They might, under these circumstances, overcome their fear of hurting themselves and turn it into hatred for those bullies.
Driven by that hatred, they would forget the pain and fear and complete the trial.
"Wait, if she completed the trial, then why did it fail?"
Carving that pattern was what deepened the curse and took her life.
That meant she had at least completed the engraving step.
Since she had completed it, why did the pop-up say her trial had failed?
Could it be... the trial had more than one step?
"If you're curious, you can try it."
Xiao Xuan picked up the utility knife on the table. There were still traces of blood on its blade.
Chu He shook his head vigorously.
What a joke. Knowing it was a deadly curse, how could he try it just out of curiosity?
That last contamination had already left him so... Wait, "I keep forgetting to ask, what should I call you?"
"My name is Xiao Xuan. You can call me Brother Xuan."
Judging from Xiao Xuan's height and the youthfulness on his face, he was definitely younger than Chu He.
That was what Chu He thought, but his mouth was far more honest. "Brother Xuan."
Was that embarrassing? Not at all.
He was a big shot with special abilities. The capable deserved to be called brother—what was wrong with calling him that?
Besides, the other man had saved his life. He was practically like a second parent to him. One call of "Brother" was more than deserved.
"Brother Xuan, since you can erase the contamination on me, what about this curse?"
Xiao Xuan said, "Oh, not necessarily. Contamination is easy to erase because its source is on your body. Curses are more sinister."
"Some curses will regenerate even if you erase