Moral choices

"I just faced the Father directly, and my Insight has reached ten points. I saw some huge, blurry, distorted shadows."

In the end, Zhao Heng was the first to break the silence.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

Gong Yu asked, "So you're not crazy?"

"That's obvious."

Zhao Heng shook his head. "As long as you don't deliberately focus on them, and don't actively stare at those shadows, they're just blurry backgrounds. Although they might instinctively make you feel oppressed, you can completely ignore them; they don't have that much of an impact on your rationality."

"I saw it too!"

Another player nearby added, "My Insight was also at 10 when I was fighting the Father! I also saw a blurry black shadow, but as long as I concentrated on fighting, those shadows were as if they didn't exist."

"Me too—that proves Zhao Heng's previous guess was correct."

Ulysses said softly, "Donovan's sudden transformation wasn't just because his Insight had reached the required level; he also kept staring at those huge, blurry, distorted shadows, which caused his Insight to continue to increase, resulting in an off-the-charts level of corruption."

"Right."

Zhao Heng nodded. "So as long as we control our curiosity and keep our eyes shut, treating it as just background noise, our current Insight points are well within our tolerance and control."

"That makes things much easier!"

"Since the Insight won't affect us for now, let's continue fighting the boss. My suggestion is to take down the closer Cleric Beast first."

"----Still want to fight?"

One player asked with a wry smile.

"If you're not going to fight, let's rematch. Are you just going to sit here and wait for the boss to die?"

Zhao Heng replied directly, then stood up, picked up his weapon, and said, "You have to try again and again. A little setback is nothing. Back in the day, when I was playing Sekiro, I was gored to death by a Sekiro right after defeating the boss and entered the gate. I was gored to death more than ten times, but I didn't break down. What's this?"

Actually, I've broken down.

I screamed about endless pain and torment, and how I couldn't even defeat a single bull.

Even pearls were knocked out.

But he obviously wouldn't say something that would be detrimental to unity.

Upon hearing this...

Everyone else was filled with awe.

As expected of Nine Provinces player!

"Go ahead and fight."

At this moment, Ulysses also stood up. "Zhao Heng is right, you can't kill a monster by sitting in meditation."

Upon hearing this, the others exchanged glances and stood up with a heavy heart.

"But before we start fighting—let me tell you about our strategy for the upcoming battle."

Zhao Heng stroked his chin, recalling the items he had picked up while exploring the main path, and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Besides the necessary items, we also found Molotov Cocktail along the way, right? We can try them out when we fight the Cleric Beast later."

Sekiro and Dark Souls taught me one thing: these powerful bosses all have corresponding weaknesses. I personally think the Cleric Beast should be afraid of Molotov Cocktail.

Ulysses' eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Let's give it a try, there's no harm in it. As for the Father —I don't know his weaknesses yet. The humanoid monsters in the Lu Xiu dungeon are very..."

Often, their weakness is their low resilience, making them more prone to executions. But Father are like demons; trying to Gun Parry is incredibly difficult.

Zhao Heng shook his head. "Let's finish off the Cleric Beast first."

"Then let's go! Those with Molotov Cocktail Molotov Cocktail, take them out."

Ulysses grabbed an axe from the ground. "Let's try it once. The people here call us despicable outsiders!"

If it's feasible, we'll really be despicable this once—"

Everyone readily agreed, rummaging through their backpacks and distributing Molotov Cocktail to players who didn't have any. Soon, Molotov Cocktail had one.

The group crossed the residence in front of the bridge once again.

Having been there once before, they were much more efficient this time.

After quickly dealing with the wanderers on the first floor, they rushed up to the second floor and, together, took care of the Fat Brother guarding the bridge and the two dogs before returning to the end of the bridge.

far away.

At the end of the bridge, the enormous Cleric Beast lay silently coiled, its long, gray-black fur dancing in the wind, as if waiting for its prey to come to it.

"Gong Yu and I drew its attention away from us."

Ulysses took a deep breath, controlling the Beasthood Erosion to a level that would both increase his attributes and prevent him from losing control instantly. He then raised his axe and charged towards the colossal creature in the distance without hesitation.

"Aaaaaaaah!!!"

The Cleric Beast sensed Ulysses ' presence, and suddenly stood upright on its massive body, letting out a roar!

The Epic symphony resounded once again.

Boom!

The beast once again rolled over Ulysses like a dump truck.

"Now!"

Ulysses a daring low roll, narrowly avoiding the beast's grasp, and then cleaved the beast in two with his axe.

On the other side, Gong Yu deformed the Saw Cleaver, lengthened the handle, and stood at a distance to follow up with a slash.

Although only a thin layer of bloody skin was scraped off, it successfully drew the beast's attention to the two of them.

"Throw!!!"

Behind them, Zhao Heng raised Molotov Cocktail high, and the other players followed Molotov Cocktail.

Whoosh!

Several burning arcs streaked across the air.

Snap!

Dozens of Molotov Cocktail smashed into the massive, gray-black fur-covered body of the Cleric Beast.

The instant the glass shattered, scorching flames began to spread wildly across the beast's fur like a malignant tumor!

"Awooo!!!"

The Cleric Beast roared in pain as it looked up to the sky, then attacked even more frantically.

But the long health bar above his head, which they had painstakingly hacked at with their weapons for ages and only managed to lose a small portion of, was instantly decimated in the mere two seconds it took for the flames to ignite.

This is far more health they lost in a half-day gang attack before.

Seeing this, Gong Yu shouted excitedly, "Holy crap!!! It really works! Burn it! Keep burning it!"

"It works! Keep going! Don't stop!"

Ulysses, his spirits lifted, shouted as he dodged the beast's increasingly frenzied attacks, fueled by its pain. "Zhao Heng! Although you people of Nine Provinces are all crazy, I must say! You're a true genius!"

"Who are you calling a monster?! And you need to aim properly! How could you throw such a big monster onto a carriage?!"

Zhao Heng also became unusually excited, and pulled out another Molotov Cocktail and threw it violently.

At this moment, players finally experienced the thrill of using mechanics and strategy to defeat the BOSS for the first time.

The burning flames can not only cause massive damage, but can also briefly interrupt the attack animation of some of the Cleric Beast's attacks.

certainly.

The bosses in dungeons aren't easy targets that can be easily defeated with a few Molotov Cocktail.

"Roar!!!"

After consuming more than ten Molotov Cocktail, the Cleric Beast, though still carrying embers, had completely descended into a berserk rage.

Pain rendered his attacks completely chaotic, turning him into a pure beast.

But this only made her more difficult to deal with.

The Cleric Beast no longer simply swung its left arm, but instead landed on all fours and transformed into a burning Dragon Charge, launching a death charge towards Zhao Heng and the others who were throwing Molotov Cocktail behind it!

"Spread!"

Zhao Heng was terrified and took a step to the left to avoid the beast's attack.

But many players weren't so lucky; they were all sent flying like bowling balls by the beast's enormous body.

Chaos erupted on the bridge once again.

Entering a berserk state, the Cleric Beast's aggression was clearly heightened, unleashing a barrage of attacks: frantic scratching, leaping high into the air, and unleashing devastating claw strikes.

Death is inevitable.

Even knowing their weaknesses, they were still in a sorry state.

Ulysses and the others could only tumble and dodge amidst the scattered debris once more, while simultaneously throwing bottles whenever they had a spare moment.

"Supreme Leader! We're out of bottles! We've thrown them all away!" Gong Yu shouted, narrowly avoiding a sweeping attack.

After all, there were too many people in the match, and the monsters in the dungeon had received Epic boost in health.

These Molotov Cocktail weren't enough for them to completely kill the monster.

"It's almost out of blood! Only one-sixth left!"

Ulysses looked up at the monster's health bar, which was now reduced to a tiny sliver. "We'll handle the rest!"

That's all.

Ulysses completely released the restrictions, temporarily ceasing to suppress the blood and qi within his body, and instead allowing it to become frenzied, causing the Beasthood Erosion to instantly soar to a dangerous critical value.

Then, his arm muscles bulged high, he gripped the axe handle with both hands, and charged at the monster.

It wasn't just him.

Gong Yu and Zhao Heng knew that if they didn't fight now, all their previous efforts would be in vain, so they temporarily gave up retreating to suppress their qi and blood.

The fight to the death has begun.

While it's a bit exaggerated to start fighting to the death with just the first boss...

"Just a sliver left!!!"

On the bridge, the remaining players, facing the constant threat of being instantly killed and the extremely high level of Beasthood Erosion, began frantically slashing their weapons at the wild beasts!

Blood fell like rain.

Ulysses was sent flying by a claw. As soon as he landed, he immediately got up, opened the Blood Vial, and then scrambled forward again.

The others weren't much better off.

Pop-up windows began appearing at the edge of Ulysses's field of vision, and the windows were already shaking.

[Your Beasthood Erosion has reached 90%!]

"Die, you son of a bitch!!!"

When he realized that his sanity was about to Abyss and he was about to become a monster like Donovan.

Ulysses went all out, raising his Great Axe, which had transformed into a long-handled weapon, high into the air, and then slamming it down on the head of the Cleric Beast!

Crack!!!

A deafening sound of bones shattering suddenly rang out.

"Aaaaaah----"

The massive body of the Cleric Beast suddenly stiffened, letting out a unwilling roar.

Then, the massive body collapsed with a crash, turning into countless white specks of light that slowly dissipated.

[The prey has been slaughtered!]

[Congratulations on obtaining the Sword Hunter Badge!]

A notification popped up.

Ulysses, Gong Yu, Zhao Heng, and the other seven players all collapsed to the ground with a thud, not even having time to cheer.

Then they began to suppress the flow of qi and blood.

If we don't suppress it soon, it will really Mutation!

It took almost five minutes to recover.

Only then did everyone manage to suppress their raging blood and qi.

"We... won?"

At this moment.

Gong Yu looked around and said excitedly, "This monster can actually be defeated!"

"Yeah, we won. I told you there was no way we couldn't lose. If you had listened to me earlier, it would have been over by now."

Looking at the surge in [Blood Echoes] available for upgrades on the System Panel and the loot that had just dropped, Zhao Heng grinned with satisfaction and began his post-battle bragging. "I told you it was weak to fire!"

"Awesome, awesome!"

The other players chimed in, all feeling a great sense of accomplishment.

After all, the sense of oppression brought by this monster is really strong - the visual impact and combat performance are simply perfect, and many players from other regions are experiencing such a dungeon monster for the first time.

Defeating such a formidable opponent, regardless of whether you skipped class or not, how could you not feel a strong sense of accomplishment?

However, from beginning to end...

Ulysses remained silent, his eyes still closed, his brow furrowing and relaxing intermittently.

At this moment, Zhao Heng noticed his unusual behavior and looked at him curiously. "Ulysses?"

Ulysses slowly opened his eyes.

He didn't answer Zhao Heng immediately, but instead looked down at his own body and murmured, "So that's how it is----"

This is Mental Strength.

What's wrong with your Mental Strength?

Gong Yu then came over, completely bewildered. "Your blood pressure isn't going back up?"

"No."

Ulysses raised his head, looked at the other players, and said, "I think I just felt something—that I could use my Mental Strength to suppress my blood and qi."

It's reached the threshold.

"Huh? You've gotten to the point?" Gong Yu was stunned.

The other players also looked at Ulysses.

"Yes, it's really amazing."

Ulysses raised his hand and slowly clenched his fist. "Just now, my Beasthood Erosion soared to ninety percent, and I was almost about to Mutation, but when I saw that the monster's health was down to a sliver, and I still wanted to unleash that axe strike, I instinctively concentrated all my Mental Strength into one point."

"At that moment, without any system guidance, I completed the blood pressure control on my own."

"After the battle ended, I tried it again and found that I could completely perceive my own Mental Strength without the system's assistance—it was like another limb of mine. If I wanted, I could explore the situation inside my body at any time and suppress the turbulent blood and qi at any time. That feeling was truly amazing—"

"No, that's not right. It's not just suppression; I can feel it. I can even actively accelerate my blood and qi, and even ignite it! It's just that the price seems to be very high."

"That's amazing!"

Hearing Ulysses's description.

Gong Yu and Zhao Heng exchanged a glance, then asked, "Doesn't that mean you can suppress your own qi and blood during battle?"

?

"Um."

Ulysses nodded. "Provided that my blood and qi don't suddenly become violent. I'm still in the Beginning Stage, and my movements will probably pause a bit. But I have a feeling that as long as I keep practicing and get used to it, I can suppress my blood and qi without even noticing, and I can even adjust the level of violence of my blood and qi at any time during battle."

I can adjust the level of Beasthood Erosion Beasthood Erosion to whatever level I want.

Most importantly----"

Speaking of which...

Ulysses opened his clenched fist. "This thing can be used in real life too! You know what that means, right? It means that even if I leave the instance, I can still control my health and strengthen myself according to the instance's pattern."

Although it's quite difficult and requires a considerable amount of practice—after all, real-world health and mana don't go into berserk mode as easily as in dungeons—and while it might not provide the same high boosts as in dungeons, this thing is truly useful in real life!

Hearing Ulysses ' words.

Not only Gong Yu, but even the well-informed Zhao Heng gasped in surprise.

Not to mention the other players, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

Zhao Heng couldn't help but ask, "Really? Supreme Leader, this is no joke! This involves the real-world combat system!"

"Real!"

Ulysses nodded, stating decisively, "Now that I'm no longer using the system's assistance, I can still sense my own life force through Mental Strength. Isn't that my own ability? Since the dungeon can sense one's own life force, there's no reason why it can't in reality. Besides, don't you think this is very similar to Franca's Blood Frenzy Art?"

The Frans are also Humanoid Species! Their physical structure isn't much different from ours! And their Secret Art are achieved by controlling their qi and blood! Do you understand now?

I'm even starting to suspect that this is actually Berserker's skill! Using Mental Strength to control health and mana—isn't health and mana exactly the characteristic of the Berserker Dungeon Fighter Online?

Lu Xiu has taken a core skill of the Berserker and embedded it into the mechanics of this dungeon!

Everyone was speechless.

Silence remained for a long time.

Much later.

"This----"

One Canaan player gaped and muttered, "Doesn't that mean—even if we don't finish the game, we can still..."

Even without obtaining Profession Certificate, as long as we learn this method of controlling health and mana in this dungeon—we can get a top-tier class's core skill for free?!

"That's right."

Ulysses nodded heavily. "It may not have any class bonuses, but it's still very strong. You all know how much the attribute bonuses are after the blood becomes violent and the Beasthood Erosion is high. So I suggest that before you are eliminated, you must learn to control your blood with your Mental Strength. This will allow us to clear the level faster and also have great benefits when you get out."

If all else fails, then go all out after raising your Insight to level 50. In a life-or-death situation, rely entirely on your Mental Strength to suppress your blood and qi. If that doesn't work, just explode. Because if you still can't learn it by that stage, you will definitely fail the dungeon!

But having learned it—regardless of whether you get the Profession Certificate, at least you won't have come to the dungeon for nothing!

The other players fell silent, and aside from Zhao Heng, who already had a premonition, they all found it unbelievable.

----Can mastering self-control of your health and mana in dungeons also enhance your abilities in real life?

Gong Yu was stunned for a long time, then murmured, "Is this even possible?"

"Yes, that's possible," Ulysses replied.

Gong Yu:

He couldn't help but look around.

Although Lu Xiu is not a human being.

However, breaking down the most advanced professional skills into suffering-based game mechanics and forcing players to learn them under the pressure of life and death can, on the one hand, allow players to improve themselves in reality, and on the other hand, it can also filter out suitable Berserker players.

It has to be said.

That's amazing!

"Unbelievable, isn't it? I find it unbelievable too."

Ulysses stood up, looking into the distance with a touch of melancholy. "I'm getting more and more excited about what's to come in the dungeon. I think Lu Xiu probably did more than just dismantle a Berserker's class skill; we might encounter other things later."

We might get to experience the Berserker before we even change jobs, what do you think?

As he spoke.

He looked at Zhao Heng, a local player from Nine Provinces.

"Very likely."

Zhao Heng snapped out of his reverie and nodded, "Let's keep going. I need to practice too. If what you mean is..."

Seriously, all the frustrating parts of this dungeon might actually be opportunities.

The others exchanged glances and immediately stood up as well.

I'm no longer basking in the sense of accomplishment from defeating the Cleric Beast.

What are we waiting for?!

Practice!

"Walk!"

"Charge! We're going to beat this level!"

"What's there to say! With these benefits, what does the torment matter? It's all about becoming stronger!"

"Wait a minute—do you know what weaknesses the Father has?"

Ulysses stopped the excited crowd and looked at Zhao Heng: "Could he be as weak in fire as the Cleric Beast?"

Zhao Heng laughed and said, "No, with everyone's morale so high, it's not appropriate for you to talk about weaknesses now, is it?"

Ulysses replied, "Can imposing manner weaken Father?"

"Okay, that makes sense----"

Zhao Heng scratched his head. "But I don't know either. However, it's unlikely to be a weak fire attack. Let's search the surrounding area first, and then revisit the places we just visited to see if there are any clues—if there's a weakness, there should be a hint. I can also practice my Blood Control while I'm at it."

"Okay, but let's go back to the dream world first."

Ulysses thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "We've already done a lot. Let's level up and add some attribute points; it'll be easier to fight next. Also, let's rematch the players who just died; they contributed too."

"Good."

The group began touching the Lamp, returning to their respective Hunter's Dream.

Not long after.

Ulysses and the others then returned.

Upon returning to the Hunter's Dream, they discovered an unexpected delight.

The Sword Hunter Badge dropped by the Cleric Beast can actually open a shop in Hunter's Dream.

Beside the Lamp in the Central Yharnam, Ulysses, Gong Yu, Zhao Heng, and other players appeared one after another.

As soon as Zhao Heng landed, he looked at the group and said, "You all saw what the [Sword Hunter Badge] reward for defeating the BOSS unlocked in the Messengers' Shop in the dream, right?"

"I saw it."

Ulysses nodded. "But I only bought an Antidote just in case. Upgrading is more important. But there's a lot of stuff. Not only are there new weapons and Repeating Pistol, but I even got an item called [Chief Hunter Emblem]. The description says it can open the gates of the Cathedral Ward —that's probably a necessary item, right?"

"It should be."

"This really is----"

Ulysses sighed upon hearing this, "Using monsters to force us to learn Qi and Blood Control, and the fact that some necessary unlocking items are still on the monsters, the more afraid we are of fighting, the harder the road ahead will be, or even impossible—"

Zhao Heng shook his head. "Let's not talk about that now. Let's prepare to fight the Father in the cemetery. The Father should have a countermeasure. Let's search the area we just ran through carefully first, and practice our Blood Control on the monsters along the way. If we really can't find it, then we'll just have to fight him head-on."

"Good!"

The team set off again, advancing and conducting a thorough search along the way.

When they cleared out the dark house where the dogs were lying in ambush again and arrived near the Fountain Plaza...

"Etc."

Ulysses, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and pricked up his ears. "Did you hear that? It sounds like something?"

"----It sounds like singing?"

Zhao Heng listened intently for a while.

The others heard it too and immediately followed the sound. After climbing the stairs, they found the source of the singing in a window with a dim light.

The crowd cautiously approached, and Zhao Heng tentatively knocked on the windowsill.

Generally speaking.

When they knocked on the windows or doors, the people inside would curse at them, saying things like "Get out of here!" and "You despicable outsider!"

So they rarely knocked on doors or windows after that, which is why they missed that window earlier.

Inside the window, the music stopped abruptly.

A few seconds later, a little girl's timid voice came from the window. "Who are you? I don't recognize your voices, but I recognize this scent. Are you Hunter?"

"Then, please tell me—will you help me find my mother? My father went hunting and never came back. My mother went to look for him, but now she's gone too."

"I feel very lonely and scared."

Ulysses and the others were taken aback, then instinctively said, "We'll help."

Really? Thank you!

"My mother wears a Ruby Brooch; it's very big and beautiful, you'll definitely see it."

"Oh, right, I must never forget, if you see my mother, please give her this Tiny Music Box."

As the little girl finished speaking.

Ulysses jumped out of the window.

He received a Tiny Music Box.

It's one of those Music Box that makes a sound when you open it.

"This can play one of Dad's favorite songs. If Dad forgets about us, we can play the song for him and he'll remember us."

"Mom is so silly, she forgot to bring this Music Box when she went out."

The little girl's words slowly faded away.

Ulysses and the others glanced at the Music Box and found that the description was very simple, only saying that it was a music box given to them by a little girl, and that it would play a piece of music that her parents owned together.

There was a small piece of paper on the inside of the box lid, perhaps an old message.

Two names can be vaguely discerned above: Viola and Father Gascoigne.

Father Gascoigne was indeed the Father's name.

"Wait, could this girl's father be that Father?"

Gong Yu looked at the description of the Music Box in Ulysses' hand, the image of him frantically chopping meat in the cemetery suddenly flashed through his mind.

"High probability."

Zhao Heng nodded. "Lu Xiu would never give us a toy that's only good for making noise for no reason. Considering the Father's complete loss of reason and transformation into a beast in the third stage, this song that can awaken reason—maybe that's the key!"

"Shall we give it a try?" Ulysses put the Music Box into his backpack and looked up at the crowd.

"Yes." Zhao Heng nodded emphatically, "Go give it a try!"

Gong Yu had no objection, but he turned around and took a deep look at the window with the dim light on.

For some reason—in this bloody city filled with monsters, thugs, and malice—this little girl was timid.

The sound made him instinctively uncomfortable.

I feel very uncomfortable.

Let's go.

Gong Yu withdrew his gaze. "Hopefully, this broken box can wake up that mad dog BOSS."

The group set off again for Oedon Chapel Graveyard.

With their previous experience, they traversed the map with great efficiency. After exchanging bowling tips with the Yharnam people on the bridge once again, they passed through the Grand Archway unscathed and arrived at Oedon Chapel Graveyard once more.

The familiar sound of chopping meat was no longer heard.

As soon as they stepped onto the edge of the cemetery, Father Gascoigne, whose eyes were covered by a gray cloth and who exuded an aura of madness, had already noticed their presence.

"Everywhere—there are wild beasts—"

The Father suddenly turned around, holding an axe in one hand and a gun in the other, and charged straight at Ulysses and his men!

"Ulysses! Now!"

Zhao Heng rolled to the side, firing to keep the enemy at bay, while shouting loudly.

Ulysses immediately took out the music box and opened the lid.

Clatter.

The Music Box immediately started playing.

The Father, who was about to rush towards Zhao Heng with his axe already raised above his head, froze the moment he heard the melody.

Immediately afterwards.

His tall body trembled uncontrollably, and then he clutched his head in pain.

Holy crap!!!

Other players, witnessing this, nearly jumped for joy. "It really worked!!! It caused a massive stun!"

"Don't just stand there! That stun is enough for us to take a huge chunk of their health!"

Zhao Heng picked up his weapon and charged straight at them.

"Superior!"

Ulysses also raised his weapon, wielding it with one hand and holding the Music Box with the other.

Other players also drew their weapons, and more than ten players pounced on them like a pack of wolves. Swords flashed, axes whizzed, bullets flew—a frenzied chaos.

It poured down on Father Gascoigne, who was in a dazed state.

The boss's health dropped rapidly under the combined fire of the group.

soon.

As the music finished playing, the Father regained consciousness and entered the second phase.

Ulysses turned the music box on and off again, and the melody began to play once more.

The same situation occurred again, and the Father froze once more.

The crowd surged forward again.

Gong Yu was also attacking, but couldn't help asking, "Won't this Father regain his senses?"

"Never mind all that! Attack first!" Zhao Heng shouted.

Gong Yu gritted his teeth and continued swinging his knife.

The second phase was also successfully completed without major incident, thanks to the presence of the Music Box and Ulysses, who had already reached the threshold of Blood Control.

Music Box are incredibly helpful.

What the players need most is that moment of stunned silence—otherwise, if they were to Gun Parry the Father, they really wouldn't be able to outmaneuver him.

Boom!!!

The moment your health reaches the target level.

The Father clutched his head, unleashing a burst of energy that sent all the players flying. He then transformed into a werewolf behemoth over three meters tall.

He transformed into a beast.

The music box is still useful.

only.

Each time the music box was used, the Father's period of paralysis became shorter with each use.

The third time the character was stunned, the time was only a fleeting moment.

The Father began to wreak havoc, and the players started dying one after another.

fine.

Ulysses's Blood Control weren't for nothing, and the Father's initial stun due to the Music Box gave the players a chance to create distance. They started taking turns firing shots, kiting the boss, and trading their own health for the boss's.

final.

After a fierce battle that lasted until only six men remained, they finally defeated the Father.

Everyone was panting heavily.

Gong Yu was also panting, but his gaze never left the Father's corpse on the ground. "That's not right—he didn't recover? Logically speaking, we took his daughter's Music Box, and his daughter said that her father would wake up when he heard the music, so shouldn't he have woken up? Then he would have become friends with us after a fight, and even taught us a couple of moves?—and he's dead?"

Do you think it's possible?

Zhao Heng replied, "Although I don't know the full storyline of this instance world yet, based on what's been shown, do you think the Hunter who has transformed into a beast can return to normal?"

Gong Yu: "----So, did we use the things the little girl gave us to kill her father?"

Zhao Heng:

Ulysses: "--

"Forget it, don't dwell on it."

Ulysses stared at the corpse, remained silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's rest for a while, see which door the key dropped by the BOSS opens, and then go back to level up using the Lamp."

Gong Yu remained silent.

The other players nodded and then began searching for the BOSS's location.

soon.

One player shouted.

There's something here!

Ulysses and his two companions went together and followed the steps leading up from the cemetery to a platform they had jumped down to.

A female corpse was lying on the platform.

A ball of light was floating above the female corpse.

Gong Yu reached out and touched the ball of light, and a pop-up window appeared.

[Ruby Brooch]

[A woman's crimson brooch, engraved with Viola's name. Perhaps this gem was a gift from a Hunter; when used, it can transform into Blood Dreg Gem capable of enhancing any weapon.]

Seeing this description.

Gong Yu's eyes widened.

The other players were also taken aback.

so.

Is this the little girl's mother?

His father lost control and was killed by the player, and his mother is also dead—perhaps even killed by her father?

"No----"

Gong Yu stared blankly at the brooch, then murmured, "Does this instance even involve moral choices?"