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

Lu Tiannan went to Sector B prison and happened to encounter a riot. Another inmate in Sector B committed suicide, saying the same words before his death: "Will you be next?"

Blood-red words remain in the prison walls, with pierced fingers writing: "Blood debts must be repaid in blood; no one can escape."

The guards were used to this kind of thing and proceeded with the routine cleaning and burial of the bodies.

The deaths in Area B started last month, one per week, with varying circumstances, but the only thing they had in common was a blood-written note and a last message.

Even if the head is twisted to a certain extent, even if the person has clearly been dead for a while, as long as the first guard arrives, he will hear the same question: "Are you next?"

Lu Tiannan strolled lazily through Zone B as if nothing had happened; the commotion there had nothing to do with him. Whether it was a vengeful ghost seeking revenge or human interference, it was all irrelevant.

As long as these matters do not affect Xi Mingzhu, Lu Tiannan will remain an observer and simply laugh them off.

The prisoners in Block C are injected with drugs daily, but the specific drugs are unknown. Like the cells in Block B, each cell in Block C houses an individual prisoner who is completely isolated from others.

Section D is even more interesting.

Once inside, it was completely quiet; there wasn't a sound at all.

Apart from a guard at each of the two entrances leading to the prison, no guards walked past the cells.

The guard saw Lu Tiannan heading deeper into the cell, his expression changed slightly, but he said nothing and did not stop him.

Lu Tiannan stepped forward and looked through the cell bars, only to see endless darkness.

"?"

What's going on? Who's this person being held captive? They've got quite the entourage.

Suddenly, his eyes met a pair of eyes, and Lu Tiannan stared in astonishment at the person who emerged from the dark corner.

After reviewing numerous documents, Xi Mingzhu realized that too many innocent people had died unjustly, and that upholding justice and clearing wrongs was not something a warden could handle alone.

0561 compiled the data and worked on it for a long time before finally speaking in a low voice.

"Host, I have a guess, but I'm not sure if I should say it..."

Xi Mingzhu calmly raised his eyes and looked at 0561, calmly stating his thoughts: "The levels that other players are experiencing are different from mine."

0561 wiggled its little tuft of hair and made two "hmm" sounds in agreement.

"Based on the original storyline, obtaining the boss character is not something that should appear at level four or below. It requires at least level five hard mode, and you're basically destined to be trapped in the dungeon if you encounter it."

"If you're lucky enough and persevere long enough, once the first player unlocks the seventh level of the dungeon, the other players trapped inside will be able to escape. If you're unlucky, you'll become one with the dungeon and be swallowed up during the time-consuming process."

Using the word "luck" in 0561 seems too much of a fluke and too random.

Xi Mingzhu pondered, drawing his conclusion based on some of the content of the previous instances mentioned in 0561.

Not surprisingly.

“0561, your system knows that I am an outsider, Lu Tiannan knows, and the person in charge of talents also knows.”

"This game has long since identified me as an outsider. Every time it puts me in a dead end, it leaves me a way out, and that way out is often related to myself or Lu Tiannan."

"Now that I have the Gate of Life with me, the dungeon level and difficulty are no longer important to me."

Xi Mingzhu's voice was soothing and calm.

“Host, our core mission is still to survive for three years... If you have enough points, can you take a break…” 0561 didn’t want Xi Mingzhu to rush to the front line of danger from the bottom of his heart.

Every danger and death that Xi Mingzhu encounters reminds it of that cruel scene.

Even a reset death, once personally experienced, is enough to be firmly etched in one's mind. Unless 0561 faces destruction one day, this memory will accompany one throughout the entire lifespan of the system.

Its first host, though mostly taciturn, treated it very, very well.

Xi Mingzhu sighed inwardly; 0561 still had a long way to go. He was merely the other party's bound object, yet 0561 valued him far too much.

His life should only be seen as a piece of data that can be reloaded in the eyes of the other party, and the pain is something that the bound person should bear from beginning to end.

"According to the records, supplies were delivered regularly every month, so it was an opportunity to leave."

0561 blinked sluggishly, lost in thought. A chance to leave? Leave the deserted island?

“0561, I’m more inclined to leave by destroying this prison. Countless prisoners have been wrongfully convicted and died, and coming here means being imprisoned for life. For many, destruction also means leaving.”

0561 seemed to understand but not quite, then hesitated when he thought of Xi Mingzhu's identity.

"But... host, you are the warden, do you, the local tyrant, need to be released?"

Xi Mingzhu did not answer question 0561.

Instead, he calmly raised his eyes and asked, "From a politician's perspective, what is the point of maintaining this prison?"

"..." 0561 felt like it was going to crash. It really was pointless. Why not just kill everyone? Why go through all the trouble of building this prison?

"Pharmaceuticals, experiments—that's the value of most people who come here, including the warden. And perhaps there are things that politicians can't eradicate through various means, in Sector D." Xi Mingzhu pointed to the area circled in red.

Those detained in Zone D were deemed abnormal species, and the mere mention of "abnormal species" is truly bizarre.

“Abnormal species?” 0561 searched repeatedly but couldn’t find this item. Too many elements were added to the original instance, making the modified instance far more complex than the original.

“Host, we…” Before 0561 could finish speaking, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

Xi Mingzhu remembered locking the door, so he got up and went to open it.

The guard standing at the door looked anxious and spoke rapidly.

"Warden, the pass triggered an alarm upon entering Sector D, and the guards have been evacuated. It is now completely sealed off."

0561 Confused God, isn't that some kind of abnormal species in Zone D?

Frog fun.

Xi Mingzhu's gaze turned cold. "Where is the person with the pass?"

"No... came out."

A pistol was pressed against the guard's forehead.

"What do the anomalous species in Zone D represent?" The tone was indifferent and calm, seemingly devoid of any murderous intent.

The guards had no doubt that the warden would pull the trigger in the next second.

“Warden, I really don’t know… When that thing from Sector D was transported here, it was sealed tightly with sheet metal, and no one has ever seen it. It was labeled as extremely dangerous and released into Sector D by remotely opening the sheet metal, and the guards were not allowed to approach the cells.”

The panicked and frightened expression didn't seem like a lie.

"The higher-ups said that thing is very lethal."

Xi Mingzhu narrowed his eyes. "I'm not your superior?"

In fact, Xi Mingzhu knew that their superiors were probably politicians or other high-ranking officials from the outside world, but he was told that if he didn't ask, it would arouse suspicion.

"Of course... Warden, you said we weren't allowed to go to Section D. Apart from the few people on duty and you, Warden, none of us have permission to enter Section D." The guard managed to cover up his words with a forced sigh of relief, sweating nervously.