Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

The moment the feeling of weightlessness disappears.

Xie Qingtang suddenly opened her eyes, her muscle memory reacting faster than her brain, and she instantly lowered herself into a defensive stance.

no one.

This place is like a giant junkyard abandoned by God. The chandelier overhead, which seems about to fall, emits a dim, yellowish light, casting long, ghostly shadows.

The piles around it weren't garbage.

It is a grave.

A mass grave for dolls.

A pale, broken ceramic arm; a doll's head with half its skull cracked open; a torso with rusty springs hanging from it...

Layer upon layer, they piled up to form a mountain.

Thousands upon thousands of lifeless glass eyes reflected a cold light in the shadows, as if thousands of unseeing corpses were paying their respects.

"The mysterious realm?"

"Random teleportation?"

Xie Qingtang gripped the short knife tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Crunch... crunch..."

A sickeningly loud scraping sound came from deep within the "mountain of corpses".

A doll without a lower body crawls rapidly like a deformed spider, supported by two arms filled with scalpel blades.

Its face was a clown's smiling face with half of its paint peeled off, and its mouth split to the roots of its ears.

Its mouth was stuffed with bloody black cotton wool, a sight that would make anyone lose their sanity.

Followed by.

The second one, the third one...

A dozen or so oddly shaped, defective animals surged from the "mountain of corpses".

"Playing tricks."

Xie Qingtang's eyes were cold, and he didn't utter a single unnecessary word.

Since we can't understand the situation, let's just destroy it.

Swish!

A dark shadow flashed by, and the blade gleamed like lightning.

The clown puppet at the very front had its head ripped off.

There was no blood, only a thick, black liquid mixed with some kind of still-pulsating chunks of flesh that splattered out.

"That's disgusting."

Xie Qingtang frowned; the sensation of cutting into rotten flesh made her physically uncomfortable.

Sidestep, slide, backhand chop.

She was a born killing machine.

These monsters look terrifying, but in the face of absolute speed, they are nothing more than a bunch of moving pieces of scrap metal.

In just two minutes, the ground was covered with a layer of broken parts.

Just as Xie Qingtang was about to sheathe his sword and look for an exit.

when--!!!

A deep, resonant bell rang in my mind.

What's going on?

Before she could even react, the severed limbs on the ground began to tremble violently.

From the depths of darkness came heavy footsteps, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

besides?

Xie Qingtang's eyes sharpened, and she subconsciously wanted to retreat to the corner to block the view.

Just as she took a step...

That sixth sense she had honed through brushes with death sent shivers down her spine!

Danger!

But it was half a second too late.

puff!

There were no signs, and no enemies were in sight.

Xie Qingtang's thigh and left shoulder gushed blood at the same time!

Two deep, bone-revealing wounds appeared out of nowhere, and blood instantly soaked through the black bodysuit.

"Who?!"

Xie Qingtang's face turned deathly pale, and she staggered to her knees.

She looked up sharply and around—there was nothing in the air except dust.

An invisible monster?

She gritted her teeth and endured the pain, just about to push herself up to defend herself.

puff!

A cool sensation on my cheek revealed another bloody gash, just one centimeter away from my carotid artery.

"Don't move..."

An almost animalistic instinct gripped her body, and she froze on the spot like a statue.

In that moment of stillness, the sharp, piercing feeling vanished.

In the dim light, she finally saw clearly—the air was filled with countless transparent threads.

These silk threads were like a giant spider web, clinging to every inch of her skin.

Anyone who dares to make a move will be subjected to slow slicing.

"The rules of the Ghost Realm..." Xie Qingtang's heart sank.

Before she could come up with a solution, a scene of despair unfolded.

From the darkness emerged five puppets dressed in tattered tailcoats, each holding a rusty scalpel.

They... are moving.

Xie Qingtang's pupils contracted slightly.

It moved, and was cut into pieces by the silk thread.

It remained still and was chopped to pieces by the puppet.

A dead end?

Fortunately.

These dolls also seem to be affected by the sound of the bells.

After surrounding her, they didn't make a move immediately, but just stared at her like she was an exhibit, their eyes full of mockery.

It seems the monsters don't attack during the bell tolling.

when--

The lingering sound of the bell faded away.

The silk thread disappeared.

The next second, the five puppets suddenly sprang up, their scalpels flying straight for vital organs!

Xie Qingtang could only grit her teeth and fight back, but the hardness and speed of these five puppets were more than a level above the previous batch!

This eerie realm...

Is the puppet's power constantly increasing?

Does that mean... if we don't break this deadlock, we'll eventually be worn down and die here?

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At the same time.

[Luxury dressing room].

Compared to Xie Qingtang's scrap yard, which reeked of engine oil, this place was practically a five-star experience.

The huge floor-length mirror was spotless, and the dressing table was filled with expensive jewelry made from human eyeballs and teeth.

Lin Bai was nestled in a soft velvet chair, holding an ivory comb, slowly and meticulously tidying his bangs in front of the mirror.

"Tsk, this teleportation experience is terrible, it even messed up my hairstyle."

The handsome face in the mirror showed no fear whatsoever, and even carried a hint of languor as if he were on vacation.

Behind him, Ah Ya, like a tireless crusher, crushed the head of a "maid doll" that tried to sneak up with one hand, splattering black blood all over the ground.

Lin Bai closed his eyes.

The parchment in my mind has already thoughtfully provided a "walkthrough guide".

[Current Location: Ghost Realm - The Eternal Wind-Up Puppet Theater]

[Core Rules: Taboos of Marionettes]

[Rule 1: When the bell tolls (every 10 minutes), all "living beings" must cease movement. Those who do not will be severed by the spatial threads.]

[Rule 2: Monsters are not restricted by movement rules, but during the bell's duration, they are in "spectator mode" and will not attack.]

[Rule 3: Each time the bell tolls, a stronger puppet will appear beneath the Doll Lady's feet, spreading throughout the entire theater.]

[Note: Go ahead and play, you lazy bum. Scenes like this, suitable for you, are hard to find.]

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