Chapter 99

The last time Han Fei tried to pull the girl out of the monster's body, the monster's body disintegrated halfway through.

He had never understood why, but now he finally figured out the reason.

The girl's body was intertwined with the bodies of the seven victims. To pull the girl out of the monster's body without making the monster disappear, he needed to find "flesh and blood" to replace the girl and fill the monster's body!

Ordinary "flesh and blood" wouldn't do; only the remnants of the victims' bodies could fully integrate with it.

Holding the girl with one arm, Han Fei dragged her out while continuously inserting the human puzzle pieces he had found into the hole in the monster's chest.

The puzzle pieces Han Fei found retained some of the victims' emotions and humanity. After the monster, which was originally filled with despair and pain, fused with the human puzzle pieces, it gradually became less agitated.

"Grab onto me! Don't let go!"

Many people have played with puzzles, but few have experienced piecing together a soul with flesh and blood.

There was a special relationship between the seven roommates and Han Fei. Their fragmented souls gradually became whole as Han Fei pieced them together bit by bit.

When Han Fei finally pulled the girl completely out of the monster's body, only one last gap remained in the monster's chest.

Taking out the seventh human puzzle piece from his inventory, Han Fei inserted it into the gap just before the monster disintegrated.

All the black and red veins began to contract, and the monstrous creature let out a painful scream. Its body was now complete, but the situation was still dire.

The overwhelming resentment almost tore the roof off. All the pain and despair the seven victims had endured in life had transformed into their power.

"I finally understand why the building manager didn't complete their puzzle. Their combined resentment could disrupt the power balance within the building."

His skin felt as if it were freezing, and Han Fei felt his consciousness being frozen. His body was involuntarily drawn towards the monster. If he didn't stop the monster, he might be killed by a slight movement from it.

"Snap out of it!"

Han Fei's shouts had no effect. He opened the attribute panel and focused on the exit button.

Just as Han Fei was about to exit the game, the girl, who had been standing beside him with a mind as pure as a blank sheet of paper, suddenly walked towards the monster at the center of the resentment.

Han Fei couldn't stop her in time. He watched as the girl, barefoot, stopped beside the monster and, with a sense of attachment and reluctance, hugged the monstrous creature.

To the girl, the monster composed of the other seven victims was like her only family.

Under the girl's soothing, the overwhelming resentment slowly dissipated, and the monster's body began to undergo new changes.

The flesh reorganized, and a crack appeared on the monster's chest. Amid the terrifying sounds of bones breaking and flesh tearing, the victims began to crawl out of the monster's chest.

They emerged in the order of their deaths. When the last victim crawled out, the originally massive and terrifying monster completely dissipated into black smoke.

In the small bedroom, the eight victims stood together. The overwhelming resentment slowly faded, as if it had been hidden deep within their hearts.

"Player 0000, please note! You have successfully completed the F-class task 'Human Puzzle' at a higher level! You have received triple experience! You have gained one free skill point and a ten-point increase in the friendliness of the victims of the Human Puzzle case!"

"Player 0000, please note! Due to your successful completion of the F-class task at a higher level, you have personally pieced together the souls of the deceased, and you have received an additional rare reward: the F-class ability 'Touch the Depths of the Soul.'"

"Touch the Depths of the Soul (Low-level Common Ability, can be upgraded with attribute points): In situations where the other party is not deliberately guarding against you, your hands can touch the bodies of regrets, resentments, and ghosts, and you can feel the emotional fluctuations within them."

"Player 0000, please note! You have successfully upgraded to Level 7! You have gained one free attribute point!"

In a short time, Han Fei completed two F-class tasks at a higher level.

The previous management task had given him a generous experience reward, which had already brought him to the latter half of Level 6. Now, by completing another F-class task at a higher level, the system gave him triple experience, allowing him to directly reach Level 7.

"Touch the Depths of the Soul? This ability sounds powerful. If I can touch ghosts directly, can I take advantage of their lack of attention... to do many things?"

Han Fei added the free skill point to the 'Touch the Depths of the Soul' ability, making it a Level 2 Low-level ability. He then added the attribute point from his level-up to his stamina, which now reached 10.

The benefits of this F-class task were not just the system rewards but also many hidden rewards.

The eight roommates in the room no longer had any intention of killing Han Fei. They looked at him calmly, as if they had fully accepted him.

There were two notable points. After the victims of the Human Puzzle case regained their lost humanity, their strength generally increased, except for Wei Youfu.

The cold aura he emitted did not strengthen but weakened significantly.

Wei Youfu seemed to be intentionally sharing his power with the other victims. He was trying to control his emotions and regain his original rationality.

"Youfu?" Han Fei called softly.

Wei Youfu, who had been hanging his head, looked up at Han Fei. He even managed to force a smile. His pale lips trembled slightly, and he finally said, "Thank you."

"You can communicate with me normally!" Han Fei was somewhat excited. Meng Shi and Xu Qin in the building could maintain their rationality, but only at the cost of sealing part of their memories. Wei Youfu's situation was clearly different. Han Fei seemed to have achieved something that even the previous building manager couldn't.

Seeing Han Fei's intense reaction, Wei Youfu smiled again, nodded lightly, and began to try to control the resentment within him.

"Player 0000, please note! You have gained Wei Youfu's recognition, and your relationship is defined as family!"

The system's voice suddenly sounded, and Han Fei checked his attribute panel. In the family section of the life map, he found the names of all the victims!

His efforts over this period had not been in vain. His actions had been seen and remembered by his roommates.

"Family?"

Suddenly receiving the system's notification, Han Fei was taken aback. This word, which was very familiar to many people, felt somewhat strange to him.

Hearing the word "family" suddenly, Han Fei felt a bit at a loss.

He had always tried various methods to survive. To be honest, one of the reasons he was willing to risk his life to help the victims of the Human Puzzle case was to ensure his own survival.

Han Fei's initial goal was merely to gain their recognition, but after he completed the Human Puzzle task, he realized that Wei Youfu and the others had already considered him part of their family.

"Did they never intend to harm me from the beginning? Were they just worried they couldn't control themselves?"

Scenes flashed through Han Fei's mind: the seven victims watching him hide under the blanket in the living room, and the eight of them sitting together in front of the TV. These scenes, which were once terrifying, now brought a sense of warmth to Han Fei.

"Am I considered to have a family now?"