Excessive ferocity due to caution

A cold wind blew open the bright red curtain.

Like waves of blood churning and swirling.

A biting chill permeated the room, seeping into the bones from the skin.

The pale white light flickered softly.

This moment—

Everyone in the room felt a chill run through their bodies...

In horror movies, the scariest thing is when someone suddenly appears in your party without you even noticing.

After Zhao Yi finished speaking, the first reaction of the people in the room was not to run away.

They were frozen in fear!

In a corner of the room sat a petite figure.

The light shone on her, but it couldn't illuminate her.

Until she slowly raised her head.

He was facing Zhao Yi with a strange smile on his face.

"Teacher Zhao... I've come to ask you for tutoring..."

As she spoke, her human skin suddenly slipped off her body and fell to the ground with a thud.

The hideous, bright red muscles were exposed to the air!

This female ghost... is none other than Wen Ruochen, the class monitor of Class 3!

He was also the first child to reach the level of "respect" and goodwill towards Zhao Yi.

It was fascinated by the ox-cutting techniques that Professor Zhao Yi had taught them.

Although she didn't learn much despite her talent, the skill of butchering oxen seemed to have opened the door to a special hobby in Wen Ruochen's heart.

This skill captivated her, so Wen Ruochen was obsessed with this course.

She eventually forgot how to smile at some point.

And so, she became it.

A terrifying atmosphere permeated the room.

Without a second thought, Zhao immediately pulled out Liu Laohan's property certificate and pointed it at Wen Ruochen!

The next moment, he leaped out and escaped through the window!

The seal on Old Liu's property certificate lasts for ten seconds.

But for someone like Wen Ruochen, the effect is only one-tenth!

But in that one second, Zhao Yi successfully escaped from the room!

The others in the room also realized what was happening and wanted to escape the house, but Wen Ruochen, who was now free from the constraints of Old Liu's property certificate, was somewhat angry.

Blood gushed out.

It bound everyone in the room!

The blood that flooded the room was so thick and sticky that it froze all the players in place!

However, Wen Ruochen didn't seem to be very interested in them and chased after them through the window!

Tonight... no matter what, it must capture Zhao Yi!

Wen Ruochen really wants to learn about all aspects of the art of butchering oxen!

And this profound skill... can only be taught to it by Zhao Yi!

Upon seeing the vanished ghost, both the players and the viewers in the live stream understood the meaning of Zhao Yi's earlier statement.

These children, who have reached the level of "respect" towards them, will seek them out after their daytime classes end, after being blessed by a miracle and transformed into terrifying ghosts!

After Wen Ruochen left, the blood in the room suddenly dispersed, and everyone collapsed to the ground, their faces deathly pale...

At this moment, Meng Huo dared not relax in the slightest. Without thinking, he rushed out the door!

There is no other reason.

Like Zhao Yi, he had already completed the first main quest.

Meng Huo had no idea how many children Zhao Yi had built up a level of "respect" and goodwill with.

But he... has 6!

In other words, six vengeful ghosts blessed by miracles will come to find him tonight!

Staying in the apartment will surely lead to death!

Li Qi sat amidst the bloodstains in the apartment lobby, still shaken and panting, as she and Bai Zhanji stumbled out of the apartment...

Soon, only Wang Kai and Xu Xiaocheng remained in the apartment!

"Old Xu...should we run away too?"

Wang Kai was indeed frightened by what he just saw!

This is completely different from Xiao Hong last night.

Although Little Red is terrifying, its abilities are restricted too much by the system, making it not difficult for players to avoid it as long as they know its weaknesses.

However, the vengeful ghost that suddenly appeared in the apartment just now... was extremely strange!

Nobody saw where it came in from...

This vengeful ghost possesses the ability to approach people silently, which means it can kill them silently as well...

Xu Xiaocheng kept taking deep breaths and analyzed the situation incoherently:

"Don't rush, stay calm..."

"You need to understand, we haven't built any goodwill with any of the children yet."

"So, we should be safe tonight..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Wang Kai, who was standing at the window, say in a trembling voice:

"Old Xu, look... what's that...?"

Xu Xiaocheng hurriedly scrambled to the window and gazed into the distance in the dim moonlight.

Beyond the rows of dark buildings, a figure covered in sizzling, dripping hot oil was slowly walking towards them...

Although it moves very slowly.

But every time it lands, its figure appears more than ten meters away!

"CTMD!"

"We have absolutely no connection with it, so why has it come looking for us again?"

Xu Xiaocheng cursed loudly.

He was numb.

There was another knock at the door.

boom!

boom!

boom!

This time, the knocking was louder than the female manager's, like a giant sledgehammer striking a drum!

Each thrust caused their hearts to clench violently!

Xu Xiaocheng sensed something was wrong and rushed to the peephole, carefully taking a look...

What he saw outside terrified him!

The thing pounding on the door... was actually a hideous human skin covered in blisters from being scalded with hot oil!

"Run!"

Xu Xiaocheng casually moved a chair to block the doorway, and then he and Wang Kai fled into the depths of the night!

Inside the live stream, the viewers remained silent, as if exchanging pleasantries.

It's only the second day, and it's not over yet...

Will the remaining six players be wiped out?

Last night, a little girl blessed by a miracle almost wiped out the entire player group, and tonight, even more children have been blessed...

Moreover, judging from Xiao Hong's behavior, the constraints on these blessed children are being gradually lifted!

Last night, Xiao Hong had to keep her intestines connected to her human skin.

And now... human skin can actually move separately from flesh and blood!

At this moment, as the two raced wildly under the cover of night, only one thought occupied their minds:

Play games... play them with a smile...

...

Zhao Yi's situation was worse than theirs at this time.

He discovered that no matter where he hid, Wen Ruochen could always find him!

It seems... the system has already shared his location with Wen Ruochen!

"As expected... this favorability rating is going to be the death of us!"

Zhao Yi's worries finally came true.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong as early as when he and his first child had developed a good rapport.

These children who have been blessed by miracles can be directly identified through their favorability rating!

Blanch!

What's with this?

Why not just lie down and wait to die?

The viewers in Zhao Yi's live stream had already realized this, and this critical situation made Zhao Yi's live stream even more popular...

Many people wanted to see Zhao Yi torn apart by five horses.

They had no grudge against Zhao Yi, but since watching Zhao Yi's live streams, they hadn't seen him suffer any setbacks yet, which made them particularly eager to see Zhao Yi's bloody and gruesome appearance!

"So many newcomers treat him like a religion, tsk tsk... and they even boasted that no one would be able to surpass him within ten years. Today is the day your faith as Zhao's sons falls!"

"Get out of the live stream, you unfilial son!"

"You're the unfilial son! Your whole family are unfilial sons!"

"..."

As the live stream's attention shifted to the viewers' trash-talking, Zhao Yi noticed something unusual.

He suddenly turned and fled in another direction!

That's the direction of the church cemetery!

Liu Meimei's strange remark earlier might have been a glimmer of hope for them!

"Teacher...Teacher...Don't go..."

How I yearn for your knowledge...

"I like you……"

"With me..."

"Let's become one..."

The terrifying sound behind him grew closer and closer. As Zhao Yi ran, he shouted:

"Don't chase after them!"

"I don't have any cough syrup on me!"

However, the voice completely ignored Zhao Yi and chased after him relentlessly!

This time, even with the system significantly limiting Wen Ruochen's strength, the ghost was still moving much faster than Zhao Yi!

Given how quickly the gap between the two has narrowed, Zhao Yi simply won't last until they reach the churchyard!

Zhao Yi turned around and looked.

The starlight that pierced through the clouds was dim and lifeless.

The vengeful ghost chasing after him was covered in bulging bubbles that kept growing larger and then suddenly burst!

Large amounts of boiling, golden oil splattered out!

The smell of these oil stains could even be smelled in the air.

It's disgusting.

Inside the oil bubbles, there were many tiny, wriggling worms that looked like tapeworms, a sight that made one's scalp crawl!

It's hard to imagine that this terrifying and disgusting monster was a cute little girl just a few hours ago!

To be integrated with this kind of thing... is just too...

The sense of oppression is getting worse!

The two were now no more than ten meters apart!

Zhao Yi could even feel the scorching heat emanating from Wen Ruochen's body hitting him!

There's no way to escape anymore!

Are we going to fight a desperate battle?

Zhao Yi stopped in his tracks.

He was not afraid.

But I also don't like the humiliation of a fight to the death.

Is there a more respectable way to solve the problem at hand?

In that instant, Zhao Yi's mind went through everything from entering the dungeon to the present.

A spark of inspiration came from beyond the heavens.

It entered his mind.

Zhao Yi finally realized what he had overlooked!

"My initial assumption was wrong... I fucking got it wrong!"

"Damn system, damn system!"

"Damn it, they even know how to play mind games!"

Zhao Yi remembered the haunted house instance of Demon Tide.

The system deliberately misled players into thinking that the "Master" was the owner of the haunted house.

The Gou system must have done this kind of thing quite a few times!

This time, however, the system adopted a different approach.

When all the players thought it would cheat them, it actually gave them a clue to survive!

That's really sneaky!

Zhao Yi called out to Wen Ruochen in front of him:

"Xiaowen, stop!"

"The teacher has something to say!"

Seeing this, many of the new trolls in the live stream were amused!

Zhao, at his wit's end, actually tried to communicate with a ghost that wanted to kill him using his mouth...

This is outrageous! Isn't this just the most outrageous thing ever?

I'm afraid we'll soon see the tragic scene of people kneeling and begging for mercy, only to have their pleas go to waste and be devoured by ghosts!

Haha!

Finally, I can give those Zhao fans a good slap in the face!

That was fucking awesome!

"Look at the people you're licking, how they'll beg for mercy from a ghost without any dignity, and then die a horrible death!"

"Why are the filial sons so quiet? Haha!"

"Tsk tsk, is this all your faith is? This is all? This is all?"

"Still bragging about how great this newbie is, what a piece of trash, I spit on him!"

A huge wave of comments flooded the screen.

However, these comments disappeared after only a few seconds.

because……

Wen Ruochen really stopped.

It stood very close to Zhao Yi, without taking another step forward.

Wen Ruochen's behavior silenced many viewers in the live stream.

Zhao Yi became increasingly certain of his guess!

"really……"

"Although the affinity level allows these children to be blessed by miracles, players can still communicate with them even after being blessed by miracles."

"The only miracle-blessed person who cannot be communicated with... is Little Red."

"It has absolutely no affinity with any player."

"Therefore, Little Red is the real threat to the players!"

"As the days go by, the system will most likely gradually release the restrictions on Little Red, and its abilities will become increasingly terrifying..."

"Even if the player doesn't build relationships with the other children in the orphanage, they can still be driven into a corner by Xiao Hong!"

At that moment, the first line of thought in Zhao Yi's mind was completely connected.

He now understood why there were two main storylines for this instance!

This is a system notification to the player!

Main Quest One... is the foundation for completing Main Quest Two!

Those children who have been blessed by miracles and undergone strange changes seem to be taking the player's life, but they are actually different from Little Red!

Affinity... gives players the possibility of communicating with them!

The system is guiding players to use the blessed individuals with whom they have built a good relationship to deal with Little Red!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi immediately said to Wen Ruochen in front of him:

"Want to learn how to butcher an ox? I'll teach you!"

As expected, after hearing what she cared about, Wen Ruochen's aura underwent some unknown changes.

It stared intently at Zhao Yi:

"Really...is it okay...?"

Zhao Yi's expression was serious:

"Why can't that be?"

"I am the teacher, and you are the students. It is only natural for teachers to teach students..."

"However, the teacher has one condition!"

The scalding hot oil seeped from Wen Ruochen's body, corroding the grass on the ground until it turned black...

"Teacher Zhao... what do you mean...?"

Zhao Yi replied:

"Tell the other students who came to me for tutoring that if you kill Little Red, I will teach them all the skills they're interested in, including butchering oxen!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Ruochen's eyes, which were constantly dripping with hot oil, flashed with a bright light!

But it soon dimmed again.

"Teacher Zhao... Sister Honghong... is amazing..."

"We...can't..."

"Could you... choose another one...?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi actually walked up to Wen Ruochen and said seriously:

"Can't beat them?"

"Do you know why you can't beat them?"

Wen Ruochen's eyes were glazed over.

"Because we're not strong enough..."

"wrong!"

Zhao Yi patted Wen Ruochen's shoulder, then, amidst the aroma of fried meat, grimaced and withdrew his crispy fried hand. He then slashed the bewildered Wen Ruochen again, slowly drawing life force from the predator to heal his injuries.

"Teacher, why did you stab me?"

Wen Ruochen looked completely bewildered.

Zhao Yi:

Does it matter?

"That's not important!"

"The important thing is that you don't have weapons!"

"That's why you can't beat Little Red!"

"As luck would have it, the teacher has a really powerful weapon here!"

Wen Ruochen's eyes lit up as he steered the conversation away from the topic:

"What weapon?"

Zhao Yi mysteriously said:

"I can't say for now."

"But I can tell you with certainty that it can make Xiao Hong die without a burial... Oh no, it can purify the evil in Xiao Hong and make her become true, good, and beautiful."

Wen Ruochen clapped her hands and said:

"Yay!"

Zhao Yi coughed lightly:

"Next, quickly find the other students who came to get extra lessons, and we'll go give Sister Xiaohong a surprise!"

Wen Ruochen happily agreed and quickly disappeared into the night...

...

Inside the live stream room.

Damn... this is so melodramatic!

Is that even possible?

Haha, you unfilial son, come out and get a beating!

Brother Zhao is awesome! Are those rebellious kids no longer so great? Come out and say something!

Haha, you're just lucky! He fooled you! What's so great about that?

Tsk tsk tsk, people find a way to survive because they're lucky. They're lucky once, and they're lucky every time. Why don't you guys ever seem to be lucky?

Wait a minute... If players can easily communicate with children they've reached a certain level of affinity with, wouldn't this dungeon be practically effortless?

Dream on... Go check out Wang Kai's live stream... see how terrifying that little red one is!

Just got back from Wang Kai's live stream. If you guys want to go, hurry up and go. They've been targeted by Xiao Hong, and they probably won't last much longer...

Wu Daquan: Good riddance! Damn it, I'm going to report those two scoundrels, Wang Kai and Xu Xiaocheng! They suffocated me in the toilet!!

Wow! Bro, that's such a pathetic way to die!

LOL, I witnessed Wu Daquan suffocating to death in the toilet, and he even vomited before he died!

: +1

...

logistics department.

The room where food was stored had been left unattended for a long time and was covered in dust.

This place is very secluded and has three doors.

The four rooms form a triangle and are connected to each other.

Two floors.

Including the windows, they have six exits.

Xu Xiaocheng and Wang Kai weren't stupid. After discovering that Xiao Hong could separate from their human skin, they immediately considered this terrain...

Firstly, it is not easy to be discovered.

Secondly, even if they are discovered, they won't be caught red-handed.

"It still has many limitations..."

"Same as last time."

"Don't turn on the lights."

"Try not to make any noise."

"We'll each guard one of the room exits and send a message to each other every five minutes."

"Until the midnight bells ring."

"Do you understand?"

Wang Kai listened to Xu Xiaocheng's arrangements without objection.

The two quickly went to the two doorways, took out some cameras from their inventory, and installed them in conspicuous locations.

Both of them are seasoned veterans, and they were very well prepared.

These cameras allow them to observe all areas within a 20-meter radius from all directions.

Thus, the two began to stand guard with trepidation.

At this moment, they actually hope that the other players won't die so quickly!

The more people who live, the more likely they are to attract Xiao Hong's attention!

Time ticked by, second by second...

The darkness made the two feel uneasy.

No one likes to stay in such a dark and gloomy environment for a long time.

What's more, there's also a vengeful ghost nearby that could appear at any time.

As agreed, the two of them would send each other a message every five minutes.

They turned the phone's brightness down to the lowest setting.

They were afraid that even the slightest bit of extra light would reveal their location!

10:30……11:00……11:30……

The closer it got to midnight, the faster their hearts beat!

I heard Zhao Yi's team say during the day that midnight is when the children in the orphanage pray.

At that time, all the orphans would go to the church to pray, drawn by the sound of the bells.

Including those who are blessed!

In other words, they will be safe as long as they hold out until midnight!

Only half an hour left.

Just hold on for another half hour!

The prolonged stress caused both of them to experience a decrease in their sanity levels.

They clenched their fists, forgetting to swallow.

His eyes, fixed intently on the monitor, were bloodshot.

The palm of my hand holding the phone was covered in sticky sweat.

It was wiped dry, but it started leaking again very quickly.

11: 40.

Wang Kai put his phone inside his clothes and also tucked his head inside.

Unlock the screen.

He quickly sent a "1" to Xu Xiaocheng in the chat box.

After sending it, he waited five seconds.

Xu Xiaocheng did not reply.

A delay of a few seconds is normal.

Wang Kai dared not wait any longer, so he quickly turned off the screen.

Then he refocused his attention on monitoring.

For some reason, his hand holding the phone... was trembling slightly.

A strange sense of foreboding crept into my heart.

He sensed something was wrong.

But something felt off, and Wang Kai couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Maybe I'm just being too sensitive.

It's normal to have some negative feelings after being under so much mental stress for so long.

Wang Kai, stay calm!

Twenty minutes later!

He cheered himself up in his heart!

11: 45.

Wang Kai took a deep breath and put his phone back into his clothes.

The screen lights up.

Looking at the chat box in front of him, Wang Kai couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart.

Xu Xiaocheng hasn't replied to his message yet!

Was there an accident... or did they just forget?

Wang Kai remained silent for a moment, then sent a 1.

He waited a few seconds.

Xu Xiaocheng's response was like a stone sinking into the sea.

An ominous feeling grew stronger in my heart...

Wang Kai immediately poked his head out of his clothes and carefully looked around.

My heart was pounding in my throat.

fine……

no problem.

Only then did he bury his head back inside his clothes and look at his phone.

Xu Xiaocheng finally replied!

Seeing that the other party had replied to the message, Wang Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief!

It's just different from the previous '1'.

This time, Xu Xiaocheng posted a picture.

It's a bit blurry.

Because it's too dark.

Wang Kai opened the image.

enlarge.

In the pitch-black room, Xu Xiaocheng smiled at the camera.

The smile had an indescribable eeriness about it.

He had one hand in his pocket and the other hand making a "V" sign.

Wang Kai let out a breath, thinking to himself: This brat, he actually has the mood to take pictures at a time like this...

Is it to bolster one's courage?

However... this picture really does look creepy!

Wang Kai turned off his phone screen again.

I carefully looked around.

no problem.

For some reason,

He began to recall the selfie Xu Xiaocheng had taken earlier.

The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off...

What exactly is wrong?

suddenly.

Wang Kai's body jolted violently!

He finally remembered what was wrong with that picture!

In that picture, Xu Xiaocheng has one hand in his pocket and the other making a peace sign...

and so……

Who took his picture?

At this moment, Wang Kai's whole body stiffened, and he was unable to move.

A chill pierced his skin without resistance, penetrating deep into his bones...

A sinister laugh reached my ears:

"Giggle giggle..."

"finally found you!"

PS:

Today's update is a bit late.

Write and delete.

There's nothing we can do; authors can't always be in such a good state.

When I'm not in a good mood, I often write and then delete.

Actually, I'm not really willing to post this kind of content at this time.

Because it's too dark and gloomy.

I'm not going to say anything more, I need to text my brother and ask him to take me to the bathroom...