After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

……zipper?!

No. Gu Xiaomei's heart stopped beating for a moment. No, no, no!

Gu Xiaomei, are you crazy? Can't you see?

Why is there a zipper on the parachute?! How is that possible?!

The realization pounded at her heart like a death knell. In a flash, Gu Xiaomei moved with astonishing speed. She desperately crouched down, and a sharp tear shattered the calm and the carefree mask of happiness—no one had time to stop her.

Gu Xiaomei unzipped the zipper completely!

The bulging contents of the backpack suddenly popped out. They were crumpled towels, curtains, and sheets.

It's not a parachute.

Gu Xiaomei clenched her fingers, a surge of anger mixed with fear welling up inside her.

—You're lying to me. You've actually lied to me!

"Stop! Stop!" The furious female voice halted the monster beneath her. In that instant, Gu Xiaomei understood the reason for the unease pounding in her heart. She demanded sharply, "Why aren't you leaving? Why?!"

The children were still looking up at her, their forced smiles from when they said goodbye still frozen on their faces.

Answer me!

Ah, she still found out.

How embarrassing.

So even that final smile became distorted and out of shape.

Zhuge Jiajia looked up at Gu Xiaomei. She was so close to the door that she was completely illuminated by the strong light, as if she was born to stand in the sunlight.

The little girl's eyes finally betrayed her sadness and regret, and she spoke softly, "...I'm sorry."

"Your world rejects our lovers. They are already strange. We must stay with them."

The girl, missing half her face, took a deep breath, telling herself to calm down and not let this farewell become a lifelong shadow of guilt for the person in front of her. So, with all her might, she raised her voice, her tender voice as gentle as the last ripple slowly dissipating in the heart of a river, "Then let's part here, Xiaomei, live well."

The gentle tone abruptly turned into a resolute shout, "Liu Anbang, send her away!"

The tall, swollen body grabbed Gu Xiaomei's waist without hesitation and lifted her up, carrying the struggling girl straight into the portal.

...did you...?

"You damn little brats, don't even think about it!"

A furious shout.

A fierce gust of wind.

A very heavy thud!

The tall, muscular, swollen body collapsed to the ground with a thud!

The girl fell from mid-air, landing heavily on the back of the enormous, collapsed monster. She was far from the portal of light that had once been within her reach, yet she was still enveloped in its dazzling white light.

Gu Xiaomei was furious, her hair disheveled, her chest heaving, and her eyes burning with rage, bright and dazzling.

They stared in disbelief at all the children and the swollen bodies.

Only then did they realize what had just happened. In that split second, the unsuspecting Liu Anbang was struck on the head by Gu Xiaomei's whip kick.

This cleanly and decisively ended all their refusals.

Yes, yes, Gu Xiaomei is not Jiang Hui. She can never do what Jiang Hui did, and kill her enemies with her own hands.

However, she also possesses formidable skills. When she was among the strange and monstrous, rescuing children one by one, Gu Xiaomei never hesitated to take action.

So how dare you assume that I would just blindly follow your arrangements?

"Send me away?" Gu Xiaomei repeated Zhuge Jiajia's words with a cold laugh, and jumped off Liu Anbang.

"Did I say I was leaving?" He kicked away the swollen body blocking his way.

"How dare you lie to me? Just let me leave without knowing anything?!" Gu Xiaomei's shoes stepped on the sheets and towels scattered all over the floor.

She trembled with anger as she questioned the person before her. None of the children dared to meet her gaze. Gu Xiaomei spoke slowly and deliberately, taking a step away from the portal with each pause.

"I hate it most when people lie to me!"

Even Gu Xiaoying on the rooftop couldn't help but hug his arms and shiver.

"...There's really no other way."

Nanjiang finally murmured, his voice filled with utter exhaustion and regret, "Xiaomei, forgive us."

Gu Xiaomei fell silent.

Did she have a solution? The harsh reality suppressed her anger and tormented her; she was simply unwilling to accept it.

But alas, she had already witnessed too many miracles that day.

Could there be one more? She thought almost naively, a tiny glimmer of hope igniting in her heart, which then grew into a raging fire.

Gu Xiaomei spoke softly, her voice trembling slightly, as she called out the name that always brought miracles:

"Tang Li"

Call her Miss Miracle's name.

"I'm here."

She immediately heard Miss Miracle's almost gentle reply in her ear. She couldn't hear the children's voices through the earphones, so she couldn't tell what was happening, but she could hear Gu Xiaomei's trembling and sobs.

"Do you know... a way to take the anomaly with you after the instance crashes?"

Tang Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Her voice carried a hint of amusement: "I know a little."

Gu Xiaomei opened her eyes wide in disbelief, her heart pounding so fast it almost brought tears to her eyes.

Tang Li's voice still echoed in her ears, "I was lucky enough to have done some research before."

Just a few hours ago.

The eerie live-streaming system's robotic assistant was still tirelessly reminding her in the background:

【You can choose to record a thank-you video, send a thank-you gift, or fulfill a small wish of your viewers to express your gratitude for their generous donations!】

At that moment, Tang Li made a peace sign with a blank expression and took a selfie.

Then select the top ten on the donation list and send them to the group via private message.

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