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Room 8601.

Looking at the Young Man hanging in mid-air in front of him, Bai Zhi's expression became slightly subtle for a moment.

He had seen the corpse of that Legendary Protagonist Aura in that Closed Loop before, but at that time the other party's face was bitten and bloody, so he couldn't tell whether the other party was that Panties or not just by looking at the face.

Hmm... my Big Sister's Panties.

Although he had the Protagonist Aura and became the first Player to escape from that Closed Loop by sheer luck, looking at him now, with his left hand cut off and reduced to One-Armed Condor Hero... it's truly pitiful.

But speaking of which, what exactly happened in Room 8601...?

Ten minutes later.

After quickly taking a shower and changing into clean and refreshing clothes, Fireworks of Romance and Chang Xi gathered in Room 8602.

"So the problem isn't with the Protagonist Aura, but rather with the Old Otaku?"

Looking at the pale-faced Young Man lying on the floor in front of him, Fireworks of Romance seemed thoughtful after Bai Zhi finished explaining the whole story.

"Speaking of which, why didn't you put him on the bed?"

"Are you kidding me? Putting him on the bed? Am I not going to sleep tonight? He's covered in blood, okay? And I'll have to mop the floor later..."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi looked slightly annoyed.

"Okay, seriously, do you have any methods to wake him up? Although this guy's identity is still uncertain, he should know some important clues or information."

"This is easy, leave it to me."

Chang Xi raised her hand as if volunteering, turned around and went back to the toilet. She then filled a basin with cold water and was about to splash it on the other person's face without thinking... when she was stopped by the quick- Fireworks of Romance.

"He's in such a terrible state, don't you have any sympathy at all!?"

Snatching the basin of water from the other person's hand, Fireworks of Romance glared at Chang Xi in front of her.

"We should..."

Before she could finish her sentence, it felt as if something had suddenly bitten her palm, and her hand holding the basin of water involuntarily recoiled sharply.

In an instant, a bucket of cold water was poured over the face of the Young Man lying on the ground. Stimulated by this sudden action, the Young Man opened his eyes in a daze.

But before he could even open his eyes and figure out what was happening, a basin came hurtling towards his face.

... and then he fainted again.

Fireworks of Romance: "..."

"Don't look at me, I didn't do anything."

Seeing that Fireworks of Romance's gaze was directed at her, Chang Xi decisively raised her hands to prove her innocence.

"Although my Title is 'Black Pot God of War,' you can't pin every blame on me. I'd rather believe your Title is what's really at play... The Legendary Team Wipe Engine, truly lives up to its name!!"

"... My hand slipped a little."

After a moment of silence, he bent down and reached out to pick up the basin that had been turned upside down on the other person's face. Fireworks of Romance spoke softly.

--She found a barb at the bottom of the basin.

"Wait a minute, move away from here."

Suddenly noticing something, Bai Zhi frowned slightly, raised his hand and said something to Fireworks of Romance and the other woman, then bent down and tore open the shirt on the unfortunate man's chest.

"Holy crap..."

"!!!"

"Hiss..."

Looking at the scene before him, Fireworks of Romance couldn't help but gasp.

--Under the cover of their clothes, a dozen pairs of eyes crowded together, scrutinizing them with considerable curiosity.

"Where did this guy come from, Tuanzang?"

After Bai Zhi pulled the clothes back up, he looked away with a hint of regret, while Chang Xi's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Tuanzang? I think he looks a bit like the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord."

Bai Zhi pursed his lips and straightened up.

"The one from Journey to the West to the West, the Centipede Spirit."

"... No, why are you all able to discuss these things so calmly?"

While vigorously rubbing his arms, which were covered in goosebumps, Fireworks of Romance looked utterly disgusted.

"Don't you feel even a chill or a sense of horror? To be stuck in this twisted and absurd world for three whole days... I feel my Sanity starting to slip again."

"Never mind everything else for now, just mop the floor, it's all wet."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi casually handed the mop next to him to the other person.

"It's just some things growing on my body, what's the big deal? Anyway, these things can be treated at the Medical Room once we get back to the Station."

"What do you know? What if some weird things grow on a beautiful Young Girl like me?"

She glared at him, and with a hint of annoyance, Fireworks of Romance took the mop.

"This world is simply full of malice; it's utter Mental Pollution..."

Ignoring the other person, Bai Zhi leaned back in his chair and began to ponder, arms crossed.

A twisted and absurd world, humans whose minds and thoughts have been polluted and distorted, Player whose bodies have been mutated... The real world outside the Closed Loop is far more dangerous than he imagined.

The note Li Changyu gave him warned him to be careful with his Panties, but it was he who had run away when there was a problem before.

Between the Protagonist Aura and the Old Otaku, which one is truly problematic? Or are both... problematic?

Just as Bai Zhi was pondering, the Young Man on the ground finally woke up.

Although [Big Sister's Panties] was only Player in the A-rank Highest-Tier Station, Player's physical fitness was generally stronger than that of common. A-rank was already considered to be among the top Player, so after waking up and figuring out the situation, he seemed to be in surprisingly good spirits.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Leaning against the wall, the Young Man sighed deeply.

"I shouldn't have entered this Dungeon with the idea of teaming up with stronger players to get higher scores in the first place. If I had..."

"Stop! This is the third time you've made this remark!!"

Covering her ears with hands, she threw the mop towards the bathroom, and with a hint of Fireworks of Romance, she interrupted the other person's third long sigh, much like Tong Xiangyu's.

As the tenth Player to buy Ticket, Big Sister's Panties joined purely out of curiosity, thinking that since so many S-rank Big Shot were leading the Dungeon, she wanted to earn some points.

His initial thought was this: after all, he was Player in the A-rank Highest-Tier Station, and the gap between him and S-rank wasn't that big.

What's more, I already have the Elite Level Title [Protagonist Aura], and with so many S-rank Big Shot carrying me through Dungeon, isn't it easy to just coast through and earn some points along the way?

... and then reality gave him a resounding slap in the face.