49: infant corpse

If one thinks too quickly and their reaction speed can't keep up, it's easy to make mistakes; once an error occurs, the thing they are trying to construct cannot be completed.

Xiao Xing's Divine Soul, which is his Mental Energy, was extremely powerful, and his reaction speed was also lightning-fast.

Using the Brainwave Sensing Chip, his speed would increase to a terrifying degree—exactly how fast, even he didn't know.

No program is flawless; being unable to break through is just a technical issue. His technique was slightly inferior to his opponent's, but he could completely compensate for that gap with speed.

After a few breaths, the entire screen, except for the skull in the center, was completely occupied by the ant swarm.

But the Skull Virus had an all-around defense, appearing to have no flaws at all; no matter how many ants there were, they couldn't break in.

Just as Mu Yaner thought the ant swarm would continue to attack, she saw that they didn't attack the skull but instead began to assemble.

A few minutes later, countless ants combined into a massive figure.

Seeing the figure, Mu Yaner's eyes suddenly lit up. If this wasn't her, then who was it?

The figure raised its fists like a gorilla and slammed them hard against the skull.

In the next moment, the seemingly invincible skull was hammered directly to the bottom of the screen. Mu Yaner's figure grabbed the skull, opened its mouth, and swallowed it whole, then her figure slowly vanished.

As the figure disappeared, the screen began to run normally, no longer in a blue-screen state.

"Alright, Sister Mu, next it's time to deal with that thing."

Xiao Xing ignored her stunned expression and pointed to the statue placed on the shelf.

Seeing Xiao Xing pointing to the other side, Mu Yaner couldn't help but look in the direction of his finger.

Wasn't that where the decorations were kept? Did Xiao Xing plan to take these decorations as payment?

This thought instantly popped into Mu Yaner's head. After all, these decorations were quite valuable and looked nice; it was normal for Xiao Xing to want them.

You want...!

"No, call the police right now and tell them a corpse has been found here."

Xiao Xing interrupted her. Since the meal was finished and the computer was fixed, he still had to go back and level up; he didn't have time to dally with her here.

The reason he didn't leave immediately was to deal with this Little Ghost.

This little fellow might have been afraid of him; ever since he arrived, it had been hiding inside its own body, causing the Yin Qi here to thin out considerably.

But if he left directly, the Little Ghost would likely come out again to harm Mu Yaner, so it had to be eliminated.

After Xiao Xing finished speaking, he released his Divine Soul power, directly dispersing the Little Ghost hiding in the statue.

After dispersing the Little Ghost, it would no longer be exploited by others and could enter Reincarnation.

"Did you call the police?"

Xiao Xing looked at Mu Yaner, who was staring fixedly at him, and asked.

Perhaps sensing him exert his Divine Soul power, Mu Yaner was frozen in place with shock, her body completely still.

"Hey, wake up."

Xiao Xing patted her delicate cheek, intending to bring her back to her senses.

Mu Yaner was likely feeling a trace of his Divine Soul pressure, which was why she was like this.

Because Xiao Xing's Divine Soul was so powerful, it possessed a natural pressure; as an ordinary person, it was normal for her to be intimidated.

"Ah... are you human or a ghost?"

After being patted awake, Mu Yaner kept backing away. The feeling from just now left her with lingering fear, combined with what Xiao Xing said about a corpse.

She couldn't help but think of bad things; she thought Xiao Xing might be a Human-Skinned Monster, otherwise, how could he emit such a terrifying aura?

"What do you think?"

Seeing Mu Yaner's reaction, Xiao Xing couldn't help but want to tease her.

After saying that, he showed a hint of a smile and walked toward Mu Yaner.

"Ahhh~ don't come over here, don't come over!"

Mu Yaner retreated while crying, screaming and shouting, but she soon hit the wall behind her. With a wolf in front and a wall behind, there was nowhere to run.

"Ah, don't come over!"

Seeing Xiao Xing already in front of her, Mu Yaner closed her eyes and kept flailing her hands forward, wanting the monster to stay away from her.

She was terrified to the extreme; she never expected she had invited a wolf into her home. If she had known Xiao Xing was a monster, she would rather have watched the skull than call him for help.

"Are you still going to raise my rent?"

After pinning her against the wall, Xiao Xing lowered his head and whispered in her ear.

He intentionally kept his voice very low and deep, making Mu Yaner even more afraid; she didn't dare move her body at all.

"Waaa... I won't raise your rent anymore, please let me go, my meat doesn't taste good!"

Hearing Xiao Xing's voice, Mu Yaner began to wail loudly.

She was truly terrified. She had already been scared at home today, and now a monster was right beside her, seemingly ready to bite her neck at any moment. How could she dare mention raising the rent?

Now, as long as the monster let her go, she wouldn't even mind if he didn't pay rent.

"Listen carefully, there's an infant's corpse inside that Doll Statue. Call the police quickly."

Xiao Xing pointed to the statue again and spoke to her solemnly.

He didn't want to be a busybody, but since he had discovered it, he couldn't let the corpse just sit there.

Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Mu Yaner, anyone would feel uncomfortable knowing a corpse was kept in their neighbor's house.

"I-I'll call right now, just don't bite my neck!"

Seeing Xiao Xing move a few inches closer to her neck, Mu Yaner hurriedly fumbled for her phone and began to call the police with trembling hands.

Because Xiao Xing was so close, she had originally intended to say there was a monster in her house, but she changed it to what Xiao Xing told her.

When the police station heard that a corpse had been found, they rushed over quickly.

Xiao Xing didn't leave; instead, he waited there with Mu Yaner. Even if he left, the police would likely come knocking later.

After calling the police, Mu Yaner recovered a bit. Although the monster hadn't left, he didn't seem to intend to eat her.

Then, she opened her eyes a crack, intending to take a look at the monster.

She saw the monster sitting on the sofa, not even looking at her. Seeing this, she patted her chest, looking like she had survived a disaster.

"Where did you get this statue?"

Seeing that Mu Yaner had calmed down a bit, he began to question her.

He was somewhat curious; since this thing was placed here, Mu Yaner must know where it came from, she just didn't know there was something inside the statue.

If she had bought it, then it probably wasn't someone trying to harm her. If someone gave it to her, then that person was a suspect.

She only started feeling unwell today, so the statue must have been brought here today or yesterday.

"This is a gift my brother gave me yesterday."

Squatting in the corner, Mu Yaner said with a pout.

Although she saw that the monster had no intention of eating her, she didn't dare not answer. If she angered the monster by not answering, her life might be at stake.

"Tell me about the people in your family and what your relationships are like."