Su Changxing did not pull the trigger immediately. He saw the red gemstone pendant hanging on Po Lai’s chest, reflecting the moonlight, dazzling and enchanting.

A familiar feeling welled up inside him.

This thing was of the same category as the "Bloodstained Ruby" and the "Half Moon Ruby."

This was definitely not a coincidence!

Po Lai looked at the strange, shiny black firearm in Su Changxing’s hand, and managed a forced smile, saying:

"Just say what you want, I can give it to you. Killing me is definitely not the best choice."

The bullet was shot out silently, piercing Po Lai’s skull.

Yet, Po Lai did not fall. His eyes, with double pupils, glimmered faintly. The puncture in his forehead did not bleed, and he said, trembling:

"You’ll regret killing me!"

At the same time.

A large amount of data-like white stream of light emerged around him, cold, stiff, and full of a hazy taste.

What is that?

Su Changxing discerned the stream of light and saw a pair of starry eyes watching him across a vast distance.

"You killed him!"

Yu Duoduo’s eyes widened, for a moment unable to react.

The Bloody hand Butcher suddenly appeared here, swiftly and decisively disposed of Po Lai, he was indeed here for Po Lai.

Su Changxing ignored him and instead kept watching the corpse on the ground while stepping back quickly, sensing the ground near the corpse was in a semi-illusory state, with lines interspersed within.

Lu Mengyao saw Su Changxing retreating, and she followed him backward, guessing that this "Joker" was indeed Klein.

But at that moment, a red task popped up in front of her, unable to be canceled.

[Task (kill the murderer): The Bloody hand Butcher killed the duke’s son. Kill him to receive a handsome reward from the duke.

Note: This is a special task. Upon accepting it, your level will be temporarily increased by ten to help complete it.]

Yu Duoduo’s expression changed as he warily looked at this "Joker" before him, without accepting the task immediately, and instead tentatively asked:

"I didn’t see anything, how about letting me go? If needed, I can also provide assistance."

He was sure that even with a 10-level boost, he wouldn’t be a match for this boss, and this task seemed exceptionally bizarre, his intuition told him not to accept it.

Su Changxing kept a half-moon smile on his lips, saying:

"Hmm, I won’t kill you, but before that, tell me what happened before with you all?"

Po Lai was indeed dead, his task also showed completion, and he received five thousand experience, but there was no additional reward.

However, obviously, things hadn’t ended yet. The spatial fracture still existed, the shadow over the castle still lingered, and the mysterious ritual continued.

Yu Duoduo took a deep breath, recalling and saying: "On the way to the manor, we encountered an attack, the butler took advantage during the attack to subdue Po Lai and me, secretly bringing us to the castle in the manor."

"Because I have top-notch unlocking skills, I brought Po Lai out of the castle, then we met her, and then we encountered you... We really have terrible luck."

Feeling regret for Po Lai’s death indeed, even though they hadn’t known each other long, there was indeed some camaraderie established.

However, ultimately, he considered Po Lai as a game NPC, death is merely one of the endings for an NPC.

The white data stream light grew brighter, gradually enveloping Po Lai’s corpse.

That corpse slowly stood up from the ground, eyes emitting astonishing white light, with a hazy aura following it, causing the surrounding environment to ripple, presenting a semi-illusory scene.

A silver revolver appeared in Su Changxing’s hand as he deployed his domain. A green vertical eye appeared mid-air, watching Po Lai’s corpse, with countless invisible virtual lines piercing through Po Lai’s body.

The next moment, several bullets fired almost simultaneously toward Po Lai, penetrating the white stream of light, forcibly shattering his body.

The sound of the gunshots echoed over the hillside.

Po Lai’s incomplete corpse collapsed onto the ground once more.

The data streams grew denser and more dazzling, shooting straight toward Su Changxing’s face.

They decided to use a more direct method of attack.

"Floating between illusion and reality, seeking the singular true meaning, is the Holy Light in the darkness..."

As if someone was softly singing beside his ear, like some electronic synthesized female voice with a harsh pulsing sound.

The next moment.

Su Changxing was engulfed by the stream of light, his consciousness irretrievably turning blank, his body seemingly cast into the void.

Yes, he regretted it.

I should not have killed Po Lai, this was a trap, a blatant trap.

The butler hadn’t even killed Po Lai, why did he take action?

So were Yu Duoduo and the others released by the butler on purpose?

A gigantic and complex jigsaw puzzle instantly formed in his mind.

Dr. Rick, letters, Imperial Police, Chris, Klein...

An emptiness.

Or perhaps a tiny loophole.

Su Changxing suddenly opened his eyes, recovering his senses. It was still the previous scene: the pitch-black forest, a corpse on the ground, three people standing around, and the large pit on the ground blasted out by bullets.

He opened a "hole" within the Pocket Galaxy, allowing those data streams, like water, to pour into the "hole" and enter the Pocket Galaxy.

A moment’s work, a thousandth of a second, ten-thousandth of a second, or even less.

[Divine Power, the brilliance of data, the delusions of the foolish...]

He received brief information from "True Knowledge", not knowing its meaning, yet feeling it was crucial, seemingly related to the essence of the data streams.

This was a high-level Extraordinary Power, corresponding to a specific form.

If his own expanded domain was a simplistic rule transformation, then within the Pocket Galaxy, it was his absolute domain.

There, he had absolute Control Power, absolute authority, like a Divine Spirit, even those data streams were taken captive by him, confined in a very small space.

However, these data streams were rapidly expanding and reproducing themselves, their number increasing exponentially, their scope widening.

They seemed able to transform everything they touched into themselves, like locusts, but a hundredfold, thousandfold more terrifying than locusts.

Facing such a situation, Su Changxing felt helpless; his own Ability was still limited, even within the Pocket Galaxy, it was difficult to resist such power.

He still tried his best to resist, his Spiritual Power rapidly depleted, feeling like filling a cup of sand into the ocean, quickly disappearing.

The data streams filled the boundless sky, bringing extra brightness to the Pocket Galaxy, like new suns, dominating the space.

Su Changxing’s eyes were bloodshot, a line of blood tears slid down his nose, his Spiritual Power had been drained, continually being exhausted, consciousness fading away bit by bit.

He stood still in place, clearly not in a good Status.

Yu Duoduo also noticed, his complexion changed slightly, thoughts flooding his mind. At this moment, it would be easy to kill the Bloody hand Butcher... But the other party acted unpredictably, not following common logic, perhaps just toying with him, enticing him to strike.

Lu Mengyao saw this, blocking Yu Duoduo’s way, coldly saying:

"Leave now. If you act recklessly, we both might die here."

Yu Duoduo suddenly understood; these two are in cahoots, probably it was Lu Mengyao who tipped off the Bloody hand Butcher earlier.

Why would the other side help an NPC, a boss?

Yu Duoduo glanced at Su Changxing, still frozen in place, and retreated step by step saying, "Then I’m leaving, don’t trouble me, I only want to live now."

Having lost the Immortal Talisman, the psychological pressure was immense.

Lu Mengyao pressed down on her hat, assuring, "You go, we won’t find you, I promise."

If Yu Duoduo were to act, she genuinely had no countermeasure; her Level was far inferior to his, there was no chance in a fight.

Fortunately, Yu Duoduo was already frightened, the kind of shocking attack left a significant shadow in his mind.

Just as Su Changxing was in despair, he found the data streams, as their numbers increased, their autonomy weakened, previously having independent consciousness, now more like natural light, merely existing there.

Their properties gradually trended toward this world, merging with it, becoming part of it.

Everything suddenly became quiet. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The fierce conflict between the data streams and the Pocket Galaxy ceased.

The data streams also stopped self-expansion and reproduction, like an aurora hanging in the sky, reflecting the galaxy, magnificent and glorious.

Slash~

Su Changxing sat on the ground with a thud, breathing heavily, feeling a throbbing pain at the back of his head, dizzy suddenly. He took out a big bag of pink cherry blossom and stuffed it erratically into his mouth, dry-swallowing it.

After all, he didn’t collapse.

"What’s wrong?"

Lu Mengyao squatted beside him, tilting her head to scrutinize Su Changxing, showing concern.

Yu Duoduo had already left, but she did not leave.

Su Changxing estimated Lu Mengyao had recognized him, fiercely saying, "You aren’t afraid of death? Still not fleeing?"

Lu Mengyao blinked, saying, "You act really convincing, no wonder so many couldn’t identify your True Identity... I just saved you, you wouldn’t repay kindness with enmity, Klein?"

Su Changxing removed his mask returning to his original appearance, saying, "Looks like you’re not that dumb."

Then, he picked up the Ruby from Po Lai’s corpse, shaped like a shriveled index finger, very obscure, like a clumsy craftwork.

[Finger’s Ruby: Extremely precious decorative item, consistently worn by the Duke’s son, certain to fetch a good price on the black market, but be cautious of arrest.]

"What just happened?" Lu Mengyao asked, seemingly seeing a ball of white light slam into Su Changxing, then he became motionless.

Su Changxing took a deep breath, softly saying, "Not clear, he harbored a strange power..."

Even now, he still felt mentally dazed, realizing he’d gained not five thousand experience points but forty thousand instead. Those data streams had given him thirty-five thousand experience points.

Because of this, he’d leveled up six times, reaching Level 26, just past the Tier Seven stabilization period.

A Tier Seven Extraordinary requires a lengthy process for further advancement, but these so-called experience points easily alleviated that process.

His Extraordinary Power grew heavier, at least a third stronger than before, Spiritual Power exceeded thirty, Power and Physique reached over twenty due to the "Butcher’s Blade", and other attributes were near twenty.

"What principle is this?"

Su Changxing didn’t understand why incorporating the data streams into the Pocket Galaxy resulted in gaining massive experience points.

In other words, these data streams enhanced his strength.