Chapter 2
Jiang Li put on a look of helpless submission.
She gritted her teeth. “Fine.”
“I will definitely abide by the rules and protect my family.”
Watching the livestream, Jiang Lianlian was so frightened that her hand trembled, and her tablet fell to the floor, immediately cracking a corner of the screen.
Jiang Lianlian picked up the tablet with trembling fingers, her face instantly drained of all color.
Her voice, tinged with sobs, reached Dai Chunli’s ears. “Mom! It’s over…”
“We’ve been set up!”
In the past, only when the Chosen One in the Strange Tale World died would the people of Huaguo face an invasion of the uncanny.
But now, things had changed.
Whether Jiang Li lost an arm or had her guts ripped out in the Strange Tale World, whether she died or not, all the harm she suffered would be transferred to her “dearest family member” in the form of Super Doubling.
Dai Chunli’s face also changed dramatically when she heard this.
She stood up from the sofa, screamed “Bitch!” and smashed the glass cup on the table in a fit of rage.
Meanwhile, Jiang Li was still going through the motions with the System.
She submitted a family photo of the four of them to the System.
The father in the photo had already been tainted by the uncanny.
If one looked closely, they could see a twisted, terrifying smile at the corner of his mouth.
The other two, both beaming, were Jiang Li’s stepmother, Dai Chunli, and her stepsister, Jiang Lianlian.
The System saved the photo.
[Please rank the importance of your family members.]
Jiang Li reached out and slid her finger through the air a few times, switching positions twice before clicking submit.
[Your family member Dai Chunli is the one you most wish to protect.]
[Now binding Dai Chunli to your first Instance.]
[If you clear your first Instance, Dai Chunli will survive no matter what form she is in.]
[At the same time, any attacks you suffer will be transferred to Dai Chunli in the form of Super Doubling.]
Jiang Lianlian, who was not chosen, felt a weight drop from her heart with a “thud.”
But Dai Chunli, beside her, stared blankly at the livestream screen, her eyes rolling back as she fainted on the spot.
Jiang Lianlian didn’t even bother to help Dai Chunli up.
As if suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly rummaged through the cabinet and pulled out the household registration book with trembling hands.
Jiang Lianlian dialed her boyfriend’s number with shaking fingers:
“Li Jie, let’s get married right now, okay? I’ll transfer my household registration to your family!”
Jiang Lianlian was panicking.
She wanted to sever ties with this family.
It was her only way out.
Otherwise, if it was her turn, it would be too late for anything.
Li Jie’s helpless voice came from the other end of the phone:
“Lianlian, I watched the livestream. You can’t even protect yourself now. I can’t take that risk.”
“I’m hanging up. I have things to do.”
Then came the busy tone-
……
Strange Space.
The System’s voice continued:
[Since the Chosen One selected ‘protect family,’ the hidden reward ‘Filial Piety to Death’ has been triggered.]
[Now awarding one loyal Filial Son.]
[If you love him, he will be loyal to you and protect you.]
[If you hate him, he will destroy you and devour you.]
Beside Jiang Li, a three-year-old brat appeared out of thin air.
Jiang Li was stunned for a second: ?
Good grief, she became a mother painlessly.
The chubby little guy’s eyes glowed red, his skin was bright red, and he stared straight at her.
The little guy grinned, a cheerful “gegege” laughter bubbling from his throat, sending chills down her spine.
“Hehehe… Mama… Red Infant, my name is Red Infant.”
Jiang Li stared at the child for a few seconds, feeling a slight chill in her heart.
According to the rules, if she used this Red Infant well, she would gain a capable assistant.
But if she failed, she might end up playing with fire and getting burned herself.
Jiang Li forced herself to raise her hand and gently rubbed Red Infant’s head, which was as cold as a corpse, with motherly affection.
“Good boy,” Jiang Li coaxed.
At this moment,
The System notification sounded again:
[Chosen One, please enter the suitcase and wait for the Instance to begin.]
Jiang Li looked down at the huge suitcase on the floor.
The suitcase was just big enough to fit both her and Red Infant.
[The suitcase will take you into the first Instance. Please prepare yourself.]
Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, but still took Red Infant’s wet, cold, and slightly sticky little hand and crawled into the suitcase together.
The two curled up, holding each other tightly.
System: [Now officially entering the first Instance.]
[Instance Name] Happy Death Day.
[Instance Description] In Hui City, you have a happy three-person family. You play the role of the wife in the family. On the fourth wedding anniversary, your family anniversary unexpectedly turns into a “Family Death Anniversary”…
[Clear Conditions]
1. SSS Level: Investigate the truth behind the “Family Death Anniversary” and escape from this city.
2. S Level: Gain the Husband’s favor and have him personally promise to die for you.
3. A Level: Survive seven days at home.
In the Living Room.
When Jiang Li opened her eyes again, she had already transmigrated into the wife’s body.
It was very dark before Jiang Li’s eyes; she was still in the suitcase.
Her mouth seemed to be taped shut, her hands and feet bound with rope, and her nose was filled with the scent of blood.
“Zzzzip-” The sound of a zipper being pulled open.
A fat man with pig ears and a pig nose walked over and opened the suitcase.
Jiang Li took a look.
The man looked to be in his early thirties, obese and greasy, with a foul, fishy smell emanating from him.
The bloody scent Jiang Li had smelled earlier was coming from him.
Jiang Li guessed that this man was probably the Husband.
The Husband’s expression was strange.
He helped Jiang Li out of the suitcase.
Then he raised the kitchen knife in his hand and cut the ropes binding Jiang Li’s hands and feet, then tore off the tape from her mouth.
The Husband cursed, “If you don’t behave next time, it won’t be as simple as locking you up!”
As he spoke, the Husband’s gaze caught sight of Red Infant on Jiang Li’s shoulder.
His expression clearly paused for a second.
Red Infant noticed him too.
Red Infant glared at the Husband, his blood-red eyes bulging, baring his teeth menacingly.
The Husband shuddered in fear, his fat body trembling.
The white maggots crawling out of his pig ears immediately shrank back in fright.
The Husband quickly averted his gaze, as if trying to pretend he hadn’t seen Red Infant.
“I’ll let it go this time.” The Husband seemed about to curse a few more times, but after thinking it over, decided to let the errant wife off.
The Husband took out an old cell phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
He went to the balcony, closing the glass door behind him.
After saying a few words on the phone, the Husband turned to keep an eye on his wife.
He wouldn’t let any movement from the wife slip by.
Jiang Li still hadn’t received the rules.
She ignored the Husband and stood up, looking around to see if there were any notes or similar items.