Alice stared at him vacantly.

As expected.

This meant negotiations had broken down.

A gentle breeze whooshed past, and the little girl vanished into thin air before him.

But throughout the entire corridor, the girl's hollow, mechanical voice echoed.

"You will... change your mind... You will willingly... stay... Daddy and Mommy..."

"...will love you too..."

That wasn't her true body, but merely an illusion.

A vertical evil spirit pupil on Lynn's neck suddenly rotated, locked onto a specific position, then swiftly closed and disappeared.

Lynn smiled faintly and tossed the Night Demon Blade to Bai Yi.

"Let's go! I've located her position. The journey ahead won't be peaceful!"

Bai Yi hadn't even processed this.

And in the very next moment, the entire corridor erupted with waves of shrill, maddened screams.

Pale hands menacingly extended from cracks in the walls one after another. The entire dim corridor was instantly occupied by those terrifying ghostly hands.

Bai Yi's face immediately turned deathly pale with fear.

"Th-this is..."

Lynn smiled mysteriously. "It seems my patient has killed many beings here. Be careful—it's not just their family in this place."

In an instant,

Lynn gripped the chainsaw on his back and gave it a hard pull. The bloody chainsaw immediately roared to life with a deafening ZZZZZZ sound.

"Let's move!"

Lynn's smile was particularly eerie.

Then, under Bai Yi's stunned gaze, Lynn strode forward fearlessly. The chainsaw in his hand sliced through over a dozen arms surging from the walls as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, accompanied by a crashing sound.

ZZZZZZZZZZ—

Sparks flew everywhere.

Lynn moved like a reaper harvesting crops. Every swing of his chainsaw sent countless arms raining down in heaps.

[Ding! You sawed an evil spirit, you gained experience x10]

Bai Yi watched, his heart pounding with terror and awe.

Trembling, he held the Night Demon Blade with both hands, legs clamped together, cautiously following behind Lynn. He watched as Lynn calmly strode forward, unleashing carnage.

So strong!

What incredible mental fortitude must one possess to remain so composed and effortless in such a scene!

Then he immediately thought of himself.

He realized.

Apart from screaming like a little girl, compared to Big Brother, he was practically a different species!

And they even appeared to be around the same age.

An immense sense of security suddenly washed over him!

Trembling with fear, Bai Yi quickly hugged the Night Demon Blade and hurried to keep up with Lynn's pace, anxiously glancing left and right, terrified of being startled by suddenly appearing evil spirits.

"Big Brother, you... you're not scared at all?"

Lynn gritted his teeth, pulling the chainsaw with a ZZZZZ sound. "Scared? Of course I'm scared. Really scared to death. Since I was little, I've always been most afraid of these evil ghosts."

The moment he finished speaking,

a wildly howling head instantly shot out from the wall beside Bai Yi, shrieking as it reached for him.

Bai Yi: "BIG BROTHER!! (ΩДΩ)!!"

BOOM—

Lynn punched the head, smashing it to pulp instantly.

Swinging up the chainsaw,

right in front of Bai Yi, Lynn plunged it directly into the wall. Torrents of blood ZZZZZed and spurted from the wall, splattering all over Bai Yi's face.

Bai Yi: "(ΩДΩ)!!"

CRACK—

Lynn calmly pulled the blood-soaked chainsaw out, slung it over his shoulder, spat, and tilted his head to signal:

"Follow me!"

Bai Yi was dumbstruck.

So cool!

So stylish!

So badass!

If his girlfriend could have such an invincible boyfriend, she'd feel so safe!

Even he felt overflowing with security, his heart racing. Big Brother was truly amazing!

Bai Yi swallowed hard, eyes wide, hugging the Night Demon Blade as he quickly scurried to catch up.

They fought their way through.

Bai Yi's mind buzzed.

For some reason, he kept feeling like this was a max-level pro carrying a level-zero newbie through a horror game.

He realized that apart from shouting "666," he seemed utterly useless.

This feeling of being carried...

It was truly fantastic!

Bai Yi was moved to tears.

[Ding! Bai Yi's admiration for you +10]

Amidst the constant system notifications, Lynn carried the chainsaw, overcoming all obstacles, fighting his way out of the corridor, then kicked open the living room door.

Instantly,

an intensely thick, rotting stench wafted from the dark hall into their nostrils.

Lynn's gaze swept calmly across the room.

Compared to before he left, this hall had clearly undergone some changes.

The dining table was now covered in dust, and the food on the plates emitted waves of decay.

Drip—

The sound of water droplets falling echoed from the darkness.

Bai Yi, nervous and trembling, said, "Big Brother, this place feels really eerie! Shouldn't, shouldn't we run?"

Lynn glanced around. "No need. Drink this potion."

Lynn casually pulled a bottle of green, oily potion from his medical kit and tossed it to Bai Yi.

Bai Yi fumbled to catch it, panicked. "What is this..."

Lynn glanced at him. "Drink it."

Bai Yi, bewildered but knowing Big Brother wouldn't harm him, quickly pulled out the stopper and gulped down the potion.

GULP GULP—

Ugh—

What a disgusting taste.

What kind of potion is this? It feels like drinking shit!

No! It's even worse than shit.

(ヾﾉ꒪ཫ꒪)—

But he forced it down with difficulty.

And the moment he drank it, he suddenly saw, to his shock, that his entire body was slowly emitting waves of sickly green light.

"Big Brother! Big Brother!! I'm green! I've turned green!!"

Bai Yi was horrified.

Lynn remained calm, alert to their surroundings. "Normal phenomenon. I developed that potion using a few radioactive fingers. It's pretty useless, but it's bright!"

PLOP—

Almost simultaneously,

a drop of viscous liquid suddenly fell from above onto Lynn's cheek.

Lynn instinctively looked up.

By the green light emanating from Bai Yi's body, Lynn instantly saw that attached to the dark living room ceiling was a skinned monster extending several blood-red arms.

The mucus had dripped from that monster's mouth.

"ROAR—"

A terrifying roar.

Almost instantly, the skinned, twisted monster leaped down from the ceiling, abruptly pinning Lynn beneath it.

"BIG BROTHER!!" cried the fully green-glowing Bai Yi in horror.