Day of Imprisonment

"Someone fell into the water!" Fatty Qian said in a low voice.

Obviously, other Reminiscers must have arrived at this scene, and then one of them fell for the 'Suicide Lake' trick and jumped into the lake.

A classic way to die in Tree Sea Park.

According to An Zhiyan's previous investigation, if you look at the lake, you will see many unbelievable projections on the mirror-like surface. People with weak willpower or those who are timid will definitely fall for it.

And then, inexplicably, jump into the lake.

Once you fall into the water, there is basically no saving you.

Because there are ghosts in the lake!

They will immediately drag the person who falls into the water to the bottom of the lake.

As expected, things got chaotic over there.

"Lao Er, damn it, what's going on?"

"Quick, save him!"

"Don't move, there's something wrong with this lake. Step back, everyone step back."

"What about Second Brother? He doesn't seem to be struggling at all, he's just sinking."

"Damn it, something dragged Lao Er down. He's a goner. Everyone, get back, stay away from this lake."

Becoming like a mirror again.

Even the falling rain seemed unable to break this eerie and abnormal silence.

Luo Xi and the others didn't make any movements.

Save people?

No, that's meaningless.

Moreover, other Reminiscers in the same scene are mostly in a state of suspicion and hostility towards each other.

Trust cannot be easily established, so the best way to deal with it is to not interact with each other.

"It's a very strange thing, this scene doesn't seem to have a particularly clear purpose, that is, the gameplay and the specific way to clear it," An Zhiyan said at this time.

Fatty Qian coughed lightly and hurriedly said, "Ke Lan and the others also mentioned this, but it is indeed very strange. Moreover, Ke Lan and Brother Mao, who have been here twice, also don't know. We can only say that this place has a lot of freedom, but it doesn't restrict Reminiscers from leaving by the original route. As for the way to clear it, we may need to explore it slowly, or it is possible that there is no so-called normal way to clear it here. Surviving can get you benefits."

An Zhiyan also knew this.

Sometimes, having requirements and rules is a good thing, but not having requirements and rules, and having too much freedom, is a bad thing.

Beside her, Lin Qiqi was looking at Luo Xi, while Luo Xi was looking at the 'Grudge' that had already touched him with one hand with a playful look.

He looked very carefully, from head to toe, even the fingernails and the terrifying facial features hidden in the black hair, the empty eye sockets, the corners of the mouth split to the ears, and the mouth full of fangs.

"Tuntun Bird's clothes... an old brand of women's clothing, size L... diamond ring... and slightly curly hair..." Luo Xi muttered, "This is a person who died in the scene, possibly a Reminiscer. But this is not a 'starting scene', which means that the Reminiscers here are not newbies. The Reminiscers who dare to come here have more or less [Memories]. Even after death, they will disappear and then be reborn on the next cycle day. But this Grudge is clearly an exception. Of course, it may not be an exception, but that people who die here will leave a... copy?"

"Luo Xi, what are you looking at?" Lin Qiqi asked in a low voice.

"Grudge!" Luo Xi didn't hide anything, and even described it to Lin Qiqi.

The latter's expression was solemn: "But I can't see it."

It's normal for ordinary people not to see it, but it's not normal for Lin Qiqi not to see it.

Because she is a [Soul窥er].

Even a Soul窥er can't see it, which means it's not a soul at all.

This is very interesting.

"So the conclusion is that the Grudge is not a soul, not even a ghost. It's just something that looks like a vengeful ghost."

"It seems so. Luo Xi, how should I help you?"

"There may be no way to help, but this Grudge won't affect me for the time being. Just pretend she doesn't exist!" Luo Xi's attitude towards the Grudge is like looking at a chronic terminal illness, but the terminal illness will only cause death when it really breaks out. Before that, there will be no impact. In that case, why bother?

"Fatty Qian."

"Giant Luo, what are your orders?" Fatty Qian leaned over, his eyes looking around, probably wondering whether the Grudge was on the left or the right.

"Where did Ke Lan and Brother Mao die before? Did they mention it?"

"Yes, they mentioned it."

"Take me there, just to the nearest one."

"Okay, the nearest danger point is the crooked-neck tree. They said you can see it soon by following the path next to Suicide Lake."

Although Fatty Qian had never been here, Ke Lan and Brother Mao had shared their experiences here with him, so after finding some obvious landmarks, he found the place in a short while.

A crooked-neck tree in the forest.

Although the trees look the same, the ones that are really suitable for hanging must be the ones with thick branches that grow horizontally to the left and right.

Moreover, the distance from the ground cannot be too high.

Otherwise, you can't get up.

Even if you throw a rope, you can't reach it.

The crooked-neck tree in front of him is simply prepared for friends who are born to hang themselves.

The thick trunk grows horizontally, and the distance from the ground is only more than three meters. Around it, there are also many easy-to-move stones, which are very considerate. Stack them up, wrap the hanging rope around the trunk, tie a knot, step on the stones, put it around your neck, and kick your feet.

Perfect!

Look, there's a corpse hanging right above us.

The rain continues to fall, but there's no wind.

The corpse is motionless, and blood-colored rain flows down its body, dripping onto the ground.

"It shouldn't have been hanging for long," An Zhiyan said, walking over to observe, even pinching the corpse to check its stiffness.

"He's a Recollector, he has a card ring, but the body hasn't disappeared. However, the card ring can't be removed, it must be protected by the rules."

Then, something unbelievable happened: the hanging corpse suddenly fell to the ground and dissipated at an extremely fast rate.

Immediately after, An Zhiyan's expression turned strange, her gaze fixed on the spot where the corpse had fallen, as if she had seen something interesting.

"You can't see it, can you?" An Zhiyan suddenly asked.

Luo Xi and Lin Qiqi walked over, while Qian Pangzi, upon hearing this, felt every hair on his body stand on end.

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"Another grudge? So, this thing is contagious. After killing a Recollector, if someone touches the suicide victim's body, they will be haunted by the grudge," An Zhiyan analyzed.

Assuredly, from her perspective, she could see the corpse from before, and even that corpse had stood up and was walking towards her.

What a terrifying scene this was.

However, she wasn't afraid at all. Her tone, expression, and eyes were completely like another Luo Xi.

"Perhaps, it's not just touching that causes the grudge to be contagious," Luo Xi added.

It was a correction.

Because if merely touching the suicide victim's body would cause one to be infected with their grudge, then such an easily noticeable detail couldn't have been missed by Ke Lan, who had been here twice before, and told to Qian Pangzi.

Qian Pangzi indeed hadn't mentioned this before.

"Lord Luo, I really don't know. Ke Lan didn't say anything about it, neither did Mao-ge, Wu Rui, nor Guo Zening," Qian Pangzi quickly assured.

"Then, what's the mechanism of infection?"

"Maybe it's sequential, maybe you meet some condition, or maybe it's time..." Luo Xi said, sighing.

The current situation was different from his initial expectation.

He originally thought that if one was infected with a grudge, perhaps they could see other grudges, but in reality, that wasn't the case.

Only those infected with a grudge could see the corresponding grudge.

"Lord Luo, there's a shrine over there, and the shrine here will definitely produce a type of grudge. Those who are hit will return here to hang themselves after a period of time. The first time, Wu Rui died here... This, she told me personally. Back then, after burning incense, she opened the shrine and saw a terrifying ghost. It pounced on her, and she was so scared that she couldn't shake it off. After some time, she didn't know anything anymore. And from Ke Lan and Mao-ge's perspective, Wu Rui ran away like she was possessed. They chased after her, but they couldn't catch up and lost her. About an hour later, they returned here and found Wu Rui hanging up there..."

Qian Pangzi looked around, and sure enough, next to the crooked-neck tree, he found a shrine.

It was right next to the roots of the tree. If you looked closely, there were still three incense sticks that hadn't completely burned out, most likely the ones that the person who had just hanged themselves had burned.

Luo Xi squatted down and observed carefully.

Qian Pangzi was afraid that Luo Xi would directly burn incense.

Because this shrine was confirmed to be a 'Grudge Shrine' one hundred percent.

"You burn the incense," Luo Xi said to An Zhiyan.

The latter didn't hesitate at all, directly lighting the incense, learning Luo Xi's previous incense-burning posture, shaking the incense to extinguish the flames, and holding the incense in her left hand.

The shrine opened.

Sure enough, it was like a black hole, filled with black mist.

Without a doubt, it was a Grudge Shrine.

However, apart from the incense burner, others couldn't see the 'Grudge'.

"Describe it," Luo Xi said, looking at An Zhiyan.

The latter nodded: "A middle-aged man, with a fierce look, an old suit, a red tie, no eyeballs, a broken neck, a tilted head... Wait a minute, they're fighting."

Qian Pangzi was not only frightened but also confused.

Who was fighting?

He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to.

Luo Xi and Lin Qiqi seemed to understand, and the former directly asked: "Who won?"

"The suit grudge is stronger. At this moment, it's devouring the previous hanged ghost."

"What's your judgment?"

"If you're entangled by two grudges at the same time, they will attack each other, and one of them will devour the other. Moreover, the winning grudge seems to be even more powerful after devouring it!" An Zhiyan's eyes lit up: "Maybe we can delay the time of triggering suicidal death by infecting ourselves with new grudges!"

"It might not be delaying the time of triggering suicidal death, but accelerating it," Luo Xi said, then continued to ask: "Before that, did they have any other strange behaviors?"

An Zhiyan was stunned, and she lowered her head and recalled for a moment, her eyes lighting up.

"Yes, they seemed to be saying something, but only their mouths were moving, there was no sound. I recalled it, judging from their lip movements, they were saying 'It's below!'"