I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 59 My Sister Can't Be This Cute

Song Qiao suppressed her growing grief, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said to her younger brother:

"...When you were seven, your parents went on a long trip and left us at your grandma's house for three days. I saw you running around like a little monkey, getting all dirty all day, and I...I found you annoying, and taking advantage of grandma's affection for me, I beat you severely for three days in a row, making you cry and beg for mercy every day, even kneeling down before me...After that, you would hide whenever you saw me, until I bought you a toy armor with my allowance, and then we made up."

“…Huh?” Song He was stunned: “I remember you suddenly and inexplicably gave me a series of armor toys, and I even thought you were quite cute…So you were this fierce when you were little, sis?”

"What did you say...!?" Song Qiao threatened, her voice trembling with tears.

She originally intended to reprimand them angrily.

However, she was so sad that she couldn't get angry at all, and it even sounded a bit like she was being coquettish.

The rules of this instance are too terrifying! They completely ruined her image, making it a social disaster... She wished she could find a hole to crawl into immediately.

Unfortunately, she was too grief-stricken to muster the willpower to act.

"Have you lost the painful memory of being beaten for three days straight when you were a child...?"

Cao Yu turned his gaze away from Song He and looked at Song Qiao, saying:

"Your turn. Pray, then recount the embarrassing memories you had, and see what you lose."

"..."

This time, Song Qiao did not hesitate for long and quickly completed the three prayer rituals.

Now that all her dark past has been exposed, she has nothing left to lose.

Let it explode again... then let it explode again.

Soon, Song Qiao, who had been so sad that she kept crying, returned to normal and quickly repeated her previous self-deception in concise words.

Upon closer listening, Song He immediately noticed something amiss.

The burly Song He steeled himself, ignoring his sister's cold gaze, and reminded her:
“Sister, when you were six years old, Grandma passed away, and we held a funeral. Many relatives came over that night. You were too young to understand, and when you saw others pouring water and serving tea, you... you said that drinking children's urine could ward off evil spirits, so you dragged me, who was even more ignorant, and we peed in the tea and served it to the others. Later, Dad found out... Dad took out his belt and, in front of all the relatives, gave you a severe beating, making you roll around on the ground... You've forgotten this memory.”

Song Qiao: "..."

the other side.

Cao Yu and Zhou Fan listened to it again and still found it incredibly shocking... No wonder she's the sister who can beat her younger brother for three days straight, making him cry and kneel down; she's truly ruthless.

Song He wanted to laugh after he finished speaking.

But he dared not laugh.

If he laughs now, he'll probably get a beating when he leaves the instance and gets home... Even if it hurts him to hold it in, he has to suppress his laughter today!
"Pray," Cao Yu reminded Zhou Fan.

Having verified this, he had already made his decision.

It's just about losing some embarrassing childhood memories; this prayer isn't very threatening, so he can do it.

Anyway, lost memories can be recovered.

Moreover, he already has a clue how to retrieve it.

At this moment, the violent killing intent in his heart grew stronger and stronger... It doesn't seem to have a particularly big impact yet?

'It must have been forcibly suppressed by my great personality and noble character.'

Cao Yu did not allow his murderous intent to continue to grow, and immediately began to pray.

If he continues to grow, he might get out of control and kill everything alive in the entire instance... That would be terrifying.

Because with his current strength, no one in this instance has a chance of survival.

He came to save people!
After a series of actions, Cao Yu's murderous intent subsided instantly, and like Song He and Song Qiao, he received notifications for two side quests.

Zhou Fan, who had been kneeling on the ground clutching his stomach, stood up and returned to normal.

After some recollection, Cao Yu and Zhou Fan were both unaware of what embarrassing past events they had forgotten.

Cao Yu looked at Song Qiao and her brother and asked, "Do you have any props?"

“I have one,” Song Qiao replied, “but my brother doesn’t.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Yu took out the "Blood-Soaked Bone" from his storage space and tossed it to Song He, saying:

"You can borrow this item for now. Just return it to me after everything is over. Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, you will all receive an item after this dungeon ends." Song He accepted it, feeling somewhat flattered.

He knew that he and his sister had chosen the right people to follow.

"Brother Cao, do you remember the spirit monster that broke into the Talent Community from the dungeon?" Zhou Fan suddenly asked.

"The spirit monsters that descended into the outside world were killed by my sister and me." Before Cao Yu could reply, Song He asked, "Was there something wrong with them?"

“That’s not what I meant. I meant that we’ve only encountered one of the two crises: ‘negative’ transfer and spirit monsters. The instance opens at 6 p.m., and we’ve only broken the rule of ‘praying three times during the day’.”

Zhou Fan's mind was suddenly filled with inspiration, and he began to analyze the current situation:
"I'm wondering, do we encounter different dangers if we break different rules? Is one of the remaining three rules a corresponding to a spirit monster? Is it eating at mealtimes? Or going to sleep at night?"

"Good. The fact that you thought of this proves that you're starting to use your brain."

Cao Yu smiled and corrected him:
"However, you're wrong about one thing. There are only two rules left, not three. The last one, staying separately, is most likely a trap."

He didn't play the role of a riddle-maker; he directly presented his reasoning:
“I interviewed a total of seven local residents, three of whom had lived in the town for less than five years. They all believed that the town only had three customs and that there was no rule that outsiders had to stay separately.”

The remaining four people had all lived there for more than five years, and their accounts were consistent: all of them mentioned that outsiders had to be separated from each other when lodging.

As I've already told you, the price of following the rules is being slowly assimilated by this town. I don't think I need to explain the logic behind that again, do I?

"..."

Zhou Fan and the other two seemed to be deep in thought.

They didn't notice this detail—when asking the townspeople for information, time was tight and there were many people to ask, so they didn't ask in detail.

Now that Cao Yu has brought it up, they have all figured out the logic behind it.

Those who have lived there for more than five years have most likely been completely assimilated and become cogs in the machine's operation—they represent the will of the machine.

Those who have lived there for less than five years have different views on the matter of lodging... This should be their own thoughts, rather than the thoughts of puppets controlled by the copy.

This aligns with the information provided in "Side Quest Two"—to retrieve what the surviving dungeon inhabitants had lost.

In this instance, there are still surviving residents who have not been completely assimilated.

It goes without saying who the players should believe.

"So that's how it is." Zhou Fan said seriously.

"This instance doesn't involve much decryption; it probably focuses more on raw strength."

Cao Yu continued:

"Whether the fourth rule is true or not doesn't really matter. Now that we know that following the rules will lead to assimilation, we can no longer follow them. Tonight will probably be a sleepless night."

"I just hope there won't be any more 'negative' transfers." Song Qiao said angrily, as if she was disgusted. "Compared to this kind of rule-based danger, I would rather encounter a spirit monster, at least then the outcome can be determined by my own strength."

"Sister, let's not brag too much... let's not make any promises we can't keep." Song He reminded them, "What if a large group of spirit monsters comes? If we can't defeat them, we might have to follow the rules again."

"Don't jinx it!"

Song Qiao warned with her eyes—I'll deal with you when we get back.

Song He: "..."

Oh no! It seems he was caught trying to suppress his laughter?

After warning her younger brother, Song Qiao looked at Cao Yu and asked:
"Captain Cao... what's our next step? Should we go check out the public canteen in the center of town?"

"I'll go, but not to eat."

Cao Yu said:

"Don't forget that our purpose in entering the instance is to rescue people. Those 27 Federation citizens have been here all day and have probably been assimilated by now. They will definitely go to the canteen with the townspeople. We'll find them one by one, and then... listen to my orders. As soon as I give the order, you'll do it and tie them together so they don't run away."

"..."

Song Qiao doubted whether she had misheard and exclaimed in surprise:

"Kidnapping people? This... they're considered townspeople now, isn't it risky to attack them directly?"

"That's exactly what I wanted," Cao Yu grinned. "Don't worry, I'll give you orders after I've verified some things. This time, I'm going to take you on a big mission!"

(End of this chapter)