eyes. “Our world isn’t safe. The official
version of these horror games can be released into our
world by the system at any time.”
“If this is the case, the real life you are pursuing is no
different from living in the game. So Mu Sicheng, I don’t
think you need to refuse the competition for your so-called
real life.”
“It is because the reality we are in is nothing more than a

game competition you can’t see.”
Chapter 74.1: Reality
Game
Bai Liu put down his pen after talking about his guess. The
pen rolled on the table twice before reaching Mu Sicheng
who had no expression on his face.
Bai Liu’s attitude was still plain and he didn’t seem to feel
that he said anything terrible. Finally, Bai Liu looked at Mu
Sicheng who was numb all over and sincerely added, “Of
course, this is just my personal opinion. It might not actually
be the case.”
The narrow rental house fell into a long silence. Only the
wind occasionally brushed by Bai Liu’s fingers, blowing the
piece of paper on which he wrote the truth of the world.
It was midsummer and the sun shone in brilliantly from the

window behind Bai Liu. It was already noon and they could
hear the noisy cries of the cicadas and the noisy honking of
cars outside the window.
It was just that these visual and auditory sensations that

gave the world a real feeling instantly became black and
white to Mu Sicheng. It was just like Bai Liu sitting at the
desk and watching him quietly and intensely against the
light. He receded in the wavy data-driven multidimensional
lines, disappearing into the slit of his closed eyes.
The moment Bai Liu put down his pen, Mu Sicheng felt his
ears were ringing. He seemed to be breathing falsely for a
moment. Reality was a game? He did everything he could to
keep this promised land away from where his despicable
desires existed but it turned out it was just a game.
Mu Sicheng slumped down in the chair, the back of one

hand against his eyes while the other hand hung down. He
remained silent for a long time.
Bai Liu didn’t bother him.
Some time passed before Mu Sicheng sneered and asked in

a hard tone, “Bai Liu, I wonder if you are making up such a
terrible thing to convince me to participate in the league
with you. Is this fake? It isn’t true, right?”
“Most of the real things in this world are terrible or else

where would we get the material for playing games?” Bai
Liu got up, folded the paper where he had written these
words and put it into a book. Then he turned back to Mu
Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu.
Bai Liu shrugged. “It seems you are reluctant to accept it, so
emotionally, I think I should give you some buffer space to
escape and accept it. This might not be the case. There are
still the first and second possibilities.”
What was the difference with him saying directly that it was
the third situation? Mu Sicheng sat paralyzed in the chair for
a long time before he stared at Bai Liu blankly. “Bai Liu, if
the reality where we live is just a game then where is the
real reality? Is there a real reality? What is real to us? Why
aren’t you scared by this game-like reality?”
Bai Liu wasn’t stunned by Mu Sicheng’s bombardment of

questions and pondered on them.
“I’ve been asking myself what reality is since I was a

teenager and what matters most to me.” Bai Liu answered.
“Apart from my best friend, most of my peers can’t
understand me. Later, I found that they might not think
about these questions all their lives and can live well in such
a false reality.”
“It doesn’t matter if reality is a game or real. Believe me, for

others, it has no effect on them. If I have to interpret it from
an objective idealistic perspective, a human’s objective
perception of the being and the world constitutes the logic
chain of human values. As long as ‘I’ am real and what ‘I’
pursue is real, that world is real to ‘me’.”
Bai Liu calmly declared, “It doesn’t matter to me if this

world is a game or anything else.”
“As long as human currency exists, my desire for money

won’t be extinguished. This is my truth.”
“If you can’t find your meaning for the time being, would
you like to try using mine?” Bai Liu picked up the key hung
behind the door and stared at the dazed Mu Sicheng with
sincerity. “You can try to pursue visible currency. For
example, the 500 million points total for the championship
team.”
“Then you might be able to use money to buy the truth you
want.” Bai Liu opened the door. “With 500 million points, I
think you can buy a planet to create the type of real world
you want.”
Mu Sicheng’s expression distorted as he remained silent for
a moment. “Bai Liu, have you really never participated in an
MLM scheme?”
He was once again persuaded by this madman’s strange

logic!
“So what is your answer?” Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. “Will
you participate in the league?”
Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth. “I will participate!” Then he

asked quickly, “Still, we need five players right? How are we
going to participate?”
“You don’t need to worry about that. I will solve it and just
wait for my notice.” Bai Liu turned his head and asked Mu
Sicheng, “I’m going out to eat hotpot with my friend. Do you
want to come with me?”
‘Why are you still in the mood to eat hotpot?’
Perhaps Mu Sicheng’s overly fierce expression revealed the

question. Bai Liu took out two discount coupons from his
pocket, shook them and briefly explained, “I got two
discount coupons for a hotpot restaurant. If I don’t use them
today, they will expire.”
Mu Sicheng couldn’t compare with Bai Liu, a person whose

psychological quality was so perverted. This university
student who was still shocked by Bai Liu’s world outlook
couldn’t recover. He rejected Bai Liu’s invitation to go eat
hotpot together and exchanged contact information and
addresses. Then Mu Sicheng planned to return to the
dormitory to think about life alone.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu went out with his two hotpot discount
coupons, looking happy. It didn’t seem like he had just come
out of a game of life or death, nor that he had revealed the
magical truth about this world to Mu Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng sighed speechlessly. “You seem to be in a good

mood?”
“Yes,” Bai Liu admitted it. His eyes curved as he smiled.

“Now it is my time off work. I am naturally in a good mood.”
He remembered Bai Liu’s horror game theory about going to

work again. Fuck!! This guy really felt like he was off work!
This tough psychological quality—what environment had
raised such a monster?
Bai Liu bid farewell to the dazed Mu Sicheng and went to

find Lu Yizhan. Bai Liu had woken up to find that Lu Yizhan
had called him twice. He just hadn’t answered because he
was in the game. Bai Liu sent a text message to Lu Yizhan
asking what was wrong and Lu Yizhan said they needed to
talk face to face.
Speaking of a face to face chat, Bai Liu thought about how

he would probably be out of contact for the next two
months. If he just disappeared quietly then Lu Yizhan would
definitely report it once he couldn’t find Bai Liu. Bai Liu
thought it was necessary to tell Lu Yizhan in person so he
made an appointment with Lu Yizhan at the hotpot store by
text message, ready to have a chat with Lu Yizhan.
Bai Liu arrived at the hotpot restaurant relatively early and
there was no one there. He ordered the broth and some
dishes. After confirming with the boss that the coupons
could still be used, he obediently waited.
Before the boss went down, he turned on the TV in the store

for Bai Liu. The TV was showing a noon news program. Bai
Liu watched it and saw a photo of Li Gou with his eyes
mosaiced over on the TV screen.
On the TV, the male announcer in a suit and leather shoes

crossed his hands on the table and reported in a very
orthodox manner.
“Welcome to ‘Noon News’. The key evidence for the criminal

suspect Li’s crime was finally found… if Li’s crime is true
then the highest sentence will be the death penalty.
However, before the trial occurred, Li was in prison and was
chopped into pieces by a fellow prisoner surnamed Wang
who also committed murder…”
The announcer lowered his head, turned over the

manuscript on the table and looked up to continue
broadcasting.
“Recently, a small-scale food poisoning incident occurred in

a private welfare home for children in our city. A number of
children were urgently admitted to hospital. After the police
intervened in the investigation, they found that the welfare
home was on the verge of closing down due to poor
management. Thus, they bought many cheap ingredients.
Many of these food ingredients had rotted, leading to the
children having diarrhea and vomiting after eating. In severe
cases, there was dehydration and shock… in this regard, we
call on people from all walks of life to donate to the welfare
home…”
Bai Liu was watching with relish when Lu Yizhan came in,
tired and dusty. Bai Liu saw this standard face of a social
animal and knew this person had stayed up late a lot
recently. Lu Yizhan sat down and poured tea for himself,
taking a few sips. Then he looked at Bai Liu and started to
complain bitterly. “I’m losing it! You don’t know how busy
I’ve been recently! I’m so busy! I don’t even have time to
drink a cup of tea in the morning!”
“Hasn’t it only been a few days since I last ate with you?”
Bai Liu raised an eyebrow. “Is preparing to get married so
terrible?”
Lu Yizhan wearily waved his hand. Then he saw the news on

the TV and his expression changed. He lowered his voice
and called over the waiter. “It isn’t just about marriage.
Waiter, can you change to a private room for us?”
There weren’t many people present and the waiter was

happy to change Bai Liu and Lu Yizhan’s location to a
private room. Lu Yizhan’s expression became solemn the
moment he entered the private room and he took out a
cigarette to smoke.
Bai Liu hadn’t seen Lu Yizhan smoking for a long time. After
getting a girlfriend, he became a filial boyfriend. He gave up
bad habits like smoking, playing games and playing cards. If
he came out then he would furtively drink a bottle of Coke
because of his girlfriend, no, now Bai Liu should say fiancée.
Lu Yizhan’s fiancée was convinced that Coke killed sperm

and hurt the body so Lu Yizhan was strictly forbidden to
drink any carbonated drinks. In this regard, Bai Liu said it
was fortunate that Lu Yizhan’s fiancée didn’t know that beer
was a type of carbonated drink or else Lu Yizhan would be
deprived of his only pleasure of drinking while eating
barbecue.
Bai Liu smiled calmly and asked Lu Yizhan who was smoking
with a bitter expression, “Should I now ask anxiously what is
wrong? Lu Yizhan, why are you smoking? Didn’t you swear
you would never touch a soft poison like cigarettes again
unless the world collapsed? Why? Surely your world didn’t
collapse in the few days when you didn’t see me, right?”
“Cough cough cough!” Lu Yizhan was teased by Bai Liu and

choked on his cigarette. He couldn’t hold back a small
laugh. Lu Yizhan had a standard handsome and upright
appearance that was popular with the elderly. He was a bit
simple and handsome when he smiled. “Bai Liu, just ask the
questions! Why do you have to mention my black history!”
“Say it.” Bai Liu poured a cup of tea for Lu Yizhan and
pushed it over. “I’m off work now so I can waste a bit of my
precious time listening to the life troubles that made your
world collapse.”
“Preparing to get married is indeed annoying.” Lu Yizhan

took the teacup that Bai Liu handed him and fell silent for a
few seconds. “However, the most annoying thing isn’t
getting married. Did you see the news about the welfare
home on the TV just now?”
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Bai Liu nodded. “I saw it. What’s wrong?”
“My colleague is dealing with this matter. He said that it

doesn’t look like ordinary food poisoning. Many children are
now in emergency care and it hasn’t been determined what
happened.” Lu Yizhan frowned. “They were poisoned by
mushrooms. You and I have lived in a welfare home and
Mirror City isn’t a place where mushrooms are produced.
The price of mushrooms is on the high side and the welfare
homes here rarely buy mushrooms since they are expensive
and easily cause accidents. This is also a private welfare
home on the verge of bankruptcy….”
“in short, I think it isn’t right. However, the current solution

is leaning toward preserving the welfare home. It is just that
the safety of the children staying at the welfare home can’t
be well guaranteed without an investigation…”
“It sounds complicated.” Bai Liu’s voice was calm. “Still,

why does it matter to you? Lu Yizhan, you might be a police
officer but this isn’t your case right?”
Lu Yizhan was silent for a moment. “I took the initiative to
volunteer to participate in the investigation team.”
Bai Liu glanced at Lu Yizhan and said nothing.
“You know that I am getting married soon. Sister Dian (Lu

Yizhan’s fiancée) isn’t in good health… the doctor said she
likely won’t be able to get pregnant. We discussed whether
we should adopt a child…” Lu Yizhan’s fingers gripped the
cup tightly and he smiled bitterly. “Bai Liu, I know you must
think I am too impulsive. My current financial situation isn’t
good…”
Lu Yizhan sucked in a breath. “I discussed it with Sister Dian

and we have decided to adopt a child from this welfare
home. After all, it is good to have one less child in such an
unstable situation. I am also from a welfare home so it can
be regarded as giving back.”
“You know that I don’t agree with you so what is your

purpose in telling me this?” Bai Liu wondered calmly. “What
do you want me to do for you?”
Lu Yizhan lowered his head and fiddled with the cigarette

without speaking. The waiter came and placed the spicy
hotpot between the two silent people. Then Lu Yizhan
muttered to himself, “Bai Liu, I actually don’t want to get
you involved in this type of thing but your mind is really too
good at it.”
“If a matter involves something criminal then you can

almost immediately guess the other side’s next step. You
are a genius in this area.”
Bai Liu took a sip of his tea without any expression. “I will
take it as you praising me. This isn’t the first time you’ve
been nosy and come to me. Just tell me if you have a
problem.”
“Can you help me see what happened this time?” Lu Yizhan

raised his head and stared at Bai Liu. “My colleague’s
investigative thinking is stuck. Previously, I asked you about
this type of thing and you gave me the right ideas. So…”
Lu Yizhan seemed to find it difficult to open his mouth. “I

know I am being nosy but since I know about it, I can’t just
watch. They are children…”
Bai Liu raised his hands and broke open a pair of disposable
chopsticks. He interrupted Lu Yizhan before this person
could finish his words. “I can help but it won’t be for
nothing. It is according to the old rules—this meal is on
you.”
Lu Yizhan was already familiar with Bai Liu’s request for

compensation.
“In addition, I only have one day to help you be nosy,” Bai
Liu told him. “I’m going on a business trip tomorrow and I
won’t be back for two months.”
Lu Yizhan was startled. “Two months? So long? What exactly

is your job? The type of performance work you mentioned
last time wouldn’t take as long as two months, right?”
Bai Liu paused. Then he considered the shielding

mechanism of the game and changed his words. “This time,
I will bring a monkey and a young master to form a team.
We will play games on the stage to show the audience and
perform for two months.”
“……” Lu Yizhan’s expression was really complicated. “Is

your job really legal?”
“It is legal.”
“A monkey and a young master, playing games legally for

the audience, performing for two months…” Lu Yizhan
thought for a moment before hitting his thigh. He looked at
Bai Liu with certainty, “You are a circus performance team
right? You are going on tour for two months?”
“……” Bai Liu was silent for a few seconds. “Yes.”
Bai Liu went home and looked at some of the related

materials and information about the private welfare
institution given to him by Lu Yizhan.
Most of the children’s welfare homes in the world where he

was located were public welfare homes established by the
government. The one that Bai Liu and Lu Yizhan came from
was one such public welfare home.
Lu Yizhan was educated to be a kind-hearted young man full

of gratitude to society. He had been determined to serve
society as a police officer since he was a child. Meanwhile,
Bai Liu the freak came out with only the desire for money. If
it wasn’t for Lu Yizhan vigilantly pulling Bai Liu onto the path
of abiding by the law, it was hard to say what the madman
Bai Liu would do for money.
Yet this time, the welfare home wasn’t a public one. It was a
private children’s welfare home founded by a large number
of corporate philanthropists a decade ago.
Many of these entrepreneurs were said to be terminally ill.

In accordance with the traditional practice of ‘do good when
you are about to die’, these people donated a large sum of
money to build the private welfare home. They said they
wanted to do something good to accumulate virtue before
they died. At that time, they won a lot of praise. Lu Yizhan
had also praised this behavior.
It was a coincidence that not long after the construction of

this welfare home, the illness of these entrepreneurs got
better as if ‘good is rewarded with good.’
However, ‘do good when you are about to die’ meant that
people didn’t want to spend a lot of money to do good
deeds if they weren’t going to die. Later, these
entrepreneurs gradually became less concerned about the
welfare home. Therefore, this private welfare home slowly
declined in 10 years.
Bai Liu looked at the information given by Lu Yizhan and

realized why he felt that something was wrong. This poorly
managed private children’s welfare home had various
incidents, most of which were a variety of mushroom
poisonings, but this time was the biggest incident.
Lu Yizhan said that these food poisoning incidents piled up

together and didn’t look like accidents at first glance. Yet
after the investigation, there was indeed no evidence of any
crimes. It was either deliberate poisoning or a simple
accidental food poisoning and this incident was the same.
It felt like there was some higher power that had erased all
clues beyond ‘accidental food poisoning.’ Lu Yizhan even
suspected that there was an internal problem with the
police and traces of the crime had been deliberately erased.
From the perspective of an inhuman game designer, this

was naturally good material for designing a horror game: an
at risk children’s welfare home, weird food poisoning
incidents and children who died tragically from poisoning.
Lu Yizhan might suspect that someone inside had erased
traces of a crime but Bai Liu was even more suspicious that
it wasn’t a person erasing the traces. If his previous guess
was correct—
He thought that the children’s welfare home was likely to be

a horror game instance that was being put into the real
world.
Early the next morning, Bai Liu was woken up by a series of

calls from Lu Yizhan. The moment he answered the phone,
Lu Yizhan’s tone was unprecedentedly serious. “Bai Liu,
come to the First People’s Hospital in Mirror City. The
children who were sent to the hospital, last night—”
“There were a lot who died, right?” Bai Liu asked calmly.
The opposite Lu Yizhan breathed in and then breathed out

slowly. He opened his mouth and wondered, “Did you find
anything?”
“Not yet,” Bai Liu answered frankly. “Still, I can see from the
information you gave me that if someone is deliberately
poisoning them, they repeated it so many times and the
purpose should be to kill. This time, the situation is so
serious that I think the mushrooms eaten by the children
admitted to the hospital should be lethal.”
“…Yes, a lot of them died without being rescued.” Lu

Yizhan’s voice was hard and dry. “However, one child is
alive.”
“There is a child who survived?” Bai Liu noticed that

something was wrong.
If the children’s welfare home was a horror game instance

being placed in the real world by the system, the children
who were the background setting of the game were likely to
be wiped out just like the passengers on the train of
Exploding Last Train.
Bai Liu asked softly, “Can I come over?”
Lu Yizhan answered, “Yes, come here.”
Bai Liu got dressed and came to the hospital to find that the
outside of the hospital was crowded with reporters from
various news media.
Bai Liu was picked up by Lu Yizhan from the elevator near

the operating room. As he passed by the operating room, he
could see small corpses covered in white cloth. There were
so many corpses that some of them had yet to be
transported away. They were piled up and turned the
operating room into a small morgue.
From time to time, there would be numb looking nurses

coming to push away the corpses of these children.
Occasionally, they would accidentally hit a wall and a small
hand would dangle out from under the white cloth.
The livor mortis and some hematomas bulged on the

surface of the child’s body like mushroom patterns. It
seemed that in the next second, a mushroom would break
through the skin of the corpse.
The disgusting smell of mushrooms fermenting filled the

entire operating room. It was as if these mushrooms were
eaten by the children by mistake, fermented overnight with
these dead bodies as the culture medium and rotted with
the vitality of a fungus species.
Bai Liu calmly retracted his gaze. He turned to Lu Yizhan

and waited until they were past the operating room before
speaking softly, “Are you sure these children just died last
night? There is something wrong with the decomposition of
the bodies.”
“Yes.” Lu Yizhan rubbed his forehead. “The time when the

livor mortis appeared was too early and the time of the
body’s stiffening isn’t right.”
Bai Liu squinted at Lu Yizhan. “How is it wrong?”
Lu Yizhan stopped when he heard Bai Liu’s words. He leaned

against the wall and lit a cigarette, taking several puffs. The
corner of the stairs was covered with smoke and it showed
that Lu Yizhan was in a bad mood.
“The livor mortis appeared on the children’s bodies a few

minutes after death was confirmed. They appeared and
spread very quickly. This is generally a situation that occurs
when a person has been dead for more than 24 hours.” Lu
Yizhan touched his eyebrow with the thumb of the hand
holding the cigarette lighter. He wanted to smooth out his
frown but it didn’t have any effect. “The corpses… they also
stiffened quickly after death. They entered the softening
and decay stage early this morning. This usually only
happens more than 24 hours after death.”
“It is like…” Lu Yizhan paused. “This group of poisoned

children died before they entered the hospital.”
They walked as they talked and reached the stairs of the

ward on the children’s emergency floor. From the half open
door of the emergency exit, they could see the children’s
corpses with their heads covered in the corridor of the
hospital floor as well as the nurses packing bodies into body
bags.
The faces of these dead children weren’t the blue-white of
the dead but contained colorful, protruding spots.
Bai Liu knew that some mushroom poisonings could cause

this type of allergy-like skin reaction but the spots on these
children’s faces were so dense that it was like a color
blindness test. They also bulged from the surface of the
skin. Bai Liu didn’t have trypophobia but there was a slight
discomfort seeing it.
It felt like their faces were covered by mushrooms that

hadn’t sprouted yet.
Chapter 75.1: Children's
Welfare Home
Game
Bai Liu glanced at Lu Yizhan. “First talk about the specific

situation yesterday night.”
Lu Yizhan closed his eyes. He took a deep breath, sucked in

the smoke and blew it out. “At 3 a.m. in the early hours of
the morning, there were 37 children who experienced
serious vomiting…”
“These children vomited out whole mushrooms but when

they were admitted to the hospital the day before
yesterday, all these children had been induced to vomit and
received gastric lavage. Yesterday, they fasted the whole
day and received transfusions. None of them had anything
to eat. There was no way they could have anything in their
stomachs.”
Lu Yizhan paused here and shook his ash into the trash can
in the corridor. “This incident scared the nurses and doctors.
They immediately called the police and prepared to conduct
blood tests on all the children…”
Lu Yizhan slowly let out a puff of white air mixed with

smoke. “However, apart from the child who survived, the
nurses pierced a needle into the blood vessels and could
only draw out a light green translucent liquid from the
bodies of the vomiting children. They couldn’t extract blood
at all. The result of the test on the liquid showed it was
mushroom juice.”
Bai Liu wasn’t scared. Things like the antique mirror that
could hide huge bombs and escape the security check were
loaded into this reality by the horror game. In the horror
game, it was possible for anything strange to happen. Bai
Liu thought it was a normal trend of games to extract
mushroom juice.
Bai Liu thought for a moment before asking, “What about

the living child? Her blood is normal right? Did her blood test
result come out?”
“It’s out. She is a bit anemic but it is generally normal.”
Bai Liu pondered on it. “Then have you found any key
information to solve the case from this child?”
“No.” Lu Yizhan sighed with a bitter smile. “This girl is blind.

She doesn’t know our voices and refuses to communicate
with us. She only nods or shakes her head occasionally to
respond to us. Moreover, she can’t see and probably doesn’t
know anything. Due to her eyes, she didn’t even know that
what she ate that day were mushrooms.”
“The little girl is called Liu Jiayi and she has a half brother
called Liu Huai. She won’t speak until her brother arrives.”
Lu Yizhan sighed. “The main thing is that the little girl
doesn’t want to talk. Otherwise, I would’ve taken you in to
have a chat with her. You are great at deceiving children.”
Bai Liu showed a slight pause before he slowly looked up at

Lu Yizhan. “What did you say was her brother’s name?”
Lu Yizhan was taken aback. “It is Liu Huai. He is a student of
a famous university and has been working to raise this little
girl. Then half a year ago, he suddenly fostered the little girl
at the welfare home where the accident happened. He will
come to see Liu Jiayi once a week but he doesn’t have the
obligation to support his sister who comes from the same
father and a different mother. Do you know her brother?”
“We’ve had a passing acquaintance.” Bai Liu smiled. “He

played online games with me. He should still remember me.
Maybe he will let me talk to his sister.”
Liu Huai sat stiffly in the ward. The hospital bed had a thin
girl curled up into a ball holding her knees. This little girl
was Liu Jiayi. However, this wasn’t the main reason for Liu
Huai’s stiffness. The thing making him stiff was Bai Liu
sitting in front of him with a kind smile.
Liu Huai didn’t understand why he could meet this demon

king, Bai Liu, outside of the game. The moment he arrived,
Bai Liu placed an arm around his shoulder in a familiar
manner and said he wanted to talk to Liu Jiayi. Liu Huai
bemoaned his bad luck in his heart but still brought Bai Liu
in.
Liu Jiayi couldn’t accept the environment of too many

people. It made her scream so Liu Huai refused to let
anymore people enter the ward. The police guarded the
door and didn’t come in. They first had Liu Huai try to
persuade Liu Jiayi. Then Liu Huai brought Bai Liu in under
the name of his friend.
So at present, the only people in the ward were Liu Huai, Bai
Liu and Liu Jiayi.
Bai Liu and Liu Huai sat on the right and left sides of Liu
Jiayi’s room respectively. Liu Jiayi was sitting in the middle of
the hospital bed, her arms around her knees. Her face was
buried in the gap created by her hands and knees. She wore
a hospital gown that was a bit too wide for her and it hung
from her skinny and weak skeleton.
This little girl was just like Lu Yizhan said. She was skinny
and a bit deformed. It was like her skeletal frame hadn’t
developed well. She was different from the contemporary
children who were over-nourished due to fast food
restaurants.
Liu Huai couldn’t stand this heavy atmosphere. He blocked

Bai Liu’s sight of Liu Jiayi with a quilt and stood in front of
Liu Jiayi. Liu Huai stared at Bai Liu vigilantly like a beast
protecting his cub. “Bai Liu, what do you want from me?”
Bai Liu had always been straightforward. “I didn’t come here

for you. I’m here to find your sister.”
“My sister?” Liu Huai wrapped the quilt tighter around Liu
Jiayi and held her in his arms as he gazed at Bai Liu with
hostility. “Why are you looking for her?”
“Liu Huai, how old is the youngest player you have ever
seen in the game?” Bai Liu suddenly changed the subject.
There might be surveillance of the ward that was being

watched by the police but the shielding mechanism meant
that bai Liu’s words were likely to be changed. He spoke this
sentence without hesitation.
“Why are you asking this?” Liu Huai wondered.
Bai Liu raised his eyes and looked directly at Liu Jiayi who
was trembling in Liu Huai’s arms. “I wonder if your sister will
become the youngest player in the game.”
Liu Jiayi was the only child to survive the mushroom
poisoning incident of the welfare home, just like Bai Liu
survived the Mirror City Bombing. Mu Ke luckily survived the
haunted dormitory of the Japanese school. There were
certain similarities.
Currently, Bai Liu knew two conditions to become a player.

The first one was ‘there must be a player around you.’ The
game’s mode of transmission was similar to a virus. It
spread by mode of mutual influence such as human-to-
human transmission. For example, Mu Ke affected Bai Liu
and Li Gou affected Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu. Liu Jiayi was
next to Liu Huai and she met this condition.
The second condition that Bai Liu thought players should

meet was that they had experienced at least one copy of
the official version of a horror game in reality and
successfully survived. Liu Jiayi obviously met these two
conditions.
Bai Liu speculated that the little girl who survived was likely
to become a reserve player selected by the game.
Liu Huai froze completely. He slowly looked away from Bai

Liu toward Liu Jiayi who was still slightly trembling in his
arms with an incredulous expression. Finally, he trembled
uncontrollably and gazed at Bai Liu with astonishment. “She
is only eight years old… how could she be a player? I also
specifically controlled myself and only saw her once a week.
This frequency at which I affect her is impossible to
influence her to enter the game…”
“Why is it impossible?” Bai Liu asked calmly. “Does the

system prohibit minors from playing games like parents?”
The parent Liu Huai was choked up and instinctively

squeezed Liu Jiayi in his arms with a flustered expression.
“She can’t see at all! If she enters the game then she won’t
be able to survive at all in the harsh living environment! It
isn’t rational for the system to choose her!”
“So how did she survive this terrible poisonous mushroom

incident?” Bai Liu’s attitude was very calm. She was the
only child to survive a real-world horror game instance. Even
if she couldn’t see, Bai Liu didn’t think Liu Jiayi was a simple
child.
Liu Huai was blocked by Bai Liu and had nothing to say. He
could only forcefully refute Bai Liu. “Jia Jia can survive the
poisonous mushroom incident because of good luck!
However, she isn’t Du Sanying. She can’t gamble her life on
her luck.”
Just then, Liu Jiayi opened her mouth, her voice very weak.
“Brother, no.”
Her thin hand gently pulled Liu Huai’s coat. Then she
protruded her head out of the quilt covering her. The
eyeballs of both eyes were covered with a gray-like haze
and her voice was small but clear. “Brother, I didn’t survive
because of good luck. It is because I secretly dumped the
meal that the teacher gave me.”
Liu Huai was stunned. “Why did you dump the meal that the
teacher gave you?”
Liu Jiayi pursed her pale, dry lips. “Brother, don’t blame me
for throwing away food. I thought that the teacher wasn’t
quite right that day. She tried to take the initiative to feed
me. Previously, she always gave the bowl to me and let me
eat it myself. Then I took advantage of when she was
serving other children and pretended to eat.”
Bai Liu smiled. “It seems that your sister is much smarter
than you.”
“It doesn’t matter how smart she is. I won’t let her enter the
game!” Liu Huai was completely irritable as he stared at Bai
Liu with red eyes. “Bai Liu, no matter what you want to do,
my sister can’t do it!”
Liu Jiayi was held so tightly by Liu Huai and hugged his neck
with a bit of confusion. “Brother, what are you talking
about? What am I going to enter?”
Liu Jiayi was obviously ‘shielded’ from the conversation

between Bai Liu and Liu Huai. Liu Jiayi hadn’t entered the
game yet and couldn’t know the specific content related to
the game.
“Liu Huai, I just want to work with you.” Bai Liu’s voice was
flat. “If Liu Jiayi is really selected by the game then you will
have no way to prevent her from entering it.”
“Meanwhile, I have a way to help you and help Liu Jiayi.” Bai
Liu raised his eyes to look at Liu Huai.
Liu Huai sneered. “You are talking about controlling us,

right? Bai Liu, you are essentially the same as Puppet
Zhang. I am grateful that you helped me but I won’t let my
sister fall into your hands!”
“I don’t know what use she has to you that made you come
here but get lost!” Liu Huai was like a fierce beast that only
protected his cub. He stared at Bai Liu and roared, his back
arched like he was going to rush forward and strangle Bai
Liu in the next second.
Bai Liu was quiet for a few seconds before standing up. He
didn’t make any excuses. He really did want to save Liu Jiayi
but it was only because Bai Liu saw that Lu Yizhan wanted
to adopt the little girl.
If Lu Yizhan chose this little girl to be his adopted daughter,

Bai Liu would try to save her life. Lu Yizhan wanted to help
Liu Jiayi very much. Bai Liu knew that Lu Yizhan was a
person who always liked to meddle in things. It was like in
the welfare home where Lu Yizhan would secretly give
things to Bai Liu who wasn’t fed, even though Bai Liu didn’t
feel hungry.
Bai Liu had never understood Lu Yizhan’s logic for helping

people but as a beneficiary of Lu Yizhan’s logic, Bai Liu
mostly indulged this person’s self-righteous choices. After
all, Lu Yizhan would pay him. Bai Liu didn’t do things for
nothing and Lu Yizhan understood his logic very well.
This was the reason why Bai Liu and Lu Yizhan could be
friends.
(Unlimited).2
Game
Bai Liu casually tore out a piece of paper and wrote his
phone number on it, placing it on Liu Jiayi’s bedside table. “I
can help Liu Jiayi survive her first game but only if her soul
is sold to me. That is the only way I can help her get through
the first game.”
It was only by getting Liu Jiayi’s soul that Bai Liu could help
Liu Jiayi manipulate the panel.
Liu Huai roared. He grabbed the piece of paper and

prepared to throw it in Bai Liu’s face. “I won’t allow it!”
“I think that you gave up your right to custody when you

placed her in the welfare home. You aren’t her legal
guardian.” Bai Liu looked at Liu Huai without any
fluctuations. “Thus, I don’t think you have the right to
decide for Liu Jiayi.”
Bai Liu’s casual words completely enraged Liu Huai. His

eyes showed a red color due to his extreme range but he
just smiled. “Bai Liu, do you know my desire that caused me
to enter the game?”
“I want her to see the light.” Liu Huai took a deep breath
and turned his head to stop looking at Bai Liu. “Go. I won’t
entrust her to someone like you or her future will be very
dark.”
Liu Huai’s eyes were a bit red as he declared, “I’ve had

enough of being controlled so her life can’t be controlled by
you.”
“I was controlled by Puppet Zhang to betray Brother Si… the

person who lost their best friend and most tacit teammate
at that moment wasn’t only Brother Si.” Liu Huai lowered his
head so that the expression on his face couldn’t be seen.
His voice was hoarse as he continued. ”You won’t feel good
if you are forced to hold a blade and become the one who
hurts others. Thus, I won’t let her fall to my level.”
Bai Liu’s voice was quiet. “Controlling a young girl brings no

value to me. My best friend wants to save your sister. That
is the only value in me doing so.”
Liu Huai turned to look at Bai Liu with amazement.
Liu Jiayi also turned her head ignorantly, her foggy eyes
showing a strange fragility on her pointy and thin face. She
was held by Liu Huai and seemed like an obedient butterfly
bound by someone’s tentacles. She rubbed Liu Huai’s chin
with her head as if to appease Liu Huai’s emotional
fluctuations.
Bai Liu saw Liu Huai’s suspicious eyes and said nothing else.
He calmly turned around, opened the door of the ward and
left.
Lu Yizhan was standing at the corner of the stairs while
waiting for Bai Liu. He was smoking and there was a pile of
cigarette butts in the trash can next to him. It wasn’t known
how many he had smoked. Lu Yizhan’s eyes lit up when he
saw Bai Liu approaching. “How is it? Do you have any
ideas?”
Then Lu Yizhan saw Bai Liu’s expression and paused.
Bai Liu always showed a smiling face whether he was in a

normal or happy mood. There were no signs on his face
when his emotions went up and down but something heavy
and depressing would appear in his eyes. This was generally
because he encountered something he couldn’t understand
and fell into deep thought. Simply put, Bai Liu’s mood
wasn’t very good at this time.
“What’s going on?” Lu Yizhan couldn’t help lowering his

voice. “Were you scolded? I heard Liu Huai yelled at you in
the ward. The surveillance couldn’t hear what you were
saying but the families of some victims are actually very
emotional. Don’t take it to heart.”
“Sometimes I can’t understand the emotional logic of

humans.” Bai Liu’s eyes were a bit scattered which was one
of the signs that he was still thinking.
“It is strange,” Bai Liu muttered to himself. “I can’t

understand some of Liu Huai’s logic. He should be a very
selfish person by nature but Liu Huai can go this far for her
even though the law doesn’t require him to raise her.”
Bai Liu didn’t suspect that Liu Huai was lying to deceive
him. A person’s subconscious reaction couldn’t deceive
others. Liu Huai was afraid of him but kept holding Liu Jiayi
in his arms and protecting Liu Jiayi from Bai Liu. Still, he
soon recovered from this.
Bai Liu glanced at Lu Yizhan. “It isn’t the first time I’ve
encountered this type of self-dedication that confuses me.
Let’s go to the welfare home as soon as possible.”
Bai Liu went to the children’s welfare home with Mu Ke.
Mu Ke had come to Bai Liu’s house very early but Bai Liu
was called away by Lu Yizhan to the hospital in the early
morning. Fortunately, Bai Liu came home to pick up some
things and saw the young master Mu Ke sitting in front of
his house, holding his legs eagerly.
The young master had knocked on the door but it hadn’t

opened. He probably thought that Bai Liu was sleeping and
didn’t even dare call him on the phone. Therefore, he stood
by Bai Liu’s door and waited for Bai Liu to get up.
In addition, Mu Ke was sent here by his father who Bai Liu

had often seen on TV. Mu Ke’s father waited in front of Bai
Liu’s door with Mu Ke. Even this Father Mu respected Bai Liu
and knew that Bai Liu was probably still sleeping, so he
chose to wait at the door with his son.
Bai Liu came home and saw Mu Ke and his father waiting at
his door. They didn’t even dare speak loudly. They had
lowered their voices and were whispering out of fear of
disturbing Bai Liu’s sleep.
It wasn’t known what Mu Ke told his family but this big boss
had no doubt that Bai Liu was Mu Ke’s life-saving
benefactor. He seemed to think that Bai Liu was taking Mu
Ke away for two months for medical treatment. Bai Liu
didn’t ask how the young master Mu Ke fooled his father. In
any case, the big boss believed that Bai Liu was a genius
doctor who was Mu Ke’s salvation. He thanked Bai Liu for
helping his son.
After learning that Bai Liu was going to the children’s
welfare home to care about children, the big boss who had
no concept of money immediately said he would also do
good deeds for his son’s upcoming treatment and would
donate money to the welfare home. He personally drove a
Maybach worth more than 10 million yuan and took Bai Liu
and Mu Ke to the welfare home in a high-profile manner.
At the welfare home, Mu Ke didn’t follow his own father but

obediently walked after Bai Liu. His eyes kept secretly
gazing at Bai Liu like a cat who wanted to stick to its owner
but hadn’t yet received permission. Bai Liu could perceive
Mu Ke’s strong anxiety which wasn’t good for entering the
game. He was obliged to comfort this overly tense young
master so he acquiesced to Mu Ke sticking to him.
Bai Liu greeted Lu Yizhan. He said that he and his friend Mu

Ke would go into the welfare home to see the situation
inside. Lu Yizhan went in with his colleagues to investigate.
Since Mu Ke’s father said he wanted to donate money, Bai

Liu and Mu Ke were received respectfully by the dean of the
welfare home.
The dean of the welfare home was an elderly grandmother.

There were many old spots on the top of her nose and both
sides of her cheeks. It reminded Bai Liu of livor mortis. The
old dean’s eyes were muddy and her body was hunched
over. There was the smell of rotten fungi coming from her
body and she looked at people like they were a piece of
goods. This made Bai Liu feel slightly uncomfortable.
Mu Ke’s father followed the dean to discuss the donation

while the old dean had a teacher show Mu Ke and Bai Liu
around the welfare home.
This was a dilapidated welfare home whose architectural
style was from 10 years ago. Three low buildings formed a
triangular circle. The outer and inner walls of the buildings
were rotten, revealing the moss-covered walls inside. The
middle area surrounded by three buildings was like the
playground of a small kindergarten. There were iron horses,
swings and a seesaw with faded paint and rust.
These devices were old and swayed alone in the muddy

grass. Due to the wind, the seesaw moved slightly, the
empty seat on the right rising up and down again. The
swings also swayed regularly with increasing amplitude.
There was a creaking sound like someone was sitting on it.
The teacher who led the way paled and he didn’t dare look
at the playground. He shrank back and walked quickly to the
outermost one of the three buildings. Bai Liu followed
behind and saw the outside of the building. He noticed there
were two faded gold medals hanging outside the building
that said ‘National Top 10 Children’s Welfare Home’ and
‘National Minors Protection Cash Unit.’
Bai Liu glanced at the date of the award under the medal. It
was more than 10 years ago which was how long this
welfare home had been established.
The teacher in front introduced the welfare home to them.

“Our welfare home is an old one. It covers an area of 25
acres and a building area of nearly 10,000 square meters.
There are professional education classrooms for disabled
children, musical instruments, teaching classrooms, an
internal school doctor’s room and so on. There are over 300
beds and we can accommodate 300 children with over 200
caretakers….”
Bai Liu looked around and raised his eyebrow. “25 acres,
nearly 10,000 square meters, 200 caretakers?”
Bai Liu hadn’t seen any of the so-called caretakers since

entering. Perhaps this welfare home didn’t have any
caretakers at all. The teacher paused and his words became
intermittent. “That was when it was just built. Then… part of
it was sold. Our welfare home was reduced to a certain size
due to funding problems and most of the workers were
dismissed.”
“Originally, there were 46 children left in our welfare home.

On this year’s Children’s Day on June 1st, we rehearsed a
performance for the investors behind the children’s welfare
home. However, funding a welfare home for 10 years is
really too much money. So… this year, they decided not to
fund us. We couldn’t find any sponsors for the time being…”
Bai Liu’s tone was calm. “You have 46 children here and 37
are in hospital. There are nine remaining. Why don’t I see
any of them? Can the remaining nine come out to meet us?”
The teacher paled again. He twisted his fingers and

remained silent. It seemed he didn’t want to let the children
out. There was a problem. Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed.
Mu Ke and Bai Liu exchanged looks. The young master

understood and coughed. Then he took two steps forward
and raised his chin with a certain amount of arrogance. “We
are initially planning to donate 10 million to you. This is a
children’s welfare home. It isn’t too much to ask to meet the
children of the welfare home, right?”
The high number of 10 million clearly touched the teacher

guiding them. His eyes and lips trembled slightly. A long
time passed before he seemed to make up his mind. He
turned to Bai Liu and Mu Ke and asked, “You really want to
donate 10 million?”
Mu Ke really seemed to think 10 million was a small amount

of money and he nodded without hesitation.
The teacher took a deep breath before speaking quickly and

in a low voice. “The nine children can’t come to see you.
Only five can.”
“What about the remaining four?” Bai Liu frowned.
Undisguised panic appeared in the teacher’s eyes. He

lowered his head and whispered, “The other four children
disappeared last night. They sneaked out at night to play on
the swings and seesaw but disappeared while playing.
However, the swings and seesaw moved all night…”
The wind blew violently in an instant. The various

equipment in the children’s playground behind Bai Liu were
blown by the wind and the temperature in the yard dropped
sharply. The cold wind made the seesaw rise and fall faster
and the swings to swing higher.
The swings and seesaw stopped moving at the same time.

The swings came to a standstill in the wind and the seesaw
hovered in a strange manner, equal like a scale. It was as if
someone playing on it had suddenly jumped down, held the
equipment in their hand and stared at them.
Soon, the seesaw hovering like a scale fell to the left at an

abnormally slow speed and something rolled down the
seesaw. Bai Liu looked down and discovered a doll with its
head missing. The thing that rolled down was the doll’s
head.
This doll whose head rolled down wore a white shirt and
black pants. Its limbs and head were broken. There was a
strange smile on the doll’s face and a poor-quality necklace
that looked like a coin hung on its chest.
The doll was dressed exactly like Bai Liu’s current outfit.
Chapter 76: Children's
Welfare Home
Game
Meanwhile, Lu Yizhan and his colleagues were investigating

the disappearance of the children from the welfare home.
“Say, this matter should be under the supervision of the

criminal investigations department or some special
department right?” The expression on the face of Lu
Yizhan’s colleague wasn’t very good. “Look at the
surveillance of the children disappearing. This isn’t
something we can handle!”
“Four children heard the sound of a flute early in the

morning last night. They lined up and went out to the
playground to play. The evilest thing is that these children
didn’t seem to be hypnotized or sleepwalking. They
specifically avoided the surveillance. This shows that the
four children were all conscious. They played on the swings
in the playground and then one hour later, these children
suddenly disappeared from the surveillance!”
The colleague started to swear. “Damn, the children are

gone but the playground equipment is still moving. I
couldn’t sleep well after watching the surveillance last
night…”
Lu Yizhan’s colleague couldn’t help rubbing the goose
bumps on his arms. “Now there are five children left. They
were originally supposed to be transferred to another
welfare home. Then the hospital suddenly made trouble,
saying that everyone has to stay in this welfare home for
investigation. It’s too damn weird!”
Lu Yizhan frowned. “Let’s go to the dean first.”
“The dean? I don’t think she will say anything.” Lu Yizhan’s

colleague murmured. “This old woman never reported the
missing children at all! If it wasn’t for the subsequent
mushroom poisoning incident that resulted in the death of
children and upgraded this case to a higher level, we
wouldn’t have come here and found that the number of
children wasn’t right. No one would know that these children
are missing!”
“Then we have to go and ask.” Lu Yizhan’s tone was calm.

“She must know something.”
In the dean’s office, Mu Ke’s father discussed the donation

with the dean before going to talk to others. There was only
the old dean left in the dean’s office. The old dean sat in a
chair and looked at Lu Yizhan who came to her. “You asked
me why I didn’t report the missing children?”
Lu Yizhan nodded and the old dean suddenly laughed. She

opened a drawer with trembling hands, pulled out a pile of
documents and handed them to Lu Yizhan “Young man, are
you new here? I reported it every time they disappeared. Yet
did I ever get a child back? Thus, I stopped reporting it. In
any case, this welfare home is about to close down.”
Lu Yizhan frowned and read the documents the old dean

handed him.
The oldest report was from 10 years ago. All of them were
reports of missing children but the final investigation result
was that the children ran away by themselves so there was
no follow-up.
“Every year, our private welfare home will hold a

performance on Children’s Day for the kind-hearted people
who invested in our welfare home, so that the bosses who
spend money can see the situation of the children they
raised. However, children will always go missing after the
annual Children’s Day performance. The investigation result
is that the children ran away on their own.”
The old dean spoke very slowly. “At that time, you police
officers suspected that our welfare home was abusing the
children so that they wanted to run away from home. Then
the investigation found that they weren’t abused. Even if
the children ran away, we didn’t do anything extraordinary
to the children. There was no such thing as selling human
organs or pedophilia. The police investigated thoroughly but
nothing was found.”
The old dean raised her eyes. “It is very common. Children
run away from home and disappear.”
“It is hard to find missing children. These small children are

just like grains of rice falling into a sea of people. Looking
for the children who are trying to avoid you is like looking
for a needle in a haystack. Thus, every year they
disappear.”
Lu Yizhan’s colleague couldn’t help interjecting. “However,

this time the surveillance showed that the children were
sitting on the swings and then disappeared! This isn’t a case
of them running away!”
“The thing you said is too strange. How can it happen? It is
because our surveillance system has been used for a long
time and is old.” The old dean downplayed it. “Perhaps it is
broken?”
Lu Yizhan’s colleague choked up and felt he was going to

have a heart attack. He wanted to sternly question the dean
but was stopped by Lu Yizhan.
Lu Yizhan asked calmly, “It is our fault for not finding the
children but you should still report it, right? It seems you
haven’t reported it for more than a year? I checked the
documents and there hasn’t been any for the past few
years. You said that children go missing every year. So what
is the truth of the matter?”
The old dean was silent for a few minutes. Then she turned
around and found a large file bag from the bookcase behind
her. It was covered in dust. She blew off the dust, opened
the strings tying it shut and pulled out a thick book that
looked like a photo album from it.
The first page showed ‘The 200X Children’s Welfare Home

Art Show’. This was obviously the archive of this private
welfare home.
In the photo, dozens of children stood in a restrained and

awkward manner beside a group of men in suits and leather
shoes. They showed cute and fake smiles that they had
been taught thousands of times and had small lipstick
marks on their foreheads. Their lips were painted red in a
gaudy and old-fashioned manner.
“Children go missing every year but I don’t report it every

year.” The old dean looked at the children in the photos and
stretched out her tone. “Even if someone invests in this
welfare home and it can last a year or two, it won’t be long
before it will go bankrupt. Therefore, it is okay to tell you
about these old things.”
“A lot of the children aren’t easy to discipline. If I say it in a

good way, they have strong personalities. If I say it in a bad
way, they have wild tempers and like to run outside.”
“Some of them aren’t running away from home but to

escape from a crime.”
The old dean turned the page as she spoke. This page was
similar to a record of the children’s education. The top said:
[Orphans Bai Liu, Xiao Ke and five others beat up the
investors who came to watch the June 1st performance.
They robbed the investors’ property and mobile phones. The
punishment is cleaning up the whole hospital and fasting for
one day. The follow-up punishment depends on whether the
situation is improved or not. Additional punishments might
be added.]
“For example, these children beat up the investors after the

show and ran away at night. I didn’t report the incident and
let them run away. It is because if they didn’t run away,
these children won’t have good results in a welfare home
invested in by these investors.”
The old dean’s fingers tapped on the punishment in a

meaningful manner. “At the very least, the punishment
won’t just be fasting for a day.”
“Dean, can I look at this group photo?” Lu Yizhan’s focus

was elsewhere and his expression was more solemn than
ever.
The dean handed the book to Lu Yizhan. Lu Yizhan turned to

the previous page that said ‘The 200X Children’s Welfare
Home Art Show’. His eyes quickly searched the children in
the photo and finally locked onto one child in the corner.
Even though this child had lipstick painted on and a big red
dot between the eyebrows, he didn’t look funny at all. There
was a subtle feminine beauty but this beauty was destroyed
by his unwavering eyes. There was a type of precocity
beyond his age. His cold eyes seemed to regard all the other
children as idiots and he was very eye-catching.
No one was more familiar with this face than Lu Yizhan. Lu

Yizhan’s eyes froze on the child in the photo. He pointed to
the child and looked up at the old dean. “Who is this child?
What is his name?”
“This child?” The old dean looked over and seemed to fall
into a memory. “He was the one who took the lead in
beating up the investors and running away. Thus, I have a
deep memory of him. When he came to the orphanage, he
only said that he was called Bai Liu (6).”
“No.” Lu Yizhan slammed his hands down on the table and

stared at the old dean. “He is called Bai Liu. He was indeed
once called Bai Liu (6) but he changed his name when he
was 14 years old. He never called himself by this name
again. He was raised in the same public welfare home as
me. He can’t be in this private welfare home!”
(Rainbow Turtle: So to explain this part, Bai Liu’s name uses

the character Liu = Willow. The Bai Liu mentioned by the
dean uses the Liu = 6. Hence, the numbers nickname I
mentioned in a previous note. This comes up often in the
novel and it is hard to distinguish, so I will put a six next to
it in parentheses when it means the Bai Liu (six) name)
“But…” The old dean looked at Lu Yizhan in a somewhat

confused manner. “Did you recognize the wrong person?
This kid named Bai Liu (6), shortly after escaping, an
investor found him and brought him back. He couldn’t leave
here and Bai Liu died soon after.”
“Died? What was the cause of death?” Lu Yizhan asked in a

strange voice.
The dean sighed. “He died in a very strange way. He

accidentally swallowed a strange coin with a hole in the
middle of it. It got stuck in his trachea and he died in a few
minutes. Since he suffered some bad things before coming
to our welfare home and after he ran away, we… all
suspected that Bai Liu committed suicide.”
Lu Yizhan moved his eyes stiffly. In the black and white

photo, Bai Liu had no expression on his face. His eyes were
lowered slightly and he looked a bit sleepy. His hanging hair
was wet like it was soaked in sweat after the performance.
Lu Yizhan felt like his chest was being heavily suppressed by
an invisible and strange thing. He looked at the thin boy in
the photo and was a bit out of breath.
This was Bai Liu from 10 years ago.
Bai Liu stepped forward and picked up the doll next to the
seesaw. This was a handmade doll. The reference template
was obviously him but the texture was very old. There was
still a trace of a ribbon thread on the doll’s leg. It seemed
like this was a handmade doll to give as a gift. Usually, this
type of doll would have the date it would be gifted or the
date of production.
Bai Liu examined the doll to try and find out if it had a date.
Finally, he found a handwritten date inside the torn off head.
This was indeed a doll made 10 years ago.

Bai Liu had only started working two or three years ago and
he only dressed in the white shirt and suit pants after that.
The coin hung around his neck only arrived after Bai Liu
joined the game since it was the physical representation of
the system.
His current outfit was used on a doll made 10 years ago.

Then his head was twisted off and left here.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed.

Chapter 77: Children's
Welfare Home
Game
During the time when Bai Liu was holding the doll and
thinking, the teacher called over the remaining five children.
The five children left in this welfare home stood in a row

with numb expressions. They didn’t dare look up at Mu Ke
and their eyes were fixed on their toes. Some of these
children were lame while some had a crooked or hunched
back. They were more or less disabled. They were like a
group of chicks who hadn’t come out of the nest yet. The
five children pushed and shoved together. They were like
cheap goods under scrutiny. They were humble and reticent
since they knew they weren’t worth a few yuan.
Bai Liu frowned the moment he approached the children.

The mushroom smell on these children was even worse than
what he had smelled from the corpses in the hospital. Mu Ke
couldn’t bear it and waved his hand in front of his nose. “Are
you only eating mushrooms here? Why is the mushroom
smell so strong?”
The teacher hugged the five children slightly awkwardly. “In

fact, they don’t really eat much.”
Bai Liu’s eyes swept past the teacher and the five children.
“Did you eat a lot of mushrooms that day?”
The teacher was taken aback. “We ate with these five
children and it was quite a lot.”
“Did the poisoned children eat less? For example, they only
drank a mouthful of the mushroom soup?”
The teacher looked back before replying to Bai Liu, “Yes. It is

because some children like the taste of mushrooms while
others don’t like it. Some only ate a very small amount but
they were still poisoned.”
Bai Liu retracted his gaze. Some children weren’t poisoned

when eating too much and others were poisoned when
eating only a little bit. It seemed that the poisoning had
nothing to do with the dosage.
Then why mushrooms… why was it mushrooms every time

something happened in this welfare home? In addition, what
was the condition under which the weird mushrooms
poisoned people?
Lu Yizhan saw that the blood drawing and various tests on

the surviving children of the welfare home showed nothing
abnormal. Like Liu Jiayi, they only had slight anemia. The
five surviving children and Liu Jiayi had only one thing in
common—it was that they had congenital or genetic
defects. Liu Jiayi was blind while these five children also had
various disabilities.
Bai Liu was lost in thought.
The teacher continued to take Bai Liu and Mu Ke around the

interior of the welfare home. They entered a room full of
photos, trophies and children’s drawings. The teacher
turned to Bai Liu. “This is the exhibition hall of our welfare
home.”
No one had been to the exhibition hall in a long time. Many

of the trophies and certificates were gray from the dust.
Still, it could be seen that this was a well-developed welfare
home in the past. There were still many children’s drawings
and some awards hanging on the wall. The photos of the
annual Children’s Day performance were also hung on the
wall. The color of the photos changed due to distortion. In
the last photo, more than 40 children were smiling softly
and docilely but only six survived. Five of them were
following the teacher with numb expressions.
Many of the things exhibited were from the dead so it gave

the exhibition room a lingering feeling of gloom. Bai Liu
glanced at the entire room and seemed to find something.
He turned to the teacher. “Can I take some of the photos
and drawings down?”
Originally, it wasn’t easy to move these things but the

children’s welfare home had become like this. Not much
attention was paid to this room so the teacher nodded in
agreement.
Mu Ke curiously watched as Bai Liu removed some children’s

drawings from the wall and placed them on the ground to
observe. He leaned in and asked in a low voice, “Bai Liu,
have you found anything?”
“Yes,” Bai Liu responded softly. He didn’t give Mu Ke a look

as he fiddled with the drawings. Mu Ke’s eyes followed Bai
Liu’s hand. The children drew quite well. He felt that they
were drawn by children who should have a good background
in drawing.
The drawings included character sketches, still lifes, colored
drawings done in pencils and crayon and simple black and
white sketches. The style of drawing was different. The color
of some of the drawings was very strong and saturated to
the point where people were uncomfortable seeing it. The
subjects of the drawings also seemed illogical.
There was one with a thin girl sitting on a hospital bed with
white cloth over her eyes, a beautiful silver-blue scaled fish
in a jar and a wooden, broken mirror on a charred and
melted toy train. The drawings all seemed to be things that
this welfare home had.
Mu Ku stared at it for a while before discovering something.

He spoke in a surprised voice, “Are these all drawn by one
person? All the signatures are a ‘W’.”
The drawings taken down by Bai Liu were all different but
there was a ‘W’ drawn on each one. It was a strange curly
writing and it was consistent in each drawing. Bai Liu finally
glanced at Mu Ke. His voice was low and soft like he was
whispering. “This is my signature.”
Mu Ke was surprised. “Yours? Why is it here?!”
Bai Liu didn’t give a further explanation. Mu Ke was curious

but seeing that Bai Liu wasn’t prepared to say anything, he
also shut up. The W stood for ‘W’ which was Bai Liu’s name
and it was his customary signature. (Bai= white)
Bai Liu saw instantly that these drawings were his. They
might be younger and more immature than his current
drawings but they were indeed his.
The little girl with the cloth over her eyes was obviously Liu
Jiayi. The hospital gown was the same style as the one he
saw in the hospital this morning. The beautiful silver-blue
fish in the jar should refer to the first game Siren Town while
the broken mirror placed on the melting toy train was Bai
Liu’s second game Exploding Last Train.
However, these drawings were signed 10 years ago. 10

years ago, Bai Liu wasn’t in this private welfare home at all.
The Bai Liu of 10 years ago also couldn’t know this
information. There was only one possibility. Bai Liu went
back 10 years ago in some form and drew these drawings,
leaving them in this private children’s welfare home.
Ordinary people would panic when encountering such a

bizarre thing but it just made Bai Liu further confirm that
this children’s welfare home was an ‘official’ instance in the
real world. The only reasonable explanation for the timeline
confusion was the official plot development time of the
game instance. Judging from the signature on the drawings
he left behind, it wasn’t now but 10 years ago.
Bai Liu’s fingers skimmed over the signatures on these

drawings and his eyes sank.
It was likely that he would enter this game in the future and
leave some traces in the ‘children’s welfare home game
instance 10 years ago’. Then the official version of the game
instance was loaded into the real world and it loaded the
traces that Bai Liu left in the game.
This wasn’t a good thing.
A player’s traces remaining in a game forever was usually

something that only appeared after a failed clearance. For
example, Puppet Zhang alienated into a burning monster
and stayed in Exploding Last Train forever. These marks of
death and failure would become part of the game and were
loaded into reality with the instance.
Even so, this doomed ending didn’t scare Bai Liu. He just
thought calmly.
Currently, there were two places where Bai Liu was puzzled.
His eyes slowly fell on the face of a boy in the corner of a
photo of 200X.
The boy had no emotions on his face. When he stared at

people, there was a type of ‘you stupid mortals’ feeling.
There was a sense of incompatibility with his environment.
This was the 14 year old Bai Liu. Bai Liu glanced at the
drawings that were sharp and exaggerated in color.
This feeling when taking photos and the style of drawing

was indeed the same as when he was 14. It was even his
usual posture when taking photos.
Bai Liu had long stopped using this colorful drawing style. It
was because he was criticized several times by his boss for
mental pollution and the market acceptance wasn’t high.
Bai Liu decisively gave up on this style and never drew like
this again.
These drawings and the photographed ‘Bai Liu’ were indeed

his style when he was 14 years old. The strange thing was
that the information in these drawings was only known to
the 24 year old Bai Liu. The problem was that if his 24 year
old self went into the game, Bai Liu was certain he wouldn’t
draw like this.
If the setting of the game caused Bai Liu to regress in all

aspects of his memory and his body to 10 years ago, he
wouldn’t be able to draw information he knew now.
This was a Bai Liu who had the memories of his 24 year old
self but the style and personality of his 14 year old self.
Logically speaking, Bai Liu thought it was impossible. It was
because memory was an important factor in determining a
person’s style and personality. If he had the memories of his
24 year old self then he definitely wouldn’t be the same as
he was 10 years ago.
The 14 year old and 24 year old Bai Liu existed separately in
the game instance ‘children’s welfare home’ 10 years ago.
This was the first question that made Bai Liu puzzled.
The second question was—Bai Liu looked at a black and

white character sketch. A girl was sitting on a hospital bed
with a doll. She was curled up and hugging her knees with a
white cloth covering her eyes. It was a very finely drawn
character sketch.
Bai Liu clearly remembered that his 14 year old self hated
drawing sketches. It was because this was the period where
he liked things with heavy colors and sketching in a strong
documentary style repulsed him. He generally practiced
drawing by doing still lifes and he basically didn’t draw
people.
Why did the 14 year old Bai Liu draw Liu Jiayi when he hated
character sketches? At that time, Liu Jiayi shouldn’t have
been born and shouldn’t have left any traces. Did it mean
that Liu Jiayi would also enter this instance?
However, even if Liu Jiayi entered the game, she was a

newcomer and her first instance should be a single player
game. This welfare home instance was clearly a multiplayer
one. The only possibility was if Liu Jiayi quickly cleared her
first game. After that, she entered the multiplayer game
that Bai Liu was in and ended up being drawn.
Yet Liu Huai was an experienced player and shouldn’t allow

his sister to enter this way. So why was this kid here?
Bai Liu scanned the entire drawing and finally stopped on
the doll Liu Jiayi was holding.
The doll in the drawing had a white shirt and black pants. Its
face was turned to the outside while smiling and it seemed
like nothing was wrong. However, Bai Liu stared at it for a
while and soon found what was wrong. The doll’s head was
turned too far. It wasn’t like it was turned back. It was like its
head had been twisted 180 degrees.
Bai Liu looked at the picture and fiddled with the coin
hanging over his heart, eyes narrowed slightly.
Chapter 78: Enter the
Game
Game
Bai Liu didn’t stay at the welfare home for long. He was
going to play the game with Mu Ke soon. He simply went for
a brief sweep around the welfare home before being ready
to leave. Yet before Bai Liu left, he needed to have a brief
discussion with Lu Yizhan.
Therefore, Bai Liu asked Mu Ke to go home first to wait for

him. The young master looked back reluctantly when he left
and asked when Bai Liu would be back. Bai Liu simply had
Mu Ke take a key to his house and go back first to wait. This
made Mu Ke’s father look at Bai Liu in a slightly strange
manner.
The moment Bai Liu came out, he saw Lu Yizhan leaning

against the entrance of the welfare home and waiting for
him. Lu Yizhan saw Bai Liu and couldn’t help teasing him.
“What about the young master? He drove a 10 million yuan
luxury car to follow you around and kept glaring at me.
Since when did you have this type of charm?”
Bai Liu’s expression didn’t change at the teasing. “What is

the use of being charming? I turned him down for you and
had him go back first.”
Lu Yizhan couldn’t help laughing. Then he soon calmed
down and spoke seriously. “You took a look inside. How is
it?”
Bai Liu wasn’t in a rush as he answered. “In addition to the

poisoned children, there are also children missing from this
welfare home. I know about all the poisoned children. As for
the missing children, my guess is that this isn’t the first
incident at this welfare home, right?”
“How did you know?” Lu Yizhan was surprised.
“The attitude wasn’t right.” Bai Liu calmly analyzed it. “The
teacher gave me a wrong feeling. Normal people would
avoid places where disappearances have occurred.
Meanwhile, the teacher was afraid but still walked through
the location, the children’s playground.”
“This shows it isn’t the first time that a disappearance has

occurred. It has probably happened a few times for this type
of attitude that is ‘afraid but used to it’ to form.”
“Yes.” Lu Yizhan took out the cigarette he had put away

again with a bit of annoyance. “We learned from the dean
that it has happened every year for 10 years.”
Bai Liu wondered, “So many disappearances annually

should have a record. Why haven’t you heard about this
before?”
“It is because they aren’t missing. The children ran away by

themselves. Even if it was reported in the past, it was
treated as a runaway case.” Lu Yizhan’s teeth rubbed
against the cigarette, his eyes dull. “It was probably just a
passing mention in the records. It would be inconspicuous
unless one paid attention.”
The children went missing from a private welfare home and
it was thankless to waste time looking for them. There were
no parents or relatives to scold and urge them. Missing
cases reported intermittently like this would be shelved and
only a few lines left behind in the records. The disappeared
children all vanished into a sea of people.
“Previously, I found out that the entrepreneurs who invested

in this children’s welfare home all recovered from their
illnesses and I checked out the welfare home.” Lu Yizhan let
out a puff of smoke. “However, a private welfare home isn’t
as strict as the public ones. It is more private and self-
administered. It isn’t easy to say if the records I have
obtained are the true records and how many children there
are.”
“For example, if a child is missing and the dean doesn’t

report it for a few years then we probably won’t know.”
Lu Yizhan was silent for a moment. “I suspect that these

entrepreneurs have problems but now their reputation is too
high. It has also been many years and we have no evidence.
There is no way to investigate further.”
Bai Liu told him indifferently, “Suppose even if the

entrepreneurs did something to some of the children every
year. They used such a disappearing trick to make these
children disappear silently from the orphanage. You have no
idea on how to investigate it.”
“Yes.” Lu Yizhan took a deep puff of the cigarette and

coughed a bit. “However, these are human lives Bai Liu.”
Lu Yizhan stared at Bai Liu with red eyes. “I’m not

reconciled. The deaths of these children have been
classified as accidents. Even if they truly are accidents, all
possibilities that this isn’t the case must be ruled out. I am
willing to do so but—”
“You have no proof.” Bai Liu watched Lu Yizhan very calmly.

“You can’t rule it out and this isn’t in the scope of your work.
You coming to the scene to investigate is just nosiness.”
Lu Yizhan was quiet. However, he would soon talk about the

disappearances with Bai Liu as if nothing had happened.
Lu Yizhan had a peculiar resilience about him. Bai Liu

wouldn’t touch a thing when he knew it couldn’t be done
but Lu Yizhan would try to do it as long as he could help
others. He would spend his time in vain. He would also pull
Bai Liu to do it with him.
Lu Yizhan and Bai Liu talked about the specifics of the

missing cases that he had learned and showed Bai Liu the
photos of the children who went missing every year. The
photos were taken on June 1st every year. Lu Yizhan had
taken photos of them with his phone and showed Bai Liu the
missing children.
When the first one came out, Lu Yizhan was strangely silent
for a while. It was because there was Bai Liu among the
missing children in the photo.
“You think he looks like the 14 year old me, right?” Bai Liu
directly touched the face of Bai Liu (6) on the phone and
commented plainly. “I also feel he is very similar.”
“You aren’t similar at all.” Lu Yizhan’s voice was low. His

eyes were focused on Bai Liu as in a rare manner, he
stubbornly refuted his friend. “It is because he is dead while
you are still alive.”
“Have you ever encountered such a situation, Mu Sicheng?”
Bai Liu called Mu Sicheng as he walked home. “In the future,
as a player, I will definitely die in the game 10 years ago.
However, 10 years later, I am still alive.”
“This sounds like the grandfather paradox?” Mu Sicheng’s

voice came from Bai Liu’s phone, his tone startled and
suspicious. “Bai Liu, your luck is really against the sky. Don’t
mention encountering it, I’ve never even heard of such a
situation in the game.”
The grandfather paradox was a time paradox proposed by a

science fiction writer. It meant that if a person went back in
time and killed his grandfather, he would obviously no
longer exist in the future. Then how did he go back to the
past?
This was the same situation Bai Liu was facing now. If he
entered the game in the future and died in the instance that
had a timeline of 10 years ago, how was he still alive to
enter the game?
“Is it the parallel universe theory?” Mu Sicheng tried to

explain. “This is the most common explanation for the
grandfather paradox. Assuming that the parallel space-time
that you are in is A, the game instance you see loaded in A
Space-time is likely the Bai Liu from the B Space-time who
failed to pass the instance.”
“Then you better not enter this welfare home game.” Mu

Sicheng’s voice became serious and he advised Bai Liu, “As
long as you don’t enter this game, you won’t die in the
game and form another space-time parallel.”
“I don’t think it is the parallel universe theory.” Bai Liu was

very sober as he calmly reminded Mu Sicheng. “Our ‘reality’
is the official version of the game. The results presented are
from the ‘open beta’ in the game world. The results
presented are the final result of all existing game algorithms
from the beta version of the game world. Theoretically,
there is no parallel universe derived from various events
going differently.”
“The reality we are in is already the result of all possibilities.

It is impossible for it to be a parallel world.”
“That’s true.” Mu Sicheng confirmed it before quickly

responding, “No wait, if the result presented is unique then
doesn’t it mean you will die in the game instance 10 years
ago?!”
“However, I’m still alive now. It proves I didn’t die in that

instance.” Bai Liu’s thinking was clear. “Otherwise, the two
propositions of ‘I’m alive’ and ‘I’m dead’ will form a paradox
in the only space-time that can’t be a parallel world.”
“Then…” Mu Sicheng was puzzled. “What is going on?”
Bai Liu didn’t care about Mu Sicheng’s question. He had

already walked to the door of the house and was taking out
his key to open the door. Bai Liu held the phone between his
shoulder and his head and asked, “When are you going to
enter the game?”
“Why?” Mu Sicheng felt like he was going bald when talking

about this. “Fuck, I’ve had insomnia since agreeing to
participate in the competition with you. What are you doing?
I can work hard to play 26 games in two months but
shouldn’t you at least arrange people to play with me?”
“That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. I want you to

help me bring a pair of newcomers.” Bai Liu spoke quickly.
“Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu tied for first in the last batch of
newcomers. They both have personal skills and the panel
quality is C+. Take them through a level one instance to
practice their skills and teach them some basic knowledge
of the game. Don’t protect them too much.”
After Bai Liu came back from eating hotpot yesterday, he

talked to Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu. He asked the two
middle-aged people if they wanted to participate in the
league and honestly informed them of the danger.
However, Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu didn’t even hesitate.

The two of them held hands and agreed tearfully. They only
asked Bai Liu two questions from beginning to end.
The first question was, “We can resurrect Guoguo as long as

we win, right?”
“Theoretically, yes.” Bai Liu answered. “Still, you can slowly

realize your wish by accumulating points in the normal
game. The league is risky but your speed at gaining points
is faster. You can consider it clearly and reply to me
tomorrow.”
Xiang Chunhua glanced at Liu Fu awkwardly, hands holding

her apron tightly. The news about Li Gou’s death sentence
was being broadcasted on the TV behind her. The news was
being replayed and the sound was loud. The entire room
was filled with the male announcer stating that ‘the suspect
in the dismembered corpse of a senior high school girl has
been sentenced to death.’
Xiang Chunhua looked at Bai Liu earnestly.
“What type of competition is it? Can we help you?” This was

the second question they asked.
Bai Liu paused for a moment. “Yes, but the death rate in this
competition is very high. You might want to think more
about it….”
“We will go.” Xiang Chunhua smiled, wiping the tears in her
eyes with the back of her hand. “Don’t think about it
anymore. We believe in you, Bai Liu. In addition, where else
can we accumulate points? Isn’t it just playing games? I
belonged to my school’s female volleyball team, right Liu
Fu?”
Game
Liu Fu also smiled honestly. “Yes, we played competitive

games like basketball when we were young. We don’t lose to
you young people.”
Bai Liu was silent for a moment. “You can tell me at any
time if you want to quit before the final registration in two
months. Within these two months, I will try to find someone
else. You are just a backup option and don’t need to force
yourselves.”
He said so but in fact, Bai Liu didn’t have many choices. It is

because there were only two months left. Most of the old
players who had the intention and qualification to
participate had already signed up. Those who didn’t have
the intention to participate wouldn’t follow a newcomer like
Bai Liu. They wanted to live a long life.
Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu knew the dangers of this

competition but they wanted to repay Bai Liu. This
seemingly cold guy bought their souls and looked like a bad
guy but he actually helped them from beginning to end.
It was just a game. It didn’t matter if they died for this

young man. They had lived long enough. It was much longer
than Guoguo.
Compared with Liu Fu and Xiang Chunhua who had certain
life and death experiences, Mu Sicheng wasn’t so calm. He
completely blew up after hearing that Bai Liu was asking
him to bring some newcomers with him.
Mu Sicheng’s side was quiet for two seconds before he

raised the volume in an incredulous manner. “You are asking
me to help you bring newcomers? Damn, are you going to
compete with a brand new team? Are you crazy? This is the
solution you’ve found?!”
“I’m starting to think I was fooled by you onto this boat

when I was in mental disorder.” Mu Sicheng really broke
down. “In addition, I’ve never brought a newcomer with
me!”
“So you’re quitting?” Bai Liu asked softly. “I will allow you to
quit but after you quit, you will have to compete alone in
this virtual world by yourself.”
“Or do you want to join me in the league where you can win
a real future?” Bai Liu continued invitingly.
Mu Sicheng’s voice came to an abrupt end like he had been

strangled by something. It took a long time until his voice
was heard again, hoarse and helpless. “Damn, do I still have
to choose? Of course, I will be with you.”
Bai Liu inserted his key into the keyhole but didn’t turn it.
Instead, he asked Mu Sicheng on the other end of the
phone. “Then will you help me bring the new people?”
There was no answer from Mu Sicheng, only an unsteady

breathing sound. Bai Liu wasn’t in a hurry. He waited
without hanging up the phone.
“You are really good at talking!” Mu Sicheng spoke in a
slightly frustrated manner. Bai Liu could imagine him
irritably grabbing his hair.
In the end, Mu Sicheng sighed in a depressed manner. “I’ll

try. Let me be clear. I’ve never looked after newcomers. I’m
not a veteran in a guild who helps train newcomers. If you
give them to me, I can’t promise that they will come out
alive.”
Bai Liu smiled. “Before things happen, I always like to

assume you can do it.”
“Bai Liu, you are really good at tricking people into gangs.”
Mu Sicheng felt speechless. “You’ve really done a MLM
scheme before, right?”
“I don’t do illegal things.” Bai Liu said without changing his

expression as he opened the door. “Since when have I done
anything to trick people into joining a gang?”
Mu Ke was waiting for Bai Liu in the house and turned

around in surprise. Bai Liu had previously given him the
spare key and asked Mu Ke to wait for him there.
“When will we start playing the game?” Mu Ke took a deep

breath and clenched his fists. “I’m ready to join.”
On the other end of the phone, Mu Sicheng complained.

“That is Mu Ke. You said that you haven’t done anything to
trick others. Then how did Mu Ke get onto your boat?”
Bai Liu simply hung up the phone. “See you in the game, Mu
Sicheng.”
[System: Welcome player Bai Liu to the game. Please pay

attention to protect your own safety.]
Bai Liu slowly opened his eyes. He was still dressed in a
white shirt and suit pants. Mu Ke and he had logged in
together but the login points of all players were random. Bai
Liu looked around and didn’t find Mu Ke among the players
around him. Just when he was going to look for Mu Ke and
before he had time to open his system panel, a bright red
warning window automatically popped up.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu has received a chase to kill

order.]
[System reminder: This is a friendly tip for you to change

your face to avoid being caught by killers.]
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. [A chase to kill order? Then

change my face randomly.]
[System: Enter the random face change program: Height

change (174 → 161), hair color change (black and short →
brown, curly and long), lip color (flesh color → cherry red),
pupil distance widened, eyes enlarged…]
The clothes on Bai Liu’s body shrank to fit his changed

appearance. Bai Liu opened his hands and looked at his
appearance of a pure and harmless female high school
student. “……”
Bai Liu really couldn’t agree with the aesthetic level of the
faces randomly generated by the system.
In this way, the probability of him being recognized was

indeed greatly reduced. Even so, Mu Sicheng could still find
him quickly. This guy found people using his nose. In his
words, the copper smell from Bai Liu could be smelled
hundreds of meters away. Mu Sicheng really did find Bai Liu
not long after he entered.
Mu Sicheng had a solemn expression. Then he saw Bai Liu’s
long curly hair, his height that was over 10 centimeters
shorter and his appearance that was like a flat-chested high
school girl. He couldn’t help freezing. “You… still have this
hobby?”
Bai Liu was too lazy to care about him. He pulled his skirt
down to cover the place where Mu Sicheng’s strange sight
was focused and directly wondered, “Look again and I’ll kill
you. I received a chase to kill order. What is this?”
“Yes, that’s what I want to tell you.” Mu Sicheng’s

expression instantly became serious. “There is a guild who
directly issued a kill order against you.”
The chase to kill order was the same as the fireworks that
Bai Liu saw before. It was an announcement that could be
sent to all players and required points to send. It was a bit
like the fireworks in the large-scale online game that Bai Liu
played a few years ago. A message was shouted over the
loudspeaker of the online game and all players could see it.
Just as Bai Liu was asking about this matter, another virtual
firework exploded above his head. The tail of the fireworks
slowly fell on Bai Liu’s body. A notification automatically
popped up on his panel.
[System wide announcement: The Zombies Guild has issued

a chase to kill order for player Bai Liu.]
[Content of the chase to kill order: The Zombies Guild

promises to the majority of players that they will kill Bai Liu
in three days and take away his two god level NPC items
(Siren’s Fishbone and Ghost Mirror) to prepare for the
support season! Welcome all players to watch! Please
support the Zombies Guild in the league.]
“Zombies Guild?” Bai Liu touched his chin. “Is this a small
guild? I haven’t heard of it.”
“It isn’t a small guild.” Mu Sicheng was a bit speechless.

“Bai Liu, please take your attention away from accumulating
points a little bit. You are about to participate in the league.
Learn more about the popular participating teams and
guilds.”
Bai Liu answered, “I didn’t see the Zombies Guild in the top
10 of the league’s promotion interface. They couldn’t enter
the top 10 so isn’t this a small guild?”
Bai Liu’s tone and expression were flat. He was seriously

asking without the meaning of ridicule. However, Mu
Sicheng felt that Bai Liu had released a wave of ridicule
toward the Zombies Guild. This made him smile.
Mu Sicheng soon got rid of his smile and became serious.

“The Zombies Guild isn’t a small guild.”
Then Mu Sicheng opened the system panel and brought up

the support promotion interface of the league. His finger slid
over it until he stopped on a page and handed it to Bai Liu.
“The guild isn’t very famous.” Mu Sicheng pointed to two

players on the interface and showed them to Bai Liu.
“However, there are two star players in the guild who are
also the founders.”
“These two players are both top players whose panel

attributes are the S-level.” Mu Sicheng looked up at Bai Liu.
“They are top players who are stronger than player Puppet
Zhang. They are of a professional caliber and easily kill
people.”
[Player: Miao Feichi]

[Current support comprehensive data: 410,000, 67th among
all the participating players. Unlocked the death-free gold
medal.]
[Total points ranking: 134.]
[Guild: Scavenger Zombies]
[Player: Miao Gaojiang]
[Current support comprehensive data: 230,000, 107th

gold medal.]
[Total points ranking: 179.]
[Guild: Scavenger Zombies]
There was a triangle video button next to the two single

player posters with the following words: [Highly popular
support video] — [Mixed Editing: Best Doubles Cooperation
of the Year CUT~ The highlight moment of the Scavenger
Zombies – Bloody father and son combination of not
shrinking back from any crime~]
The video was free to watch and Bai Liu went in without
hesitation.
Three minutes later, Bai Liu finished watching. The video

interface stopped at the last scene. A man with a shackle on
his mouth unlocked the shackle with one hand and excitedly
bit at a person’s back. This person was obviously a hostile
player. The bitten player opened his mouth and screamed
loudly. The player who bit him had flesh trapped between
his teeth and blood smeared all over his face.
Next to the cannibal player, there was a middle-aged man
who looked like a zombie (jiangshi, not Western zombie)
from the Qing Dynasty. The zombie’s skin was blue and he
was tall. He slapped away a monster like no damage could
be done to him. He was tall and looked steady and mature.
It was just that he looked a bit strange with his zombie face.
“The flesh eating maniac is Miao Feichi and he is the output.

The anti-monster zombie is Miao Gaojiang and his defense
in zombie form is extremely high. They are a typical output
and tank combination. Since they are father and son, they
have a good tacit understanding,” Mu Sicheng explained.
“The panel attributes of these two players are very high.
Both of them are over 8,000. They are S-level players and
can kill you in a few tenths of a second.”
Bai Liu stepped back for a few seconds and watched the
video of Miao Feichi eating people again. He held his chin
thoughtfully and asked, “So this person called Miao Feichi
attacks by biting people?”
“No, his attack method is two knives. The reason why he

eats people is because—” Mu Sicheng paused, his tone
complicated. “Miao Feichi has an eating disorder. He likes to
eat corpses and they must be fresh and tender corpses. It is
said that in real life, he was jailed due to an attempted
crime. However, it was just an attempt so he has already
been released.”
Bai Liu raised his eyes to look at Mu Sicheng. “You can say it
simpler. He likes to eat children and failed in kidnapping a
child?”
Mu Sicheng replied after a moment of silence. “Yes.”
Such an appalling event didn’t attract too much of Bai Liu’s

attention. He just touched his chin thoughtfully and looked
at Mu Sicheng sincerely. “I am so low-key. Why are they
targeting me?”
“……” This person stirred up a storm in the game and was

actually shameless enough to say he was low-key. Mu
Sicheng inwardly complained while keeping his face blank.
“Maybe it is because you look better.”
Bai Liu in the short skirt suddenly said, “It is because of

this? I knew it.”
Don’t really believe me!
6 I don’t have any awareness of myself: I just came to work.

Why do all of you have to target me?
Game
The Scavenger Zombies Guild issued a three day hunt for

Bai Liu. This created intense discussions among players and
the forums were overturned.
[Let’s have a rational discussion. If the Zombies Guild gets

Bai Liu’s weapons, is it possible to break into the top 20 this
year?]
I’m a bit itchy and want to bet on the rotting zombies.
1L: Wake up, poster. Did a new weapon make you confused?
This is the league! They are all great gods, okay! They use
the top weapons and items that the guilds have spent a
year searching for! Bai Liu’s weapon really isn’t enough.
2L: The scavenger zombies are obviously engaged in

marketing. Bai Liu’s whip is judged as relatively strong at
present but he can’t even kill a small mob with it. How can it
compare with top weapons? I think Miao Feichi’s pair of
knives are better than that whip. At the very least, the
output is better.
3L: Poster, listen to me. The scavenger zombies will be okay

in the top 20 of the doubles competition but not the top 20
for the team competition.
Poster: However, the data of the two god-level NPC weapons
in Bai Liu’s hands are unclear, right? Maybe it is a bug-like
weapon. If the rotting zombies get it, they might be able to
win by surprise!
5L: It’s over. Here is another poster who has been fooled by
the marketing of the guilds during the support season.
Haven’t you seen that the Kings Guild sold the broken
lenses to the zombies? If it is really so good to use, why
doesn’t the Kings Guild put together the ghost mirror on
their own? Why sell the broken lenses?
The Kings Guild has item appraisers and repair masters who
can repair and appraise the value of broken items. This item
obviously has no value after identification so the Kings Guild
sold it!
6L: The rotting zombies are obviously using the hype. Didn’t
Bai Liu rush to second place on the rising stars ranking
before? Many people call him the second Spades but I think
this bragging is a bit much. Now two S-level guild players
are coming out to encircle and kill him. He will easily
become cold.
7L: However, isn’t Bai Liu tied to God Mu now? It isn’t easy
for the scavenger guild to kill Bai Liu with God Mu around.
After all, God Mu’s movement speed is like a bug.
8L: If he is bound to God Mu, it depends on who chases and

kills. If it is the main force of the zombies hunting them
down then these two people will be cold. Miao Feichi and
Miao Gaojiang are both S-level players. Among them, Miao
Gaojiang’s anti-attack ability is S-level and Miao Feichi will
eat his opponent every time he wins. The adrenaline of the
audience watching his small TV soars every time and the
amount of points they charge him is crazy. I think Bai Liu
and Mu Sicheng can’t beat them in all aspects. Mainly, it is
Bai Liu pulling them down too much. I think Mu Sicheng’s
speed skill can beat Miao Feichi but it is difficult to make
progress with Miao Gaojiang there.
9L: Bai Liu isn’t a main attacker, he is an intellectual player.

He even won against the puppet master, okay? Don’t talk
about him too badly.
10L: Is the person upstairs new? I’m slightly speechless by

these words. First of all, the puppet master is only A-level
and has never participated in the league. It is very different
from Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang who have played in the
league. In addition, the puppet master’s intelligence was
very limited. Previously he jumped fiercely and said he
wanted to boost his prestige in the league. The Kings Guild
marketed him and Little Witch so I didn’t dare to speak. Now
that he is dead, I can say this. The game between him and
Bai Liu isn’t at a level that would be played by someone
with 93 points in intelligence. The playing method was too
low-end.
In addition, Bai Liu is just an intellectual player. The

scavenger zombies aren’t just output players but also
intellectual players. Miao Gaojiang —[Link: Top ten
intelligent anti-killing moments of the league.] In this video
with more than 2 million views, Miao Gaojiang is included.
He once counter-killed a duo from the Kings Guild by
scheming.
By the way, Miao Gaojiang’s intelligence value is the same

as Bai Liu’s. They both have 89 points. Miao Gaojiang has
more experience.
No matter how you say it, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang
aren’t on the same level as Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng. Still, it
is unlikely that these two people will come out to hunt down
Bai Liu, a newcomer. I have been paying attention to their
guild recently. Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang are training in
large-scale instances that are basically level 3 instances.
This time, their actions against Bai Liu are likely to be a

promotion strategy and a marketing method. There is
nothing to pay attention to. We can disperse. In addition, if
the original poster likes the Scavenger Zombies Guild then
do you want to make a bold bet? This year, I’ve watched
practice games between Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang. I
think they are in really good shape.
……
36L: I’m here to slap the face of someone upstairs. The

Scavenger Zombies Guild has just issued an announcement.
It won’t be the ordinary players of their guild who are
chasing after the Bai Mu duo but their doubles team act—
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang. Miao Feichi said that after he
wins, he will use Bai Liu to do a food broadcast. He is
waiting to chase Bai Liu.
37L: ?!?! Seriously?! The scavenger zombies are personally

hunting him down in person? Aren’t they playing the
training instances? How come they are going to fight
against ordinary players?!
The forums exploded in an instant.
Inside the Kings Guild.
A serious looking person holding a system panel hurriedly

walked through the bustling crowd into an office. There was
a bright red heart hung above the office door and something
dripped down like a heart that was dripping blood. The
poison system of the skull below was dyed red. This system
made the person who knocked on the door gulp but in the
end, he knocked. “Queen, Wang Shun has synthesized the
results of the charging issue of every small TV episode of
the Queen of Hearts. Do you want to see it now?”
“Come in.”
The man entered in trepidation.
A woman with a pipe in her hand, wearing a black-red

cheongsam with a slit to one side, black silk stockings and
high heels leaned lazily on a black bench. One foot was
lifted up over the other and her hair was tied back in a loose
bun that was fixed with a long wooden hairpin. There were
long black tassels hanging from her ears onto her bare
white shoulders. A shawl was placed around her arms and
slipped down her back.
The middle of her eyes was slightly rounded and the tail was
upturned. Her eyes were hazy and her lips were bright red
and plump. She gently held the end of the pipe, took a puff
and blew it out slowly. The white smoke lingering around her
body seemed to have a type of fragrance and color. The end
of her eyes drooped down in a slightly tired manner. She
looked cold and lofty.
She wasn’t the only one in the office. The place was full of
people and noisy arguments.
“The Queen’s charging support rate had shown a significant

downward trend this month…”
“I think it is team combat that masks the Queen’s personal

appeal and leads to the charged points being scattered to
everyone on the team…”
“I told you to make star players, star players! Look at the
number one player, Spades! It is this strong personal style
that attracted a large audience…”
“I object. The team battles are the highlight of the league!

The league will start in two months. We can’t put the cart
before the horse! The Queen must start practicing with the
players! Now even Spades is training with his team!”
“The backup team member Puppet Zhang died. We have

lost a team play method. The new practice method needs to
be honed….”
“There is also an important new player in our team who

needs to be honed. It is Taboo Witch who is first on the rising
star rankings. Her personal skill can both be used as output
or to recover health. This is rare and precious in the game.
She hasn’t cooperated with the other members of our team
because she is 13 instances short of signing up to the
league. She is currently clearing instances…”
The Queen of Hearts rubbed her brow and sat up, waving
lazily. Her voice had a low and hoarse texture due to
smoking. “Okay, all operation managers stop first and listen
to the report.”
Suddenly, all the sounds stopped abruptly. They bowed

respectfully and moved back. “Okay, Queen.”
The person who came in to report glanced carefully at the

team behind the operation of the Queen of Hearts. He
gulped and started to report in a low voice.
“This month, the total number of points charged to the

Queen of Hearts dropped by 19% compared with the
previous month. The peak audience number also dropped
by 21%… the comprehensive data of the small TV has
dropped by 13.67%…”
“The gap with the third-ranked player, the ‘Reverse Cross

Disciple’ has been further narrowed. According to the
current trend, it is very likely that… we will be surpassed in
the second half of the year. However, we are still stable as
number one in the ‘high face value’ ranking…”
Queen of Hearts lowered her eyes and listened for a

moment. Then she raised her hand to interrupt the other
party’s report. “Tell me the direction the audience I’m losing
is heading to.”
“Oh, yes.” The reporting person clicked on his system panel

and continued to report after turning the page. “Based on
the small TV data analysis done by Wang Shun, the direction
of the loss is toward high level players who have a direct
competitive relationship with Queen of Hearts. The main
loss is to Reverse Cross Disciple but the proportion isn’t
much. It is less than one-third.”
“The remaining two-thirds of the audience lost…” The

reporter smiled bitterly. “It is to low level players. This group
of newcomers is too good at playing. They have distinctive
personal characteristics and their viewing rate has greatly
improved.”
“No matter whether is it Little Witch with both healing and

output who is ranked first in the rising stars ranking, the
control class player Bai Liu who has just rushed to second
place, the third ranked 100% lucky ‘Parrot’ or the fourth
ranked ‘Monkey Thief’ who once stole from Spades…” (TL:
The ‘ying’ in Du Sanying’s name means Parrot)
“The competitiveness of their small TVs is far beyond the

average level that newcomers should have.” The reporter
sighed.
“The witch is ours. It doesn’t matter if we lose some

audience members to her.” Hearts learned back lazily and
took a puff from the pipe. “Bai Liu? Is this the newcomer
who is called the second Spades by the system?”
The reporter paused hesitantly. He raised his head and

glanced at Queen of Hearts. He thoughtfully said, “Yes, this
newcomer killed Puppet Zhang. It seems that his personal
skill is the control type. We have been preparing for the
league recently so we didn’t pursue the matter of him killing
Puppet Zhang. We also found that Puppet Zhang really isn’t
capable…”
“After the appraisal department appraised the broken lenses

in hand, it was discovered that the final item formed by the
broken lenses probably isn’t very useful. It was sold. In
terms of strength, I think this Bai Liu is far inferior to the
original Spades. I think the reason why the system called
him the second Spades is because…”
“The weapon right?” Hearts spoke lightly. “This man’s

weapon is indeed the same as Spade’s. They are both bone
whips. Spades’ weapon is a pure black lizard bone whip
while his is a white fish bone whip.”
“It is a bit like a couples whip.” The moment Hearts finished

talking in her languid voice, everyone in the room held their
breath and didn’t dare peek at the queen sitting on the
chair.
They all knew that the Queen of Hearts liked the king,
Spades. How much did she like him? It was to the extent
that the Kings Guild was originally organized by Queen of
Hearts for Spades. This was why it was called ‘King’s
Crown.’ The queen wanted to crown Spades’ victory with
this huge and wealthy guild. The only condition was to let
her follow him. However, she was refused by Spades.
The manner Spades refused was very direct. He almost

killed Hearts in the game. Spades had almost killed Hearts
so many times but every time the league players gathered,
the queen would take the initiative to greet him and Spades
would ask back indifferently, ‘Who are you?’
It was like he never remembered the queen who formed a

whole guild to ‘marry him’. It was a sad one-sided love for
Queen of Hearts, the top beauty who was ranked first in
terms of appearance and the player every male in the game
liked.
Even so, they didn’t dare force Spades. After all, Spades
didn’t look like the type to fall in love. The cruel thing was
that Spades would continue to try and kill the queen without
hesitation in future games.
The eyes of the Queen of Hearts gradually darkened as if

she finally became interested. She raised her chin and
smiled lazily, “That whip is really interesting. It has the
attribute of the god-level NPC layered over it and the data is
unknown.”
The one reporting was stunned. “The scavenger zombies

issued a chase to kill order and they want to steal this whip.
If you are interested then…”
“No, I’m not interested.” Hearts’ expression became tired

and lazy again. “This person is just a newcomer and he
can’t dance in front of me this year. Even if he learned the
whip like Spades, can someone be comparable to Spades?”
She casually leaned back. Her toes moved up and down and
her eyes were a bit blank like she was lost in her memory.
She whispered, “Spades is the best.”
“It doesn’t matter if it is with a whip or as a person.”
The game entrance.
Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu stood together. Bai Liu was looking
around for Mu Ke. He had asked Mu Ke to wait for him at the
entrance. Mu Sicheng had also disguised his appearance
and it was obviously a higher level than Bai Liu’s one. He
disguised himself as a big bearded man and no one followed
him when he walked alone.
Soon, Mu Sicheng found that someone was following Bai Liu.

He was about to remind Bai Liu when he noticed that
something was wrong. Mu Sicheng looked suspiciously at
Bai Liu. “What level of adjustment did you use?”
Bai Liu blinked. “The free one.”
Mu Sicheng finally couldn’t stand it and he frantically

complained, “Bai Liu, can you be less stingy?! You are
fucking being chased!”
“There is no need to spend money on this.” Bai Liu stared

intently at the game wall. “Once I enter a game, there will
be a period of time when other players can join. However,
my small TV will give a notification that I have entered the
game. They are a large guild with many eyes and it will be
easy to find me among the 100 games on the game wall.”
This was true and Mu Sicheng started to frown.
“In addition, they want to catch me but what if I want to

catch them as well?” Bai Liu suddenly looked at Mu Sicheng
with a smile. He was so beautiful in this female appearance
that Mu Sicheng was stunned.
Then Mu Sicheng quickly returned to his senses. “You want

to catch them? What for?”
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed slightly. “They want the fish bone
whip and broken lenses on my body. I also want the things
on them.”
“What do you want from them?” Mu Sicheng frowned.
Bai Liu looked up at Mu Sicheng. “The broken lenses and

their guild.”
“I found that the other players participating in the

competition have guilds but we don’t have one.” Bai Liu’s
expression and tone were very calm. He said, “I also want a
big guild. I can’t find a good way to do it but I can try this
herbivore guild.”
Mu Sicheng who looked dumbfounded. “……”
For a while, he didn’t know where to start.
“It is the scavenger guild, not the herbivore guild.” Mu

Sicheng held his forehead as he looked at the calm Bai Liu
with an unbearable headache. “Bai Liu, can I call you
Father? Don’t use the tone of selling things casually by the
roadside to say that you want to form a guild. How many
times have I told you that this herbivore guild, no, the
scavenger guild isn’t a small guild.”
Mu Sicheng sighed. “It might be better for us to have a guild

behind us when entering the competition to run all aspects
better but it is too late for us to establish a guild. We don’t
have a lot of resources, points and players. Even so, the
scavenger guild isn’t one you can get at will. The leaders
are a father and son combination who can fight against the
Kings Guild in the league. You also watched the video. They
are players we can’t easily provoke.”
“I thought you were just preparing to enter the

competition.” Mu Sicheng felt as though his head would
explode. “I didn’t expect you to be tempted to grab a guild.
Bai Liu, give up. It is impossible.”
“I didn’t say I wanted to grab it.” Bai Liu glanced at Mu

Sicheng. “I just want to control their boss and use their
guild’s resources.”
Mu Sicheng thought for a moment before quickly refuting

Bai Liu, “It won’t work. Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang have
already entered the competition. Even if you control them,
they can’t withdraw from the competition and join our team.
Players who have already entered the competition with a
team can’t change teams. This is the rule.”
“On this premise, they will try to use the guild’s resources
for themselves unless they abandon the game. It is because
the support of the guild can save lives in the league. Based
on your control mode that is through transactions, even if
you control them, I don’t think you can use the guild’s
resources beyond the father and son who are going to
participate in the league.”
Bai Liu stopped bothering to talk to Mu Sicheng. He kept

looking at the game wall but Mu Sicheng was unrelenting.
“In addition, the broken lenses are on them?” Mu Sicheng

frowned. “What is all of this?”
Bai Liu went on to explain. “In this game, I can put the
broken lenses on other people or buy imitation lenses to
pretend they are the real broken lenses. There are too many
ways to confuse items. They came after me partly for
publicity and partly for the broken lenses and items on me.”
“In order to make sure the items on me are real, they need
to inspect the broken lenses on me.”
Bai Liu glanced at Mu Sicheng. “Mu Sicheng, based on your

thinking as a professional thief, what do you think is the
best way to inspect goods with no mistakes?”
“Put it together.” Mu Sicheng thought for a moment. “If it

was me, I would put it together after getting the broken
lenses on your body. If they can be put together to form an
item then they are real. If they can’t then they are fake.”
“So you guessed they are carrying the broken lenses

because of this?” Mu Sicheng stared at Bai Liu who was a
head shorter than him. “They can also take the broken
lenses from you and then put them together later.”
“Yes, they can naturally take my broken lenses first but I

don’t think it is very likely,” Bai Liu said when his eyes
continued to search the game wall.
Mu Sicheng asked, “Why is it unlikely?”
“It is because the live broadcast effect is the best if they kill
me and inspect the goods in person.” Bai Liu’s voice was
flat. “Don’t they want to use me for publicity? The best
publicity effect is to kill people and sell the goods together.”
Mu Sicheng was silent.
Rainbow Turtle: My sleeping schedule has been really out of

whack lately for some reason (probably stress). No matter
how hard I try, I’ve only been getting 2/3 hours of sleep
before waking up and trying to fall back asleep again. Due
to that I’ve honestly had no energy to do anything and I’ve
been getting constant headaches.
In order to try and restore my sleep schedule, I’ve decided

to stop updating as much for a month and try to relax more.
After this chapter, I will update it at one chapter a week for
a month.
Chapter 81.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
From the perspective of the live broadcast, it was true that

the impact of putting together the ghost mirror was stronger
after killing Bai Liu and the audience would pay more. This
was the same great publicity effect as Miao Feichi eating his
opponent.
If it was for the sake of publicity then this was truly a plan
that the Scavenger Zombies would choose.
In the past, some guilds liked to kill promising newcomers

before the start of the league. In a more elegant way, it was
called ‘Dark horse festival flag, guild invincible’. This
happened every year and had been going on for a long time
against powerful newcomers who didn’t have the power of a
guild. This year, it was supposed to be Mu Sicheng who was
sacrificed to the flag, which was why he rushed to collect
escape equipment like the Merfolk Amulet.
Unexpectedly, there was Bai Liu who was more arrogant

than him. Bai Liu directly killed the top-ranked Puppet
Zhang and this gimmick far surpassed Mu Sicheng. He took
away Mu Sicheng’s qualification to be sacrificed to the flag.
Mu Sicheng thought of the guild announcement of the
Scavenger Zombies that he had seen. Miao Feichi with
shackles around his mouth filmed a small video and placed
it on the guild announcement interface, stating that he
would broadcast killing and eating Bai Liu.
“It’s just that I don’t like to eat older people. They are more
delicious when they are younger.” Miao Feichi joked. “This is
a regular operation of sacrifice to the flag. How much I eat
depends on how much you charge. For you, I can eat a bit
more. At present, the support data is calculated as 1.5 kg of
internal organs but that isn’t enough for me to eat.”
Miao Feichi licked his lips. “It is a pity if his meat is lost. It is
worth taking out a few points to sell it.”
Bai Liu looked at Mu Sicheng strangely. He didn’t know what

this person was thinking but Mu Sicheng’s expression
suddenly became hideous like he wanted to eat someone.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing, I just thought of something that made me feel

unpleasant.” Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth but soon
controlled his distorted facial expression. “I will follow you
this time. Isn’t it better for the two of us to be together than
you alone?”
Mu Sicheng kept pestering Bai Liu to enter the game with

him but Bai Liu didn’t relent. He wanted Mu Sicheng to go
and bring the newcomers no matter what. Mu Sicheng was
irritable. “If something happens to you, it is useless for me
to bring those two newcomers out of the game.”
“Before it happens, you can assume that I won’t have an

accident.” Bai Liu patted Mu Sicheng on the shoulder and
showed a fake business smile to appease Mu Sicheng.
Mu Sicheng suddenly turned his head back, his gaze
crossing Bai Liu’s shoulder as he looked at something
behind Bai Liu with a frown. He whispered to Bai Liu, “They
are here.”
Bai Liu followed Mu Sicheng’s gaze and found two players

coming over, one tall and one short. The lead player’s pace
was very arrogant and domineering. Ordinary players
around the entrance quickly moved away, forming a
vacuum.
The reason why the players retreated wasn’t because the

two of them were the combination from the Scavenger
Zombies. Players couldn’t harm each other in the game hall.
It was due to the system notification.
[System tip to players at the entrance: The red-named

player ‘Miao Feichi’ has appeared. This player killed 12
players in a 50 player multiplayer instance yesterday. All
regular players who are logged in should keep a distance
from him and don’t enter the same game with him lightly.
Protect your personal safety.]
Miao Feichi couldn’t help smiling when he heard this tip. He

seemed to have long been used to it and his smile
contained the arrogance of controlling other people’s lives
and making them feel fear.
Miao Feichi was a handsome young man with high shoulders

and long legs. He looked quite good and when he buried his
head to eat human flesh, the mysterious and bloody feeling
he gave off reminded people of mysterious and elegant
creatures such as vampires. His scenes caused a huge
impact and made many viewers go crazy. His charged points
had always been high and he was good at playing. He was
always within the top 20 players in the beauty zone.
Bai Liu gave a simple glance and made an objective
evaluation of Miao Feichi’s appearance-the bone to facial
features ratio was far worse than that of Mu Ke. Bai Liu felt
that Miao Feichi’s pose was overdone and there was a
greasy feeling when he deliberately showed off.
Behind Miao Feichi was a quiet middle-aged man. He was

tall and strong with a dark face and a string of Buddhist
beads hanging from his neck. There were two fangs hanging
from the side of his mouth like ivory. His eyes were clear and
his steps were calm. He seemed to have a very stable
temperament. Compared with the more ostentatious Miao
Feichi, this middle-aged man looked more difficult to deal
with.
It seemed that this person was Miao Feichi’s father who

played with him, Miao Gaojiang.
Miao Feichi swaggered to the game wall at the entrance and

he was followed by a few people who were searching for
someone. They were obviously Scavenger Zombies Guild
members who were helping to find Bai Liu. This group of
players were also very afraid of Miao Feichi. It was the
uncontrollable, natural fear of the low-level creatures in the
food chain toward the high level creatures.
No one dared to look into Miao Feichi’s eyes. Even to his

own subordinates, he sized them up with narrowed eyes like
they were food. He seemed to be looking at delicious pieces
of human flesh. Bai Liu described it as a group of herbivores
following a carnivore in a trembling manner. The group of
herbivores racked their brains to please Miao Feichi.
“Brother Miao, are you here to find Bai Liu to play and relax?
You really don’t need to come out yourself. We can do it.”
“Those on the forums made comments indiscriminately,
provoking our Brother Miao. Didn’t some people say that Bai
Liu’s excellent cooperation with Mu Sicheng will be one of
the highlights in next year’s doubles game? I think that even
if Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng enter together, Brother Miao and
Father Miao can easily abuse them!”
“Hey.” Miao Feichi’s eyes narrowed and he pretended to

stop the followers behind him who were bragging about him
to the sky. “You talk too much. Still, I hope he doesn’t join
with Mu Sicheng. After all, I can’t eat two adults.”
“Fuck.” Mu Sicheng, hiding in the crowd, cursed. He wanted

to roll up his sleeves but Bai Liu quickly grabbed his wrist.
He sent Mu Sicheng a look before letting go.
“Fuck.” Mu Sicheng couldn’t help whispering. “Miao Feichi is

really the most small-minded league player I have ever
seen. Someone on the forum praised us for cooperating well
and guessed we would be a problem fighting next year? It is
probably due to this that Miao Feichi targeted you. He can’t
stand to see any combination better than him.”
The words of these herbivores were really hard to hear but it

was basically the main opinion of many players on the
forum. Apart from the Bai Liu fans and Mu Sicheng fans who
were confident, other passersby were quite unoptimistic.
They felt that Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu were likely to be cold
against Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang.
In Exploding Last Train, only Puppet Zhang was considered a

relatively high level player. Meanwhile, Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang were professional players and weren’t on the same
level as Puppet Zhang. Many players were already issuing
RIPs to Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng, stating it was a pity that
they couldn’t participate in next year’s league.
In fact, it wasn’t surprising because Bai Liu had offended
many people. The fans supporting the guild players in the
support season were crazy. He killed Puppet Zhang who was
part of the Kings Guild’s reserve team and the system
commented on him, calling him the second Spades. It could
be said that he offended the fans of the first and second
place guilds with the strongest fighting power.
For them, the Scavenger Zombies killing Bai Liu for publicity
was worthy of praise.
Bai Liu lowered his voice. “Hurry and bring the newcomers
through the game. Don’t watch the excitement here.”
Mu Sicheng glared resentfully. “You are determined not to

let me follow you?”
“Yes.” Bai Liu readily admitted it. “Take good care of the
newcomers and bring them to clear a level one multiplayer
game.”
Mu Sicheng wanted to struggle. “I can take them to clear

the instance with you. Isn’t this bringing newcomers as
well?”
“The only new game on this wall is a level 2 instance. Since

there is the old player Miao Feichi targeting me, I can’t go to
old games that have been seen before. I can only go to the
new game.” Bai Liu’s tone was very calm. “I don’t think you
have the power to take three newcomers through a level
two game. It is very dangerous for me to do this instance
with Mu Ke but at least he has passed two instances by
himself and is very obedient to me. We can barely try it. Yet
you want to take Xiang Chunhua and Liu Fu to also join in
the fun? Are you interested in giving us a group funeral?”
Mu Sicheng was irritable and anxious. It felt like he was a
monkey and he would jump onto Bai Liu in anger any
second. “Still, at least my personal skill can defeat Miao
Feichi! I have found five black fingers and after equipping
them, I can at least fight against Miao Feichi. How can you
play against two S-grade players by yourself?”
“What about Liu Fu, Xiang Chunhua and Mu Ke?” Bai Liu
stared directly at Mu Sicheng. “If you force these people to
come to the instance to help me, will you care about the life
or death of these people? If you don’t bring Xiang Chunhua
and Liu Fu and let them practice on their own, how will you
practice cooperating with them?”
Mu Sicheng pressed his lips together firmly and didn’t

speak, but he was clearly acquiescing. He didn’t care much
about the life or death of these three people and didn’t want
to cooperate with others.
“I have an opinion on your attitude toward your future team

members of the league. Mu Sicheng, you won’t only be
cooperating with me in the future. You also have to
cooperate with others. I’m not just training Xiang Chunhua
and Liu Fu, I’m also training you.” Bai Liu spoke lightly. He
didn’t preach or retort severely. Instead, he looked up at Mu
Sicheng. “I won’t die. I didn’t die last time against the ghost
mirror and I won’t die easily this time. You should have this
level of basic trust in me.”
“I will come out and we will participate in the league

together.” Bai Liu’s tone was calm. “I have always done as I
said. Have I ever lied to you, Mu Sicheng?”
Mu Sicheng gritted his teeth. Finally, he agreed with Bai Liu

with a slightly hoarse voice and with a bit of unwillingness.
Bai Liu let Mu Sicheng leave.

Chapter 81.2: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Bai Liu relied on his short stature and searched through the
crowd quickly. Finally, he found Mu Ke in a corner of the
entrance. Mu Ke was taken aback when he saw Bai Liu but
realized that the game could change their appearance. This
was indeed Bai Liu’s voice. Mu Ke would never mistake it for
anyone else. It was because this was the voice that saved
him.
Bai Liu briefly explained the current situation and asked,

“We will face a chase after we go in. Are you sure you want
to be with me? This is your last chance to regret it. I just saw
a person who doesn’t look as good as you and he has made
it to the top of the beauty zone by relying on novelty
hunting and eating broadcasts. You should be able to do
better than him if you develop your appearance properly.”
“…I will be with you.” Mu Ke stared at Bai Liu with certainty.
“Okay, we are being chased so we won’t enter the old

games. It is because old games have been played before
and we have no advantage.” Bai Liu spoke quickly. “In fact,
the safest thing is single player games but the revenue of
single player games is too low and the single player games
on the game wall are full. We can only choose new
multiplayer games. I looked around and found only one new
game.”
“We might’ve seen this instance.” Bai Liu raised his eyes to
look at Mu Ke. “The name is Love Welfare Institute.”
Before entering the game, Mu Sicheng once asked Bai Liu

about the ‘parallel time and space’. How could this be
explained if the real world has a fixed and doomed
outcome? It was just like Bai Liu and the children’s welfare
home. As long as he didn’t choose to go to the welfare
home, he wouldn’t die and leave traces there.
Now it was as if there was an invisible hand manipulating all

of this. The chase to kill order, the robbery, the raid by
senior players and other things caused it so that Bai Liu had
to follow this destined path. The only option in front of him
right now was the game related to the welfare home.
Lu Yizhan always liked to say that there was providence in

the darkness. If the meaning of ‘providence’ was to have
him participate in this game then he couldn’t escape, nor
did he want to escape.
Bai Liu glanced at Mu Ke. “We will separate to the front and
rear and enter the game separately.”
On the game wall, a game icon of a lifeless children’s

welfare home suddenly lit up.
[Name of the game instance: Love Welfare Institute]
[Level: Level 2 (games with a player mortality rate greater

than 50% and less than 80% are level 2 games)]
[Mode: Multiplayer mode (0/6)]

[Comprehensive description: This is a deciphering double
line operation. In this game, players have two identity lines
and each identity is equivalent to being a part of your body.
Protecting the child is protecting yourself and killing them is
also protecting yourself. Which one will you choose? Will you
choose to become a child or stay a dirty adult…]
[The game ‘Love Welfare Institute’ has gathered two

players. Four more players are needed for it to start.]
[System tip: Bai Liu, the player whose small TV you have
bookmarked, has logged into the game. Please go and be a
viewer~]
The sound of this notification made Miao Feichi’s eyes flash

and he snorted. “You thought I can’t find you if you enter a
game? You can only play so many games.”
Miao Gaojiang briefly analyzed it. “Bai Liu should’ve chosen

a new game. He has no advantage in an old game.” He
examined the wall and finally settled on a game icon in the
corner.
The icon of this game was a gloomy children’s welfare home

gate. Through the gate, a few children could be seen
jumping and playing. This was a new game that hadn’t been
seen before.
“Love Welfare Institute?” Miao Feichi looked at the children

on the icon. He licked his itchy teeth, his eyes full of bloody
desire. “The name is just right for my appetite.”
“Brother Miao, we’ve determined that apart from this Love

Welfare Institute game, all the other games are full or are
old games. This is the only one with two people logged in.”
“Two people?” Miao Feichi sneered. “It seems that he is
together with Mu Sicheng. Okay, this is a level two game. I
don’t want to take other people since I will be distracted
caring for you. Just me and my father will be fine. You guys
go back.”
After speaking, Miao Feichi took the taciturn Miao Gaojiang

into the game.
[The game ‘Love Welfare Institute’ has gathered four

players. Two more players are needed for it to start.]
[System tip: Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang, the players

whose small TV you have bookmarked, have logged into the
game. Please go and be a viewer~]
The players at the game entrance watched as Miao Feichi

and Miao Gaojiang followed Bai Liu into the game.
They looked at the icon of the Love Welfare Institute and

were a bit afraid. Few ordinary players had the guts to play
new games. In addition, there was a pair of league players
who were itching to kill. This kept everyone away.
However, there was someone who had been staring at the

welfare institute icon since Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang
logged into the game. Liu Huai stared at the big ‘Love
Welfare Institute’ icon. This gate was exactly the same as
the gate of the welfare home where Liu Jiayi was located!
Liu Huai was a survivor of Exploding Last Train. He was

aware of the Mirror City Bombing. Previously, he didn’t think
much about it but then he heard Bai Liu’s words. Now he
came across another game that seemed to be a prototype
based on reality. It was also a game designed after his
sister’s welfare home.
He had asked Liu Jiayi about what she encountered in the
welfare home but she was blind and didn’t know. Still, there
were some strange spotted bruises like mushrooms all over
the little girl’s white skin and thin body. When he asked Liu
Jiayi about them, she was at a loss. She didn’t know where
these marks came from.
In reality, the result of the investigation was that it was food

poisoning. Liu Huai didn’t believe it but unfortunately, there
were no clues. There were no clues in the real world but he
didn’t know if there were any clues in this game based on
reality.
Liu Huai gritted his teeth, equipped himself with skills, took
a look at the points he borrowed from other players and
entered the game.
[The game ‘Love Welfare Institute’ has gathered five

players. One more player is needed for it to start.]
The second after Liu Huai entered the game, a little girl in
hospital clothes appeared in a small corner of the entrance.
She seemed blind. Her eyes looked around vacantly as if

she didn’t realize where she was. She touched her arm in a
slightly puzzled manner and called out to her brother. Then
she was sucked into the game and disappeared instantly
from the game entrance where people came and went.
[The game ‘Love Welfare Institute’ has gathered all players.

The game has officially started.]
There was a notification that the six player game had

started but only 5 small TVs lit up at the same time in the
multiplayer game zone.
The audience members received the system notification and
were puzzled. “I thought this was a six player game? Why
do I see only five screens lit up? Is there a high level
player?”
In the game, the top 100 players on the total points list had
the opportunity to turn off their small TV live broadcast once
a month. In this live broadcast, the one with the highest
score ranking was Miao Feichi at number 107. He didn’t
have the right to turn off his live broadcast. However, Miao
Feichi’s ranking was so close to 100 that if he was willing to
pay a large price to the system, it was possible to gain the
permission to turn it off.
It was just that players like Miao Feichi relied on live

broadcasts for publicity. This time, he intended to do such a
big gimmick for publicity. It was absolutely impossible for
him to turn off his live broadcast.
Miao Feichi didn’t turn off the live broadcast. So who turned
it off? None of the other players were in the top 100. They
were too far away and didn’t have the qualifications to close
it…
They soon found the answer in a small TV that lit up. Fans of
Bai Liu recognized that the person in the small TV was Liu
Huai who had followed Bai Liu to pass through the last
game.
Liu Huai looked at Liu Jiayi who suddenly appeared in front

of him with a pale face. Then he kneeled down softly. Liu
Huai stared at Liu Jiayi sitting on the ground blankly and his
voice contained unstoppable fear. “Jiayi, why are you in this
game?”
Liu Jiayi also seemed to be at a loss. She hugged her knees

with fear while wearing a hospital gown and shook her head
in a daze. Liu Huai’s reaction frightened her. Her misty eyes
were covered with a layer of tears and her voice sounded
like she was going to cry. “I don’t know. I was about to go to
sleep and thought that I really wanted to see you. Then a
voice said it could satisfy my desire to see you.”
“I agreed to it.” Liu Jiayi’s voice trembled. “Then I came in

here.”
“Brother, I did something wrong didn’t I? Did I say yes to

something I shouldn’t have agreed to?”
Chapter 82.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Liu Huai perceived Liu Jiayi’s uneasiness and forcibly

controlled his tone. He hugged Liu Jiayi and patted her back
while composing himself. “No, Jiayi didn’t do anything
wrong. It is just a game.”
“Yes, it is just a game.” Liu Huai closed his eyes as if he was

hypnotizing himself or hypnotizing Liu Jiayi. Once he opened
his eyes again, his tone was quite calm. “I will take you to
play a game, Jiajia.”
Liu Jiayi was held in Liu Huai’s arms and grabbed the corner
of Liu Huai’s clothes, quietly asking, “What game, Brother?”
Liu Huai opened his mouth. He thought of Bai Liu who

wanted to control Liu Jiayi’s soul and Miao Feichi who liked
to eat the flesh of children. In the end, he held Liu Jiayi
tightly and smiled helplessly. “It is a game where everyone
except for us are bad guys. Jiajia, you must follow me
closely, okay?”
“Okay.” Liu Jiayi nodded obediently. “I won’t run around.”

The audience in the multiplayer zone whispered to each
other. This was the first time they saw a player who entered
the game skip the single player game in the newcomers
area and be dragged directly into the multiplayer game
zone.
However, the core of this game was human desire. If the

little girl’s desire to see her brother was extremely strong
then the system did indeed have the ability to directly drag
her into the game of her brother, Liu Huai.
This little girl’s small TV should obviously be in the

newcomers zone but a multiplayer game should logically be
logged into in the multiplayer zone. There was no precedent
for multi-zone logins so the system might’ve considered it
and directly turned off the little girl’s small TV.
It was just that it wasn’t good to start off in a level 2 game,

even if the little girl was protected by Liu Huai. After all, Liu
Huai would find it hard to protect himself in the level 2
game. This game had the league players Miao Feichi and
Miao Gaojiang. The two players had heard about Bai Liu’s
skill and were wary of it. It wouldn’t be so easy for them to
be controlled by Bai Liu.
Therefore, it was likely that there would be no other

powerful player in this game that Bai Liu could control and
use to block the knife. The room for Bai Liu to play was very
small. Some audience members who had a certain degree of
goodwill toward Bai Liu sighed. “I can only hope that Mu
Sicheng will cooperate well with him this time so there is a
glimmer of life.”
There was a sneer from another view. “Mu Sicheng’s support

is against the sky but Bai Liu’s output is like mud against the
wall. The Scavenger Zombies’ output is Miao Feichi and he
has an S-grade panel. How could you compare a primary
school student with a graduate student?”
Soon, there were viewers who browsed all the small TVs and
asked in a puzzled manner, “No, there is no Mu Sicheng
among the five open small TVs?”
“Bai Liu is in the game alone?!”
After confirming that there was indeed no Mu Sicheng in the

game, everyone was sluggish regardless of whether they
were Bai Liu’s fans who were worried about him, the people
eating melons or Bai Liu’s black fans.
A few seconds passed before this group of onlookers called

out in unison, “Fuck!!!”
Bai Liu logged into a backlit room on the second floor of the
welfare home. Bai Liu directly broke open the look and went
outside to find a map. Soon, Bai Liu was punished for not
following the game process. He walked around the second
floor and it actually formed a circle. Bai Liu ended up back
at the room where he started. There was no doubt that he
hit a ghost wall or the game was forcing him to finish this
story plot before leaving the floor.
Bai Liu walked into the room had he just appeared in. There
was a small bench in the dark and cold room. In the evening
light, the chairs cast long shadows on the ground. There
were small benches stacked haphazardly on both sides of
the room. This looked like a classroom during the holidays
with the desks, chairs and benches put away. This made the
bench placed in the middle of the room stand out even
more.
There was an old-fashioned radio on the podium facing the

classroom. It looked like a version from 10 years ago. The
radio had a tape in it that was spinning on its own. There
were ‘zizizi’ sounds and it wasn’t very smooth. The voice of
a little girl singing a nursery rhyme came out of the radio:
“Born on a Monday,
Christened on a Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Grew worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end of Bai Liu—”
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow. This wasn’t the first time he had
heard this. This was a nursery rhyme from the famous dark
nursery rhyme of ‘Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes’. It was
called Solomon Grundy and told the tragic story of a
person’s life. The final line of the nursery rhyme was ‘This is
the end of Solomon Grundy’ but it seemed the name had
become his.
He didn’t know how many times he heard the nursery

rhyme that repeatedly played when a figure gradually
appeared in the shadow reflected by the sunlight. It looked
like a person was sitting on a chair but Bai Liu examined it
from all directions. There was no one there, just an empty
chair with nothing on it.
Suddenly, the shadow got up from the chair and rushed to

Bai Liu’s side. Bai Liu didn’t avoid it. He felt that this should
be an opening animation introducing the game content like
the last game. He watched the fast approaching shadow
melt into his own shadow.
Bai Liu’s shadow extended under the sun’s rays, moving

through the crack in the door to the outside of the door.
Then it stopped outside the door. At this time, the nursery
rhyme stopped abruptly and there was a knock on the door.
“Hello, are you an investor in this welfare home?” A boy

knocked on the door politely and asked with a hint of the
rasp of a teenager who hadn’t finished changing his voice.
“I’m the child who is here to report in today.”
Bai Liu was keenly aware that the person outside the door
was hiding coldness and impatience under the politeness.
Bai Liu knew this voice or rather, he couldn’t not know it. He
was familiar with it, familiar beyond words. This was why he
could detect all the emotions behind the seemingly placid
tone. After all, 10 years ago, Bai Liu was accompanied by
this voice.
Bai Liu stepped on the deformed shadow and slowly opened

the door.
“Hello, I am the new sponsored child.” Outside the door was

a young boy who only went up to Bai Liu’s chest. The dark
eyes were looking him over with scrutiny that wasn’t hidden
very well. Finally, the teenager held out his hand politely.
“Hello investor, my name is Bai Liu (6). I am a new child who
was told to come to this private welfare home.”
‘Let me see. I’m in this state…’ Bai Liu stroked his chin and
scanned the overly calm young boy. ‘I should be 14 years
old.’
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has successfully met and talked
with his secondary identity line, triggering the child identity
plot line. Player Bai Liu has entered the two-line operation
mode.]
[System tip: In Love Welfare Institute, the player has two

different identity lines. One is the adult you and the other is
the young you. The adult you is the main identity line while
the young you is the secondary identity line. You are
different halves of the same person. The secondary identity
line is a child NPC generated by the game. The memories
and setting have been corrected according to the game
background. It is a character that completely conforms to
the game background. Your younger self has a similar
personality and roughly similar memory to your young self
in reality. Please explore and communicate with yourself for
the specific situation.]
[Name of Bai Liu’s secondary identity line: Bai Liu (6)]
[Age: 14]
[Identity: A child without parents who was sponsored by an

investor to enter the Love Welfare Institute.]
[Features: Enjoys 50% of the player’s health. Is also the

player’s pure and innocent half of the body. There are no
future related memories and skills. He will enter the
dangerous welfare institute. Please make sure to protect
him from the monsters!]
[Main task: Escape from the welfare home (unfinished)]
……
[Player Bai Liu’s main identity line: Player Bai Liu.]

[Age: 24]
[Identity: Investor of the children’s welfare institute who is

terminally ill.]
[Features: Enjoys 50% of the player’s health. Due to the

terminal illness, the health value will fall over time. Invested
in the child Bai Liu (6).]
[Main task: Find a way to continue living and survive

(unfinished)]
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow slightly when he saw the system
interface that popped up. His identity was an investor and
the child in front of him was Bai Liu (6)—Bai Liu slowly
looked over.
The 14 year old Bai Liu (6) didn’t seem to like being
watched too much. He moved slightly to avoid Bai Liu’s
gaze. Bai Liu withdrew his gaze while thinking that it was
really troublesome. He hated himself most at this age. He
was stinky and difficult to handle.
Chapter 82.2: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Bai Liu stood in the corridor outside the classroom and

looked around. He examined the layout and confirmed that
this was really the welfare home he had been to previously.
There were also three buildings in this place but the

buildings were brand new and beautiful. They weren’t old at
all. The paint of the various children’s paintings on the walls
hadn’t flaked off. The children’s playground in the center of
the three buildings also had a slide, which was a relatively
large piece of equipment. A separate cafeteria was also
seen. They were all things that Bai Liu had seen in the failed
children’s welfare home.
Bai Liu looked at the date of the various children’s awards

hanging on the walls of the classroom. He determined that
this should be the welfare home 10 years ago. It seemed
that it was like he had guessed previously. The main plot of
this instance was really taking place 10 years ago when the
welfare home was just completed.
Bai Liu (6) saw Bai Liu looking around like he was searching
for something and gently reminded, “Today is Sunday. It is a
routine check day and the children and teachers aren’t
here.”
“Sunday is a check day?” Bai Liu turned to look at Bai Liu

(6). “Is this welfare home checked every week? Check
what?”
Bai Liu (6) shook his head. “I don’t know. I’ve just entered
and haven’t been inspected yet. It’s just that my admission
book says that every Sunday, all children should leave the
welfare home for a full body check. Those who fail to pass
the examination should stay there for treatment.”
“Many children who go there every week are treated there

and their positions in the welfare home are empty.” Bai Liu
(6) looked up at Bai Liu. “However, the empty spots in the
welfare home are wasted so they will absorb new children
every week. I entered this week.”
Sunday was the check-up day and there were many people
who were checked and simply stayed there to be treated,
not coming back…
Bai Liu blinked. He suddenly remembered that nursery

rhyme where Sunday was ‘buried’. It seemed that most of
the children who remained here would be ‘buried’.
Bai Liu was still thinking when the system suddenly issued a
reminder.
[System item delivery: Each investor and his child will have
a one-on-one walkie talkie that allows a one-way
communication.]
[Walkie-talkie usage: Only one-way communication between

the child and investor is allowed with this walkie-talkie. It is
prohibited for the player to purchase other communication
tools to communicate with the child. It is forbidden for the
investor to call the child.]
[Walkie-talkie calling time: 21:00~24:00, 6:00~9:00.

Children will be busy during the non-calling time and
investors can’t get through. Every child can call during
these two periods every day. Please communicate
moderately with the child and give the child independent
growth space.]
The moment the system’s announcement came to an end,

Bai Liu saw a huge phone with an antenna appear in his
hand. Little Bai Liu (6) had a children’s sized mobile phone.
It was only half the size of his palm and had a pink Hello
Kitty strap hanging from it like a toy.
Bai Liu smiled. “It suits you very well.” Bai Liu shook the big
phone in his hand. “Every night from 9-12 and every
morning from 6-9, you can call me if there is anything. I’m
always here.”
“I won’t call you,” Bai Liu (6) said in an expressionless

manner. “It is a waste of my time.”
Bai Liu had expected this to happen. His forehead twitched

and he sighed. Then he gave a solution without hesitation.
“I will give you money. If you call me then I’ll pay by the
minute.”
Little Bai Liu (6)’s emotionless face appeared visibly shaken

as he turned to look at Bai Liu in a hesitant manner. “How
much will you give?”
“Billing by minute, how about 100 yuan per minute?” Bai Liu
answered without skipping a beat.
Little Bai Liu (6) quickly agreed. “Deal.”

The moment Bai Liu spoke, the bell outside the door rang
and the closed iron gate of the welfare home opened. Many
children followed behind the teachers and rushed into the
welfare home. The teachers were in a hurry to return these
bird-like children to their nest.
The two Bai Lius, one big and one small, stood in the
corridor of the building and looked down at the innocent,
carefree, running and jumping children downstairs with the
same indifference in their eyes.
Little Bai Liu (6) suddenly turned toward Bai Liu. “You don’t
seem to like children. Why did you fund me to enter this
private welfare home?”
“What type of investor am I in your eyes?” Bai Liu asked his

young self with interest. “Why do you think I don’t like
children?”
—Although he really didn’t like them.
“You are like the slender man. You are wearing an expensive
suit with a tie and have a pale face. It is said that the
slender man hates children. He will kill children and dig out
their organs to eat them.”
Little Bai Liu (6) calmly described Bai Liu in his eyes. Little
Bai Liu (6)’s description reminded Bai Liu of something. He
looked down at himself and found that he had changed from
the appearance of a high school female student to being
dressed in a regular suit with a top hat.
Bai Liu found a mirror in the bathroom of the classroom and

found that his appearance in the mirror was changed. His
current appearance was indeed as Bai Liu (6) said. His face
was thin and pale and the two huge bags under his eyes
were drooping. His fingers were long and so thin that it was
like there was only one layer of skin covering the bones. At
first sight, he would die soon. Bai Liu also found that he had
grown a bit taller and his hands and feet were
uncoordinated. He did look a lot like the rumored children-
killer, the slender man.
“All the investors here look exactly like you.” Little Bai Liu
(6) added lightly. “They all wear suits and have short-lived
looks. They don’t look like the type who will do good deeds
before dying.”
“Little friend, your mouth is really stinky.” Bai Liu turned to

Bai Liu (6) and raised his eyebrow. “Why don’t I look like
someone who will do good deeds before I die? Isn’t
investing in you something good that I did?”
Little Bai Liu (6) was unmoved as he retorted, “Are you sure
it is a good deed sending me to this welfare home where
children keep going missing?”
[System tip: The check-up day is about to end. The children

and teachers have returned. Please bring your sponsored
child to the first floor of the Boai Building to register.]
“Come on, I’ll take you to the first floor to register.“ Bai Liu’s
location was on the second floor of the Boai Building. He just
had to head down.
On the second floor of the opposite building, there was a

slender-man like person staring at him in the classroom. The
man’s other hand was holding a little boy with bangs and he
was staring at Bai Liu in the other building. The little boy he
was holding was quite cute but the way he was looking
down gave him a gloomy appearance. It was very similar to
the grown-up Mu Ke. This man was Mu Ke.
On the floor above Mu Ke, an investor with double knives
was also staring at the child in his hand. This person
dragged a long pair of knives as he paced back and forth
through the corridor like the murderer dragging a chainsaw
all over the place in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Bai Liu stood in front of Bai Liu (6) and looked at the
opposite investor with a smile. The opposite slender man
found that Bai Liu was blocking his child from being seen
and he crossed his arms and sharpened his knives like he
was deterring Bai Liu. Then he walked downstairs. It wasn’t
known if he was registering or looking for Bai Liu.
The weapon was twin knives. If Bai Liu wasn’t mistaken, this
should be the famous Miao Feichi. This person was obviously
looking for Bai Liu. After all, the players who logged in had
the same identity and their appearance was like the slender
man. In order to find him and kill him, Miao Feichi first had
to determine who Bai Liu was among the slender man-like
investors.
How would he determine who was Bai Liu among the

investors? Currently, the most standard method was to look
at the child being brought by the other person. Bai Liu’s
eyes narrowed as he looked at little Bai Liu (6) behind him.
Miao Gaojiang led his teenage self downstairs and saw that
an investor was waiting at the exit of his building. This made
Miao Gaojiang instinctively want to draw out his weapon.
Then the person’s next sentence made Miao Gaojiang relax
his vigilance as the opposite investor cursed. “Father, I saw
the teenage me! What the hell is going on?”
“Feichi?” Miao Gaojiang glanced at the other person, still a

bit wary and suspicious. “Are you really Feichi?”
In a game where everyone’s identity was the same, it was
too easy to pretend to be another person. The only way to
be sure was to look at the other person’s child. However,
Miao Feichi was a person who didn’t like children. He only
liked to eat children. He was abnormal enough to eat
himself.
Meanwhile, the teenager Miao Feichi was just awakening his

desire to eat people. He wanted to eat but he didn’t have to
eat. He wanted to nibble on everyone he saw so after Miao
Feichi logged in, his first reaction when seeing the child was
—
“The moment I opened the door, I saw my teenage self

guarding the door and it shocked me.” Miao Feichi
complained. “The pervert’s eyes following me weren’t right.
I felt like he wanted to eat human flesh so I had him directly
get lost.”
Miao Gaojiang wouldn’t believe in the person who came to

the door so easily but this person’s words indeed sounded
like something Miao Feichi would do. Miao Feichi’s
personality was frivolous and impetuous. His extremely high
strength meant he acted quite arbitrarily in games.
Seeing his teenage self, Miao Feichi’s first reaction definitely

wouldn’t be to trigger a task with good words but to drive
away the other person in a vicious manner. The two parties
failed to achieve the friendly conversation between
‘investor’ and ‘sponsored child’ so he naturally didn’t
successfully trigger the secondary identity plot line task set
by the strange game.
Miao Feichi’s personality gave Miao Gaojiang a headache.

However, he had to consider that there was Bai Liu with
relatively high intelligence in the game. He might play the
game of pretending to be someone else by taking
advantage of the setting where they all looked the same.
Miao Gaojiang hesitated for a moment and didn’t relax his
vigilance. He simply introduced the rules of the game to the
other party and explored some information that only they
knew.
After testing with a few words, Miao Gaojiang was mostly

decided but he still didn’t relent. “I want to make sure that
you are Miao Feichi. Tell me some important things about
yourself.”
Miao Feichi was impatient. “For example?”
“For example, how did we enter the game…” Miao

Gaojiang’s eyes in his seemingly honest face became dull
and his voice paused slightly. “For example, who was the
first person you ate after discovering you like human flesh?”
Miao Feichi licked his teeth like he was recalling the taste.
He narrowed his eyes and answered, “The first person I ate
was the woman who gave birth to me.”
Just a note that this arc is pretty long, probably the longest
arc so far in the novel. It is made even longer by the fact
that multiple chapters are extra long, some three or four
times the size of normal chapters. This means that I will be
splitting a lot of the chapters into multiple parts for my own
sanity and the arc might seem even more drawn out. For
some people, it might be better to read this arc once it is
completely released or it might feel extremely slow.
In addition, I am back and regular releases will begin again

starting from the start of next week! In addition, I will be
starting my new novel, The Virtual Character I Personally
Raised Wants to Marry Me, soon. Please look forward to it!
Chapter 82.3: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
“She was seriously ill and the family couldn’t support her.
After she came back from the hospital, she spent a lot of
money on medicine. All the money left to me was spent on
this dead woman. She asked me to pour her water at night. I
poured a glass of boiling hot water. After she drank it, her
lips and esophagus gave off that scalded aroma.”
“She died the next day.” Miao Feichi clicked his tongue.
“Before she was buried, I told you that I wanted to eat her
body. This sacred you to death but I knew you always
wanted her to die earlier. I am your son and she was just
someone to sleep with. I don’t understand why you spent so
much money on her. After she died, I went on a hunger
strike for a few days. Then you cut off a part of her for me to
eat.”
“However, it wasn’t really delicious.” Miao Feichi was a bit

disgusted. “She was too old and her meat was sick and dry.
There was also the smell of medicine.”
“As for entering the game…” Miao Feichi was a bit

displeased. “Isn’t it because of that child? You took me to
dig up mass graves for a period of time and I only ate dead
human flesh. It was too unpalatable and rotten. I wanted to
eat fresh and tender human flesh. The child was someone
who ran out of nowhere. He cried while saying that someone
in his welfare home was doing bad things. He begged me to
call the police.”
“I thought to myself that no one would know if I ate a child

who escaped from a welfare home. As a result, you released
him and he was found by the police. I was monitored and
became so hungry that I entered the game. I just ate that
child’s finger raw and the child cried so badly that it drew
you over. You actually…”
“Okay, you are indeed Feichi.” Miao Gaojiang sighed deeply

and interrupted Miao Feichi’s words. “Everyone in this game
looks the same and we need a code.”
“Just make it ‘finger’.” Miao Feichi didn’t think there was

anything wrong with this cruel codeword. Rather, there was
a bit of nostalgia. “It was the last bit of human flesh I ate
before entering the game.”
Miao Gaojiang didn’t like this secret sign but in terms of

team cooperation, he generally let Miao Feichi dominate
such harmless little things. He was extremely indulgent with
Miao Feichi or else Miao Feichi wouldn’t treat him like this
with his impatient attitude. He did all types of things that
Miao Gaojiang turned a blind eye to.
Thus, Miao Gaojiang closed his mouth for a while before

asking, “What about the child you invested in? Where did
you drive him away to?”
“That child was still behind me after I drove him away but
there are too many children in this yard and they are all
delicate and tender.” Miao Feichi narrowed his eyes
somewhat evilly. “My guess is that he was lured away. This
little boy hasn’t eaten human flesh yet and all this walking
flesh should be attractive to him.”
Miao Gaojiang stiffened and was about to say something.

Miao Feichi saw this and waved his hand impatiently.
“Enough. Isn’t it okay to eat children and opponents in this
game? I can’t eat them in reality but I can’t even touch this
pile of game data? They aren’t real people. I think you want
to starve your son. You are my father and it isn’t enough for
you to manage my food. You always have to get in the
way?”
Miao Gaojiang looked at these lively children who didn’t

seem to be data and opened his mouth before finally closing
it. These children were so alive that for a moment, he even
thought that they weren’t NPCs of the game but real people
who were no different from the children in reality.
“Go find your child first and then register on the first floor,”
Miao Gaojiang instructed.
The registration room on the first floor needed players to

enter individually. By the time Bai Liu went down, Miao
Feichi and Miao Gaojiang hadn’t come over yet. This was
also a normal thing. The two people would look for each
other first and confirm their identity. Miao Gaojiang should
be okay because he would stay with his child and it was
easier to confirm.
Miao Feichi would probably be difficult. This person hadn’t

paid attention to the sudden appearance of the child. During
the time when Bai Liu was upstairs, he saw the little Miao
Feichi wandering around the welfare home by himself,
following children with glowing eyes like a wolf who hadn’t
eaten raw meat.
Bai Liu took little Bai Liu (6) to the registration room and
found that two people had already registered. One of them
was Mu Ke and the other was—Bai Liu saw the name on it
and his eyes darkened.
[Due to the blood relationship, players Liu Huai and Liu Jiayi
have activated the ‘brother and sister identity line’ and are
registered as brother and sister. They will mutually act as
the other person’s identity line and activate the special two-
line operation mode.]
[Player Liu Huai (Brother identity line): Investor of the

children’s welfare home who is terminally ill.]
[Features: Enjoys 50% of the player’s health. Due to the

terminal illness, the health value will fall over time. Please
find a way to restore your life quickly!]
[Player Liu Jiayi (Sister identity line): A child without parents

who was sponsored by an investor to enter the Love Welfare
Institute.]
[Features: Enjoys 50% of the health. As a pure sister who

will enter the crisis-stricken welfare home, please be sure to
protect her!]
[Note: For players with the brother-sister identity line, losing

50% of their health means death.]
The last time Bai Liu saw Liu Jiayi, he said that Liu Jiayi
would soon enter the game. He didn’t expect their meeting
to be in this game. However, Liu Jiayi was a newcomer. How
could she go directly into a multiplayer game? Shouldn’t
newcomers start off in a single player game?
Was there a special connection between Liu Huai and Liu

Jiayi that made the system directly pull the newcomer Liu
Jiayi into Liu Huai’s game? Bai Liu pondered on it. These two
people were obviously different from Bai Liu and the others.
They weren’t taking their childhood form but were an older
brother and younger sister.
Bai Liu saw Liu Huai’s ‘blood-related brother and sister’ in

the column for relationship on the registration form while
Mu Ke wrote ‘investor and sponsored child’. Bai Liu noted
that even though it was two different modes of playing, the
health of these two people was still 50%. It seemed that
they would die immediately after their health fell to 50%.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu’s health was split and the total health
was actually 100.
However, Liu Huai and Liu Jiayi’s health was directly cut in
half. This made them at a disadvantage. For the game, Bai
Liu felt it wasn’t fair enough.
The system did various things to weaken players to ensure

fairness and the balance of the game. After being affected
twice by the system, Bai Liu didn’t think the system would
present an unfair horror game to players.
This showed that the plan to cut Liu Huai and Liu Jiayi’s
health by half should be relatively fair and balanced for all
players participating in the game. Yet for Liu Huai and Liu
Jiayi, the two of them unfortunately triggered the special
brother-sister mode and had their health cut in half. Liu Jiayi
was also a newcomer and blind. The unfairness was
obvious.
In addition, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang also had a blood

relationship but they didn’t trigger any father-son identity
line. It was because Bai Liu saw the teenager Miao Feichi.
This meant the father and son hadn’t triggered any special
blood relationship identity line.
This probably had something to do with Liu Jiayi. This blind
child Liu Jiayi entered the game for the first time and
directly entered a multiplayer game. Bai Liu didn’t know
what this child’s wish was but he felt it wasn’t something
like the desire to see.
During his short contact with this child, he felt that Liu Jiayi’s
desire to regain the light wasn’t as strong as it was for Liu
Huai. This directly reflected her emotional tendencies. Liu
Jiayi seemed to feel that if she couldn’t see anything, she
could cling more to her brother. If Liu Jiayi’s desire was
bound to her brother then this horror game linked to desires
might lead to this situation.
However, there were other possibilities as well. Liu Jiayi was

too special in all aspects and Bai Liu couldn’t directly draw
conclusions. Bai Liu temporarily took note of the places that
gave him a sense of violation.
After little Bai Liu (6) was registered, the dean led him in.
Little Bai Liu (6) turned to look at Bai Liu. The child raised
his thumb and index finger and rubbed them in an
expressionless manner toward Bai Liu. He gestured to Bai
Liu very tactfully and Bai Liu couldn’t help wanting to laugh.
This was a money gesture.
Bai Liu said he would give money for the call and the child
had remembered it until now. This little friend hadn’t done
anything yet, but he remembered all accounts very well.
The child was brought into the welfare home. As the

investor, Bai Liu was brought by the dean to a building near
the welfare home. This building was a bit like a ward. There
were nurses and nurse offices but no registration office and
no doctor’s office. There were just floor after floor of
inpatient wards. The dean told him that most of the
investors weren’t in good health so they lived here and
would occasionally go to see the children at the welfare
home on open day.
Bai Liu looked for a while and determined that this place
was a private hospital. Or perhaps it wasn’t a private
hospital. It was more like an old-age rehabilitation building
where some wealthy people retired to live in. It only needed
the nurses to look after them while the doctors were on-call.
There was no need for many doctors to be stationed in the
rehabilitation building.
It was just that it wasn’t wealthy people in good health who

retired here. They were a group of terminally ill patients in
desperate need of treatment. It was very strange that there
were no doctors at this hospital.
Who would treat them if there were no doctors?
The private hospital was full of patients who looked exactly

like the slender man. Some were thin and weakly lying in
bed, some were holding chairs and walking slowly in the
corridor, their faces covered with bandages. They were
bandaged so tightly that not even their eyes showed. It was
uncertain how they saw the road.
It was only the airflow from their weak breathing slightly

blowing the bandages from their face that showed they
were living people and not an urban monster.
The further in they went, the more slender the arms and
legs of the patients lying in the ward. Bai Liu saw a patient
in the ICU who should be over two meters tall. His feet hung
weakly off the bed and his skin was blue with small spots.
This reminded Bai Liu of the mushroom-like skin of the dead
children he previously saw.
The stiff and slowly dying investors moved slowly through
the corridor and wards. They turned their heads as if looking
at Bai Liu passing through the corridor. Their long and thin
spider-like arms dangled on both sides of their body and one
person grabbed Bai Liu’s ankle.
The patient who grabbed his ankle seemed to be playing

with him. The patient soon let go while making a strange
giggling sound.
Chapter 83.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
The dean took him to the 9th floor. The number of patients
on this floor was much less than the lower floors and none
of them seemed seriously ill. Bai Liu felt that the patients on
this floor were as sick as he was. The most intuitive thing
was that they were all around the same height.
Based on Bai Liu’s observations, the sicker the patients in

the hospital, the more slender their bodies. In other words,
the more they looked like the ‘slender man’.
Little Bai Liu (6)’s description of him was actually quite

correct. This child’s ability to identify horror objects made
Bai Liu realize that he might’ve been consciously aware of
this since the age of 14.
There were a total of 21 wards on this floor. The dean

arranged a room for Bai Liu and said she would go back to
pick up the other investors. Bai Liu was staying in 906, a
room on the left side of the corridor. Bai Liu observed the
entire ward and thought this private hospital was a bit
strange.
The decorations of this hospital were good and exquisite,
but the lighting was extremely poor. All the wards were dim
and the lights needed to be turned on in the daytime. The
brightness of the lights here was also very low and it was
hard to see anything when the lights were on. The inside of
the hospital was full of high-power humidifiers that sprayed
a mist all the time. It made the entire hospital humid like
this was the south and there was a haze of water vapor
everywhere.
Avoiding light and increasing humidity—normal hospitals

would never be built like this. It was as if they were afraid
the patients living here wouldn’t die. Poor light and heavy
fog led to poor visibility in the hospital.
If it wasn’t for the dean bringing Bai Liu there then it would
be difficult for players to find the various passages here.
They couldn’t see and due to the water vapor, the ground
and walls were very slippery. Bai Liu currently was tall with
long limbs. It was easy for him to fall when walking on this
slippery ground. This gave Bai Liu a bad premonition that if
there was a chase in the hospital, he would have to run very
hard.
Bai Liu glanced around his ward and found three humidifiers
and one lamp, which was very dim. The strangest thing was
the hospital bed. He said earlier that this was a very well-
equipped private hospital that looked very high-end. The
bathroom taps were in the shape of golden lions but the
hospital bed—
Bai Liu lifted the white sheets on the hospital bed and raised
his eyebrow when he saw the stacked straw below. This was
actually a straw bed.
Bai Liu had stayed on this type of bed in a relatively poor
welfare home when he was a child. It was comfortable and
troublesome to live on but the advantage was that it was
cheaper than other beds.
The straw needed to be dry in order to sleep comfortably.

Once it was wet, it was easy to rot and cause various red
spots on the human body. In a very humid environment, the
straw could even grow mushrooms. For example, after
opening the sheets, Bai Liu saw a cluster of gray
mushrooms growing in dense clusters from the corner of Bai
Liu’s hospital bed to the ground of the wooden bookcase
next to the hospital bed.
A straw bed was used in a room with three humidifiers. This

bed was no different from a fungus petri dish. The straw
would rot quickly and there would be insects, maggots and
mushrooms on it that crawled over the body of the person
sleeping on it.
In short, in Bai Liu’s childhood, he would rather sleep on the

ground than on the straw bed when it was the rainy season.
[System tip: Asking player Bai Liu (investor identity) to

complete the main task: find the prescription to restore your
life and alleviate your terminal illness symptoms.]
Medicine to restore his life…
Where could he find the cure? If this was a private hospital

with doctors then Bai Liu would’ve gone to the doctor’s
office to look for the prescription and the treatment drugs.
However, there were no doctors here. There was only a

group of nurses pushing carts in the corridor. Bai Liu had
taken a look at the nurse’s office when coming in. There
were no vials or pills. There weren’t even syringes or IVs.
There were several waist height stainless steel carts that
looked a lot like the dining carts of the cafeteria of Bai Liu’s
company. They should be used to deliver meals to patients.
In a hospital with no doctors, no medicine and nothing but

patients, how could he find the ‘life recovery’ medicine for a
terminally ill patient? Wait, there was nothing but the
patients…
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he started to search the

bookcase in the ward. There was a bookcase behind the
door of this ward. Previously, Bai Liu had swept his eyes
over it without paying much attention to it. It contained
some very old books but there were so many books that Bai
Liu didn’t even think in the direction of clues. The books
inside were also disorganized. It ranged from novels to
geographical atlases.
If Bai Liu designed the game himself, he wouldn’t hide the

clues in such a place full of cumbersome information. It was
because it was boring for players to search through a
bookcase that was over two meters high and full of books.
There was just one case where it was different—what if

there wasn’t only one piece of information that players
needed to find from the bookcase? It contained everything
that a player should discover except for a small part.
[System tip: Congratulations to the player for triggering the

side task: search the medical books (life recovery
medicine).]
Sure enough.
Bai Liu sorted out the books into simple categories. Some
books Bai Liu felt had nothing to do with the instance, such
as pornographic magazines. The rest remaining were some
medical magazines and books. He placed them in a heavy
pile on the ground. If Bai Liu had to estimate the weight, it
would probably be dozens of kilograms.
These were all medical books. There were Chinese and

Western medical books, internal and external medicine
books as well as some English medical papers and
magazines. There were so many medical books that Bai Liu
didn’t know how he could find the life recovery medicine
from them. Bai Liu felt that a person with no medical
knowledge couldn’t do this.
His eyes stared at the medical books that no one apart from
doctors had looked through and found a sense of violation.
There were no doctors in this private hospital. It was
impossible for these books to be read by doctors but it was
clear that these books were for people with a certain degree
of medical knowledge.
These books were for the patients who lived in this ward,
the investors. So it wasn’t that this private hospital had no
doctors. It was that the patients who lived here were the
doctors. They were strange patients who read and treated
themselves.
These investors obviously had a lot of money. Why didn’t

they find doctors instead of treating themselves? Was the
doctor unable to treat them? However, if doctors couldn’t
treat them then reading these books wasn’t very valuable.
After all, they were books that doctors should’ve read.
Bai Liu thought about it. It was obvious that the investors
here all had some type of terminal illness. So besides Bai
Liu, someone must’ve started treatment i.e. they started
using the live recovery medicine. It was just that the new
patients who had just entered couldn’t get it for free. They
had to find it for themselves from this pile of books.
It was just that Bai Liu was a student who wasn’t very
disciplined and wasn’t fond of homework. He had very low
reading comprehension for things he wasn’t interested in. In
his student years, his grades in many subjects were
obvious. So when Bai Liu didn’t want to study and couldn’t
figure out the answer, he quickly decided to shamelessly
copy the homework of others. When he studied, he usually
copied Lu Yizhan because Lu Yizhan was a good student
with the highest percentage of correct homework. Then in
this game—
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes. The key now was—whose

homework should he copy? In this hospital, who could solve
this and gain the key clue from this pile of books quickly and
correctly?
Mu Ke was also brought to this private hospital by the dean

and triggered the task to search for the life recovery
medicine in the bookcase. He was now sitting on the bed
and looking at the pile of medical books.
He hadn’t read a book for a long time after he graduated.

The main problem was that the lighting in this room was so
dark he couldn’t see if someone was one meter away from
him, let alone read. Mu Ke was going to buy a desk lamp or
something for lighting but the system reminded him that
light needed to be avoided in the ward and high-brightness
lighting was prohibited. Was he sure he still wanted to buy
related items?
It meant the item could be sold to him but he couldn’t use

them in the ward.
Mu Ke wanted to see if the books could be taken out to read.
It was at least better than the lighting in this room.
The moment he walked out of the ward with a book, he was

startled the moment he opened the door. An expressionless
nurse was patrolling the corridor with a stainless steel cart.
Once she saw Mu Ke coming out with the book, she gave
him a warning. She said that he couldn’t walk around
casually with things from the ward. In addition, patients
weren’t allowed to walk around freely on the first day of
admission so he should stay in the ward.
It seemed he couldn’t take it out. Mu Ke frowned and

returned to his room. Mu Ke had to try reading in this light.
Then after looking for a while, Mu Ke felt powerless. His

reading speed was considered very fast but the efficiency in
this type of low light was too low. The direction was also
very messy. It was hard to get an effective treatment plan,
or as the system said, the life recovery medicine from it.
Mu Ke realized it was difficult to find the correct answer by

reading the books himself but he couldn’t think of any other
ideas for the moment. After all, the game’s hints were too
strong. It obviously asked the players to look at the pile of
books in the bookcase to find the answer and this happened
to be Mu Ke’s strong point.
Mu Ke was a bit anxious as he looked at the book in his

hand and sighed. It had been too long since he had the
feeling of not finding an answer when reading a book. Mu Ke
was a top student since he was a child and had skipped
several years after entering high school. His intelligence
value was also relatively high at 85 points after entering the
game.
His reading and memory comprehension skills were
excellent. If he was given a relatively bright environment
then it wouldn’t be difficult for him to find the answer after
reading this pile of books for three days. He was eager to
come up with the life recovery medicine for Bai Liu but the
dim reality made him more and more irritable.
It took an hour to finish reading a book. This wasn’t his true

level at all!
Chapter 83.2: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Mu Ke was thinking about what to do when his system panel

shook and he saw an additional item in his inventory. Mu Ke
hadn’t bought any items. Obviously, the person who bought
this item was Bai Liu. Bai Liu could manipulate his panel to
buy items and this was one of their methods of
communication. Now they were living in separate wards and
using this method of buying items to communicate with
each other was extremely secretive. It could also avoid the
eyes and ears of others.
Mu Ke opened the system panel and looked at the item in

the warehouse. The audience could see the system store
but the warehouse interface was invisible. In order to
protect the players’ property, the warehouse was blocked.
The private exchange between Mu Ke and Bai Liu wasn’t
noticeable even by the audience in front of the small TV. It
could be called extremely secretive.
The only way to expose Mu Ke and Bai Liu’s communication

was for Mu Ke to be killed. The items they used to
communicate would be exposed in front of the player who
killed Mu Ke and they would perceive something was wrong.
For example, if Bai Liu and Mu Ke used a memo or mobile
phone recorder to write and communicate. Then after Mu Ke
died, the items used to communicate would fall in front of
the player who killed him.
If Mu Ke was killed suddenly during the communication or if

he was killed before he had time to erase the traces of
communication, the item dropped by Mu Ke might expose
Bai Liu in front of others.
Of course, he could use a password to encrypt this

communication process to prevent simple deciphering, but
how could he be sure that this password wouldn’t be easily
deciphered by others and could be quickly understood by
Mu Ke?
Bai Liu didn’t like a situation where he was exposed to the

opponent so he chose a non-conventional communication
item Bai Liu bought a black keyboard for Mu Ke. The
keyboard was a familiar tool for Mu Ke and Bai Liu.
Compared with notebooks, paper, tape recorders and other
items that would leave obvious traces of communication, it
was more traceless to take off key caps and place them
back on the keyboard after communication. It could be said
to leave no traces compared with other communication
tools.
The ‘password’ on the keyboard was one that could be

quickly understood by the two game players, Mu Ke and Bai
Liu. Even if Mu Ke was killed and the keyboard dropped, the
enemy wouldn’t easily associate it with a communication
tool and wouldn’t think about the information contained in
this keyboard.
Of course, another reason for Bai Liu’s choice of the

keyboard was that when he visited the system store, he saw
the keyboard was less than 10 points. Bai Liu thought it
could be used and bought it.
Mu Ke was taken aback when he saw the keyboard. The

[ctrl] and [c] keycaps on the keyboard were removed. This
was a very commonly used shortcut key that meant ‘copy’.
Copy? Copy what? What did they have to copy right now?
Wasn’t the most urgent task to find the life recovery
medicine?
Wait a minute! Mu Ke quickly understood Bai Liu’s meaning.

Bai Liu wanted to copy the life recovery medicine! Did Bai
Liu want to copy this thing? Couldn’t it be copied? Where to
copy it from? There were so many wards here. Was Bai Liu
aware that one of the wards had the life recovery medicine?
Mu Ke looked at the keyboard and thought deeply. Then he

hesitantly removed the [?] and [numlock] keycaps and put it
in his warehouse. He waited for Bai Liu’s reply nervously
and a bit worried that his thoughts wouldn’t be understood.
[Numlock] was to lock the keypad numbers on the keyboard

but it could be literally translated as [lock number].
Combined with the [?] keycap and the message Mu Ke
wanted to express was: [Bai Liu, what number do we lock
onto?]
The rooms here were numbers. Bai Liu needed to tell him
what number to lock onto so he knew which ward Bai Liu
was going to.
Soon, the keyboard Mu Ke put in the warehouse disappeared

and reappeared after a while. Once it returned, the [ctrl]
and [c] keycaps on the keyboard were back but three more
keycaps were removed.
“1, 7, 0.”
Mu Ke was immediately confused. For the room number, the
number 0 couldn’t be placed in front so the number in front
could only be 1 or 7. There were only three arrangements
for these three numbers: 701, 710 and 107.
The seventh floor was the operating rooms and there were
no wards. 107 was even more ridiculous. It was a ‘blank’
ward. There was no ‘107’ ward in this building. It should’ve
been vacated to be used as a warehouse or something
similar so it occupied this label, but it wasn’t a ward. There
were the 106 and 108 wards.
Mu Ke was a bit sad because he couldn’t understand Bai

Liu’s thoughts. He scanned the three numbers and thought
of six arrangements of the three numbers in his head. Then
he slowly sat upright.
This private hospital didn’t have a ward number with English

letters but there was a special ward without numbers—the
ICU ward. The ICU ward on the first floor wasn’t numbered.
Every place on the first floor except the ICU was a ward, so
this ICU ward was likely to occupy the number ‘107’.
Bai Liu didn’t directly use the ICU ward to describe it

because there was more than one ICU ward in the hospital.
A failure to specify the ward number could cause a
misunderstanding. Mu Ke directly asked for the number and
Bai Liu simply used a more specific method to refer to the
ward. This guy never thought that the person on the other
side might not be able to keep up with his thinking and
piece together 107 with the ICU ward on the first floor.
Fortunately, Mu Ke had a good memory and information

gathering ability. He successfully understood what Bai Liu
wanted to express. Bai Liu wanted to copy the treatment
method of a critically ill patient!
“Fuck.” Mu Ke couldn’t help cursing. The one inside the ICU
was the original investor of this hospital and a patient who
was over two meters tall. He looked just like a ghost and
was likely to be a monster in their instance!
In addition, the nurses here said that patients in the ICU

ward wouldn’t leave the ward all day. How could they get in
to copy the life recovery medicine? They also didn’t know
for certain if the life recovery medicine was inside!
However, Bai Liu was quite certain that the ICU would have
the life recovery medicine mentioned by the system. If the
patients here were doctors then compared to the ‘novice
doctors’ who just moved in, the ones more likely to have the
treatment were the older doctors who were more seriously
ill and had studied for longer.
To sum it up, Bai Liu felt that most of those in the ICU ward
had the life recovery medicine. Whether he could obtain it
was a different matter.
The patients in the ICU didn’t look like people and wouldn’t
leave the ward all day long. Bai Liu had no chance to enter
and he didn’t know if the patients or monsters would attack
violently after entering. After all, Bai Liu wasn’t going there
to do something good but to search through their things.
The risk was quite high.
However, the corresponding benefits were also very high. If

it succeeded, Bai Liu would be the first player to get the life
recovery medicine. This would give Bai Liu a big advantage
and he could use it to trade with other players. There were
just two obvious difficulties in breaking into the ICU.
The first one: how to break in?

There were nurses wandering around the corridors of this
hospital. Patients who did anything that violated the
hospital’s rules and regulations would be caught and
corrected. Don’t talk about breaking into the ICU with force.
If players wanted to break into the ICU, they had to avoid
the patrolling nurses. It was just that the nurses’
reconnaissance ability and movement speed were quite
fast. At the very least, Bai Liu couldn’t outrun these nurses
wearing thin high heels on this slippery ground.
The second point: how could he search through things after

breaking in?
There was something very wrong with the patients in this

ward and they were most likely monsters. It would be hard
to rush in and search for things in front of them.
Before Bai Liu could come up with a concrete solution, night

came. At 9 o’clock in the evening, the nurses informed them
that there was a curfew and all patients were forbidden to
go out.
The only sound heard from the corridor was the nurses
pushing the carts back and forth. These nurses patrolled the
corridor. Once they saw the dim light leaking from under the
door of a ward, they would knock on the door to tell you to
turn off the lights and rest. They were just like the dormitory
aunties at Bai Liu’s high school.
It was just that these nurses were far less friendly than the
aunties. Bai Liu opened the door to take a look. These
nurses walked on high heels in the corridor at night, their
faces frozen in the mist from the humidifiers. They reminded
Bai Liu of the monsters in Silent Hill.
The eyesight of these nurses was surprisingly good. In this

low visibility scene, Bai Liu just opened the door a crack but
soon found that the nurse’s eyes emitted a cat-like
fluorescent green in the night. She looked at Bai Liu from a
distance and her cart quickly approached Bai Liu, high-
heeled shoes running toward him. Bai Liu was also very fast
and quickly closed and locked the door.
Soon, the squeaking of the cart stopped in front of Bai Liu’s

door and the nurse banged on the door, her voice low.
“Patient in Room 906, did you just open the door? Haven’t
you read the hospital’s rules and regulations? It is strictly
forbidden to leave after 9 o’clock. You can open the door of
your ward after 9 o’clock in the morning.”
The nurse banged on the door while sternly speaking to Bai

Liu, the sound ringing through the corridor in the night. Bai
Liu definitely wouldn’t open the door for her. The nurse
banged on the door for a moment before her tone
lengthened and became slightly strange. “If you open the
door during this time period and something enters your
ward, the hospital isn’t responsible for your personal safety.”
Then the nurse pushed the cart away and left the door of
Bai Liu’s room. What was this? Bai Liu frowned when he
heard the nurse’s words. It seemed like something would be
running around in the middle of the night. In addition, this
time period…
It was forbidden to open the door of the ward from 9 o’clock

in the evening to 9 o’clock in the morning. This was similar
to prohibiting patients from leaving. However, this time
period coincided with the child’s call time (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
and 9 p.m. to midnight).
The time when the child went out to call the investor
happened to be the time when the investor couldn’t go out.
The previous nurse talked about ‘something’ entering his
ward. Assuming that the ‘something’ was a monster then
the time when the monster emerged was precisely the time
when the child came out to make the call.
It seemed that little Bai Liu (6) would be taking a lot of risks
to call him.
Chapter 83.3: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
At 9: 30 p.m. when Bai Liu thought he wouldn’t receive a

call from little Bai Liu (6) tonight, his walkie-talkie rang.
Bai Liu picked it up. This version of the old walkie-talkie had
a bad signal sound and there was the gasping of someone
running at extreme speed. It felt like someone was running
with this walkie-talkie and they were out of breath due to
running so quickly.
Bai Liu didn’t make a sound until the gasping sound over
there gradually calmed down and the other person said,
“Wait, something is chasing me.”
The moment little Bai Liu (6) said this, Bai Liu’s system
interface emerged.
[System tip: Congratulations to player Bai Liu’s secondary

identity line for triggering the monster book.]
[The Love Welfare Institute Monster Book has refreshed—

Deformed Child (1/3)]
[Monster Name: Deformed Child]

[Features: Faster movement speed (350-600)]
[Attack mode: Likes to play with the player’s secondary

identity line. Playing with the player’s secondary identity
line will make them disappear from the welfare home.]
After five minutes, there was the sound of clothes rubbing

on the ground. Little Bai Liu (6) seemed to be hiding
somewhere as he lowered his voice to speak. “Okay, it
hasn’t caught up for the time being. You can speak.”
Little Bai Liu (6)’s voice was full of ups and downs but there
were no obvious mood swings. He wasn’t afraid after being
chased. Bai Liu asked, “What is chasing you?”
“A child.” Bai Liu (6)’s voice was still a bit uneven. “He
squatted on the ground and chased me on all fours like a
monkey. He is very thin and keeps drooling as he smiles. He
looks very strange, like someone born with a congenital
defect.”
Little Bai Liu (6) described it like this and Bai Liu understood.
He had children with Down syndrome before when he
stayed at the welfare home. Their appearance was very
distinctive with a narrow and flat nose, a long mouth, fat
and bulging cheeks, a short neck and wide-spaced eyes. In
the welfare home, Bai Liu had seen some children nickname
them as ‘frogs’ because they looked like frogs.
Such a frog-like child was on the ground on all four limbs,

drooling while chasing little Bai Liu (6)… fortunately, Bai Liu
(6)’s obsession with money made him call Bai Liu or else a
normal child would’ve been scared and started crying a long
time ago. Who would keep running without hanging up the
phone?
“So is he gone?” Bai Liu asked.
“No.” The moment that Bai Liu (6) answered this question,
Bai Liu heard the voice of a small child and the sound of
clothes against the gravel of the ground as someone moved
on all fours. It was very fast and created a hissing effect like
a snake. The child chasing little Bai Liu (6) moved very
quickly.
Little Bai Liu (6) was silent after answering this question. Bai
Liu could only hear the sound of his rapid breathing and
footsteps as he ran. There was the laughter of the child
behind him and the friction of clothing rubbing on the
ground. The sound was getting louder. It seemed that the
contact area between the clothing and the ground had
increased. The child chasing Bai Liu (6) must’ve lowered his
body to chase and would soon catch up.
Bai Liu waited quietly, not disturbing little Bai Liu (6) who
was being chased. Another five minutes passed before the
out of breath Bai Liu (6) spoke. “It’s fine.”
“Did you avoid him?”
“No, he is chasing after other people.” Little Bai Liu (6) had
no sympathy in his tone. “Some other children came out to
make calls and were chased as soon as they came out. Now
they are running and crying so the child stopped chasing
me.”
Bai Liu understood. There should be only one deformed child

chasing outside the welfare home. Now his aggro had been
transferred to others and Bai Liu (6) was relatively safe.
Bai Liu inquired, “What is going on over there? What

happened after you were brought in by the dean?”
“The process was normal after being brought in. The people
in the welfare home assigned us rooms. I was assigned a
room with three other newcomer boys. Meanwhile, the blind
little girl lives in another building across from us. We are
staying in rooms on the first floor.” Bai Liu (6)’s organization
of things was very clear. He first briefly talked about the
overall situation before mentioning what Bai Liu would care
about.
Bai Liu (6) hadn’t caught his breath yet. “Our phones were
confiscated. The teacher in the welfare home banned this
communication tool. Then later, he said they would give us
a period of adjustment. We are allowed to carry it for a week
but he set a time when we are allowed to call, which is the
same as what you said. It is also impossible for us to call in
the room since it will disturb other people’s rest.”
“In addition, the teachers and carers I met all warned me

not to follow the sound of the flute at night and to not go
outside if I hear it. They said that the flute player will abduct
children.” Little Bai Liu (6)’s tone was very calm. “As a
result, at 9:30 p.m., I heard someone using the flute to play
a messy nursery rhyme.”
“I didn’t want to go out but the flute player was too

accurate. It happened to be just after 9 o’clock and you told
me to call you and you would give me money for every
minute of the call time. Thus, I came out.”
Don’t follow the sound of the flute. Bai Liu thought that
there was also such a plot in the real world welfare home.
The four children were said to have gone out after hearing
the sound of the flute. Then they disappeared.
Bai Liu thought of a fairytale.

“Don’t follow the sound of the flute, the person playing the
flute will abduct children. What do you think about when
hearing this?” Bai Liu wondered.
Over there, little Bai Liu (6) was silent for a moment. “Since
you mentioned this, you should think of something similar to
me. I remember that the name is the Pied Piper of Hamelin.”
“That is the name.” Bai Liu said, “It is an English children’s

poem.”
The poem ‘Pied Piper of Hamelin’ told of a small plague-

ridden town where the townspeople were tormented by the
rats running around. They tried many things but nothing
worked. Then a piper in flowery clothes came to the town
and said his flute would take away the rats, but he asked
the townspeople to pay him.
The townspeople agreed. The piper played the flute and the
rats came from every corner of the town, following the
piper. The piper played as he walked and the rats were
happy to follow behind him every step of the way. The piper
walked to the small river that went up to his waist. The rats
also walked into this small river. They were drowned by the
waist-high water and floated on the river.
The plague was over and the townspeople were very happy,
but they regretted it and were unwilling to pay the piper.
Then the piper played the flute again. The moment the flute
was heard, the ones that came out from the town were the
townspeople’s children. The children laughed and lined up
behind the piper like the rats before. They jumped and
rejoiced. No matter how the townspeople cried out and
dissuaded them, the piper took them away from the town to
never be seen again.
Some people said that the piper took these children to the
waist-high river, trying to drown the children to get revenge
on the townspeople. Some said that the piper turned the
children into rats and took them to make trouble in the next
town so he could continue to receive payment.
Bai Liu inquired, “Did you see who was playing the flute?”
Bai Liu (6) thought about it. “I didn’t see it. The flute sound
came from everywhere and it felt like there was more than
one person. However, the flute player wasn’t very skilled.
They played several wrong notes and played the same few
nursery rhymes over and over for half an hour. This gave me
the feeling that they are a beginner.”
Then Bai Liu asked, “Did any children come out after
hearing the flute?”
“No.” Little Bai Liu (6) responded very quickly this time.
“Apart from the rooms of the newcomers where there are no
teachers, all the other rooms have teachers or carers to
accompany them. Thus, only we could come out to make
calls.”
On the other end of the phone, there was a child’s shrill

crying and the ethereal laugher of the child chasing after
him. Then Bai Liu (6) remembered something. “By the way,
the one being chased is Miao Feichi, another investor’s
child.”
“Little Miao Feichi?” Bai Liu spoke with interest. “Why did he
come out to call? Oh yes, this child has a bad hobby. You
should stay away from him.”
Bai Liu (6) wondered, “What hobby?”
“He likes to eat human flesh.”

The other end of the phone was quiet before little Bai Liu
(6)’s calm and rational voice was heard. “Then I understand
why he came out to make a call at night. He saw the child
crawling on the ground and took the initiative to come out. I
thought he came out to make a phone call but after your
words, I think he probably came out to eat under the guise
of making a phone call.”
Then he encountered a fierce enemy.
“I have a bit of a grudge against this kid’s investor. You

should try not to socialize with him.”
“Do I need to do something for you? For example, give him

a kick and let him fall to the ground to be caught and
killed?” Little Bai Liu (6)’s tone was very plain when talking
about doing these bad things. He didn’t sound at all like a
teenager. “I will do it for you as long as you give me
money.”
“There’s no need for the time being. Just protect yourself.

You are more important to me than he is.” Bai Liu touched
his chin and chuckled. “I don’t remember being so bold
when I was your age.”
Little Bai Liu (6)’s reply was indifferent. “Perhaps at my age,

you didn’t encounter an investor who doesn’t look like a
good person at first glance but offered a sky-high price to
chat with you.”
Bai Liu heard this sentence and couldn’t help recalling his
14 year old self. He had to admit that if he didn’t have Lu
Yizhan to firmly lead him down the road of being a person
and had met a man who gave him money to do bad things
then he really would’ve done such things.
“You don’t have to care about Miao Feichi but if something
happens with two children then you can help if possible.”
Bai Liu changed the topic. “One is called Mu Ke and the
other is that blind little girl. I will naturally pay you to help
them.”
Little Bai Liu (6) wondered in a strange tone, “You want to

save that little boy and girl too? What is your relationship
with them that you would give me money to save them?
They looked good…”
“What are you thinking about? She is a child that a friend of

mine wants to adopt.” Bai Liu instantly understood the
implications in Bai Liu (6)’s words and was a bit speechless.
Bai Liu (6)’s estimation of his moral level in adulthood was
too low. “I’m not as bad as you say. I’m not interested in
children.”
Then Bai Liu considered his characteristic of always wanting

money and added, “However, the premise of you helping
them is to ensure your own safety. You are the most
important to me. Remember this.”
Over there, little Bai Liu (6) was quiet for a few seconds. He
didn’t answer Bai Liu directly and instead said, “The call
time is 17 minutes and 3 seconds. I will make it 17 minutes.
It is 100 yuan a minute so the total is 1,700. Remember to
settle it with me.”
“In addition, you aren’t a good person at all so don’t say

such words of concern for me.” Little Bai Liu (6)‘s tone was
expressionless. “It is strangely disgusting to hear, Mr
Investor.”
Then Bai Liu (6) hung up the phone.

A minute later, Bai Liu’s walkie-talkie rang again. The voice
on the other side was still polite with no fluctuations. “By
the way, Mr Investor. I fell three times tonight. Please
reimburse my medical expenses. I will ask the dean to send
you the bill. Good night.”
Then he hung up again. Bai Liu put away his walkie-talkie

and murmured to himself in a slightly incredulous manner,
“Was I so annoying when I was 14 years old?”
Chapter 84.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
It was 6:30 the next morning.
Bai Liu didn’t want to sleep on the mushroom straw bed so

he used the books as a cushion on the ground and passed
the night there. The next day, the pages on the ground were
stuck because the humidity in the room was too high. The
pages were all soaked and stuck to the ground and there
was a lot of dew on the wall. Bai Liu frowned when he saw it.
The humidity produced by three humidifiers working
ceaselessly was even more ridiculous than the rainy season.
However, the three humidifiers in the ward were placed

there by the nurse and absolutely couldn’t be turned off. It
was just like how high-intensity lighting couldn’t be used in
the ward. It was part of the hospital’s rules and regulations.
He sat quietly on the pages and waited for little Bai Liu (6)’s
call. This kid would definitely call him in the morning for
money. After all, he was billed by the minute.
It was 6:45 in the morning when Bai Liu’s walkie-talkie rang.

This time, Bai Liu (6) wasn’t running. His breathing and
footsteps were very light and it felt like he was creeping out.
“Good morning, Mr Investor.” Little Bai Liu (6)’s voice was
almost airy. “The child who chased us yesterday is gone. As
I came out, I saw the teachers talking in the corridor. They
are going to take us to the church today as a witness,
symbolizing that the children who have suffered have
formally entered the sheltered place and are born again.”
This group of children entered the welfare home yesterday.

Today happened to be Monday and Bai Liu (6)’s words made
Bai Liu instantly think of the ‘born on a Monday’ part of the
nursery rhyme.
According to the nursery rhyme, they were ‘Christened on

Tuesday’. Then the children should be baptized tomorrow
according to the process.
“Then we are going to be baptized on Tuesday, which is

tomorrow. This is to wash away the sufferings we have
experienced outside.” Bai Liu (6) spoke softly. “Once the
children are baptized, our parents must be present but we
have no relatives except for Liu Jiayi. Therefore, our
investors will watch the ceremony. Tuesday is an open day
for parents and you can come in. I heard from the teachers
that those of you who invested in us will receive invitation
letters inviting you to come to the welfare home and watch
our baptism.”
Bai Liu inquired, “What happened on your side last night?”
“Apart from me, the child who went out to make a call last
night was Miao Feichi in the same room as me. We both
managed to get back to the room. Miao Feichi cried out all
night so he should be fine. He ran pretty fast. He might’ve
cried the whole time but he wasn’t caught.” Little Bai Liu (6)
answered in a flat tone. “Then in the early morning,
something strange happened. I heard the footsteps of
children passing through the corridor as well as the sound of
the flute.”
“These children hummed the nursery rhymes played by the

flute. I got up to take a look. I felt that those children should
be awake, not sleepwalking. They were just like the children
described in the fairy tale. They jumped around in line and
followed the direction of the flute. It is dawn and I haven’t
seen them come back.”
This was also consistent with the information that Bai Liu
knew in reality. The group of children followed the sound of
the flute in the early morning and disappeared from the
welfare home, unable to be found.
“Do you think that the flute has a hypnotic or confusing

effect?” Bai Liu wondered. “Did you want to follow it when
you heard it?”
Little Bai Liu (6) didn’t even think about his answer. “No, it
was so bad to listen to. I wanted to go to the toilet.”
“……” Bai Liu considered the fact that he always seemed

resistant to hypnotic suggestions. He was rarely guided
when seeing a psychologist in the real world. Therefore, he
asked more questions. “Were the other children in your
room affected by the flute?”
There was silence for a moment as if little Bai Liu (6) was
thinking back. “There should be none. Apart from Miao
Feichi who cried all night, the other children in the room
slept soundly.”
If there wasn’t a hypnotic or confusing effect, why did the

children take the initiative to follow the flute sound?
Bai Liu was in deep thought. Was there really a monster set
by the ‘piper’ in this instance? However, if it was a monster
set by the piper then why were only a few children taken
away every time? After all, the piper in the story summoned
all the children without differentiating. Meanwhile, the piper
in the children’s welfare home only took away a few children
every time. The children also went actively. How did this
work?
Little Bai Liu (6)’s voice suddenly lowered. “The teacher is

coming to check on us. This time, the call time is 12 minutes
and 37 seconds, rounded up to 13 minutes. It is a total of 13
minutes. Combined with last night’s 1,700 yuan, it is a total
of 3,000 yuan. Thank you for your patronage. See you next
time, Mr Investor.”
Then he hung up very coldly. Bai Liu was certain this time.
That kid, little Bai Liu (6), must’ve called him while using a
stopwatch.
At 9 o’clock, a notice was broadcasted through the wards

and corridors.
“Good morning, patients. It is 9 o’clock and you can open

the door. Patients who have found their medicine, the nurse
will send the medicine to your ward in five minutes. Patients
who haven’t found their medicine, please go to the hospital
restaurant on the first floor to have a meal. After the meal,
speed up the pace of searching for your medicine. You are
already critically ill…”
Bai Liu opened the door and saw that the other patients on
the floor had opened their doors as well. After one night, it
seemed that all the patients who came out were more
refreshed. They were less dry as if they had sucked up the
moisture from the humidifiers.
In the corridor, a nurse pushed a cart and moved quickly to
deliver medicine to some patients in the ward. Bai Liu tried
to follow to take a look but the nurse moved too quickly. Bai
Liu could only see that the medicine was in a sealed,
stainless steel container. As the nurse pushed the cart past
Bai Liu to deliver the medicine, Bai Liu could hear a sound
similar to liquid sloshing around. It seemed that the
medicine should be a liquid. Bai Liu noted this down.
Mu Ke and Bai Liu had previously checked. The two of them

lived on the same floor, which was the ninth floor. Mu Ke
stepped out and the dark circles under his eyes were
heavier than before. He was like a student who needed to
prepare for the final exam so he stayed up all night to read.
The moment Bai Liu came out, Mu Ke stared at Bai Liu. His
eyes were eager and focused, making people feel numb. He
looked like a cat who was still very energetic after staying
up all night and his expression was saying: come and rub
me. If he had a tail then it would be wagging as he asked for
a reward.
Bai Liu obediently asked Mu Ke, “Did you find anything?”
“The game wants us to find the prescription in the medical

books. I’ve read a lot of relevant literature due to my illness
and I’m pretty good at reading this. Last night, I wanted to
split the work with you to read half of them. Then it turned
out that the patients couldn’t leave their room on the first
day so I just read first. Last night, I read 21 books.”
Mu Ke covered his mouth as he spoke, so sleepy that tears

came out. He couldn’t help complaining, “This game setting
is too bad. The room is dark and wet and we aren’t allowed
to use lights. My eyes almost went blind. Fortunately, I had
a pen to focus my line of sight or I would have
astigmatism.”
Bai Liu heard the words ‘21 books’ and was strangely silent
for a moment. The books in this game were particularly
thick, thick to the point that Bai Liu didn’t even want to read
them. This guy Mu Ke could actually read 21 in one night…
“Can you remember what you read?” Bai Liu wondered.
Mu Ke looked at Bai Liu strangely. “I can remember when I

look at it. Why can’t I remember?”
Bai Liu, “……” He couldn’t remember. Bai Liu felt the

contempt of the top student for the learning scum.
“How many books did you read?” Mu Ke asked Bai Liu.
The learning scum Bai Liu was silent for a moment before
answering honestly, “0.01 books.” He turned two pages
before closing it.
Staying up late and overexerting his brain caused Mu Ke’s

reaction speed to drop very sharply. He thought for a long
time about Bai Liu’s words before repeating with a wooden
face, “0.01 books?”
This was the same as not looking! Then Mu Ke quickly

reacted. He approached Bai Liu a bit anxiously and after
looking around to make sure no one else was present, he
lowered his voice. “Are you really going to the ICU to steal
the life recovery medicine? Bai Liu, if you don’t want to read
then you can let me read. I read books very quickly and can
finish the bookcase in three days at most!”
“However, even if you finish reading it, do you know what

the recipe for the life recovery medicine looks like?” Bai Liu
turned his head and questioned Mu Ke.
Mu Ke was startled. He really didn’t know.
Mu Ke had read 21 books all night and could remember

every word in it, but he really didn’t know what he was
looking for. It was because the life recovery medicine
mentioned by the system was too vague. There was no
clear point so it was difficult to determine what they were
looking for. Was it a specific drug, a treatment plan or
something else?
“There are no precise instructions so it is difficult for us to

know what exactly the life recovery medicine we are looking
for is.” Bai Liu glanced at Mu Ke and prompted patiently.
“Moreover, the system’s task prompt was to find it in the
bookcases in the hospital. The life recovery medicine might
not specifically be in the bookcases in our ward.”
“However, the bookcases in all the wards are the same.” Mu

Ke looked at Bai Liu a bit uneasily. “I checked it specifically
when I came up. Before the other patients closed the door, I
took a peek at the bookcases in their wards. All the wards
here have bookcases. I have a good memory and can clearly
remember the books in the bookcases. They are all the
same. If the system wants us to read books to find the life
recovery medicine then we can look at these books.”
“Then is there a difference between their books and our

books?” Bai Liu watched Mu Ke. “Is there any difference
between the books you read last night and the books you
didn’t read?”
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Mu Ke thought about it before realizing what Bai Liu wanted

to say.
“The notes!” Mu Ke’s tone was full of realization. “If you

read under this type of light then there will definitely be
notes in the book. It is because without a pen to focus my
vision, I wouldn’t be able to find the last sentence I read.”
“Suppose that in this hospital with no doctors, everyone is

treating themselves.” Bai Liu didn’t hesitate to explain.
“Assume they are the same as us and all entered the
hospital. They read the books to find a way to treat
themselves. This hospital also forbids the use of any bright
light sources. The lighting is very poor so these people have
to use the original light in the ward when reading. This is
why we have so many pens in the drawer.”
“It is because in this type of light, it is impossible to read a

book without a pen. Once there is a pen, a variety of
handwriting or traces will be left in the books. Some
important information will be circled to find it easily next
time.”’
Bai Liu looked at Mu Ke calmly. “According to the song, we
will get sick on Thursday and die on Friday. This disease
should worsen over time. The patients in the ICU have been
ill for the longest time and they are obviously receiving
treatment. Thus, the notes in their books will likely reveal
the so-called life recovery medicine mentioned by the
system.”
Mu Ke frowned. “Even so, we can’t get into the ICU at all.”
There were so many nurses watching and also Miao Feichi.

The abnormal behavior of going to the ICU would definitely
attract Miao Feichi’s attention! In addition, that thing in the
ICU… obviously no longer had a human form. It was likely to
be a monster.
Bai Liu told Mu Ke, “I was worried I wouldn’t be able to

remember so many notes. I can rest assured if you are
there.”
“I can help you memorize it!” Mu Ke nodded but he was a

bit worried. “However, how do we get into the ICU?”
Bai Liu touched Mu Ke’s head and whispered in a low voice,

“You are willing to do anything for me, right? Mu Ke?”
Mu Ke raised his head hesitantly to look at Bai Liu. Bai Liu’s

eyes were deep but when he stared calmly at people like
this, his dark eyes gave the shuddering feeling of the deep
sea. Mu Ke was a bit upset but he bit his lower lip and still
opened his mouth. “I am willing, Bai Liu.”
“Then are you willing to kill me?” Bai Liu asked Mu Ke in a

gentle manner. He took out his white bone whip and placed
it in Mu Ke’s trembling hand, voice still gentle. “Can you use
my fishbone whip to strangle me to the point of bleeding,
Mu Ke?”
Mu Ke froze.
10 minutes later, the emergency bell rang throughout the

private hospital.
At this time, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang were eating on

the first floor. They weren’t in a hurry to find Bai Liu and kill
him. The first thing was to obtain clues to clear the instance.
Then they suddenly heard the sound of the emergency bell
and thought a game plot had been triggered. Miao Feichi
stood up alertly and pulled out his weapon. In a corner, Liu
Huai who was eating while worrying about his sister also
drew out the hidden swords in his sleeves.
A patient covered in blood stumbled down the emergency

stairs. He was holding the white bone whip in his hand while
running in a hurry. This immediately attracted the attention
of Miao Feichi.
He crossed several tables in the cafeteria, moving quickly as

he stopped in front of the player with two knives in his hand.
Miao Feichi’s two knives slammed into the ground and
immediately scared this player.
The patient who was running fast while crying didn’t run
stably on the wet ground. He slipped and fell to the ground.
Tears flowed from the player’s eyes and he screamed, “Bai
Liu, don’t look for me! It was the monster who killed you! I
just picked up your mistake and cut you!”
The player’s face was covered with blood and his breathing
wasn’t smooth. It seemed as if he had just seen a
frightening scene. His eyes and hands were shaking as he
kneeled on the ground and held his head, crying in a
frightened manner.
“You are useless.” Miao Feichi wasn’t interested in this type
of ordinary player. He kicked the player, sending the player
flying back to smash into the pillar behind a dining table.
“Stand up and return to me.”
The player hit the pillar and bounced off, crying out in pain.
Mu Ke’s eyes were full of tears and they looked fearful. The
huge guilt from hurting Bai Liu and the anxiety of personally
hurting his protector made Mu Ke almost go out of control.
His mental value started to fluctuate.
When Bai Liu held the white bone whip and wrapped it
around his slender neck, Mu Ke kept shaking his head
frantically, almost begging Bai Liu not to torture him like
this. He cried and begged for mercy, saying, “Bai Liu, you
can kill me. Killing me will also allow you to enter the ICU
right? Then I’ll be the injured person.”
However, Bai Liu smiled and said, “That isn’t good. I have a
bad memory and can’t remember so many notes. I can only
be the injured one. You are the one who needs to stay
awake, Mu Ke.”
“If you want to play in the league with me then you can’t
always rely on me. Mu Ke, you need to grow. The first step
to grow is to do things without me.”
Bai Liu held Mu Ke’s hands to the bone whip on his neck.
The fishbone pierced his skin and blood poured from the
wound, soaking the straw bed and dying the snow-white
sheet.
Like a chick forced to leave the nest, Mu Ke shrieked

hysterically while blood flowed from Bai Liu’s mouth. He
indifferently smiled. A large number of blood bubbles in his
trachea caused Bai Liu to cough. Even so, he still stroked Mu
Ke’s head like a teacher confessing his last will to his
student before he died. “Mu Ke, no matter if it is this game
or the next game, we have to win. We have to win to the
end.”
“This part is up to you, Mu Ke.”
“You have to fool Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang and win
their trust. Otherwise, we really will die.”
Mu Ke gritted his teeth and controlled the bone-cracking

pain from being kicked by Miao Feichi. His heart was
contracting extremely due to his intense emotional ups and
downs, making Mu Ke feel nauseous. Even so, he was
dedicated to his duties. He held his head and shivered,
pretending to be an ordinary player who didn’t know
anything.
All the nurses moved in a hurry. A few nurses were pushing

the emergency bed while talking as they walked.
“Which patient experienced the emergency? What is his

name?”
“The patient’s name is Bai Liu! I rang the emergency bell.

The nurse confirmed that there is a laceration on his neck
and there is too much blood loss. Emergency treatment is
needed!”
“How come there is a laceration? Did he open the door last

night?”
“We confirmed it with the nurse patrolling that floor last

night. It seemed he did open the door last night. It is likely
that something entered his ward…”
“Quickly send him to the operating room for a blood
transfusion and sutures! Is there a nurse or patient in our
hospital who can do stitches?”
“There is! The bed in the ICU ward is ready. Once he is out
of the operating room, he can go directly to the ward!”
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang stiffened. They both

exchanged disbelieving expressions and Miao Gaojiang
frowned. “Bai Liu opened the door last night and was
attacked? Is it really Bai Liu?”
“It should be. NPCs won’t recognize the wrong player.” Miao
Feichi laughed as he watched the group of nurses rushing
upstairs in a hurry while saying that the patient’s condition
was urgent. Miao Feichi couldn’t help gloating. “Depending
on the situation, Bai Liu might give us his blood while we do
nothing.”
Then Miao Feichi gave a false sigh. “What should I do? I was
ready to use him to broadcast live. There will be no effect if
he dies.” Then after speaking, Miao Feichi poked Mu Ke who
was lying on the ground in a trembling manner with his
toes. He slapped Mu Ke’s face with his two knives in a
condescending manner.
“Get up. We want to ask you a few questions and you’re

going to answer them honestly.” Miao Feichi smiled evilly.
“Otherwise, we’ll help you feel better.”
Then Miao Feichi took out scales. Mu Ke had seen this item
in the VIP video of Bai Liu’s Exploding Last Train. It was
called Judge’s Scale and was a common tool used to detect
lies. Mu Sicheng once used it on Liu Huai.
This was a very common tool among professional league

players. Puppet Zhang also had one before but it was stolen
by Mu Sicheng. Once it was determined that someone in the
opposing team liked to play various tricks like Bai Liu, many
professional players would carry one.
This time, Miao Feichi specifically brought this item to guard

against Bai Liu.
Mu Ke couldn’t help his pupils shrinking when he saw this

item but he quickly slowed his breathing. Stay calm. He
could only answer yes or no to these questions. He
remembered that he could answer by emotional
manipulation. This was how Mu Sicheng had been fooled by
Liu Huai’s answer.
“Don’t think about lying. I won’t be fooled like Mu Sicheng.

Of course, if you are Mu Sicheng then I’m sorry to offend
you.” Miao Feichi crouched down and his two knives
surrounded Mu Ke. “You better not play any tricks. Once this
scale is used to judge some very complicated questions,
there will indeed be some fallacies. However, this problem
will never occur with simple questions. If you lie then I will
kill you. It will take me less than a second.”
Miao Feichi placed a knife to Mu Ke’s neck. “The first

question. Did you really cut Bai Liu like you said?”
“Yes, yes.” Mu Ke was scared of the knife and had to raise

his head, his voice trembling. “I personally used the
fishbone whip to cut his neck!”
Mu Ke raised the blood-stained fishbone whip to Miao Feichi.

The scale shook and tilted in favor of the truth.
“Well, even if you did cut him, Bai Liu is the type for playing
insidious tricks. The next question. Are you Bai Liu’s
accomplice…”
Mu Ke’s heart was in his throat as he looked nervously at
Miao Feichi. He couldn’t let out a breath as he nervously
gripped the bone whip in his hand.
Then Miao Feichi coldly uttered the next words, “—Mu

Sicheng?”
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In fact, it was no wonder that Miao Feichi thought of Mu

Sicheng. It was because Bai Liu had only played two games
and he hadn’t joined a guild. Even if he was a control player,
he needed players to control.
The control skills were invalid in the game hall so it meant

Bai Liu could only develop accomplices in the game, not
offline. However, this person had only played two games in
total. The first one was a single player game and in the
second multiplayer game, Bai Liu controlled Du Sanying and
Mu Sicheng.
Then Du Sanying came out and made it very clear he was

free of Bai Liu’s control. This guy’s luck value was too high
and he could always find a way out of any predicament. It
was expected that Bai Liu couldn’t control him for long.
Liu Huai and Fang Ke were controlled by Bai Liu through

Puppet Zhang. After Puppet Zhang died, these two escaped
from his control. Therefore, only Mu Sicheng remained under
Bai Liu’s control.
So when speaking of Bai Liu’s accomplice, the first one to
come to Miao Feichi’s mind was Mu Sicheng. Miao Feichi was
very concerned about Mu Sicheng. It was because Mu
Sicheng had great potential and strong skills. Miao Feichi
wasn’t afraid of Mu Sicheng but he would be a bit annoyed
by Mu Sicheng, a player with strong judgment and high
movement speed. Miao Feichi could fight Mu Sicheng head-
on but it would be very difficult.
Mu Sicheng’s personal thieving skill was very strong. If he

and Bai Liu worked together to protect Bai Liu, the thief’s
movement speed and strong ability to attract aggro would
definitely bring trouble to a quick attacking player like Miao
Feichi. It was just like how Mu Sicheng had once relied on his
strong judgment to steal items from Spades, the player with
the highest attack power in the game.
No quick attacking player would like Mu Sicheng, including

Miao Feichi. Previously at the welfare home’s registration
office, Miao Feichi had specifically checked for Mu Sicheng’s
name and hadn’t found it. However, Miao Feichi had limited
trust for this type of written thing. He had to confirm it for
himself.
The identities of Liu Huai and Liu Jiayi were confirmed

directly with Liu Huai in the cafeteria. After all, Liu Huai was
a player from the Kings Guild and Miao Feichi wouldn’t
deliberately make things difficult for him unless there was a
conflict of interest. Liu Huai also wouldn’t disobey some
small requirements of Miao Feichi, a player with a higher
level than Puppet Zhang. For example, confirming his
identity.
In the game, the most direct and quickest way to confirm a

player’s identity was to look at the player’s system panel.
Liu Huai directly showed Miao Feichi his system panel which
showed his secondary identity as his sister Liu Jiayi.
It was just that the credibility of this approach wasn’t

necessarily high, especially for players like Bai Liu who had
a control skill. Therefore, Miao Feichi confirmed it in multiple
ways. He had Liu Huai use his personal skill and checked
some information about the Kings Guild before finally
confirming Liu Huai’s identity.
There were six players in Love Welfare Institute. Miao Feichi

and Miao Gaojiang occupied two spots while Liu Huai and
his sister occupied two. Bai Liu occupied one and the only
one left was this person. Miao Feichi’s eyes narrowed.
“Are you really not Bai Liu’s accomplice, Mu Sicheng?”
Mu Ke was a bit confused when he heard this and he shook

his head. “I’m not. I’m just an ordinary player.”
Once again, the scale shifted towards the truth.
Miao Feichi instructed, “Open your system panel and show

me.”
Mu Ke honestly showed Miao Feichi his attributes panel and

even his warehouse.
He had no personal skills. His panel attributes weren’t low at

C+ but they were too far behind Miao Feichi. The warehouse
was even messier. There were all types of things in the
warehouse such as a fire torch with 10 minutes of usage
left, campus notes, a bundle of ropes, a keyboard with
missing keycaps and a merfolk statue.
“He really seems to be a normal player.” After seeing Mu

Ke’s panel, Miao Gaojiang came to a conclusion from where
he was watching to the side.
Miao Feichi clicked his tongue. “Wasn’t Mu Sicheng

controlled by him? Why didn’t he follow?”
“Mu Sicheng is a thief. He has a lot of channels to sell and

buy goods so it isn’t unusual for him to get an item that can
get rid of Bai Liu’s control.” Miao Gaojiang wasn’t surprised.
The fact that Mu Sicheng didn’t come meant it would be a
lot easier for Miao Feichi.
Mu Ke listened to the conversation between Miao Feichi and

Miao Gaojiang and lowered his head while clenching his
fists. Mu Sicheng was so much better than him, so strong
that these two top players would be careful in front of him. If
Mu Sicheng accompanied Bai Liu to this game then Bai Liu
wouldn’t be so adventurous.
Mu Ke knew in his heart that he wasn’t a match for Mu

Sicheng… it was because he didn’t have Mu Sicheng’s
personal skill. His development time was also much shorter
than Mu Sicheng. However, he wasn’t reconciled.
He wasn’t reconciled that Bai Liu trusted him so much but

he still couldn’t grow to the point of helping Bai Liu like Mu
Sicheng could. No one had ever been willing to pin so much
hope on him. This was because Mu Ke was sick and couldn’t
do anything. It was a burden to have hope in him. It was
also a waste.
Still, Bai Liu said, “You have to do it. I believe you and will
assume you can 100% do it.”
Miao Feichi wanted to ask a question but was stopped by

Miao Gaojiang. Miao Gaojiang crouched down and placed
the scale in front of Mu Ke. He looked at Mu Ke with a kind
smile. “There is one question left on the scale. You haven’t
lied in the first two questions. I hope you don’t lie for this
one. Are you a player controlled by Bai Liu?”
Miao Gaojiang asked the most critical question. This old fox
was worried about the possibility that Mu Ke, an ordinary
player, was controlled by Bai Liu after entering the game.
Mu Ke forced himself to resist shifting his gaze as he tilted

his head back to look at Miao Gaojiang, his hand on the
ground still shaking. The tearing sensation of cutting
through Bai Liu’s flesh echoed repeatedly in his mind and
his breathing became extremely rapid.
He couldn’t lie in this question. The scale wouldn’t make a

mistake when identifying such a simple question. He was
indeed being controlled by Bai Liu. Once this was recognized
as a lie, both he and Bai Liu would die.
Mu Ke took a deep breath and answered in a trembling

voice. “…I am a player controlled by him.”
The scale shook twice before slowly falling toward truth.

Miao Feichi’s eyes narrowed and he was about to raise his
two knives to eliminate the player controlled by Bai Liu.
Mu Ke’s tears fell in an instant. “However, I got rid of his

control! I escaped by attacking him when he was fighting
the monster. It seems he was seriously injured by me and
the monster. He can’t control players when he is
unconscious.”
Then Mu Ke opened his system panel and raised tearful

eyes to show Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang his system
panel again. “You can look at my panel. There is no control
skill. I have escaped his control.”
Generally speaking, if a player was under another player’s
control skill then their personal panel would have a status
display such as ‘player XX is under the control of player
XXX.’ However, Mu Ke’s personal panel was clean.
It was because Bai Liu didn’t control Mu Ke. He directly

became the behind the scenes guidance like the system so
it wouldn’t show on Mu Ke’s personal panel. After Miao
Feichi and Miao Gaojiang checked Mu Ke’s personal panel,
Miao Feichi hesitantly withdrew his weapon but Miao
Gaojiang didn’t easily believe Mu Ke.
Miao Gaojiang stood next to Mu Ke, his eyes narrowed as he

asked suspiciously, “You are an ordinary player. How can
you have the courage to resist and rob Bai Liu? After all, he
is second ranked on the rising stars rankings.”
Mu Ke bit his lower lip. His eyes soon filled with tears again
and he sniffed. “It is because I don’t want to be controlled
by him. I hate Bai Liu very much.”
Mu Ke’s reaction made Miao Feichi keenly aware that there

was a program effect here.
In Bai Liu’s second game, he rose to second on the rising

stars rankings and his topic level was huge. His fans
charging strength didn’t lose to the star players of some
small guilds during the support season, for example, Miao
Feichi himself. If it came to charging for support, Miao
Feichi’s data might not be as good as Bai Liu who was a
powerful dark horse.
This made Miao Feichi feel irritable. Bai Liu was rising too
quickly. If he really entered the league next year with Mu
Sicheng then he would definitely shine and this would cause
Miao Feichi a lot of trouble.
One of the reasons why Miao Feichi chose to act against Bai
Liu was due to jealousy, especially since he was a marginal
player in the league team battles.
Bai Liu’s last round of charged points made even Miao Feichi
jealous when he had been a professional for a year.
This type of jealousy was like in reality when professional

players were jealous of Internet celebrities who earned a lot
more money, especially when you knew that the Internet
celebrity was going to compete with you next year and your
fans might not be able to beat his fans. Miao Feichi’s small-
mindedness meant he didn’t hesitate to go and bully this
person.
Professional players at the top like Hearts and Spades were

disdainful of competing with newcomers. They focused more
on training for the team competition. Miao Feichi had no
hope in the team competition. He could only compete in the
doubles competition so he took this gimmicky route.
Mu Ke was obviously a person who had a previous

relationship with Bai Liu. Exploding the black news of a star
player could affect the charging rate of a person by a
certain extent. Miao Feichi wanted to blacken Bai Liu to
disgust the people watching the small TVs.
“You say you hate him. Why do you hate him?” Miao Feichi’s
interest in gossip was aroused by these words.
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Mu Ke’s eyes were filled with tears and he choked out words
as he collapsed, despairing sobs flowing out as he shouted
in a slightly naive manner, “He almost made me personally
kill my most important person! I hate him!”
His crying was really pitiful. It could even make people feel
pity despite his ‘slender man’ face and Miao Feichi couldn’t
help asking a few more questions.
“You have enmity with him in the real world?” Miao Feichi
raised his eyebrow as he asked.
The three questions of the scale had been asked so Mu Ke

sighed with relief. He maintained his facial expression and
sobbed realistically. “Yes.”
Miao Feichi wanted to continue digging into Bai Liu’s black

materials but Miao Gaojiang signaled to him to focus on the
game. Miao Feichi stood up with a lack of interest. “It is a
level 2 game. In the league, how many level 2 games have
we played, some of them against high level opponents.
What are you nervous about?”
“You are Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang, right?” Mu Ke
peeked at the two people. He grabbed onto a chair to stand
up and presented the Siren’s Fishbone to Miao Feichi,
bowing his head in a respectful manner. “I know you are
going to kill Bai Liu in this game. I am willing to give you all
the things I have as long as you are willing to take me to kill
him.”
“We can grab it from you even if you don’t give it. You giving
it only shows that you know how to be interesting.” Miao
Feichi grabbed the whip from Mu Ke. He waved it casually
and it made a clear sound as it hit the ground. There was no
scratch on the ground.
Miao Feichi frowned. “This whip is difficult to use. I can see

that the attack power of this thing is even better than Mu
Sicheng. Then why isn’t it dealing any damage?”
The whip covered with Bai Liu’s blood was like a knife
without a cutting edge. When it struck the ground, Miao
Feichi felt it was dull and rusty. Even the fishbone spines
weren’t sharp as if the tip had hooked onto the wrong thing.
Miao Feichi waved it twice and lost a reconnaissance item

just to determine it was the fishbone whip. He put it away
and sighed to the unknown audience watching. “You’ve seen
it. This item you are looking forward to is very ordinary. I
guess it depends on the performance of the ghost mirror.”
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang talked among themselves.

They might’ve taken Mu Ke’s fishbone whip but they didn’t
take Mu Ke seriously at all.
“You can only kill Bai Liu in this hospital at most, right?” Mu
Ke took a deep breath and opened his mouth to attract Miao
Feichi’s attention. “However, there is the child version of Bai
Liu with 50% of his health in the welfare home.”
“If the child isn’t dead, Bai Liu would be fine. However, us
investors can’t enter the welfare home casually. Do you
know how to kill the little Bai Liu?”
“Besides, you don’t know the situation of your children in

the welfare home, right?” Mu Ke spoke with certainty. “Yet
these children have 50% of your health.”
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang fell quiet. This was a very real
problem. They were indeed strong but their children weren’t
strong enough. These children had taken 50% of their health
but they didn’t know anything about these children.
Miao Gaojiang didn’t receive a call from his child last night.
Miao Feichi had received a call from little Miao Feichi but
little Miao Feichi was running around and his obedience was
too low. No matter how much Miao Feichi cursed or tempted
him, little Miao Feichi just cried and soon hung up. He
couldn’t get any valuable information.
Putting aside killing Bai Liu, currently Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang weren’t even sure about the main task for these
children, let alone how to get the children to do as they said.
“Last night and this morning, my child called me…” Mu Ke

said deliberately. “I was more courageous as a child and he
listened to me very well.”
Actually, it wasn’t his child. Mu Ke’s courage as a child was

very small. The bold one was Bai Liu’s child. At present, the
only one who received two calls from their child and talked
up to 30 minutes was Bai Liu. According to the situation
described by little Bai Liu (6) last night, only Miao Feichi
should’ve received a call but it wasn’t very smooth.
It was because not long after making the call, little Miao
Feichi cried and screamed before running back. In the
absence of anyone else receiving a call, Mu Ke didn’t
hesitate to lie. “I have very important information that can
be used to get rid of little Bai Liu. My child can also help us
understand the welfare home and even kill little Bai Liu
under my instructions.”
Miao Gaojiang stared at Mu Ke for a few seconds. Mu Ke

controlled his breathing very well and didn’t avoid Miao
Gaojiang’s eyes.
“Okay, we’ll take you. We have taken low-level players in

the guild before.” Miao Feichi spoke first as he took his
double knives back from Mu Ke. “Follow us obediently and
don’t make trouble.”
Miao Feichi licked his teeth and showed a strange smile.

“We can’t let go of any Bai Liu, including the little Bai Liu in
the welfare home. Of course, it is better to keep the
delicious things to eat at the end.”
“For now, let’s kill the older one in the hospital.” Miao Feichi
smiled while squinting. “Before coming in, my audience
charged me tens of thousands of points to eat him. It is at
least 1.5 kilograms of flesh.”
Mu Ke saw Miao Feichi heading to the ICU. It was obvious he

was going to find Bai Liu and Mu Ke’s heart was once again
in his throat. Mu Ke thought of the plan that Bai Liu had
discussed with him previously and forced himself to calm
down as he followed behind Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang.
The hospital elevator lit up as it descended from the

operating room on the seventh floor to the first floor. The
doors of the elevator slowly opened and the nurses pushing
the emergency bed rushed out. The person lying on the
emergency bed was covered with white cloth. The investor
had his eyes closed and his face was strangely pale as he
lay motionless with his hands together on the hospital bed.
The white cloth covering him made him look like he had
died.
Mu Ke saw that the white cloth was covered in blood and his
legs softened. His face was white and tears filled his eyes as
he almost called out to Bai Liu.
The white cloth covering Bai Liu on the emergency bed was
full of blood and it hung down over both sides of the bed.
Two nurses were pressing against the place where Bai Liu
was bleeding. It seemed to be his neck. The blood on the
white cloth dropped along the edge and trickled down, all
the way from the elevator to where the bed was pushed.
The nurses looked nervous and anxious. One shouted while

pushing the bed, “The patient’s bleeding is urgent! Ready
the ICU ward!”
“The bleeding was stopped initially but this patient has lost
too much blood. Has this patient found his medicine? It is
much better to have that than drugs.”
“No! He is a new patient who was admitted yesterday!”
Mu Ke was so flustered that he instinctively wanted to follow

Bai Liu’s emergency bed with his eyes and feet. Just then,
he saw Bai Liu’s fingers hidden under the white cloth. They
were slender and followed the swaying of the emergency
bed. A very strange object was sandwiched between his
fingers.
Mu Ke saw this item and held his breath. His sense of reason
returned and he stood still. Mu Ke quickly clicked on his
system warehouse to take a look. Sure enough, his keyboard
had changed.
Last time, the keycaps for [1], [0] and [7] were missing. This
time, the one missing was the [enter] keycap.
This [enter] keycap was sandwiched between the index and

middle finger of Bai Liu on the hospital bed just now. This
key in computer language meant ‘execute command’ and it
literally meant ‘enter’. This was Bai Liu telling Mu Ke:
Continue to execute my plan and enter Room 107.
Miao Gaojiang’s vigilance was stronger. He saw Mu Ke

looking at his system panel and took a glance, only to find
that this person was just counting his items. Mu Ke’s items
were all tattered, apart from the merfolk statue that was
useful. The rest were just ordinary items with no special
skills. There was even a keyboard missing a keycap.
….Wait, was this keyboard missing only one keycap before?

Miao Gaojiang was a bit confused but other things soon
attracted his attention.
Miao Feichi tried to attack Bai Liu with the double knives but
was stopped by the nurse guarding him. Bai Liu was sent
into the ICU and lay beside the patient covered with a white
cloth who had incredibly long arms and legs.
Mu Ke saw that the ICU did indeed have bookcases like the
wards. The books in there were similar to the ones in his
ward but they were obviously much older and looked like
they had been read repeatedly. Some were damaged and
handwriting could be seen on them. It was as Bai Liu said.
The patients in this ward should’ve made detailed notes.
Miao Feichi tried to enter the ICU twice but was sternly
reprimanded by the nurse. Miao Feichi was a bit bored and
gave up. He stared at Bai Liu who had a ventilator installed
on him in the ICU. “There are NPCs stopping me and I can’t
get in.”
“Wait for the shift change.” Miao Gaojiang was much calmer
than Miao Feichi. “Previously when searching for a map, I
encountered their nurse’s duty room and saw their shift
schedule. Between 8:45 and 9:00 in the evening is when the
day and night nurses change shifts. The ICU should have
less guards at this time.”
“It seems I have to wait for night.” Miao Feichi put away his
double knives. “I thought I could eat him at noon. I didn’t
expect him to become a late-night snack.”
The two of them were talking about breaking into the ICU
like it was an ordinary ward. It seemed they didn’t take the
monster in the ICU seriously at all. This was normal because
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s panel attributes were quite
high.
Miao Gaojiang reminded Miao Feichi, “We will be fighting

monsters at night. Look at your personal panel and top up
your mental value and physical strength. After all, we only
have half our health and should be careful.”
Once he finished speaking, he also checked his personal

panel and started to take mental bleach and physical
strength recovery agents.
“I got it.” Miao Feichi responded indifferently. “This is just a

level 2 instance. Don’t make such a fuss. The top monster
here is just A+ grade. We can casually pass even if we only
have half our health.”
Still, Miao Feichi symbolically clicked on his system panel

and took a look. The two of them weren’t concerned about
the ordinary player Mu Ke when looking at their panels. After
all, their player panel was open to the audience. In
particular, players opening their panel with panel attributes
like them could be considered one of the means of showing
off and attracting the audience.
Mu Ke managed to sneak a peek at the two men’s personal

panels.
[Player: Miao Feichi]
[Physical strength: 780]
[Agility: 1,793]
[Attack: 3,900]
[Resistance: 1,400]
[Player Miao Feichi’s comprehensive panel has over 8,000

attribute points and he is rated as an S-grade player.]
[Player: Miao Gaojiang]
[Physical strength: 1,980]
[Agility: 1,300]
[Attack: 2,000]
[Resistance: 4,300]
[Player Miao Gaojiang’s comprehensive panel has over

8,000 attribute points and he is rated as an S-grade player.]
Chapter 85.3: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Mu Ke’s heartbeat was a bit abnormal as he pretended to be

innocent and retracted his gaze.
Both of these players were actually S-grade. No wonder why

they treated the patient in the ICU as nothing. The thief
brothers who made Bai Liu miserable last time were just A+
rated monsters. This was the top rating for monsters in a
level 2 instance. Meanwhile, these two players were S-grade
monsters. They were on a completely different level from
the monsters in a level 2 instance.
It was no wonder why these two people weren’t in a hurry

after entering the game. The monsters in this instance
simply couldn’t threaten the survival of two S-grade players.
After killing Bai Liu, they just needed to spend a bit of time
doing the task and there wouldn’t be any danger to their
lives.
However, he and Bai Liu were different.
For Bai Liu, the monsters in this level 2 instance could

threaten his life and there were also two S-grade players
who were more terrifying than monsters chasing Bai Liu.
The more difficult thing was that these two players were
extremely complementary in terms of panel attributes.
At least monsters had weaknesses. Based on the panels and

skills, Mu Ke thought the combination of Miao Feichi and
Miao Gaojiang could be said to have no weaknesses.
Miao Feichi’s defense was slightly weaker but his output was
extremely high. There was also the enhancement from his
personal skill and his two knives could deal nearly 3,000
damage at a time. He moved very fast and the A-grade
monsters were basically killed under two or three hits from
Miao Feichi’s double knives.
Miao Gaojiang’s output wasn’t as high but his defense was

very strong. Miao Feichi just had to stand still and fully open
his defense skill and it would take five to ten of the big
moves from the younger brother in Exploding Last Train to
lower Miao Gaojiang’s health to the bottom. In addition,
Miao Gaojiang would explode after his mental value fell to
protect Miao Feichi and he was known as the number one
tank in the league.
Simply put, it would be easy for these two people together

to kill Bai Liu. If this was a non-plot instance with an open
map for confrontation, Bai Liu would be boxed in and it
would be a GG as soon as he entered the game.
Of course, Love Welfare Institute clearly wasn’t such an

instance.
The NPCs placed a lot of restrictions on players. There was a

child version of the player which divided the health value.
Miao Feichi was an attack type player who had been
clearing instances for several months to prepare for the
league and this made him a bit unable to adapt to the
rhythm here. Still, they were top players and soon figured
out the various rules.
During the day, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang searched the
entire hospital to find the life recovery medicine. They were
old players and their thinking style was similar to Bai Liu’s
game planning. How could old players follow the GM
prompts? Obediently reading the books to find clues was
impossible for them. In addition, they weren’t afraid of the
monsters in the ward and rushed in directly to find them.
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang thought they would be able
to find the life recovery medicine from these patients in the
ward.
Unfortunately, after breaking into almost all the wards on

one floor, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang received
complaints that they were disturbing the normal rest of
other patients and were forcibly confined to their wards.
They weren’t allowed to come out before dinner. They might
not be afraid of monsters but they couldn’t disobey these
NPCs.
It was because disobeying NPCs would produce attitude

tendencies and this would make the NPcs restrict the
players’ actions.
[System tip: The nurse NPC is very angry about player Miao
Feichi and player Miao Gaojiang’s disorderly behavior. This is
a warning that if it continues, you will be forbidden to leave
the ward tomorrow.]
Thus, Miao Feichi could only return to his room. This wasn’t
the first time he had angered NPCs. Which old player hadn’t
provoked an NPC? The Miao father and son didn’t panic and
had a leisurely conversation as they returned to their rooms.
Mu Ke followed behind them. The two people had no special
caution against Mu Ke when searching the wards but they
also didn’t take special care of him. It felt like he was a cat
or dog following behind Miao Feichi and they didn’t avoid Mu
Ke when chatting.
Miao Gaojiang thought about it. “There are 21 wards on the

first floor. We searched them before the nurses detained us.
The books in the bookcases of old patients are indeed better
than those in the wards of new patients. These books are
much older. The more seriously ill they are, the older the
books and the more notes there are. I think there is a higher
possibility of finding the life recovery medicine from them.
The current problem is the nurse NPCs.”
“Yes.” Miao Feichi nodded as he snorted with a bit of

irritation. “However, we can’t bring the books out of the
wards or stay in them for long periods of time before being
discovered by the nurses.”
“There is a bookcase of books. Even if there are notes

suggesting what the life recovery medicine is, we can’t read
through the books and find a key clue before the nurse
comes to catch us…” Miao Gaojiang frowned as he fell into
the same stalemate as Bai Liu before.
“It is a big bookcase. Even if there are notes, I will have to

take more than a day reading them, let alone finding clues.
Meanwhile, the nurse NPC will come in 10 minutes…” Miao
Gaojiang squinted. “I need an empty ward where I can stay
for more than a day that has these old bookcases. In
addition, we can’t be driven out by nurses due to disturbing
other patients.”
The answer was obvious to the Miao father and son who had
the ability to kill monsters.
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang exchanged looks and quickly
made a decision. Miao Gaojiang declared, “Kill a patient and
empty a ward. It is only in the afternoon that new patients
move in. Now it is afternoon so there is exactly one day
before the next round of patients move in. This is enough
time for us to finish looking through the books in the
bookcase.”
Mu Ke followed Miao Feichi with his head lowered. Once he

heard Miao Gaojiang bluntly talking about attacking a
patient to empty a ward, he couldn’t help pausing for a few
seconds.
Then Mu Ke soon regained his composure. His beautiful face

was hidden under the thin, ghostly face and there was a
gloomy and unclear emotion in his eyes. Mu Ke’s breathing
was disordered and his wrists were trembling. He was afraid
of the strength of the opponents he would have to face.
The monster patients that he and Bai Liu couldn’t face head
on could be slaughtered at will in Miao Gaojiang’s mouth.
This overwhelming power made Mu Ke shudder. Mu Ke
couldn’t help resenting himself and even resenting Bai Liu.
He resented Bai Liu for so easily putting his life in the hands
of the unreliable and weak Mu Ke, resented his ability that
allowed people to crush him as easily as an ant, resented
Bai Liu for trusting him too much and taking risks so that Mu
Ke was now walking on a wire with every step.
For a few seconds, Mu Ke even hoped that he was Mu

Sicheng. Such an enormous pressure had fallen on Mu Ke,
who had just entered the game. He was so scared that he
wanted to break down and cry.
He was originally just a fragile young master who wanted

protection. However, Bai Liu was cruel and forced Mu Ke to
take on things beyond his ability.
Mu Ke had almost gone crazy sitting in the pool of blood

after he almost killed Bai Liu. His eyes were empty and he
couldn’t shed tears. He even thought his mental value had
been reduced by Bai Liu so that he saw the illusion of Bai Liu
lying in the pool of blood and the bloody fishbone whip in his
hand.
However, Bai Liu didn’t die and Mu Ke didn’t go crazy. As Bai

Liu hoped, Mu Ke’s mental state quickly stabilized after
being forced to the extreme.
Bai Liu was gone and Mu Ke couldn’t rely on Bai Liu to

prevent death. Rather, Bai Liu’s life depended on him.
Therefore, this spoiled young master didn’t cry or
psychologically collapse despite facing the huge threat of
two S-grade players.
He just pinched his uncontrollably trembling hand and

breathed in and out to adjust his breathing rate, forcing
himself to remain calm and rational like Bai Liu.
He told himself in his heart, ‘Mu Ke, you want to save Bai
Liu. If you lose control then you and Bai Liu will die. Thus,
you must never lose control. Even if they are two S-grade
players, you can’t lose control. You have to win against the
bastards like Bai Liu said. Win against this pair of S-grade
players.’
“The more severely ill a patient, the more likely it is to find

the life recovery medicine.” Mu Ke adjusted his breathing
and inserted himself into Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s
conversation. His voice was a bit dry due to excessive
tension but after one sentence, the hoarseness completely
disappeared. It was as calm and convincing as the look on
his face.
Mu Ke stared directly at Miao Feichi who had turned to look
at him. “According to this inference, killing the patient in the
ICU is most likely to give the life recovery medicine, right?”
Miao Feichi stared at Mu Ke with narrowed eyes before

snorting like he didn’t want to care about the messy
comments made by this ordinary player.
Professional players were usually very arrogant about the

words from ordinary players. They would bring these
ordinary players with them but they wouldn’t engage in
conversation with them, especially people like Miao Feichi.
Miao Gaojiang had a good temper on the surface and he

explained it to Mu Ke, but his eyes were still full of
disregard. “We can’t kill the patient in the ICU because Bai
Liu entered the ICU today and there will be more nurses
than usual. We don’t know what type of reaction killing a
patient would elicit from the NPC nurses. Killing a patient in
the ICU is easily discovered by the nurses so we can’t take
this high-risk operation.”
“It isn’t just because of this.” Miao Feichi saw Miao Gaojiang
dealing with Mu Ke and lazily opened his mouth. “The ICU is
indeed the most likely to have the life recovery medicine
but it is impossible for us ordinary patients to stay in there
for a long time after the patient dies. It is because there will
soon be new patients living there. We can stay there for 15
minutes at most during the shift change.”
“15 minutes and a big bookcase. Even if I go in with a

camera, I can’t photograph the pages of every book.” Miao
Feichi glanced at Mu Ke. “Not to mention, many digital
communication tools are banned here. Cameras, recorders,
mobile phones etc. aren’t usable. We can only use this
walkie-talkie.”
Miao Feichi raised the walkie-talkie in his hand, raised an
eyebrow and spoke sarcastically to Mu Ke, “Do you think
this thing can take photos? In any case, it is 15 minutes and
we can’t record a bookcase…”
“15 minutes is enough if I have a notebook and can take

shorthand notes of the books in the bookcase.” Mu Ke
stared directly at Miao Feichi and interrupted him. “I have a
photographic memory.”
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang were stunned after hearing

this and Miao Gaojiang even looked at Mu Ke twice. “I
remember that you don’t have a personal skill.”
“It isn’t my personal skill. I was born with it and can

remember things very strongly.” Mu Ke lied without
changing his expression. “If you are going to kill a patient
then it is better to kill the patient in the ICU. This way, the
possibility of finding the life recovery medicine is the
greatest.”
Mu Ke took one step forward, his eyes earnest and sincere

while his tone was filled with an unknown bewitchment. “If
you take me then I can help you find the clue for the main
task in 15 minutes.”
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Mu Ke’s memory wasn’t so exaggerated. He couldn’t read

through a bookcase of books and remember them without
errors in 15 minutes. Even if he really had photographic
memory, he couldn’t turn the book pages so fast. Mu Ke
couldn’t remember things so quickly.
He had to read through so many books to find the notes and

clues in them. Mu Ke’s memory might be outstanding
among normal people but like he told Bai Liu, he needed at
least one night. How could Mu Ke stay safely in the ICU all
night?
Thinking of Bai Liu and his plan, Mu Ke gazed at Miao Feichi

with a type of sincere plea. “I can’t break into the ICU alone
but I can remember the contents. Meanwhile, you can break
in. Isn’t it just right to take me? You provide force and I will
provide my memory. There is no better combination than
this.”
Miao Feichi watched Mu Ke for a while before suddenly

laughing. “You came to take refuge in us for this?”
Mu Ke lowered his head and didn’t speak. He played with his
fingers, tacitly acquiescing.
“You say you can use shorthand but how can we just believe
it?” Miao Feichi gave Miao Gaojiang a look, his tone filled
with strange displeasure. “An ordinary player even dares to
use us… forget it. Dad, you go and check his shorthand
function. If he can really remember things then we will take
him with us when we go to the ICU at 9 o’clock tonight.”
Miao Gaojiang glanced at Mu Ke and waved his hand. “Come

here with me.”
Mu Ke took a deep breath and kept up.
At 8:30 p.m., the first floor of the hospital.
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s confinement only lasted

until 6 o’clock in the evening. At 6 o’clock, the two men
were allowed by the nurse to move.
Mu Ke passed Miao Gaojiang’s memory test. He could

remember the page number and footnotes of every page he
had read. This shocked Miao Gaojiang to a certain extent.
He had never come into contact with a pure natural genius
like Mu Ke. After all, Miao Feichi was a bad student as a child
and couldn’t even pass the high school entrance
examination. Miao Gaojiang had to pay money to get him in.
Miao Gaojiang never knew that there were children like Mu
Ke in this world.
Previously at 7:30 p.m., the three people came down for

dinner and discussed how to attack the ICU. The process of
the discussion was very simple.
Miao Feichi declared, “I am A.”

Miao Gaojiang wondered, “You will go to that position?”
“The old rules. How many sections will you open?”
“Like you, so Bai Liu and that ICU monster. If it is fast then it
will be over in three minutes.”
The tacit understanding developed after many games

meant the two people didn’t need to talk about the specific
offensive process. It wasn’t known how many monsters they
had killed in level 2 instances. Just a few words were enough
to determine each other’s positions.
Mu Ke listened to the side and couldn’t understand what

these two people were talking about. He angrily gritted his
teeth and cursed in his heart, wanting these two people to
say words he could understand!
Mu Ke thought about how Bai Liu was still able to maintain

his sense of reason to give Mu Ke task instructions with the
key caps despite being seriously injured. He was angry and
envied the tacit understanding between the Miao father and
son. It would be nice if he and Bai Liu had this type of
father-son tacit understanding… Mu Ke thought with a bit of
sadness.
It was 8:55 p.m.
The nurses on the first floor left the ward and corridor one
by one to go to the nurse’s office. They started to conduct
the 15 minutes shift debriefing. Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang exchanged looks without saying a word. They took
out their weapons and started to approach the ICU quietly.
There was a nurse at the ICU checking the patient’s
ventilator. After taking the temperature of Bai Liu and the
other patient for the last time, the last nurse also left the
ICU at the urging of the other nurses.
She closed the door of the ICU.
It was 8:57 p.m.
The nurse walked into the nurse’s office, turned around and
closed the door. The moment the door of the nurse’s office
was closed, Miao Feichi flung out his two knives, his tone
heavy. “I will unlock the door. You guys follow me in.”
Miao Feichi’s double knives were very long and curved sharp
knives that were almost bent into the shape of a quarter
moon. Thus, they had a very elegant name called the
Crescent Moon Curved Knives. However, when Bai Liu lived
in the welfare home as a child, sometimes he and Lu Yizhan
would need to do farming work. Sometimes it was an
experience activity and sometimes it was something they
really needed to do, such as cutting ragweed. This meant
Bai Liu couldn’t associate this weapon with elegance.
He would only call this knife by one name when seeing it:
cutting ragweed knife, abbreviated to ragweed knife. During
the time when Bai Liu was discussing the plan, he had said
the same thing to Mu Ke, that Miao Feichi used a ragweed
knife. His tone was too arrogant and made Mu Ke think the
knife was really called that name.
Therefore, when Mu Ke saw Miao Feichi using this curved

knife and carefully inserting the tip of the knife into the lock
to pick the lock without disturbing the nurse, he couldn’t
help asking in a confused manner, “Why are you using a
ragweed knife to pick the lock? Can’t you find a lock picking
item in the system?”
The moment this name came out, Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang’s expressions twisted. Miao Feichi had always been
proud of the high attack power of these two curved knives.
Now hearing Mu Ke use ‘Ragweed Knife’ to describe his
blades, Miao Feichi was so angry that he couldn’t speak
clearly. He said incoherently, “Who told you that this is a
fucking pig knife!”
(TL: So when joined together, the characters become

ragweed. Yet when separate, the first character means pig.
So due to Miao Feichi speaking incoherently, it sounds like
pig instead.)
Mu Ke was shocked. “This knife can still fuck pigs?!”
What did he usually do to pigs?!
Mu Ke was a real young master. He didn’t know anything

about farming activities so he would believe anyone who
told him about any type or function of farming tools and
knives. He really thought that maybe Miao Feichi would use
the knife to fuck pigs. After all, this man even ate human
flesh. What type of perverted things couldn’t he do?
Miao Gaojiang saw that Miao Feichi was about to get angry
and held him back. However, Miao Gaojiang had also done
farming work. At this time, he was reminded by Mu Ke that
this knife did indeed look a bit like the ragweed cutting
knife. Still, he definitely wouldn’t say so. Miao Feichi was so
angry that he would explode. His son obviously could only
accept the name of Crescent Moon Double Knives.
Miao Gaojiang slapped the back of the furious Miao Feichi

while sternly warning Mu Ke. It was just that his mind was
full of the ragweed cutting knife so his words became, “This
isn’t a ragweed knife, it is a double pig knife.”
Miao Gaojiang who found he had made a slip of the tongue,

“……”
“You guys do it from both sides?” Mu Ke’s eyes shook. He
was gaining a picture in his mind.
Miao Feichi was so angry that his hand shuddered as he

inserted the knife in the lock to open the door. He lowered
his voice angrily, “This isn’t a ragweed knife! This is my
pig… Crescent Moon Knife! The damage of these knives is
very strong. It is a weapon derived from my skill and is rated
A+. It can go up to S-grade when it is fully opened. I can kill
you in a matter of seconds. It is much faster to use it to
open the lock than any lock picking items. Stupid!”
As he spoke, Miao Feichi glared viciously and gritted his

teeth. “Ragweed knife? How dare you say that? There aren’t
many people within the entire game who can resist a
weapon with this type of damage and judgment value. Only
Mu Sicheng among you newcomers will definitely be able to
block a blow from my knives.”
Miao Feichi sneered as he pushed open the door of the ICU.

Then he turned around and viciously gave Mu Ke the middle
finger. “Your brain better be as useful as you say it is or I will
kill you later!”
Mu Ke remained silent and no longer provoked Miao Feichi.
The door of the ICU slowly opened in the mist and night of
the hospital.
The humidifiers in the ICU were more than in ordinary

wards. There was white mist spraying everywhere and this
turned the entire ward into a foggy place where visibility
didn’t exceed one meter. The two beds in the ward were
hidden in the mist and the people lying on them were
covered with white cloth. Even the breathing fluctuations
were very slight. Thin white limbs protruded from the white
cloth and hung off the edge of the bed.
Two men with identical faces were lying quietly on the bed.
The bags under their eyes dropped down to their
cheekbones and there were small mushroom spots on their
faces, just like the lifeless corpses in the morgue.
The ICU soundproofing measures were very good. Miao

Feichi closed the door of the ICU to prevent any sound from
leaking outside. He kicked Mu Ke with his foot and said, “Get
your ass to the bookcase and read the books.”
Mu Ke lowered his head in answer. He gritted his teeth and

went to the bookcase. In the dim light, he started to
frantically turn the pages of the books, his heart shaking a
bit.
The plan was about to begin.
Mu Ke’s eyes swept slightly over the hands of the two

patients hanging out of the white cloth. It seemed that there
was something between the fingers of one of them. This
was the ‘enter’ key cap. He shifted his eyes away while
quickly determining that the patient lying on the outside
was Bai Liu.
Yet he remembered that when Bai Liu was pushed in, he was
lying on the inside bed of the ICU. Did he do anything when
staying alone in this ICU?
Miao Gaojiang looked at the two patients and frowned. “The

monster hasn’t been triggered by us so we don’t have to
fight it.”
“There is no need to fight the monster but Bai Liu has to be

killed.” Miao Feichi narrowed his eyes as he looked between
the two beds. He soon frowned, “Among these two people,
who is Bai Liu? They look exactly the same. I remember that
when Bai Liu was pushed in, there were differences. He was
shorter than the patient in the other bed.”
“There were also no spots on Bai Liu’s skin before.” Miao

Gaojiang observed for a while before adding. Then this
experienced old player soon came up with a conclusion. “Bai
Liu should be alienated. It is estimated that he was in the
ICU with this seriously ill monster for a day. After he lost
blood, his health value was very low and his mental
resistance weakened. Maybe he was alienated by this
patient.”
“He is like this. Do you still want to eat Bai Liu’s meat?”
Miao Gaojiang pointed to the two skinny people on the bed.
Miao Feichi frowned with disgust. “Forget it. I will eat the
little Bai Liu (6). This is really disgusting. It reminds me of
the woman who gave birth to me. She was also a seriously
ill patient and was disgusting.”
Miao Gaojiang was silent for a moment before wondering,

“Then which patient should I kill?”
“Kill them both.” Miao Feichi’s eyes sank as he gripped the

two double knives. Miao Feichi weighed them and smiled
evilly. “It won’t take much work to kill one more. I’d rather
kill one by mistake than let him go.”
[System prompt: Player Miao Feichi has used the personal

skill weapon ‘Crescent Moon Double Knives’.]
[Rating: An A+, potential S-grade skill weapon. Basic attack

is 3,100. One hit can kill players below the B rating.]
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Miao Feichi held his double knives in reverse and the

shadow reflected on the wall looked like a mantis with both
arms ready to attack. He looked at the patients on the bed
and sneered. Then he didn’t hesitate to cut at the player on
the outside bed with the knives.
The sharp blades cut through the white fog and became a
smooth arc of death. It instantly reached the tip of the nose
of Bai Liu, whose eyes were closed.
Mu Ke almost screamed and wanted to rush over to stop

Miao Feichi. Bai Liu’s panel was only F-grade and his health
was already very low. One cut from Miao Feichi’s weapon
and his life might be gone! Bai Liu couldn’t resist this. Miao
Feichi had a potential S-grade weapon!
Mu Ke’s eyes were red. At this moment, he hated his

incompetence. Why wasn’t he Mu Sicheng? This thing could
be blocked by Mu Sicheng. Meanwhile, he could only watch!
Bai Liu, who was lying in the hospital bed, finally slowly
opened his eyes. The knife tip was suspended above him
and fell rapidly, forming a flash point in the darkness. At the
same time, the system prompt in Bai Liu’s mind was finally
heard.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used player Mu

Sicheng’s soul banknote to enter the other person’s system
panel… Completed, player Bai Liu can now manipulate
player Mu Sicheng’s system panel.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used the personal skill
‘Monkey Thief’.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has equipped the five

‘Thief’s Black Fingers’, an item to enhance the personal
skill…]
[Thief’s Black Fingers is equipped. The Monkey Thief skill

has been enhanced from an A-grade skill to A+ skill. The
potential is S-grade. The stealing success rate against S-
grade players is 50%. For A+ and lower attack skills, the
success rate of blocking the attack is 100%.]
Bai Liu’s hand that had turned into a strange branch texture
became a burnt monkey’s hand. He quickly waved his
fingers to adapt to this strange texture before looking up to
see that a tip of a knife was piercing through the water mist
and falling toward his head. It was less than 10 centimeters
away from the center of his forehead. Bai Liu tilted his head
slightly sideways and gripped the tip of the opponent’s knife
with his fingers.
“Fuck, this patient is blocking the knife!” Miao Feichi reacted

quickly. His eyes narrowed and he made a judgment. “He
isn’t Bai Liu! Bai Liu has no A+ skills that can block the
knife! This is the other patient, the monster patient!”
Miao Feichi turned to look at the patient in the other bed.
“That bed is Bai Liu!”
Bai Liu’s mouth slightly curved. Miao Feichi’s hands moved

upward in a diagonal manner and the sharp and cold blade
swept across Bai Liu’s cheek. It was obvious that even
though Miao Feichi thought this wasn’t Bai Liu, it didn’t
prevent him from trying to harvest the patient’s life. Bai Liu
used the tip of the monkey hand to block it very quickly. The
blade and nails made a sharp collision sound and even
created small sparks in the dark ward.
If the light in the ward was a bit better and without the
white fog to block vision, Miao Feichi would’ve recognized
that the patient on the bed had Mu Sicheng’s black monkey
hand.
However, the light in this ward was so dim that Miao Feichi
had to squint when wielding his blades. In addition, Mu
Sicheng’s monkey hand had the black fingers equipped and
didn’t look very different from the patient’s thin fingers.
Therefore, he didn’t know that Bai Liu was fighting him
head-on with Mu Sicheng’s skill. Instead, he was misled
deeper by Bai Liu.
Two of Miao Feichi’s strikes failed and his expression

instantly sank. “Something is wrong. This monster’s level is
so high. It can block me twice and must at least be A+.”
Having said that, Miao Feichi quickly thrust his double

knives into the wall and flipped twice. He didn’t hesitate to
stab at the other patient in the bed with his double knives.
His method of judging and attacking was very simple. “The
one on the outside isn’t Bai Liu, the one on the inside is! The
one outside can’t be killed easily so let’s kill Bai Liu on the
inside first!”
The monster patient inside might not be able to endure
Miao Feichi’s attacks. If the patient inside couldn’t endure it
then Bai Liu’s plan would be completely destroyed!
Mu Ke glanced at the large bookcase behind Miao Feichi and

his heart beat wildly. The bookcase behind MIao Feichi, who
was pouncing toward the inside bed, fell down without
warning.
It was because Mu Ke had quickly hooked the tall bookshelf

with his feet, causing the bookshelf to fall down forward
toward the patient who had been lying on the hospital bed
without any movement and Miao Feichi who was going to
attack the patient.
Mu Ke stood in a dimly lit corner and shouted loudly, “The

patient here just attacked me!”
The moment the patient inside was hit by the bookshelf, Bai
Liu slid along the ground and quickly changed positions with
the patient inside.
His eyes were extremely cold with no emotional

fluctuations. He kicked the patient out of the bed with
precise aim. The patient with long hands and feet finally
woke up. He opened his mouth to reveal sharp teeth and
mucus. The long, protruding tongue licked his lips and he
made a strange high frequency roar. There was also the
smell of rotting plants.
At the same time, the monster book interface popped up on

everyone’s system panel.
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Mu Ke, Miao

Feichi, Miao Gaojiang for triggering the monster book.]
Plant Patient (2/3)]
[Monster name: Plant Patient]
[Features: 1,500-2,000 movement speed, needs a lot of

water for growth, likes humid environments.]
[Attack method: Sucking blood. Once the player is bitten on

the skin, blood will be sucked (A-grade attack skill),
poisonous fog pollution that will continuously cause the
health of the players in the room to decline until they also
become a plant patient (A-grade skill).]
“Fuck, is the one outside really the patient?” In this

extremely dim situation, Miao Feichi was a bit confused. He
soon realized that something was wrong because he
couldn’t kill the patient on the inside either.
“What the hell is going on? Why can’t I kill either of these
patients?” Miao Feichi’s expression increasingly darkened as
he cursed.
Miao Gaojiang was confronting the patient who regained

consciousness. He heard these words and replied, “Bai Liu is
likely to be alienated by this patient and his mental value
has been reduced to the rage stage. His skills increased and
he can block you. He is no different from the monster
patient in this ward.”
“His health is greatly reduced and he stayed in the same

room with this mental pollution type monster for so long…”
Miao Gaojiang said, “I suspect he is dead or he has become
a monster. We are facing two A+ grade monsters and we
won’t be able to finish it in 15 minutes.”
“Feichi, there are only a few minutes left. If both of them are
high level monsters and we can only kill one, which one
should we kill? I’m inclined to kill the outer bed. This one
should be Bai Liu. However, these two have been mixed
together and the speed of their exchange is too fast. Now
I’m not sure which one is really Bai Liu. Can you feel it when
attacking?”
Miao Feichi’s expression was dark and he didn’t speak.
The double knives and monkey hand constantly clashed in

the dark ward. The sound of clanging was heard all the time.
In order to keep the noise down and to not disturb the
nurse, Miao Feichi held back, but there were still constant
sounds.
Once again, Miao Feichi dodged the black hand coming from
the opposite side to scratch his neck. Miao Feichi couldn’t
hold back his anger. His double swords moved horizontally
at full strength and created a silver light. He was about to
cut Bai Liu into two pieces. Mu Ke squatted on the ground
and pulled a bed forward. This blocked Miao Feichi’s knees
just as the double knives were about to cut Bai Liu’s chest.
Bai Liu slowly breathed to restrain his desire to gasp. The

double knives cut through Bai Liu’s hair and fell on the wet
ground.
“Fuck! What are you doing, Mu Ke?!” Miao Feichi was so

angry that he couldn’t suppress his voice. He turned his
head and glared at Mu Ke. He had wasted his energy doing
a high damage attack and now he was so angry that his hair
was going to blow up.
Mu Ke raised his head while holding a book in his hand. He

crouched on the ground and stammered, “I-I’m looking for
books to read. The bookcase fell over and the books were
scattered under the bed!”
Miao Feichi couldn’t release the resentment in his heart and

he kicked Mu Ke’s chest. “Get out of the way!”
Mu Ke’s face turned purple from the kick and he choked up.
He instinctively closed his eyes, thinking he was going to
get kicked again. Then his back was held lightly by someone
and he slid lightly under a bed, unharmed. Mu Ke blinked
and wanted to shed tears. The hand that was propping him
up was a dried monkey hand. It was Bai Liu’s hand.
Mu Ke gritted his teeth from under the bed and silently

started the countdown. There were eight minutes to go. Bai
Liu and the two S-grade panel father and son fought for
around eight minutes. He could only watch and do nothing.
“Feichi.” Miao Gaojiang’s tone was slightly dull. His upper

body was already semi-zombified due to the use of his skill.
His teeth curving out of his mouth became bizarrely
grotesque and huge, like ivory tusks growing from a
person’s mouth. His gloomy face looked hideous and terrible
in the night.
Miao Gaojiang moved sideways to avoid a monster’s bite,

his face a horrible zombie green-purple. “The time is half
over and we can only kill one monster. You are the frontal
attack player. Can you tell who is Bai Liu?”
“Fuck!” Miao Feichi answered reluctantly, “How can I tell if

you can’t tell? Who the fuck can tell which one? They seem
to be carved out of the same mold!”
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Miao Feichi slashed his double knives again. This was one of
his strong attack skills and this time, there was no Mu Ke to
interfere. Miao Feichi’s double knives smoothly cut off two of
Bai Liu’s fingers. They were the equipped black fingers that
were cut off by Miao Feichi.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu’s tool ‘Thief’s Black Fingers’

has dropped two fingers. The strength of the personal skill
‘Monkey Thief’ has been reduced to three-fifths.]
“Hey, I feel like I don’t have to choose.” Miao Feichi’s voice

was filled with a bit of joy. “The monster on my side can’t
stand it. I should be able to solve it in five minutes.”
“Solve it quickly. Once you are done, come and help me.
Then my side will also be quick.” Miao Gaojiang responded,
his expression easing slightly.
Mu Ke clenched his fists under the bed, his lips white and
trembling and his chest still faintly aching. It was the
aftermath of being kicked by Miao Feichi. He was madly
praying in his heart—there was still five minutes left. Hurry
up! Hurry up these five minutes!
Miao Feichi’s double knives were just like the arms of a

mantis. These weapons that were derived from his personal
skill were much more suitable for a player’s habits than the
item weapons dropped during game instances. Miao Feichi’s
double knives were like an extended part of his hands. If an
idiom had to be used to describe it, his arms were like
moving clouds and flowing water. The dance was swift and
powerful.
After the early confusion caused by the narrow and dim view
and multiple people in a small space, Miao Feichi soon found
his rhythm and started to attack frantically against the
retreating Bai Liu. His double swords slashed horizontally,
diagonally and vertically. In the ward, even the slight sound
of the blades cutting through the air could be heard and
there was a unique sense of rhythm.
There was no sound when the fast knives cut something off.
Only the sound of the thing falling to the ground.
Mu Ke saw black fingers falling one after another in front of

the hospital bed he was hiding under and he gritted his
teeth, his palm almost bleeding from where his nails dug
into it. There were still three minutes left.

has dropped one finger. The strength of the personal skill
‘Monkey Thief’ has been reduced to two-fifths.]

has dropped one finger. The strength of the personal skill
‘Monkey Thief’ has been reduced to one-fifth.]
has dropped one finger. All the equipment has dropped and
the person skill ‘Monkey Thief’ has lost its enhancement. It
has dropped from an A+ skill to an A skill. The block
judgment for A+ skills is reduced to 50%.]
Miao Feichi’s double knives slashed from above. Bai Liu

dodged and used the monkey hand to block. Miao Feichi
laughed scornfully. The double knives moved through the air
with a shake of his wrists and the flat grip changed its
orientation. The double knives changed from a vertical
strike to a horizontal one. Bai Liu was forced to retreat to
the corner by Miao Feichi and he had nowhere to hide.
The cold double knives were about to cut Bai Liu’s throat.
Miao Feichi seemed to have anticipated his own victory
when he did this movement. The moment he wielded the
knives, he turned to face Miao Gaojiang with a wicked smile.
“My side is done…”
Before he finished speaking, the hospital bed behind him

suddenly moved and slammed into Miao Feichi’s waist. Miao
Feichi’s body swayed due to the hospital bed that assaulted
him from behind. The blades brushed past Bai Liu’s face
dangerously and cut the wall. The sharp, curved blade
reflected Bai Liu’s pale face stained with a bit of blood.
Mu Ke gasped as he stood behind the hospital bed, holding

the railing of the bed with both hands. He looked at Bai Liu
who was almost hacked to death by Miao Feichi with
lingering fear.
There was one minute left.
Bai Liu suddenly smiled.

Miao Feichi finally couldn’t withstand his anger since Mu Ke
repeatedly interrupted his attack process. He saw Mu Ke
hiding under the bed and cursed. “Are you fucking sick?!”
Miao Feichi kicked away the bed and pulled Mu Ke from the
bed. He slapped Mu Ke and scolded him with gritted teeth,
“Every time I want to successfully kill the monster, you
come out and make trouble. You fucking…” Miao Feichi
showed a fierce look and raised the two knives in his hands
to kill Mu Ke.
Mu Ke raised a hand to wipe at the corners of his mouth that

were bleeding due to Miao Feichi. He shrank back in the
corner as if afraid of Miao Feichi. He had a book in his hand
and he explained in a very low voice, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I
was just looking for a book under the bed and I found a very
key book! The system prompt told me it was the life
recovery medicine.”
Miao Feichi’s anger that was soaring to the top of his head
stopped and his expression was stunned. “You found it so
soon?” Then he narrowed his eyes and spoke impatiently,
“You better have found the recovery medicine or I’ll
fucking…”
Miao Gaojiang stopped his attack, formed a zombie fist and

continued to attack the monster patient. He retreated
toward Miao Feichi and said while approaching, “Feichi,
don’t hit him! Look at the recovery medicine prescription
that he got!”
The abusive words that came to Miao Feichi’s lips were

swallowed back down. He lowered his double knives and
tried to pull Mu Ke up. However, Mu Ke seemed frightened
by his previous beatings. He stepped back while holding his
head, unknowingly getting close to Bai Liu in the corner.
Miao Feichi saw that Mu Ke was approaching the monster
and was dumbfounded. He tried to save Mu Ke.
Yet the moment Miao Feichi raised his knives, this

movement ‘frightened’ Mu Ke. It caused Mu Ke to scream
and crawl back toward Bai Liu in a panic.
Miao Feichi was completely crazy. He had never looked after

such a stupid ordinary player before. This person was
actually taking the initiative to send his head to the
monster? Miao Feichi couldn’t bear it and cursed. “You
fucking fool! There is something weird over there. Get out of
there!”
Mu Ke pretended to be afraid. He lowered his head while

quietly grabbing Bai Liu’s wrist. He gulped nervously and
closed his eyes while telling himself, ‘Be sure to stay awake.
You must stay awake. No matter how your mental value
drops, Mu Ke, you must stay away! Be sure to hold Bai Liu’s
hand firmly and not let go!’
Bai Liu leaned forward slightly. He lowered his eyes to look

at Mu Ke, whose hands were shaking even while grasping
him. Bai Liu whispered to confirm it with Mu Ke, “Are you
holding on steadily?”
Mu Ke gulped and nodded his head slightly.

Sicheng’s personal skill ‘Thief Moving Stealthily’. Since
player Bai Liu’s personal strength gauge is too low, player
Bai Liu can only use this skill for one minute and can’t turn
on the full speed mode. The final calculation result is
+4,900. Are you sure to use this skill?]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu is sure to use it. Movement

speed +4,900, physical strength is declining rapidly…]
Miao Feichi watched as the monster in front of him suddenly
attached himself to a body. He pulled Mu Ke at a speed Miao
Feichi couldn’t see clearly and moved like a fish between
the two beds in the ICU.
The two similar monsters were like slippery loaches and

Miao Feichi couldn’t find the other person several times. Mu
Ke cried and shouted for Miao Feichi to help him but Bai
Liu’s extremely fast movement and the dim environment
meant Miao Feichi couldn’t distinguish between Bai Liu and
Mu Ke.
Miao Feichi was irritated by Mu Ke’s crying and he found it

too troublesome. “Shut up.” He instinctively threw out the
double knives to cut at someone.
Miao Gaojiang interrupted Miao Feichi who was going to

throw the double knives. “Mu Ke is there too! He has the
prescription for the life recovery medicine. Don’t cut
casually! Look clearly and then cut!”
“What looking bullshit?!” Miao Feichi was so angry that his

head was going to release smoke. “They look exactly the
same! They are running so fast that even if this idiot is
crying, I can’t see who is who!”
Miao Gaojiang calmly reminded him, “Mu Ke’s degree of

alienation is much lighter. He is shorter than the monster
and has no spots on the body. Look seriously and you can
tell them apart!”
He had just finished speaking when two black shadows

suddenly emerged from underneath the bed next to Miao
Gaojiang. Miao Gaojiang was fighting against the monster
patient when two thin, ghostly looking people emerged in
front of him.
Miao Gaojiang wanted to control the monster in front of him
but he was afraid that one of the two monsters that just
sprang out was Mu Ke. Miao Gaojiang withdrew his fist and
let go of the monster he wanted to kill. In order to avoid an
accidental injury, he instinctively took two steps back.
Bai Liu carried Mu Ke and stood in front of the monster

patient who was beaten by Miao Gaojiang. His blood-stained
face was calm and cold, like a mad gambler with everything
under his control.
Miao Gaojiang was stunned for a second when he saw this

look and an ominous hunch filled him.
Bai Liu carried Mu Ke by the collar and raised him in front of

the monster plant patient. The plant patient seemed to
smell the blood. He sniffed for two seconds before his
mucus-covered sharp teeth aimed for Bai Liu’s side.
He felt like these two people were players he could suck

blood from. The plant patient opened his long and sharp
fingers and tried to grab Bai Liu, who felt weaker, to suck
blood from.
Bai Liu didn’t look back and didn’t hesitate to move Mu Ke

to the monster’s side. The monster’s sharp teeth opened
and he quickly grabbed Mu Ke’s trembling shoulders with his
dry and sticky ten fingers. He seemed to be looking for a
place to suck blood.
Mu Ke took a deep breath and turned his head in a

trembling manner, his hair falling aside and revealing a
blue-white neck to the monster.
The monster grinned bizarrely and contentedly, biting Mu

Ke’s bare neck and starting to swallow blood.
Mu Ke couldn’t help trembling from the pain of having his
blood sucked and blood quickly faded from his face. He
hissed and sobbed. His hand was clutching at the patient
who was sucking his blood heavily but his mouth was
screaming, “The monster is biting me! It is sucking my
blood! My mental value is starting to drop crazily!”
[System prompt: Player Mu Ke was attacked and your

mental health has dropped to 67 while your health value
has dropped to 31 (total health of the main identity line is
50). Please escape quickly from the attack range of the
plant patient! Otherwise, your health value and mental
value will continue to drop!]
Mu Ke’s limbs started to become dry and thin. His eyes lost
their focus and his breathing became slow and stagnant. His
body abnormally elongated in a short time like a plant
growing.
Miao Gaojiang’s expression was very ugly. He was

interrupted by Bai Liu before he could kill the monster and
most importantly…
“Mu Ke is also alienated. These three guys look the same.

We can’t find out who is Bai Liu, who is the monster and
who is Mu Ke.”
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Bai Liu dragged Mu Ke and the plant monster to run around

the ward. Thanks to Bai Liu’s high speed movement, the
three monsters ran around this dark room at a dazzling
speed. One minute they were here and the next minute,
they were there. In addition, Mu Ke was alienated. The three
monsters were all almost the same height and they had
spots on their body. This made it impossible to tell who was
who.
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang might have high attribute

panels but there was no way to quickly kill three Siamese
twin-like monsters with A+ speed. In addition, they had to
take care not to hurt Mu Ke. This made it very difficult for
Miao Feichi and he became unbearably angry.
“Fuck, did these monsters here grow by eating Mu Sicheng?

They run so fast!” Miao Feichi cursed and a trace of
bloodthirst filled his eyes. He licked his lips and quickly
judged the situation at hand. “If we can’t tell them apart,
just kill them all regardless of Mu Ke. There is no need to let
this fool follow us. We can figure out the life recovery
medicine later. Just kill Bai Liu first.”
“There is only one minute left, Feichi.” Miao Gaojiang

frowned. “We can’t kill all three…”
Miao Feichi licked the blood that had splashed on the corner
of his mouth when he cut Bai Liu. “It won’t be too late. I just
have to open the S-grade and dozens of seconds will be
enough.”
“Using the S-grade in this type of place is a waste of your

physical strength…” Seeing Miao Feichi staring at him in the
room, Miao Feichi was obviously infuriated. If he didn’t kill
these three monsters then it would be hard to talk to him…
Miao Gaojiang froze for a moment before sighing helplessly.

“…Fine, it is just a level 2 game. Open it if you like.”
[System prompt: Player Miao Feichi has used the personal S-

grade skill ‘Resentment Double Knives’. According to player
Miao Feichi’s current physical strength, it can be used for
one minute. After one minute, the physical strength gauge
will be empty and physical strength recovery agents can’t
be used. Physical strength will return to normal after one
day. Is player Miao Feichi sure to use it?]
[System prompt: Player Miao Feichi is sure to use it. The

double knives are filled with the resentment of those it
killed. Attack +8,001. Miao Feichi’s physical strength is
rapidly declining…]
There was no emotion in Miao Feichi’s face as he struck the

ground with his double knives. The ground instantly cracked
and a type of strange white mist surged on his double
knives, bringing a strong bloody energy with it. Gradually,
the white fog formed a long, human-like appearance that
floated in the air like a ghost. Its tail still hovered on the
double knives and it opened its lips to scream silently.
The soul of resentment reluctantly wrapped around the

murderer who was holding its own sacrificial knives. The
resentment soared into the sky but it was useless apart
from making the knives brighter and sharper. Perhaps it was
still useful. It could help its own murderer make more
resentful souls to accompany it.
Miao Feichi’s double knives shot forward and the resentful

spirit roared.
The white ghost rushed from the surface of the knives

ferociously, like a vortex wrapped in the water vapor in the
ward. It aimed at the three monster-like patients on the
opposite site. The double knives followed closely behind and
in almost a second, Miao Feichi crossed through the white
fog. He inserted a knife into the wall to fix his body and
stepped on the wall. Meanwhile, his other knife reached the
tip of Bai Liu’s nose.
The strength of this knife was very powerful and it wasn’t at

the same level as before. Bai Liu could feel the heat of the
knife wiping out the white mist. The previous knife was just
fast. It wasn’t so aggressive.
Miao Feichi’s knife seemed like it would cut Bai Liu’s neck
cleanly, causing his head to fall to the ground. Bai Liu’s eyes
sank.
He quickly avoided Miao Feichi’s knife at a high speed, the

wind from the knife cutting a mark on his face. Within a
second of the knife brushing by his face, Miao Feichi looked
over coldly and pulled the curved knife back. The tip of the
knife seemed to pierce through the back of Bai Liu’s neck.
Bai Liu didn’t have time to turn away and dodge so he used
the monkey hand to grab at the knife.
This knife wasn’t as easy to block as before. Bai Liu couldn’t

pinch the tip of the knife and it passed through the palm of
his hand to stab the back of his neck. Blood spilled from the
corners of Bai Liu’s mouth.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used the skill ‘Thief’s
Monkey Hand’. The judgment has dropped by 50% so 50%
of the damage is blocked.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used ‘Siren’s Fish Scale’
to block 49.7% of the damage. The item is slightly chipped
(10% damage). Please repair it in a timely manner.]
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s health has dropped to 7!

The mental value has dropped to 27!]
Reasonably speaking, 99% of the damage of Miao Feichi’s

knife was blocked but the remaining 1% of the damage
should be enough to kill Bai Liu. However, when the knife
pierced the back of Bai Liu’s neck, the tip only sank in by a
shallow millimeter and it was blocked.
He didn’t know when but the coin with the fish scale had
somehow made its way to his back, timely blocking the tip
of Miao Feichi’s knife.
Bai Liu glanced at Mu Ke whose blood was still being sucked

and who was about to lose consciousness. Mu Ke coughed
and saw Bai Liu, whose neck had been pierced, causing his
pupils to shrink. Bai Liu estimated Mu Ke’s mental value and
health in his mind before calmly releasing Mu Ke who was
holding him tightly.
Mu Ke opened his eyes with difficulty and his hands dropped
slowly and weakly.
Bai Liu’s body was pushed forward by the impact of Miao

Feichi’s knife. Miao Feichi raised the curved knives and the
moment he was going to kill this person, Bai Liu suddenly
whispered pitifully, “I am, cough, Mu Ke.”
Miao Feichi was startled. He stopped and stopped the knives

that were heading downwards. He cursed that he went for
the wrong person and kicked away the bleeding Bai Liu.
Then he headed toward the other two monsters without
hesitation.
Bai Liu was kicked to a corner by Miao Feichi. He leaned

against the wall, becoming weaker while his eyes calmly
watched Miao Feichi attacking the delirious Mu Ke. He
secretly took out a soul banknote and pressed it on his
panel.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has used player Mu Ke’s soul
banknote to intervene in the other person’s system panel.
After the intervention, player Bai Liu can use the player Mu
Ke’s system panel.]
Mu Ke staggered and dodged but he didn’t completely

escape. His body was grazed by Miao Feichi’s double knives
and he fell to the ground.
[System warning: Player Mu Ke’s health has dropped to 6!

The mental value has dropped to 26!]
Miao Feichi seemed to have noticed that something wasn’t

right. He didn’t kill Mu Ke but hit him with the back of the
knife. Mu Ke was hit by him and curled up into a ball. Miao
Feichi stepped on Miao Feichi’s back and stared down at Mu
Ke with narrowed eyes. “…This reaction has no strength. It
is nothing like the monster and Bai Liu I fought before. Why
do I think you are Mu Ke?”
Miao Feichi patted Mu Ke’s face twice with the double

knives, his eyes drifting dangerously between Bai Liu and
Mu Ke. “Hey, are you conscious? Answer me, who are you?”
Mu Ke suddenly opened his mouth and bit Miao Feichi’s

ankle. His eyes were red and he imitated the way the
monster sucked on him. He tried hard to madly suck Miao
Feichi’s blood. A whimper emerged from his throat as his
teeth dug into Miao Feichi’s skin.
He was imitating the monster. Mu Ke didn’t want to expose

that Bai Liu was pretending to be himself so according to Bai
Liu’s words, he acted as the monster. Bai Liu had said that
Mu Ke needed to look like the monster in the ward. It was
only in this way that Bai Liu could be safely out of danger.
Mu Ke bit down on Miao Feichi’s ankle like a mad dog. He

was too weak so he was more like a hysterical puppy. Miao
Feichi’s S-grade defense wasn’t something he could gnaw
through when he was a puppy player.
Miao Feichi cursed and said, “You should be the monster

almost killed by my father.” Then he raised the double
knives to take Mu Ke’s life.
Mu Ke didn’t avoid it at all. Blood poured from his mouth

while there was only one thought in his mind. This thought
was in accordance with the plan that Bai Liu had made for
him previously. ‘Be sure to bite this person and don’t let him
leave!’
Bai Liu’s health was already low. He couldn’t let Miao Feichi
go to Bai Liu or Bai Liu would definitely die. This was the
thought that Mu Ke had repeatedly planted in his mind as if
he was hypnotized from too much fear when he had
previously seen Bai Liu fallen in a pool of blood.
Mu Ke’s hands were firmly attached to Miao Feichi’s legs. His

eyes were dazed as he closed his jaw and bit his opponent,
even if he couldn’t bite. Miao Feichi swore and aimed the
resentful soul knives downwards.
Bai Liu calmly calculated the time. There were 10 seconds

left. It was almost time.
[System prompt: Will player Bai Liu use the tool ‘Statue’s
Shell’ to enhance the resistance attributes of player Mu Ke?]
Bai Liu’s eyes were cold. [No, use the Statue’s Shell on the
plant patient.]
[System prompt: In the process of calculating… Since the

plant patient has absorbed 35% of player Mu Ke’s blood that
contains player Mu Ke’s attributes, it can directly use player
Mu Ke’s equipment. Does player Bai Liu want to confirm that
the tool should be given to the monster plant patient
instead of the endangered player Mu Ke to increase
defense?]
Miao Feichi’s knives filled with countless resentments were

falling toward the hollow-eyed Mu Ke.
Bai Liu raised his eyelids and glanced at it casually, his

expression lukewarm. [Confirmed. Don’t use it on Mu Ke.]
(TL Note: Reminder. Statue’s Shell is a reward from Siren

Town’s monster book and increases defense by 100 points.
It is different from the Merfolk Amulet used in Exploding Last
Train.)
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Suddenly, a snow-white statue appeared next to the

monster.
The weight of the statue was extremely excessive. In

Exploding Last Train, it was able to directly press Bai Liu to
kneel on the ground. Now it hung on the thin and tall plant
monster and this could only lead to one thing. The patient
was pressed to the ground by the heavy statue that
suddenly hung on his shoulders. He slipped as if standing
unsteadily. He swayed twice before falling forward. He
happened to land just on top of Mu Ke.
Everything seemed to be in slow motion. Miao Feichi’s

falling two knives slowly slashed at the plant patient’s snow-
white armor. The knife tip shook twice and there was the
sound of iron being cut. The statue shattered into thousands
of plaster-like pieces, striking the dying Mu Ke.
Miao Feichi’s knives easily cut this ordinary level item and
continued without stopping until it cut half of the muscles of
the monster patient. It dangerously stopped right in front of
Mu Ke’s eyes. In other words, it deflected Miao Feichi’s
extremely heavy attack for him.
Bai Liu’s face was pale but his eyes were calm.
The resistance of an ordinary grade item was only 100 or so.

It couldn’t stop Miao Feichi’s attack power, which was at
least several thousand. If Bai Liu put the statue item on Mu
Ke, it wouldn’t delay Miao Feichi from cutting him in half.
Therefore, Bai Liu played a small trick. He took advantage of

the heavy weight of the statue and placed it on the slender
and tall body of the plant patient who was an A+ monster.
Use the weight of the statue to make the patient fall forward
on Mu Ke’s body. The statue + plant patient would become
Mu Ke’s shield, blocking Miao Feichi’s shocking blow.
Mu Ke saw this item and his eyes lit up slightly from where
he was pressed under the monster patient. He glanced at
Bai Liu in the corner and silently called out Bai Liu’s name.
Mu Ke’s fingers that were sucked dry by the plant patient
and only had a layer of skin left grabbed at the broken
fragments.
Mu Ke had been convinced for no reason that Bai Liu

wouldn’t let him die easily, just like in the beginning. Thus,
he didn’t flinch even at the last moment.
Then Bai Liu indeed did so.
The countdown was eight seconds.
Miao Feichi’s eyes widened and he showed the bloody smile

of a hunter who found prey. His double knives cut through
the fragments in the air and headed toward the patient who
was wearing the statue armor and pressed against Mu Ke’s
body without hesitation.
“Bai Liu, you can’t help but use an item! You finally exposed
yourself!”
Mu Ke staggered and stood up. He wanted to act as a

monster until the last moment so he bared his teeth and bit
at Miao Feichi’s wrist. Miao Gaojiang came to him and tried
to kill the monster Mu Ke with one punch. Bai Liu quickly
kicked at a bed and blocked Miao Gaojiang from attacking
Mu Ke. At the same time, it stopped Mu Ke’s attack on Miao
Feichi.
Miao Gaojiang had an ominous feeling and he looked

strangely at Bai Liu. This type of familiar operation…
Bai Liu smiled weakly and coughed twice, showing no flaws.

“I wanted to stop him from sucking Miao Feichi’s blood.”
The countdown was six seconds.
Miao Feichi’s double knives slashed through the wall and

forced the plant patient into a corner. The plant patient that
had been stabbed by Miao Feichi several times hissed and
wanted to bite Miao Feichi. Now Miao Feichi had completely
regarded this monster as Bai Liu. In addition, the previous
performance by Mu Ke who was unable to break through his
defense gave Miao Feichi the wrong assessment. Miao Feichi
saw that this monster wanted to bite him and showed a
scornful smile, not too defensive.
He really didn’t need to be on guard. Even if this monster bit

him, Miao Feichi wouldn’t be killed easily. However, once
bitten, there would be a system attack alert. This would
suggest that this thing was the real monster, not the player
Bai Liu as he thought.
Bai Liu got up and stepped on the hospital bed he had just
kicked over. Mu Ke pretending to be the monster pounced at
Bai Liu. Then the suspicious Miao Gaojiang once again tried
to smash Mu Ke, the clumsy little monster, with his fist.
Bai Liu’s eyes were calm to the extreme. He hooked up the

bookshelf that had fallen on the hospital bed to block the
‘pouncing’ Mu Ke. At the same time, the bookshelf that was
kicked up by Bai Liu was just right to block Miao Gaojiang
again.
This seemed like he was preventing Mu Ke’s attack but in

fact, it was preventing Miao Gaojiang from hitting Mu Ke.
However, it happened two consecutive times so Miao
Gaojiang was suspicious. This was the familiar feeling of
being interrupted when about to kill a monster. Still, it was
true that Mu Ke had done so before. He inadvertently
pushed the hospital beds to block their attacks.
Nevertheless, a discomfort that made him feel
uncomfortable came from somewhere.
Miao Gaojiang frowned but he soon stopped his thoughts.

Bai Liu, or ‘Mu Ke’ in Miao Gaojiang’s eyes, stepped on the
bed and after stopping the monster, he ran to Miao Feichi’s
side in a few steps.
Currently, the monster was opening his mouth to bite Miao

Feichi but Miao Feichi wasn’t dodging. He was just waving
his double knives again and again with the resentful spirit’s
wailing as the background noise.
Bai Liu looked at Miao Feichi and his eyes moved slightly.
Right now, he and Mu Ke had a similar health value, mental
value and appearance. There was only one difference
between them.
Bai Liu looked down and touched his neck—it was the
wound on his neck. The wound on his neck was different
from the one on Mu Ke’s neck. One was cut by a whip and
the other was a tooth mark by a monster. This was the last
step in the exchange of identities between him and Mu Ke—
the same wound.
The countdown was four seconds.
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has switched to player Mu

Sicheng’s system template and has used player Mu
Sicheng’s personal skill.]
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu’s personal skill ‘Thief Moving

Stealthily’ will soon be unable to be used due to physical
strength running out. You have 10 seconds remaining to use
this skill. 10, 9…]
[Systemp prompt: PLayer Bai Liu has forcibly pulled ‘Thief

Moving Stealthily’ to full speed and the consumption of
physical strength is serious. It can only be used for 1
second. Speed +7000.]
The moment Miao Feichi raised the knives again, the

monster screamed hoarsely and prepared to bite Miao
Feichi’s neck. Just then, there was a small gap between Miao
Feichi and the monster. Bai Liu’s eyes were calm as he took
a step toward Miao Feichi.
After this step, he used extreme speed and seemed like he

was pulled over by something. He seemed to disappear in
place before reappearing again in the next second in the
gap between Miao Feichi and the monster. Bai Liu adjusted
his position so the place where his neck was cut by the whip
was bitten by the monster.
The moment he was bitten, both the monster’s and his

Adam’s apple moved. The monster’s was due to sucking
blood while Bai Liu’s was due to the exhaustion of physical
strength. His eyes were dazed.
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s physical strength gauge is
empty. Please add to it quickly!]
[System warning: Player Bai Liu’s blood is being sucked by

the plant patient monster! Health and mental values are
falling rapidly! Please return to safety quickly!]
“Miao, Feichi…” Bai Liu’s eyes were filled with a layer of

water as he raised his gaze to Miao Feichi and spoke in a
weak tone. “I was brought over due to Bai Liu’s control. Kill
him quickly.”
“Fuck, he is still pulling you to block the knife at this time.”

Miao Feichi cursed. His gaze moved around Bai Liu’s head
and his two knives stabbed hard behind Bai Liu. They were
face to face and the fleshy smell from Miao Feichi’s breath
came toward Bai Liu.
Miao Feichi sneered at Bai Liu. “Bai Liu is an idiot in his last
struggle. It is no use. He will be killed by me. You don’t have
to be afraid. I am here and you won’t die.”
Bai Liu’s face was weak and his eyes were full of tears as his
mouth curved up slightly. “Thank you, great god Miao.”
The countdown was three seconds.
Miao Feichi held the double knives with both hands, his arms
surrounding Bai Liu as he flicked the two knives to pierce
the head of the monster biting Bai Liu’s neck. The sound of
bones cracking was heard in Bai Liu’s ears.
The moment when Miao Feichi’s double knives pierced the

monster’s skull, the monster’s jaw instantly doubled its
force. Bai Liu was bitten hard by the monster and his
collarbone slightly shook. Blood dripped from his neck as he
let out a gasp.
Sticky liquid flowed from behind Bai Liu, wetting his hospital
gown. There was a strong smell as the sharp teeth biting Bai
Liu slowly loosened.
The monster’s skull was brutally stabbed by two knives. The

monster shook his head two times and his teeth were
stained with blood as he retreated in a trembling manner.
Miao Feichi ended the last struggle of the plant patient in an
expressionless manner. The monster’s head was sliced off
by Miao Feichi and fell. The body without a head slowly fell
to the ground, never to rise again.
Bai Liu also sank to the ground due to a lack of physical

strength. He lowered his head and gasped. He covered the
hole the monster had left on his neck that was still oozing
blood while slowly adjusting his breathing. His somewhat
scattered focus gradually returned as he saw the strange
head that rolled to his feet. He returned to his original calm
gaze.
[System prompt: Will player Bai Liu empty the entire system
warehouse and points, throwing them to the ground?]
[Yes.]
The countdown was two seconds.
Next to the monster patient that had fallen to his death

were piles of items and points. It was exactly like the scene
of a player dropping items and points after death. There
were some sparking broken lenses as well as messy small
items that shone in the dark, chaotic and dusty ward.
“Are these the broken lenses?” Miao Gaojiang crouched

down and picked one up to take a look. Then he briefly
glanced at the other dropped items and the dead monster’s
head with a somewhat complicated expression. “Bai Liu’s
items and points from his two instances are here.”
“Although the death panel didn’t pop up due to the split up

health setting of the game, the main identity line is dead.
This should be Bai Liu.”
“Yes, it should be.” Miao Feichi squatted and licked his lips.
“This is Bai Liu and you are Mu Ke, right? Oh, you also didn’t
have to block it for me just now. This strange thing is A+ at
most and it can’t bite me. Still, as thanks, I will give you a
bottle to restore physical strength. Drink it.”
Bai Liu lowered his eyelids and replied softly. He took the
physical strength recovery agent that Miao Feichi handed
him.
Then Miao Feichi used a knife to cut a piece of skin from the
monster’s face. He put it in his mouth and chewed it twice
before spitting it out. “There is the smell of rotting meat and
it is hard to eat. This Bai Liu guy was alienated so badly.”
Miao Gaojiang put away the items and points. Then his ears
moved and he frowned as he pushed open the door of the
ICU. The nurse’s office door had opened and a group of
nurses was walking toward the ICU.
The night nurses were going to start patrolling.
Miao Gaojiang gave a reminder to Miao Feichi who was still

playing at the corpse of ‘Bai Liu’ with his double knives.
“Feichi, stop playing. It is 9 o’clock and the nurses are
coming out. Let’s go.”
“Yes.” Miao Feichi put away his knives and stood up. Then
he looked around. “What about that monster? Let’s kill it.
Maybe we can earn more points in the final comprehensive
evaluation. It will only take a few seconds to earn more
points since it is weak. It is a clean-up effort.”
In fact, Miao Feichi didn’t need to earn more points. He just

had an addiction to killing and it was still within his skill
time.
Mu Ke, who was hiding under the bed, held his breath. He
clenched his fists nervously and his entire body was
attached to the bottom of the hospital bed. He didn’t dare to
breathe out of fear of being discovered by Miao Feichi.
‘This is the last step, the last step!’ Mu Ke prayed crazily in

his heart. ‘I will be okay!’
Bai Liu covered his neck and coughed. His mouth and neck
were covered with blood and it seemed like he could die at
any moment.
“No, it’s too late.” Miao Gaojiang glanced at Mu Ke (actually

Bai Liu), who was sitting on the ground and he lowered his
voice slightly, “We need to take Mu Ke to run. Your physical
strength is going to be exhausted so don’t cause more
trouble. We have achieved our two goals of gaining the life
recovery medicine and killing Bai Liu. Let’s go first. This
hospital is full of monsters. It isn’t too late to start the killing
after you recover.”
Miao Feichi glanced around the ward and his eyes fell on
‘Mu Ke’ who really did look like he was dying. Bai Liu
covered his neck and gave a slight cough. Blood overflowed
from his mouth and wet his flesh-colored lips.
Outside the door, the nurses’ high heels stepping on the

ground rhythmically was heard one after another. He heard
that someone was soon going to reach the ICU and Miao
Feichi finally took back his knives. “Let’s go. In any case, it is
just an ordinary monster and won’t give too many points.”
Under the hospital bed, Mu Ke almost collapsed when he

heard this sentence. They were finally gone.
Miao Gaojiang had more strength so he went and put his

hands under Mu Ke’s armpits, lifting him up like carrying a
sack.
Bai Liu hung from this person and his breathing was very
slight. In the end, he was bitten severely and his health had
almost emptied. Miao Feichi slipped out of the ward first,
followed by Miao Gaojiang carrying Bai Liu like a sack. The
two of them moved quickly. By the time the nurse arrived at
the ICU, they had sneaked into the safe passage with Bai
Liu.
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Miao Gaojiang’s tone was calm. “The nurses will start

patrolling from the first floor and will take the elevator up.
They won’t take this safe passage. Miao Feichi and I are on
the fifth floor while Mu Ke is on the ninth floor. There is some
time before they will reach our wards.”
“It seems I can calculate the general ledger for a while.”

Miao Gaojiang’s voice turned cold and abruptly sank.
Then Miao Gaojiang threw Bai Liu on his shoulder to the

ground. He bent down and wrapped his broad and rough
hands around Bai Liu’s thin neck. “Mu Ke, or is it Bai Liu
pretending to be Mu Ke?”
Miao Feichi was startled. “Dad, what are you saying? Isn’t he
Mu Ke?”
Bai Liu lowered his eyes, his voice hoarse. “…What are you
talking about?”
“Bai Liu is a player with a control skill. I did previously
confirm that Mu Ke was out of Bai Liu’s control before
entering the ICU but after entering, it was chaotic. Feichi
and I are S-grade panel players and it is impossible for Bai
Liu to easily control us.” Miao Gaojiang’s eyes grew darker
and he had a tendency to expose his essence as he lifted
Bai Liu’s neck with his hands, pressing down on the bones of
Bai Liu’s throat. “However, it should be very simple for Bai
Liu to control Mu Ke again.”
“I suspect that Mu Ke was controlled by you shortly after

entering the ICU. Only then would he continue to interfere
with us. In the end, you pushed him as a scapegoat to be
killed by us.”
Miao Gaojiang sneered. “Before, I pretended to believe you

are Mu Ke and brought you out of the ward. After all, the
nurses were coming. If I stayed with you in the ICU then we
would be caught by the nurses and it wouldn’t be good for
Feichi and I. Still, you want to play a game in front of me?”
Miao Gaojiang pinched Bai Liu’s chin and squeezed his

mouth slightly.
Bai Liu felt his neck being tightly choked and breathing was
difficult. He wanted to cough but was blocked by Miao
Gaojiang’s hands and couldn’t even do this. His hands and
feet curled up and trembled slightly because of suffocation.
His pale cheeks showed a red color characteristic of
hypoxia.
Miao Gaojiang narrowed his eyes. “The monster we killed

used an item so it must be a player. However, it used the
item called the Statue’s Shell. This is a reward from clearing
the monster book.”
“This item is wrong.” Miao Gaojiang said. “Bai Liu does have
this item but it was used to defend against Mu Sicheng in
Exploding Last Train. I have seen your small video many
times and I remember it very clearly.”
Miao Gaojiang’s tone was calm and his eyes were ruthless.
“Of course, you can go to the market to buy the Statue’s
Shell but you are a newcomer who doesn’t need to buy such
low level items. It just so happens that I checked Mu Ke’s
warehouse before. He had the item Statue’s Shell. The
monster that was killed was probably Mu Ke. He instinctively
used this item to survive. The things that dropped were
done deliberately by you.”
“It is to make us think that the dead person is Bai Liu, right?
Unfortunately, Mu Ke used the item. That is the only flaw in
your plan. Bai Liu doesn’t have this item.”
Bai Liu was squeezed breathless and instinctively wanted to

remove Miao Gaojiang’s hand. He explained with difficulty,
“I really am Mu Ke. That item was taken away by Bai Liu
after he controlled me in the ward…”
Miao Gaojiang naturally didn’t believe it and sneered at him.

“Boy, you are still a bit too tender. You can only fight with us
after you have been playing in the league for a year.”
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu has loaded player Mu Ke’s

system. Loading complete.]
Bai Liu clicked on the system interface the moment he was

about to be strangled to death. The interface popped open
in front of everyone. Miao Gaojiang’s eyes narrowed and his
hands loosened. Bai Liu covered his neck and leaned back
to breathe. His neck was pinched until it turned purple and
his lips were extremely white. The rapid breathing made Bai
Liu’s lips tremble. He was really almost strangled alive by
Miao Gaojiang’s hands.
Miao Gaojiang stared at this system panel suspiciously. This

was indeed the system panel of the player Mu Ke and the
warehouse was indeed lacking the Statue’s Shell. It was just
a pity that Miao Gaojiang wasn’t a player who particularly
trusted the panel. He had played in the league and had a
deep mind. He would take a second look at many intuitive
things. He always remembered that Bai Liu was a control
player. It just wasn’t clear how this skill was implemented
because Bai Liu had only played two games.
It was a slightly outrageous guess that panels could be

shared because this violated the rights and interests of the
system and belonged to the highest category of ‘rule skills’.
The first ranked Spades, second ranked Hearts and third
ranked Judge of the Inverse Cross all had rule skills. It was
their own skills that had an authority level like the system.
Bai Liu was unlikely to be the owner of a skill with this level.
Even in the early stages, the owner of such a skill wouldn’t
need to play this type of trick against Miao Gaojiang. It was
because a rule skill was a very strong personal skill that
could completely achieve a leapfrog killing.
Of course, it was possible that Bai Liu did have this skill but
there were too many restrictions on it. Still, this possibility
was small. At the very least, Miao Gaojiang hadn’t seen such
a strange personal skill in the game.
Bai Liu cleared his throat as he lowered his head to softly

explain, “I was indeed controlled by Bai Liu for a period of
time after entering the ICU. Later, Bai Liu’s mental value
was too low and his control on me was lifted. However, he
took away one of my items. It was because of this that I
determined that the monster was Bai Liu.”
“Is that so?” Miao Gaojiang’s eyes were gloomy. He might

usually listen to Miao Feichi in many things to indulge his
son but Miao Gaojiang was much more vigilant than Miao
Feichi, this naughty son who liked bloody stimulation.
Miao Gaojiang saw Mu Ke’s system panel that Bai Liu

showed him but still didn’t have full trust. Instead, he was
filled with killing intent. If he couldn’t determine the other
side’s camp and danger level, Miao Gaojiang generally
chose to kill them to avoid future troubles. However, before
killing…
The reason they chose to bring Mu Ke was for the important

life recovery medicine. Miao Gaojiang’s tone suddenly
softened. “Mu Ke, it isn’t that I don’t believe you but you
have to be able to prove yourself. This system panel can
show your identity but it isn’t enough for me to continue
taking you with me. You were in the ICU and said you found
the prescription for the life recovery medicine. Why don’t
you show me?”
The life recovery medicine was used by Mu Ke to restrict

Miao Feichi and Miao Feichi’s actions and disrupt their attack
rhythm. Mu Ke was currently looking for it in the ICU and he
would finish the search by tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Bai Liu currently didn’t have the life recovery medicine at all
but Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang were intently guarded
against him. Their attitude was already obvious.
If he brought out the life recovery medicine then at least

tonight, Bai Liu could safely return to the ward as Mu Ke. If
he didn’t bring it out, these two were likely to kill him on the
spot to prevent hidden dangers.
—Unless Bai Liu could prove he had other value to them.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. There was only Bai
Liu’s breathing slowly recovering and the sound of Miao
Feichi rubbing his two knives together behind Bai Liu.
Miao Feichi was still hesitating. “Dad, are you really sure he
is Bai Liu? He saved me once…”
Miao Gaojiang glanced at Miao Feichi. “Listen to me on this

one.”
Miao Feichi paused. Then the tacit understanding developed

from many games made him quickly choose to
unconditionally believe his father. He raised his two swords
and approached Bai Liu. Miao Feichi’s physical strength
might be drained and he couldn’t use any personal skills but
the attack points from his panel attributes made it easy to
kill Bai Liu even without his personal skill.
The curved and sharp double knives slowly and coldly

moved around the back of Bai Liu’s neck. A chill passed
through Bai Liu’s skin. Miao Gaojiang’s hands pressed
against Bai Liu’s shoulders in a gesture of comfort. However,
he only needed to close his hands gently and with Miao
Gaojiang’s strength, he could easily strangle Bai Liu who
only had 6 health left.
“I’m sorry to offend you.” Miao Feichi smiled. “Still, my

father doubts you. It is better for you to prove your
innocence.”
Miao Gaojiang squatted in front of Bai Liu, staring at him

with a very kind smile that wasn’t present in his eyes.
“Show me the life recovery medicine you found, Mu Ke.”
Mu Sicheng’s escape skill was on cooldown and Bai Liu’s

current physical strength simply couldn’t use any skills. He
couldn’t escape at all.
Miao Gaojiang’s tone was calm. “Why, can’t you remember

Mu Ke? Shall I help you think about it? When you were under
the bed, you suddenly yelled that you got the life recovery
medicine and interrupted our attack rhythm. Were you
controlled by Bai Liu at that time? If he manipulated you to
cheat us and we got nothing after using so much effort to
bring you in, I am going to be angry.”
“You can’t afford the consequences of my anger.” Miao

Gaojiang was like an elder giving advice but his hand
suddenly grabbed Bai Liu’s neck and his eyes were
becoming fiercer.
In the last second before Miao Gaojiang’s patience was lost,

Bai Liu’s phone rang suddenly. Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang exchanged looks of surprise. Unexpectedly, this
guy’s child was actually calling him.
Bai Liu picked up the phone but before he had time to say
anything, Miao Gaojiang grabbed Bai Liu’s phone. He gazed
at Bai Liu calmly and Bai Liu understood what Miao Gaojiang
wanted to do.
Miao Gaojiang deserved to be an old player. He was overly

concerned. Perhaps it was Bai Liu’s unknown control skill
that made Miao Gaojiang, the experienced old player, more
alert. Bai Liu had already shown his system panel but Miao
Gaojiang was still suspicious of his identity.
In this game, apart from the system panel, there was

another very important way to determine identity—the child
corresponding to the player. The phone was a one-to-one
binding operation between the player and child. The system
required the player to carry the phone at all times to answer
the child’s phone call. It couldn’t be discarded or
exchanged.
In other words, a player’s phone could only correspond to

their own child. To a certain extent, it was clear that a
child’s phone call received by the player definitely reflected
the player’s identity. The child who called didn’t know what
happened to the player. In other words, if the player in front
of him was Bai Liu pretending to be Mu Ke, this was possible
because he and the investor Mu Ke had the same voice and
appearance.
However, there was no way for the child Bai Liu (6) to
change his identity. He was little Bai Liu (6). There were
many differences between him and the child Mu Ke such as
their voice. An S-grade player like Miao Gaojiang could
easily distinguish between the voice of the child Mu Ke and
the child Bai Liu.
It didn’t matter if he didn’t know the specific voices of the

two children. Tomorrow was the welfare home’s baptism and
Miao Gaojiang would see the child Mu Ke and Bai Liu. If the
voice of little Bai Liu (6) was inconsistent with the child Mu
Ke that Miao Gaojiang would see tomorrow then he would
definitely know that the person here wasn’t Mu Ke.
Bai Liu calmly watched Miao Gaojiang who had taken his
phone. Miao Gaojiang didn’t speak. Even if the nurses
downstairs had already started going up, this person was
very calm.
Miao Gaojiang thought for two seconds. Then he tapped Bai

Liu’s shoulder with his index finger and put the phone to Bai
Liu’s ear, raising his chin coldly. Miao Gaojiang’s intention
was very clear. He wanted Bai Liu to speak and make little
Bai Liu (6) think this side was still the investor. He couldn’t
expose that someone else was holding the phone on this
side. This would ensure that the child would speak without
knowing the situation i.e. the child’s voice must correspond
to the original player.
“Good evening.” Bai Liu’s tone was steady and he spoke

smoothly under Miao Gaojiang’s eyes.
There was the rapid breathing of several children running

and the sound of footsteps was very dense. It felt like a
group of children was running wild. There was faint crying
and some strange and ethereal children’s laughter. This was
closely followed by the sound of footsteps. He couldn’t
determine how many children were running and gasping.
“G-Good evening, Mr Investor.” It was a little boy’s soft and

weak voice. He seemed to be dragged away and his voice
was slightly crying. “I-I am Mu Ke. I came to call you.”
It was really the voice of little Mu Ke.
Bai Liu smiled imperceptibly. Well done, little Bai Liu (6).
After hearing the child’s voice, Miao Gaojiang and Bai Liu
stared at each other before Miao Gaojiang slowly retracted
his hands stuck around Bai Liu’s neck. It was the case where
the opposite side spoke his identity while not knowing
anything. Miao Gaojiang didn’t have any more reason to
doubt that Bai Liu was Mu Ke.
Miao Gaojiang finally put down his vigilance and patted Bai
Liu on the shoulder. “The nurses are coming up. Go back to
your ward first. I’m sorry for my attitude towards you just
now. It is mainly because Bai Liu is too cunning and we
needed to do a few more confirmations. Your child’s
willingness to call you tonight helped a lot. Then the life
recovery medicine…”
“I do know the life recovery medicine.” Bai Liu interrupted
Miao Gaojiang. “However, this recipe is too complicated. I
will organize it and give it to you tomorrow morning.”
Mu Ke should’ve finished reading in the ICU by the morning

and could give it to Bai Liu. Everything was just right. Bai
Liu, no, Mu Ke had the life recovery medicine and this
obviously eased Miao Gaojiang’s attitude quite a bit. He
nodded. “Then please. We will try our best to take you
through the instance. The nurses are coming. That’s it for
tonight. Let’s go back to our ward.”
Back in the ward, Bai Liu went to Mu Ke’s previous ward. He

pulled the door shut and spoke into the phone that was still
connected. “Bai Liu (6)?”
“I’m here.” The other side changed back to a young boy’s

very cold voice. Next to him was the sound of a child crying
and running. It should be little Mu Ke.
Little Bai Liu (6) calmly asked, “Who else was just listening
to the phone?”
“How did you know there was someone else on the phone
here?” Bai Liu asked with interest. “Mine was the only
voice.”
Bai Liu (6) was very indifferent. “I heard the breathing of

three people and your voice was too far away from the
receiver. This wasn’t the normal state of our calls. The call
probably wasn’t picked up by you. It seemed like you were
being coerced into answering my call.”
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Little Bai Liu (6) suddenly explained, “You also didn’t say
anything like good evening to me last night. This is
something I usually say to a wealthy backer when I take
money but you are the wealthy backer. You don’t have to
say this to me. You didn’t say good evening to me last night.
It was a bit strange that the opening for tonight was good
evening.”
This was true. Bai Liu recalled that he was only polite and
courteous to strangers when taking money from them. The
strange words were similar to Puppet Zhang. Bai Liu himself
hadn’t found that he could say such things.
“How did you think of letting Mu Ke take your phone to talk

to me?” Bai Liu asked with a smile. “In addition, why are you
with Mu Ke tonight? Did anything happen?”
The phone on the player’s side was bound and couldn’t be

exchanged, but the phone on the child’s side was different.
However, it was an extremely difficult situation for all

children to go out to make a phone call. Miao Gaojiang had
probably never thought of the operation of letting a child
take another child out and giving the call to that child the
moment the call connected.
A child’s execution ability and obedience were much lower

than an adult’s, especially compared with adults who had
been fighting in the game. It was much lower by many
grades. On the premise that it was difficult for the group of
children to make calls, only a little psycho like little Bai Liu
(6) would stay up in the middle of the night for money and
drag Mu Ke out all over the yard. Forget Miao Gaojiang, even
Bai Liu himself was a bit surprised at little Bai Liu (6)’s rare
execution ability.
He knew that he could do anything for money but once he

heard little Mu Ke’s voice on the phone Bai Liu couldn’t help
raising an eyebrow in surprise.
Little Bai Liu (6) reported flatly, “There is going to be the

baptism tomorrow so the teacher asked us to inform the
investors and parents. Thus, many children came out to call
tonight. However, no one except for me has succeeded in
making a call yet. Some children were attracted by the
sound of the flute so the deformed children aren’t chasing
us. The situation is okay.”
“As for why I’m with Mu Ke tonight, I think you already

know.” Little Bai Liu (6)’s tone was cold and disgusted.
“Didn’t you ask me to look after two children last night? One
of the children you gave me money to take care of is a blind
girl and I now know her name is Liu Jiayi. The other one is
Mu Ke. I couldn’t get in touch with the girl for the time being
but I am sleeping in the same room as Mu Ke. In order to get
the money, I took Mu Ke from the same room with me when
calling you tonight.”
“I originally meant to let you hear his voice for you to
inspect the goods and verify that the child is in pretty
condition. He can run and cry. I didn’t expect a situation at
your end so I just didn’t talk and gave him the phone to
pretend to be your investment child.”
Little Bai Liu (6) subtly paused at this point before he

directly questioned Bai Liu. “In fact, I think that last night
when you told me you would give money to help people,
you actually wanted to let Mu Ke call you right now, right?”
There was a slight smile in Bai Liu’s voice as he leaned lazily

against the wall. “You can say that.”
He told Bai Liu (6) that he would give money for Bai Liu (6)
to take care of Mu Ke and Liu Jiayi for him. At the time, he
knew that little Bai Liu (6) would drag one of them out to
call him tonight.
His 14 year old self’s obsession with money was stronger

than ever. He wouldn’t be able to give up such an
opportunity for money. Bai Liu was a person who abided
with trades from childhood to adulthood. He wouldn’t easily
deceive his trading partner. The best way to verify the
success of the trade was to let little Mu Ke talk to Bai Liu
directly, saying he was in a good condition.
Little Bai Liu (6) did indeed do this.
“You could directly have me bring out Mu Ke to call you

tonight without beating around the bush so much.” Bai Liu
(6)’s voice obviously had the youthfulness of a teenager but
it seemed cold because it was too calm. “I’ll do anything as
long as you pay me.”
“Then you will know in advance that I have a hostile plan

with two other investors.” Bai Liu spoke slowly. “You will
surely guess what I am going to do, what type of terrible
threat I will face and what this call means to me. You might
betray my plans to my enemies when you make the call in
order to exchange for more money from my enemies. This is
something you would do, right?”
Little Bai Liu (6) over there fell into a long silence.
Bai Liu chuckled. “I can’t let you guess what I want to do

because you are also a very dangerous guy.”
“I even think that you are more dangerous than anything

else to me in the game. Fortunately, I know you and I can
tell you a fact on the basis of knowing you. Bai Liu (6), I will
give you more money than anyone else in the world. I can
even give you all my money.”
Bai Liu slowly lowered his eyes. “There will be no one more
generous to you than me, Bai Liu (6).”
‘It is because I am you and you are me. Money between us

flows strangely across time and latitude but in essence, it is
all my identity. The money I own is owned by you and me at
the same time. The money won’t be diminished by a single
bit.’
“All your money?” Bai Liu (6)’s tone was still cold but it was
filled with an inexplicable irony to match the words he
uttered. “Then you are really a kind-hearted person who
isn’t selfish at all, Mr Investor.”
“I am really selfish and greedy so I’m absolutely not like this

to others.” Bai Liu wasn’t offended by the sarcasm and still
maintained the friendly smile on his face. “In any case, you
are the most special person in this ‘world’ so I must have no
reservations toward you.”
Little Bai Liu (6) didn’t answer Bai Liu’s words. He just
maintained a subtly indifferent and skeptical silence.
Bai Liu continued, “I can understand what you are thinking.

You must be thinking that human beings are instinctive and
selfish. As an investor, why should I go against instincts for
a stranger? There will be no such person in the world. Even
if they exist, they must be pretending to get more benefits.
After all, there is no free lunch in the world, right?”
The opposite Bai Liu (6) fell into a strange silence. It was
obvious that Bai Liu knew exactly what his 14 year old self
was thinking.
“That’s what I thought at your age.” Bai Liu leaned against

the wall, his eyes slightly closed.
Due to his weak body, the welfare home instance that had a
special meaning for him and the existence of the game NPC
little Bai Liu (6), Bai Liu was rarely immersed in recalling the
past. What was he like when he was 14? Bai Liu thought he
wouldn’t remember much.
It was because people were indeed very forgetful creatures.

Perhaps it was true that a human’s memory only lasted
seven seconds. The rest of it was just something that
humans constructed to deceive, confuse and comfort
themselves for their own shallow feelings. Yet the moment
he heard little Bai Liu (6)’s cold voice without any emotional
fluctuations, Bai Liu could remember what type of person he
was when he was 14 years old.
He was lonely, indifferent and out of step with everything

around him. No one could understand this scrawny little boy
who spent all day reading horror stories and always looking
at horror stories and games at the welfare home.
When Bai Liu was 14 years old, he couldn’t hide his
appearance and disguise himself like he did now. He looked
at people with repulsion in his eyes and his entire body was
cold. No children wanted to get close to him.
Of course, this was a big problem with Bai Liu himself. The
other children in the welfare home had toys like trains or
blocks donated by well-wishers. Meanwhile, Bai Liu liked the
dolls that lacked arms and legs. During the time when other
children were reading comic books and storybooks, Bai Liu
looked at the ‘Slenderman’s Ghostly Book of Murder’ that an
unknown person donated to the welfare home.
At that time, the human children hadn’t entered society and

hadn’t been imbued with all types of adult rules. Every child
in the welfare home would fight to the death for good toys,
good food, the chance to be adopted by parents and not
having to sleep on the damp, straw beds.
No one had taught them to do this. Stomping on others to

live better than themselves was something akin to biological
instinct. Bai Liu had realized this early on so he stayed
further away from these people.
In the welfare home, there were only two people who

wouldn’t fight for these things. One was Bai Liu and the
other was Lu Yizhan.
Bai Liu didn’t need these things because he preferred

money. Generally, children weren’t given these things in the
welfare home. Lu Yizhan thought that other people needed
it more so the fool took the initiative to give it out.
Lu Yizhan foolishly let go of better food, better toys and the

chance to be adopted. He just watched the happy smiles of
those who were blossoming from the result of exploiting
him. The other party only gave simple and shallow thanks to
Lu Yizhan, making the fool scratch his head and show a
more brilliant smile than the other party.
“I used to think there really wouldn’t be any humans in this

world who gave everything for others.” Bai Liu’s voice was
soft and calm. “Even if they gave to others, it was for a
sense of self-giving and self-satisfaction that has been
brainwashed and nurtured in the world’s moral code. The
essence is still to please themselves.”
“There are no purely good people in the world, only purely

bad people.”
Little Bai Liu (6)’s breathing was coming from the opposite
end as he pulled the still crying Mu Ke around the children’s
welfare home late at night. Still, Bai Liu knew that he was
listening.
This little guy hadn’t hung up the phone yet because he was
billed by the minute. He was a really hard working company
worker—albeit a child laborer.
There was a slightly lazy and idle laugh in Bai Liu’s voice as
he seemed to recall something very funny. “Just as I was
unwavering about these ideas, I met a fool who volunteered
to be my friend.”
“He kept asking me why I was alone and gave me food

when I was hungry. He found I was reading some bloody and
strange books and was just stunned. Then he sneaked out
to get more for me.” Bai Liu’s tone was very flat. “I was
really cold to him from beginning to end. He gave things
away without getting any satisfaction and I thought he
would give up soon.”
Little Bai Liu (6) over there finally opened his mouth and he
asked, “Did he give up?”
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“He stayed away from me for a while and I thought he had

given up.” Bai Liu paused. “Then one day at noon, I arrived
at the backyard to find a doll of the Slenderman.”
It was a very clumsy-looking thin ghost. The doll’s suit and

costume were made from bedsheets unwanted by the
welfare home. The hat was tattered and looked like a failed
handiwork made by a primary school student. The
Slenderman doll waved his scarf hanging from his ragged
clothes and said hi to Bai Liu in a silly manner.
During that time, all of Bai Liu’s books were stories about
the Slenderman because no other books of the same type
had been donated to the welfare home. However, Lu Yizhan
mistakenly thought that Bai Liu liked this strange, legendary
creature very much. The teenage Lu Yizhan stayed up all
night, furtively hiding under the quilt to make such a doll.
Then he set it on his head and stood in front of Bai Liu,
grunting and sweating as he danced. His eyes were clear
but red from staying up all night.
Lu Yizhan regarded Bai Liu as a child who liked animated

characters. He purely hoped Bai Liu would be happy
because of this. He didn’t want Bai Liu to thank him. Of
course, Bai Liu didn’t mean to thank him because it was
really…
“…He is so stupid.” Little Bai Liu (6) spat out without

changing his emotions.
“Yes, I felt so at that time.” Bai Liu gave a low laugh. “I

looked at him like he was a fool and politely explained that
I’m not a fan of the Slenderman. I just like the horror stories
where monstrous creatures eat stupid and bad people.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was quiet for a moment. “I like it too but he
shouldn’t… like it.”
It could only be said that normal children wouldn’t like it. At

that time, Bai Liu was a freak in the welfare home because
the books he read and his drawings weren’t normal and
were very bloody. He belonged to the type that teachers
paid more attention to. They felt that he had antisocial
tendencies. Soon, the strict supervision of the teachers
meant they threw away all the things Bai Liu liked.
It was the books, games and even the doll toys that Bai Liu
looked at more often. They guarded against Bai Liu like he
was a prisoner doing reform through labor. To a certain
extent, this type of defense was also correct.
Bai Liu curbed his blatant hobbies and pretended to be a

good kid who was lost and had reformed.
Lu Yizhan didn’t like such unconventional horror stories and

games. Yet just because he didn’t like it didn’t mean he
couldn’t let Bai Liu like it. He knew that Bai Liu liked it but
that Bai Liu pretended not to like it.
“He really didn’t like it but that guy has always been very
popular. I don’t know where he obtained it all but he found
many horror games and story books.” Bai Liu’s eyes were
closed as he recalled it. “There was really a lot. Then he hid
them from the teachers and secretly gave them to me to let
me play with them and see them.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was silent for a moment before asking,
“Why did he want to do this?”
“That’s what I asked him.” Bai Liu’s voice was so soft that it
could barely be heard. “He said, ‘Aren’t we friends? This is
something I can do for you so I did it.’”
Little Bai Liu (6) wondered from the bottom of his heart.
“When did you become friends with him? I remember that
you didn’t agree to this matter, right?”
“I don’t know,” Bai Liu answered. “Lu Yizhan just determined

it with wishful thinking. I told him that I am probably a freak
and there is a high probability I will do bad things in the
future. He was very serious and honest as he told me that if
I wanted to be a bad guy, he would become a police officer
to catch me.”
Bai Liu chuckled lightly, “Thus, he reassured me that he

wouldn’t let me be bad. It is because a police officer can’t
be friends with a bad person.”
“He played a lot of horror games with me for many years.

Later, he gradually realized that I wasn’t a normal person
but he insisted on being friends with me.”
“Why?” Bai Liu (6) wondered again, a bit confused this time.
“You can’t understand each other at all. Will being friends
with you bring him any benefits?”
“There are no benefits. I am a very troublesome person in
all aspects.” Bai Liu readily admitted it. “I’m not good at
being a human being but he said he didn’t become friends
with me for benefits.”
“Then for what?”
“He just wanted to be friends with me.”
Lu Yizhan’s reason was that simple. He wanted to make

friends with Bai Liu. He wanted Bai Liu to be happy a bit and
for Bai Liu to have a friend. There was no sympathy or pity
involved. He just thought this and did it.
Lu Yizhan was the first strange human being in Bai Liu’s

cognition. The existence of this man almost subverted Bai
Liu’s three views. This was a superior person with no
personal purpose. He had high moral standards and even if
his brain wasn’t good, he was a pure good person. In Bai
Liu’s worldview, he was the textbook definition of a self-
sacrificing fool.
He was Bai Liu’s only friend in this life.
“There are still such pure good people in this world. Their
existence is contrary to the theory of evolution and human
instincts so their lives are very hard.” Bai Liu spoke softly.
“Still, they do exist and you will soon encounter them.”
‘Yes, Bai Liu (6). You will soon meet a friend who is willing to
accompany you to play games with you, pretend to be the
Slenderman to make you laugh and spend many years with
you,’ Bai Liu spoke softly in his heart.
“This type of person is rare, right?” Little Bai Liu (6)’s tone
was still casual. “You might’ve met a miracle in the world
but I won’t encounter this type of idiot who gives so easily.”
“You will.” Bai Liu smiled. “You met me, didn’t you?”
“I knew you were a bad boy, Bai Liu (6), and I knew you
might betray me, but I eventually told you my plan.” Bai
Liu’s tone was soft and filled with a strange temptation. “You
are more important to me, more important than any plan
and even more important than my own life.”
“You are the most important person in this place.” Bai Liu
laughed. “I promise you that I am your strange and reliable
friend.”
This time, Bai Liu (6) was silent for a long time. Just as Bai
Liu thought he had hung up, Bai Liu (6) changed the subject
in a very blunt manner. “You also like horror games? Have
you ever played any fun ones?”
Bai Liu lowered his eyes and the corners of his mouth
curved up unnoticeable as he slowly chatted with Bai Liu
(6). “Yes, I’ve played two very good games. One is called
Siren Town and the other is called Exploding Last Train.”
At the age of 14, he was still easy to cheat and he would be

slightly moved by the self-sacrificing type of big fool like Lu
Yizhan.
If Bai Liu had met the 24 year old Bai Liu then it would’ve
been much more complicated.
Bai Liu didn’t have much leisure to do psychological

counseling for his 14 year old self and he felt that little Bai
Liu (6) didn’t need it either. He told such a long story in
order to pave the way for little Bai Liu (6) cooperating with
him wholeheartedly. It was because unfortunately, the best
tool to seduce little Bai Liu (6)—his points (money) had all
been given away to Miao Feichi.
This was very dangerous. The total sum of his points, or
money, that Bai Liu had under his control was less than
Miao Feichi and the others. The total number of items to
control Bai Liu (6) was also less than his enemies.
Soon after seeing them the next day, the very keen little Bai
Liu (6) would quickly notice that Bai Liu didn’t have as much
money as Miao Feichi.
This was very embarrassing. Once little Bai Liu (6) knew
about the hostile relationships, Bai Liu (6) was bound to turn
to the one who had more knowledge based on his
understanding of himself. He would likely sell Bai Liu’s
information to the Miao Feichi duo. Bai Liu knew that he
wasn’t a very obedient child at the age of 14. At present,
little Bai Liu (6) was only obedient to money.
Bai Liu (6) didn’t care if this would lead to Bai Liu’s death.
When he was 14 years old, his desire for money was much
stronger than it was now.
Therefore, Bai Liu needed something besides money to

contain little Bai Liu (6) from doing things for money. This
something should be equal to money. Based on experience,
Bai Liu knew a great weapon to contain himself. It was Lu
Yizhan.
Lu Yizhan could restrain the money-hungry Bai Liu from

walking on the path of breaking the law and committing
crimes for many years. In addition to this person’s unusual
stubbornness and the desire to be friends with Bai Liu, there
was another reason why it was possible—it was Bai Liu’s
curiosity toward Lu Yizhan.
Bai Liu was a relatively curious person. He was full of the

desire to explore all types of bizarre non-human behavior.
His curiosity toward Lu Yizhan had never diminished even
after so many years.
Bai Liu was curious about how Lu Yizhan, a freak like

himself, could be such a good person and what was the
driving force behind his behavior. Once this type of curiosity
was strong enough, it could even offset Bai Liu’s desire for
money.
Lu Yizhan didn’t exist in this dungeon. Therefore, Bai Liu told

little Bai Liu (6) that there was such a person while he would
play the role of Lu Yizhan. Bai Liu extracted the element of
Lu Yizhan that had the most restraining power on him—
curiosity.
Little Bai Liu (6) was curious about him and wanted to
explore his behavioral logic. This was the beginning of all
stories.
It was just like how he acted toward Lu Yizhan.
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“You said you kissed a merman with a silver-blue tail in a jar

and a ghost in a mirror that was about to explode on a
burning train?” Little Bai Liu (6) asked softly in a nonchalant
tone. “Your relationship history seems a bit extraordinary.”
Bai Liu didn’t care. “They are all just characters in the game.
By the way, you listened to me today for so long without
hanging up. Why? Do you want to call me for the full three
hours?”
“If I could, I would call you for three hours.” Little Bai Liu (6)
answered indifferently. “After all, it is billed by the minute.
Today is the rare occasion where everyone is running around
and attracting the attention of the deformed children. At
present, only me and Mu Ke have managed to call and
inform our investors of what is going to happen tomorrow.”
“However, the blind little girl called Liu Jiayi moves very
quickly. She can’t see but she has been moving while
attaching herself to the walls. Just now, I covered her and
led away the deformed child on her side. She should be able
to finish the call soon and go back.”
“The other children are running pretty fast. I remember that
they are called Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang. They
managed to call but they were crying the entire time. They
didn’t explain to the people on the other side that they
would invite investors to watch the ceremony tomorrow.”
Little Bai Liu (6) explained the situation quickly to Bai Liu
with some gasping in his breath. Still, his explanation was
very clear. “You can rest assured that I am more alert. I
didn’t know that you and the investors of these two children
have a grudge but I deliberately avoided them when I ran
with Mu Ke. They didn’t discover that we were on the phone
together. In addition, perhaps it is because they are running
around and attracting the attention of the monsters that the
three of us can call so easily tonight.”
“Oh yes, I forgot to tell you. There is more than one

deformed child tonight.” Little Bai Liu (6) calmly added.
“There are three with different deformities. They aren’t the
same as the child last night. One is moving on the ground
with four limbs and his lips are purple. Another has limb
deformities. They fold inside when running and he will limp.
The ratio of limbs to body and head is very strange. The last
one has abnormally white hair and skin. I just hid on the
slide and looked at it. I didn’t see it clearly but the child’s
eyes should be purple.”
Bai Liu had lived in a welfare home and he was familiar with
common deformities. He thought about it. “It feels a bit like
congenital heart disease, incomplete bone development and
albinism.”
They were all congenital genetic diseases and largely

coincided with the diseases that the five children who
survived in the real world had.
Bai Liu quickly found two peculiar points. First, there were
indeed many disabled children in the welfare home. Those
who died and those who survived were children with certain
congenital diseases. This was already a very special point.
What did it mean? Secondly, why could the deformed
children in the real world survive while the deformed
children in this world became ghosts?
For the first point, Bai Liu needed more information to

reason things out and explain. As for the second point, Bai
Liu felt he already had an answer.
Bai Liu played with the broken coin hanging against his
chest while falling into contemplation. According to the
information currently given in this instance, a normal child
i.e. children with no deformities were attracted by the sound
of the flute and disappeared. They never reappeared after
disappearing. The manner in which the deformed children
died was currently unknown. After death, they became
monsters and came out to play.
However, it wasn’t like they couldn’t die. Based on the rules

that Bai Liu knew about the Love Welfare Institute, the six
children with congenital diseases in reality, including Liu
Jiayi, should exist as NPCs like the deformed children in the
instance. If all the NPCs in this Love Welfare Institute
instance died then the six children who didn’t have
accidents in reality would have to die to conform to the law
of this instance.
However, these six children were currently under the close

care of Lu Yizhan in reality and the possibility of death was
very low. The one who might die and be alienated into a
monster was Liu Jiayi who entered the game.
Yet according to the system’s consistent planning, most of
the children in reality would still die in order to conform to
the logic of the instance. The question was: if they were
going to die, how were they going to die?
“There is a good chance that the deformed children who

survived in reality will eventually die. However, they were
still alive when I entered the instance. If they die, how will
they die…?”
Bai Liu muttered to himself as he leaned against the wall.
The loading of the game couldn’t be separated from the

routine. If the data of ‘NPC death’ was forcibly loaded, the
‘real world’ would probably get bugs. Lu Yizhan who was
closely observing the NPCs would notice something was
wrong. Of course, the system could use rogue means to
delete the memory data of all NPCs paying attention to this
matter but the memories of ‘players’ couldn’t be deleted.
Bai Liu would know there was a bug in this place. If so, the
official version of the ‘real world’ would be meaningless to
many players.
The question was: how could these six children die in a way
that was in line with the logic of the game and the real
world, so that it wasn’t considered a forced loading bug?
Bai Liu suddenly remembered the pile of bodies he had seen

at the hospital that day and what Lu Yizhan had solemnly
told him. The signs were normal when the children entered
the hospital but there started to be attacks one day later…
the livor mortis and rigor mortis appeared too early. It felt
like they had died earlier and the death was delayed…
Yes, this was the main point: delayed death.

Bai Liu suddenly thought of this point. It was the most
reasonable and in line method of loading a death without
arousing the suspicion of NPCs.
These six children weren’t free from the mushroom

poisoning. They were just more likely to be resistant to
mushrooms than other children and the signs of poisoning
were delayed until later. Therefore, the children didn’t show
any signs when Bai Liu entered the game but this didn’t
mean they wouldn’t show signs of poisoning later on.
In other words, they were dying but the medical

examination didn’t work on them so no one had discovered
it except for Bai Liu in the game. The six deformed children
who survived death were still covered in the shadow of
death.
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed. If the real world was a loaded copy
of the game, would those children die in the same manner
inside and outside the game?
Little Bai Liu (6) didn’t disturb Bai Liu’s silence. He quietly
waited for Bai Liu’s next question without hanging up the
phone. After all, he counted money by the minute. After a
moment of silence, Bai Liu suddenly asked him, “Have you
eaten mushrooms at the welfare home today?”
“No.” Little Bai Liu (6) was concise. “I’m sensitive to the
taste of mushrooms. The food I ate should have no
mushrooms in it.”
“For the deformed children chasing you, do they smell like

mushrooms?” Bai Liu changed his thoughts and asked
again.
Little Bai Liu (6) answered quickly, “I don’t know. I’ve always
been far away from them and I haven’t gotten close enough
to smell them. Do you need me to get closer to confirm? Of
course, it isn’t for free.”
“No, not for the time being.” Bai Liu quickly rejected the
proposal of the courageous Bai Liu (6). “These children’s
movements aren’t slow. If there is no one else to shift the
attention then it is easy to get caught if you get too close.”
Based on the description of the deformed children in the

monster book, the player’s children would completely go
missing once they were caught. Bai Liu’s health was
currently only 6 points and the things he told Bai Liu (6)
before weren’t a lie. Compared to himself, little Bai Liu (6)’s
life was very important since he had high health. Bai Liu
would now use all means to ensure the safety of this greedy
child.
“However, you need me to get closer, right?” Bai Liu (6)’s

tone was calm.
“Yes.” Bai Liu was honest. “Not only do I need you to get
closer, I also need you to find the weaknesses of these
deformed children.”
He needed to unlock the weaknesses of these monsters. It

was much safer to control these deformed children
wandering around every night with their weakness than to
let them chase his child every night. After all, Bai Liu felt
that the ‘missing’ attack of these deformed children was
more terrifying than the blood-sucking attack of the plant
patient. It could be called a one-hit kill.
There were no children missing yet. It was probably because

the deformed children had too many targets that were
scattered. Once locked on, it was easy for a child to be
taken away. The thing that made Bai Liu feel it was
dangerous was that there was one last night and three
tonight. The number of these deformed children seemed to
be increasing.
“I do need you to get close to these children to help me find

out their weaknesses. This is very important to me and I will
naturally pay you,” Bai Liu spoke softly. “However, not
tonight. Little friend, tonight is too dangerous. I won’t
sacrifice you to do this type of thing. Tomorrow night when I
find a way to protect you, we will do this again.”
The opposite side was strangely quiet. Then after a minute,

little Bai Liu (6) changed the topic like he hadn’t heard
anything. “Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang have gone into
their rooms and their three children are coming to chase
me. Mr Investor, tonight I called you for a total of 31
minutes. I’ll erase one minute and only charge you for 30
minutes. It is a total of 3,000 yuan. You already owe me
6,000 yuan.”
Little Bai Liu (6)’s tone was polite and aggressive. “It isn’t
good to default on payment when it comes to wages for
minors. I hope you can settle the 6,000 yuan when we meet.
Thank you for your patronage. Mr Investor, good night.”
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According to yesterday’s routine, Bai Liu (6) should hang up

neatly at this time. However, today he didn’t hang up after
speaking.
Bai Liu could hear his breathing as he ran on the empty

ground. Behind him was the laughter of the children chasing
him and little Mu Ke struggling to suppress his gasps and
cries. The sound of running gradually slowed and the sound
changed from stepping on rustling dirt to hard concrete. The
eerie laughter of the children behind them also faded away.
They should be heading back to their rooms.
Little Mu Ke struggled to run with little Bai Liu (6). This guy
had been dragged by little Bai Liu (6) all night. Due to his
bad heart, his face was purple but he still gritted his teeth
and ran. He seemed to know that little Bai Liu (6) was
pulling him to run for his own good.
It was because little Mu Ke knew that if Bai Liu (6) hadn’t

pulled him to run, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to
call his investor tonight. If there was no way to notify his
investor, the investor wouldn’t be able to attend the
ceremony tomorrow. This was a serious matter for the
children of the welfare home and he might be punished.
Tonight, if it wasn’t for little Bai Liu (6)’s investor telling Bai
Liu (6) to help him then the indifferent Bai Liu (6) wouldn’t
care about Mu Ke’s life or death.
Little Mu Ke glanced at the phone in little Bai Liu (6)’s hand.

Why did this kind investor have little Bai Liu (6) help him? In
addition, why hadn’t little Bai Liu (6) hung up the phone?
They had already entered the room where they slept. He
would be scolded if he was seen by a teacher.
“Is there anything you want to say?” Bai Liu opened his
mouth with great interest. “Aren’t you back in your room?
Why aren’t you hanging up? Do you want to make more
money from me?”
“…These few minutes won’t be counted.” Little Bai Liu (6)’s

breathing wasn’t completely smooth yet. His voice was
really low and he spoke quickly like he was hiding
something. “The two horror games you spoke about tonight
were good enough to offset this.”
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow with surprise. “You are so good to
me tonight? Rounding down and offset…”
“Beep beep.”
The opposite side hung up.
This was clearly praising him for playing games well. Did he
have such an awkward personality when he was 14? Wow, it
was disgusting.
Bai Liu put away his phone and his eyes fell on the wet
straw bed.
Tonight, he had smelled a rotting smell from the plant
patient. His attention had been focused on fighting Miao
Feichi so he hadn’t checked what type of smell it was. He
only thought it was a decaying plant smell like rotten straw
but there was another type of smell hidden under the strong
scent of straw.
Bai Liu touched his bitten neck where there was still mucus
from the plant patient. Bai Liu scraped it off with his fingers
and placed it to his nose to smell it. There was the smell of
his blood, the smell of damp and rotten straw and a very
light smell underneath the smell of straw…
Bai Liu calmly put his finger into his mouth. There was a
very light mushroom flavor in the mucus. He couldn’t smell
it but he could taste it. The children here didn’t eat
mushrooms but the patients ate mushrooms?
The only thing that the patient in the ICU ate was the
‘medicine’ that the nurse sent to each ward. However, the
medicine obviously wasn’t a mushroom because it was a
liquid. It couldn’t be ruled out that the liquid contained
mushroom ingredients but Bai Liu felt that another
possibility was higher.
Bai Liu’s eyes were fixed on the straw bed in front of him.
He stepped forward and circled the straw bed. The more he

looked at it, the more he felt something strange. This thing
did look like a bed but there was dim light, uninterrupted 24
hour water vapor and straw that was too thick and moldy.
These conditions made Bai Liu feel that this place was more
like a standard mushroom culture room and this bed was
the mushroom culture medium.
Bai Liu’s hand lifted the white sheet and revealed a large
area of yellowish straw. He randomly fiddled with it and
could see the sprouting mushrooms attached to the rotten
straw. Bai Liu had seen these mushrooms before. Some
could be eaten and some couldn’t. Generally speaking, they
were common species and couldn’t prolong life after eating
them. Some were poisonous and would kill instantly. There
was a child in Bai Liu’s welfare home who had eaten some
by mistake and couldn’t recover.
Bai Liu’s fingers rummaged through the mushrooms

sprouting from the straw. He confirmed that the mushrooms
growing on the bed were common species and thought
about it. Those patients shouldn’t be eating these
mushrooms that Bai Liu could see. So what exactly were
they eating?
Bai Liu’s gaze once again fell on the straw bed. Previously in
the ICU, the plant patient had been lying motionless on the
bed. Bai Liu’s health wasn’t good so he didn’t go to disturb
this patient. He searched under the straw bed where he was
sleeping and found that they were also the common type of
mushrooms.
Now it seemed that everyone’s ‘mediums’, i.e. the beds to

grow the mushrooms, weren’t the same. The main point
was: why were they different? What type of mushrooms did
they grow?
Bai Liu felt that all the answers were hidden in what the
system called the ‘life recovery medicine’.
“Mu Ke.” Bai Liu muttered to himself. “Now it is up to you to

find the life recovery medicine tonight. What exactly are
these patients eating?”
The ICU ward.

Mu Ke crawled up from under the chaotic bed. He held it to
stand up while gasping for breath. He was a bit dizzy as he
stood up. He only took a few steps before needing to sit on
the hospital bed panting.
Mu Ke sat on the hospital bed that Bai Liu had been staying
on before. He completely collapsed and buried his head in
the quilt that contained Bai Liu’s smell, like a young bird
who hadn’t yet grown who buried his head under the wings
of the mother bird. This was an act of seeking a sense of
security.
The fear of escaping from death made his hands and feet
tremble very badly. Previously when hiding under the bed,
Mu Ke had drunk a few bottles of mental bleach to restore
his mental value to full so his basic sanity had been
restored. Nevertheless, Mu Ke had consumed too much
health and this led to his physical condition being very poor.
He was sucked of too much blood and fell into a state of

cold and shock from the excessive blood loss. His hands and
feet kept convulsing.
Mu Ke gritted his teeth and curled up under Bai Liu’s quilt.

He used his shaking left hand to hold down his right hand,
wanting to recover as soon as possible. His eyes were red.
Just now when the monster had been sucking his blood, he
really thought he was dead. By the end, Mu Ke was bleary-
eyed and the blood vessels on the back of his hands were
shriveled.
However, he had to be sucked to this extent to make his

appearance similar to Bai Liu. This way, Bai Liu could
successfully pretend to be him and join Miao Feichi’s team.
Mu Ke closed his eyes and recalled the plan that Bai Liu had
given him earlier. This could distract him and make him feel
better.
Bai Liu’s plan was very simple and daring. It was the paper
cup orange game.
It was to hide an orange in one of three paper cups and then

rotate the paper cups to have the other party guess which
paper cup was hiding the orange. The investors’ identical
appearance was the three paper cups and Bai Liu was the
orange under the paper cup that Miao Feichi had to guess.
Yet this simple plan had many complex problems that

needed to be solved.
First, Mu Ke’s eyes fell on the three paper cups that Bai Liu
placed on the table. He frowned. “You and the patient in the
ward don’t look exactly the same. He is longer than you.”
“That’s correct. It isn’t just this. The Miao Feichi duo are S-
grade players and they can completely disregard the rules
of the game.” Bai Liu quickly rotated the three paper cups,
his tone not too fast or too slow. “They have the ability to
directly crush all three paper cups and then check which
paper cup has the orange i.e. me.”
As Bai Liu spoke, he calmly squeezed the three different

paper cups in his hands. The squeezed paper cups exposed
the orange underneath. Then he casually threw the paper
cups into the trash can.
Mu Ke slowly gulped. “…So what do we do?”
“So the first step is to make them think that they don’t have
the ability to squeeze the three cups easily, so they will
follow the rules of the game.” Bai Liu pointed to a paper cup
and wrote A+ on it. “I will disguise myself as a monster with
A+ ability and pretend to be three monsters at the same
time. There are only 15 minutes for the nurses to change
shifts. Even if they are S-grade players, they are facing
three A+ grade monsters at the same time. I think they will
be more inclined to only kill one.”
“It is just you. How can you pretend to be three at the same
time…” Mu Ke’s words stopped abruptly.
Bai Liu quickly rotated the paper cups in front of him at a

dazzling speed. For a while, only the afterimage could be
seen. Due to the afterimage, it seemed that all three paper
cups had this A+ mark on them at the same time. Bai Liu
smiled and raised his eyes. “By using movement speed.”
“As for the appearance difference you are talking about, the
sicker the patients, the thinner they become. For players,
there are two methods to indicate sickness.” Bai Liu looked
at Mu Ke. “One of these indicators is health and the other is
mental value. Objectively speaking, I only need to reduce
my health and mental value to the same level as this
monster.”
“The downward adjustment of health is very simple. As for

the drop in mental value, just use this patient monster.”
Mu Ke pursed his lips. The opposition on his face was very

clear and he soon spoke in disapproval. “Miao Feichi and
Miao Gaojiang are two old players. It is hard to deceive them
with this trick. I’m not an old player but I can easily
recognize the correct paper cup using my memory. If you
lower your health and mental value to the point of serious
illness, once the other party sees through it…”
“You will die, Bai Liu.” Mu Ke stared into Bai Liu’s eyes with a
bit of begging. “You will really die.”
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“Mu Ke, the focus of this plan isn’t my health. I have only
50% of my health.” Bai Liu’s tone was calm and almost
cruel. “The plan is for you to safely stay in the ICU all night
and find the life recovery medicine.”
“The moment you have the life recovery medicine, the task
of your main identity line is complete. As for the task of the
secondary identity line, i.e. the children’s task, little Bai Liu
(6)’s progress is the fastest. You can seduce him with money
to help you do things. He will cooperate with you so you can
clear the instance. If I die, you will have to take the other
50% of my health through the instance, understood?”
Mu Ke cried and shook his head frantically. “I can’t do it! I

really can’t do it!”
“If you can’t do it, we will die together, Mu Ke.” Bai Liu
stared directly at Mu Ke casually. There was even an
indifferent smile on his face when he spoke these words.
Bai Liu wasn’t threatening Mu Ke. He was just stating the

fact that if Mu Ke couldn’t do it, they would probably die
together in this place.
Mu Ke shuddered at Bai Liu’s smile. He lowered his head
and bit his lower lip like he was fighting himself. It took a
long time before he raised his tearful eyes and looked at Bai
Liu. “I-I will try my best…”
Bai Liu slowed down his tone as he patted Mu Ke on the

shoulder. “My death is indeed the worst case scenario and
we have to prevent it from happening. The simple orange
paper cup game is indeed easy to be seen through by old
players. People who have played it a dozen times can guess
it 100%. Thus, what I prepared isn’t a simple orange paper
cup game.”
Mu Ke watched Bai Liu with teary eyes. “It isn’t a simple

orange paper cup game?”
“Yes, it is an orange double paper cup game to match this

game’s dual identity lines.”
“We will prepare to give them the answers to the first round
of the orange paper cup game.” Bai Liu took out six new,
identical paper cups and placed them on the table.
He lowered his head, took out a marker and wrote ‘Bai Liu’
on one paper cup and ‘Mu Ke’ on another paper cup. His
face was calm as he covered the paper cup with ‘Bai Liu’
written on it with the paper cup with ‘Mu Ke’ written on it.
Bai Liu wrote ‘Mu Ke’ on another cup and covered it with a
cup with the word ‘monster’ on it. Finally, Bai Liu put a
paper cup with the word ‘monster’ on it and covered it with
‘Bai Liu.’
Mu Ke watched Bai Liu’s operation in a daze.
“This is the answer to the first round of the orange game.”

Bai Liu pointed to the words on the paper cups and
explained it to Mu Ke one by one. “These three paper cups
are Bai Liu, Mu Ke and the monster right? Then they won’t
be sure. They won’t believe it so easily and will doubt my
identity. Thus, I will prepare the second round of answers.”
Bai Liu lifted the paper cups to reveal the ones underneath.
“This is the second layer of answers they will see. Then—”
Bai Liu didn’t have any emotions on his face as he quickly
rotated the paper cups. He stopped, raised his chin and
asked Mu Ke with a smile. “Now guess where is the orange
that represents me?”
Mu Ke was convinced of his memory and placed his hand on

the paper cup that had ‘Mu Ke’ written on it. “This one.”
“You guessed it wrong.” Bai Liu’s lips curled up and he

opened the three paper cups. The orange was under the
paper cup of ‘monster.’
“How can that be?” Mu Ke was surprised. “I saw you put the
orange under the paper cup with ‘Mu Ke’ written on it in the
second layer.”
“People are animals who are fooled by the instant messages

they get. You remembered correctly but I cheated.” Bai Liu
lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. His hand slowly opened
the ‘Bai Liu’ cup. Under Mu Ke’s stunned gaze, Bai Liu’s
index finger gripped the edge of the paper cup and gently
pulled it, dividing the two paper cups into three.
Bai Liu laughed lazily. “It is a rough hand trick. You actually
remembered and guessed it correctly but I placed three
paper cups under this identity paper cup of ‘Bai Liu.’ What
you saw was just the second paper cup when there were
actually three. So I, as the ‘orange’, am actually hiding
under the identity of the third paper cup.”
Bai Liu picked up the orange. “In other words, at the end of
this orange game, I will use other information to cover up
my identity. This is the third layer paper cup to protect me.
It will confuse the old players, Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang.”
“They definitely won’t doubt the information they get.” Bai

Liu peeled the orange under the paper cup and handed half
of it to Mu Ke.
Bai Liu smiled. “It is because the message is from the other
half of the orange calling to tell them. Mu Ke, do you want to
eat an orange?”
Mu Ke shook his head dully, rejecting the orange that Bai Liu
handed over. He was stunned silly by Bai Liu’s operations
and couldn’t understand it at all. After Mu Ke refused, Bai
Liu shrugged indifferently and placed the orange in his
mouth.
The moment he bit it, Bai Liu’s expression slightly distorted.

He spat out the orange into the paper cup that read ‘Bai Liu’
on it. “…Hey, the oranges in this hospital are so sour.”
The most successful paper cup identity exchange model of

this plan was that the monster patient died as ‘Bai Liu’ and
Mu Ke stayed safely in the ICU overnight as the ‘monster
patient’. Bai Liu, the orange, stayed under the eyelids of the
dangerous father and son as ‘Mu Ke’.
In order to achieve this goal, Bai Liu made more than two
layers of identity cups for three people, or three monsters.
In the first round of the orange paper cup game, he gave

Miao Gaojiang a simple identity answer corresponding to
each monster. The monster that was killed was ‘Bai Liu’, the
monster hiding under the hospital bed was the real monster
and the monster he took away was ‘Mu Ke’.
However, Miao Gaojiang definitely wouldn’t believe an

answer that Bai Liu gave him. Thus, Bai Liu prepared the
second round of the orange paper cup game for Miao
Gaojiang.
In the chaos of the second round of the orange paper cup

game, Bai Liu gambled on Miao Gaojiang. He and Mu Ke
hinted at the Miao father and son about their abnormal
identities in various ways, such as Mu Ke obviously helping
Bai Liu and Bai Liu helping the patient. This aroused Miao
Gaojiang’s suspicion and made him constantly change the
‘identity label of the paper cup’ for the three monsters in his
head. In the end, Miao Gaojiang was like Mu Ke who trusted
his memory. He would make the same mistake.
Miao Gaojiang believed in his experience and used the

information at hand to suspect that the orange called Bai
Liu was hidden under the ‘Mu Ke’ paper cup, triggering the
third layer of the identity paper cup prepared by Bai Liu. It
was the self-certification phone call from little Mu Ke that Bai
Liu had prepared long ago.
Mu Ke panted and looked up at the time. It was already 9:30

and all the nurses had started patrolling. Mu Ke didn’t hear
the news about patients dying or hear the sound of fighting,
so it was likely that the protective layer of Bai Liu’s layer
paper cup had worked.
Mu Ke lay on the bed, his eyes dazed due to excessive

stimulation and he sighed with relief.
In the process of implementing the entire plan, Mu Ke was

responsible for introducing the Miao father and son to the
ICU and reducing his health and mental value to gain an
appearance consistent with the monster patient. After he
was alienated, he had to stay awake enough to cooperate
with Bai Liu’s plan. The final and most important part was to
spend the whole night perfectly and safely in the ICU ward
of the dead monster, following Bai Liu’s instructions to find
the life recovery medicine in the bookcase.
The other dangerous parts of the plan—Bai Liu was

responsible for all of them.
Mu Ke closed his eyes. His heartbeat hadn’t calmed down

completely. He pressed a hand against his chest and could
feel his fragile heart beating fiercely—due to fear, fear. In
the process of planning, they had almost overturned several
times.
Miao Feichi simply didn’t follow the routine Mu Ke imagined

at the beginning. He relied on his panel attributes and high
strength to try and kill all the monsters. He almost did it as
well. If it wasn’t for Bai Liu relying on skills and items to hold
Miao Feichi back for 10 minutes, Miao Feichi might really
achieve the triple kill achievement in this ICU ward and Mu
Ke would definitely be dead now.
After calming his heartbeat, Mu Ke breathed out. He sat on

the bed for a while and after barely adapting to his current
physical state, he gritted his teeth and stood up. He started
to clean up the chaotic ward.
There wasn’t much time. He had to hurry up and do the

task.
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The central hall, the core screen, Bai Liu’s small TV.
Wang Shun looked at Bai Liu’s small TV in the core

promotion and couldn’t help sighing. People were really
different. This guy could actually climb so fast against
league players like Miao Feichi and his father. It was only the
first day of the game and Bai Liu had already climbed to the
core promotion screen.
The number of likes and recharges that supported Bai Liu’s

rush up was mainly due to the middle stage where Bai Liu
confronted the Miao Feichi father and son. The audience of
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang were cheering and
celebrating that they would soon kill Bai Liu. The
Scavengers Guild also bought a paid for this moment. Due
to the blessing of various factors such as many big name
players not opening a live broadcast, Miao Feichi’s audience
charged him points like crazy and sent him to the king
promotion position.
Yet soon, Miao Feichi fell from the edge of the king’s
promotion. It was because Bai Liu wasn’t dead. Not only was
he alive but he took the opportunity to mix into Miao Feichi’s
team.
Fans of Miao Feichi and the Scavengers Guild who bought

the promotional s were dumbfounded. All the situations they
created ended up as a wedding dress for Bai Liu. The
audience rushed to Bai Liu’s small TV. Even those who were
hostile or unhappy toward him rushed out and couldn’t be
stopped. Most of them had figured out what was going on
and stayed with Bai Liu’s small TV.
The extreme rise in the number of viewers and the rising

data quickly sent Bai Liu to the core promotion position. It
wasn’t just Bai Liu. Even Mu Ke’s small TV gained a wave of
this Miao Feichi bonus and he successfully rose from the
multiplayer area to the central screens.
There were doubts, confusion and reasonable discussions

among the audience. Bai Liu could mix in with Miao Feichi’s
team and last time, he successfully killed Puppet Zhang, a
reserve player of the King’s Guild. Now no one thought that
this newcomer was easy but the main argument was still—
awesome is awesome but he is too crazy. He kicked over the
iron plate.
“It is useless to mix in with their team. It is okay for Bai Liu
to control Puppet Zhang by using his control technique to
leapfrog his level but he can’t use an F-grade panel to
control Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang. Most of the S-grade
skills aren’t good enough. Moreover, Miao Gaojiang is very
alert. I heard that Miao Gaojiang watched Bai Liu’s videos
hundreds of times and summed up many things about Bai
Liu’s ability to control others. One of them is that Bai Liu’s
control skill is very limited. A medium should be used and
both parties should agree to it. So as long as they don’t
accept any of Bai Liu’s things, they should be okay. Still, Bai
Liu’s trick was very beautiful. Under several layers of cover,
he really fooled Miao Gaojiang. Tsk, this newcomer is like a
beehive briquette. He has a lot of cleverness. What does he
do in reality?”
“After all, Miao Gaojiang has played against the King’s Guild
who likes control and the doubles match was successful. I
don’t think they are likely to be controlled by Bai Liu.”
“Look at this situation. Bai Liu is ready to play the grab-and-

run tactic this time. He will use everything to get the clues
for the main task first and then clear the game.”
“Isn’t it more appropriate to play this tactic with Mu

Sicheng? Are these two people falling apart? It is like
they’ve taken the wrong medicine. They are each bringing
newcomers with them. I’ve never seen God Mu bring a
newcomer with him and now he brought a husband and wife
in one go…”
“Don’t look down on the couple. The two newcomers

brought by Mu Sicheng are of high quality. One can resist
monsters and the other can kill them. The husband and wife
have a good degree of cooperation. They are good
candidates for the doubles matches. I think that if they are
trained well, they won’t lose to the Miao Gaojiang duo.”
“The quality of the newcomer brought by Bai Liu is also

good but his personal skill is poor. He can be trained to the
gathering intelligence side. Isn’t Wang from the King’s Guild
taking that direction? He has a database which is really
useful. Ah, these newcomers are really good! I can’t find
such potential newcomers. I fucking wanted to gain Mu
Sicheng this year and chased him through three instances
without being able to say a word to him. He ran fast and the
old me couldn’t breathe chasing him. Now looking at this
group of newcomers, I want to collect them all into my
guild!”
“Get lost. Your thinking is too beautiful. You want to do this

but do you think they are willing?”
“They are really good players but unfortunately, I think they

will still die. Miao Feichi’s grass pig, bah, pig, ah, that’s not
right. Damn, I was really taken away by Bai Liu. In any case,
the attack of his knives is very high. I remember it was
3,147? He almost killed me in the competition before. Bai
Liu can’t go against him with a pure newcomer. However, if
Bai Liu goes to the league then his crappy panel will rise a
bit. He can really kill all sides if he uses it well.”
“…I kinda want to recruit this kid. His skill is very

interesting. He can copy the skills of the players under his
control? It is just that the duration is too short. I don’t know
if it is because of Bai Liu’s physical strength or his skill
limitation. He could only use Mu Sicheng’s skill to fight
against Miao Feichi for a few minutes…”
Wang Shun was a bit surprised to see these players

surrounding Bai Liu’s small TV and giving reviews. The
ordinary viewers also gazed at these players with surprise.
They didn’t dare to force it and just discussed among
themselves in the back row. It was because many of the
players standing in front of Bai Liu’s small TV were familiar
faces from last year’s league. Some of them were high level
players of the top 10 guilds. Thanks to their presence, the
ordinary players didn’t dare speak at will, just like when Mu
Sicheng used to be in front of Bai Liu’s small TV.
Miao Feichi’s provocative promotion not only attracted

ordinary audiences but also the league players on the same
level as Miao Feichi. They paid attention to what Miao Feichi
wanted to do. Then after Miao Feichi’s first collapse in Bai
Liu’s hands, this attention fell to Bai Liu’s side. In other
words, Bai Liu had now attracted the attention of a large
number of league players.
Wang Shun stared up at Bai Liu on the small TV and sighed.

Bai Liu was a solo player with a brilliant performance. Had
he started to attract the attention of the major guilds during
the time when the support season was becoming hot?
To be honest, if it wasn’t for the King’s Guild being hostile to

Bai Liu at the beginning, Wang Shun would’ve definitely
looked at Bai Liu. Unfortunately, now—he sighed again.
However, Wang Shun heard that Mu Sicheng was bringing

two newcomers with him and had a strange feeling. Bai Liu
was bringing a newcomer and Mu Sicheng’s side was as
well. If he added the newcomers, Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng,
the number happened to be exactly five, just like a league
team. Why did it feel like Bai Liu was raising new players to
attack the league…
Wang Shun soon shook his head in amusement and threw

away this unbelievable idea. How could this group of pure
newcomers who had just entered the game possibly
compete in the league? Bai Liu would only take pure
newcomers to the league if he was crazy.
However, it seemed that these newcomers would be

recruited and raised by the major guilds. It wasn’t known
what teams he would see these new faces on in this year.
Wang Shun was a bit uneasy at the thought.
Inside the game.
Mu Ke pushed the hospital bed back to its original position.

When he pushed it, he ended up pushing the corpse of the
monster patient into a corner. The patient exuded the very
strange smell of plants. The patient had released a strong
smell of fungal decay within a few minutes after Bai Liu left.
It was moist, hot and dense. The smell was so strong that
Mu Ke had to cover his nose.
The plant patient cut to death by Miao Feichi was leaning in

the corner and the shadows cast by it in the dim light were
very disturbing. After being cut to death by Miao Feichi, it
was even longer. The hands and feet were long and thin like
slender metal poles. Mu Ke roughly estimated that if the
patient stood up, it would have to bend to walk normally in
the ward.
The plant patient’s rating was only A. After several blows

from the S-grade Miao Feichi, it was impossible for it to
survive.
Mu Ke quickly looked away from the patient. After all, it was

very uncomfortable to watch such a thing for a long time.
This type of monster that looked like a cross between
human and inhuman would arouse his uncanny valley effect
if he stared at it for too long. His mental value hadn’t
recovered in this short amount of time and he didn’t want to
mentally pollute himself.
There were books everywhere in the ward. Fortunately, they

were undamaged but they were stuck to the ground
because the room was very wet. This didn’t prevent Mu Ke
from reading them. He carefully picked up the books one by
one and arranged them. Then he lifted up the bookshelves
that had fallen to the ground and placed the books in the
order he had seen them before. He used a pen to direct his
gaze and quickly started reading.
The books here were the same as Bai Liu previously
speculated. There were all types of special notes. Since this
was the ICU and more than one patient lived here, the notes
had different handwriting. Mu Ke read very quickly because
he only selected the places marked with notes to read. His
hand and eyes moved quickly, his gaze only stopping on
each page for a second or two. It was almost similar to the
‘Quantum Mechanics Calligraphy Reading’ on the Internet.
It wasn’t known how much time passed but Mu Ke’s eyes

were red as he let out a long breath. He sat on the bed and
murmured to himself in a daze, “I’ve finished the first time
going through it.”
After reading so many notes, Mu Ke could basically

determine that this ‘life recovery medicine’ was as the
name suggested—it was a Chinese medicine formula that
could cure a hundred diseases described in the notes. It was
just a folk prescription because it hadn’t undergone
experiments.
The terminally ill patients had been tortured by their

diseases. They had gone to many hospitals and doctors and
tried various treatments, only to fail. They were told by
doctors and hospitals that they could only give up treatment
and go home to live better. In other words, go home and
wait for death. The patients became desperate.
These patients were unwilling to give up. Some wealthy and

powerful patients built their own private hospital because
they didn’t believe in the doctors’ diagnosis. They were
even full of resentment for the doctors who said there was
no cure. Thus, the hospital had only nurses and no doctors.
These patients trying to save themselves were the doctors.
Indeed, many of them had read a lot of medical data of
various treatments for a long time. They did have a certain
amount of medical knowledge. It could be said that after
they had been sick for a long time or after the disease
progressed to the point where the doctors said they were
unable to be saved, they started reading books on their own
to help themselves.
Generally speaking, they believed in themselves more than

the doctors, or they believed more in people who had the
same disease as themselves.
‘God won’t fail those who persevere’—Mu Ke was excited

when he saw the notes on the pages. Finally, under their
desperate prayers day and night, a mysterious patient got a
Chinese herbal prescription from an unknown place. After
the verification of several patients, the prescription proved
to be effective in relieving their symptoms. This excited the
desperate patients and they called it the ‘life recovery
medicine’.
However, due to various reasons such as ‘the mystery isn’t

passed on’, ‘it must not be passed on directly to others’ and
‘directly informing people and letting it spread outside will
lead to disaster’, they couldn’t directly tell the newly
admitted patients what the prescription was.
It wasn’t that they never passed on this life recovery

medicine.
The method of ‘passing the prescription’ between old and

new patients was quite obscure and vigilant. First, the
patient needed to be terminally ill and on the verge of
death, as well as having the money to support a child. After
doing good deeds, they would be allowed to be admitted to
this hospital. It wasn’t just that. The new patients had to
withstand the test of patience. These people had a large
bookcase prepared in each ward. If the patients could finish
reading the books, they could find the ‘life recovery
medicine prescription’ hidden between the lines of the
books.
Mu Ke felt like it was a secret code transmission. They

seemed to be afraid that this folk prescription would spread
and bring disaster to themselves, so the people who knew
the prescription must be in the same camp as them. This
reminded Mu Ke of the strict review and membership
system of the underground clubs involving some gray areas
for the rich.
Mu Ke put together a rough ‘life recovery medicine’ based

on the notes and quick reading. He found the vast majority
of ingredients in this life recovery medicine prescription but
he was missing the most important one. He looked through
all the notes in the book. Most of the records were vague
and mentioned that it was ‘one-to-one’. This meant it was
different for each patient, highly exclusive and not easy to
obtain.
However, there was no note that specifically mentioned

what this ingredient was. Mu Ke’s expression became heavy.
It was already very deep in the night and it wasn’t known

when the horizon would start to lighten. This made Mu Ke a
bit anxious. This was obviously the most important thing in
the life recovery medicine so why were there no relevant
descriptions on the pages? Moreover, how could these
patients not take any notes when they saw the description
on the ‘medicine primer’ page? Under such dim lighting, the
patient would have to look for it again if a little trace wasn’t
made to locate this place. Mu Ke even searched the folds of
the pages but didn’t find anything.
“No…” Mu Ke muttered. “Wait a minute!”
If there were no folds or notes at all, there was another

possibility. It was that the thing on the page was too
important to the patient. The patient was more likely to tear
off the page and hide it for repeated observation, rather
than leaving folds or notes.
Although it wasn’t allowed to destroy the books, this was

only a rule for players like them, the new patients. For the
monster patients, i.e. the old patients, they might not
necessarily have this rule. It was because once the life
recovery medicine was passed on, the books were no longer
useful.
However, Mu Ke had searched the beds and cabinets here.

He had searched all the places where paper and book pages
might appear. He didn’t even let go of the toilet.
If this page was really torn out then the only place where it
could be and the only place where Mu Ke hadn’t looked
was…
Mu Ke’s gaze slowly shifted to the pocket of the rotting

monster corpse. His gaze moved from the plant patient’s
drooping head to its dry, skin that had withered like
eggplant in just a few hours.
Mu Ke slowly gulped.
He took a deep breath and walked over to the patient in the

corner. The withered skin of the patient looked like there
were slender worms under the skin. There were low flowing
lines on the patient’s blue-purple face that finally sank into
the patient’s pupils. The patient’s long, empty pupils
gradually shrank and the lips covered with corpse spots
opened slightly. The saliva in his mouth was visible and
mucus dripped from the corpse’s sharp teeth, falling onto
his index finger that was down by his side.
The patient’s finger suddenly moved.
It was just that these movements were extremely slight and

they happened in a dim corner. The visibility in this ward
was extremely low. Mu Ke was this close but he didn’t notice
anything wrong with the corpse that had been dead for a
long time. It was because there was nothing abnormal about
this corpse. He just felt that the smell of rotting plants in the
ward was becoming stronger, as if something was madly
growing.
“What a strong mushroom smell…” Mu Ke’s nose twitched

and he waved his hand in front of it in disgust. The smell of
mushrooms inexplicably reminded him of the mushroom
smell coming from the disabled children at the welfare
home.
Mu Ke crouched down. He ignored his fear and discomfort of

the dead body and placed his hand into the patient’s
pocket. He did touch a stack of paper but more than the
stack of paper, the thing that made Mu Ke feel creepy was—
As his hand reached into the pocket, his hand could feel the
pulsing underneath. This pulsation grew faster and faster as
Mu Ke reached into the pocket.
The patient had a heartbeat. This plant patient wasn’t dead

yet.
Mu Ke felt like he had been placed in an ice bucket. He felt

cold from the top of his head to his chest. This monster had
its brain completely cut apart by a player of Miao Feichi’s
level but it actually wasn’t dead. In the end, what level was
this monster? Mu Ke didn’t want to think about what this
represented. Mu Ke took a few deep breaths in a few
seconds as he forced himself to calm down.
This patient clearly had not been breathing. Mu Ke had

confirmed it as soon as Bai Liu and the others had left. A
creature with a heartbeat that wasn’t breathing. What in the
world was this heartbeat?
Mu Ke couldn’t think too much. He quickly grabbed the

papers and pulled back his hand.
He just had to get enough information to pass onto Bai Liu.

Then even if he died in the hands of this strange patient
monster, he still had 50% of his health left with little Mu Ke.
He believed that Bai Liu could complete the task and take
little Mu Ke to clear the instance.
Mu Ke brainwashed himself a few times before taking a

deep breath, lowering his head and opening the papers.
“Blood ganoderma lucidum, a type of ganoderma lucidum

that requires the blood of pure boys or girls. It is also a
variant of the panacea mushroom and is rumored to be able
to ‘give life to the dead and flesh to bones.’ It is also known
as ‘blood tai sui’ or ‘demonic tai sui.’”
“It is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that

this medicine can be consumed for a long time to lighten
the body and prolong the life of immortals… the Shennong
Ben Cao Jing records that this medicine can supplement
energy and cure knots in the chest…”
“The investors can choose children with pure blood, pour

their blood onto the fungus bed and sleep on the fungus bed
of the child’s blood day and night. The fungus bed should be
damp and light avoided. If you sincerely hope to recover
from your disease, you should get the special medicine to
induce the blood ganoderma lucidum to enter the body. If
the blood ganoderma lucidum isn’t destroyed then the body
won’t die and life will be prolonged. The more pure the
blood of the child, the stronger the ganoderma lucidum in
the body. If the blood of the child is impure, the ganoderma
lucidum will be impure…”
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Mu Ke for

completing the main task: find the life recovery medicine.]
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Mu Ke for

triggering the new main task, cultivate your own blood
ganoderma lucidum by using the fungus bed in the hospital
to extend your life.]
“Fuck!” Mu Ke couldn’t help swearing. “What the fuck is

this?!”
During the period when Mu Ke was reading, the red lines

writhing under the patient’s dried skin suddenly moved
faster. The red ‘line marks’ that were like creeping mycelium
spread from the patient’s heart to his limbs. Soon, some
bloody lines even appeared on the back of his hands.
These capillary-like, beating bright red lines filled the plant

patient’s body, puffing up the patient’s pale, bruised skin.
The patient turned into a slender corpse with peristaltic
‘blood vessels’ in the blink of an eye.
Only the eyes were black and white. The skin in all other
places was red. All these tense blood vessels were still
writhing like the muscles were turning inside out. The blood
lines also existed on the ground between the patient and
the bed, spreading through the whole ward like a virus.
Finally, these creeping ‘blood vessels’ led to the bed.
The red ‘blood vessels’ became thicker and beat more
vigorously, as if conveying blood to the hospital bed. The
entire ward was shrouded in a strange dark red light. It
seemed like something was sprouting under the straw of the
hospital bed. Then bright red mushrooms emerged from the
rotten straw. These mushrooms kept growing and eventually
became the size of a millstone. There was a head and a tail,
like an undeveloped embryo.
This pile of fungi, like a heart, was beating regularly. On the

hospital bed, it emitted a strange red fluorescence. There
was no disgusting bloody smell. On the contrary, it gave off
a very comfortable smell—the aroma of food.
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The plant patient’s pale eyes darted around in the eye

sockets. He wobbled to his feet, his hands shaking as he
approached the blood ganoderma lucidum on the hospital
bed.
Mu Ke warily backed away from the bed and this patient. He

slowly retreated until his back reached the door.
There was the sound of the high heels of the patrolling

nurses in the corridor. Once Mu Ke went out, he would be
caught by these night patrol nurses and forcibly brought
back in. Patients weren’t allowed to leave the ward at night
because it was a hospital rule that monsters would roam the
hospital at night and harm the patients.
Moreover, a commotion in the ICU ward at night might be

discussed by the nurses tomorrow during the day. If this was
known to Miao Feichi’s team then the situation Bai Liu
worked so hard to create previously would be useless.
Mu Ke slowly shifted his eyes to the patient opposite him

and the blood ganoderma lucidum on the hospital bed. It
was reasonable to say that he wasn’t completely at a dead
end. The monsters here had weaknesses and the
weaknesses were quite obvious. Based on the information
Mu Ke received, it was written that the blood ganoderma
lucidum was in the body of the patient. If the blood
ganoderma lucidum wasn’t destroyed then the patient
wouldn’t die. If the blood ganoderma lucidum was destroyed
then the patient would die.
However, the blood ganoderma lucidum wasn’t only the

weakness of the plant patient. It also added a bonus buff!

Plant Patient (2/3)]
[Monster Name: Plant Patient (blood ganoderma lucidum

activated version)]
[Features: 500 movement speed, needs a lot of water for

growth, likes humid environments.]
[Attack mode: blood sucking, liquid (due to the blood

ganoderma lucidum bonus, it has upgraded from an A to S-
grade skill), poisonous fog pollution (due to the blood
ganoderma lucidum bonus, it has upgraded from an A to S-
grade skill).]
[The monster ‘plant patient’ has received the ‘blood

ganoderma lucidum’ as an auxiliary bonus to replenish the
blood energy. The monster’s comprehensive evaluation is
upgraded from A-grade to S-grade. Players below B-grade
will be killed with one hit.]
Mu Ke only had a C+ panel and was going to rush past to

destroy the blood ganoderma lucidum. Then he saw the
comprehensive evaluation and looked at the paper in his
hand. He thought about how he hadn’t passed the
information to Bai Liu yet. He had to grit his teeth and step
back.
The opposite patient still seemed to be in the recovery

period. He was standing by the bed and eating the blood
ganoderma lucidum, the corners of his mouth full of blood.
He didn’t come to Mu Ke but Mu Ke knew this was only
temporary. Once the monster had eaten enough of the
blood ganoderma lucidum to recover, he would definitely be
in danger.
There were some items in the game that couldn’t be put in

the backpack, such as these notes and books. However,
there was so much information that there was no way for
Mu Ke to use the keyboard to deliver it.
Yet if he passed it on in a more straightforward manner, it

would surely fall out when he was dead. If Miao Feichi came
over to the ICU the next day and saw the contact
equipment, opening it, Bai Liu’s identity would instantly be
revealed.
What to do? Mu Ke anxiously bit his fingernails. How could

he pass on this information?!
Mu Ke’s eyes fell on the bookcase and then to the torn page
in his hand. His eyes gradually calmed down. Bai Liu was
currently in his room and he remembered the arrangement
of every book in his bookcase. This was enough.
Bai Liu’s panel suddenly rang. He still had Mu Ke’s personal

panel loaded and now it suddenly rang. He hadn’t controlled
it so it meant Mu Ke was controlling it. Bai Liu had been
leaning against the door and faked sleeping while waiting
for Mu Ke’s news. The moment the sound came, Bai Liu
immediately opened eyes that contained no sleepiness. He
clicked on the system backpack and the keyboard.
‘Y, F5.’ Bai Liu stared intently at the keyboard. Soon, four
new keycaps were removed from the keyboard. ‘X, 45.’ Then
it was ‘Z, 678.’ Finally, the last one was ‘enter.’
This meant that the information input was completed and

the task operation could be started.
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes. XYZ, this was a three dimensional
axis. In addition, the shape F was very much like—Bai Liu’s
gaze instantly moved to the bookcase in the room and he
slightly raised an eye.
Mu Ke, this guy’s memory was actually strong to this point?
Bai Liu quickly understood what Mu Ke wanted to express

but he was still surprised that this person’s memory was so
good. F represented the number of shelves on the bookcase,
X represented the number of books on the bookcase and Z
represented the page number in the book.
After reading the bookcase, Mu Ke actually remembered the

placement, shelf number and page number of all the books
in the bookcase in his ward. Finally, he could think of using
this axis form to pass a message to Bai Liu.
If it was someone else, even if they could find the

information in the ICU, they wouldn’t be able to pass the
information on with the keyboard only. Remembering the
location of specific information on the bookcase and using
the coordinate axis that corresponded to it wasn’t
something that ordinary people could do. No wonder why
Mu Ke’s father tried his best to save Mu Ke. Such a talented
genius would create infinite value even if he lived for only
one more year.
Bai Liu started to look through the books. After finding the
corresponding page number, Bai Liu didn’t fold it or make
notes to mark the page. These methods were too
cumbersome. Bai Liu didn’t hesitate to tear off the page
designated by Mu Ke. In order to confuse people, he also
shamelessly tore off a few more unrelated pages.
The hospital might explicitly forbid the destruction of books

but now it was night and he couldn’t be caught. In addition,
this was Mu Ke’s room so he tore out the pages without any
psychological burden.
After tearing them out, Bai Liu took off another ‘enter’
keycap to indicate he had completed the execution. Soon,
Mu Ke sent a new string of coordinates. Bai Liu quickly found
it and tore out the page. The communication speed and
execution was very fast. Less than five minutes later, Mu Ke
took off the ‘end’ keycap. This represented the end of the
information transmission.
Bai Liu glanced at the information on these pages and he

soon frowned. “If the ganoderma lucidum isn’t destroyed,
the body won’t die…” If it was what he understood… Bai
Liu’s eyes narrowed. There was something wrong on Mu
Ke’s side. The patient wasn’t dead at all.
Bai Liu’s eyes swept over the panel. On Mu Ke’s stable panel
attributes, the mental value started to decline at a rapid
speed and a small line of red words was next to it.
[System warning: Player Mu Ke is suffering from the plant

patient’s poisonous fog pollution. This S-grade attack will
wipe out the mental value in one and a half minutes! Asking
player Mu Ke to quickly leave the range of the monster’s
poisonous fog pollution attack!]
Mu Ke crouched down under Bai Liu’s hospital bed, covering
his mouth in an attempt to hold back the urge to cough in
this fog.
The monster patient on the other hospital bed sniffed, his

arms and legs holding the iron bars on both sides of the bed
like a spider. His body arched up and his head lowered,
exposing his sharp teeth. He chewed on the blood
ganoderma lucidum on the bed with a huge mouth. The
blood ganoderma lucidum that was as big as a millstone
was soon eaten by the patient’s jagged teeth.
The patient’s abdomen was bulging like a spider’s belly. He

saw the mycelium that had been eaten by the patient
squirming in the stomach, like mycelium wrapped in a
translucent blood membrane. As he chewed on the blood
ganoderma lucidum, the patient’s body sprayed a red fog
that was visible to the naked eye.
The fog soon spread throughout the entire ward, turning the
ward a strange, pale pink color. Mu Ke was forced to inhale
the fog as he breathed under the bed. His mind soon
became groggy and his mental value dropped at an
abnormal speed.
Mu Ke originally struggled to buy a bottle of mental bleach

but once he passed on the information, his main identity
line with only 6 health had no more value. It didn’t matter if
he died. If he was dead, he could completely give Bai Liu the
status of ‘Mu Ke’ so there was no need to waste points to
save himself.
His pupils dilated and his breathing was slightly rapid as he

curled up in an insecure manner under the bed where Bai
Liu had lain.
Yes, Bai Liu had calmly given up his main identity line as
well. The useless main identity line could be abandoned.
This was what Bai Liu had said and Mu Ke could do it as
well. Mu Ke closed his eyes and kept hypnotizing himself,
even though his hand holding the pages trembled slightly.
His mental value kept declining as the monster finished

eating the blood ganoderma lucidum and looked up,
belching like he was content. Then he climbed down from
the hospital bed and started sniffing around to find him. Mu
Ke covered his mouth and trembled due to fear.
Tears quickly filled Mu Ke’s eyes. He gasped hard as he dug

out three keycaps on the keyboard, passing on the last
message to Bai Liu.
[Delete], [M], [E].
‘Delete me, abandon me, empty my warehouse and don’t

let the dead me drop anything that can expose you. Please
don’t come to save me.’ This was the message that Mu Ke
was telling Bai Liu.
Bai Liu had exhausted Mu Sicheng’s skills and the fishbone

was with Miao Feichi. There was nothing left to save him. It
was just sending Bai Liu to his death and wasn’t cost-
effective. Mu Ke tried his best to calm down. His role was no
longer important. The information was passed on and it was
nothing if he died.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu still had a lot of things to do and needed

to live.
In his memories, the one thing Mu Ke feared most was

death. Yet no matter how afraid, there was no escaping from
it. He had been born with his illness. For as long as Mu Ke
could remember, he had always been shrouded in the
shadow of death and struggled against it without any
embarrassment.
He never thought he would have a moment when he faced

death so calmly. Perhaps it was because he knew this death
wouldn’t really count or perhaps it was due to his blind trust
and sense of security in another man that allowed him to
slightly escape the fear of death.
Mu Ke’s ability and family were things that many ordinary

people could never have in their entire lives. From the
moment he opened his eyes, he saw the top luxuries in the
world.
If people were born divided into the third, sixth or ninth

grade, then whether it was ability or assets, Mu Ke was
undoubtedly at the top. It was logical that he could look
down on most people in the world.
He should’ve been as his role, an arrogant, obnoxious,

condescending and helpless young master.
It was just that the god of death was too fair. He shot down
Mu Ke from the top of the pyramid in an instant. From then
on, this golden and precious young master was like the
commoners he should’ve stepped on. He did all types of
humiliating things to try and survive in this mundane world.
He could beg his father and the doctors for survival, kneel
down and beg the audience to reward him and sell his soul
to Bai Liu. Yet after all he had done, he still couldn’t avoid
this moment of death.
It was only 50% of his health but the feeling of death was
100%. Mu Ke’s breathing became short and his heart
started to ache, making him curl up even more.
His mental value fell rapidly and was soon below the 40
mark. Hallucinations appeared in front of Mu Ke and his eyes
gradually lost focus. The hands covering his lips started to
slide down slowly, his chest heaved violently and tears
formed at the corners of his eyes.
His good memory allowed Mu Ke to remember many things.

The decline of his mental value allowed him to see more
details of his past that he dreaded.
He saw his father shake his head outside the door, a

hesitant expression on his face. Then his father started
looking for women to stay overnight with because he
needed a more healthy heir and his mother acquiesced to
this. Although everyone loved him, it was like doting on a
pet who wouldn’t live too long. There wasn’t much
expectation toward him and they didn’t give him too much
power.
He saw every doctor shaking their heads at him, making

him hide his head under the quilt and pray that tomorrow
would come slowly. It was because he didn’t know if he had
a tomorrow and if he would be able to wake up tomorrow.
Mu Ke refused to do any strenuous exercise. Occasionally,

he would need to crouch down to catch his breath and
ensure his heartbeat was normal. There would be some
ignorant classmates who imitated and mocked his ugly
posture. Mu Ke soon had his father teach these students a
lesson but correspondingly, he had no friends.
His father saw this. So in order to let his classmates

understand his vulnerability and make friends with him, his
father gave money to the teacher and asked the teacher to
put on a documentary called ‘Bubble Boy.’
The documentary was about a little boy with an acquired
immunodeficiency disease. Due to the lack of a normal
immune system, he had to live in a bubble forever. After the
teacher finished playing it, he said that Mu Ke also had a
similar disease. They shouldn’t discriminate against him but
should protect him.
Some students spoke in a tone of pity and incomprehension,

but without malice, ‘It is so poor to live like this. If it were
me, I would rather die.’
The boy in the bubble only lived until he was 12 years old.
At that time, the 12 year old Mu Ke raised his chin and said
harshly “I just want to live. Mind your own business.”
The young master Mu Ke grew up as fragile as an ant and

alone. He was as ridiculous as an ant looking up to keep his
pride. It was clear that everyone else was stronger than him
and that he had only survived until now because he lived in
a crystal box made of money.
Every day, Mu Ke wondered if he would be buried in that

crystal box tomorrow. He started frantically trying crazy
things like being parachuted into a company to make
games.
In this attempt, Mu Ke met Bai Liu. In fact, he pretended not

to know who Bai Liu was before. The moment he had seen
Bai Liu in the game, he had remembered that this was the
employee who lost his computer. Mu Ke had such a good
memory that he could remember every detail that made up
his small life.
Mu Ke was just too afraid that Bai Liu wouldn’t save him. He
desperately pretended to be stupid and showed weakness.
Bai Liu looked at him like this person had seen through
everything but he didn’t reveal Mu Ke’s clumsy tricks.
Instead, he stretched out his hand and spoke softly, “This is
our first time meeting. My name is Bai Liu, the owner of
your soul.”
“I will save you and let you live, but you have to work hard
on your own. I believe that you have the power to live
through your own efforts.”
Mu Ke had been pulled from the ‘bubble’ he had lived in for

more than 20 years by Bai Liu. Someone wanted to entrust
their life to him, a fragile person. Bai Liu calmly told him,
“Before things actually happen, I will assume you can do it.
If you can’t do it then we will die together, Mu Ke.”
“You don’t have to rely on anyone. Even I can rely on you.

You will let us all live. I believe in you, Mu Ke.”
Mu Ke’s eyes were hollow as he was dragged out from under

the bed by the patient with slender arms and legs. Since his
mental value was too low, Mu Ke was immersed in the
messy memory fragments. He came out like a dead body
and didn’t respond as the patient’s sharp teeth lowered in
order to bite his neck.
Mucus dropped onto his collarbone. The warm touch made

Mu Ke’s body tremble. A moment later, a tear fell from the
end of his eyes. He held the three keycaps that said
‘Delete’, ‘M’ and ‘E’ in his hand, his lips lightly opening and
closing.
“Bai Liu…”
It turned out that the sensation of death coming wasn’t so

unacceptable. Mu Ke thought in a trance, ‘It seems my fear
isn’t of death itself. It is dying unrecognized and worthless.
Once I know that my death will bring a value greater than
the death itself—’
“If my death brings greater value than death itself then
death isn’t unacceptable.” Bai Liu held Mu Ke’s trembling
hands and smiled as he led Mu Ke to hold the bone whip and
strangle his neck. “If my death allows you to enter the ICU
smoothly and find the life recovery medicine, allowing you
and the other 50% of my health to live then I am willing to
die for you and me, Mu Ke.”
“…I would also like this, Bai Liu.” Mu Ke spoke to the patient
whose mouth was opened. He closed his eyes in a trembling
manner, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and clenched
his hands.
At the last moment when the monster patient opened his

jaw to bite at Mu Ke’s thin shoulder, the door of the ICU was
abruptly kicked open from the outside and Bai Liu coldly
stepped through the door. A black shadow flashed from
behind him. After several vertical jumps on the wall, the
shadow jumped on the back of the patient who had opened
his mouth to roar. The black shadow raised a dagger and
stabbed it down hard.
[System prompt: Player Liu Huai has used the personal skill
‘One Hit Flash’. The A+ skill critical hit has caused the plant
patient to be stiff for one and a half minutes.]
The patient had a bloody mouth that was as wide as a

basin. His eyes were rolling and the ten sharp and slender
fingers that wanted to attack hung in the air. He suddenly
stopped moving. Liu Huai panted heavily and jumped off the
stiff patient’s back. He wiped the sweat on his chin and
called out in a cold voice, “Go quickly! The nurse is
coming!”
There was the sound of the nurse’s high heeled shoes

rushing toward the ICU. Bai Liu simply picked up Mu Ke, who
was lying on the ground and hadn’t recovered. As he
supported Mu Ke, he poured a bottle of mental bleach into
Mu Ke’s mouth and started running outside with Mu Ke.
Mu Ke was dumbfounded. He was forced by Bai Liu to drink

half a bottle of mental bleach before he could barely
understand what was happening now. He stared in disbelief
at Bai Liu’s cold and expressionless side profile as this
person dragged him forward.
Bai Liu had come to save him again.
This child Mu Ke has been fooled by 6.
Author’s friend: In this chapter, I seem to see a MLM

organization on TV. Silly child, you fell to this step because
of him! What are you doing being grateful to 6? If either you
or him have to go offline, he won’t protect you!
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Bai Liu’s movement speed wasn’t fast and the nurses

behind them would soon catch up. It wasn’t known why this
group of nurses could run faster on slippery ground with
high heels compared to Bai Liu’s trio but there was no way.
They could only run faster. Liu Huai gritted his teeth and
forcibly opened a skill, dragging the two low level players,
Bai Liu and Mu Ke, to hide in a dark corridor.
[System prompt: Player Liu Huai has used the personal skill
‘Assassin’s Concealment’. This skill covers the player
himself, player Bai Liu and player Mu Ke.]
[Skill description: Assassin’s Concealment is an A-grade

personal skill that reduces the probability of being found by
other people or non-human existences when escaping or
doing a sneak attack. The player has the same protective
color as the surrounding environment, just like a chameleon.
Since player Liu Huai is carrying player Mu Ke and player Bai
Liu, the duration of this skill is reduced to one minute.]
In almost an instant, Liu Huai disappeared into the gloomy

corridor like fluttering mist. It was the same for Bai Liu and
Mu Ke. It was as if a barrier had suddenly appeared around
them. The nurses hurried past them and couldn’t find where
they had gone.
They seemed to have a transparent coat attached to them

so that others couldn’t find them. However, faint outlines
could be seen when people got closer.
Liu Huai attached himself to the wall and started slowly

moving with Bai Liu and Mu Ke behind him. He headed in
the direction of the safety exit, passing by the nurses who
were hurrying in the direction of the elevator while
whispering together.
“There are patients outside at night.”
“There is no room on the first floor where patients went out.

Which floor is it?”
“I don’t know. Take the elevator to see. It is already night.

Inform the other nurses at the entrance of the elevator and
don’t go to the safety exit. After 9 o’clock, it isn’t a place
where we can go…”
The nurses didn’t go to the safety exit. After finding out that
there was a patient out at night, these nurses checked the
floors one by one to see who the patient was. They didn’t go
through the safety exit and usually took the elevator. It
wasn’t known why but they never used this emergency
staircase. The emergency staircase seemed like a fake, as if
it was specifically designed for patients to sneak out.
Then Liu Huai’s expression sank when he reached the safety

exit. He understood why the nurses didn’t want to take the
emergency stairs. It was because there was something else
in the emergency staircase.
Inside the exit of the emergency staircase was a child
holding a large mobile phone to make a call. The child had
syringes inserted into his neck and there was still dry blood
in the syringes. It was obvious that a lot of blood had been
drawn from the child. He was skinny, pale and scary like a
walking skeleton frame. He muttered on the phone while
shaking his huge head, turning around to reveal the front of
him.
The child’s eyeballs were turned up and it was mostly the

whites of the eyes. There was a very silly expression on his
face and there was drool at the corners of his mouth. He
shook his hands and feet while letting out a strange and
cheerful giggle.
The child spoke angrily into the phone, “Mr Investor, are you
coming to see me?”
“You are going to take me away, aren’t you!” His voice

suddenly became strange as two lines of bloody tears slowly
flowed from his eyes. He waved his hands and shook his
head. “It isn’t taking me away but taking my blood away…
one tube, two tubes, three… I have no more blood, Mr
Investor! I have none, it hurts! Please don’t take any more
of my blood!”
The child suddenly burst out into tears. He crouched on the

ground with a ferocious face and jumped frantically on the
phone that wasn’t making any noise. All the syringes
inserted in him shook. Then the child cocked his head and
removed a syringe from the side of his neck, holding it in his
hand. The crazy face showed a strange grin that was so
wide it seemed to reach his ears. “I need blood too, Mr
Investor.”
[Monster Name: Deformed Child (violent version after blood

was drawn)]
[Features: 1,500 – 2,000 movement speed. Indiscriminately

attacks any investor with blood.]
[Attack method: Blood Ejection (A+ skill. Insert a syringe

into the investor’s neck and continue to draw blood until the
other party loses too much blood and dies.)]
[Attack mode: Phone Positioning (A+ tracking skill. For any

investors wandering at night, the children will call the
naughty you. As long as your phone rings and you don’t
answer, they can follow the ringing phone to quickly find
you. If you pick up, they can quickly find you.)]
[It doesn’t matter whether you pick up or not. You will be

found. Of course, if you pick up, the children will find you
faster. They will jump on your back and call you all at
once~]
“Fuck, my Assassin’s Concealment skill is only A!” Liu Huai’s

expression changed. “This little monster’s call can destroy
my concealment!”
This phone was forcibly bound to them and the system

didn’t allow players to throw it away. It was used to facilitate
the children calling their investors at any time. Previously,
Liu Huai always thought that the deformed children were
only in the welfare home. He hadn’t expected them to be
here in this private hospital and they were actually ‘children’
calling them.
In an instant, the phones of Bai Liu, Mu Ke and Liu Huai all
rang. Liu Huai quickly hung up but it soon rang again. His
expression became ugly as he started to back up slowly
with his phone. It was impossible for a deformed child to call
all three of them at the same time. Their phones rang
simultaneously which meant three things—
Bai Liu calmly opened his mouth. “There is more than one
deformed child here.”
The ringing of the phone increased in the darkness as more

deformed children emerged from the dark staircase.
One of them had shrunken limbs, one was lame, and one
squatted on the ground covering his chest. They held the
huge phones in their hands and their round, ping-pong sized
eyeballs were wide open as they placed their heads against
the phone. Their eyes were all black, showing a blood-red to
black color.
They shouted in a weird, sharp, child-like crying tone and

even the bright red uvula hanging in their mouths could be
seen. “Investors! I want blood!”
The moment they shouted, they landed on all fours and

followed the sound of the phone. They shook their hands
and feet as they rushed quickly toward Bai Liu’s group.
Bai Liu narrowed his eyes and hung up his phone, only to
soon receive a new call.
It turned out that this was why the children were only
allowed to call investors from 9 to 12 in the evening and 6
to 9 in the morning. The line would be busy when they
called at other times. There were the ghostly deformed
children calling in order to track down investors. If such
deformed children kept calling with no interruptions to
occupy their phone line, the line would be busy when a
normal child called.
“Bai Liu, my speed will slow down if I take the two of you. If
there is only one person, it is possible to rush out of this pile
of children.” Liu Huai looked at Bai Liu who wasn’t shaken
and gritted his teeth. “Yes, I know you won’t lose your
teammate. Then what should we do? You came to rescue
your teammate so you should think of a way!”
Mu Ke moved hard. He wanted to pull his hand from Bai

Liu’s shoulder.
Unfortunately, Bai Liu was holding him too tightly and he

couldn’t pull away. Mu Ke was about to cry and his voice was
sober and hoarse, “Bai Liu, give up on me. There is little Mu
Ke. Even if I’m dead, you can take him to pass the
instance…”
“Shut up.” Bai Liu glanced at Mu Ke indifferently. “Your

behavior in sending yourself to death has destroyed my
plan. You wasted your health value and also wasted a lot of
my points to save you. You better earn it back for me. I
haven’t settled this account with you yet.”
Mu Ke was startled. He realized that Bai Liu was truly angry

by his death-seeking behavior that wasted health.
Bai Liu hated such wasteful behavior. Mu Ke pursed his lips

in trepidation and stopped talking.
The look on Bai Liu’s face was a bit scary. If this person was
truly upset, the pressure he gave off was terrifying.
Although Bai Liu didn’t show much of an expression on his
face, he had a type of aura that made people automatically
shut up. For a moment, even Liu Huai closed his mouth and
didn’t dare continue to speak.
Bai Liu soon regained his blank expression and started to
issue calm orders.
“These deformed children are locating us through the

phone. It might be an A+ skill but this doesn’t mean there is
no way to deal with it.” Bai Liu abruptly looked at Liu Huai.
“It might be a long time ago but Liu Huai, do you remember
what you should do when cooperating with Mu Sicheng’s
stealing?”
Liu Huai was startled. He didn’t understand why Bai Liu

mentioned this matter. He dragged Bai Liu to run and
replied while gasping, “I remember. He steals things and
attracts aggro. Then I transferred the aggro and attracted
the monsters following him. Once the monsters are about to
catch up with me, he will attack again.”
“By repeatedly changing the aggro and transferring it

between us, we can ensure our safety.” Liu Huai soon
rejected this method. “However, now the phone keeps
ringing! This group of deformed children aren’t chasing us
based on the simple aggro value! They are tracking us
based on the sound of the phone. All three of us have
ringing phones and this solution isn’t effective at all!”
Before Liu Huai finished speaking, he saw Bai Liu narrow his
eyes and reach out to grab the child rushing at him.

Sicheng’s personal skill ‘Thief’s Monkey Hand’ to steal the
phone of the deformed child. The deformed child is very
angry and has decided to give him a shot.]
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The child screamed sharply and leaped toward Bai Liu.

These actions took place within a few seconds. Before Liu
Huai could react, Bai Liu simply hid behind Liu Huai and
ordered, “Liu Huai, lead this child away.”
The tacit understanding between Liu Huai and Mu Sicheng

made him very familiar with the situation where he needed
to transfer the aggro to protect the other party after a theft.
Before his brain could react, Liu Huai instinctively reached
out and stabbed the child with the dagger.
[System prompt: Player Liu Huai has used his personal skill
weapon ‘Shadow Dagger’ and stabbed the deformed child.
The deformed child is very angry and has decided to call
him!]
The child raised his head and screamed again. He

immediately rushed to Liu Huai’s side. At the same time, Liu
Huai’s phone rang more and more frequently. The child’s
movement and the sound of the phone made more children
rush toward him with syringes. Liu Huai couldn’t help
cursing Bai Liu in his heart. This person was pitting him!
More children moved toward him due to the sound of the
phone and sweat dripped down Liu Huai’s face in an instant.
The next second, Liu Huai’s phone rang again and Bai Liu
suddenly said, “Liu Huai, pick up the phone.”
Liu Huai was about to go crazy. “If I pick up the phone then
the deformed child can locate me even more quickly. I will
be found directly by the child via the skill Phone Positioning!
I will die!”
“No.” Bai Liu held a huge black phone and stared at Liu
Huai. “It is me who is calling you.”
“Investors can’t call each other!” Liu Huai felt as though his
head was going to explode. “The phones here are all a one-
way design. Only children can call investors. I’m not
answering your call! You can’t call—”
“I said to pick up.” Bai Liu repeated it in an extremely

indifferent manner. There was a slightly cold killing intent in
his eyes but his tone was gentle. “Answer this call. Don’t
make me repeat it a third time.”
Liu Huai was choked up by Bai Li’s emotionless eyes and

immediately pressed the answer key. Sure enough, his
phone abruptly stopped ringing and Bai Liu’s gentle
breathing was heard on the opposite side.
The children who were following the sound of the phone in

the darkness to look for Liu Huai held up their syringes with
confused eyes. Only one child who didn’t have a phone in
his hand wanted to run after Liu Huai without crying. Liu
Huai stared at the phone in Bai Liu’s hand in amazement.
This phone wasn’t Bai Liu’s. It belonged to the deformed
child so Bai Liu could call Liu Huai.
When did Bai Liu steal this phone? No, why could he steal
things from monsters? Didn’t he have a control skill?! As Liu
Huai was thinking in a consternated manner, Bai Liu
approached a child again without hesitation. The monkey
hand flashed sharply and his expression was calm. He didn’t
look at all like a bad adult robbing a child.
The deformed child who was robbed reacted by staring

blankly at his empty hands. Soon, tears filled his eyes and
started to sob. “Woo, the investor took my phone. Return it
to me!”

Sicheng’s personal skill ‘Thief’s Monkey Hand’ to steal the
phone of the deformed child. Player Bai Liu’s physical
strength is about to run out. Please rest quickly and
replenish your energy!]
Bai Liu’s legs softened and he almost fell on one knee. He

leaned against the wall to catch his breath. He had forcibly
used Mu Sicheng’s Thief Moving Stealthily in the ICU. As a
result, he couldn’t use physical strength supplements for at
least one day and he had to rely on natural rest to recover.
He had rested a few hours in Mu Ke’s ward but the physical

strength he recovered was only enough for him to barely
use the skill Thief’s Monkey Hand twice. Using an A+ skill
was still too expensive for Bai Liu, an F-grade player.
“Liu Huai!” Bai Liu called out weakly to Liu Huai when he
saw the deformed child whose phone was stolen by Bai Liu
about to approach Bai Liu, syringe raised high.
Liu Huai woke up from his dream and stabbed with his
dagger. The child was stabbed in the back and screamed
sorrowfully. Bleeding tears fell from his eyes as he turned
and gloomily headed toward Liu Huai with the syringe.
[System prompt: Player Liu Huai has used his personal skill
Shadow Stabbing to stab the deformed child. The deformed
child feels wronged and has decided to give this bad guy
who hurt him a shot first.]
Bai Liu leaned against the wall while Mu Ke’s phone was
ringing. Bai Liu quickly called Mu Ke’s phone. After several
busy tones, he finally got through. Bai Liu turned his head to
Mu Ke. “Pick up.”
Mu Ke quickly answered the phone. His phone no longer

rang and the children approaching Mu Ke became headless
flies. Then soon after, these children turned to Bai Liu again.
Mu Ke nervously glanced at Bai Liu. “Bai Liu, your phone is
still ringing.”
“Yes.” Bai Liu exhaled calmly. “However, I have no strength

to steal the third phone.”
Mu Ke panicked. He realized that Bai Liu’s current state was

very poor and Bai Liu had taken a great risk to rescue him.
Mu Ke approached Bai Liu who was surrounded by deformed
children, wanting to block these children from Bai Liu. He
was almost crying. “Then what should you do?! You
should’ve called yourself just now! Why call me?”
Bai Liu coldly stepped back. “Stay away from me, Mu Ke. If
you continue to do this behavior of sending yourself to
death and wasting your life, I don’t mind killing you
directly.”
The expression on Mu Ke’s face froze and he was at a bit of

a loss. He clearly realized that Bai Liu was still angry with
him. More than death, this was what he didn’t know how to
react to.
Bai Liu glanced at Mu Ke and gasped while giving orders to
Mu Ke. “Quickly run back to 501. This is Liu Huai’s ward. Liu
Huai and I will help lead away those children and nurses.
Run quickly and pay attention to avoiding the children.”
He finished speaking and saw Mu Ke biting his lower lip and

looking at Bai Liu pitifully, not leaving. Obviously, he didn’t
want to leave Bai Liu here and run away by himself. He had
an aggrieved expression that asked ‘What will you do by
yourself?’ He seemed to be no different from the deformed
children who had their phones stolen by Bai Liu.
Bai Liu had a headache and sighed as he pressed a hand to

his forehead. He threw the stolen phone in his hand to Mu
Ke. “After you reach the room, use this phone to call me and
eliminate the ringing of my phone. Then I won’t have any
problems.”
Mu Ke heard this and nodded in a slightly flustered manner.

His mental value had recovered and his physical strength
was still good. After receiving the instructions, he gritted his
teeth and ran up the stairs of the emergency staircase still
congested with children. Bai Liu seemed a bit tired as he
watched Mu Ke who was running like crazy.
Bai Liu’s breathing wasn’t smooth. He had been tormenting

this terminally ill body for two days and was really
exhausted to the limit.
This guy Mu Ke was a little child. He really took Bai Liu as his
backbone, reinforcing Bai Liu’s position while overly
weakening his own presence and role. This wasn’t a good
thing. His identity only had 6 health left while Mu Ke only
trusted his identity, giving Mu Ke the idea to die with him or
for him.
However, Mu Ke couldn’t die. In this instance that required a
lot of processing information, Bai Liu believed that Mu Ke’s
role was greater than his. Mu Ke’s performance also proved
this. Even without him, Mu Ke could take refuge in the Miao
father and son, relying on his excellent memory to gain the
life recovery medicine and grasping a certain amount of
initiative.
As long as Mu Ke cooperated with little Bai Liu (6) to ensure

Bai Liu (6)’s survival, Bai Liu could at least pass the
instance. On the other hand, Bai Liu was the target to be
killed by the Miao father and son and he had an average
memory. Based on the comprehensive evaluation of all
aspects, the possibility of Bai Liu safely clearing the
instance with little Mu Ke was less than that of Mu Ke
clearing it with little Bai Liu (6).
In particular, if there was Liu Huai’s cooperation then the

possibility of Mu Ke clearing the instance with little Bai Liu
(6) was more than doubled.
Bai Liu raised his eyes to look at Liu Huai while the phone
hanging from his waist kept ringing. The children were
rushing toward him in their weird crawling posture while
holding the syringes but he really didn’t have any more
strength to run.
If making a request, Bai Liu could say anything good to

others. He lazily opened his arms toward Liu Huai. “Great
assassin, now you can run with me alone and you should be
able to move faster than this group of kids, right?”
“Yes,” Liu Huai simply replied.
The next second, a dagger flew from the air and plunged
into the wall above Bai Liu’s head. Liu Huai jumped steadily
and stepped on the wall behind Bai Liu.
He arched like a dragonfly, his feet light and steady on the
dagger he had thrown before. He crouched down slightly,
one hand across his chest as he opened a gap in the circle
of deformed children close to Bai Liu. His other hand picked
up the back of Bai Liu’s collar. In the last moment when Bai
Liu was about to have a blood vessel in his neck pierced by
a child, he raised this guy who was so weak he had to gasp
to talk.
Liu Huai used his wrists and flicked his arms, directly
throwing Bai Liu out of the encirclement.
The surrounded person changed from Bai Liu to Liu Huai but
the phone on Liu Huai’s body wasn’t ringing or able to be
called due to him being connected to Bai Liu’s phone.
Without the sound of the phone, the children were very
confused.
Soon, Bai Liu’s phone rang.
The black-red eyes of the children stared gloomily at Bai Liu

who had just stood up and they approached Bai Liu in
various twisted postures. Meanwhile, Liu Huai pulled out his
dagger and threw it to another wall. He quickly stepped on
the wall and approached Bai Liu with several light and
incomparable jumps.
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Bai Liu could only see the shadow of this hidden assassin on
the wall. Liu Huai appeared behind Bai Liu like a flash of
light. He dragged Bai Liu by the back collar of the large
hospital clothing and ran fast along the wall. He tugged Bai
Liu’s back collar while sliding across the ground.
If being carried by Mu Sicheng was like an extreme train

experience, being carried by Liu Huai was like sitting on a
swallow flying at low altitude. It was a type of light and quiet
movement. From time to time, the tail had to touch the
water and stop.
The alternation of these two different methods of movement

was one of the reasons why Mu Sicheng and Liu Huai’s
cooperation was so effective before. They could effectively
drag these monsters around.
The deformed children were eagerly chasing behind them. If

they were about to catch up, Liu Huai would throw out Bai
Liu whose phone was ringing to attract these children. This
position switching was the same as the aggro transfer that
he had previously done with Mu Sicheng. This reminded the
dazed Liu Huai of the time when he and Mu Sicheng worked
together.
Then Liu Huai soon came back to his senses after hearing
Bai Liu’s soft voice. “My phone has stopped ringing. Mu Ke
ran very fast. He should’ve gone back and called me. Let’s
go up the emergency staircase. There are no nurses.”
Bai Liu and Liu Huai had been delaying time until Mu Ke
safely entered the room and called him to get rid of the
‘Phone Positioning’ function of the children. There were only
two ways to go upstairs in this private hospital, the
emergency staircase and the elevator. The nurses were
guarding the elevator and the players were too passive
against them. If they were caught, they wouldn’t be able to
participate in the next day’s baptism. Bai Liu and the others
could only go up the stairs.
On the premise that he could only use his skill twice to grab
two phones so that two people’s phones didn’t ring, Bai Liu
chose the solution he thought was the most cost-effective.
Let Liu Huai, who had the fastest speed, carry him.
Meanwhile, Mu Ke who he needed to make sure survived
would be saved first.
In this way, Bai Liu put himself in the riskiest position so

that only his phone was ringing. Still, Bai Liu felt it didn’t
matter. At present, he was indeed the least valuable person.
Even if Liu Huai missed and Bai Liu who only had 6 health
was killed, Bai Liu didn’t think it was a pity. However, Liu
Huai protected him more tightly than expected so that he
didn’t lose a single point of health. He was thrown out by Liu
Huai a few times and made it safely back to room 501.
Room 501, Liu Huai’s ward.

Mu Ke was crouching on the ground while sweating. People
with a heart disease couldn’t run too fast, let alone go up
the stairs. Just now, he had run desperately back to the
ward to call Bai Liu on the phone, causing his current state.
He was particularly uncomfortable and couldn’t breathe at
all. He could only crouch into a ball to restore his breathing.
Liu Huai was sitting on the bed, his head up and daggers in
both hands. He was gasping and his hospital clothes were
soaked. Dragging a player while moving around at high
speed wasn’t something assassins like Liu Huai were used to
doing. His physical strength wasn’t as high as a thief like Mu
Sicheng, who had relatively better physical strength. Thus,
Liu Huai’s physical exertion was very large as he dragged
Bai Liu around.
Sweat dripped drop by drop from Liu Huai’s jaw. He panted

and wiped it off. Then he raised his head and drank a bottle
of physical strength agent.
In general, Bai Liu seemed to be in the best condition of the

three men but that was just his appearance. Bai Liu’s
physical strength was also exhausted and he only had 6
points of health. This made Bai Liu’s physical condition drop
to the lowest point.
Bai Liu sat on the edge of the straw bed he had been
reluctant to touch, his fingers curled up and trembled
slightly. He lowered his head and slowly adjusted his
breathing rate, his chest heaving deeply. His face was pale
and scary.
After Mu Ke slowly recovered, he saw Bai Liu looking like

this. He was a bit worried and wanted to crouch down to
check. As a result, he had just taken a step when Bai Liu
raised his head. He stared into Mu Ke’s eyes without any
emotions in his eyes.
Bai Liu watched Mu Ke who was trying to get close to him in

a quiet and indifferent manner. The cold eyes that seemed
to be looking at a disobedient tool made Mu Ke’s heart
tremble. Mu Ke instinctively stopped moving near Bai Liu.
“Mu Ke.” Bai Liu raised his eyelids. “Who gave you the right
to disobey me and try to die?”
“Your soul belongs to me and only I have the right to

dispose of every one of your health points. You can only die
when I tell you to. Before I give the order—” Bai Liu stared
at the trembling Mu Ke without any trace of emotion on his
face. “—You don’t have the right to die. I hope that next
time, I won’t see you give me the order of ‘delete me.’ We
have a one-way relationship. Only I issue orders to you. I
have the right to not accept and carry out your orders, do
you understand?”
Mu Ke was like a child who did something wrong. He looked

at Bai Liu with a bit of confusion. Then after realizing that
Bai Liu was really talking to him seriously about this matter,
he was a bit flustered and immediately nodded. “I
understand.”
“As a punishment for your own claim—” Bai Liu spoke lightly.
“All the points rewarded for clearing this instance will belong
to me. Do you have any comments?”
Mu Ke lowered his hand and squeezed his fingers together.

“…No.”
After a while, Mu Ke started to sob with his head down. He

had been enduring it very hard but he had various fierce
emotions due to escaping from death. At the same time, as
soon as he was safe, Bai Liu scolded him like this and he
was punished. He squatted on the ground, hugged his knees
and curled up in a small ball. Tears flowed out in large
droplets and he used his sleeves to roughly wipe at them,
trying to control his tears.
His anger at his powerlessness, his powerlessness

implicating Bai Liu and his efforts to sacrifice himself to
protect Bai Liu getting Bai Liu’s indifference and disapproval
toward him and the emotions of being pulled from death
once again by Bai Liu made him want to cry uncontrollably.
“What are you crying about?” Bai Liu’s tone was filled with a
sigh. “Look up. Mu Ke, are you dissatisfied with my
decision?”
Mu Ke’s eyes and nose were red from crying. As he raised

his head, his tears fell from his eyelashes to the ground. He
cried and hiccuped, his words not very clear. “No, hiccup,
dissatisfaction.”
“So why are you crying?” Bai Liu wondered softly.
Seeing Mu Ke sobbing and stubbornly not opening his

mouth, Bai Liu threw a straight ball. “I order you to tell me
why you’re crying.”
“I just, I don’t understand.” Mu Ke cried very sadly. “Why do

you want to save me? I have no value at all and I also
affected you. What if you die? I’m sure there will be no way
for me to pass the instance alone. I am going to die anyway
so it would be better off if I am, woo woo, it would be better
if I was Mu Sicheng. He would definitely help you more.”
“Tonight, apart from the little last part, you did everything
well from pretending to be an ordinary player to mix in with
Miao Feichi’s team, avoiding that lie detector and effectively
passing on the life recovery medicine to me after reading all
the books.” Bai Liu looked at Mu Ke, his tone easing as he
calmly explained. “Mu Sicheng can’t do these things for me.
Even I couldn’t do it myself. Only you can.”
“You might be worthless in your own eyes.” Bai Liu touched

the top of the stunned Mu Ke’s head and gave a relaxed,
comfortable smile. “But in my eyes, your life is very
important to me and can’t be replaced. That is why I came
to save you.”
The gentle Bai Liu was reflected in Mu Ke’s eyes. If it was Mu

Sicheng, he would immediately tell Mu Ke to run! This was
Bai Liu’s soothing and false business smile! It was used to
deceive people! Mu Ke could feel this too but he also knew
that Bai Liu’s words were true. His eyes soon became blurry.
Mu Ke wiped at his tears, enduring it. Finally, he couldn’t
help crying loudly.
“I was so scared. I really thought I was going to die and I

couldn’t help it.” Mu Ke cried while using his sleeves to wipe
his tears. He was like a child who had been bullied outside
and was complaining to his parents. “I tried really hard. I did
everything I could to survive! However, that monster was
too strong! He just suddenly came back to life!”
Bai Liu interrupted him. “You didn’t exhaust all means to

live.”
Mu Ke cried as he looked at Bai Liu. He had the courage to

refute Bai Liu. “I really did!”
“You didn’t ask me for help,” Bai Liu answered calmly.

“Remember to try this method in the future. Still, you did a
good job tonight in general, Mu Ke.”
He patted Mu Ke on the head like a kindergarten teacher
rewarding a child with a little red flower. Mu Ke was patted
on the head and completely broke down into tears.
“Wooooo!” Mu Ke couldn’t stop crying. “Woo woo, o-okay!

Next time, I will remember it for sure, for sure!”
Small theater:
Bai Liu: I will take your points for this game as punishment.
What is Bai Liu’s behavior like?
A. Rewards and punishment are clearly defined in order to

develop a good boss-subordinate supervisory behavior.
B. A bad father who finds ways to take away pocket money

from a child.
C. Bad online marketing behavior that exploits those offline

(provided by a friend)
Friend: It’s over, completely over! Mu Ke helped you do

things. It is ridiculous that you are taking his money!
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Institute
Game
Bai Liu saw the constantly crying Mu Ke and tried to make

him stop but after several attempts, it didn’t work. Even if
Bai Liu said something like ‘I order you not to cry,’ Mu Ke
would just cover his mouth. However, there were still tears
in his eyes. He pitifully said that he couldn’t stop and maybe
it would take a few more minutes.
Mu Ke didn’t think he particularly loved to cry. He didn’t

know why but every time he saw Bai Liu, he was like a
wronged child seeing his parents. His parents allowed him to
complain to them and Mu Ke felt like he had endless tears.
He felt a bit embarrassed but he couldn’t help it.
Mu Ke lowered his head and felt ashamed, but also felt a bit
of… subtle joy.
Bai Liu stopped caring about the crying Mu Ke. He turned to

Liu Huai who had an indescribable expression.
Liu Huai’s face was saying, ‘You usually fool your teammates
like this, right?’
Bai Liu didn’t see it and started another topic in a calm and
serious tone. “Shall we talk about the next plan?”
Liu Huai controlled his expression, his gaze toward Bai Liu a
bit complicated. He had seen the whole process of Bai Liu
fooling Mu Ke and couldn’t help sighing. “I still can’t believe
I was so easily persuaded by you to join your team. It means
going against Miao Feichi’s group. Even if I clear this
instance, there will be subsequent troubles.”
“Yes, if I didn’t join your team, it would be difficult for you

and your sister to get through the instance.” Bai Liu raised
his eyes. “Your sister Liu Jiayi will likely be a blood sacrifice
or eaten by Miao Feichi.”
Convincing Liu Huai was a very simple thing for Bai Liu so
finding Liu Huai and wooing him was an easy idea.
The monster in Mu Ke’s room had resurrected but Bai Liu

had used up Mu Sicheng’s speed skill. If he wanted to
rescue Mu Ke from the ICU, he had to get through the
nurses and enter the ICU.
Bai Liu himself couldn’t do this alone. He couldn’t let Miao

Feichi’s group do it again either. It wasn’t impossible to
deceive them to break in once but Miao Feichi’s skill had
depleted his physical strength. Like Bai Liu, this empty
physical strength couldn’t be restored with a physical
strength recovery agent. Therefore, Bai Liu would have to
deceive Miao Gaojiang, a player with low movement speed.
The skills of Miao Gaojiang weren’t very useful for Bai Liu
who needed to escape.
Bai Liu needed a player with high speed and who was good
at concealment and escaping. Bai Liu knew his weaknesses
and needed a player he could control. There was no person
more suitable than Liu Huai.
Liu Huai and Miao Feichi’s group were on the fifth floor.
Finding this person’s ward was very simple. The fifth floor
only had three new patients: Miao Feichi, Miao Gaojiang and
Liu Huai.
The signs for the new patients’ wards were different. It was
easy to tell Liu Huai’s ward after removing Miao Feichi and
Miao Gaojiang’s ones. He had the two heavy chips, Liu Jiayi
and the life recovery medicine in his hands. Convincing Liu
Huai didn’t even take him a minute.
Liu Huai fell back on the hospital bed and stared up at the
foggy ceiling with somewhat distracted eyes. “You said that
Jiayi will be the hunting target of our group of ‘investors’
because we need to water our bed with the blood of children
to survive?”
“I will correct two inaccuracies in your words. First, to be

precise, it isn’t that we need to pour blood on the bed to
survive. It is that we need to eat the blood ganoderma
lucidum that grows on the bed from the blood. It is the life
recovery medicine for us terminally ill patients.” Bai Liu
patted the bed that Liu Huai was lying on.
Liu Huai raised a hand to cover his eyes and pressed his lips
tightly together as if trying to avoid something.
Bai Liu looked at Liu Huai, raised a second finger and calmly
continued. “Second, I told you. Liu Jiayi isn’t the only
hunting target of the investors but her blindness makes her
vulnerable among the children’s team.”
Bai Liu’s tone wasn’t rushed or slow. “You know Liu Huai,
there is the underage Miao Feichi who likes to eat children’s
meat on the children’s side. My child said that Miao Feichi
likes to follow behind Liu Jiayi while swallowing his saliva. As
a blind child, Liu Jiayi is at an absolute disadvantage in all
aspects. She is a very good target for little Miao Feichi.”
“It can be said that your sister Liu Jiayi is a double hunting
target.”
Liu Huai slowly clenched his fists and put down the hand
covering his eyes. He turned to stare straight at Bai Liu.
Bai Liu continued calmly, “As for me, I promised my friend to

protect your sister. Your sister’s successful call tonight was
the result of my child protecting her. I said I would protect
Liu Jiayi because she is the child my friend wants to adopt.”
Liu Huai took a deep breath and sat up. He sat cross-legged
on the bed and watched Bai Liu. “I believe this now. Then
tell me, what shall we do next?”
“The logical thinking of this game is basically clear.” Bai Liu

leaned back, opened the drawer of Liu Huai’s bedside table
and took out a pen from it. It wasn’t known where he got it
from but he pulled out a book’s blank title page and wrote
on it as he started his analysis.
Bai Liu was accustomed to writing simply when analyzing.

He tapped the pen on the paper and started to write the key
words: Level 2 game, 50-80%.
As he wrote, Bai Liu spoke. “Love Welfare Institute is a level

2 game with a mortality rate of at least 50%. This game
divided up our health and gave us two identity lines, an
adult and a child. We each respectively occupy 50% of our
health value.”
Bai Liu wrote two ‘50’s on the paper and drew a
confrontational arrow between them. “Our two identity lines
aren’t a cooperative relationship from the beginning
because this game has the setting that only 50% of players
can survive. A more reasonable setting is that we should
have a confrontational relationship with this group of
children who share our health bar.”
This was why Bai Liu always had a type of vigilance against
little Bai Liu (6). In a way—
“We are enemies with these children.” Bai Liu glanced up at

Liu Huai who had a heavy expression and continued. “The
life recovery medicine finally verified my thoughts.”
“Our investors group has to draw the blood of the

corresponding child to survive. Based on the timing from the
Mother Goose nursery rhyme that says ‘Born on a Monday,
christened on a Tuesday, married on Wednesday, took ill on
Thursday, grew worse on Friday, died on Saturday, buried
on Sunday’, we have to draw the blood of these children
before we become seriously ill, i.e. before Thursday in order
to smoothly survive. Otherwise, we will die from the disease
after a day.”
Bai Liu wrote the words ‘ddl (deadline): three days later’ on
the paper.
“It is the same for the group of children. It is only by fleeing

the Love Welfare Institute before Thursday that they can
avoid their blood being drawn and survive. Their main task
is to escape the welfare home.”
Bai Liu’s finger tapped the pen like he was thinking. “In fact,
I think little Bai Liu (6), my child, has noticed the
confrontational relationship between us. The act of me
handing my weakness over to him earlier made him realize
what I was trying to do and gave him the ability to wipe out
my life at will. This delivery made him ultimately choose to
enter a cooperative relationship with me.”
Liu Huai stared at Bai Liu who only had 6 points of health.
The moment he met Bai Liu’s ancient, calm eyes, he
shivered as he understood what Bai Liu was going to do.
“I want to confirm again. You are willing to give your life for
your sister, right?” Bai Liu gazed at Liu Huai, his tone so
calm and quiet that he didn’t seem to be talking about his
own life or death. “Mu Ke and I are nearing the bottom of
our health points. I believe you can see the approach on our
side.”
Bai Liu declared calmly, “We will protect the small, not the
big.”
The reason why little Bai Liu (6) was finally willing to trust
him was because Bai Liu was willing to sacrifice himself for
little Bai Liu (6), letting little Bai Liu (6) live. Therefore, Bai
Liu willingly offered his weakness that would allow little Bai
Liu (6) to easily kill him.
Little Bai Liu (6) also understood this and was curious about
Bai Liu’s total dedication and sacrifice without any reason.
This was what Bai Liu wanted. No one knew better than him
what it took to win the trust of his 14 year old self. It was to
become Lu Yizhan, who would sacrifice himself without any
reason.
The 14 year old Bai Liu had trusted Lu Yizhan because

between hurting himself and hurting Bai Liu, he knew that
Lu Yizhan would choose to hurt himself. Now the 14 year old
little Bai Liu (6) would trust the current investor Bai Liu, who
turned into his own Lu Yizhan—an investor who would
selflessly give to Bai Liu (6), even if it meant his life.
Liu Huai’s face was cloudy and uncertain.
Bai Liu didn’t seem to see Liu Huai’s expression. He

withdrew his gaze and continued looking at the paper in his
hand.
Bai Liu wasn’t affected at all by Liu Huai’s struggling

emotions. He just continued to analyze it indifferently. “In
my opinion, It is unlikely that drawing the blood from one
child will create a blood ganoderma lucidum that will save
us. It is because this game’s lowest mortality rate is 50%. If
one child’s blood allows one person to survive, I don’t think
it is a normal mortality rate for a level 2 game.”
Bai Liu wrote ‘6’ → ‘3’ on the paper.
“From this perspective, the game has more settings.

Looking at the 50-80% mortality rate of the level 2 game.
This is a six player game. Then the player’s death toll should
be between 3 and 4.8.”
Bai Liu used a few pen strokes to draw a little girl.

“However, this instance also has a special point. There is a
player on the child’s side: Liu Jiayi.”
Liu Huai heard Liu Jiayi’s name appear and his eyes fixed on
Bai Liu’s face. Bai Liu continued without any incident, “In
the case of there only being five children whose blood can
be drawn and assuming that the mortality rate is as low as
50%, only three players need to die. Assume that Liu Jiayi
died of having her blood drawn to fill up one of the dead
spots and assume that all the surviving players are us
investors.”
Bai Liu focused on writing on the paper: Maximum clearance

efficiency of investors.
“Then if all the above favorable conditions for investors are
met, three investors can survive. According to this ratio and
the mortality rate of 50%, an investor will require at least
1.6 children’s blood to pour on the bed.”
Bai Liu wrote ‘1.6’ on the paper and drew a small circle
around the ‘1’ and the ‘6.’
His eyes were steady. “Then who is this ‘1’ and who is this
‘0.6’? The game has given a very obvious hint.”
“The child we have invested in is the core source of our

blood, i.e. the ‘1.’ We can pour the blood of the child we
invested in on our bed. Then we just need to add 0.6 of
another child’s blood and we can produce the blood
ganoderma lucidum that heals our terminal illness.” Bai Liu
calmly drew a X and smeared the 1.6. “This plan was
rejected by me because the cost-effectiveness of clearing
the instance is too low.”
“Under the possibility of the highest cost performance ratio

and that an investor will likely need the blood of 1.6 children
to pass the instance, if one investor doesn’t draw blood then
1.6 children will be saved.”
“Our group of blood-sucking adults is far less valuable than

their survival method of clearing the instance.” Bai Liu drew
a protective cover over his small drawing of Liu Jiayi on the
paper and looked up at Liu Huai. “Thus, I decided to give
priority to the health of the children in this game. The life
recovery medicine is invalid for me and Mu Ke and we won’t
do this main task.”
Bai Liu spoke up to here and paused meaningfully as he

watched the pale Liu Huai. “However, you and I are in
different situations. We might’ve chosen to sacrifice
ourselves to protect our young selves but if the plan works,
we won’t die. We will clear the instance.”
“Liu Huai, your situation is different from us.” Bai Liu stared
at the still silent Liu Huai. “You and Liu Jiayi are two
independent and hostile individuals. If you choose to protect
Liu Jiayi, there is a high probability you will die because you
can’t get her blood.”
“So how will you choose?”
It was obviously a cruel choice but Bai Liu asked in a tone

that was curious and inquisitive. He raised his eyes to look
at Liu Huai, his eyes serious and focused as if he wanted to
observe a different type of creature from himself.
What would Liu Huai do for his sister? Was the love for his
sister really like that strange fellow Lu Yizhan? Was it to the
point where someone could give up their own interests for
this type of unnecessary emotion?
In particular, Liu Huai was a person with a very strong desire

to survive. Bai Liu casually thought about it as his pen went
over the protective shield he casually drew to represent the
little girl Liu Jiayi. The protective shield was covered with
strange black spots, as if it had been covered with a
shadow.
Liu Huai sat silently on the bed, his hands holding the
daggers hanging down beside him. He appeared silent and
numb, but his breathing was very rapid.
Bai Liu quickly withdrew his gaze. He had seen the struggle
and fear on Liu Huai’s face that distorted his facial features.
It was a fear of the looming unknown that couldn’t be
controlled.
The fear and hesitation was very real. Liu Huai’s fear and
retreat from death made the love he previously claimed he
had for Liu Jiayi feel like just words. Bai Liu soon felt dull. He
got up and stopped observing Liu Huai, only thinking
indifferently, ‘This is no different from the self-righteous
‘love’ I have seen before.’
Bai Liu thought he could see in Liu Huai the type of thing
that made Lu Yizhan incomprehensible to him. Yet in the
end, it was still the same. People could easily say things like
‘I love you’ and ‘I’m willing to give up everything for you.’
Meanwhile, the words they spat out had no taste at all. Their
sweetness was only for themselves. They ended up giving
others spit-stained crumbs that were worthless garbage.
After all, people were selfish.
Bai Liu opened his mouth and spoke casually. “If you want to
clear the instance as an investor, I can ask little Bai Liu (6)
to help draw…” Liu Jiayi’s blood.
“Bai Liu, if I die, will your friend really adopt Jia Jia?” Liu Huai
looked up at Bai Liu with fear and horror on his face, as well
as some faint anxiety.
Liu Huai was like a breeder forced to let go of his cubs.

There was a type of nervous uneasiness on his face. “Jia Jia
can’t see and she likes to stick to me. I’m afraid she won’t
be good by herself after I leave. I feel that your friend is
very good and will take care of her. If you are willing to help
me think of a way to heal her eyes…”
The university student who hadn’t graduated started talking

about the parenting of a human child. It was a bit of a
contradiction, making him more mature like a parent of Liu
Fu and Xiang Chunhua’s age.
The frightened look on Liu Huai’s face never faded but all
the things he mentioned were about Liu Jiayi’s affairs. It
seemed he was more afraid that his death would make Liu
Jiayi’s life bad, rather than his death itself.
“She doesn’t like to sleep alone at night. There is a bear

that I sewed for her. It is a bit old but she likes it. If you take
her out of the welfare home, remember to take it away with
you. She doesn’t talk much usually but she is well behaved.
She just gets scared when she can’t hear any sounds so put
on the TV for her. She likes hamsters but isn’t good at
looking after them. Don’t buy them for her. She will cry
miserably if they die…”
Bai Liu was quiet for a moment. He watched Liu Huai and
interrupted this person. “You really want to sacrifice yourself
for your sister?”
Liu Huai replied instantly. “I don’t need to think about it. I

came into this game to give her a brighter future. This
means that she has to live.”
Liu Huai’s thinking was very clear. He glanced at Bai Liu and
showed an ugly, very bitter smile. “Bai Liu, it would be
different if I was a strong player like you and Mu Sicheng.
However, I’m not. I have no way to bring her to a brighter
future but there are some things I can do. I will try
desperately to let her live. This is the only thing I can do for
her.”
“Real death isn’t a difficult thing to accept.” Liu Huai

seemed to finally sigh with relief. His shoulders sank and he
shook his head like he was consoling himself. “I knew this
day would come sooner or later when I entered this game. It
is just that Jia Jia isn’t good yet. She hasn’t seen what I look
like and I’m always unwilling…”
Still, feeling unwilling was useless. In this game, Liu Jiayi
would have to die if he wanted to live. This cruel game
didn’t give him more opportunities to feel unwilling.
“I-If I could live by killing, I would do everything…” Liu

Huai’s shoulders slumped and he remained silent for a long
time.
Tears slid from Liu Huai’s eyes onto the daggers held tightly
in his hands. He tried to kill his best friend with these
daggers in order to survive. Yet in the end, he met someone
he couldn’t betray.
Bai Liu didn’t disturb him. Liu Huai sat on the bed where
blood needed to be poured. His face was as pale as a corpse
about to lie in a coffin while his hands trembled slightly. Bai
Liu found it ridiculous. Liu Huai was afraid of death to this
point. Yet despite knowing he was going to die, Liu Huai’s
first reaction was for Liu Jiayi and then himself. This type of
emotional reaction made Bai Liu feel incredulous.
Liu Huai lowered his head and smiled bitterly. Then he

clenched his fists, took a deep breath and raised his head.
“Bai Liu, I remember that your personal skill is trading. If I

die, I can give you something very useful.” Liu Huai watched
Bai Liu, his expression showing a tired dejection. He had an
expression like he had freed himself of something and was
empty. There was only fear and tears in his eyes as he
grabbed Bai Liu’s hand, his tone choked up. “The premise is
that you help me…”
“Let Liu Jiayi see again, right?” Bai Liu saw Liu Huai’s tired
and desperate face before calmly retracting his gaze. “Wait
until you are dead before talking about it. I don’t do short
trades.”
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Chapter 95.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Night time, the children’s welfare home.
Bai Liu (6) lay on the bed and silently opened his eyes. He
heard an intermittent flute sound that had awakened him
but in his room, everyone else was sleeping. These children
had been running all night and had consumed their energy.
They were all sound asleep except for Bai Liu (6), who was
always alert.
Bai Liu (6) got down from the bed very quietly and put on
his shoes. Then he glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
It was 2 a.m.
In the group bedroom late at night, only the children’s slight

snoring could be heard. The children curled up on the beds
and covered their soft bodies with a quilt. Even Mu Ke
covered his head with a quilt as if to protect himself.
In fact, as long as someone wanted then they could easily

break these children. Bai Liu (6) watched as the door to their
room slowly opened. The wooden door creaked with the
rhythm of the flute, revealing the dark, eerie, empty corridor
outside.
There was no one outside the door. The door opened by
itself.
The sound of the flute that was continuous, melodious and

cheerful floated in. The children sleeping on the bed started
to twist uneasily. Their hands and feet moved like they were
having a magical dream.
Upon seeing this, Bai Liu (6) directly shook Mu Ke awake.
No wonder why he wasn’t affected by the sound of the flute.

The flute worked on a sleeping child but Bai Liu (6) had just
come to the welfare home. He slept very lightly in strange
and unfamiliar places. The moment the flute played, Bai Liu
(6) woke up so he wouldn’t be affected by the hypnosis of
the flute.
Mu Ke was pushed by Bai Liu (6) and gradually awakened.

He rubbed his eyes and his forehead was covered with
sweat as he took deep breaths in a daze. He woke up and
stared at Bai Liu (6) standing at the head of the bed in a bit
of a trance. It seemed he hadn’t yet reacted to the fact that
he was awake or that there was a person standing by his
bed.
Mu Ke half squinted his eyes, drowsily stretched out his feet

to get off the bed and put on his shoes. He headed to the
corridor while speaking dully, “We have to leave this welfare
home. This welfare home will draw our blood and kill us…”
“Wake up. You just dreamed due to the hypnosis of the

flute…” Bai Liu (6) grabbed Mu Ke’s wrist as he was about to
go outside. He pulled Mu Ke to face him and narrowed his
eyes.
Mu Ke’s eyes were sober. He was shaking and although his

face had red marks and he looked sleepy, his eyes were
very clear. There was a layer of tears from fear.
“It wasn’t a dream…” Mu Ke spoke in a trembling voice. The

dream just now had obviously frightened him. “I saw a lot of
nurses tying us to a bed. They plunged a lot of syringes into
the back of our hands and feet. Red blood gushed along the
infusion pipe and dropped into a stainless steel jar. Later, no
more blood could be obtained from us…”
Mu Ke’s shoulders shrank back in fear and he hugged his

shoulders. “They will stick our scalps and faces with very
thick black needles like the ones used on livestock. They will
wrap our necks with rubber tubes to squeeze the blood
vessels in our faces, making it easier for them to draw
blood.”
“We were tied up and suffocated until we turned purple. We

struggled desperately but couldn’t escape from the hospital
bed…”
Mu Ke had tears in his eyes as he looked at Bai Liu (6), who

was calm and motionless. He was a bit anxious as he
grabbed Bai Liu (6)’s hand, wanting to pull this child along.
“I swear it isn’t a dream! I saw what will happen after
tomorrow’s baptism. Those investors are bad guys! They
baptized us and funded us in order to draw out all the blood
in us. They aren’t funding us for free. Let’s run. Get out of
here!”
“Of course they aren’t funding us for free.” Bai Liu (6)’s tone
was cold. “There is no free thing in this world, especially for
you and I who are young humans who don’t have much
value. The only valuable thing is naturally our body. They
invested in us for what we have in our body. What is
surprising about them doing this? Isn’t it natural?”
Mu Ke saw the very calm Bai Liu (6) and was a bit dazed. He
took a step back out of fear. “You already knew they were
bad people?”
“They aren’t bad people. They are just consumers who have
the ability to buy our bodies.” Bai Liu (6)’s eyes that
contained no waves watched the obviously frightened Mu
Ke. “We are humans who don’t have the ability to buy
ourselves. We are just commodities who can be bought and
sold at will. We can only be purchased.”
Bai Liu (6) had no expression at all and he spoke like he was
telling an objective truth. “We only have value in the
category of goods. So it is normal for us to be purchased.”
“They are here to draw our blood!” Mu Ke shouted

anxiously!
Bai Liu (6) glanced at him casually. “So? Do you think that
the people outside must be good people and will never draw
your blood? Perhaps they will eat your meat or do
something more terrible to you. Do you have any ability to
resist? Is there any point in escaping? Before you have the
ability to buy others, it doesn’t matter if you escape. As
goods to be sold, you are just escaping from the small shelf
of the welfare home to a larger shelf.”
Mu Ke was completely stunned hearing Bai Liu (6)’s words.

He opened his mouth to refute it but he didn’t know where
to start.
“You…” Bai Liu (6) paused for a moment. “Sorry, how old
are you?”
Mu Ke was about to cry again due to Bai Liu (6)’s words. He

twisted his fingers and sobbed as he answered. “I-I am 11
years old.”
“Oh, you are 11 years old. Don’t be so naive, Mu Ke.“ Bai Liu
(6) continued to indifferently speak. “In this welfare home, a
group of children will disappear every Sunday. This group of
children was obviously selected to disappear. All the kids in
our group were so good-looking that I initially thought they
were taken to…”
Bai Liu (6) looked at Mu Ke who was too exquisite in

appearance. His eyes subtly settled on Mu Ke’s white
shoulders that were slightly exposed from his pajamas.
Mu Ke opened his big eyes as he looked at Bai Liu (6). He

asked in a simple and confused manner, “They were taken
to do what?”
Bai Liu (6) tilted his head as if nothing was wrong and
changed the topic. “…Nothing.”
He did think at first that this welfare home was a place for
the sexual trade of children. This was why it was his first
reaction when his investor told him to protect Mu Ke and Liu
Jiayi. From his experience, such places did breed things
easily. Then Bai Liu (6) soon realized that it wasn’t such a
simple purpose.
These dying investors wanted something else from them. If

it was for the direct purpose of lust, they could start to enjoy
the children from the first night when the children entered.
Yet one day had passed and the group of investors hadn’t
taken any obvious action against them. They just used the
phone to maintain a one-way contact.
Bai Liu (6) had a guess that this group of investors might
not understand the purpose for buying this pile of goods. In
other words, the group of investors was also exploring the
function of these goods.
Use them for charity promotion? Psychological comfort
before death? Or was it a type of feudal superstition caused
by desperation—did they think doing good deeds could
prolong their lives?
It was just that some of these ‘purposes’ were too obscure

and indirect. Bai Liu (6) thought there was a more core
reason that dictated the investors closely observing and
investing in them. A hospital was built on the other side of
the welfare home. This approach made Bai Liu (6) think of
one thing—for example, the children could be used to cure
diseases.
This type of healing included psychological self-comfort. For

example, the church in the Love Welfare Institute where
they would be baptized. The decorations of the church were
very good and obviously had a certain symbolic meaning.
Investors might seek a virtual treatment by doing good
deeds and praying for God’s refuge.
However, there was a more direct way to treat the disease—

use the children directly for treatment.
Bai Liu (6) looked very calmly at Mu Ke. “On the first day we
came in, I knew that my role should be as a medicine. I just
didn’t know which part of me would be used. Now it seems
to be blood.”
Mu Ke shook his head with disbelief. “Why didn’t you run if

you knew they were going to draw your blood? You were still
on the phone with your investor last night, chatting for half
an hour. He isn’t a good person at all. He is a blood-sucking
monster!”
Bai Liu (6) stared at Mu Ke coldly. “First of all, the Love

Welfare Institute is completely enclosed. We can’t go out
except for Open Day. Secondly, if it wasn’t for my investor
paying me to save you, I wouldn’t have taken a second look
if you died in front of me last night. Even if he is a monster,
he is a monster who saved you. You should clearly
understand this.”
Mu Ke was stunned before quickly refuting Bai Liu (6)’s

words, “He is also saving me for my blood!”
“Impossible.” Bai Liu (6)’s eyes were dark and vague but he
simply retorted, “I might not understand his purpose but he
really gave up his life. He gave priority to saving the lives of
me, you and Liu Jiayi. If he wants to draw your blood, he
could simply pay me to help him and you would be drained
by me tonight.”
Mu Ke instantly turned pale and he retreated a few steps.

He crossed his hands in front of his chest in a panic and
made a protective posture. “You, how can you… do this!”
Bai Liu (6) glanced at Mu Ke and suddenly wanted to do

something bad. He stepped forward, opening his hands to
intimidate Mu Ke. “How can I? By your standards, aren’t I
much worse than my investor who saved you, little 11 year
old Mu Ke?”
The 11 year old Mu Ke was scared back several steps and

almost fell down, tears coming out of his eyes. “Ahhh, don’t
come over.”
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After viciously scaring Mu Ke, Bai Liu (6) took back his hands
and returned to his expressionless look. “Even if all the
investors here are blood-suckers, my investor is still on our
side. It is because it is too easy for him to kill you. He will
help us so you had better listen to him and not act rashly.”
Mu Ke nodded wildly. He was shocked by Bai Liu (6) and his

heart was a bit uncomfortable. He stuttered, “Y-Yes, I know!”
After determining that Mu Ke would be obedient, Bai Liu (6)

turned and headed toward the corridor. He stood behind the
bedroom door that was opened by something and looked
out into the corridor. Suddenly, Bai Liu (6) frowned.
In the corridor where the flute sound was heard, the doors
of several rooms were open. The hanging open lamps
covered with cobwebs swayed gently with the night breeze.
In addition to the flute, there was the sound of children’s
running feet and soft laughter coming from somewhere,
echoing distinctively in the long, empty corridor. None of
this was the reason for Bai Liu (6)’s frown.
“Something is coming in.”

Mu Ke hid behind Bai Liu (6). He didn’t dare to stay alone
and he couldn’t sleep after waking up. He had to work up
his courage to imitate Bai Liu (6) and look at the corridor.
Now he was confused hearing Bai Liu (6)’s words. “I don’t
see anything coming in…”
“Look up.” Bai Liu (6) quietly opened his mouth. “On the
ceiling.”
Hearing Bai Liu (6)’s words, Mu Ke’s neck was like a rusty
machine as he slowly looked up.
The long corridor of the welfare home had deep and high
arches more than one meter wide. They were high and
narrow, with many colorful animal oil paintings on the
surface. In the night, these animals looked ghostly, as if the
light of a real carnivore had appeared in their eyes. This was
generally what Mu Ke feared most at night but now there
was something even more frightening than these animals—
Many children hung from these oil paintings like bats. These
children were tangled with blood-stained infusion bags and
infusion tubes. The dense infusion tubes were wrapped
around the children while the needles of the infusion tubes
were stuck in the wall. They relied on continuously inserting
the needles into the wall to move around.
These children seemed to have been completely sucked dry,

just like in Mu Ke’s dream. The skin on their faces were
wrinkled and dry, like sun-dried orange peels attached to
their skulls. Their hands and feet were extremely thin like
malnourished big-headed dolls. Their eyes were black and
white on their withered faces and were frightening. Due to
the eyelids shrinking, the entire half-eye protruding from
their face could be seen.
Translucent infusion bags of various colors were wrapped
around them like a floral dress and they were playing the
flute.
The flutes they were playing weren’t regular flutes but a

very long and large needle tube. The surface had holes
drilled into it to make a flute and the needle was stained
with dried crusts of blood. It made a very strange, high-
pitched flute sound under their dry, thin mouths.
“The Pied Piper.” Bai Liu (6) seemed to have realized

something. “No wonder why I didn’t see a flute player
yesterday but felt the flute coming from all directions. It is
because this group of flute players is on the ceiling.”
Mu Ke’s legs were soft and he pulled at the corner of Bai Liu
(6)’s clothes. “L-Let’s go back to sleep.”
Bai Liu (6) didn’t care about Mu Ke at all. He stared up at the

children playing the flute for a while. After seeing them
enter through different open bedroom doors, he followed
them with ease. Mu Ke almost fainted when he saw this but
he was afraid to be left alone in a bedroom with the door
wide open. Finally, the tearful Mu Ke followed Bai Liu (6)
while shaking. He was like a follower not dedicated to his
work.
The group of flute playing children entered different

bedrooms and rolled their big eyes that seemed about to fall
out of their eye sockets at any second. They stood on the
ceiling, twisting their heads to an angle that was almost
parallel to the ground and observed the sleeping children
below.
Bai Liu (6) hid next to the half open door. He didn’t go in but
leaned slightly forward to watch through the crack of the
door what these children would do. The child on the ceiling
walked around the bedroom. He cocked his head and
carefully observed every sleeping child from above. Finally,
he stopped at one sleeping child as if he finally locked onto
his target. The tentacle-like IV tubes lowered and gently
lifted the child’s quilt.
Mu Ke saw it and couldn’t breathe. He covered his mouth in

a death grip out of fear he would cry out.
Soon, the child woke up. He had obviously woken from a

terrible dream created by the flute, just like Mu Ke. There
were tears and panic on his face. All of a sudden, he saw
such a terrifying child and he almost screamed, but his
mouth was blocked by the IV tube.
The child on the ceiling used the IV tubes to make gestures

to the awake child. Soon, the child broke out into laughter.
He quickly jumped out of the bed to put on shoes and
followed the child on the ceiling out. Bai Liu (6) quickly
returned to his bedroom and closed the door, leaving it open
a crack so he could watch the scene in the corridor.
Every child who played the flute entered a different

bedroom and came out with a happy, smiling child. The
children on the ceiling played the weird flute syringe and
the children lined up while singing. They went out one by
one, just like the scene Bai Liu (6) saw yesterday.
Suddenly, the group stopped. All the children on the ceiling

suddenly cocked their heads and gazed at the crack where
Bai Liu (6) was peeping at them with their dead eyes. Mu
Ke, who was hiding behind Bai Liu (6), tugged frantically at
Bai Liu (6)’s coat. He looked at Bai Liu (6) with an expression
so frightened that he was on the verge of tears.
Mu Ke covered his mouth and controlled himself so he

couldn’t cry. Then he waved his hand and slowly pointed
above their heads.
Bai Liu (6) was quiet as he slowly looked up. He saw a child
with a crooked head, a wrinkled face and eyes the size of
ping pong balls staring at him.
The child should’ve come in when Bai Liu (6) went out just
now. The IV tubes below him were still wrapped around a
child. This child was in the same bedroom as Bai Liu (6) and
the others. Now he was wrapped in the IV tubes and looked
at Bai Liu (6) and Mu Ke with a strange smile on his face.
Bai Liu (6) slowly opened the door to let them go out. The
child bounced away while the one on the ceiling observed
Bai Liu (6) and Mu Ke who was covering his mouth and
crying. He stroked them with the IV tubes as if to confirm
something. Finally, he took back the IV tubes and walked
away on the ceiling with no expression.
The sound of the flute was heard again in the corridor,

spreading through the blood-stained syringes and fading
away in unison along with the singing voices of the children
who had been taken away. It echoed ethereally in the
corridor before disappearing at the end of the corridor.
Bai Liu (6) checked that there were no more monsters on

the ceiling and quickly locked the bedroom door from the
inside.
Mu Ke completely collapsed on the ground. He covered his

heart and breathed with difficulty, adjusting the frequency
of his heartbeat. He was almost scared to death just now.
Then when Mu Ke recovered and turned his head, he saw
that Bai Liu (6) acted like nothing happened. Bai Liu (6) was
already lying on the bed, lifting up the quilt and preparing to
go to sleep. He didn’t look like he had been almost taken
away by a monster just now.
Mu Ke was speechless as he walked over to Bai Liu (6)’s bed
and lowered his voice to accuse this person, “We were
almost taken just now! Can’t you think before rushing out
next time?!”
Bai Liu (6) had covered himself with the quilt and closed his
eyes. Once Mu Ke came over to scold him, he didn’t even
open them as he explained in a nonchalant manner. “They
won’t take us. I have observed before that this flute is very
directional in the children it takes.”
He noticed this when observing yesterday. The sound of the

flute was hypnotic to all children but only a few children
were taken away. Previously, Bai Liu (6) had wondered how
they did it. His door wasn’t opened by the flute player
yesterday. He had observed the corridor from his window in
the bedroom but his vision was limited. Therefore, he didn’t
see the children on the ceiling.
Yesterday, the children playing the flute hadn’t entered Bai

Liu (6)’s bedroom so he didn’t know how they selected a
child to take away.
Now Bai Liu (6) felt he had to figure it out. After all, his
investor would be very interested in this information. Thus,
Bai Liu (6) would take the risk.
“Even if it is directional, how do you know that we aren’t the

children who will be taken away?” In fact, Mu Ke had also
perceived this. The flute playing children were obviously
looking for children who met certain characteristics to take
away. The problem was that he didn’t know the other
party’s criteria for choosing a child.
Mu Ke wondered, “Our door opened tonight. This means

there was a child in our room who was eligible to be taken
away. How did you know it wasn’t us?”
“It is because today is Tuesday.” Bai Liu (6) finally opened
his eyes to look at Mu Ke. “Today is our baptism day so we
won’t be taken away.”
The 14 year old Bai Liu (6) told the 11 year old Mu Ke: You
are no longer a 10 year old child. You have to be a quiet
adult. Don’t be emotional, don’t stealthily remember with
longing, don’t look back. To live another life, you have to be
obedient. Understood?
Mu Ke (confused): Is that so? I am an adult now?
Bai Liu (6) (expression not changing): Yes, so you have to

listen to me.
Little Mu Ke: There seems to be something wrong…?
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Little Mu Ke couldn’t respond for a moment. “Why won’t we

be taken away if it is our baptism day?”
Bai Liu (6) explained, “According to my general

understanding of a baptism, we shouldn’t be eligible to have
our blood drawn before the baptism. It is because we are
sinful before the baptism. Only the blood of the lord can
wash away our sins.”
Bai Liu (6)’s words had a lazy tone to them. He had stayed
up two nights in a row and was a bit sleepy. “Haven’t you
found it yet? This group of flute playing children are saving
people.”
Mu Ke was startled. “Saving people?”
“Yes, saving people.” Bai Liu (6) closed his eyes together. He
placed his hands on his chest and lay peacefully, as if he
was going to fall asleep the next second. “They have IV
tubes and bags on their bodies. They should’ve come from
the private hospital. My guess is that they know the
terminally ill investors are going to draw the blood of these
children next, so they are taking away the children who
were selected to have their blood drawn.”
“For example, the kid in our room who was taken away. I
saw him during the day today. The dean took him to register
and said there was an investor who wanted to adopt him.”
Bai Liu (6)’s tone was peaceful. “I believe you’ve seen
clearly what happens after adoption in your dream, Mu Ke.”
Mu Ke thought of the blood-drawing torture in his dream and

shuddered.
Bai Liu (6) continued without any fluctuations. “If my guess

isn’t wrong, it is precisely due to this that the children who
are taken away first see what might happen to them in the
future under the hypnotism of the flute. Then they see this
group of strange looking children after their dream.”
“The group of children playing the flute should’ve expressed

that they are the victims of the blood draw and they will
take the children to a safe place, never needing to come
back. Thus, the children took the initiative to follow this
group of weird-looking flute players and walked so joyously.”
Bai Liu (6) paused for a moment. “Meanwhile, our investor

has given up drawing blood from us. So even after being
baptized, we are safe. It is because we don’t need salvation.
We won’t be taken away.”
Mu Ke lay on the bed, turned sideways to look at Bai Liu (6)

who seemed to be asleep and asked in a low voice, “Bai Liu
(6), why are you so sure that your investor won’t secretly
register to take you away and draw your blood?”
Bai Liu (6)’s breathing was even and he didn’t answer Mu

Ke, as if he had already fallen asleep. Mu Ke sighed sadly
and muttered, “Bai Liu (6), you are so naive to trust your
investor.” Then he fell asleep while worrying.
In the last moment when Mu Ke was about to fall asleep, he

seemed to hear Bai Liu (6) calmly answering, “If he lied to
me, I will kill him.”
In the darkness of the children’s bedroom, two pairs of eyes

were stiffly open.
Now the two of them hadn’t yet experienced a variety of

horror events in the game and become famous S-grade
players. They were so scared that they were sweating and
didn’t dare move. In the final analysis, these two were just
ordinary people in their childhood.
Maybe they couldn’t be regarded as ordinary people. After

all, one had the courage to kill his mother and the other to
indulge his child in eating his wife’s corpse. However, how
could being killed themselves be the same as killing their
terminally ill mother/wife?
Little Miao Gaojiang’s clothes were covered in sweat and he

barely maintained his composure. He was scared enough.
Meanwhile, Miao Feichi had the guts to burn his terminally ill
mother to death with boiling water and loved to eat
children’s flesh, but he was completely unable to accept
that he was treated like this. The thought of his future self
turning into that dry skin and bones appearance made little
Miao Feichi so frightened that he almost collapsed. His feet
couldn’t help twitching a few times.
Even though he covered his head with the quilt, he made a

frightened whimpering sound that he tried to suppress but it
could still be heard.
Hearing the two heavy breathing sounds and small cries in
the bedroom, a strange smile appeared on the face of little
Bai Liu (6) who seemed to have been asleep for a long time.
***
At 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Bai Liu’s phone rang.
“Good morning, Mr Investor.” Little Bai Liu (6) gave a polite

greeting. “Last night, I found out…”
“Children playing flutes?” Bai Liu opened his system panel

and asked with interest.

[Monster Name: Deformed Child (violent version after blood

was drawn)]
[Features: Likes to walk around late at night and take away

children.]
[Attack method: Blood Ejection (A+) Phone Positioning

(A+).]
[New attack method: Small Flute player. A-grade skill. The

sound of the flute can be used to lure away the player’s
secondary identity line.]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for collecting all of the

deformed child’s attack methods.]
Bai Liu (6) was quiet. He didn’t ask why Bai Liu knew what
happened on his side and continued to report without any
fluctuations. “Yes. They appeared at around 2 o’clock at
night. They used a sleep hypnosis mode to let the children
see the investors drawing blood from themselves in the
future…”
Bai Liu quietly listened to little Bai Liu (6)’s report and was
thoughtful. “It seems that the deformed children are on the
same side as you. Yes, both of you are victims. So the
deformed children chasing you at night are probably the
same as the flute players. Even if they make you disappear,
the main purpose is to take you away and hide you. In fact,
it is to keep me from finding you.”
It was just—where could a group of ghost children hide a

group of real children so that the living couldn’t find them?
It was hard to tell if they were hidden in the netherworld or
in the world of the living. Now Bai Liu felt that the children
taken away by the deformed children experienced another
type of death. It was euthanasia.
According to the section of the Pied Piper of Hamelin where

the children were taken away, the children should’ve
drowned but they died happily under the sound of the flute.
Little Bai Liu (6)’s perspective was consistent with Bai Liu’s
one. He said coldly, “I don’t think it is protection. It should
also be death. If children are taken away every night, it is a
huge number. I don’t think you rich investors will be unable
to find them. I also don’t think a group of dead children can
accommodate a group of living children.”
“Yes, but there are indeed places where they can be used.”
Bai Liu’s eyes narrowed. “This group of flute playing children
should know how to get out of your fully enclosed welfare
home.”
Bai Liu (6) was quiet for a moment. “Do you need me to
escape from this Love Welfare Institute?”
“Yes,” Bai Liu answered. “Now the question is how to protect
yourself from these flute playing children if you run out of
the welfare home with them? Not only do you have to run
away but you have to run with other children.”
Bai Liu’s fingers tapped against the side of the bed while his
eyes filled with obscure emotions. “It is everyone inside,
including Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang. You have to take
them out and then—”
“Kill them and get their blood for you, right?” Little Bai Liu
(6)’s voice didn’t have any fluctuations. “I have no problem
with this. I can let them follow me but it will cost extra. One
person is 100,000.”
Bai Liu was stunned for a moment before lazily smiling.

“Deal.”
“However, this transaction has two core points to pay

attention to. If you violate one of them, this transaction will
be nullified.” Bai Liu added casually. “First, the core task is
to escape but you must first guarantee your personal safety,
followed by the safety of Mu Ke and Liu Jiayi. If you can’t
guarantee it then don’t act rashly.”
“Secondly, killing Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang isn’t a task

for you.” Bai Liu’s voice was soft. “If you can, I hope you
leave them to me. After all, you are only 14 years old. I am
24 years old and more suitable than you to do this. Of
course, I will still pay you 200,000.”
This time, Bai Liu (6) was quiet for a long time. Once he
spoke again, his voice was genuinely puzzled. “Is there any
difference between a 14 year old and a 24 year old doing
this?”
“In essence, nothing is different.” Bai Liu paused. “I just
don’t want to make you do it. When you are an adult, you
can take responsibility for your actions and decide if you
want to be a bad person or not. Let me be the bad guy for
now as an adult, kid.”
Little Bai Liu (6) hung up the phone. Bai Liu stared at the
darkness outside the window in his ward and exhaled. He
thought to himself that he had really been conditioned by Lu
Yizhan.
The moment little Bai Liu (6) said he was going to kill, Bai
Liu’s first reaction was that he was instigating a minor to
commit a crime. This was a felony and Lu Yizhan was most
afraid of him doing this. After all, Bai Liu was really good at
it.
Thus, Lu Yizhan repeated it 800 times a day, telling him to

not engage in marketing with minors. It was so much so that
in the game, Bai Liu encountered this situation and
instinctively avoided it.
Nevertheless, it was indeed better for him to do this. After

all, the task on little Bai Liu (6)’s side was already
troublesome enough. It wasn’t very easy for a kid like Bai
Liu (6) to kill the Miao Feichi duo. His core mission was to
escape so it was better to leave tasks that could easily go
wrong to Bai Liu.
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It was 9 o’clock in the morning. The broadcast in the ward

notified all patients that they could come out for activities
as well as informing new patients to watch their children’s
baptism.
[System prompt: A side task has been triggered. All players

who have been notified by their child’s phone call are
invited to go to the Love Welfare Institute to watch their
investment child get baptized.]
Bai Liu was currently in Mu Ke’s ward and today was the
baptism day. However, ‘Bai Liu’ was dead. Five investors
would go to participate in the baptism and there would
inevitably be one less. One of them, Bai Liu or Mu Ke, had to
give up this side task and it was obviously Mu Ke.
Mu Ke was in very poor condition. He hadn’t slept for two

consecutive nights and kept memorizing things. He also had
his blood sucked, was chased and cried for a whole night.
Now the young master’s eyes were swollen like a goldfish
and he was lying dully on the bed, motionless.
The young master really didn’t like this wet straw bed very
much but he currently didn’t have the energy to care about
it. Obviously, the young master who overused his eyes and
brain needed a rest. Bai Liu decided to participate in the
baptism as ‘Mu Ke’. Still, it was one thing for Mu Ke to need
a rest and it was another thing to actually rest.
He couldn’t sleep at all, even if he was so tired that he

didn’t even want to talk. As long as Mu Ke closed his eyes,
his mind would be full of messy scenes and information. His
cerebral cortex remained active due to his excessive
emotions and it made him have a headache. Bai Liu let him
sleep on the bed but he couldn’t sleep at all.
Mu Ke saw Bai Liu stand up and prepare to go out. Mu Ke

also struggled to get up from the bed, looking at Bai Liu with
a bit of worry. “Or should I go? I am the real Mu Ke. If they
use any items or tricks to detect lies, I can handle it.”
“No.” Bai Liu tidied up his hospital clothes. He had slept on

the floor last night with the books as a pillow. He hadn’t
slept well and his face was tired.
Bai Liu turned to look at Mu Ke on the bed. “I have

something for you to do in the hospital. It is also something
that only you can do.”
Mu Ke was startled. “What is it?”
“I need you to help me check some medical records.”
The timeline for this instance was 10 years ago. It happened

to be the time when the entrepreneurs invested in the
children’s welfare home and started preparing the first
batch of children to be enrolled.
These two welfare homes were two manifestations of the
same instant. Based on Exploding Last Train and the Mirror
City Bombing, the game instance and actual event had
different manifestations but the core event was generally
the same. It was very possible that those sick entrepreneurs
did the same thing to those children, drawing their blood to
nourish a blood ganoderma lucidum and cure their disease.
In addition, Bai Liu thought that even if there were clues,

they would’ve been swept away by those powerful people a
long time ago. Otherwise, this group of people would’ve
given up funding the welfare home, letting the place where
they had committed a crime go out of their control.
Finally, even if Bai Liu got out of the game, told Lu Yizhan
about what was going on and Lu Yizhan believed Bai Liu’s
strange claim, there was no concrete evidence or clues.
They wouldn’t be able to do anything against a bunch of
prestigious and reputable entrepreneurs.
Nevertheless, Bai Liu had promised to help Lu Yizhan

investigate this matter and he also took Lu Yizhan’s pay. He
liked to go through with transactions from beginning to end.
Things that couldn’t be done outside the game might be
possible inside the game. Clues that were absent outside
the game might not necessarily be absent in the game.
Bai Liu stared at Mu Ke. “Mu Ke, wait for me to write a few
names down for you. During the day, the nurses are very lax
in taking care of patients. See if you can get into the file
room where they store patient information and find the
medical records of these people. Then help me remember
all the details.”
“In particular, the name of the child they used as the

medicine and the time the blood was drawn. It is best to
remember it all. Then once I come back, tell me.”
The medical data records were quite complicated and there

were several medical records. It was very difficult for other
people to remember these details in the time when they
could enter the file room without being detected by nurses.
Yet it was a simple thing for Mu Ke and he nodded without
thinking. “Yes, tell me the patients’ names.”
Bai Liu mentioned a few names before asking Mu Ke, “Do

you remember the names of these people?”
Mu Ke nodded. Then after nodding, he frowned slightly and

asked in confusion, “These are all entrepreneurs in reality.
They should be ordinary people. How can their names
appear in the archives of this game?”
Bai Liu lowered his eyelids. “They might not be ordinary

people. In this game, they should be a monster-like
existence. If you can Mu Ke, remember as many names of
the registered investor patients as possible.”
“…You want me to remember everything? Why?”
“A large children’s welfare home that was in operation for 10

years recently started losing investments…”
Bai Liu paused subtly here before continuing.
“The investment costs of large private welfare homes are

huge. If there isn’t a relatively large profit chain behind it, I
think it would be unlikely for it to last for such a long time. It
isn’t possible for there to be the free investment of multiple
groups unless a commodities industry chain was formed.”
Bai Liu calmly analyzed. “It is obvious that the goods that a
children’s welfare home can provide are the children and
their by-products. Generally speaking, it is easier for me to
guess that it is a lust chain but this place should be blood.”
Bai Liu had an almost impersonal indifference as he stated

emotionlessly, “The welfare home was open for 10 years
and could accommodate hundreds of children at a time.
Thinking about the number of children who can provide
blood—there are probably more people saved than I
mentioned. This is why I think that when the welfare home
was opened, the terminally ill patients waiting in line
weren’t just the surface entrepreneurs.”
Bai Liu watched him with a calm expression that made Mu

Ke’s hairs stand up. “If my guess is right, apart from the
players who logged into this game before, the information in
that archive—”
“—They should be people who have drawn a child’s blood in

reality to cure a disease.”
[System prompt: Player Bai Liu’s talk is related to the core

of the game. Player Bai Liu’s small TV has been blocked and
silenced during this conversation.]
Mu Ke was completely confused and he couldn’t recover. His

hands fumbled and his back was cold as he got down from
the bed. “Wait a minute. Bai Liu, do you mean— no wait, if I
have to memorize the information of all the patients, I might
not be able to remember so much in such a short time. My
brain isn’t working very well right now. What exactly do you
mean by what you just said?”
“I’ll explain it to you later.” Bai Liu interrupted Mu Ke’s

inquiry. He glanced at the frightened Mu Ke. “If you can’t
remember all of them, just remember the ones I told you.
There should be a relatively tight chain of connections with
this type of crime. As long as we grasp a few, it is easy to
pull out others.”
Bai Liu pushed open the door. He turned to nod at the

somewhat dazed Mu Ke sitting on the edge of the bed. “Take
a break. I need you to always maintain a high precision
memory. There is still a lot of information you need to
remember.”
“I don’t need to rest. I can’t sleep. I’m going to help you

remember the medical records now… I can’t remember it in
a short time so if I have a longer time…” Mu Ke spoke while
slowly blinking. He shook his head twice but his head
suddenly sank back on the straw bed. He sucked in a breath
as he watched Bai Liu, who was holding the door handle and
looking down at him.
Bai Liu looked at Mu Ke who was collapsed on the bed. “You

need to rest now, Mu Ke.”
[System tip: Player Bai Liu has used high-efficiency

inhalation sleeping pills on player Mu Ke.]
Mu Ke’s vision darkened and he felt like the ward was

spinning. He struggled to open his eyelids, only to see Bai
Liu turn to close the door and disappear. He reached out to
grab at Bai Liu’s back but he could only move his fingers
twice before reluctantly closing his eyes.
“I don’t want to rest… I have to do something…”
Before his consciousness completely disappeared, he heard

Bai Liu’s last words, “The sleeping pill will work until around
11:30. At that time, the nurses will be eating and no one will
be in the file room. It is more appropriate for you to wake up
at that time.”
“Have a good night’s rest, Mu Ke.”
Mu Ke curled up into a small ball on the straw bed. He

closed his eyes, breathed evenly and slept soundly.
After one glance, Bai Liu left and locked the door behind
him. Mu Ke was in a really bad state. He was filled with
overwhelming shock since last night and he was like a
shivering cat with his hackles raised. Not being able to sleep
and rest properly would affect his memory a lot.
There weren’t many safe periods in the game suitable for

Mu Ke to rest. It was understandable that Mu Ke was in a
state of excessive vigilance.
Today, Miao Feichi was away, the density of nurses

patrolling during the day was high and the probability of
monsters coming out was low. There was no better time for
Mu Ke to rest and recover fully.
However, Bai Liu’s absence would greatly deprive Mu Ke of

his sense of security. The moment Bai Liu got up, Mu Ke
immediately sat up from the bed with red eyes to try and
follow him. He looked like he was completely unable to
sleep. Bai Liu simply used the medicine to make Mu Ke fall
unconscious.
At 9:30, all the investors who were going to watch the

baptism gathered at the entrance of the hospital.
Rainbow: I will be having minor surgery at the start of

August to fix a small airway problem I’m having, which was
the cause of my sleeping problems a few months ago. It
does mean I have a really busy workload before I take time
off from work. Then there’s the recovery from the surgery
and workload when my leave is finished. So starting from
Monday next week, chapters will be released once a week
until the end of August.
Chapter 97.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
The central hall of the game, the core screen area.
The positions of Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s small TVs

were slightly inferior to Bai Liu due to the previous duel.
Their small TV data declined, resulting in a slight decline in
their promotion position. They slipped from the position
close to the ‘king promotion position’ to the core promotion
position. Meanwhile, Bai Liu’s small TV had risen slightly but
the data wasn’t good enough to rush to the nightmare rising
star promotion position.
The current situation was that the two parties had met at
the core promotion position. Bai Liu still had the upper hand
and his promotion position was just above the Miao Feichi
father and son.
The audience circulation of players at the same promotion

position was very large because the audience could see
each other. If a player performed well, the audience of their
small TV would cheer and be excited. The viewers of the
small TV couldn’t hear each other but this atmosphere
easily attracted the surrounding audience, causing one side
to absorb the other side’s audience. One flew high while the
other one fell lower. At present, Bai Liu and the Miao Feichi
father and son were in this stalemate.
This stalemate could easily cause an audience loss.
Fortunately, the audience loss on Bai Liu’s side wasn’t

serious. The rare bigshots who stood in front of Bai Liu’s
small TV hadn’t left. Wang Shun couldn’t help sighing in this
situation. It was mainly because Bai Liu’s gameplay was too
terrible. This type of scary gameplay method where he
could be overturned at any moment was very intriguing.
A senior member of the Kabbalah Guild (the fourth ranked

guild) commented on Bai Liu. “He truly keeps people’s
appetite in suspense. This guy’s gameplay is really suitable
for the death comedy zone. No wonder why he fell to that
place before.”
The Kabbalah Guild members would have a green hanging

pendant in the shape of a growing branch on their hair. It
was very easy to recognize them. Wang Shun recognized it
instantly. The darker the color of the branch pendant in their
hair, the higher the level. The audience member
commenting on Bai Liu had a pendant that was close to
dark green and he seemed to be a high level member of the
guild.
“it is true. I rarely see such a desperate player.” An

audience member in a neat white uniform with a lyre logo
embroidered in gold thread over the right heart of the
system nodded.
The audience member had a handsome and elegant mixed-

raced face and golden hair combed back. He looked a bit
indifferent as he spoke. Wang Shun recognized this uniform
as the league player uniform for the Golden Dawn Guild (the
third ranked guild).
It was just that Wang Shun had never seen him on the field
before. Moreover, he was a bit face blind regarding the
personnel of this guild since there were many foreigners.
Still, this should be a candidate who just joined the team
this year. He was in the same position as Puppet Zhang
before his death.
This was a very strange guild. The founder of this guild was
a very rich beggar who died in the game. However, under
his spiritual influence, the entire guild was full of the strange
style of wearing ragged clothes. The most frequent place
where the names of this guild appeared was on the ‘report
wall’ of the game. Every day, players reported that the
players in this guild were exhibitionists and weren’t dressed
properly.
The Freemason member who just spoke was on the verge of

being reported but he didn’t care. Instead, he raised a finger
to point at Bai Liu on the small TV and spoke with interest,
“It is true that this newcomer has an aura. This game’s
small TV is designed to avoid situations like newcomers
having no points to use, leading to an extremely high
mortality rate. Newcomers can receive points from audience
members to buy items in time.”
“For old players who have been in the game for more than a
year, their small TV points will be transferred to the system
wallet. Once the game ends and according to the number of
points obtained, they will be deducted a 5-20% tax that will
go to the hands of the live broadcast viewers.”
“Newcomers in live games can judge if their actions are

correct based on the number of points they have been
rewarded while old players don’t have this benefit. They can
only judge according to their own experience.” The
audience member continued while raising an eyebrow. “In
this case, the newcomer aura is ineffective because he isn’t
receiving too many rewards.”
“Once it is found that a mistake in the operation causes the

reward points to drop sharply, many newcomers lose their
mentality and will eventually die.” The audience member
stared at Bai Liu on the small TV. “What will you do, Bai
Liu?”
“How are you going to move onto the next step, you poor,
penniless fellow.” He was thoughtful. “Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang are waiting for you to give the life recovery
medicine at the door of the hospital. They are saying they
will kill you if you don’t tell them. Miao Feichii isn’t a player
who will tolerate unstable factors around him. Will you
honestly explain the task clue you got after so much hard
work?”
On the small TV, Bai Liu hurried through the hospital’s long
corridor toward where the investors were meeting.
In addition to Bai Liu and the players, there were other

investors going to watch the ceremony. It was just that all
investors looked the same. It was hard to recognize who was
whom unless they actively gave greetings.
Still, Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang were easy to recognize.

After all, Miao Feichi liked to play with the two ragweed
knives while Miao Gaojiang was usually standing next to
him.
Bai Liu pretended to be Mu Ke and walked over, greeting

them respectfully. Then Miao Gaojiang straightforwardly
mentioned the life recovery medicine.
Bai Liu couldn’t hide this thing from Miao Gaojiang and he
also couldn’t cheat them. It was because the system would
only unlock the main quest if the two people got the correct
life recovery medicine. Otherwise, it wouldn’t respond. Bai
Liu and Miao Gaojiang watched each other. This person was
looking at him with a very careful gaze. Bai Liu needed to
prove his value in front of Miao Gaojiang.
Bai Liu simply handed the torn pages to Miao Gaojiang,

although there were pages with other information mixed in
to confuse them.
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang finished looking through all

the pages before pausing. It should be that the system
message popped up about unlocking the quest plotline.
Miao Gaojiang’s gaze toward Bai Liu eased for a moment. “It
is indeed the life recovery medicine.”
Even if there was confusing information mixed in, Miao

Gaojiang quickly sorted through the information of the life
recovery medicine and his expression sank. “We have to kill
the child to get their blood. If so, it is equivalent to
decreasing our health by half.”
“This old level 2 gameplay is to force us to eat half the

player’s total health.” Miao Feichi picked at his ear with his
pinky finger and didn’t think much of it. “I don’t like that
brat of mine. He is troublesome and useless. He also keeps
staring at me and swallowing like he wants to eat my flesh.
He is disgusting so just kill him.”
“There is also that little Bai Liu.” Miao Feichi rubbed his
hands together and licked his lips, showing a very obvious
salivating look. “The fact that the game is designed to kill
the children is quite in line with my liking. I love killing
children and eating their flesh. Once their blood is drawn, I
can eat the flesh. It isn’t wasteful and is just right.”
“It is best not to do it today.” Miao Gaojiang warned Miao
Feichi. “Your physical strength needs at least one day until it
can be restored with physical recovery agents. If you do it
again during the day, your skills will get stuck in a bad way.”
“Tsk.” Miao Feichi scanned Miao Gaojiang. “I know that. The

monsters here might be A+ but you don’t need to be so
nervous. How many times have we played level 3 games?”
Miao Gaojiang warmly advised Miao Feichi with a few words.

“Be careful.”
Miao Gaojiang was too vigilant and wouldn’t act lightly

without a 100% certainty. Previously, he got Bai Liu’s things,
including the points. Since he was wary of Bai Liu’s trading
skill being attached to the items, he didn’t directly put them
in his system but wrapped them in cloth. It was a cloth type
item like the camouflage cloth Du Sanying used in the last
game.
The explanation of the item given for this cloth system was
‘Hypocritical Reality.’ In other words, the cloth actually
existed but couldn’t be touched. Things wrapped in this
cloth couldn’t be regarded as the direct possession of the
player so Bai Liu’s trading skill wasn’t valid. The player on
the other side didn’t get the transaction item so it was in a
state where the Taobao buyer had purchased but not
received it.
Moreover, Miao Gaojiang deliberately avoided Bai Liu’s use

of imperative sentences to talk to him. He was very careful.
Any questioning sentence that Bai Liu spoke to him would
be nudged back by Miao Gaojiang. The few times Bai Liu
tried to have a conversation with Miao Feichi, it was blocked
by Miao Gaojiang.
Bai Liu now had a bit of an understanding of the ‘careful as
dirt, shrewd and profound’ note on Miao Gaojiang’s popular
vote.
Miao Gaojiang was indeed very difficult to deal with. His

observation and attention to details were so careful that Bai
Liu wasn’t able to find any openings in Miao Gaojiang to
exploit. After several failures, Bai Liu had to shut his mouth
under Miao Gaojiang’s increasingly suspicious eyes. He
could only think of other ways.
At around 10 o’clock, the dean of the welfare institute who

led them here yesterday came over. The same dean led
them to the welfare institute to watch the baptism.
From the path they came here yesterday on and behind the
classroom building that Bai Liu had logged into, they
reached a church in a large-scale building. It was a building
that wasn’t present in reality due to downsizing from a lack
of funds.
This was a very typical church with a pure white marble

spire. The bottom was carved with many runes that Bai Liu
didn’t quite understand. He scanned it twice and confirmed
it wasn’t from the Old or New Testament. It was a strange
runic prayer and there weren’t any texts that Bai Liu was
familiar with that would appear on church walls. They were
distorted and ferocious hieroglyphs.
The tallest building contained many little angels in the

niches. These angels were the size of children and were
lifelike. They were like sculptures made from people’s faces.
These angels had strange facial lines, like blood vessels
after the skin had wrinkled and lifted up, or cracks caused
by the peeling of paint in the wind and sun. However, the
rest of the church was so new and statues wouldn’t age like
this.
Bai Liu retracted his gaze and followed behind the other
investors into the church.
Chapter 97.2: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
The interior of the church was very spacious, high and wide.
The sound of their footsteps reverberated as they walked on
the ground. Light came in directly from the high windows on
both sides of the church and fell on the pale faces of these
terminally ill patients with death all over their faces. Their
seats faced an altar with a cross that was more than one
meter high. It was very common in a church building but Bai
Liu squinted and discovered something was wrong.
In fact, religious elements were often used in horror games.

Bai Liu had seen hundreds of images of Jesus being bound
to a cross but this obviously wasn’t right.
This was clearly an inverted cross and the person on the

statue wasn’t Jesus from Bai Liu’s impression. It was a
teenager.
The teenager on the reverse cross was a bit older than little
Bai Liu (6). He had his eyes closed and his hands and feet
were bound by thorns. The Crucifixion of Jesus was said to
be painful but the one bound on this cross was different
from the usual suffering expression of Jesus. There was no
expression on his face and it was almost like pure
indifference. He seemed to feel nothing about his suffering.
The thorns on the wooden cross were wrapped around his

ankles, neck and face. Bai Liu could almost see the shadow
of his long eyelashes on his face, which was scarred by
thorns. However, it was just a pure white statue and there
was no such detailed carving.
Yet even if it wasn’t meticulously carved, it was still a

beautiful statue. The limbs were smooth and beautiful and
the proportions of his face were astonishingly superior. He
lay in the thorns that grew out of the inverse cross, face
tilted slightly to the side and nestled against his bound
arms. The light coming from the window fell on his peaceful
sleeping face and a holy brilliance glowed in the somewhat
dim church.
It was like a sleeping god.
The dean stood in front of the statue and blocked Bai Liu’s
observation as she looked at the seated patients. “Today,
we are here to welcome the new students but the baptism is
just the beginning. Killing children is forbidden in the church.
All investors, please be calm and rest assured. Once you
confirm that it is the child you want and make sure that the
child can bring you new life, you can take them away.”
“Not all children can bring you a new life.” The dean looked
at the people in the seats with a very deep gaze. She raised
her arms and shouted, “Only children of pure blood can
bring you a brand new life!”
The investors couldn’t help crying out excitedly, “A brand

new fate!”
Bai Liu sat in the back row behind Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang. Hearing this, Miao Feichi leaned over and
complained to Miao Gaojiang, “Why did this game set up a
safe house for the children? It is forbidden to kill children in
the church. It will be inconvenient to catch the children if
they run to the church.”
“It is normal. After all, it is a level 2 game and it can’t be

cleared so easily.” Miao Gaojiang analyzed it. “Still, I think
the key to this game is to catch the child. The blood purity
should mean this. We have the same blood and only
qualified children can meet the requirements to make the
blood ganoderma lucidum we want.”
Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang chatted about how to deal

with these children. After knowing about the life recovery
medicine, they didn’t hesitate to place these children as
their opponents and were already talking about how to deal
with them. Now they were talking about how to draw blood
from their child versions. Miao Feichi laughed and cheekily
talked about buying an oversized juicer from the system to
throw their children in. This way, more blood would come
out.
Bai Liu listened silently in the back.
He wasn’t surprised that investors couldn’t act against the

children today. According to the song and his consistent
understanding of the baptism, the children before the
baptism were guilty, impure and couldn’t be used to have
their blood drawn.
There were two highly dangerous players, Miao Feichi and

Miao Gaojiang, participating in the baptism today. If they
could directly attack the children, the children wouldn’t be
able to resist at all. Then Bai Liu would’ve had Bai Liu (6) try
to take the other children to escape with him yesterday
night.
Soon, the dean led the investors to receive a few prayers

before bringing out the children. They were barefoot and
wore wide coats and robes that were pure white to the
ankles.
There was a slight stirring from the investors in the room

and they all had the same expression on their identical
faces. They were wildly and greedily surveying these
children led by the dean, these children who exuded a
steady stream of the breath of life.
This was their new life.
Even Miao Feichi sat upright from where he was leaning on

the chair. He looked at the children like he was a juicer and
they were fruit about to enter him. He was filled with a cruel
excitement and the greed to crush them as his nose sniffed
twice and he made a somewhat intoxicated expression.
“These children smell really delicious.” Miao Feichi looked

like an animal about to eat. He kept licking his lips as he
stared at the children walking in line. “That little Bai Liu (6),
his skin is really soft and tender. I haven’t eaten a child all at
once in a long time. I might be able to do so with him.”
Little Bai Liu (6) wore a large white robe that dragged to his
ankles and no shoes. His head was lowered as he held a
burning candle. The firelight swayed over his calm face as
he walked at the end of the line of children, standing on the
platform under the guidance of the den.
The children received the command of the dean and stood

in a horizontal row on the stage. Little Bai Liu (6) raised his
eyes. There were many identical faces under the stage.
They were thin, pale and smiled strangely. Under the
shaking candlelight in the children’s hands, their faces
seemed to distort and twist in the hot air, turning into crying
shapes that lunged at them with open mouths.
Little Mu Ke was standing next to little Bai Liu (6) and raised
his head secretly, only to lower it again in fright. Meanwhile,
little Bai Liu (6) scanned the people below. Finally, his gaze
fell on Bai Liu’s body and he didn’t move it away. It was
obvious he had found Bai Liu among the group of investors.
Bai Liu raised his eyebrow slightly in surprise. All the

investors now looked like ghosts. How did this little kid
recognize him?
Someone brought in a bathtub, or what looked like a

bathtub. The dean explained that this tub would be used to
baptize the children. It was filled with shaking water and a
ring of residual blood around it that couldn’t be wiped off.
The bathtub was placed in front of the children.
The dean stood in front of the children. She raised her hand
and made a gesture to make the children look up at her.
She smiled very kindly. “Now children, let’s sing the hymn
once. Then I will start baptizing you one be one. Remember
to add your own name to the hymn at the end.”
The uneven children’s song rang out. They sang with

childlike and clear voices, the flame of the candle they held
in their hands leaping brightly in front of their innocent
eyes.
“Born on a Monday,
Christened on a Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Grew worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end of Bai Liu (6) (the name of each child).”
“Very good.” After the weird opening song, the dean opened
the register in her hand. She lowered her head and started
to read out the names. “Next, I will let every investor
baptize his sponsored child. It is very simple. You just need
to immerse your child in this clear water tank. However, the
water can only wash off the bacteria these children brought
from the outside world. Oh, sorry, it isn’t bacteria. My
mistake. It is sin. This water isn’t enough to wash off the sin
on them—”
The dean looked up, her eyes sweeping over the children
while her smile became grim. “After washing with the water,
you will take a portion of the child’s blood to cleanse them
of their sin. The blood will be taken to the hospital to
identify if there are other sins on them. If not, you can come
and take them away on Wednesday, adopting these
children.”
Bai Liu’s eyes moved slightly.
No wonder why there would be a ritual like a baptism here.

It turned out that these investors were afraid of other
viruses in the children’s body. They had to use this ritual to
wash away the ‘disease and filth’ from the children at the
spiritual level. Then some of the blood would be taken back
for examination to confirm from a physical level that there
was no problem with the blood of these children—for
example, bacteria or infectious diseases.
These investors were quite careful. They thought that these

children from the outside world were dirty from a spiritual
and physical level. This was why they set up this baptism to
screen the blood quality of the children in the welfare home.
This was equivalent to a pre-matching test. Then the

children could officially be taken away on Wednesday.
Institute
Game
Wednesday on the ballad was ‘marriage.’ Marriage

represented another type of one-to-one matching.
One by one, the enthusiastic investors soaked the trembling

children in the water before fishing them up. Then someone
would come up to them and draw blood from these children
into blood transfusion bags. The investor took the blood-
filled infusion bag with a satisfied smile.
Soon, it was the turn of Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang.
Little Miao Feichi had been crying. He was pushed into the
water by the impatient Miao Feichi and his blood drawn. His
face was white and he shivered all over, but he had to be
obedient. He seemed to realize that resistance was useless
and looked at the investors around him with despair and
sadness, holding out a trembling hand to have his blood
drawn.
After coming down, Miao Feichi casually measured the blood

bag in his hand. “It is almost 100ml. If it wasn’t for the need
to take it back to the hospital for an examination, I would
like to drink it.”
Miao Gaojiang looked around and came to a conclusion.
“This group of children have a one-to-one correspondence
with the investor. If we start against other people’s children,
these ill investors will have no children and will soon
become the bloodless monster of the ICU ward. It is likely
the aggro of the corresponding investor monsters will be
locked on us.”
Miao Feichi frowned. “Then it is better not to act against the

children of these NPC investors. It is the most troublesome
thing to be chased by monsters. Later, it is easy for them to
sneak attack us.”
“We are going to attack the player’s child.” Miao Feichi

tossed the blood bag between his left and right hands,
staring at the blood flowing in the bag. “I want little Bai Liu
(6). How about you take that blind one and let Mu Ke’s child
go.”
Then Miao Feichi casually turned his head and glanced at

Bai Liu who was sitting silently behind them. He smiled and
said, “Mu Ke, in return for you telling us about the life
recovery medicine, we won’t act against your child.
However, if you need the blood of more than one child to
pass the level, you can figure it out by yourself. Little Bai Liu
(6) and that blind child belong to us.”
“There is another way.” Miao Gaojiang hypocritically

comforted Bai Liu and patted him on the shoulder. “You can
try to let the child Mu Ke run out of the welfare home alone.
As long as he isn’t caught by any monsters when escaping,
he will complete the main task. If he succeeds then you can
also pass.”
Miao Gaojiang might’ve comforted Bai Liu in this way but it

was obvious that he and Miao Feichi felt that such a scheme
was impossible.
The two people didn’t place any hope of clearance on the

children’s side at all. It was because the possibility of
success was too small. This was a level 2 game. How could
a group of children who didn’t know anything escape from a
group of A+ monsters? Even A grade players had difficulty
escaping, let alone children.
This was a scenario with a near zero chance of success.
Bai Liu lowered his head and pretended that his shoulders
were shaking. “Yes, I will try.”
Miao Feichi saw Bai Liu like this and sneered. Then he
turned his head back and continued playing with the blood
bag.
The moment Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang looked away,

calmness returned to Bai Liu’s face. It was indeed a very
risky strategy to let the child be the main clearance hope
but this was the most cost-effective, lowest cost, lowest risk
method that Bai Liu thought of.
—Although the risk was still quite high.
“Mu Ke’s investor, please come up and baptize your child.”
Bai Liu looked up and looked at little Bai Liu (6) who had no
expression on his face. They stared at each other briefly
through the flame of the candle before little Bai Liu (6)
turned his face away. He wasn’t used to being looked at
directly. Bai Liu’s lips suddenly curled up in a smile. There
was an air of reminiscence in that smile.
At the age of 14, one of the things he was best at was

escaping from a welfare home.
Bai Liu stepped forward. His current identity was Mu Ke’s
investor and he had to baptize Mu Ke. He stood in front of
little Mu Ke at the dean’s guidance.
Little Mu Ke swallowed nervously as he looked at Bai Liu. He

handed the candle to the dean and opened his arms to Bai
Liu, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Little Mu Ke was really scared, so scared that he couldn’t tell

the investor in front of him wasn’t his. After all, they looked
the same.
Following the dean’s instructions, Bai Liu placed his hand

under little Mu Ke’s knees and picked up Mu Ke.
Little Mu Ke was slowly submerged in the clear water. He

closed his eyes in fear and clenched his fists. Bubbles rose
from his face and he could feel his warm tears melting into
the cold water. It was as if the temperature of his body
passed into the water and he became cold.
‘Am I going to die…’ Little Mu Ke thought in a trance. ‘I

feel… my heart is going to stop beating.’
After dozens of seconds, Bai Liu took him out again. The
soaked little Mu Ke gasped, his mouth blue and purple. He
instinctively clung to Bai Liu’s neck for dear life, coughing
and choking. The person waiting to draw Mu Ke’s blood
came forward, pulling off the plastic protective sleeve of a
syringe to reveal the sharp needle tip.
Little Mu Ke shook his head frantically and backed away in

horror. He almost pulled Bai Liu’s clothes as he climbed onto
Bai Liu’s head. Bai Liu grabbed onto his struggling ankle.
Bai Liu stared at the tearful Mu Ke. “Be quiet.” Then he

raised his head and told the person who was going to draw
the blood, “Don’t take it from him.”
Both the person taking the blood and the struggling little Mu
Ke were startled.
The dean asked, “Investor, are you sure you don’t want to
take this child’s blood? If you take him away and he has a
disease that affects you, we won’t be responsible for it.”
“It doesn’t matter what his blood is.” Bai Liu looked up at
the dean, his attitude very indifferent. “There is no need to
draw the blood for screening. I am sure that he is the child I
want to take away. I will bear the consequences of his
illness.”
The wet Mu Ke curled up in Bai Liu arms, staring up at Bai

Liu with his hair still dripping.
Bai Liu looked down at little Mu Ke in his arms. He put down

the child who hadn’t recovered and whispered in little Mu
Ke’s ear, “Leave here with Bai Liu (6). I don’t want your
blood.” Then he patted little Mu Ke on the shoulder and
went to sit down in his original spot.
Little Mu Ke took his candle back from the dean in a daze

and stood next to Bai Liu (6) in the queue.
Soon, little Mu Ke reacted. He approached Bai Liu (6) and

whispered in a low voice, his tone a bit excited, “Xiao Liu, he
is your investor, right? He really doesn’t want my blood like
you said!”
“I told you.” Little Bai Liu (6) replied calmly. “He is a weird
investor who wants to save us.”
Soon, little Mu Ke looked at little Bai Liu (6) with horror. “He
is your investor so why did he baptize me? He baptized me.
What will you do?”
“The next child to be baptized, Bai Liu (6). Bai Liu (6)’s
investor, please step forward to baptize him.” The dean
looked at little Bai Liu (6).
Little Bai Liu (6) lowered his head obediently and stepped
out of the line.
The dean called out a few times but no one responded.

Suddenly, someone laughed contemptuously and stood up.
“Dean, Bai Liu (6)’s investor has unfortunately passed away.
Why don’t I help baptize him?”
The man who stood up was Miao Feichi.
“No, Mr Investor. You have already baptized a child.” The

dean shook her head and rejected Miao Feichi. Miao Feichi
glanced at little Bai Liu (6), licked his mouth and sat down
with regret.
The dean walked in front of little Bai Liu (6) and gazed at
him like he was unsold goods. Meanwhile, the words that
came out of her mouth were very compassionate and
pitying. “What a poor investor, what a poor child. You have
been abandoned. Oh, of course, the fact that you came to
the welfare home means you have been abandoned by your
parents. Now even the investor who values your life
abandoned you on the eve of your baptism.”
Little Bai Liu (6) stood with his head down as he was scolded
by the dean. His dark eyes stared at the candle he was
holding and the firelight reflected on his expressionless face.
“You are a child abandoned by God.” The dean pretended to

sigh. “The sin on you is incomparable so God has chosen to
let everyone abandon you. Do you know where you are
wrong, Bai Liu (6)?”
“I don’t think I know, Dean.” Little Bai Liu (6) answered

calmly.
The dean gazed at little Bai Liu (6) with a very indifferent,
stern look as she condemned him righteously, “My child,
you are wrong because no one wants to help you wash away
the sins that you have. You need to complete the baptism
alone and you need to be punished. You need to stay in this
pool for a long time to wash away your sins.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was pulled to the container of water by the
dean. Before little Bai Liu (6) could react, the dean took
away the candle and pressed Bai Liu (6)’s shoulder to let
him sit on the container. She was expressionless as she
looked down at little Bai Liu (6).
She held the candle in one hand and with her other hand,
she grabbed his hair and threw him into the pool. “You need
to be washed clean, my child.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was pushed into the pool and completely
submerged under the water. His instinctive reaction of
choking and suffocation made him want to grasp both sides
of the bathtub-like container. Yet soon, little Bai Liu (6)
forced himself to let go and let himself sink to the bottom of
the pool.
The dean, who grabbed his head and held it under the
water, smiled softly. She raised the candle while looking at
Bai Liu (6) under the water below her. “Before this candle
burns out, you aren’t allowed to leave the baptismal pool.”
The light from the candle wick jumped twice and dripped
hot wax onto the hands of little Bai Liu (6) that were holding
onto the sides of the pool. The stinging reaction similar to
the burning of flames caused little Bai Liu (6) to instinctively
loosen his grip on the already slippery altar walls he was
holding.
The clear waves of water moved in little Bai Liu (6)’s vision.
He saw the gentle smile of the dean directly above him. It
entered his eyes and became hideous and terrifying.
The white wax droplets instantly solidified when they hit the
water surface, turning into wax-like floating objects, just like
a child’s peeled off fingernails. His head was still being
pushed down by the dean. Little Bai Liu (6) forcibly raised
his head, his chest rising and falling quickly due to a lack of
oxygen. He was a small, defenseless creature but his eyes
were calm, as if he wasn’t being baptized below the pool’s
surface.
He seemed to have anticipated that he would go through all

of this.
Once Bai Liu (6)’s oxygen was about to run out, he would
seize the opportunity and use his full strength to pop out of
the water surface full of wax droplets and take a breath.
Then Bai Liu (6)’s head would be held down by the dean
again. He breathed hard again and again, as if he was going
to die in the baptismal pool. He suffocated and struggled
with all his might to emerge from the water.
Little Mu covered his mouth, his eyes red. Miao Feichi

watched the suffering little Bai Liu (6) and showed a pleased
expression. He stretched out his neck to try and get a closer
look at Bai Liu (6)’s pained face submerged under water.
Miao Feichi didn’t like the scene of children being tortured. It

reminded him of when Miao Feichi kidnapped that child. He
turned his head slightly and frowned, his expression a bit
heavy.
Meanwhile, Bai Liu quietly looked down. His eyes were a bit
dazed and he was too calm.
It seemed that the person on the verge of drowning in front

of him wasn’t his 14 year old self or his own way to clear
this game.
His long-term memories were like little Bai Liu (6) trying to
rise from the water, emerging from the wax seal.
Bai Liu hated water because he was once punished like Bai
Liu (6). He seemed to be 14 years old at the time. Bai Liu’s
memories weren’t very clear. Human beings would
instinctively forget the memories that made them
uncomfortable. He did some wrong things. He took an
adult’s money and promised to do something for them, just
like little Bai Liu (6).
Soon, this matter was reported by the other children of the

welfare home. The director of the welfare home had looked
at him in horror and fear, as if he had done something
heinous. Bai Liu, who was still called Bai Liu (6) at that time,
was already feared and talked about by the dean and
teachers due to his bloody hobbies.
They looked at Bai Liu with disgust and fear, as if saying,

‘Ah, I knew it. You finally did something like this.’
To be honest, Bai Liu had enjoyed the look in their eyes.

Then he was soon punished.
Bai Liu squinted his eyes as he thought back in a daze. It

seemed that his head was pushed into something. He
couldn’t quite remember. It was a container full of water and
they scolded him while screaming at him not to do it next
time. He choked in the water and agreed softly.
However, the panicked teachers seemed to grab at this

chance to punish him. They didn’t simply let him go, this
little devil. They drowned him for a while longer before
retreating in an exhausted gusto. It was as if they had
educated a murderer who lost his way.
Lu Yizhan, who was also drowned for an afternoon, lay

panting on the ground. Next to him was the dying Bai Liu, or
Bai Liu (6). He hadn’t changed his name at that time.
Lu Yizhan was a rare idiot in the world. When the teacher

received the report from the other children and asked who
did such a bad thing, Lu Yizhan came out and took the
blame for Bai Liu. He voluntarily admitted that he was the
one who did it and asked the teacher to punish him. This
guy didn’t even know that Bai Liu had done it. He just
helped Bai Liu with the blame.
Unfortunately, the self-dedication of the fool Lu Yizhan didn’t

get a perfect ending. The child who reported it insisted it
was Bai Liu who did the bad thing and wouldn’t let it go.
The end result was that Lu Yizhan, who did nothing, was
labeled an accomplice and was also severely punished by
the teacher.
Even if he was punished, Lu Yizhan was a well-known good

boy. The teachers liked him very much and he wouldn’t be
punished so severely. It was just that he refused to leave. He
had to stay with Bai Liu for however long Bai Liu was
punished. This honest and pure boy crouched beside Bai Liu
with red eyes, like a stubborn calf who couldn’t be pulled
away. He didn’t resist, curse or prevent the teachers from
torturing anyone. He just didn’t leave and stared at Bai Liu
who was choking under the water.
As Bai Liu was pressed into the water, Lu Yizhan also buried
his head in the water and saw the struggling Bai Liu. He said
anxiously, ‘Hold on Bai Liu, it will be over soon.’
‘I’m here, Bai Liu.’ Lu Yizhan roared underwater. ‘I believe

you have done nothing bad.’
Bai Liu looked at Lu Yizhan who was gurgling bubbles due to

talking. He saw Lu Yizhan’s anxious and panicked face and
Bai Liu couldn’t help wanting to laugh. He did laugh. He
couldn’t actually hear what this fool was saying to him and
he couldn’t figure out why this fool believed in him without
any basis.
If Bai Liu still had the strength to speak at that time, he

would definitely tell Lu Yizhan, ‘Idiot, I did a bad thing, a
very bad thing.’ It was a pity he didn’t have the strength. He
was drowning to death.
The unlucky guy Lu Yizhan suffered the same as Bai Liu and
was now getting up while still choking on water. He
staggered forward, trying to get to Bai Liu who was lying on
the ground, soaking wet and gasping for air.
Then it was like his brain twitched. Lu Yizhan suddenly

crouched down, stared at Bai Liu and asked if he wanted to
change his name. Tell them that he had changed his face
and would never use the name of ‘Bai Liu (6)’ to meet
people and do bad things.
‘Perhaps they won’t punish you like this in the future.’ Lu

Yizhan was very whimsical. In Bai Liu’s eyes, he put forward
a stupid and unconstructive proposal.
This wasn’t the first time Lu Yizhan had done this type of
thing, Bai Liu thought. In fact, Lu Yizhan often had such
unfounded ideas—for example, he must be friends with Bai
Liu.
Bai Liu’s eyes rolled around as he lay on the ground. He was

supported up by Lu Yizhan and turned to look at this Lu
Yizhan who was watching him expectantly. His wet hair
slipped down and covered Bai Liu’s eyes. Bai Liu covered his
belly abruptly and laughed. It wasn’t known what he was
laughing at or why he wanted to laugh. He just laughed
strangely while sitting on the ground wet with the water
from his body.
Bai Liu laughed while curling up and spitting out the water
in his throat. After spitting it out, Bai Liu became very calm.
He looked at Lu Yizhan who was stunned by his laugh and
answered lightly, ‘Okay, if you tell me to change it then I will
change my name.’
The baptism, or torture of little Bai Liu (6) on the altar finally
ended. The dean finally let go of little Bai Liu (6).
No children could be killed in the church so Bai Liu wasn’t

worried about the dean directly drowning Bai Liu (6). She
was just punishing little Bai Liu (6), a child no investor
wanted. It was because the baptism was also a task for the
child. It was natural to be punished if they couldn’t do it.
Little Bai Liu (6) emerged from the water. He lay on the
edge of the pool, coughing up a few mouthfuls. He raised
his hand and wiped the water from his mouth before
staggering out of the container. Soon, little Bai Liu (6)
recovered from the suffocation state just before drowning.
He didn’t look like a child who was almost drowned in public.
He showed no emotion and calmly took the burnt out candle
from the dean. He bowed politely to the dean and stood
back in line.
The long-term lack of oxygen made little Bai Liu (6)’s cheeks
flushed and his eyes were wet with tears. His hair stuck to
the sides of his face and dripped water. The originally wide
robe was now fully attached to his body because it was
soaked, making him look thin and small.
Little Bai Liu (6) lowered his head, covered his nose and
mouth and coughed in a restrained manner, his eyes red.
He looked… a bit pitiful.
The statue on the inverted cross behind him, which had

been sleeping peacefully, frowned at some point. The
fingers that had been spread out slightly closed together. He
seemed to have been disturbed by little Bai Liu (6)’s
coughing sound and the thorns on his body wrapped around
him more tightly.
Fanart entry (slight spoiler for this arc but nothing I consider
too serious): ‘Don’t be afraid that I will leave your summer’
by Autumn Song
Chapter 99.1: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
After little Bai Liu (6) was baptized, several more children
were baptized before it was Liu Jiayi’s turn.
Liu Huai’s move to baptize Liu Jiayi was light. He wasn’t

willing to let her stay in the water for a long time and soon
fished her out. Liu Jiayi was also good. She took the initiative
to roll up her clothes and let the man draw her blood. Liu
Huai was a bit sad and finally couldn’t help it. He dropped a
cherished kiss on her forehead and refused to let the man
take Liu Jiayi’s blood. As Liu Jiayi looked confused, Liu Huai
returned to the investor seat below.
Liu Huai sat far away from Bai Liu and them. He sat at the
back and couldn’t hear Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s
conversation. Still, he could probably guess what these two
old players were saying. Liu Huai’s expression was tense as
he gazed at Bai Liu in the distance.
“Today’s baptism ends here. Investors, please go to the

cafeteria of the welfare home to have a meal and take a
rest.” The dean smiled like it was the opening of a shopping
mall. “In the afternoon, the baptized children will present
you with a pure song. It is a chorus performance to
celebrate our meeting. The performance place is in front of
the church and the performance time is from 3 o’clock to 7
o’clock. Please come on time and listen to the singing.”
Bai Liu looked at the time. It was 11:40 a.m.
***
Mu Ke opened his eyes on the straw bed. Then he quickly

got up and looked at the time. It was 11:40! He had been
sleeping since Bai Liu left until the present!
Mu Ke gritted his teeth with a bit of annoyance. He really

felt that he had wasted time. He might not be able to look
through the contents of the archives in half a day and he
didn’t know when Miao Feichi would come back. The sooner
he entered the archives and remembered things, the better.
Still, the effect of Bai Liu making him sleep was obvious. Mu
Ke’s mental state was visibly better to the naked eye.
The safe and worry-free sleep in the morning made him

completely relax. Mu Ke went down to the first floor. Sure
enough, most of the patients and nurses were now eating in
the first floor cafeteria. The patients who weren’t dining
were those who had been given medicine by the nurse in
the morning. Now the door was closed. As Mu Ke passed by,
he could hear the faint chewing sound coming from these
patients’ rooms. It reminded Mu Ke of the sound of the
monster patient who took a big bite of the blood ganoderma
lucidum that night.
Mu Ke quietly kept away from the doors. He remembered

the layout of the entire first floor. The medical records room
was behind the nurse’s duty room and he could only go
there when there was no one in the nurse’s duty room. For
example, now or when the shifts were changed.
Mu Ke looked to the left and right. After confirming that
there was no one, he took a deep breath and rushed into
the medical records room. As a result, he gasped as soon as
he entered.
“Okay…” Mu Ke looked at the dusty folders in a daze,

wanting to cry. “So many! Why are there so many?! There
are more books than yesterday!”
It was the long lost feeling of rushing to review his lessons

and memorizing things before the exam.
Mu Ke patted himself on the face and calmed down. He

pulled out a file, opened it and started to remember. “Name:
Wang Guoqiang. Donated 1.7 million to the Love Welfare
Institute in 200X. The child is…”
***
3 o’clock in the afternoon.
The children standing in front of the church pushed and

shoved while the investors sat on the seats the children had
placed on the grass. The dean also distributed the program
to the investors. All the children in this welfare home would
perform for them in groups. They were all choral programs
and some children sang more than one song. In addition, a
group photo would be taken after singing so it would last for
four hours.
This operation of going to great lengths to please the

investors wasn’t unfamiliar to Bai Liu. During the time when
the leaders came to the welfare home, he would have to
come out with a group of children to perform. All the
teachers racked their brains to make these children act and
perform, singing to these leaders from beginning to end. It
was because the teachers said that singing was better than
talking.
This approach wasn’t wrong. It was a means to seek more

benefits for the welfare home. It was just that generally
speaking, Bai Liu couldn’t enjoy these benefits. Therefore,
he usually felt like a monkey in a circus led out to perform
acrobatics, only to receive no money.
Bai Liu never expected that one day, he would experience

the children of a welfare home singing to please him. It was
a novel experience.
Bai Liu turned over the program on his lap. It was the
‘Happy Day’ song, presented by the newly baptized
children.
Little Bai Liu (6) was standing in a corner. He had changed

his clothes and very vulgar makeup was painted on his face.
His face was red and there was a red dot on his forehead.
The tips of his hair were still dripping from the baptism. He
stood in the back row, casually humming the song,
apparently lazy.
“Happy day, happy day, God saved me and made me happy.
Blood of atonement cleanses my sin, the living water of life

quenches my thirst.
Happy day, happy day, God saved me and made me happy.”
The meaning of this song’s flattery was too obvious. It was a

happy day for this group of investors, not the group of
children.
After listening to the song for a while, Bai Liu soon lost
interest. Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang, who were sitting in
front of him, simply hugged their chests and dozed off.
However, Miao Feichi was still holding the knives in his
hands and Miao Gaojiang wasn’t completely asleep. Both of
these old players still maintained the basic vigilance but this
was undoubtedly a long and tedious performance.
The only exception was Liu Huai, who was sitting in the back
row. His eyes never moved away from Liu Jiayi for a second.
There was a type of sorrowful feeling in them.
It was four hours. Miao Feichi complained several times

about how long it was and whether he could start killing
children directly.
Perhaps Liu Jiayi would never know that Liu Huai was looking
at her like this. She still couldn’t see.
After they finished singing, there were 15 minutes until the

next show started according to the program list. Bai Liu got
up and walked around the seats to the church. The sleepy
Miao Gaojiang instantly opened his eyes and squinted at Bai
Liu. “What are you going to do? It is only the beginning of
this thing.”
“I’m going to find my child and see if I can teach him to get
out.” Bai Liu answered.
Miao Feichi chuckled. “Yes, you let him go. It is your only
chance to clear the instance.”
Miao Gaojiang hesitated a few times before finally letting

Bai Liu go. This was in front of the church. Even if Bai Liu
wanted to do a sneak attack on the children they reserved
in advance, this church prohibited the killing of children.
This was why they hadn’t done anything yet.
Of course, Miao Feichi’s still not recovered physical strength
was another reason they hadn’t acted.
Bai Liu nodded at the Miao Feichi father and son and walked
into the church where the children had gone. Miao Gaojiang
watched Bai Liu’s back, his eyes gloomy. “I always feel there
is something wrong with this Mu Ke.”
“You are being a bit annoying, Father.” Miao Feichi sat lazily
on the chat, looking sideways at Miao Gaojiang. “You have
seen his system panel and also checked his phone. This Mu
Ke is definitely an ordinary player. His panel doesn’t exceed
the B rating and the number of games is only two. He is a
pure newcomer. It was bad luck for him to come in and be
controlled by Bai Liu. Once we killed Bai Liu, the control was
released. What’s wrong with him?”
“He has a broken keyboard in his inventory.” Miao

Gaojiang’s brow bones were low, which made his eyes and
eyebrows gather together when he frowned. He looked
vicious. “I remember. During the two times I inspected his
system warehouse, the keycaps that had fallen from the
broken keyboard were different.”
The moment Miao Feichi heard Miao Gaojiang saying this, he

held his chair and sat upright. Miao Gaojiang had a very
careful mind. He was good at noticing some details that
ordinary people didn’t notice and at doubting details. Miao
Feichi and Miao Gaojiang had cooperated for so long and he
knew that Miao Gaojiang’s doubts generally weren’t
aimless.
Miao Feichi received this reminder from Miao Gaojiang and

raised his eyebrow. “Father, do you mean that someone is
communicating with Mu Ke through the keyboard? Do you
still remember which keycaps were removed from Mu Ke’s
keyboard?”
Miao Gaojiang frowned even deeper. “That’s the problem.

I’m not familiar with the layout of a keyboard. I only noticed
that the empty positions of the keyboard have changed. As
for which keycaps correspond to the specific position, I just
scanned it so I don’t remember it clearly.”
“Generally speaking, the system backpack can only be

viewed by yourself and Mu Ke has been with us the whole
time. It is impossible for him to pass the keyboard to
someone and take it back. In addition, this method of
communication is too risky.” Miao Gaojiang’s tone was
heavy. “I think it is more likely that someone is sharing the
system backpack with him. If someone’s skills allows them
to share the system backpack with Mu Ke, this
communication method is feasible and extremely hidden.”
Miao Feichi was quiet for a while. There was only one player
on the field whose skills were uncertain.
“You mean, Bai Liu isn’t dead? His skill isn’t only control but
also sharing the system backpack?” Miao Feichi’s expression
also became solemn as his eyes narrowed into a thin slit.
“Mu Ke is the chess piece that broke into our side? He is still
using the keyboard to communicate with Bai Liu?”
“It is just my guess.” Miao Gaojiang saw the fierce and

murderous look on Miao Feichi’s face. “Mu Ke is a player
with a C-grade panel. You can kill him whenever you want. It
is best not to act impulsively. It is currently the support
season and rashly killing an ordinary player who
surrendered isn’t good for your reputation. It will affect your
approval rate. There is also another important point—”
“The skill of sharing a backpack is already in the category of
a ‘rule skill.’ This requires violating the system’s rights.”
Miao Gaojiang placed his hands on both knees as he
thought about it. “At present, there are only a few people in
the game whose personal skills are a rule skill. I think it is
unlikely that Bai Liu’s personal skill is a rule skill. If he has
such a bug-level personal skill, he can completely resemble
the Queen of Hearts and use his skill to restrain us. Bai Liu
doesn’t need to be so passive.”
“Still, this possibility can’t be completely ruled out. After all,

Bai Liu is a newcomer. It is possible that he is using his
personal skill poorly.”
Miao Gaojiang looked at the church that Bai Liu had entered
with sinister eyes. “Let’s wait for you to recover and for him
to show his feet. Then it isn’t too late to kill him.”
Meanwhile, Bai Liu walked backstage. Little Mu Ke and Bai

Liu (6) were sitting face to face, using a paper towel dipped
in water to wipe the traces of makeup off their faces. Once
Bai Liu walked in, little Mu Ke took two steps back in fear
and vigilance. He didn’t recognize Bai Liu as the one who
baptized him before.
It was little Bai Liu (6) who glanced at him without changing
expressions. He stood up and suggested softly, “This place
isn’t suitable for talking. Let’s change places.”
Little Mu Ke instantly realized that this was Bai Liu (6)’s

investor who baptized him. He greeted Bai Liu in a slightly
embarrassed manner. Then little Bai Liu (6) took Bai Liu
away.
Little Bai Liu (6) brought Bai Liu to the overgrown grove
behind the church. Bai Liu leaned against the wall and
looked down at little Bai Liu (6) who was still stubbornly
rubbing the blush off his face. This little boy rubbed it hard
and seriously. He didn’t seem to like the smell of cosmetics
too much and his frown distorted his facial features.
Bai Liu naturally took the wet paper towel and crouched
down to help carefully wipe it off.
“You can’t wipe it off like this.” Bai Liu used a bit of the
paper towel and repeatedly pressed it at the dot on little Bai
Liu (6)’s forehead. “The lipstick you rubbed off will be wiped
onto your entire forehead.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was expressionless as Bai Liu held his
shoulder and wiped his forehead. “You know how to use
lipstick well. Do you often use it?”
Bai Liu pretended not to hear the implicit sarcasm in the

child’s words. “I have also put on makeup like this before,
on a similar occasion to yours. Are you angry because I
didn’t baptize you and caused you to be punished by the
dean?”
“I’m not angry. I just feel like I’ve been fooled.” Little Bai Liu
(6) watched Bai Liu and pursed his lips. “Still, due to this,
you have to give me—”
“Yes, I know. Give you more money, right? Okay, whatever

you want.” Bai Liu leaned forward to wipe off the red lipstick
marks that had been rubbedripped onto the end of the eyes.
Bai Liu was close and his breathing smoothly sprayed on the
skin of little Bai Liu (6). The tail of his eyes drooped and
there was the illusion that he was caring for someone.
“Don’t move. You have a bit more here. The dean said all
those words to you. Are you really not angry about being
abandoned by your parents, God and me, your investor?”
Little Bai Liu (6) held his breath for a few seconds.
Then his eyes darted sideways, avoiding Bai Liu’s gaze as

he answered in a calm tone, “I’m not angry. After all, the
dean didn’t say anything wrong to a certain extent.”
“That’s right.” Bai Liu finished wiping and stood up. He was
now an investor with a very slender body. The angle of his
standing up could almost be described as him looking down
at little Bai Liu (6) from a bird’s eye perspective. “God
doesn’t care about you because you are a bad child who has
never believed in God.”
Little Bai Liu (6) looked up at him, eyes blatantly saying, ‘So
what?’
Yes, he was a naturally born bad child who didn’t believe in

God. So what?
“I’m the same.” Bai Liu smiled.
He seemed casual as he rubbed Bai Liu (6)’s head and

joked, “Do you want to change your name? If you change
your name, perhaps God will favor you? I did have better
luck after I changed my name. Of course, it is still bad.”
“Does God look at the name when caring for humans?” Bai
Liu (6) complained. “Then God is stupid…”
Bai Liu untied a pendant from around his neck. It was the
coin wrapped in a broken fish scale that he held together
with a bandage. Bai Liu leaned over and hung the coin
around Bai Liu (6)’s neck. “This contains all my possessions,
my skills and everything I have. You can say that this is the
product of selling my soul. It is the most expensive and
cherished thing I own.”
“Now I will give it to you. From now on, you will be me. You
have my skills and my money. I’m sorry that I didn’t baptize
you before.”
[System warning: Does player Bai Liu want to hand over the
system to his secondary identity line? After the handover,
the player can no longer use any skill points from the panel
and will be no different from the NPC characters in the
game. The survival rate of the game will be greatly
reduced.]
Bai Liu: [Yes.]
Bai Liu closed his eyes and bent down to hug little Bai Liu
(6), who was a bit stunned. His slender, tall and strange
body bent into an arc, like an old man hugging his relatives.
He smiled. “Still, I think that from now on, you can be
regarded as being favored by God.”
It was the strange investor who came out of nowhere that

favored Bai Liu (6), the bad boy, rather than some god
entangled in an inverted cross and unable to move.
If there was a god, it was himself.
Little Bai Liu (6) was held in Bai Liu’s arms. He opened his
mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he
remained silent. He just quietly accepted the hug.
—Although he felt that such fleshy physical contact was a

bit disgusting.
Nevertheless, his investor was giving money. Little Bai Liu

(6) decided to bear with this somewhat disgusting investor.
“The coin given to you is very important and you must take
good care of it.” Bai Liu released little Bai Liu (6). “If you are
killed and this coin is picked up by others, it will be a very
terrible thing.”
Bai Liu smiled and tapped the coin on little Bai Liu (6)’s
chest with his long and thin fingers. “It is because my
secrets and soul are hidden in it.”
“You just asked me if I wanted to change my name?” Little

Bai Liu (6) held the coin and spoke abruptly. “Let me say it
first. I don’t accept big changes but as a reward for your
generous money, I’m willing to satisfy your bad taste, Mr
Investor.”
[Lu Yizhan, I can change my name but I don’t like drastic

changes. Do you have any recommendations?]
Bai Liu’s eyes paused and he whispered, “How about Bai

Liu?”
“Bai Liu?” Bai Liu (6) asked suspiciously. “Which Bai and
which Liu? It sounds the same, like it hasn’t been changed.”
10 years ago, Lu Yizhan had looked at Bai Liu with curved

eyebrows and suggested, “How about Bai Liu?”
Bai Liu was a bit speechless and answered, “It sounds

completely unchanged. What is the point of changing it?”
Lu Yizhan said, “It is meaningful. It is a good name. Both

words are very good.” Bai Liu had wondered what was so
good about it.
Lu Yizhan had touched Bai Liu’s head and smiled, brightly

and innocently. “It is because Bai is the white of daytime
and Liu is the willow tree that makes the shade, the light
gives the flowers (idiom meaning light at the end of the
tunnel). From now on, you will enter the day with willow
trees. Bai Liu, you will be better in the future.”
10 years ago, Bai Liu was quiet for a moment. “You are
really boring, Lu Yizhan. You still want to play this type of
word game.”
Bai Liu touched the head of little Bai Liu (6) and smiled like
Lu Yizhan used to smile. His eyes were filled with exuberant
growth, innocence and confidence. Behind the church, there
was the children’s clear chorus that combined with the
summer wind blowing through the grass. Bai Liu’s strange,
long and thin ghost-like face showed a sincere smile.
He whispered, “Your name is the light of the day, the willow

trees that make the shade.”
Little Bai Liu (6) was quiet for a moment before he looked
away. “It is a boring word game.”
“So you will change it?” Bai Liu wondered.
“I will change it. You gave me money.”
“You will be called Bai Liu from now on.” Bai Liu told him.
“My deception is likely to be exposed and I will likely die
tonight at the hands of my opponents. You are my only hope
so I am entrusting everything to you. You must live, Bai Liu.”
Bai Liu was very clear that he was facing two old players
who had participated in the league. Miao Feichi was a bit
impulsive but Miao Gaojiang’s vigilance was sufficient. This
was why Bai Liu did the triple layered paper cup.
Still, paper cups were just paper cups after all. They couldn’t
hold against the fire.
On the premise that there would be a large-scale player
conflict in the future, Mu Ke wouldn’t be able to hide all the
time. Once Mu Ke appeared, Bai Liu’s plan to replace Mu Ke
was likely to show flaws. It would be revealed that he and
Mu Ke had a close relationship and there was a secret
connection.
In addition, judging from Miao Gaojiang’s attitude toward

him today, it was likely that Miao Gaojiang had discovered
something wrong. For example, the keyboard in Mu Ke’s
backpack.
As he made this plan, Bai Liu had expected this step. The
exposure of Mu Ke’s panel was unavoidable so the
communication item in the backpack would definitely be
exposed to Miao Feichi and Miao Gaojiang’s gazes. This was
why he chose the keyboard to communicate in a way that
wasn’t direct nor would it attract attention.
Bai Liu and Mu Ke communicating with the keycaps was

already stepping on Miao Gaojiang’s knowledge gap. He was
a middle-aged man with a relatively high intelligence but
not enough knowledge about digital tools. Still, Miao
Gaojiang couldn’t be completely unaware.
Miao Gaojiang had inspected Mu Ke’s panel twice and the

gaps in the keycaps weren’t the same those two times. It
was because there was a gap when waiting for the other
person’s reply. This was an unavoidable gap between two
people sharing the items in the system backpack.
Miao Gaojiang had most likely realized that the keycaps kept
changing. It was just that his lack of knowledge about this
meant Miao Gaojiang couldn’t clearly understand what
information Bai Liu and Mu Ke had exchanged. This was one
of the reasons why Bai Liu had chosen the keyboard as a
communication item.
Then it was obvious he was an unstable factor for Miao

Feichi and Miao Gaojiang, who were about to engage in
battle. Unstable factors were fatal in a level 2 game that ate
health. In order to ensure they successfully cleared the
game, it was safest to kill him directly. Bai Liu speculated
that his death date should be close.
Before that, Bai Liu felt the need to hand over the most
valuable things on his body to little Bai Liu (6).
It was the game manager that was hollowed out in the

middle—the broken coin-like game manager.
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Chapter 99.2: Love
Welfare Institute
Game
Bai Liu taught little Bai Liu (6) how to use the game
manager and his personal skill. The child was a bit confused
at first but soon got to know it. He accepted the fact that his
reality was a multiplayer game very quickly. There was no
need for Bai Liu to explain it. The child soon started to move
freely through the system store on his own.
Before Bai Liu left, little Bai Liu (6) asked him, “You told me
about the details of those two games previously so I could
quickly adapt to this so-called game manager?”
“It isn’t game sharing between friends at all.” There was no

emotion on little Bai Liu (6)’s face. “You liar. Every word you
say to me and everything you do has a purpose. This makes
me even more confused about why you will give up taking
my blood and die for me.”
“This isn’t something you can do at all. Of course, I

definitely won’t do something so stupid.”
“Talk.” Little Bai Liu (6) held the coin on his chest tightly as
he stared straight at Bai Liu. “What else do you need me to
do for you? The money you gave me is enough for me to do
many things.”
“I just want you to live.” Bai Liu looked at little Bai Liu (6)
with a smile. “There is really nothing else.”
He walked out from behind the church and happened to see

Liu Huai talking to Liu Jiayi about something.
Liu Huai wanted to give everything directly to Liu Jiayi like

Bai Liu but Liu Jiayi couldn’t see. It wasn’t very good for her
to hold so many things. Liu Huai might not trust Bai Liu but
he trusted Bai Liu’s trading nature. In desperation, he could
only say to Bai Liu, “If I die, I will give you everything before
I die. You pass it on to my sister.”
He gave Bai Liu 400 points as payment in advance.
Bai Liu agreed.
The chorus performance soon ended and it was time to take

the group photo. Bai Liu (6), who finally finished his makeup
removal, was caught by a teacher and had a big dot drawn
in the middle of his forehead with lipstick. He stood in the
back row a bit lifelessly, his hair still not fully dried as he
looked at the investors in front of him.
Bai Liu and a few investors stood in front.
The dean aimed the camera at them. “A group photo of the

200X performance at the Love Welfare Institute.”
There was a click and Bai Liu (6)’s inattentive gaze

remained in the colorful photo. Bai Liu had always been
curious about how Bai Liu (6) found him from among the
group of investors. If he had asked, little Bai Liu (6) would
probably point to this photo and tell him: You are the only
one who doesn’t look at us with deprivation and greed. You
look at us calmly, as if you are looking at yourself.
“The chorus performance is over. Children, please give the

investors a gift for investing in you.” The dean raised her
hand and gestured. “This is the task I gave you yesterday.
Have you done it?”
The children gave sparse responses. “We’ve done it, Dean.”
The children started to line up to give homemade gifts to

the investors.
Little Bai Liu (6) was standing in line and walked out. He
passed Bai Liu in silence and didn’t give anything. Since his
investor was dead, he didn’t need to give anything.
However, Bai Liu had asked for the prepared gift at the back
of the church. Bai Liu (6) wasn’t very happy to give it to him
but Bai Liu insisted and said he would give money. Finally,
Bai Liu (6) succumbed to the charm of money and handed
over the prepared gift.
The gift was two paintings drawn by himself. One was a

small fish placed in a glass jar and the other was a broken
mirror that burned on an exploding train. It happened to be
the two scenes in the game that Bai Liu and Bai Liu (6) had
talked about last night. The signature below was ‘w.’
Bai Liu looked down at the two paintings and understood

where the paintings in the real world had come from and the
sense of violation from them.
Bai Liu stared at little Bai Liu (6) standing in front of him.
Since little Bai Liu (6) hadn’t really experienced the games,
he only relied on what he knew to imagine and portray the
scenes Bai Liu had told him.
This small welfare home was currently the only world that
little Bai Liu (6) could see.
Thus, he used the things in the welfare home to depict the

grand scenes Bai Liu mentioned. This made Bai Liu feel a bit
weird when he first saw the paintings because the images
were too ‘narrow’ and ‘angry’. They weren’t his usual style.
This weirdness came from the cognitive difference between

him and little Bai Liu (6).
Bai Liu’s eyes fell on the uncleared lipstick at the end of

little Bai Liu (6)’s eyes. Little Bai Liu (6) quickly looked away.
He didn’t like being looked at directly.
***
At 7:30 p.m., the program ended.
The dean sent all the investors back to the hospital. Miao
Gaojiang said goodbye meaningfully and Bai Liu replied
casually. Then he returned to Mu Ke’s room.
Mu Ke’s room was empty.
This guy was still in the archives room below. Bai Liu
glanced at the time.
He had planned for Mu Ke to stay there from 12 noon to

9:15 p.m., a total of 9 hours and 15 minutes. According to
Mu Ke’s fastest memory speed, he could remember 300 to
500 medical records before the nurses changed shifts.
These were the records of the children in the welfare home
that Bai Liu visited in the real world and the estimated
number of medical records of the investors.
There was still almost an hour and a half.

At this point, Mu Ke should use the keyboard to contact him.
However—Bai Liu touched his bare neck. He had already
given the game manager to little Bai Liu (6) and couldn’t get
in touch with Mu Ke. He couldn’t understand Mu Ke’s current
situation or tell Mu Ke any information that could help him.
The medical records room.
Mu Ke covered his mouth as he rummaged through the pile

of dusty files. He didn’t know how long he had stayed in this
dark place. It wasn’t like the wards that had clocks. Mu Ke
could only occasionally look at the nurses patrolling outside
to determine what time it was.
Mu Ke saw a nurse walk in the direction of the cafeteria and

was a bit nervous. It was dinner time.
By this point, Miao Feichi and the others should’ve come

back. Mu Ke quickly opened his system backpack. He just
wanted to fiddle with the keyboard to inquire about Bai Liu
when he saw the keyboard move.
[Enter.] This meant entry and it should mean he had come

back.
Mu Ke removed the [backspace] and [?] keycaps. This was

the back button and a question mark. He meant ‘should I
come back now?’ Then he put the keycaps back on.
Bai Liu’s reply was quick: [end], [?]
Mu Ke helplessly replied: [N], [O]
The number of medical records here was more than he

thought. Mu Ke looked at the names briefly and it was hard
for him to remember so many irregular names, let alone the
child corresponding to each name, the time point when they
became seriously ill and the specific information.
At this time, Mu Ke had to be glad about Bai Liu’s foresight.

After sleeping for a while, he could remember this type of
cumbersome and detailed information more efficiently and
clearly. Still, he couldn’t finish it in one afternoon. It was
because there were too many medical records here!
Every patient here also recorded their previous detailed

diagnosis at other hospitals. The medical history of each
patient was too complex because they had been treated by
many doctors and declared to have no cure. One medical
record was equivalent to a small book.
Bai Liu’s message came again: [9], [1], [5]
Mu Ke understood. This was to let him leave at 9:15 when

the nurses changed shifts.
There was just one serious problem. Miao Feichi and Miao
Gaojiang had returned and Mu Ke might encounter them on
the way.
Mu Ke: [v], [p], [?]
Mu Ke wanted to say PVP but there was only one [p] on the
keyboard. He used the second half but this was a game. He
felt that Bai Liu should be able to understand it.
PVP was the abbreviation of player VS player in a game. It

meant a game where players fought against players. Mu Ke
was asking if he needed to fight if he met Miao Feichi along
the way.
This time, the opposite side was silent for a long time. He
seemed to be understanding the meaning of this. Mu Ke was
a bit confused as he waited for a reply.
Bai Liu: [L], [F], [G]
Mu Ke couldn’t help sucking in a breath when he saw these

three letters. He couldn’t understand it.
After a while, Mu Ke figured out the meaning of it from his

own memory. LFG was the abbreviation for the term ‘looking
for group.’ In multiplayer online games, it meant seeking
players to form a team. It was just that this term was rarely
used. It was an abbreviated game term only used in large-
scale online games many years ago. Now it was more about
using a voice invitation to form a team or directly sending a
team invitation.
It was thanks to Mu Ke’s good memory and him studying

gaming aspects that he could barely recall the meaning of
this abbreviation. He pondered on it. Bai Liu meant that he
shouldn’t panic and act hostile if he met Miao Feichi. He
should calmly ask to form a team.
The translation was to make Mu Ke pretend he was Mu Ke. It

sounded strange but it probably meant that.
However, last night Bai Liu had mentioned that Miao

Gaojiang was likely to doubt their identity today. This
identity absolutely wasn’t safe but in order to attack, the
Miao Feichi duo would wait until after 9:15 for Miao Feichi’s
strength and skills to recover.
In the absence of the main attacker, Miao Gaojiang wouldn’t

attack them for the time being.
Last night, they used up Miao Feichi’s big move when they
broke into the ICU at 9:15. As a result, Miao Feichi’s physical
strength couldn’t be restored with recovery agents. He was
in a state of automatic recovery and forced onto the bench.
Meanwhile, Mu Ke sneaked into the archives room and

would come out around 9:15 when the nurses changed their
shift. If he encountered Miao Feichi in the last few minutes
of the cooldown state before 9:15, Mu Ke was safe.
Everything linked together and it wasn’t bad.
Mu Ke let out a long breath. Everything was just right under

Bai Liu’s arrangement. He just couldn’t figure out when Bai
Liu had started making his plan. Now Mu Ke even felt that
Miao Feichi’s rampage last night and the consumption of his
S-grade skill was all part of Bai Liu’s plan.
—Although they almost died last night due to Miao Feichi

going wild.
Nevertheless, Miao Feichi’s rampage last night meant he

couldn’t use his personal skill today. No matter whether it
was the children’s side or his side, a short-term peace was
maintained.
This protected the safety of the children and Mu Ke.
Mu Ke felt like while he was completely unaware of it, every

point had been calculated by Bai Liu and maximized to their
best interests.
To tell the truth, when he was told this plan by Bai Liu, he
didn’t feel it was a plan because it was too risky!
It was like a desperate gambler making one last gamble

with all his chips. Last night, if Miao Feichi had successfully
run wild then Mu Ke and Bai Liu would instantly be gg. This
was an S-grade attack skill! It could clear his and Bai Liu’s
50% health in one go!
However, Bai Liu won the bet and today they had peace.
At 9:10, the keyboard moved. Mu Ke opened it and saw [G]

and [O].
It was time for him to go. Mu Ke took a deep breath. He

scanned the entire archives room and closed his eyes to
recall what he had noted down. Then he peeked out the
crack in the door. The lights in the nurse’s duty room were
bright but no one was in the corridor. It was dark and empty
as the patients were shut back in their rooms by the nurses.
He slowly breathed out, opened the door and walked out
carefully.
In the dark corridor and with the non-stop humidifiers,

shrouded by a dense fog, there was a weird feeling of
dampness and stickiness. The only bright light at night was
the dark yellow light from the half closed door of the nurse’s
duty room.
In such a quiet place, Mu Ke could only hear the sound of his

slender feet stepping on the ground and the slight unknown
sounds coming from the wards on both sides.
It was a very small sound, like the sound that plants made
when they grew rapidly at 32 times the normal speed.
There were also a few wards with red fluorescent lights

flashing through the cracks in the doors. This was what Mu
Ke saw from the blood ganoderma lucidum. These strange
mushrooms emitted fluorescence as they grew. A thick
bloody smell also entered the tip of his nose.
Mu Ke quickened his pace. He didn’t take the emergency
staircase because there were many deformed children there
last night. It was safer to take the elevator at a time when
the nurses hadn’t come out.
Mu Ke entered the elevator and pressed ‘7.’ The elevator

doors slowly closed in front of him while the red
fluorescence flashing under the ward doors became
brighter. Mu Ke heard the sound of mushrooms exploding
and releasing spores.
At the end of the corridor, a ward door slowly opened. It was

the ICU ward where Mu Ke had been last night. A figure
walked out, or rather, crawled out of it. Crawling wasn’t
really accurate. This figure was too long. It bowed its head
as it pushed open the door and came out. It raised its head
as if smelling the blood that appeared in the air.
[System warning: Player Mu Ke with only 6 points of health,

two monsters have found you. Please leave the scene
quickly!]
Mu Ke’s breathing was a bit short. Two? There was only one
patient. Where was the other one?!
Mu Ke didn’t find anything in the entire corridor except for

the patient who came out. Even so, the patient was already
approaching him.
From the far away corridor, every time Mu Ke blinked, he

could see the patient with long limbs like a spider. It stepped
on the red lights reflected from the cracks of the ward
doors, moving its slender limbs step by step, staring at him
with a cocked head.
However, the elevator doors where Mu Ke was located were

stuck and wouldn’t close. Mu Ke was sweating.
Obviously, the group of nurses had used it very well. The
decorations of this hospital were so luxurious. They wouldn’t
use a broken elevator where the doors couldn’t close!
Wait… the quality of this elevator was good and it couldn’t

be closed by pressing the button inside. There was only one
possibility. Someone outside was pressing the door open
button.
Mu Ke stiffly poked his head out to look. Beside the elevator

was a child with syringes all over his body. His feet were
twisted together and it seemed like a physical deformity. He
was kneeling on the ground, head tilted back as he kept
pressing the elevator button. Since he was blocked and
small, Mu Ke hadn’t been able to see him.
One side of the finger that the monster child kept using to
press the elevator button was broken. It was like a neat
section that had been cut off by someone. After seeing Mu
Ke’s scared and hollow gaze, the child showed a weirdly
innocent smile and giggled.
“Don’t go up, go down. You have to go down. Someone up

there is waiting to catch you!”
Mu Ke was so frightened that his legs became weak, but the

patient was rushing over. Mu Ke quickly pushed the child
away, retracted into the elevator and pressed the door close
button frantically. At the last moment before the patient
climbed into the elevator with all four limbs, the elevator
doors closed.
After a pause, it finally rose. Mu Ke collapsed on the ground

of the elevator and glanced at the time in the elevator. It
was 9:14.
In one minute, Miao Feichi’s physical strength would be fine.
Still, it would be fine if he didn’t meet Miao Feichi within this
one minute. The elevator suddenly stopped on the 5th floor.
The doors slowly opened and Mu Ke stiffly looked up at the
person outside the door.
Miao Feichi crouched down and waved his finger at Mu Ke

sitting on the ground. “Good evening, Mu Ke. Where did you
come back from so late? Did you go to see Bai Liu?”
The clock in the elevator jumped: [9:15:00]
Miao Feichi seemed to notice Mu Ke’s gaze on the clock and

his smile became eviler. “Oh, my physical strength seems to
be restored now.”
Then he took out his double knives and placed them under
Mu Ke’s chin, forcing Mu Ke’s head up. Miao Feichi bent
close to Mu Ke, who was gulping from fear and spoke in a
light tone, “Didn’t you say that this is a pig fucking knife? I
haven’t fucked an animal as dirty as a pig with these knives
but if you don’t tell us the honest truth—”
“I’ll use these knives to fuck you through your rectum.” Miao
Feichi smiled as he moved his double knives, tapping them
against the sides of Mu Ke’s body.
Mu Ke shook when he saw the reflection on the knives. He

wanted to back into the elevator but he didn’t know when
Miao Gaojiang had got behind him, staring at him
expressionlessly. He had no way out.
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Initially, everyone thought Bai Liu was just an ordinary

TL Note: Hello everyone, welcome to my new novel. Once

This is a very plot-oriented novel and the author has plainly

Bai Liu woke up and found himself sitting in the backseat of

There was a panel floating in front of him that said: [Game

The panel seemed to perceive the doubts in his heart and

[You are in a deadly game. The reason you are here is

Yes yes, he was unemployed.

In addition, he was a person with a strong desire for money.

Bai Liu just wanted to sneer after hearing this. Without

The psychologist exclaimed, “Of course not. You will become

“However, once you become poorer, you will find…” The

Bai Liu asked the psychologist in an expressionless manner,

The psychologist, “……” It was painful.

Bai Liu laughed. “Why are you struggling so painfully? Why

The psychologist, “……” For the sake of money. He didn’t

A dog’s cry came out.

In this type of anxiety and conflict, Bai Liu couldn’t help

He told his friend what he thought and his friend comforted

Bai Liu said he saw it.

Bai Liu, “……”

He didn’t want to break the law. Wasn’t there a way to make

He wanted money even if it meant playing with his life. Bai

Bai Liu didn’t hesitate. “I want money.”

Regardless of the game, he just wanted to make money.

The panel: […It is legal.]

Bai Liu asked, “What game is this? What do I have to do to

The panel: [This is a horror escape game filled with ghosts,

[A game instance is loading… loading finished.]

[Name of the game instance: Siren Town]

[Level: Level 1 (games with a player mortality rate of less

[Mode: Single player mode]

[Comprehensive description: This is a combination of

[Player information is loading… loading finished.]

[Player name: Bai Liu]

[Attack: 30 (it is the attack power of a female high school

[Intelligence: 89 (you are unexpectedly smart)]

[Luck: 0 (you’ve been surprisingly unlucky all your life. If

[Skills: None (you don’t have any skills)]

Below the mental value was a small note in red.

[Note: Please ensure that the player’s mental value is higher

[Comprehensive player panel attributes evaluation: F level

[You have logged into the small TV screen (1/100) in the

Bai Liu frowned. “What is this?”

The panel: [Your game process will appear on a small screen

Bai Liu understood a bit. It was similar to a game anchor.

[Next, the game is staring. Good luck, new player.]

The panel was like a turned off TV screen. It flashed with a

Then in a certain game lobby, a small screen suddenly lit up

Only Bai Liu’s face that wasn’t frightened looked completely

“There are newcomers here again. I don’t know how many

“Looking at the background, isn’t it the instance Siren

“This group of newcomers has really bad luck. The mortality

“Recently, they’ve been giving new players random

“Wait!” Suddenly, a passing player seemed to have

“Get out of the way. I want to see!”

“Damn, newcomers are so abnormal these days? A mental

“A seed of potential! Let me see as well!”

Bai Liu’s small screen flickered and a mechanical sound

[There are 50 people gathered around player Bai Liu’s TV

6th Anniversary Event Page (Final Submission Date: 15th

The clothes he was wearing now were the same as before