"A Jing", or rather, Pi Xiaoke, the Smiling Killer, froze in place.
The expected scream didn't come; instead, there was childlike praise.
The scene of its prey collapsing, which it had imagined, instantly vanished.
Its heart clenched violently. For the first time, it felt as if it was being stared at by its prey.
"Wh-what?"
Pi Xiaoke's voice was hoarse, its tongue fully extended, licking its empty face, yet it couldn't force out any pleasure.
Sparkle stood on her tiptoes, like a curious child staring at a new toy, her eyes twinkling as she looked left and right, "Big Sister, your face is so pretty, much more special than those other killers!"
Pi Xiaoke's heart tightened.
Something was wrong.
Very, very wrong!
This little girl wasn't that young. Shouldn't she be screaming and running away normally? She should be so terrified she couldn't breathe!
At the very least, she should gasp in a cold breath.
Could it be... it met a lunatic?
"What are you pretending about?" Pi Xiaoke suppressed the panic in its heart and said.
Sparkle just tilted her head, her pink eyes flickering with light, "Pretending? Why would I pretend? Big Sister is performing so earnestly, of course I have to watch properly~~"
She then rested her chin on her hand, like an audience member enjoying a performance from the front row.
"You..."
For the first time, a chill, or rather, anger, surged through Pi Xiaoke's heart!
I spent so long meticulously setting this up, only to encounter a little lunatic!
Then, it steadied its breathing, and its palm slowly rose!
"Fine! Since you like to watch, then I'll let you see clearly."
Then, its giant palm slammed down!
It was the same deadly palm that had just killed the real A Jing!
You like to watch, do you? Then I'll choke your neck and let you have a good look at herself!
However.
Pi Xiaoke, the Smiling Killer, froze again.
The reason was simple: its palm had actually passed directly through the other's body!
"What??"
Pi Xiaoke gasped in shock! If it had facial features, its expression now would probably be similar to A Jing's when she was dying!
However, Sparkle, whose body had been passed through, was still sitting upright in the chair, her legs swinging back and forth, as if nothing had happened.
She even looked up, still smiling innocently, "Big Sister, your hand is so cold."
Pi Xiaoke suddenly stiffened.
Its heart gave a violent lurch.
"You little thing, are you toying with me?!" It gnashed its teeth, speaking fiercely.
Sparkle, however, tilted her head, her tone light, "Really, it's cold like a dead person."
At that moment, a sudden unease surged through Pi Xiaoke's heart.
Thump-thump.
A sound rang out, and it suddenly looked up!
The furniture it had just dragged away from the door actually began to move!
Tables and chairs also began to subtly shift.
The surrounding walls also began to slowly breathe, twisting and contracting.
The doorway seemed to be alternately far and near, as if it was rippling.
The entire space seemed to be distorting??
Pi Xiaoke completely panicked. It grabbed the Sparkle in front of it, and although it grabbed nothing but air, it still glared fiercely into Sparkle's eyes:
"You...!"
"What is this?? Did you put a curse on me??"
Sparkle rested her chin on her hand and said softly, "Big Sister, are you scared?"
"Shut up!!"
Pi Xiaoke suddenly roared, its voice trembling.
Crack!
Suddenly, with a crack, the light bulb exploded, plunging the entire room into darkness.
Suddenly, a strong spotlight fell from above, illuminating Pi Xiaoke alone in the center.
It was surprised to find that it was on a red carpet stage!
In the dark, an "audience" of countless pairs of pink eyes opened in unison, staring intently at it.
Pi Xiaoke held its breath, its heart pounding wildly.
Sparkle's voice suddenly came from all directions, childish yet eerily overlapping:
"Welcome to the stage, Big Sister Pi Xiaoke."
"I really liked your performance just now. Next, will you perform some more for me, okay??"
In the darkness, countless Sparkle audience members appeared.
Some were laughing, some were crying, some were staring coldly with their tongues out, and some were expressionless.
"Damn it!! It's a curse!!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause for tonight's performer — Miss Pi Xiaoke!"
On the stage, Sparkle's voice was clear, like an MC's.
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!
Then, the Sparkles in the audience quickly transformed into rows of blurry figures, sitting there, clapping in unison, making a loud sound.
Pi Xiaoke screamed like a madwoman, turning to flee.
But it stumbled into thin air and fell to the ground!
"Hahahahahahaha!!"
A chorus of laughter erupted from the audience.
Sparkle slowly walked onto the stage. Her fox mask half-covered her face, her pink eyes shining dazzlingly.
She walked up to Pi Xiaoke, extended her small hand, and gently placed it in front of the fallen Pi Xiaoke.
"Big Sister, you love to see other people's expressions of despair, don't you?"
"Get out! Die!"
Pi Xiaoke, the Smiling Killer, had never seen such a sight. It scrambled to her feet and lunged at her!
However, it lunged at nothing again.
This Sparkle was still an illusion!
Sparkle's lips curved slightly, "Then let everyone see yours."
Bang!!
Then, her figure exploded, forming colorful ribbons that covered the bewildered Pi Xiaoke.
Just then, countless 'audience members' in the audience stood up and walked towards it in unison.
Pi Xiaoke then realized with immense terror that these audience members were all the players it had killed before!
Those faces glared at it, their eyes full of venomous hatred.
"Didn't you say it would be fine..."
"You said we would survive..."
"Liar!!"
Pi Xiaoke shrieked, "No! Shut up! All of you, shut up!!"
Then it stood up and frantically fled in one direction, only to trip over something and fall again!
It looked closely.
It was A Jing's high-heeled shoe that had fallen off before she died!
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Seeing this, the illusions in the audience all laughed loudly, and applause thundered!
Clap, clap, clap, clap!
Pi Xiaoke's eyes completely collapsed.
Then, it struggled madly, but suddenly found that its limbs were somehow pinned to the stage by four high-heeled shoes, making it unable to move at all.
"Wonderful..."
"...Won...derful..."
The 'audience' laughed, clapping and walking forward with venomous hatred in their eyes.
They walked up to it, and blood tears streamed from all their eyes!
Then, all the 'audience members' extended their palms and fiercely tore at Pi Xiaoke!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
Intense pain struck, and Pi Xiaoke's screams were incessant.
The last layer of human skin was torn, revealing its true form—
A tattered monster, its flesh blurred, like a rotting mud doll.
After about half an hour, under a series of terrifying strange forces, all its skin was finally torn to shreds, and gushes of blood mist burst open, continuously spraying onto the stage.
Finally, its breath completely vanished!
"..."
Sparkle appeared, walked forward, and bent down, her pink eyes glinting under the spotlight: "Thank you for your performance, Big Sister."
Pi Xiaoke's faceless face "stared" at Sparkle, and said fiercely, "You won't clear the stage. Don't think you can clear it just because you killed me!"
"Oh? Mm-hmm, clearing the stage isn't my goal..." Sparkle nodded thoughtfully, then squatted down and used her blood-stained hand to continuously draw on the other's face, creating eyes that looked very terrified.
"What are you talking about?? Who exactly are you??"
Pi Xiaoke's 'eyes' trembled slightly.
"My goal... is just to have fun with things like you~"
"Hahahahaha!"
The next second, Sparkle's loud laughter fell, and Pi Xiaoke's body completely disintegrated, turning into ashes and dissipating.
"..."
"Curtain call~"
Sparkle stood in the center of the stage, her skirt swaying gently, and bowed gracefully.
Then, the space twisted.
The room was still the same room, everything as usual, dim and blood-stained.
Only Pi Xiaoke's corpse was added...
[Live Broadcast Notification: Killer -1 Remaining: ?]
The live broadcast room paused, and the bullet comments instantly exploded again:
["??????"]
["What's going on?! How did that killer just commit suicide?!"]
["This little girl is more monstrous than a monster!"]
["I really can't tell who the real monster is!!"]
From their perspective, after Pi Xiaoke, the Smiling Killer, dragged Sparkle into the room, it kept talking to itself, constantly making gestures on its own, and then suddenly began to tear its own skin with its hands, literally killing itself.
"How disappointing... I only teased it for a bit, I wonder what it saw in the final illusion... it just died like that..."
Sparkle clapped her hands, looked at the fallen Pi Xiaoke, and sighed, as if with some regret.
"However, a killer who enjoys savoring others' fear, was actually seen by me in a state of fear before its death... interesting."
When she entered the room, she already knew the other party was a killer.
According to what it said, it had just moved the furniture blocking the doorway—sofas, tables, chairs, etc.—before opening the door. How could so many things be moved by a weak woman in such a short time?
Plus, the dropped high-heeled shoe, one foot wearing it and one not. If Sparkle hadn't reminded it, it wouldn't have felt anything unusual while walking, indicating that it wasn't at all accustomed to a human body.
"But the ending is still satisfactory..." Sparkle looked at the corpse, shook her head, then looked up, her smile pure: "This scene is over."
[Ding!]
Just then, the familiar system began to flash in her mind!
[Elation Points from killer +500]
[Sparkle's Performance Level: 14% ↑]
[Congratulations on obtaining 1 Attribute Point, attributes unlocked!]
[Please choose the attribute you wish to add points to from the following attributes!]
[Physique (0) Affects Health, Toughness, and Stamina]
[Agility (0) Affects Action Dexterity, Speed, and Dodge Judgement]
[Mind (0) Affects Illusion Construction and Mental Resistance, Affects the ability to resist mental pollution from hostile factions]
[Strength (0) Affects Attack Power and Defense Power]
[Elation (1) (Unique Attribute) Affects "Audience Favorability" and can increase the efficiency of Elation Point acquisition, but excessively high Elation can easily affect Mind!]
"Oh, there's an unexpected gain? Obtained attribute points?"
Looking at the panel that appeared in her mind, Sparkle gently waved her hand and began to ponder.
Next, it was time for the harvest!