Chapter 543: Unable to Sleep

Although it can be said that he barely solved all the lingering worries, after returning to the game, Yang Yixie still couldn't fall asleep.

During the time in the instance, aside from researching new gear and refining previous ideas, Yang Yixie basically spent most of the time sleeping.

There's no way; 【Modification】 doesn't consume much energy, the larger drain is on his own stamina. Previously Ying Duo's body didn't know fatigue; no matter how exhausted the soul, as long as he holds his breath, the body can endure.

But Yang Yixie truly couldn't hold on; his synchronization rate with his in‑game self was already low. He's a genuine frail type, so if Meng Kexin pushes a bit harder, she could literally snap his arm.

What a tragic story.

Ying Duo can't fall asleep, so Yang Yixie can only stare blankly at some spot in the room.

If it were the earlier time‑pressured period, he might have seized every minute to grind skill proficiency, but during the instance he had already nearly finished the preparations.

No matter how you look at it, he should rest now and conserve energy, so that he can ensure flawless performance in the upcoming battles.

Ying Duo bumped his head against the rectangular pixel block headboard and tried to touch it with his hand.

In the pitch‑black surroundings, the only light source was Ying Duo's hair, yet Yang Yixie could still see some dark patterns on the rectangular pixel block.

A hand made of several rectangles pressed against the seemingly flat design, yet the carved pattern's texture could be felt clearly.

This is the world's true appearance, not the shoddy pixel‑block world before his eyes.

【Customer Service 501: So, you want to remove this vision?】

Looks like he's not the only one who can't sleep tonight.

During the instance, having directly found the mastermind behind the scenes, they skipped the complex storyline, as if the game designers were standing right in front of them for a casual interview.

Since time was no longer pressing and they needed to understand each other's Aberrant Arts, Yang Yixie let them personally experience his domain skill.

In theatrical terms, it's like putting a minor‑protection filter on him; for a player who craves high‑definition, this pixelated perspective is sheer torture.

It's truly unfortunate that Yang Yixie, within such a perspective, managed to stir up so much trouble.

So, should we remove this pixelated perspective?

Yang Yixie hesitated only a moment before choosing to refuse.

Even if the world before him became realistic, it wouldn't change the rigidity of Ying Duo's body, and he's grown accustomed to this perspective.

Although the pixelated view seems like a useless side dish, precisely because the vision is so simple, unimportant details aren't cluttered with pixels, and important clues actually receive extra hints.

For example, golden light.

Isn't that also a gift of destiny?

【Ying Duo: No.】

Ying Duo is now increasingly clear about what kind of ghostly scheme Mu Lin Yuan and the others are playing.

No matter how interesting this world is, when everything here becomes a threat, it must be cut off in time.

"Dong dong dong!!!"

Suddenly, his door was hammered loudly; Yang Yixie casually dismissed the message popup and went to open the door.

Outside stood Lu Mu, eyes bulging as if about to burst.

His body was tightly wrapped in layers of bandages everywhere, and his face was far from healed; countless blade‑like scars had almost ruined his appearance.

However, at this level, a bit of time will still allow recovery; the Aberrant Species' regenerative ability is that terrifying.

If Lu Mu's head didn't bear his famous name, Ying Duo would probably not recognize the person just by the NPC model.

Before Yang Yixie could ask Lu Mu what madness he was spouting, Lu Mu already lunged forward, gripping Ying Duo's shoulders tightly with both hands.

Unlike Ying Duo's perpetually calm, unruffled expression, Lu Mu, with one eye wrapped in gauze turning him into a cyclops, showed none of his usual pretentious elegance.

Indeed, he only ever clumsily mimics others; after losing his model, this is inevitable.

"Kid, have you seen Xiao Bai after returning to the Dome?"

Lu Mu's hands trembled slightly, clearly having caught wind of some rumors.

"Xiao Bai? Oh, the Ram Horn Monster? I've seen it."

Ying Duo said expressionlessly that Bai Mu Yun is more suited to a modern peaceful society; although the original intent was to give Bai Mu Yun more understanding of real‑world law, he plunged headfirst into the fashion world and never returned.

Anyway, the current Bai Mu Yun is a combat zero; before regaining his abilities, even a moderately trained big guy could easily knock him down, and even after recovery, bound by the Rune Yang Yixie etched onto his soul, he must protect his mother's safety.

"Where is he now? He should still be at headquarters, right?"

Lu Mu asked again with some urgency; it seemed he had only heard rumors and didn't know about Bai Mu Yun's death.

Or perhaps...

He knows, but dares not believe.

"Haven't you gone looking for Fang Zhiyan?"

Yang Yixie didn't answer Lu Mu's question directly, but instead asked about Fang Zhiyan's whereabouts.

No matter how you think about it, the first person he should seek to learn Bai Mu Yun's whereabouts is Fang Zhiyan, isn't it?

"Minister... the minister seems to have been called away by the Foreign Ministry."

Lu Mu calmed down a bit; of course he first went to Fang Zhiyan, but Fang Zhiyan wasn't there. The research institute, seeing his crazed demeanor, dared not confront him and could only give him Ying Duo's address.

That's why Lu Mu turned to Ying Duo.

"Is that so?" Ying Duo tilted his head expressionlessly, probably guessing why Fang Zhiyan was called away.

Most likely it's the list of personnel for this mission that he submitted to the Dome's higher-ups before returning to reality.

"Let's not talk about that; where is Xiao Bai now?"

Lu Mu almost got sidetracked by Ying Duo, but immediately brought the conversation back to the original point.

He was originally bound in bandages like a mummy, recuperating in a ward where a TV is usually present; any movement caused pain throughout his body, yet it didn't stop him from lying in bed watching TV.

He just couldn't move, not that he had fainted, so naturally he needed something to occupy himself.

And when he looked, he happened to see recent news.

Headlines like "Renowned Mystery Novelist Murdered—Aberrant Species Attack or Conspiracy?!", "Famous Designer's True Face—Behind Those Design Inspirations...!", "Official Latest Response! All Involved Aberrant Species Have Been Executed!"

Although the avatars were pixelated, just by the conspicuous horns and the dress set Mei Wei Si favored, he instantly recognized the two.