absurd deduction game.

Amidst the girl's shouts, Yu Xing and her group swam ashore.

Jiang Chong has disappeared, but the Yejiang River cannot calm down for the time being. Although it is no longer surging due to the control of ghost energy, the abnormal rise and fall of the water level just now has caused it to continue to surge like a rising tide.

The defensive line formed by the treasures was still in place. Just in case, even after receiving the system notification that the main quest was completed, Luo Yan maintained the protective array.

Seeing that the people in the water looked disheveled, but had climbed ashore without any hindrance, the people on the shore finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ghost Wine dispelled the cognitive blockade, Octopus Legs successfully completed their mission, and Quinn immediately rushed to Song Xue and Nie Lang to check on his teammates' condition—

It was expected that he would suffer mental distress; it seems he will need to recuperate for some time.

He sighed and asked Song Xue in a low voice, "Did you get it?"

Earning tickets from people with broken mirrors is quite stressful.

Song Xue simply nodded, the white light in her eyes still lingering, and several startling feathers sprouting from her body.

Quinn used fire to burn off the feathers.

On the other side, Ren Yigang had just reassembled himself. This time, the blood transformation was too thorough. When he returned, he still had many abnormal symptoms. His hair was dyed blood red, blood kept seeping from his fingertips, and large patches of bloodstains were seeping from his skin.

With a blank expression, he draped a prop cloak over himself to cover his body, sat cross-legged on the ground to rest, and took the opportunity to check if Zhao Ruru had broken his [Reality Sandbox].

Zhao Ruru really didn't.

Aside from her eccentric and unpredictable personality, she almost never fails to deliver on any task assigned to her.

At this moment, Guijiu handed the siren he was carrying on his shoulder to Zhao Ruru. When he turned around to look at Zhao Mou and Yu Xing, his demeanor had changed, and he had returned to his taciturn and cool self.

He saw Luo Yan walk towards Yu Xing.

"What's going on down there? Did you really eliminate Jiang Chong?" The young Taoist priest from the Luo family subconsciously sought confirmation from the person he respected most. He glanced at the system time. "Or did you seal him away?"

The task they chose was—

[Mission Two: Prevent the destruction of Fengtou Town.]

[Hint: You have 15 minutes to turn things around before disaster strikes. Use any means necessary to ensure that "the majority of the people of Fengtou Town survive, and no more than 60% of Fengtou Town's infrastructure is damaged," then the mission is successful.]

[Once the conditions for determining the ending are met, the instance will be resolved.]

Now, they have exceeded their mission targets. Only a few wealthy businessmen who colluded with Master Wanban's organization died in Fengtou Town, and only the infrastructure along the river was destroyed. The system seemed very happy and set off fireworks for them in their minds.

Main quest completed, ending "Tracing the Source" achieved.

The strategist who confronts Jiang Chong will receive the title "Destroyer of Faith" (Rare): Increases resistance to will attacks related to faith by 30%.

The strategist who protects the Fengtou Town defense line will receive the title "Savior" (Rare): Increases their prestige among fellow believers and increases the probability of "persuading" fellow believers by 30%.

[The live stream has ended. The instance will close in ten minutes. Surviving players can choose whether to teleport away immediately and receive instance rewards upon departure.]

It looks like a resounding victory.

Luo Yan was really curious about how the six people who went into the water managed to kill Jiang Chong, considering how polluted the river was and how difficult it was for them to go into the water.

After he asked the question, the others who remained on the shore also pricked up their ears.

Song Xue leaned against Quinn to rest, reminding him, "You only spent fifteen minutes on the shore, but underwater time was disrupted by Jiang Chong, so it felt like a long time had passed."

Especially her and Zhao Mou, who stayed in the illusion for two or three days at a time, and had to endure tremendous psychological pressure.

She was still somewhat dazed when she came to her senses.

"That must have been even more arduous." Upon hearing this, Luo Yan looked at Yu Xing for a while, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "You actually managed to persevere in the pollution for so long."

Yu Xing shrugged.

Luo Yan was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Yijiu walked over and stood next to Yu Xing, saying in a sinister tone, "He's very tired right now and doesn't want to talk. Ask Zhao Mou if you have any questions."

He exchanged a glance with Yu Xing and, having received Yu Xing's consent, pulled him to a drier spot on the shore to sit down. Without asking whether the other's silence was the price for disrupting Jiang Chong, he silently handed him an item to restore his spirit.

Yu Xing tilted her head, smiled at him, and placed the prop in front of her forehead.

He really needed to recover his composure. This kind of item was different from the one used to restore his transformation level; it wasn't as precious, but it was actually useful to him. His head was still throbbing.

Zhao Mou rolled his eyes at them.

But as the deputy captain and diplomat of the Broken Mirror, he still stepped forward to explain the underwater situation to the people on the shore, and also showed everyone the little mud figure he had brought out, since he had taken it out in full view of everyone and couldn't hide it.

The little clay figure looks dead.

No, I should say he is indeed dead.

Having been brought out of the Yejiang River, its last bit of power had dissipated. The system didn't say it would deal with it, presumably because it considered the little mud man and Jiang Chong to be two different individuals.

The clay figure nowadays can probably only be considered a special prop, with the potential to become a sacrifice... These are the spoils of war of the Broken Mirror Squad, and no one has any objections to them being distributed according to their contributions.

After resting for a while, the group decided to go to town before the ten minutes were up.

“By the way,” Luo Yan said, “the extremely yin evil spirit has consumed too much power and can no longer maintain its form. If it doesn’t harm people, it will soon completely dissipate, which can be considered a relief for those poor people who have been skinned. It said it wanted to go back to the town and stay there until it disappears, so I let it go.”

"How can you be sure it won't harm anyone?" Nie Lang asked casually.

"I controlled it for a while and could sense its emotions. Even so, I still left a safety net before letting it go. If it had any intention of harming anyone, its form would be directly dispersed by the aura I left behind." Luo Yan would naturally take responsibility for his decision.

Even if he were a fully-powered, extremely yin and fierce ghost, he would still perish. However, the extremely yin and fierce ghost had fought the water ghosts without holding back, and had almost exhausted all his resentment, and his mind had recovered considerably.

It was able to regain some of its sanity...which is quite rare.

In the town, every household had their doors and windows tightly shut, making it look like a dead city.

But the researchers could sense the residents' pounding hearts and suppressed breathing.

They didn't plan to knock on the door forcefully, fearing they might scare someone to death. After discussing it, they decided that Zhao Ruru, with her loud voice, would stand in the street and shout through a megaphone: "Fellow villagers—!"

"I have an announcement!"

"From today onwards, there are no more rules about death in this town!!!"

Everything was silent.

No one came out. For the people living here, vigilance was the norm. But it didn't matter. Jiang Chong had disappeared, and the nighttime rules that shrouded Fengtou Town had mysteriously vanished. The townspeople continued to live here, and one day they would be able to get rid of their fear and realize that they were safe.

Even the extraordinary individuals from the Wanban Master lineage in the town were almost wiped out by the divination experts. The remaining few were dealt with by the resistance organization that had been hiding in the town for many years.

The resistance organization wasn't of much help during the mission; their real task was probably to help the ravaged town recover after the strategists left.

Although Jiang Po is not a good person, the other members of the resistance organization are all victims of oppression, so it is unlikely that anything bad will happen to them in the short term.

Even if there are still some unsavory aspects involved, that's no longer something the strategists need to worry about.

"Hmm." Zhao Ruru, whose voice had become hoarse from shouting, suddenly remembered something, "How are those people from the main branch of our Zhao family?"

She really knew how to say "our Zhao family" smoothly. Zhao Mou glanced at her and sighed that this girl was a first-rate traitor.

Zhao Zhan, Zhao Huaisheng, and Zhao Dongxue were seriously injured in the dungeon. They were still at the manor during the birthday banquet, but later they disappeared. It's estimated that they were either dead or half-dead.

After he returns to reality, he will check on the situation of these three people.

If they fail to complete the tasks assigned by their master, or are even kicked out of the interest group halfway through, such poor performance will result in a precipitous drop in resources, even if they are still alive.

Zhao Mou thought that after this, the main family members would probably consider whether to continue the main family's arrogance and the tradition of treating the collateral branches as servants. However, those in the collateral branches who were meant to be disloyal had already left, such as him and Zhao Ruru.

The Zhao family will certainly not let these traitors get away with it, but now they have the confidence and strength to challenge an entire family. Even the Zhao family has to consider the cost of a fight.

Speaking of which, this instance was even streamed live.

However, when false gods appeared later, a large portion of the live stream was blocked. It is estimated that most of the viewers had already left, and those who remained were just hard-working people who were desperately looking for information and scrutinizing every detail.

However, the Zhao family had already lost face by the middle of the period.

Zhao Mou thought about it and then laughed out loud.

Zhao Yijiu: "?"

Did his brother finally go insane because he didn't receive enough care from him? (End of Chapter)