The Gravekeeper

[The Fame has reached 200,000. The Writer's investment brought in 50,000 points of Tao Yuan's Fame, plus 70,000 from the live stream, and over 50,000 from Flower Language's investment. The rest came from Bai Yang and Moonlit Night, totaling 260,000 points.]

Lin Nieran drew two gold cards: one was SS-Rank Writer, and the other was Weird Card perfectly suited for Hunting on its own. When he drew this card, he knew it couldn't be placed in any of his Instance, or it would definitely cause trouble.

However, letting him earn Points outside would be a very good option.

"He hasn't even retrieved the strange Weird Object he killed, yet he already has so many Points?" Lin Nieran asked with some concern. "What has he been doing? He's so busy; isn't he in some kind of danger?"

[Hmm... Host, I suggest you take a look for yourself.]

Meanwhile, Modian entered a new, Weird Instance.

"Modian, be careful."

Modian, dressed in a dark robe that covered him completely, with white cross patterns on the collar, slowly raised his head. His pale face was painted with thick, strange black tears, and a mad smile still lingered on his face. However, the voice from the bottom of his heart brought him back to his senses briefly from the killing.

"My Master, you don't need to worry about Modian. Modian will perfectly carry out every command you give, and only you, Master, have the right to take Modian's life!"

Lin Nieran's voice carried a hint of helplessness. "I'm just telling you to be careful. If something happens to you while you're out there alone, I won't be able to help you."

Modian looked at the Instance filled with tombs, and in the middle of the Instance was a huge cage. He herded these troubling monsters one by one into the cage and executed them together.

Those who refused to obey were executed on the spot; it was troublesome, but it didn't take much effort.

Each grave here contains a strange creature; the more there are, the more Points.

"Don't worry, Master, Modian will bring you plenty of benefits."

Lin Nieran: "Alright, remember not to bother innocent people. I hate farewells the most. Modian, your life is more important."

"Yes, sir."

The gentle voice in his mind disappeared. Modian turned to look at the huge metal Cross in his hand, still dripping with the blood of the last troublesome guy who had tried to kill him. As he looked at it, he couldn't help but shed tears.

"I'm so sorry, I acted a little too quickly." Hot tears streamed down his cheeks as Modian made the sign of the cross.

"Please don't appear in front of me, I can't help it. You can't guarantee a Gravekeeper can suppress the excitement of seeing so many living things."

"Don't you think so?"

As yet another bizarre creature crawled out of the grave, Modian raised the huge Cross in his hand, laughing maniacally as he smashed it several times, sending eerie screams and blood and flesh flying everywhere.

After being resurrected several times, the strange creature finally breathed its last.

Modian slowly rose, his cold fingers roughly wiping away the obstructive bloodstains. Before the eerie blood had even cooled, a figure suddenly emerged from the mound of earth beside him, screaming and running forward.

Following his Rules, Modian carried the Cross and pursued like a ghost, leaving deep bloody Cross on the ground.

The woman glanced back and saw Puppet, at least two meters tall, dressed in a solemn, heavy black robe. The white cross on its chest resembled that of a devout believer, but its ferocious and terrifying face sent chills down one's spine.

"No, no..."

In her panic, the woman crashed headfirst into a tombstone, her head splitting open and her vision blurring. But the heavy footsteps behind her made her forget all fear when she saw her own picture on the tombstone.

She covered her forehead, turned around, and knelt on the ground, trembling as she gripped the Weird Object in her hand, forcing herself to calm down quickly.

A person with a crying face painted on their face slowly walked towards her. The silver Cross stained with blood was one of the few bright spots in this dimly lit Instance, but at this moment it became the weapon that was about to kill her.

The woman's mind raced, searching for a way to escape. She took several deep breaths to make her voice clearer.

"I... I didn't mean to hurt you. I... I was just scared, that's why I hid there. Spare my life, my life is worth more than my death!"

The woman quickened her pace. "I was pulled into this Instance. I can do nothing here, or I can do whatever you want."

Modian stood before her, letting out a few strange laughs from his throat. He couldn't understand what the woman was saying; his innate Rules only gave him the urge to laugh out loud and kill.

The people and strange beings standing before him are all prey!

He laughed as he raised the silver cross, its sharp edges gleaming with a somewhat blinding silver light. With his movement, a strange drop of blood dripped onto the woman's face, causing her to scream and back away in terror.

"I'm Cui Family Members, I can help you, I can help you!!"

"Modian."

Just as the Cross was about to slip from his grasp, Lin Nieran's voice suddenly cleared Modian's muddled mind.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Modian stood frozen in his position, holding the Cross high, and after repeatedly recalling Lin Nieran's words, he finally understood his Master's meaning.

This woman seems to be within the range of people the Master forbids from being killed.

It's not weird, and killing it doesn't seem to offer any benefit; there are no Points rewards.

They seem to be from the Cui Family? Are they considered innocent?

Oh, in this Instance, he's the Gravekeeper now. What should the Gravekeeper do when someone accidentally intrudes?

Thinking of this, he slowly straightened up and, mimicking Lin Nieran's gentle tone towards the woman, said, "You're a living person who has strayed into this Cemetery. This is a resting place for the dead. Leave as soon as possible."

Although the woman didn't understand why he had actually gone easy on her, it didn't stop her from acting faster than Brain, getting up and limping away.

Gravekeeper Modian, tilted his head, then chuckled and dragged his Cross deeper into the Instance to continue his Hunting.

The woman hid deep within the Instance for a long time until Instance was broken open. She immediately used a speed-enhancing Weird Object and ran all the way to the River Garden District as if she were being chased by something deadly.

"Brother! Brother!" The woman burst through the Cui Family's gate, shouting all the way.

"What happened? Why are you like this?" The Cui Family, who were having dinner at the time, frowned in disapproval as they looked at their daughter's muddy and disheveled appearance. "You went to Instance? When did you go? Weren't we told not to go out during this period?"

The woman shook her head. "I... I saw that Puppet you mentioned last time, in the Cemetery Instance!"

Cui Ange said sternly, "Seventh Sister, don't talk nonsense. No one who has seen that person has ever come back alive. What special ability do you have that would make him let you go?"

Cui Qiyin didn't say much, but simply pulled a silver chain from around her neck and handed it to her parents, who were sitting in the main seats. "I have a photo here. You'll see when you look at it. I really saw him. He didn't kill me!"

"He just cleared the Cemetery Instance as well. I saw that as soon as he entered the Cemetery Instance, he would find an executioner identity that suited the Instance. It seemed to be a Rules. This Puppet is not human; it's something eerie."

"But he can communicate, and I can communicate with him!"