Yin Chao also saw what had happened in the instance before he arrived-the one in which Bai Xu had originally died.
When the Pig-Headed Man declared that Xin Ya was his heart, and that killing her would kill him too.
Whether it was the influence of the Mindscape or simply human nature.
After spending too long in that bleak world, people had begun to grow cold-blooded.
We only have to sacrifice one NPC to survive.
That thought filled the players' minds.
Apart from Bai Xu, who was kind by nature and opposed the proposal because he refused to hurt others, everyone agreed to kill Xin Ya.
But his kindness was a double-edged sword.
He refused to hurt Xin Ya, which could have allowed them to clear the instance.
Yet he also refused to hurt the other players, who wanted to kill Xin Ya for a chance to break out of the Mindscape.
And so, they enraged An Huai.
No one would ever take Xin Ya away or hurt her in front of An Huai again.
That was her one inviolable boundary, the obsession that had kept her here all this time and even driven her to devour the Pig-Headed Man's heart.
Suddenly, a pair of black claws tipped with sharp nails pierced the illusion and seized Yin Chao's neck.
Pitch-black eyes appeared next, along with a mouth stretched back to the ears, revealing uneven, sharklike teeth.
He held Yin Chao's slender neck tightly, but applied no real force, merely making him feel slightly constricted.
"You killed another one of my Hunters."
The newcomer spoke through gritted teeth.
Yin Chao smiled, seemingly paying him no mind at all.
"No. 028, I remember you now."
A flicker of unmistakable shock crossed those pitch-black eyes, and the hands around Yin Chao's neck abruptly