She might look like a romantic rival at first glance, but dig deeper and she might be my sister-in-law

"That's what a 'Death game' is all about, [Instance], 'Tier Advancement'... the Ten Realms, and other 'Player' too," the girl mumbled. "I've made friends and encountered some enemies... overall, I have more friends than enemies."

"And that's how it is in the 'Death game.' Even if you have many friends, work hard to clear [Instance], and strive to become stronger, you can still suddenly die one day."

Hearing the other party's suddenly vague words, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.

"Are you hiding something from me about this?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the girl was clearly frightened.

"How... how did you know that?"

She immediately changed her tune.

"No, no, I'm not hiding anything from you."

Lin Yu sighed, "It's obvious, don't treat me like a fool, okay?"

As he spoke, he put down the soda can he was holding.

"We've both died once, you've even died twice—we might never have seen each other in this lifetime."

"It's already a great stroke of luck that we can still meet... Under these circumstances, what else can you hide from me?"

Lin Yu countered with a question.

He stared into the other person's wet eyes. The other person tried to avoid Lin Yu's gaze, but after his eyes darted around for a moment, they finally landed on Lin Yu's face.

"Then don't be angry with me."

The girl said earnestly.

I promise I won't be angry with you.

Lin Yu spoke.

The girl hesitated for a moment, but finally, as if making up her mind, she said, "I met many friends in the 'Death game,' and one of them... was definitely more than just a friend."

"I still like you, I still like you now, uh, well, of course I don't have those feelings for you anymore, you don't have to worry," the girl said with a self-deprecating laugh, "Of course, there's really nothing I can do right now."

"But, how should I put it... um, I'm sorry, Xia Bao, I'm actually dating someone else."

Lin Yu wasn't surprised when he heard what the other person said.

He had a vague idea of what would happen; this was probably the case.

"It's okay... Rather, I really just consider you a friend—I'm not the kind of awful person who would treat you as my 'possession' even after I rejected you because you confessed to me."

As Lin Yu spoke, he raised the soda in his hand.

"Congratulations—I'm genuinely happy for you, without the slightest bit of anger."

Rather, I'd say I'm happy as long as you're happy...

At this point, Lin Yu's voice suddenly faded away.

He realized something, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"Wait a minute... You told me not to be angry, is it because your relationship isn't going well, is that right?"

"And you were very vague when you mentioned the cause of death the second time... So, could your death be related to this relationship?"

Lin Yu asked, and the girl lowered her head.

"Sorry."

"What's the use of apologizing to me? Your life is your own," Lin Yu said angrily, his voice icy. "Fine... tell me, what exactly happened?"

The other person looked up and asked abruptly, "Have you read 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'?"

"I haven't read the original novel, but I've watched the TV series. What's wrong with that?"

Lin Yu said irritably.

"Yin Susu once told Zhang Wuji that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive you," the girl said, covering her face. "How should I put it... well, I guess I was deceived by a beautiful older sister."

Lin Yu asked, puzzled, "What do you mean by 'probably'? Is there even a 'probability' for something like lying?"

"Because I really don't know what happened," the girl said. "I met that sister when I was at the 'Tier 1,' and she helped me a lot... Later, after I advanced to the 'Tier 3,' she told me that I needed to bring a Yaomo's remains from the Prison Mountain Realm to the Pure Nether Void Realm and hand it over to Divine Attendant there to complete the transaction—because I have some influence in the Nether Void Realm, so I did as she said."

"Then... after I gave the Yaomo's remains to the Divine Attendant, not long after, the Divine Attendant died," the girl sighed. "After that, the entire Nether Void Realm erupted in civil war—it is said that the Deity went mad, the king died as a result, and the continent was about to sink."

"I realized that it might be related to the Yaomo remains I brought with me. Although I didn't think much of it when I got them, after all this turmoil, I thought about it and realized that the Yaomo remains might be some kind of 'Entities' Authority."

"I didn't want to see such turmoil and upheaval in the Nether Void Realm, so I went to ask her what was going on. She told me that this situation was also unexpected. Her original intention was to allow the Deity here to accommodate a new Authority and become stronger," the girl recalled. "In short, she told me that in order to prevent the destruction of the Nether Void Realm's civilization, she would deal with the anomaly occurring to the Deity."

"Then, she wanted me to stay here and wait for her signal—because she might need my 'Anchor Point' to leave the Nether Void Realm."

"And shortly after she left... the situation in the Nether Void Realm worsened. Almost all the priests and high-ranking church officials suffered from the Backlash of their own power. Everyone was panicking, saying things like 'the Deity are dead' and 'the end is near,' and chaos continued to spread."

"After all, I'm already at the 'Tier 3.' In this chaotic environment, no one is specifically targeting me, so I shouldn't have any problem protecting myself."

"So I stayed here... until the moment the apocalypse that swept through the Nether Void Realm truly arrived, and by then it was too late for me to leave."

"A terrifying tsunami unleashed waves thousands of meters high, engulfing the entire continent and sinking the only landmass in the Nether Void Realm into the depths of the sea. Subsequently, Storm and Dark Current destroyed all the buildings on the continent and the ships floating on the sea."

"I'm trapped in this city, and I don't have time to leave."

Lin Yu listened to the other person's words and asked again.

"Why is it too late...? Isn't this your Anchor Point?"

"Because the 'Anchor Point' failed, I died in that terrifying tsunami and Storm," she said, sighing. "Only afterwards did I belatedly realize that the most terrifying part of that disaster was that before the physical tsunami and Storm erupted—on a spiritual level, in the realm of the soul, a massive shock erupted first, instantly taking the lives of most of the 'Player' in the Nether Void Realm at the time, including myself, and almost all the Living Beings in the Nether Void Realm."

"However... it was because of the 'life-saving measures' she left me that I was able to retain my consciousness and survive in this form... and it is precisely because of this that I was able to meet you again."

As the girl spoke, Lin Yu nodded, "I see..."

"So my death was indeed related to her. If she hadn't asked me, I might have escaped this fate. But I don't think she intended to harm me... After all, I was able to retain consciousness because she gave me a way to save my life."

The girl said in a low voice.

"I can't say for sure. Perhaps you're trapped here like a bound spirit, which is exactly what the other side wants to see," Lin Yu paused, then shook his head. "Of course, this is just my subjective speculation. After all, I've never met your lover, so my judgment won't be accurate... Of course, your judgment is equally unreliable, because your feelings for her will blind you."

"I know—you're someone whose sense of right and wrong is easily distorted by emotions, and who becomes completely incapable of judgment."

Lin Yu said.

The girl was somewhat dissatisfied.

"I'm not as bad as you make me out to be."

Lin Yu looked at her again and said, "Let's not talk about that—in short, my purpose in coming to this Undersea Ruins is to find the cause of the apocalypse that occurred back then, so as to launch another apocalypse and completely destroy the Nether Void Realm... Are you willing to assist me?"

The girl paused for a moment, then asked, "Okay, but why?"

Lin Yu looked at the girl, who was rubbing her forehead. "See, I still know you quite well... You really are that pathetic."

"If it's a request from someone close to you or someone you care about, even if it means 'destroying a world,' you'll agree first and then ask why."

The girl blushed as she realized Lin Yu was trying to trick her.

"You... you've become so much worse!"

"The 'Death game' has turned you into this."

Lin Yu shrugged. "I've always been like this... Rather than saying the 'Death game' changed me, it's more accurate to say it brought out this side of me."

"In short, I already know about your girlfriend's situation, and I will investigate her for you if I have the chance—if she really Deception you and harmed you, I will not let her get away with it."

Lin Yu said seriously, "So... tell me, what's her code name, and what are her characteristics?"

"Her code name is 'Eye Corner,' I usually call her Sister Eye... Yeah, her Eye Corner are really pretty, and she likes to wear a small braid, always wears black or gray shirts, sometimes wears a Necklace, and her collarbones are also very beautiful..."

Hearing the girl's words, Lin Yu quickly reached out his hand. "Stop, stop—I didn't tell you to say those things!"

"What I mean is... does she have any of the characteristics of a 'Player' —like how well she uses [Item], or her Profession '?"

"After all, a 'codename' might be fake or a lie, but abilities can't be faked."

As Lin Yu spoke, the girl's face flushed again.

"Oh... this? Her 'Profession' is 'Actor'."

Upon hearing this "Profession," Lin Yu's vigilance immediately increased.

"Actor? Hmm, okay, anything else?"

"Another weapon she uses most often is a Kitchen Knife —the kind of Western-style Kitchen Knife."

Upon hearing the words "Kitchen Knife," Lin Yu's alertness level rose to eight points.

He belatedly discovered it once again...

"Could it be that... Sister Zhao is involved in this again?"