Chapter 2: What Does It Mean to Have Picked Up Two People?
Lu Xingzhou locked eyes with the half-decayed human head, the air seeming to freeze in place.
The moment the corpse appeared, the live-streaming device gifted by the system immediately transformed the horrifying remains into an animated image of a ‘dead face with closed eyes and tongue sticking out,’ complete with a white speech bubble above the head displaying the emoticon ‘X_X.’
<Northern Star (LV12): Why did the live stream suddenly pixelate? Did the streamer just see something inside the bag?>
<White-Haired Heroine’s Dog (LV7): Haven’t you figured it out? Anything pixelated means it’s forbidden to show. Judging by the AI-generated anime image, the streamer just stumbled upon what’s called “fragments of the people.”>
<Nine-Turn Intestines (LV24): I’ve heard many outdoor adventure bloggers have found “fragments of the people” in the mountains. Didn’t expect the streamer to run into one today.>
<Phantom Coral Worm (LV12): What are you waiting for? Call the police immediately!>
Though the corpse was automatically pixelated by the AI live-streaming system, viewers in the chat had already deduced what Lu Xingzhou had seen and one by one took out their phones to report it.
Finding dismembered bodies while free climbing—this was beyond intense!
Standing on a one-square-meter ledge beside the corpse, Lu Xingzhou’s mind went blank. After all, he wasn’t from a country rife with guns, legal narcotics, and gang violence. A corpse was an extremely rare sight for him.
At first, he even wondered if he had made a mistake opening the travel bag.
But all that could be seen was Lu Xingzhou expressionlessly zipping the backpack shut again, his face as calm as still waters.
<Gray Car Paint (LV14): Streamer, do you have a heart of steel? How can you stay expressionless on a one-square-meter platform with a corpse?>
<Northern Star (LV12): The rock under his feet looks about the size of a floor tile at home. There’s nowhere to run in any direction—up, down, front, or back. If it were me, I’d have already collapsed, sitting on the ground crying. Yet the streamer remains calm like it’s none of his business. This is truly the composure of “Mount Tai crumbles before me, yet my expression remains unchanged.”>
<Early Bird Who Can’t Wake Up (LV16): Just from the streamer’s backflip on the cliff earlier, you can tell what kind of fearless heart he has. He’s not afraid of death—how could he be scared of a corpse?>
At this moment, Lu Xingzhou had no mood to read the live comments flashing across his smart glasses. After steadying himself, he unzipped the backpack again.
Yes!
This time, there was no mistake. Inside the travel bag were indeed dismembered corpses.
Like a spring, Lu Xingzhou bounced off the ground, pressing his body tightly against the rock face. He pulled his phone from his pocket and immediately dialed the contact labeled “Naturally Beautiful, Generous, Gentle, Virtuous, and Beloved Older Sister.”
“Ring, ring, ring!”
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