"Useless trash! You dare betray me!" the young boy roared. With the slightest movement, everything went black before his eyes. The fear of impending death almost crushed him.
"If I had known, I should have burned you all to death in the cave! I should have killed you all!"
He flew into a rage, then panicked, and could only plead in a low voice, "Please get my items... I have healing items... I can use them while I'm still alive... Please help me... I beg you..."
Even a young boy who was always arrogant and ruthless had a day when he had to beg for help in a low voice.
The player holding the Yin Xiu doll paused, "The storage item is in your pocket?"
"Yes...yes..." the boy hurriedly replied. He was almost out of breath. Pain and fear had overwhelmed him. His body was not dead yet, but his mind was already on the verge of collapse. The player's response was his last hope.
He genuinely doubted that Yin Xiu could sever his head with a single stroke. The knife wound circled his neck, the bright red blood surging, making it look as if his head was about to break off, but it wasn't too deep. It was a deliberate slash, meant to let him catch his breath a few times before he died in struggle and pain.
The player holding the Yin Xiu doll tentatively reached out and actually found a tiny ant in the boy's pocket.
"Did you get it? Did you find the item?" the young boy asked anxiously, eager to recover, as this was his only hope for survival.
"Sorry, boss..." The player who received the item slowly took a step back, "My other task is... to get your item..."
The young boy gasped, utterly despairing in that instant. He was about to die at the hands of such a pair of monsters, even though he had just found a way to obtain the item…
"Ah—!! I hate you all! I will never let you go, even if I die!!" The young boy was impotent, furious, and on the verge of collapse. In his violent trembling, his consciousness was gradually fading away. Bright red blood had already stained his clothes. He was in pain, helpless, and desperate.
His breath was slowly fading away. He stared at the little wooden figure that had fallen to the ground not far away, his eyes filled with deep despair and anger, until his pupils lost all light.
The players on the side didn't dare to breathe loudly. They were used to being bullied by him and their fear of him was deeply ingrained. Even though the young boy seemed to be motionless, they didn't dare to approach him at all and could only watch from a distance.
As soon as the boy breathed his last, the bound person died, the crystal ball space immediately dissipated, and everyone was thrown out of this space and returned to reality.
As soon as he saw the person come out, Li Mo quickly stepped forward and caught the small wooden figure, holding it in his hands.
The players next to them were rummaging through the items, trying to find the malicious item.
They shook the items in the storage space, and some healing items did indeed fall out, but the most terrifying of them all was a crimson heart that was still beating.
"What...what is this? Why is the heart still beating?" The players trembled, completely afraid to touch it.
"Is this the malicious item...?" The players dared not confirm, nor did they dare to touch it. The main reason was that this was an item that was bound to the player. If it wasn't bound, that would be fine, but once a bound item was bound, it could not be transferred unless the bound player died. They dared not touch it.
Li Mo, who was standing to the side, pecked at the little wooden figure a couple of times, then walked over with a calm expression and picked up all the props on the ground.
Player items will not affect monsters, so Li Mo will be fine with them.
Holding the prop in one hand and the boy's corpse in the other, he gave the other players a sinister smile, "Since you helped me, I won't eat you."
The players were shocked. Holy crap, it eats people?!
They barely thought about it before turning around and running away in a flash, afraid that the monster boss might change its mind and devour them. They were lucky to be alive; what did they need any props for? If they didn't run, they would all be dead!
After the players left, the chat showed Li Mo carrying a corpse in one hand, holding a storage item in the other, and then holding Yin Xiu's little wooden doll between his fingers. He took a few steps and kissed it before heading towards Zhong Mu's side.
"It's obvious that Xiu's roommate really likes Xiu when he's small... He still likes him even when he's turned into a wooden doll."
"I think I understand. It's like shrinking the person you like so you can carry them around and take them out to look at them wherever you go."
"You and Xiu's roommate have the same perverted hobby."
"How can this be considered a perverted hobby! Who wouldn't want to keep the person they like in their pocket!"
"That makes sense. I vote for the one that isn't abnormal."
"I think you are all perverts, and I vote for this behavior as perverted."
"I think if this idea is put into an extreme person, such as carrying the ashes or part of a loved one's body on a trip, I would vote for pervert."
"What do you know! This is the ultimate expression of love, regardless of the other person's appearance. I vote for it as not perverted."
Zhong Mu, far above the underground hideout, was adding firewood to the campfire, watching the online arguments while feeling bewildered.
Tonight, Ya Ya and the little tentacle dumpling were eating underground. Since there were no hunters around, he just sat up there by himself. He didn't know what was going on with Brother Xiu, who was arguing about whether it was perverted or not.
Before he could figure it out, he heard the door of one of the underground hideouts suddenly open, and then Ya Ya's small red figure darted out and pounced on him.
"What's wrong?" Zhong Mu asked, patting Ya Ya's hair in confusion. Ya Ya immediately threw herself at him and started shaking, looking like she was in a bad mood. "Did you fight with that bunch of tentacles?"
"No..." Ya Ya raised her face listlessly. "I suddenly forgot about my brother for a moment, and then suddenly remembered him. It feels so strange. I can't believe I suddenly forgot about my brother. I'm not happy."
"Something must have happened to Brother Xiu." Zhong Mu touched Ya Ya's hair. "Normally, people's memories don't fade away so easily. Once the bond is formed, it's unbreakable."
Ya Ya pouted, "But I'm a monster."
"There's no difference between ghosts and people. Aren't we all sentient beings with souls?" Zhong Mu reached out and rubbed Ya Ya's little face. "Don't worry, your brother will come to find you soon."
"That's true." Ya Ya's mood immediately improved, and she happily hopped on Zhong Mu's lap. When she turned her head, she saw a dark figure walking quickly from the forest.
Seeing that smiling face, Ya Ya's good mood immediately plummeted again.
You went out fooling around with your brother and came back in the dark. How dare you come back like that!