Excessive ferocity due to caution

Do you think what he said is credible?

Li Sheng, on the ground, was gradually losing vital signs; his body temperature was getting colder and colder, and his face was gradually turning pale.

The blood flowing from his severed arm had already congealed.

Yang Linlin stood beside the giant jar, feeling uneasy.

Li Sheng is clearly a bad guy, but his story makes him seem so real that Yang Linlin forgets he's an NPC in a dungeon.

Zhao Yi's attention remained focused on the cluster of nerve endings inside the jar.

"From a psychologist's perspective, I think he's telling the truth."

"But this is clearly not the way out that the system has left for us."

"There must be an easier way to break the curse. Otherwise, if we insist on following Li Sheng's approach, even if new players in the dungeon learn the method, ninety-nine out of ten will die on this path!"

Yang Linlin remained silent upon hearing this.

Descending into the Ghostly Mist is truly a deadly move!

This method of continuously lowering the player's morale is far more terrifying than any horrifying omen that might appear within!

"Should we look for another way to break the curse?"

Zhao Yi carefully considered what had happened and said:

"No need, taking a shortcut is a good thing for all of us."

"Shortcuts mean a lower chance of accidents."

He stared at the secret passage that Li Sheng had entered through, eager to try it out.

Ordinary players cannot stay in the fog for too long.

But Zhao Yi didn't care.

Firstly, his SAN value will not decrease due to the mysterious power within the fog.

Secondly, as a psychologist who has treated thousands of mental illnesses, Zhao Yin is able to perfectly control his own emotions.

"I'll set off now."

Yang Linlin didn't follow Zhao Yi. She knew she couldn't maintain a stable mental state like Zhao Yi. Although she was very envious of the side quest rewards, as a qualified freeloader, she knew very well when she could freeload and when she couldn't.

Following Zhao Yi now will not only bring trouble to Zhao Yi, but it's also courting death.

She didn't want to end up like Zhentao, with her mental state dropping to zero and becoming a ghost in the dungeon!

Getting an S rating in a hidden mission is already a huge win!

Now, all she has to do is stay in this experimental pod and wait for Zhao Yi to complete the side quest, and she can clear the game!

After circling around through the secret passage for a long time, Zhao Yi finally saw a glimmer of starlight ahead.

The deeper Zhao Yi ventured into the thick fog, the more ferocious and terrifying the ghosts he encountered became. A corpse infant, with just one cry, caused Zhao Yi to bleed from all seven orifices and nearly die! A pure black deer, after just one glance at Zhao Yi, had one of its legs begin to rot! A paper figure with a brightly colored face, just by breathing on Zhao Yi, caused ghostly flames to erupt on Zhao Yi's body, burning him beyond recognition!

Zhao Yi remained completely calm throughout, showing no signs of distress whatsoever!

The viewers in the live stream were so nervous they dared not breathe, fearing that Zhao Yi might accidentally die!

Finally, the fog ahead began to slowly dissipate.

He dragged his badly wounded body to an open space where two corpses were twisted into pretzel shapes.

Zhao Yi stopped and examined them. Judging from their clothing, one of them should be a woman and the other a man.

He guessed that the two people might be Zhang Ya and Pang Xiao.

But their identities are no longer important.

Zhao Yi squatted down, pulled a long worm from one of his rotting legs, and then took out his scalpel and poked the worm's belly.

Soon, many small black vines grew on its body and tightly wrapped around it!

This is a passive ability derived from the evil god meme – Gluttony.

Soon, the worm died, and the vines on its body bloomed with beautiful flowers before gradually withering away.

Without the worm, Zhao Yi's leg stopped rotting, and he staggered to a fist-sized box on the ground.

This box is quite exquisite.

Once opened, it will slowly rotate and rise inside, transforming into a small ancient tower.

The tower emitted a symphony of music, as beautiful and elegant as the stars, noble and dignified, captivating all who heard it.

Amidst the music, Zhao Yi's gaze only momentarily wavered before returning to normal.

He grabbed the box and slammed the lid shut.

The magic patterns on the box emitted black mist, which slowly gathered in the sky and gradually formed a giant, ferocious demon mask. A pair of demonic eyes burning with black flames coldly watched everything at Ishiyama High School. Then it suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled, sucking all the ghostly mist and the ominous atmosphere inside into its mouth and disappearing.

[Congratulations to player Zhao Yi for completing the side quest – Breaking the Curse of Ishiyama High School.]

Rewards will be awarded after the main quest is completed.

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Congratulations to player Zhao Yi for obtaining the hidden item – Pandora's Box!

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