Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

Lin Bai stared intently at the yellowed parchment in his mind, his eyes twitching wildly.

Stay calm! Don't panic!

Since it hasn't completely died after dying 108 times, there's still hope.

As long as the save file is still there, there is a possibility of completing the game.

There was a deathly silence outside the door.

But Lin Bai knew that Su Wan hadn't left.

The feeling of being spied on through a door is like having countless ants crawling on your back.

He even felt that the shadows in the cracks in the floor seemed to be darker than before.

Lin Bai forcefully pinched his thigh, using the pain to suppress the fear surging in his mind, and quickly gave the order in his consciousness:

[Question: Describe the ways I died in the first 108 times, the more detailed the better!]

[Driving simulation in progress...]

[Estimated simulation time: 5 second]

On the parchment, densely packed, blood-red characters began to scroll wildly at an astonishing speed.

......

Lin Bai's face grew paler and paler as he looked.

This isn't a death record; it's practically a book of "108 Ways to Die in Creative Ways."

[11th time: You try to rush out of your home to fight back. You encounter your neighbor, Aunt Wang, in the stairwell, and cry for her help. Aunt Wang is very enthusiastic—she twists your head off and uses it as a ball, kicking it into the elevator shaft. Cause of death: Too foolish and naive.]

......

[Thirtyth time: You dialed 110. Three police officers arrived ten minutes later; they had no faces, only gaping mouths. You were mistaken for a sumptuous "Ele.me" delivery. Cause of death: You really dared to call in trouble.]

......

[59th time: You attempted to kill Su Wan. A fruit knife pierced her neck like it was made of titanium. She gently stuffed you into a pressure cooker and simmered you for three hours. Cause of death: A bronze-level player tower-diving and killing a king-level player.]

......

Looking at these bloody words, Lin Bai felt a chill run down his spine, but his mind was as clear as if it had been doused with ice water.

He astutely grasped the common thread in all the death records—

There is only one trigger mechanism: exposing an exception!

As long as he shows any signs of running away, calling for help, fighting back, or even the slightest doubt about the reality of this world.

Those "NPCs" who originally looked respectable will instantly be stripped of their skin and transformed into vengeful ghosts.

in other words.

In this godforsaken place, the only logic to survive is—to put on a good acting performance.

He plays a naive and clueless husband who knows nothing about the truth, and a good citizen who lives a peaceful and contented life.

As long as you have a firm grasp on the script, even the devil will have to play along and keep the show going.

This is like a Truman Show on hellish difficulty, except the audience is full of monsters who want to eat you alive!

"Thump."

A very faint thud suddenly came from outside the door.

It sounded like... a forehead gently bumping against a door.

Lin Bai's whole body stiffened, and he even held his breath.

"Husband..." Su Wan's voice drifted in, carrying a chillingly sweet tone.

"Are you asleep? I think I can hear you breathing heavily."

Lin Bai's heart clenched, and he bit his lip tightly, not daring to make a sound.

He continued to ask questions in his mind, getting straight to the heart of the matter:

[Question: Since I can "reset," have I awakened some kind of superpower talent called "time reversal"?]

The blood-written words on the parchment appeared rapidly, each line exuding a strong sense of mockery:

[Reply: You're overthinking it. Go wash up and go to bed. You're a complete weakling.]

[This city is endlessly reloading save files. Every morning at 6 AM, the timeline is forcibly reset.]

Everything, including your memories, will be formatted.

[Note: Don't think you're the chosen one; you just got lucky to have found me.]

Lin Bai automatically filtered out the parchment's sharp tongue.

Infinite loop.

It's more like a giant, fully enclosed copy cage.

If this cycle isn't broken, he'll have to stay here with all the demons and monsters in the city, acting out a play for the rest of his life.

Moreover, if their acting skills falter even slightly, they'll die in all sorts of creative ways.

Question: Besides me, are there any other living people in this city?

The parchment's reply was crisp and clear, the blood-red lettering glaringly bright:

Answer: None.

[Note: Everyone here is evil and wicked, except you. This is really not a harem anime, it's a buffet.]

Although he had already guessed it, seeing those words with his own eyes still made Lin Bai feel like a huge rock was pressing on his chest.

The entire city has a population of several hundred thousand.

It's all a trick.

He was the only living person among the monsters, and he had to put on a show of being a "loving family" with his monster wife every day.

What kind of hellish joke is this?

"Click—"

The doorknob suddenly turned.

The amplitude was small, but in the deathly silent room, the sound was like a thunderclap.

Lin Bai suddenly looked towards the doorway.

The brass latch was trembling slightly, as if the person outside was trying to pick the lock with something.

calm.

Every game has a walkthrough.

Every cage has a dog hole.

Lin Bai's eyes hardened as he posed the most crucial question to his mind:

Question: How can I leave this awful place alive?

The parchment remained silent for a moment.

[Driving simulation in progress...]

[Estimated simulation time: 3 minute]

Blood slowly seeped out, this time offering two simple and direct options:

【answer:】

Option 1: Kill all the monsters in the city (a total of 342,109).

[Option Two: Reach the highway toll station in the east of the city alive; that's the only exit.]

[Note: Given your current fighting strength, you can't even beat a chicken, so I suggest abandoning Option 1. Of course, if you insist on choosing it, I can write your will for you in advance, although no one will read it anyway.]

Lin Bai completely ignored Option 1.

Kill all 300,000+ monsters?

What a joke! Su Wan alone could easily beat him to a pulp.

Option 2.

Chengdong Toll Station.

Lin Bai walked to the window and carefully pulled open a crack in the curtains.

Outside, the city lights shimmered, and traffic flowed busily, making it look incredibly prosperous.

Looking further into the distance, several enormous, pillar-like black shadows could be vaguely seen moving slowly through the clouds.

The problem now is that his home is in the west of the city.

To travel from the west side of the city across the entire city to the east side, the distance is at least twenty kilometers.

Normally, a taxi ride would take about half an hour.

But now... this twenty-kilometer stretch of road is full of strange occurrences.

Taxi drivers are suspicious, the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled on buses are suspicious, and traffic police checking for drunk driving on the roadside are suspicious.

Even stray dogs on the street might be mutated.

If he reveals even the slightest flaw on the road, he will be torn to shreds in no time.

This is a dead end.

Unless... he has a trump card to survive in this monster-filled world.

"Sizzle—sizzle—"

The sound of fingernails scratching the door came from outside.

It was slow and rhythmic.

One, two...

"Honey, I can't find the spare key..." Su Wan's voice came through the crack in the door.

Her tone carried a hint of grievance, which made Lin Bai's scalp tingle. "Could you please open the door? I want to see you."

Look at me?

They probably want to see how well I've gotten used to me!

Lin Bai's back was already soaked with cold sweat. He stared intently at the parchment, roaring in his mind:

[Question: In my current state, how can I safely reach the Chengdong toll station? Hurry! She's coming in!]

This time.

The parchment did not answer immediately.

The darkness seemed to be boiling violently.

The blood-red writing kept appearing and disappearing, as if it were performing some extremely difficult calculation.

[Driving simulation in progress...]

[Estimated simulation time: 30 minute]

30 minutes?!

Lin Bai almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Su Wan, who was outside the door, had clearly lost her patience, and the sound of her scratching at the door was becoming more and more urgent.

It even included low, inhuman guttural sounds.

The door frame began to vibrate slightly.

Those 30 minutes felt longer than all 108 deaths combined.

Lin Bai huddled in the chair, clutching the lamp tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on the doorknob without blinking.

Time passed by, second by second.

The noise outside the door varied in volume.

For a moment, Su Wan even started humming a song.

It's a very old nursery rhyme, but the tune has gone way off track, sounding like a funeral dirge.

at last.

Just as Lin Bai felt he was about to go crazy, a sudden jolt went through the depths of his mind.

Lines of blood-red characters with a dark golden sheen appeared before his eyes like divine pronouncements.

The handwriting was distorted, exuding an eerie aura.

[Answer: The only way to break the deadlock and achieve extraordinary success.]

In this world full of lies, you need to become the biggest lie.

[Taboo - Sequence 9: The Deceiver]