Starting Off With a Butcher Knife [Infinite]
Starting Off With a Butcher Knife [Infinite] Chapter 26: Interlude (2)

The reason this post was pushed to the top when [Snow Wedding Gown] was dominating the forum was naturally because it was related to [Snow Wedding Gown]. However, most people didn’t believe what the post said, instead thinking it was just a cheap attempt to ride the coattails and grab attention.

Being carried by a level 1 noob? What kind of experience could that be? The original poster was probably just level 2, right?

What made people who saw the post laugh was that the original poster claimed they cleared [Snow Wedding Gown].

By this point, the comments were filled with laughter. Rong Yan didn’t take the post to heart and quickly scrolled past it. To her, these were all useless. Wen Renxi didn’t pay attention either.

Right now, everyone knew [Snow Wedding Gown] was closed, but no one knew how it was perfectly cleared. Rong Yan mainly wanted to know that. Even though [Snow Wedding Gown] wouldn’t be entered again, after killing so many high-level players, who wouldn’t be curious about the true clearing method?

Unfortunately, she got nothing. However, to her surprise, by nightfall, the post that all netizens had dismissed as a cheap stunt was pushed to the top again, now with a “hot” tag.

Several level 60+ high-level veterans appeared, stating they were also carried by the 1-level player and that they indeed cleared [Snow Wedding Gown], proving the original poster was telling the truth.

Even so, many netizens still didn’t believe it, saying the veterans had lost a bet (press 1) or were being held hostage (press 2), refusing to believe the post’s claim.

Rong Yan found the post’s developments interesting, but her smile quickly faded.

Because the original poster described the clearing method in detail.

For this dungeon, most players knew how to clear it: complete the mission first.

But this time, the original poster said that wasn’t the case. The true clearing method was not to follow the system’s mission requirements. Whether it was finding Zaoya, another girl in the village, or using a female player, none of that worked.

[Original Poster: Don’t disbelieve me. The 1-level player was accidentally pulled into the high-level dungeon. Maybe the level difference was too big, causing shock and memory issues. They initially thought they were a native.

After realizing the other players’ identities, this native-pretending player posed as a player to gather information, all to protect the mission girl.

And this player’s appearance was very deceptive, seemingly harmless and weak, and very prone to crying. They’d cry at the slightest provocation, the kind that’d be considered a burden in the dungeon.]

Reading the description, Rong Yan’s hand trembled. She turned to Wen Renxi, who was dozing off on the small sofa.

Her Third Sister.

Just out of the dungeon.

Level 1.

Seemingly harmless, weak, and easy to bully, a crybaby who’d cry at the slightest provocation…

And her Third Sister said she had awakened past life memories.

Rong Yan knew the person in the post probably wasn’t her Third Sister, but she couldn’t help but overthink. And as she kept thinking, she felt her heart beat faster.

Wen Renxi opened her eyes, seeing Rong Yan’s unusual expression. “Youngest Sister?”

Rong Yan knew she couldn’t get agitated. After a few deep breaths, she calmed down. “…Third Sister, was it really a trial dungeon you went to?”

Wen Renxi glanced at the still-open computer, realizing she’d been exposed.

“It was me, but don’t get worked up. See? I came out fine. I’m very strong.”

Rong Yan: “…”

Where are my pills?

Rationally, Rong Yan knew that since Wen Renxi was fine, she must be very strong. And according to the post, the perfect clear was thanks to Wen Renxi, the level 1 player, but she couldn’t help being terrified.

…If she hadn’t awakened her past life memories, would she have lost her Third Sister?

“Youngest Sister, don’t worry. I still need to take care of you, find Eldest Sister and Second Brother. I’m very strong.” Wen Renxi hugged Rong Yan. The girl was still small and thin from her illness, a bit bony to hug. “Youngest Sister, don’t worry. How could I leave you alone? I’ll definitely come back.”

Wasn’t that why she was summoned by the original owner? Even in death, the original owner would crawl back from hell.

Because she couldn’t leave the sickly Rong Yan alone.

From the original owner’s words to Rong Yan in the dream, Wen Renxi could guess as much.

Wen Renxi hugged her, stroking her back, similar to how she comforted Han Jiao in the dungeon. Rong Yan indeed felt much better under her comfort.

“Actually, I was a martial arts master in my past life.”

“…Oh.” Rong Yan sniffled, weakly responding, unsure if she believed it.

“I was also a divine physician.”

“I know poisons too.”

And she could make bombs with her bare hands, if given the materials, she could even make a mecha, but there was no need to tell Rong Yan that.

Wen Renxi’s words soon made Rong Yan smile through her tears.

Since Rong Yan knew she had gone to [Snow Wedding Gown], she could directly give her the [Snow Bride’s Gratitude] item. She’d keep it safe. Most of her points were also with Rong Yan, with Wen Renxi only keeping five hundred for herself.

Rong Yan initially refused the item, but she accepted it after hearing that Wen Renxi had a similar item.

Then she asked about the clearing.

She was also curious. Although the original poster had explained it, Rong Yan wanted to hear it from Wen Renxi.

Wen Renxi sighed, telling Rong Yan the clearing process in detail.

Zaoya’s parting smile and words had left a deep impression on Wen Renxi. They were just looking for an answer, wanted to be treated like people, wanted to know why them, wanted to know if men would have been treated the same.

The outsiders told them their answers were valid, Zaoya’s resentment was justified, and they were victims, not deserving of their fate.

They were people.

Rong Yan was stunned after listening.

Probably no one expected the perfect clear method to be this.

But thinking about it, it all seemed so natural.

Wen Renxi’s approach was normal, but no one would think to go against the system’s mission.

Dangerous.

That was the only way Rong Yan could describe it. She even felt that Wen Renxi had taken a gamble.

Her Third Sister was only level 1, facing a high-level boss dungeon, where the other players were all level 60+, experienced veterans with numerous items. What did her Third Sister have? She had nothing. If she hadn’t taken the gamble, if she hadn’t awakened her past life memories, she wouldn’t have come back.

“I want to sleep with Third Sister tonight.”

“Sure.”

How could Wen Renxi refuse her sister’s request?

However, Wen Renxi didn’t sleep well that night. Rong Yan woke up several times, probably having nightmares, still shaken by the day’s events. Wen Renxi had no choice but to hold her, patting her back.

Perhaps with Wen Renxi’s company, Rong Yan finally slept soundly in the latter half of the night, and Wen Renxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Rong Yan’s health was poor; lack of sleep put a strain on her heart.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have time or resources to research treatment methods, but she could use some Chinese medicine to regulate her, which was why Wen Renxi had hinted at her medical skills earlier.

However, Rong Yan was thirteen and had been on medication for a long time, with dietary restrictions, so she needed to consider the taste of the medicine, not just its effectiveness.

Thinking this, Wen Renxi didn’t rush to sleep but held Rong Yan’s hand, checking her pulse, to decide the best medication.

Some dungeon items could also help Rong Yan.

Rong Yan was well cared for. Although her adoptive parents had passed away early and she had experienced the nightmare world, she was still young, hadn’t entered dungeons, and her elder siblings were very caring.

However, without a solution, Rong Yan wouldn’t live past twenty. Her heart couldn’t handle the strain. Luckily, she was here now, and she could start regulating Rong Yan’s health, taking it step by step.

Wen Renxi finally fell asleep as dawn approached.

Before sleeping, she wondered who had posted that post.

It couldn’t be Qin Guoan or Qiu Yuanzhi; those two uncles weren’t that flamboyant, sharing such a thing online. So it was Han Jiao, Lu Lu, or Huo Yu?

Han Jiao was terrified and probably didn’t have the heart. Huo Yu, the edgy young man, didn’t seem like it either. So the most likely original poster was Lu Lu.

Of course, this thought only flashed through her mind. She was more surprised that [Snow Wedding Gown] was completely closed.

Not long after Wen Renxi and the others left the [Snow Wedding Gown] dungeon, the dungeon completely disappeared.

A strange-looking creature, enveloped in black mist, appeared where the nightmare world had been. It seemed confused, turning in circles, then sniffing around, unwilling.

Still nothing.

The black mist around it seemed to shake, scattering, but no matter how hard the creature searched, it found nothing. Finally, it could only roar unwillingly and disappear, leaving behind the black mist like some strange pollution. However, as time passed, the residual black mist quickly dissipated.

Soon, the system notified every player about the closure of the [Snow Wedding Gown] dungeon.

MidnightLiz[Translator]

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