Excessive ferocity due to caution

The old factory worker seemed particularly wary of that steel processing plant.

The beer in his hand swayed precariously, his gaze sinister.

"My apprentice, Xiao Ling, was only a little over two hundred years old. He died young because he went to that cursed processing plant..."

"well……"

A dark cloud drifted in from the sky, and a light rain began to fall.

Slightly chilly.

The system suddenly sent a message.

From Liu Ruoqing.

"Come to my room."

Zhao Yi looked at the message, his gaze slightly narrowed.

After returning to the guild headquarters by train, Zhao Yi arrived at room 707.

The alluring Liu Ruoqing had already washed herself clean in her room.

"sit."

She flashed a charming smile, her eyes slightly tipsy, as if she had been drinking.

Her body exuded the fragrance of rose petals, mixed with a hint of red wine.

Such a strikingly beautiful woman possesses a surprisingly subtle body odor.

It's as if you've ventured deep into a grove of roses only to discover a cluster of lilies growing in the center.

Zhao Yi sat down opposite her.

"Has it flared up again?"

He picked up his pen and was about to open his own notes.

But Liu Ruoqing looked down at him, raised her jade-like leg, and lightly stepped on Zhao Yi's hand with her pearl-like toes.

"Alright, stop pretending."

"Zhao Yi, you're a smart person, so smart that sometimes I can't help but wish I had met you sooner."

Zhao looked up, her wine-red dress cascading down like a waterfall, and above that waterfall, in the Milky Way, were two exquisitely beautiful, dazzling stars.

It was Liu Ruoqing's eyes.

"You should be able to guess that the Red Devil thing was just me testing you."

"It is so weak that it poses no threat to me whatsoever."

Zhao Yi smiled:

"What do you need me to do?"

Liu Ruoqing withdrew her foot.

With a flick of her fingertips, a strange red light swirled within, and a cute little silver-haired girl appeared in the room.

Her body was covered in strange scales.

It looks like a snake, and also like a fish.

"Tomorrow, all the veterans of the guild will be leaving."

"I don't know if I'll ever come back. The Red Devil... I'm entrusting him to you for safekeeping."

Zhao Yi asked curiously upon hearing this:

Where are you going?

Liu Ruoqing's expression was somewhat strange.

"The Immortal Path".

"You don't have access to these things yet... let's not talk about them."

"The Red Devil cannot come with me. That road is too dangerous, fraught with danger and ominous signs..."

"The Red Devil can attach itself to your mental world and follow you to most places."

"Also...you're not allowed to eat her."

Zhao Yi looked at the little girl covered in red scales and sighed:

"What a pity..."

"But... I owe you a favor, after all."

Seeing that Zhao Yi had agreed, Liu Ruoqing took out a special identity token and handed it to him.

"After we leave, no one in the guild will protect you."

"Xiang Babang or others will come and cause you trouble."

"This is the warehouse manager's ID card. With this ID, they can't do anything to you."

"As for the dungeon... well, good luck to you."

Zhao Yi accepted the identity token, which bore the imprint of his soul.

After that, Red Devil followed Zhao Yi back to room 404.

The little girl seemed rather afraid of Zhao Yi.

Those bright eyes were timid, and she stood obediently in the corner with her hands behind her back, not daring to move.

"Don't worry, I won't eat you."

Zhao Yi opened a bottle of soda and chug it down.

The little girl in front of me is a dangerous being who has a connection with ancient creatures.

If it were anyone else standing in front of her, it would be difficult for them to be as relaxed as Zhao Yi.

Even when Liu Ruoqing was being parasitized by the Red Devil, she would take special measures to guard against her.

But Zhao Yi is different.

He doesn't guard against the Red Devil... the Red Devil is guarding against him.

After calming Red Devil down for a while, Zhao Yi put her into his own mental world.

Hmm... that remote area.

Upon entering, the Red Devil saw in the distance, in the abyss, a vast array of bronze pillars shooting straight into the sky from the endless darkness, forming the eye of the storm.

All sorts of terrifying demons were bound to those bronze pillars.

They roared, howled, and bared their teeth at her:

"Another one has arrived..."

"Ah! Come! My love, endless suffering awaits you..."

"Join us in this endless torment..."

"..."

Many of them had gone mad from unbearable suffering, their eyes shooting out terrifying red light, shedding tears of blood, their resentment reaching the heavens, constantly gathering and flowing into the abyss.

From the unseen darkness below, came the chilling sound of chains rattling.

The occasional, barely audible sighs caused all the bound demons on the bronze pillar to scream in terror!

seem……

In that endless darkness, an indescribable omen of misfortune was locked away!

The Red Devil was already terrified by the sight and collapsed to the ground. Beside her, Zhao Yi patted her on the shoulder.

"Relax."

The little girl trembled even more violently.

It took her a long time to calm down.

"What's below?"

She seemed somewhat listless.

Zhao Yi replied:

"Another me."

After hesitating for a long time, the Red Devil reached out his hand towards the abyss, and a faint chaotic element was gradually drawn out from the darkness and injected into the Red Devil's body!

These chaotic forces originate from Zhao Yi's darkest personality.

Whenever he unleashes his darkest personality, a large amount of chaotic energy is released.

When these chaotic factors overflow the abyss, they will have a great impact on Zhao Yi's mental world!

However, Zhao Yi seems to have found a solution...

"How much can you absorb?"

Zhao Yi squatted down next to the Red Devil and asked curiously.

The Red Devil shook its head slightly and replied crisply:

"I don't absorb much; I can only absorb a tiny bit each day..."

"It takes time to digest... there are too many chaotic factors inside."

Zhao Yi stroked the Red Devil's head and carefully felt its texture.

Good guy.

This "food" actually tripled the speed at which the chaotic elements in his mental world disappeared!

This data may not be intuitive enough.

Previously, when Zhao Yi released his darkest personality for six minutes, it would take him six months to recover.

Now it only takes 2 months.

However, if Zhao Yi simply borrows a portion of the power of his darkest personality, such as an arm, a pair of legs, or a heart...

He might only need to use it for a few minutes and then rest for a few days!

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Yi suddenly stopped feeling hungry.

He stroked the red devil's head with a loving smile.

"Work hard! If you do a good job, you'll be well-fed from now on!"

The Red Devil glanced into the distance, and the sight of the demons bound to the bronze pillars made her swallow hard.

I don't know if it was fear or hunger...

...

I rested for a day.

When Zhao knocked on 707's door again, there was no response.

The other party has left the guild's headquarters and cannot be contacted.

He looked at the door, lowered his head, and sighed.

His expression was sorrowful.

I left in such a hurry yesterday that I completely forgot to ask Liu Ruoqing for some of her precious props.

Damn it, I missed out on a rich woman!

You must not make this mistake again!

Zhao Yi reflected on himself for a while, then suddenly remembered that he hadn't taken out the private collection that the clown had given him, so he immediately retrieved the items from his mailbox.

...

【Item: Speedster】

[Quality: Blue]

[Synopsis: ...Many years ago, when the clown's father attended a grand gala hosted by Chaotic Realm Limited Entertainment Company, his outstanding performance even earned him praise from Mr. Chaplin, and the entertainment company manager gifted him a silicone leg that could automatically grow and shoot leg hair.]

[Effect: Instantly fires two thousand highly venomous leg hairs at a designated enemy within ten meters]

Cooldown: 5 minutes

[Clown's message: I don't know why my father left behind such a strange thing. The leg hair on it is so stiff that it scratched my hand when I was tidying up the first time. The venom on it made me hurt for days.]

...

"Good heavens, a small-scale clearing tool!"

Zhao Yi's eyes brightened slightly.

This thing looks pretty cool.

Two thousand leg hairs mean that you can attack two thousand enemies within ten meters at the same time.

For some small monsters or potential dangers, it's an absolute kill!

F1 clears the screen.

I took out the green Destiny Chest and weighed it in my hand... Hmm, I don't feel constipated today, so it's not a good day to open a chest.

Zhao Yi put it back and prepared to go to the steel processing plant to start a new world instance.

Upon arriving in Guxuan Town, he booked several "Didi Chuxing" rides on his phone, but as soon as the drivers heard that Zhao Yi wanted to go to the processing plant on the west side, they immediately tried to kick him out of the car!

"Young man, you should find someone else..."

"That place... we really can't go there..."

"Haunted!"

A kind-hearted ghost driver lit a cigarette, still shaken.

Those eyes were filled with apprehension.

When a ghost mentioned that the place was haunted, Zhao Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Outrageous!

Finally, having no other choice, he had to contact the warehouse ghost.

The other party clearly knew about the steel processing plant as well, and said to Zhao Yi in the passenger seat while driving:

"That place is not a good place...it's very dangerous."

"Many powerful ghosts have disappeared in that place."

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"The train station was so dangerous back then, but I still went in, didn't I?"

"We were forced into it."

The warehouse ghost revealed a strange expression.

The road ahead was dark and eerie, with no streetlights.

And then, wisps of mist rose up.

The warehouse ghost turned on the car's spotlights.

The bark on the gnarled tree trunks along the highway had peeled off badly.

The air was filled with a very strong smell of rust.

Further on.

Large patches of dark brown rust, resembling moss, are clearly visible on the guardrails along both sides of the highway...

Like... dried blood.

As they drove this section of the road, Warehouse Ghost's expression became somewhat serious, and he stopped chatting with Zhao Yi.

Clearly, the terror here has made it wary...

The cawing of crows rose and fell, seemingly foreshadowing something bad about to happen.

Zhao Yi turned around and glanced back.

The fog blocked the way.

"This is the best I can do for you."

The warehouse ghost spoke.

The factory was just ahead, not far away.

There were two or three hundred meters between them, and the fog was so thick that only the vague outlines of the factory could be seen.

It has done its utmost to help Zhao Yi this far.

Even if you offered someone else millions of ghost money, they would absolutely not come.

"It's alright, I'll go by myself."

Thank you.

Zhao Yi opened the car door and jumped out.

The warehouse ghost in the car lit a cigar and said to Zhao Yi's back:

"I will wait for you here for seven days."

"If you haven't come out in seven days, I'm going back."

Zhao Yi waved his hand.

Walk into the fog.

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PS:

This one has over three thousand words.

The next chapter will be the same.

A new instance has been opened, with bizarre rules.