Bai He Cheng Has Gone Mad!

Liu Xing did not forget to give Isabella a few instructions. "Isabella, if possible, I think it would be best if no one else found out that you and I met. Butler Wayne told us visitors before that we were not allowed to go up to the second floor casually. I only came up here secretly because I got curious after wandering around everywhere else. So I'm worried that if Butler Wayne finds out I met with you, Isabella, he might not let me come see you again."

Isabella hurriedly nodded, saying that she would definitely keep the secret. However, in exchange, Liu Xing had to find another chance to come up and chat with her.

Liu Xing naturally agreed without hesitation. After saying goodbye to Isabella, he left her room.

At that moment, Liu Xing saw that Bai He Cheng and the others were all waving at him from the first floor, signaling for him to hurry down.

So Liu Xin did not hesitate and leaped straight down from the second floor to the first.

The height between the first and second floors was not great, and Liu Xing's Jump had reached 70, so he did not need to make a Jump Check. It was automatically considered a success, and Liu Xing returned safely to the first floor.

Just as Liu Xing landed safely, Old Wayne entered the Main Building and said somewhat doubtfully, "Uh, why did I seem to hear something heavy hitting the ground just now?"

Bai He Cheng had just been about to speak when Wang Qi glared at him fiercely. He obediently shut his mouth, while Chen Ling stepped forward and said to Old Wayne with a smile, "Butler Wayne, you know my friend is very curious and likes playing pranks, so he downloaded some scary sound effects from a phone app. He just played the sound of something heavy hitting the ground to scare us, and it gave us quite a fright too."

"Really?" Old Wayne asked doubtfully.

Please have Player Chen Ling choose to make either a Persuasion or Quick Conversation check at this time.

Chen Ling quickly replied, "Then I'll choose Quick Conversation."

Persuasion and Quick Conversation served roughly the same purpose, both allowing someone to make the other party believe their words. However, they applied to different situations, and certain specific circumstances only allowed Persuasion.

Chen Ling, Quick Conversation, 46/70, Success.

"Well, then while you're in the castle, don't casually play such scary sound effects again. I have a heart condition, you know." Since Chen Ling's Quick Conversation had succeeded, Old Wayne chose to believe him and spoke with a smile.

Chen Ling hurriedly went along with it, giving Old Wayne all sorts of assurances that he would keep an eye on Bai He Cheng and would not give him any chance to cause trouble.

After seeing Old Wayne off, Bai He Cheng said unhappily, "Hey, hey, hey, why are you dumping the black pot on my head without even a word? Aren't you going to ask for my opinion as the person involved?"

Liu Xing and the others looked at Bai He Cheng with smiles on their faces. Wang Qi clenched his fists and said, "Oh? Then what opinion do you have?"

Wang Qi, 1/99, Persuasion (Force), Critical Success.

Bai He Cheng immediately shrank his neck and said with a fawning smile, "No opinion, no opinion. I'm more than happy that all of you big brothers and sisters are willing to let this little one take the blame."

After resolving—suppressing—Bai He Cheng's emotional issue, Liu Xing and the others returned to that large room and found KP004 to open the secret room.

Liu Xing first placed the roll of parchment he had obtained from the second-floor study on the table, then said, "This is the parchment I found in the study on the second floor. You should be able to feel it now as well—this parchment gives off an extremely strange feeling. When I touched it, I felt a chill enter my body. All my attributes have now dropped by ten points, and this Negative Status will last for more than two hours. Luckily, my Psychoanalysis succeeded, so I didn't lose any SAN Value."

"However, it's obvious that this parchment most likely records magic or some kind of Sacrificial Ritual. It is a Mythic Item, so I chose to take it down. You could say I removed one piece of the BOSS's equipment in advance. If we have to fight, the BOSS's combat strength should drop quite a bit, right?"

After hearing Liu Xing's words, even Bai He Cheng looked at him with admiration. Liu Xing had known full well that he might lose SAN Value, yet he had still resolutely brought the parchment back. What lofty spirit was this?

However, just then, while everyone's attention was not on him, Bai He Cheng reached out at lightning speed, grabbed the parchment, and opened it without hesitation.

Because Player Bai He Cheng opened the parchment, he will make an Inspiration Check, a Will Check, and a Luck Check. The results of all three checks will have a decisive impact!

It was obvious that these checks would be extremely dangerous, which was why the gloating KP004 was so excited.

Bai He Cheng, Inspiration, 75/70, Failure.

Bai He Cheng, Will, 42/70, Success.

Bai He Cheng, Luck, 52/50, Failure.

"The instant Bai He Cheng opened the parchment, he felt a wave of chill sweep through his entire body. His limbs froze stiff in an instant, so all of his attributes will be reduced by half for ten hours."

"When Bai He Cheng came back to his senses from the cold, he was drawn in by the contents recorded on the parchment. It described a ritual for sacrificing to an evil god. Because he came into contact with such an evil Sacrificial Ritual, Bai He Cheng will make an Inspiration Check. On a success, he loses 2 SAN Value; on a failure, he loses 1d6+3 SAN Value."

Liu Xing watched as visible frost appeared around Bai He Cheng's hand and instantly spread across his entire body. Even Liu Xin, standing about a meter away from Bai He Cheng, could feel a bone-piercing chill.

Bai He Cheng, Will, 82/70, Failure.

SAN Value Check, 1d6+3 = 5+3 = 8.

8 SAN Value!

When a Player lost more than 5 SAN Value at once, they fell into a Temporary Madness State. There were ten different madness symptoms in total. A Player who fell into Temporary Insanity would use a die roll to determine the specific madness symptom, then roll a 1d10 time die to determine how long the Temporary Insanity would last.

Bai He Cheng, Madness Check, 2, Pseudo-Disability (this could be understood as a cognitive impairment, believing that he had gone blind, deaf, or lost sensation in some part of his body).

Bai He Cheng, Time Check, 5.

"Because Bai He Cheng suffered a tremendous shock, he lost 8 SAN Value and fell into a Temporary Madness State—Pseudo-Disability. This Temporary Insanity will last for five hours." KP could not help laughing.

PS: Here's the second update. Bai He Cheng had finally been driven mad.