The moment the three paper figures touched Yanan, red veins like intertwined roots grew and intertwined with his body.

Sizzle...

At the same time, countless paper figures attached to the wooden sword seeped blinding blood, covering the blade.

Yanan's eye was pierced by the red veins, covering the eyeball and shooting out two beams of blood light.

The last bit of rationality in his struggle was completely erased!

The three paper figures, exuding a colorful sheen like meticulously crafted toys, lifted the blood-soaked brow bone and drilled into the skull, releasing ghost aura that continuously escalated.

"What level of power now?" Qin Nuo asked.

"Surpassed Horror Level, not yet Disaster Level," the Blood-Eyed Ghost replied.

Yanan stood still, suddenly quiet, raising the blood sword in his hand, his feet slightly off the ground.

In just an instant, he vanished into thin air.

When the blood sword descended, it had already landed on Qin Nuo!

Raising his right hand, he fiercely grabbed the blade, blood mist and black arcs erupted simultaneously, and as the ground shattered, Qin Nuo was sent flying.

The terrifying strength slammed Qin Nuo's small frame into sharp steel bars, but fortunately, the Blood-Eyed Ghost grabbed the railing on the side in time, stabilizing his form.

Screech!

Black blood dripped from his right hand, the blood sword had opened another gash, and black veins wriggled like maggots, repairing the wound.

But Qin Nuo's expression changed.

Because before the wound could heal, the black veins receded, leaving the gash still bloody.

"What's happening?"

"I don't know, since just now, my ghost power has been constrained bit by bit, that's why I told you to leave," the Blood-Eyed Ghost's voice was low.

"A curse's power has infiltrated my body!"

A curse...

Qin Nuo's face froze, then he thought of something: "That embroidered pouch!"

Atu stood on the railing, looking at Qin Nuo with a mocking smile: "That embroidered pouch was a carefully prepared gift for you, specifically to suppress the ghost in your right hand, do you like it?"

"Without that right hand, what tricks do you have left?"

Boom!

A gust of wind rose, and the blood sword once again slashed towards Qin Nuo. The Blood-Eyed Ghost's three blood eyes glared simultaneously, transforming the terrifying ghost power into layers of horror-inducing blood mist, penetrating Yanan.

On Yanan's body, a series of shrill wails echoed, and the twisted-faced paper figures turned to ash one by one.

The blood sword slashed again, and with a burst of blood light, Qin Nuo retreated once more.

The injury on his right hand was even more shocking, the flesh from palm to elbow was split, revealing stark white bones.

Dense black veins wriggled frantically, trying to repair the terrifying wound, but to no avail, the torn flesh only stitched a few inches before stopping.

One of the three blood eyes closed.

Then, the second one slowly closed...

"That's why I said, curses are the things I hate the most," the Blood-Eyed Ghost's voice carried a hint of fatigue.

"Is there a way to remove the curse?" Qin Nuo asked.

"There's a paper figure inside me, get it out, then switch back to your true form, and I'll hammer this kid..." the Blood-Eyed Ghost spoke with bravado, but his voice grew weaker.

"I'm getting more and more tired, need to sleep for a bit, you'll have to handle the rest, or find a way to wake me up..."

The Blood-Eyed Ghost's voice grew quieter, and finally, the last blood eye closed.

"Can you sleep later, brother? Partner? Blood Bro?"

Qin Nuo called out, but when the blood eye closed, there was no response.

His right arm hung limp, like a paralyzed limb, dripping blood.

Over there, Red Shadow picked up the blood sword and walked step by step towards him, those blood-red eyes filled with ruthless slaughter.

Li Qianqian wanted to come over, but was restrained by several paper figures.

Qin Nuo drew out the Mountain-Cleaving Knife with his left hand, gripping the handle tightly, looking at Yanan approaching step by step.

But facing Yanan, shrouded in blood mist and filled with terrifying ghost power, his small frame seemed as weak as an ant.

With a flick of his hand, a gust of wind rose, and Qin Nuo's resistance instantly collapsed, sending him flying, and when he hit the ground, a sharp pain struck his chest, a salty taste rising in his throat.

Looking at the Mountain-Cleaving Knife in his hand, the blade shattered, this once terrifying ghost creature had reached its limit after taking a single blow.

Struggling to get up, he fell back to the ground.

"You must have a trump card left, the one specifically for me."

Atu stepped on the railing, looking at Qin Nuo: "Will you use it or not? If you do, maybe you still have a sliver of hope?"

Qin Nuo ignored him, feeling the internal functions of Qin Feng's body declining, likely due to internal injuries, the salty taste in his throat growing stronger.

He had to end this role!

Qin Nuo decisively pulled up the information panel, ending the role of Qin Feng.

"Use the True Form Replacement Skill!"

Atu watched as Qin Nuo never used his real trump card, feeling suspicious, he also knew about the Overturning Curse Seal.

The Blood-Eyed Ghost was secondary, that was what he truly feared!

With a thought, just as Yanan took a step, a light screen suddenly enveloped Qin Nuo, causing him to pause.

The light screen completely engulfed him, and as Yanan hesitated, a black light shot out.

Yanan raised his hand, accurately grasping the Grave Ghost Stone that struck towards his brow, and simultaneously, Qin Nuo shot out from the light screen, left hand gripping the Bone-Cracking Hammer, infusing ghost power, swinging it towards Yanan's head.

Yanan raised his other hand, the blood sword deflecting the Bone-Cracking Hammer, but in the moment of deflection, Qin Nuo released his grip, his palm swiftly striking to the right.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Two bone nails wedged between his fingers were directly driven into the back of Yanan's head!

Qin Nuo kicked out fiercely, the ghost power he stirred causing Yanan to stagger back a few steps.

He also retreated, summoning the Bone-Cracking Hammer back into his hand with a gesture.

"Changed form?" Xiao Liu looked at the adult Qin Nuo, slightly stunned.

Atu laughed: "Brother, is this your true form? Quite handsome, would make a nice toy for me."

Qin Nuo stood up, looking at his still bloody right hand, feeling the Blood-Eyed Ghost still asleep, his expression somewhat helpless: "As expected, even in true form, I can't escape that curse."

Yanan tried to pull out the bone nails from his skull, but the two objects directly merged into his mind, two paper figures on his body wailing, falling off and turning to ash on the ground.

Clearly, as a vessel, to truly kill him, all the densely packed paper figures blocking the blades for him would have to be cleared one by one.

This was naturally an unrealistic idea.

Use the Overturning Curse Seal?

With that seal, Yanan would surely be reduced to ashes, which was what Atu wanted to see, he feared this, as long as it was eliminated, even if his most beloved toy was destroyed, so what?

"I can only use the Death Exemption Medal first."

Qin Nuo calculated internally.

Once the Death Exemption Medal was triggered, upon death, he would be resurrected at the initial entry point of the instance.

In other words, if he died now, he could escape this place.

Later, he would find a way to wake the Blood-Eyed Ghost.

To force Qin Nuo to make a choice, Atu manipulated Yanan to attack Qin Nuo.

Qin Nuo stood up, holding the Bone-Cracking Hammer, and as the blood sword slashed down, he released the Bone-Cracking Hammer, allowing the sword to strike directly at his neck.

With a screech, blood light burst forth!

His head and body separated, hot blood splattering on the cracked concrete wall.

"One strike to kill!" Xiao Liu looked desperate, knowing he was next.

Atu looked at the head rolling on the ground, frowning slightly, feeling something was off.

Screech!

The separated corpse suddenly moved on its own, merging back into a single form as two masses of blood light.

As the blood light faded, Qin Nuo stood there, completely unharmed.

Looking at the scene before him, he was bewildered.

No teleportation?

It was triggered, so why no teleportation?

Qin Nuo's eyes were filled with confusion, then he suddenly looked at his left hand, seeing the skin crack open, and a straw man emerged from the flesh.

No blood flowed, nor was there pain, the straw man fell to the ground, consumed by sparks, turning to ash.

"The Death Exemption Medal wasn't triggered, but the Life-Saving Straw Man was!"

Qin Nuo was puzzled internally, once dead, the game mechanism would default to triggering the Death Exemption Medal first, as it did in the Bloodstained Apartment, why was it different this time?

He suddenly thought, different instances, different game mechanisms.

Opening the information panel, he checked the Death Exemption Medal details.

At the bottom, he indeed saw an additional rule regarding the Death Exemption Medal.

"Details: In this instance, the protection mechanism can only be triggered within the role-playing character. If the character dies, the role-play fails, and the player returns to the game space, choosing to exit the game or continue role-playing. If the role is continued and dies again, the player will also die!" (excluding the player's own items)

This meant that in Qin Nuo's current true form state, the Death Exemption Medal was automatically invalidated!

Qin Nuo was speechless, before entering the instance, the game introduction had no such hints, it seemed this detailed information could only be checked by the player themselves.

Isn't this a scam?

"Bro, what kind of operation is this?" Xiao Liu was dumbfounded.

"Living recklessly with multiple lives."

Qin Nuo replied with a slightly dark expression.

Atu looked at Qin Nuo nonchalantly: "Honestly, I still don't understand your operation."

"Switching back to true form, dying and resurrecting, what's the point?"

"If I kill you again, can you resurrect? If you do, how many lives do you have for me to kill?"

Qin Nuo ignored Atu, hesitating internally: "I can only use that now."

But as he stood up, a sudden pain surged within him.

Burning pain!

The terrifying burning pain brought him to one knee, cold sweat seeping from his forehead layer by layer.

Quickly, he discovered something, his expression filled with astonishment.

A gust of wind rose, and a figure appeared before him.

Looking up, he saw Yanan's terrifying figure, those crimson eyes like a death sentence for Qin Nuo.

The pain left Qin Nuo's face pale, cold sweat dripping from his cheeks to the ground.

Even in this state, Qin Nuo's gaze was fixed on Atu behind, raising a trembling hand, extending a middle finger, continuing to taunt.

Atu's expression was cold, spitting out a word: "Kill!"

Yanan raised the blood sword, eyes filled with bloodlust and immense killing intent.

A sword thrust down, piercing through Qin Nuo's chest in an instant.

Atu thought Qin Nuo would resurrect again, but his expression changed, witnessing a bizarre scene.

Looking at the sword in his chest, Qin Nuo felt no pain, but his consciousness gradually blurred.

Yanan's eyes shifted, as if sensing something.

With a twitch of his lips, Qin Nuo spoke with difficulty: "Weren't you eager to see my trump card?"

"Now it's here!"

As he spoke, an eerie ghost aura suddenly permeated the air.

A black and white light, shimmering in the moonlight, painted an eerie beauty!

Atu sniffed a familiar scent, his small face filled with astonishment: "This is... the scent of a curse?"

Immediately, his eyes locked onto Qin Nuo.

The chest pierced by the blood sword didn't bleed; instead, a unique tattoo on his chest reacted.

The black and white wings extended on his skin, as if awakening...