Transformed into a heartthrob's simp, every day is a battleground.

Chapter 24 I hate it so much!

"It's over, we're doomed," Yan Xun said to the system.

At this moment, the system in his head had begun to use his electronic brain to ram against the cyber wall—

[Aaaaaaah, host!!! We're doomed!!!]

【We're doomed too!!!】

[The novel's main character is dead! Aa ...

We're all doomed!!!

Yan Xun covered one ear. "Yeah, I know." He was worried that the system would run out of oxygen if it kept yelling like that.

No! You don't know!!!

This novel's world exists solely because of the protagonist!

[If the world's will discovers that the protagonist is gone, we're all doomed!]

Yan Xun glanced at the pitiful Gui Yuchong in the closet. "What should we do then?" He thought for a moment. "Bury him?"

"…Let's hide him for now." The system said worriedly, "The world's will hadn't detected anyone replacing Gui Yuchong before. Maybe if we hide him well, the world's will won't find out?"

“But the dead cannot be brought back to life…” Yan Xun said, but his hands deftly stuffed Gui Yuchong’s body deeper into the wardrobe.

Perhaps feeling that this was not enough to hide him, he put some more clothes on Gui Yuchong, covering him completely.

That's hard to say.

【Host, come closer and smell it.】

Yan Xun: ?

"Are you sick or am I sick?"

"You want me to smell the stench of dead people??"

[No! His body still looks quite fresh; maybe his soul fragments are still there.] The system spoke quickly. [Wait, let me consult the main system first!]

After saying that, the system quickly disappeared, leaving Yan Xun standing in front of the open wardrobe, looking at Gui Yuchong's body, which he had buried with clothes.

As if possessed, Yan Xun leaned over and took a sniff—

It didn't smell bad, but it had a rather indescribable odor.

Unconvinced, he checked Gui Yuchong's breathing and pulse through his clothes again, and sure enough, there was no reaction.

It's definitely completely cold now.

A moment later, the system returned to Yan Xun's mind.

[There's hope!] The system was overjoyed, almost bursting into tears of celebration. [Although Gui Yuchong's soul has dissipated, some fragments remain in his body, so his current state is roughly like a dead person's... suspended animation?]

[But that thing is too ferocious! The main system just gave me a map showing where Gui Yuchong's soul fragments are scattered...]

Yan Xun listened to the system's words with a subtle expression, then pointed to himself, "Does that mean I also have to be responsible for piecing together this person's soul?"

"Yes!" the system replied matter-of-factly.

"Then I might as well just die now, haha," Yan Xun said, realizing he had truly boarded a pirate ship.

I thought this task was a one-time thing, but I didn't expect it to secure my future. Even delayed retirement has gotten me involved here??

[Don't think like that! The host will also benefit from completing the mission!]

The system pitifully clung to Yan Xun's trouser leg, saying, "[I just requested a lot of benefits from the main system. You can now draw a special ability that belongs to you, and you'll also know the main storyline in the upcoming dungeons!]"

[Your points can also be calculated at 3 times the rate!]

"We'll also provide you with a large villa." The system continued to tempt Yan Xun. "Although you can't leave this game temporarily after entering, the quality of your living environment is also very important..."

Perhaps worried that Yan Xun wouldn't be tempted, the system promised countless benefits.

Until Yan Xun asked, "What are the downsides?"

The system thought for a few seconds, then replied, "...Nothing?"

“That ellipsis of yours is too suspicious,” Yan Xun said.

However, he was just saying that, since according to the current players in the dungeon, they don't seem to have a way to freely quit the game.

Since he was already on the wrong path, he figured he should at least ask for some benefits.

"What should we do with that thing?" Yan Xun pointed with his thumb to the suspicious protrusion in the wardrobe.

"You now have some inventory space; you can put it in." The system rubbed its hands together obsequiously. "And you can draw a special ability right now."

Yan Xun glanced at his hands, returned to the wardrobe, and reached out towards Gui Yuchong's corpse, which was hidden under the clothes—

The pile of clothes, along with Gui Yuchong, disappeared into the wardrobe.

[Brilliant! As expected of the host!]

[Worried about not having enough clothes to wear in the future, he even packed his clothes.] The system continued to flatter him, allowing Yan Xun to see the deceitful chief eunuch.

"...I'm not so destitute that I have to wear the clothes of the dead." Yan Xun couldn't stand it.

It was his first time using the backpack space, so he just didn't quite get the hang of it.

Perhaps Yan Xun had stayed in this room for too long, because Li Wu, who was searching elsewhere, soon arrived at this bedroom.

After he entered the bedroom, he saw an open wardrobe, some clothes in disarray, and Yan Xun with a deep expression.

Unsure of the meaning behind the other person's expression, he could only tentatively ask, "Did you find a clue?"

"Yes." Yan Xun said briefly, "Gui Yuchong does indeed have a problem."

At this point, there were less than 10 minutes left until 10 o'clock. Logically, if he ran faster, he could have gone back, but Yan Xun didn't leave—rather than go back and face that unknown creature in room 404, he preferred to endure it in room 508.

Li Wu probably understood why he hadn't moved.

The black-haired youth, wearing a hoodie and trousers, looked younger than his previous serious demeanor. He glanced at Yan Xun, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and finally left the bedroom. A moment later, Yan Xun returned to the bedroom.

"Aren't you leaving?" Yan Xun asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"The administrator didn't say I couldn't stay in other people's rooms." Li Wu also found an empty spot to sit down. He glanced at the wardrobe that had been thoroughly searched. "Where did you find it?"

"Mm," Yan Xun said.

Li Wu didn't ask any further questions; he had only locked the door to room 508 when he left.

Time ticked by, and it was at this moment that Yan Xun's phone started vibrating—

He glanced at it and immediately recognized the caller as Gui Yuchong.

"Aren't you going to answer?" Li Wu asked.

"My acting skills aren't that good." Yan Xun silenced his phone and put it aside. He didn't have the confidence to put on an act while facing Gui Yuchong on the other end of the phone.

Yan Xun's phone was lit up on the ground.

It lit up again and again in Yan Xun and Li Wu's sight, and it was still flashing until the very last second before 10 p.m.

……

In the dimly lit room, Gui Yuchong sat on the sofa, dialing the unanswered number again and again.

He bit his finger, and soon the finger was bitten off and swallowed.

"Why didn't you answer my calls..."

"Why didn't you answer the phone..."

"I like you so much..."

"I hate it so much, I hate it so much..." He bit his finger, "Who's next to you..."

"Was it that person who ordered it?"