Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 195: Detective Agency, Finale

The moon hung high in the sky, sparse clouds drifted across, making the stars appear and disappear.

When Bai Liang returned to the Meteorite Crater, Tony was still there and hadn't left.

Click!

With a soft sound, time began to flow again.

Before the surprised Tony could speak, Bai Liang was the first to say: “Mr. Tony, you only have ten seconds to answer my question.”

“Don't waste this time, don't say anything unnecessary, just answer me.”

“Are you the one behind all of this?”

“If so, what has been your goal all this time?”

Looking at Tony, Bai Liang remained calm.

Hearing his words, Tony ceased to be surprised, his face becoming impassive.

“The answer is within you, Bai Liang.”

He guessed, or rather, with his intelligence, it was easy for him to understand what Bai Liang meant.

In that short time, Bai Liang had probably already figured out many things, but one thing remained unclear to him.

Was Old Byrne the dungeon boss?

He squatted down, took a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a puff.

Exhaling smoke, Tony said hoarsely: “I am Tony, Tony is me. I was born here, I grew up here, I am a part of this city.”

“It doesn't matter what I call myself, what matters is what you think I am.”

“If you think I'm human, then I'm human. If you think I'm the monster behind everything, then I'm a monster.”

“It all depends on you, Bai Liang.”

He turned to Bai Liang, the corners of his lips lifting slightly: “So, you came here to deal with me too?”

Bai Liang was silent for a second, then smiled: “Actually, I just wanted to hear your answer, Mr. Tony. Whether to kill you or not isn't that important to me.”

“Then thank you.” Tony stood up and patted Bai Liang on the shoulder.

Click!

Time stopped again. Bai Liang walked over to a large rock nearby, sat on it, rested his hands behind him, and looked at the starry sky.

How beautiful. It had been a long time since he had admired the night sky.

Probably since he grew up.

Problems were piling up, and that childish innocence was no longer in his heart.

When Bai Liang first entered the world of anomalies, there was only one thought in his head to survive.

Then he realized he was special.

He possessed invincible power; here, he was like a god.

In the dungeons, no one could be his match.

The more he gained, the more he began to think.

Sometimes he wondered: what was the truth of this world?

Was it just a boring game played by some deity? What was its purpose?

Was everything here real?

These anomalies or NPCs, did they truly have their own thoughts?

He ran a hand through his hair, and his thoughts gradually cleared.

He glanced at Tony.

The information he had seen when he first met him resurfaced in his mind.

【Name】: Tony.

【Race】: Hillian.

【Biography】: Son of Barlow Byrne, a small part separated from his heart. Grew up as a human. He is the scourge of Karven's crime and Barlow Byrne's backup plan.

When the plan fails, Barlow Byrne will transfer his soul into Tony's body to return in another form.

Bai Liang had known this information from the very beginning.

Therefore, the order of operations was wrong. He should have killed Tony first, and then Old Byrne.

Then he wouldn't have had a chance to resurrect.

“Still, I have to act.”

Bai Liang shook his head regretfully. Tony was part of the dungeon completion requirements. If he wasn't killed, the dungeon rating wouldn't reach SSS-level.

Because as long as Tony was alive, Old Byrne had a chance to resurrect.

...

At this moment.

In boundless space.

Tony could finally move. He was surprised to find himself in a room filled with futuristic technology.

“What is this place?”

He mumbled this, then glanced out the window and saw the endless starry sky, and all around dark space!

Boom!

Tony's head felt as if it had been hit by a truck, and he instantly froze.

When he came to his senses and walked to the window to see the boundless expanse of space, he fell silent.

What the hell?!

Meteorite Crater.

Bai Liang stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing at the sky.

“I hope my choice was the right one. It wasn't for nothing that I spent so much effort exchanging for a spaceship in the shop.”

Strangely enough, such vehicles, though not cheap, weren't overly expensive either, just 5000 Rule Points.

Of course, it only had the function of flight, no weapons or supplies.

But that was enough to send those who didn't belong here away.

Suddenly, he heard the notification sound again.

【Congratulations to Player: Bai Liang, for successfully completing the D-class dungeon "Detective Agency"!】

【Completion Time: 19 hours 55 minutes 43 seconds!】

【Completion Rating: SSS-level!】

【Completion Reward: Rule Points, Title "Aid in Distress", S-class item*1!】

“It seems I made the right choice!”

Bai Liang heard the notification sound, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

When the countdown to exiting the dungeon ended, darkness surged and instantly engulfed him!

When the image reappeared before his eyes, he was already standing in the Player Space.

Bai Liang immediately opened his backpack.

Among the rewards, he was most interested in the S-class item. If he had another powerful item, like the Illusory Book, that would be simply wonderful.

Bai Liang scrolled to the end of his backpack and saw the item in the last slot.

It was a very familiar red eye with tentacles around it.

“Is that Old Byrne?”

Looking at the blood-red eye, Bai Liang twitched the corner of his mouth.

He certainly wasn't mistaken, he had just seen it. He remembered Old Byrne's appearance too well.

However, this item was probably not Old Byrne himself, but something similar to Will and the others.

After thinking, Bai Liang took it out.

Looking at the eye floating in his palm, Bai Liang looked strange.

【Item: Hill's Eye】

【Level: S】

【Effect: Place it on the player's eye, and it will replace the original eye. When an enemy is killed, the evil spirit transformed by Hill's Eye can be preserved. In battle, the evil spirit can be summoned, its power dependent on the player's strength!】

Place it on the eye and replace the original eye!

Bai Liang brought it towards his eye.

Boom!

Before he could even get close, it exploded...

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