[Day 34. You discovered that the densely packed flesh tumors on the highway had vanished, leaving only foul-smelling slime across the ground. You found some hair among it. It seemed they had given birth to something remarkable. That afternoon, at a highway junction, you chose the direction of Lin City. But soon, a huge pit appeared on the road ahead, with faint crying drifting out from within. You chose to take a detour. Some Ghost Qi seeped out and followed you as you left.] [Day 35. Night. You saw a massive ancient Black Castle in the mountains. The castle gates stood open, and a Bone Carriage slowly rolled out. A man and a woman sat inside the carriage. The man wore a crown and held a withered rose. His entire body was filthy and reeked, the flesh on his face a bloody mess as worms continuously wriggled through it. The woman wore formal attire. She was alluring and seductive, with exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She was constantly kissing the man. Worms crawled in and out of her mouth. A terrifying Ghost Qi washed over you and continuously seeped into your body. Your cultivation rose rapidly, and your Invincible Body actually broke through to the Fifth Tier! Your Fifth Tier Invincible Body underwent a mutation. Three Little People appeared within your body. They were connected to you by blood, and when you suffered a fatal blow, they could die in your place. The beings in the carriage did not notice you watching from afar. You came up with a bold idea. You quietly left with the monk and Shen Yingning. After putting some distance between yourselves, you had the Ghost Infant carry the cursed "Missing Face Notice" and chase after the carriage. As it approached the carriage, the Ghost Infant turned into pieces of white bone. But the curses from more than thirty "Missing Face Notices" were successfully released as well. You heard a burst of eerie laughter.]
"Hell Fairy Tale again?"
Jiang Qiao pondered inwardly, but he could not think of any similar story.
The Snow White he had encountered last time had been extremely well known, so he had recognized it at once.
If it was some obscure tale, he really would have no way of figuring it out.
Still, releasing the curse of the "Missing Face Notice" onto a Hell Fairy Tale was indeed the same approach he had used against the Braided Girl.
He just did not know whether it would work.
[Day 36. You arrived at the Lin City Shelter Camp and saw people everywhere burying and disposing of corpses. Thanks to your intelligence, the Evolvers had not breached the Lin City Shelter Camp, but the camp had still paid a terrible price. The former administrator, Ma Baoguo, had vanished without a trace. The current administrator was named Sun Xiaochuan. He told you that the Shelter Camp was in great difficulty and could barely afford food. You ignored him and instead took away a large number of Evolver corpses from the city.] [Day 37. You discovered an Evolver squad, but you could not be bothered to move. Shen Yingning and the little monk worked together. One used translucent tentacles for crowd control, while the other wildly fired a consecrated shotgun. You thought the little monk's Buddha-Light Shotgun was awesome and gave him a thumbs-up. You found a "New Humans" business card on the Evolvers.] [Day 38. You encountered an Evolver team again on a mountain path. They were carrying a coffin, and a pale old man sat inside. Shen Yingning recognized him in surprise and told you that his name was Zhu Yuandong. Before the Supernatural Revival, he had been the husband of a rich woman. You ambushed the team. Once the old man entered the poison zone, Lightning Prayer Beads, Explosive Wooden Fish, Namo Gatling, and the Shoulder-mounted Primordial Lord Rocket Launcher all greeted him at once. They suffered severe casualties in an instant. You took the opportunity to charge out. The old man was very strong, but under the planned siege, he instantly fell into a disadvantage. In the end, Unable to Defeat was killed. You found his identification documents, which read, "North District Deputy Manager." Aside from that, there was also a golden box. You had the Ghost Infant open it five hundred meters away. You successfully obtained a Vermillion Fruit, but the Ghost Infant was unlucky enough to be cursed. You believed that too many debts were no burden, and too many lice caused no itch. Since you had started, you might as well finish it. You had the Ghost Infant stick a "Missing Face Notice" onto itself, leave the team, and go lie flat outside that Black Castle. Then you took your teammates and set out on the road back to Bin City.]
Damn.
Jiang Qiao found it amusing when he saw this.
That box carried a tracking curse. Now that the curse was on the Ghost Infant, and the Ghost Infant had run off to that Hell Fairy Tale castle...
If the Evolvers really went looking for it, that would be hilarious.
And the Ghost Infant was even wearing a "Missing Face Notice."
If the Evolvers were not careful, some unlucky bastard would get hit.
Even he himself—
Hadn't he been hit back then despite having the Mad Scientist by his side?
[Day 39. You swallowed the Vermillion Fruit. Your "Dual Pupils" began to transform and advanced toward the Third Tier.] [...] [Day 42. That night, after a long and dusty journey, you returned to the new location of the Bin City Shelter Camp, a small town more than fifty kilometers from Bin City. The atmosphere in the town was tense. News had arrived that morning that the Vicious Ghosts in Bin City were fleeing in large numbers. That night, you secretly cultivated a plant using the pit of the Vermillion Fruit. The nutrients came from Evolver corpses obtained in Lin City. You had the little monk consecrate it every day.
[Day 43. At noon, news arrived from the front. All the Vicious Ghosts in Bin City had disappeared.
That afternoon, after overcoming countless difficulties, An City organized a huge Awakened force and successfully delivered a large batch of combat support supplies.
With the technical assistance you provided, large quantities of weapons had been undergoing intensive modifications since half a month ago. Several warehouses were now filled to the brim.
That night, you drove the Stealth Adventure back to Bin City and hid outside North City District.]
[Day 44. At dawn, you witnessed the smog over North City District disappear. Vaguely, you seemed to see a festive procession beating gongs and drums.
You sensed strands of Ghost Qi seeping out from the procession.
That night, you returned to the Shelter Camp. Your Mad Scientist advanced to the Fourth Order.]
[Day 45. You saw Paper Money raining from the distant sky, but it did not reach the vicinity of the Shelter Camp.
The number of Awakened in the Shelter Camp had now exceeded a thousand. You had them split into several squads and closely monitor whether Evolvers appeared near Bin City.]
[Day 46. The flower you had cultivated using the Vermillion Fruit bore a strange fruit that looked like a skull.
After you swallowed it, Lightning Thunder Fist broke through to the Fifth Tier.
Within your body, inside that Ball Lightning, a fragmented Thunder Spirit was born. Your connection to lightning deepened.]
[Day 47. At dawn, a sea of blazing clouds suddenly appeared in the distant sky. Even from more than fifty kilometers away, you could still see baleful energy soaring into the heavens from the direction of Bin City.
It seemed you were far enough from Bin City that you were not affected.
But your brows remained tightly furrowed, and you did not dare let down your guard.]
[Day 48. Everything was normal. Baleful energy still soared into the heavens in the distance.]
[Day 49. There was still no movement.]
[...]
[Day 55. Early in the morning, you received a report that the sky in the direction of Bin City had darkened.
You observed from afar and vaguely saw a door appear in the sky.
The patterns on that door were ancient, carrying a mysterious aura.
You realized it was actually the gate of the castle you had seen in the mountains!]
[Day 56. A terrifying shriek rang out.
In the distance, the black sky overlapped with the blazing clouds. You saw two terrifying Vicious Ghosts confronting each other.
One wore an old floral shirt, with braids hanging from both the front and back of her head.
The other wore a black cloak, beneath which was a blood-red skull mask.
But the man and woman from the carriage last time were nowhere to be seen.
Soon, the two Vicious Ghosts erupted into battle.]
[Day 57. The Braided Girl killed the black-cloaked figure, and foul-smelling ghost blood splattered across the sky.
But she was severely injured as well.
After the black-cloaked figure died, a fragmented Ghost Infant fell from its hand.
The Braided Girl suddenly turned her gaze toward you.
You inwardly cursed.
She let out a howl and charged straight at you.
You had nowhere to run. You could only fight!
This was a battle of the Fifth Tier!
The Braided Girl was severely injured, while you had only just entered the Fifth Tier.
You were evenly matched and fought in a tangled melee.
But you knew that the living could not outlast Vicious Ghosts.
You began to fall behind.
One of your Golden Men shattered, dying in your place.
You gritted your teeth and shook the Fate Dice!
Roll: 2!
Boom! Another one of your Golden Men shattered.
Unwilling to accept it, you shook them again!
Roll: 4.
Not enough!
Not enough!!
The dice spun like mad.
Another one of your Golden Men shattered.
You lost every substitute life, while the Braided Girl's injuries began to recover.
Filled with unwillingness, you shook the Fate Dice one last time.
If you lost, you would die here!
The dice continued spinning. Time stretched unbearably long.
Your injuries worsened, and you gradually lost the ability to resist.
The features on your face slowly began to melt away. You had been cursed.
A braid suddenly lashed toward you.
You could not dodge. You could only watch helplessly as it descended, your face filled with unwillingness and despair.
Yet the next moment, a figure rushed forward.
The little monk, riding the Black Cat, appeared in front of you in an instant.
The braid silently split them in half.
They did not even have time to turn back and look at you.
The braid paused slightly.
The next moment, translucent tentacles wrapped around the braid and shattered instantly. Shen Yingning, standing below, bled from all seven orifices.
The braid paused a second time.
Tears streamed from your eyes.
Just two breaths.
But the Fate Dice finally stopped.
Roll: 6!
A sharp pain shot through your eyes. Your Dual Pupils completed their transformation!
Grayness spilled from your pupils, quickly spreading out and contaminating the surroundings.
You looked at the Braided Girl with fury and grief.
The Thunder Spirit within your body actually followed the grayness and appeared in your hand!
"Die!"
Amid your furious roar, lightning drowned the entire area.
But there was no sound.
You killed the Braided Girl.
You died.]
...
[This simulation has ended.]
[The host survived for fifty-seven days. Cooldown time: 114 minutes.]
[Congratulations, host. You obtained the talent "Share with Those Who See" (SSR). It will be automatically used in the next simulation.] ```
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