Muted for Ten Minutes

He opened his mouth to accuse Ji Fengbai, but no sound came out no matter how he opened and closed his mouth. Realizing what had happened, he pointed to his mouth in shock.

Tang Pin, who was standing next to him, glanced at the words pasted on his body.

[Muted for 10 Minutes]

Tang Pin smiled and said, "Mr. Bai Yang, you've been muted. But it's alright, you'll be back to normal in ten minutes."

Bai Yang:...

Ji Fengbai! I'm going to tell my Master, I'm going to tell the True Form!! Ahhh!

With his ears finally at peace, Ji Fengbai ignored Bai Yang and the pile of Puppet's impotent rage and continued writing.

[I can't completely control this strange Rules, but it hasn't fully revived yet. I can only help you remove it, and I can't guarantee what the side effects will be afterward.]

Qin Rang overwhelmed with emotion. "Thank you!"

Tao Yuan and the others breathed a heavy sigh of relief; they were glad they had managed to pick them.

"Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Writer, and thank you Bai Yang as well," Tao Yuan said sincerely.

Mi Chuchu gave Bai Yang, who couldn't speak, a thumbs up. "I must treat you to a few more good meals this time! I'll have Sheng Qingqiao treat you!"

Bai Yang turned his head away unhappily. Who cares?

The Writer showed little emotion in the face of their gratitude, maintaining only a polite smile.

It's nothing, just a small favor.

[But remember, if things get out of control again, this mask won't be easy to take off.]

Wang Ding hurriedly said, "I'll keep this mask safe from now on and won't give it to him again."

Ji Fengbai shook his head: [It's not that simple. You've all experienced the benefits of Dream Attempts, and you've all died, haven't you?]

"You know that too?" the Bai Ao asked in surprise.

In contrast, the six members of the Calamity Crossing Squad remained quite calm.

Even if the Writer said he could simply blow up the Instance and let them clear it instantly, their reaction would still be:

Oh, I see.

Wow, that's amazing.

Looking at their indifferent expressions, Ji Fengbai thought of what Lin Nieran said.

He said before launching this Instance that Fame would only become harder to gain, because once people recognized their strength, it would be even harder for them to leave a lasting impression.

All I can tell you is this: don't assume that death here can be undone; respect death.

The last page was erased by energy. Ji Fengbai handed the two newly written pages to Mi Chuchu, who was closest to him, and then turned and left.

"Ji Fengbai!" Tao Yuan stepped forward and stood beside him. "What should we do if we still want to find you?"

Ji Fengbai pulled the blanket tighter around himself, his eyelashes drooping: [If I want to appear, I will.]

Tao Yuan knew this was a rejection, so she didn't press further and simply nodded, saying, "We understand, thank you."

The Writer nodded, Little Rabbit pushed him away into the darkness.

After he left, Mi Chuchu opened the book the Writer had given her. The first page contained only one word: [Fall].

"How do I use this?" Mi Chuchu asked Bai Yang.

Bai Yang pointed at Qin Rang's face, Tao Yuan took the pages of the book and tried to stick them on Qin Rang's Evil Ghost Mask.

The moment the book touched the eerie blue flames surrounding the Evil Ghost Mask, a sizzling sound came from the junction of the pages and the mask.

Like oil falling into a boiling pot of oil, the two energies are mutually neutralizing each other.

Qin Rang suddenly clenched his fists, veins bulging on his arms and forehead, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

His body felt as if all the bones had been removed, and he knelt heavily on the ground, his face feeling as if countless red-hot needles were drilling into his eyes, nose, skin, blood vessels, and nerves inch by inch.

But the restless, uncontrollable impulse in my heart gradually subsided amidst the pain.

"Clatter."

The moment the paper lost its power, the mask also successfully fell off and crashed to the ground, the hideous Evil Ghost Mask returned to its deathly stillness, and the eerie blue flames in Qin Rang's pupils gradually dissipated.

"Call--"

His energy was completely depleted, and the rambling in his mind finally dissipated.

Qin Rang's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. His vision blurred, and large areas of muscle texture were exposed where the Evil Ghost Mask had devoured his cheeks.

Blood dripped down his chin, soon forming a small puddle on the ground.

"I'll come--"

Tang Pin was about to step forward when Tao Yuan raised her hand to stop her. "Your flute playing is too loud, let me do it."

Taking out the Bubble Machine, Tao Yuan fed a Ruby from her body into the opening, and countless bubbles flew out, healing everyone's wounds.

Most of Tao Yuan's energy was drained away at once, while Qin Rang's facial injuries were rapidly healing.

Although the Writer can remove the mask, he cannot repair the skin that has been corroded by it.

Qin Rang's face was left with only his chin area remaining uncorrupted; the upper half of his face had turned into a mass of red muscle tissue.

"Bear with it, it'll be over soon," Tao Yuan comforted her softly.

Qin Rang nodded, enduring the excruciating pain on his face, and smiled reassuringly to his worried teammates, "It's alright, the pain has made me much more clear-headed, much better than being controlled."

"This time, thankfully Ji Fengbai was there, even though we've incurred debts again," she said.

While Qin Rang was receiving treatment, Wang Ding picked up the Eldest Miss's Doll, glanced at the time, and said, "This Doll will be free in about ten seconds."

Upon hearing this, Mi Chuchu quickly handed Bai Yang the second sheet of paper the Writer had given her. "Bai Yang, how do we activate this?"

Bai Yang was still trying to remove the pages of the book that were stuck to his body when he heard this. He took the pages unhappily, glanced at the words on them, and tore the pages off.

Instantly, a transparent energy barrier enveloped their location in a circular shape, covering half of the hall.

The few strange creatures that should have been bound within their barrier were pushed to the very edge by this energy barrier before stopping. They got up from the ground in a daze, staring blankly in the direction they were in.

At the same time, new words appeared on the torn paper in Bai Yang's hand.

Temporary Safe House Rules:

1. Within this Safe House, the Ancient Castle Weird and cannot be seen or approached; it only exists at night.

2. Only eight people can enter this Safe House at a time; if more than eight people enter, the Safe House will become ineffective.

3. This Safe House is affected by the NPCs in the Ancient Castle; the Safe House will be disabled when the NPCs appear.

"The Rules of this Ji Fengbai are terrifying." Tang Pin couldn't help but exclaim when she saw these three Rules. At that moment, she understood why the Authorities were so eager to establish a cooperative relationship with the organization.

With such formidable capabilities, even if cooperation doesn't materialize, simply maintaining good relations and avoiding becoming enemies is a win-win situation.

Otherwise, the ability to modify and create Rules in this way can save people, but it can also harm them.

Rules can often be vastly different with just a single word; if someone were to make a slight modification to a Rules, those who die because of Rules...

Not daring to think any further, Tang Pin quickly banished the thoughts from her mind.

At this moment, Bai Yang had already handed the Rules to the others and thrown out the Doll that was about to be revived.

A few seconds later, the Doll turned back into its eerie state, covered in mud.

This strange creature only circled around them once before slowly going upstairs.

Only after watching it leave did everyone truly breathe a sigh of relief and sit down to rest.