Xia Ren is on the verge of collapse.

He didn't have the strength to comprehend the words that appeared in his mind, and the commotion outside seemed to be even stronger, and he could vaguely hear the sound of birds flapping their wings, followed by a terrible chirping.

The water soaked the floor and spread to the house, and the frightening cold air wafted everywhere, and Natsuhito hugged his calves helplessly, his whole body curled up in the swivel chair, shivering with cold.

The words in his brain instructed him to seal the infected body five meters away, but how did he know what the infected body was? Not to mention five meters, now it is a distance of one meter, which is beyond his reach.

Except for the wet marks on the floor, the study in his eyes was still the same as before, and he couldn't see anything abnormal, but this was what made Xia Ren shudder, and the increasingly cool cold fog and the small sound of spring in his ears showed that there were many things in this room that he couldn't see, and these things were approaching him.

He wanted to shout loudly so that the other residents in the community could hear the movement and call the police to save him, but no matter how hard he squeezed the air in his lungs, his throat felt like someone was choking, and he could only let out a heavy gasp.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, and he couldn't tell if it was from the rope or something else, and the fear of death was quietly rising in his heart, gradually taking over the whole thought.

Xia Ren had a premonition that he might be more than lucky tonight.

In his twenty-four years of life, he never thought that he was so desperate to have someone by his side, and he must hug each other tightly as quickly as possible, and he can accept it no matter what the price is.

But no one.

At this time, apart from fear, there is only the source of fear.

He couldn't accept that he just followed a girl to this residence, why did such a terrible thing happen, when did the world become so strange and fearful to him?

I thought it would be okay to hide in the study, but there was no safe place in this room, Xia Ren now recalled that the neighbor old lady who kept knocking on the door outside seemed so amiable, he should have opened the door and gone out to chat with the old lady!

However, there was no regret medicine to take in the world, and he didn't even have the courage to run out desperately, so he could only curl up in his chair, tense his nerves, and silently wait to meet his doom.

As time slowly passed, under tremendous pressure, his consciousness began to blur, and he finally closed his heavy eyelids.

It seemed as if countless people were arguing fiercely in his ears, lingering like a nightmare, and strangely, he could also clearly feel that a vague figure was standing outside the door, staring at him quietly.

I don't know how long it took, the expression on Xia Ren's face gradually became soothing, and his consciousness completely fell into darkness.

"Smack!"

A white palm passed through the wall and turned off the light in the study.

……

……

The whispering in the living room continued, a cacophony of voices.

“…… Him? ”

“…… It's so weak. ”

“…… Containment breach......"

“…… By...... Reset ......

"Take advantage of this opportunity...... Can't stay here any longer. ”

"But the master ......"

"Wang!"

In the night breeze, the curtains shook slightly, and the living room returned to a deathly silence.

……

……

"Dead eunuch!"

"Broken chapter dog, see that I don't have this ticket in my hand, oh - it's gone!"

"Without Zhou Yuan, I'm going to die!"

"It's so badly written, it's not worth spending money on subscribing at all, look at piracy~"

"Hello author, your application for lifting the ban on your work has been rejected due to the fact that there are still ...... violations in the content of your work"

All kinds of noisy noises were chaotic, Xia Ren frowned, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and kicked his leg spasmodically, and fell out of the chair.

"Bang!"

With the dull sound of flesh hitting the floor, Xia Ren gasped, supported his upper body with one hand, and sat up on the floor with one hand covering his forehead.

My head was still a little dazed, and I didn't remember what happened for a while, but my shoulders and feet were a little numb.

He looked blankly at his surroundings.

Well, it's the study.

"it!"

He suddenly remembered the horror of last night, and his eyes widened, and if it weren't for the numbness in his legs and feet, he would almost have jumped up.

"No, we have to leave quickly."

As soon as he stood up, it was as if he had been hit with a hammer in the back of the head.

A text unfolds in the mind:

[Main quest 3: Warning, all containment items in the house have been contained, please catch the host as soon as possible to avoid spreading contamination!] Rewards: 7,000 achievement points and 7 readable fragments of ancient dreams. Current Quest Completion: 0/7]

"It hurts!"

He stumbled and almost fell back to the ground, but he was able to hold on to his desk.

Fingers accidentally scratched something.

[Warning, contaminants found!]

Possession of the ear picker of the pollutant coward, Category: Containable.

Is it contained? 】

Xia Ren chose [yes] in a daze.

[The coward's ear picker has been contained!]

Item description: Originally an ordinary ear picker, it was contaminated by long-term contact with the alien, causing it to be irreversibly distorted.

Ability: When used, it will reduce the user's sanity by ten points, but at the same time, there is a certain probability of triggering the coward's hidden effect, which can resist the attack of a class of aberrants. 】

[Note: Containment objects are not to leave the room or detach from the host, as this will result in a containment breach and re-spread contamination.] 】

[No additional rewards will be given to the host in this containment decision.] 】

Looking at a small ear-picking spoon in his hand, feeling the faint fear transmitted from above, Xia Ren blinked.

"Words are not illusions."

He was sure.

And then: "Is this a containment object for nothing?" ”

Although the memory has not yet fully recovered, it seems understandable that the situation in front of me has calmed down.

"This is the legendary system......"

Xia Ren tried to move his thoughts, and a few pages really unfolded in his mind.

"It's amazing."

He forgot about running away for a moment and began to carefully observe the text displayed on it.

There are zero achievement points, the store is completely grayed out, and nothing can be seen.

In the personal information column, the other values of his own have not changed, but his sanity has changed from 9 to 80, and the containment item shows one.

According to his current understanding, reason should represent his ability to think, and last night, under the extreme fear, his ability to think has dropped a lot, which is why the value of reason is so low.

"What's the deal with pollution?"

[Known information: The appearance of a certain existence contaminates the surface of life, the main target of pollution is humans, humans who come into contact with pollutants will be distorted their minds and bodies, and after death, infected people will be born with the help of hosts, they are formless, but can affect all other items except themselves. The cause of the contaminants is unknown, and any contact or attempt to understand them will cause contamination.

Depending on the degree of contamination, the item is distorted differently.

There are three types of infections, one with a slight degree of contamination, two with abilities, and three with extreme hatred of humans.

To protect the host, the aberrant information is not unlocked, and the anomalyt information is not unlocked.

There are also some special contaminants that cannot be sealed, but can only be contained. 】

"But how do I seal the infected?"

[Known information: The infected person has all the memories and emotions of the host, please try to weaken their resistance value, the resistance value reaches a certain level, and the system will forcibly seal it.] Depending on the strength of the host, the ability to sequester contamination will also vary. 】

"Isn't this the same as getting a Pokemon?"

Xia Ren rubbed his swollen temples.

The first priority is to get out of this room as soon as possible, complete the task or something, or take your time.

He put the coward's ear scoop in his pocket, and had just taken two steps to find that the door had been opened.

"I remember it should have been closed well last night, who opened the door?"

He was alone in the room, and the answer was self-evident.

Thinking that he had fallen asleep last night, Xia Ren couldn't help but be afraid for a while, he swallowed his saliva, felt a burst of heat, and his clothes were soaked, sticky to his body, increasing his discomfort.

The floor was dry, and there were no signs of being soaked with water, and he walked to the living room, where the horrible hanging rope on the ceiling was gone, and it was safe to look at.

To be honest, he was really afraid that he was walking and suddenly a rope hung down, just around his neck.

The window of the balcony was opened by him yesterday, and the slightly dazzling sunlight shone in, dispelling the darkness, and also making the temperature in the room rise a lot, which is also the reason for the heat just now.

"Nothing seems out of the ordinary."

He looked around and subconsciously frowned.

"How do you feel that the living room is so much empty?"

Even though the furniture was still there, he didn't know why he had such a strange idea.

"By the way, the third main quest prompted by the system says that all the containments in the house have failed, those last night, could it be the containment?"

Since the system allowed itself to grab the retrieval objects, it means that they all ran away, leaving only a coward's ear picker, which is also a defensive type, and listening to the name, it is estimated that they are very cowardly, and they don't dare to run at all, doesn't that mean...... There's nothing in the house now, safe?

To be on the safe side, Natsuhito decided to give it a try.

"Dead ghosts, come out and let me see?"

He lowered his voice and muttered like a mosquito buzzing, still scared.

Waited a few seconds, no response.

Xia Ren breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he was right.

He was suddenly not nervous, and even had the courage to observe the environment in the house.

When he came to the bathroom next door, the mirror inside was shattered, and countless tiny fragments split his face into many pieces, looking inexplicably terrifying.

"Let you click last night, just to scare me, now it's okay, it's broken like this, you can't put it together, why bother?"

Xia Ren mocked in the mirror like a vengeance.

Mirror "......"

There was nothing unusual about such a provocation, and he was finally able to completely put his mind at ease.

Now that he was in no hurry to leave, he really couldn't think of where else he could go when his memory had not been restored.

"By the way, this room belongs to Zhao Mingyue, the coward digging the ear spoon was distorted into a containment object after long-term contact with the alien, and Zhao Mingyue is an abyss alienation, isn't that ......"

The Coward's Ear Picker is the only containment he has now, and according to the introduction, it's strong enough to resist the attacks of a class of aberrations.

Xia Ren turned his head to look at the bedroom, and if he had the most frequent contact, it must be the wardrobe and the bed.

I rubbed my hands together, a little excited.

Treasure trove!

However, the ideal is full, but the reality is always unsatisfactory.

Xia Ren sat on the quilt, he had touched everything that could be touched in the room, and the system still didn't have a single prompt.

No further containment was found here.

"Why?"

Xia Ren was unwilling, and casually opened the drawer in front of him, and there was a real estate certificate in it.

Flipping it open and looking, he was stunned.

House owners: Zhao Mingyue, Xia Ren.