After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 52: He Broke the Midnight Death Rule!

Yu Haoye, who had been trying to stay invisible, was startled when he heard those words. Instinctively, he turned on his phone and checked the time.

11:59 PM.

One more minute!

If Cen Xiu didn’t die, then the ghost would have to choose another target.

Yu Li had a protective charm. Even if it shattered, who was to say she didn’t have something else? The ghost might not dare to touch her.

As for himself, he had already used his healing ability when the desk had slammed into his forehead. Otherwise, with the severity of his injury, he would’ve passed out right then and there and been dragged away by the ghost.

That meant the current situation was—

Either Cen Xiu died, or he did!

Under the weak light of his phone screen, Yu Haoye caught a glimpse of the woman pulling something from her pocket.

His eyes instantly darkened with vicious intent.

What? She was really going to save Cen Xiu?

Then what about him?!

These motherf*ckers all wanted him dead, huh?!

Like hell they would get their way!

Narrowing his eyes, he timed it perfectly.

Just as the object peeked out of her pocket, he suddenly reached out and shoved the person next to him with all his strength.

Yu Li hadn’t expected him to make such a move. Caught off guard, she stumbled, nearly losing her balance. She barely managed to steady herself by grabbing a desk, but the wooden talisman slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Yu Haoye’s eyes gleamed with greed.

He wasted no time bending down, snatching up the amulet, and bolting toward the original teaching building. His voice carried a ruthless edge as he shouted back:

"Cen Xiu! Don’t blame me! I’m just trying to survive!"

He had the protective amulet now!

Who was afraid of those little ghosts anymore?!

There was no need to stay with them—he’d let them feed the ghosts instead!

Feeling smug, Yu Haoye failed to notice the chilling curve of Yu Li’s lips the moment he picked up the talisman.

Leisurely dusting off her hands, she lifted her head, a mocking glint in her eyes as if waiting to enjoy the show.

Meanwhile, Cen Xiu, seeing Yu Haoye snatch the talisman, became even more desperate and started screaming even louder.

"Fck you, Yu Haoye, you bstard! Aaaah! If I survive this, I swear I’ll kill you!"

His cursing went on and on before turning into full-blown sobbing. His once refined image was completely ruined.

"Aaaahhh, Mom! I’m done for! It’s over, it’s over, it’s over! I haven’t even gotten married yet! Waaaaah!"

"……"

Yu Li shot him a speechless glance.

The coldness in her eyes faded as she turned on her phone’s flashlight.

The light cut through the darkness, revealing Cen Xiu pressed dramatically against the wall, his arms and legs splayed out in a giant "大" shape—

Like a terrified turtle.

And this turtle was still wailing with his eyes shut tight.

Yu Li found the noise unbearable.

Frowning, she strode over and grabbed him roughly by the back of his collar. Her voice was indifferent as she said, "Stop crying. Look at your hand—do you see anything grabbing you? Keep screaming, and you’ll actually attract a ghost."

Cen Xiu’s sobs halted abruptly.

Tears still clung to his lashes as he hesitantly glanced at his wrist.

Then—his eyes widened in utter shock. The unshed tears stuck in his sockets, unable to fall.

His wrist was completely clean.

The chilling touch was gone.

At some point, it had all vanished.

It had all been—

A one-man show.

After several seconds of stunned silence, Cen Xiu suddenly let out a dumb laugh.

"Hah… Haha… I’m alive. That’s great. Hehehe."

"……"

Yu Li watched his vacant, foolish grin, then quietly placed her phone’s flashlight on the table before turning to leave.

——

On the other side, Yu Haoye was basking in his triumph.

Holding the talisman tightly, he sneered at the dark shadows lingering at the stairwell entrance.

"Ha! Come on then! Try killing me now! I’m not afraid of you anymore!"

The ghostly students at the bottom of the stairs hesitated.

They weren’t actually killers—their role was merely to scare people. The ones responsible for killing were Bo Jingmo and Wu Bianming.

More importantly, they had never encountered someone so… eager to die.

Just as they exchanged confused glances, unsure what to do—

A shadowy figure silently appeared behind Yu Haoye.

A sudden chill crept down his spine.

Sensing something behind him, Yu Haoye’s pupils shrank.

He whipped around, clutching the talisman tightly in front of him, and shouted, "I have—"

BANG!

Before he could finish his sentence, the ghost abruptly shoved him down the stairs.

Yu Haoye let out a bloodcurdling scream as his body slammed against the steps, rolling violently downward.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

He tumbled over and over until he finally hit the ground.

Face-down, unmoving.

His phone landed beside him with a clatter, and the fragile talisman shattered into multiple pieces upon impact.

The fragments scattered across the floor, lost in the darkness.

For a moment, the ghostly students thought he was dead.

But then—

His fingers twitched.

Slowly, stiffly, he turned his head.

He was still alive.

The cracked phone screen flickered erratically beside him, the broken display casting an eerie white glow.

Yu Haoye squinted through the blood trickling from his forehead, his blurred vision filled with overlapping shadows.

But amidst the haziness—he forced himself to look at the time.

—Exactly 12:00 AM.

And he was still alive.

The ghosts had attacked him—

Which meant Cen Xiu hadn’t died.

But now, he hadn’t died either.

The ghosts had failed.

Which meant…

He had broken the midnight death rule.

A wild, delirious excitement surged in Yu Haoye’s gaze.

He was still alive!

And he had defied the rule!

His rating was about to skyrocket!

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The livestream chat, however, was a mix of shock and disdain.

【Wait, what? He didn’t die? Are you serious?】

【How the hell did this guy survive?!】

【No way. No f*cking way. The plot really let this guy live?】

【Just because of that damn amulet? Ugh, I can’t.】

【Truly, the worst people live the longest. I’ve watched so many instances and witnessed so many actors die, but in the end… only the strongest survive.】

【That’s how the film set world works. Morality doesn’t keep you alive—survival does.】

【Still, with such bad audience perception, he’s not gonna last long. Doesn’t he care?】

【You don’t get it. He just unlocked the “First to Break the Midnight Death Rule” achievement. And objectively speaking, in the rating system, that’s gonna boost his score.】

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【Ugh, this is frustrating… He survived by being a coward, by using his teammates, by selling them out… and this is the kind of player that gets a high rating?】

【No worries. We’ll all just give him bad reviews and tank his overall score.】

Amid the flood of comments filling the screen, one particularly out-of-place message suddenly appeared.

【Why? I actually kind of like Yu Haoye. What’s wrong with what he did? The goal is to win the instance, right? Isn’t this still a win? Why are you guys bullying a supporting character?】

Not even a second later, replies started flooding in.

【Then go ahead and give him a high score. Who’s stopping you? The whole point of us as the audience is to lower the rating of these low-quality players.】

【Look at Bo Jingmo—he’s insanely strong and ridiculously good-looking (not the point). He wins every instance, but guess what? His issue is that he completely disregards the script, ignores his character setting, and just kills people for fun. Do you see us spoiling him? No! Wasn’t he at the bottom of the rookie leaderboard?】

【If it weren’t for the fact that he lost his memory in that villa instance and actually followed the proper route—doing what he was supposed to, getting the right amount of screen time, and even giving us that absolutely tragic BE couple moment (crossed out but we saw it)—he would’ve been erased by the system long ago.

So Yu Haoye getting bad reviews? That’s just the majority opinion. Every instance needs a death count.

So don’t give me that ‘supporting character’ or ‘main character’ nonsense. Screen time is fair, and we as the audience have our own sense of fairness. Don’t forget how these people were selected by the film set system in the first place.】

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【Damn, this comment is long, but I trust you (^_^)/】

【Trusting the expert, +1 (^_^)/】

【I feel like giving you a rating. Full 100 sleepy points! (^_^)/】

【Whoa, how do you type so fast? Are you secretly an octopus?】

【Beautifully said. ‘Screen time is fair, and we as the audience have our own fairness.’ That hit deep. I feel even more determined to give him a bad rating now.】

——

Just then, another viewer suddenly interrupted:

【Wait—!! Don’t start talking about bad reviews just yet! I think Yu Haoye might not make it after all!

Listen closely! Do you guys hear footsteps in the background?!】