Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

At the time, he believed that this was because the mythological information was quite extensive, making it more difficult to obtain and taking an extra half month.

Now he has discovered that the difference in the amount of content between the two is not that significant.

So, what exactly made these past two weeks so difficult?

This is a question that deserves serious consideration.

However... he couldn't guarantee that the dungeon would operate without any errors.

After all, it's still a "game".

If it's a game, it's normal for there to be some minor bugs, right?

Precisely because it is uncertain, Fan Xiao felt that delving into this point now would not be very meaningful.

He changed the subject, saying, "The war of expulsion is over. There's no point in worrying about the difficulty imbalance now. Just treat it as a small bug in the dungeon. We'll just have to be careful."

"Our top priority is to act quickly and find out Cinderella's identity in the real world—that is, what exactly her identity was before she was reincarnated as Quiet."

"By investigating Anjing's identity, we should be able to find out what Cinderella gave up. Perhaps... this thing is the most crucial item for us to pass the game."

This proposal was unanimously approved by Xia Li and others.

Now that they know the mythological information, none of them doubt that Cinderella's previous incarnation was a person from the real world.

The contrast between mythology and reality is obvious—the Formation World corresponds to the world of the work, the Material World corresponds to the real world, and Merleau corresponds to Cinderella.

If Merleau was reincarnated from the material world to the morphological world, then by extension, we can conclude that Cinderella was reincarnated from the real world to the world of the work.

Everyone accepted this.

Fan Xiao continued, "I have some ideas about how to find An Jing's identity."

"The mythological information clearly mentions that the exact time when Mello opened the passage between the two worlds and invaded the material world from the celestial realm was June 12th. The year was not mentioned, only the month and date were mentioned. This should be a hint that the player Cinderella's arrival in the real world should also be June 12th."

"And this date is very close to July 19th! In other words, it is very likely that it is the 'correct time of Cinderella's arrival'."

"July 19th?" Lily asked, puzzled.

"On July 19, police discovered 27 bodies on the shore of Yanghu Park in Narcissus Street, Linglong City... This is the dungeon information on our player panel."

Xia Li explained to Lily, "When we first saw this information, we all thought that the strange deaths in this instance started on July 19th."

"Looking back now... the original date should be June 12th."

"The two times are not far apart, so it makes sense."

Cinderella arrived on June 12th, and then began to bring other characters from the series into the real world, causing the chaos in the real world to continue to expand... Until July 19th, 27 people died suddenly in strange events, and the extraordinary crisis caused by the characters from the series came into the official view.

That's roughly the situation.

"Our next priority is to investigate whether any strange deaths occurred on June 12th."

Fan Xiao suggested, and explained, "Cinderella's previous incarnation—Quiet—did not have a good life, just like Merlo in the myth."

"And both of them became cruel after reincarnation, so Cinderella, like Merlo, probably died in her previous life due to the malice of others. Given her temperament, she would definitely seek revenge as soon as she returns to the present world."

“Now that her ability to ‘disappear’ is gone, all the hidden information has returned to its original place, and the traces she left when she took revenge must have been revealed. Now is the best time to investigate.”

Xia Li nodded and said, "Let's not delay, let's set off now."

“There’s no need to rush,” Fan Xiao reminded them. “You can take a look at the mythological information first. You’ve only listened to me, but you should take a look for yourselves. Perhaps you can discover some information that I didn’t notice from different perspectives. Let’s set off in half an hour.”

"Sigh... I hope Cinderella's past life was peaceful and she wasn't from Blackrock City, otherwise..."

The mournful wind whispered a prayer.

This statement successfully captured everyone's attention.

"..." Beifeng, seeing the unfriendly looks in everyone's eyes, grinned dryly and said, "I'll just pray for one..."

"You'd better say less of that kind of thing in the future," Fan Xiao interrupted, warning, "People who make promises before they even start are more likely to get beaten up."

"..." The mournful wind fell silent.

Chapter 726 A Monster Born from Human Malice

Finding Cinderella's past life took longer than expected.

The reason is... everyone, including Fan Xiao, underestimated the population of this instance world.

Or perhaps they overestimated Cinderella's moral character.

Official death statistics show that on June 12th... the death toll exceeded 6!

Yes, in just one day, more than 30,000 people died in the dungeon world!

This doesn't look like the number of natural deaths at all.

It's obvious that Cinderella is up to something.

Moreover, because this guy "disappeared" afterward to suppress information, the social panic and chaos that should have occurred on June 12th was delayed by more than a month, only spreading with the gradual appearance of the characters from the series.

He killed over 30,000 people as soon as he arrived... He truly deserves to be called the Demon King.

In a past life, more than 30,000 people offended Cinderella and were thus punished... While it's not impossible that this is true, the probability is far too small.

and so……

Either she deliberately killed more people to cover up information and confuse the public, or she did so intentionally.

Or... she simply killed indiscriminately to vent her anger.

The fact that the dead were not concentrated in one city but scattered across various cities suggests that the answer should be the former—Cinderella was trying to mislead the public.

Even with the ability to "disappear" and conceal information, she still chose to indiscriminately kill innocent people to cover up the information a second time, thus setting up an extra layer of hidden protection... It seems that she was very averse to the exposure of her past life's identity.

To some extent, this also corresponds to the third hint in the dungeon—Cinderella has truly and completely abandoned certain emotions from her past life, and the degree to which she rejects her past life is simply beyond imagination.

Fortunately, the clues they had on their end included not only the date "June 12th," but also the name "Anjing."

According to official records of citizen identity information, there are not many deceased people with the name Anjing, only 347 in total... Well, that's not a small number.

However, if you extend the timeframe to several decades and spread it out, it doesn't amount to much.

Who knows when Anjing died in her past life? Checking only the present period will definitely lead to omissions.

Therefore, during the investigation, they went back from the present time period and found the earliest records—around the time when the federal government was first established.

347 quiet places, and more than 30,000 dead scattered across 12 cities—after summarizing and organizing the information from both sides, they identified 4 of the 12 cities.

If we break it down further... there are a total of 27 places in the four cities, which require on-site visits and investigations.

Information gathering was aided by electronic devices, so it didn't take much time.

However, these 27 places required them to visit each one individually, interviewing the surrounding residents and asking them for information about An Jing's life before her death—her identity information did not contain detailed records of An Jing's life.

As for Fan Xiao, his luck had just begun to accumulate, and he had no spare capacity to use it to narrow down the scope and lock onto the target. Therefore, the investigation could only proceed honestly.

Fortunately... they were all A-level players, and none of them were honest people.

As long as one lacks high moral standards, there are always ways to resolve tedious and troublesome matters.

For example... Fan Xiao directly instigated Xia Li to use the excuse that "justice is not such an inconvenient thing" to mentally control and deeply hypnotize a large number of official staff, ordering them to stay up all night and help with the investigation.

Xia Li was naturally much more principled than him, and had prepared gold in advance as compensation for "conscription".

Two days later, the investigation finally yielded results.

The one who best fit the criteria, Anjing, was found—she was a good person in life, had experienced unpleasant times, and died due to the malice of others. If she could be resurrected, she would definitely harbor a huge desire for revenge…

Fortunately, the other party was not from Black Rock City.

Volcano County, City.

Watching over the cemetery.

Fan Xiao and his group arrived at a tombstone.

The inscription reads "Quiet Tomb," and includes a ceramic photograph of a girl who appears to be around 15 years old. She is pretty, but not particularly beautiful, and her appearance is vastly different from Cinderella's stunning angelic beauty.

"This is... Cinderella's past life?" Lily exclaimed in surprise. "Both her appearance and her demeanor are completely different."

"Judging from her appearance... well, she has a kind face and a gentle yet firm nature. She should be a kind and resolute person." Fan Xiao commented, "Compared to Cinderella, she is indeed a completely different person."

"You can read faces?"

Xia Li asked in surprise.

Is there anything you can't do?

"I was just talking nonsense. It was just a deduction based on common tropes of characters turning to the dark side."

Fan Xiao didn't delve into the topic, but got down to business, saying, "According to the information we've gathered, Anjing's other family members are also buried here. Let's look for them first. If we can find them, then it's undoubtedly her."

Upon hearing this, Xia Li and the others sprang into action.

After searching the cemetery for a while, the group quickly found the tombstones of Anjing's parents and her sister.

These three died before the silence, so their tombstones are not close together.

According to official information, Anjing's father and sister died in a car accident, and her mother fell seriously ill due to grief and was hospitalized, but eventually succumbed to her illness and died in her hospital bed.

After the deaths of her family members, Anjing fell into severe depression due to grief and committed suicide by jumping off a building a little over a month later.

There are so many suspicious points in this record that just one glance is enough to guess that there must be a lot of inside stories and hidden secrets.

During their investigations, the official staff who were hypnotized by Xia Li did indeed uncover a lot of information that was not mentioned in the documents.

For example, An Jing had participated in school bullying, and after it was exposed, she was subjected to online harassment. Unable to bear the suffocating malice, she became depressed and committed suicide by jumping off a building.

Upon first learning of this intelligence, Fan Xiao was quite surprised and quickly corrected a previous conclusion he had drawn—that Cinderella did not kill more than 30,000 people at once to confuse the public.

She killed so many people at once just to vent her anger!

We shouldn't think of her as too smart; she comes to the real world to vent her emotions.

She might have already killed all the people who cyberbullied her in her past life.

With the ability of "divine command," it couldn't be easier for her to find out who had cyberbullied her in her past life.

So while the number of over 30,000 deaths may seem exaggerated, Fan Xiao actually feels it's a bit low when considering the scale of the entire internet.

"He's really volatile and bloodthirsty..."

Fan Xiao sighed inwardly.

I initially thought the exaggerated massacre was to cover up intelligence, but it turns out... it's simply because there are too many keyboard warriors!

……

Soon, the crowd gathered again in front of the quiet tombstone.

Xia Li glanced at the quiet ceramic portrait a few more times, then said, "Although I can't read faces, she really doesn't seem like the kind of person who would participate in school bullying. There must be more to this story."

"Bad people don't necessarily wear their badness on their sleeves... That being said, here, I agree with Sister Xia Li's opinion."

The little white cat expressed its positive stance.

Anjing certainly doesn't seem like the type of person who would bully others.

"After Anjing died, the person who buried her was her junior high school math teacher."

Fan Xiao glanced at the tablet in his hand, which he had obtained from the "zero-yuan purchase" deal. The screen displayed a quiet amount of information.

He suggested, "Let's go find this teacher and ask him. He should know some different information."

"I have a feeling... it's going to be a really melodramatic story."

Based on his experience, Beifeng had already imagined some of the storyline in advance.

"Let's be serious. No matter how melodramatic it is, it's best not to treat it like a spectator's show," Fan Xiao reminded him. "We might actually be able to use our verbal skills when we have our final battle with Cinderella. These skills need to be delivered with the right emotions for the best effect. A spectator's attitude is not advisable."

After saying that, he took one last look at the quiet portrait, then looked away and turned around: "Let's go."

……

Finding a quiet math teacher from junior high school isn't difficult.

The other party lives in Volcano County and comes to sweep the grave every year.

The teacher's name was Mensa. He appeared to be in his fifties, with a square face. Although his expression was serious, he exuded a kind and approachable aura.

In the past few days, the entire instance world has been in chaos due to the disappearance of Blackrock City. Residents of major cities are filled with fear and live in constant anxiety.

Mensa were no exception; they were wary and fearful of Fan Xiao and others who suddenly came to visit.