Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

"Why! Sylvia! Why are you still so calm?!"

Luo roared angrily, twisting the hilt of his sword violently. The blade twisted inside Cheng Cheng's chest, shattering his still-beating heart!

“You’re about to die! Why aren’t you afraid at all! This isn’t how my revenge script is written! You should be afraid, then beg for mercy, then be humiliated by me, and finally I should cut you into a thousand pieces—this isn’t how the revenge script is written! I don’t accept this!”

why?

As he lay on the ground, his life entering its final countdown, Cheng Cheng still managed a smile.

He could only sigh inwardly, but his unfocused gaze gradually sharpened again.

He still has a chance to turn things around; he hasn't lost completely yet!

Because he also has—the cicada of spring and autumn!

…………

nothingness.

dark.

There was no sound, no feeling, only consciousness floating in absolute emptiness.

After an unknown amount of time, familiar white characters appeared before my eyes:

"GAME OVER"

"Five Endings: Assassination"

"Teaming up carries risks; choose your teammates carefully."

Cheng Cheng took a deep breath and, without the slightest hesitation, clicked "Restart." The darkness began to spin and fade.

Just as Cheng Cheng chose to start over—

The third level of the underground city, a roller coaster nightmare.

The crash demon, accompanied by the elbow-striking demon, is soaring happily along the roller coaster track.

Its wings suddenly stopped, and the next moment, it disappeared like a simple line drawing erased by an eraser.

The elbow-striking demon was left alone to fall into the depths of a nightmare.

…………

"This...this is against the rites of Zhou!"

Just as my vision returned, I heard Kong Wenbin sigh.

Cheng Cheng was slightly taken aback. The sudden change made him a little unaccustomed to it. After a moment, he looked around.

Yang Chen, Li Xianyu, Tie Dan, Kong Wenbin, Paul...

Everyone is alive.

Including that drab figure at the edge of the crowd, Loo stood there, his hood pulled low, like a shadow that might disappear at any moment.

Cheng Cheng stared at him for three seconds, then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

But when Kong Wenbin saw that smile, he inexplicably shivered: "What's wrong?"

Cheng Cheng did not answer.

He simply raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly:

"Snapped."

Luo's body stiffened instantly, his legs felt as heavy as lead, and his thoughts slowed to a crawl.

"A puppet demon? Could it be that Sylvia is truly being controlled by a demon...?"

The thought had just crossed his mind, and he was preparing to stab his thigh with the sword to regain his senses, when he saw a white light approaching his throat!

"Pfft."

Blood gushed from Luo's throat, splattering onto Cheng Cheng's face and sliding down his pale cheeks.

"Why……"

"Because I never take revenge on the last page."

Cheng Cheng remained expressionless, but with another forceful twist, Luo Ao's body convulsed, blood bubbles appeared at his mouth, and then he collapsed onto the tracks with a "bang," twitched twice, and then died completely.

Until his death, Loo didn't understand how he had been exposed.

Cheng Cheng sheathed his sword and shook off the blood.

"Experience +700"

The surroundings were deathly silent.

The elf squad immediately went on alert. Yang Chen raised his giant axe, Li Xianyu's staff glowed with an eerie light, and Tie Dan had already pulled out a manhole cover. All the weapons were aimed at Cheng Cheng, fearing that this seemingly delicate noble lady might suddenly go mad and strike them with her sword as well.

Kong Wenbin looked at the corpse on the ground. The smile vanished from his gentle face, replaced by a cautious distance.

"Why...why did you kill him?!"

Paul quickly activated his Sanctuary to protect Cheng Cheng, but his voice carried a clear hint of confusion:

"Young Miss, what exactly is going on?"

Sylvia's voice echoed in his mind, tinged with caution:

"Mr. Mambo...why did you kill him?"

"Why should I, Cheng Beixuan, need to explain my actions in this life... Never mind, let me explain anyway."

Cheng Cheng sighed as he looked at the crumbling intimacy level, then turned to Paul: "Do you have the Obsidian Bishop's contact information?"

Paul paused for a moment, then took out his phone from his pocket, dialed a number, and handed the phone to Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng took it and held it to his ear. It rang twice before the call connected.

"Hey?"

A deep, middle-aged male voice, tinged with weariness.

“Obsidian Bishop,” Cheng Cheng said, “is me, Sylvia de Claire.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

"Little Sylvia?" The voice held a clear surprise. "What do you want with me?"

"I have something to tell you." Cheng Cheng looked down at Luo Ao's body on the ground. "Luo Ao is dead."

"……what?"

"He's been stalking me for days, didn't you know?" Cheng Cheng recalled Lo'ao's self-destruction in the previous save file. "He tried to kill me, but I killed him instead—Your Excellency, members of the Holy See's Court have brazenly attacked the family of the Kingdom's Supreme Judge. Do you want to start a war?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, the Obsidian Bishop's voice rang out, much lower than before:

“…Miss Sylvia. I’m sorry to have frightened you.” The Obsidian Bishop spoke, his voice weary. “Loo…he has secretly colluded with the Primordial God’s sect and has already betrayed the church. However, the church has not made this public, but has only made a secret arrest.”

“I never expected this traitor to be so audacious as to attack you… I will definitely report this to the Pope and ensure Miss Sylvia receives satisfactory compensation. I hope this matter will not affect the friendship between the Church and the Claire family.”

After listening, Cheng Cheng gave a faint "hmm," then hung up the phone and returned it to Paul.

Paul took the phone and was completely stunned.

What do you mean by "Loo has secretly colluded with the Primordial God's faction and has already betrayed the faith"? Isn't it our Claire family that colluded with the Primordial God's faction?

The church not only didn't investigate, but also said it was Lo's fault?

It's so black, it's fucking black.

Sylvia fell silent in her mind as well.

She originally wanted to ask Mr. Mambo how he knew Loo wanted to kill her, but after hearing the bishop's words, she understood: Mr. Mambo was, after all, a god of Teyvat, and he seemed to know everything.

Knowing that the assassin had betrayed the cult and that following him must mean him ill, Mr. Mambo killed him beforehand.

Mr. Mambo is amazing!

"Favorability +3"

The elf squad looked around, realizing they were caught in the political struggle between the kingdom's nobles and the church, and Kong Wenbin, frightened, repeatedly bowed.

"It seems this is a matter between your kingdom's nobles and the church. We outsiders will not get involved... Let's part ways here."

Yang Chen nodded immediately, Li Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief, and Tie Dan had already put the manhole cover back into his bag.

Cheng Cheng looked at them without saying a word.

Kong Wenbin waited two seconds, and seeing that he did not object, he bowed slightly:

"Until we meet again."

He turned around and gestured to his teammates.

The four people walked forward along the underground parking garage without looking back, and soon disappeared into the dim light.

Cheng Cheng stood there, watching their figures disappear.

Paul walked over and asked in a low voice, "Miss, shall we continue exploring the dungeon?"

"No, let's go back, I'm tired."

Paul was silent for two seconds, then nodded and stepped aside. In his mind, Sylvia's voice echoed softly:

"Mr. Mambo... are you leaving again?"

"……Um."

"So soon?" Sylvia's voice betrayed her disappointment. "When will you come again?"

Cheng Cheng thought for a moment.

The appointed time to meet Mu Yuan had arrived, and he needed to return to reality to find out what was going on between the demons in the real world and the Primal God Cult.

I'm afraid I won't have time to log in anytime soon.

"I can't say for sure," he said. "Keep training hard, I'll check on you next time you come."

“…Hmm.” Sylvia’s mood was clearly disappointed.

Cheng Cheng opened the system panel.