Gu Rong’s Eye of Wisdom had a cumulative usage time of ten minutes, after which it would have a 12-hour cooldown.

Coincidentally, he had already used it for over nine minutes last night while playing with it.

The Eye of Wisdom, when first stuck on his forehead, gulu-lulu rolled around, its demonic attributes removed, looking fierce, the blood light flashing, giving the impression that it would instantly petrify anyone who dared to approach.

Whoosh—

However, just as it was getting into position, the cooldown time arrived, and with a thud, it went dormant, turning back into a sticker.

But the patient NPCs didn’t know that, so the scene of “they flee, the cub chases, they can’t escape even if they had wings” played out.

The nun and others’ appearance interrupted this farce.

The nun’s face was stern, her aura aggressive, followed by Jessie and Chief Morrison.

Gu Rong and the patient NPCs instantly became well-behaved, standing in rows, innocent.jpg.

The nun looked at the little patient with the eye sticker still on his forehead, and her eyelids twitched.

Chief Morrison had already been rescued. He held a baton in his hand, tapping it rhythmically against his palm, and two guns were holstered at his waist.

The first thing he did was look at this little cub, smiling maliciously.

He had been rescued and immediately reported that this little cub and Lin Xuezhu were in cahoots. However, not only did the nun not believe him, but Jessie also didn’t believe him.

“Without this little cub, you might have been rotting in the treatment room, and no one would have found you.”

“…”

Think about it carefully, this little cub just poked him a few dozen times with a broken straw, and he didn’t do anything else.

Moreover, this cub was young. He hadn’t shown anything in front of Lin Xuezhu. Instead, after going out, he immediately called someone to rescue him, which was a rather clever performance.

Chief Morrison was almost persuaded. He couldn’t produce any evidence, so he had to let it go.

But with his wolf-like intuition, he believed that this little cub was probably in cahoots with Lin Xuezhu.

Jessie’s fleshy face was also solemn, his aura heavy, as if something terrible had happened.

A storm was brewing, and today’s atmosphere was indeed unusual.

Gu Rong was about to call out “Hairy Uncle” when Jessie looked over at him, secretly blinked at him, and put a finger to his lips, making a “shh” gesture.

Gu Rong was very good at reading cues, so he immediately put his little hand to his lips and made a “shh” gesture, not calling out.

The nun walked to the front of the crowd, looked at Gu Rong, and then scanned everyone.

Gu Rong, mixed in with the patient NPCs, didn’t stand out. There was even an NPC next to him who secretly ruffled his little slicked-back hair to show his friendliness, as if the scene of them wanting to eat each other and chasing each other earlier didn’t exist.

Gu Rong not only didn’t appreciate it, but he also gave the other person a dirty look.

The patient NPC: “…”

The nun spoke coldly: “Last night, a patient trespassed into the Black Forest in the back mountains and also stole an administrator’s key. They have been captured. I will, in front of the Lord, personally judge each and every one of you.”

After speaking, she looked at Chief Morrison.

Chief Morrison returned to his arrogant demeanor, taking out the wristband controller from his pocket… a spare one, the original one had already been taken by Lin Xuezhu.

With the wristband controller, he could easily control the patients.

Seeing the wristband controller, the patients indeed behaved obediently.

No one mentioned the matter of breakfast. One missed meal wouldn’t starve them to death, and with such a big thing happening, who would still be thinking about eating?

Gu Rong clutched his grumbling little tummy.

Tummy hungry!

–

All the patients gathered in the chapel.

The castle walls were thick, and the heavy curtains were closed. Even though it was daytime, candles were burning everywhere in the chapel.

These candles seemed to be flames that would never be extinguished, capable of burning people’s souls.

The patients all lined up, like a group of obedient lambs, their heads lowered, apprehensive.

The nun stood at the front, facing everyone, with the Faust mural behind her.

On her right side stood Chief Morrison and Jessie, and on her left side stood Father Noah, handsome as a god.

Prometheus sat in the back row of chairs, the wrinkles on his eyeless face deep, his expression serious, not saying a word.

The huge chapel was deathly silent, the atmosphere suppressed to the extreme.

Gu Rong finally saw Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, and the other players, in the line.

He was the shortest, standing in the middle of the line, also occupying a position, because the players had been captured last night, and he was now mixed in with the NPC line.

It had to be said, by a strange twist of fate, this NPC cub had finally taken his rightful place.

Gu Rong quietly poked his little head out of the line and waved his little hand at Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, who were lined up behind him to the side. He also knew not to make a sound, mouthing the words, “Big Brother, Little Brother!”

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao also saw Gu Rong. The two of them clearly breathed a sigh of relief. Hindered by the administrators being in front, they only waved their hands.

Zhuang Yu was still holding the little doll.

Last night, they had captured Lin Xuezhu and gone to the Black Forest. Zhuang Yu had been holding Gu Rong’s hand all along. However, when he looked down, he was holding a little doll in his hand, and Gu Rong had disappeared.

And just as they entered the Black Forest, before they could find any clues, they were caught red-handed by the nun.

Except for Lin Xuezhu, who had disappeared, everyone else had been captured and locked up in the dungeon for a night.

The players also looked at the two-year-old toddler.

Seeing that this little squirt was still standing in line safe and sound, everyone gasped, then sighed.

Unlike their disheveled appearance after not sleeping all night, this little cub was energetic, his cheeks rosy, looking like nothing was wrong.

The players couldn’t understand why, even now, they still hadn’t seen the Hypnotist.

The administrator in charge of the Key of Hope seemed to not exist at all.

The administrators stood on a slightly elevated platform, and the patients stood below.

The nun looked down at everyone, tilting her chin up, her voice cold and stern: “Among you, there are followers of Satan who have taken the administrator’s key, intending to serve the devil.”

“All those who speak lies will be burned by the holy fire.”

At this moment, nurses walked in, each carrying a candlestick.

The flames of the candles were identical to the candles in the chapel, emitting a faint blue light.

The nurses stood in front of each patient, each patient having a nurse with a candlestick standing in front of them.

The nun continued, “Place your hands on the holy fire. The guilty will be burned by the flames, and the innocent will be cleared of suspicion.”

Among so many people, only Gu Rong had taken a key.

But those who hadn’t taken a key didn’t dare to easily put their hands on the candle flame.

Gu Rong puffed out his cheeks, whoosh, blew at the candle in front of him. The candlelight flickered, but it didn’t go out.

The female nurse: “…”

The female nurse in front of him was the same female nurse who had been taking care of Gu Rong. She lowered her voice: “Little patient, the holy fire can’t be blown out. Don’t worry, only those who have taken the administrator’s key will be burned. If you haven’t taken it, nothing will happen. Come on, put your little hand on it. It’ll be over soon, it won’t hurt.”

Gu Rong, hearing her say this, not only didn’t put his hand on it, but he also hid both little hands behind his back, blinking his big eyes, his little expression innocent.

The female nurse: “?!”

What’s wrong?

Not just Gu Rong, but everyone was motionless.

The nun frowned and looked at Chief Morrison on her right.

Chief Morrison took a step forward, raised the wristband controller in his hand, and said with a wicked smile, “Lambs, a ten-second countdown. Any patient who hasn’t placed their hands on the holy fire will be severely punished with an electric shock. 10, 9…”

006 said urgently: [Little host, let’s run!]

There was no time to lose!

Gu Rong reacted very quickly and turned to run. His little body was agile, zigzagging, and he quickly darted out of the line.

This run immediately exposed him, but not running would not only expose him but also put him at their mercy.

The players, seeing the cub darting left and right, were stunned!

They had a vague guess in their hearts, but they couldn’t believe it!

It was a joke. This cub was only two years old. Could it be that the key was still in his hands?!

Everyone: “…”

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Chief Morrison was excited: “The key is in the little patient’s hands! Grab him! Don’t let him get away!”

Everyone: “…………”

Damn, it was actually possible!

The key was actually in the hands of this little squirt?!

This was undoubtedly rubbing all the players’ faces on the ground.

Oh my god, they were actually inferior to a two-year-old child!

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao exchanged a glance, and they both saw shock in each other’s eyes.

Yang Chunsheng looked at Gu Rong and immediately fell into self-doubt. Could it be that this little patient was really a player? Otherwise, why would he take the key?

Could it be that he had misunderstood him before?!

Everyone had different thoughts, but at the same time, they were worried, looking at this little cub.

It’s hard to say, and there was even a vague sense of hope as if they were placing their hopes of clearing the instance on this NPC cub.

Livestream Chat: […]

The aunties in the livestream chat were holding their breath, both nervous and excited. On the one hand, they were worried about the cub, and on the other hand, they were bursting with laughter at the players’ reactions.

It was too ridiculous!

The scene was chaotic for a moment, and everyone’s gaze followed Gu Rong’s movements.

Gu Rong had already run to the chapel door, his little legs dadada-ing. He looked like he was about to fall the next second, but each time he barely managed to stay upright.

Everyone was both worried about him falling and afraid that he would not get away.

Chief Morrison finally remembered that he had a wristband controller in his hand. He pressed the identity number corresponding to the patient, then pressed the confirm button, and he could accurately deliver an electric shock.

Gu Rong’s fair little wrist was still wearing a wristband, emitting a pale purple light.

Chief Morrison was also a shrewd person, knowing that the nun seemed to be particularly lenient towards this little patient. He didn’t dare to immediately use the electric shock. He first threatened him verbally: “Little patient, surrender immediately. I’m counting to three…”

The nun and Jessie both turned their heads to glare at him, their gazes implying a threat.

Morrison’s hand holding the controller trembled slightly, “Counting, counting to ten. If you don’t stop, I’ll administer the electric shock. 10… Damn, 1, 2…”

Gu Rong paused, his little feet stopping.

Morrison breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this little cub was still sensible.

Then, the next second, this little cub conjured up a wristband controller, identical to the one in Chief Morrison’s hand!

It was the one Lin Xuezhu had given him earlier!

Morrison: “…?!”

The players: “………”

The NPCs: “…………”

Good lord, what other surprises do you have that we don’t know about?!

Gu Rong used the wristband controller to open the wristband on his little wrist, threw it on the ground with a snap, and said in his little voice, “Hmph, throw it on the ground!”

After throwing it, under everyone’s dumbfounded gazes, he ran away.

“…………”

Utter silence.

The remaining people were completely bewildered.

–

[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Zaizai is the best! With this series of actions, who wouldn’t praise him for being awesome!!! [Gifts points]]

[Zaizai is amazing. This cub is too cool! Zaizai-men!]

[Hahahahahaha, everyone is stunned. I’m going to die laughing at everyone’s reactions! [Gifts points]]

[The most ridiculous thing is that the players still don’t know that Zaizai is an NPC, and they’re still placing their hopes of clearing the instance on Zaizai!]

–

The chapel fell into a long silence.

The nun’s expression was thoughtful, Jessie raised his eyes to the sky, and the priest had a detached look on his face.

Only Chief Morrison was pacing back and forth anxiously, looking at this one, then that one.

Finally, he looked at Prometheus, who was sitting in a chair: “Weren’t you able to see that this little cub took your key?”

If Prometheus had pointed out this little cub from the beginning, would it have been necessary to go through the trouble of judging? This little patient wouldn’t have been able to escape.

This was clearly Prometheus intentionally shielding this little patient!

Prometheus tilted his head: “Ah? I’m blind, I can’t see.”

Chief Morrison: “…”

Morrison’s face turned green and white. Seeing that no one could be relied upon, he finally took out the gun from his waist and decided to go on his own.

“I’ll definitely catch that little cub!”

He took the gun and started to run.

Seeing this, Jessie immediately chased after him.

He didn’t know how Prometheus’s key had gone missing, but his key had been voluntarily given to the little doll to play with for three days. Tonight it would be returned.

The administrators only knew that Prometheus’s key was gone, but they didn’t know that the first one to be gone was Jessie’s key. Jessie had concealed it.

At the very least, that little Zaizai called him Hairy Uncle; he couldn’t break his promise.

Seeing Morrison and Jessie chasing after Gu Rong, the nun was about to say something when, suddenly, her face twisted in pain again, and she clutched her head.

Something was squirming under the black headscarf as if it was about to break free.

The nun stood on the podium, unable to hide, completely exposed to everyone.

The players, seeing something squirming inside her headscarf, were startled, and screamed “Ah,” subconsciously taking a step back.

The thing squirmed more and more violently. The nun tried to press it back, but this time she wasn’t successful.

The next second, with a “rip—tear—” sound, the black headscarf was torn open, and the thing inside finally broke free.

The thing moved incredibly fast, and everyone barely even saw it clearly, only catching a general outline.

A basketball-sized fetal-like object.

The fetal-like object broke free from the nun’s head, emitted a “hissing” roar, moved along the ground, and in the blink of an eye, darted out of the chapel and disappeared.

Everyone was horrified.

What, what was that thing?!

How could there be such a thing hidden inside the nun’s headscarf?

Everyone looked at the nun again and found that under her torn headscarf, her head was a bloody mess, with a dark, bloody hole, as if it were the place where the fetal-shaped thing had been parasitizing.

The nun had completely calmed down, but her appearance at this moment was extremely terrifying.

Normal people couldn’t possibly still be standing like this, but the nun acted as if nothing had happened. She turned to the priest and said, “It’s time for prayer. Please lead the patients in receiving baptism.”

After saying that, she quickly left the chapel.

The priest was completely unaffected as if all filth could not taint him in the slightest.

He stood on the podium and opened the Bible, beginning to interpret the scriptures for the patients:

“Life was in him, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…” (This is a quote from the Bible, John 1:4-5.)

Everyone: “…”

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

No, that fetal-shaped thing seemed to be chasing after that little cub!

Everyone closed their eyes and began to pray devoutly, but this time it was for that little cub. Their lives were in that Zaizai’s hands.

The aunties in the livestream chat were on the edge of their seats, all spamming “Zaizai-men,” praying for the little cub’s safety.

–

Gu Rong ran all the way to the Black Forest in the back mountains.

He was the devil’s little lackey. The key had been exposed, so naturally, the devil’s territory was safer.

The last time he was carried here by the three NPCs. This time, he used the [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card, stepping on his left foot with his right foot and flying.

The [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card had a cumulative usage time of two hours, after which it would have a 12-hour cooldown.

Gu Rong had used up the two hours last night. After a night had passed, he could use it a second time. Now, he still had one hour and 53 minutes of usage time left, which was completely sufficient.

The fog was thick. Even though it was daytime, the Black Forest was like night, with no light penetrating.

But it didn’t affect Gu Rong’s vision.

Gu Rong said: [Tummy hungry!]

006: [Little host, it’ll be safe once we reach the devil’s stone tomb. Then you can eat. What does the little host want to eat?]

Gu Rong flew while saying crisply, [Zaizai wants to eat a big drumstick!]

006: [Okay, okay, you can!]

Thinking about eating a big drumstick, Gu Rong hexiu hexiu, flapped his little arms and flew even faster.

As he was about to reach the devil’s stone tomb, he heard the sound of rushing wind and rustling behind him, as well as the “hissing—hissing—” sound of gnawing and chewing.

Something was rapidly approaching Gu Rong.

This sound was vaguely familiar, identical to the sound that had come from inside the nun’s black headscarf.

Gu Rong’s little ears twitched, and he immediately sensed the danger approaching.

The thing was moving incredibly fast as if it were targeting this little dumpling. The sound got closer and closer, and soon it was right behind him.

Gu Rong let out a “Huh?”, not panicking. He stopped flying, landed steadily on the ground, and turned to look behind him.

He saw a basketball-sized, milky-white fetal-shaped thing moving rapidly along the grass. Seeing Gu Rong stop, it stopped two meters in front of Gu Rong.

Gu Rong was short, and his field of vision was low. He immediately saw this fetal-shaped thing crawling on the ground.

Gu Rong’s eyes widened in surprise. He raised his little foot, seemingly instinctively wanting to kick it like a ball.

006: […]

Livestream Chat: […]

Fetal-shaped thing: ?

This fetal-shaped thing was a stillborn fetus, a deformed fetus that hadn’t fully developed.

Its body was curled into a ball, covered in a layer of oily film with transparent mucus. Its skin was wrinkled, and it had white, almost transparent, fuzz, and tiny, shriveled limbs.

The stillborn fetus looked at Gu Rong. Suddenly, it quickly moved its mouth, regurgitating sections of white bones, quickly spitting out a small pile. Then it spits out a gun and a wristband controller.

It had swallowed Chief Morrison, who had been chasing after Gu Rong, along the way.

The stillborn fetus continued to regurgitate. Its basketball-sized body seemed to have a bottomless pit that could devour everything. It regurgitated a bronze-colored key, then stopped regurgitating and bit the key, wearing it around its neck, like a child wearing a longevity lock.

It was the Key of Power!

The key was still dripping with mucus.

Gu Rong wrinkled his little nose, disgusted: “Eww~~”

006 followed: [Eww~~]

Livestream Chat: [Eww~~]

Stillborn fetus: …

Gu Rong remembered Hairy Uncle mentioning the little monster: [This is a little monster!]

006: [That’s right, little host. This is the thing inside the nun’s black headscarf. I didn’t expect she had been hiding the Key of Power inside this little monster’s mouth all along.]

To allow such a thing to parasitize inside her head, they must have had a very close and intimate relationship.

[Ugh, every time I see this stillborn fetus, I get PTSD. This thing is too ugly!]

[Oh my god, it’s specifically targeting Zaizai!]

[Zaizai is so cute, and it’s so ugly. The nun was so good to Zaizai, and it’s definitely jealous!]

–

The stillborn fetus was indeed hostile towards Gu Rong.

It bared its teeth, looking fierce at Gu Rong, constantly emitting a “hissing, hissing” low growl as if it was ready to jump up and bite the little dumpling in front of it to death at any moment.

Gu Rong had seen plenty of zombies and mutants in the apocalypse, so he wasn’t afraid at all. Seeing that the other party seemed to want to eat him, he stomped his little foot, and harrumphed, his little face fierce!

The stillborn fetus let out an even more ferocious low growl and was already in an attack posture.

Gu Rong raised his little palm: “Gonna get you!”

The stillborn fetus was provoked and quickly leaped up, shooting toward Gu Rong’s face like a bullet, determined to devour this little cub.

The aunties in the livestream chat were right. It had been hiding in the nun’s headscarf all day, and it had long been displeased with this cute and adorable little dumpling.

Plus, the nun was particularly lenient towards Gu Rong, further fueling the stillborn fetus’s jealousy.

Then, the stillborn fetus shot toward Gu Rong like lightning.

However, as fast as it was, Gu Rong’s hand speed was even faster. It was impossible to see what happened clearly. It was just that the stillborn fetus ended up in Gu Rong’s little hand.

Stillborn fetus: !!!

Stillborn fetus: ???

006: […!]

Livestream Chat: […?!]

Gu Rong grabbed the attacking stillborn fetus, quick, accurate, and ruthless. Although his hand was small, his grip was excellent. After grabbing it, he yanked the bronze-colored key from its neck.

Throughout the whole process, the stillborn fetus was in a state of bewilderment. Before it could even react, Gu Rong, who had obtained the key, held the stillborn fetus in mid-air, raised his mini little foot, and like kicking a soccer ball, kicked it away.

Whoosh, a curved line was drawn in the air, only a blur could be seen.

The whole process was smooth and fluid, done in one go, as smoothly as could be.

Stillborn fetus: ???

006: […]

Livestream Chat: [… ?!!]

Beautiful!!