Where's the cute girl we were promised? She's completely wiped out S-rank dungeons!

In Building 5, Fu Zhengyang was searching for the four people floor by floor.

His luck stat was low, not as exaggerated as Song Yuan's, but still rather low, at only thirty-five points.

Therefore, he suffered severe mental pollution in this instance, with only 45 mental points remaining. If he doesn't leave this instance quickly, his situation will be extremely dangerous!

You see, his nephew He Xiao is a prop freak. So, as his uncle, Fu Zhengyang naturally has quite a few good items as well.

He has a god-tier item called the "Guardian Doll," a small, human-shaped rag doll that can block 50% of mental damage when worn. He also has the "Spot Swap Card," a top-tier item that, when torn up, allows him to swap places with another person.

He carried the guardian doll with him and gave the swap card to Wang Daqiang. He instructed Wang Daqiang to split up and search for the group, and once they found Song Yuan and the others, to tear up the swap card and switch places with him.

He knew that Song Yuan and the others didn't have much health left. Apart from An Xiaomei, the two strongest fighters, Song Yuan and Xu Jian, had already dropped below twenty health points. At that level, Xu Jian, with his thick skin, could withstand a few more hits, but if Song Yuan got hit, her health would be reduced to zero in seconds.

Qiao Ran goes without saying; Fu Zhengyang has a white jade pendant that grants immunity to mental attacks, so he can easily strangle control-type players. An Xiaomei's attacks require close combat, but his [Domination Whip] is a ranged weapon, so there's no need to worry about that either.

But Wang Daqiang doesn't seem to be in a good mental state.

He was fine when we parted this morning, but when I came to see him, his whole demeanor and expression had changed. He looked like a dead toad that had been rotting for seven days—no exaggeration. The flesh on his face and arms was sagging, his eyes were numb and lifeless, and there were bluish-purple spots on his exposed skin... Moreover, his stomach seemed to have gotten bigger, as if he had just eaten twenty steamed buns.

Wang Daqiang initially didn't want to split up as Fu Zhengyang suggested. He clung to Fu Zhengyang's leg, crying and begging him not to leave him behind. He said he couldn't take it anymore and had to leave this instance.

When asked why, he clutched his stomach and stammered, as if he had some unspeakable secret.

Fu Zhengyang: "Tsk... I guess his mental state is too low, and he's starting to mutate."

He had items in his backpack to restore sanity, but he didn't intend to give them to Wang Daqiang. There were plenty of members like Wang Daqiang in the Crystal Guild; the death of one was hardly a loss.

Tonight, only one person can escape this dungeon—and that is himself.

Wang Daqiang's only remaining value was helping him find Song Yuan and the others. Once they were found, what did it matter to him whether they mutated into monsters or died in the dungeon?

In the corridor of Building 8.

Only after the enormous creature fully emerged from behind the wall did the four see its entirety:

A stench of rotting flesh assaulted their nostrils. An Xiaomei's vision blurred, and she rushed to the corner to retch. Qiao Ran cried out in alarm:

"No way?! Could this be Wang Daqiang? Did he mutate in this instance and turn into this? Ugh... How disgusting!"

Xu Jian's eyes widened: "Holy crap?! Really? It's rotten to the core, how did you recognize it?!"

Song Yuan frowned in disgust and waved her hand around her nose: "It really is Wang Daqiang. You can tell by the clothes he's wearing."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jian looked closely and, sure enough, it really was Wang Daqiang. He recognized the red checkered apron, but it was now covered in pale yellow pus and blood, so he didn't recognize it at first glance.

After only one day apart, "Wang Daqiang" was already swollen all over, with his skin ruptured and oozing pus. His flesh, which had been drooping like a rotten leaf, swelled up like an inflated balloon.

Her shoes were worn out; her bluish-purple feet slammed into the ground with a dull thud. Her belly was swollen high, and a tiny, blood-stained hand burst forth from her skin with a "plop!"

[System Notification: Player "Wang Daqiang's" mental value has dropped to 3! Entering the alienation stage! Mental value is about to reach zero!]

[Your mental state has fallen below the 10-point threshold, and the progress of concocting the love potion is 0%. Right now, you surely desperately need a new life as an essential remedy for a long-lasting marriage, right?]

[Congratulations to players Song Yuan, Qiao Ran, Xu Jian, and An Xiaomei for unlocking the new monster: Man-Eating Imp]

[System Notification: Player "Wang Daqiang's" health has been continuously drained and is about to reach zero!]

The little hand, stained with blood, with white fingernails on its five fingers, groped around on its mother's belly, tore a large gash from top to bottom, and crawled out.

After the little devil burst out of his belly, Wang Daqiang, the "mother," had his last bit of life force exhausted. He collapsed to the ground with a "thud" like a mountain of flesh.

[Ding~ Player Wang Daqiang's health points have reached zero, confirmed dead, exiting the game]

This little guy didn't look like a newborn at all; his whole body was covered in sticky blood, and his hands and feet were so thin you could see the bones. His dark eyes darted around in their sockets, instantly locking onto the weakest of the four:

Qiao Ran suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the little devil pushed off the ground with its two hind legs, and its pale body sprang up to the ceiling with a "whoosh," attacking Qiao Ran at a tricky angle:

Its excessive speed made it look like a white lightning bolt, leaving a trail of bloody footprints in its wake. Just as this lightning bolt was about to scorch Qiao Ran's clothes, Song Yuan grabbed Qiao Ran's forearm, and the two switched positions; the snow-white blade blocked the man-eating demon's sharp little claws, cleanly chopping off all ten of its fingers.

Qiao Ran and Xu Jian both looked down at Song Yuan with surprised expressions. This little monster was incredibly fast, and its agility was beyond what players could describe with their base stats. Of the four of them, only Song Yuan had accurately tracked its movements and managed to damage it.

The cannibalistic imp let out a heart-wrenching howl, shoving the severed finger into its mouth and sucking; the white finger visibly grew back:

[Ding~ System notification: Newborn babies need sufficient nutrition, so cannibalistic imps will continuously attack the player, devouring fresh flesh. When the cannibalistic imps are attacked, their injuries will automatically heal, and their hunger will increase as the injury worsens.]

The ravenous cannibalistic imp's damage and agility will increase significantly!

Upon hearing this explanation, the four of them changed their expressions—didn't that mean this was an indestructible monster whose attack power and agility could increase indefinitely?!

Song Yuan grabbed Qiao Ran by the back of his collar and shoved him behind her. She then put the large sword Xu Jian had given her into her system inventory and said sternly:

"Don't use sharp weapons, fight it hand-to-hand!"

The cannibalistic imp roared and pounced on Qiao Ran, who seemed the easiest to bully, again; but this time Song Yuan clearly felt that the little guy's speed had inexplicably slowed down.

Before she could even ponder the reason, Xu Jian preemptively raised his foot—now that the kid's agility had decreased, he could keep up. He delivered a powerful kick:

"Don't touch it! It's trying to lure the player to attack itself—!"