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The successive notifications made Mu You freeze.
He was not particularly surprised that he had died after attacking. What truly surprised him was that this death text had not described any of the process at all.
Previous deaths had at least told him how he had been killed and something about his killer. When Granny Tang killed him not long ago, for instance, the text had at least told him that a Shadow Fiend had killed him. This time, there was nothing.
This was the first death without any information since he had entered the game.
Mu You hurriedly pressed the Pocket Watch and tried another attack method.
[You switched to the Vampire Skin, leaped out of the insect swarm again, and cast the Little Fireball Spell toward the distant platform after revealing yourself.] [However, before your fireball could take shape, some terrifying presence in the darkness atop the platform instantly locked onto you...] [You felt an immense pressure descend upon you, leaving you unable to move as your consciousness blurred...] [You have died...]
"Rewind..."
Mu You reluctantly pressed the Pocket Watch again.
Even with the Vampire Skin, the result was the same. Apart from slight changes in the text, the whole process was essentially unchanged. The instant he revealed himself, some "presence" above would awaken, and then he would die instantly...
It seemed the "monster" repeatedly mentioned in Louise's diary really had not been a casual reference. Still, calling this thing merely a "monster" was far too mild.
Mu You rewound several more times, trying to break through from other directions.
Every attempt failed. The entire area around the platform was that "thing's" hunting ground. The surrounding ring-shaped Gu Pool encircled the central platform like a moat, but rather than protecting the platform, these insects seemed