Buddhist player

The night wind was slightly noisy, bringing a moment of coolness.

He didn't stay in the park for long. After quickly wiping his face, Bai Chen followed his memory and found his second-hand electric scooter by the roadside.

The world certainly has its problems, but the problems he faces right now seem even greater.

Although he didn't feel anything unusual at first, as time went on, he could clearly feel that his shoulders seemed to have become heavier, and his heart was beating faster and faster involuntarily.

—But the difference is, he is very clear-headed now.

"The source of the anomaly is that live stream room. The reason the streamer hasn't shown their face isn't because they don't want to, but because they only have one hand... There are two possibilities: one is that they've been corrupted by this abnormal force. In this case, simply destroying the source of the corruption, which is the package they received, will solve the problem..."

While quickly thinking in his mind, Bai Chen went to the electric scooter and took out the package he had picked up at the courier station earlier.

Since it was just a hand-drawn picture, the package wasn't very big, and there was no intention to unfold it to look at it. After weighing it in his hand, Bai Chen simply lit it with a lighter on the roadside.

In the best-case scenario, I'm just being haunted by the resentment of that severed hand, and I'm just a victim. As long as the source of infection is burned in time, even if it can't completely solve the problem, it can at least alleviate my predicament.

And the worst-case scenario...

Looking at the severed hand still resting motionless on his shoulder in the electric scooter's rearview mirror, Bai Chen rolled his eyes.

It seems that even if he were to live again, his luck would still be terrible... He was directly entangled with the person in question.

"It's not that easy to solve after all... Oh well, I hate troublesome things."

Sighing, feeling his heart pounding like a drum, Bai Chen first grabbed the bottled water from the car and poured it all over his head. Then he simply lay down on the grass by the roadside and relaxed his body as much as possible.

After doing all that, he took his phone out of his pocket.

Although the live stream time for the severed hand on his shoulder is not very fixed, it is mostly concentrated in the late night after 11 pm. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the other party's live stream time now.

However, he is never short of surprises.

"The worst guess came true, it wasn't broadcasting... so I guess I'm just an unlucky guy in this world too."

While mentally complaining, Bai Chen opened the homepage and looked through the information and personal space of the severed hand on his shoulder.

There were quite a few clips of the other party's live stream, but unfortunately none of them yielded any useful clues. He was hoping to find the figures of those lucky few in the comments section to see if anyone had managed to learn from his experience, but judging from the results, it seemed that none of them escaped unscathed.

The only good news was that his previous actions seemed to have actually worked a little; his heartbeat finally stabilized after reaching a certain threshold.

Although the crisis has not been completely resolved, at least for the time being, he no longer needs to worry about suddenly dying.

"...A simple frantic heartbeat isn't enough to cause death, so an additional buff of mental confusion is needed... Judging from this, the strange tale of the severed hand that's clinging to me seems rather weak?"

Thinking of this, Bai Chen raised an eyebrow.

The method of killing is simple, the process is long, and the efficiency is low. It can only kill one person at a time. Not to mention compared to a famous curse like Ju-on, it is more efficient than some deranged serial killers.

If you can relax as much as possible and control your heart rate, it doesn't seem like this thing can easily kill you.

Should we call the police?

Bai Chen turned off his phone and pondered for a moment.

Strange things happen all the time in this new world, but society is still able to maintain basic stability. Obviously, there must be a force in the shadows maintaining order... such as the authorities.

If you call the police, your problem will most likely be resolved, but you might also get involved in some troublesome things...

As Bai Chen pondered, an inexplicable drowsiness silently enveloped his thoughts. As his heartbeat gradually calmed down, the surroundings became quiet, so quiet that he wanted to close his eyes and have a good sleep.

Bai Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

In that instant, as if realizing something, the drowsiness suddenly intensified, and an extreme weariness surged forth from nowhere, crashing down on him like a tsunami.

Under the influence of this drowsiness, Bai Chen found it extremely difficult to even open his eyes.

His reaction to this situation was remarkably decisive.

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Chen took out the small knife he always carried from his pocket and slashed his arm.

The sharp pain shattered his drowsiness, instantly clearing his somewhat muddled mind.

"...Was it just sleepiness?"

Bai Chen sat up from the grass, looking at the glaring wound on his arm, and raised an eyebrow.

He figured out another thing about the killing pattern of the severed hand on his shoulder.

The ghost story is called "Mirror Severed Hand." Its hunting method is a live broadcast at midnight. It selects lucky victims through random selection and then delivers them to the victim via express delivery to achieve possession. It can create a violent heartbeat and extreme drowsiness in the target and take the prey's life in their sleep... The rules of this thing are quite easy to figure out.

Just as Bai Chen finished roughly analyzing the severed hand on his shoulder, he felt as if he had touched something. Then, in the blink of an eye, he suddenly felt a lightness on his shoulder, and the next second, a white card silently appeared in front of him.

The card was made of some unknown material, emitting a faint white fluorescent light. The card face featured a severed hand with nail polish on one fingernail, against an ivory-white background.

Logically speaking, a severed hand should make people feel uncomfortable, but this card looks more like a work of art.

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[Card Name: Mirror Severed Hand]

[Category: Concept]

[Grade: White]

【Effect ①: Heart of Fear】

[Description: Allows you to specify a target whose heart rate increases drastically, reaching their physiological limits, inducing panic, exhaustion, or cardiac arrest.]

【Effect 2: Touch of Sleep】

[Description: Induces a designated target into an irresistible deep sleep through contact.]

【Effect 3: ? ? ? (Unlocked)】

[Description: When a painting is burdened with too many expectations, the things depicted in it yearn to come into this world.]

[Note: An existence born from obsession.]

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