Every Person's Persona Elements

"I knew it..."

Slightly rubbing his forehead, Bai Zhi sat up in bed and turned off the alarm clock beside him.

Time returned to the moment he woke up in the morning, the same time he arrived at this Dungeon. Even his messy, tangled hair, which he had painstakingly combed, returned to its original state.

"The Digital Serial Number on the back of my neck is still 10, there's no change. So, the Unique person whose number has changed must be..."

While pondering these thoughts, Bai Zhi picked up the comb in front of the mirror and walked into the living room while combing his hair.

This time, he was still the last one to arrive.

"The Digital Serial Number on the back of my neck has turned into a ⑨, what about yours?"

Upon seeing Bai Zhi emerge from his room, Young Feather, whose hair was also disheveled, stood up from his chair and began to speak, sounding quite annoyed.

"And why is this happening?"

"It's simple, because you broke the rules."

Before Bai Zhi could reply, Ink-Stained Crystal spoke up in a cold voice.

"Because of your mistake, all my homework was for nothing."

Young Feather: "..."

So, this is what you're focusing on?

"Rules... where are the rules explained?"

Young Feather looked somewhat helpless.

"I saw you take things out of your Inventory and nothing happened, plus I was already a bit thirsty... So what rule did I break?"

"The rules that this environment sets for us."

Bai Zhi sat down on the Sofa, combing his hair as he spoke casually.

"Actually, from the moment we woke up, we could already see what our surroundings looked like. Our clothes and hair were all a mess, the room was littered with trash, and there was a silent city, plus Zombie everywhere below... These are the rules that the environment has set for us."

"That's right. Our current limitation is that we are survivors trapped in buildings and barely clinging to life due to the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse. Any action that violates this premise will result in a save and restart."

OriginDeficit pressed his temples hard to try and perk himself up, and then continued Bai Zhi's words.

"We were completely out of food and water, and we were in a state of utter desperation. But then you suddenly had so much food and water... That's a violation of the rules."

"Seriously? This counts?"

Young Feather reached out and scratched his hair hard, looking conflicted.

"If you break the rules, the number will decrease by one. So what happens when the number decreases to zero?"

"..."

After hearing Young Feather's question, Ink-Stained Crystal, who had taken out the rolls of paper and calculator as if she was about to continue doing her homework, silently put them away after a moment of silence.

"I don't know. You might die, disappear completely, or suffer a fate worse than death... Who knows?"

With a pursed lip, Bai Zhi tossed the comb in his hand onto the Coffee Table.

"You should be glad that after breaking the rules and reloading the save, only your score decreased; otherwise, we might have taken some necessary measures against you."

"... So you're all perverts, right?"

Young Feather's lips twitched slightly.

"Just from those things, you can make these connections? Who in their right mind would make so many connections based on the furnishings in a room?"

"If you're the only non-pervert among a group of perverts, then you're the pervert."

Bai Zhi glanced at the other person, his expression noncommittal.

"The situation is clear now; it requires everyone's cooperation. After all, one person's mistake could force everyone to reload their saves... So I think there's no need for you to hide anything anymore, right?"

"Hide?"

Young Feather looked completely bewildered.

"What are you hiding?"

"It's just my own persona."

Bai Zhi glanced at OriginDeficit and Ink-Stained Crystal beside him and shrugged slightly.

"There should be relevant clues in one's own room. For example, this person should have found clues in his room about a persona of being depressed and hoping to find relief in sleep... right?"

As he spoke, Bai Zhi turned his gaze toward OriginDeficit.

"Even if it's only C-rank- or D-rank difficulty, that still falls into the category of Anomaly. I don't think anyone would be so careless as to choose to sleep here, right?"

"... Okay, that's true."

Seemingly completely unprepared for Bai Zhi to bring this up publicly, Yuan Que's lips twitched slightly, and OriginDeficit smile.

"I found a bottle of sleeping pills by my bedside, and in the drawer, I also found a diagnosis from the hospital from a few months ago: severe insomnia and moderate depression."

"So, if that's the case, then doesn't that mean she's... someone with a slightly abnormal mental state?"

Finally realizing what was happening, Young Feather turned around in astonishment to look at the Silver-haired Girl.

"... I really need to catch up on my homework."

After a moment of silence, the Young Girl responded coldly, but did not deny Bai Zhi's statement.

"My room is full of exam papers and reference books; my persona should be that of someone preparing for Postgraduate Entrance Exam... We've been stuck here for almost two months."

"... Since you all know this, why didn't you say anything?"

Young Feather's lips twitched violently; he sensed a strong sense of being tricked.

"Uh... because we all assumed you knew..."

Somewhat embarrassed, OriginDeficit turned his head and gave his answer.

"After all, this kind of thing is obvious at a glance; everyone understands it implicitly. I thought your persona was that of a reckless type..."

"No, I'm really bad at this!!"

Young Feather couldn't help but burst into tears.

"And what the hell is this 'it's obvious at a glance'..."

"Pay attention to details, and just observe everything around you regularly... By the way, what are the key elements of your character?"

He coughed a few times, slightly embarrassed, OriginDeficit turned to look at Bai Zhi.

"I've basically figured out the character traits of the other two... well, not counting his, but I just can't see any in yours. Judging from my and Ink-Stained Crystal's situation, the four survivors clinging to life on this floor must all have significant personality flaws... cough cough, distinct personalities."

"Is this important? Anyway, everyone should just mind their own business and maintain their public image. It's okay to break it occasionally, but if it happens all the time, it might get you points deducted."

Seemingly quite displeased, Bai Zhi pursed his lips and began to speak.

"And now, there's another crucial factor facing us. Given the Zombie Virus outbreak, after hiding here and barely surviving for nearly two months, how much fighting power do you think we have? Or rather..."

"What kind of fighting force do you think we should demonstrate?"

"In front of those Zombie below."