Until the last second before death arrived, Von Jie still held onto a glimmer of hope. As the steward of the Pole Star Association and the top wanted criminal of Life Daylight, the opponent could clearly use him as a hostage to negotiate with the Pole Star Association, or exchange him for a bounty.

Only he knew all the details about the Siren miracle on the island.

No matter how you look at it, they shouldn't kill him directly.

This madwoman.

Von Jie's final thought, his pupils dilated, shrouded in a layer of haze.

The man on the ground was silent, Xu Xiaoyou quietly squatted down, recalling Von Jie's final words in her mind; had he "exploded" his own memories?

The hand covered in dye reached towards Von Jie's head. At the moment the colorful substance made contact, the memories inside Von Jie's skull suddenly emitted a burning red light!

Xu Xiaoyou was prepared and kicked Von Jie's head away. The wall made of gray-white stones was blasted open, creating a giant hole over ten meters in diameter, allowing the howling wind and rain to rush in.

The wind howled viciously. Xu Xiaoyou lowered her gaze, moved to the wall, and through the hole, she could take in the whole island. Thick dark clouds shrouded the sky, rows of palm trees swayed, sharp lightning danced among the clouds, and the wind and waves converged towards this island from the endless sea horizon.

Scarlet lightning struck the raging sea, raising thousands of waves. The ocean, like a roaring giant whale, angrily stirred up giant waves, poised to swallow this small island whole.

Xu Xiaoyou shook her head, leapt down from the prison dozens of meters high, and headed towards Mermaid Town.

...

Five o'clock in the afternoon, Star of Art.

In an apartment in the Queens District, a girl who got off work early was leisurely leaning against the bathtub wall, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation. She had put on a face mask, placed bubbles in the appropriately warm bathwater, and had two cute little yellow ducks.

On the bath rack beside her was an opened bag of sea snail chips. The girl picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, letting out a contented sigh, her cheeks flushed with a healthy glow, wishing that this comfortable moment could go on forever.

Unfortunately, she had to go to the company early tomorrow morning to face those colleagues and superiors with nasty expressions. In a few days, the Tuner would come to assess the art grade. She was confident that her creations could meet the apprentice standard, but such matters always carried some anxiety. She did not want to be sent to the Piano Key District, to which no one ever returned, she'd never heard of anyone coming out from there.

Half of the girl's face was submerged in the bubble bath, bubbles rising with a gurgling sound. She shook her head, deciding not to think about it any longer, and prepared to catch up on the latest episode of "Paranormal Explorer."

"The latest episode features my favorite Jin Zhenghan oppa, and John. Huh, what happened? The live broadcast of the new episode was forcibly terminated, and the program crew on the island couldn't be contacted?"

The community of Paranormal Explorer had already erupted. Comments were disabled under the apology post from the operators. The girl ate a chip, wrinkling her brow as she bit into a sticky clump, spitting out the chip crumbs with disgust.

"It must be spoiled, gross!"

[ "The official shouldn't use operators as scapegoats, come out and give an explanation, what's going on with the island?" ]

[ "Exactly, exactly, my Jin Zhenghan oppa is still on the island!" ]

[ "I heard the entire island has lost contact with the outside world, who knows what's happening..." ]

[ "Little Blue Bird, how can I live without you, please don't let anything happen, take me with you if it does." ]

The discussion in the group chat caught the girl's attention when someone posted a video shot on a cruise ship. In the distance, over the island, clouds rolled endlessly, shrouded in dense fog, occasionally thunder roared, painting an apocalyptic scene.

[ "Something happened on the island." ]

[ "How terrifying, like the end of the world." ]

[ "This time more than a hundred sons and daughters from the families went to the island, and now both major families are reportedly on the brink of going mad, pressuring the Academy and Life Daylight for answers." ]

Half a minute later, the video was deleted, and the group chat was disbanded by an unknown force. The girl, initially just a spectator, suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem and started searching through the news.

The news was filled with reports about the disappearance of the Paranormal Explorer program crew, with sensational headlines like "World-Ending Level urban legend born." What people were most concerned about was the news of the daughter of Stars, who had received much attention during the competition.

At this moment, noises came from outside the apartment. It was a man's indignant shouts:

"You, you're trespassing! You're enforcing the law without a warrant, you can't arrest me, where are you taking me, I didn't do anything!"

Thunder clapped outside, and the girl uneasily leaned against the bathtub, picking up another chip. After biting into sticky liquid again, she grabbed the chip bag and looked inside, wondering which unscrupulous factory made it.

Seeing nothing unusual in the bag, each chip was crisp yellow, exuding a tempting potato aroma, the girl's face froze. At that moment, the sticky, transparent liquid dripped into the bag, and the girl finally realized something was wrong.

Was this slime coming from her mouth?

She felt a sharp pain, so intense her vision blurred, as if someone had driven a nail into her brain. The girl clutched her mouth tightly, foul-smelling blood continuously seeping from her mouth as a white glazed lump fell out, floating on the bathwater, spreading red threads, glaringly stimulating the girl's vision.

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