Chapter 12: Mission Failed, Supernatural Entity Blackened

Chapter 12: Mission Failed, Supernatural Entity Blackened

"How's your mission going?"

Seeing Ji Yan lost in thought, Liu Yitong sat at the dining table and asked with mild concern.

"Not going well."

Ji Yan raised the half-filled bottle of Blood Pipa in his hand.

Liu Yitong frowned slightly at the sight but still offered comfort. "It's fine. At least you have half of it."

"If the mission is half-completed, the punishment won’t be too severe."

"Besides, that Supernatural Entity—Father—is the hardest to deal with. If you get randomly assigned Mother or Grandmother tomorrow, just do your best to make up for it!"

"Those two are much easier to gain favor with. There’s no way you’ll get Father three days in a row, right?"

Liu Yitong finished with a smile but suddenly covered her mouth.

...Actually, it might just happen.

After all, the guy in front of her had already hit rock bottom in terms of luck.

She wanted to say something more to make up for it, but Ji Yan glanced behind her and mouthed: "Mother’s here."

The sliding window of the kitchen opened, and the appearance of the Mother Supernatural Entity was unexpectedly devoid of any horrifying traces.

Wearing a pink apron, her hair tied in a ponytail, her face still carried a graceful charm with faint crow’s feet, giving off the image of a typical virtuous housewife.

But Ji Yan knew—the more normal a Supernatural Entity looked, the more devastating the contrast would be once it blackened, delivering a brutal blow to the Player.

Liu Yitong quickly straightened up, focusing entirely on interacting with Mother during dinner.

Since the Mother Supernatural Entity currently had zero favorability with Ji Yan, he wisely avoided drawing her attention.

This was someone else’s beneficial interaction event—there was no need for him to insert himself into the scene.

Soon, Dong Chu returned as well.

When he saw the Mother Supernatural Entity at the dining table, his eyes widened before he realized this was Liu Yitong’s [Blessing]. Jealousy flared as he muttered, "A Blessing already? Damn it, why don’t I ever get one?"

As the first veteran Player in Room 404, Liu Yitong was now thriving in this household, while he kept losing favorability with all three Supernatural family members. His resentment grew fiercer by the day...

He knew that if this continued, he’d be "logged out" sooner or later.

So he took some... proactive measures.

His gaze landed on Ji Yan, who was sitting on the couch.

And then on the half-filled bottle of Blood Pipa. A cold smirk tugged at his lips. "Looks like someone’s luck has run out today?"

Ji Yan glanced at Dong Chu and shrugged, smiling indifferently. "There’s still half a bottle. It’s not that bad."

"Half a bottle won’t save you from Father’s wrath."

"That Supernatural Entity has zero favorability toward Players. If he catches even the slightest mistake, you’re doomed beyond redemption."

"Did Liu Yitong feed you some nonsense again, and you actually believed her?"

"Unlike that hypocritical woman, I’m being honest with you."

Dong Chu forced a grin at Ji Yan. "Trust me, that half-bottle of Blood Pipa won’t keep you alive tonight!"

Even a full bottle wouldn’t.

This idiot had no idea—this mission had been a death trap designed by a certain Player and Supernatural Entity from the very beginning.

Ji Yan listened, neither angered nor refuting.

Instead, he nodded seriously, agreeing with Dong Chu's words: "On second thought, you're right."

"Since the mission has already failed, why bother submitting it? Might as well hide and delay as long as possible!"

With that, Ji Yan picked up the Blood Pipa and returned to his room, locking the door behind him.

Dong Chu crossed his arms and sneered. "Once the mission time expires, it’s an automatic failure."

"A failed mission means the supernatural entity blackens, and the consequences will be even worse."

Inside the room, Ji Yan listened to the taunts outside while staring at the Blood Pipa in the bottle.

Due to the alcohol bottle, the Blood Pipa had completely spoiled.

This had already sealed the mission’s failure in advance.

There was just one thing Ji Yan couldn’t understand.

Why would the Nightmare Devourer Supernatural Entity choose to cooperate with Dong Chu to kill him?

Logically, as long as he was alive, the Nightmare Devourer could keep enjoying the Blood Pipa. There was no reason for it to cut off its own supply!

What temptation could be greater than its addiction to alcohol?

Not dwelling on it further, Ji Yan sat on the bed.

Outside the window, the thick fog coiled, and the Eerie World gradually darkened.

Resting his chin in his hand, he simply waited.

He was anticipating the arrival of night—and the Nightmare Devourer’s blackened form coming to settle the score with him...

......

"You’re saying he didn’t submit the mission?"

Liu Yitong, having just finished her [Blessing] welfare event, walked over. Upon hearing Ji Yan’s choice, her delicate face showed surprise.

"Being afraid of death isn’t strange."

"Afraid that once he goes in, he’ll never come out."

"But he doesn’t realize that failing to submit the mission will make the blackened supernatural entity even more brutal. Thinking hiding in his room will save him? Once his door gets knocked on tonight, he’ll learn what true despair is."

Dong Chu chewed on peanuts, his voice dripping with schadenfreude.

"But at least he got half a bottle of Blood Pipa. The punishment will be halved too—he definitely won’t die, at least."

Liu Yitong frowned. She didn’t think Ji Yan would make such a foolish decision.

She turned to Dong Chu. "Did you say something to him?"

"I didn’t say anything."

"As a veteran Player, giving him a few reminders is normal, right?" Dong Chu shrugged, then changed the subject. "How was your [Blessing]? Get anything good?"

"No."

Liu Yitong replied coldly and dismissively before returning to her room.

She didn’t understand. Weren’t they all Players? Why was Dong Chu so hostile toward newcomers, even wishing for their downfall?

In the Eerie World, shouldn’t people stick together? Was it just because Ji Yan had snapped at him yesterday?

Liu Yitong’s last shred of goodwill toward such a person vanished.

"Stupid woman, now you’re giving me attitude too?"

"You think just because you’ve gotten cozy with the other two supernatural entities, you can step on me? My Talent is my real trump card."

"One day, I’ll get rid of you too!"

Dong Chu glared at Liu Yitong’s closed door, his eyes flashing with cold malice.

Then he turned his gaze to Ji Yan’s room, equally puzzled.

This kid didn’t seem that stupid—was he really planning to just sit in his room and wait to die?

......

Nine o’clock at night. Darkness fell.

The lights in the entire apartment went out, plunging every corner into pitch-black silence.

It seemed like a quiet night, but as the clock's hands passed midnight, a door deep in the corridor suddenly began to corrode rapidly, a thick stench of decay seeping through the cracks.

Then, the door to the father's room slowly opened.

The Blackened Nightmare Devourer Supernatural Entity, shrouded in dark energy with crimson eyes, stood there.

"Where is my alcohol? Why wasn't it delivered?"

A voice brimming with boundless fury echoed through the apartment.

Liu Yitong and Dong Chu, lying in their respective beds, heard it all too clearly.

They shut their eyes, pretending not to hear.

They knew—Ji Yan was doomed!

At the same time, an Information Panel popped up before Ji Yan's eyes.

"Ding! The time limit for the Mission you accepted has expired. Due to failure to submit, the system has judged it as a failure."

"Warning! By failing to complete the Mission, you have violated the rules, causing the father to blacken. Punishment is imminent!"

Facing the red warning panel, Ji Yan remained calm, silently closing the Information Panel.

Then, he retrieved an item from his Toolbar...