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“Linlin, you’re here…”
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Xiran’s voice echoed softly through the empty stairwell.
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She stood on the landing, her pitch-black eyes gazing downward with an expressionless face.
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Bai Linlin froze in place.
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Only one thought remained in her mind.
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I’m finished.
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Her body reacted before her consciousness could, beginning to tremble uncontrollably.
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This body’s fear of the name “Xiran” had already seeped deep into her bones.
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What do I do? What do I do?
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Why am I here?
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Right, I came looking for Jiang Niaoniao to talk… about that failed “plan.”
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But can I even mention that?
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Saying it would probably get me killed!
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But… if Jiang Niaoniao comes back from the bathroom and bumps into Xiran here, the situation would be even more catastrophic.
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Two people secretly colluding getting caught red-handed would be like a self-destructing truck.
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Her mind was in complete chaos when the schoolbag on her back suddenly shifted.
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A schoolbag?
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When did I start carrying one?
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What’s inside it?
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No, this isn’t the time to think about that!
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Xiran started walking down the stairs.
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One step at a time.
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The sound of leather shoes striking the concrete steps was exceptionally clear in the silence.
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The pressure drew closer with every footstep.
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Bai Linlin’s breathing grew rapid. The string in her mind stretched to its limit before snapping with a pop at some critical point.
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A self-destructive impulse, mixed with the deepest lingering desire from this body’s original owner, burst from her lips.
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“Xiran! I… I won’t bully you anymore!”
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The words had barely left her mouth before Bai Linlin herself was stunned.
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What am I saying?!
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The effect was immediate.
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Xiran halted her steps.
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It felt as if every sound had suddenly vanished from the stairwell, and even the air had stopped circulating.
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An invisible, icy pressure filled the space. The temperature seemed to drop several degrees.
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Bai Linlin could even see her own exhaled breath forming faint white mist.
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Xiran lifted her head.
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Her expression showed little change, but those eyes… were black enough to swallow light itself.
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“Heh…”
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A faint laugh escaped her throat.
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It wasn’t a joyful sound, but the cold huff one makes upon hearing something absurd.
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She continued downward. Her pace wasn’t fast this time, yet it carried an irresistible oppressive force as she approached Bai Linlin.
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Bai Linlin wanted to back away, but her legs felt filled with lead. She couldn’t move an inch.
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Xiran extended her hand. Ice-cold fingers gently stroked Bai Linlin’s cheek.
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The motion was almost gentle, yet it raised goosebumps all over Bai Linlin’s body.
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“Haha…”
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Xiran laughed again. Her fingertips slid slowly across Bai Linlin’s cheek.
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“Linlin is still so forgetful.”
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She leaned closer. Her breath brushed Bai Linlin’s ear as her voice dropped low, every word crystal clear.
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“It seems I need to make Linlin… remember properly.”
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Before the words fully faded, the hand caressing her face tightened abruptly, clamping onto Bai Linlin’s wrist.
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The grip was incredibly strong—nothing like what her fragile appearance suggested.
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“Ah!”
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Bai Linlin cried out in pain as she was yanked forward with a stumble.
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Xiran didn’t waste words. She turned and dragged her along the stairs.
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Bai Linlin struggled futilely, but the other girl’s hand was like an iron clamp. Her meager strength was no more effective than an ant trying to topple a tree.
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Hey!
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Sister Ruan Yuan!
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Where are you?!
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Didn’t you promise to protect me?!
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Where’s the promised Level 22 big shot?!
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Why did you disconnect right at the start?!
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Bai Linlin screamed frantically in her heart, nearly bursting into tears.
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Is this what a Level 22 difficulty instance looks like?
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Getting dragged away by the yandere boss for some “reminiscing” right from the opening?
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She was dragged along, stumbling and staggering.
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In the midst of her struggles, the friend message icon at the edge of her vision flashed wildly.
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It was Ruan Yuan!
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A lifeline in despair!
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Bai Linlin poured all her willpower into opening it.
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Ruan Yuan’s messages popped up one after another like cannon fire:
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[Linlin! Where are you?!]
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[Huge problem! I don’t know how, but I ended up possessing a girl also named “Ruan Yuan”!]
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[But that’s not the worst of it! As soon as I arrived, I found out that “I” had been expelled from St. Maryanna Girls’ Academy for violently abusing a girl named Yuan Yiyi!]
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[I just investigated a bit… It seems a girl who shares your current name, also called “Bai Linlin,” was the one who reported me!]
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“Fuck!!!”
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After reading the messages, Bai Linlin let out a mental wail of utter collapse.
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It was over.
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Everything was finished.
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Her only thigh, her Level 22 guardian deity, had her account in this instance expelled right at the start—because of “her own” report!
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What kind of hellish opening was this!
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Where was the promised protection?!
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Where was the “it’s just a little troublesome”?!
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Xiran noticed her distraction and the sudden wave of despair. She turned her head back, her black hair sliding over her shoulder.
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Seeing Bai Linlin’s instantly ashen face, the icy curve at the corner of her mouth seemed to deepen slightly.
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“Remembered something, Linlin?”
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She asked softly. Her grip on the wrist didn’t loosen in the slightest.
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“It’s okay. We have all the time in the world… to remember slowly.”
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She said nothing more and forcefully pulled Bai Linlin toward the door leading to the lower floor.
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Behind that door was a dimly lit corridor that looked like a mouth waiting to devour its prey.
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Bai Linlin looked back desperately toward the direction where Jiang Niaoniao had disappeared.
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Help me… This time, it really seems like no one can save me.
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