Sheng Ziyao watched Shen Ru perk up. The system announcement had not affected him in the slightest; if anything, his mental state had become even harder to fathom.
He had been fortunate enough to hear an announcement about clearing an Instance through violence once before, while running one with his boss.
His boss had accidentally killed an important NPC back then, and the game had immediately extended its duration.
They had failed to leave within the allotted time, leaving a mountain of work undone. Gu Changming had practically worked himself to the bone afterward.
Since then, his boss had been especially careful.
Thinking about it now, there was a saying that really rang true.
Birds of a feather flocked together.
Sheng Ziyao looked at the motionless corpse on the floor. After waiting a moment and hearing no system announcement, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Ru found his cautious demeanor amusing. "Don't worry. This won't count as clearing the Instance through violence."
"Why not?"
Seeing how certain Shen Ru was, Sheng Ziyao suddenly had a horrifying thought.
No way????
Then the young man curved his lips and chuckled. "Because I've already tested it."
!!!!
Ignoring Sheng Ziyao's shocked expression, Shen Ru explained in all seriousness:
"This morning, I realized I could see their faces. You know I can't make out anyone's face except Players' and children's. Do you know what that means?"
Seeing how serious he was, Sheng Ziyao began thinking it over too. He blinked and asked in confusion, "What does it mean?"
The young man curved his lips. Seeing the little fish take the bait, he gave the line a gentle tug and said calmly:
"It means they're already dead to me."
Sheng Ziyao: "..."
What a forced yet reasonable excuse.
For the system to classify something