Fire of Extinction.

A beautiful match.

A bottle of delicious drink.

This is what I leave for you.

——

...

After finishing the story, Su Ming'an opened his eyes.

Bairan and Eva were already nowhere in sight, leaving only two pools of blood on the ground, while Lv Shu was still waiting in place, sitting on a chair to rest.

Su Ming'an reached out and put away the Memory Clip.

"Sique possesses such powerful creative abilities, even able to create life. Did he really disappear because the Supreme Lord was jealous of his talent and killed him?" Su Ming'an pondered, "Or maybe his death was just a deception..."

...

[You have obtained the Memory Clip: "Daisies Swaying in the Spring Breeze."]

[Excitement Level: C]

[Thrill Level: C]

[Depth: A-]

[Elements: Warmth, Healing, Time and Space, Long-term Clues]

[Overall Score: 10]

...

After putting away the Memory Clip, Su Ming'an picked up the [Tower] scepter from the ground. It seems that either Bairan or Eva was [Tower], and they dropped the Tower scepter in their hurry.

"Lv Shu, let's go. The current page numbers are not safe. Let's try to roll into a page with no one." Su Ming'an walked towards Lv Shu.

Lv Shu sat quietly on the chair, not responding. In the distance, the book page horizon showed a few strands of golden hue, like a sunset beneath a flaming cloud. His flowing white hair gently moved with the wind, seeming to be dyed in the color of amber cotton candy.

"Let's go." Su Ming'an patted Lv Shu on the shoulder.

So far, he had only encountered two teammates: Lu and Lv Shu. The whereabouts of the remaining thirteen people were unknown, and he hoped they were safe.

And just as Su Ming'an patted Lv Shu's shoulder,

"Gulururu..."

His pupils contracted.

A sound of rolling rounded objects came from beside his ear.

The Lv Shu in front of him remained seated on the chair, motionless, bathed in the golden-red twilight. His head with flowing white hair... slightly tilted, sliding down and rolling to the ground, making a gulururu sound.

"Gulururu..."

The remnants of the half-cut neck bone shone with a forest white light, gleaming like jade, as if it were an artwork seated in the chair.

The piercing twilight entered Su Ming'an's pupils, and he slowly lowered his head, seeing Lv Shu's headless corpse. The neck bone presented a smooth cross-section, the edges sharp and beautiful.

This kind of cut should have been cleanly chopped off with one strike, the head remaining on the neck for a long time until the external force of Su Ming'an's pat caused it to roll off.

"...Lv Shu?" Su Ming'an called out, thinking he was hallucinating.

He went around to the front of Lv Shu, and Lv Shu sat securely in the chair, hands neatly placed on his knees, as if silently waiting even before death. The pure white layered collar on his chest wasn't stained with blood, nor were his clothes wrinkled, indicating that death came too suddenly without any struggle.

A large piece of dazzling light lingered at Lv Shu's fractured neck, floating silently.

It was only then that Su Ming'an noticed some large characters drawn on the ground next to Lv Shu, seemingly intentionally left by the murderer. The strokes were sharp, the characters like a work of art:

...

——[Death of Butterfly]

...

It seems to be a slaughterer full of morbid humor, using blood as ink to evaluate this tale of murder.

No matter how shocked and frenzied the bullet comments were, Su Ming'an's expression didn't change much. He glanced at the system prompt and didn't see any notification of follower death... In fact, from the moment he encountered this Lv Shu, he sensed something was wrong — Lv Shu was too strong.

Although Lv Shu's comprehensive strength was already high, this time it soared to an abnormal extent. Su Ming'an had just noticed that Lv Shu's thoughts and words seemed somewhat extreme, unlike the usual Lv Shu.

A bit like... Lin Guang's temperament.

Or perhaps, like a similar yet different person.

Su Ming'an crouched down, his fingers touching the bloodstains on the ground, feeling the bone fragments and viscous semi-liquid, as if left behind after a human body was crushed. That is to say, Bairan and Eva likely didn't leave this page, but rather... the two pools of blood on the ground were them.

A cruel and powerful slaughterer had passed through this page, killing everyone on it. Only Su Ming'an, who was reading the story, went unnoticed.

Su Ming'an picked up the [Tower] scepter and used the [Tower]'s abilities to observe the situation on adjacent pages.

On page 12, there were several scattered pieces of flesh on the ground, with blood splattered everywhere, indicating that this page had also fallen victim to the culprit. Su Ming'an couldn't even see who the person was; the scene of death was too horrific.

On page 14, two people were crouched in the corner, seemingly yet to encounter the murderer. One was a woman with curly auburn hair, wearing simple long clothes and pants. The other was a girl with black hair, holding a large banana-shaped pillow.

Su Ming'an recognized the latter. This black-haired girl was one of the six people he could choose at the beginning.

"Should we just hide on this page? You said that the contestants on nearby pages were all killed... is that true?" The curly auburn-haired woman asked, trembling in fear.

"Yes, I have a Life Exploration skill, and multiple deaths have occurred nearby," the black-haired girl reassured, her voice soft and calm, "Don't worry. We'll stay hidden on this page for now, and as soon as that rampant murderer comes, we'll immediately roll the dice to escape. You're a [Knight] and have a long range of movement, so as long as you roll a large number, the murderer won't be able to catch you. Just keep running and running, and as long as you're not on the same page as the murderer, you won't die."

Her expression was calm, her voice gentle, giving a strong sense of stability. Her composed demeanor instinctively calmed the curly-haired woman down.

"Do you... do you know who the murderer is? Clearly, you can win without killing, so why would someone commit such slaughter..." the curly-haired woman stammered, clutching the black-haired girl's sleeve tightly.

Being caught in this chess game filled with experts wasn't the curly-haired woman's intention. She was just an ordinary Luo Washa human race, not daring to even kill a chicken. She was chased by zombies here, coming to the hospital's third floor in a panic, never expecting such a blood-soaked and violent competition.

She named herself "Little Sweet," meaning a sweet life, but she never thought she'd experience all this.

The black-haired girl calmly said, "The people of Dragon Emperor shouldn't engage in such massacres, but it's possible that it's a chaotic evil race. It might even be... a god."

Little Sweet was stunned.

Her legs trembled uncontrollably, almost collapsing.

People prayed day and night, strictly adhering to the deity's preferences and rules... all just to receive a glance from the god. Xiao Tian never thought she would witness a deity in her lifetime, something that seemed to exist only in pre-meal prayers and church statues.

A deity could destroy entire cities with just a thought, even a Third-level God at the end of the sequence held earth-shattering strength.

"Calm down, I will help you survive." The black-haired girl steadied her.

But Xiao Tian was utterly overwhelmed, scratching the arms of the black-haired girl, trying to make her let go: "We only met five minutes ago, I don't even know your name, why would you help me? I can't offer you any benefits, I'm just a poor ordinary person. It's over, I'm going to die here, I want to go home... Dad, Mom..."

"—I will help you." The black-haired girl raised her voice: "I said I would help you because I won't stand by and watch someone die from senseless slaughter, let alone an ordinary civilian like you. Please believe in me."

Xiao Tian was stunned.

She looked at the bloody scratch marks on the black-haired girl's arms, and timidly let go.

"My name is Qianqin, and my ID is [Sique I'm Here to Save You]. I am a [Dawn Knight], a disciple of Lord Kritchens, the Dawn Goddess." The black-haired girl wasn't concerned with the bloody scars on her arms, placing a hand over her chest: "Not only you, if I encounter any more innocent people later, I will protect you all. Though my strength is insignificant compared to a deity, I will do my utmost to uphold justice."

"[Dawn Knight]..." Upon hearing this term, Xiao Tian immediately calmed down, trust evident in her eyes.

The Dawn Goddess Kritchens, most organizations dedicated to Her belong to the order and good alignments, among which the [Dawn Knights] are responsible for spreading light between nations, mediating conflicts, with justice, goodness, and humility of a knight's code as their life creed.

"Can I... can I ask you a question?" Xiao Tian asked timidly.

"Go ahead." Qianqin looked at her gently, with no impatience in her eyes, only tolerance.

"Your ID is [Sique I'm Here to Save You], do you know that strongest Creator... I've heard he's disappeared..." Xiao Tian whispered.

Qianqin's eyes flickered, she smiled and said, "Yes. Although I don't know if he's around, I hope he will appear, so I chose this ID."

"Oh..."

"Don't be nervous." Qianqin consoled: "Being too nervous can cause muscle cramps. Let's talk about something else. Xiao Tian, can you tell me about yourself?"

"Um... my name is Lu Xinyi, my husband ran away, and for the sake of our two-year-old child, I joined the Disciple Game, otherwise we couldn't survive..."

Listening to the conversation beside him, Su Ming'an understood. It was indeed a powerful Slaughterer going around killing people, and several tragedies had already occurred.

He picked up the dice.

Xiao Tian and Qianqin could hide on this page to avoid the murderer. But he was completely the opposite—he had to pursue the murderer.

Be it a Chaotic Evil Royal, or a deity. He had to catch up and stop the killings. Many people he cared about were in this gameboard, all at risk of being murdered. He had to act.

"..." He placed the severed head back on Lv Shu's neck, white hair floating with a layer of crimson snow.

Even though he didn't yet understand the nature of this "Lv Shu", if he later grasped the Genesis Spell, maybe he could resurrect "Lv Shu" and clarify the situation.

He had attempted to summon the Fun Demon, but the Fun Demon didn't come, possibly tied up with something else.

With Death Rebound restricted, it was nearly a situation akin to a single-life passage, making him almost a gambler walking on a tightrope.

He raised his hand, throwing the dice high.

Here we go.

... Give me a number closest to that murderer.

"Clatter."

The gold-blue dice fell back into his palm,

…

[Points: 6.]

[Your page range: (Page 13) — (Page 19).]

…

With a flash of white light, Su Ming'an stepped onto Page 19, seeing four figures.

His luck was incredible; having four people gathered on one page was exceptionally rare.

But after glancing at the four people, Su Ming'an quickly understood why they were together.

A blonde man dressed in Red Tower noble attire, a blonde man in a white robe, a blonde youth wearing a pink jellyfish necklace, a blonde boy with a blue rose hat...

No, he missed someone, there was also a white-haired girl sitting in a wheelchair in the corner.

Upon seeing Su Ming'an arrive, they all turned their heads.

"Liujin?" Wei Bai saw Su Ming'an, happily waved: "Are you okay? It looks like you're not hurt, that's great..."

"Don't waste words." Wei Bi interrupted, looking serious: "Liujin, our preliminary estimation requires about six story segments to form a coherent story. I've already gathered two story segments, and I'll give them to you. Quickly reach the board's victory conditions, and we can all exit."

The blonde youth beside him stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at Su Ming'an: "True friend, if you need a story segment, I have one. But you have to say something nice."

"... Su Ming'an, over here." The youngest blonde boy waved, his body below the chest somewhat translucent, like an unformed embryo: "I've set up a trigger with Puppet Threads, once I'm controlled by desire and attack you, the Puppet Threads will bind me, ensuring safety. We can team up safely."

Su Ming'an silently glanced at the four, and headed straight to the white-haired girl.

"Are you okay?" Su Ming'an leaned down, speaking to Xi Li on the wheelchair: "Didn't I tell you to wait outside the hospital? Why did you come in?"

Xi Li looked up: "I can protect myself, so I wanted to come in."

Su Ming'an sighed: "Alright... then from now on, stick with me, don't act with these people, okay?"

Though he felt it was too dangerous for Xi Li, a girl with limited mobility, to join this gameboard, he had already chosen Xi Li out of the six, so he could only bring her along.

For a Perfect Pass, Su Ming'an had immense patience.

Moreover, the main reason he distanced himself from the group was that...

He and Noel's signal didn't match up.

Even though he had bent his finger bone to make sure Noel saw the gesture, Noel didn't respond. Coupled with Lv Shu's recent situation, it made Su Ming'an uncertain about the authenticity of these people.

Xi Li thought it over, seemed to weigh the danger of the four blonde people, and shortly after nodded: "I'll go with you. Not with them."

Su Ming'an smiled and looked at the group of blondes, asking:

"Alright, since everyone is gathered here, what's the situation now?"

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