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NO.224 I believe, but not completely.
update icon Updated at 2025/8/4 10:10:12

To my surprise, it was not Xu Fang who came back first, but Wen Jian and the others. They bought lunch and discussed the game while eating.

The daily life of college students is so boring, either studying or playing games.

Luo Xiaoming couldn't understand what they were discussing, nor was she interested in listening. She just hoped that Wen Jian and the others would finish eating and leave quickly.

I'm so hungry. I haven't had lunch yet. And I'm a little sleepy. I didn't sleep well last night.

"Xiao Fang, what's wrong? You seem absent-minded. Did some girl reject you again?"

Luo Xiaoming heard the keyword "Xiao Fang" and suddenly became alert.

Xu Fang finally came back.

"Do you guys think I forgot something? My memory seems to be off... I have this strange feeling." Xu Fang's voice.

Luo Xiaoming's heart tightened. Wait, Xu Fang, what are you talking about? They will turn into monsters!

"Why do you think that, Xu Fang? Did someone say something to you?" Wen Jian's voice sounded sharp.

"No... what do you mean?"

"Tell the truth, who hinted at you?"

"Don't joke around..."

"Speak up!"

Luo Xiaoming panicked and considered whether she should come out and help. Maybe the monsters could kill Xu Fang for her? No, no, if the monsters chose to capture him alive, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, Xu Fang came up with an excuse to brush it off.

"I remember now. I forgot to save the game from yesterday, so I wasted a lot of progress."

Wen Jian seemed to give up questioning and muttered, "What a waste of time," then left the dorm.

These people are indeed monsters. Once they hear a specific "spell," there will be signs of awakening.

Only Xu Fang and Luo Xiaoming were left in the dorm. She hid under the bed, waiting for the right moment.

Luo Xiaoming was lucky. Just when her stomach was growling from hunger, Xu Fang seemed to feel sleepy and quietly fell asleep.

She moved cautiously, crawling out from under Lao Wang's bed.

Because Xu Fang had mentioned that he had a light sleep, Luo Xiaoming moved very carefully, afraid of waking him up.

Slowly, step by step, she approached Xu Fang's bed.

The girl lowered her head and looked down at Xu Fang. She saw his brows furrowed, as if he was having a bad dream.

Her hands trembled.

She was afraid to harm Xu Fang. The thought of it made her body go cold. She feared the act of killing, as well as the cruelty of her own actions. It felt as if, after doing this, she would no longer be the innocent and naive her. But she didn't want to let Xu Fang down, nor did she want them to be swallowed by the bizarre event. She had to overcome her weakness and move forward.

She raised the fruit knife high with both hands, took a deep breath, and then stabbed with all her strength.

When the blade was halfway through, Xiao Ming remembered that Xu Fang hadn't taught her whether to stab with her eyes open or closed.

She couldn't bear to look at the bloody scene.

With a "snap," there was first a shallow resistance, followed by a deeper one.

Horizontal force also came, making her realize that she seemed to have failed in her attempt.

"Why...?"

Luo Xiaoming opened her eyes and met Xu Fang's incredulous gaze, as well as the blood flowing between the blade. Her knife was stuck in Xu Fang's left hand, unable to reach a vital spot.

"I'm sorry..." Luo Xiaoming heard the sound of her heart breaking, and her eyes became slightly moist.

Xu Fang's favorability towards her had dropped to zero.

Xu Fang, you didn't tell me that you would suddenly wake up during sleep.

"Do you even know what you're doing? Do you want to kill me?!" Xu Fang shouted.

Luo Xiaoming didn't have the energy to respond. She was doing her best to resist the force below and find a way to fix the situation.

"You can see that my blood has stained half of the bedsheet red. If you don't let go soon, I will die."

These words made Luo Xiaoming hesitate. She just wanted Xu Fang to wake up, she didn't want death to happen!

However, it was this moment of relaxation that gave Xu Fang the opportunity to fight back.

He forcefully lifted his elbow and hit Luo Xiaoming's left shoulder, causing her to lose balance and fall to the right. Luo Xiaoming exclaimed and tried to pull back the knife, but Xu Fang had already flipped over and pressed her down.

Luo Xiaoming couldn't match Xu Fang's strength. After struggling for a few seconds, the knife ended up in Xu Fang's hand.

Xu Fang stood up and looked down at Luo Xiaoming. Blood stained half of his face, his injured left hand hung down, dripping with blood, while his right hand tightly held the knife.

"Luo Xiaoming, why do you want to kill me? Can you tell me?"

Failure.

At this moment, Xu Fang's impression of her must be extremely negative, and it might even be turning into hatred.

"I just... wanted to wake you up."

"Wake me up? What do you mean?"

"We are in a bizarre event, and your memories are sealed. I have to wake you up to restore your memories, and the only way to do that is by killing you. This world is false!"

"Your words sound like those of a cult member. How can you prove that I won't really die if you kill me?"

Xu Fang tore off a piece of cloth from the bed, bandaging his wound while keeping a close eye on Luo Xiaoming.

"I can't prove it..."

"Fine, go tell the police the rest of your story."

"Don't call the police, everyone here is messed up!"

When Xu Fang took out his phone, seemingly about to dial 110, Luo Xiaoming was shocked.

"Don't come any closer!" Xu Fang pointed the knife at her.

"Uh..." Luo Xiaoming shrank her neck, feeling wronged.

The teary-eyed look of the young girl evoked sympathy, but Xu Fang didn't let his guard down at all because she had almost killed him.

"Alright, Xiao Ming, if you are not a cult member or crazy, and if what you said is true, you probably really want to prove that you're not lying. I can give you this opportunity, even if it's just some related evidence to show that what you said is not made up." Xu Fang said slowly. He had already finished bandaging his wound, so there was no risk of excessive blood loss for now.

"Evidence... right, you carved words on me. Before the second reincarnation ended, you can take a look." Luo Xiaoming lifted her shirt, revealing her fair and flat abdomen.

Xu Fang blinked and indeed saw a few lines of small characters on it, but the font was reversed, making it a bit difficult to read.

The handwriting completely matched Xu Fang's, but the more he looked, the stranger he felt. Why would he carve words on a girl's abdomen? It just felt terrible no matter how he thought about it.

"How did I carve the words on you?"

"After you woke up, you gained the ability to manipulate energy, like magic... remote control, I guess? I'm not really sure." Luo Xiaoming explained.

Xu Fang pinched his chin and analyzed, "If it were me, I would have considered the possibility of your assassination failing and made preparations for backup. Other places to convey information... Xiao Ming, please take off your shirt and turn around, let me see your back."

Take off her shirt... she wasn't used to not wearing a bra!

Luo Xiaoming bit her lip and obediently followed Xu Fang's instructions.

"Xu Fang, can you see it?" Luo Xiaoming asked awkwardly, with his back turned to him.

"..."

"Xu Fang?"

"..."

"I saw it, there are indeed a few lines of words, specifically addressed to me."

"Really? What did it say?"

"I can't say..."

"Can I look in the mirror?"

"Don't look, it's best not to have this information in your memory."

Xu Fang looked at Xiao Ming with a complicated expression and said, "I need to verify it. You stay here and don't move, I'll be back as soon as possible."

Xu Fang left.

Luo Xiaoming cleaned up the bloodstains in the dormitory, had a simple snack, and then waited for Xu Fang at the desk.

She was super curious about what was written on her back, which instantly changed Xu Fang's attitude.

It was probably something that only Xu Fang himself knew.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiaoming felt a little disappointed. She still knew too little about Xu Fang.

After Xu Fang verifies these things, will he believe her? Maybe Xu Fang will awaken himself? When she sees him again, will Xu Fang be in his demonic form?

Luo Xiaoming didn't know.

When she saw Xu Fang again, it was almost dinner time.

Luo Xiaoming received a call from Xu Fang, asking her to come downstairs.

"The verification is over."

Xu Fang still maintained his original form. His injured hand was rewrapped with bandages, indicating that he had been to the hospital again.

"Do you believe me now?" Luo Xiaoming asked excitedly.

"I believe, but not completely." Xu Fang nodded, "There are two points that don't match what I said in the second round. First, the size of the Earth has not changed significantly, it is still normal. Second, astronomical phenomena are abnormal, but this needs further confirmation. At least, there are no visible differences to the naked eye. But these don't prove anything, they only indicate that the difficulty of this bizarre event is too high, or the use of the Night Tickets has caused changes in the world."

"Oh... Do you want to awaken then?"

Xu Fang shook his head, "The evidence is not enough. I need to collect data from this world, and the second round of me has also considered this option - to awaken me in the next cycle. Let's do things that ordinary people can do for now."

"Well... hehe, that's fine." Luo Xiaoming suddenly felt inexplicably relieved, as if the start of school had been postponed for a week. Although she would have to face it sooner or later, at least for now, she didn't have to worry about it.

"Xiao Ming, before the next assassination, remember to take sleeping pills first. The dosage should be moderate, too much might make you notice that the taste of water is off."

"Okay." Luo Xiaoming noted it down, thinking that Xu Fang was referring to the next cycle.

In fact, it also included this cycle.