There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game
Chapter 932: 761: If You Can't Escape It, Start Enjoying It

Chapter 932: Chapter 761: If You Can’t Escape It, Start Enjoying It

What does it feel like to become a Level 3 Player?

Xu Shuo pondered for a moment.

It didn’t feel like anything special.

Maybe it was because he had already encountered Level 3 scripts a few times before, so upgrading didn’t bring him any significant psychological or physical changes.

He originally wanted to test out the new rewards he had received.

But disappointing as it was.

This script was really quite poor.

Aside from the sparse script rewards, the skills and items he gained couldn’t be tested independently either. The only thing worth trying was summoning the Snow Magical Beast.

Then the Script Space suddenly dropped dozens of degrees in temperature.

The only couch he had froze into ice out of thin air.

Xu Shuo decisively dismissed the Snow Magical Beast.

After browsing the Player Forum for a while and realizing there wasn’t much else to do, Xu Shuo didn’t hesitate to exit the Script Space.

…

Real world.

It was still pitch dark outside.

Xu Shuo vaguely remembered that when he entered this script trial, he had intentionally chosen a time when he was about to go to sleep.

That way, even if he accidentally died.

Xu Xi would likely just assume he had passed away in his sleep.

Xu Shuo mused idly, reaching over to grab his phone charging on the nightstand. He tapped the screen awake to check the time.

3 a.m.

Not too late yet, still enough time to catch up on sleep.

He decisively pulled up his blanket, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Just then, in the pitch-black room, a faint scarlet glow flickered. The bride he had summoned earlier reappeared, shifting back into a Black Cat, crouching beside his pillow.

The bride had almost succumbed to the violin-induced slumber earlier.

But after absorbing the Resentment Energy from the Heretical Inquisitor, she felt like she was functional again.

The night was silent.

The nights in the real world weren’t so full of twists and turns.

Quiet and peaceful.

…

At dawn, 6 a.m.

Xu Xi woke up, yawning as she freshened up, and then changed into athletic gear. She wrapped a small fitness waist bag around her waist and set out for her morning run.

Back then, her morning runs required nothing more than her phone.

Now, it wasn’t so simple.

Without the waist bag, she wouldn’t be able to fit all her stuff.

She ran around the city outskirts until nearly 7 a.m.

Then, as usual, she headed to a familiar breakfast stall nearby and bought two servings of breakfast. But since she now drank the protein powder she mixed at home every morning, she didn’t buy soy milk this time.

When Xu Xi paid, she sensed that someone had been staring at her for far too long, prompting her to lightly turn her head and look.

She was highly sensitive to such attention.

In the past, strangers often looked at her too, but most people wouldn’t stare so intently, and those who did would awkwardly avert their gaze when met.

This person was different.

When Xu Xi looked over.

The woman smiled slyly, raising her cup of freshly ground soy milk in a toast-like gesture.

She wore an exquisite black short dress, her fiery red wavy hair giving off an alluring aura, entirely mismatched with the down-to-earth breakfast stall.

She was having breakfast here.

The vibe stubbornly transformed this stall into a surreal scene of dining in a fine Western restaurant with soy milk and fried dough sticks.

Xu Xi maintained a blank expression as she held the woman’s gaze for five full seconds.

Then she broke eye contact, tucked her paid phone into her waist bag, grabbed the two servings of breakfast, and left without looking back.

But after walking some distance.

The strange woman followed her.

“Little sister, what’s your name?”

“I’m Angela. I just moved to this neighborhood today. I saw you jogging earlier.”

“You’re so cute~”

“You’re even cuter when you look cold and indifferent~”

Xu Xi slowed down her pace.

She turned her head to look at the strange woman.

Then, with a serious expression, she said: “If I take one more step forward, I’ll enter an area visible from my house’s windows—not only will my brother see you, but I believe he’s already awake by now.”

As soon as the words landed.

Angela was visibly startled, and after realizing what Xu Xi meant, she smiled even brighter.

But she stopped walking too.

Standing there, she waved goodbye to Xu Xi with a charming smile.

Xu Xi left without looking back.

There was something she hadn’t mentioned.

And that was—a Black Cat had been watching them the whole time.

…

When Xu Xi returned home.

She saw a glass of pre-mixed protein powder already set on the dining table, while Xu Shuo was in the kitchen inspecting the leftovers in the fridge. Hearing her walk in, he casually greeted her.

“Brother, I just ran into a strange woman.” Xu Xi said as she placed the breakfast on the table.

“Did she ask you anything?” Xu Shuo shut the refrigerator door.

“No, she just followed me while I was jogging, saying she had just moved into the area.”

“I see. You should try asking her for more information if you get the chance.”

“…”

Hearing this.

Xu Xi, who had been about to drink her protein powder, stopped herself in time and avoided choking, looking up at Xu Shuo with some surprise.

Xu Shuo sat down at the dining table: “Of course, as long as you don’t follow her around carelessly.”

Xu Shuo’s reasoning wasn’t baseless.

When he had encountered that red-haired woman earlier, Los had shown some discontent toward her but displayed no hostility or dread.

This indicated that the woman was, at the very least, not an enemy role.

And now that he himself was under surveillance by the Sixth Palace, having his sister also watched by the Sixth Palace didn’t seem like too big of a leap.

After all, Xu Xi would soon be headed to Yangcheng Normal University, but Xu Shuo couldn’t always be by her side, especially as the real world was gradually being corroded by the Abyss.

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.