"Soul-Crying Street" Instance Cleared
Xu Xi roughly understood why the other person had reacted with such fury, as if their house had been robbed, after he had only taken a few sips of milk tea.
Judging from this slogan, this milk tea is probably related to "her".
Could the milk tea even symbolize "her" redemption of that boy?
He secretly drank someone else's "redemption," no wonder they wanted to beat him up.
But who is this "she" referring to?
There have been quite a few female characters appearing in the Dungeon so far.
The woman in the dress who hanged herself, the girl in the nightgown who committed suicide by cutting her wrists, the woman in the cheongsam who went to jail, the ex-girlfriend whose voice was heard but whose face was never seen, and the boy's mother whom he met only once.
First, we can rule out the boy's mother, as she doesn't quite fit the slogan's content.
The only remaining connections to the man in the third story are the girl in the nightgown and his ex-girlfriend.
Both of these cats were abused to death by their owners.
I just don't know which one of them it is.
Yes, he has confirmed that the boy was the one who tortured the man in the third story to death.
8th floor.
At the entrance of the same alley.
This time, the person lying inside was different.
Several men, their faces obscured, lay sprawled on the ground, all with their tendons severed and stab wounds inflicted multiple times. The blood beneath them stained the ground crimson.
This is clearly a murder scene.
Unsurprisingly, these people are likely the ones who get paid to do things for others.
It seems they were killed by the boy.
Level 9, no abnormalities, pass.
10th floor.
Xu Xi was still wondering what exactly made the "evil grinder" mentioned in the slogan so evil.
After all, so far this story only shows the boy being bullied unilaterally.
Up to this floor.
It's the same alleyway entrance.
The people inside changed again.
The boy in the lead, with a violent expression, had a gloomy, cowering boy under his feet.
Behind him was a group of boys in school uniforms, holding sticks, knives, bricks, and other weapons they had found somewhere. They laughed and made faces at the boy who was forced to lie on the ground.
Xu Xi recognized him at a glance; the one being bullied by the crowd was the son of the woman in the cheongsam from the second story.
Now he knew where the other person's injuries came from.
They're all strung together.
Congratulations, your judgment was correct.
"The dragon slayer becomes the dragon."
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[I had been wondering earlier if it was school bullying, and I was right.]
[So this is what evil means.]
[There's still not enough homework, everyone's so idle (in the teacher's tone)]
[Having been bullied myself, does that mean I want to bully others too?]
Which is worse, animal abuse or school violence?
What's the point of comparing them? They're both building their own happiness on the suffering of others.
I was bullied in high school, and I'm not exaggerating. My only thought at the time was to drag them down with me.
[Holy crap, bro, don't do anything stupid! They're a bunch of scum, not worth it!]
Don't worry, I'm already working; I'm a lawyer now.
[What a fitting slogan, yet it ultimately turned out to be the very thing I hated.]
[However, there is one thing that is commendable: at least they took down those who bullied them.]
[We support courageous resistance and fighting back, but we do not support victims of bullying becoming new bullies.]
--
Xu Xi paused for a moment, then continued to the next floor.
He was more interested in knowing what would become of the boy.
Level 11, no abnormalities, pass.
12th floor.
Familiar streets, familiar road center.
A man's corpse was placed where the black cat had been run over.
The axle marks on the body were clearly visible, suggesting that it had been run over by wheels multiple times.
With such a targeted method of revenge, Xu Xi basically knew who "she" was.
Level 13, no abnormalities, pass.
14th floor.
"..." Xu Xi stared at the streets submerged in murky water, the familiar scene leaving him speechless.
The boy stood by the roadside, soaking wet, head down, his expression unreadable.
Xu Xi saw the newspaper in his hand, which was already wet, as she passed by.
It was that newspaper that recorded the fate of the woman in the cheongsam and her son.
In addition, Xu Xi also noticed the red string tied on the other person's wrist, and the small bells on the string looked very familiar.
After Xu Xi entered the alley, the boy stood still, gradually swallowed up by the rising muddy water.
Congratulations, you were right.
"Twisted evil deeds bring momentary satisfaction, but ultimately, when the heartstrings are touched, the inner defenses collapse."
15th floor.
On the fourth photo.
The family of three on the right are smiling broadly and posing for the camera.
The boy on the left stood alone to one side, expressionless.
[Tsk, he's got the guts to kill those thugs who blocked his way, but he'd rather continue bullying other innocent people than retaliate against the real mastermind.]
[The mastermind behind it all?]
[Those thugs got paid to do it, but what about the person who paid them?]
[... Oh, right]
Ultimately, it's a case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong; they deserve pity, but not sympathy.
[Dude, you're really holding a grudge!]
No, it's more like feeling disappointed and frustrated that they haven't lived up to their potential.
[He might bully the weak, but he might not be afraid of the strong; it's also possible he's trying not to upset his mother.]
[Who cares if she's sad or not? One son died, but she still has one left. Two are too many, one is just right.]
[That's just your opinion. Being moved by the newspaper article clearly shows that you still have expectations for his mother.]
That's why I'm so disappointed in them.
[Wait a minute, weren't you all just criticizing this guy? Why are you suddenly making a encrypted call?]
Did the boy eventually jump into the river?
[I think so]
Xu Xi thought that she could pass the level once she walked out of the alley, but to her surprise, at the end of the alley, lines of blood-red characters appeared one by one.
Four stories, four intertwined lives
Their tragedy is irreversible, but there is still hope for your future.
?
What hope does he have for the future? Countless Dungeons and stone steps?
Xu Xi finished complaining, the four photos in her hand suddenly burst into flames.
At the same time, new handwriting appeared.
The four photos have been broken into four fragments and scattered in various corners.
"Now, please collect them all and escape from here."
After the writing disappeared, the alley in front of me suddenly turned into a complex maze.
Xu Xi was stunned.
The development of this Dungeon always surprised him.
Xu Xi, who had just discovered a fragment in a corner of the maze only to be spotted and chased by a suddenly appearing shadowy figure, finally understood what made this maze so difficult, besides its winding path.
But it's not a big problem.
--
[Watch out, boss! There's something ahead... uh?]
[Hey bro, there's a piece of broken glass on the wall to your left... wait, what?]
[Behind us! A dark figure appeared... Huh?]
The viewers in the live chat have a god-like perspective, allowing them to easily see the entire maze.
Although they all knew that even if they reminded the young man on the screen, he wouldn't be able to see or hear them, they still couldn't help but send the reminders.
As it turned out, the other party seemed to have a god-like perspective, always managing to avoid the patrolling shadows perfectly and accurately locate the hiding places of all the fragments.
It flowed smoothly and was completed in one go.
[Has the trench been dug?]
[What's the big deal? I've heard that some people can understand the structure of a maze by observing the three-dimensional shape of a building or analyzing some kind of internal pattern... Okay, I can't make this up anymore.]
[Yes, there is, you need to be good at spatial reasoning, but... is there anything that Master Xu Xi can't do???]
[I'm sorry, I'm really ignorant.]
[Good news: Xu Xi is about to clear the game again. Bad news: Human evolution really didn't include me.]
[What should I do? I have a blind confidence in Xu Xi right now. Whenever I see him, I have the illusion that this Dungeon is in the bag.]
[Not an illusion]
--
After Xu Xi collected all the fragments, the four orbs of light intertwined and gradually formed a huge door.
Familiar handwriting slowly emerged from the door.
Congratulations on successfully completing the level!