"Soul-Crying Street": Congratulations, You Judged Correctly
On the wall to the right of the alley, there is a line of small, blood-red writing in the same font as the initial prompt in the Dungeon.
Congratulations, your judgment was correct.
Even the most vibrant rose will eventually wither.
Huh? What does that mean?
Xu Xi looked at the sentence below, somewhat puzzled.
Furthermore, didn't he correctly assess the layer that showed no abnormalities?
Why wasn't the first slogan on that wall back then?
Xu Xi thought about it for a while, but still had no clue, so she decided to stop thinking about it.
Since I'm not dead, let's continue.
Once out of the alley, it was indeed the same street.
The number on the road sign not far away also changed from 1st floor to 2nd floor.
Now Xu Xi was certain that this number was indeed his cycle number.
As he walked into the street, the first thing he did was look up at the Second Floor of Sunny Department Store.
The once bright window was now completely dark, and the two figures embracing had vanished.
After this, Xu Xi felt a little more confident.
It seems that this is what is meant by "abnormality".
Huarong Supermarket, Shaxian Snacks, First-Rate Malatang...
Xu Xi observed carefully, but found nothing unusual until she reached the end.
Okay, no issues, turn left.
He wasn't worried at all about what would happen if he made a wrong judgment.
After all, his ability to Rollback is, to some extent, a kind of cycle.
He was quite curious to see which point in time he would return to if he encountered a cyclical Dungeon and died.
Unaware that there was anything seriously wrong with her thinking Xu Xi walked into the alley on the left.
Congratulations, your judgment was correct.
"Everything is normal"
Seeing the familiar blood-red writing on the wall, Xu Xi stopped in her tracks.
... Why are there slogans this time when there are no abnormalities?
Why isn't it there at floor 0?
Xu Xi thought about it and could only conclude that the 0th floor might be a special case.
Perhaps the 0th floor street is the original state, specifically designed to contrast it with the anomalies that follow.
Unsurprisingly, the number on the road sign jumped to the 3rd floor.
Xu Xi stepped into the street, she could faintly hear some noises.
As he walked forward, the sound gradually became clearer.
Xu Xi looked around but couldn't find the source of the sound.
The sound seemed to come from all directions, echoing continuously in the silent street.
Unable to pinpoint the source of the sound, he could only listen intently, trying to decipher what it was.
Ring ring--
It sounds like the sound of a large number of small metallic objects colliding with each other.
It was crisp and loud.
What is this? Gold? A coin?
Xu Xi couldn't figure out what it was, and seeing that there was nothing else unusual, she walked towards the alley on the right.
Never mind, let's go to the next floor.
Same wall, same location, different slogans.
Congratulations, your judgment was correct.
"They were smooth and shiny from being caressed by countless hands."
... again, words I couldn't understand.
Xu Xi sighed inwardly.
Level 4.
The first thing Xu Xi saw was a man kneeling at the entrance of Huarong Supermarket, kowtowing repeatedly.
The dull thuds made Xu Xi's forehead ache for no apparent reason.
The man seemed tireless and impervious to pain, continuing to slam his head against the ground expressionlessly, even with blood streaming down his forehead.
On the ground in front of the man, there was a piece of paper partially stained with blood, and next to it was a bundle of banknotes also stained with blood.
Xu Xi moment, then carefully moved closer to that side.
Seeing that the man was only focused on kowtowing and completely ignoring him, he finally felt relieved and looked down at the contents of the paper.
Just in case, he did not make contact.
As soon as I looked down, I saw the large characters at the top --
Mortgage loan agreement.
After quickly glancing through the information, Xu Xi finally learned the man's identity.
The other party was the owner of this Huarong Supermarket, who, unable to repay his debts, chose to mortgage the supermarket.
Xu Xi's gaze shifted back to the bundle of banknotes.
He suddenly realized that the style of this bundle of banknotes was completely different from the banknotes given to the player in the second Dungeon.
Are these Dungeon not set in the same universe?
Xu Xi had never thought about this before, but now, seeing the different styles of banknotes, the question popped into her mind.
If he had known, he should have had the Village Chief Zhu call the phone number for the "Anomaly Management Bureau"Dungeon in the inn instance when he called in the last Dungeon.
He still remembered the contact information for the Anomaly Management Bureau.
Tsk, why didn't I think of that?
Xu Xi a slight pang of regret.
However, the feeling of regret quickly passed.
This isn't a very important issue; there will be opportunities to conduct this experiment later.
The more pressing question facing him now is whether or not he should take that bundle of banknotes.
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[Oh no, boss, please don't take it! Taking the banknotes from this layer will ruin your life!]
[Logging through exceptions, what a novel Dungeon!]
[wk I can't even imagine it. If it were me, just the sight of deserted streets at night would scare me half to death.]
[I completely don't understand these Dungeons; they're all so absurd!]
[A figure embracing by the window, a strange noise, a man kowtowing, two inexplicable slogans—what is all this?]
[Trust me, it gets even more absurd later on.]
How do I clear this Dungeon? Am I just supposed to keep searching for anomalies?
[I don't know, no player has ever completed it.]
[This is getting weirder and weirder. He's not blinking, he's constantly kowtowing, and his face is almost covered in blood.]
[Who said not to take paper money? What happens if you do?]
[Yes, a player took the banknotes here and was killed by a suddenly appearing humanoid shadow.]
Only a fool would pick up money lying on the street like that.
That player probably thought it was some kind of Item.
[Oh no! It seems like Boss Xu Xi really wants to pick it up... huh?]
The worried comments in the live chat suddenly stopped.
They saw the young man on the screen squat down to examine the bundle of banknotes carefully, then stand up straight and walk towards the end without looking back.
--
Xu Xi looked at the bundle of banknotes as if they were a monstrous flood; he had just impulsively taken them.
After all, it looks like Item that might be used later.
Just as he picked up the banknotes, a dark figure silently appeared behind him and patted him on the shoulder.
When Xu Xi saw the dark hand on her right shoulder, no joke, her heart stopped, and she was almost shocked to death on the spot.
He may not be afraid of death, but that doesn't mean he's not afraid of being scared!
Then he was stabbed to death by a black creature that was entirely black, had no facial features, and was only human-shaped.
That's right, the creature was also holding a sharp knife.
Having unlocked yet another new way to die Xu Xi returned to the moment when she was about to retrieve the paper money.
He thought there would be some new tricks in the Rollback in this looping Dungeon, but it turns out it's still the same.
Error, turn right, next level.