Xia Linyin opened her eyes, and the familiar bedroom chandelier came into view. She turned her head and looked around, then suddenly sat up in bed.

Why isn't she dead yet?

Why did she return to Area A?

Why is this happening?

Xia Linyin touched the injured area; there was nothing there, not at all. All the injuries on her body had disappeared.

No matter how severe the injury, as long as there is still a breath left, returning to Area A will allow for a full recovery.

Was she still alive at that time? And then Xiao Li sent her back to Area A?

What about Xiao Li? Where is Xiao Li now? How is he doing?

An unease enveloped Xia Linyin; she ran her fingers through her hair and clutched her head, "Xiao Li..."

Suddenly, Xia Linyin thought of number 83. She raised her head and shouted, "Number 83! Number 83!"

"Hello, Master. I am Smart Room No. 91. From now on, I will be serving you in place of No. 83." A voice different from No. 83 rang out in the room.

"What about number 83? I want number 83!"

"Sorry, Master, this question is beyond our authority and No. 91 cannot answer it."

"Bring out number 83!"

"I'm sorry, Master, you do not have the authority to change the smart room system. Number 91 is at your service."

"Do you know what happened to me in the last game? How is Xiao Li now? I was clearly dead..." Xia Linyin swayed unsteadily.

"Sorry, Master, this question is beyond your authority. Number 91 cannot answer it." A formulaic reply that made one grit their teeth.

"Damn it!!" Xia Linyin swept everything on the table to the ground, then kicked the table over. She grabbed the lamp and smashed it against the wall, sending shards flying everywhere.

"ah--"

A crescent-shaped blade appeared in her hand. She raised it and slashed at the bed. The blade flashed, its aura terrifying, and the bed was split in two!

The stinging pain in her palm brought Xia Linyin back to her senses. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked at her palm.

"Dear player, congratulations on completing the ninth game. You have earned 24 Ghost Coins. The tenth game will begin in seven days."

Xia Linyin felt as if she had been hit on the head with a club, her head buzzing. What did she mean by completing the ninth game?

The crescent blade slipped from her hand, making a dull thud on the carpet. Her legs gave way, and Xia Linyin collapsed to the ground.

Has Xiao Li been fixed in the game?

Was his self-awareness erased by the game?

How is that possible?

"No, no, this can't be true..." Xia Linyin murmured.

Xia Linyin told herself that Xiao Li was so powerful, how could he possibly be fixed by the game? But she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

"Damn it! Didn't I tell you to live?" Standing up, Xia Linyin smashed everything she could in the room.

With her hair disheveled and looking at the mess in the room, Xia Linyin could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

The crying was extremely sorrowful.

...

Xia Linyin had never been so eager to start the game as she was now, to the point that every minute and every second felt like torture.

She desperately wanted to enter the game to find out about Xiao Li's situation. If Xiao Li was alright, he would definitely come looking for her.

During the anxious wait, she was constantly in a state of anxiety and unease, unable to sleep all night long, and when she finally did fall asleep, she was awakened by nightmares.

Finally, just as Xia Linyin was on the verge of a mental breakdown, the notification that the last game was about to begin arrived.

The countdown began, and she sat on the ground, biting her nails and waiting to enter the game. Her once smooth and rounded nails were now uneven from being bitten.

Xia Linyin had dark circles under her eyes, and her thin body was covered in a loose nightgown, making her look like someone who had been tormented by illness and was no longer recognizable.

The game begins! Xia Linyin's body disappeared from the spot.

...

A cool sensation spread from my arm, an extremely refreshing coolness that made me reluctant to remove my hand.

Opening my eyes, I saw an endless grassland, with lush green grass, like a thick green blanket covering the earth.

The air was refreshing and slightly damp, as if it had just been washed by a cool rain, carrying the fresh scent of grass and the fragrance of earth.

White clouds drifted across the azure sky, changing their shapes.

Xia Linyin stood up from the soft grass, wearing a red V-neck bodycon dress that was exactly the same as the one she wore in the first game.

Although it felt nice to walk barefoot on the cool grass, Xia Linyin didn't plan to run around barefoot. She took out her blood-red high heels and put them on.

The bright red dress that accentuated her curves, paired with blood-red, eerie high heels, was a perfect outfit, but it clashed terribly with the vast grassland, like a conspicuous bloodstain on a clean green carpet.

Xia Linyin thought she was already crazy enough dressed like that walking on the grassland, but she didn't expect that there would be people lying on the grass wearing only a pair of beach shorts.

She walked towards the man, but before she could get close, he immediately became alert. He quickly glanced around before fixing his gaze on Xia Linyin. "A player?"

Although it was a question, it carried more of an affirmative meaning.

"Mm." Xia Linyin nodded.

The man looked down and flicked the waistband of his beach shorts, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Why did the game make me wear these weird pants again? That time it was on the beach, but now... isn't this crazy?"

"Is this what you wore in the first game?" Xia Linyin asked.

"Yeah, what, you too? My first game was a vacation on the beach, and then I encountered a group of piranhas. Although I don't really like the pattern of these pants, at least they're not that weird. I feel so insecure dressed like this now, okay? Does this mean the game is going to end where we started?"

The man looked at his floral pants with disgust.

"Maybe," Xia Linyin said. She wasn't interested in finishing the game right now; she just wanted to see Xiao Li as soon as possible.

After that, Xia Linyin and the man in beach shorts encountered another man dressed as a magician, and then they didn't see anyone else.

It seems that these are the three players this time.

"The grassland is so vast, we could never reach the end by walking. The quest hasn't been released yet, maybe we just haven't triggered it. After all, this is the last game, so we're sure we'll try something different," the man in beach shorts said excitedly.

Another handsome man pointed ahead with his magic wand, a smirk playing on his lips. "Unique, let's go check out that tree."

On the top of a small hill in the distance grows a large, leafy tree with a lush canopy. Even from this distance, one can feel its vigorous vitality.

This big tree is the only big tree they've seen so far.

The three walked towards the big tree, climbed the hillside to the top, and before they could even get a close look at the tree, the scene below the hillside had already captured their attention.