Two bottles of poison are placed in front of you. Which one do you drink?

A normal person would naturally say neither—but that was exactly the dilemma Fan Ziyan just faced.

She didn’t expect the situation to spiral downhill so quickly, and even less that the other party’s counterattack would be so fierce. Her spirit form was on the verge of collapse.

In the end, to survive, she chose the bottle that looked less deadly.

But now—it was time to pay the price.

She didn’t have Xie Antong’s level of caution. Since entering the game and discovering that her teammate was “Sin,” Xie Antong had pulled out the Exit Token and hadn’t let go of it! The spirit form gave Fan Ziyan a false sense of security, which also made her let down her guard.

Lu Ce’s movement was way too fast—faster than a person’s neural reflexes. So now, the scene was horrific, even a little nauseating.

Boom!

A single slap to the face actually produced a sonic boom, and even sparked a flash of light!

Forget about losing her teeth—even her gums got slapped out. The entire left side of her head was now too gruesome to be shown without a mosaic.

That slap was vicious.

On the other hand, this Campus Mystery’s ability to stir up emotions was indeed strong. This was Lu Ce’s angriest moment in the entire game so far—he had nearly lost all sense of reason.

The remaining eye on Fan Ziyan’s usable side was completely bloodshot, trembling violently as if it had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

Her whole body convulsed uncontrollably—not by will, but from the nervous twitches caused by her mental breakdown.

The half of her mouth that remained was gaping wide, but she couldn’t even scream—just let out some muffled groans of pain.

Because the muscles of her mouth and the structure of her throat and tongue had all been destroyed by that one slap. The fascia of her vocal cords had torn as well, even her cervical vertebra had snapped.

It was just short of tearing her whole head off.

That one slap from Lu Ce could’ve earned a plastic surgery PhD.

Her entire body spun like a top from the blow, flipping several times in midair before slamming hard into the floor in the distance.

Fan Ziyan’s body had completely lost control, like a broken sack—her brain matter had been shaken into a puree.

By all logic, she should have passed out—but the searing pain on her face and the terror in her heart forced her to remain conscious.

The only thing she could do was grip the Exit Token with all her strength, like clinging to her last life-saving straw—refusing to let go.

Just as her mind was teetering on the edge of unconsciousness, a hellish laugh sounded in her ears.

“Hehehe.....”

In that moment, Fan Ziyan—who looked nearly devoid of life signs—had a flicker of survival in her remaining eye.

Exit… exit!

That was the only thing left in her mind. The next second, a terrifying kick came crashing down toward her face—Fan Ziyan disappeared, and the final kick smashed into the floor.

But a chunk of flesh and a puddle of blood still remained on the floor—maybe some part of her didn’t make it out in time.

“Hehehe....”

Lu Ce continued to laugh strangely. At this moment, the edges of his Wrath Mask emitted a dense black aura, filled with evil and eerie energy.

The overwhelming aura blasted through the entire space. After Fan Ziyan exited, her original spirit form—under the radiation of the Confessions of the Disillusioned—began to collapse rapidly as well.

This was the first time such a bloody scene had appeared in Lu Ce’s game, and also the first time he had shown such a brutal side.

“Hehehe....”

Lu Ce kept letting out that inexplicable laughter, standing there silently, staring at the pile of flesh at his feet. His right foot kept grinding down on the remains, smashing them, squeezing out juices.

Eventually, he stomped a hole clean through the floor—one could see into the level below.

This brutal scene was far more disturbing than simply shooting someone. Even the spectators were stunned—through the screen, they felt a chill run down their spines.

What’s more, Fan Ziyan just now was a real person—not some game entity. She was even a beauty. No one expected “Sin” to suddenly go from emotionally stable to this.

【: Wait, I feel like something’s wrong with him.】

【: This is way more terrifying than killing someone… I kinda can’t watch. That scene just now almost made me puke...】

【: She’s a girl, man. Did he really have to go that hard? Honestly, kinda a turn-off....】

Everyone was having a hard time adjusting. The ruthless and merciless way Lu Ce struck had left a lasting shadow.

Some viewers even realized it—“Sin” was clearly in an abnormal emotional state, and... he still hadn’t calmed down!

Lu Ce wasn’t inherently a psycho. He was even kind of normal. But right now, he was in a state where rage had nearly eclipsed all reason.

Although slapping his enemy earlier had vented a little of that fury, the feeling hadn’t fully dissipated. Lu Ce’s rational mind hadn’t yet regained control.

He had known this might happen—so he had given a warning. If Fan Ziyan didn’t exit at that moment, then truly, her life and death would be up to fate.

He couldn’t control himself. Even now, the desire to destroy was still raging inside him.

The floating music sheets in the air began bursting and fading away. This Campus Mystery was probably nearing its collapse too.

At that moment, a voice came through his earpiece—it was Xie Antong.

“Ten minutes are up. How are you doing?”

Lu Ce still couldn’t control his frenzied mind, letting out another bizarre laugh from his throat. “Hehehe.....”

Xie Antong: ?

What the hell does that mean, bro?

While she was still confused, not knowing what kind of episode the top player was having, suddenly—explosions rang out one after another through her earpiece.

Like a demolition crew had stormed into the village.

Xie Antong frowned slightly, unsure what was happening. She quickly directed her “eyes” over to the scene.

【Seven Mysteries of the Campus, “The Nighttime Piano Music in the Music Classroom,” Black Side challenge successful.】

【Challenge Progress: 3/7. Remaining Time: 22:27:56.】

The system’s voice declared the challenge cleared. The clear time for this round was exactly ten minutes.

This was the fastest challenge completion since the start of Challenge Mode! Fan Ziyan, in her defiant disbelief, had successfully half-killed herself—and even set a glorious record.

And when Xie Antong’s “eye” arrived on the scene, what she saw was dozens of classrooms punched through—an entire floor of the building completely demolished.

And in the middle of the wreckage, standing calmly and adjusting his windcoat—was “Sin.”