[Sound of Life]

By this point, Bai Zhi had roughly deduced the situation of this world.

The world setting and such should be largely the same as what he described before, and the reason why the Player in this world were wiped out should also be due to this.

When Big Sister's Panties and Li Changyu broke free from the Closed Loop, because of the wounds on their bodies, a kind of Anomaly, or perhaps a Curse, that permeated the world had actually taken root within them.

The specific Special Effect of this Curse is that other limbs will gradually grow on the body of the person affected... The symptoms are somewhat similar to Human-faced Sore.

Human-faced Sore have been recorded in history. They were a strange disease in ancient times, and the lesions often appeared on the knees or elbows. The swellings resembled human-shaped eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and nose. Such rare cases have been reported in the world.

Modern medicine has proven that Human-faced Sore are a type of parasitic twin, which can be surgically removed.

... However, the Curse suffered by the three women, Fireworks of Romance, was not a simple case of Human-faced Sore.

As Players gain a deeper understanding of this Dungeon terrifying nature becomes increasingly Player.

The invincible Protective Shield was instantly shattered, and those limbs not only possessed the Strength to devour Spiritual Energy, but also seemed to have the Special Effect to possess human bodies.

Once parasitized, the Spiritual Energy both absorb Spiritual Energy and suppress its regeneration rate is enough to drive a Player to the brink of despair.

Even if Bai Zhi's [Ring of Shadow] can provide him with a 500% increase in Spiritual Energy recovery rate in the dark, it's useless if his own Spiritual Energy recovery rate is forcibly reduced to zero.

"If even such a tiny wound can cause abnormal changes in the body, then we must proceed with extreme caution from now on."

Frowning, Bai Zhi began to speak.

"We have a day and a half left to survive. Next, we must clean up the hotel, and in the process..."

"Do those things belong to Life?"

At this moment, the World's End Singer, who had been relatively unknown until now, suddenly spoke up and asked Bai Zhi a question.

As for the extent to which the Girl herself was unaware of her presence... it wasn't until she suddenly spoke that West Pavilion Gardener Li Tong OriginDeficit and the others realized there was another Player in the room.

"Yes, they are Life."

Turning back to look at the Girl over there, Bai Zhi's gaze flickered slightly before he nodded.

"If you disregard their troublesome nature and appearance, you could easily mistake them for rats or cockroaches."

"If they are Life beings, I can put them to sleep."

After thinking for a moment, the Girl began to speak.

"It might be difficult for larger monsters, but it should be no problem for smaller Monster."

What is the area of effect?

Before Bai Zhi could speak, OriginDeficit to the side, couldn't wait to ask a question.

"If it weren't for that small thing interfering, everything else would be... well, you ask."

OriginDeficit's lips twitched slightly, and he silently turned to look at Bai Zhi.

"We can only include this hotel, that's all we can offer."

When Bai Zhi asked her question, the Girl calmly shook her head.

"This is not hypnosis, but [the Sound of Life]."

"In that case, I'll leave it to you."

After a moment's hesitation, Bai Zhi nodded.

Given that a better method was available, he no longer needed to articulate any other methods he had conceived in his mind.

What really gives them a headache are those small creatures like ears, eyes, or fingers. After all, given that the Protective Shield can be broken in an instant, their tiny size means that Player could easily be pounced on if they're not careful.

They don't really care about those that are large, such as those with a whole arm, a whole leg, or half a torso.

Nodding slightly to him and closing her eyes, the Girl held the Red Guitar in her arms.

Then, in Bai Zhi and the others' hearts, a gentle song softly began to play.

The singing was like a gentle breeze on a summer afternoon, or the murmuring of a mountain spring. Except for Bai Zhi, everyone's expression was replaced by a gentleness, including Li Changyu, who was now just a head, and a certain Panties that were tied up. They involuntarily closed their eyes and became immersed in the soft singing that originated from their hearts.

"..."

Looking at the expressions on the faces of those around him, Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly.

He did indeed hear the song resonating in his heart, but he didn't feel much for it personally, just like listening to the Suona Erhu... Is the Sound of Life really that unremarkable?

... Or is it that you're a bit Special?

He pursed his lips, reached out and Bai Zhi over a chair, and sat down.

At the same time, more than a dozen black shadows split off from beneath his feet and darted quickly toward the door.

Without the interference of those seemingly ubiquitous small human organs, the Shadow Guard's survival rate was finally guaranteed. As long as they carefully avoided those large bodies, they could move around freely in the hotel without any problems.

At the same time, Bai Zhi also released his Shadow Puppet. The Shadow Puppet from last night had already exploded, and the one he released now was reconstituted using 1000 Spiritual Energy, making it very expensive.

Bai Zhi was quite interested in the reward for the triggered side quest. Although he didn't know what it was used for, the fact that Li Tong and West Pavilion Gardener almost came to blows was enough to prove its value.

If I want to rebuild the Shadow World, the [Dim Ark Heart] Quest Reward might come in quite useful.

Three minutes later, the singing quietly faded away.

As the song ended, the Girl sitting on the bed opened her eyes, looking slightly tired. However, when she saw Bai Zhi sitting in a chair, listlessly munching on Compressed Biscuits, she was visibly stunned.

This was the first time Bai Zhi had seen an expression other than calm on the other person's face.

"Um... do you want some?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by being stared at, Bai Zhi thought for a moment and then handed over the half-eaten Compressed Biscuits he was holding.

"The cookies provided by the system taste pretty good."

"..."

After a moment of silence, the Girl reached out and took the half-eaten Compressed Biscuits from his hand.

Bai Zhi: "..."

No... you actually answered?

"You are the first being I've encountered whose [Sound of Life] has no effect."

The Girl carefully wrapped up the half-eaten Compressed Biscuits biscuit and put it in her pocket, then looked up at him again.

However, unlike before, this time the Girl's gaze towards him clearly carried a hint of curiosity.

"... Is it probably related to my tone-deafness?"

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Bai Zhi gave his reply.

"To be honest, I don't really know much about music. I'm personally more skilled at the Erhu and..."

"It has nothing to do with music, [the Sound of Life] affects all Life."

The Girl shook her head.

"Unless it's Inanimate Things, or something of a higher Life Level..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the Girl suddenly stopped talking and looked away.

--Under the gaze of Bai Zhi and the Girl, Chang Xi's eyes trembled slightly; she was the first among everyone to wake up.