Excessive ferocity due to caution

23: 30.

Fearful revelry.

As dusk settled, several dark figures fled at breakneck speed!

They looked disheveled and staggered!

The dim starlight cast shadows on the fear on their faces!

Terrified beyond measure, their souls were trembling!

Everything... was because of that blood-covered, skinless human body behind me!

Hot, golden oil slowly flowed from its body, sizzling and crackling as it roasted its flesh!

Liu Mang, at level 16, was instantly killed the moment he opened the door!

He didn't even have time or a chance to react before he died in front of everyone...

However, it was precisely because of his death that other players had time to react and a chance to escape!

Li Qi's arm was now missing.

She managed to stop the bleeding from her wound with the props, and ran wildly toward an open area while glancing back at the eerie black figure in the distance from time to time!

Damn!

Why did this terrifying thing chase only itself when there were so many other people chasing it?

One in five chance... I'm so unlucky!

So what if I rejected the advances of a simp in the guild last month?

Does this also damage one's character?

...

Li Qi's mind began to wander.

Although the terrifying monster behind them possessed incredible combat power, it wasn't particularly fast.

Although I haven't been shaken off, I can't catch up with her for the time being!

Li Qi knew that this ghost was deeply restricted by the system.

Otherwise, given its capabilities, the group would have had no way to escape the apartment alive!

Even so, Li Qi still felt a deep sense of despair!

Due to blood loss and fluctuations in her sanity, her mental and physical condition was not good!

Even though she hasn't been caught up by the ghosts behind her yet, her condition will worsen in a little while!

What terrified her most was that no matter where she went, the ghost would eventually find her!

She had already bypassed several buildings...

She should have already disappeared from that ghost's sight!

Why?

Li Qi felt her mind was in complete chaos.

She began to ponder how she could possibly get rid of this terrifying ghost.

Feeling increasingly sluggish, she casually hid behind a wall, panting heavily...

Oh shit……

Am I really going to die like this?

The viewers in the live stream were getting anxious.

Many of them came from Zhao Yi's live stream and knew that the ghost Xiao Hong's vision did not stay on the body, but on the human skin flying in the sky!

But Li Qi, caught up in fear and panic, didn't even notice the tiny black shadow in the sky that looked like a crow!

Just as Li Qi turned slightly to see if the terrifying ghost behind her had followed, a hand suddenly reached out from beside her and abruptly covered her mouth!

Immediately afterwards, she was dragged into the orphanage's school building not far away...

...

In a dark, empty classroom, Li Qi looked at Zhao Yi and whispered a thank you to him.

Her face was still pale, but she seemed much better.

When someone is in despair and is suddenly pulled up, everyone feels a warm ray of hope.

Zhao Yi took a sip of water from his glass and smiled:

"My saving you wasn't in vain."

You need to do something for me.

"Otherwise, I'll throw you to that ghost outside."

Li Qi's face stiffened.

"Wha...what is it?"

Zhao Yi tossed a file bag shrouded in black mist to Li Qi.

"Open it."

Li Qi wasn't stupid; he checked the item's information immediately.

The fingers gripping the file folder were trembling.

She looked up, revealing a smile that was more like a grimace:

"Brother Zhao, is there another way to repay your kindness?"

"Paying for it with sex isn't out of the question..."

Zhao Yi said with a half-smile:

"Open it, and you'll most likely not die."

"If you don't open it, you will definitely die."

"Would you like to choose one?"

Li Qi sighed.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

But it's alright... at least I still have a chance to survive, right?

With that thought in mind, she gritted her teeth and opened the document!

Instantly, the black mist swirling above spread out and enveloped her body!

Li Qi quickly examined the documents inside, his expression one of utter shock.

That expression is almost identical to one of someone who has seen Little Red chasing her!

"What did you see?"

Zhao Yi stood three meters away from her, holding Liu Laohan's property certificate in his hand, ready to make a move at any moment.

Li Qi opened his mouth, about to say something, when suddenly his eyes became empty and unfocused.

This strange situation lasted for about three minutes.

Li Qi recovered.

The black mist around her slowly dissipated and returned to the file folder.

Facing Zhao Yi, Li Qi was stunned for a long while before speaking:

"Who are you?"

"How did I get here?"

"Where's my arm?!"

"..."

Zhao Yi briefly confirmed with her.

He discovered...

Li Qi has amnesia.

"As expected, the sixth miracle is amnesia..."

My previous assumptions were correct.

Seeing Li Qi's appearance, Zhao Yi connected the clues.

Earlier, he had asked the children in the classroom about their families, and happened to witness the children undermining each other.

Zhao Yi then realized that these children were lying.

He then deduced that these children either couldn't tell him about their past or didn't know it.

It seems these children didn't know!

They...have amnesia!

"Have all children... received the blessing of the Sixth Miracle?"

"So, the Sixth Miracle had already struck the orphanage before we arrived..."

Zhao Yi received a major piece of news.

All the orphans in this orphanage have received a miracle blessing.

They have forgotten part of their memories about the time before they came to the orphanage.

All of the dozen or so orphans Zhao Yi interviewed were in the same situation.

Intriguing.

Clearly, the memories that were removed from them were deliberately targeted and selected.

"This is getting more and more interesting..."

Why erase their memories from before they came to the orphanage?

"..."

Zhao Yi pondered for a moment.

He needs more clues.

Zhao Yi recounted what had just happened to Li Qi, who said he had no recollection of it. However, the game system's mission and the terrifying ghostly figure lingering outside the teaching building convinced Li Qi of Zhao Yi's words.

She took a while to process it.

"What do we do next?"

Li Qi looked worried and distressed.

clang--

Suddenly, a bell rang.

Hong Zhong.

The clear, bright sound of the bell quickly traveled along the moonlight and the night breeze, reaching every corner of the orphanage!

Immediately afterwards, the two people at the window noticed that Xiao Hong outside the teaching building had given up looking for them and, led by the sound of the bells, was walking towards the distant church...

Then, more shadowy figures appeared!

Tens... hundreds!

They are the orphans!

Their gait was mechanical and stiff; guided by the sound of the bells, they all headed towards the church…

PS: Third update.

Thank you for reading.

This story has quite a few plot twists, so I'll have to make a detailed outline tomorrow, otherwise I might mess it up.

It's raining heavily today.

Unfortunately, I wasn't in the mood to appreciate the rain.

All I want to do is sleep, sleep, and fucking sleep!!

Goodnight, my darlings!!!