Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 127 Curse is a Gift

"system!"

A faint white light appeared, blocking the attack, and Su Yu fell silent.

The acrid smell of gunpowder had not yet dissipated from the inner room. Su Yu gripped the still-warm pistol tightly, his gaze complex as he stared at Cai Jiang's gradually cooling corpse on the ground.

"Those who kill their parents will surely be punished by heaven..."

These words echoed in his mind like a spell, stirring his thoughts.

Although it was expected, Cai Jiang's secret, the mysterious mark, the curse of blood relatives... all of this seemed to be shrouded in a huge, invisible net.

He originally thought that, having been reborn, he could take revenge and control his own destiny by virtue of his memories.

But now it seems that the trouble he's involved in is far more profound and terrifying than he imagined.

What's hidden in this safe house is probably more than just money and documents.

Su Yu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Regardless of the truth, he has already killed Cai Jiang and stepped into this deep water.

Just then, a series of even more shrill and desperate screams suddenly came from outside the heavy, hidden door of the inner room!

Those were the last sounds of the men in black, brief and urgent, before abruptly ceasing.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "boom," as if a heavy object had slammed into the hidden door!

The door panel trembled violently, the sturdy door frame groaned under the strain, and fine cracks spread across the panel.

After overcoming all the obstacles outside, the evil spirit finally set its sights on this last inner room!

Moreover, its power seemed even more ferocious than before, perhaps replenished after devouring the lives of several men in black.

Su Yu's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously took a step back. This door definitely couldn't hold off the evil spirit for long.

Cai Jiang came in just now, seemingly looking for a "magical tool" that could completely solve the problem.

But now that Cai Jiang is dead, where is that thing?
His gaze swept quickly across the inner room.

Several heavy boxes, a safe... the treasure must be inside, but there's obviously no time to open the boxes and search for it now!
At this moment, another change occurred!
It doesn't come from outside the door, but from the inner room itself!
The blood that Cai Jiang had left on the ground, though the bloody marks had disappeared, seemed to sense the violence outside and was being drawn by some invisible force, emitting a faint bloody glow.

The blood-red light spread along the ground, as if it were alive, outlining complex patterns, and instantly covering the entire floor of the inner room!

At the same time, Su Yu felt that the bloodline belonging to the Su family in his body was as if it was stimulated by this sudden energy, producing a strange resonance!
"No, no, that evil spirit isn't an ordinary evil spirit."

"Hiss, could it be the vengeful spirit of the Su family members after their deaths?"

hum-

Just as he thought of this, a deep hum sounded in Su Yu's ear, as if it resonated directly in the depths of his soul.

The scene before my eyes began to distort and blur.

The walls, boxes, safes, and even Cai Jiang's body all swayed like reflections in water.

"Bang!!" As if stimulated, there was another, even heavier impact, and a noticeable dent appeared on the hidden door, with the hinges making a piercing twisting sound.

Black, resentful fog poured wildly in through the cracks in the door, and the chilling atmosphere almost froze the air.

Su Yu could even sense the evil spirit's furious and greedy intent. It seemed to smell the fresh scent of blood, and... something that was extremely attractive to it.

"It's bloodline!" Su Yu realized without hesitation, "System!"

In an instant, the hidden door that was about to be completely broken open, along with the evil spirits that were frantically ramming against the door, suddenly froze in motion!

The next moment, Su Yu felt a gentle force envelop him.

"what"

The scene before him had changed; he was now in the courtyard.

The courtyard was small, with a path paved with bluestone, a cluster of black roses under the window, and a statue of an angel princess in the courtyard.

The air was like a translucent curtain of light, rippling gently like water.

The twisted, ferocious evil spirit remained in its forward-leaning posture, "frozen" within the light barrier! The black aura around it continued to churn, roaring silently, filled with resentment and rage, yet it could not advance an inch, as if firmly imprisoned by an invisible barrier.

"It's done. Let it slowly dissipate in the courtyard."

However, at that moment, as Su Yu stared at the evil spirit, the mark on his hand suddenly heated up, and Cai Jiang's words before his death suddenly resurfaced in his mind.

"Those who kill their parents will surely be punished by heaven..." The silent murmur echoed in my mind.

A strange sense of unease washed over him, as if countless eyes were watching him from the shadows, and an invisible shackle was about to be placed upon his soul.

Su Yu could sense that a cold, dark force, carrying strong negative emotions, was trying to invade his consciousness and establish some kind of connection with him.

This is... a curse?
Su Yu frowned. He disliked this feeling, and even more so the possibility that his fate was being manipulated by something invisible.

Su Yu remained silent, lost in thought.

The Strangeness of the Assessment

"Intercepted on the way to the exam venue"

"Attack on Boss Cai Jiang, but Encountering Evil Spirits Halfway Through"

"Killing Cai Jiang triggered the bloodline imprint."

"Evil spirits can trigger bloodline curses."

Everything was too coincidental. Was he the mastermind behind it all, trying to make him "kill his own parents"?
It's true that the courtyard can isolate the curse, but once you go outside...

No! We absolutely cannot let this happen!
"system!"

This is the mysterious existence that I awakened after my rebirth and that accompanies my soul.

It's more like an auxiliary interface that can display some of his status and occasionally issue some tasks, but most of the functions are either locked or require specific conditions to activate.

The current task is

"Self-preservation: pass the tests, join the school, and gain further protection - skipping grade test, level test, membership test."

"The bloodline must not be lost—to personally kill the mastermind Su Er, if one dies at the hands of another, it is a failure."

"Career Path: Please gather as much career information as possible to deduce and complete your future path (11/20)."

Su Yu pondered for a long time

[Bloodline must not be lost—personally kill the mastermind Su Er; if you die at the hands of someone else, it will be a failure.]

Like the previous main quest, the entire quest screen is a formula diagram filled with intricate symbols, with several recesses around it that look like patterns or fillable keyholes.

"Bloodlines cannot be diverted; therefore, those bloodlines are the objects of collection."

"So, it's a kind of resource?"

A bold, even somewhat crazy, idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Blood feud mark... curse... gap in the quest...

Actually, it could be completely purified, but that would not only consume resources but also yield nothing, just like last time.

Since this task system panel is marked as a "recessed area," could we... use this "blood curse" that has just entangled me to fill this gap?
"A curse is a blessing."

This is undoubtedly a gamble.

By intentionally introducing a vicious curse, no one knows what might happen.

It might make the curse stronger, backfiring on itself, or more likely... the system could analyze, transform, or even utilize this power?
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he weighed the pros and cons.

Letting the curse run rampant has unknown consequences, but it will certainly not be a good thing.

Trying to import it carries some risks, but it's more likely to turn harm into benefit!

He was not an indecisive person. His experiences in this life and the past life made him understand that if he wanted to break the shackles of fate, he had to seize any possible opportunity, even if it came with great risks.

"I'll take the gamble!" A resolute glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

(End of this chapter)