Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

The witchcraft puppet does exist; Jiang Muyu saw a pair of girls using it in the prison instance when he was on the third floor.

One of the girls broke the rules and was punished with a gun. Another girl who was with her asked the other players for help.

No player is willing to risk disobeying the warden.

That warden looks like a formidable boss. Even if I could beat him in his normal state, I might not be able to beat him after he goes berserk.

No one was willing to lend a helping hand.

However, no one expected that the woman who was to be executed would survive, while the girl who was with her died in the line of fire.

The voodoo dolls that fell from the corpse were a pair, one of which was completely broken.

When the surviving girl saw that Jiang Muyu was interested in the witchcraft doll, she said that if Jiang Muyu was willing to kill the warden, she would give him all the props she had, including the witchcraft doll.

Jiang Muyu quite liked the witchcraft puppet, so he agreed.

In the end, the warden died, and the two girls remained in the prison instance forever.

Jiang Muyu naturally obtained an ineffective witchcraft puppet, which was perfect for bluffing people, since he believed that the feelings they had shared over the years were enough to make Jiang Yuzhou care about his life.

Jiang Yuzhou was forced to compromise and could only take Jiang Muyu with him.

Lu Tiannan and Shen Yi lived on the fourth floor. When Jiang Yuzhou and Jiang Muyu arrived, the fourth floor was too quiet.

Even with the recent violent acts by madmen.

On other floors, there would be people leaving the dungeon cautiously returning to the rest area, but there was no one outside on the fourth floor today.

It was as if no one else lived there.

As you walk down the corridor where Lu Tiannan is, you turn a corner and see people lying haphazardly, covered in blood.

Jiang Muyu could tell from a glance that these people were all dead.

Jiang Yuzhou noticed a face among the group; he recognized the player from the Madman faction who had stripped them of their item talents. The Madman hadn't even come knocking on their door yet, but they'd already come looking for them.

Jiang Yuzhou rushed to Lu Tiannan's door, which was wide open. As soon as they stood at the door, they saw Lu Tiannan casually wiping his dagger with a towel.

When Lu Tiannan looked up at them, his eyes were filled with cruel and cold killing intent, which disappeared in an instant, and he returned to a calm and indifferent expression.

"How many came in total?" Jiang Yuzhou saw the injuries on Lu Tiannan's body and realized that there were more than just the few people in the corridor; some had escaped.

"Not counting."

It's impossible for Lu Tiannan to be clueless; Jiang Yuzhou knew immediately that he simply didn't want to talk about it.

"Because of the declaration of war? I'm the president, I shouldn't be the one coming after you first." Jiang Yuzhou thought and thought, but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

"No, they came for Shen Yi." Lu Tiannan looked at the person still fast asleep on the bed, a gentle expression on his face.

If they're still asleep, then there's still hope.

Jiang Yuzhou frowned, taken aback.

"For Shen Yi?"

Lu Tiannan washed his hands, and without even changing his clothes, he went to feed Xi Mingzhu water.

At the same time, he explained the matter to Jiang Yuzhou.

"Shen Yi killed their puppeteer. I learned from one of them that the puppet silk's ability was parasitism. Their puppeteer always wore a black robe and never showed his true face. In the dungeon, he controlled Jiang Muyu and made him look like Jiang Muyu. The puppeteer was ever-changing and was considered immortal by their group; it was always the puppet that died."

Jiang Yuzhou listened and figured out what it meant.

"Did the puppeteer possess Shen Yi's body and kill the real Shen Yi?"

Lu Tiannan's current behavior is definitely not like that.

Lu Tiannan spoke calmly, word by word, stating the facts.

"The puppeteer is dead, but my brother is alive."

Why did Xi Mingzhu have to rush to kill the puppeteer before him at the last moment? If it were the real puppeteer, he would definitely be more valuable than Xi Mingzhu.

Xi Mingzhu had also foreseen that the puppet silk was unusual, which is why he strangled the person before he could act. Considering the puppeteer's dying words, "You will die too," it must have been a failure of the parasitism that led him to say such a thing.

Lu Tiannan was certain that Xi Mingzhu was the one who survived.

But he wasn't sure if the other person would wake up.

Jiang Yuzhou listened to Lu Tiannan's words and understood the questions that had been on his mind.

If the Madman cares so much about the Puppeteer, why would he let the Puppeteer enter the dungeon alone? Since parasitism grants immortality, it's understandable that he could let the Puppeteer act alone without worry.

However, Lu Tiannan was so certain that Jiang Yuzhou believed Shen Yi was the survivor. But since Shen Yi was still unconscious, this matter wouldn't end there.

“I even told you that Xiao Yu had woken up and wanted to discuss how to deal with the madmen. Instead, they came to us first. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone so reckless with their life, courting death.”

Lu Tiannan had no intention of discussing with Jiang Yuzhou how to deal with the madmen.

He didn't activate his talent when he fought the group, and their fighting completely exposed that their strength wasn't honed in piles of corpses. Their notoriety was entirely due to their talent, tools, and a heart that treated human life as worthless.

"Jiang Yuzhou, stay with Shen Yi. I've seen those people; I'll kill them myself. I entrusted Shen Yi to you because I trust you. If anything happens to him, you know what I'll do when I get back."

Before Jiang Yuzhou could respond, Jiang Muyu spoke first.

“Speak properly. Your uncle can tolerate threats, but I can’t. We’ll protect you and make sure you’re safe. You have to come back alive, or we won’t be able to explain ourselves when the person wakes up.”

Jiang Muyu was all too familiar with Lu Tiannan's current state; the only thing keeping this man hanging on was the person lying in bed. When a person has nothing they care about, their life is something they're willing to risk at any moment.

Lu Tiannan was only in a dangerous situation, but he was still thinking about Shen Yi, so he wouldn't risk his life to take a desperate path.

Jiang Muyu's words were both a guarantee and a reminder.

Lu Tiannan nodded.

"I'll get back as soon as possible. Message me if my brother wakes up."

Lu Tiannan closed the door tightly before leaving.

Jiang Muyu pasted talismans all over the door and bedside.

Jiang Yuzhou thought this was even more outrageous than performing a ritual.

Seeing that the stickers had been applied all around, Jiang Yuzhou couldn't help but remind him.

"The person is still alive, there's no need for a ritual to send them to the afterlife."

"You don't need to stick it on when you're dead. It's to keep other players away. You'd never guess how weird some talents and items are, little uncle."

Jiang Yuzhou raised an eyebrow, a complex emotion brewing in his peach blossom eyes.

"Just like the witchcraft puppets you mentioned?"

"Witchcraft and sorcery are considered evil? They are good tools that can protect the people you want to protect, a blessing that is hard to come by in several lifetimes."

Jiang Muyu thought it was a good prop, but Jiang Yuzhou didn't think so.

If both parties are willing, that's fine. But if one party is forced to shield the other from disaster, then it's an evil tool. Even if the other party is willing to shield the disaster, but one party is unaware or unwilling, then it's a burden.

Jiang Muyu saw through Jiang Yuzhou's thoughts and smiled casually.

"Uncle, cherish your life. Your life is the first life you have, so live well."