At this point, everyone else suddenly understood.

“Ivan’s death stemmed from a mental breakdown, which is the root cause. However, Yin Zhu only imitated the outward manifestation, so she used her talent to interpret this aspect, forcibly equating the two.” This sudden realization made Gu Yi’s lips involuntarily curl upward. “When Ivan died, he admitted that he was not human. In other words, Yin Zhu interpreted this as death as a human being equal to mental breakdown. Therefore, when she admitted that she was also a ghost, she was conforming to the definition of death in the live broadcast rules, forcibly shutting down the instance she was in.”

"Will that world continue to function after the instance is closed?"

None of the members of the think tank could provide an answer to this question.

...

Zhang Baye did indeed watch the Rule of Strange Tales live stream when she was at home. This had nothing to do with working overtime; it was purely because she enjoyed the "feeling of wisdom." Even just watching others analyze things gave her a special sense of satisfaction.

However, this does not mean that she wants to enter the ghost story instance herself.

Back on Earth, one of Zhang Baye's greatest pleasures was watching netizens make witty remarks.

"When you see someone wearing a rabbit headband, beat the rabbit in front of them. If they try to stop you, beat them and the rabbit together."

"All fear stems from insufficient firepower. If you have a fire, you can burn all the green plants."

"What if we don't have tanks or weapons? Activate your Martial Spirit!"

These naive and simple thoughts are perfect for relaxing after a brainstorming session with "Rules of the Strange," allowing you to fantasize about having enough power to avoid all that nonsense with the Unspeakable. Why send a Chosen One? Just pin Him to the ground and beat Him up!

However, after the initial excitement, Zhang Baye still had to face the challenge of racking his brains with his colleagues the next time he went to work, trying to figure out which information the think tank could provide that would be useful to the chosen one, and how far that chosen one could go.

Now it's all good, no need to think about it anymore.

I was thrown directly into the dungeon, and the think tank will most likely tell me everything.

Chen Xiaobao passed one level, Ji Liao passed two levels, and Yin Zhu passed three levels. According to the arithmetic sequence, I should be able to survive four levels, right?

Thinking of this, Zhang Baye couldn't help but slap himself. What nonsense was this? Instead of believing in all that nonsense, he should focus on getting through this hurdle first. The neighboring Sakura Country had already lost four Chosen Ones. Before Yin Zhu took over from Ji Liao, the Dragon Country also sacrificed two Chosen Ones before Yin Zhu appeared. How could he be sure that he would be able to clear the hurdle continuously, instead of just being cannon fodder before the next "protagonist" appeared?

Taking a deep breath and adjusting his mindset, Zhang Baye began to face the instance he was in.

Yin Zhu spent the last few days at home laying out plans and spreading the rules she had written. So what should I do? The Strange Tales instance won't give the chosen one an endless chance to waste time. I should also do something, such as... trying to break the rules first?

Thinking of his dark talent, Zhang Baye felt a little restless.

Delaying her departure from the instance is one thing; after all, if she just wanted to stall for time, she could explore every area of ​​the instance. But if she could actually break the rules and run rampant in the instance, that would be a different matter entirely.

So far, Zhang Baye has not been punished by the rules for his inaction, indicating that his talent is not a passive, high-damage type like [Chaos Ghost].

Since we're going to conduct an experiment, we need to minimize the risks.

Zhang Baye's mind flashed through her memories of the dungeon rules: Shuten-dōji, the world's final boss, was beneath the shrine; provoking the boss upon entering felt like a suicidal act—like trying to use the toilet with a lantern. Revealing her name wasn't good either, mainly because it was too unsafe. Several Chosen Ones had died in the toilets, making it a high-mortality area; if her Black Talent didn't work, violating the rules would also mean certain death. She couldn't quite remember the other rules, as she had been analyzing the rules of the Ōeyama Royal Palace with her online friends before entering…

After much thought, Zhang Baye suddenly realized that the safest rule was to break the rules at the Ghost Market when he went to the market with Maoyou tomorrow.

It's dangerous to cause trouble in the ghost market, but it's not so dangerous if you're just stealing things out.

Not to mention there's a rule that says, "If you see a man in a white shirt with bamboo patterns setting up a stall, please leave that stall immediately." I'll just go and take a look; there shouldn't be too much danger, right?

The unspeakable talent has never been counterfeited; this [Hellfire] should truly burn.

I just hope it's not just a tiny spark on a fingertip.

The live streams from the Dragon Kingdom have started appearing again from the "newbie village" of the Nekomaru family, while the live streams from the neighboring Sakura Kingdom have already reached the Oeyama Royal Palace.

To be precise, he was arrested while he was on the street, near a roadside shrine.

Kenji Yamamoto was being held under the arm of a foul-smelling monster. While his eyes rolled back from the stench, he suddenly realized something: No wonder the cat had emphasized that "the shrine in the house enshrines the 'King of a Hundred Demons,' Shuten-dōji, who likes to prey on young women and capture female demons as servants. If you see him from afar, you should avoid him." He had only glanced at him out of curiosity and had ended up suffering this fate.

I should have stayed further away.

Well, on the bright side, I've already formed a cooperative relationship with Nurarihyon and have successfully entered the Oeyama Royal Palace.

The enormous monster threw Yamamoto Kenji into a room where an octopus monster was sitting. It glanced at Yamamoto Kenji briefly and then nodded, "Okay." Then, a long tentacle rolled up a piece of paper and an identity tag and threw it at Yamamoto Kenji: "Remember your rules. Don't talk here unless necessary, so as not to disturb Lord Shuten-dōji."

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