This villain, please exercise some restraint.

When An Xu and Xia Xiaotong arrived at the designated location, they saw large swathes of blood that was nearly dry. The bright red of those blood stains had a strange green color from time to time, which made An Xu feel a little strange.

The screams coming from further away attracted Xia Xiaotong's attention. It didn't sound like a single person, but more like...a group of people.

But soon, those screams one after another gradually disappeared, and finally, here - the deeper area of ​​the Star Forest where few players set foot, returned to its former tranquility.

The breathing that seemed a bit too heavy, but without the screams and wails, seemed particularly noticeable in this quiet and dangerous space.

"An Xu... The Star Dou Forest is inherently dangerous, and we are so deep into it, I... am a little scared..."

Following An Xu's direction, Xia Xiaotong stared at the source of the gasping sound. It was a rather thick tree with lush branches.

The sound of gasping came from behind the tree.

"Tell me, could it be... could it be that Shi Si has already——"

Staring at the blood stains at her feet, the girl in the green dress hesitated.

Although she didn't say everything, An Xu knew what the girl next to her wanted to say.

Obviously, there was a fierce battle here not long ago. Does Shi Si still have friends? He didn't know.

The cold face of the white-haired boy flashed through An Xu's mind.

On the way here, he also heard many players' discussions about Shi Si. Of course, there were many sensible people, but most of them were just rumors.

Those somewhat vicious but open-minded speculations and conjectures made An Xu couldn't help but secretly clenched his fists.

He doesn't like... He doesn't like his friend being treated like this, being forced to become a talking point in other people's mouths... being targeted by everyone...

This made it difficult for him not to remember that when he first entered this game world, the black-robed "Temperance" who seemed to have disappeared, pursued and targeted him, Xia Xiaotong and An Xu for no reason.

The difference is that the NPC won't make any remarks, but just lingers there.

And now-

All kinds of comments about Shi Si filled An Xu's ears along the way, which made him feel for a moment that the "temperance" he used to target without saying a word was a very precious virtue.

Terrible.

Obviously...it was obvious that the Shi Si he knew...wasn't as bad as what these players said.

"No, I believe Shi Si will be fine. His arrow skills are so accurate, he-"

An Xu's words were interrupted by a friendly shout coming from behind the tree.

"Calming the nerves~"

The man from behind the tree came out, covered in blood. The long crimson hair that was originally tied behind his head was a little messy at the moment, but it seemed a little more wild and oppressive inexplicably.

Like... Shura from hell.

When he saw clearly the unusual yet familiar delicate face of the young man who was approaching him, An Xu's mind quickly went blank for a moment.

It's him...actually...it's him!

Some not-so-good memories suddenly emerged in his memory, and the boy with eyes subconsciously took a step back.

It's...this pervert...this...madman.

But soon, when the long red-haired boy holding a big knife that was still dripping with blood walked up to him, the strong smell of blood surrounding the person in front of him made him feel nauseated and even suffocated.

An Xu's flexible brain allowed him to quickly adjust his expression. He tried his best to smile, but that smile was uglier than crying.

"...Who are you calling? An Shen? So you are also a fan of him? Me too. In order to get closer to my idol, I even made myself more like him in the game."

An Xu adjusted his glasses and spoke seriously.

It's just that the eyes under the lenses, looking left and right, can't focus on the guy in front of them.

These words not only made the red-haired boy pause for a moment when he stretched out his blood-stained hand, but also made Xia Xiaotong beside An Xu open her mouth in surprise.

"No, An——"

The question she was about to say was blocked by the boy with glasses who quickly stretched out his hand.

"Oh? Is that so?"

The corners of the red-haired boy's lips were raised, and the blood stains on his delicate face gave him a sense of danger.

"Then... let me introduce myself first. My name is Chixuan."

An Xu nodded, his eyes under the lenses wandering uncertainly.

"I came here because... I want to kill someone."

Xia Xiaotong's heart sank subconsciously. She couldn't help but think of Shi Si who asked for help. She wouldn't...

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at the boy with glasses beside her.

But then, an inexplicable sense of familiarity caused her to shift her gaze again and look at the red-haired player in front of her.

Strange... She obviously doesn't know the person in front of her, why... is she so familiar?

But soon, the two words spoken by the player in front of him made everyone present, Xia Xiaotong and An Xu, freeze.

"Shi Si."

Two words that sound quite gritty.

"He... Where did he offend you?"

An Xu quietly clenched his fingers and suddenly raised his head and asked this question.

There was confusion and disbelief on his face, and upon closer inspection, you could even see a bit of...anger.

"You are angry...why are you angry? He is just a passerby who has nothing to do with you."

"Just like between you and me, you don't know me, and I... don't know you either. Are you actually angry about the injury or death of a passerby?"

"An Xu."

Chixuan stared at the eyes of the boy with glasses in front of him. The eyes under those lenses finally no longer dodge, but instead met his gaze and looked straight over.

These eyes...this look...if it's not An Xu, then who is it?

Chixuan laughed softly, but soon, his smile froze at the corners of his lips.

"slow--"

The young man with silver-white glasses crossed his hands on his chest and said softly while pushing them outward.

For a moment, Chixuan felt as if his time was being slowed down, which made it extremely slow and difficult for him to just suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

"How could a passerby... be a passerby? Maybe we didn't know each other originally, but - after that accidental help, no matter what Shi Si thought, Xiaotong and I had already regarded him as... ..friend."

"And you - killed my friend."

"Unforgivable... Simply unforgivable - shouldn't I feel sad and angry about this?!"

The boy with glasses in front of him stepped forward and grabbed Chixuan, whose movements were slowed down. The eyes under the lenses were especially angry.

"You...disgusting and annoying...pervert!"